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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 2002
Page
3
Volunteers are invited to assist with sewing projects from home. Call Glenda at the Mrs Kansas Miss Kansas Teen International Office at 275-1710 or 620 521 1751. Sewers will receive all supplies needed to finish the work.
The Project Graduation Committee at Garden City High School hosts a Last Blast picnic for the class of 2002 at 4 p.m. August 11 in Harold Long Park on Spruce Street. Graduates should bring outdoor games and lawn chairs while parents donate cookies brownies soda and plates. Contact Cindy Olson at 275-2740 after 6:30 p.m.
The Menninger Clinic again delays choosing a medical school partner that could force the psychiatric institute to leave its historic Topeka home. Officials want a university affiliation to restore education and research, cut after layoffs of more than 700 in 2000 2001, with a Thursday decision postponed for the third time.
Wichita Republican Bryan Riley asks Sen. Sandy Praeger to refund 1450 in contributions from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas executives and Anthem lobbyists amid a pending sale bid to buy BCBSK. Praeger leads GOP insurance commissioner race as Sebelius review continues. Also on the ballot is David Powell.
TOPEKA AP Republican Bob Knight vows to convene an energy summit if elected governor. He would invite business leaders utility officials legislators and regulators to discuss reliable affordable power. Knight previously sought a summit but faced crowded schedules as he campaigns in the GOP primary against Tim Shallenburger Dave Kerr and Dan Bloom.
Health officials monitor spread as cases rise in surrounding states and Kansas prepares. Veterinarians and extension offices coordinate with KDHE and OSU to observe birds and mosquitoes while urging precautions. Alerts note elderly at higher risk and potential equine infections. Public urged to report dead birds and reduce standing water.
Tim Shallenburger argues Kansas government is too large and pledges no tax increases if elected. He credits three years as state treasurer for understanding budgets and how to trim spending without harming services. He faces Kerr Knight Bloom in the Republican primary with Kathleen Sebelius atop the general election lineup.
Slaughtering paused at the Future Beef Operations plant in Arkansas City as more than 100 workers were laid off last week. Deuane Wells said no cattle were being killed that day and planned to resume tomorrow. the plant normally processes about 1,600 head daily. Future Beef, based in Parker Colorado, faced a Chapter 11 hearing in Denver after filing in March, with July layoffs representing about 12 percent of the local workforce. The cutback hit the La Petite Academy tied to plant families and cast a gloom over the city economy per Mayor Arleta Rice.
Garden City residents will join National Night Out activities Tuesday at Stevens Park from 7 30 to 9 30 PM. The event, co sponsored by the Garden City Police Department and Kansas Health Foundation, aims to connect neighbors with police fire EMS and military personnel to boost neighborhood safety.
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