Pitch for Pets softball tourney supports Humane Society
Finney County Humane Society hosts its second annual Pitch for Pets adult softball tournament on June 26 and 27 at Deane Wiley Park starting 9 a.m. daily. Teams pay $120 to enter and call Garden City Recreation Commission at 276-1200 to register. proceeds aid spay neuter, foster care, veterinary care, and adoption outreach efforts.
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Finney County Humane Society
Deane Wiley Park
Garden City Recreation Commission
Finney County
Garden City
GCCC to close May 31 for Memorial Day observance
Garden City Community College and Saffell Library will be closed May 31 for Memorial Day. Summer hours begin June 1 with eight to four weekday operations, limited library services during renovation, and extended hours during the main summer session. Open enrollment for fall resumes after Memorial Day with daytime and evening registration at the Administration Building and Beth Tedrow Student Center.
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Garden City Community College
GCCC
Saffell
Acroity An Er Center
Beth Tedrow
Free screening clinic for Garden City 3 to 5 year olds
Garden City USD 457 offers a free screening clinic on June 11 for children ages 3 to 5 who live in Garden City. At Trinity Lutheran Church, 1010 Fleming St, the district screens hearing vision large and small muscle development communication and thinking skills in about one hour. Appointments start Monday by calling 276-5149. if unable to keep, call 271-8847 rather than Trinity Lutheran Church.
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Garden City
Trinity Lutheran Church
Fleming St
Arts Center Opens Monthly at St Mary Church
The Arts and Inspiration Center for memory loss patients opens this Thursday at St Mary Catholic Church with hours 9 30 am to 3 30 pm and will operate on the first Thursday of each month under the Alzheimer's Association Great Plains. It serves those with dementia to create art and offers caregivers time off. Contact Rhonda Riedel at 785 673 3149 for details.
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Arts & Inspiration Center
St. Mary Catholic Church
St. John St
Alzheimer’s Association of the
Rhonda Riedel
Mysterious wheat virus spurs Kansas study
In Kansas, scientists probe an unidentified wheat virus causing leaf yellowing and head death. Researchers at Kansas State University and Fort Hays State University, with Canadian virologists, seek the virus’s identity, origin, and spread while noting the outbreak is not yet widespread or economically impactful.
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Wichita
Kansas
Joe Martin
Kansas State University
Hays
Cleaning wraps Garden City halls before Upward Bound move in
Garden City Community College workers clean and repair West Hall East units and the New Apartments ahead of about 10 days when Upward Bound students will move in. Custodial staff describe normal wear and tear and emphasize accountability for damages through signed contracts. broken chairs replaced and mattresses sent for cleaning or disposal.
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Garden City Community College
West Hall
Ron German
German
Phoenix Restoration Services
GCCC
Angela Romero
Deerfield woman donates bike to a city boy
Becky Norton gave her daughter’s unused bicycle to Morgan Whitehurst, a 7-year-old in Garden City, after Morgan joined a May 15 bike-a-thon benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Finney County. Norton also provided a helmet as Morgan learns to ride his first bike this summer.
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Deerfield
Garden City
Morgan Whitehurst
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Finney County
Becky Norton
Morgan
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Ann Whitehurst
Norton
Big Brothers and
Big Sisters
Head of KU alumni association placed on leave
Fred Williams president of the University of Kansas Alumni Association says he has been placed on paid leave with no explanation. Williams reports he was told to leave the Adams Alumni Center immediately and awaits a formal statement. His attorney says the reason for the leave is unknown and Williams remains in limbo. Williams previously directed alumni affairs and development at Slippery Rock State College and earned about 173000 in the last fiscal year.
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Pennsylvania
Association
Internal Revenue Service
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