Boo At The Zoo Halloween Event At Lee Richardson
The Lee Richardson Zoo closes Saturday for Boo At The Zoo hosted by Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo. The event runs 5 to 8 30 p m with gate at 4 p m admission 5 per person or 3 for advance tickets. Proceeds fund FOLAZ Cat Canyon project. For details contact Kathy Sexson or Donna Wohler at 2761250.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo
Folaz
Cat Canyon
Kathy Sexson
Donna Wohler
GCCC hosts two art exhibits in campus venues
Garden City Community College presents The Jennifer Larsen Exhibition in Mercer Gallery with hours noon to 4 p.m. weekdays and 2 to 5 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 23, plus a reception for the artist Oct. 24. The Sam and Jenny Dowd Exhibition runs through Nov. 30 in the Beth Tedrow Student Center portico and Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building lobby, during normal hours 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mon-Thu and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fri. Admission is free.
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Garden City Community College
Jennifer Larsen
Mercer
Sam and Jenny Dowd
Beth Tedrow
Pauline Joyce
Bazaar and Quilt Show at Finney County Senior Center
The 44th annual Bazaar and Quilt Show happens Saturday at the Senior Center, 907 N. 10th St. Finney County, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. More than 25 exhibits feature handcrafted items. Lunch starts 11 a.m. with soups, sandwiches, cakes, and pies. Raffle tickets cost 1 for 1 or 6 for 5. Proceeds fund Finney County Senior Citizens Association activities. Barbara Jensen can be contacted at 272-3620.
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Finney County
10Th St
Ron’s Market
Holcomb
Finney County Senior Citizens Association
Barbara Jensen
Native American Art Display at City Arts Center
A reception for a cultural diversity exhibit celebrating Native American culture runs 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Arts Center on Main in Garder City. The show features works by Gordon Yellowman Sr. Public invited.
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Arts Center
Main
N. Main St
Garder City
Gordon Yellowman Sr
GCHS to Administer PLAN Examination
Garden City High School will administer the PLAN exam for interested sophomores from 8:10 to 11:15 a.m. on November 10 at the United Methodist Church. The $12 fee is paid at registration. the test, a college and career readiness assessment, mirrors ACT subjects and yields an estimated ACT score. Students register in the guidance office from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday. Contact Kristina Youngman at 805-8038.
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Garden City High School
United Methodist Church
N. Main St
GCHS
Kristina Youngman
Holcomb USD 363 to begin superintendent search in November
Holcomb USD 363 will start a permanent superintendent search in November with Dr. Max Heim of the Kansas Association of School Boards guiding the process. The job posting goes live on November 2 on the KASB site, with applications due January 7 and finalists announced January 10.
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USD 363
Holcomb
Board of Education
Max Heim
Kansas Association of School Boards
Heim
KASB
Kansas
Garden City couple marks 75 years since shared birth
Larry and Kathleen Scheuchzer, born Oct 15 and Oct 18, 1935 at Garden City’s St. Catherine Hospital and Regan home, will celebrate 75 years of marriage. Their families recall nursery days, school paths, and a 1955 wedding after long careers and a large family, with weekend birthday plans and cakes.
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Larry
Kathleen Scheuchzer
Garden City
St. Catherine Hospital
Kathleen Regan
Pearl Regan
Susan McDaniel
Ransom
Fred
Esther Scheuchzer
al Regan
Regan Jewelers
Kathleen
St. Mary Catholic
Loretto Academy
Kansas City
Susan
Sandra
Sheila
Sarah
Shannon
Lawrence Lee
McDaniel
Kansas vast aid plan stalled by missing small business program
Kansas faces a gap in receiving $13 million from the U S Treasury for small business loans under the State Small Business Credit Initiative. State officials say Kansas lacks a state loan program to tap the funds, with decisions on how to proceed hinging on legislative action and department plans. The funds require a qualified program to back collateral and loan loss reserves to encourage banks to extend credit to viable but credit-constrained businesses.
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Kansas
U.S. Treasury Department
Kansas Department of Commerce
Joe Monaco
Kansas grants total 920500 aid for energy, solar, heat pumps
The Kansas Energy Office announced federal Recovery Act grants totaling 920,500 to four government units for energy projects. Pittsburg State University Cloud County Community College and Dodge City school system will install ground source heat pumps while Shawnee Mission district funds a solar photovoltaic system. In Haven, law enforcement dismantled a large marijuana operation found by deer-hunting area workers with about 3000 plants, some 15 feet tall, valued at around 1000 dollars each.
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Wichita
Kansas Energy Office
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Pittsburg State University
Cloud County Community College
Dodge City
Shawnee Mission
Kansas City
Henderson
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Kansas
Bunting to retire as adjutant general
Maj. Gen. Ted Bunting, adjutant general of the Kansas National Guard, will retire in January. He announced the plan in a news release as Gov. Parkinson's administration ends. Appointed in 2004 by Gov. Sebelius, Bunting has 32 years in the military. a successor will be named by the next governor.
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Topeka
Ted Bunting
Kansas National Guard
Bunting
Mark Parkinson
Kathleen Sebelius
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