Celebration of Cinco de Mayo event at El Remedio Market
Juan Andrade hosts an annual Cinco de Mayo celebration at El Remedio Market drawing thousands for seven hours of Mexican music folkloric dancing and food. The event, held a day before the holiday, honors Mexican heritage with family gathering and community pride in Garden City.
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Exhibit shows the way it used to be in Garden City
The Finney County Historical Museum hosts a summer exhibit titled As American As We Could Be about Garden City Mexican Americans after World War II. It centers on Ignacio Buck Avila and Connie Avila’s memories of barred access to the Big Pool and the 1955 victory when Hispanics gained swimming rights through Latin Club led efforts and broader civil rights progress.
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Ignacio
Buck” Avila
Philippines
Garden City
Mary Regan
Sunflower bill merged into eco devo measure
In Topeka lawmakers wrestle over finishing the 2008 session as House Speaker Melvin Neufeld adjourned until Monday without Senate notice. Senate leaders criticize the move while Neufeld seeks a final bill merging the Sunflower project with economic development provisions and coal plant language near Holcomb.
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Holcomb
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Bad day becomes book tale by Spurrier Kindergartner
Madeline Lee of Satanta Grade School wrote and illustrated a personal story after a rough day at school. Encouraged by teacher Ginger Sprinkle, she entered Smoky Hills Public Television’s Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest, chosen for her evident care and imagination.
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