Informational Meeting For MCSE Program In Garden City
The Career Learning System Finney County Information Technology Center of Excellence will hold a Monday evening meeting at 7 p.m. in the Garden City High School cafeteria about the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer program. Applications are due April 7 and actors may call Jo Ann Garrier or Judy Crumble for details. GCHS and Holcomb High School juniors and seniors may contact counselors. The CLS offers vocational technical education for adults, college students and high school juniors and seniors in a joint program with USD 363 USD 457 and Garden City Community College.
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Jo Ann Garrier
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Holcomb High School
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Garden City Community College
West Nile Conference at Kansas State University
Kansas State University hosts a Kansas West Nile Conference on April 21 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Kansas State Student Union. The event aims to educate on West Nile Virus and vector borne diseases affecting Kansas and Nebraska with talks on Chronic Wasting Disease ticks Phrlichiosis Lyme disease and rabies. Registration is $20 for materials and meals with optional eight contact hours for an extra $10 by calling (800) 432-8222 or (785) 532-5569.
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Free Development Screenings April 11 in Garden City
Garden City USD 457 and the Russell Child Development Center offer free screenings on April 11 for infants to 5-year-olds at Trinity Lutheran Church. RCDC tests up to 3 years old and USD 457 screens ages 3 to 5. each session lasts about 90 minutes. Call 275-0291 to book. The Garden City YMCA fundraiser aims for 50,000 by April 17 to support the Helping Hands Scholarship program for low income families.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
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Southwest Kansas
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Ymca Helping Hands
YMCA
Fire destroys abandoned trailer in Riverview Towns South
Fire Chief Allen Shelton said an abandoned trailer at 5800 Weldon Road in Riverview Towns South was destroyed by fire Tuesday night. Firefighters and Finney County deputies responded around 11 10 p.m. The $5 000 trailer was a total loss with no injuries. Rebecca Flyn of Garden City owned the unoccupied trailer. Arson is being considered, but the cause is undetermined. Fire crews remained on scene about two hours. Road condition hotline listed.
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Finney County Sheriff’s
Weldon Road
Shelton
Kevin Bascue
Rebecca Flyn
Garden City
Bascue
Sebelius Budget Plan Faces GOP Skepticism In Kansas
GOP leaders voicing doubt over Gov. Kathleen Sebelius plan to balance a 10.2 billion dollar state budget through bonding and accelerated property tax collection. She proposes 175 million in bonds, a 5 million tax amnesty and early half property tax payments to cover 2003 and 2004, with gambling licenses expected to raise 30 million upfront.
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
Kerr
R Hutchinson
Kansas
Dodge City
Garden City Spring Cleanup Runs From Monday to April 10
Garden City residents may discard yard and garage clutter during the city’s annual spring cleanup starting Monday through April 10. Guidelines include separating wastes, decharging refrigerants, disposing of tires with fees charged back, and not accepting hazardous materials or bricks. Pickup runs on specified dates across the city with catch-up days April 4 and 11. Call 276-1270 to arrange pickup. Waste Connections waives $30 per ton for city dump. The Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce sponsors an Earth Day style cleanup starting April 12 with trash bags provided for participants.
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GCCC Meats Team Secures National Reserve at Houston
Garden City Community College Meats Judging Team finished second nationally at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Meats Contest. Coach Clint Alexander praised a tight top five, with GCCC placing high in lamb, beef, pork, and placings events and earning 3,655 total points.
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Houston
GCCC
Tarleton State University
Barton County Community College
Fort Scott Community College
Trickey
Mai
Jones
April Oberheim
Holcomb
Will Hatcher
Satanta
Chris Boyd
Garden City
Kory Josefiak
Rozel
Kristi Meyers
Sublette
Raena Rudzik
Jetmore
Chrissy Hacker
Boyd
Hatcher
Hacker
Rudzik
Oberheim
Josefiak
Meyers
Teenager injured in gang related beating outside home
A 19 year old man, Jesus Sanchez, was struck in the head with a concrete slab and kicked by five attackers in the front yard of his Garden City home. He was hospitalized, flown to a Wichita hospital, and listed in fair condition. Crime Stoppers seeks information at 275 7807.
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Mike Utz
Jesus Sanchez
Highway 50
Utz
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St. Catherine Hospital
Christie St. Francis Hospital
Wichita
GCCC trustee candidate urges tax as last resort
Sterling argues tax increases should be avoided and cuts chosen carefully, emphasizing program value to the community and student needs. He notes aging facilities and retention challenges while praising timetable progress on buildings and proposing campus tours to show concerns. The piece also describes a turf project at Memorial Stadium funded by multiple entities and mentions other candidates in Tuesday’s election.
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Alltel
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