Garden City students offer varied free concerts this week
Garden City public schools announce a series of free concerts during the coming week. The Garden City High School Christmas concert is set for 7 30 p.m. Monday at the Clifford Hope Auditorium 1412 North Main Street with the band playing Sleigh Ride and Mannheim Steamroller arrangements. Elementary concerts follow including Jennie Wilson second graders at 2 and 8 p.m. Thursday and Buffalo Jones third graders at 7 p.m. Thursday at their respective gymnasiums. Additional concerts include Charles O Stones Intermediate Center and Pierceville Plymell Elementary at 7 p.m. Thursday. On Smoky Hills Public Television Encore presents two local productions as part of the December membership drive running through December 11 featuring Stories From The Dust Bowl and Kansas Biggest Rodeo.
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Garden City Public Schools
Garden City High School
Clifford Hope
N. Main St
Mannheim Steamroller
Buffalo Band
Brown and White
Jennie Wilson
Harding Ave
Buffalo Jones
Taylor Ave
Charles O. Stones
Jennie Barker Road
Pierceville-Plymell
W. Plymell Road
Bunker Hill
Smoky ‘Hills
Kansas
Garden City Parade Entry Deadline Approaches
Monday is the deadline for entries in the Garden City Sixth Annual Winter Holiday Parade. The parade will be Dec 10 at 6 p.m. on Main Street. For entry, contact WenDee laPlant of Finney County Convention and Tourism Bureau at 276-3264 or Cathy McKinley of Garden City Downtown Vision at 276-0891.
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Garden City
Main Street
WenDee laPlant
Finney County Convention & Tourism Bureau
Cathy McKinley
Chamber Seeks After Hours Sponsors for Networking
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce invites chamber members to sponsor monthly business after hours events. Held on the second Thursday from 5 30 to 7 p m, sponsorships cost 300 and promote the business in the chamber newsletter website and at the weekly breakfast. For details call 276 3264 or chamber gcnet com.
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Gardens City Area
Foreign film night set for Dec 9 at library
The Southwest Arts and Humanities Council foreign film committee schedules a 7 p.m. December 9 showing at Finney County Public Library. Big Night features Stanley Tucci Isabella Rossellini Minnie Driver Ian Holm and Tony Shalhoub as two Italian brothers who immigrant to America to run a restaurant. Admission is free and popcorn will be served. The film is in English and Italian.
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Southwest Arts & Humanities Council
Foreign Film Committee
Finney County Public Library
Stanley Tucci
Isabella Rossellini
Minnie Driver
Ian ‘Holm
Tony Shalhoub
Primo
Shalhoub
Secondo
Tucci
America
Louis Prima
Garden City public defender leaves for Hutchinson
Garden City resident Mickey Moorman, chief public defender for the Western Regional Public Defender's Office, will move to Hutchinson to lead a smaller team and cover one county. He has a long history in law, recalling early missteps, prosecutions, and a notable not guilty verdict in a second degree murder self defense case, and notes his departure will affect colleagues and successors.
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Garden City
Mickey Moorman
Moorman
Western Regional Public Defender
N. Main St
Hutchinson
Hutch
PJ Saunders
The
Public Defender’s Office
Labette County
Meade County
Finney County Attorney's Office
Saunders
David Belling
Clay Hummer
Hummer
Belling
Rock crawling firefighter leads family drive to adventure
Mike McClure a 40 year old Garden City firefighter plus his wife Felicia and two kids Dereck and Darian pursue rock crawling with customized Jeeps six miles northeast of Garden City on his father's farm. They travel 8000 miles in 2006 across deserts and mountains to events nationwide seeking trophies and new friends.
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Mike McClure
Garden City
McClure
Felicia
Mike
Dereck
Darian
Desert Storm Marine
Kansas
Rob Zickefoose
Tim Powell
Brian Shirley
Buddy Daugherty
Las Vegas
Las Cruces
New Mexico
Montana
Colorado Rocky Mountains
County to consider 911 system upgrade and EDcD seats
Finney County commissioners will hear Kathy McGaughey request to approve a 17 528 upgrade to the 24hour 911 call recorder to allow scenario replay and improved incident reconstruction. County attorney John Wheeler says the upgrade aids courtroom cases. Carol Meyer urges four replacements for FCEDC seats Harp and Kleysteuber up for renewal plus two new nominees. Commissioners will review 2006 legislative policy topics and discuss a public auction of office equipment vehicles and property valued over 50 000.
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Kathy McGaughey
Garden City Police Department
Finney County Board of Commissioners
Finney County Commission
McGaughey
Commission
Finney County Attor
FCEDC
Rich Harp
Dennis Kleysteuber
Harp
Kleysteuber
Bob Kreutzer
Tatro Plumbing Inc
Tim Hanigan
Finney County
United Way Nears Halfway to $500000 Goal in Finney County
The Finney County United Way campaign has raised 241,859.59 dollars about 48.37 percent of the 500000 goal. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. workers are expected to contribute further while a Dec 9 fundraising truck stunt will move one foot per donation from 7 AM to the radio station on Eighth Street.
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United Way
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc
Margaret Anderson
Finney County
Anderson
Tyson
Debbie Karkiainen
Bobby Wild
Eighth Street
Kansas Ave
Kevin
Norma Bascue
Allan Yarbrough
State Farm Insurance, Claims Department
Wal-Mart Corp
Americald Logistics
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GC School
Smoky Hills
Chamber
American Implement Inc
Southwind
Legends Salon
American Red Cross Garden City Chapter
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Kearny County
Boy Scouts of America
Santa Fe Trail Council
Catholic Social Services
Garden City Family Ymca
Girl Scouts of the Tumbleweed Council
Kansas _ Children's Service League
Meals On Wheels
Russell Child Development Center
Salvation Army
Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Association
Spirit of the Plains Court
United Methodist Mexican-American Ministries
United Cerebral Palsy of
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