Garden City Rec Commission Offers Three Dance Classes
The Garden City Recreation Commission invites adults to salsa, ballroom, and country dance classes. Angelica Castillo leads salsa on Thursdays at 7 p.m. starting April 2, Jon Gregory teaches ballroom at 6 p.m. Tuesdays starting April 7, and Al and Linda Miller offer advance country dance at 8 p.m. April 7. Couples only, shoes required, space limited. Call 276-1200 or visit 310 N Sixth St to reserve. Eight weeks, 25 dollars.
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Garden City Recreation Commission
Angelica Castillo
Jon Gregory
Linda Miller
GCRC
Sixth St
Gardening series continues tonight at Finney County Extension
The Basic Gardening series meets 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 501 S Ninth St with Whitey Whitehill presenting Water Conservation with Xeriscape Landscapes. Topics cover planning soil irrigation plant zoning mulches turf alternatives and maintenance as the seven xeriscape principles. The final session is April 2 on Selecting and Planting Trees. Call 272-3670 for details.
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Finney County Extension Office
S. Ninth St. Whitey Whitehill
Plat
Red Cross CPR and first aid classes offered in Garden City
The Garden City Area Chapter of the American Red Cross offers Community CPR and First Aid classes with fees of 25 for CPR only 15 for first aid only and 40 for both. Lifeguard training in Lakin and Eakin runs 125 with dates April 3-5 and April 24-26. Register by calling 276-2762 during stated hours. payment due at registration. The Garden City Country Music Jamboree starts at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Senior Center Finney County with a potluck at 6 p.m. Admission is free with donations welcome.
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Lakin
Eakin
Garden City
Finney County
10Th St
Holcomb declines selling extra property
Holcomb city council chose to keep the Henderson and Lynch Street properties for growth rather than sell them back to former owners. Mayor Jarnagin and City Administrator Pena noted plans to use the land for future admin and police needs, with potential expansion tied to Sunflower Electric Power’s growth. The council reached a consensus to retain the parcels and took no action on a proposed administrator contract.
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Holcomb
Jamie Jarnagin
Robin Pena
N. Henderson
Pena
Henderson
Lynch Street
Lynch St
Finney County Emergency Medical Services
Penn
Lynch
Jarnagin
Tracy Davis
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Gordon Smith
Lary Cole
Greg Cox
Cole
Cox
Pefia
Fairgrounds host busy home show and rodeo weekend
The Better Home and Living Show with 70 booths from local and national firms runs at Finney County Fairgrounds Exhibition Building with free admission for canned goods. The event coincides with a legislative coffee at Wheat Lands, the National Little Britches Rodeo at the Finney County Fairgrounds Horse Palace, the Spring Beef Livestock Show, and Garden City High School prom Hollywood Nights with public viewing from 4 to 6 pm and seating at 7 pm.
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Devon Waters
Western Kansas Broadcast Center
Better Home
Cindy Landgraf
Boot Hill Casino
Fort Hays State University
Garden City Community College
Home Depot
Mary Kay Cosmetics
Riddles
Landgraf
Finney County Fairgrounds
Wheat Lands
E. Fulton St
Don Hineman
R-Dighton
Jeff Whitham
Garden City
Little Britches Rodeo Association
Finney County
Finney County Fairgrounds Show Ring
West Pavilion
GCHS
N. Main St
Hollywood
Winter Storm To Bring Heavy Snow To Region
A blizzard warning from the National Weather Service Dodge City region warns of a winter storm tonight through Friday with 8 to 16 inches of snow expected and higher near the Oklahoma border. Strong winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 50 mph will create poor visibility and dangerous travel, with travel advised against and survival kits recommended. Local agencies prep salt spreaders and plows as the system moves from New Mexico and the Texas panhandle into Oklahoma then southwest Kansas.
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Oklahoma
National Weather Service
NWS
Dodge City
Garden City
Public Works
Sam Curran
Curran
New Mexico
Texas Panhandle
Kansas
Weather Service
Kansas House approves bill to raise minimum wage
The Kansas House approved a bill to raise the state minimum wage from 2.65 to 7.25 per hour next January, affecting an estimated 17,000 to 20,000 workers. The measure, backed by Democrats and unions, awaits Senate changes and Gov. Sebelius’s signature.
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Topeka
Kansas
House
Senate
Kathleen Sebelius
Jim Ward
Wichita
Ple
U.S. Department of Labor
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