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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 2002
Page
3
The Memorial Building in Lakin hosts the Holly and Ivy Craft Show on Saturday from 8 30 a m to 3 30 p m featuring angels and ornaments jewelry metal sculpture stained glass quilts and wood furniture for sale The Methodist Women offer muffins and coffee with lunch served 11 a m to 1 p m a chili or baked potato meal under one roof for shoppers.
The Finney County Historical Society hosts a holiday open house at 403 S Fourth St from 1 to 5 p m Saturday and Sunday with refreshments and new exhibits Oh the Weather Outside is Frightful and My Place In Time featuring Bernadine Sitts Patsy Ruddick and Anah Vincent Winter hours are 1 to 5 daily For more information call 272 3664 A Florence Wilson Elementary canned food drive for Emmaus House runs through Dec 17 non perishable items drop off in the office box at 1709 Labrador Blvd
A community First Aid and CPR class is available December 14 through the American Red Cross. Pre registration is required. For more information, call 276 2762.
Lifeguard training with the American Red Cross and YMCA begins December 27 for work at pools such as Garden City’s Big Pool. For details call the YMCA at 275-1199. The Red Cross co-hosts late night Bingo at the VFW Hall on December 14 starting at 10 p.m.
The Holcomb Recreation Commission and Garden City Chapter of the American Red Cross sponsor a Christmas Festival on December 14 from 4 to 8 PM. Raf fle tickets grant grand prizes. extra tickets may be purchased. A chili dinner is served and Santa Claus appears 4 to 6 PM. For details contact Holcomb Recreation at 277-2152 or Red Cross at 276-2762.
Garden City High School Thespian Club will wrap gifts for a fee in Clifford Hope Auditorium from 1 to 5 p.m. on December 14 and December 21. Prices range from 5 to 15 dollars based on gift size to fund a trip to New York City in May. Road condition hotline 1 800 585 7623.
Garden City police and crime prevention officers team with AARP to warn seniors about telemarketing scams. They urge caution, offering tips to verify companies, avoid sharing financial data, and seek written material before purchases. The Kansas No-Call List provides protection, with registration ongoing and five year coverage.
Project Effort students created an edible village of graham cracker mansions pretzel cabins and gingerbread cottages for a display at the USD 457 Educational Support Center 1205 Fleming St The contest aims to engage after school participants with hands on arts crafts Judging will occur next week and prizes are still being decided Students used frosting candy canes gumdrops shredded wheat shredded coconut marshmallows and gingerbread in the edible creations
TOPEKA AP Duane Goossen will remain state budget director under Gov elect Kathleen Sebelius. Sebelius cited Goossen experience in outgoing Gov Bill Graves administration. Goossen helped Graves shape fiscal policy and will likely be a key adviser as Sebelius tackles a $312 million deficit in the $4.4 billion budget.
Garden City Community College automotive technology students gain a SU 450 engine analyzer funded largely by a Kansas State Board of Regents grant totaling 20,182 dollars. The device aids ASE readiness and NATEF aligned training, with discounts from Snap-On Tools and contributions from Ford and Burtis Motors. The joint program spans GCCC, Holcomb, and Garden City schools and could extend to short term mechanic training.
Laura O Brate of Garden City coordinates the new southwest Kansas chapter of Project Linus seeking donations of handmade blankets materials and volunteers to comfort sick children in hospitals shelters and via social service agencies. She delivered a blanket and plans to grow the group to serve the region with meetings set for December 14 at Finney County Library.
Finney County Sheriff Kevin Bascue says deputy Nathan Selby 25 was en route to a rollover when his blue 2002 GMC hit a 1992 Buick Regal driven by San Juanito Bazan 57. Bazan was crossing the intersection and hurt. Selby wore a seat belt and was uninjured. The sheriff’s vehicle then struck a parked 1992 gold Chevrolet Lumina. Bazan treated at St Catherine Hospital and released the same day. Selby had lights and sirens on and ran a red light. Bazan did not see him.
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