Benefit concert aims to aid Arnaldo Rodriguez family
Dodge City band Ask Vinnie and local supporters organize an April 17 benefit at Fiesta Courtyard to cover Arnaldo Rodriguez’s medical and travel costs. Dinner at 7:30 pm, show at 9 pm. tickets 20 dollars for dinner and entertainment and 10 dollars for entertainment. Proceeds fund chemotherapy, travel, and lost wages as Arnaldo battles leukemia for the third time. Community groups from Holcomb and Garden City rally around the family of six, with silent auction, door prizes, and games.
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Arnaldo
Wagner
Dodge City
Rodriguez
Wichita
Tyson
Vinnie
Fiesta Courtyard
Buffalo Jones Ave
Holcomb Recreation Commission
Last Chance Saloon
Central Station Club
Price
Norma Jean
Juan
Manuel
Zara
Fernando
Fernando Rodriguez
Garcia
Holcomb
Garden City
Arnaldorincon.com
Sewer District 3 May Absorb 2009 Rate Increase
County official notes Sewer District No 1 is in better shape after bonds were paid off in 2005 and can absorb higher wastewater rates for 2009 and likely 2010, while District No 3 lacks reserves. Current plan: let District 3 absorb this year’s increase, with 2010’s added to bills if needed. potential borrowing from Road and Bridge to cover costs.
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Ellermann
Towns Riverview
Towns Riverview South
Road and Bridge Department
Roman Halbur
Low turnout expected as sales tax plan proceeds
Funk notes the burden of turnout while repairs proceed with broad participation. Advocates say the plan could raise up to 1.6 million annually for the county and Garden City and Holcomb. If approved, the tax takes effect July 1 and ends in 2015 with uncontested races in Garden City and three Holcomb council hopefuls. Cindy Messenger, a former Holcomb board member, votes and notes the board faces serious challenges.
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Funk
Garden City
Holcomb
Mark Nelson
City Commission
USD 457 Board of Education
Garden City Community College Board of Trustees
Holcomb City
Tracy Davis
Stephanie Tafoya Matheson
Rob McCallister
Gary Newman
Board of Education
Holcomb School Board
Cindy Messenger
Fairgrounds
Italy tremor toll climbs as quake hunts victims continue
In L Aquila rescuers pressed by hand to reach survivors after a 6.3 quake that killed 207 and left 17,000 homeless. A 4.9 aftershock intensified the search as 10,000 to 15,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed and officials planned surveys to determine occupancy.
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L'Aquila
Italy
Li Aquila University
Ferdinando di Orio
Sergio Basti
ANSA
Marta Valente
L Aquila
Silvio Berlusconi
Berlusconi
Aquila
Apennine
Pettino
Onna
Virgilio Colajanni
Civil Protection
Cristina DiTommaso
Ines D’ Alessandro
Sulmona
D'Alessandro
Sandra Padil
Biothreat Lab Interest Grows Near Manhattan Kansas
Manhattan officials report rising interest in a new biothreat lab to be housed with Kansas State University. Thornton notes 10 active inquiries from research and commercial firms, up from two last year, as city and state weigh forming a task force to guide development along the Animal Health Corridor.
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Manhattan
Biosecurity Research Institute
Kansas State
Thornton
National Biothreat Lab
Bioscience Authority
Ron Fehr
Kansas
Junction City
Fort Riley
Defense Department
Fehr
Biothreat Lab
Kansas City
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Swktalkacom
Golden Plains Credit Union
Clarion Inn
E. Kansas Ave
Garden City, KS
Lden Plains Crredit Union
NCUA
Eagles Lodge
N. Taylor Garden City
Kei Maleyad
Bel & the Million Dollar Band
Eagles
Apa ' Om
Garden Center
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