Garden City marks 125th birthday with school tours
Garden City celebrates 125 years with former Garden City High School graduates touring sites including Sabine Hall and Sunnyland Bed and Breakfast. Judy Ackley recalled changes such as a bronzed buffalo display and smaller lockers, while others noted new entrances, gathering areas, accessibility ramps, and counselor boards showing progress for current students and alumni.
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Sabine Hall
Sunnyland Bed and Breakfast
Judy Ackley
Garden City
Ackley
Lonna Rae Pore-Hogan
Oklahoma City
Janet Anderson-Dorsey
Springfield
Pore-Hogan
GCHS
Garden City Community College
Whimmydiddle Arts Festival Draws Crowds to Scott City
Crowds flocked to Scott City for the 32nd Whimmydiddle Arts and Crafts Festival at Scott City Park. About 300 vendors offered crafts, jewelry and holiday gifts as more than 30,000 attendees enjoyed sun, music, and funnel cakes. Sisters Eva Siebert Gina Hoffman and others from Sharon Springs Coldwater Colwich and Colorado Springs shared ties to the event begun in 1972 by local women artists. The Alpha Omega chapter of the Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority raises about 20 000 a year for scholarships and St Jude's Hospital through the festival.
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Scott City
Eva Siebert
Gina Hoffman
Siebert
Sharon Springs
Hoffman
Coldwater
Scott City Park
Leonard
Kristen Christy
Christy
Colorado Springs
Colo
Adele Christy
Scott Cillans
Alpha Omega
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority
St. Jude’s Hospital
Kim Pargas
Wichita
Pargas
Backyard Expressions
Powell says Iraq situation worsening ahead of elections
Secretary Powell and General Abizaid warned violence will likely rise as January elections approach. They cited beheadings and deadly bombings, with four Marines killed in separate incidents, and noted voting may be impossible in the most dangerous areas. Perfection in a combat zone is unlikely, but the goal remains broad turnout.
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Abizaid
George W. Bush
White House
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Supreme Court
U.S. Central Command
Tabor Retirement Career in Woodwork at Terrace Garden
Gene Tabor, a retired plumber now staff carpenter at Terrace Garden Care Center in Garden City, has spent years building items for residents. His blueprinted animals, furniture, and entertainment center display his craft, and he plans to leave a lasting mark rather than fade away.
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Gene Tabor
Garden City
Terrace Garden Care Center
Tabor
Gene of All Trades
Terrace Garden Tabor
Terrace Garden
Tabor’s lifelong woodwork journey spans decades at Garden City care center
A 76 year old resident, Tabor roams the care center halls admiring his woodworks and planning additions to his collection. His craft began over 60 years ago after moving from Maud Oklahoma as a teen. He once lied about his age to earn a driver’s license and start delivering furniture with his father.
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Tabor
Garden City
Maud
Oklahoma
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