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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 2006
Page
1
The Holcomb Hawks finish first in the SW summer basketball league held in Sublette, securing top honors. The victory highlighted strong team play and standout performances by key players as the season concluded.
A NALEO survey of 190 Hispanic officials finds over a third faced discriminatory campaign activity and more than half encountered or observed bias while running for office. Tim Cruz, a Garden City Democrat, cites stereotypes about running for Hispanic kids.
Hugoton briefing notes that southwest Kansas school board members at a KASB regional meeting stress education for all students as the basis for democracy. Loren Zabel of Hugoton USD 210 warns that unequal schooling could create a two tier culture.
John Harms 45 of Wichita was sentenced to over ten years for attempting to rob two Western State Bank branches in Garden City in March 2004. He pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated robbery at 409 W. Kansas Ave and 602 N. Main St as part of a plea that dropped related counts.
Garden City High School Marching Band finally earns a I rating at the Western Athletic Conference Marching Festival held at Memorial Stadium in Garden City. Hays and Liberal bands also earned I ratings as 670 band members from Ulysses Scott City Great Bend and Dodge City high schools performed 15 minutes each. The group played 25 or 6 to 4 Hard to Say I'm Sorry and Make Me Smile as director Paul White said the achievement felt good after years of being on the bubble.
In Topeka a legislative audit found the Kansas Department of Animal Health failed to obtain proper state approval for a large scale cattle tracking test. Senator Tim Huelskamp, a rancher from Fowler, criticized use of USDA grants and urged private sector leadership, arguing consumer and industry demand should drive the system. The project was a state federal and Kansas State University extension partnership testing a national disease exposure tracking system.
A brief weather note reports tonight will be cloudy with a low near 39. Thursday sees a mix of clouds and sun with a high around 65 and a low near 36. Details on Page Ag.
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