Hospice Volunteer Training Offered in Southwest Kansas
St Catherine Hospice invites residents from Garden City to Ulysses to join a free 12 hour training June 8 9 10 from 6 to 10 pm at 602 N Sixth St Garden City. Sessions cover hospice philosophy death psychology and more with light meals provided. Call Gina Cash at 272-2519 or 800-281-4077 to register.
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St. Catherine Hospice
Garden City
Haycomb
Lakin
Syracuse
Cimarron
Scott City
Sconi
Dighton
Tribune
Meade
Sublette
Satanta
Copeland
Montezuma
Moscow
Hugoton
Rolla
Elkhart
Ulysses
St. Catherine
Sixth St
Kansas
Liberal
Gina Ca
Public Meeting Set On State Rehab Plan Input
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services invites public input on the FFY 2010 Update to the State Plan for Vocational Rehabilitation and Supported Employment. The Greensburg event, hosted by Michael Donnelly, will be webcast from Garden City Service Centers with written comments due by 5 p.m. May 15.
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Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Greensburg
Srs D
Michael Donnelly
SRS
Cc Drive
Garden City
Donnelly
Ssas
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Deficit bill clears House heads to governor
The Kansas House approved a bipartisan deficit plan by a 64-60 vote to send a $138 million package of spending cuts and tax tweaks to Governor Mark Parkinson. The measure, already Senate approved, aims to trim a $328 million shortfall in the $13 billion 2010 budget, though $61 million remains. Public schools face $83 million in cuts as base aid falls to 4284 per student.
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Topeka
House
Senate
Mark Parkinson
Parkinson
Tom Sawyer
Appropriations Committee
Department of Revenue
Sen
Susan Wagle
Wichita
House Appropriations Committee
Kevin Yoder
Overland Park
Yoder
Exhibit highlights Kansas immigrants traveling exhibit at Stauth Memorial Museum
A new traveling exhibit Who is Kansan opens Sunday at the Stauth Memorial Museum in Montezuma. It features seven ethnic groups shaping Kansas history with mini exhibits on Indians in Kansas, African Descents, Russian Germans, Arab Christians, Greek heritage, Mexican Americans 1900 1950 and Southeast Asian traditions. The Kansas Historical Society display runs six weeks through June 21 with free admission and guided tours for groups by advance call.
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Stauth Memorial Museum
Montezuma
Kansas
Kim Legleiter
Kansas Historical Society
Legleiter
Benjamin “Pap” Singleton
Julie Lee
Nicodemus
Lynette Woodard
Harlem Globetrotters
Wichita
Southeast Asia
Laos
Aztec
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Kansas farmers foresee smaller winter wheat crop this year
Wheat Quality Council tour estimates Kansas harvest at 333.3 million bushels with 40.8 bushels per acre while Oklahoma faces a much lower 76 million bushels. The drop reflects reduced winter wheat acreage after a drought year and late freezes, though western fields show revival from rains.
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Wichita
Kansas
Wheat Quality Council
Kansas City Board of Trade
Dana Peterson
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
Oklahoma
Peterson
City Commission opens 2010 budget review in Garden City
City Finance Director Melinda Hitz presented early 2010 budget requests to Garden City commissioners highlighting Buffalo Dunes Golf Course and Street Department needs. Golf pro Cole Wasinger seeks 268 254 for staff operations with 100 000 from general funds and 225 000 from Community Trust Reserve. maintenance 772 704. Street Department plans no new positions and a 205 000 sealed street program with 100 000 for sidewalks, while solid waste anticipates a rate increase and a future flood plain compliant waste facility with KDHE aid contingent on site status.
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Melinda Hitz
Garden City
Buffalo Dunes
Hitz
Cole Wasinger
Allen
Nancy Harness
Wasinger
Garden City Community College
Sam Curran
Curran
Harness
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Isabel Avenue
KDHE
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Vaice
Larry Bilberry
Wide Awake 4-H Club
Finney County Fairgrounds
City Commission
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