Prairie Land Food sign-up deadline at Senior Center
Sign-up for the Prairie Land Food program ends Friday at Finney County Senior Center 907 N. 10th St. Items will be given out April 26 from 7 to 8 30 a.m. Each Prairie Pak costs 22 with five meat items and six to eight fruit or vegetables plus two hours of volunteering. Additional meat pack 12 one hour. fruit and veggie pack 10 one hour. Special offers listed at prairie land food com. For info call Barbara Jensen 272-3620 Mary Pedigo 275-5520 or Sue Knight 276-7822.
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Finney County
10Th St
Prairielandfood. Com
Barbara Jensen
Mary Pedigo
Sue Knight
Finney County Historical Society Banquet and Meeting
The Finney County Historical Society holds its annual banquet and meeting this Saturday at 7 p.m. in St. Dominic Parish Hall 615 JC Street. The program includes the annual meeting and a multimedia Pioneer Award presentation honoring the Huschka and Ortiz families. Cost is 10 for members and 15 for non members with reservations due by Wednesday. Call 272 3664 for details.
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Finney County Historical Society
St. Dominic Parish Hall
JC Street
Martin and
Mary Ellen Huschka
Nicholas and
Mary Louise Ortiz
Fall Early Enrollment Days at Garden City CC Set
Garden City Community College announces Fall Early Enrollment Days for recent high school graduates. Dates are April 19 26 May 5 June 2 and July 14 with 8 a.m. check in and 8 30 a.m. assessments in the Beth Tedrow Student Center. Lunch provided and reservations urged at 276 9608 or 800 658 1696. Regular registration starts April 20. Insight School of Kansas info session April 25 at Holiday Inn Express Garden City.
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Garden City Community College
GCCC
Beth Tedrow
Insight School of Kansas
Garden City
Holiday Inn Express
Kansas Ave
Spring Hill Unified
Kansas
Immigration bill stalls in Kansas House compromise bill falters
In Topeka the immigration compromise stalled 59 to 57 as lawmakers balked at weak provisions and Rep Judy Loganbill refused to sign the final agreement. Negotiators consider a reconsideration move to revive the measure aimed at punishing misclassification and illegal hiring while shifting from civil to tougher enforcement.
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Topeka
Chamber
Judy Loganbill
Arlen Siegfreid
Kathleen Sebelius
House
Melvin
Kansas Chamber
Kansas Farm Bureau
Kansas Livestock Association
Loganbill
Senate
Garden City CC Trustees Meet for Renovations Tour
Garden City Community College Board of Trustees will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Beth Tedrow Student Center at 801 Campus Drive. A 5:45 p.m. tour of renovations to the Residential Life director's apartment is planned beforehand.
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Garden City Community College Board of Trustees
Beth Tedrow
Campus Drive
GCCC boards eyes remodel plan for Penka and Warren buildings
GCCC President Carol Ballantyne will present a remodeling proposal to the Board of Trustees funded by a $2.87 million Title V grant for a Penka Building upgrade and a Warren House addition. The plan seeks expanded nursing facilities, lab upgrades, extra classroom space, and a new allied health program, with costs around $3.6 million plus $500,000 from the Erdene Corley Trust and $1.4 million in tax credits. Construction could begin in fall pending details and timeline.
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Garden City Community College
GCCC
Carol Ballantyne
Board of Trustees
Penka
Warren House
Fouse
Erdene Corley Trust
Southwest Kansas
Corley
Mel Crist
Western Kansas Community Foundation
Ballantyne
General Fund
Garden City hears alternate shelter site proposal
The Garden City Commission weighs an alternative for the new animal shelter at 124 Fleming St. with a proposal by Scher Investments to repurpose an existing 10,000 square foot building at 804 E. Fulton St. as a site. The panel will also discuss a $700,000 maximum city commitment if costs cannot be trimmed.
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Garden City Commission
Fleming St
Martin Nusser
Scher Investments
Fulton St
Nusser
Finney County
Kevin Bascue
Mid- America
Millwright Service Inc
Steve Cottrell
Mid-America
Finney County Humane Society
Mesa
County to weigh funding sources for CIP plan
Finney County Commissioners meet to review sales tax authority as they plan funding sources for the Capital Improvement Plan. The agenda includes potential use of a countywide quarter-cent tax for existing county buildings and roads, with voting and voter approval considerations. Also on the docket are property valuation concerns from Harold Starr, a rezoning at 5000 W Jones Ave, and a 21 lot Rivers West Estates subdivision plan.
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Finney County Commission
Garden City
Kansas Department of Transportation Improvements
Finney County
Pete Olson
The
Commission
Harold Starr
Starr
Jones Ave
Justin Swank
Circle Land and Cattle Co
Rivers West Estates
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Ingalls
Rep
Mike Peterson
Kansas City
Wichita Democrat
Lance Kinzer
Lafawnduh
Tasha
Willis Musick
Turbo
Hays
Shawn Hutchison
Eighth St
Finney County Administrative Center
Ninth St
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