Garden City Musical Spooks Starts Monday
Garden City Recreation Commission launches Musical Spooks with two age groups. Preschoolers ages 4 to 6 meet 4 15 to 5 pm, while first through fourth graders meet 5 to 6 pm for six weeks starting Sept 23. Fee 20 dollars. scholarships available. Call Mark Hays at 276 1200 for info.
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Garden City Recreation Commission
Mark Hays
Mary Lou Hays
Stroke screening event at Finney County Fairgrounds
Life Line Screening offers circulatory and bone scans starting 9 a.m. Monday at the Finney County Fairgrounds grandstand meeting room 501 S Ninth St. Ultrasound tests check for blocked arteries aortic aneurysm and artery hardening in legs plus bone density. Individual scans 45 dollars, all three 109 dollars, three plus bone density 139 dollars. Appointments (800) 643-6188 pre registration (800) 585-7623.
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Finney County Fairgrounds Grandstand
S. Ninth St
Farming issues take center stage in Kansas governor race
Governor candidates Tim Shallenburger and Kathleen Sebelius joined Bill Graves on his farm tour to outline plans for agriculture. Sebelius urged an agriculture secretary who promotes farm interests and stronger ethanol support, while Shallenburger pressed a statewide agricultural plan and water conservation measures highlighting the sector as lifeblood of the state.
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Kansas
Sebelius
Shallenburger
Legal aid helps woman end abuse and win custody
Lee, who asked for anonymity, used Kansas Legal Services to pursue a divorce and joint custody after leaving an abusive marriage. KLS, funded in part by Finney County United Way, provides affordable legal counsel with Dodge City and Finney County offices coordinating with shelters. Perry Franklin notes durable rights and remote access, while Lana Christensen cites referrals. United Way plans a $4,000 2003 grant for Finney County domestic abuse cases amid funding uncertainties.
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Lee
Kansas Legal Services
KLS
Finney County
United Way Fund
Shirley Calvin
Dodge City
Lana Christensen
Family Crisis Services
Perry Franklin
Franklin
United Way
Calvin
CASA volunteers give abused children a voice in court
CASA in Garden City mobilizes 72 volunteers like Susan Escareno to help 145 abused or neglected children in the 225th Judicial District. Volunteers commit hours weekly, endure long cases, and work through training to advocate before judges, supported by United Way funds and local groups.
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Garden City
Susan Escareno
Edith Scheuerman
Plains Court
Escareno
Wright
Sunflower and water foes back Holcomb plant boost
Sunflower Electric Power Corp and opposing property owners agree a second coal fired plant in Holcomb would boost the economy. Hearings on 5200 acre feet water rights from 1990 proceed as debates focus on impacts to nearby wells and regional water use. Economic testimony projects a 2.5 billion dollar benefit over 35 years plus construction and tax effects.
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Deerfield
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Holcomb
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Division of Water Resources
David Pope
Deerfield Community Center
N. Main St
Sunflower
Ralph Gamble
Fort Hays _ State University
Holcomb Now
Gamble
Kansas
David Stous
David Traster
Stous
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Hudson
Brad Nadingle
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the United Way
Spirit of the Plains Court
N. Eighth St