16 Dec 2002
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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 2002
Page
1
Lee Henry engages in a casual chat with Polly the bird in a lighthearted scene captured for a local feature. The piece highlights a quaint moment of companionship and everyday curiosity between man and pet.
In Topeka, Kansas, Republicans debate uniting after Bill Graves amid a split between moderates and conservatives. With Graves gone, lawmakers hope a unified front forms as Kathleen Sebelius prepares to take office, while factions vow to shape fiscal and social policy. The 2003 Legislature inches toward start.
Garden City hosts its third annual Winter Holiday Parade with 65 plus entries. Southwestern Bell takes first for a bright float, Bible Christian Church Academy second, Garden Valley Church third. Judges include Fire Chief Alan Shelton and Sheriff Kevin Bascue. Parade coordinators Megan Price and Megan Frazier vow to pass the duty to others.
Garden City resident Mack Saunders, 43, found a black purse on Kansas Avenue early Thursday. He checked for a contact number, then handed the bag with three large cash wads to Garden City Police Officer Jason Schwaderer, saying “What’s right is right.”
Despite a dire state budget outlook and possible Kansas Department of Transportation cuts, the project to widen US 50/400 from Towns Road east to Garden City Regional Airport advances. KDOT negotiates right of way costs for Lee Highway.
Loriie Hewson, house manager at Emmaus House for nearly 23 years, helps prepare for December 20 Christmas food boxes. She organizes volunteers and nonperishables as they aim to assemble family sized hampers, noting changes over time from housing families to handling broader hunger relief and safety concerns.
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