Holcomb board to review repairs and bids
The USD 363 board meets at 6:30 p.m. at the Administrative Center to review bids for Holcomb Elementary roof repairs and consider track resurfacing at Holcomb High School. Superintendent O’Connor notes the track replacement and high jump area raise, with about $108,000 already committed for asphalt and water control. A concrete surround for the high school chiller is also on the agenda.
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USD 363
Board of Education
Wiley St
Holcomb Elementary School
Holcomb High School
Robert O’connor
Veterans Day program planned at Garden Valley Retirement Village
A Veterans Day program will start at 3 p.m. Monday in the chapel at Garden Valley Retirement Village, 1505 E Spruce St. Dorothy Hawkins Stewart Boone and Joyce Boone will give special presentations. The event is open to the public at no charge.
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Garden Valley Retirement Village
Spruce St
Dorothy Hawkins
Stewart Boone
Joyce Boone
Veterans Day Closures For Local Offices And Banks
Public facilities including Garden City and Holcomb post offices and Finney County District Court will be closed Monday for Veterans Day. Banks listed as closing include Bank of America Bank of the West Citizens State Bank Commerce Bank First National Bank of Holcomb Garden City State Bank Garden City Teachers Federal Credit Union Gordon Plains Credit Union Home National Bank Landmark National Bank Security Savings Bank Western State Bank.
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Garden City
Holcomb
Finney County
Bank of America
Bank of the West
Citizens State Bank
Commerce Bank
First National Bank of Holcomb
Garden City State Bank
Garden City Teachers Federal Credit Union
Gorden Plains Credit Union
Home National Bank
Landmark National Bank Security Savings Bank
Western State Bank
Salvation Army seeks to assist families this Christmas
The Salvation Army invites families to apply for the Angel Tree and Adopt-a-Family programs through November 16 at 216 N Ninth St. Office hours are 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. weekdays, with today 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. also open. Toy distributions run December 18 to 20. Contact Capt. Louise Lurtz at 620-276-4027 or 271-4018 for details.
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Salvation Army
Ninth St
Louise Lurtz
Common Christmas Cash Crunch for Couples Workshop
A free workshop titled The Common Christmas Cash Crunch for Couples will run 6 30 to 8 p m Tuesday at St Dominic Parish Center 615 JC St. Pizza Hut provides the meal and limited child care is available Seating is limited and reservations are urged by calling 272 0010 The event is sponsored by Marriage for Keeps Kansas.
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St. Dominic Parish Center
JC St
Pizza Hut
Marriage For Keeps Kansas
Board mulls two high school options for Garden City
Garden City Board of Education weighs adding a second high school or replacing the current Garden City High School building after a study group recommended two top options. Officials seek Monday details on staffing needs and successful outcomes from other districts as they prepare to propose a bond measure.
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Board of Education
Garden City
GCHS
Gail Dunford
Mike Utz
John Scheppner
Bruce Reichmuth
George Hopkins
Tom Blackburn
Jeff Crist
Dunford
Rick Atha
United Way fund drive advances with new presentations
Finney County United Way executive director Margaret Anderson reports progress toward the $550,000 goal as volunteers finish presentations at Garden City and county offices, schools, and St. Catherine Hospital. A Tyson Fresh Meats drive begins Monday, with total donations at $163,045.90 not yet including this week's business presentation gains.
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Margaret Anderson
Finney County
United Way
Anderson
Garden City
St. Catherine Hospital
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc
County to discuss energy policy amendment at meeting
Finney County commissioners meet Monday at the Administrative Center to review the 2008 legislative policy and consider proposing an amendment to the Kansas Association of Counties policy statement advocating a balanced energy portfolio. The discussion follows Sunflower Electric Power's denied air permits andants.
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Finney County
Kansas Association of Counties
Pete Olson
EAC
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
EDHE
Rod Bremby
Wichita
Finney County Emergency Medical Services
Bob Prewitt
Three southwest colleges plan funding and sharing talks
Trustees and administrators from Garden City, Seward County, and Dodge City community colleges meet in Dodge City for a no action session to discuss funding methods, cross county tuition, shared allied health programs, EduKon online classes, and future collaboration including high school drop-out reduction efforts.
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Duane Dunn
Seward County
Garden City
Dodge City
GCCC
Carol Ballantyne
Liberal
Dunn
Seward County Community College
Allied Health
EduKon
Barton County
Colby
Pratt
Ballanyne
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Arearden City
Board of Ed
Darren
Dennis
City of
Garden City Recreation Commission
Garden City Community College
Tangeman
Atha
Burtis Motor Co
United Wey
Laurie Sisk
Teleg
Lee Richardson Zoo
Finney County Administrative Center
Anced
Finney County Commission
Area Community College
Community Colleges
Ballantyne
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