Garden City Public Schools Closed Friday Inservice Schedule
Garden City Public Schools will not hold classes Friday with a district in service for teachers in the morning and a workday for teachers in the afternoon. District offices and facilities operate on regular Friday hours. classes resume Monday.
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No Classes For College On President's Day
Garden City Community College will be closed Monday in observance of President's Day. No daytime or evening classes will be conducted. Offices and facilities including the GCCC, Adult Learning Center and Saffell library will be closed. The college will reopen Tuesday and resume usual hours.
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Adult Learning Center
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Elvis Themed Blood Drives Offer Prizes And T Shirts
Two area blood drives next week offer Elvis Presley themed prizes for donors. Each presenting donor gets a rock and roll T shirt, with chances to win an expense paid trip for two to Las Vegas or Memphis. Drives run 2 to 7 pm Tuesday at Knights of Columbus and 10 am to 1 45 pm Wednesday at Tyson Fresh Meats in Holcomb. Schedule and appointments at redcrossblood.org or (800) RED CROSS.
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Cirque du Soleil
Aria Resort & Casino
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Peabody Hotel
Knights of Columbus
Eighth St
Tyson Fresh Meats
Ibp Road
Holcomb
Kid's College Spring Break Programs Listed at GCCC
Garden City Community College outlines Kid's College and camp options for March 14 through 18 for students from kindergarten to sixth grade. Arts and Dance camps run morning and afternoon sessions with Planet Art and The Dance Crew offering varied activities. Enrollment costs are $99 for a full week, or $169 for two camps with lunch, plus possible scholarships.
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Planet Art
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Warm spell may wake crops early in Kansas
Unseasonably warm days in Salina could trigger early sprouting as climatologist Mary Knapp warns of resumed growth once frosty nights end. Forecasters expect near 80 degrees Thursday with 65 degrees Wednesday, then a return to winter-like conditions next week. Wheat risk rises from early dormancy loss if warmth persists.
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Finney County Spelling Bee draws county students
About five dozen students from across Finney County will compete this Saturday in Garden City High School. The top three winners from Garden City public schools Holcomb St. Dominic and St. Mary Catholic schools plus three home schooled students from High Plains Home Educators advance to the statewide bee March 12 at Barton County Community College in Great Bend. Also this weekend a Sunday fundraiser features praise teams at State Theatre to benefit local Honor Flight efforts with a $10 suggested donation.
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First Christian Church
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Eagles Lodge
U.S. Highway 83
Mary Street
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Garden City spelling bee winners and placers listed
Garden City Public Schools names winners from Abe Hubert Middle School Alta Brown Elementary Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center Buffalo Jones Elementary Charles O Stones Edith Scheuerman Florence Wilson Garfield Georgia Matthews Gertrude Walker Jennie Barker Jennie Wilson Kenneth Henderson Plymell Victor Ornelas Holcomb Public Schools and High Plains Home Educators results include first second and third place winners with alternates. Notable names include Mckenzie Hanigan Victor Garcia Javier Varela Alex Varela Isai Aguilar Ethan Newberry Megan Burrows Hope Hernandez Carly Newman Carrie Hall Josiah Thomas.
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Garden City
Abe Hubert
Mckenzie Hanigan
Alyssa Downie
John Vanatta
Jaime Tena
Alta
Kaitlyn Hernandez
David Cabral-Banuelos
Leslie Romero
Charles O. Stones
Javier Varela
Karen Chavez
Rafael Uribe
Yesenia Huerta
Edith Scheuerman
Alex Varela
Abraham Vallejo
Johan Espinoza
Janae
Madi Pate
Jennie Barker
Megan Burrows
Madison Farr
Karina Ortega
Michael Otero
Jennie Wilson
Hope Hernandez
Makenzie Meschberger
Yahaira Hernandez
Oscar Varela
Kenneth Henderson
Connor Schultz
Parker Tanner
Justin Sabata
Rafael Diaz
Holcomb
Holcomb Elementary
Garrett Williams
Tobias Mendenhall
Cezarne Martial
Wiley Elementary School
Jasia Davis
Holcomb Middle
Carly Newman
Ashley Mongeau
Faith Biermann
Gabriel Tackitt
High Plains
Carrie Hall
Chesney Harkness
Josiah Thomas
Amelia Thomas
Kansas lawmakers at odds over special ed funding
Kansas Gov. Brownback’s budget director warned the state may must spend more on special education to avoid federal penalties, complicating budget talks with lawmakers split on cutting overall school funding. The dispute centers on whether to provide extra $26 million for special education, with a possible $61 million penalty cost under consideration.
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Topeka
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House
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Sedgwick
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Christian Martinez
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Newton
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