Around the town

Tom Linenberger of Goldworks Custom Design Jewelry recently won both the grand prize and top honor at Instore's Smart Jewelry Show national competition that was held at the Navy Pier in Chicago. The Ultimate Design Contest is a national design competition directed toward designers that design and create their own jewelry. The judges chose Tom's piece for top honor in his division because of the level of craftsmanship and attendees voted Tom's piece grand prize as their overall favorite. Tom's winning design will be on the cover of the June issue of Instore magazine. The winning piece should be returning soon and will be on display at Goldworks.

Golden Plains Credit Union is pleased to announce the promotions of Rosa Saenz and Pam McBride. Saenz is now the Senior Vice President of Lending and has been at GPCU for 12 years. McBride is now the Senior Vice President of Operations and has 35 years of experience in the financial industry.

The Garden City Community College web site now has active department pages for economics. From the Economics home page, viewers can also navigate to a "Local Resources" page which also has a link to the Chamber. It also has a "National Resources" page with links to national and state economic data that you may find useful. The website is www.gcccks.edu/divisions/socialsci/economics/default.aspx.

Effective 4/22/2010, painters, remodelers, renovators, landlords, roofers, HVAC contractors and other professionals who work on houses and other child-occupied facilities built before 1978 MUST complete Lead Safe Work Practices (LSWP) Training in accordance with EPA's Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule. Garden City Community College Business & Industry Institute is offering two options June 2-3rd. More classes will be added this summer. Call (620) 276-9647 to register.

United Methodist Mexican-American Ministries welcomed Physician Assistant Rick Arnold on May 17, 2010. Rick will be a great addition to the medical clinic providing primary and preventative health services as well as health education.

Payment Alliance International has recently added Remote Deposit Capture to the extensive line of services they provide. Their vision is to be the premier provider of electronic commerce products to traditional retail businesses and professional services. They offer convenient and reliable cash management solutions including processing for all major credit cards, debit cards, and electronic check authorization. They also offer profitable ATM solutions. Call Joe Kottas, Regional Sales Manager, at (620) 937-0985 to see if your business is running the most cost effective system.

Teachers are the heart of our schools. They nurture our children's inquisitive minds and prepare them for the challenges of the future. Teachers need and deserve our support. The Crystal Apple Recognition Program has gotten off to a great start!! Staff of the Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce and CARE committee have collected over 140 nominations of outstanding teachers in Finney County! Crystal Apple is a detailed and strenuous application, interview and observation process to the educators that choose to proceed to the next phase. The Chamber would like to thank all those involved in the education our future leaders!!