Reception planned for Chamber president Paul Joseph
The Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce will host a reception for new Chamber President Paul Joseph from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the Wheatland Convention Center. The K-State Southwest Research Extension Center will host a Wheat and Canola Tour on May 27 with registration at 6:30 p.m. at 4500 E. Mary St. Joe Martin and John Holman will lead the tour and refreshments will follow.
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K-State Southwest ‘Research Extension Center
E. Mary St
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John Holman
Brownback to visit Kearny County Hospital
U S Senator Sam Brownback will visit Kearny County Hospital from 3 30 to 4 30 p m May 28 touring the facility and holding a public question and answer session with attendees The stop aims to discuss health care and local concerns with residents and officials.
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Kearny County
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Sam Brownback
Kearny County Hospital
Garden City to discuss FHSU Kansas Academy of Math and Science
Residents of the Garden City area will hear details and give input on Fort Hays State University s Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science during a luncheon session June 10 from 12:00 to 1:30 PM at the Beth Tedrow Student Centers Garden City Community College campus. The academy opens in fall 2009 for exceptional juniors and seniors who will study on the FHSU campus and take college level instruction. Registration is required via kams.fhsu.edu/meetings.php, or by calling 785 628-4690 or emailing kams@fhsu.edu.
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Fort Hays State University
Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science
Beth Tedrow
Garden City Community College
Campus
FHSU
Garden City
Kams
Strollerobics Class at Garden City YMCA
Garden City Family YMCA offers Strollerobics for moms with babies. Sessions run 10 to 11 am Tuesdays and Thursdays for four weeks starting June 17. Fees are 20 dollars for members and 40 dollars for non members.
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Ymca
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Kansas hears casino bids for Sumner and nearby Wellington
The Kansas Lottery Commission opened two days of hearings on proposals to build state run casinos in Sumner County Mulvane and near Wellington with bids from Sumner County Ventures MGM Mirage Foxwoods and Sumner Gaming Joint Venture Harrah's. Penn National already has a Cherokee County contract and five Wyandotte and two Ford County applicants await Tuesday sessions. The panel may endorse multiple contracts and forward them to the Gaming Facility Review Board with minimum investments of 225 million plus a 25 million fee, or 50 million and 5 million in Ford County.
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Wellington
Wyandotte County
Ford County
Harold Nye
Hays
Kansas Lottery Gaming Facility Review Board
Penn National
Cherokee County
Windsor's Windsor Hotel project advances with fund-raising and history group efforts
Finney County Preservation Alliance pushes to reopen the Windsor as a functioning hotel in downtown Garden City. Leaders including Sheila Hendershot and Martha Lisk organize a Prairie Rose Players reenactment group to enliven tours during Beef Empire Days while Kent Stehlik raises capital, pursuing historic tax credits and a $1.5 million to $2 million funding gap. Tenants and investors remain the goal as Tom Klein awaits the go ahead and voters weigh the Eight Wonders of Kansas Architecture contest.
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Finney County Preservation Alliance
Windsor
Garden City
Shelia Hendershot
Pine and
Main Streets
Preservation Alliance
Don Harness
Harness
Alliance
Kent Stehlik
Dodge City
Stehlik
Kansas
Histor
Tom Klein
Kansas Sampler Foundation
Inman
8Wonders.org
Hendershot
Prairie Rose Players
Martha Lisk
Lisk
Finney County Commission
Eric Keller
Garden City Community College
Josh Comfort
Ken Harsha
Windsor Hotel
Police crack down on seat belt violations in Finney County
Finney County and statewide drivers face heightened enforcement during the two week Click It or Ticket It campaign. Garden City officers will work eight hours daily overtime paid by KDOT. State law mandates booster seats and belts for children. adults may be cited only with a primary offense.
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Garden City
Mike Reagle
GCPD
Kansas Department of Transportation
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Click It
KDOT
Steve Halbert
Bureau of Traffic Safety
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