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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 2003
Page
3
Sign-up begins Monday for the Winter Story Hour program at Finney County Library, 605 E. Walnut St. from February 3 to March 12. Thematic weeks include A Flakey Frosty Morning, Cupid's Point, Feeding Feathered Friends, Do Bears Share, Triangles Circles Squares Oh My, and Unicorn Treasure with signs and times posted at the library or by calling 272-3680.
Starting Monday parents can book appointments for a free child screening on January 16 at Trinity Lutheran Church 1010 Fleming St. The event runs 8 30 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. with a lunch break, lasting about one hour per child. Screenings cover hearing, vision, muscle development, and communication and thinking skills by trained professionals. Call 276 5149 to schedule through Garden City USD 457 Early Childhood. if appointments cannot be kept call 271 8847 instead of contacting the church.
In Wichita’s Planeview neighborhood, the Healthy Parents, Smart Kids Oral Health Initiative will run three years with a $300,000 budget. It provides dental care to one member per 50 participating families while the rest receive dental education and xylitol supplies. The project targets Sedgwick County’s multilingual community and links to Healthy Options for Planeview’s Moms and Mentors.
Hutchinson AP reports James Garner 66, superintendent of the Kinsley Offerle School District, was cited for attempting to shoplift two packets of Metamucil worth 8.69 dollars at a Hutchinson grocery. Police say the incident occurred around 4 p.m. on December 23. Board president Mark Anderson will hold a special meeting to discuss the citation. Garner had no comment and is due in municipal court next.
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius backs reexamining aid tied to school enrollment but says she does not plan to shift funds from rural to urban districts. The debate centers on roughly $302 million in size based aid, mostly earmarked for small rural districts, with critics arguing the system is unfair to poorer students.
A 10 acre Kaw Point park in Kansas City Kansas will celebrate the Lewis and Clark bicentennial with June events along the Missouri River. The site offers a boat ramp, education center, trails, boardwalk and camping. The project, backed by Wyandotte County officials, totals around 400 thousand dollars and involves many volunteers.
Scott City treasurer Paul Boomer Numrich, 85, died in his sleep. A lifelong resident since 1946, he led Security State Bank and served 28 years as city treasurer. Friends recall his humor, community service, and impact on coaching youth, with funeral set for Wednesday at Holy Cross Lutheran Church.
Kansas City AP report says David Wittig and Douglas Lake face a 40 count federal indictment charging conspiracy, broad fraud, and misuse of corporate programs at Westar Energy. They are to appear in U S District Court at 11 a m. to hear the charges as Westar’s stock sank and debt rose to 3.6 billion by 2002 end.
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