Benefit Dance Saturday for Ex ConAgra Workers
A benefit Spanish dance will be held Saturday at the 3i Building Finney County Fairgrounds for unemployed ConAgra Beef Co workers. Three bands Grupo Mojado Group Suez and Traficantes del Norte perform from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Doors open 8 p.m. Admission 20 in advance 25 at the door. Proceeds go to Finney County United Way for ConAgra employees. Sponsored by S&S Productions and KSSA 105.9 FM Radio Tricolor.
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Traficantes del Norte
Finney County United Way
ConAgra
Auditions Open For Winnie the Pooh At GCCC
Garden City community residents can audition for about a dozen roles in the Winnie the Pooh musical at Garden City Community College. Performances run Feb 23 to 25 in the Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building with auditions 8:30 to 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. No advance registration. call details provided.
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Winnie the Pooh
Garden City Community College
GCCC
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Gccc Theater Arts
Steve Thorson
Dennis Johnson
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Calf Fry Dinner Planned by American Legion Thursday
The American Legion at 125 W. Pine St offers a calf fries dinner with sweet bread roast beef cole slaw beans potatoes gravy and bread starting at 6 30 p.m. Thursday. Art Green prepared the meal with a price of eight dollars.
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Volunteers Sought for Kansas Long-Term Care Ombudsman
The Kansas Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program seeks volunteers from Garden City and Dodge City to learn problem solving mediation and advocacy to improve life in nursing homes. Meetings are at 6 30 p m Jan 30 Finney County Senior Center 907 N 10th St and 6 p m Jan 31 Dodge City Library 1001 N Second Ave.
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Dodge City
Finney County Senior Center
10Th St
Second Ave
Garden City Physician Dr Abel Cruzado Dies in Baltimore
Dr Abel Cruzado, longtime Garden City physician, died on January 5 in Baltimore. He practiced in Garden City for decades and was known for his community service and medical career. Funeral details were announced by his family.
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Mostly dry weather expected in Kansas through Wednesday
The National Weather Service forecasts mostly dry conditions across Kansas through Wednesday with rain and snow possible by Thursday. Tonight lows 15 to 20 in the north and lower to mid 20s south central and southeast. Wednesday brings partly cloudy western skies and mostly sunny central and eastern areas with highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Clouds increase in the west Wednesday night while other regions stay mostly clear. Road condition hotline 1 800 585 7623.
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Garden City mall project collapses after promises fade
Garden City residents and developers say WM&E Development will not proceed with a strip mall across from Wal-Mart. Worf Land LLC owner Derward Worf calls the deal dead, citing noncompliance and stalled negotiations with retailers. WM&K CEO Steve Walker had touted anchors and a September 2000 start, but no progress followed and stakeholders await possible action.
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Brad Maudlin
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Wm&e
Steve Walker
Wm&k
Wal-Mart SuperCenter
Kansas Highway 156
Walker
Smith
Stephens
Cops for the Hungry aid Emmaus House with deer meat
Garden City police led Cops for the Hungry delivering 3100 pounds of deer carcasses to Emmaus House shelter and food pantry after a Christmas night fire at Con Agra Beef Co left 2300 people jobless. Fifty one deer were donated with winners chosen by merchants. A monument store display was damaged with losses of about 10000 dollars.
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Garden City
Michael Utz
Robin Marsh
Emmaus House
Sheriff's Office
Shane Tillison
Ehresman Packing
Stevens County Hospital Receives $200000 Revolving Loan
Stevens County Hospital becomes the first recipient of Pioneer Electric’s USDA funded revolving loan fund. A $200000 zero interest loan finances renovation and equipment for a new Community Health Services Clinic at 1042 S. Jackson St. in Hugoton, with $73000 in extra county funding and support from Sunflower Electric and a local foundation.
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Pioneer Electric
USDA
David Jesse
Pioneer Electric Rlf
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RLE
Stevens County
S. Jackson St
Hugoton
Paula Rowden
Rowden
Sunflower Electric
Stevens County Commission
Weather Outlook for Garden City Tonight Through Thursday
Tonight in Garden City, mostly cloudy with a low around 20. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Wednesday is mostly cloudy with a high of 35 to 40. Wednesday night remains mostly cloudy with a low of 15 to 25. Thursday brings a chance of rain and snow with highs in the lower 30s to lower 40s.
Finney Game Refuge seeks volunteers for bison tours
The Finney Game Refuge near Garden City invites volunteers to become tour guides. Training starts Feb 1 with four two hour sessions plus a March 8 field day. Call Tom Norman at 276-8886 or the Friends at 276-9400 to join, with six guides currently, providing tours for visitors from around the world.
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Finney Game Refuge
Karen Tanner
Friends of the Finney Game Refuge
Garden City
Garden City Teachers Credit Union
N. Sixth St
Tom Norman
Tanner
Weather and market snippets from Garden City and Dow Jones
The record low and high temperatures are noted with values around the date, alongside last year figures. Precipitation totals for the year are given, with average comparisons. Grain prices at the Garden City Co-op are cited, and Edward Jones reports the Dow Jones average at 10,621.70, up 43.51 from this morning's opening.
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