Advisory board meets Thursday for corrections briefing
The 25th Judicial District Community Corrections Advisory Board will convene at 5 30 p m Thursday in the Community Corrections Conference Room 601 N Main St Suite H. Agenda includes the Fiscal Year 2015 KDOC Comprehensive Plan and ongoing state and agency funding issues.
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25Th Judicial District Community Corrections Advisory Board
Community Corrections Conference Room
N. Main St
Suite H
KDOC
GC Arts Opens Ten Women Artists Exhibit
Garden City Arts Gallery launches a ten women show featuring Dawnel Francis Elizabeth Baker Laurie Chapman Tracy Teeter Sharene Henley Margaret Miller Butcher Amy Warfield Jennifer Higerd and Amanda Calhoun. The exhibit runs to May 10 with a closing reception 5 to 7 p.m. and includes The Art of Recovery interactive display in partnership with Family Crisis Services. Viewing hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tue-Fri and noon to 5 p.m. Sat.
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Garden City
N. Main St
Dawnel Francis
Elizabeth Baker
Laurie Chapman
Tracy Teeter
Sharene Henley
Ulysses
Margaret Miller Butcher
Dodge City
Amy Warfield
Wichita
Jennifer Higerd
Washington, Mo
Amanda Calhoun
Corpus Christi
Texas
GCA
Family Crisis Services
Wild Egg Hunt at Lee Richardson Zoo Saturday
Lee Richardson Zoo hosts a family egg hunt with animals tasting eggs and crafts from Florence Wilson Elementary students. Scheduled visits include mountain lions elephants sloth bears snow leopard and giraffe feedings with prices and activity times listed along with cupcake walk and an online registration.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
Zoo
Florence Wilson
String Beans to Perform Saturday at Homestead Assisted Living
A musical program featuring the String Beans from the String Academy of the Plains will be presented at 3 30 p m Saturday at Homestead Assisted Living 2014 N Henderson St The public is encouraged to attend at no charge.
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String Beans
String Academy of the Plains
Homestead Assisted Living
N. Henderson St
Garden City Public Schools Cancel Monday In Service Day
Garden City Public Schools announce no classes Monday for a teacher in service day. District offices and facilities will operate on regular hours, with classes set to resume Tuesday. Local officials remind families to plan accordingly and monitor updates from the district.
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Garden City
Garden City installs new mayor while praising growth and fiscal focus
During the annual reorganiza tion Garden City Commission swore in new Mayor Roy Cessna and Vice Mayor Janet Doll as outgoing Mayor Dan Fankhauser praised progress. Highlights include Schulman Crossing retail growth the airport growth with over 2000 enplanements monthly and a record 575000 February sales tax disbursement. The board also honored three police officers with the ESGR Patriot Award and proclaimed Garden City Wrestling Championship Week along with Tevin Briscoe Day and Michael Prieto Day. Arbor Day proclamations and zoo fundraising event plans were approved.
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Garden City Commission
Dan Fankhauser
Roy Cessna
Schulman Crossing
Fankhauser
Cessna
Garden City
Dallas
Janet Doll
Garden City Telegram
Randy Partington
Southwest Kansas
Guard and Reserve Organization
Garden City Police Department
ESGR
National Guard
Reserve
David Wheat
Courtney Prewitt
Michael Reagle
Juan Barajas Leon
U.S. Army
Afghanistan
Partington
Leon
Tevin Briscoe
Michael Prieto
Briscoe
Prieto
Tree City USA
National Arbor Day Foundation
Lee Richardson Zoo
Zoo
Tree Planting Do's and Don'ts Highlight Southwest Kansas Tips
Finney County Extension Kansas Forest Service and Garden City Park and Tree board led a Saturday tree program at Finnup Center for Conservation. David Coltrain stressed deep infrequent watering, mulching, proper tree selection like Oklahoma Redbuds and Pinyon Pine, and avoiding high nitrogen fertilizer on new trees. He noted iron chlorosis and tree canker as common issues and warned bagworms can devastate trees if unchecked.
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Finney County Extension
Kansas Forest Service
Garden City Park and Tree Board
Finnup Center For Conservation
David Coltrain
Coltrain
Kansas
Caltrain
Oklahoma
Coltain
Kansas district pilots new tech driven assessments
Assessments delayed local testing due to technical issues as districts pilot a richer format that requires graph plotting listening and answering based on text. Officials aim to fix bugs before full release while ensuring results stay irrelevant to accreditation and teacher evaluations. Atha will decide April 18 on resuming tests with a May 16 deadline giving five weeks for teachers to administer.
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Kahler
Atha
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GC Arts
Samplin
E. Mary Canate
Stephanie Bogner
Alyssa Benavidez
Garden City Recreation Commission Board
James Hawkins
Community Corrections Advisory Board
Traffic Advisory Board
Belmont Street
Labrador
Long
Third
Hazel Streets
Seventh
Walnut Streets
Sam Curran
Public Works
Belmont
Curran
Hazel
Walnut
Brad Nading
Finnup Park
Odalys Espino
Lourdes Martinez
Peyton Wessels
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