GCCC phonathon kicks off fall scholarship drive
Reet GCCC phonathon begins Oct 3 at Garden City Community College Endowment Association. Alumni and supporters will be called Oct 3 6 and 10 13 from the Endowment Room Beth Tedrow Student Center to seek gifts and pledges toward a $69 000 goal, following a mail drive that raised $12 452 so far. Over 2004 and prior campaigns, volunteers placed thousands of calls and pledges reached six figures. For questions contact 276 9578.
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Garden City Community College Endowment Association
GCCC
Beth Tedrow
Friends
Association
ServSafe Food Safety Course Registration Open
Registration for a ServSafe food safety course is announced with sessions on October 12 in Finney County and October 13 in Lakin. The program covers safe food handling, temperatures, hygiene, cross contamination, and cleaning. The $5 fee is due two weeks before each class. pre-registration deadlines apply.
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Food Service
Finney County Extension
Sonth St
Kearny County Fair
Lakin
Cheer Camp Registration Open at Community College
Community College Dance Team and GCCC Cheer and Yell Leaders offer two three hour camps for children aged 4 to 13 on October 15. Camps run 9 am to noon in the Dennis Perryman Athletic Complex with a public performance during the 7 pm Memorial Stadium game against Hutchinson. Cost is 20 dollars per child and includes a T shirt. Enroll by October 7 via Coach Barb Schultz at 276 0462.
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Garden City ‘Community College
GCCC
Dennis Perryman
Little Busters
Hutchinson
Memorial Stadium
Barb Schultz
Windsor Hotel tour tied to Marketfest meeting
A tour of the historic Windsor Hotel, listed on the National Register of Historic Places and nicknamed the Waldorf of the Prairies, will be part of Downtown Marketfest from 9:41 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 1. An informational meeting for would be guides is set for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Downtown Vision office, 413 Main St.
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Indsor
Inney County Preservation Jance
Owntown
Windsor
Nationalegister of Historic Places
Vision
Main St
Rita could stall wheat exports from Kansas ports
AP dispatch says Hurricane Rita threatens Kansas wheat shipments, with about 90 percent of export wheats moved by rail to Houston Galveston and Corpus Christi. Delays at trains and ports could push back fall harvest storage of hard red winter wheat as elevators brace for tighter supply and higher fuel costs.
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Wichita
Kansas
Texas
Houston
Galveston
Corpus Christi
Dusti Fritz
Kansas Wheat Commission
Rita
Co-op Association
Wright
Co-Op
Brenda Friess
Mississippi River
Friess
Fritz
New Orleans
Texas Gulf
BBBS volunteers grow bonds in Finney County home tour
Shadow Butler, six, lives with his mother Kristina and spends time weekly with Marsha Grisell through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Finney County and Kearny County. Grisell, a Commerce Bank employee, hosts Shadow at her home where they color, read, walk Cosmo, and prepare pizzas. BBBS matches screened mentors with at risk children ages 5 to 17 to foster growth and healthy adults.
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Shadow Butler
Marsha Grisell
Cosmo
Grisell
Commerce Bank
Shadow
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Finney County
Kearny County
Marsha
Kaster Drive
Kristina
Tammy Davis
BBBS
Florence Wilson
Davis
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
United Way
United Way expands in Finney and adds Kearny County
Community group United Way funds 18 organizations in the region and expands coverage to Kearny County. Executive director Tammy Davis notes Finney County must fundraise locally for Kearny County, where volunteers have started efforts. Main goal is to raise 500000 by campaign end October 31 with continued drives through mid November.
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N. Main St
Tammy Davis
Finney County
BBBS
Kearny County
Davis
United Way
Grisell
Clark
American Red Cross
Boy Scouts of America
Santa Fe Trail Council
Catholic Social Services
Family Crisis Services
Garden City Family Ymca
Girl Scouts of the Tumbleweed Council
Kansas Children’s Service League
Meals On Wheels
Russell Child Development Center
The
Salvation Army
Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Association
Spirit of the Plains Court- Appointed
United Methodist Mexican- American Ministries
United Cerebral Palsy of
Kansas
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc
Garden City resident earns state minority business award
Angelica Hahn, marketing and membership director for the Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce, was named the Minority Business Advocate of the Year by the Kansas Department of Commerce. Her work with Hispanic businesses and outreach to the community was praised by officials, framing the honor as a reflection on Garden City and its people.
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Garden City
Angelica Hahn
Office of Minority and Women Business Development
Kansas Department of Commerce
Hahn
Chamber
The
la Chiquita
el Remedio Market
Encino’s
Harris
Steve Dyer
Dyer
Garden
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