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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 2006
Page
3
Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King visit Cimarron with Sands Coast and Clark Pharmacy highlighted on Tuesday's CBS segment part three of Oprah and Gayle's Big Adventure. The show airs at 4 p.m. local time. The pair journeyed nationwide stopping in Cimarron during their cross country trip.
The Home Depot hosts a safety event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday in its parking lot with free hot dogs and beverages. Featured activities include the Identa-kid program, McGruff the Crime Dog and Safety Pup appearances, the Garden City Fire Department safety house, a Red Cross coloring contest, and visits by the Finney County Emergency Management Service and the Kansas National Guard.
The Finney County Public Library hosts a Lunch and Learn on Thursday from 12:05 to 12:55 p.m. Debbie Wharton of Wharton's for Every Bloomin' Thing demonstrates converting a single centerpiece into fall through Christmas decor. Participants may bring lunch. coffee and tea provided. For details call the Finney County Extension Office at 272-3670.
Finney County fourth and fifth graders compete in two GCCC Science Division events on campus. The fourth grade science contest runs October 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with eight events and up to six students per school. The fifth grade quiz bowl is November 30 from noon to 3 p.m. with ten school teams of six. Contact Kay Davis at 276-9554 or kay.davis gcccks.edu for details.
Garden City High School seniors may place orders for graduation announcements caps and gowns. Ordering times are 11 a.m. to 3 35 p.m. Thursday or 7 30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at the school.
The Committee to Elect Tim Cruz for State Board of Education asks for donations for a rummage sale. It will run 8 am to noon Saturday at St. Mary's Center 510 N 12th St. Contact Alice Cruz or Lydia Gonzalez for items. Cruz, a Democrat from Garden City, faces Republican Sally Cauble in the Fifth District race on November 7.
Federal judges in Wichita have aided New Mexico courts facing heavy immigration caseloads. Judges Marten Belot sit in Las Cruces while Kansas prosecutors report immigration cases now dominate Wichita’s docket. They describe a growing trend of illegal work, transport, and repeat deportees alongside drug and weapons charges.
About 180 motorcycles roared into Garden City Saturday for the eighth annual Bikers for Disabilities Poker Run. Organizers said the event raised about $8,000 for the Garden City chapter of the Special Olympics, a share of which supports out-of-town trips and athletic programs for nearly 40 Olympians on hand. Local sponsors like Garden City State Bank helped drive the effort, with volunteers and participants praising community support and the chance to empower athletes with disabilities.
Topeka Kansas AP Bob Stephan longtime Republican and former Kansas attorney general stepped down as special assistant to Attorney General Phill Kline citing personal reasons He avoided commenting on Klines campaign against Paul Morrison and said he is focusing on Sandy Praegers reelection campaign Stephan who led Klines defense before the Kansas Supreme Court in abortion clinic cases had supported Kline but had disagreed with him on some issues
In Wichita the Barton County Community College athletics scandal nears closure as four more men face sentencings, including former track coach Lance Brauman and athletic director Neil Elliott. Brauman was convicted of embezzlement theft and mail fraud, with Lashley awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to theft of programs receiving federal funds.
Machinists at Bombardier Aerospace in Wichita began a strike at 12:01 a.m. after rejecting a proposed three-year contract. Local 689 said 80 percent backed the walkout, citing wage and benefits concerns after four years without a raise. The company offered 4 percent first year and 3 percent in each of the next two years with higher premiums and pension changes. Union officials indicated resume talks are possible but no timetable was set.
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