23 Dec 2002
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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 2002
Page
1
Gov Bill Graves ordered spending reductions and halted local funds amid a growing budget deficit. Cities and counties sue to reclaim money and disabled advocates threaten suits to block social service cuts. Lawmakers cite tax cuts, slow economy, and market volatility as causes.
After counties planned 2003 budgets they learned only half the expected demand transfer money would arrive. Wade Dixon, newly installed Kansas Association of Counties president, led leaders in filing a lawsuit over governor Bill Graves power to cut demand transfers.
Garden City nonprofit New Hope Compassion Center prepares for its first Christmas. Founder Don Quint says the center, active since September, has collected food clothing and some furniture along with toys and stuffed animals for distribution to families in need.
Snow began this morning in the southern counties along the Kansas Oklahoma border then moved into Garden City by around 9 a.m. National Weather Service meteorologist John Linch said the system is expected to persist throughout the day, bringing a white Christmas feel to the region.
Donald Carter discusses Christmas Eve plans at First Christian Church welcoming 18 year growth from 25 to 500 members. The 7 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. services feature a child choir prelude, a candle lighting rite, and a musical surprise outside the steps. Other churches like St James Lutheran also prepare Christmas celebrations.
Roberto Padilla left Harlingen High to join the Army, later working as a system analyst for GTE and becoming Kenneth Henderson Middle School’s campus supervisor. He credits the military with broadening his world, visiting 30 states and 12 countries, and inspiring students to realize their potential while honoring the flag and its freedoms.
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