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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 2007
Page
3
Garden City police will run a sobriety checkpoint in a high traffic area from 11 30 p m Saturday to 2 30 a m Sunday. Officers will screen drivers for intoxication and conduct on site field tests for those suspected of impairment to remove dangerous drivers from the streets.
The March of Dimes hosts a benefit silent auction from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in Weber's Refrigeration parking lot at 711 North Main Street. Items include used gas appliances heating and cooling units and water heaters sold as is with no warranty.
The Arts Center on Main invites the public to a free art exhibit and reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday featuring Hugoton resident Rob Terrill, an art teacher and graphic artist. His exhibit runs through May at 318 N. Main St. Appetizers and drinks will be served.
Garden City Community College invites students, faculty, and staff to donate as the Red Cross Bloodmobile visits the east gym of the Dennis Perryman Athletic Complex on April 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Walk-ins welcome. appointments preferred by calling 800 448 3543 or contacting Janice Nunn RN at 276 9601. Donor eligibility: age 17 or older, good health, 110 pounds minimum, and donation every 56 days with photo ID. Each donor receives a T shirt and a small first aid kit.
Birdwatching enthusiasts can sign up for a non credit Beginning Bird Watching class offered by the Garden City Community College Continuing Education division. The April 28 session runs 6 45 to 9 45 a m meeting at the Student Center then visiting Lee Richardson Zoo and Valley View Cemetery to learn bird identification by markings behavior eating habits calls and flight. Fee is 25 dollars and registration details are from Christine Siebert at 276 9647 or christine.siebert gcccks.edu.
Area residents can join the Adopt A Highway program to clean roadways in Kansas, boosting safety for motorists and pedestrians while improving scenery. Volunteers must be at least 11 with adequate adult supervision. contact the Kansas Department of Transportation for details.
Garden City Community College trustees discussed security on campus focusing on malfunctioning emergency phones and camera upgrades. The board considered removing or replacing the five unit system, updating interior and exterior cameras, and adding lighting while reviewing the 2007 08 plan with projected costs including employee compensation and health insurance rises.
New Holcomb city council members Lary Cole and Greg Cox faced a contentious swearing in after election wins over Bruce Heinitz and Rayna Novack. Cox accused backroom politics at a recent special meeting approving an updated code and the power to suspend or remove certain city employees with council approval. Local officials defended legality and noted Cole and Cox were not yet sworn in. The meeting also covered finances, a budget status debate, and Sunflower Electric’s planned bioenergy center with Scoular’s ethanol plant and a potential bypass to divert truck traffic away from city streets.
College Endowment Association hosts the city’s biggest event of the year a scholarship auction at 6:30 p.m. Friday in the Finney County Exhibition Building with tickets at 17.50. Purchases available at several local businesses or by visiting gcccks.edu endowment auction page. call 276 9578 for info. The next day the Garden City Area Chamber Government Affairs Committee and AT&T Kansas sponsor a Legislative Coffee at 10 a.m. in Wheat Lands Restaurant conference room.
Dodge City public schools report that students who completed English to Speakers of Other Languages programs outperform peers still in ESOL and native speakers in reading and math. Robert Vinton, ESL Migrant program director, shared findings with the school board noting higher proficiency in grades 3-8 and 10 among graduates.
Maj. Gen. Ted Bunting of the Kansas National Guard tours the border fence south of Yuma with 44 Kansas troops and others. He assists with lifting 175-pound steel panels, chats with airmen and welds attention from cameras, stressing time with the troops amid heat and security concerns.
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