Garden City Man Charged After Family Altercation
Garden City police say 27 year old Brian Watson demanded to see his child at his father in law’s home Sunday. He allegedly punched and pushed Robert Esslinger, choked him, damaged the home and assaulted his wife Michelle, leading to his arrest at 2:50 p.m. Esslinger was treated on site and later hospitalized in fair condition with seven broken ribs and other injuries. Watson faces multiple felonies including aggravated battery and criminal trespass. damage to the home is listed at $55.
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Garden City
Brian Watson
Upland Road
Arapaho Drive
Mike Utz
Utz
Watson
Michelle
Robert Esslinger
Michelle Watson
Esslinger
St. Catherine Hospital
Hospice Training Begins April 11 at St Catherine Hospital
St Catherine Hospital offers a hospice volunteer training course from April 11 to 13 and April 25 to 27 with sessions 6 to 10 p.m. at Garden City and Dodge City offices. The program covers hospice philosophy, communication, family dynamics, team building, and bereavement follow up. There is no cost, meals are provided, and attendance of all sessions is required to volunteer. Contact Gina Cash at 272-2519 or 800-281-4077 to register.
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St. Catherine Hospital
N. Sixth St
Garden City
Dodge City
S. 14Th St
St. Catherine
Kansas
Gina Cash
GCCC Schedules Michigan Placement Test Through May
Garden City Community College lists multiple testing sessions for the Michigan Placement Test through April and May. Times include 9 am on April 18 25 and May 2 9 in Saffeil Library Room D 110 with appointments May 16 31, and 5 pm April 19 26 and May 10 at FCCLC with 24 hour prior registration required via the Transition HE Coordinator or FCCLC office.
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Garden City Community College
Michigan
GCCC
Saffeil
Tara Hill
Mary Jo Williams
Finney County Community Learning Center
FCCLC
Red Cross Vounteers Prep Disaster Exercise in Kansas
Red Cross volunteers simulate a tornado disaster at the Liberal Kansas chapter to test planning in the first 48 hours. The table top plus exercise runs 8 am to 2 30 pm with nine state Midwest Service Area support and aims to verify resources and strengthen planners. The event covers mass care damage assessment logistics and staffing and includes volunteers from Liberal Ulysses and Finney County.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
Western Motor
Gary Schrader
Ralph Rojas
Dave Jones
Finney County Emergency Management
Elena Velev
Ramiro Ramirez
Carolyn Henry
Midwest
Kansas
Deb Radi
Radi
Emery Helmke
Liberal
Ulysses
Finney County
Jones
Henry
Look Retirement Goes Smoothly For Garden City Couple
Melvin and Ione Louk of Garden City retire after 35 years in grain elevator work and 26 years with the Garden City school district. They plan to travel, buy antiques, and slow their pace while continuing community involvement and foster parenting memories.
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Melvin
Ione
Garden City
Friend
Hickock
Kendall
Pierceville-Plymell
Kerri Sullivan
Sullivan
Paul Jones
Jones
Kerma Crouse
Friend School
Plymell
Crouse
Branson
Louks
Emmaus House
Vicki Meeks
Ingalls
Finney County
Meeks
Kansas
Iane
GCCC auction breaks record on April Fool’s Day
The College Endowment Association’s 27th annual auction at Garden City Community College raised 118,755 with a 1,576,488 cumulative total since 1979. Live bidding hit 45,850 for 106 items, silent auction 16,275, and a top prize 1700 radio ad package. Skeeter’s Body Shop Gary Smith won a 2005 Chevy Colorado in a drawing, adding 35,000 in revenue. Admission tickets brought 16,700 and a 1,000 cash gift closed the night to support GCCC academic and technical scholarships.
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Garden City Community College Endowment Association
Scott Auction
Garden City
Western Kansas Broadcast Center
Skeeter
Gary Smith
Keller Leopold Insurance
Garden City Co
GCCC
Meeting to discuss incentives for college and business projects
Garden City Community College trustees will discuss tax abatements for incoming businesses at Wednesday’s meeting. President Carol Ballantyne expects no action but notes the topic’s importance for economic development. The City Commission weighs 7.5 million dollars in industrial revenue bonds for Wheatland Electric Co op project and Finney County considers a tax abatement for an undisclosed relocating firm.
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Garden City Community College Board of Trustees
Carol Ballantyne
City Commission
Wheatland Electric Co-op
Finney County Commission
Finney County
Ballantyne
Garden City College Trustees Review Wheatland Abatement Impact
WAL Garden City Community College board meets at 5:45 p.m. in the Endowment Room to discuss potential future abatements and their minimal impact on the college while county gains from economic development. City Manager Halloran will answer questions about Hammond’s cost benefit report and the Front Door Project progress. The meeting covers the 2005 06 plan and a five year facilities plan.
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Ballantyne
Bob Halloran
GCCC
Bill Hammond
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Wal-Mart
Lone
Melvin Louk
Jone
Lampe
Beth Tedrow Student Center
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