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Miss Kansas Organization and American Heart Association host CPR training luncheon

Pratt, Kansas – The American Heart Association and the Miss Kansas Organization are joining forces to equip the next generation of young women leaders with lifesaving skills during a special luncheon and CPR/AED training event at Pratt Community College on Tuesday, June 3, at 11:30 a.m. The event will bring together 38 delegates from across Kansas, along with Miss Kansas 2024 Alexis Smith and Miss Kansas’ Teen 2024 Averie Mountain, for an afternoon centered on heart health awareness, education, and emergency preparedness.

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Adventures in Reading: The right to protest can teach us much

Billie Blair’s recent article in the Tri-County Tribune about the local protest in Pratt Kansas included Pat Schwarts’s Gandhi quote: “Make injustice visible.” Retired meteorologist Greg Hanson shared his concern about the recent reduction of National Weather employees. It could not have been more relevant, with the severe storms of last week! It was as if Mother Nature displayed her agreement with Hanson’s concern. The local protestors did their part in showing their concerns, but the question is, do protests make a difference?

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