Hilger Helping Parents With Leaf Cleanup
Jarrod Hilger assists his mother and father in raking and bagging autumn leaves around their yard. The family works together to clear the property, showing a practical weekend home effort.
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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 2008
Page
1
Jarrod Hilger assists his mother and father in raking and bagging autumn leaves around their yard. The family works together to clear the property, showing a practical weekend home effort.
Budget problems revive a proposal to merge the State Conservation Commission andAnimal Health Department into the Department of Agriculture with an estimated annual saving of about 710000 and 3.5 million over five years. The plan faces resistance from leaders of the two smaller agencies and requires further study and legislative action in the 2009 session.
The Commerce Department reports a 0.5 percent annual GDP drop for Q3 with a 1.2 percent fall in corporate profits. Economists warn Q4 could shrink as much as 6 percent, the steepest drop since 1982, signaling the longest recession since World War II and potentially ending by mid-2009. The Bush administration braces for more negative news as credit conditions worsen.
Local business owners in Garden City report increased foot traffic this week despite national economic pressures. Lower gas prices are cited as a key factor freeing up spending for gifts, with downtown stores drawing more customers from nearby towns.
The Garden City Telegram highlights Bob Halloran stepping down after 34 years as city manager in 2008 and Matt Allen succeeding him. Halloran spent most of his tenure since 1986 guiding Garden City from a rural town of about 14,000 to a modern city with a sizable budget, following predecessor Deane Wiley.
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