Who's Your Paddy fundraiser cooks up baked potato bar
Garden City Downtown Vision hosts the Who's Your Paddy Baked Potato Bar on Thursday with a potato, toppings, coffee or tea, dessert for 5 dollars. Exec. director Beverly Schmitz Glass says it invites people downtown to celebrate Irishness and shopping. Serving 11 am to 2 pm and 4 30 to 7 pm at 413 N. Main St with to go orders available. Call 276 0891 for details.
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Garden City
Downtown Vision
Beverly Schmitz Glass
Vision
N. Main St
Togo
Retirement center hosts St Patrick's Day dance
A St Patrick's Day celebration and dance featuring Joe Irsik and Al Miller is set for 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the Fireside Lounge at Garden Valley Retirement Village on 1505 E Spruce St. The public may attend free of charge and refreshments will be provided. For more information call 275 5086.
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Joe Irsik
al Miller
Garden Valley Retirement Village
Spruce St
GCCC Offers Occupational Spanish Course at Local Institute
Garden City Community College through its Business and Industry Institute will host Pronto Spanish for the Workplace an eight session course from 6 to 8 pm on Mondays and Wednesdays April 18 through May 11. Instructor Angelica Castillo a GCCC alum and corporate trainer aims for conversation over grammar with a $175 fee and requires registration a week in advance. Contact 276-9647 or gcccks.edu for details.
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Business and Industry Institute
Garden City Community College
Angelica Castillo
Mexico
GCCC
Jean Warta
Castillo
B&i
Gcccks
Institute
Public meetings on water quality set by KDHE
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment will hold public meetings in late March and April on the Kansas Surface Water Quality Standards under the Clean Water Act. After reviewing comments, KDHE will consider modifications and may hold hearings on proposed changes. Contact Dianne Fender for papers or details. a Garden City meeting is April 26 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Finney County Administrative Center.
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Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Kansas
KDHE
Dianne Fender
Bureau of Water
Jackson St
Topeka
Kdheks
Fender
Garden City
Finney County
Ninth St
Garden City adopts A Child Is Missing alert program
Garden City police partner with A Child Is Missing to rapidly notify residents about missing persons. The system can dial up to 1000 numbers per minute with a customized alert, aiding searches for children the elderly and others in the community.
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Garden City
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Garden City Police Department
Garden City Police Set
Reagle
Achildismissing.org
Spending bill debate cut short in Kansas Legislature
Kansas House leaders moved to cut up to 35 million from the current budget as debate over a spending bill was paused and sent back to Appropriations. Gov Brownback had cut 56.5 million earlier, while a Senate offer would save about 21 million. A dispute over special education funding and a pension payment delay shaped the stalled talks with no immediate compromise.
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Topeka
Kansas
House
House Appropriations Committee
Marc Rhoades
Newton
Sam Brownback
Rhoades
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Senate Ways and Means
Carolyn
McGinn
Code compliance officer hired in Finney County
Finney County plans a wider enforcement push through a new code compliance officer, Keith Denton, hired by the Planning and Community Development Department to tackle zoning and debris issues countywide. Denton, salary 17 dollars an hour, will train while officials emphasize compliance over ticketing and a case by case approach. The move follows resident concerns about slow enforcement of environmental and safety hazards and a shift from complaint driven to proactive measures.
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Garden City
Holcomb
Finney County
Keith Denton
Kaleb Kentner
Denton
Kentner
County Commission
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National Crime Information Center
Police Patrol Administration
Kids College
Nading
Ibby Swords
Mike Standley
Standley
Walter Geiger
Geiger
Don Doll
Finney County Administrative Center
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