Garden City teachers honored for long service as 16 retire
Garden City Public Schools recognized 16 employees retiring with a combined 363 plus years of service during a staff dinner at Garden City High School Courtyard. An additional 123 employees were saluted for longevity across the district, with milestones at 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 years.
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Picnic course offered by GCCC
Garden City Community College Continuing Education offers Picnics for Dad a June 10 class from 6 to 9 pm taught by Shelly Jordan. The session covers fresh seasonal recipes and outdoor food safety. Fee is $59 with registration required a week ahead. call 276-9647 or email personal enrichment gcccks.edu.
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Shelly Jordan
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GCCC Adopts Summer Hours Across Departments
GCCC shifts to summer hours from Monday through August 6. Most offices operate 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday while Saffell Library offers extended evening hours on Mondays and Thursdays and daytime access midweek. Aerobic Super Circuit runs 5 30 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 8 p.m. weekdays with weekend closure. Bryan Education Center in Scott City closes at 4 p.m. on weekdays. Enrollment for summer and fall classes is available 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Student and Community Services Center.
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Garden City Farmer's Market Opens June 5 at Westlake
The Garden City Farmer's Market starts June 5 in the Westlake Hardware lot at 1210 Fleming St. from 7 a.m. to noon each Saturday through Sept. 25. Numerous vendors offer home grown produce, homemade items, and home baked goods. Call Whitey Whitehill at Finney County Extension Office 272-3670 for rules and food safety guidelines.
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Garden City police to boost belt use checks in Click It drive
Garden City officers will aggressively enforce Kansas occupant restraint laws as part of the 2010 Click It or Ticket campaign starting Monday through June 6, backed by a KDOT grant. The program targets front seat belt use, child passenger safety rules, and bans riding in nonpassenger areas for under 14. Nationwide, 140 agencies join, aiming to cut deaths and injuries from unbelted crashes. Kansas shows low front seat belt compliance, rural areas lagging, and varied child restraint rates across ages.
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Kansas utilities oppose gas limits measure
Two large Kansas utilities oppose a budget provision to bar the Department of Health and Environment from drafting greenhouse gas rules. Governor Parkinson's spokesman said objections are under consideration. The measure aims to stall EPA carbon rules, while utility officials warn the move could prompt federal takeover of state air permits.
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Seth Bundy
Tim Huelskamp
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Garfield Elementary addition nearly complete
Garden City USD 457 board tours the near finished addition to Garfield Elementary as it becomes Garfield Early Childhood Center in 2012. The district plans to relocate all early childhood classes to Garfield by August with Willis Pracht continuing as principal and Karen Johnson leading the early childhood portion.
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Garfield Early Childhood Center
Rick Atha
Willis Pracht
Karen Johnson
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Abe Hubert
GCHS
New Outlook Academy
J.D. Adams
Kathleen Whitley
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Kansas approves 10 year transportation plan revives stalled road projects
Topeka Kansas will proceed with 84 road and transit projects after lawmakers approved an 8.2 billion ten year transportation program. Deb Miller said bids will begin in July for 70 projects worth 46 million and 14 more for 40 million in the following eight months. Governor Mark Parkinson plans to sign the bill at a north Topeka airport.
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