Coffee info session invites volunteers for Lee Richardson Zoo
An informational coffee at 10 30 a m Saturday at Finnup Center invites adults 18 plus to learn about volunteering in Lee Richardson Zoo education. Attendees meet current docents tour the education center view animals and learn volunteer roles. Training begins mid January with weekly sessions for about 10 weeks and a one year commitment. call Kathy at 2761250 for details.
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Finnup Center For Conservation Education
Lee Richardson Zoo
Zoo
Kathy
Free screening clinic offered by RCDC on Jan 18
Russell Child Development Center begins taking appointments for a free screening for children from 1 month to 5 years old. The event, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Garden City, is sponsored by RCDC and USD 457.
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Russell
RCDC
Freedom From Smoking Clinic Set To Start At Hospital
St Catherine Hospital's eight session Freedom From Smoking clinic begins Tuesday with a Thinking About Quitting session in the cardiopulmonary department. Registration available at the session or by calling 272 2121.
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St. Catherine Hospital
Garden City to collect Christmas trees for recycling
Garden City announces a tree recycling program running January 7 through 10 with curbside pickup in defined zones each day. The southwest Forest Park area is available for drop off until 5 pm January 11 at Emerson and Johns streets behind the driver’s license office. Flocked trees aren’t accepted and trees must be ornament free. For inquiries call Garden City Parks at 271-1574.
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Forest Park Lake Wildlife Habitat
Emerson and
Johns Streets
Kansas Avenue
Third Street
Main Street
Garden City
Garden City Parks Office
Generations of cattle producers train at Graham School
AP report on the Graham School for Livestock Men & Women in Kansas where three generations of Grahams run the farm based program since 1909. The weeklong monthly course teaches artificial insemination pregnancy checking calf delivery and herd management to students from small to large operations including individuals like Kaleb Krahn and Dan Petit.
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Grahams
Carl Weathers
David T. Rockefeller
Chase Manhattan Bank
Kansas
Mary Graham
Frank B. Graham II
Gene Raymond
Kaleb Krahn
Langdon
N.C
Dan Petiit
Buffalo, Mo
Raymond
Rockefeller
Petiit
Pettit
Graham
Petitt
Emmaus House Secures Third Straight State Shelter Grant
Emmaus House in Garden City earns a $79,026 Emergency Shelter Grant from the Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing for rehab and essential services. A $39,000 match is required, with $40,026 to be reimbursed as funds and volunteer hours are tallied, and all spending must be completed by Sept. 17, 2002.
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Emmaus House
Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing
Robin Marsh
Garden City
Jim Neblett
Neblett
Marsh
Record of multiple property thefts and break-ins
A series of daytime and overnight burglaries and vehicle entries reported across several blocks. Losses range from 25 to 30,000 dollars, with items stolen including stereo equipment, paperwork, a compact disc player CDs jacket cash guns jewelry and windows broken. Targeted locations include homes garages businesses and a parked vehicle. Police reports list times from early morning to evening and streets such as North Sixth Street A Street Fulton Street Hattie Street College Drive Mikes Drive Olive Street Tradehome Shoes Garden Bowl and 1100 to 1300 blocks with varying damages.
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North Sixth Street
E. Fulton St
Hattie Street
Multiple Incidents Reported In Local Area This Week
A string of incidents includes a home invasion on North Sixth Street with threats but no injuries, a blunt force assault at Trebol Club with hospital treatment, and a battery report at Garden Valley Retirement Village after a fall. Additional break-in thefts, a domestic battery arrest, a head injury from a car incident, meth possession arrests, and various fires and emergencies were logged across the city.
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Trebol Club
Buffalo Jones Ave
Garden Valley Retirement Village
Spruce
Philippines seeks rescue of Burnhams from Basilan hostage trade
President Gloria Arroyo met Rep. Todd Tiahrt after a briefing on the Basilan hostage crisis. American missionaries Martin and Gracia Burnham and Filipino Deborah Yap are held by Abu Sayyaf. Officials say no ransom, troops lead the rescue, with 7,000 soldiers and 43 dead thus far.
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Manila
Philippines
The
U.S
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Todd Tiahrt
R-Kan
Philippine Military
Martin and
Gracia Burnham
Wichita
Kan
Roberto Capco
Burnhams
Deborah Yap
Basilan
Abu Sayyaf
al- Qaida
Osama bin Laden
Capco
Tiahrt
Arroyo
Angelo Reyes
Zamboanga City
Abs-Cbn
Martin
Philippine
Southern Command
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Frank Graham
Alejandro Castellanos
Marcos Castellanos
Maria Castellanos
Maria Cerda
Chestnut Street
Laurie Bean Chapman
College Drive
Mikes Drive
Olive Street
Tradehome Shoes
Kansas Ave
Garden Bowl
Taylor Ave
Finney County
Jorge Dominguez
Sur
Garden City Fire Department
Kelly R. Wood
South U.S. Highway 83
Wood
Hillside Drive
Pershing Avenue
Belmont Place
Fleming and Mary Streets
Commancho Drive
Pershing Ave
W. Jones Ave
Guillermo Sobero
Corona
Calif
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