Election candidates vie for school posts in Garden City
Multiple candidates tip hats for USD 368 and Garden City Community College posts. Incumbents Sterling and Perkins did not file. New bids include Jay Powers and Corey Becker for district seats, Jon Becker for position 4, Mike Pfeifer and Rob McCallister for seat 5, and four on the GCCC board with William Clifford and Merilyn Douglass among bidders.
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GCHS
The
Recreation Commission
Kevin Sterling
Harold Perkins
USD 368 Board of Education
Jay Powers
Mitch Williams
Powers
Corey Becker
Becker
Holcomb
Dani Jo
Jon Becker
First Baptist Church of
Misti
John McClelland
Mike Pfeifer
Pfeifer
Shona
Lexi
Brendon
Chloe
Rob McCallister
Garden City Community College Board of Trustees
William Clif
Seibert
Randall
Kansas
Cherie
Caleb
Kacey
Schwartz
Burtis Motor Co
GCCC
Automotive
Janie
Garden City
Garden City museum to document Southeast Asian immigrant stories
Garden City museum seeks interviews with Vietnamese and other Southeast Asian families to preserve traditions and personal histories. Project led by WenDee LaPlant and Shelly Dinh with Levita Rohlman coordinating. aims to fill the archive with 1970s arrivals and later generations, as census counts show fluctuating Asian populations in Finney County. Interviews will be reviewed by consultants and added to the research library, with a mid summer exhibit planned.
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Ple
WenDee LaPlant
Garden City Area
Regan
Southeast Asia
LaPlant
Levita Rohlman
Catholic Agency For Migration and Refugee Services
Rohlman
Kansas
United States
U.S
Finney County
Nant
Golden Dragon Restaurant
Garden City
Cattle Pilot Tracks Load Status Across Kansas Flint Hills
A pilot ID program monitors cattle in remote Kansas rangelands with onboard data storage and automatic transmission when towers are reached. Researchers in Kansas State University note Kansas is a major slaughterhouse and feedlot hub with 5.1 million cattle shipped in and out annually. The system, built by Osborne Industries and Digital Angel Corp, aims to tag about 40,000 cattle across 30 trucks to plants operated by U S Premium Beef.
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Flint Hills
Kansas
Dale Blasi
Kansas State University
Nevada
Montana
Mark Spire
Spire
Osborne Industries
Digital An
Gel Corp
Minnesota
Kansas Animal Health
George Teagarden
Kansas City
U.S. Premium Beef
Water rights plan eyed to stretch Ogallala supply
Key lawmakers discussed retiring water rights to extend the Ogallala Aquifer life. A $1.3 million pilot would curb irrigation in Rattlesnake Creek and Pawnee Buckner sub basins while urging federal funding and other sources amid a tight Kansas budget. Local irrigators’ income and senior water rights drew questions about state support.
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Taddiken
Kansas
Jim Barone
D-Frontenac
Rattlesnake Creek
Pawnee-Buckner
Water Authority
Don Paxson
Graham County
Senate
Steve Morris
Hugoton
Ban Opponents Say Marriage Amendment Too Broad
During a committee hearing opponents argued the marriage amendment is too broad though supporters say it would not affect private employers offering benefits to employees partners. Rep Bonnie Hay noted lack of trepidation about private employers while Chairman John Edmonds said debate will continue and lawmakers aim to place the measure on the April 5 ballot with a Feb 11 finish deadline.
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Bonnie Hay
Wichita
John Edmonds
Great Bend
Senate
Kansas
Rice becomes 66th U.S. secretary of state in 2005
Condoleezza Rice assumed the post amid a tough foreign policy agenda. She voiced optimism that democracy will spread globally, citing Germany and Japan after World War II. Her first overseas trip was anticipated to cover Europe, the Middle East, and potentially other regions. She aimed to mend Europe ties and gauge Arab-Israeli talks.
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Clay Wright
GCCC
Tyler
Kenneth Henderson
Hopkins
Garden City
Lori
Mitch
Beau
Supreme Court
Blackburn
Carol
Erin
Garden City High School
Kyle
Mark
Sara
Rosen’s Inc
Washington
Condoleezza Rice
America
Iraq
U.S
Rice
State Department
Germany
Japan
Europe
Middle East
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Gccc Board of Trustees
Ern Colorado
Clifford
State Ophthalmologist Society
State Air Force Association
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
Jean
Douglass
Garden Medical Clinic
Steve
Garden City Family Ymca
Ogallala
Hallmark
Janet’s
Hallmarken
Garden City Plaza
I Superior Spas
Cos A
Secretary of State
Media-Net
Chur
Cargill
Ally
Wind
E. Fulton Plaza
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