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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 2002
Page
3
Finney County organization seeks volunteers aged 16 and up to be matched with children. No cost to participate. Roles include big brother or sister, family or couple match, school based mentor, corporate mentor, board or committee member. For details call 275-2424.
Elwood residents Wayne Hall and Rodney Mays intend to convert 15 acres of city owned land from farm use into a drive in theater. They expect bids for surveying once crops are removed and note regional interest. The project would create one of about ten drive ins in Kansas.
Lalji Patel and his wife Kokila, managers of the Sunset Motel in Grandview Plaza, were badly burned and flown to Via Christi Regional Medical Center in Wichita on ventilators. The fire, reported about 7 15 a m, caused two explosions in the building, with the son Ravi Patel unharmed. Propane leak suspected. the building was a total loss.
Reno County District Court Judge Richard Rome dismissed a $7.5 million lawsuit by Bob and Sue Kinder of Rednik Inc. against the city of Hutchinson over two fatalities tied to natural gas explosions at the Big Chief Mobile Home Park. The ruling cited improper service, lack of written notice, no duty to inspect Yaggy plant leaks, and immunity under the Kansas Tort Claims Act.
Hugoton Kansas has joined the national electric grid ending its 1920s era city owned system. The interconnection with Pioneer Electric Cooperative and Sunflower Electric Power Corp completed July 10 after a $3 to $4 million upgrade. Residents expect lower rates after bond financing clears. City officials cite improved reliability and a long economic shift from local gas wells and independent generation.
More than 200 motorcyclists rode Saturday in Garden City for the fourth annual Bikers for Disabilities Poker Run at five stops including Lewis Motors Garden City Scott City park Wichita County Courthouse and Knights of Columbus. The event honoring Vernon Peck and Jim Deaver raised 7400, about a quarter more than usual, to fund Special Olympics programs and tournaments.
In Topeka at the Statehouse steps white supremacists shouted racist slogans while hundreds protested with boos and chants. About 350-500 protesters faced off with hundreds of officers present. two arrests were made for unrelated warrants and the event ended largely without incident.
Kansas Insurance Commission initiates formal review after rising complaints about Farmers Insurance Group. Officials note Farmers writes 12 percent of state auto policies, behind State Farm's 20 percent. A Lawrence resident recounts being asked to cover 25 percent of a $12,000 repair bill after a no fault accident. Farmers denies any blanket settlement practice and says adjusters do not negotiate with a preset target.
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