Members Only exhibit opens at The Arts Center in Garden City
Southwest Arts and Humanities Council presents the Members Only exhibit at The Arts Center on Main. The show highlights artists who are council members and runs through September 13. Open Tuesday to Friday 10 am to 5 pm and Saturday 10 am to 3 pm. Free to the public. For details call 260-9700. A Friend School reunion is set for August 16 at the Finney County Senior Center, 907 N 10th St. Garden City. Bring food and photos for a covered dish gathering from noon onward. Information from Delinda Billings Dunagan 620-872-2352 or Pat Koster Bridges 276-8126.
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Southwest Arts & Humanities Council
Arts Center
Main
Garden City
Arts Council
Garden of Art
Friend S School
Finney County
10Th St
Friend School
Delinda Billings Dunagan
Pat Koster Bridges
Road work on K-95 to begin in Scott County
Kansas Department of Transportation plans a two phase resurfacing on Kansas Highway 95 in northern Scott County from the south junction with US 83 to the north junction. The project includes recycling the top 1 percent inches of asphalt then adding a one inch overlay, with completion anticipated by late September depending on weather. Traffic will be controlled by a pilot car with delays of 15 minutes or less. Primary contractor APAC Kansas Inc Shears Division of Hutchinson Kansas, handles this $658 000 project. Contact Craig Schlott or Kirk Hutchinson for details. Several Garden City public schools will hold open houses for parents to tour facilities and meet staff this week including Florence Wilson Elementary Kenneth Henderson Elementary Victor Ornela Elementary Garfield Elementary.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
Scott County
KDOT
Apac-Kansas Inc
Shears F Division
Hutchinson
Kansas
Craig Schlott
Garden City
Kirk Hutchinson
Southwest
Sublic
Florence Wilsonlementary School
Brador Blvd
Kenneth Henderson
Garfield Elementary Ool
W. Walnut St
City considers electronic message boards with time limits
Garden City commissioners weighed planning commission input on allowing electronic message boards in C-2 districts along Kansas Avenue and Fulton Street. The plan caps sign height at 20 feet and requires one non animated message every five minutes with 20 to 50 square feet per sign, one sign per property, and landscape setback. City leaders stressed balancing modern signage with town aesthetics, noting the change can be revisited if five minute limits prove too strict.
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Steve Michel
Nathan Haskell
Garden City
Planning Commission
City Commission
Kansas Avenue
Fulton Street
Taylor Avenue
Nancy Harness
Erich Schaefer
Golden Plains Credit Union
Schaefer
Harness
David Crase
GCCC begins 89th fall term with new students and higher hours
Garden City Community College kicks off its 89th fall term as 1,564 students enroll in 17,629 hours of college credit, about 1,175 full time equivalents, up slightly from last year. New and returning students share move narratives as they navigate schedules, dorm life, and campus activities.
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Garden City Community College
Nancy Unruh
GCCC
Steve Quakenbush
Nikki Geier
Melissa Gasho
Arizona
Gasho
Harrington named new endowment director at GCCC
Melinda Harrington, current financial aid adviser at Garden City Community College, was named executive director of the GCCC Endowment Association this week. She succeeds Shea Sinclair who left June 30 for a similar post at Western Kansas Community Foundation. Harrington’s background includes overseeing financial aid, scholarship committees, and loan programs, plus extensive college experience and community volunteer work. The Endowment Association, with over $5 million in assets and 194 active endowed funds, raises scholarships through annual auctions and drives, aiding 713 students last year with $383,518 in awards.
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Garden City Community College
Gccc Endowment Association
Melinda Harrington
GCCC
Endowment Association
Harrington
Shea Sinclair
Western Kansas Community Foundation
Scott Community High School
Friends University
Jennie Wilson
Relay For Life
American Cancer Society
Diana Jones
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Schools Identified On Improvement In State List
The Kansas Department of Education named area districts and schools on improvement after two consecutive years of failing to meet reading and math progress goals. USD 214 Ulysses and USD 457 Garden City are listed with individual on improvement campuses Ulysses Kepley Middle School and Garden City Alta Brown Elementary School.
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State Department of Education
Ulysses Reading
Garden City Reading
Ulysses — Kepley
Reading Garden City
Alta Brown
Reading
Kansas schools miss targets in 2008-09 No Child Left Behind
About 6 percent of Kansas school districts and 36 of 652 high poverty schools failed to show adequate progress in reading and math on spring tests, with 19 districts and 36 schools on improvement for 2008-09. Education Commissioner Alexa Posny praised the overall results as strong and noted later lists will be released.
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Topeka
Alexa Posny
West Solomon Valley
Norton County
Department of Education
Posny
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