Visioning session on Garden City downtown tonight
Representatives from National Main Street Kansas Main Street and Garden City Downtown Vision Inc invite the public to a 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. session at Security Savings Bank Community Room to discuss downtown Garden City’s future. A state and national team will present recommendations at 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the same bank.
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Kansas Main Street
Garden City
Downtown Vision Inc
of Security Savings Bank
Main St
Security Savings Bank
Red Cross Disaster Classes Schedule This Fall
The American Red Cross offers disaster classes starting in September. Courses include Introduction to Disaster in Ulysses and Garden City with multiple sessions, Mass Care Overview, Disaster Health Services Overview, and additional October November topics. Contact 276-2762 or visit 210 E Fulton Terrace for details and enrollment.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
Ulysses
Civic Center
W. Patterson Ave
Garden City
E. Fulton Terrace St
Grant County Fire Department
E. Fulton Terrace
Fall Field Day Set for Aug 26 at Extension Center
The 94th Fall Field Day will be August 26 at the Southwest Research Extension Center, 4500 E Mary St. Registration 9 to 9:30 a.m. Welcome 9:30 to 9:45, tours 9:45 to 11:55, lunch noon to 1:30, seminars 1:30 p.m. Focus areas include weed control irrigation crop rotation water allocation and manure use. Call 276-8286 for more information.
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Southwest Research Extension Center
E. Mary St
Health Department Closed Thursday for Head Start Screening
Finney County Health Department will close to the public Thursday for Head Start screening while Women, Infants and Children program remains open. Regular hours are 8 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 to 11:45 a.m. Friday.
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Finney County
Finney County approves 2005 budget with 5 mill levy cut
Finney County commissioners unanimously approved the 2005 budget on Monday, trimming the property tax levy by 5 mills. The 36.098 mill levy funds about $16.27 million for law enforcement health fair grounds EMS road and bridge employee benefits library and economic development. A Garden City resident pays about $415 for county operations next year, about $58 less than this year. Total valuation rose 22.3 percent to $450.99 million amid 119 percent oil and gas value increases, triggering 720 appeals filed by producers including BP America Exxon Mobil Oxy Anadarko Cimarex. The county set aside $909,000 for potential litigation and expects most protests by fall 2005.
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Finney County
Garden City
Garden City Community College
City of
Carl Edwards
Kansas Board of Tax Appeals
BP America Production Co
Exxon Mobil Oil Corp
Oxy USA Inc
Anadarko
Alan Roop
Edwards
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Kristi Schmitt
Kevin Bascue
Health Department
Sunflowers, soybeans and corn prosper in Kansas crops
Kansas crops show progress as sunflowers reach half bloom with 19 percent excellent and 53 percent good. Soybeans set pods with 20 percent excellent and 65 percent good, corn at 24 percent excellent and 59 percent good, sorghum headed with 16 percent excellent and 60 percent good amid ample rainfall.
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Wichita
Kansas
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service
KASS
Garden City school board declines defibrillators in schools
Garden City USD 457 will not adopt automatic external defibrillators now, citing limited research and placement concerns. Trustees discussed cost estimates from 1,500 to 5,000 dollars and pledged further study for rural schools while reviewing updated technology use policies and the 2004-05 budget with a levy increase and higher local option budget.
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Garden City
Usd 457
Board of Education
Polly Witt
Witt
Olathe
Kansas City
Kan
Wichita
Dodge City
Liberal
Hays
Gail Dunford
Harold Perkins
Mike Utz
Utz
Pierceville- Plymell
Jennie Barker
Jim Lentz
Steve Karlin
Karlin
Holcomb district weighs new heating and air controls
USD 363 board votes to seek bids on new heater and air conditioning controls to cut costs by about 20000 dollars annually. Siemens contractor says lower fan speeds and scheduled operation extend life and reduce maintenance. Board also approves buying a 2005 Suburban for 31985 dollars and holds a budget hearing with levy flat at 39801 mills.
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Holcomb Usd 363
Board of Education
John Ruhl
Siemens Building Technologies Inc
Ruhl
Skip Landis
Landis
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Ronny
Red Cross Disaster
Commission
Finney County Commission
Roman Halbur
Alan Fankhauser
EMS
Holcomb
Prewitt
State Pharmaceutical Board
Michael Rodriguez
Impressions
N. Main St
Carol Ballantyne
Magouirk Chevrolet
Derik Elliott
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