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The Unified Government Commission will meet March 20 at City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kan.
A special session will begin at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 20, in the Commission Chambers, lobby level, to discuss final budget priorities of the commission.
The regular UG Commission meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Commission Chambers.
An agenda for the regular meeting may be posted at www.wycokck.org.
Susan Morgan, 58, of Kansas City, Kan., came to Kansas Lottery headquarters missing something.
Morgan lost her voice last Thursday from laryngitis, but that didn’t keep her from telling about her $25,000 win on a $5 Extreme Cash Blast scratch ticket.
Morgan never thought she would win a top prize, even though she plays a $5 scratch ticket every time she gets a cup of coffee from QuikTrip.
“I’ve won $100 about ten times, and smaller prizes here and there, enough to keep me playing,” Morgan said. “But now I really believe, real people really do win.”
Morgan’s son was the one who picked up her coffee and the winning ticket for her when he came over to shovel her driveway. He went outside to get started and Morgan immediately called him back inside when she saw she had won $25,000.
“All he said was, ‘Mom, I think you finally won,’” Morgan remembered.
Morgan held on to the ticket for a few weeks before coming into the Topeka office to claim it. She is a full-time waitress and knows exactly what she’s going to do with the money.
“I’ve needed foot surgery for a long time, but I can’t afford to be off my feet that long since I’m a waitress. Now I have enough to get my foot fixed. It’s like my prayers have been answered.”
Morgan has two sons, both of whom will be sharing some of the prize money. Morgan said everyone around her has been so happy for her.
“They are just thrilled for me, that someone who works hard all the time won. They are believers now, too, that real people really do win.”
The ticket was purchased at QuikTrip 199, at 389 N. 130th St. in Bonner Springs. There are two $25,000 top prizes remaining in the game.
– Information from Kansas Lottery
Students from 12 eastern Kansas counties were recognized for the scholarships they have been awarded from Fort Hays State University at a recent Student Recognition Program in Overland Park.
The event included students from Wyandotte County.
Scholarships awarded at the SRPs include the $1,200 Miller Black and Gold Academic Award and the $800 Hays City Silver Academic Award. Both are renewable provided students maintain the minimum required academic standing.
Also awarded are the $2,000 FHSU Presidential Award, the $700 Fort Hays Bronze Academic Award and the $500 Copper Academic Award, all of which are one-time scholarships given only to incoming freshmen enrolling in college for the first time.
The $1,000 Transfer Student Scholarship, which is a one-time award, is also awarded at SRPs.
Each SRP event also featured two drawings — one for a $400 FHSU Student Recognition Program Scholarship and another for an iPad.
Students from Wyandotte County schools included:
Bishop Ward High School:
Ana Palacio, a 2014 Bishop Ward High School graduate, accepted a $4,000 Access to Academic Opportunity Grant. Palacio, daughter of Carmen Palacio, Kansas City, Kan., plans to major in nursing. She is with FHSU President Edward H. Hammond, right, and Dorothy Ochs, assistant professor of nursing, left.
Ricardo Zamora, a 2014 Bishop Ward High School graduate, accepted a $4,000 Access to Academic Opportunity Grant, a $500 Academic Opportunity Award in the College of Business and Entrepreneurship and a $500 Copper Academic Award. Zamora, son of Veronica Vasquez, Kansas City, Kan., plans to major in management and marketing. He is with FHSU President Edward H. Hammond, right, and Micol Maughan, associate professor of management and marketing.
Sumner Academy:
Irma Machuca, a 2014 Sumner Academy graduate, accepted an $800 Hays City Silver Academic Award and a $500 Academic Opportunity Award in art. Machuca, daughter of Francisco and Graciela Machuca, Kansas City, Kan., plans to major in studio art. She is with FHSU President Edward H. Hammond, right, and Joel Dugan, assistant professor of art and design.
A reception was held by Fort Hays State University for several scholarship students recently in Overland Park, Kan.