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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 2001
Page
3
The Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo host an annual bird walk at 7 a.m. from the Finnup Center patio with light refreshments, then a behind the scenes tour at 8:30 a.m. FOLRZ members enter free, guests pay 3 dollars. Reservations are due by Thursday via 276-6243 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
The Lunch and Learn session Thursday centers on Garden City Historical Homes on the National Historic Register. From 12:05 to 12:55 p.m. at Finney County Public Library 605 E Walnut St Mary Regan of the Finney County Historical Society Museum will lead. This is the season’s final Lunch and Learn.program.
OSKALOOSA AP A Jefferson County sheriff's lieutenant shot and killed an escaped Siberian tiger after it crouched in an attack position. The tiger roamed near Oskaloosa after its owner donated it to a sanctuary. Vet Dr. Jerry Robbins tranquilized it. Lt Robert Pappas fired from about 30 yards.
Yvonne Hodges of Derby filed a Sedgwick County suit alleging unsafe working conditions after her husband Glenn Hodges 39 was killed July 7 in southwest Wichita when he fell beneath a slow freight train and was struck by a wheel. The claim seeks more than 75,000 from Central Kansas Railway, his employer for five years.
Estelene Smith 85 died Friday April 27 2001 in Garden City. Funeral at First Christian Church Dighton at 2 pm with Revs. Mike and Kerry Grogan officiating. Burial in Dighton Memorial Cemetery. She was born January 2 1916 in Dighton and was postmistress at Kalvesta. Survivors include son Lynn Smith and siblings Bert Bush Esther Church and Ethel Dodge. Memorials to Lane County Hospital.
In Garden City the Salvation Army hosts an art exhibit on child abuse with Crayola drawings and a poem by 16 year old Gabe Gonzalez. Jeannie Ryan of Kansas Children's Service League Head Start says the goal is to raise awareness and expand next year with more public school participation.
Hoisington Kansas receives nationwide aid a week after a tornado destroyed 141 homes and damaged hundreds volunteers from Mennonites Baptists Adventists and Methodists join locals in relief work Red Cross coordinators expect up to 10000 volunteers as groups supply meals water and supplies a temporary kitchen works to feed thousands daily while coordinators ensure efficient use of aid efforts by managers in Wichita and Hoisington officials.
Lawrence AP University of Kansas professor Bob Coffeen highlights how noise and reverberation in classrooms impair listening to teachers. He cites 106 Marvin Hall with ceiling A C units, walls that amplify echoes, and street noise beneath windows, illustrating widespread poor acoustics in education facilities.
Garden City's third annual Great Strides walk drew about 70 participants to the Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo for a three circuit trek. Sponsorship from 19 businesses and local donations boosted funds to roughly $10,000, far surpassing last year and reinstating Garden City on next year's foundation sponsor list.
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