GCHS enrollment packets go out for 2011 12 year
Garden City High School mailed enrollment packets for the 2011 12 year due back by July 29. Parents may mail or hand deliver forms and the $36 enrollment fee to 1412 N. Main St during summer hours or visit the Educational Support Center for new student enrollment. First day of school is Aug 17 with a half day Aug 16 for certain grades. Call 805 8010 for more information.
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Garden City High School
GCHS
N. Main St
Fleming St
Garden City
Garden Party fundraiser for Garden City Arts Center
The Garden City Arts Center hosts The Garden Party on June 25 from 8 to 11 p.m. at The Finnup House to raise funds. Tickets cost 60 and are sold at Artcenter on Main and through board members. Entertainment by Two Man Jazz Scene, with food from local eateries and major sponsors including Kansas Arts Commission and Finney County tourism bureau.
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Garden City Arts Center
Artcenter
Main
N. Main St
Two Man Jazz Scene
Jud and
Ann Price
Price and Sons Funeral Home
Bob Huber
Farm Fresh Produce & Country Cafe
Embers & Iron
Fourwinds Bar & Grill
Granny & Granddad
Brick Oven Pizza
Herb’s Carry Out
Little Caesar’s
Mauritia’s Cafe
Plank’s Bbq
Villa Hermosa Restaurant
Wooden
Governor Brownback to host Ogallala Aquifer summit
Gov. Sam Brownback announces an economic summit on the Ogallala Aquifer, set for July 21 at Colby Community College Colby. The Kansas Water Authority and agencies will study policy and incentives to conserve the aquifer while boosting the western Kansas economy.
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Topeka
Sam Brownback
Ogallala
Colby Community College
Colby
Kansas
Brownback
Kansas Water Authority
Heat waves grip southwest Kansas with record temps
Temperatures topped 100 in Dodge City 104 and 106 in Liberal as the region baked under extreme heat. The National Weather Service warned of more hot days ahead with highs near 89 to 103, prompting officials to urge cooling measures, hydration, and limited outdoor activity. City workers and landscapers described strategies such as sprinkler use, pool breaks, and ample fluids to stay safe in the heat.
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Kansas
National Weather Service
Dodge City
Elkhart
Kinsley
Garden City
John Dreiling
Garden City Recreation Commission
Ward’s
Garden Valley
Stephen Jones
Eldaryll Palmer
Alonzo Alvarado
Greeley County Joins Rural Opportunity Zones Spread
Greeley County joins Hodgeman Pratt and Wallace as rural Kansas counties adopting Rural Opportunity Zones resolutions. The program offers a five year state income tax exemption and up to 20 percent of student loan repayment up to $3,000 per year for graduates who move to the counties after July 1.
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Greeley County
Kansas
Hodgeman
Pratt
Wallace
Greeley
Pat George
United
Barber
Chautauqua
Cheyenne
Clark
Cloud
Comanche
Decatur
Edwards
Elk
Gove
Graham
Greenwood
Hamilton
Harper
Jewell
Kearny
Kingman
Kiowa
Lane
Lincoln
Logan
Marion
Mitchell
Morton
Ness
Norton
Osborne
Pawnee
Phillips
Rawlins
Republic
Rooks
Rush
Russell
Scott
Sheridan
Sherman
Smith
Stafford
Stanton
Trego
Thomas
Washington
Wichita
Wilson
Woodson
GCCC Students Join K State Bio Program Summer
Three Garden City Community College students are among eight community college scholars spending eight weeks at Kansas State University to explore biomedical and bio behavioral sciences through the Kansas Bridges to the Future program. They work with faculty in nutrition psychology sociology and social work, aiming for transfer to K State and careers in biomedical research.
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Garden City Community College
Kansas State University
Irma Ailen
Brian Lindshield
Natira Muller
Donald Saucier
Eduardo Solorzano Torres
Elizabeth “Betsy” Cauble
Kansas
National Institutes of Health
K-State
K State
Denis Medeiros
Kansas Bridges
Medeiros
Dodge City Community College
Seward County Community College
Liberal
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Garden City Arts
Southwest Arts & Humanities Council
Finnup
Ninth St
KDHE
Joshua Gonzales
Charles Peebles
Rural Opportunity Zones
GCCC
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