GCCC to honor 12 retirees at May reception on campus
Garden City Community College trustees plan a 4 to 6 pm retirement reception May 4 in the Endowment Room of the Beth Tedrow Student Center to recognize 12 staff and faculty with a combined 250 plus years of service. Names include Christina Blums Dennis Perryman Silvester Collazo Jeff Davis Frederick Finnup Shelia Hendershot Linda Holmquist David Kinder Mercer Gallery Doris Meng Martin Neff Sam Ortiz Leo Servantez Tessy Thukkuttathil and Cyd Vagher. The college notes 2011 may set a campus record for retirements as it marks the year’s largest exodus of employees.
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Garden City Community College
Beth Tedrow
Christina Blums
Dennis Perryman
Silvester Collazo
Jeff Davis
Frederick Finnup
Shelia Hendershot
Linda Holmquist
Finney County
David Kinder
Mercer Gallery
Doris Meng
Martin Neff
Sam Ortiz
GCCC
Leo Servantez
Tessy Thukkuttathil
Cyd Vagher
Senior center dance Wednesday at Finney County Center
The Senior Center of Finney County will host a public dance on Wednesday at 7 30 p m featuring The Blue Notes. The event takes place at 907 North 10th Street with attendees from the community invited to enjoy music and dancing.
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Garden City rebranding public workshop scheduled
Finney County Convention and Tourism Bureau schedules a Garden City rebranding workshop at 7 p.m. on April 26 in the Katherine Hart Room at the Finnup Center. Director Lynn Schoonover invites all residents to share ideas as New Boston Creative Group facilitates the process named Garden Fresh.
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Garden City
Lynn Schoonover
Finney County
Katherine Hart
Finnup Center
Lee Richardson Zoo
Schoonover
Convention and Tourism Board
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
New Boston Creative Group of
Manhattan
Garden Fresh
Kristin Brighton
New Boston Creative Group
New Boston
Kansas
Kansas entrepreneur program lands $800K grant with conditions
The Pipeline program in Kansas receives an $800,000, three year grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Match funding and regional expansion are required, as officials note the funding validates the venture while outlining growth expectations. Pipeline founder Joni Cobb and MIT adviser Joe Hadzima stress the program's value and the grant’s leverage for matching funds.
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Wichita
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp
Wichita Eagle
Pipeline
Joni Cobb
Joe Hadzima
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Entrepreneurship Center
Kauffman Foundation
Hadzima
Cobb
Kansas
Kauffman
Lee Richardson Zoo hosts Earth Day celebration next week
The Lee Richardson Zoo will host the Party for the Planet Earth Day Fair next Wednesday drawing over 1,200 students from Garden City and nearby areas. The 9 am to 2 pm event at Finnup Center and grounds features hands on activities, Keeper Chats, dinosaur digs, bee royal jelly, skulls and pelts, and Recycle Show presentations by Richard Renner to promote recycling and environmental awareness. Reservations for schools encouraged.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
Garden City
Finnup Center For Conservation Education
E. Finnup Drive
Richard Renner
Voolvil Entertainment
Finney County to finalize land sale and KDOT loan deal
Finney County Commissioners will sign documents Monday to finalize a 50 acre industrial land purchase from Bonanza BioEnergy near Jennie Barker Road and US 50 in a deal tied to a $1 million KDOT loan at 2 percent over ten years. KDOT will also provide a half million dollar grant for a railroad spur adjacent to the ethanol plant.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
Commission
KDOT
Bonanza BioEnergy
Garden City
Bonanza
Jennie Barker Road
U.S. Highway 50
Randy Partington
Finney County Convention and Tourism Bureau
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8 Wonders of Kansas Guidebook debuts in Abilene
The Kansas Sampler Foundation unveils the 272 page 8 Wonders of Kansas Guidebook at the Eisenhower Library in Abilene with a 2 to 4 p.m reception. The book features 216 entries across nine categories and over 500 photos highlighting rural Kansas. It will be sold in 50 plus statewide outlets and online at www.8wonders.org.
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Kansas Sampler Foundation
Kansas
Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum
Abilene
M. Marci Penner
Sampler Foundation
Harland Schuster
Penner
Ulysses
Garden City
WenDee LaPlant
LaPlant
Finney County Historical Museum
S. Fourth St
Amazon
Keystone Gallery
Scott County
U.S. Highway 88
Scott City
S. Main St
Johnson City
Adobe Museum
Oklahoma Ave
Dodge City
8Wonders.org
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Chris Law
Southwest Kansas Groundwater Management District
Roy Cessna
USD 457
Dan Fankhauser
Harness
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Topeka
Eighth St
USD 457 Board of Education
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Garden City High School
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Wilma Orrantia
Brad Nading
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Kalvesta
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