Picture This ed by Lois Towns Garden City
Lois Towns of Garden City edits a local picture feature highlighting community scenes and notable events captured in recent weeks. The column emphasizes everyday life and vivid imagery from the town.
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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 2008
Page
1
Lois Towns of Garden City edits a local picture feature highlighting community scenes and notable events captured in recent weeks. The column emphasizes everyday life and vivid imagery from the town.
The fourth of five installments notes USD 457 would repurpose GCHS space after a $97.5 million bond passes on Nov 4. Abe Hubert Middle and Garfield Elementary would shift to new sites, while J D Adams Hall could host New Outlook Academy and other programs with limited or no construction funded by the bond.
Pheasant Valley residents voiced traffic concerns at a Tuesday night meeting about a proposed high school just east of their homes. Aetna campy abalale and a few other complaints were noted among attendees. See Meetings, Page AS
Garden City USD 457 staff adapt to a surge of non English speakers including Somali Arabic Chinese Burmese and Karen as Burmese and Somali refugee families arrive to work at a Holcomb Tyson plant. Supplemental services coordinator Janie Perkins says district is less prepared than for Spanish and Vietnamese and will need time to adjust.
Garden City commissioners authorize USD 457 to insert a fact based brochure about a 97.5 million bond for a new high school into the city utility billing system before the November election. The move marks the first non city entity to use the billing system reaching 11,000 to 12,000 customers.
Construction starts at 124 Fleming St as Finney County, Garden City, and the Humane Society break ground with Mark Morell Abby the retriever lab mix watching. The city and county share costs amid rising materials prices and a revised total near 700000, with plans for a premier facility. The project faced funding questions but will move forward, with the frame arrived and awaiting assembly.
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