Public safety scholarships and grants offered this May
Public safety scholarships are offered to ninth through 12th graders to promote Youth Traffic Safety Month in May. Three Kansas scholarships will be awarded in radio PSA, TV PSA, and an 11 by 17 poster, with topics on seat belts, drinking and driving, reckless and distracted driving, motorcycle safety, or speeding. Entries must be postmarked by May 30, 2008. The Western Kansas Community Foundation offers grants for community betterment, cultural and artistic enhancement, and child health. Applications are due May 1 with awards in June. The Garden City Community College vocal program presents Musical Milestones III on May 8 featuring the GCCC Concert Choir and College Singers at 7:30 p.m. in the Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building.
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Kansas Highway Patrol
Department of Transportation
National Organizations For Youth Safety
The
Highway Patrol
Kansas
Kansashighwaypatrol.org
Western Kansas Community Foundation
Wkcf
E. Kansas Ave
Garden City
Garden City Community College
GCCC
Select College Singers Ensemble
J. Clayton Wright
Pauline Joyce
GCCC hosts spring art sale May 7 on campus
Garden City Community College Potters Guild plans a pre Mother’s Day art sale May 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building lobby. Nine or more Southwest Kansas artists display hundreds of ceramic and sculptural pieces. Students accept cash or checks.
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Southwest Kansas
Garden City Community College Potters Guild
Pauline Joyce
Finney County eyes steady budget and tax relief talk
Finney County Commission held its first commission coffee to discuss 2009 budget cuts, mill levy aims, and possible use of a quarter-cent sales tax to ease property tax burdens. Small-business rebates and abatements were urged by Henk Rijfkogel of Garden City, who cited over $11,000 in annual property taxes for his firms.
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Finney County Commission
Henk Rijfkogel
Henk
Garden City
Rijfkogel
Wheat Lands
E. Fulton St
America
LeRoy Knoll
Cliff Mayo
Mayo
Roman Halbur
Halbur
Bob Baker
Larry Jones
Don Doll
Doll
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Deanna Berry
Russell Child Development
Finney County
4 Kids Coalition
David Adkins
Berry
Richard Henkel
Harold Starr
Horse Thief Reservoir groundbreaking marks long awaited start
In Jetmore supporters and officials celebrated the start of Horse Thief Reservoir after more than 30 years of planning. The $14.38 million project aims for a 450 acre lake and 1100 acres of recreation in Hodgeman County with construction expected to begin mid May and a 2009 completion target.
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Jetmore
HorseThief Reservoir
Pawnee
Horse Thief Reservoir
Buckner Creek
Finney, Gray, Ford and
Hodgeman
Horse Thief
Finney
Ford, Gray
Hodgeman County
Western Kansas
Max Jantz
Montezuma
Jantz
Ron Allen
Benson
Horsethiefres.com
Jim Hewes
Midwest Energy battles four FEMA repair projects across Kansas
Midwest Energy handles four major FEMA repair projects dating to November 2005 with estimated losses of 60 million from the 2006 ice storm. FEMA covers about 49 million of that, while the state adds 10 percent. Work spans FEMA 1 through 4, involving in house staff, contractors, and inventory management as crews rebuild 430 miles of line and upgrade pole spacing to resist ice.
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Hoxie
Midwest Energy
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Midwest
Bob Helm
Kansas
Par Electrical
Hill City
Colby
Fema 1
Fema 2
Midwest Energy Lines
Greensburg
Helm
FEMA
Western Cooperative
WaKeeney
Prairie Land
Norton
Western
Pawnee County
Quinter
Thomas County
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Commission
Stephanie Farley
Starley
Gctelegram.com
Baker
Roy Dixon
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
Dean Benson
Allen
Robin Jennison
Jennison
Watershed District
Pawnee Watershed
District Board
Mel Thompson
Pat Roberts
Thompson
Stephanie Fairey
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