Weekend of area events features Nutcracker tea and rodeo
Sugarplum Fairy Tea at Garden City Co op 2 pm Saturday hosts Kids meet Nutcracker cast and photo ops with the Sugarplum Fairy. Proceeds fund Dec 14 and 15 Nutcracker show. Also Willie Barcena comedy, Little Britches Rodeo at Finney County Fairgrounds, CPR class at YMCA, Oh Horrors murder musical at Dighton High, story time at Lee Richardson Zoo, Holiday Pie Festival, and Veterans Day soup supper at Kearny County Fairgrounds with $5 fee.
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Steps Dance School
Garden City Co-op
N. Sixth Street
Nutcracker
Sabrina Rishel
Christina M. Hanigan
D.D.S
Tim Hanigan
Weathercraft Roofing Co
Garden City
Cox Communications
Little Britches
Horse Palace
Finney County Fairgrounds
The
American Red Cross
YMCA
Dighton High School
Lee Richardson Zoo
Finnup Center
Finnup
Finney County Public Library
Walnut
Kearny County Fairgrounds
Lakin
Silver jewelry class offered at Garden City CC
A sterling silver jewelry class will be offered by Garden City Community College Continuing Education and Community Services Division on December 6. Registration and information are available from Community Services Coordinator Diana Machotka at 275-3232 or diana.machotka@geccks.edu.
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Garden City Community College
GCCC
Diana Machotka
Geccks.edu
Ryun launches bid to win back Kansas 2nd District seat
Former congressman Jim Ryun opens his Topeka campaign office, promising to restore district values and maintain independent stances. He cites opposition to No Child Left Behind and Medicare Part D, seeks GOP primary win over Lynn Jenkins, and reports fundraising progress amid a 2008 election schedule.
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Topeka
Hns
Jim Ryan
Ryan
Bush
Nancy Boyda
Ryun
Bogda
Thomas Seay
Seay
Boyda
Congress
Kansas
Kansas City
Dick Cheney
Lynn Jenkins
Jenkins
Little Red Hen comes to Satanta area schools
Wichita Children’s Theatre Touring Company brings The Little Red Hen and Yankee Doodle to Satanta High School Auditorium drawing over 1,300 students and teachers from Satanta Copeland Sublette Meade and Montezuma. The Little Red Hen shows cooperation lessons and ends with bread rewards. The Arts Council funds the program with help from Western Kansas Community Foundation and Kansas Arts Commission.
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Satanta High School
Dena Whisler
Satanta Arts Council
Wichita Children’s Theatre
Whisle
Satanta
Copeland
Sublette
Meade
Montezuma
Tiffany Williams
Latristae
Methodist
Mouse
Cat
Dog
the Satanta High School
Veterans parade and weekend craft fairs in Garden City
Garden City hosts a Veterans Day Parade on Main Street at 10 a.m. featuring veterans and American Legion riders with grand marshal Jack Kempton, a 99 year old World War II veteran. Afterward, poppies fund hospitalized veterans as Legion members stage sales and craft fairs, including the Eagles Auxiliary Antiques sale and a Christmas craft fair in Syracuse with proceeds supporting scholarships and programs.
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Main Street
American Legion
Patriot Guard
Tom Howard
Garden City
Jack Kempton
Finney County Exhibition
Amtrak Station
Howard
Legion
Eighth and
Pine Streets
Wal- Mart
Kansas Ave
Eagles Auxiliary
Eagles Lodge
N. Taylor Ave
Finney County Relay For Life
Finney County Fairgrounds
Syracuse High School
Wallace
Otters Return to Renovated Home at Lee Richardson Zoo
Two North American River otters formerly moved to an off exhibit building while the Lee Richardson Zoo renovated their pool with a new drain and filter system. The male and female return to the exhibit to enjoy a heated pool and privacy for potential birth. staff plan to encourage breeding and provide a den for the female.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
Kathy Sexson
Sexson
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Willie Barcena
Fiesta Courtyard
Largas
Patrick Leopold
Children’s Theater
Williams
Western Kansas Community Foundation
Kansas Arts Commission
Delaine Stalker
Stalker
Arts Council
Whisler
Zoo
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