Garden City veterans honored with special Veterans Day fireworks event
Garden City turns a canceled Fourth of July display into a planned Veterans Day celebration at the Finney County Fairgrounds set for Saturday November 12. The event includes the American Legion parade ROTC demonstrations the Garden City Municipal Band All-American Beef Battalion at the former armory and a heartfelt salute to local veterans and troops. Citizens voted to use the fireworks for veterans tribute as a lasting community catalyst to honor service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Kansas
Telegram
Finney County Fairgrounds
American Legion
All-American Beef Battalion
Finney County business plan seeks buy in for growth
GCTelegram editorials urge Finney County Economic Development Corp to form a public-private partnership to boost funding and attract investors. The proposal mirrors a successful Pueblo model, with annual business contributions of 1000 dollars or more to gain board seats and committee roles, paving the way for a renewed sales tax drive to fund development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Garden City Community College
FCEDC
Pueblo
Colo
Tom Walker
Finney County
Quotes on tablets and crop insurance in Garden City story
Today's quotes include a GSM comment praising tablet computers as the future of computing and a response about USD 457 preparing students for 21st century life. The other quote from Jay Garetson attributes crop insurance as enabling continued farming through fall harvest coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gctelegram.com
Garden City Usd 457
Southwest
Kansas
Jay Garetson
Letters Policy For Garden City Telegram Editor
The Telegram invites signed letters up to 500 words with the writer’s address and phone. All letters are confirmed before publication and may be edited for libel and length. Write Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 or visit gctelegram.com.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Seventh St
Garden City
Blood drives and hunting tips from Kansas readers
A letter from KRYSTLE JACOBS urges blood donation through the Red Cross with drive dates at Garden City on Nov 5 7 21 and provides contact details and online appointment options. A Kansas wildlife note by TOM KURT HUDSON discusses poaching risks and reporting methods via local sheriffs Operation Game Thief and hotlines, followed by a safety reminder and a housing of hunting guidance including hunter safety and a critique question by CHARLES C SKILLING.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Kansas
Red Cross
Central Plains
Garden City
E. Harding Ave
Redcrossblood.org
Tom Kurt Hudson
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism
State of
Pratt
Mixed Emotions As U S Withdraws From Iraq
Leonard Pitts reflects on the Iraq War eight years after the 2003 invasion. He recalls false justifications, the human and financial costs, and the mixed emotions as President Obama declares nearly complete U S withdrawal. He urges accountability and a renewed vow to avoid future wars of choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baghdad
Saddam Hussein
George Bush
Hussein
Obama
U.S
Iraq
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dena Sattler
N.com
Gctelegram
United States
Krystle Jacobs
Dodge City
Jacobs
American Red Cross Blood Services
USA
Charles C. Skilling
Leonard Pitts
Spitts
Miamiherald.com
Miami Herald
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!