Fiesta to salute heroes marks 77th Community Fiesta
The Gar den City Community Fiesta returns Friday and Saturday at the Finney County Exhibition Building and Stevens Park with a theme honoring hometown heroes. Crownings include Fiesta Queen Cristal Martinez Duchess Candi Chavez and Princess Brittany Patterson. A Friday night ceremony features a talent show and youth dance. A Saturday outdoor memorial Mass honors heroes. Residents encouraged to bring hero pictures for display.
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Finney County Exhibition Building
Cristal Martinez
Candi Chavez
Brittany Patterson
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Miguel Hidalgo
Spain
Stevens Park
Memorial mark at Garden City Community College
About 30 students and staff gathered at the flag pole on the Garden City Community College campus for a moment of silence on the two year anniversary of September 11. Jessica Garcia led remarks and a prayer as Kerrenda Schaver and Tanya Wiebers voiced fears of future tragedy and a sense that memory fades.
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Garden City Community College
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Kerrenda Schaver
Tanya Wiebers
Children mark 9 1 memorial at ground zero
New York witnesses a two year remembrance at ground zero as 200 children read 2,792 names and relatives join in grieving. Bagpipers and a drummer opened the ceremony as a moment of silence followed the tolling bells from coast to coast. President Bush and Mayor Bloomberg offered reflections on lives lost and acts of heroism.
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Ground Zero
U.S
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Christina Marie Aceto
World Trade Center
Michael Bloomberg
White House
Bush
Post 9 11 changes endure for Garden City fire chief
Fire Chief Allen Shelton recalls 9 11 minutes outside the Garden City Fire Department when plans of a new fire truck shifted to world events. He notes first responders now face expanded duties and greater readiness for hazardous materials and bioterrorism, with Homeland Security communications and ongoing reforms shaping daily work.
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Mike McClure
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