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Garden City council recognizes resident and proclaims February Career and Technical Education Month; previews 2026 community events

Garden City City Council · January 27, 2026

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Summary

Council presented a certificate to a resident who helped an elderly pedestrian, proclaimed February 2026 as Career and Technical Education Month and heard staff preview Lucky Squirrel event dates and the Hometown Heroes banner program.

At the start of Monday’s meeting Mayor Jacobs and the council presented a certificate to a resident named Justin for assisting an elderly woman crossing Merriman at Ford Road. Justin addressed the council, saying, “I'm glad to be a part of this community,” while accepting a certificate and Garden City promotional items.

The council also adopted a resolution proclaiming February 2026 as Career and Technical Education Month, citing the Association for Career and Technical Education and inviting CTE students and instructors — including Linda Bomerito and students Josh Phillips, Vicky Dang and Evan Hall — to speak briefly about the program’s benefits.

Community Development Director Matt Miller gave a parks and events update, listing the Lucky Squirrel craft/vendor market dates for 2026 (May 16, July 18 and Sept. 19), a new online vendor registration process through the Sportsman's app and details for the Hometown Heroes banner program (40 banner slots; banners run from Memorial Day through Veterans Day; about 15 applicants to date). Miller said staff can assist applicants with scanning photos and that there is space to showcase banners for veterans killed in action.

Transcript spellings for some participants vary within the record (the honoree’s last name appears multiple ways); the article uses the name forms as they appeared in the meeting and notes the discrepancy in the meeting record.