Logo Design by Doug West, Garden City Telegram
Logo Design by Doug West, Garden City Telegram
Admission fee to the All School and Community Reunion.
Available only at the Chamber of Commerce
1511 E. Fulton Terrace ~ 620-276-3264
Tickets will also be available at the gate.
GET YOUR GC125 SUPER TICKET TODAY! ONLY $10 - A $16 VALUE! and RECEIVE VALUABLE DISCOUNTS AND SPECIAL OFFERS FROM PARTICIPATING RETAILERS.
The Super Ticket will admit you to the following events:
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT: Dillon Stores, Garden City Telegram, Finney County Museum, Commerce Bank, Western State Bank, El Remedio and Chamber of Commerce.
SOUVENIR T-SHIRTS, HATS, AND MUGS AVAILABLE AT: The Good Sport, 220 N. Main,
Garden City, 276-8600
T-Shirts also available at the Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce.
Quasquicentennial Party Kick-Off
Steven's Park, 1- 5p.m.
Organized by Jessica Henderson, Buff Project
Activities will include:
Beard growing contest begins. For info call 276-3264. Contest concludes September 25 and judging will be held at the community reunion event held at the 3I building on that date.
Exhibit Reception, Finney County Museum, 2:00-4:00p.m.
Opening reception for the special Quasquicentennial Exhibits, "Garden City - Pearl of the West" and "A Garden City Photo Album"
Arbor Day
Ceremonial Planting of Quasquicentennial Tree in Steven's Park, 4:00p.m.
Territorial Kansas Day: On the Trail to Statehood
Finney County Museum Grounds, Finnup Park
10a.m.-6p.m. - featuring professional, award winning reenactors dressed in
reproduction costume with authentic encampments;
you will meet men and women who give life to the characters of the Kansas
frontier. One of only four sites in Kansas chosen for this event! Admission: $2.50 adults, $1.00 children or FREE with SUPER TICKET!
For more information please call 620-272-3664
Sponsored by Kansas Territorial Sesquicentennial Commission.
Garden City Games
- July 10
QUASQUICENTENNIAL TORCH TO BE RUN FROM DODGE CITY TO GARDEN CITY - In honor of the community's 125th birthday and in the spirit of the Summer Olympics, the Garden City Recreation Commission and Garden City Family YMCA have joined forces to offer a variety of sporting events for our citizens to enjoy. To kick off the "Garden City Games," and to honor the filling of the city's plat record in Dodge City in 1879, the GCHS Cross Country Team will run a torch from Dodge City to Garden City on Saturday, July 10. The torch run will begin at the city limits of Dodge City on Hwy. 50, continue into Garden City on Fulton Street, and then run north on Main Street to the Grimsley Tennis Courts near Main and Hazel Streets. A short ceremony will be held to welcome the runners and officially open the games. The public is invited to watch the torch arrive in Garden City and participate in the opening ceremonies at approximately 4:00 p.m.
Please call the Garden City Recreation Commission, 276-1200, or Garden City Family YMCA, 275-1199, for information about the following sporting events:
- July 8 - 9: Garden City Open Tennis Tournament
Junior Division -- Grimsley Tennis Courts
Bob Krug, Tournament Director, 275-4758- July 10 - 11: Garden City Open Tennis Tournament
Adult Division -- Grimsley Tennis Courts
Bob Krug, Tournament Director, 275-4758- July 22 - 25: 1st Annual Men's and Women's Summer Soccer Tournament
Where: Garcia Park Soccer Complex
Time: TBA
The tournament will be a 3 game guarantee with trophies and T-shirts for the 1st place team. Must be 16 years if age to compete. Register at GC Rec. Comm. Deadline to register, July 15. Fee: $150/team.- July 31: Quasquicentennial Biathalon
Where: The Big Pool
Time: 8:00 a.m.
The race will consist of a 50 yard swim (1 length of the Big Pool lap lane) and a one mile walk, jog, or run around the park and back to the pool. Each participant will receive a Quasquicentennial T-shirt. Register at Garden City Rec. Comm. Deadline to register, July 26. Fee: $10 prior to deadline, $15 after deadline.- July 31: Duck Soup Tournament
Where: Peebles Complex
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Fee: $75 per team
Grab your friends and family and make a team for the Quasquicentennial Duck Soup Tournament. This is a co-ed tournament with all sorts of twists and turns, and a mix of different rules and types of play that will take place each inning. CAUTION: This is not a competitive tournament, just come and have fun! Register at the GC Rec. Comm.- August 7 - 8: Racquetball Tournament
Where: YMCA
Time: TBA
Four divisions offered: Open, A, B, and C. Winners will win a Quasquicentennial T-shirt. Entry fee is $10 per person. Register at the YMCA. Deadline to register is August 4.- August 14 - 15: Sand Volleyball Tournament
Where: YMCA
Time: TBA
Guaranteed three games and winners will win a Quasquicentennial t-shirt. Deadline to register is August 11. Entry fee is $25 per team. Register at the YMCA.- August 21 - 22: 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament
Where: YMCA
Time: TBA
Guaranteed four games and winners win Quasquicentennial t-shirts. Entry fee is $25 per team. Deadline to register is August 18. Register at the YMCA.
