Downtown Vision moves to appoint Main Street director
Stinson and colleagues will visit Garden City July 12 13 to finalize a Main Street position and present a public overview. The effort emphasizes organization promotion design and economic restructuring with tours and town meetings to engage the community and recruit volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stinson
Jean Warta
Patty Clark
Garden City
Downtown Vision Committees
Main Street
Glass
Crook’s
Downtown stores extend hours in late summer effort
Downtown retailers plan 7 p.m. Thursday openings with K Fabrics and Little Britches joining others like Mind's Fashion Stage Department Store and Dollar General, aiming to boost after work shopping. Owners emphasize collective effort, commitment, and the slow pace of reviving downtown trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K Fabric
Little Britches
N. Main St
Kep’s Men’s Wear
Grant Ave
Rupp
Mind’s Fashion
Dollar General
Extreme
la Chiquita
Garden City Downtown Vision Inc
Kansas
Bob Petrus
Traditions
Shorts
Petrus
Doug Harder
Paraclete Group
Harder
Main Street
Garden City
Finney County to review EMS and health budgets in 2005
Finney County commissioners will weigh EMS vehicle costs and fuel savings with newer chassis. They will also review the health department budget up 11 percent to 984,740 and sheriff, general and administrative, and public works budgets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finney County
Health Department
Finney County Sheriff's Office
Public Works Department
Finney County Health Department
Kevin Bascue
Bascue
Kansas
Lana Christensen
Family Crisis Services
Christensen
United Way
Geographic Information Systems
Garden City
Holcomb
GIS
Upward Bound students shadow hospital staff in Kansas program
About 30 high school students in GCCC and GCHS allied health courses take part in a summer Upward Bound program blending five weeks of classes with job shadowing. Participants age 16 and up work 9 to 12 hours weekly at hospitals, optical, law enforcement offices, or community centers to explore careers, especially in medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hank
GCHS
Hanh Nguyen
Frankey Schmidt
GCCC
Schmidt
Upward Bound
Optical
Finney County Community Learning Center
Salvation Army
Lee Richardson Zoo
Pam Hicks
St. Catherine
Hicks
Allied Health
Kansas
Kathy Nguyen
Nguyen
Gunmen kill four at Kansas City ConAgra plant
In Kansas City Kansas a gunman opened fire at the ConAgra Foods meatpacking plant killing four employees and wounding three others before being found dead. Police deputy chief Col Sam Breshears noted earlier totals rose to five after 8 p.m and said witnesses described the shooter as a disgruntled employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kan
Col
Sam Breshears
Breshears
Flags and flag etiquette during mourning and Independence Day
Garden City veteran honor guard leader Harry Bristol explains flag display rules during national mourning. A caution against improper use and torn flags, and emphasis on flying flags on Independence Day for patriotic unity after 9/11. Bristol links flag meaning to personal wartime experience and pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Bristol
Garden City
Bristol
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Finney County Preservation Alliance
Mesa
Debra Brungardt
J.c.’S
Four Self
K.C. ConAgra
ConAgra Foods Inc
Kid Rock
Vietnam
Wishful Thoughts
N. Main Garden City
Happy
Nicholas Gordon
Amana
Fleming
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