Fall Fest draws crowds to Boothill Model Railroad exhibit
Families flocked to the sixth annual Fall Fest with a Boot Hill Model Railroad Club display above the Stage department store. The event on Grant Street featured rubber duck races with a top prize of $1,000, music, a movie, and German-taste samples, raising funds for downtown benches and banners as attendees packed Main Street.
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Javier
Boot Hill
Vision
Chesapeake Energy
Doug Harder
Patrick Dugan
Main Street
Kendall Kepley
Grant Avenue
Garden City
Main
Laurel Streets
Gulf oil well sealed ends spill era as pain lingers
The Gulf of Mexico oil well is sealed with a permanent cement plug after five months of disaster. Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen says the well is effectively dead and poses no further threat, though oil remains in waters and communities suffer.
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Gulf
Allen
Florida
Texas
Tony Hayward
Lifelong animal lover joins Garden City animal control
Meagan Nelson, a Paola native and 4-H cattle exhibitor active in FFA, begins as Garden City Police Department animal control officer. She will care for strays, perform rescues, issue citations for animal ordinance violations, and educate the public on pet ownership after three days of orientation.
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Meagan Nelson
Paola
FFA
Nelson
Garden City
Ken
New Animal Control Officer Joins Garden City Shelter
Meagan Nelson began last week as the Garden City Finney County Animal Shelter’s newest officer. She emphasizes love for animals, wants to educate the public on responsible ownership, and expects physical, active work rather than a desk job.
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Garden City
Finney County
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Meagan Nelson
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