Family Night at Jennie Wilson Elementary Centered on School Programs
The Jennie Wilson Elementary School PTA hosts Family Night from 6 to 7 at 1401 E Harding Ave. Information on school programs and a $97.5 million bond issue on the November 4 ballot will be shared. The bond funds a new Garden City High School and district reconfigurations. The Southwest Arts & Humanities Council screens Friday’s Second Friday Films at 7 p.m. at the Finney County Public Library, with a French and Arabic film about a woman and her children adapting to life in France.
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Jennie Wilsor
E. Harding Ave
Garden City
GCHS
Abe Hubert
Garfield
The
Southwest Arts & Humanities Council
Finney County Public Library
Walnut St
Yamina Benguigui
France
Enrichment classes offered at GCCC
Enrichment classes from Garden City Community College will begin for southwest Kansans. Cake Decorating I on Sept 29 and Oct 1, taught by Lisa Brennaman, costs 40 dollars and includes a beginner’s take-home tool kit. Sew Easy, Sept 29, 25 dollars, Tina Cole leads a quick repairs project. The Art of Floral Design Oct 2, 6:30 to 9 p.m., 20 dollars, Ramona McCallum hosts a design focus. Information and registration from Diana Machotka at geccks.edu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City Community College
Lisa Brennaman
Tina Cole
Kansas banks brace for bailout impact on stock holdings
About 10 state chartered banks face losses from the federal bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, with none likely to fail. Bank Commissioner Tom Thull notes the banks hold stock in the two firms, now nearly worthless, and will have to charge off, affecting capital. Kansas bankers say ownership, not deposits, is at stake.
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Topeka
Fannie Mae
Freddie Mac
Tom Thull
Topeka Capital Journal
Thull
Washington
McLean
Wall Street
US Treasury
Treasury
Chuck Stones
The
Kansas Bankers Association
Fannie and Freddie
Stones
Grant County Dinner Returns With Local Harvest Menu
Tickets remain for the Grant County Home Products Dinner at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Ulysses Civic Center. Volunteers from Grant County and western Kansas prepare about 800 pounds of beef and 4,000 cherry tomatoes for roughly 1,500 attendees. Proceeds benefit the Grant County Scholarship Foundation.
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Grant County Home Products
Ulysses
Grant County
Kansas
W. Patterson St
Corina Malone
Home Products
Malone
Ulysses Businesses
Grant County Chamber of Commerce
Jerry Carroll
Grant County Scholarship Foundation
Holcomb Council approves used grader purchase plan
Holcomb City Council approved buying a used motor grader for 36 988 to replace an idle 1983 model. The decision, 3 to 1 with Greg Cox opposed, spreads payments over four years about 9 832 annually from the equipment reserve fund.
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City of
Holcomb
Robin Pena
Pena
Jamie Jarnagin
Trent Armstrong
Greg Cox
Lary Cole
Gary Newman
Jarnagin
Berry Tractor and Equipment Co
Cox
Newman
Kansas Vets Fly to See WWII Memorial in D.C.
More than 100 western Kansas World War II veterans traveled to Washington for a Honor Flight visit to the WWII Memorial. The group, including 86 year old Abe Miller of Palco, was greeted by former Sen. Bob Dole and Rep. Jerry Moran and featured funding by local supporters to cover travel.
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Kansas
Washington
Abe Miller
Miller
Palco
Pacific
Ans
Western Kansas
Salina
Reagan National Airport
Bob Dole
Jerry Moran
Moran
Ray Moran
Plainville
Washington Monument
Ness City
Gene Hopkins
Navy
Damar
Pat Hageman
Rooks County
Hageman
Cole
Dole
Arlington National Cemetery
Bryn Benoit
Palco High School
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GCCC
Avnice
Garden City Gas St
Inspringer
Will Christian
Christian
Stephanie Farley
Teleg
Penn
Hopkins
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