Branson’s Braschler Music Show Comes to Tribune
Branson’s Braschler Music Show arrives at Greeley County High School gymnasium on April 1 at 7 p.m. MT with tickets 12.50 for adults and 5 for children. Local native Cortlandt Ingram plays fiddle mandolin and guitar and helped bring the act to Tribune. The Braschlers, known for country bluegrass comedy and gospel, tour nationwide and hold multiple awards including Branson Family Tradition Award and Gospel Show of the Year.
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Tribune
Greeley County High School
Greeley County
Cortlandt Ingram
Cortlandt
Braschlers
America
Branson Family
Sunrise Walk Run To Benefit ABC Pregnancy Center
The Sunrise walk and run at ABC Pregnancy Care Center in Garden City on March 26 features a half marathon and a 5K. Entry fees range from 20 to 30 dollars with family option, trophies for half marathon winners, and medals for youth 5K categories. The event starts at 9 a.m. at 114 W Laurel St and proceeds rain or shine. For details call 275-1777.
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ABC Pregnancy Care Center
W. Laurel St
Garden City
Finney County lunch panel to discuss criminal justice system
The Brown Bag Lunch on March 22 centers on criminal justice in Finney County with Sheriff Kevin Bascue, County Attorney John Wheeler, Public Defender Mickey Moorman and Judge Phillip Vieux. The noon event at Finney County Museum invites attendees to bring a lunch while coffee and dessert are provided.
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Finney County
Kevin Bascue
John Wheeler
Mickey Moorman
Phillip Vieux
Finney County Museum
S. Fourth St
Finney County weighs drug testing and training costs
Finney County commissioners debated countywide drug testing for 350 employees at about 5 per month per person with annual testing estimated at 30 000 to 35 000. Options include full or partial testing and pre employment tests. They also discussed countywide training costs and public works practice questions including road grader following pickups and gravel allotments. EMS billing changes and facility remodeling costs at the Health Department were reviewed.
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Finney County Public Works Department
Finney County
Olson
Deb Hays
Hays
Roman Halbur
Public Works
Road and Bridge Division
Halbur
John Ellermann
County Commission
Don Doll
City of
Garden City
Kansas Department of Transportation
Commission
Cliff Mayo
Ellermann
Emergency Medical Services
Bob Prewitt
EMS
Prewitt
Antelope Road
Tom Rishel
Finney County Health Department
Rick Mandigo
Fairgrounds
Aquila Eyes Sale of Some Utilities to Improve Debts
Aquila, the Kansas City based utility company, considers selling Missouri and Kansas electric operations affecting Great Bend, Ness City, Dodge City, Garden City and Liberal to cut mounting debt. Total sale value could reach 874 million with a premium over net book value. The move follows losses since 2002 after Enron related ventures. The Kansas Corp. Commission targets improved credit by next February.
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Hns
Aquila
Kansas
Missouri
Kansas City
Minter
Colorado
Michigan
Minnesota
St. Joseph Light & Power
Enron
Kansas Corporation Commission
KCC
Challenge of immigrant tuition law set for trial
A federal court in Topeka schedules a late April trial on a Kansas law allowing qualified undocumented students to pay in state tuition at public colleges. The Federation for American Immigration Reform sues on behalf of 24 out of state tuition payers, naming Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and university officials.
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Topeka
Hns
Kansas
Federation For American Immigration Reform
Washington, D.C
Kathleen Sebelius
Zebra foal euthanized at Lee Richardson Zoo over knee injury
The Lee Richardson Zoo euthanized a four month old Grant's zebra foal March 8 after an irreparable knee joint injury likely from an accident. Staff veterinarian David Sells noted cartilage destruction and bone damage. the foal was born at the zoo in November and was returned to its mother after euthanasia. A dromedary camel was also euthanized February 22 due to a leg injury.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
Grant
David Sells
Sells
Kansas City
Zoo
Board weighs 2005 06 calendar changes at Holcomb
The USC 363 Board of Education did not approve the 2005 06 calendar, asking Superintendent Skip Landis to shorten winter break and adjust start and end dates. Two options would start Aug 22 or Aug 24, end May 19 or May 24, with winter break Dec 22 to Jan 2 and graduation moved to Saturday May 13, 2006. MLK Jr Day would be a teacher in service day.
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USC 363 Board of Education
Skip Landis
Landis
Cindy Messenger
Holcomb
Garden City Usd
Dave Novack
Anne Jones
Becker
Pedro Rivas
Rivas
Jones
Martin Luther King Jr
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