Miles of Smiles seeks volunteers for summer session
The Miles of Smiles therapeutic riding program needs volunteers for its summer session. New volunteers must attend a training meeting at 2 p.m. on May 16 at Wrangler Stables, 901 W. Maple St. Five weeks of lessons start May 24 on Monday Tuesday Thursday evenings and Wednesday mornings. No prior horse or disability experience required. For more information call 275-2539.
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Miles of Smiles
Wrangler Stables
W. Maple St
K State and library offer two story hours for kids
Kansas State University Research and Extension and Finney County Public Library team up for two Book in a Bag story hours through the Family Nutrition Program. Sessions run May 11 for week two, titled Yoko, from 10 to 10 45 a.m. at 605 E Walnut St. Sign up at the library, limited to 30 children ages 3 to 5.
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Kansas State University Research and Extension
Finney County
Car care discussion at Finney library luncheon
Finney County Public Library hosts a Lunch and Learn on basic car care led by Craig Schoenberger of Garden City Community College. The session runs 12:05 to 12:55 p.m. Thursday, sponsored by the Finney County Extension Office. participants may bring lunch as coffee and tea are provided.
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Finney County Public Library
Walnut St
Craig Schoenberger
Garden City Community College
Finney County Extension Office
GCCC Summer Fitness Circuit Opens May 17
The Garden City Community College Aerobic Super Circuit offers summer workouts May 17 through July 30 at 5 45 to 9 am and 4 to 7 pm Monday through Thursday and 5 45 to 9 am Friday for Physical Fitness I II enrollees. Personal assessments include blood pressure BMI and stress tests with pre assessment due by May 31. Call 276 9641 for details and $81 registration at the GCCC Administration Building. The event coincides with Women’s Health Week activities by MAM featuring a 6 30 pm health walk May 11 at Harold Long Park with free T shirts for first 50 women. Ends with information from Shelly Nelson and the Kansas initiative at 275 5302.
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Garden City Community College
GCCC
United Methodist
Harold Long Park
Women’s Health Services Center
MAM
Shelly Nelson
Kansas
Dugout near Garden City deemed not historic site
A dugout along U.S. 50 west of Pierceville was cleared as non historic after KDOT reviews. Officials determined extensive alterations and modern additions erased archaeological value, allowing highway expansion to proceed. Local resident Maurice Smith recalled using the hole for tomatoes and weight loss during the 1980s.
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Garden City
Kansas Department of Transportation
Bryce Baker
Santa Fe
Dodge City
Hutchinson
Newton
Topeka
KDOT
Leroy Koehn
Koehn
Pierceville
Maurice Smith
Barton County
Smith
Kansas Department of Transportation District 6
Larry Thompson
Thompson
Scott Vogel
Vogel
Kansas State
Randy Thies
Thies
Kansas
California
Utah
District adopts reading program to boost Garden City literacy
Garden City USD 457 moves to a district wide literacy framework prioritizing guided and independent reading and teacher read alouds for grades one to four and writing across the curriculum. The change reduces prize focus, aligns instruction with state tests, and follows a prior math score initiative.
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Garden City
Leigh Ann Roderick
Ann Goodman
Gail Dunford
Roderick
Houghton-Mifflin
Erin Bruce
Kenneth Henderson
Merrie Huschka
The
Russell Child Development Center
Roberta Rhodes
Buffalo Jones
Jennie Barker
Marlise Tiffany
Edith Scheuerman
Kansas Open Records Act strengthened, heads to governor
The Kansas Senate approved a strengthened Open Records Act by 21 to 13 with six abstentions. The measure clarifies confidentiality rules, allows for attorney fees in bad faith access denials, and requires disclosure of donor records to public agencies and qualifications for vacancies. It also compels explanations for denials of criminal investigation records.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kathleen Sebelius
Senate
Kansas Supreme Court
Garden City Telegram
County approves two year support for Finney Garden City Shelter
Finney County commissioners extended county support for the Finney County Garden City Animal Shelter for two years. The county covers one third of the shelter budget, with Garden City funding the rest. In 2003 Finney County paid 7273 toward a 21819 total. The joint agreement also shares the animal pound attendant salary and expires year end.
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Finney County
Garden City
Pete Olson
Fairgrounds
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