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Things usually wind down for our area schools this time of year, but USD 437 has some significant happenings just firing up.

Auburn Washburn district superintendent Dr. Scott McWilliams visited Eye on NE Kansas to detail three construction projects getting underway. All three result from a bond issue that district voters approved last year.

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Shawnee Co. commissioners gave final approval to new boundaries for their districts.

District 2 commissioner Kevin Cook appeared on Eye on NE Kansas to discuss the process and the next steps for Gage Park now that the Gage Park Improvement Authority has been established.

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United Way of Kaw Valley’s Day of Giving is June 7. People can designate gifts to various areas to unlock matching gifts.

One area of focus is basic needs. Thom Fox, manager of proposals and relationships for Catholic Charities, visited Eye on NE Kansas to discuss how his group and other partner organizations assist with meeting food needs and rent and utility assistance. 

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May 17 marks the 69th anniversary of the landmark Brown vs. Board U.S. Supreme Court decision de-segregating public schools.

An event planned for Saturday, May 13, will commemorate the ruling and Topeka’s key role.
Tennessee Town NIA President Michael Bell organized the program.

He spoke with Eye on NE Kansas about the plans.

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May is NF Awareness Month.

NF stands for neurofibromatosis, a group of genetic conditions causing tumors to grow on nerves throughout the body. NF affects about 1 in 2,000 births.

Dylan Pottorf of Topeka is one young fighter. He and his mom Sara visited Eye on NE Kansas to share how NF affects him and how they hope to raise awareness.

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You might not realize it, but Shawnee Co. Parks and Recreation has 60 miles of trails to enjoy. Nearly half of those are nature trails.

Recreation leader Devin Cooper has organized a dozen hikes in the months ahead as a fun way for you to explore them. She visited Eye on NE Kansas to share details of the programs.

As Jelena McWilliams prepares to leave office after an eventful three and a half years as FDIC chairman, she sat down with the ABA Banking Journal for a conversation on her tenure at the agency. While 2018 wasn’t that long ago, it feels worlds away—in terms of the time-is-a-flat-circle nature of the pandemic, but also in the landscape of bank innovation and racial justice.

In the final part of this two-part interview, McWilliams discusses several policy aspects of her tenure, including:

• Why she abstained from the FSOC vote to issue its report on climate change — and why financial regulators should factor the impact of climate risk supervision on employment into their frameworks.
• How climate risk supervision might affect the safety and soundness of community banks in energy-intensive regions.
• Why she chose not to finalize the OCC’s Community Reinvestment Act rule and why it’s important for regulators to work together on a consensus basis.
• Her hopes for the future of the FDIC’s new Mission-Driven Bank Fund, a project two years in the making to support minority depository institutions and community development financial institutions.
• How the FDIC’s small-dollar loan statement helps address financial inclusion challenges.

In part one of this two-part interview, McWilliams discusses:

• Where bank innovation stands in 2022 and how initiatives like FDITech are shaping the policy framework for innovation.
• Early results from FDITech initiatives around real-time data reporting and third-party due diligence.
• The agency's progress on standing up a standard-setting organization that can streamline vendor risk management and “challeng[e] core processors” to be more agile.
• The future of remote versus on-site FDIC exams in the post-COVID environment.
• A behind-the-scenes look at how the FDIC responded to the early days of the pandemic, including issuing guidance on troubled debt restructurings.

Whether you are having alcohol or not, there are decisions to make when it comes to beverages at your wedding. The kinds of bars we touch on are:

• Hourly per person (open or limited bar)  - by the hour or a package rate 
• Hourly per person (open or limited bar)
• Hosted bars aka Consumption Bars (open or limited bar)
• Cash Bar (open or limited bar)
• Signature or specialty drink Bar (can be by the gallon or per pour)
• Wine Service

We also tackle the questions that you should be asking your caterer, bar service or venue food & beverage manager.

About my co-host Renee Sabo: Renée's lifelong love affair with weddings started out as a high school dream that quickly evolved as she pursued a career in the industry throughout college and beyond. From rentals to planning to catering, her diverse experience has touched every corner of the industry and has led to her role as a multifaceted thought leader for event professionals everywhere.

Inspired to start her own business, Renée received her MBA with a focus in entrepreneurship and quickly put her degree to work when she launched Urban Soirée® in 2017. Today, her award-winning company delivers elevated and romantic celebrations through full-service wedding planning and design for couples on the East Coast and destinations worldwide. Renée’s success with Urban Soirée® has earned her and her company numerous accolades, including being named as the Best of Boston® 2020 – Best IRL Wedding Planner by Boston Magazine. She was also recognized as ILEA Boston’s Top Planner in 2019 and has ranked in WeddingWire’s Couples’ Choice Awards for three consecutive years since opening her doors.


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Kelly's Blog: https://www.kellymcwilliams.com/blog
Instagram: @kellyamcwilliams

About Kelly:
Kelly knows how incredible a well planned wedding can be. Every moment counts and every decision plays a part. Wedding planning should be fun and as easy to do as possible. Besides planning weddings, Kelly travels the globe as an industry speaker. Kelly is a Martha Stewart Top Wedding Planner & this podcast won Brides magazine and WeddingWire's best podcast.

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