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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 2001
Page
1
Outside Tonight partly cloudy with a slight chance for thunderstorms in the north. Lows 65 to 70. Tuesday expect clear to partly cloudy, a slight chance for storms northeast, highs from the upper 80s northeast to the upper 90s southwest. Tuesday night partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms central and east, lows 60 to 70.
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Farmers report good wheat quality with high test weights but fewer acres damaged by milo planting. Ken Jameson of Garden City Co op says harvest is about 75 percent complete on the Fourth of July with 75 to 80 percent of last year’s yield. In Scott and Wichita counties about half the wheat acres were lost or destroyed.
Musicians from across southwest Kansas fill the Finney County Senior Center for the 18th Annual Country Western Music Contest sponsored by Garden City Country Fiddlers Pickers and Singers. Loretta Lynn Hank Williams and many local players perform as audiences vote for favorites, while the focus remains on playing and fellowship.
Don Fisher 75 years old, long time cowboy and champion in old timers events, poses with his horse Fisher Smokey Joe at a stable west of Garden City. The feature highlights his four decades in ranch work and competitive achievements in aging divisions.
Nearly 72 year old Don Fisher, famed for team roping, recalls starting in 1945 and winning his first buckle in 1957. He notes vast changes in roping fields from 100 to 156 teams to today’s smaller jackpots and says he will compete in this year’s Pro Celebrity Rodeo.
Delegates in Nashville plan a Thursday vote to unite the Mennonite Church based in Elkhart and the General Conference Mennonite Church of Newton into Mennonite Church USA, a 125000 member body after nearly two decades of talks. The week includes business meetings, Bible studies, seminars and concerts. The merger project reflects strong pacifist and service traditions while distinguishing Mennonites from Amish practices.
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