Red Cross volunteers reflect on Florida hurricane aid trip
Red Cross volunteers Velev and Lewis recall their Port Charlotte mission after Hurricane Frances, aiding in Henry's Kitchen feeding up to 10,000 meals daily. They lived in a retirement clubhouse as electricity and water failed, witnessed widespread devastation, and prepared for an even stronger Frances era as the storm neared.
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Velev
Lewis
Red Cross
Henry
Veley
Florida
Frances
Charley
Disaster hits Charley victims praise volunteers and prayers
A Port Charlotte girl writes a heartfelt thanks to Red Cross volunteers after Charley. Florida residents face Frances as Red Cross prepares actions in Kansas with volunteers from Tribune and Garden City. Local chapter seeks $3,500, urging more volunteers for disaster relief as training starts nationwide.
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Charley
Fcar
Love
Priscilla
Port Charlotte
Fla
Red Cross
Garden City
Anna May Veley
Florida
Associated Press
Frances
Southwest Kansas
Judy
Gerald Nix
Tribune
Atlanta
Lewis
Liberal
Ulysses
Community Civic Center
Carolyn Henry
The
United States
Henry
Kansas
Frances looms as Florida braces for feared strike
Floridians face cabin fever and nerves as Frances nears with a cloud cover as large as Texas. Forecasters warn slower movement could extend winds and rain, raising damage potential after Charley’s near record strike. Residents like Deena Dacey flee Rockledge for refuge near Busch Gardens fearing the worst.
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Frances
Texas
Charley
Florida
Deena Dacey
Regionalism talk sparks growth plan for FCEDC
FCEDC leaders and visitors outlined a regional growth strategy emphasizing an entrepreneurial class among immigrants, long range 2050 goals, and leadership roles in consolidation of county governments. Board members praised outsider perspectives while defenders argued the group remains essential with a $110,000 annual budget. The next briefing is set for Sept 24 at the Wheat Lands Convention Center with Monte Hemenover.
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Aistrup
Finney County Economic Development Corp
FCEDC
Finney County
Garden City
Garden City Community College
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
Start Inc
Johnson County
Jerry Davis
Phil Escareno
Escareno
Dennis Kleysteuber
Carol Meyer
Wheat Lands Convention Center
St. Louis
Monte Hemenover
Bush calls for bipartisan reform after convention finale
At Madison Square Garden Bush defends Afghanistan and Iraq actions saying regimes are history and democracy spreads in the Middle East. Polls show division on war in Iraq as the U.S. dies near 1000 while Laura Bush Cheney attend the closing, and Bush pledges tax reform in a second term.
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Bush
Madison Square Garden
New York
Afghanistan
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Middle East
U.S
Laura Bush
Cheney
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Cape Canaveral
Tampa
Busch Gardens
Ryan
Happy
GCCC
Community College
Ray Purdy
Nolan
Bernice Street
Bernice
St. Dominic’s Parish Center
JC Street
Jeanie
Jim
Don
Linda
Kathy
Joyce
Bible Christian Church
Ken Sands
Ken
H.S
JOY Ringers & Singers
Liz Curtis Higgs
Gene Getz
E. Mary St
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