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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 2005
Page
3
The Lee Richardson Zoo will bar vehicle traffic Saturday and Sunday for the Tumbleweed Festival, with pedestrian access free and festival admissions charged. Entrances are at the southwest corner and by the camel exhibit as elk and bison yards are closed to vehicle movement.
Nancy Kassebaum Baker, a Kansas Republican known as a moderate, warned that finding middle ground is harder in the post 9/11 era. At 73 and married to former Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker, she remains active in public service and is slated to speak at Wichita State University on women's roles in politics.
Garden City Downtown Vision, formed in 2003 to revive Main Street, received four Governor's Awards for 2004-05. The jigsaw puzzle membership drive, Beef Boots and Ballads event, 2004 Christmas ads, and Kendall Kepley’s volunteer leadership were honored. Awards will be presented Oct. 20 at the Kansas Main Street State Conference in Emporia.
Former Kansas lieutenant governor Shelby Smith urges a two year study by a special committee or gubernatorial task force on separation of powers after the Kansas Supreme Court school finance rulings. He cites concerns over judicial independence and potential constitutional changes.
Holcomb plans a search for a new city superintendent as Kelly Stevenson steps down to gain more experience and training. Stevenson began duties in May 2004 after Dave Dover resigned, and will stay with the city while a successor is found to manage water wastewater, trash, and grounds.
Kansas Senator Phil Journey seeks to elevate animal cruelty to a felony with strict penalties for intentional abuse. The proposal, dubbed Magnum’s Law after a injured mixed breed found in a recycling bin, would require psychological evaluation, jail time, and long-term offender registration, while excluding self defense and hunting.
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