Free concerts by USD 457 schools this week
A schedule of public concerts at Garden City area schools includes Jennie Wilson Elementary and Buffalo Jones Elementary on Tuesday with 9 30 a m and 7 p m starts, Abe Hubert Middle School Thursday with multiple grade choirs, Garden City High School jazz band Saturday at Stevens Park and a Sunday band concert in Clifford Hope Auditorium.
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USD 457
Jennie Wilson
Harding
Buffalo Jones
Taylor Ave
Abe Hubert
Garden City High School
Stevens Park
Clifford Hope
N. Main St
Scrapbooks on Immigrant Experience At Garden City CC
ESL students at Garden City Community College invite locals and students to two stroll-through receptions in the Beth Tedrow Student Center portico. The events showcase grammar project scrapbooks created by daytime and evening ESL students to illuminate immigrant stories and the move to a new country.
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Garden City Community College
Beth Tedrow
U.S
Jeanie Ferguson
Ferguson
Early Learning for Four-year-olds Enrollment Planned
USD 457 announces ELF enrollment for four year olds on May 6 from 8 am to 6 pm and May 7 from 1 to 7 pm at the Educational Support Center 1205 Fleming St. An approved application birth certificate immunization record and Social Security number are required. a $21 annual school fee is due at the school of attendance. Classes start August 13 with full days August 14.
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Fleming St
Greensburg Tornado Documentary On First Anniversary
Smoky Hills Public Television will air Greensburg at 7 p.m. Sunday to mark the storm's first anniversary. Producer Brian Schodorf documents the destruction of Greensburg Kansas, a disaster area named by Gov. Sebelius and President Bush, interviewing officials weather experts and residents rebuilding their lives.
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Smoky Hills Public Television
Greensburg
Brian Schodorf
Kansas
Kathleen Sebelius
George W. Bush
Schodorf
Sebelius
Federal Emergency Management Agency
LULAC scholarship night honors Cesar Chavez legacy speaker
The Garden City LULAC 13th annual scholarship reception honored sixteen recipients with national and local awards totaling about 4800 dollars. Rosa Linda Cervantes was named Woman of the Year and Martin Segovia Man of the Year. Jimmie Clint Stewart and Maria Gomez were named outstanding male and female seniors as Raul Duran urged perseverance and education.
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Cesar Chavez
United Farm Workers
Dolores Huerta
Raul Duran
Garden City
League of United Latin American Citizens
Jimmie
Clint” Stewart
Maria Gomez
Stewart
Garden City High School
GCCC
Kansas State University
LULAC and College Scholarships Awarded to Local Students
A list of recipients from LULAC national and Garden City Community College Endowment scholarships is announced. Lenora Sanchez, a single mother of three, receives 1000 for nursing studies and aims to enter GCCC's nursing program. Kurt Peterson notes Hispanic students have been underrepresented and these scholarships help level the field.
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Lenora Sanchez
LULAC
St. Catherine
GCCC
Kurt Peterson
Cleanup earns donation for Greensburg after Make a Difference Day
Greensburg, devastated by a tornado, organized a cleanup weekend in October with 260 volunteers, 95 from the town, to clear rubble. The effort gained national recognition through USA Weekend and secured a $10,000 donation for Greensburg. Ruth Ann Wedel and Jim Keith led and described Greensburg as a beehive of activity during the two days.
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Greensburg
USA Weekend
Ruth Ann Wedel
Jim Keith
Wonders competition highlights two southwest Kansas landmarks
Windsor Hotel in Garden City and Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Ulysses have been named finalists in the Kansas Sampler Foundation Eight Wonders program architecture category. A public vote by June 15 will determine the top eight architectural wonders, with winners announced June 30.
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Garden City
Windsor Hotel
Ulysses’ Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church
Kansas Sampler Foundation
Mary Queen of Peace
Sampler Foundation
Brown
Coffeyville
Chapel of the Veterans
Leavenworth
Chase County
Cottonwood Falls
Cooper
Colby
Dyche
Lawrence
Fox Theatre
Hutchinson
Franklin County
Ottawa
Mullinville
Holy Cross
Pfeffer
John Mack
Wichita
Kansas State Capitol
Topeka
Lebold
Abilene
Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church
Ulysses
Masonic
Salina
Atchison
Ness County Bank
Ness City
Osborne County
Osborne
Peter Paul Loewen
Hillsboro
Saint Joseph
Damar
Samson of the Cimarron
Seward County
Seelye
Topeka High School
Wichita Carthalite
Windsor
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Harness
Preservation Alliance
James Dicker
Dieker
8Wonders
Penner
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Rosio Ibarra
St. Catherine Hospital
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Alfonso Sandoval
Navia “Karina” Ordonez
Joe
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Gloria Johnson
Angie Gonzales Posey
Crystal Viarquez
Tyson
Ruben Hernandez
Fort Hays State University
Gccc Endowment Association
Marci Penner
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Don Harness
Finney County Historic Preservation Alliance
Liz Sosa
Alliance Board
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