News and Events from the Greater Garden City Area
The monthly Lunch & Learn program at Centura Health – St. Catherine Hospital will be getting a jump on gardening on Feb. 27, when Dr. Gretchen Dunford and Debbie Wharton of Wharton’s For Every Bloomin’ Thing partner to present “A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Your Own Vegetables.” St. Catherine Hospital, […]
The City of Garden City Citizens Academy will begin March 26 and go until May 14. Interested residents are invited to take part and learn more about the role the City plays in their everyday lives. Citizens Academy is a great opportunity for residents to get a behind-the-scenes look at […]
Garden City Community College will be hosting the Garden City Plunge & Strut, a benefit for Special Olympics Kansas (SOKS), on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. More than 30 individuals have already pledged to plunge into the icy waters of a pool that will be constructed in the parking lot of […]
The Garden City Community College Endowment Association is once again hosting its signature scholarship fundraiser of the year, this time in 1950s fashion. “Lost in the 50s” is the theme for this year’s 2020 GCCC Endowment Auction, which will be held on Friday, March 27, 2020, at the Finney County […]
The Garden City High School Drama Department and Vocal Music Department will host a Community Talent Show on Tuesday, March 3rd from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. in the GCHS Auditorium, 2720 Buffalo Way Blvd. The admission to the show will be $5 per person. There will be auditions for the […]
Jerry Serrano earned the title of Finney County Spelling Bee champion on February 1st. The Horace Good Middle School eighth-grader earned the title after going through seven rounds with some of the county’s best spellers from elementary through middle school at the Garden City High School auditorium. Kate Strandmark, a […]
Garden City Community College will be hosting the Garden City Plunge & Strut, a benefit for Special Olympics Kansas (SOKS), on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. More than 30 individuals have already pledged to plunge into the icy waters of a pool that will be constructed in the parking lot of […]
Garden City Community College is pleased to announce procurement of a $300,000 grant from the Sunderland Foundation toward renovation and remodel of two athletic training facilities. The grant will significantly offset the cost of a $491,000 planned project to update the athletic training facilities inside the Dennis Perryman Athletic Complex […]
The Garden City High School Drama Department and Vocal Music Department will host a Community Talent Show on Tuesday, March 3rd from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. in the GCHS Auditorium, 2720 Buffalo Way Blvd. The admission to the show will be $5 per person. There will be auditions for the […]
Kenneth Henderson Middle School will host a robotics competition on Saturday, February 22, for teams across western Kansas. The contest will be held from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Kenneth Henderson Middle School gymnasium, 2406 Fleming Street. The teams will bring their own robots to the competition, which […]
Garden City High School has recently announced its honor roll for each of the academies for the second quarter of the 2019-2020 school year. The honor rolls include Principal Honor of 4.0 GPA, High Honors of 3.99 – 3.75 GPA, and Honors of 3.74 – 3.50 GPA. The honor roll […]
The monthly Lunch & Learn program at Centura Health – St. Catherine Hospital will be getting a jump on gardening on Feb. 27, when Dr. Gretchen Dunford and Debbie Wharton of Wharton’s For Every Bloomin’ Thing partner to present “A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Your Own Vegetables.” St. Catherine Hospital, […]
The Garden City Community College Endowment Association is once again hosting its signature scholarship fundraiser of the year, this time in 1950s fashion. “Lost in the 50s” is the theme for this year’s 2020 GCCC Endowment Auction, which will be held on Friday, March 27, 2020, at the Finney County […]
The next program coming up in the Finney County Historical Museum’s series of Brown Bag Lunch and Evening at the Museum lectures IN Garden City is set for 7 p.m. Feb. 18, featuring the El Quartelejo pueblo site in Scott County. Prior to the program, the museum will be closed […]
The Garden City Community College Players are proud to present “Almost, Maine,” a dinner theater, during four evenings later this February. Just following Valentine’s Day, the program is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. each evening on Thursday, Feb. 20, Friday, Feb., 21, Saturday, Feb. 22, and Sunday, Feb. 23, […]
