Garden City students plan Thanksgiving celebrations
USD 457 students mark the holiday with class projects and meals this week. Buffalo Jones Elementary kindergartners hold a Tuesday feast in Pilgrim and Indian dress, while third and fourth graders at Pierceville Plymell sample foods from the food pyramid and younger students prepare and eat a feast. Florence Wilson Elementary hosts varied morning activities for first and prekindergarten, with a classroom lunch with families. Mason Evans’ fourth graders invite parents to a formal lunch, while Jennie Barker Elementary repeats a five year tradition serving reheated dishes at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Principal Sue Glodt reads a Thanksgiving book post feast. Edith Scheuerman Elementary first graders enjoy a puppet show at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday.
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Kinder Prep
Buffalo Jones
Pierceville-Plymell
Florence Wilson
Mason Evan
Jennie Barker
Sue Glodt
Ellen Roop
Edith Scheuerman
Hunter injured after shot by companions near Lakin
A 46 year old Lakin hunter was accidentally shot by his hunting party on private land three miles northeast of Lakin. Scott C. Arnett received shotgun pellets to the back shoulder face and head and was treated and released from Kearny County Hospital. The accident occurred when Arnett moved to retrieve a vehicle and oblique sight lines from higher ground made him invisible to the group. The incident was ruled an accident.
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Lakin
Scott C. Arnett
Kearny County
Arnett
Chamber Breakfast Set for Wednesday at Wheat Lands
The monthly chamber of commerce breakfast will begin at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday at Wheat Lands Convention Center. Sponsor is Credit Bureau Services Inc. Reservations by 5 p.m. Tuesday via chamber office at 276-3264.
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Chamber of Comerce
Wheat Lands Convention Center
Credit Bureau Services Inc
Chamber
Vera E Wilkerson funeral set in Garden City
Vera E Wilkerson 86 of Garden City will be buried in Stanton County Cemetery after a 2 p.m. Tuesday service at Manter Methodist Church officiated by Rev. Kevin Seuser. The Garden City homemaker died Nov 17 2001 at St. Catherine Hospital. She was born Feb 10 1915 in Stanton County to Hank and Hazel Coward and later lived in Manter then Garden City. Memorials may go to Vera E Wilkerson Memorial Fund care of Garland Funeral Home.
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Garden City
Manter Methodist Church
Kevin Seuser
Stanton County
Wilkerson
St. Catherine Hospital
Hank
Hazel
Henry) Coward
Manter
Roy Wilkerson
Springfield
Colo
Lydell Wilkerson
Penny Combs
Betty Johnson
Johnson City
Ixie Black
Joplin
Eborah
Lynn
Rodriguez
Frank Conard
Colorado City
Texas
Bob Conard
Cassville
Fern Burns
Lamar
Garland Funeral Home
Funeral
N. Seventh St
Highway dedicated to In His Steps minister in Topeka
In Topeka Kansas a stretch of U S 24 was dedicated as the Charles Sheldon Trafficway in honor of the Rev Charles Sheldon author of In His Steps The dedication followed efforts by Topeka activist Sonny Scroggins after the Legislature named the road The ceremony featured Garrett Sheldon great grandson of Charles Sheldon though a security delay at Atlanta delayed his flight Officials cited Sheldon influence beyond Topeka and Kansas with the WWJD movement gaining renewed youth popularity.
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Topeka
U.S. 24
Jesus
Charles Sheldon
Central Congregational Church
Garrett Sheldon
University of Virginia
Hartsfield Atlanta International
Sonny Scroggins
Sheldon
Scroggins
Kansas State Historical Society
David A. Haury
Harry
United States
15th Annual Fantasy Tree Festival raises nearly 30000
The Russell Child Development Center fundraiser at Southwind Country Club drew about 250 attendees. Proceeds totaled 29,836.15 with live auctions at 22,678 and silent bids 2,769.50 plus raffle 4,760. Estimated expenses run around 5,000. The event featured gifts, a Broadmoor package raffle, and a 9 by 9 foot arch, with leaders from Wind River Grain and local businesses attending.
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Russell Child Development Center
Southwind Country Club
Sharon Hixson
RCDC
Hixson
Children’s Organization
Jerome Greene
Greene
Mark Gillen
Bob Temple
Wind River Grain
Time Out owner to fight fine over KDHE violations
Time Out Sports Lounge & Grill owner Lee Gallegos says she has cleaned up cited sanitation and handling violations after three inspections by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and will appeal the $4,500 fine. She inherited the business in June and notes prior owners were not cited.
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Lee Gallegos
Time Out Sports Lounge & Grill
Gallegos
Time Out
N. Taylor Ave
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Gallego
Workman’s Cafe
Thanksgiving closings hit Garden City and Finney County
Garden City and Holcomb city offices close Thursday and Friday with Wednesday hours. Finney County offices and courts shut Thurs Fri, as does the Finney County Historical Museum and Public Library. Post offices close with limited mail service. several banks close Thurs Fri. The Telegram also not published Thursday.
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Garden City City
Lm Holcomb City
Finney County
Finney County Courts
Garden City Animal Shelter
Finney County Public Library
Finney County Historical Museum
Garden City
Holcomb
Bank of America
Citizens State Bank
Commerce Bank
Commercial Federal Bank
Farm Credit of Garden City
First National Bank of Holcomb
Garden City State Bank
Landmark Federal Savings Bank
Security Savings Bank
Stock Growers State Bank
Western State Bank
Sierra Club vows to shield Kansas wetlands in bypass fight
Lawrence area Sierra Club members pledge to mobilize national resources to block a transportation plan. They seek to list wetlands on the National Register of Historic Places and protest a 14.5 mile bypass route that would affect Haskell Indian Nations University lands and sacred native sites amid years of legal challenges.
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Lawrence
Sierra Club
Kansas Transportation
Kansas
The
National
Kansas Sierra Club
Scott Smith
South Lawrence
Kansas 10
Johnson County
Topeka
Haskell Indian Nations University
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