Global Bazaar and Ten Thousand Villages Festival at Lee Richardson Zoo
Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo host their third annual Global Bazaar and Ten Thousand Villages Festival from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in front of the Wild Asia exhibit. The vendor fair features cultural arts crafts and fair trade goods with booth space at 50 dollars and 25 dollar discounts for FOLRZ members. Proceeds support a new primate exhibit. admission is free for pedestrians. call 620 276 6243 or email director folrz com for details.
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Mike Doll Headlines Stevens Park Concert Series
Dodge City singer songwriter Mike Doll, a longtime lawyer, headlines the Stevens Park Concert Series in Garden City. He performs original songs and Bob Dylan covers, with past appearances at Taste of the Wild West and Dodge City Main Street Festival, and opened for Confederate Railroad at Central Station in February. The 7:30 p.m. Sunday show marks his Stevens Park appearance in downtown Garden City.
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Hotel Transylvania Screenings Begin Free Saturday Night
The Garden City Recreation Commission hosts Silver Screen Saturday Nights with Hotel Transylvania at Stevens Park on Main Street. Attendees may bring blankets or chairs. snacks and drinks cost $1. Weather may cause rescheduling. call (620) 276-1202 for cancellations.
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Journey of Hope cyclists to stop in Garden City on July 6
The 20 cyclist Journey of Hope team from Pi Kappa Phi will visit Garden City at 1 30 p.m. as part of a 4200 mile nationwide ride to raise funds for people with disabilities. Joel Blankenship, a Kansas State student, joins this year’s effort with eight crew members. They began in Seattle and end in Washington D C. Each rider must raise at least 5500. They will visit Mosaic, a local group serving people with intellectual disabilities.
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Wagle cites freshmen and tax plan for long session
Senate President Susan Wagle described the 113 day session as prolonged by a surge of House freshmen and a contentious tax debate. She contrasted with Gov Brownback blaming Democrats for offering no solutions while Democrats criticized the tax package now law, the largest in state history.
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Harvest cranks up as Holcomb farmer reaps wheat
Holcomb farmer Mike Braun operates a harvester on his family farm. Working 18 hour days, he describes more than 1,500 acres of wheat needing harvest and notes moisture concerns from Monday but improved cutting conditions on Tuesday.
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Kansas Extends Waiver Flexibility Under No Child Left Behind
The U S Department of Education extended Kansas’s No Child Left Behind waiver through the 2017 18 school year, allowing continued reforms for low performing schools and improved teacher and principal evaluations. Kansas first received the waiver in 2012 and has since targeted focus and priority schools with extra funds to raise student achievement amid ongoing statewide evaluation reforms.
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Corrections building ground breaking set for July 2
A ground breaking ceremony for the new corrections services building is planned for 3 p.m. July 2 near the Juvenile Detention Center on Santa Fe Street between 12th and 13th. The project costs up to 6.625 million funded by a county wide sales tax and will house court and youth services with 49 offices and a central supply room. Construction by Hutton Construction of Wichita is to take 12 to 14 months with completion targeted in May or June 2016 and county commissioners expected to attend.
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