Christmas holiday closures hit Garden City and Holcomb
Post offices in Garden City and Holcomb will close early Tuesday and remain shut Wednesday for Christmas. Many city, county, and bank offices as well as libraries, museums, and services will also close Wednesday or Tuesday afternoon, with limited or noon closures continuing into Tuesday. The Telegram notes airport hours for Great Lakes Airlines and reports three identical American Eagle gold coins found in Salvation Army kettles in Wichita.
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Garden City
Holcomb
Holcomb City
Finney County
Finney County Courts
Garden City Animal Shelter
Finney County Public Library
Usda Service Center
Finney County Historical Museum
Lee Richardson Zoo
Finnup
Garden City Community College
Saffell
United Methodist Mexican- American Ministries
Bank Bank of America
Citizens State Bank
Commerce Bank
Commercial Federal Bank
Farm Credit of Garden City
First National Bank of Holcomb
Garden City State Bank
Home National Bank
Landmark National Bank
Security Savings Bank
Stock Growers State Bank
Western State Bank
Great Lakes Airlines
Wichita
Chicago
Salvation Army
Inmates Bring Bikes To Needy Children At Ellsworth Facility
Ellsworth Correctional Facility inmates repair and donate used bicycles to service and nonprofit groups for distribution to needy children. Since 1999 over 500 bikes have been rebuilt, with 250 given this year and 25 more expected by Christmas Eve. Volunteers include John Thomas Robert Leneve and James Stratton, while donations from churches, businesses, and clubs sustain the program.
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Ellsworth Correctional Facility
John Thomas
el Dorado
Thomas
Robert Leneve
James Stratton
Leneve
Hugoton
William Huehl
Marvin Timmons
Noble Grand
Salina
Odd Fellows Chapter
Law Enforcement Showdown at Wal-Mart Raises Funds
Garden City Police and Finney County Sheriff's Office held a 12 hour kettle shift at Wal-Mart for the Salvation Army, striving to win the second annual Law Enforcement Showdown. Lt Towns and Capt. Frost spoke of community outreach and a shared goal of aiding the charity. Local officers, volunteers, and shoppers contributed as the event drew attention to generous giving and positive public contact.
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Wal- Mart
Garden City Police Department
Finney County Sheriff's Office
John Towns
GCPD
Towns
Finney County Salvation Army
Harold Frost
Garden City
James Hawkins
Kevin Bascue
Salvation Army Board
Frost
Police Department
Sheriff's Office
Jim Keltner
Minneola
Law Enforcement
Salvation Army
Florence
Syracuse
Beryl
Mary Townsend
Michael Parlis
St. John Towns
Police Beat Summary of Arrests and Citations Weekend
Sunday arrests include Robin Sternberger 21 of Windy View Drive for DUI battery on a officer and obstruction in 800 block Amy Street. Felipe Morales 28 of 909 N 13th St faced obstruction of duty and two warrants and domestic related counts. Offshore details note underage alcohol and other offenses in the 4100 block East US Highway 50. Saturday entries list multiple arrests and citations for DUI no proof of insurance prohibited acts on premises, nuisance deposits, shoplifting and disorderly conduct with various addresses in the city. Friday’s entry records Charlies Kirby 28 cited for battery between 2 and 2:30 p.m. at Comanche Road.
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Robin Sternberger
Windy View Drive
Amy Street
Felipe Morales
13Th St
East US
Omar Roman Contreras
U.S. Highway 50
Eric Meyers
N. Seventh St
East Spruce Street
Gildardo Ochoa
W. Mary St
Hugo Banuelos
Biloxi
Miss
North 12Th Street
Antonio Guzman
Alfala
Ramiro Melecio
S. Eugene Place
West Fulton Street
Bobby Jones
North Ninth Street
Agustin Banuelos
Parkwood Lane
West Buffalo Jones Avenue
Blanca Montes
Isidrio Montes
Syracuse
East Kansas Avenue
Chris Cisneros
Fulton St
Michael Benitez
Neil Sr
North Sixth Street
Mauricio Cardenas
Pennsylvania Ave
Pennsylvania Avenue
Christmas church services planned across city churches
A wide slate of Christmas week services and candlelight vigils is outlined at churches citywide. St Thomas Episcopal Church hosts an eight Bible readings and carols service at 7 30 p m Tuesday while Cornerstone and First Southern Baptist schedule candlelights and Christmas songs.
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Christ
Frederick
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Main
Walnut Streets
Christine Lampe
Cornerstone Church
Eighth St
Stan Fisher
Neil Burum
Bible Christian Church
E. Mary St
Prairie View Church of the Brethren
W. Finney-Scott Road
Iglesian Adventista del Septimo Dia
Kansas Ave
Lee Richardson Zoo
Second Baptist Church
N. Main St
Godfrey Owori
First Southern Baptist Church
Third St
Word of Life Church
N. Third St
Church of the Nazarene
Holcomb First Baptist Church
Emmanuel Drive
Primera Iglesia Bautista
St. Mary Catholic Church
St. John St
First United Methodist Church
Bernadine Bell Choir
Community Congregational Church
First Assembly of God
Kansas Drive
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Ellsworth
North Pole
By Scott Aldis-Wilson
Thas
J.J. Gonzales
Martha Rupp
Rupp
Jonathan Lobmeyer
Nikki Wiecken
Wiecken
Charlies Kirby
Commanche Road
First Baptist Church
11Th St
Charles Dickens
St. Dominic Catholic Church
JC St
Trinity Lutheran Church
Fleming St
Presbyterian Church
Texas St
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