Family rebuilds life after Katrina relocation to Garden City
Tim Morris, Peggy Morris, and their children Samantha and Andrew fled Baton Rouge as Katrina hit. Cid Buell gave shelter in Garden City after Tim was shot. The family pawned Peggy’s gun for a U-Haul and gas. They face cramped living, hospital waits, and FEMA frustrations but receive help from New Hope Ministries and local supporters.
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Red Cross Volunteers Return From Katrina Relief Effort
Volunteers from Garden City joined a Jackson Mississippi management team organizing Red Cross vehicles carrying food water and medical supplies. They logged 59 000 meals in 13 days and praised the response while noting victims face loss and shock.
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United Way drive tops 121522 amid Katrina Rita concerns
United Way donations reach 121,522 with a Tyson Fresh Meats drive as Executive Director Margaret Anderson notes possible national focus on Hurricane Katrina aftermath and Rita risks. Seventeen local agencies receive funding including Red Cross Garden City, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boy Scouts Santa Fe Trail Council, Catholic Social Services, Meals on Wheels, Salvation Army, YMCA and others.
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United Way
Margaret Anderson
Garden City Family Ymca
Girl Scouts of the Tumbleweed Council
Kansas Children’s Service League
Meals On Wheels
Russell Child Development Center
Salvation Army
Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Association
Spirit of the Plains Court
United Methodist Mexican-American Ministries
United Cerebral Palsy of Kansas
Rita weakens as Louisiana braces for impact and bids flood risk
Rita looms along the Gulf Coast as wind and rain lash southern Louisiana and parts of Texas. Meteors report widespread tornado warnings while residents evacuate to shelters in Sulphur and Lafayette. Port Arthur and Beaumont face refinery and oil-industry disruption and rising gasoline fears. Local residents brace for power outages and possible toxic spills amid the storm. Fearful residents seek safety, with many choosing shelter and prayer as authorities guide evacuations.
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