Veterans Day program highlights at Garden City Legion
Rod Bachman delivers the keynote at the Garden City American Legion event while serving with the Garden City Police and Legion Riders. Carole Isabel Galia, a fifth grader from Charles O Stones Intermediate Center, explains her first place poster as Phil Babcock hosts.
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Rod Bachman
Garden City American Legion
Bachman
Garden City Police
Legion Riders
Carole Isabel Galia
Phil Babcock
The
American Legion
Galia
Charles O. Stones
Wind cancels Veterans parade but keeps later events
High winds Saturday forced the Veterans Patriot parade cancellation while most planned activities continued around the American Legion on 305 S Main St. Guest speaker Rod Bachman urged honoring all veterans and remembering fallen heroes Glenn Doherty Tyrone Woods and their families amid Benghazi memories.
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Mary Nelson
American Legion
S. Main St
Rod Bachman
Garden City
Glenn Doherty
Tyrone Woods
U.S
Benghazi
Libya
SETBACK Buster Men Suffer First Loss of Season
The Buster men experience their first defeat of the young season as reported on page B1, highlighting a setback that tests early form and team cohesion.
County weighs social media plan for Finney County
Finney County Commission considers a New Boston Creative Group proposal to build a social media suite with Facebook Twitter YouTube and possibly LinkedIn to inform residents and collect feedback. Estimated setup and training costs run from 5220 to 7020 dollars with broader outreach depending on scope. County administrator asked to study Lee County for reference.
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Finney County Commission
Facebook
Twitter
Tanner Lucas
New Boston Creative Group
Commission
Lucas
Finney County
New Boston
Youtube
LinkedIn
Randy Partington
KCSL program leverage boosts early childhood funding in Garden City
Final article in a Finney County United Way series details Kansas Children's Service League’s impact. For every $1 received, $4 is leveraged for early childhood education and health referrals for low income families in Garden City. Local director Eric Pommier notes $22,000 annual United Way support split among Head Start, Early Head Start and Healthy Families. Head Start offers 146 slots for ages 8 to 5 across five Garden City classrooms, with 3 1/2 hours daily, four days weekly, 128 days yearly. Home-based services supply seven slots for families unable to attend onsite.
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United Way
Kansas Children’s Service League
Garden City
KCSL
Eric Pommier
Finney County
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