This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 2011
Page
3
The Kansas Highway Patrol will conduct a local sobriety checkpoint in Finney County between Friday and Sunday. Times are not available. The operation targets removing alcohol and drug impaired drivers from roads and highways in the county.
Garden City Recreation Commission launches a second Downtown Wellness Walking session from August 25 to September 29 with a watermelon feed at Stevens Park. Participants track mileage for prize drawings and can join weekly activities. Information at 310 N Sixth or 413 N Main. call Kyla Renfro at 276 1200.
Six Kansas community colleges including Garden City Community College offer online EduKan courses in business economics health science and criminal justice. Fall sessions run Sept 19 and Oct 17 to Dec 9 with a special internet session Dec 12 to Jan 6 2012. Credit transfers to other institutions and cost is $125 per credit hour.
GCCC and Finney County Senior Center present All About Insurance for people 50 and older as part of Lifelong Learners. The Sept 13 and 20 sessions run 5 30 to 7 30 pm at the Senior Center with instructor Rick Schaffer guiding Medicare coverage Parts A B C D and enrollment. Registration is 5 and includes 20 percent off select GCCC classes. contact 276 9647 or email personal enrichment gcccks edu.
The Annie E Casey Foundation report shows Kansas among states with rising child poverty from 2000 to 2009, and worsened infant mortality including the highest African American infant death rate. Kansas also saw more children in single parent homes and families with no full time work, amid recession effects.
The Finney County United Way launched its annual fundraising campaign at a Garden City Chamber breakfast at the Clarion Inn. Phil Escareno received the Dave Sweeley Volunteer Award for his decades of community service, while Lee Construction earned the Corporate Citizen Award for long-term support across 62 of 65 campaigns. The new goal is 5500000 to aid 19 agencies and two initiatives.
The Noteables, a USAF Heartland of America Band jazz ensemble, perform at 2 p.m. Sunday in Clifford Hope Auditorium Garden City High School. Free tickets required, pickup today or Friday at The Garden City Telegram to guarantee a seat.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.