Garden City USD 457 Board Meeting on Friday Bills
The Garden City USD 457 Board of Education will meet at 7 30 a m Friday to vote on paying bills in the Educational Support Center 1205 Fleming St The meeting aims to clear bills that could wait until the next scheduled Jan 14 session and to prevent delayed payments to vendors said Financial Officer Kathleen Whitley.
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Garden City
USD 457
Board of Education
Educational Support Center
Fleming St
Kathleen Whitley
Holiday break calendar for Finney County schools and GCCC
Garden City USD 457 will end classes Friday with return on January 8 and all district facilities closed from Saturday through January 1. Holcomb schools close after Friday with classes resuming January 3 after a staff work day January 2. Garden City Community College closes through January 1 and January 7 for in service. enrollment available January 2 3 4 and 8 with spring classes starting January 9. For enrollment info call GCCC Admissions after January 1 at 276-9608 or toll free 800 658 1696.
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Finney County
Garden City
Holcomb
Garden City Community College
GCCC
YMCA Community Overnight at Garden CityYMCA
Garden City Family YMCA hosts a Community Overnight for grades K to 6 at 1224 Center St New Year Eve Sign in 7 to 730 pm sign out 11 to 1130 am Jan 1 Registration encouraged Fees 15 members 30 non members Activities include swimming snacks and films Ratatouille Meet the Robinsons Surf s Up Contact Connie Williams 2751199 or gekymca community gmail com and website for forms dollars and details
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Garden City Family Ymca
YMCA
Center St
Connie Williams
Gekymca
Gmail
Gardencity.net
Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest
Smoky Hills Public Television sponsors its 14th annual Reading Rainbow contest from January 7 to March 21 for kindergarten through third grade students. Entries are judged in April with results announced in May. rules and forms are available online or from Leona Griffiths at SHPTV.
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Smoky Hills Public Television
Shptv.org
Leona Griffiths
Kansas Demands Nebraska Shut Wells Over River Dispute
Kansas officials urge Nebraska to cap about 40 percent of the Republican River basin wells within 2.5 miles of the river and its tributaries and on lands added after 2000. They seek court action if mediation fails, while Nebraska proposes compliance under the Supreme Court decree and an integrated management plan. Local irrigators warn wells cuts could hit rural Nebraska economies.
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Topeka
Hns
Kansas
Nebraska
Republican River
Paul Morrison
David Barfield
Supreme Court
Barfield
Morrison
Heineman
Steve Smith
Aquila Faces Buyout by Black Hills in Kansas
Aquila Inc a gas utility serving much of Garden City could be sold to Black Hills Corp of Rapid City S D on March 31 pending Kansas Corporation Commission approval The deal spans Aquila assets in Colorado Iowa Kansas Nebraska with about 108000 Kansas customers to be served by Black Hills The price for operations across four states is about 940 million and hearings are set including a Dodge City session January 10 at 7 p m local time
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Aquila Inc
Garden City
Black Hills Corp
Rapid City
S.D
Aquila
Curt Floetchinger
Kansas Corporation Commission
Black Hills
Great Plains Energy Inc
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Barbara Zar
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Colorado
Floetchinger
Zar
Aquila Gas
Dodge City
Goodland
Lawrence
Liberal
Wichita
KCC
Dodge City Civic Center
First Ave
Carriage Rides Echo NYC Christmas in Garden City Weekend
Kevin Parks offers free downtown Garden City carriage rides Saturday 6 to 8 pm and Sunday 2 to 4 pm. Rides, 10 to 15 minutes, wind Main Street and nearby streets with holiday decor. Sponsorship from Regan and Co Real Estate and Western State Bank. Cocoa served. meet at Regan and Co. Saturday or Garden National Bank Sunday. Also two barrel racing events set for Finney County Fairgrounds Saturday if weather permits.
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New York City
Kevin Parks
Garden City
Regan and Co. Real Estate
Western State Bank
Parks
Main Street
National Weather Service
Regan and Co
N. Main St
Garden National Bank
Finney County Fairgrounds
National Barrel Horse Association
Southwest Barrel Racing Association
Fairgrounds
Greensburg votes to rebuild to LEED Platinum standards
Greensburg Kansas officials vote to construct all city buildings to LEED Platinum, aiming for highest national environmental standards. The plan, praised by advocates, cites costlier upfront builds but lower long term operating costs and healthier facilities. The incubator will be first project, with city hall and other public buildings following.
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U.S. Green Building Council
Kansas
Steve Hewitt
Hewitt
San Jose
Calif
Asheville
N.C
Florida
Emily Andrews
St. Louis
Bnim Architects
National Renewable Energy Lab
Big Well
Stacy Barnes
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