Thanksgiving closings hit Garden City and region
Garden City and Holcomb city offices will be closed Thursday and Friday with normal hours Wednesday. Finney County offices, courts, library, and the Garden City Animal Shelter also close Thursday and Friday, while the Finney County Museum closes Thursday. Post offices in Garden City and Holcomb close Thursday. some mail and express mail handling continues. Several banks close Thursday or Thursday and Friday. The Telegram will not publish Thursday.
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Garden City City
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
Gray County Wind Farm completes 170 turbines
Montezuma reporters note the Gray County Wind Farm has finished construction of all 170 turbines, finishing three weeks early. Weather aided progress though windy days slowed crane work on 207 foot towers. At peak, the $100 million project will generate 110 megawatts of electricity.
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Montezuma
Gray County
Kansas
GCCC closes dorms for Thanksgiving holiday
Garden City Community College dorms will be closed for Thanksgiving with 229 students living on campus. Most will travel home or visit friends as coaches arrange meals for athletes who stay. Women’s basketball faces Grayson CC in Texas with Thanksgiving plans in Plano. Some students within the city will cook for friends, choosing money-saving options over travel.
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Garden City Community College
Vicki Rutherford
GCCC
Rutherford
Grayson Community College
Sherman
Texas
Plano
Bobby Brasel
Brasel
Baraka Davis
Houston
Stephanie Crampton
Garden City
Davis
Scottsdale
Ariz
Cramptons
Blind bowler defies odds at 80 in Grandmas League
Polly Anderson, legally blind since May, remains an active bowler with spot-bowling help from teammates. She began winning trophies in 1953, recalls a near-perfect nationals run, and preserves a roomful of awards, while juggling past as Kerr Implement Co. owner in Garden City.
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Polly Anderson
Anderson
Garden Bowl
Estelle (Sinclair
Newton
Claude Kerr
Oregons
Garden City
Kerr Implement Co
Weseman recalls formative years and teacher who steered him
Randy Weseman, former Dighton High School student, now Lawrence superintendent, credits Al Cook for guidance care and accountability. He recalls Cook’s support during school years and notes how such influence shaped his career in education and his philosophy of leading with people before paper.
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Randy Weseman
Dighton
Dighton High School
Lawrence
Wesemen
al Cook
Weseman
Randy
Cook
DHS
Tioeee Weseman
Mysel
Vietnam
U.S. Air Force
Marilyn
Marilyn Cook
Air Force
G.I. Bill
University of Kansas
USD 497
Melvena McLeish
Edna Mumma
Edna
Glen
Terrace Garden opens memory wing for Alzheimer residents
Terrace Garden Care Center at 2308 N Third St unveils a nine resident 15 bed wing for memory loss with home like touches including memory boxes outside doors a kitchen fireplace and secure courtyard. Administrator Marlo Miller notes two staff on duty and residents may bring items from home to ease agitation while Mary Knief cites improved social interaction and resident independence.
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Terrace Garden
N. Third St
Marlo Miller
Miller
Mary Knief
Hawaiian Cowboy Set to Play Garden City Weekend
Hawaiian Cowboy, a mix of Hawaiian country and rock, performs Saturday 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. with Fulton Street Band at Widow McGee's in Garden City. Danny Estacado, from Oahu and living in Las Vegas, joins for a short local stop, connected to Cindy Mason who has produced his work since 1994. Estacado previously played in Garden City at Time Out.
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Garden City
Danny Estacado
Fulton Street
Widow McGee’s
Highway 156
Campus Drive
Estacado
Nancy Wasinger
Inez Wasinger
Cindy Smith Mason
Nashville
Mason
Hawaii
Cindy
Estocado
Time Out
Island
Oahu
Tribune
Henry “Hank” Reed
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Gray Co
Vetter Health Services of
Omaha
Neb
Vetter
Knief
Verna Herman
Minnie Boles
Megan Katz
Marsha Young
Ruth Huckel
Terrace Garden Care Center
N. 3Rd St
Katz
Young
Huckel
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