Judge declines to bar media in Friesen pretrial case
Judge Michael Quint declined to issue orders restricting media access to pre trial proceedings in the felony theft case of former Garden City attorney Michael Friesen. The hearing aimed to allow outlets to voice objections to closure, with The Telegram present. Quint will weigh any media coverage through the trial when considering Friesen’s request.
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Michael Quint
Garden City
Michael Friesen
Friesen
Mark Bennett
Topeka
Lee McGowan
Quint
Look Who Cookin Thursday Night at Garden City Plaza Inn
The Garden City division of the March of Dimes hosts its sixth Look Who's Cookin event at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Garden City Plaza Inn.17 chefs prepare southwest Kansas dishes with a silent auction of gift certificates from Adams Rich Barbecue El Zarape and Lone Star Steakhouse. Items include Kansas State football tickets Sept 14 in Manhattan a two round golf package in Olathe with lodging and meals and first two tickets to Garden City Community College South Pacific production. Proceeds benefit the national March of Dimes.
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Garden City
March of Dimes
Garden City Plaza Inn
E. Kansas Ave
Kansas
Adams Rich Barbecue
el Zarape
Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon
Garden City K-9 trials set for weekend at college track
The Garden City Sheriff's Office hosts K-9 certification trials at Garden City Community College track this Saturday and Sunday. About 20 dogs from Kansas, Colorado, Nevada, Nebraska and Texas will compete in obstacle, box, and apprehension events under US Police Canine Association standards. The event opens 8 a.m. Saturday and continues through Sunday afternoon. A separate fundraiser, a Homemade Soup and Pie Supper, runs 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at Garden Valley Church to aid Habitat for Humanity in finishing two homes.
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Garden City Sheriff's Office
Garden City Community College
Kansas
Colorado
Nevada
Nebraska
Texas
United States Police Canine Association
Top Dog Police Academy
Evansville
Ind
Garden Valley Church
N. Third St
Garden City
Habitat For Humanity
Fiddlers Pickers Singers to perform in Scott City
The White Woman Basin Chapter of the Old Time Fiddlers Pickers and Singers will perform Sunday in Scott City from 2 to 4 30 p m at the V SP building 300 Church Street. The public is invited at no charge.
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White Woman Basin
Old Time Fiddlers, Pickers and Singers
Scott City
V.sp
Church St
Catholic Social Services helps families with open adoptions
The Garden City office offers open adoption matching from a limited pool, birth mother chooses adoptive family, and care extends to teen pregnancy counseling, home studies, and special needs placements. Agency emphasizes nondenominational services with United Way support and outreach in three Kansas offices.
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Catholic Social Services
Susan Hendershot
N. Main St
Hendershot
Great Bend
Dodge City
United Way
Garden City
Seward
Grant
Finney
Kansas
Heidi Meerkatz
Meerkatz
Kansas Childrens Service League
SRS
Finney County United Way
Fiesta celebrates independence with parades and dances in Garden City
Garden City gears up for the Community Fiesta starting Friday 7 p.m. at the Finney County Exhibition Building with opening ceremonies and crowning of the fiesta queen. The Ballet Folklorico de Topeka will perform before the youth dance at 9 p.m. Saturday features a memorial Mass at Steven's Park band shell at 8 a.m. and a 10 a.m. parade. Afterward, Steven's Park hosts pinatas, food, and booths leading to a 9 p.m. performance by Los Traficantes del Norte. The event theme is Celebrating Freedom and honors Sept 11 victims, local police and emergency services, with English and Spanish services.
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Garden City
Mexico
Finney County
Ballet Folklorico de Topeka
Steven's Park
St. Mary’s
Shell
Fairgrounds
Maple and
Taylor Streets
Steven’s Park
Los Traficantes del Norte
Lydia Gonzales
Gonzales
Mexico City
Kansas students hold steady on state assessment scores
Topeka reports show Kansas students maintaining scores across math reading and writing with gaps between high and low results. Alexa Pochowski of the Department of Education notes sustained performance while minority students edge upward into top categories yet still trail white students.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Board of Education
Alexa Pochowski
Kansas Department of Education
Pochowski
United Cerebral Palsy Helps Eastman Reach Goals
Mike Eastman a former Garden City resident with cerebral palsy benefits from United Cerebral Palsy of Kansas through a job placement program and an accessible housing project. Finney County United Way funds equipment and programs. Eastman aims for independence, works, and now retrains while UCPK assists with a funding package and therapy.
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Mike Eastman
Garden City
United Cerebral Palsy of Kansas
Eastman
Finney County United Way
Garden City High School
United Cerebral Palsy Association
United Cerebral Palsy
United Way
Dave Jones
United Cerebral Palsy of
Kansas
Bank of America
Jones
UCPK
Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation
Wichita
Finney County
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Catholic Services
North Main
Catholic Social Servvici
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Meerkatz Is
Aurelio Macias
Israel Salas
Houston
Dean Wiley Park
O’neil Williams
Bahamas
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