Boo at the Zoo Halloween Event October 22
The 11th Boo at the Zoo event will be held October 22 at Lee Richardson Zoo from 5:00 to 8:30 p.m. Admission costs 3 dollars per person with optional costumes and a dark trick or treat trail. Proceeds fund zoo improvements. In bad weather the event shifts to October 29.
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Zoo
Lee Richardson Zoo
Ward’s Garden Center
N. U.S. Highway 83
Garden City Teachers Federal Credit Union
N. Sixth St
Safari
S. Fourth St
Family Crisis Services to Host Open House and Vigil
Family Crisis Services at 106 W Fulton St invites the public to an open house at 7 p.m. Monday to explain the organization's role and services for Finney County residents. A candlelight vigil follows on Thursday at 7 p.m. in Stevens Park to honor domestic and sexual violence victims.
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Family Crisis Services
W. Fulton St
Finney County
FCS
Stevens Park
Western Athletic Conference Marching Band Contest at GCHS
Garden City High School hosts the Western Athletic Conference Marching Band Competition at Memorial Stadium on Tuesday. Gates open at 6 pm, performances start 6 30 pm. Admission 8 dollars, free for children five and under. Bands from Garden City Dodge City Great Bend Liberal Holcomb Scott City Hays Larned and Ulysses compete with five judges. For more details call 276 5170.
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Garden City High School
Memorial Stadium
N. Main St
GCHS
Garden City
Dodge City
Great Bend
Liberal
Holcomb
Scott City
Hays
Larned
Ulysses
Free dental screening for children on Oct 22
Lifetime Smiles and Smart Start offer a free dental screening and fluoride varnish clinic for children ages 1 to 5 on October 22 from 9 a.m. to noon at United Methodist Mexican American Ministries, 712 St. John St. Appointments preferred. walk-ins first come, first served. Call 275-1766 ext. 242 to book.
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United Methodist
St. John St
WIC Department Closure Next Week for Staff Seminar
The Southwest Kansas C will close its WIC department from Monday through October 21 for an educational seminar. The department will reopen for patients on October 24.
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WIC
Southwest Kansas C
Fiddlers and Singers to Perform in Scott City This Sunday
The White Woman Basin Chapter of the Old Time Fiddlers Pickers and Singers will perform from 2 to 4 30 p m Sunday at the VIP Building 300 Church Street Scott City All musicians are welcome to join in and the public may attend at no charge.
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White Woman Basin
Church St
Scott City
Kansas science standards draw praise and criticism
A Mid Continent Research for Education and Learning review found Kansas proposed science standards clear in purpose but unclear in areas about evolution and life's origins. The board may revise the document. outside experts deem most content solid despite some wording flaws and debates over intelligent design.
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Topeka
Kansas
Mid Continent Research For
Aurora
Colo
Steve Case
Center For Science Education
University of Kansas
Case
State Board of Education
State Board
Mid-Continent
John Calvert
Lake Quivira
Intelligent Design Network
Calvert
Wiley and the Hairy Man at GCCC Theater
Garden City Community College opens Wiley and the Hairy Man a children's play about Wiley who fears the Hairy Man. Brevin Irvin stars as Wiley with his brother Brad as the Hairy Man. Performances run Oct 21 22 with solo box office hours and ticket prices. The production features a swamp setting and a Greek chorus Swamp Things guiding the tale.
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Wiley
Brevin Irvin
Mammy
Samantha Stockemer
Garden City Community College Theater Department
Hairy Man
Brad
GCCC
South
Trevor Green
Garden City
Swamp Things
Doral
Skip” Mancini
Mancini
Carly Dodge
Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building
al Miller
Holcomb
Kevin Diehl
Rico Ross
Liberal
Tamber Weber Cimarron
Ashley Fairbanks
Sublette
Logan Walker Holcomb
Betsy Hall
Blake Burns
Abstinence program in Wichita secures federal grant
Abstinence Education Inc of Wichita receives 770800 from the US Health and Human Services to teach premarital abstinence to youths aged 12 to 18 in Sedgwick and McPherson counties. The program, Pure and Simple, will fund staff, 46 college coaches, curriculum development, materials, shirts, and travel.
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Wichita
State Board of Education
Abstinence Education Inc
US Department of Health and
Tion
Sedgwick
McPherson County
Pickett
Kansas board keeps head lice rule despite calls for change
Moderates and conservatives on Kansas State Board of Education clash over quarantine rules for head lice. Most back the current policy that students stay home until lice and eggs are gone, despite health officials saying no medical need for five day isolation. Some parents support strict policy, while board members note costs and practicality, keeping the rule intact.
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Sally Mayer
Lawrence
Bill Wagnon
Wagnon
Topeka
Steve Abrams
Arkansas City
Abrams
Gail Hansen
Department of Health and Environment
Hansen
Connie Morris
St Francis
Morris
Carol Rupe
Wichita
Lice
Rupe
Connie
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the Hairy Man
Susan Zader
Irvin
Charles O. Stones
Brad Irvin
Garden City Community College
Sandy Pickett
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