Roundup for Women s Health Week at Garden City YMCA
The Garden City YMCA and County Health Department host a Lunch and Learn series at 1224 Center St to promote Women s Health Week from Sunday to 16. Free sessions cover Healthy Eating Habits Stress Management and Healthy Lifestyles and Domestic Violence awareness with refresh ments and gift bags for attendees. Participants can earn a free blood pressure test and door prizes, plus a first month free for bringing a donated item to the Family Crisis Center. For details call Jacque Kemmerer or Andrea Fernandez.
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Garden City
YMCA
Ey County Health Department
Center St
Family Crisis Center
Jacque Kemmerer
Andrea Fernandez
Big Brothers Big Sisters seeks summer mentors in Finney and Kearny
Finney and Kearny Counties agency calls for community volunteers to mentor children during a seven week summer program replacing USD 457 summer school. Mentors meet daily Monday through Thursday in an office setting for one hour. Volunteers are screened and progress tracked. Contact 275-2424 or bbbs gcnet.com for details. Kansas reports nine confirmed swine flu cases with 60 new in Johnson County and two in Wyandotte, part of a metro area cluster including Missouri and Dickinson County with six and one cases respectively. Johnson County also reports a probable case awaiting CDC confirmation.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters
Finney and Kearny Counties
Tammy Davis
Volunts
Bigrothers
Big Sisters
Gcnet.com
Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Department of Health
Johnson County
Wyandotte County
Ick County
Federal
Centers of Disease Control and Prevention
Garden City
Emmaus House
United Methodist
Million Dollar
Fulton Street
Western State Bank
Kansas Ave
Garden City mayor hosts youth forum on future city
Nancy Harness, city leader for about two weeks, convened Garden City High School students for a youth forum to discuss opportunities and challenges. facilitator Troy Unruh led a session on what residents celebrate and how to shape a future with more recreation, shopping, and community spaces while gathering input for the comprehensive plan update by Olsson Associates.
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Nancy Harness
Garden City
Harness
Garden City High School
Troy Unruh
Western Kansas Community Foundation
Lee Richardson Zoo
Taco Bell
Garden City Family Ymca
Garden City Recreation Commission
McDonald’s
City
Tanner Lucas
Unruh
Olive Garden
Chicago
Topeka
Denver
Bowden
Talley Trail
Olsson Associates
Garder City
Bowder
Caplanning.com
Gardencity
Gardencityplan. Blogspot
Cook named new dean of Technical Education at GCCC
Lenora Cook will become Dean of Technical Education at Garden City Community College on July 1. Previously nursing director, she has led nursing education and secured funding for a robotic patient simulation lab. Her promotion follows years of service and a doctorate pursuit in community college leadership.
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Lenora Cook
Garden City Community College
Judy Crymble
Cook
Gary Farmer
GCCC
West Texas A&m University
Colorado State University
Fort Collins
Colo
Kansas
Lenora
Norton
Judy Crumble
Nursing Island
St. Catherine Hospital
St. Catherine
Carol Ballantyne
Kansans struggle as House stalls on budget cuts
In Topeka, legislators near the end of an eight day wrap up session fail to pass a bill to shrink a 328 million deficit for the 2010 state budget. Republicans split on $247 million in cuts, Democrats oppose 151 million in school aid reductions, while Senate moves 138 million in cuts with revenue ideas.
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Topeka
House
GOP
Kevin Yoder
Overland Park
Senate
Weekend Relays for Cancer Raise Funds Across Finney County
Finney County holds its annual Relay for Life at Garden City High School gym with 35 teams raising funds for cancer research prevention and patient services. Friday features survivor ceremonies and a 7 p.m. start, with a Fight Back Ceremony around 2 a.m. Saturday and a closing ritual at 6 a.m. Saturday. Events include for donation hamburgers, survivor and donor introductions, and music.
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Finney County
Garden City High School
N. Main St
Relay For Life
Black Hills Energy
Scott City
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BBBS
Forum
Brad Nading
Tech
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