Arts Council Dinner Rescheduled by Weather
The Southwest Arts and Humanities Council postpones its Italian buffet dinner to 6:30 p.m. February 7 at Garden City Community College Endowment Room due to weather. Tickets are ten dollars with a brief business meeting and entertainment by Larry Hannon. RSVP to Carole Geier or Vivian Kinder, and annual dues range from twenty five to one thousand dollars.
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Southwest Arts & Humanities Council
Endowment
Garden City Community College
Larry Hannon
Carole Geier
Vivian Kinder
GCCC to select dorm contractor Friday
Garden City Community College trustees plan to award a design build contract for the new dormitory at a special session Friday noon in the Endowment Room of the Student Center. Administration and several trustees interviewed three contractors earlier this week and will make a selection Friday.
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Garden City Community College Board of Trustees
GCCC
Ex-minister charged with molesting girl in Iola
Kyle Guenther a 37 year old former Harvest Baptist Church minister in Iola was charged with five counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child and four counts of aggravated sodomy stemming from 15 alleged incidents beginning when the girl was 14 in November 1999. He turned himself in and is jailed on a 50000 dollar bond. If convicted on all counts he could face over 40 years in prison.
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IOLA
Kyle Guenther
Allen County
The
Harvest Baptist Church
Nanette Kemmerly-Weber
Guenther
Kemmerly-Weber
No survivors in SE Kansas plane crash
In SE Kansas near Arkansas City a twin engine plane crashed in a ravine and burned. Fire marshals reported no survivors and authorities said no bodies were found. The FAA was to identify origin and passengers. Victims identified as Dr James Arnold 61 and Sara Spurlin Arnold 36 of Fayetteville Arkansas.
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Arkansas City
Kansas
Randy Leach
Winfield
Leach
Cowley
Bob O'Dell
Federal Aviation Administration
James Arnold
Sara Spurlin Arnold
Fayetteville, Ark
Teacher resigns after grade change demand at Piper High
Piper High School teacher resigns after board pressed her to alter grades for students suspected of plagiarizing a class project. Christine Pelton expressed shock at the board's decision and lack of inquiry into her side. Board President Chris McCord cited executive session restrictions and no public vote.
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Kansas City, Kan
Christine Pelton
Chris McCord
McCord
Wells at Selkirk Could Become Rail Route Tourist Draw
Wichita County Historical Society seeks National Registry listing for Selkirk 102 foot hand dug well built in 1887 for Santa Fe railroad water supply. Plans include glass elevator or renovated depot as a railroad theme park along Kansas Highway 96 with grant support and international interest. Memories of local land transfer and ongoing publicity from KAKE 10 bring attention to the project.
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Selkirk
Wichita County Historical Society
Historical Society
Leot
Kristie Davis
Karen Walk
Enterprise
The
Walk
Santa Fe
Greensburg
France
Great Britain
National Railroad Museum
Ness City
Charles Anstaett
Garden City
Lloyd Bass
Santa Fe Railroad
Connie Mitchell
Mitchells
Larry Hatteburg
Kake-10 News
Wichita
Hatteburg
Museum of the Great Plains
Wichita County
Clyde Simon remembered as mentor and servant in Garden City
Clyde Simon, longtime teacher, nurse, and volunteer, died Monday at St. Catherine Hospital after a battle with cancer. A St. Mary Catholic School alum and Marine veteran, he devoted his life to teaching, hospice work, and faith based service, leaving a large family and a community strong in mourning.
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Clyde Simon
Simon
St. Catherine Hospital
Patricia Nieman
St. Mary Catholic School
Nancy Roth
St. Mary School
Clyde
Garden City
St. Joseph’s Seminary
St. Joseph’s College
Illinois
U.S. Marine Corps
St. Mary of the Plains College
Gina Cash
Hospice
Our Comfort Zone
Civil Air Patrol
St. Mary Catholic Church
Steve Gerver
Kansas Department of Transportation
Gerver
Roth
Nieman
Vi Simon
Valley View Cemetery
St. Mary's School
St. John
Bookmobile planned to bring summer reading to Finney County kids
Finney County Literacy Council plans a bookmobile tour around Garden City and Holcomb to reach children with limited library access. USD 457 funds convert a 66 passenger bus into shelves. Holcomb USD 363 backs shelves and fuel. Funds needed cover $2,000 of a $4,000 paint job.
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Finney County
Literacy Council
Garden City
Holcomb
Leigh Ann Roderick
Roderick
USD 457
Holcomb Usd
Transportation Department
Hahn
Weekend arts reception and Groundhog suppers around region
Elisa Stalker of Satanta opens Windows to the Soul at Mercer Gallery Garden City Community College Sunday with a 2 to 4 p.m. reception in a no admission event. Gallery hours run noon to 4 p.m. weekdays and 2 to 5 Sundays, open through Feb 24. Community events include Groundhog suppers at St Joseph Parish Tribune 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Scoti Lions Seon 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Ulysses Lions Club 5:30 to 7 p.m., Manter Methodist Men 5:30 p.m., Dighton Legion soup 2 p.m. to end of game, and Super Bowl parties at Johnson UMC. Health and Services Fair at Kepley Middle School Friday features 16 institutions. EMS counselor Denny Smith at (620) 356-3025 for details.
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Elisa Stalker
Satanta
Mercer Gallery
Garden City Community College
St. Joseph Parish
Tribune
The
Lions Club
Seon
Ulysses Lions Club
Lawson
Ulysses Civic Center
Manter Methodist
Manter
Dighton American Legion
Johnson United Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall
Kepley Middle School
Ulysses
EMS
Denny Smith
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