Judge closes youth court hearing in shooting threat case
A 10 year old Garden City boy facing a gun threat allegation had all future proceedings closed to the public by District Magistrate Judge Donna Blake. The defense sought secrecy to shield the youth from stigma after newspaper coverage. The incident occurred April 26 at Gertrude Walker Elementary.
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Garden City
Paul Ship
Kansas Legal Services
Ship
Donna Blake
Gertrude Walker
Mike Utz
Utz
Roy Cessna
USD 457
Red Cross to Offer Baby-Sitting Class
The Garden City Area American Red Cross will host a youth baby sitter training from 12 30 to 5 p m on July 17 at 210 Fulton Terrace for ages 11 to 15. The 30 fee covers leadership, safety and first aid with a July 11 signup deadline.
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Garden City Area
American Red Cross
Fulton Terrace
The
Garden City Panhellenic Summer Get Together July 12
Sorority meeting planned for July 12 invites female students interested in fall rush to attend at 7 p.m. July 12 at Sara Robinsons home 109 Mayfair Court Southwind. The event offers questions and answers and an overview of rush week with active collegians sorority alumnae and mothers of hopeful rushees welcome.
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Garden City
Sara Robinson
Mayfair Court
Southwind
Southwest Barrel Racing and Horse Show Highlight Weekend
Southwest Kansas hosts SBRA Jackpot tonight at Finney County Fairgrounds with events like pole bending and 4D Barrel Racing Jackpot. Entry fees range from 4 to 22 dollars, with 20 to 40 expected competitors. Saturday features a 4-H horse show from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the same venue, with $5 per class and belt buckles for winners. In Montezuma, Dream Wheels and Ugly Trucks runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Stauth Memorial Museum, $10 registration, prizes for winners, meet photographer Stacy Sparks between 11 and 2. Sunday offers Stevens Park Concert Series with First Baptist Trio at 7:30 p.m. free to the public.
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Southwest Kansas
Southwest Barrel Racing Association
Jamie Schneer
SBRA
Broacbuster
Finney County Fairgrounds
Schneer
Finney County Fairgrounds Grandstand
Amanda Frick
Montezuma
Stauth Memorial Museum
Kim Legleiter
Legleiter
Stevens Park
First Baptist
Dighton
Mark Bouldin
Charlie Fraley
Deanna Fraley
Garden City
Planning for Spruce Park in Garden City
City officials invite residents to shape Spruce Park a 13 acre community style park on Spruce Street near Garcia Soccer Park Victor Ornelas Elementary and Charles Stones Intermediate Center Two design sessions are planned with Schwab Eaton architects and city boards attending The first is 7 p m Wednesday at Victor Ornelas followed by July 12 9 a m to 5 p m and 7 p m sessions at the same location Construction is slated to begin in 2008 prioritizing parking with public input welcomed by officials
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City of
Garden City
Finney County Convention and Tourism Bureau
Commerce Bank
Western State Bank
Western Kansas Broadcast Center
Garden City Telegram
At&t
Linda
al Miller
Don
Ron Hayworth
Western Enterprise
Carrier, Okla
Hayworths
Sedgwick County
Spruce Park
Spruce Street
Garcia Soccer Park
Victor Ornelas
Charles Stones
Spruce St
Alan Geier
Garden City Parks Division
Deane Wiley
Geier
Schwab-Eaton
Manhattan
Parks and Tree Advisory Board
The
Recreation Commission
Parks Department
Schwab- Eaton
Youth Waterfowl Day Aims to Spawn Outdoor Interest in Kansas
Kansas Wildlife and Parks plans to award at least 27 guided waterfowl hunts for youths aged 10 to 16 at Lake Scott State Park on August 4. The event runs 8 to 8:30 a.m. with preregistration by July 27, featuring gun safety, duck ID and demonstrations, plus optional televised hunts and trips to Mudhole Duck Club in Missouri and The Oasis near Deerfield.
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Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Lake Scott State Park
Manuel Torres
Wildlife and Parks
Torres
Mudhole
Missouri
Oasis
Deerfield
Lakin
Kansas
Kansas Sampler Foundation
Time capsule reveals Greensburg past in tornado wreckage
In Greensburg a 70-year-old copper capsule buried in the 1937 auditorium cornerstone surfaced after the May tornado. Ruth West and Elgena Kerr, both graduates, opened it to find newspapers and lists from the city’s history including the 1937 school board, American Legion post, Masonic Lodge, and Methodist Church membership rolls.
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Greensburg
Greensburg High School
Ruth West
Elgena Kerr
West
American Legion
Masonic Lodge
Methodist Church
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Red Cross
Stacy Sparks
Sparks
Wichita
Don Hayworth
State Fire Commission
Laurie
Patternmaster
Reel Wings
Mack’s Prairie Wings
Final Approach
Ducks Unlimited
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