Downtown Master Plan to be reviewed in Garden City
Garden City to host a public session at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the City Administrative Center to discuss the Downtown Master Plan. Since January, monthly public meetings have shaped the draft aimed at attracting more business and activity downtown, with final steps to Planning Commission and city commission for approval.
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Principal to receive award Tuesday
Glenda LaBarbera principal of Kenneth Henderson Middle School will be presented the My Boss is a Patriot Award from the Kansas Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve at 12 30 p m Tuesday at the school 2406 Fleming St LaBarbera was nominated by Staff Set Jeffrey Blascyk assigned to the National Guard unit in Garden City and KHMS Junior Leadership Corp instructor nominated her for this award because she has always given him every opportunity to fulfill his Guard obligations The Patriotic Employer Award honors employers who value the military service of employees who serve as civil servants and reservists ESGA promotes a culture of support for military service The award can only be initiated by a grateful employee.
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USD 457 Board to ratify teachers contract Monday
USD 457 Board of Education will vote to ratify the teachers negotiated agreement at 6 p.m. Monday in the Educational Support Center board room 1205 The agreement eliminates a high school orchestra assistant middle school and high school theater manager and an alternate school teacher in charge The school calendar was adopted as part of the negotiated agreement
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Inmate case files added to Kansas Memory for Hickock and Smith
Kansas Memory adds inmate case files for Richard Eugene Hickock and Perry Edward Smith. Convicted of the 1959 Clutter family murders in Holcomb, they were on death row at Kansas State Penitentiary and hanged in 1965. The files include documents such as last meal requests and witness lists.
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Dick” Hickock
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Holcomb
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Senate panel OKs bill to pause education standards in Kansas
A Kansas Senate committee advanced a bill to pause new math and reading standards in public schools. It would create an 11 member panel to review State Board of Education decisions and bar spending on implementing standards until 2014. The measure also blocks Next Generation Science Standards and a new history and government standards.
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Diane DeBacker
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Inaugural Buffalo Jones Cowboy Poetry Gathering Opens
The Buffalo Jones Cowboy Poetry gathering premiered at Garden City Community College Pauline Joyce Auditorium with songs and stories about ranch life. Organizers led by Leonard Hitz aim to grow the event, featuring performers from Kansas, New Mexico, and Texas, and a lineup including Trey Allen, Allen Bailey, and J.D. Blanton.
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Junction City
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New Mexico
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Texas
Keith Downer
Don Evens
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Hitz Miller
Randy McVey
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Kiwanis Club
Books on the Bus returns to Garden City starting Monday
The Books on the Bus program B O B begins weekly visits across Garden City sites from June through July with trips Monday through Thursday. The bookmobile runs through July 25 and is off July 1–5. Lunches under the Summer Food Service Program cost 3 dollars for adults eating with a child.
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Garden City Arts Announces Summer Programs for Kids
Garden City Arts unveils the summer lineup with Artful Afternoons for ages 5 to 15 offering drawing painting printmaking photography mixed media sculpture and more from June through late August. N E W The Never Ending Workshop runs Saturdays for ages 3 to 5 and 10 per class with a 14 class punch option. Garden on the Gogh targets at risk students with a 10 week, no fee program beginning June, featuring visual arts, filmmaking, music, literature, and final presentations. Contact Laurie Chapman at 260-9700 or gardencityarts@gmail.com for details.
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