The City of Garden City Citizens Academy will begin March 26 and go until May 14. Interested residents are invited to take part and learn more about the role the City plays in their everyday lives. Citizens Academy is a great opportunity for residents to get a behind-the-scenes look at […]
Garden City Community College will host author and area native Bob Hopkins on Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, to promote his new book and share his discoveries about the gift of giving back. Hopkins, a 1961 graduate of Garden City High School, recently published “Philanthropy Misunderstood: One Hundred Plus Stories from […]
Lead appraiser Jody Bennett discusses an item as volunteer Ray Heinemann shows it to the crowd during last year’s Southwest Kansas Antiques Appraisal Fair. The Eighth Annual Southwest Kansas Antiques Appraisal Fair is coming up 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 14 in the Finney County 4-H Building on the […]
USD #457 will hold a free screening clinic for children 3-5 years of age who are Garden City residents. The clinic will be held on Friday, February 14, 2020. It will take place at the Garfield Early Childhood Center, 121 W. Walnut, Garden City, Kansas. The screening will take approximately […]
Visitors to the Finney County Historical Museum in Garden City can see over 100 vintage pieces of Fire King, Glasbake and Pyrex dinner and kitchenware in a colorful new exhibit entitled “What’s in Your Cabinet?” Assembled by Museum Education Coordinator Johnetta Hebrlee, the display is located in the museum’s Front […]
The Garden City High School forensics team competed at Southwestern Heights High School on Thursday, January 30th and Holcomb High School on Saturday, February 1st for the opening of the season. There were a number of students that qualified for KSHSAA State Speech/Drama in May. The team placed third in school […]
Garden City High School counselors will conduct enrollment sessions for GCHS students during school for the 2020-21 school year. Students will receive their credit checks, enrollment forms, and review the guide to determine the courses they prefer to take starting in August. Counselors will be working with the sophomore class […]
The next two programs are coming up Feb. 12 and 18 in the Finney County Historical Museum’s series of Brown Bag Lunch and Evening at the Museum lectures. Brown Bag Lunch presentations take place at noon the second Wednesday of January, February, March, April and May. Evenings at the Museum […]
St. Catherine Hospice Chaplain Rev. Gerry Dupuis will be leading the Tuesday, February 11, meeting of “My Hope,” a support group for adults who are grieving the death of a loved one. The group meets from noon to 1 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at High Plains […]
Jerry Serrano earned the title of Finney County Spelling Bee champion on February 1st. The Horace Good Middle School eighth-grader earned the title after going through seven rounds with some of the county’s best spellers from elementary through middle school at the Garden City High School auditorium. Kate Strandmark, a […]
Garden City Public Schools along with Kansas Children Service League have partnered together to offer two different training sessions in one day for parents, caregivers, educators and more. The sessions will take place on Saturday, February 8, in the Horace Good Middle School cafeteria, 1412 N. Main Street. The trainings […]
The Mercer Gallery at Garden City Community College is pleased to announce the opening of “Sociopolitico,” an exhibition featuring engraving arts professor James Ehlers from Emporia State University. The solo exhibit will feature prints and engravings by the artist which delve into our complicated relationships with mass media and social […]
If you’re someone who is considering weight-loss surgery, you can learn more about the procedures and whether you’re a candidate for one at a free seminar on the topic Thursday, Feb. 6, at Centura Health – St. Catherine Hospital. Tom Brown, MD, who has begun seeing patients monthly for weight-loss […]
Through its annual Christmas Tree Auction benefit event, Centura Health – St. Catherine Hospital recently was able to aid Mosaic of Garden City in its mission to provide services and advocacy for people with intellectual disabilities. During a ceremony on Jan. 14 at St. Catherine, the hospital presented Mosaic representatives […]
