You can enter a drawing for a chance to win a Kansas City Royals quilt.
Funds raised will support the annual Junction City – Geary County United Way campaign.
Tickets for the quilt will be $5 each or five for $20. The drawing will take place November 16th.
The quilt will be on display at different businesses in October and November. You can purchase tickets through United Way or at the quilt site. Those locations where the quilt will be on display include Geary Community Hospital October 22nd and 23rd, Exchange Bank October 25th, the Geary County Office Building October 31st to November 2nd and the Intrust Bank November 12th to November 16th.
JUNCTION CITY, KAN. – The 2nd Annual Junction City High School Student/Parent Resource Night will take place at Junction City High School on October 24, 2018, from 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM. The event is open to the community and will include free books, puzzles, games, school supplies, magazines and educational items for students. Families will also have the opportunity to enjoy free food.
The event brings area resources to community members and follows the great success of its initial offering last year. For more information contact Kathryn Winnie or Sandra Gray through email at KathrynWinnie@usd475.orgor SandraGray@usd475.org.
Post-Secondary Learning Opportunities
Bellus Academy
Kansas State University
Washburn Tech
Salina Tech
Manhattan Tech
Flint Hills Technical College
Job Corps
Fort Riley Education Center/Monica Smith—Education Service Specialist
Cloud County Community College
Scholarships—Margie Pinaire
ACT
Employment, Business, Career and Job Opportunities
Junction City Work Force Center
Labor Max Staffing
Focus Workforces
Skookum—Fort Riley
Professional Contract Services, Inc
Brevard Achievement
Global Connections to Employment
Kansas National Guard
SOURCEAMERICA/Tamara Rodriguez
Foot Locker
Other Community Resources
Dorothy Bramlage Public Library
Rebecca Bossemeyer/Voting
Sandy Johnson/Fort Riley School Liaison Officer
Junction City Caring Place, Inc.
12th Street Community Center
Athletic Training Center
Junction City Arts Council
I.C.A.R.E. Vickie Bobbitt
Pilot Club of Junction City
Bikers Against Child Abuse
Milford Nature Center
Disability Resources
Families Together
Disabilities Rights Center
Vocational Rehabilitation
Pre-Employment Services
Exceptional Family Member Program
Big Lakes Developmental Center
Pacesetters—Special Olympics
Kansas Youth Empowerment Academy
Hope Ranch/Therapeutic Riding Center
3 Rivers
Guardianship Program
Monaco and Associates Inc.
InspireABA
K-Loan
Kansas State School for the Blind
Kansas ABLE ACT
Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities
MADR Midwest Advocacy for Disability Rights
Working Healthy—Earl Williams Topeka
Kansas Youth Empowerment Academy
USD 475 Disability Resources
Karen Truitt/Behavioral and Autism Coordinator
Tammy Svitak/Psychologist
Dorothea Thompson/Speech and Language Pathologist
Jackie Anschutz/Specially Designed Instruction Social Worker
Pre-K—6 Programs and Resources
Early Childhood Center
Geary County Infant
Toddler Services
Boys and Girls Clubs
Parents as Teachers
Boys Scouts of America
Delivering Change: Healthy Moms/Healthy Babies
Financial, Transportation, Safety, Housing, and Healthcare
Margie Pinaire with the Geary Community Schools Foundation has announced that on Wednesday, Octoer 24th from 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. a Financial Aid ( FAFSA ) Workshop will be facilitated by the Cloud County Community College Financial Aid Office at the Junction City High School library. This is designed to help senior class parents and students with the free financial aid form ( FAFSA ). This workshop applies to any post-secondary school that students may be attending.
They are asking that both parents and students have their FSA ID. An instruction handout has been given to seniors so that both the students and parents can obtain an FSA ID before the event. The workshop is being held in conjunction with JCHS Parent Teacher Conferences and the second annual Student / Parent Resource Night.
