FCEDC Meeting Rescheduled To June 28 In Garden City
Finney County Economic Development Corp meeting moved to 4 p.m. June 28 at the Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce. The agenda includes future evolution and its link with the chamber, following a joint Finney County and Garden City commissions session.
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Finney County Economic Development Corp
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
E. Fulton Terrace
Chamber
FCEDC
Carol Meyer
Finney County
Garden City
Meyer
Bridal show Friday at Garden Valley
Garden Valley Retirement Village hosts a biennial bridal show at 2:30 p.m. Friday in the Garden Valley chapel at 1505 E Spruce St with gowns and attire spanning 1900 to 2003. Items from India, Africa, Japan and Korea will be shown and attendees may contact Ruby Buller at 275-9651 ext 14 to display items.
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Garden Valley Retirement Village
Garden Valley Chapel
E. Spruce St
India
Africa
Japan
Korea
Ruby Buller
Garden Valley
Free interpreter training sessions planned for July
Registration is open for four free interpreter training sessions as part of Smart Start Southwest Kansas. Each 9 am to 4 pm session runs July 11 in Liberal July 12 in Garden City July 13 in Scott City and July 14 in Ulysses. Registration ends July 12. Call 275-1510 or 866-550-1510 or email jbernbck smartstartswks.org to register. A July 13 fire at 4101 E US Highway 50 Lot 252 was ruled accidental from an electrical fault. the blaze confined to a bedroom with no damage estimate available. The Finney County Public Library Board meets today at 5 pm at 605 E Walnut St.
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Smart Start Southwest
Kansas
Liberal
Garden City
USD 457
Fleming St
Scott City
Grant County Public Library
Ulysses
E. US. Highway 50
Allen Shelton
Shelton
Special session interrupts Kansas farm work
Kansas lawmakers begin a special session to craft a plan increasing education funding by 143 million dollars by July 1, while farmers serving in the Legislature balance duties at home. House leader Dennis McKinney and Senate President Steve Morris discuss timing, with farmers noting the clash between harvest season and state duties.
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Topeka
House
Dennis McKinney
Greensburg
McKinney
Kathleen Sebelius
State Supreme Court
Kansas
Kiowa
Senate
Steve Morris
Hugoton
Dennis Pyle
Kansans split on court school funding ruling amid calls to defy
A Kansas poll shows 52 percent feel the Supreme Court overstepped its authority while nearly two-thirds want more school funding. Legislators debate how to comply with the court order for 143 million dollars by July 1, with rising talk of defiance and constitutional amendments.
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Wichita
State Supreme Court
Kansas City Star
Wichita Eagle
Kansas Statehouse
High Court
Star-Eagle
Statehouse
House
Kansas Supreme Court
Frank Miller
Independence
Lance Kinzer
R-Clathe
Cardboard Boat Race Sparks Garden City Teens
Billy Bridges 13 wins the 180 foot cardboard canoe race at the Big Pool in Garden City using a red lined craft and arm paddling. Mary Lynn Buchele 8 sinks twice but vows improvements for next year as Mary Koehn and the Garden City Fire Department place second with a red dragon canoe. The event, entering its third year, drew eight canoes and featured lifeguards Stacey Whetstone and Tyson Sterling in a tense heat.
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Billy Bridges
Bridges
Garden City
Mary Lynn Buchele
Buchele
Tyson Sterling
Labrador Boulevard
Main Street
Koehn
Stacey Whetstone
Sterling
Whetstone
Donna Gerstner
Garden City Recreation Commission
Kevin Coast
Angela Bridges
Gerstner
Mary Koehn
Marine earns Silver Star for heroism in Iraq
Cpl. Jason Lilley, a Wichita Marine, received the Silver Star for actions on April 7, 2004, during an ambush in Iraq where he crossed a canal under fire, killed five insurgents, and helped six fellow Marines withdraw. Lilley, who served two tours in Iraq since enlisting in 2004, was discharged from active duty and is considering becoming a Wichita firefighter or police officer. His ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park drew over 125 attendees.
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Wichita
Jason Lilley
Iraq
Lilley
Marine Corps
Veterans Memorial Park
Janis South
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Flint Hills
Wheat Land Convention Center
E. Fulton St
Carlos Recinos
Library Board
Finney County Public Library Board
Walnut St
Leawood
Woodrow Anderson
Supreme Court
Jay Baird
Mason- Dixon Polling & Research Inc
Brad Nading
Marine
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