Former GCCC president Saffell dies at 86
Former Garden City Community College president Saffell has died at 86. Colleagues praised his leadership and direct, professional approach, noting his long career in education from high school principal to GCCC president and later trustee. He mentored staff and shaped GCCC and GCHS administrations.
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Saffell
GCCC
College
Harder
L.C. Crouch
Raymond Wamsley
Wamsley
Ballantyne
Swender
Gccc Board of
University of Northern Colorado
Kansas State Teachers Association
Topeka
University of Kansas
Garden City
Larry Fowler
GCHS
Fowler
Milk processing plant in western Kansas eyed by alliance
A rural economic group serving 46 western Kansas counties discusses attracting a dairy processor and expanding dairy farming. Prospects hinge on milk demand, capital, and a rational immigration plan as new dairies face high startup costs and bank risk. Some farmers warn the climate for dairy has changed, with mobility limited but potential growth in the next three to five years.
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The
Kansas
Goodnight
Kearny County
California
Ted Boersma
Cimarron
Boersma
Gray County
New Mexico
Steve Irsik
Royal Dairy
Ingalls
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Irsik
Dairyinkansas.com
Crystal Apple awards honor Garden City educators
Tribute: Educators honored at Crystal Apple awards Fabin of Kenneth Henderson Middle School Summer Miller of Garden City High School and Amanda Hawkins of Charles O Stones Intermediate Center were presented with an engraved crystal apple a lap top by Cox Communications and a 1000 cash award. Finalists received 250 and a certificate.
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Fabin
Kenneth Henderson
Summer Miller
Garden City High School
Amanda Hawkins
Charles O. Stones
Cox Communications
Summit Aims to End Childhood Poverty Framework Developed
Health and educational agencies social service sectors and local and state leaders gathered Thursday to craft a framework to combat poverty. De Leon Kansas Hispanic and Latino American Affairs Commission chair urged addressing poverty's harms on children noting nutrition learning and living stability gaps. Haskins Brookings Institution urged boosting earning power through better decisions finishing school employment and family formation as paths out of poverty. Kansas leaders including Rep Mesa Garden City officials and others spoke at the event and highlighted diverse approaches and concerns about marriage driven policy.
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de Leon
Social Service Agency
Eighth St
Garden City
National Center For Children In Poverty
Columbia University
Mailman School of Public Health
United States
Kansas
NCCP
Ron Haskins
Economic Studies
Center On Children and Families
Brookings Institution
Washington, D.C
Haskins
Sam Brownback
Kansas City
Wichita
Wichita Forum
Wichita Eagle
Joan Wagnon
Democratic Party
State Revenue
Reynaldo Mesa
John Doll
GCCC
Herb Snender
SRS
Rob Siedlecki
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American State Bank and Trust Co
Alesa Meschberger
Kirk Clemon
Commerce Bank
Shea Sinclair
Western Kansas Community Foundation
Bob Sperling
Office Solutions
Raelene Stoecklein
City of Garden
Wharton
Russell Child Development Center
Tiny K
Clarion Inn
Dillons East
Dillons West
Wheattfields On Main
Regan Jewelers
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Gifts of Hope
Garden City Optometrists
Louise Benning + Windriver Grain LLC
Satanta Chamber of Commerce
Palace Computer Center
Joanne Rink
Gifts of Opportunity
Plaza Medical Center
Southwest Kansas Medical Society
Milan
HiCrrio
Walmart
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Duane Heeke
C&d Moving Palmer Manufacturing
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