GCCC Art Club holds sale for trip funds
People showed up for the Garden City Community College Affordable Art Sale on Thursday evening.
Bradley Nading
Raya, the siamang, to move on from LRZ
Animal Care Staff at Lee Richardson Zoo have been providing foster care to Raya, a 21-month-old siamang, since the sudden, unexpected loss of her mother “Violet” in January of this year.
USD 457 to celebrate national school breakfast week
To encourage more families to take advantage of the healthy choices available with school breakfast, Garden City Public Schools USD 457 will celebrate National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) during March 3-7.
Funding freeze leaves Kansas farmers unpaid for work they already completed
Many Kansas farmers are in limbo and waiting for promised payments under contracts they signed with the federal government. It comes after a federal directive from the Trump administration paused payments at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
POLICE BEAT
The following reports were taken from law enforcement logs.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
MONDAY, MARCH 3
CHURCH EVENTS
GARDEN VALLEY CHURCH
A State of the Union quiz on the uniquely American institution
It’s a uniquely American institution. Early each year, the president delivers a much-anticipated State of the Union address. Then it’s (usually) quickly forgotten.
FROM ZOO TO YOU: Pygmy slow lorises are one of the zoo’s hidden treasures
Did you know Lee Richardson Zoo features the world’s only species of venomous primate?
ASKING ERIC: After husband’s death, friends ask intrusive questions
Dear Eric: My husband passed away unexpectedly at a young age. I am a few years younger than he was, so of course it was a shock. The problem is a friend, “Nancy”, discussed details surrounding his passing I would not have shared. It created the additional stress of people I hadn’t heard from in years contacting me and I clearly didn’t inform them.