Kansas Sampler Festival Draws Tourists to Newton
The 16th Kansas Sampler Festival in Newton's Athletic Park showcased a state themed feast with buffalo burgers and funnel cakes as attendees explored booths from 22 counties led by Garden City. Organizers plan to pull the festival together with volunteers and tourism groups guiding the weekend event.
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Garden City hosts county’s 16th Kansas Sampler Festival
Garden City and Newton residents toured 300 festival booths over the weekend with organizers WenDee LaPlant and Callie Remschner evaluating layout, trash cans, first aid kits, and other logistics for upcoming events in Garden City in 2006 and 2007.
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Harp family's voyage fuels 14-year-old sailor's dream
In Garden City water limits spark an unlikely sailing hobby for Ryan Harp. Meeting Don Geier and Mark Steadham sparked interest, guiding him to acquire a 22-foot Catalina named Voyager. The family drove to Nebraska to buy it, parked it in a neighbor's driveway, and bonded over making the 30-year-old boat seaworthy with Ron Crook’s help.
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Cinco de Mayo event in Garden City draws crowd decline
Organizers say attendance at the Fiesta Courtyard Cinco de Mayo celebration was about 200, serving as a fundraiser for the American GI Forum scholarship. Robert De la Rosa notes shrinking turnout over the years, linking it to competition from other area events and higher past venue capacity.
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Attorneys Spar Over Evolution at Public Standards Hearing
In Topeka a State Board of Education subcommittee heard three days of public testimony on evolution. Critics urged greater classroom critique while supporters defended a policy that treats evolution as a core concept. John Calvert testified as his own witness, prompting questions from Pedro Irigonegaray who argues for keeping the current standards.
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Kansas Board Hearings Ignite Evolution Funding Debate
Irigonegaray pressed the Board of Education on using 5000 for Calvert's nearly two dozen witnesses lodging and expenses. Calvert said the funds served the hearings purpose of educating Kansas children. The crowd reacted with groans as questions echoed the 1925 Monkey Trial atmosphere, while Irigonegaray refused state funds claiming it would steal from the children.
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