What began as a $650,000 gift received a year ago launched the KSU Foundation Family Scholarship Program, and became a $6 million-and-growing investment in Kansas State University students. Vanier and other donors created matching opportunities for new donors to establish their first endowed gift to the university. Already, 90 students have received these K-State Family Scholarships, and new donors can help even more talented and deserving K-State students afford their education. Vanier’s first Family Matching Scholarship fund cultivated more than 30 new donors to benefit students across the university.
As before, the second Mary L. Vanier K-State Family Scholarship will be used to match at least 30 new gifts for student scholarships. New gifts of $30,000 will be matched with $30,000 from Vanier’s latest gift. Of that $60,000, $10,000 will go into an expendable scholarship fund, making $2,000 scholarships immediately available to students for up to five years. The remaining $50,000 will go into the endowment, ensuring future generations of Wildcats will receive scholarships as well.
“We know it’s going to take all of us to stand up for K-State and make it possible for hardworking students to pursue and complete their education,” Vanier said. “K-State alumni and friends generously answered the first call to match scholarship funds and by their commitment inspired this new match. I am excited to see how far the K-State family and this program will go to recruit and assist exceptional students, and I invite new donors to participate in making Kansas State University the leader for student support among land-grant universities.”
If you are interested in participating in the K-State Family Scholarship Program, visit www.ksufoundation.org/family
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( L-R ) Kyle Ibarra, Director, Radiology; Tami Love, Radiology, 35-year honoree; Dr. Joe Stratton, Chief Executive Officer
Longtime Geary Community Hospital employees were honored during the hospital’s annual recognition banquet at Acorns Resort Tuesday evening.
Tami Love in Diagnostic Imaging was recognized for 35 years of service, Val Darland in Diagnostic Imaging for 30 years, and Karen Connell for 30 years in Surgical Services.
Honored for 20 years of service were Carolyn Dasher in Human Resources, Mark Leonard in the Intensive Care Unit, Collet Campbell Medical/Surgical Department. Jody Jenkins and Jennifer Kirkpatrick for Practice Management, and Debra Blocker and Jody Hittle in Surgical Services.
Employees with 5 to 35 years of service were recognized. The total combined years of service was calculated at 450 years.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Representative Roger Marshall (KS-01) today applauded the decision by the U.S. Army to make Fort Riley the future home of an Explosive Ordnance Detection (EOD) battalion headquarters.
“I’m glad to see Fort Riley will be the home of an Explosive Ordnance Detection (EOD) battalion headquarters in the near future,” said Sen. Moran. “The headquarters expands the EOD mission on Fort Riley and highlights the contributions that Big Red One units will make to the future of Army readiness and lethality. This kind of growth of mission enablers reflects the Big Red One’s standing as the longest serving division in the U. S. Army. I am proud of the Army’s confidence and commitment in the Big Red One and will continue to work to make certain our soldiers are fully equipped and ready to face any mission.”
“I look forward to welcoming the EOD battalion headquarters at Fort Riley,” said Rep. Marshall. “Fort Riley continually lives up to its saying of the ‘best place to live, train, deploy from and come home to’ and it’s always good to see that recognized by the Army. Fort Riley’s loss of a Brigade Combat Team in 2012 is still felt, and this addition is a step in the right direction.”
“The Secretary of the Army made the decision to re-station the 79th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Battalion Headquarters to Fort Riley, Kansas,” said General Mark Milley, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. “This move will improve the overall EOD readiness of the U.S. Army. We know the Soldiers and Families will be in good hands as they transition to Kansas.”
The consolidated EOD headquarters and additional battalion at Fort Riley will bring approximately 54 soldiers to the Greater Flint Hills region. The battalion will provide mission command for three companies that do not currently have a co-located EOD, and the realignment is one of the outcomes of the Total Army Analysis process that is soon to be released.
MANHATTAN, Kan. –Two students have been chosen to represent Kansas State University as the 2019 Student Ambassadors.
Maddy Mash, junior in microbiology and pre-medicine, Wichita, Kansas, and Tel J. Wittmer, sophomore in secondary education, Holton, Kansas, were announced as the ambassadors Oct. 13 during halftime of K-State’s Homecoming football game against Oklahoma State University.
