07 Dec 2004
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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 2004
Page
1
Debbie Karkiainen celebrates a 50th birthday at Southwind with a surprise party as the community names a successor to the Gray County Commission seat. The event markers include local officials and residents attending the celebration alongside the announced succession.
Finney County dairy owner Dick Strandmark plans expansion from 1 100 to 2 400 head as high milk prices and favorable weather support growth. A $600 000 Farm Credit loan would be senior to county debt, with $200 000 equity, under a subordination agreement approved after brief discussion. The plant produces about 7 000 gallons daily, mainly shipments to Jackson's Dairy in Hutchinson.
Local shippers warn paper and string packaging risk jams on belts with rapid holiday deadlines. Garden City Postmaster Terrence Hornsbeck expects busy days as Dec 20 and the first two Mondays before Christmas drive volumes. Mail It Etc manager Angie Wesley notes a surge in packages for carriers like UPS FedEx and DHL and mentions the new Automated Postal Center weighing and stamping parcels 24 hours a day.
Kansas Senate, split between moderates and conservatives, elected Sen. Steve Morris of Hugoton as president 17-13 over Sen. Nick Jordan of Shawnee. Republicans hold a 30-10 edge. Derek Schmidt named majority leader 18-12 over Tim Huelskamp. John Wratil and Karin Brownlee sworn in as top deputies. House returns Doug Mays as speaker with Clay Aurand as majority leader and Dennis McKinney returning as minority leader.
A Garden City Amber Alert ended within an hour with the safe return of 3 year old Steven Danner Jr. The boy was found with his father Steven Danner, who was arrested on kidnapping, aggravated interference with parental custody and endangerment charges. The child was returned to Melissa Chilson.
U S students trail international peers in math literacy. A new 2003 test shows Americans underperform globally across areas from geometry and algebra to statistics and computation, with the 15 year olds failing to apply math skills to real life tasks.
The latest Program for International Student Assessment results show white U S students scoring above average while Black and Hispanic students score below average. See Scores on Page AS.
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