Garden City Community College’s 2018-2019 Annual Report is now available to the public through print and online editions. The 15-page report offers readers a comprehensive look at the institution’s key accomplishments and financial data from the past fiscal year, spanning July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019. Some of those […]
Garden City High School Family, Career, & Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) students competed on Wednesday, January 30th at Satanta High School to qualify for the state tournament that will be held in Wichita, Kansas on April 5th – 7th. FCCLA takes only the top student in each district and […]
Students from Finney County have advanced to the Finney County Spelling Bee that will be held Saturday, February 1st, at 9:00 a.m. in the Garden City High School auditorium, 2720 Buffalo Way Blvd. Students from elementary through middle school grades will be competing in the spelling bee. The first place […]
Centura Health – Siena Medical Clinic is pleased to welcome Dr. Lionel Gottschalk to its orthopedic staff. Gottschalk, who will handle sports medicine and general orthopedics three days a week at Siena, has taken over the care previously provided locally by Dr. Clay Greeson. Gottschalk, who started his new job […]
Garden City residents can show their affection for friends and loved ones with a singing valentine from the Garden City High School Modern Show Choir. Community members can have the choir serenade their beloved with a song for $25.00. The choir will perform the singing valentines from 9:00 a.m. to […]
Garden City High School art students participated in the Annual Western Kansas Scholastic Art (WKSA) Competition and Exhibition 2020 and recently received word on how they ranked in the competition. The students work will be on display at the Stauth Museum in Montezuma, Kansas January 28th – February 20th. Garden City High School […]
(GARDEN CITY, KS) Centura Health – St. Catherine Hospital, in partnership with LiveWell Finney County Health Coalition, is set to launch a monthly educational Lunch & Learn series. The first program in the 2020 series is “The Basics of Health Billing, Insurance and Charity Care,” at noon Thursday, Jan. 23, […]
GARDEN CITY – After a 28-year career, Garden City Public Works Director Sam Curran has announced his retirement effective July 3, 2020. “Garden City is where the story of our family with our three children begins. The five of us built wonderful relationships with so many people, enjoying the traditions, […]
USD #457 will hold a free screening clinic for children 3-5 years of age who are Garden City residents. The clinic will be heldon Friday, January 24, 2020. It will take place at the Garfield Early Childhood Center, 121 W. Walnut, Garden City, Kansas. The screening will take approximately an […]
Garden City Public Schools held a School District Art Show November 21st through December 20th at the Educational Support Center, 1205 Fleming Street. The show featured works from all the schools in the district from kindergarten to 12th grade. The community also had an opportunity to vote for their favorite […]
A robotics scrimmage will be held at the Garden City High School gymnasium, 2720 Buffalo Way Blvd., on Saturday, January 18th from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The teams will be putting their engineering and problem solving skills to work by having their robot that they have built compete in […]
Enrollment for the spring session of the Drivers Education course at Garden City High School will take place Friday, January 17th, at 4:00 p.m. in Room F108 in the Freshman Academy, 2720 Buffalo Way Blvd. This course is available to Garden City High School students. There are a limited number […]
After nearly 15 years at the helm of Centura Health – St. Catherine Hospital and three as leader at Centura Health – Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, during which time he has successfully overseen considerable growth in facilities and scope of services, Scott Taylor has announced his plans to […]
The Garden City High School Hall of Fame Committee is now accepting nominations for the 2020 Hall of Fame inductees. Nominees must be graduates of Garden City High School. Other qualifications to be considered include professional accomplishments, community service and the capacity to be a positive role model for the […]
Kenneth Henderson Middle School has recently announced its A-B honor roll for seventh and eighth grade students for the fall semester of the 2019-2020 school year. The honor roll includes: A Honor Roll Seventh grade: Katelyn R. Barrett, Madison O. Bennett, Eleanor K. Crotts, Quang V. Dang, Victor J. Devora […]
