Retired Col Manfred A Rietsch to speak at Garden City
Roundup announces speech by retired Col Manfred A Rietsch at Garden City Community College Pau Line Joyce Fine Arts Auditorium at 10 30 a m on November 10. Admission free with donations invited for the local Wounded Warrior Project. Rietsch, a Desert Storm veteran and Top Gun instructor, details his 22 months in Vietnam and 651 combat missions in F 4 aircraft along with numerous awards. He later held senior Marine roles and business leadership positions before earning degrees from Minnesota and USC.
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Manfred A Rietsch
Garden City Community College
Pauline Joyce
Allied Forces Northern Europe
NATO
Rietsch
Marine Aircraft Group 11/70
Middle East
McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Co
al Khaldia Group
VE Systems
Federal Signal Technologies
Reitsch
University of Minnesota
University of Southern California
Fish Fry at Second Baptist Church Saturday
Second Baptist Church hosts a fish fry from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in Fellowship Hall behind 1107 N. Main St. The menu features fish, cole slaw, corn bread, desserts and beverages.
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Second Baptist Church
Fellowship Hall
N. Main St
GCRC approves amended Core Fitness lease terms
The Garden City Recreation Commission board approved a proposed amendment to the Core Fitness lease with Stone Development, potentially saving $54,000 over three years. Payments drop from $11,500 to $10,000 monthly through Sept 30, 2019, with final approval pending Stone Development and city commission reviews. Towns named new GCRC fitness coordinator stepping in for Meghan McFee.
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Garden City Recreation Commission Board of Directors
Stone Development
Aaron Stewart
GCRC
Rec
Garden City Commission
Stewart
City Commission
Stone
Laren Road
Novak Consulting Group
Garden City
Athena Towns
Fitness
Towns
Meghan McFee
Core Fitness
One of a kind Finney County center opens in Kansas
Katrina Pollett describes the Finney County Community Services Center as a unique hub uniting state parole court services and adult and juvenile corrections. The ribbon cutting drew 50-plus attendees after a July opening funded by a March 2014 sales tax that capped costs at 6.625 million dollars. The 24,000 square foot building houses 47 offices two classrooms and multiple rooms aimed at counseling and restorative programs.
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Kansas
Katrina Pollett
Finney County Department of Corrections
Finney County Community Services Center
Pollett
Dave Jones
Santa Fe Street
Pollet
JDC
Stewart Nelson
Gmcn Architects
Kansas tax receipts miss targets by 12.7 million in October
Kansas reports October revenue fell short of projections by 12.7 million with 10.7 million less from retail sales tax and 7.8 million less from corporate income tax, while individual income tax beat projections by 9.3 million. Officials warn of ongoing budget pressures and potential drastic steps if quarterly losses persist. Governor Brownback faces a difficult path to a balanced budget amid a national revenue slowdown and shifting oil and commodity markets.
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Kansas
Sam Brownback
Nick Jordan
Kansas Department of Revenue
Brownback Administration
Brownback
House
Senate
Anthony Hensley
Topeka
Laura Kelly
GOP
Johnson County
Treasury
State Revenue Department
Rockefeller Institute of Government
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Roberts
Washington
D.C
U.S
Pat Roberts
R-Kan
Sublette Rotary Club
Liberal Chamber of Commerce
Dodge City
Pride of Life
E. Becknell
Rock Island Depot
Rock Island Road
Wichita State University
Boot Hill Casino
Comanche St
Second Baptist
Stephanie Bogner
Josh Harbour Jharbour
Gctelegram
Corrections
Holly Solis
Youth Services
N. 11Th St
Court Services
N. Eighth St
Brad Nading
Finney County
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