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Annual Navajo Taco Dinner among weekend events

Published 2/23/2012 in Local News

By The Telegram

The annual Navajo Taco Dinner returns Saturday, highlighting a weekend of events.

The 13th annual fundraising dinner is hosted by First Christian Church, 306 N. Seventh St., and begins at 11 a.m. and runs until 6:30 p.m.

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Brad Nading/Telegram Charlotte Kinsey, left, places chopped onions on an order as she, Judy Belknap, Gale Franz and Ellen Nyswonger, right, work a shift on the food assembly line during last year's First Christian Church's Navajo Taco Dinner.

Brad Nading/Telegram Charlotte Kinsey, left, places chopped onions on an order as she, Judy Belknap, Gale Franz and Ellen Nyswonger, right, work a shift on the food assembly line during last year's First Christian Church's Navajo Taco Dinner.

The menu includes a Navajo taco, homemade pie and coffee and iced tea. Advance tickets are for sale through 5 p.m. Friday at the church and cost $6 each.

Tickets are available for $7 each at the door on Saturday.

As part of the benefit dinner, an auction will begin at 6 p.m. Auction items include two hand-sewn quilts. Proceeds from the dinner and auction will benefit local missions.

For more information, contact the church at 275-5411 or visit www.fccgcks.org.

Also on tap this weekend are the following events:

* The Sand & Sage Rifle and Pistol Club is hosting an annual collector's show Saturday and Sunday at the Finney County Exhibition Building. The show will feature guns, coins, rocks, jewelry, stamps, antiques, crafts, and other artifacts and collectibles. Admission is $5 for adults and children 12 and younger can attend free with a parent. The show runs from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday.

* A juried show featuring artwork created by Garden City High School students begins Saturday.

The exhibit's opening reception is from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Garden City Arts, 318 N. Main St.

The public is invited to attend and meet the young artists showcasing their work.

For other viewing options, the art gallery also is open from 1 to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays through Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays.

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Yum! A heartattack on a plate! Dontcha know that a Navajo taco is super unhealthy! The deep fried bread is what will get you. Plus the Navajo taco is about authentic to the Navajo culture as nachos are to Mexicans.

Posted by: Brandon on 2/23/2012