Natives to Speak at 48th Kansas State A G Forum Conference
Garden City hosts the 48th annual Kansas State Conference of the American GI Forum Thursday through Saturday at the Plaza Inn. Dennis Garcia and Ernie Garcia join Irene Velasquez and national officers Francisco Ivarra Greg Archuleta Tina Cruz Marian Martines for sessions, scholarships, coronations, and a Saturday banquet.
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Garden City
Dennis Garcia
Tucson
Wichita
Ernie Garcia
Kansas State
American GI Forum
Plaza Inn
A.g.lf
A.G
A.G.S
Francisco Ivarra
Seattle
Greg Archuleta
Denver
Tina Cruz
Corpus Christi
Marian Martines
Omaha
Rick Duran
Summer Solstice Concert by Garden City Band
The Garden City Municipal Band presents an 8 p.m. Friday concert titled Summer Solstice featuring selections from Summer of 42 Gershwin Swanee and Porgy and Bess. Guest vocalist Jane Vanderhoff and conductor Bruce Spiller lead a summer series with a children’s march and flag waving. The program continues with performances through July 20 including Zoobalee on July 4 and weekly at Stevens Park bandshell.
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Garden City
Michel Legrand
George Gershwin
Porgy and
Bess
Jane Vanderhoff
Garden City High School
Bruce Spiller
Garden City Community College
Zoobalee
Stevens Park
Daisy Day at Camp Set for July 1 2
Girls entering kinder garten or kinderprep can join Daisy Day at Camp July 1 2 at the Girl Scout Little House 108 W Hackberry St. From 6 to 9 p m attendees will sing make S Mores play games craft cook outdoors and have fun. Cost 17 per girl registration due by June 28 at Garden City Girl Scout office 114 Grant Ave.
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Girl Scout Little House
W. Hackberry St
Garden City
Girl Scout
Grant Ave
Michael Priebe Band Concert at Garden City High School
The Michael Priebe Band will perform a contemporary inspirational gospel concert at Clifford Hope Auditorium in Garden City High School on June 29. The Morning Song Concerts series brings the event, with free tickets available at Family Book House and Harvest Pantry. a love offering will be accepted during the concert. A road construction hotline is listed as 1 800 585 7623.
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Michael Priebe
Clifford Hope
Garden City High School
Garden City
Family Book House
Harvest Pantry
Western Kansas eyed as new dairy frontier
Carol Meyer of Finney County Economic Development Corp describes planned Dairy Herd Management and Dairy Today editorial and features that label western Kansas a top dairy site. Kansas recruitment has brought dairies from several states, boosting cow counts and regional growth as editorial and park plans evolve. Local leaders discuss an industrial park option and potential site locations to support expansion.
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Garden City
Southwest Kansas
Carol Meyer
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Western Kansas
Meyer
Dairy Herd Management Magazine
Kansas
Dairies
Dairy Today
Ogallala Aquifer
Pennsylvania
Texas
Oklahoma
Corporation
FCEDC
George Hopkins
Primary status in doubt over Kansas districts
In Topeka the fate of Kansas’s August 6 primary hangs on court rulings over congressional redistricting. Attorney General Stovall seeks to delay the primary while a three judge panel considers revised maps that affect Junction City Fort Riley and Lawrence. Interventions from Democrats and four Native tribes are under deadline.
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Topeka
U.S
Ron Thornburgh
Bill Graves
Carla Stovall
Stovall
Thornburgh
Jesse Borton
Junction City
Kansas
Fort Riley
Manhattan
Douglas County
Lawrence
Mosher Receives Dual Honors for Oklahoma Crash Response
Kansas and Oklahoma law enforcement honor 2nd Lt. Randy Mosher for aiding at a July head on collision in Oklahoma that killed three. He performed CPR alongside an Oklahoma trooper after a Ford Explorer with eight passengers collided with a Durango and exploded, killing one adult and two children.
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Randy Mosher
Kansas Highway Patrol
Oklahoma
Mosher
Kansas
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police
Philippines probe flags rebel fire in Burnham raid
A six month planning raid against Abu Sayyaf in Zamboanga del Norte left open who fired the fatal shots. The report says soldiers fired first but did not confirm which party killed the hostages, noting rebel fire may have caused the deaths while the rescue of Gracia Burnham and Ediborah Yap occurred amid heavy rain and jungle chatter.
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Manila
Philippines
National Defense
Melchor Rosales
Philippine Scout Ranger
Abu Sayyaf
Zamboanga del Norte
Kansas
Martin Burnham
Ediborah Yap
Burnham
Gracia
Rosales
Ernesto Carolina
Philippine
Yap
Vehicle renewal notices delayed for Kansas registrants
Topeka AP Thousands of renewal notices will go out two weeks late to Kansans needing vehicle registration renewals by end of July. The delay stems from legislation raising fees to fund highways, with increases taking effect July 1. Most cars see a $5 rise to $30, light trucks $40, heavier vehicles $1 higher. Notices target last names J through L and were set for June 15 but mailed around June 29, with normal July mailing resuming for August renewals.
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Topeka
Department of Revenue
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