Beer-Tasting Class Tops List of Non-Credit Offerings in 2020 Garden City Community College, in partnership with Finney County Economic Development Corp., plans to increase its non-credit course offerings in 2020, starting with a unique opportunity to expand one’s taste buds. GCCC’s first non-credit course for the calendar year is titled, […]
The USD 457 Virtual Academy is currently taking enrollment of nontraditional students in grades nine to twelve and adults looking to continue their education. The Virtual Academy is an online school that empowers students to seek an education and earn their high school diploma. The Virtual Academy provides individualized learning […]
The Finney County Historical Museum in Garden City has announced its full series of Brown Bag Lunch and Evening at the Museum lectures for the spring season of 2020. Brown Bag Lunch programs take place at noon the second Wednesday of January, February, March, April and May. Evenings at the […]
The Finney County Historical Society’s Brown Bag Lunch and Evening at the Museum series of free lectures in Garden City will resume Jan. 8 with one program on health and another shortly afterward about art history. The series includes Brown Bag sessions at noon on the second Wednesday of […]
As a previous mom with a history of short labor, Alejandra Tinoco wasn’t expecting child No. 5 to take long either. But even the veteran mom was taken by surprise with the speed in which Elijah Nicholas Tinoco came into the world in the early morning hours of New Year’s […]
Dakota Dunes, South Dakota. December 23, 2019 —The empirical family of companies announced today that it will soon begin the construction of a new ground beef facility in Garden City, Kansas. The new facility will supplement empirical’s existing production at its South Sioux City, Nebraska location and represent the largest […]
It is never easy to lose a loved one, and the grief and pain that follows a person’s death is a natural part of life. Grief also doesn’t take time off for the holidays as the sadness is oftentimes magnified, even as others celebrate and enjoy the occasion. The emotions […]
Garden City Public Schools will hold “12 Days of Reading Challenge” each day during the winter break starting on Monday, December 23rd. Families can following the school district on its social media sites and watch for the reading challenge for that day. Families are encouraged to post a picture of […]
By Mike Pilosof Photo by Adam Shrimplin Garden City, KS-For the third time in four years, Garden City finished the season in the top 10 of the final NJCAA poll released on Monday, coming in at No. 9. The Broncbusters have now been ranked in 29 straight polls and 44 […]
Michael (Drew) Thon, GCHS Director of Athletics /Chairman, GCHS Athletics Hall of Fame Committee, has announced that eight individuals, two legendary coaches and two state championship teams are among the inaugural class of inductees into the newly-formed Garden City High School Athletics Hall of Fame. The first induction ceremony will […]
The Finney County Historical Society has published the 2020 Historic Finney County Calendar, featuring stylized and traditional pictures from the community’s past. Copies of the wall calendar are in sale in the Finney County Museum Gift Shop at $15 each, plus tax. The gift shop is open concurrently with exhibits, […]
The Buffalo Living Legacy Fund will hold its 4th annual Buffalo Ball, on December 31, 2019, at the Golf Club at Southwind. Tickets for the event are $75 and will include gourmet buffet, complimentary wine with dinner, drink specials, music, and a champagne toast to ring in the New Year. […]
By Mike Pilosof Las Vegas, NV-Every year, every Junior College and NCAA rodeo program, refreshes their recruiting pitch to sell their team to prospective recruits. So why come to Garden City? Well, make sure to get a good look at Sin City this week. Former Broncbuster cowgirl Emily Miller is […]
The Rotary Club is distributing dictionaries to all Garden City Public Schools students this week. The Garden City Rotary Club will be distributing dictionaries to third graders at Garden City Public Schools during the week of December 9th as part of the Rotary Dictionary Project. The club will provide Scholastic […]
The Garden City High School Thespian Troupe 2846 will present “Miss You Like Hell” at the Kansas Thespian State Festival that will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Wichita and Century II Performing Arts and Convention Center. This year’s festival will be January 9-11, 2020. Each year, approximately 1600 high school […]
