Garden City USD 457, educators begin contract talks
Negotiations start March 1 between Garden City public schools and Garden City Educators Association as the district faces more than 2 million dollars in annual funding losses. Officials project a 2 million dollar state funding cut and 800 thousand dollars in Title I reductions with potential job cuts in library paraprofessional and some Title I roles.
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Garden City Usd 457
Garden City Educators Association
Garden City
USD
Rick Atha
Board of Education
Churches, musicians raise funds for Honor Flight event
In Garden City, First Christian Church praise team and other area church bands entertained 150 plus people at the State Theatre for a fundraiser aiding a Veterans Honor Flight slated to depart Garden City Regional Airport on April 18. Funds neared 2300 dollars, with additional gifts of 300 after veterans spoke of experiences. the effort is led by Rosemary Corbett and Ellen Mangan.
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First Southern Baptist Church Praise Team
First Christian Church Praise Team
State Theatre
Garden City
Bill Withers
Rosemary Corbett
Corbett
Washington, D.C
Kansas
Lyman Huckstadt
Ken Minter
Ellen Mangan
First Christian Church
Mangan
From Garden City to Grand Ole Opry drummer Jared Willson
Jared Willson, once a Garden City cemetery mower for nine months, rose to drum for Aaron Tippin and perform at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. He recalls dreaming big while mowing lawns and now shares a stage with legends like Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton.
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Garden City
Jared Willson
Aaron Tippin
Grand Ole Opry
Nashville
Tenn
Loretta Lynn
Dolly Parton
Bill Anderson
Trace Adkins
Vince Gill
Martina McBride
Brad Paisley
Drummer Willson Relishes Grand Ole Opry Moment
Willson, a Garden City resident for 24 years, spoke from Little Rock about pursuing a lifelong dream in music. He and Tippin filled in at the Grand Ole Opry on February 12, emphasizing that his goal is making a living doing what he loves, not stardom.
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Jared Willson
Garden City
Nashville
Tenn
Willson
Eddie Bayers Jr
Little Rock, Ark
The
Grand Ole Opry
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