Kids' College still taking registrations
Eighty to ninety southwest Kansas youths have signed up for the 2002 Kids' College at Garden City Community College with more enrollment possible through May 31. Sessions run June 10-27 and July 8-25 for students entering grades three through eight, featuring over 50 activities under the theme Experience the Magic of Learning. Tuition is 24 dollars or more per class, with scholarships from 24 to 180 dollars.
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Southwest Kansas
Kids’ College
Garden City Community College
GCCC
John Collins Technical
Norma Jean Dodge
Episode II Midnight Debut At Sequoyah 9 Theatre
Be alert for the special midnight showing of Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones at Sequoyah 9 Theatre 1118 Fleming at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. As of this morning 70 tickets were sold. Afterward showtimes run daily at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m., and 10 p.m.
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Sequoyaha Theater
Fleming
Sequoyah 9
Garden City High School Class of 1952 Reunion Plans
Garden City High School’s 1952 class hosts a 50th reunion and a come-and-go gathering for 1951 to 1958 grads at Karin and Richard Henkle home 2319 Belmont Place May 25. Garden City Area Chamber breakfast April at Wheat Lands Convention Center 7:30 a.m. with Tri-State Employers sponsor. reservations due by 5 p.m. today via 276-3264.
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Garden City
Karin and
Richard Henkle
Belmont Place
Garden City Area
County keeps firearms rules despite local opposition
Finney County commissioners rejected a proposed ban on discharging firearms near residential areas despite resident complaints from the T-Bone Stakes subdivision. They also adopted a standardized fee schedule for public records, GIS maps, deeds, and related items and adjusted EMS fees to align with Medicare.
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Finney County
Irv Stephens
Commission
Roman Halbur
Register of Deeds
Rita Alsop
Medicare
Kent Stehlik
Dodge City
Stehlik
Florence fourth graders bring history alive at wax museum
Betsy Ross, J K Rawlings, Elvis Presley and other figures were portrayed by 54 Florence Wilson Elementary School fourth graders in a live wax museum. Students researched, memorized speeches, created backdrops, and presented to staff and parents, with teachers praising the engagement and ties to district benchmarks.
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Betsy Ross
Milton
Hershey
J.K. Rawlings
Elvis Presley
Florence Wilson
Randy Garrier
Maron Evans
Evans
Garrier
Melissa Hanson
Hanson
Trista Hanson
Finney County Economic Development Council Sets 2003 Goals
FCEDC members reviewed goals and a 2003 budget at a Monday meeting. Goals include bolstering business infrastructure retaining and expanding current firms and recruiting targeted dairies and dairy related businesses, expanding transportation access, raising market share for Finney County products, and improving the Garden City Finney County image. They seek 72000 from Finney County and 38000 from Garden City for 2003, same as last year, with June budget actions to follow. The plan also calls for an industrial park infrastructure, airport expansion, highway and rail lobbying, and extending the Just Plains Success campaign with Spanish language ads.
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Finney County Economic Development Corp
Finney County
Garden City
FCEDC
Just Plains
Soft spots vex Holcomb High project concerns
Holcomb USD 363 faces soft spots in the north parking area of the new high school addition. Subcontractor Underground Specialties repaired spots, with a $16 000 dirt work fix approved. The board questions costs while work proceeds, and plans for a sound system and vehicle purchases continue.
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Holcomb
USD 363
Holcomb High School
Bruce Glass
Russ Komlofske
Tom Brokaw
America
D&d Builders
Glass
Komlofske
D&d
Mit
Lynn Veatch
Pauline Goodwin
Holcomb Middle School
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Garden Valley
KAHSA
GCHS
Chamber
T-Bone Stakes
Arkansas River
Finney County Commission
Holland West Inc
Gas Avenue
Holland
Planning Commission
Finney County Conservation District
Public Works
Maple
Main Streets
Cherlyn Suderman
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Kennedy Onassis
Suderman
Luke Dinkel
Walt Disney
Disney
Disneyland
Walt Disney World
Dinkel
Wyatt Earp
Junior Cruz
Earp
Cruz
George Bush Sr
Babe Ruth
Susan B. Anthony
Graham K. John
Trevor Wadel
Abraham Lincoln
Florence Wilson Elementary School
Graham K. Johns
Michel Showalter
Showalter
Little Raven
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