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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 2010
Page
3
The Finney County Historical Society hosts its annual spring banquet at 7 p.m. Saturday at St. Dominic Parish Center, announcing Pioneer Family award winners Maestas and Richmeier. Tickets cost 16 dollars for members and 18 dollars for nonmembers.
A TEA-Taxed Enough Already-Party will be held April 15 in Lakin at the corner of U S Highway 50 and Kansas Highway 25 from 5 to 8 p m. Bring your own signs. For information call 620 855 9779 or 271-3787.
Garden City Public Schools schedule multiple free evening and matinee concerts this week. Garden City High School bands perform at 7 p.m. in Clifford Hope Auditorium with four pieces each. two pieces lead to the State Large Group Contest on April 14 in Dodge City. Edith Scheuerman Elementary and Victor Ornelas Elementary host 7 p.m. shows in their gymnasiums, with early 2:45 p.m. matinee for the first grade program and Georgia Matthews leading a 6:30 p.m. show Thursday at 111 Johnson St. Stones Intermediate Center plans a Friday spring tour of elementary schools to showcase the music program.
The contractor for the U S 50 four lane project will close Anderson Road south of the highway and north of Jones Avenue starting this afternoon. The closure lasts about two weeks. For details contact Craig Schlott or Gary Bennett at the given numbers. Prices reflect a random sampling of 10 Garden City gas stations this morning.
Enrique Franz known as El Gato is a bilingual radio personality and manager of Rocking M Spanish stations serving Liberal Garden City and Dodge City in Kansas. A former real estate agent and Pizza Hut manager he joined the Marines after immigrating from Nicaragua and now uses morning broadcasts to educate and energize Hispanic listeners while promoting community leaders and civic engagement.
Strong winds pushed a grass fire Monday morning in Finney County near 17000 Byrd Road. Garden City Fire Chief Allen Shelton said at least two traffic accidents occurred as crews battled the blaze. A Garden City Fire Department truck rolled on Byrd Road injuring no one, while a head on collision between a blue semi and a Ford pickup left Alisha Smiddy hospitalized in good condition.
County Public Works Director John Ellermann says a 6.5 mile Jones Avenue mill and overlay project, estimated at 600000 dollars, could start this summer after next week’s bid. Finney County commissioners review a 23 million dollar capital budget and consider delaying a 330000 dollar loader purchase while prioritizing street and land rezoning actions. Noon Lions Club donates about 1500 dollars for a 20 foot flagpole outside the County Attorney's Office.
Tourism and scenic byway officials from 10 states meet in Great Bend for the 2010 Heartland Byways Conference focusing on byway organization corridor management and visitor experiences. Participants will tour the Wetlands and Wildlife National Scenic Byway between Cheyenne Bottoms and Quivira National Wildlife Refuge. The event runs Wednesday through Friday with Kansas joined by Arkansas Colorado Iowa Minnesota Missouri Nebraska North Dakota Oklahoma and South Dakota.
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