Camel transfers from Lee Richardson Zoo to Potawatomi Zoo
Lee Richardson Zoo moved yearling Bactrian camel Dash born March 15 2007 to Potawatomi Zoo in South Bend Indiana to pair with the female there. The transfer follows standard practice when youths near breeding age depart. the female may vocalize as she adapts over the next week or two.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
Potawatomi Zoo
South Bend
Ind
Dash
Zoo
Potawatomi
Concert of Russian music planned in Garden City
Violinist Priscilla Hallberg and pianist Linda Adams, both of Garden City, will present two concerts of Russian music at 3 p.m. May 25 at the Presbyterian Church of Garden City. The program features Tchaikovsky Stravinsky and Prokofiev selections. Admission is free. For more information contact Hallberg at 275-4379.
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Priscilla Hallberg
Linda Adams
Garden City
Presbyterian Church of
Texas
Tchaikovsky
Stravinsky
Prokofiev
Hallberg
GCCC to honor four retirees in reception at campus
Garden City Community College trustees plan a 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. May 20 reception in the Beth Tedrow Student Center portico to honor four staff members with 83 years of service. Retirees are Lee Tiberghien Gordon Gillock Cherie Perryman and Virginia Padilla. The open event includes refreshments, a brief program and awards, followed by a 6:15 p.m. trustees meeting in the Endowment Room.
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Garden City Community College Board of Trustees
Beth Tedrow
GCCC
Lee Tiberghien
Garden City
Gordon Gillock
Deerfield
Cherie Perryman
Virginia Padilla
County Sets Budget Stance as Salaries Come Under Review
Finney County Commissioners seek smaller starting salary increases for elected officials in 2009 while reexamining base pay. Proposals would raise county attorney from 60955 to 73091 and other offices, with commissioners’ pay rising to 18000. Budget tightness noted. officials consider CPI and pay for performance. Bonanza Bioenergy abatement approved. rural residential rezoning, road plan hearings, and safety upgrades also addressed.
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Finney County
Pete Olson
Olson
Register of Deeds
Roman Halbur
Don Doll
U.S. Bureau of Labor
Halbur
25Th Judicial District
Finney County District Court
Cliff Mayo
Mayo
Bonanza Bioenergy LLC
S. Road 17
Panhandle
Highway 156
Commission
Anderson
Eighth
VFW
Schulman
Third
U.S. Highways
Band teacher wins Homer Osborne jazz award at festival
Wichita native Homer Osborne Award recipient Paul White, Garden City High School band director, is honored at the Wichita Jazz Festival where GCHS jazz bands earned two No 1 ratings. White, who began teaching jazz in 1998, helped grow the festival and will leave GCHS to direct USC 363 Holcomb bands.
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Wichita
Homer Osborne
Garden City
Paul White
Wynton Marsalis
Frank Mantooth
White
GCHS
Washington High School
Kansas City
Kan
Wichita State University
USC 363
Holcomb
Balance academic goals with student activities debated
Southwest Kansas board members at a KASB meeting weighed the benefits of high school activities against academic priorities. They noted risks of dropouts and drug use with little extracurricular time, and discussed policies to support activity participation while reducing travel, funding, and coaching shortages in rural districts.
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Max Heim
Western Kansas
Kansas Association of School Boards
Southwest Kansas Boards of Education
US Department of Health and Human Services
Kasb
Lakin
Southwest Kansas
Tom Blackburn
Garden City
Bucklin Usd 459
Butch Plattner
Nancy Johnson
Hugoton Usd
Johnson
Striking GM Fairfax Workers Cite Seniority in Talks
United Auto Workers Local 31, after talks for a local contract failed, began a walkout at GM's Fairfax plant over seniority rights. Jeff Manning, local president, said GM seeks to disregard seniority when placing workers, and the union plans to stay out until a seniority agreement is reached, despite hoping for a quick national contract settlement.
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Fairfax
Kansas City, Kan
General Motors
United Auto Workers Local 31
Jeff Manning
Manning
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