Fiesta Queen crowned at Garden City Community College
Christian Figueroa, 18, born in Washington and raised in Mexico, was named Fiesta Queen in the sixth annual Fiesta Queen Scholarship Pageant at Garden City Community College. She won 1000 dollars and plans to enter Wichita State University’s dental program. Veronica Ayala earned first runner up and 500 dollars, with Jenny Loya second runner up and 250 dollars.
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Christian Figueroa
Washington
Mexico
U.S
Garden City
Figueroa
Garden City Community College
Wichita State University
Veronica Ayala
Jenny Loya
Marlene Mireles
Samantha Mejia
Joanna Rodriguez
David Medina
Garden City High School
Ballet Folklorico
Guadalupe Sanchez
Carolina Gonzales
Controversies cast shadow over 9/11
The 9/11 remembrance in New York faces division as activists gather for and against a planned mosque near ground zero. Obama urges unity amid heated debate over the Islamic center and Quran burning plans by a Florida pastor, with family grief and peaceful protests described.
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New York
Ground Zero
Barack Obama
Washington
Shanksville
Florida pastor pauses Quran burning amid Afghan protests
Thousands of Afghans protested a Florida church plan to burn the Quran as Rev. Terry Jones said he would not proceed if he can meet Saturday with organizers behind a New York mosque near Ground Zero. Injuries reported in protests across Afghanistan and at a NATO site.
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Florida
Obama
Terry Jones
New York
K.A. Paul
Jones
Gainesville
Fla
Ground Zero
Afghanistan
Badakhshan
NATO
Farah
NBC
Muhammad Musri
The
Islamic Society of Central Florida
CBS
Musri
Islamic Society of Central
New York City
Local Red Cross chapter to benefit from United Way funds
Corey Becker and his wife Dani volunteer for the Garden City Area Chapter of the American Red Cross. They assist at disaster sites by distributing food and water and aiding in shelter, food, and clothing access. The chapter employs one full time and two part time staff with about 58 disaster response specialists and 200 to 300 CPR instructors and volunteers.
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Red Cross
United Way
Corey Becker
Dani
Garden City Area
American Red Cross
Corey
U.S. Army Military Police Corps
Finney County
Carolyn Henry
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Brad Nadir
Pauline Joyce
Pamela Geller
the Telegram
Derek Thompson
Laurie Sisk
Daniela Gomez
Doris Lewis
Red Cross Board
Ralph Rojas
Labrador Apartments
Litzy Gamez
Annie
Hbomt
Pelt
W. Jones Ave
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