Garden City students win multiple FCCLA national medals in San Antonio
Eight Garden City High School students earned FCCLA national medals at the 2014 National Leadership Conference in San Antonio. Awards include golds for Kristin Padilla and Natalia Alvarez in fashion design and construction, Destiny Johnson in recycle and redesign, and bronze for Elsa Montanez and Jessica Ortiz in culinary arts, with Taylor Tindle earning silver in food innovations.
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Family, Career and Community Leaders of America
San Antonio
Texas
Kristin Padilla
GCHS
Natalia Alvarez
Jenny Nguyen
Lauren Sullivan
Destiny Johnson
Taylor Tindle
Elsa Montanez
Jessica Ortiz
Patsy Fort
LaPolice questions Huelskamp on highway vote and debates
LaPolice a Republican challenger in Kansas 1st District questions Huelskamp’s vote against a federal highway funding bill praising funding back to Kansas and noting federal sources. He criticizes Huelskamp for limited debates while Pfaff defends the congressman and cites past debates with upcoming Manhattan event.
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Cloud County
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Fowler
Hutchinson
Federa
Kansas
Jim Pfaff
Pfaff
Mike Pompeo
Wichita
Lynn Jenkins
Topeka
Kevin Yoder
Overland Park
Kansas Department of Transportation
Steve Swartz
Swartz
KDOT
Salina
Russell
Junction City
Garden City
Liberal
Dickinson County
Manhattan
Junior Duck Stamp display at Lee Richardson Zoo
Top prize in Kansas Junior Duck Stamp went to 14 year old Carly Honas for a wood duck pair scene. Display runs through August 28 at Finnup Center with viewing 8 am to noon and 1 to 5 pm on weekdays, featuring 36 top youth entries and 16 honorable mentions across four age groups.
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Kansas
Lee Richardson Zoo
Finnup Center For Conservation Education
Finnup Drive
Carly Honas
Garden City fiddlers offer free evening of old style country
The Garden City Fiddlers Pickers and Singers perform at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Senior Center of Finney County 907 N. 10th St. The monthly program is free and open to all. A carry in supper runs from 6 30 to 7 30 p.m. followed by more music until 9 p.m.
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N. 10Th St
Weekend Free Screenings Offer Outdoor Family Fun
Silver Screen selections this weekend present Secondhand Lions at dusk Friday and Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs at dusk Saturday. Attendees should bring blankets chairs and snacks. popcorn drinks and homemade goodies cost 1 dollar each. Proceeds aid the summer youth musical trip to the Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta. Call 276-1202 for cancellation details and visit gcrec.com for future showings.
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Gcrec.com
Moth Week events and Stevens Park concert highlight Garden City listings
Sandsage Bison Range hosts Moth Week July 19 to 27 with an 8:30 p.m. Sunday event in Garden City to teach attracting and photographing nocturnal moths. Melissa Dawn headlines Stevens Park Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, detailing her Christian and country repertoire. YMCA after school signups cover multiple local schools with tutoring, snacks, activities, and crafts. call Krystal Richardson at 275-1199.
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Sandsage Bison Range
Garden City
Melissa Dawn
Stevens Park
Melissa
Dighton
Gcrec.com
YMCA
Florence Wilson
St. Dominic
Buffalo Jones
Gertrude Walker
Georgia Matthews
Victor Ornelas
Alta Brown
Garfield
Krystal Richardson
Finney County USDA Commodities Distribution Schedule
USDA commodities will be distributed Tuesday at the Senior Center of Finney County 907 N 10th St 10 to 11 30 a m and at the Salvation Army 216 N Ninth St 1 to 3 p m Income guidelines apply. Bring proof of Finney County residency and household income For details call Barbara Jensen at 272 3620 Items include orange juice pears vegetable soup salmon canned potatoes applesauce raisins and dried cherries bring your own box.
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Salvation Army
Ninth St
Barbara Jensen
Paul Davis to Campaign Across Western Kansas This Weekend
House Minority Leader and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Paul Davis schedules appearances in Garden City at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Clarion Hotel and events in Dodge City, Pratt County, Greensburg, and Hays through Sunday.
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Clarion Hotel
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Dodge City
Pratt County Fair
Greensburg
VFW
Vine St
Hays
Kansas mailing targets Jennings in 122nd race
Americans for Prosperity accuses Rep. J Russell Jennings of Sebelius appointee status and voting against House majorities. Jennings, magistrate district judge and former juvenile center director, faced challenger Stan Rice in the August 5 primary amid debate on Medicaid expansion and budget issues.
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Americans For Prosperity
Kansas
J. Russell Jennings
R-Lakin
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Sebelius
Kathleen Sebelius
Southwest Regional
Juvenie Justice
Stan Rice
GCHS Accepting Enrollments for 2014 15 School Year
Garden City High School continues enrollment for 2014 15. Return enrollment info by July 81 and mail in the student information and health forms with 36 enrollment fee and 30 iPad protection plan. In person enrollment at GCHS 2720 Buffalo Way Blvd 8 am to 3 pm Tue Thu. New students enroll at Educational Support Center 1205 Fleming St. School begins Aug 18 with half day orientation for select grades. Call 805 5400 for more information.
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GCHS
Buffalo Way Blvd
Fleming St
Garden City
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