County and City to Study Extending Sewage Lines
Finney County Commission and Garden City Commission agreed to a joint study on long term viability of extending city sewage infrastructure into county areas. City funding will cover part of the study with outside aid from KDHE and Great Plains Development Inc. The study will assess plant capacity for extra wastewater from two east side subdivisions and costs to extend the system, including potential benefit districts.
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Finney County Commission
Garden City Commission
Kansas Department of Health and Environment and
Great Plains Development Inc
Garden City
Barnett to hold public forum Monday
State Sen. Jim Barnett Republican candidate for governor will take part in a 7 p.m. public Q and A at Garden City High School gymnasium 1412 N Main St. The Southwest Kansas Candidate Forum Committee sponsors the event. Attendees may submit questions by email mail or phone.
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Jim Barnett
R-Emporia
Garden City High School
N. Main St
Southwest
Labrador Luminaries organize neighborhood Christmas event
The Labrador Luminaries announce an organizational meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at 2607 Belmont St. Residents interested in the Christmas tradition are invited. those unable to attend may call 275-1875 or 275-5755 to help.
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Belmont St
School district coats drive invites donations citywide
USD 457 sponsors a coat drive for students without coats. Accepting coats for children 4 and older at Curves 3005 E Mary St Garden City Recreation Center 310 N Sixth St Western State Bank Main Branch 1500 E Kansas Ave and Garden City Family YMCA 1224 Center. For more information contact Alberto Carrillo at 276-5159.
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USD 457
Curves
E. Mary
Garden City Recreation Center
Sixth St
Western State Bank
Kansas Ave
Garden City Family Ymca
Center St
Alberto Carrillo
Seniors Bazaar at Senior Center Saturday
The Senior Citizens Association hosts an annual bazaar from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 907 N. 10th St. The event offers crafts plants food and hobby items with lunch served from 11 a.m. until gone. Menu includes chili vegetable beef stew potato soup sandwiches pie cake iced tea and coffee.
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Senior Citizens Association
Senior Center
N. 10Th St
Garden City plans to add nine firefighters by 2007
Garden City aims to expand its fire department to 36 by early 2007 to meet a minimum staffing plan of 12 on duty per shift. Six new positions come from the Improvement Team recommendation, with three more funded in 2007 and ads active across regional outlets.
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Garden City
GCFD
Labrador
E. Mary St
Central Station
N. Ninth St
International Association of Firefighters
Shelton
Fire Department
Kansas
Police Department
John Dailey
Dailey
Randy Grisell
City Human Resources Department
Texas
Colorado
Kansas State Firefighters Association
Mary Koehn
Wichita
Salina
Amarillo
Pueblo
Colo
Holcomb
Dan Linton
Whic
Day care center offers more than baby sitting services
Cecilia Ortiz, director of Community Day Care Center at 505 College Drive, explains the center is an active teaching environment serving infants to 9-year-olds with a 28-to-90 child-to-staff ratio. Funding from United Way, Western Kansas Community Foundation, and Finnup Foundation helps keep rates affordable amid rising child care costs.
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Cecilia Ortiz
Ortiz
College Drive
Community Day Care
United Way
Nicole Montez
Alicia
Isabel
Adrian
Janessa
Montez
Western Kansas Community Foundation
Finnup Foundation
Parents and teachers meet during conference week
Holcomb and Garden City educators describe parent teacher conferences as a key for student progress. Parents learn about grades behavior and classroom routines, with translators available and schedules flexible.
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Kim Maddux
Holcomb
Garden City
Robin Walking
Walking
Maddux
Willis Pracht
Garfield Elementary School
USD 457
Shelly Schwatken
Pracht
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Big Brothers
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Finney County Rsvp
Girl Scouts of Tumbleweed Council
Kansas Children’s Service
Jacqueline Aldana
Noah Hinojosa-Aldana
Aldana
Sue Weiland
Faulkner Real Estate
Donna
Leonard Mader
Weiland
Maders
W. Oak Ave
Clutter
Herbert Clutter
Truman Capote
Richard Hickock
Perry Smith
Clutters
Bonnie
Nancy
Kenyon
Hickock
Smith
the Maders
Bob Byrd
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