Tumbleweed Festival Brings Blues and Family Fun to Town
The two day event in Garden City features local and national musicians on two main stages and a third stage for kids with storytellers puppeteers and magicians. Tim Seeber from Colorado as Mr Bones wowed kids with foam rubber dinosaur puppets eight feet tall. Local families like Dean Holton of Lakin enjoyed the food booths and alligator on a stick as a weekend outing.
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Mr. Bones
Mr Bones
Tim Seeber
Lewisville
Colo
Dean Holton
Lakin
Garden City
Holton
Gonzales resigns as US attorney general in surprise
President George W. Bush faces a sudden shakeup as Alberto Gonzales resigns as attorney general after more than two years in office. Homeland Security secretary hopeful Michael Chertoff is mentioned but not raised for the post. Bush plans to Australia trip next week. replacement timing unclear. Critics cite credibility and warrants, while Leahy calls for leadership reform.
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Homeland Security
Michael Chertoff
Chertoff
Bush
Washington
Australia
Gonzales
John Edwards
GOP
Democratic Congress
al Gonzales
Congress
Supreme Court
Cial
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Paul Wolfowitz
The
World Bank
Karl Rove
Senate Judiciary Committee
Patrick Leahy
D-Vt
Gonzales’ Department
Justice Department
U.S
White House
Guantanamo Bay
North Dakota tornado destroys towns killing one
A tornado in Northwood North Dakota destroyed two mobile home parks and injured at least eighteen people. The storm damaged buildings across the town and forced relocation of residents from the health center. Gov. Hoeven issued an emergency declaration and National Guard aid was requested to aid cleanup.
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Northwood
N.D
Kevin Dean
Carla Sletten
John Hoeven
National Guard
Legacy of baking and teaching from Enslow in Lakin
Gayle Tackett recalls her mother Enslow’s famed cakes and breads. Enslow taught 4-H youth and offered cooking classes, donuts and tea rings for church auctions, and ran Della donuts for 25 years. Doris Farris notes Enslow’s impact spans generations in Kearny County.
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Gayle Tackett
Enslow
Tackett
Jake
Cole
Doris Farris
Kearny County
Farris
Ohio governor calls for disaster declaration
Gov. Ted Strickland urged the federal government to declare a major disaster in north central Ohio as Ottawa and other areas faced weeklong storms. He toured with FEMA officials while residents removed waterlogged belongings and cleanup began across the hard hit Great Lakes region.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ted Strickland
Ottawa
Strickland
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Pittsburg
Lee Richardson Zoo
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Linda Nederle
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Wisconsin
Amtrak
Minnesota
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la Crosse
Wis
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Minn
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