Historical Exhibit, Finney County Museum covering the last 125 years in Garden City; Photo Collage Wall and Buffalo Jones exhibit.
DRUMS ACROSS GARDEN - The Drum Corp International Divisions II and III will compete at Memorial Stadium at 5:45 p.m. on their way to the International Competition in Denver, Colorado. This is the first time this event has been held in Garden City. Twelve corps from across the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands will compete. Tickets available at the Bike Rack, 207 N. Main, Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. For more information, and to order tickets online, log onto: www.tubadew.com/dci
Finney County Fair - Great American Foods - Special Baking Contest using birthday cake theme and Photography Contest featuring the birthday theme.
1st Annual Garden City Hot Air Balloon Classic
3i Parking Lot
Sponsored by Finney County Convention & Tourism Bureau
- Saturday, August 28
6:00 a.m. -- Cuckwagon Breakfast prepared by the Beef Empire Days Rodeo Committee. $5 a plate. Serving until 9:30 a.m. at the southeast corner of the 3i parking lot.
7:00 a.m. (approx.) -- Balloon launch from sourth of the dike in the southeast corner of the 3i parking lot.
9:30 - 11:30 a.m. -- Rock Climbing Jeep demos, kite flying, and other activities to be announced.
8:45 p.m. (approx.) -- Hot Air Balloon Glow at the southeast corner of the 3i parking lot.
- Sunday, August 29
7:00 a.m. (approx.) -- Balloon launch from south of the dike in the southeast corner of the 3i parking lot.
Tumbleweed Festival
Don't forget to attend the Tumbleweed Festival on August 28 and 29, featuring the "Sons of the San Joaquin", sponsored in part by the GC125 Committee. Other highlights include "Draiocht" from Dublin, Ireland, Buddy Mondlock (toured with Art Garfunkel), Fulton Street Band, and much, much more! Admission FREE with SUPER TICKET or $6 at the gate. For more info about the festival and Hot Air Ballon Classic, contact the Chamber office, 276-3264.
GCHS Football Homecoming vs. Hays, 7:30pm, Memorial Stadium
COME HOME TO GARDEN CITY and Community Dance All School and Community Reunion
Quasquicentennial - Pronunciation: (kwos"kwi-sen-ten'E-ul),
--adj. pertaining to or marking a period of 125 years. --n. 1. a 125th anniversary.
2. a celebration marking such an anniversary.
In 1879, town founders, James and William Fulton, John Stevens and C.J. Jones, had platted a new town but the Santa Fe Railroad would not recognize Garden City as a stop. There was already a town on railroad land a few miles west called Sherlock, now Holcomb. After considerable effort and persuasion, the railroad agreed to stop at Garden City after part of the town site was deeded to the Santa Fe Town Company. Thus were the humble beginnings of a village on the treeless plains of Southwest Kansas inhabited by buffalo, deer and huge herds of cattle driven up from Texas to fatten on the lush prairie grasses.
Now, nearly 125 years later we are working to commemorate our auspicious beginnings. The Chamber of Commerce will be part of a "Quasquicentennial or G-125" celebration committee that will work in partnership with other organizations to plan activities to be held throughout 2004. If you have any ideas for this celebration or would like more information, please contact WenDee LaPlant at the Chamber of Commerce, 620-276-3246, ext. 207.
The Quasquicentennial Committee is hoping for a huge turn out for the first ever All School Reunion. Please contact your classmates about the reunion which includes two homecoming football games at GCHS on Friday, September 24 and GCCC game on Saturday, September 25. There will be a dance, food court and other activities, including a Reunion/Homecoming parade on Saturday, September 25, that is currently being planned. A website is also available at USD 457 to sign up if you are planning on attending or just to include your name in a database if you are unable to attend. The information gathered will be invaluable in the future - both for the school system and the community at large.
We encourage all classes to contact each other and organize your own get-togethers with plans to attend the football games, dance and participate in the parade.
For more information please call the Chamber office,
620-276-3264 or e-mail: wlaplant@gcnet.com
To contact USD 457 please log onto: www.gckschools.com
Click on Resource Links, scroll down to Garden City High School Reunions.
Last Updated: 8-Jul-04
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