Tel J. Wittmer, sophomore in secondary education, Holton, Kansas and Maddy Mash, junior in microbiology and pre-medicine, Wichita, Kansas, were announced as the ambassadors Oct. 13 during halftime of K-State’s Homecoming football game
Established by the K-State Alumni Association in 1977, the Student Ambassador program elects one male and one female student each year to represent the student body at Alumni Association events throughout the state and at university activities.
Mash and Wittmer will visit with prospective students and alumni; attend Student Alumni Board meetings and activities; assist with programming on campus such as the Alumni Fellows program, All-University Homecoming Committee and other special events; and assist the President’s Office as needed.
Mash and Wittmer were elected during Homecoming Week by a student vote from a group of six semifinalists. The ambassadors serve a one-year term, and each receives a $1,500 scholarship, clothing from Manhattan clothing store Borck Brothers and an official K-State ring from the Alumni Association.
Typically, ambassador candidates excel academically and are extensively involved in volunteer and philanthropic activities. Mash and Wittmer are role models for these qualities.
Mash is a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority. She has served her sorority as member development vice president, new member orientation director, sisterhood director and assistant academic director. Additionally, she is a pre-health ambassador, New Student Services ambassador, 2018 K-State Orientation and Enrollment leader and is a member of Silver Key Sophomore Honorary and Big Brothers Big Sisters. Mash is the daughter of John and Jeny Mash.
Wittmer is a member of the Student Alumni Board and Student Governing Association, serving as a student senator and caucus leader for the College of Education and vice chairman of the Travel Allocations Committee. Additionally, he is a New Student Services ambassador and a 2018 K-State Orientation and Enrollment leader. Wittmer is the son of Rod and Shannon Wittmer.
“Like their predecessors, Tel and Maddy have a strong love for our university,” said Alan Fankhauser, assistant director of alumni programs and adviser to the ambassadors. “The Alumni Association is excited to host them at our upcoming events for the year. We look forward to when they have the opportunity to meet more of the K-State family.”
There will be a biscuit & gravy feed to support Junction City / Geary County United Way on Wednesday morning in the basement of the Central National Bank Main Bank at 8th & Washington. You can join the Central National Bank staff from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.
The cost will be $3 for one biscuit, and $5 for two with juice and coffee provided.
If you are in a hurry you can get it to go. All proceeds will benefit the Junction City / Geary County United Way.
Shrinking government and cutting spending are campaign issues for Republican gubernatorial candidate Kris Kobach. He told a Kansas Association of Broadcasters debate the state does not have a revenue problem but instead has a spending problem.
Kobach noted he could move toward the dual goals of shrinking government and cutting spending immediately if elected. “If I am governor I will solve Kansas’ spending problem and in doing that we will be able to return benefits to the people of Kansas in the form of tax cuts.”
Democratic candidate Laura Kelly said she wants to ensure that every Kansan has the same opportunities to succeed. She pointed to the past eight years where problems in Kansas ranged from the roads to healthcare through what she called “the Brownback tax experiment.” Referring to Kobach she noted does this state end the experiment, “once and for all and continue on the road to recovery or do we hand the wheel to a man who has every intention of driving us back into the ditch.” She pointed to a strong record of bringing Republicans and Democrats together to solve problems, and noted she would focus on getting the state back on track through roads, jobs and schools.
Independent candidate Greg Orman said the governor has 165 partners in the legislature when it comes to creating policy, but where the governor stands alone is in managing and getting better performance out of the $17 billion enterprise called the State of Kansas. He added he is the only candidate on-stage who has the track record to do that task. “I’ve spent my life in the private sector growing, managing and improving companies both large and small. I’m the only candidate running for governor who has managed a billion dollar organization, I’m the only candidate who’s created hundreds of jobs and made decisions on where to locate businesses and factories.” Orman said he is the only gubernatorial candidate with a real plan to grow the economy, and he’s been specific on where money can be saved.
The DoubleTree by Hilton Airport Hotel in Wichita served as the site for the debate which was also aired on 1420 KJCK AM in Junction City.
