Cinco de Mayo Fest Brings Parade and Dance to Garden City
Garden City hosts a weekend of Cinco de Mayo events starting with a 3 p.m. Main Street parade and 6 15 p.m. Fiesta Courtyard program. Queen Jessica Castillo will be crowned by Mayor Janie Perkins, with performances by Latin Lingo Dance Club, Latin Heat, and Grupo Expression. Admission is 3 for adults and 1 for children 12 and under.
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Garden City
Main Street
Fiesta Courtyard
Buffalo Jones Ave
Main
Walnut Streets
GI Forum
Robert de la Rosa
Kevin Thompson
Dolores Mesa-Lopez
Jessica Castillo
Janie Perkins
Garden City High School
Garden City Community College
Grupo Expression
Garden City’ Recreation Commission
Commis
Kanopolis marks Kansas parks start as centennial events begin
Natural appreciation by TIM UNRUH Selina Journal Kanopolis Lake water keyed a Kansas institution begun here nearly a half century ago. Kanopolis State Park, dedicated May 30, 1959, along the shores of the state's first major reservoir, started a trend of 24 state parks, Rick Martin says. Nearby Ottawa area parks include Pomona, Melvern, Hillsdale and Clinton. The majority of parks cluster at reservoirs and lakes. Saturday opens a year of activities for the 100th anniversary of the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks with Kanopolis activities starting at 9 a.m. and continuing through day and evening, with Secretary and former Gov. Mike Hayden present.
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Tim Unruh
Selina
Kanopolis Lake
Kansas
Kanopolis State Park
Rick Martin
Kanapolis
Ottawa
Pomona
Melvern
Hillsdale
Clinton
Martin
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Kanopolis
Kanopolis State Park grows into major Kansas destination
Kanopolis State Park near Salina has evolved from a few campgrounds to a major tourist draw hosting 230000 visitors yearly. The reservoir built by the U S Army Corps of Engineers during 1942-44 and 1946-48 serves flood control water supply and recreation. The 1966 National Campers and Hikers Association convention drew 12000 to 15000 people from 48 states, spurring infrastructure like a water tank pay phones portable rest rooms and a central Salina parade. Camping now features large boats motor homes and increased electrical needs while five full time staff offer wildlife biology and natural resource programs.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Ken Nelson
Corps
Kanopolis
Salina
Kansas
Kanopolis State Park
Humble
National Campers and Hikers Association
State Park
Ben Vidricksen
Salina Area
Vidricksen
Martin
Wheat Quality Tour: Kansas harvest near 420 million bushels
Participants in the Wheat Quality Tour estimate a Kansas wheat harvest of about 420 million bushels for 2005. The three day survey across the state notes generally good conditions with yields near 45 bushels per acre, optimism for a solid year, and caution on frost damage and moisture shortages impacting future production. The official USDA estimate will be released next week as maturity advances and harvest begins in early June.
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Wichita
Kansas
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
Brett Myers
Myers
Manhattan
Colby
Kansas City
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Federal charges against Max Ary rise to 19 counts
A Wichita grand jury added ten counts to the existing indictment against Max Ary, former Kansas Cosmosphere leader in Hutchinson. The superseding indictment includes three more mail fraud counts, money laundering, interstate transportation of stolen property, and a property-forfeiture count tied to the Cosmosphere artifacts. Ary, who pleaded innocent to the initial charges, faces a broader federal case stemming from space memorabilia missing during a 2003 Oklahoma City search.
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Max Ary
Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center
Hutchinson
Wichita
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Ary
U.S. Postal Service
Oklahoma City
U.S. District Court
Lee Thompson
Kansas Cosmosphere
Thompson
Oklahoma
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Iion
Garden City Recreation/Holcomb
Finnup Park
Big Pool
Charles Peebles Complex
Tangeman Complex
Knights of Columbus
Eighth St
Garden City Symphony
Pauline Joyce Fine Arts
Brier and Hale Music
Gccc Fine Arts
Kansas’ State Parks
Kansas State
I Melvern
East
Kirkpatrick Science and Air Space
Barata
Potters Wheel
Scott Dawson
Agape Christian Center
Commercial Federal Bank
Faith Lutheran Church
Kansas State Bank
Ottawa & Baldwin Ottawa Floral
Potter's Wheel Coffeehouse
Hogelin Electric Inc
Orscheln
Princeton Road
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