PowerUp movement comes to Hamilton County meetings
The Kansas Sampler Foundation launches PowerUp Movement tours for 21 to 39 year olds rural by choice. PowerUp Liaisons Liz Sosa and Erika Nelson will lead sessions with a kickoff in Hamilton County at City Hall Elm Street and Wheeler Coolidge on November 29 at 6 p.m. Contact 620 585 2374 or kansassampler for details.
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Garden City
Erika Nelson
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Mit
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Elm Street
Wheeler Coolidge
Hamilton County
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Salvation Army seeks adults to ring bells this season
The Salvation Army launches recruitment for adult bell-ringers to support the Red Kettle Christmas Campaign. Interested individuals should contact Robert De Leon at robert deleon usc salvationarmy.org or call (620) 805 5250 for details and sign-up.
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Ms Wheelchair Kansas search begins
The Ms Wheelchair Kansas Program seeks women who are wheelchair mobile to compete in the eighth annual event. Nomination by a person or group is possible or contestants may self enter. Organizations are urged to nominate passionate, articulate women with a statewide message. The winner will travel Kansas to educate groups on disability issues. For details visit mswheelchair kansas.org or contact Carrie Greenwood at 785 267 5982.
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Mswheelchair
Carrie Greenwood
Girl Scouts chili supper fundraiser planned tonight
Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland Troop 80 hosts a chili supper from 5 to 8 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church 1010 Fleming St. Tickets are 5 dollars. menu includes chili with crackers cornbread or a cinnamon roll and drinks. Proceeds aid travel to Savannah Georgia for events tied to the 100th anniversary. contact Sarah Rodney at 290-1828 for details.
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Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland
Trinity Lutheran Church
Fleming St
Savannah
Sarah Rodney
Odor prompts brief KU campus evacuation
LAWRENCE AP Malott Hall on the University of Kansas campus was evacuated briefly after complaints of a strange odor. Officials cleared the chemistry department building around 10 a.m. Wednesday. Kansas Public Radio later said the smell was a floor sealant and students returned to class about an hour later.
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University of Kansas
Laboratory
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KBI joins investigation of Great Bend homicide
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation joined the probe into a man's death near Great Bend. Hunters found 25 year old Damon L. Galyard shot dead along a road southwest of the city. Barton County Sheriff Greg Armstrong said a Great Bend home was searched twice and a potentially linked vehicle was recovered.
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Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Damon L. Galyard
Barton County
Greg Armstrong
Kansas asks judge to dismiss abortion insurance bias claim
Kansas urged a federal judge to dismiss a suit arguing new laws restricting abortion coverage discriminate against women. The state contends the policy promotes childbirth, controls costs, and protects consciences, while the ACLU argues it violates equal protection and due process rights.
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Topeka
Kansas
Sandy Praeger
Sam Brownback
ACLU
Wesley Brown
Wichita
Brown
Praeger
U.S. Supreme Court
Andrew Beck
New York
Fantasy Tree Festival lights up Garden City weekend
A weekend of holiday events in Garden City features the Fantasy Tree Festival at Clarion Inn with preview, dinner, auction, and fundraiser for Russell Child Development Center. Also in town are Ten Women Art Show at Garden City Arts, poetry readings at State Theatre, a Creative Writing Workshop at GCCC, and a Holiday Extravaganza with vendors, entertainment, and Santa. Other listings include a Peppernut Shoppe and Ten Thousand Villages Market sale, a singles dance at Eagles Lodge, and a country jamboree in Scott City.
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Garden City High School
Clarion Inn
Russell Child Development Center
Garden City
E. Kansas Ave
Dillons East
Dillons West
Wheatfields On Main
Regan Jewelers
Ward’s Garden Center
Corner On Main
Rcdc4kids
Garden City Arts
N. Main St
State Theatre
Kansas
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Kaia Christensen
Carole Geier
Deb Huber
Judy Scott
Valarie Smith
Sharon Spainer
Irene Unruh
Robin Waldron
Robin Valenzuela
Sheila von Leonrod
Vision
Garden City Arts Gallery
Mirriam Goldberg
Beth Tedrow
Garden City Community College
Campus
Pauline Joyce
Goldberg
Garden City Recreation Commission
Families Together Inc
Fiesta Courtyard
Buffalo Jones Ave
Avon
Mary Kay
Santa
Families Together
Taylor Plaza
Eventbrite.com
Ten Thousand Villages
Garden Valley Church Family Center
Third
Campbell Streets
Craig Stevens
Eagles Lodge
U.S. Highway 83
Mary Street
Garden City Singles
Nebraska lawmakers advance Keystone XL route review bill
Nebraska legislators vote 45 to 0 to task the Department of Environmental Quality with an independent review of possible Keystone XL routes through the state. TransCanada offered to reroute to avoid the Sandhills amid a delayed federal decision and a $7 billion project moving 700,000 barrels per day from Alberta to Texas. Environmental concerns include the Ogallala aquifer and Sandhills stability, while supporters tout job creation and faster, transparent state processing.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Department of Environmental Quality
TransCanada
Sandhills
Mike Flood
Environmental Protection Agency
Dave Heineman
Nebraska Sandhills
U.S. State Department
Alberta
Texas Gulf Coast
Montana
South Dakota
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Ogallala
Flood
State Department
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