Satanta Day events set for Saturday
Satanta Day features an Old Timers Breakfast at 6:30 at the Methodist Church, a 7:30 two mile fun run at Satanta High School, children's races at 9 on Main Street, and a 10:30 parade on Main Street. Arts fair at City Hall 8 to 5, Show & Shine 8 to 4 at the Methodist Church park, all day carnival on Main Street, barbecue at noon with $2 tickets, merchant drawing with $1 tickets, open golf for Satanta alumni at Cimarron Valley Golf Course, 2 p.m. children's games at the church park, alumni reunion 2 to 4 at the high school, reception 5:30 to 8 with meeting dinner and entertainment, free dance 7:30 to midnight with Smokin No-Nos Band at Lazar Plumbing Shop Building, teen dance 9 to midnight at Community Hall, and adult dance 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. with the Clear Creek Band at the fire station.
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Methodist Church
Satanta High School
Main Street
City Hall
Methodist Church Park
Satanta
Cimarron Valley
Smokin No- No
Lazar Plumbing Shop
SHS
Community Hall
Clear Creek
Tornado damage put at 325000 near Ulysses Kansas
Preliminary damage estimates from a Wednesday night tornado near Ulysses place the figure at about 325000 with two large tornadoes hitting Grant County for about 30 minutes. No injuries reported though livestock and farm equipment damage occurred, including sprinkler systems valued around 90000 each. A separate incident reports a rollover on Kansas Highway 23 near Dighton injuring Patsy Schmidt who was hospitalized in Wichita. Local notices mention a labor retirement event and a library closet sale fundraiser for Satanta Day activities.
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Ulysses
Grant County
Linda McHenry
Greensburg
Lane County
Wichita
Kansas Highway Patrol
Patsy A. Schmidt
Dighton
Schmidt
Wesley Medical Center
Kansas counties seek to define authority over budget and personnel
Kansas county commissioners approved drafting legislation to clarify control over budget and personnel for other elected county officials while promising to work with county clerks sheriffs treasurers and registers of deeds. The measure aims to resolve long running disputes and set clearer duties amid legal battles and past Supreme Court rulings.
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Topeka
Hns
Kansas
Labette County
Jerry Carson
Kansas County Commissioners Association
Franklin
Roy Dunn
Marla Flentje
Wichita
Kansas County Officials Association
Haskell
Nancy Weeks
Weeks
Raymond Brown
Brown
Lincoln County
State Supreme Court
Saline County
Craig Stephenson
Heated evolution hearings wrap up in Kansas follow
John Calvert praised Pedro Irigonegaray for his defense of evolution but refused a handshake after a two hour denunciation of intelligent design. The Kansas State Board of Education, dominated by conservatives, plans August changes to science testing standards while critics accuse the board of undermining science education and inviting a bio sciences industry setback.
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Topeka
John Calvert
Pedro Irigonegaray
State Board of Education
Calvert
Irigonegaray
Lake Quivira
Intelligent Design Network
Connie Morris
St. Francis
Iriganegaray
Kansas
Canada
France
Great Britain
Japan
Steve Abrams
Five GCCC instructors retire after long careers at college
Garden City Community College prepares to honor five instructors with 106 years of combined service as more than 100 graduates cross the stage. Joe Slobko, Ellen Mai, Bruce Spiller, Brian Viel, and Richard Turner retire, with plans ranging from golf and travel to adjunct teaching and family time. Slobko led baseball efforts and academics, Mai shaped nursing education, Spiller expanded music programs, and Viel and Turner mentor in information systems and Microsoft training. The group underscores a tight knit faculty, collaborative culture, and ongoing college contributions.
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Garden City Community College
GCCC
Joe Slobko
Slobko
Williams Stadium
Broacbuster Baseball Academy
Garden City
Ellen Mai
Lenora Cook
Mai
Ellen
Cook
Bruce Spiller
Spiller
New Southwest Kansas Music Academy
Music Academy
Germany
Bali
Thailand
Brian Viel
Richard Turner
Viel
Cisco
Turner
Microsoft
el Paso
Texas
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United Carbon Reunion
Hich
Finney County
Liary
Walnut St
Jary
Gerald Koehn
Fairview
Okla
Loyd Nightingale
Montezuma
U. College
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