Garden City High School’s seniors received hands-on assistance applying to college during the school’s College Application Month event held on October 21st and 22nd. GCHS counselors and volunteers from Fort Hays State University, Garden City Community College, Northwest Kansas Technical College, and the local IG PEO sorority helped seniors through […]
People across Southwest Kansas are invited to celebrate Christmas at the Finney County Historical Museum, where the annual holiday open house has been scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Dec. 14. The come and go gathering will offer seasonal snacks, live music and the museum’s Christmas […]
The Garden City Community College Department of Music will present three concerts in the Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Auditorium in early December. The Instrumental Band concert will be held Thursday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m. and will feature Concert Band, Jazz Band, Brass Choir, and Percussion Ensemble. The Christmas Choral […]
The Garden City High School gifted program will hold its annual pictures with Santa event. Gifted students from GCHS have secured Santa Claus to appear for pictures from noon – 5:00 p.m. on December 7th, 14th, and 21st at the Windsor Hotel, 413 N. Main Street. Photos are $10 each. […]
Spring 2020 enrollment at Garden City Community College opens to the public on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019. The spring semester begins Jan. 13, 2020. Early high school graduates and other prospective students are encouraged to start the enrollment process for spring as early as possible to take advantage of the […]
Rebecca Burnfin, a science teacher at Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center, recently completed the Seed to STEM workshop sponsored by the Kansas Corn Commission. The Seed to STEM workshop provided 18 middle school science teachers with classroom lessons and lab exercises to teach about corn, biotechnology and ethanol. Each teacher also […]
The Collegiate Farm Bureau and Block and Bridle at Garden City Community College are once again partnering with Burtis Motor Company and the Salvation Army to provide Christmas gifts to children in need this holiday season. Bring donations of new, unwrapped toys and help the students in the Agriculture programs […]
After the Garden City Community College Meats Judging Team fell victim to theft on their trip to compete in the national competition, the GCCC Endowment Association, Klaus Wood Pellets, and Rocking M Media are sponsoring a raffle to help raise funds to replace the stolen personal items belonging to students […]
Garden City High School will host a freshman career fair on Friday, December 6, 2019. The career fair is being presented by the Finney County Workforce Connection and will assist freshman students in choosing one of 15 career pathways available at GCHS. During their first year of high school, Garden […]
American Warrior Construction, Inc. will host a groundbreaking ceremony to commemorate construction for the Sports of the World complex, the expansive tournament and outdoor entertainment space, on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. The event will include a reception at the Heritage Inn & Suites at 10:00 a.m. with the Groundbreaking Ceremony […]
The Garden City spirit squad will be hosting a stunt clinic on Dec. 7, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for all Middle School and High School students. The cost is $20. For more information, please contact Head Coach Tiffany Minnick at tiffany.minnick@gcccks.edu
The Garden City Public Schools Foundation Grant Squad will visit schools on Tuesday, November 12th, to award $200 mini-grants to help teachers enhance their classrooms. The awards will be presented to teachers in a surprise celebration in their classrooms. The foundation received 20 grant applications from staff around the school […]
The City of Garden City is pleased to announce the appointment of William “Bill” Beaty as the City’s new Fire Chief. Beaty will fill the position vacated by the retirement of Chief Allen Shelton earlier this year. “Bill’s enthusiasm for the fire service and his commitment to education and training, […]
Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center is hosting a Turkey GLO Trot 5K and 1 mile Fun Run on Thursday, November 14th. Registration begins at 5:00 p.m. at the school and the race will start at 5:30 p.m. The school is supporting healthy active lifestyles and will be taking non-perishable food donations […]
