License plate design contest to choose new plate
Kansans may submit designs for a personalized license plate by December 31. A statewide panel will pick three finalists in mid January, with three sample plates posted online for public voting February 1–28. The winning plate will be announced in mid March and produced in 2010 to replace the buffalo plate.
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Red Cross Lifeguard Classes Offered at YMCA
The American Red Cross will sponsor a lifeguard class from 9 am to 6 pm January 3 to 5 and 1 to 5 pm January 6 at Garden City Family YMCA. Participants must be 15 or older, swim 300 yards, retrieve a 10 pound object, and attend all sessions with materials. Fees: 150 for new certification, 50 for recertification. Register by December 26 with Connie Williams or Jen Eggleston at the YMCA, or call 275 1199.
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YMCA Offers After School Program at New Sites
The Garden City YMCA runs an after-school enrichment program at Bernadine Sitts Charles O Stones Garfield Alta Brown and Buffalo Jones centers and schools for five dollars weekly with United Way help. Two hours daily with development and small group activities. A twenty dollar enrollment fee applies. Contact YMCA Childcare Director Regg Hendricks at 275 1199 or pr gckymca childcare gmail com for registration and information.
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YMCA Holiday Hours Announced for New Year’s Eve
The YMCA states holiday hours with early closures for New Year’s Eve. It will close at 3 p.m. Eve and 7 p.m. stay, with member access limited to weekdays. Public hours run 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, with extended or altered times unclear.
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Garden City Gas Stations Survey Reveals Morning Readings
A random sampling of 10 Garden City gas stations conducted this morning shows variable fuel prices and service speeds. Local residents noted price ranges and station visibility as possible factors in consumer choices.
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Biggest Loser finale reunion features Luckett seeks health win
Seventeen contestants weigh in at over 5600 pounds, with Jez Luckett of Garden City among the eliminated aiming for a secondary prize by largest percentage weight loss. Luckett reflects on the ordeal, embraces a healthier lifestyle, and plans visits to Garden City and Austin while promoting wellness at schools and weight loss events.
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Power returns to rural areas in Kansas after two blizzards
Power is returning to rural Kansas as utility crews work through heavy damage from a pair of winter blasts. Westar Energy reports about 9,600 customers without power, with 16,000 more in rural co-ops. Restoration focuses on Topeka, Junction City, Hutchinson, Manhattan, and Marysville areas, with several communities facing at least seven more days of outages. National Guard assistance helps crews clear debris to reach poles.
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Leonardville
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Olsburg
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Cold evening tests Finney County Team Penners at Palace
In 20s temperatures six to ten spectators watched Garden City and Liberal riders pen calves at the Horse Palace. Judges score based on calves moved and time. top finalists win a share of entry fees. The Finney County Team Penners Association hosts monthly events from 5 30 p.m. to midnight with 17 per rider entry.
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Teen goose hunter killed by shot from passing vehicle
Emporia State University freshman Beau Arndt, 18, of Americus, was shot while goose hunting as a pickup truck with Shawnee County plates fired from a nearby road. Arndt died at the scene. The Lyon County sheriff seeks a late 1970s orange and red Ford pickup.
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