Battle of the Badges blood drive volunteers recruit donors
Local fire, law enforcement and EMS teams join the American Red Cross in Garden City to host the Battle of the Badges blood drive. Donors may give Sept 24–25 from 2 to 7 p.m. at Sleep Inn and Suites, 1931 E Kansas Ave, with voting rights and a traveling plaque at stake. Participants include Garden City Police, Fire Department, Finney County Sheriff's Office and Finney County EMS. Appointments via Red Cross app, redcrossblood.org, or 1-800-733-2767.
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American Red Cross
Garden City
Garden City Sleep Inn and Suites
E. Kansas Ave
Black Hills Corp wins 2015 Employer Support Freedom Award
Washington The Department of Defense awards Black Hills Corporation of Rapid City the 2015 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award at a Pentagon ceremony on August 21. Black Hills Energy affiliate with a Garden City branch is among 15 national recipients praised for exceptional support of National Guard and Reserve employees through sacrifices beyond federal law. Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work commended the honorees for enabling military service.
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Department of Defense
Guard and Reserve
Black Hills Corporation of
Rapid City
Secretary of Defense
Pentagon
Black Hills Corp
Black Hills Energy
Garden City
National Guard and Reserve
Defense
Robert Work
Legion Post 9 Meeting Set At Post Home
The American Legion Post 9 will convene at 7 p.m. Monday at 405 S. Main St. All Legion members are encouraged to attend.
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American Legion
S. Main St
Legion
Koehn appointed new director of GCCC human resources
At Garden City Community College a summer shuffle in human resources ends with Sarah Koehn named director of HR by Vice President Dee Wigner at a Tuesday board meeting. Koehn, from Copeland, has 16 years in HR and is pursuing an MBA.
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Garden City Community College
Gccc Board of Trustees
Dee Wigner
Sarah Koehn
Koehn
Copeland
Seward County Community College
Ing
GCCC
Baker University
Capella University
Minneapolis
Minn
Wigner
Wyoming
Kansas
Herbert Swender
Cricket Turley
Annette Waetzig
Brinn Reyes
Ryan Ruda
Ruda
Lege
Reyes
City of
Garden City
Waetzig
Garden City Fiesta Opens With Queen Pageant And Runs Weekend
The 89th annual Community Mexican Fiesta kicks off Friday at 7 p.m. with the Queen Scholarship Pageant at Garden City Community College. First prize is a 15000 scholarship. runners up receive 750 and 500. A parallel Princess Pageant for ages 5 to 15 starts the same evening. Events run through Saturday with a 7 a.m. Fun Run, a 10 a.m. parade along Main Street led by local officials, and performances by El Son Lagunero, Mariachi Real de Oro, Sangre Nortena, and more at Stevens Park. Proceeds support the GCCC Endowment Association. A late Saturday fundraiser at Lee Richardson Zoo and a garage sale benefiting the Alzheimer’s Association Walk are also planned.
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Pauline Joyce
Garden City Community College
Fiesta Committee
Angelica Castillo Chappel
Garden City Community College Endowment Association
GCCC
Garden City Recreation Commission
Stevens Park
Finney County Fairgrounds
Dan
Fankhauser
Melvin Dale
Chris Law
Law
el Son Lagunero
Mariachi Real de Oro
Sangre Nortena
Eddie el Emperador
Perla Zacatecana
Estela Gutierrez
Steps Dance School
Castillo Chappel
Garden City High School
Lupita Sanchez
Maria Fernanda Sanchez
Erika Pardo Rodriguez
Mexico
Kansas City
Dolores
Gcfiesta.org
Angelica
Gcfiesta
Lee Richardson Zoo
Finnup Center
Finnup Center For Conservation Education
Finnup Drive
Tim Anthony
Tim Anthony & the
Animals
Jessica Norton
Friends of
Friends
Homestead Assisted Living
N. Henderson Drive
Alzheimer’s Association
Tim White
Homesteadofgardencity
Powell seeks second term in 39th Kansas Senate race
Kansas Senator Larry Powell R Garden City filed to run for re election in the 39th Senate District August 2016 primary. Former Democrat John Doll currently a moderate Republican filed in April. Powell touts real reform and constitutional rights while chairing the Natural Resources Committee and leading agricultural panels. The district spans ten counties with no Democrat entrant.
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Kansas
Larry Powell
John Doll
House of Representatives
Obama
Powell
Senate
Steve Mor
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Sanjuana Morales
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