YMCA to reveal expansion plans in Garden City
The Garden City Family YMCA will host a Friday public information event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1224 Center St. to discuss a capital campaign funding expansion projects. Free pizza and drinks, tours, and future plans information will be provided with contact options including phone, email, and a campaign website.
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Garden City Family Ymca
YMCA
Center St
Gckymca
Gmail
Capital Campaign
Gardencitynet
Garden City USC 457 No School Friday
Garden City USC 457 announcement that students have Friday off for in service training by teachers. School will resume Monday.
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USC
Garden City
Board approves personnel actions for USD 457 schools
The USD 457 Board voted 6-0 to hire Janessa Brungardt and Rosa Rosales Castorena as special education paraprofessionals at Bernadine Sitts Intermediate and Georgia Matthews Elementary respectively, and Lindsay Rayburn as a route bus driver. Several staff resignations follow, including Maria Andrade and others at GCHS and district sites, effective Jan and Feb. Terminations include Tom Barbery and Velia Mendoza. Retirement noted for Roselyn Nicklaus.
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USD 457 Board of Education
Janessa Brungardt
Bernadine Sitts
Rosa M. Rosales Castorena
Georgia Matthews
Lindsay Rayburn
Maria Andrade
Garden City High School
Wesley Beare
GCHS
Juanita Blackwell
Sandra Contreras
Ralisa Gonzales
Abe Hubert
Gabriela Herrera-Saenz
Buffalo Jones
Megan Reynolds
Joseph Steefe
Charles O. Stones
Tom Barbery
Velia Mendoza
Russell Child Development Center
Sixth Grade Honors Band Program at Garden City
Garden City Community College presents the fourth annual Sixth Grade Honors Band Program on Saturday with a free public concert at 3 p.m. in the Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building auditorium. Participants include students from Garden City Cimarron Deerfield Lakin Satanta Scott City Liberal Plains and Kismet.
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Garden City Community College
Southwest Kansas Music Academy
Garden City
Cimarron
Deerfield
Lakin
Satanta
Scott City
Liberal
Plains
Kismet
Pauline Joyce
GCCC
Jim McAllister
Beyer
Audra Peitz
Trial Begins In Finney County for Sex Charges Against Gard City Man
Emilio Zurita-Cruz, 56, faces seven counts of reported incident eight counts of aggravated improper liberties with a child and one count of aggravated criminal sodomy in a seven year span. Two sisters testified of mistreatment and oral sex in a Garden City home with the suspect, who is related to them. Witnesses described prolonged abuse starting when the younger sister was 7 and continuing until shortly before the trial, with the elder sister recounting recanting due to fear and immigration concerns. Physical exams supported allegations, though some expert testimony noted findings could reflect normal intercourse as well.
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Finney County District Court
Garden City
Emilio Zurita-Cruz
Tamara Hicks
Finney County
Hicks
Schiffelbein
Zurita Cruz
Linda Eckelman
Hear
Ing
Mexico
Zurita-Cruz
Zurita- Cruz
Becky Thomeczek
Thomeczek
Kate Gerber
Band director to stay at GCHS in face of job offer
Garden City High School will keep band director Paul White for now after he declined another job offer. Booster leaders urged more band support while enrollment is rising toward 190, prompting discussion of staffing, space, and potential bond issues as the district negotiates the 2008-09 teacher contracts.
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Garden City High School
Board of Education
Paul White
White
Dawn Thiel
GCHS
Thiel
Mike Utz
Garden City Educators’ Association
N. Main St
Kathy Blau
Garden City Community College Financial Aid
Board of Directors of
Southwest Kansas Live
First United Methodist Church
Kansas Avenue
Main Street
Republican caucus in Wheat Lands Center Kansas
Weekend political events include a statewide Republican caucus at Wheat Lands Conference Center in Wichita County where voters will select a presidential nominee from candidates such as John McCain and Mike Huckabee. Check in at 9 30 a.m. and voting starts 10 a.m. Registration by Jan 25 and a photo ID required.
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Wheat Lands Conference Center
E. Fulton
Kansas
Arizona
John McCain
Arkansas
Mike Huckabee
Ron Paul
Mitt Romney
Rudy Giuliani
Alan Keyes
Fred Thompson
Finney County
Finney County Library to host parenting workshops series
A $1,000 Smart Start Southwest Kansas grant funds five workshops for parents of young children at Finney County Library. Topics include healthy diets, language development, literacy activities, scrapbooking, and behavior guidance. Presenters offer 15 minute talks plus one on one Q A.
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Finney County
Smart Start Southwest
Kansas
Madella Williams
Smart Start
Kansas Children’s Cabinet
Williams
Senter
Dorothy
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Roselyn Nicklaus
Victor Ornelas
Montce
Gloria Sena
Trong Tran
St. Mary Catholic Church
Republican Party Caucus
Holcomb Middle School
Abby Alsop
Seth Alexander
Adriana Cruz
Audrey Gerber
Alta Brown
Tristen Dortch
Jeffery Juarez
Kayla Duran
Sierra Stasser
Alyssa Steinert
Mitchell Hernandez
Chelsea Jackson
Hayle Christman
Michelle Savoy
Jose Reyes
Joel Castro
Cidaly Navarrete
Charlies O. Stones
Leslie Diaz
Connor Shultz
Otto Mendoza
Sarah Shepherd
Edith Scheuerman
Julia Revolorio
Joe Fonseca
Kori Mota
Jonah Vainevere
Florence Wilson
Josefina Baro
Valerie Duenas
Joseph Matthews
Dominic Red
N. Henderson
Erasmo Galan-Romero
Ivan Ortega
Blaine Duran
Brecken Vargas
Norma Martinez
Gertrude Walker
Anahi Becerra
Cardenas
Jason Lujan
Isaac Goytia
Rafael Diaz
High Plains
Alex Goodwin
Alex Bullock
Max McCallum
Gary O'Neal
Holcomb
Calen Rupp
Cassie Richardson
Faith Biermann
Gracen Becker
Nicole Labourine
Tori Fairbanks
Micha Meyer
Dozie Ekewearir
Claire Schmidt
St. Mary
Adolfo Espitia
Kristina Ochoa
Monse Benzor
Juan Maldonado
David Urrutia
Devin Ellis
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