Garden City GCCC Endowment to honor service, members
The Garden City Community College Endowment Association will honor Dr. Mike and Kathie Harris and Keller Leopold Insurance with 2004 Outstanding Service Awards at its 40th annual meeting on November 11. Susie O Brate will receive Outstanding Board Member Award. Reservations $15. 6:30 social, 7 p.m. dinner and program in Endowment Room Beth Tedrow Student Center.
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Garden City Community College Endowment Association
GCCC
Beth Tedrow
Mike
Kathie Harris
Keller-Leopold Insurance
Garden City
Susie O'Brate
Endowment Association
Shea Sinclair
Garden City Host Families Needed for Exchange Students
STS Foundation seeks Garden City families to host two international high school students for the 2005 school year starting January. Joel from Australia is 15, active in Boy Scouts and church. Hye from Korea is 16, enjoys piano singing drawing and painting. Host families in Kansas cities urged to apply.
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STS Foundation
Garden City
Joel
Australia
Hye
Korea
Garden City High School
Development group to meet Monday in Elkhart
Santa Fe Trail Resource Conservation and Development hosts a 6:30 p.m. meeting at the Morton County Museum on US 56 Elkhart. The event includes a complimentary Italian dinner, entertainment, year in review, upcoming year plans, and a short business session. An Italian themed murder mystery by Morton County Community Theatre Group will be performed. RSVP by Thursday via phone or email.
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Morton County
US. Highway 56
Elkhart
Morton County Community Theatre Group
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Class of 1985 reunion set for Thursday at GC High
Garden City High School Class of 1985 will hold a reunion meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Finney County Community Learning Center located at 1401 W. Jones Ave. All classmates are urged to attend and bring addresses. For more information call Becky Minter Heiman or Adel Silva Parr.
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Garden City
Finney County Community
Leaf rust hits winter wheat across Kansas
Damp fall weather has sparked a state wide outbreak of leaf rust in winter wheat, Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service reports. Rust turns fields yellow as new leaves die, though pathologists say the impact on winter survival or next year’s yields remains unlikely.
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Wichita
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service
Kansas State University
Leoti council debates role and resignations
Leoti Mayor Bob VanNorden faced questions about his fate at a Monday meeting after turning in a resignation letter then withdrawing it. City Attorney Wade Dixon framed the session as growing pains as council roles and policy authority were clarified.
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Leoti
Bob VanNorden
Scon
Wade Dixon
VanNorden
Scoti
Dixon
Renee Geyer
van Norden
KHP warns of deer crashes amid October season
A Garden City man recalls a near fatal deer collision on Kansas Highway 156 on October 11 1997. He suffered a fractured skull broken jaw and temporary facial paralysis after a deer struck his car. The Kansas Highway Patrol urges caution during the deer breeding season from October to December and provides safety tips and reporting rules.
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Pat Edwards
Hanston
Kansas Highway Patrol
Garden City
Fitz
Topeka
Edwards
Jetmore
Sharon
St. Catherine Hospital
Wichita
KHP
Kansas Department of Transportation
Kansas
Motorized scooters illegal on city streets this Christmas
Garden City police say motorized scooters pocket rockets and similar two wheel vehicles may not be operated on Talley Trail or city streets unless registered insured and properly equipped. Fines range from 40 to 300 dollars with potential citations for minors and unlicensed operators as shoppers consider gifts.
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Garden City
Mike Utz
Talley Trail
Chad Rohr
Wal-Mart
Supercenter
Kansas Ave
Utz
Garden City USD 457 lauds schools for math excellence
Seven Garden City elementary schools earned the Standard of Excellence by placing at least 25 percent of fourth graders at the exemplary level on state math assessments and keeping unsatisfactory scores under 5 percent. The board honored Victor Ornelas and discussed Title I and migrant student policy updates.
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Garden City Usd 457
Garden City
USC 457
Jim Lentz
Board of Education
Bruce Reichmuth
Victor Ornelas
Lewis, Hooper and
Dick and Security Savings Bank
Kansas
Lentz
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