News and Events from the Greater Garden City Area
From left, Emma Merrill, Stephanie Thummel-Schwindt and Elda Menjivar were the three finalists for the 2019 Clinical Excellence in Nursing award. Thummel-Schwindt was received the award. GARDEN CITY —Stephanie Thummel-Schwindt, Medical/Surgical nurse at St. Catherine Hospital, was recently honored with the 2019 Clinical Excellence in Nursing award. This prestigious award […]
Backpacks lie in the GCCC quad on Monday, May 6, as part of the “Send Silence Packing” exhibit designed to raise awareness about mental illness and suicide. By SCOTT AUST Director of Communications/Finney County Economic Development Hundreds of backpacks lined the quad at Garden City Community College on Monday, each […]
GARDEN CITY — The Cultural Empowerment & Development Foundation is putting on a four-day Cinco de Mayo celebration in Garden City this week that begins tonight with an appreciation dinner and culminates this weekend with a parade, food and entertainment, and sporting events. Cinco de Mayo, or the Fifth of […]
Garden City Fire Department Chief Allen Shelton, middle, accepts the 2018 Fire Chief of the Year award from President of Kansas State Fire Chiefs Association Pat Collins, left, and KSAFC Ex Officio Brad Smith, right. Shelton will retire from the department July 1 after a 44-year career. GARDEN CITY – […]
GARDEN CITY — Garden City Community College, in partnership with High Plains Public Radio and the Tumbleweed Festival, are presenting the second Living Room Concert on the GCCC campus at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 4, in the Beth Tedrow Student Center Portico. A free studio Seminar Master Class will be […]
The Women of Purpose organization hosted its annual award luncheon at the Community Congregational Church on April 10. GARDEN CITY — The Women of Purpose awarded a $5,000 grant to Big Brothers Big Sisters during the organization’s annual award luncheon on April 10. According to a news release, the grant […]
The National Weather Service in Dodge City will conduct storm spotter training in Finney County on Thursday, April 18, at the Finney County 4H Building. Sessions are scheduled for 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. presented by Jeff Hutton, NWS warning coordination meteorologist. The National Weather Service in Dodge City provides storm […]
GARDEN CITY — Girl Scouts of the Kansas Heartland is bringing the FutureMaker Mobile Learning Lab to Garden City next week, offering students the opportunity to experience actual and virtual tools used in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) careers across the country. WSU Tech and Goodwill Industries of Kansas […]
Garden City Community College students gather in the quad Monday, April 1, for a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the public vote that created the college. By SCOTT AUST Finney County Economic Development Director of Communications GARDEN CITY — Under a gorgeous April sky, Garden City Community College on […]
This 2019 Chevy Camaro will be raffled away as part of this year’s Garden City Community College Endowment Association scholarship auction. The event is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 12, at the Finney County Exhibition Building. Admission wristbands are on sale now for $25 and must be purchased in […]
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