Windsor Hotel documentary preserves garden city landmark history
Finney County Preservation Alliance backs a film by Valarie Smith and Oscar Rivera about the Windsor Hotel built in 1887. The hour long documentary outlines the hotel’s roles, preservation efforts, and the plan to show it April 14 and 18 in Garden City with tours available for five dollars.
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Windsor Hotel
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Finney County Preservation Alliance
Brian Nelson
FCPA
Nelson
Valarie Smith
Smith
Olive Earth Productions
Oscar Rivera
Finney County
Windsor
Rivera
Fcpa Board of Directors
Downtown
Plains
Kansas Sampler Foundation
Prairies
Garden City Community College
Mercer Gallery
GCCC
Smith, Nelson
Tabatha Benning
State Theatre
Main Street
Garden City Hotel
USD 457 schools earn USDA nutrition awards
Eleven USD 457 elementary and intermediate schools plus an early childhood center will receive bronze awards from the Healthier U.S. School Challenge. The district notes the program recognizes healthier school environments through nutritious meals and physical activity. Tracy Johnson led the HUSSC process with the Wellness Team reviewing efforts to meet federal standards.
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US. Department of Agriculture
U.S
USD 457
HUSSC
Usda Food and Nutrition Service
Tracy Johnson
USD 45
Local unemployment rates fall in February in Garden City
Finney County and Garden City saw lower unemployment in February than January with rates of 4.6 percent and 5.0 percent respectively, both below Kansas state 5.8 percent. December figures were 4.4 percent for Finney and 4.7 percent for Garden City, while state rates eased from January. Senior economist Tyler Tenbrink notes February declines follow holiday layoffs and winter slowdowns. Garden City’s higher unemployment reflects its concentration of jobless residents compared with Finney County.
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Finney County
Garden City
Kansas
Kansas Department of Labor
Tyler Tenbrink
Unemployment stubbornly drags U S recovery after recession
The economy shows strength in wealth, spending, foreclosures, and the Dow reaching records, yet unemployment stands at 7.7 percent with 38 million fewer jobs since the recession began. The housing market improves but must still grow to full health, implying the economy is nearly back to start but not fully healed.
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