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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 2005
Page
3
The death of 44 year old Robert Belt in Lakin was ruled accidental after an autopsy found drowning as the primary cause. High blood alcohol level and exposure to sub freezing temps contributed. Belt fell into a seven foot ditch at 113 S Hill St and was found face up with glasses bent.
A Garden City school bus was involved in a noninjury accident on Kansas Highway 23 Thursday. Susan K. Myers aged 45 from Kalvesta was driving a 1994 Bluebird bus east on Bell Road at 4:25 p.m. when she stopped at a stop sign and did not see Melva S. Thomas, 61, of Dighton driving a 1990 Ford Thunderbird. Myers entered the intersection and struck Thomas. both drivers wore seat belts and no injuries were reported.
Congressman Jerry Moran will discuss the 2005 congressional session on Smoky Hills Public Television in a live program titled Mid-America Life A Conversation with Jerry Moran. Viewers statewide can call in 7 15 to 8 p m toll free 800 337 4788. moderated by Richard Heil Fort Hays State, with John Montgomery Hays Daily News.
Southwest Kansans will hear two world class pianists on April 15 and 16 as the Garden City Piano Festival concludes, followed by the Garden City Jazz Festival on April 18. The piano concerts run 7:30 p.m. at Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building, Garden City Community College, with free admission. The April 16 show includes plaque dedications for Frank Mantooth’s legacy and Finnup Foundation Trust piano-instruction support, and a reception will follow. The festival draws hundreds of Kansas piano students and teachers for two days of college campus clinics, and it is the western state’s largest annual gathering of pianists. It is sponsored by the Kansas Arts Commission, GCCC, the Garden City Piano Teachers League, and the Mary Jo Williams Trust.
The death of Kansas Supreme Court Justice Robert Gernon raises the possibility of a six member court. A 3-3 tie could keep Judge Terry Bullock's 2004 order in place requiring a near billion dollar education funding boost. Attorneys warn a tie might lead to a special master to review legislative actions and recommend next steps.
Mary Ellen Swords of Wichita rose from Garden City roots to become an opera singer. Her early spark came from choir and a Bethany College coach Rebecca Copley. She won Miss Kansas talent in 1998 and played Mimi in La Boheme with Wichita Grand Opera, later performing in The Mikado and other operas. Now preparing for more auditions, she thanks family support.
Passage of the marriage amendment in Kansas raises concerns among activists that lawmakers may seek to ban adoptions by gays and lesbians. While no bill is yet introduced, some conservatives hinted at support, with Senator Kay O Connor saying she would back such a ban. Equality Kansas notes the risk as lawmakers discuss the broader agenda.
Garden City teen Derek Champlin 16 receives the National Medal of Merit from the national Boy Scouts of America for saving neighbor Gary Shrader in June 2004. Champlin steadied Shrader, summoned help, and aided until paramedics arrived, helping prevent a worse outcome as Shrader recovered from severe injuries.
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