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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 2003
Page
1
Ay Michal Knol reports on the 2003 Holcomb High School prom attended by Steve Hamlin and Lyndsey Born. The event featured students, music, and celebratory moments as the school year neared its end.
Skip Landis of Solomon USD 393 will become Holcomb's new superintendent, starting July 1, after the USD 363 board cited his leadership and financial management as key qualities. Landis, 16 year veteran educator, discussed balancing transition for his daughter Natasha and preserving Holcomb’s strong program and facilities. He called Holcomb an identical mirror of Solomon in some respects, noting Holcomb's larger district size and similar community ties.
The 31 Show showed mixed results as rain boosted spirits more than sales or attendance. Eddie Estes of Western Kansas Manufacturers cites moisture as key to success, with 600 companies and 300 volunteers and strong Garden City Chamber support backing the 49th annual event. Airgas Inc exhibitors Emery Ball and Royce Altendorf report slow start improving on Saturday, noting ongoing declines in business compared with prior shows.
More than 200 delegates from inside and outside Iraq met in Saddam Hussein's convention hall under a ring of US tanks to discuss the country's future. Differences surfaced over Washington's role as Kurdish forces in Mosul began complying with US orders to curb armed patrols. The gathering coincided with Saddam's 66th birthday as US officials praised troops for removing Saddam.
Garden City High School senior Kali Barnett, 18, was accepted to the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York. She said the news showed she could compete beyond her small town and noted her drama teacher’s surprise after hearing she was accepted among many applicants. Singing comes naturally to her.
Weeny Barnett, a local resident, shares how she sings constantly and often unknowingly. She recalls singing with family at Lone Star and at church with her father Charles Barnett, whose own singing talent emerged in adulthood. See Neighbors, Page AS
Sylvia Ramirez-Williams, a first generation U.S. citizen and Denver Public Schools teacher, spoke at the Eighth annual LULAC Scholarship Reception about her path from Garden City to Fort Hays State University. She urged students to embrace challenges, noting initial surprise at Latino representation and later leadership achievements.
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