Kansas bids announced for southwest highway projects
The Kansas Department of Transportation released bids for state highway construction and maintenance in Kansas. In the southwest region three projects include Gray County U.S. 50 from the Finney county line to Cimarron, 18.1 miles for soil stabilization by Truelsen Blumenthal DBA Soil-TEK at $125,891. Wichita County Highway 96 in Leon, 0.9 mile grading and surfacing by Bryant & Bryant Construction for $394,096. and Wichita County Highway 25 in Seoti, 1.2 miles curb and gutter work by Bryant & Bryant Construction for $296,097. The letting occurred Sept. 21 in Topeka.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
Kansas
Gray County
Finney-Gray
Bryant & Bryant Construction, Inc
Halstead
Wichita County
South
Seoti
Topeka
KDOT
Orthodox bishop to visit Three Hierarchs church in Wichita
The Right Rev Basil Bishop of Wichita and Mid-America will visit Three Hierarchs Orthodox Christian Mission at 2009 N Main St on Thursday. He will bless the iconostas at 4 30 p m and a dinner and meet with the bishop follow the service. Public invited. Contact 271 0811 for details.
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Basil
Wichita
Mid-America
Orthodox Christian Mission
N. Main St
Lions Club Haunted House in Garden City
Garden City Noon Lions Club hosts the Dark Side of Garden Haunted House from October 27 to 31, 7 pm to midnight at 1216 Fleming St. Two haunts with separate prices, or $14 at the door for both, $10 with advance tickets. Proceeds support the Finney County Preservation Alliance to renovate the Windsor Hotel.
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Garden City
Lions Club
Fleming St
Garden Haunted House
gceslions@gmail. com
Thedarksideofgarden.com
Finney County Preservation Alliance
Windsor Hotel
Gckslions
Gmail.com
Lions
Gcklions
Dawn of the Reading Dead fundraiser at Finney library
Finney County Public Library hosts its second annual Dawn of the Reading Dead on October 29 from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. at 605 East Walnut Street with a yard sale, benefit auction, puppet show, cakewalk, bike raffle, family pictures, costume contest, DJ, fortune-teller, teen dance and more. Admission is free with donations welcome.
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Finney County Public Library
E. Walnut St
Zumba Gold Classes Set at Finney County Senior Center
The Senior Center of Finney County will offer a Zumba Gold chair class starting Nov 7 at 5 30 p m on Mondays and Thursdays at 907 N 10th St. RN Kathy White and a licensed Zumba instructor will lead for older adults with mobility challenges. Six week session costs 30 dollars with registration due by Nov 3. Call Barb at 272-3620 or Kathy at 620 355 1801 for details.
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Finney County
Kathy White
R.N
Kathy
GCCC Trustees OK Two Renovation Projects and More
Garden City Community College trustees approved two renovations, one for the original Student and Community Services Center administrative wing and another for a purchased building at 724 Campus Drive to house the Refugee Program. The total cost is 325,000 dollars with construction to begin before year end 2011, and about a year to finish.
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Garden City Community College Board of Trustees
GCCC
Ing
Campus Drive
Steve Quakenbush
Dick Construction, Inc
Garden City
Garden City Telegram
ImageNow
Ruth Drees
Comedian Paul Jones breaks mental illness taboos at GCCC
Comedian Paul Jones 47 spoke at Garden City Community College about living with bipolar disorder and the stigma around mental illness. He urged openness among students, coaches and peers, urged healthy habits, and shared how medication helped him regain stability.
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Paul Jones
Garden City Community College
Jones
GCCC
Veterans Day Parade Shifts to Afternoon in Garden City 2011
The 2011 Veterans Day Parade in Garden City will start at 2 pm on November 12 and run north to south on Main Street. Fireworks will follow at dusk, a change decided after a public poll. an expanded celebration is planned with a program at the former National Guard armory and extra activities to honor veterans alongside the annual parade.
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Garden City
Main Street
Dena Sattler
Garden City Telegram
Finney County
Sattler
American Legion
National Guard
Kansas Department of Commerce Receives Engineering Grant
The Kansas Department of Commerce lands a four year 5 million dollar grant from the U S Department of Labor to train engineers for the workforce. State Secretary Pat George says the money supports a lawmakers approved plan to boost engineering graduates from state universities. The grant aims to reduce foreign worker hiring and is funded by employer fees under a federal visa program. Kansas employers may apply for funds to train graduates and unemployed engineers.
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Topeka
Kansas Department of Commerce
U.S. Department of Labor
State Commerce
Pat George
Kansas
George
United States
Kansas winter wheat planting 84 percent complete
Kansas farmers have seeded 84 percent of the 2012 winter wheat crop per a Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service report. About 56 percent has emerged and harvests of fall crops slowed due to rainfall. The corn harvest is about 75 percent complete, soybeans 59 percent, and sorghum 25 percent. Hay and forage supplies are rated 56 percent short to very short.
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Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service
Kansas
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