Teacher loses home to fire prompts relief funds
Teresa Rodkey a Kenneth Henderson Middle School teacher and her son escaped a trailer fire at 5755 Old Post Rd with two thirds of the home engulfed. Fire Chief Allen Shelton said the blaze began from a lit candle and the structure was totally destroyed after a 90 minute effort. Funds have been set up at KH Relief Fund c/o Janeece Heeke and Garden City Teachers Credit Union to assist the Rodkeys with furnishings appliances and clothing.
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Teresa Rodkey
Kenneth Henderson
Old Post Rd
Garden City
Allen Shelton
Shelton
Rodkey
Rodkeys
Janeece Heeke
Fleming
Pilot survives crash landing of private plane
An Indiana pilot, Robert Olsen of Indianapolis, was uninjured when mechanical problems forced his small Cessna 182 to crash land in a Nodaway County field east of Graham, Missouri. The plane was en route from Maryville to Atchison and sustained substantial damage to the nose and landing gear.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
Indiana
Nodaway County
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Robert Olsen
Indianapolis
Maryville
Atchison
Graham
Payne city clerk of year honored in Kansas
Garden City’s Jean Payne, city clerk since 1991, was named Mildred Vance City Clerk/Finance Officer of the Year for Kansas at a League of Kansas Municipalities event in Wichita. She received a plaque and will help select the 2003 winner as a Western Kansas finalist.
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Garden City
Jean Payne
Mildred Vance
Kansas
League of Kansas Municipalities
Wichita City
Kansas City
Payne
Jim Berry
Jean
Salina
Wichita
Berry
Bob Halloran
Melinda Hitz
Community Day Care Center builds safe, educational care network
In Garden City, Community Day Care operates two sites, at 505 College Drive and 2620 N Eighth St, serving infants to 12 year olds. Site Director Ann Unruh notes a 28,417 dollar annual budget with 4 percent from United Way and 6,650 dollars from fees. Both centers offer classroom disciplines, on site meals, transportation, and staff background checks. the Eighth Street site is led by Debbie Tomlin.
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College Drive
Ann Unruh
United Way
Garden City
Eighth St
Unruh
Kansas Bureau of Investigations
Eighth Street
Debbie Tomlin
Genessa West
Community Day Care Center No. 2
Community Day Care
YMCA Programs For All Ages In Garden City
Garden City Family YMCA, led by Chad Knight, has operated 37 years offering safe affordable programs for children of working parents. United Way funds Project Effort after school and summer care for K-4, with 60 full time slots and sliding scale Helping Hands scholarships. Summer day camp serves over 100 kids with field trips to local sites, including Meade’s Dalton gang hangout. The center plans IBP Youth Fitness Center to address rising concerns about 8 to 15 year olds and youth obesity.
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Garden City
Chad Knight
KFC
YMCA
Kansas
Dalton Gang
Meade
Knight
Soan
IBP
USA Today
Garden City YMCA expands youth fitness and aquatic programs
Garden City Family YMCA reports strong participation with 46 000 total participants in January to June across infant swim racquetball child care and seasonal activities. A new youth fitness center funded by a 32 365 IBP grant will open within a month featuring kid size equipment climbing wall and stereo system.
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IBP Inc
Knight
IBP
Finney County
YMCA
Beth Delaney
Garden City board to discuss bond refinances and upgrades
Garden City USD 457 board meets at Victor Ornelas Elementary School to discuss refinancing existing bonds for Alta Brown Florence Wilson Bernadine Sitts and Charles O Stones campuses as interest rates fall. Also on agenda are the Bison Diploma Program update and evaluation of Project Effort with districtwide reach and funding. The meeting starts at 7 30 p m with a venue change to the Victor Ornelas Media Center.
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Garden City
USD 457
Board of Education
Alta Brown
Florence Wilson
Bernadine Sitts
Charles O. Stones
Milt Pippenger
Pippenger
Linda Walker
Victor Ornelas Elementary School
Victor Ornelas
Media Center
E. Spruce St
Walker
Southwest Plains Regional Service Center
Garden City groups unite for city beautification cleanup
The Beautification Committee of the Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce led volunteers from Big Brothers Big Sisters Youth Services Fiesta Committee and USD 457 to clean six town areas last Saturday. About 60 people worked four hours collecting around 100 bags of weeds and trash as the city hauled away the waste. The effort aimed to grow with more involvement and a spring cleanup tied to the Great American Cleanup.
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Garden City
Garden City Area
Fulton Street
Taylor Avenue
Jones Avenue
Dyer
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Youth Services
Fiesta
Eric Haggerty
Aniceto Anguiano
Arthur Mitchell
Chal Perez
Sylvester Mitchell
Vaness Pereze
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the United Way
Am Yrah
Brad Nading
Ach Stapleton
Chris Willinger
Garden City Family Ymca
Devin Howard
Center St
Chamber
Janice Stephens
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