End-of-year concerts planned for USC 457 students
USC 457 students prepare for year end concerts at Edith Scheuerman Elementary and Abe Hubert and Kenneth Henderson middle schools. First grade and fourth grade programs at Edith Scheuerman are 6 30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday in the gym. Abe Hubert choirs perform at 7 p.m. Tuesday and bands present a Pops concert at 7 p.m. Thursday. Henderson bands also perform at 7 p.m. Thursday. All events are free and open to the public.
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USC
Edith Scheuerman
Wilcox
Abe Hubert
Photography show entry forms available at The Arts Center
The fifth annual Juried Photography Show invites professional and amateur adult photographers to enter up to four framed works with a 5:15 p.m. July 10 deadline. Students may enter up to four works with no fee, ready to hang or dry mounted. Winners receive certificates and ribbon awards. The juror is Ralph Duke of Amarillo and major sponsor is The Garden City Telegram.
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Arts Center On Main
Arts Center
Southwest Arts & Humanities Council
Ralph Duke
Amarillo
Texas
Duke
SAHC
Garden City Telegram
David Crase
Vivian Kinder
N. Main St
Garden City
Main
Kansas Arts Commission
Families Inc marks 25 years with community event
Families Together Inc celebrates 25 years with a family friendly gathering from 8 30 a m to noon on June 2 at University United Methodist Church Wichita 2220 N Yale Pre registration is required Register by phone at 316 945 7747 1 888 815 6364 or email anital families togetherinc org Include name number attending phone street and email address in email form Families Together Inc is a Kansas state wide non profit aiding families with disabled children or relatives.
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Families Together Inc
University United Methodist Church
N. Yale
Wichita
Anital
Kansas
Kansas Says No to Tax Refunds for Illegal Workers
Kansas and Missouri refuse refunds for overpaid taxes when the filer uses an ITIN or false Social Security number. States require truthful information and SSN matching. despite ITINs funding federal revenue, refunds are blocked without a valid SSN while critics call it a double standard.
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Kansas
Kansas City
Sam
Missouri
Feds
U.S. Treasury
IRS
Maria Aranda
Social Service
el Centro Inc
Congress
Department of Revenue
Jim Brentlinger
Department
Tax Bureau
Brentlinger
Kansas Department of Revenue
Ber Ries
Public Service
Ries
National Federation of Tax Administrators
Verenda Smith
Federation
Garden City hosts 3i Show and Sampler Festival again
Garden City wowed visitors for the second weekend as the 53rd 3i Show and the Kansas Sampler Festival drew exhibitors from about 550 companies. Organizers credit volunteers and strong city support while noting crowds were down from prior years due to concurrent events. Community leaders, including Eddie Estes of the Western Kansas Manufacturers Association, praised continued collaboration among county, city, and volunteers.
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Garden City
Kansas
Carol Meyer
Garden City Area
Meyer
95 year old Nora Ochs earns world record college degree
Nora Ochs, at 95, becomes the oldest person to graduate from Fort Hays State University with a bachelor’s in general studies and history. Her family cheered in T shirts reading NolA’s 1 Fans as Gov. Kathleen Sebelius handed her the degree. Ochs may pursue a master's and her story joins Guinness records.
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Ochs
California
Nola’s
Alexandra Ochs
Fort Hays
Guiness Book of Records
Mozelle Richardson
University of Oklahoma
Dodge City Community College
Vernon
Jetmore
Sebelius
Greensburg congregations gather for solace after tornado
In Greensburg, Kansas, over 3,000 residents volunteers and disaster workers attended a blended church service led by Rev. Gene McIntosh and pastors from St. Joseph's Catholic Church Peace Lutheran and other congregations. They urged faith resilience after the May 4 tornado destroyed most of the town and drew tears hugs and Mother's Day flowers for mothers. Leaders spoke of fearlessness faith and rebuilding while residents shared stories of loss and homecoming.
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Greensburg
Gene McIntosh
First United Methodist Church
Jesus
McIntosh
Wor
Gregory LeBlanc
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
LeBlanc
Tim Henning
Peace Lutheran Church
Job
God
Henning
Lord
Actress Kirstie Alley helps Greensburg tornado victims
Kirstie Alley, a Wichita native, paid for truckloads of relief supplies for Greensburg residents and their animals. Church of Scientology volunteers set up a tent to distribute bottled water T shirts socks and food while Alley plans several days of aid efforts in Wichita and Greensburg.
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Greensburg
Kirstie Alley
Alley
Wichita
Church of Scientology
Cheers
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Farmington, Mo
Steven Wilkinson
Heartland Gloves
Wilkinson
Marvin Garden
Elk City
Finney County
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Gorden Harvesting Equipment
Kansas Board of Regents
Dan Lykins
Nola
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Tim Garrett
Greater Europe
Ken Walker
Haviland
Dorothy Sanders
Bob
Donna Detwiler
Pratt
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