Fantasy Tree Festival raises funds for Russell program
At the Clarion Inn ballroom on Saturday supporters of Russell Childhood Development Center showcased decorated "Fantasy Tree Festival" trees in a silent and live auction to benefit the Tiny Early Intervention Program for children from birth to 3 with developmental delays. Items from area businesses included jewelry and memorabilia from Kansas universities, with some trees selling as high as 3000 dollars.
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Russell Child Development Center
Clarion Inn
Russell Childhood Development Center
Southwest Kansas
Kansas State University
University of Kansas
RCDC
Terry Lee
Time in service source of pride for Phipps
At 90 years old Margaret Peggy Phipps recalls a life of service in the U S Army. She joined the Women’s Army Corps during World War II and spent 16 months at Fort Francis E Warren Wyoming preparing soldiers for overseas duty. She checked vaccines pay allotments and wills before orders moved her to Camp Carson.
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Margaret
Peggy” Phipps
Phipps
Women’s Army Corps
Fort Francis E. Warren
Wyoming
Pacific
Camp Carson
Peggy Phipps Woman Army Corps veteran reflects on service and life
Margaret Peggy Phipps, a Pittsburgh native, joined the WAC at 21 and trained at Fort Oglethorpe. She served at Camp Carson and Fort Francis E Warren, meeting her husband Lyle Phipps there. She hoped to go to Australia but stayed stateside, marrying after five months. Her service spanned postwar duties and assisting returning soldiers, including POWs from Japan.
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Fort Carson
Colo
Phipps
Australia
WAC
William “Lyle” Phipps
Lyle
Pittsburgh
Georgia
Navy Waves
WAVES
Fort Oglethorpe
Camp Carson
Fort Francis E. Warren
Japan
Bataan
Fiscal cliff talks stall over taxes and spending
Washington lawmakers and the White House face a Jan. 1 deadline as they explore a deal to avert a fiscal cliff that could hit the economy with $500 billion in tax increases and program cuts. Obama and Republicans clash over renewing Bush era tax cuts for high earners and overall tax increases for the wealthy.
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White House
Barack Obama
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Obama
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