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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 2005
Page
1
Garden City high school and community college softball alumna Vanessa Urteaga is celebrated with her parents Frank Jr and Alice in a Garden City event as GCHS claims a season sweep.
Mesa top vote getter Crase and Behan win four year terms on Garden City Commission. Incumbent Reynaldo Mesa and David Crase join Behan with four year terms while J R Behan takes a two year seat. Mesa lauds community support and growth plans including Sunflower Electric plant. Crase vows to listen to residents. Whitham departs. See City Page A6.
Former Garden City mayor George Hopkins led the USD 457 Board of Education race with 4,010 votes, about one third of ballots. Incumbent John Scheppner and challenger Tom Blackburn followed, winning 2,861 and 2,646 votes respectively as Ed Porter Ill and Marsha Wright also appeared among those listed.
Kansas voters approved a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage by about 70 percent with 414,235 yes and 178,167 no after counting 104 of 105 counties. The measure also blocks recognition of civil unions for same sex couples, with Garden City endorsing the ban 75 percent to 25 percent. Marsha Young, coming out.
A voter at the Finney County Public Library voting booth on Tuesday announced her decision regarding the ballot. Officials encouraged participation as residents prepared to cast ballots in local races and issues.
In four counties of southwest Kansas about 60 percent voted yes on a 15 percent sales tax to fund flood control dam construction and an endowment for ongoing maintenance. Project cost is estimated at 15.3 million dollars with support voiced by Ron Allen of the Pawnee Watershed District as rain fell amid area drought concerns.
Dighton candidate Alice Eitel aged 66 died after cancer was found. She had been running against incumbent Lennie Herman in the mayoral contest. Eitel, a city councilwoman, won 109 votes 31 percent to Herman 244 69 percent. Herman praised her as a good councilwoman. Lane County clerk's office advised election workers not to speak of the death unless asked.
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