Parade Set for Main Street Beauty and Beefs in Cowtown
The Peoples Natural Gas Parade starts at 10 30 a m with nearly 100 entries from the south end of Main Street to Walnut and Main. Parade marshal Pat Koons will ride horseback as Storm Dennison and Barbara Oringdorff host entry information while bikers race south at 10 15 a m for a charity poker run benefiting the Family Crisis Center.
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Main Street
Walnut
Main Streets
National Guard
Deanne Gillen
Lehman
Pat Koons
Kearny County
Lakin
Koons
Storm Dennison
Barbara Oringdorff
Gillen-Lehman
Main
Kansas
Sublette
No Candy Toss at Beef Empire Days Parade
Main Street becomes a no throw zone Saturday as Beef Empire Days restricts candy tossing from floats to protect children. Participants must walk beside floats or hand candy from sidewalks, officials say this reduces injuries and avoids spectators crossing the barrier.
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Main Street
Deann Gillen
Lehman
Alan Fankhauser
Beef Empire Days
Cops See No Crime Rise At Beef Empire Days
Authorities report no uptick in crime during Beef Empire Days yet note overtime costs rise as Garden City officers patrol off duty. Officers earn time and a half for extra shifts, with visibility believed to deter major offenses. Reserve deputies from Bascue's Posse aren’t routinely used on grounds selling alcohol.
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Garden City
Utz
Bascue
Posse
Armentrout
Smoking ban tightens grandstand at Beef Empire Days
Finney County fair officials say smoking is banned inside the grandstand and near adjoining buildings during Beef Empire Days with designated areas for smokers. Beer may be sold by licensed vendors, outside beer not allowed in the grandstand. Garden City police note no major crime issues but caution about drinking and driving with larger crowds.
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Finney County Fairgrounds
Fairgrounds
Angie Clark
Grandstand
Clark
Garden City
Mike Utz
Utz
Beef Empire Days to get added police presence at events
Utz said police will bolster coverage for Beef Empire Days with undercover gang unit officers at the carnival and other events. He urged spectators to lock cars and hide valuables to deter theft during the festivities.
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Utz
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