Ethnic minority leaders unite in Garden City meeting
Somali 27 year old Fasia Osman hopes to bridge her Muslim community with others while representing Somalian and Muslim members. On Saturday, leaders from Oromo Burmese Vietnamese El Salvadoran Somalian and Filipino groups met at Finnup Conservation Center to discuss community challenges. The Coalition of Ethnic Minority Leaders includes USD 457 the Garden City Police Department Center for Families and Children and Kansas State University.
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De Anda pleads not guilty to murder and sex crimes
A Garden City teen, Joaquin De Anda, 18, pleaded not guilty to first degree murder rape aggravated and criminal sodomy in the Julia Quintana case. Quintana, 16, was found dead in a Deerfield Dumpster on December 16, 2008, behind De Anda’s former home in Garden City. Trial set for June 25 in Finney County District Court.
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Western Kansas Better Home and Living Show draws 5000 shoppers
Hundreds flocked to the Finney County Exhibition Building for the annual Better Home and Better Living Show hosted by the Western Kansas Broadcast Center. Vendors from Kansas and neighboring states sold a variety of goods while organizers collected canned foods for Emmaus House, with about 5,000 attendees over the weekend.
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Better Home and Better Living Show At Western Kansas
Area residents explore the annual Better Home and Better Living Show at the Western Kansas Broadcast Center. Highlights include a Traeger Wood Pellet Grill demonstrator, with Jimmy Tancayo presenting grill parts to interested customers on Saturday.
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Alspach from Garden City aims for college and own restaurant
Aaron Alspach, 32, born with an intellectual disability, works at Target in Garden City and aspires to return to Kansas State University for further education. He dreams of studying criminal justice and woodworking while preparing to open his own restaurant. He lives independently and benefits from Mosaic support.
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