Garden City CC Easter Break Notices Closures
Garden City Community College announces Easter break from Friday through Monday with offices labs and services closed. Classes resume April 17 along with re opening of library learning centers and regional centers. The Saffell Library Mary Jo Williams Center and the Small Business Development Center will be closed during the holiday.
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Garden City Community College
Saffell Library
Mary Jo Williams Comprehensive Learning Center
Small Business Development Center
Southwest Kansas Regional Prevention Center
Finney County Community Learning Center
W. Jones
Holcomb Garden City schools off for Easter weekend
Holcomb and Garden City districts cancel classes Friday and Monday for Easter. Students enjoy a two day vacation this weekend.
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Garden City
Grant County Spring Fling Promises a Southwest Odyssey
The Grant County Chamber of Commerce sponsors the 19th Annual Spring Fling A Southwest Odyssey a three day event opening at 6 p.m. April 20 in Ulysses with over 65 exhibitors across home lawn insurance agriculture and crafts. Pete McLeod performs at 1 4 and 7 p.m. April 21 from San Bernardino California and Miss Southwest Kansas Kelsey Carver will sign autographs April 21 with local entertainment.
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Magic Castle
Hollywood
Kelsey Carver
Letter Carriers Collect for Emmaus House Food Drive
National Association of Letter Carriers and the United States Postal Service announce a nonperishable food drive on May 12. Donors should place items by mailboxes for pickup by a carrier or auxiliary member for distribution to Emmaus House Mexican American Ministries and the Salvation Army.
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U.S. Postal Service
Emmaus House
Carson & Barnes Circus to Perform in Ulysses May 4
The Carson & Barnes Five Ring Circus will hold two shows at 4 30 and 7 30 p m on May 4 at the Grant County Fairgrounds featuring the world s largest herd of performing elephants and more than 75 performers plus a traveling zoo Tickets go on sale April 19 at multiple local outlets with advance prices 10 for adults 5 for children ages 2 11 Children under 2 admitted free.
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Grant County Fairgrounds
Russ’ Food
Russ’ Gift Center
Gibsons Discount
Duckwalls
Big R
Grant County Bank
Garden City flight options expand with new airline deals
Garden City travelers gain more options as Great Lakes Aviation Frontier Airlines and Air Midwest Midwest Express agreements widen routes through Denver and Kansas City. US Air connections to Kansas City and direct Midwest Express service to Atlanta lower travel steps and prices. Perry notes June or July start with multiple carriers. Halloran expects four airlines serving Garden City, easing price pressures.
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Frontier
Perry
Bob Halloran
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Halloran
United Airlines
Las Vegas
Phoenix
United
ConAgra Fire Delays Garden City Grocery Plans
ConAgra Beef Co fire on Christmas night damaged about a third of the plant and led ConAgra to close, leaving 2,300 jobless and prompting Leevers Supermarkets to seek another firm for the former Appliance & Furniture Mart site at 705 W. Kansas Ave. Save-A-Lot still considers Garden City, with Terry Heminghaus noting a six month target to secure a contract. Leevers, with a Save-A-Lot license, plans to stay near Colorado, where three stores already operate, as the ConAgra shutdown weighs on local plans.
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Save-A-Lot
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Kansas Ave
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Sunwest Properties Nci
Chicago
Earth City
Terry Heminghaus
Heminghaus
Pueblo
Denver
Lee
Scott City Voters Back Bonds for County Renovations
After Scott and Wichita County votes approved bonds for public buildings, Wichita County plans a 2.1 million renovation of the health center long term care facility with bond sales underway. Hospital Board chairwoman Twilla Nickelson says legal firm Ranson and Associates is handling sales, with blueprints by Vincent Mancini Architects after sale completion. In Scott County, a 1.9 million courthouse renovation moves forward as D&D Builders and county commissioners refine space plans and contracts, with bids to follow and bonds to be sold. construction expected to start in about 90 days.
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Wichita County
Twilla Nickelson
Stephen Shogren
Ranson and Associates Inc
Vincent Mancini
Nickelson
Scott County
D&d Builders
D&d
Stan Salmans
New members join Holcomb council
Holcomb City Council swore in two new members Ron Schreibvogel and Ron Conway and re elected Dennis Lauer. Diane Crockett and Kim Harp left the council, with Jamie Jarnagin named president treasurer. Liaisons were assigned for fire police administration and maintenance.
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Holcomb
Dennis Lauer
Ron Schreibvogel
Ron Conway
Diane Crockett
Kim Harp
Harp
Crockett
Jamie Jarnagin
Jannelle Robins- Gaede
Robins-Gaede
Fire Department
Schreibvogel
Lauer
Bruce Heinitz
Conway
Garden City Inspection Department
Community College expands business and IT course offerings
GCCC Board heard a broad range of courses from the Business and Industry Institute including Internet safety for parents barbecue techniques and continuing education for insurance agents. Partnerships with local businesses aim to broaden training for residents in agriculture and other professions with Cisco and Microsoft IT programs drawing praise.
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Gccc Board of Trustees
Business and Industry Institute
Norma Jean Dodge
Develo
Dodge
GCCC
Carol Ballantyne
Ed Nicklaus
Dave Bronn
Cisco
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