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http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=1673&u_sid=2273854Published Saturday
November 4, 2006
New Grand Island showplace ready for Bush arrival
BY DAVID HENDEE
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. - The last time a president stopped in Grand Island, the political rally was held in an airport hangar. When President Bush visits Sunday, he'll inaugurate the state's newest exhibition and events center.
snip: Bush's stop is the first visit to Grand Island by a president since Ronald Reagan's September 1988 airport rally for U.S. Sen. Dave Karnes. That occurred during Reagan's trip to dedicate a building at nearby Hastings College.
Grand Island Mayor Jay Vavricek said excitement and enthusiasm were building in the state's fourth-largest city.
The Grand Island High School pep band is scheduled to perform, along with swing choirs from Kearney and Hastings. The Republican Party was distributing tickets statewide Friday, Vavricek said.
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