Garden City theater legend Kip Mancini under wraps still shines
Editor Kip Mancini, longtime Garden City theater director, continues to entertain locals post retirement. She produced the 2009 vaudeville show Cat Tales to raise funds for Lee Richardson Zoo's Cats of the Americas habitat, Cat Canyon, then backed Animal Crackers in my ZOOP with her husband Vincent to aid the zoo project.
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Mancini vaudeville show funded primate habitat at zoo
The Mancini directed production Monkey Business will raise funds for Lee Richardson Zoo’s new primate habitat at Finnup Center. Evening shows run Thursday through Saturday with June dates and a Sunday matinee, plus a dessert buffet and live music. Tickets are 15 dollars at the center or online. Funds support a climate controlled, naturalistic enclosure for spider monkeys and red ruffed lemurs with a play area for guests.
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Varying hopes for new revenue face old rejections in SWES counties
Editorially selected online comments respond to a GCTelegram story on a regional oil and gas downturn and its effects. A Kansas Supreme Court ruling remains cited, stating the State has not proven its K-12 public school funding complies with Article 6 of the Kansas Constitution.
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Letters to The Telegram Welcomes Signed Submissions
The Telegram invites reader letters signed with address and phone, to be confirmed before publication. Submissions may be edited for libel and length and must be 500 words or fewer. Thank-you letters should be general. form letters and testimonials will not be printed.
Roots and the shared shock of a nation in 1977
Leonard Pitts Jr reflects on the televised Roots event of January 23 1977 and its impact on racial dialogue. He recalls personal awkwardness after the broadcast, the lack of shared national conversation, and the later insight that American history hides brutal truths. He contrasts mass ignorance with the need to confront slavery's legacy and argues for courageous discussion to restore humanity.
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Local official questions hospital board contracts and transparency
Nikki Schwerdfeger, a longtime county commissioner, objects to repeated hospital funding, notes missed paperwork and hidden information, and vows to scrutinize a $2.4 million contract rather than blindly approve it. She warns against “Greeks bearing gifts” and stresses accountability.
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Picnic Promenade Enchants Finney County Gardens
Debra K. Maxfield thanks the Finney County Preservation Alliance for a magical night titled Picnic Promenade. Attendees enjoyed a white and black themed dinner in a gazebo lit by white chandeliers, roaming sketch artists, live music, Dueling Pianos, and sparklers as the sun set, making it a standout 2016 event.
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Sedgwick County Politically Open Seats Signal Shifting State Race
Filings for Kansas Senate and House seats in Sedgwick County reflect cracks in the far-right bloc allied with Governor Brownback. With 165 seats on Aug 2 primary and Nov 8 general ballots, early filings show more races contested by Republicans unaligned with Brownback and Democrats, while several incumbents face open seats. The outcome could steer state government away from the current tax and budget approach.
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