Open Calf Roping Thrills At Garden City High Rodeo
Beth White from Havana leads the calf roping contest at Garden City High School Rodeo Friday night. Faculty members join in team roping, while spectators note roped calves nearby. Another round starts Saturday at 7:30 p m at the fairgrounds with high school riders from across the state competing in rodeos at Garden City and Lakin.
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Beth White
Garden City
Fairgrounds
State
Lakin
Loucks Park
Parvo booster schedule correction from Garden City vet
A Telegram report corrects Garden City veterinarian Dr. David Sells who was misquoted as recommending a yearly parvovirus booster. The accurate guidance is initial vaccination at six weeks, a second dose two weeks later, then a booster every six months.
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David Sells
Garden City
Dighton escaper nabbed in Texas
The last of four inmates who fled Seward County Jail during remodeling was recaptured in Texas. Aliero Tovar, 26, of Dighton, waived extradition and heads to Liberal. He was jailed on auto theft when the escape occurred November 10. Two escapees were recaptured within days, a third earlier this year.
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Liberal
Kan
Seward County
Chuck Lucas
Goverland
Texas
Aliero Tovar
Dighton
Valiero
Sands Clings To Life In Hunger Strike Near Belfast
In Maze Prison Northern Ireland Bobby Sands remained alive on day 63 of a hunger strike as supporters call his willpower mind over matter. Violent incidents erupted in West Belfast with hijacked trucks abandoned on roads and police exchanges without injuries. Owen Carron reported Sands likely has about 24 hours to live as three other IRA prisoners continue their fasts. Thatcher and opposition leaders maintain opposition to granting political status, while hunger strikers demand rights to wear own clothes and freer association.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
IRA
Bobby Sands
Irish Republican Army
Sands
Maze
Owen Carron
Carron
Francis Hughes
Raymond McCreesh
Pat O'Hara
Margaret Thatcher
Farquharson Memorial Scholarship Formed at GCCC
Garden City Community College establishes a Hugh E. Farquharson Memorial Scholarship. A 2 p.m. Sunday library lounge reception on campus will present the memorial. Daughters Paula Farquharson and Hudine Hunt assist with donations. Pauline Joyce and Fern Greathouse coordinate fund efforts. Former students and colleagues have given over $2,000. Farquharson taught at GCCC from 1939 to 1942 and later died at 51 in Williams, California.
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Hugh E. Farquharson
Garden City Community College
Farquharson
Sacramento
Paula Farquharson
Elkgrove
Hudine Hunt
Aspen
Pauline Joyce
Fern Greathouse
Garden City
Hugh and
Roberta Farquharson
Joyce
Hugh
Garden City Junior College
Williams
Webb Named State Grain Inspection Commissioner
Gov. John Carlin appointed Marvin R. Webb of Topeka to a two year term as state grain inspection commissioner, succeeding Don Watson. Webb, 62, formerly of Dodge City, has directed Kansas Grain Inspection duties and has a long background in warehousing and grain roles. He attended the University of Nebraska and led Kansas Food Products Inc for over a decade.
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Topeka
Kan
John Carlin
Marvin R. Webb
Dodge City
Don Watson
Webb
University of Nebraska
Kansas Food Products Inc
Corner comments by John Frazier in spring fantasies
A playful column notes springy moods spark daydreams about wild ventures from riding bluebirds to opening a barber shop at the North Pole, chasing unlikely fame, tax fixes, or space travel, while reality pins down work and earnings. The piece lampoons idealized escapes as spring fever overtakes common sense.
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Lonnie Anderson
North Pole
Nepal
CIA
Kansas City Royals
George Brett
Mars
Sublette two hurt as car hits pole and mobile home
Two Sublette men, Larry Howerton and Lonnie Meyers, were injured when a 1975 Audi left Inman Street near US 56, struck a power pole, a mobile home, and overturned, cutting Sublette’s power for about an hour. Both were hospitalized in stable condition for observation.
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Sublette
St. Catherine Hospital
Garden City
Audi
Larry Howerton
Lonnie Meyers
Howerton
Meyers
Highway Patrol
US 56
Inman
Main Street
New childbirth preparation classes begin at St Catherine Hospital
A series of eight classes starts Tuesday at St Catherine Hospital for expecting parents of July and August births. Topics include fetal development labor postpartum newborn care breastfeeding and infant growth with prenatal exercises relaxation and breathing taught by Ruth and Ron Cebik. Registration is 7 15 p m Tuesday in the hospital classroom.
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St. Catherine Hospital
St. Catherine’s
Ruth Cebik
Ron Cebik
Cebik
Garden City cancels May 4 awards assembly at GCCC
Garden City Community College cancels the May 4 awards assembly saying most honors were distributed earlier in the year. Choir concert and brass ensemble footnotes remain on the schedule with free admission and a 8 p.m. Fine Arts Auditorium performance.
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Garden City Community College
Melinda Spannenberg
GCCC
Fine Arts
Kent Skinner
Garden City
Gail Price
Deerfield
Ron Nelson
Oakley
Oakley Area Chamber of Commerce
United States Navy Band
Commodores
Oakley High School
Oakley Ambassadors
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Carlin
Dodge
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John Frazier
Eagle Pass
Castro
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Mercedes Benz
Barbara Eden
Wreck
State Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Navy Band
E. Fulton
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