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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 2010
Page
3
The Seventh Annual Garden City Hot Air Balloon Classic at Finney County Fairgrounds seeks volunteers for 17 balloons. Crew of four to six per balloon needed, with shifts across Aug 27 to 29. Volunteer meetings, contact info, and event schedule included.
The Community Services Council will meet Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the United Methodist Church located at 1106 N. Main St room 214.
Federal prosecutors seek forfeiture of 4.2 million plus real estate and other assets from Dr. Stephen Schneider and his wife Linda after their June conviction for money laundering health care fraud and unlawfully prescribing drugs at a clinic in Haysville. The clinic served hundreds of pain patients and is linked by prosecutors to several overdose deaths.
Megastarter, a South Africa originally planned Manhattan move, will build its lab and a temporary production facility in Wamego, 16 miles east. The company develops a cattle supplement easing digestion and weight loss during grain transition. Kansas BioScience Authority and city officials planned nearly 1.5 million in incentives for a 5,000 square foot lab at a Kansas State University research park.
Kansas unemployment rose to 6.9 percent in July from 6.5 percent in June, with 1,700 net jobs added in the past 12 months. The state shed 18,200 jobs from June to July due to seasonal school layoffs, though Gov. Mark Parkinson urged cautious optimism as manufacturing and construction show early gains.
Fort Hays State University President Edward H. Hammond labels 2010 11 the Year of the Unthinkable as state funding has fallen about 15 percent. The campus plans up to 10 new faculty, seeks salary funding, and stresses flexibility amid leadership changes at the Kansas Board of Regents and governor s office.
USD 457 board members meet next week to consider approving a contract with ASP Associates to complete an enrollment analysis for Garden City district. A new north side high school opening August 2012 could trigger redraw of enrollment boundaries. the $41,000 study is part of the agenda, along with a detailed update on the high school construction by Adolfson & Peterson. The meeting is at 7 p.m. Monday at the Educational Support Center, 1205 Fleming St. More details at gctelegram.com.
USD 363 Holcomb school board meets at 6 p.m. Monday for a special session to discuss expanding the four year old education program by adding a new section. Superintendent Demitry Evancho notes 48 students are enrolled with 16 on the waiting list and the board will also consider hiring an English as a second language para and enter a closed session to discuss personnel.
A federal judge dismissed all charges against former Westar Energy executives David Wittig and Douglas Lake, dropping the case hours after the new U S attorney was sworn in. The ruling cites flaws highlighted by a Supreme Court decision narrowing honest services crimes, leaving the matter open to revival. Wittig, 55, and Lake, 60, had faced a lengthy legal fight after disputes over compensation and asset transfers.
Kansas River algae blooms from Clinton Lake and Milford and Tuttle reservoirs have caused a musty earthy odor and taste in Topeka and Lawrence drinking water. Officials say the water is safe to drink and not a health risk, though residents report dozens of complaints about the smell and flavor.
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