Citizens weigh after Garden City smoking ban impact
Six months after Garden City Commission approved a no smoking ordinance, business leaders and residents express mixed views. Mayor Reynaldo Mesa calls the measure a health advance, while bars report declines in patrons and revenue. Some establishments, like Hanna's Corner, see gains, but overall effects vary by venue.
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Garden City Commission
Reynaldo Mesa
Gerstner
Carol Meyer
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
Time Out Sports Bar
Lee Gallegos
Gallegos
American Legion
Terria Judge
The
Legion
Hanna’s Corner
Donna Mastin
Mastin
ATVers Hit the Dusty Road to Syracuse Park
Troy Walker of Hutchinson recalls hearing about a possible sand dunes and ATV park in Syracuse Kansas a year ago after learning of the idea at Little Sahara State Park in Waynoka Oklahoma. He knew Syracuse only by map from past milk-hauling trips. See Park, Page AS.
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Syracuse
Troy Walker
Hutchinson
Little Sahara State Park
Waynoka
Okla
Kansas
Walker
Syracuse Sand Dunes Recreation Park
Jenny Frey
City Commission Meeting Planned in Garden City
The Garden City Commission will meet at 4 15 p m Tuesday at the City Administrative Center located at 301 N Eighth St to discuss municipal matters and public issues.
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Eighth St
Garden City panel to review options for animal shelter
A committee of eight city and county officials plus the Humane Society will meet Garden City Commission Tuesday at 6 p.m. to present findings on expanding or building a new animal shelter. They deem the current facility nonviable for repair or enlargement.
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Garden City Commission
Finney County
Kevin Bascue
Garden City Public Works
Sam Curran
Gary Fuller
Finney County Humane Society
Nancy Garhart
Bob Halloran
James Hawkins
Cliff Mayo
Mark Morrell
Garhart
Gerber named director of 25th Judicial District Youth Services
Leroy Gerber, with 12 years in juvenile work, was promoted to director of the 25th Judicial District Youth Services on June 26 replacing Julie Wright. A former Finney County farmer and 1994 county resident, Gerber shifted from farming to teaching aims, later joining Youth Services in 1999 as department supervisor and 2001 as assistant director.
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Leroy Gerber
25Th Judicial District
Gerber
Julie Wright
Arizona
Finney County
St. Mary of the Plains College
Southwest Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Center
Garden City
Zerr Road
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