Kansas Starbase 2005 Summer Academy Opens in Garden City
Registration for the Kansas Starbase 2005 summer academy runs August 1 to 4 at Garden City Community College in affiliation with Kids College. Open to fourth to sixth graders, the program costs 75 dollars with some scholarships. Enrollment is through GCCC CECS Office.
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Kansas Starbase
Garden City
Kids’ College
Garden City Community College
GCCC
Starbase
Kansas Army and
Air National Guard
Kansas
Kansas City
Kan
Topeka
Salina
Wichita
Kansas National Guard Armory
CECS
Collins Technical
Christine Siebert
Christine.siebert
Gceccks
Country Music Awards Saturday at Finney Center
The 22nd annual country music awards will be presented Saturday at the Senior Center of Finney County, 907 N. 10th St. The Garden City Country Western Fiddlers Pickers and Singers voted the favorite performers. Jam session runs 4 to 10 p.m. with awards at 7:30 p.m. A potluck supper starts at 6:30 p.m. No charge. open to the public. For information call Dorman D. Diller at 276-6962.
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Finney County
N. 10Th St
Dorman D. Diller
Hollywood
John Tibbetts
University of Kansas
Tibbetts
Finney County Public Library
Walnut St
Southwest Arts and Humanities Council
The
Kansas Humanities Council
Arts Center
Main
Grant applications open for Western Kansas Community Foundation
Applications for a grant funded by the Western Kansas Community Foundation are due August 1. Three focuses include community betterment projects cultural and artistic enhancement and child health. Mail requests to P O Box 1452 Garden City or pick up at 1500 E Kansas Ave visit wkcf org or call 271 9484 for details.
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Western Kansas Community Foundation
P.O
Garden City
E. Kansas Ave
Wkcf
Fire Cracker Bash at Garden City YMCA
The Garden City Family YMCA hosts a free Fire Cracker Bash on July 2 from 7 to 9 p.m. at 1224 Center St. Activities include carnival games and a Survivor Game with a $10 entry for up to 20 teams. A $50 ticket enters the Mustang drawing. proceeds aid the High School Turf Fund. First 100 attendees get a free hot dog, chips, and drink.
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Garden City Family Ymca
YMCA
Center St
Connie Williams
Kansas initiative seeks construction workers for Fort Riley boom
Kathy Hand led a Garden City job fair recruiting Kansas workers for a Fort Riley expansion as 11,400 soldiers may be added and as many as 22,000 people could be involved. She travels between Emporia Pittsburg Topeka Colby and Dodge City promoting off post housing and local opportunities. Some locals expressed interest while others prefer staying.
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Kathy Hand
Manhattan
Garden City
Kansas Ist Initiative
Kansas Department of Commerce
Fort Riley
Fort Riley Army Base
Hund
Gail Lee
Lee Construction
Kansas
Hand
Emporia
Pittsburg
Topeka
Colby
Dodge City
Chambers of Commerce
Deb Parker
Western Kansas
Alan Riedel
Deb
Alan
Wheat Lands Convention Center
Shawn Bilodeau
Parker
Lone rider Sam Losey ride to honor son and aid horse charity
Linda Losey of Baltimore continues a coast-to-coast trek with Rocky the Tennessee walking horse and Val the rescued paint mare. On the one year anniversary of Sam Losey’s death June 22, 2004, the journey promotes horse rescue awareness and funds for the Sam Losey Memorial Scholarship at a Baltimore high school in 2012. Residents in Garden City welcomed the riders as they pressed on, sharing meals and care for horses along the way.
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Sam Losey
Sam
Sammy
Linda Losey
Baltimore
Garden City
Losey
Holcomb
Rocky
Val
Trisha Wallace
Elizabeth Sharp
Paige Wallace
Sic River
California
Maryland
Leslie Wagner
Brian Shaw
The
Crazy House
Lone woman rider crosses coast to coast on horseback
Sam Losey rides 1200 miles toward Baltimore to raise funds for abused horses through Equine Rescue and Rehabilitation Inc. The journey began March 29 in San Diego and aims to finish near Chesapeake Bay by Christmas. She travels 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with helpers and has faced hail storms and a snowbound Sierra route.
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Sam
Val
Losey
Equine Rescue and Rehabilitation Inc
Baltimore
San Diego
Flagstaff
Ariz
Lamar
Colo
Sierra Mountains
Blues Night Opens Weekend With Ricky Brothers Band
The Friday blues event at Fiesta Courtyard features the Ricky Brothers Band with doors at 7 p.m. and a 9 p.m. start. Tickets are $15 in advance at Garden City Recreation Commission and $18 at the door, plus a buffet meal. The act has backed major artists and hails from Kansas, with roots in Wellington and now Kansas City, Kansas.
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Ricky Brothers
Fiesta Courtyard
Buffalo Jones Ave
Garden City Recreation Commission
Sixth St
GCRC
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Country Music Awards
Marie Hamill
Louis Castillo
Larned
Chesapeake Bay
Terri Vanderzee
Ingalls
Cimarron
Kim Gordon
Angie Clark
Finney County Fairgrounds
Gwen Tietgen
Gtietgen
Gctelegram
United States
Charlie Daniels
Buddy Guy
R.L. Burnside
JJ Watson
Johnny Rawls
Wellington
Jared Aicher
Aicher
Asre
Boise
Idaho
Experimental Aircraft Association
Finney County Senior Center
10Th St
Kansas State
Michaeline Chance- Reay
Smithsonian
Archer
Mary Shortridge
Public Library
Stevens Park
Scott City
Experimental Aircraft Association 377
States
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