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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 2006
Page
1
A full listing of church events for Garden City outlines worship services, community dinners, Bible study sessions, and youth group meetings for the upcoming week. Event details include locations, times, and contact information for Heather Dinkel who contributed the photo.
Venus Williams rallies to win her match at Wimbledon advancing to the next round as top contenders move forward in the tournament.
Garden City Fire Chief Allen Shelton warns residents to read labels and follow instructions as July Fourth approaches. Kansas saw 177 fireworks injuries last year, half on and around the holiday, with 42 percent on hands and over 60 percent to under 18s. Safety tips include not mixing alcohol with fireworks, eye protection, indoor ignition avoidance, never aiming at people or animals, keeping water nearby, and storing fireworks properly. Only certain fireworks are legal in Garden City and Finney County, with eight feet height limits outside the county. Common fireworks may be discharged 10:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. July 3-5 in Garden City. see Fireworks, Page AS.
Garden City hosts its 28th annual Zoobalee at Lee Richardson Zoo from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with blow-up activities, a zoo tour and a rock climbing wall. Admission is 7.50 for adults and 5 for children. The Garden City Municipal Band performs patriotic tunes at 8 p.m. near the zoo, followed by a fireworks show around 9 50 p.m. Fireworks are sponsored by the Finney County Convention and Tourism Bureau. In Syracuse, meals on Main Street start at 6 p.m. featuring Polish sausages hot dogs and hamburgers, then Royal Wade Kimes at Northrup Theatre. Frontier and Hermann dairies sponsor free Schwan's ice cream at 8 30 p.m. Valley State Bank and the Hamilton County Chamber of Commerce back the fireworks See Holiday Page AS.
Leo Claassen, 66, a retired Air Force pollutant technician, travels about 200 days yearly with Leo's Mobile Sharpening Service. The Richfield resident parks a red caboose near post offices to lure customers in small towns across five states, saying larger cities don’t suit his low cost knife sharpening. He has used six trailers and vans over 20 years on the road and recently built living space onto a semi truck. He admits boredom motivates travel and notes frequent news coverage in towns he visits.
Kansas associations forum in Garden City examined how funding affects public education quality. Jim Edwards noted a Legislative Post Audit study linking per cent increases in district performance to spending rises and urged higher state funding for 2006 07. He cited a $399.3 million target, while the Legislature raised by $466 million over three years.
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