Museum grant funds project on postwar Garden City Hispanics
The Finney County Historical Museum reports a Kansas Humanities Council grant for the project As American As We Could Be. It includes interviews with more than 20 Garden City Hispanic residents after World War II, an interpretive exhibit, and a February 2008 luncheon, with a 7:30 p.m. meeting at 403 S Fourth St for interviewees and interested participants. Hank Avila will discuss the project and answer questions. attendees should use the north museum entrance. For more information call 272-3664.
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Finney County Historical Museum
Kansas Humanities Council
Garden City
S. Fourth Street
Hank Avila
Gymnastics Center GC Gymnastics Cheer and Dance Opens
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce marks the grand opening of GC Gymnastics Cheer & Dance at 2860 Schulman with a 4 30 p m ribbon cutting. Public invited. Owners Gayla and Leonard Rodenburg welcome guests.
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Garden City Area
Garden City grants invite nonprofit groups to apply
The Garden City Company's Partners in Community Service Program seeks 2007 08 grants for Finney and Kearny counties. Eligible 501 c 3 nonprofits or equivalent government agencies may request an application form from Ann Price or by mail to Garden City Company. Applications due to schools by January 31 with district review by school committees. contact 276 3246 for more details.
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Garden City Company
Partners In Community Service
Finney Or
Kearny Counties
Ann Price
Annprice
Wbsnet. Org
Garden City
Finney and Kearny County
Holcomb High School
Deerfield High School
Lakin High School
Alzheimer's Support Group Meeting at First United Methodist
A local Alzheimer's group will meet from 2 to 4 p.m. in the parlor of First United Methodist Church at 1106 N. Main, using the Main Street entrance. A viewing and discussion of two modules from the Accepting the Challenge DVD will address caregiving and managing problem behaviors. The session is based on a random sampling of ten Garden City gas stations conducted this morning.
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Garden City Area
Alzheimer’s
First United Methodist Church
N. Main
Main Street
Garden City
Federal Communications Commission
Prewitt
County Commission
County aims energy policy amendment over Sunflower denial
Finney County commissioners approved an amendment to join the Kansas Association of Counties energy policy debate after Sunflower Electric Power’s 3.6 billion project faced two air quality permit denials. The amendment seeks a balanced mix of affordable energy including wind solar coal and nuclear while ensuring clear state regulation.
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Finney County
Kansas Association of Counties
KAC
Ity
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Kansas
Commission
Don Doll
Cliff Mayo
Mayo
Wichita
Roman Halbur
Bob Prewitt
Finney County Emergency Medical Services
Teachers win $200 mini grants for classroom projects
Garden City Public Schools Foundation awarded four USD 457 teachers $200 mini grants to fund classroom projects. Debbie Tidwell will buy music materials for English learning at Garfield and Gertrude Walker elementaries, while Megan Koerperich, Dawn Stoffel, and Pattie Peitz use funds for recycling, science, and math interventions.
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Debbie Tidwell
Tidwell
Garfield
Gertrude Walker
Megan Koerperich
Georgia Matthews
Dawn Stoffel
Pattie Peitz
Charles O. Stones
Garden City Public Schools Foundation
Wheeler
Julie Ford
Koerperich
Stoffel
Peitz
Foundation
Brenda Reeve
Craig Wheeler
Deborah Tidwell
Garfield Elementary
Crystal Apple finalists announced in Garden City
Maria Luisa Thornton, a Columbia student turned Holcomb high and middle school Spanish teacher, is among six finalists for Garden City Chamber of Commerce Crystal Apple Award. Finalists include Patsy Fort, Jennifer Mahoney, Don Murrell, Deb Reha, Amy Roush, Jennie Barker, and Thornton. The top three will win engraved crystal Apple awards and $1,000. remaining finalists receive $250.
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Thornton
United States
Holcomb High School
Taotnton
Finney County
Garden City Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Patsy Fort
Garden City High School
Jennifer Mahoney
St. Dominic School
Don Murrell
GCHS
Deb Reha
Ananual
Charles O. Stones
Amy Roush
Jennie Wilson
Jennie Barker
Pierceville-Plymell
Reha
Fort
Ardis
Luther Fry
Bill
Jean Clifford
Randy Garrier
Jane Vanderhoff
Angela Wilkinson
Garden City Telegram
Staples
the Office Superstore
Cox Communications
Garden City Public Schools Foundation
Golden Plains Credit Union
Highlands Livestock Service
Darin
Gloria Hopkins
Peoples State Bank
Coleen
Oakley prairie dog town owner lists attraction for sale
Larry Farmer of Oakley puts his eight acre prairie dog town up for sale after forty years running the gift shop and 200 animals. He cites heart problems making care difficult while noting the attraction drew about 30 000 visitors annually and remains a local oddity he built from lean years to a popular town landmark.
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Oakley
Larry Farmer
Farmer
Oakley’s
Prairie Dog Town
Janet
Landmark Realty
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Rie
Crystal Apple
Maria Luisa Thornton
Columbia
Getic
Mahoney
Roush
Murrell
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