City backs sole funding for new city county shelter
Garden City commissioners voiced support for funding a new city county animal shelter independent of county financing. A committee reviewed options for the shelter, weighing whether to renovate the current building or construct a new facility costing 465000 to 614000 dollars. The Finney County Commission previously declined 2008 funding. city officials debate site suitability and whether the county will participate.
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Bob Halloran
Sounds of music at Garden City program for parents and tots
Debbie Tidwell led six children and their moms in a summer session of First Steps in Music at Pauline Joyce Building. Parents participate as infants through preschoolers explore wooden blocks, triangles, maracas and tambourines in a relaxed, interactive session to support early development. Rylie Thyne, 1 1/2, enjoyed the instruments while mom Randi Thyne observed and described her daughter's engagement.
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Garden City
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Ordinance tightens aerosol spray paint sales rules
The Garden City Commission approved an ordinance Tuesday requiring all within city limits that sell aerosol spray paint to display the product at the front of the store or lock it in a designated area. The measure tightens existing restrictions and aims to curb misuse.
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Garden City Commission
BED appoints Lynn Schoonover as executive director
Lynn Schoonover, a philanthropy coordinator at St. Catherine Hospital, will become the Beef Empire Days executive director on August 13 after more than 20 applicants sought to fill the vacancy left by Alan Fankhauser. Interim co directors Dorinda Gerber and Deann Gillen-Lehman cite her marketing and event planning background as key.
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Harley Davidson
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Dorinda Gerber
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Sebelius eases trucker fuel wait rules in Kansas
Governor Kathleen Sebelius moved to ease hours constraints for truck drivers waiting for fuel amid high demand. Storms damaged Magellan oil terminal in Great Bend and flooding in southeast Kansas forced Coffeyville Resources refinery shutdown, tightening supplies and extending loading times at terminals for tanker trucks.
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Officer and K-9 Alley Spotlight at Zoo Edventures
Kansas Parks and Wildlife Conservation Officer Brian Hanzlick introduces Alley a five year old black labrador retriever serving as a K-9 Natural Resource Officer to participants of Zoo Edventures at Lee Richardson Zoo This week children join the ZSI Zoo Scene Investigator session of the camp Alley has aided evidence recovery wildlife detection and even locating lost cell phones aiding law enforcement and education efforts
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