Playing for praise Down the Walls festival unites Christians
Garden Valley hosted a Saturday festival titled Playing for praise Down the Walls featuring a jeep wall display, Humpty Dumpty puppet show, egg toss, games, Critter Land petting zoo, and food booths. Organizers aim to break down denominational barriers and encourage religious activity in a family friendly, non coercive setting. Local churches invited all faiths, with sponsorship from Corner on Main and others. Proceeds were not sought, and attendance was unreported.
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Proffitt
Critter Land
Holcomb
Ina
Jeremy Blue
Long Beach
Calif
Garden Valley
Billee Koehn
Koehn
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Abby Munoz
Munoz
Corner On
Henk
God
Self employed drivers struggle with rising fuel costs
Independent truckers describe shrinking profits as diesel prices jump from 10 to 22 cents at most stops making trips longer risky. Jake Bishop from Omaha notes 800 mile hauls may become unprofitable as fuel costs rise daily. Rancher Steve Blickenstaff links fuel spikes to wider farm cost pressures and refinery limits amid war and storm damage.
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Long
Jake Bishop
Omaha
Neb
Steve Blickenstaff
Scott City
Royal Dairy Farms
Garden City
Blickenstaff
Gulf Coast
United States
Evacuations Continue as Water Recedes and Aid Expands
FEMA deputy director Patrick Rhode announced evacuees would receive debit cards to buy essential items. Officials are moving between shelters to speed distribution and reduce paperwork, aiding those displaced by the disaster as toll estimates reach up to 10,000.
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Patrick Rhode
Federal Emergency Management Agency
How to Help Listed Local Organizations and Contacts
Community information lists venues and businesses on Main Avenue and nearby streets. It invites groups to join the Telegram directory by contacting the newsroom or emailing newsroom@gctelegram.com and provides charity pointers via the Kansas Secretary of State and ksag.org resources.
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Telegram Newsroom
Gctelegram
America
Ed Grete
Kansas Secretary of State’s
Ksag.org
Justice Rehnquist laid to rest at Capitol steps
Supreme Court justice William H. Rehnquist lay in repose in the Capitol Rotunda with Justices including Sandra Day O Connor present. President Bush moved to nominate John Roberts as chief justice after Rehnquist’s death aged 80, while flags flew at half staff and hearings delayed.
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Rehnquist
Sandra Day O’connor
Bush
Roberts
O’connor
Washington
Supreme Court
Anthony M. Kennedy
David Souter
George Evans Jr
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer
Virginia
Roberts hearings on Roberts’ nomination schedule and delays
Senate leaders clashed over timing as hearings for John Roberts shift to begin Monday with a week of sessions planned. Democrats refuse to guarantee a final Senate vote before the new Supreme Court session begins October 3, while Republicans aim to finish by September 26. Senators Kennedy and Reid urged scrutiny of Roberts and a replacement for O Connor.
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Specter
Senate
Roberts
Harry Reid
Nevada
Supreme Court
Bill Frist
Tenn
Rehnquist
Sen
John Cornyn
Texas
Judiciary Committee
O’connor
John Roberts
Sandra Day O’connor
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
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