Legion calf fry dinner set for Thursday in Garden City
The Sons of the American Legion Squad No. 9 Post 9 will host a calf fry dinner from 5 to 8 PM Thursday at the American Legion on 125 W. Pine St. The menu features calf fries, chicken and noodles, roast beef, mashed potatoes and more for $8 per plate. For details call Monte Algrim at 276-8942 or the club at 275-6875.
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Sons of the American Legion
Garden City
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American Legion
W. Pine St
Monte Algrim
Club
Zoo to Sell Compost Blend Saturday At Lee Richardson Zoo
The Lee Richardson Zoo will sell its 700 doo compost this Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon just south of the zoo on Finnup Drive. The mix comes from exotic animal manure, food waste and bedding and is bagged or sold by a bobcat scoop. Prices are five dollars per 50 pound bag and twenty five dollars per scoop with loading help from staff and volunteers. all proceeds go to the zoo.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
Finnup Drive
ZOO
Junior Senior Prom at Garden City High School
Garden City High School hosts the Junior Senior Prom Saturday in the GCHS gymnasium 1412 N Main St with a Big Apple theme. Prom begins 8 pm. public viewing 4 6 pm. pictures 5 6 45 pm and 7 10 pm. Tickets required. $1 donation at the door. iPad prize and chances sold by STUCO.
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GCHS
N. Main St
Northwest Hall
English Hall
Buffalo Broadcast System
Gchs Stuco
Western Kansas Better Home Show at Finney County Fairgrounds
The Better Home and Better Living Show at Finney County Exhibition Building debuts this weekend featuring home lifestyle products and services. Open to the public Friday 6 9 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. 8 p.m. Sunday noon 5 p.m. For details contact Cindy Landgraf at 276 2366 or cindylandgraf wksradio com.
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Western Kansas
State Senate debates pension fix as KPERS funding looms
Kansas Senate leaders push a plan to raise state employee pension contributions while boosting some benefits and creating an 11 member study commission to consider broader changes. The bill, supported by Senate President Steve Morris, aims to address KPERS projected 7.7 billion funding gap with potential 401k style options for teachers and workers, though critics urge caution and oppose benefit shifts.
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Topeka
Senate
Kansas
Steve Morris
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
KPERS
Morris
Hugoton
Senate Committee On Pensions
Illinois
Laura Kelly
Morris’ Plan
Kelly
Kansas Organization of State Employees
Jane Carter
Commission
Ruth Teichman
Stafford Republican and Pensions Committee
House
Finney County approves 17500 alcohol tax grants for recreation
The county commission unanimously awarded 17500 in state alcohol tax funds to area groups for parks and recreation projects. Recipients include Garden City Recreation Commission 3000, Finney County Babe Ruth 2000, Southwest Grapplers 3000, Holcomb 1500, GC Sparks 2000, Garden City Razzles 2000, Havoc 2000, and SWKS High Performance Volleyball 2000. The panel also agreed to hire Ralph Rojas as emergency management coordinator, replacing Cathy Hernandez. The panel met in closed session for non elected personnel matters and resumes April 4 at 8:30 a.m.
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Finney County
Garden City Recreation Commission
Finney County Babe Ruth Association
Southwest Grapplers Wrestling Club
City of Holcomb
GC Sparks
Garden City Razzles
Garden City Havoc
SWKS
Kansas Department of Revenue
Ralph Rojas
Rojas
Finney County Public Works
Cathy Hernandez
Sheriff's Office
Don _ Doll
Ninth St
Ulysses Awarded For Stimulus Street Project Victory
Ulysses Kansas receives two awards for a federal stimulus funded street improvement along US 160. The American Concrete Pavement Association honors a best concrete overlay while KD DOT and the Kansas Contractors Association award a best partnership for cooperation among the city Grant County and Cimarron Valley Railroad.
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Ulysses
American Concrete Pavement Association
Kansas Department of Transportation
Kansas Contractors Association
Grant County
Cimarron Valley Railroad
Thadd Kistler
U.S. 160
Daron Hall
Hall
Kingman Based
Klaver Construction Co
Main Street
LaHood backs Kansas general aviation rally in Wichita
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood pledged to push for stronger federal support for general aviation in Kansas. More than 2,000 aviation workers welcomed him as Cessna Hawker Beechcraft Bombardier and suppliers gathered at a Wichita hangar. He promised to urge Obama to visit and touted aviation as key to jobs, exports, and Kansas economic vitality.
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Wichita
Ray LaHood
Kansas
Washington
LaHood
Illinois
Barack Obama
Cessna Aircraft
Hawker
Beechcraft
Bombardier
America
Jack Pelton
Pelton
Congress
Detroit
Obama
U.S
Bill Brown
Hawker Beechcraft
David Coleal
Jerry Moran
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Laurie Sisk
Jennie Barker
Mary Street
County Commission
Cimarron Valley
Burlington Northern Railroad
City Hall
Grant Ave
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