Cowboy Poetry Focus at Finney Extension Lunch
The Finney County Extension Office hosts a Lunch and Learn featuring Leonard Hitz. He will link Garden City and Finney County to cattle and cowboys and discuss cowboy poetry as an expression of early western heritage. The 12:05 to 12:55 p.m. talk occurs Thursday at the Finney County Public Library.
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Finney County Extension Office
Leonard Hitz
Garden City
Finney County
Walnut St
Jazz festival set for March 10 in Garden City
Kansas City saxophonist Craig Treinen will headline the 2008 Garden City Jazz Festival on March 10 at 7 30 p m in Garden City Community College Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building auditorium 801 Campus Drive. The event, sponsored by GCCC and The Garden City Telegram, features Southwest Kansas Music All-Stars with Treinen and the Trilogy and Kansas City Boulevard Big Bands. Tickets are $6 and available at the door or in advance at the GCOC Fine Arts Office.
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Kansas City
Craig Treinen
Garden City
Southwest Kansas
Garden City Community College
Pauline Joyce
Lee Greenwood
Bobby Watson
Crystal Gayle
Bob Denver
Karin Alyson
Kevin Mahogany
Frank Mantooth
Washburn University
Washburn
Kansas State
Gcoc Fine Arts
My Three Angels at Garden City Community College
Tickets on sale for GCCC Drama Department production of My Three Angels by Sam and Bella Spewack. Showtimes set for March 7 and 8 at 7 30 p.m. in Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building. Cast from Garden City Olcomb and Ulysses. Directed by Ryan Peterson. Tickets $6 at Saffell Library or box office 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 6 to 10 p.m. Sundays. Call 276-9511 or 276-0407 for info. Mail requests due by Monday with check to Theater Box Office.
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Garden City Community College
Drama Department
Garden City
Olcomb
Ulysses
GCCC
Ryan Terson
Saffellibrary
Fine Arts
Gccc Drama Department
tBox
Campus Drive
Rural development bill advances in Kansas Senate
The Kansas Senate unanimously backed a bill to create a nine member rural development advisory commission and appoint a deputy commerce secretary for rural programs. The plan, supported by Kansas Farm Bureau and regional groups, moves to the House for consideration.
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Topeka
Hns
House
Commerce
Senate Commerce
Karin Brownlee
R-Clathe
Morris
Melvin Neufeld
R-Ingalls
Kansas Farm Bureau
Senate
House Committee
Local comic artist to debut show at Garden City gallery
Jeff Blascyk of Garden City brings a 20 image exhibit to Mercer Gallery at Garden City Community College. The self taught Kansas City artist has done work worldwide and locally in Breakaway and Silhouette. Reception Sunday 1 to 3 pm, display runs through March 16 in the Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building.
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Garden City Community College
Mercer
United States
Australia
Brazil
Canada
Dubai
Great Britain
India
GCCC
Breakaway
Silhouette
Jeff Blascyk
Garden City
Mercer Gallery
Pauline Joyce Fine Arts
David Kinder
Blascyk
Kinder
Kansas City
General Mills
Kansas
Don Osborn
Lindsborg
Three Kansas school finance plans fail in House votes
In two days the Kansas House rejected three school finance proposals, two aimed at redistributing more than 3 billion dollars in aid and one guaranteeing a modest 2009-10 increase. The votes reflected division among lawmakers as education funding debates continue, with Senate plans already advancing a 59 dollar per pupil boost and higher pension costs.
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Topeka
House
Dennis McKinney
Greensburg
Clay Aurand
Courtland
Senate
Jean Schodorf
Schodorf
Wichita
McKinney
Kansas Supreme Court
Tyson donation fuels Garden City YMCA expansion drive
Tyson Fresh Meats plant near Holcomb pledges 100000 toward Garden City Family YMCA capital campaign, bringing total raised to 1121550 from 77 donors. Expansion plans add over 20000 square feet including a family pool, enhanced fitness, early childhood center, lobby, and parking, with Tyson avenue naming. The project aims to serve thousands more members and programs by 2012.
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Garden City Family Ymca
Tyson Fresh Meats
Holcomb
YMCA
Tyson
Paul Karkiainen
Dale Masters
Karkiainen
Emily Amos
Integrated Marketing Communications
Garden City
Wwwgardencitynet
Gckymca
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