Fund-raising Picnic Set for Finney County Democrats
Finney County Democrats hold a Friday fund-raising picnic at Finnup Boy Scout Park Garden City starting 5 p.m. Admission five dollars or whatever you can afford. guests include Rep. Josh Swaty and Rep. Dennis McKinney. Also note Amber Alert canceled and Garden City High School Class of 1985 reunion planning meeting at 7 p.m. at the Learning Center with contacts for info.
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Finney County
Democrats
Democratic Party
Finnup Boy Scout Park
Garden City
Mary and
Eighth Streets
Lon Wartman
Josh Swaty
D-Ellsworth
Dennis McKinney
Greensburg
Garden City High School
Finney County Community Learning Center
W. Jones Ave
Becky Minter Heiman
Adel Silva Parr
Open House Planned at Jennie Wilson Elementary School
Jennie Wilson Elementary School at 1401 Harding will host an open house from 7 to 8 p.m. today.
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Jennie Wilson
Harding
Fort Riley welcomes back hundreds of returning troops
More than 500 Fort Riley soldiers arrive in waves from Iraq, part of a larger plan to bring 3,500 troops home by October. An advance party returned a week earlier as families gather at Marshall Army Airfield for brief, cheerful ceremonies.
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Fort Riley
Iraq
Post
Deb Skidmore
Marshall Army Airfield
Skidmore
Kuwait
1St Infantry Division
Holcomb approves nepotism policy and preschool transport expansion
Holcomb USD 363 board adopted a nepotism policy expanding ban to all full time district employees after debate and votes. The panel also approved including more preschool students in transportation, with policy grandfathering current relatives. The change, effective soon, rests on state guidelines and district needs.
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USD
Holcomb Usd 363 Board of Education
Holcomb High School
Skip Landis
Russ Komlofske
Cindy Messenger
Komlofske
Holcomb
John McClelland
Holcomb Board of Education
McClelland
Messenger
Jay Powers
Anne Jones
Mike Pfeifer
Tim Miller
Komlofske and
Powers
Miller
Jones
Pfeifer
Board of Education
Landis
Holcomb volunteers brighten Holcomb Elementary lunchroom scene
RSVP volunteers Jerry and Darlene Wallace assist at Holcomb and Wiley elementary schools as fourth graders line up for a pre planned meal. The Wallaces, both in their sixties, help cooks and teachers ensure each student takes at least three items from the five food groups.
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Holcomb
Jerry Wallace
Mrs. Wallace
Darlene
Darlene Wallace
RSVP
Garden City
Fry Eye Clinic
Garden City Travel Plaza
United Way Fundraising Campaign Sets Finney County Goal
The United Way in Garden City operates with Marty Dinkel as executive director and coordinates support from 16 partner agencies including the Garden City Red Cross and Family Crisis Services. The drive runs through Nov 12 with a $475,000 target to fund community services across Finney County.
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St. Catherine Hospital
USD
Family Crisis Services
Finney County Museum
American Red Cross
Garden City
Meals On Wheels
Garden City Area
United Way
Dinkel
The
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Finney County
Spirit of the Plains Court
Catholic
Girl Scouts of Tumbleweed Council
Kansas Children’s Service League
United Methodist Mexican-American Ministries
Russell Child Development Center
Salvation Army
Santa Fe Trail Boy Scouts of America
Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Association
United Cerebral Palsy
Garden City Family Ymca
Health Department
Davis
Mayo
Roman Halbur
Irv Stephens
Alan Fankhauser
Stephens
GIS Web site to put Finney County land data online
Finney County and Garden City plan a joint Geographic Information Systems Web site to provide property data, aerial photos, owner names, addresses, legal descriptions, zoning, and school and ward info. The site could launch today subject to city commission approval.
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Finney County
Garden City
Geographic Information Systems
Mark Dinkel
Dinkel
Valley View Cemetery
Alan Fankhauser
Fankhauser
USD 457
Jim Lentz
West Maple Street
Morgan
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Holcomb Elementary
Wallaces
Marty Dinkel
Wallace
the United Way
N. 10Th St
Aquila
High Plains Energy LLC
Sparkle Auto Inc
Campus Drive
Kelly
Anita
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