Memorial Day picnic and cemetery rituals in Sublette and Garden City
Families gather for Memorial Day at Lee Richardson Zoo in Sublette with a Phoenix family tradition. Ruth Phoenix and relatives visit Haskell County Cemetery and Valley View Cemetery in Garden City for memorials, graveside rites, and reflections on veterans and service. Garden City official Tommy Austin recalls Decoration Day history and delivers remarks with local leaders and residents.
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Tommy Austin
Valley View Cemetery
Lee Richardson Zoo
Sublette
Zoo
Ruth Phoenix
Haskell County Cemetery
Denice Phoenix
USD 374
Garden City
Austin
Valley View
Dennis Mesa
Tommy
Mesa
Mary Nelson
Nelson
VFW
Runners Hit Pavement for Marion Smith Memorial Run
Twenty seven runners lined up in Lakin for the Marion Smith Memorial Day Run despite overcast skies and a holiday.Participants came from southwest Kansas and beyond and were sponsored by Southwest Kansas Fun Time Running Club Victory Baptist Church Scheppner's Water Conditioning Co. and Houston Screen Graphics.
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Lakin
Southwest Kansas
Victory Baptist Church
Scheppner’s Water Conditioning Co
Houston Screen Graphics
Local runners honor memory of Marion Smith in Deerfield race
Julie Rains a Garden City teacher competed in the 2 mile run while her parents John and Oralia Perez of Lakin took the 10 kilometer route. Oralia 58 and John 63 train at 4 30 each morning and praise running as a health and fitness effort. John won oldest competitor in the 10K as Marion Smith the late triathlete who inspired others helped shape the event. See Runners, Page A5.
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Julie Rains
St. Mary School
Garden City
John
Oralia Perez
Lakin
Rains
Wichita
City of
John Perez
Michelle Martin
Marion Smith
Marion
Deerfield
SWFTR
Smith
Gunmen kill US soldiers at Fallujah checkpoint
Gunmen attacked a Fallujah checkpoint early today killing two U.S. soldiers and wounding nine others. U.S. troops returned fire killing two attackers and capturing six Iraqis for questioning. In three days seven American soldiers have died in Iraq as security improvements are claimed by a U.S. general.
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Fallujah
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
U.S
Baghdad
Voter ID showdown risks state funds and lawsuits
In Topeka a dispute over voter identification for polling and advance ballots could cost Kansas about 27 million dollars and invite lawsuits. Governor Sebelius and Secretary of State Thornburgh clash on HAVA compliance, vetoing vs limiting ID rules for new voters to ease administration.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kathleen Sebelius
Ron Thornburgh
Thornburgh
Sebelius
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Brad Nading
Bill Phoenix
Denice
Patrick
Kathy Hankinks
Gctelegram
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Inspiring Minds
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