Date: Fri, 4 Aug 1995 05:51:50 -0500 (CDT) From: Kevyn Jacobs To: "Kansas Queer News [KQN]" Subject: (WICHITA) GALA AWARDS PRESENTED FROM THE NEWS-TELEGRAPH JULY 28 - AUGUST 10, 1995 ========================= GALA PRESENTS AWARDS WICHITA KS-The Wichita Gay and Lesbian Alliance recently collected 800 ballots in its seventh annual Gay and Lesbian Awards contest to determine the more than 115 honorees at its annual banquet. Awards were presented in a number of categories, including: bar, Fantasy Complex; business, Visions and Dreams; new business, Liberty Press; event, Carnival of Stars, organization, AIDS Referral Services; male artist, Jim Freeman, female artist, Tracey Hu ghes; female impersonator, Fritz Capone; male musician, Ric Tribue; female musician, Melissa Robinson; male bartender, Jim Freeman; female bartender Jennifer King; male service person, Paris Cook; female service person, Jennifer King; male business profes sional, Kevin Gilstrap and Shane Wolf; female business professional, Raye Ann and Renee Tucker-Fletcher; male activist, Phil Griffin, female activist, Tracey Hughes HIV/AIDS Medal of Honor (individual), Donna Sweet HIV/AIDS Medal of Honor (organization), AIDS Referral Services; Jayne Bunyea Award, Sue Ledbetter, Humanitarian Award, Renee Tucker-Fletcher; Rookie of the Year Award, Molly Max ton and Life Time Achievement Award, Diana Herrington. ========================================================== Permission granted by the News-Telegraph for distribution to the KQN email list (KQN@casti.com), and archiving in the Queer Resources Directory (QRD) on the Internet (http://www.qrd.org/qrd). For News-Telegraph subscription information (published twice a month), please call 1.816.561.6266, or email: newstele@aol.com ==========================================================