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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 2012
Page
3
The Finney County Preservation Alliance seeks volunteers to sweep and dust the Windsor Hotel atrium at 1 p.m. February 18. A 5:30 p.m. groundbreaking reenactment, balloon release, and guided tours are planned at the north entrance. Contact Don Harness at 275-4340 for details.
Garden City Community College Drama Department presents Almost Maine from Feb 16 to 19. Nine to ten short love and loss tales set in a fictional Maine town, by John Cariani. Tickets 20 dollars for singles, 35 for couples, sales open now, call 276-9540 or visit Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building. Doors open 6:15, dinner on stage at 6:45, show soon after.
Two dozen vocalists from nine communities perform in the 2012 Garden City Community College Valentine Concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Pauline Joyce Fine Arts auditorium. Admission is free under conductor J. Clayton Wright. The College Concert Choir and College Singers perform with Carolyn Klassen as pianist. Songs include And the Green Grass Grew Barbara Allen Jing-ga-lye-ya Diration and more. The College Singers honor a Nat King Cole era vibe with I'll Paint You a Rainbow Water Under Snow Is Weary My Boyfriend's Back When I Fall in Love and other pieces. Solo and duet numbers accompany the program.
A major snowstorm that dumped 2 feet near Denver moved northeast and largely spared southwest Kansas. Most sheriff dispatchers reported only rain Friday night, with limited flurries in Greeley and Scott counties. Expected totals in Scott, Lane, and along I-70 north of Trego and Ellis counties were light, while Hays and WaKeeney could see 4 to 5 inches.
Army Chief Gen Raymond Odierno visited Fort Riley and discussed an 80,000 soldier cut over six years shaping unit reductions. He noted no decisions on which units will be eliminated beyond two European brigades and highlighted over 2 billion dollars invested in barracks and training facilities at Fort Riley home to 18,000 soldiers.
Garden City Community College reports spring enrollment slightly lower than last year though classes started Jan 11 with rising numbers. On day one 1,318 students were enrolled, growing to 1,675 by Thursday, an increase of 357. Credit hours rose from 15,192 to 17,504, and full time equivalent rose 154.1 to 1,166.9 as of Thursday.
Finney County commissioners will meet next week to discuss renovations to the Finney County Exhibition Building at the county fairgrounds and a possible convention center. An evening Jan. 23 public meeting gathered input and a local architect was hired as consultant. the 8:30 a.m. Monday session at the Administrative Center will continue the discussion.
City commissioners will consider Alcoholic Liquor Fund and Community Grant Funding allocations totaling just over 100000 for 22 area agencies. The Alcohol Advisory Board recommends 84000 from liquor funds and 20000 from grants, with a 1 p.m. meeting at the City Administrative Center and an 11 a.m. pre-meeting at Buffalo Dunes Clubhouse.
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