Heating bills rise as gas prices climb this winter
Gas prices near $6 per Mcf now and may reach $6.90 by January 2005, Aquila says. Higher bills loom as August prices peak, while officials note many families rely on federal energy aid during tougher months. Aquila cites fixed and market purchases, with about 60 percent of a bill tied to gas commodity costs and the rest to transportation and distribution.
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Aquila
Kansas City
U.S
Phil Escareno
Ruth Stice
Garden City
Escareno
Dogs Bring Pets and People to Final Pool Day
Garden City Recreation Commission hosts a dog friendly event at The Big Pool drawing over 50 people and 15 pets for an afternoon of games and swimming. Rocky the 19 month old Boston terrier enjoyed his first large pool experience despite disliking water and sunglasses.
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Garden City Recreation Commission
Rocky
Bob Park
Park
Garden City
Rose
Justin Shaddix
Florida relief drives draw Kansas volunteers
Western Kansas residents mobilize for Hurricane Charley relief. Garden City volunteers Anna May Veley and Bob Lewis depart with the Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicle as local groups solicit donations and call for trained volunteers for what is described as the largest relief effort since 9/11.
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Charley
Florida
Garden City
Anna May Veley
Bob Lewis
American Red Cross
The
Red Cross
Western Kansas Community Foundation
Carolyn Henry
National
Henry
National Headquarters
Colorado
Iraq urges Muqtada al-Sadr to withdraw from Najaf shrine
At the National Conference delegates urged Shiite cleric Muqtada al Sadr to leave the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf and stop fighting with U S and Iraqi forces. Hussein al Sadr said the shrine belongs to all Iraqis and should not be controlled by one man. Delegates supported sending a delegation to Najaf to press him to halt fighting and join politics.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Muqtada al-Sadr
Najaf
Al-Sadr
U.S
Imam Ali Shrine
Hussein al-Sadr
Free Po
Conference aims to shape Iraqi interim government watchdog
At a three day conference attended by 1300 leaders including Muqtada al Sadr aides, members discuss mediating a peaceful solution and establishing a 100 member national council to monitor the interim government ahead of January elections. Delegates noted some al Sadr loyalists attended for the first time since the event began.
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Hussein al-Sadr
Ahmed al-Shaibany
Muqtada al-Sadr
al-Sadr
Najaf
Racing fuels man's passion for fast cars and local racer
Dean Bruso, a 37 year old Garden City native, has raced since age six starting with a XR 75 Honda mini bike. He later built a high performance 1973 Nova and raced on back roads and Main Street, reaching 115 mph in a quarter mile and continuing his motorsports lifelong pursuit.
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Bruso
Garden City
Dean Bruso
Main Street
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