The Admissions Office at Garden City Community College is bringing together nearly a dozen GCCC representatives from across campus in a convenient forum designed specifically for parents of high school juniors and seniors. Parent Night will be held Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., in the Endowment […]
Garden City High School drama department will present the musical “Newsies”, November 15th and 16th at 7:00 p.m. There will be a matinee on November 17th at 2:30 p.m. The performances will be held in the auditorium on the Garden City High School campus, 2720 Buffalo Way Blvd. This hit […]
Centura Health – Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses and Centura Health – St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City recently began offering needle-free blood draws for inpatients using the PIVO™ device from Velano Vascular. Centura Health has become the first health system in Kansas and Colorado to offer the technology. […]
In the Fall of 2018 Garden City Community College adopted a Cengage Unlimited textbook model, providing an online textbook subscription for every GCCC student. The new model added a resource fee of $8 per credit hour to the tuition and fees structure for the cost of attendance, but has saved […]
Garden City Community College will be hosting retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. J. Scott Whitaker on Friday, Nov. 8, 2019 at 10 a.m. in the Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Auditorium. Col. Whitaker retired from the U.S. Marine Corps in 2015, following more than three decades of service and multiple military […]
Terri Worf, APRN and Certified Diabetes Educator, featured caregiver St. Catherine Hospital’s November Pace with a Provider series, co-sponsored by LiveWell Finney County, will feature Terri Worf, APRN, who specializes in adult family medicine and is a Certified Diabetes Educator. The event is scheduled to begin at 12:00 pm Thursday, […]
Nov. 20 Workforce Seminar Designed to Tackle Toughest Employer Challenges Garden City Community College is partnering with the Finney County Economic Development Corporation to host a one-day seminar for employers, helping them to tackle the toughest challenges they face. The Western Kansas Workforce Challenge will be held on Wednesday, Nov. […]
Brown Bag Lunch and Evening at the Museum series sessions Nov. 13 & 19 Two more fall season presentations are coming up as part of the Finney County Historical Museum’s Brown Bag Lunch and Evening at the Museum history lecture series in Garden City, one about a surprising aspect of […]
Visitors to the Finney County Historical Museum in Garden City can take a short trip down Memory Lane through a small new exhibit that opened today in the Front Door Gallery. The exhibit, which will remain on display until Thanksgiving, is entitled “Signs and Scenes…Images and Iconography from Finney […]
The Garden City Community College Broncbuster Athletic Association (BAA) is proud to announce an open nominations window for the Broncbuster Hall of Fame Induction of 2020. Nominations can be made electronically at gobroncbusters.com through January 31. Selection of the 2020 inductees will be made by the Hall of Fame committee […]
By Mike Pilosof Photos by Adam Shrimplin Garden City, KS-Growing up in Brazil, Andre Dos Santos Aires‘ dream was to play college football in the United States. But he couldn’t get anyone to give him a scholarship. Instead he played soccer at a Junior College in Iowa. Then, after last […]
Grab your friends for a day out and come enjoy yourselves at the Women Helping Women Expo! They will feature a Handbag Bingo Activity where more than 20 authentic designer handbags can be won (Coach, Michael Kors, Donna Karan, Kate Spade, Consuela, and more!), a silent auction, vender booths, photo […]
Garden City Community College is partnering with Klaus Wood Pellets & Outdoor Living to bring “Traeger Turkey Days” to campus just in time for Thanksgiving. This is your chance to learn how to prepare the perfect Thanksgiving turkey, plus all the trimmings! Taught by Traeger experts, you’ll learn how to […]
The search for Garden City’s next Fire Chief continues. Four candidates will take part in an assessment center next week. The assessment center will provide opportunities for City Staff and several community partners to assess an applicant’s skills, abilities and suitability for the specific job. The assessment center will be […]
Greater Garden City is now offering opportunities for local businesses to sponsor this website. In addition to getting your business in front of people, sponsorships are a great way to support our mission of telling the region’s good news!
For more information, visit our Sponsorship Opportunities page to find our pricing sheet.
