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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 2003
Page
3
An 11 year old boy, Marc Schade, was found hanging from an animal leash in a bathroom doorway on December 31, 2002. The coroner ruled the death an accident from asphyxiation. police initially considered suicide.
A trio of world class pianists Julie Rivers Frank Mantooth and James Rivers perform Saturday at 7 30 p m in Garden City Community College Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building auditorium The free concert seats about 320 and caps two day festival with students and clinicians from Kansas State University McPherson College Fort Hays State University plus partners Garden City Piano Teachers League Pianos Unlimited and the Kansas Arts Commission
Southwest Arts & Humanities Council presents an exhibit at The Arts Center 318 N Main Garden City featuring Carole Ranney and Janet Fisher from Wichita. Ranney shows watercolors and pastels with flowers and landscapes while Fisher presents ceramics and watercolors. Exhibit runs through May 3. hours Tue Fri 10 am to 5 30 pm, Sat 10 am to 3 pm, Sun 1 30 to 3 30 pm.
Finney County Public Library hosts a Lunch and Learn on Thursday at 605 E Walnut St. Agriculture agent White Whitehill will demonstrate instant beauty with the Prairie Star annual flowers from Kansas State University. Six years of research highlight top performers for the prairie climate in southwest Kansas. The Finney County Extension Office sponsors the 12:05 to 12:55 p.m. session. attendees may bring lunch, coffee and tea provided.
The Garden City area Alzheimer’s support group will meet at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel at Garden Valley Retirement Village, 1505 E. Spruce St. The topic is Issues of Current Concern. Call Richmond Graham at 275-9651 for details. Road condition hotline 1-800-585-7623.
Kansas farmers anticipate planting 19.5 million acres of the four major crops, a fraction up from last year, per the Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service. Wheat seedings for 2002 rise to over 10 million acres, the drought still limits subsoil moisture, and irrigation expands in the southwest as corn sorghum soybeans face reduced acreage forecasts.
An exhibit opening Tuesday at Garden City Community College Mercer Gallery showcases 51 images by 10 photographers, comparing traditional darkroom methods with digital output. The show runs through April 27 with hours noon to 4 pm weekdays and 2 to 5 pm Sundays, admission free.
Frank's Restaurant & Supper Club in Lakin received a $2,000 civil penalty from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment for food code violations found during inspections on December 3, 2002 and January 10. KDHE spokeswoman Sharon Watson noted cross contamination risks from raw meats stored above ready to eat items. Majors, who also runs Ramble-N-Restaurant in Syracuse, has appealed the fines and awaits a hearing date."
In Topeka two bills pushed by Hispanic activists stall as Senate leaders delay action. One would grant in state tuition to illegal and legal immigrants. the other would allow driver licenses for illegal immigrants. Chairman Vratil postpones the license bill, preferring a year of simmering.
A fund is established to help Brian and Amy Baca and their three children after a March 21 house fire in Lakin. Donations to Kearny County Bank, PO Box 67, Lakin KS 67860. Family needs clothing sizes 8 small, 7 and 8 youth, and 3T/4T for a 7 year old boy and two daughters.
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