Free health care event for Wiley and Holcomb students
A doctor and hospital provide free health care to a girl or woman, tied to A3 Picture This A See You at the Pole. The event is held for Wiley and Holcomb elementary school students, highlighting community outreach and health education.
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Wiley and Holcomb
Bo's Outback Bar Gets City Waiver For 200 Foot Rule
Garden City commissioners waived and amended an ordinance allowing Bo's Outback Bar to continue serving beer at 607 N Eighth St after a misread 200 foot rule from a church. The change moves past a month long dispute, as officials adjust how 200 feet is measured from the bar's primary entrance.
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Garden City Commissioners
Outback
Gilbert Rojas
Eighth St
Garfield Elementary School
Apostolic Faith Tabernacle
Ninth and
Buffalo Jones Avenue
Janie Perkins
Rojas
Bob Halloran
Gary Fuller
Fuller
Students launch graffiti cleanup project at Garden City High
Garden City High School students formed Kids Against Graffiti led by National Spanish Honor Society and AP Spanish students with advisor Jessie Bernal. The effort, funded by a Milken Educator award grant of 3000 dollars through June 2005, aims to remove graffiti from homes and businesses twice a month and seeks community involvement.
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Garden City High School
National
GCHS
Jessie Bernal
Garden City
Mike Utz
Kansans Prepare for First Bush Kerry Debate Night
Salina Central coach Delvin Strecker and students will watch the 8 pm broadcast of the first Bush versus Kerry debate while Kansans statewide tune in or tune out. Strecker notes foreign policy topics may surface around UN peacekeeping and Iraq as the race becomes more personal.
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Salina Central
Delvin Strecker
Bush
John Kerry
Strecker
United Nations
U.N
Iraq
Sudan
Body Walk teaches healthy living to local students
More than 250 students at Charles O Stones Intermediate Center explored the human digestive system in a gym display at Victor Ornelas Elementary. The 10 step Body Walk program, funded by Kansas education grants, runs through May and travels to Kansas children in grades K through five.
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Charles O. Stones Intermediate Center
Victor Ornelas Elementary School
Edward Marcotte
Marcotte
Kansas State Department of Education
Kansas
Body Walk
Kathy Childress
Childress
Victor Ornelas
Charles O. Stones
Dena Purdy
Stones
NAFTA praised by Bush Kerry and Edwards on trade
The text argues NAFTA boosted U S exports to Canada and Mexico by 85 percent in ten years and spurred investment and productivity. It cites Bush and Kerry praising the pact, Clinton backing job creation and standards, and John Edwards pledging stronger labor and environmental standards in future deals.
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NAFTA
Mexico
Canada
United States
Sen
John Kerry
Clinton
John Edwards
Jordan
Highway project debate over 54 million cost and 3.83m match
Finney County officials led by Commissioner Cliff Mayo argued the four lane US 50 expansion from US 83 to west of Big Lowe Road yields net benefits despite costs. Eight officials met at Plaza Inn to plan convincing voters on a quarter cent sales tax funding the local match, with the ballot question set for Nov 2. If approved the tax would sunset in about three years.
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Finney County
Cliff Mayo
Big Lowe Road
Mayo
Plaza Inn
Bob Kreutzer
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