Holiday Dining with Diabetes program offered in Garden City
A 1:30 to 4 p.m. program on December 10 at the Garden City Senior Center teaches healthy holiday eating for diabetics. Finney County agents lead with artificial sweeteners, low fat foods, portion control, and exercise, with recipes and a tasting table. Pre-register by December 6 at 272-3670.
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K-State Research and Extension
Garden City
Linda Walter
Finney County
Doris Welch
Kearny County
Belinda Oldham
Wichita County
Finney County Extension Office
S. Ninth St
Pat Briggs
el Salvador
Early enrollment opens December 2 at Garden City CC
Garden City Community College opens spring enrollment to the public on December 2 with registration from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays in the Administration Building and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays in the Saffell Library. Over 600 courses offered. free class schedules available. Spring classes start January 13. Phone enrollment set for December 3 through 12 from noon to 8 p.m. Call 276-9653. Information at 276-7611 or (800) 658-1696.
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Garden City Community College
Saffell
GCCC Campus Shutdown Over Thanksgiving Break
Garden City Community College will be closed November 27 to December 1 for Thanksgiving. All campus offices and labs including the library will be closed. The Finney County Community Learning Center Small Business Development Center and Southwest Kansas Regional Prevention Center and the Fort Hays State University office at GCCC will also close. Offices, labs and the library reopen December 2.
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Garden City Community College
Finney County Community Learning Center
Small Business Development Center
Southwest Kansas
Fort Hays State University
GCCC
Morris promotes book in Garden City Hastings event
State Board of Education member elect Connie Morris promotes her autobiography From the Darkness One Woman's Rise to Nobility at Hastings Books Music and Video Garden City 2108 E Kansas Ave Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The book chronicles her religious journey and recovery from traumatic childhood experiences. Road condition hotline 1 800 585 7623.
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State Board of Education
Connie Morris
Hastings Books Music and Video
Kansas Ave
Garden City
Finney County Unemployment Dips Amid Regional Job Losses
October figures show Finney County unemployment at 2.9 percent, down from September 3.0, with 530 unemployed and 18,189 available workers. Statewide joblessness rose to 4.6 percent as Kansas faces manufacturing layoffs. Construction in Finney County rose 88 percent year over year, with $3.2 million in October permits.
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Finney County
Kansas
Ally
ConAgra Beef Co
ConAgra
Garden City
Holcomb
Deli theater brings New York style reading to GCCC stage
Garden City Community College presents New York Deli Theater with a dinner and reader's theater titled Love Life and Other Signs of Life on Earth. The 2.5 hour event runs Friday to Sunday in Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building with a New York style deli setup, seats about 60, tickets $13.
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Justin Howard
Reader’s Theater
Garden City Community College
New York
New York Deli Theater
Pauline Joyce Fine
GCCC
Steve Thorson
Thorson
New England
William Shakespeare
George
Bernard Shaw
Tennessee Williams
Ogden Nash
Stephanie Bushell
Bushell
Desire
Williams
Reader’s
Don Juan
Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building
Open public access limited in Sebelius transition reviews
Public safety team meetings led by Sen. David Adkins were reportedly open but reporters were turned away at the Kansas State Historical Society. Sebelius transition leaders say sessions are private until her Jan. 13 inauguration and will then fall under the Open Meetings Act.
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
David Adkins
Rleawood
Kansas State Historical Society
Randy Rathbun
U.S
Kansas
Adkins
Wichita
Associated Press
Nicole Corcoran Basso
Attorney General's Office
Corcoran-Basso
Fair board member quits after Ogg resignation fueled by lumber issue
Kansas State Fair manager Bill Ogg resigns after a demolished horse barn lumber matter. Board member Bob Barker protests the handling as too extreme. Ogg says materials were returned and resigns amid closed sessions in Emporia.
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Fair Board
Ogg
Emporia
Mary Alice Lair
Barker
Hutchinson
Fairgrounds
Resig
Fantasy Tree Festival kicks off holiday events at Southwind
The 16th annual Fantasy Tree Festival, a benefit for Russell Child Development Center, will be at Southwind Country Club. About 100 items including 13 decorated trees and art by R. Scott will auction, with proceeds aiding families in 12 counties. Tickets range from five for $20 to $100 for bundles. preview runs 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Admission $1.50 adults, 75 cents kids. Santa lights Stevens Park at 5:30 p.m. with photos, performances, and a Garden City Symphony Chorus finale.
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Russell Child Development Center
Southwind Country Club
Sharon Hixson
Hixson
R. Scott
San Antonio
Westin Riverwalk
Western State Bank
Dillons
Commerce Bank
Santa Claus
Stevens Park
Santa
State Theater
Main Street
Steps Dance School
Kenneth Henderson
Garden City
Garden City Symphony Chorus
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Morris
Jydia
Clayton
Deli Theater
Steven’s Park
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