B.O.B. Tour Set to Visit Dozens of Sites This Summer
The Garden City USD 457 B.O.B. program begins Monday with 15 site visits weekly through June and July. Free sack lunches for ages 18 and under on Monday to Thursday and snack packs on Fridays accompany outdoor elementary summer school centers run with B.O.B. Each weekday lists three sites with times and addresses across several schools, a zoo, a park, and community facilities.
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Garden City
B.O.B
Victor Ornelas
E. Spruce St
Alta Brown
E. Pine St
H&h
Georgia Matthews
Johnson St
Buffalo Jones
Taylor Ave
St. John St
Edith Scheuerman
Wilcox St
Gertrude Walker
Lee Richardson
Finnup
Towns Riverview South
East Garden Village
E. U.S. Highway 50
Garfield Elementary
W. Walnut St
Florence Wilson
Labrador Blvd
Jennie Wilson
Harding Ave
Holcomb
Bedford Drive
Bread program scheduled for June 11 at Trinity Lutheran
The Finney County Extension Office hosts a bread baking event at Trinity Lutheran Church 1010 Fleming St. Entries run 11 a.m. to noon, demonstrations by a Kansas Wheat Commission spokesman begin at 2 p.m., and awards at 3 p.m. Prizes go to top youth and adult bakers. The program accompanies the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Key Ingredients America By Food at Finney County Library through July 8.
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Finney County
Trinity Lutheran Church
Fleming St
Kansas Wheat Commission
Land
Smithsonian Institution
Finney County Public Library
E. Walnut St
Cemetery Decoration Removal This June Behind Memorial Day Rules
Valley View Cemetery and Sunset Memorial Gardens require removal of Memorial Day decorations by June 13. Cemetery staff will remove undecorated items. Decorators may keep only flowers belonging to them and must avoid permanent plantings. Questions: call 276 1220.
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Valley View Cemetery
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Advocate sees higher rates over Westar plan
Topeka AP Westar plans new plants to meet rising demand over the next decade. Citizens Utility Ratepayers Board expects rate increases as the state’s largest utility adds two natural gas units 150 to 200 megawatts by 2008 and a coal plant with at least 800 MW capacity to serve up to 146,000 homes.
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Topeka
David Springe
Citizens’ Utility Ratepayers Board
Westar
Karla Olsen
Olsen
Town meetings in Kansas on cancer plan access
Kansans will join town hall meetings across northern Kansas to discuss cancer control and prevention as nurses report fear of treatment costs and screening gaps. The Kansas Cancer Partnership outlines sessions in Salina Parsons Hays Garden City and a Wichita medical school led listening tour to build public buy in and reduce the disease burden through early detection and survivor support.
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Kansas
Lynette Blomberg
Blomberg
Salina
Federal
Kansas Cancer Partnership
Tammy Walker Cancer Center
S. Santa Fe
Parsons
Labette County Medical Center
S. U.S. Highway 59
Hays Medical Center
Hadley Room
Canterbury Drive
Garden City
St. Catherine Hospital
E. Spruce
Janet Neff
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Kansas University
Medical School
Wichita
Ings
Neff
Thornburgh For Governor Move Won't Happen This Year
Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh announced he will not run for governor, choosing family time over a campaign. With Thornburgh out, House Speaker Doug Mays leads the Republican field as contenders such as Lynn Jenkins and Derek Schmidt weigh bids. Thornburgh, 42, has served since 1994 and won re election in 2002.
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Topeka
Ron Thornburgh
Thornburgh
Doug Mays
Kathleen Sebelius
Annette
Greyson
Mays
Ron
GOP
Tim
Shallenburger
Sebelius
Lynn Jenkins
Senate
Derek Schmidt
Independence
House
Robin Jennison
Healy
Kay O'Connor
Olathe
O’connor
G C woman given probation for forgery in Scott County
Garden City resident Lana Bridges, 34, received 18 months probation in Scott County District Court after pleading guilty to one forgery count for writing a 698.50 check on Warren Brothers Inc. Industrial. She received 15 months underlying prison time and $2,193.75 restitution, with four related misdemeanor worthless checks dismissed in a plea deal.
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Garden City
Scott County District Court
Lana Bridges
Fleming St
Apt
Scott County
John Shirley
Bridges
Kansas Department of Corrections
Midland National Bank
Warren Brothers Inc. Industrial
Home National Bank
E. Mary Sr
ALCO
Finney County
Kearny County
Garden City man faces federal charges over false documents
Garden City resident Miguel Rubin Lugo-Avila, 29, is indicted on one count of using false documents to gain employment, three counts of aggravated identity theft, one count of misusing a Social Security number, and one count of using a government-issued document to defraud the United States. He allegedly used another person’s identity and a false Social Security number to obtain work with Garden City Feed Yard, L.L.C. If convicted, penalties include up to 10 years for false documents and up to 15 years for the government document charge, plus fines.
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Garden City
Miguel Rubin Lugo-Avila
Mexico
L.L.C
Lugo-Avila
United States
Luis Perez
Perez
Police and Fire Log Highlights From City Warrant and Vandalism
A string of arrests includes Adam Bonilla 19 at 5 21 a.m. on a city warrant and underage consumption, Brian Younger 31 for a second DUI, John Gillespie 28 on an arrest detain order, and Donald Calhoun 44 on an arrest detain order. Other items note vehicle break ins, graffiti, window damage, tool theft, a counterfeit bill, and a door shove with various losses.
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Adam Bonilla
St. John St
North Third Street
Brian Younger
Howerton Place
Inge Avenue
John Gillespie
Mansfield Road
Community Corrections
N. Main St
Donald Calhoun
A St
Julian Ritz
First St
North First Street
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