Garden City Board of Ed candidate forum set for Thursday
Ten candidates for four seats on the Garden City Public Schools board will participate in a 6 30 p m forum Thursday in City Commission chambers 301 N Eighth St The April 5 ballot list includes Lara Bors Thomas Blackburn Tim Cruz Jason Dougherty Antonio Espino Martha Hinojosa Harold Orosco Conrad Rodriguez Mark Rude and Alex Wallace Incumbents Jeff Crist Gail Dunford Bruce Reichmuth and Mike Utz did not seek re election Crist Reichmuth and Utz served 12 years Dunford 10
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Board of Education
Garden City Public Schools
City Commission
Eighth St
Lara Bors
Thomas Blackburn
Tim Cruz
Jason Dougherty
Antonio Espino
Martha Hinojosa
Harold Orosco
Conrad Rodriguez
Mark Rude
Alex Wallace
Jeff Crist
Gail Dunford
Bruce Reichmuth
Mike Utz
Crist
Reichmuth
Utz
Dunford
Huelskamp Offers Summer Internship Sessions
Congressman Tim Huelskamp invites applicants for two summer internship sessions in Washington D C and in Dodge City Salina and Hutchinson district offices Duties cover administrative and legislative support Applicants must submit a form résumé cover letter and three references by email or fax The deadline is Thursday and details are on his official site
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Tim Huelskamp
Kansas
Washington
D.C
Dodge City
Salina
Hutchinson
Mail
House.gov
Huelskamp
Zoo to Open Summer Hours At Lee Richardson Zoo
The Lee Richardson Zoo starts summer hours Friday opening at 8 a.m. and closing gates at 6:30 p.m with a 7 p.m. zoo close. Pedestrian and member vehicles enter freely. Non member cars pay 10 dollars after 10 a.m. Re-entry allowed the same day. Members must show valid card and photo ID.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo
Food safety course offered at St Catherine Hospital
Pre-register for a food safety short course for food service workers and volunteers scheduled from 1 30 to 4 30 p m on April 15 in classroom B at St Catherine Hospital Linda Beech Finney County Extension agent will teach the basics of safe handling including temperatures hygiene cross contamination and sanitizing The 6 fee covers a handbook training materials refreshments and a certificate Pre register by Friday to ensure training materials are ordered Contact Finney County Extension Office at 272 3670 for details
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Food Service
St. Catherine Hospital
Linda Beech
Finney County Extension
Finney County Extension Office
Children’s carnival set for Saturday at Trinity Lutheran
A Saturday event at Trinity Lutheran Church 1010 Fleming St features games, treats, prizes and more from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Activities include a dunking tank face painting balloon dart toss moon walk and tattoos with prizes. Lunch will be hotdogs chips and a drink for $2.50. Proceeds go to the American Cancer Society sponsored by the RCA Relay for Life team.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Fleming St
American Cancer Society
RCA Relay For Life Team
SRS chief headed for Senate confirmation despite criticism
Kansas Senate poised to confirm Rob Siedlecki as Social and Rehabilitation Services Secretary after Ways and Means endorsed his nomination on a voice vote. Governor Brownback backs him amid Democratic warnings of a potential budget clash and alleged intimidation, which Siedlecki denies.
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Topeka
Sam Brownback
Kansas
Senate
Ways and Means
Social and Rehabilitation Services
Rob Siedlecki
GOP
Siedlecki
Anthony Hensley
SRS
Hensley
Association of Community Mental Health Centers of
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Tary
Brownback
Florida Department of Health
U.S. Justice
U.S. Health and Human Services Departments
George W. Bush
Rob
Ways and Means Committee
Michael Hammond
Hammond
Dillingham Leaves Garden City Recreation for New Job
Doug Dillingham, Garden City Recreation Commission wellness director, departs after two years to join Farm Bureau Financial Services as an adjustor. He notes growth in community health, sees demographic shifts at the wellness center, and plans to continue supporting local programs while his family welcomes a May birth. Tim Cruz praises his training impact and signals possible future return to personal training.
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Garden City Recreation
Doug Dillingham
Garden City Recreation Commission
Dillingham
The
Recreation Commission
Farm Bureau Financial Services
GCRC
Fort Hays State University
Health and Human Performance
Christine
Holcomb
Holcomb High School
Commission
Wolf Creek Kansas Nuclear Plant Placed Under Oversight
The U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission designates Wolf Creek near Burlington as one of three reactors at heightened oversight for 2024 due to six safety system failures and three unplanned shutdowns last year. NRC inspectors will publish findings after a Feb 7 supplemental review, with additional focused inspections planned.
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Wichita
United States
Wolf Creek
Kansas
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Burlington
Fort Calhoun
Neb
Hartsville
S.C
Jenny Hageman
Cricks
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