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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 2001
Page
3
Finney County Public Library offers two free classes on Saturday and February 24. From 9 to 10:30 a.m. learn Internet basics, and from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. practice Beginning Microsoft Word. Sign up at 605 E Walnut St or call 272-3680 for details.
Garden City residents can enjoy a free couples concert at 7 30 p m on February 15 in the Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building auditorium. The Garden City Community College Concert Choir College Singers Men’s Ensemble and GCCC Jazz Band perform love themed numbers from Shake Rattle and Roll to Turn Around Look at Me with Latin and reggae pieces and more.
Garden City police report a theft of a toolbox valued at over 1700 dollars from a garage at 1402 Labrador Street. Between 12:45 p.m. and 1:25 p.m. unknown persons entered the garage while the homeowner John Blackwood was at home and his wife had left, leaving the door open. Police have no suspects.
Garden City police report a 13 year old Hispanic male attempted to steal an unattended running car on South Main Street Tuesday night. The suspect fled after his car became stuck as witnesses pursued. Officer Utz confirmed details and identified the vehicle as a 1961 Ford Thunderbird.
The Garden City Telegram states its policy to correct errors and provides a contact number 275-8500 for reporting issues. It asks readers to call if they notice any mistakes in the newspaper. The notice emphasizes accountability and standard newsroom practice.
A strong storm system from the western United States moves toward the Central Plains bringing warm moist air. Kansas will see a mix of rain and snow this weekend with varied overnight lows from the 20s to the 50s and precipitation shifting from snow in the west to freezing rain sleet and thunderstorms in other regions.
Garden City faces rising water use and could encounter shortages by 2008 if trends continue. City officials including City Manager Bob Halloran and Commissioner Jim Douglass push proactive plans to acquire water rights, possibly via a long term contract with Wheatland Electric Co op, and to build a joint water treatment plant to meet 40 to 50 year needs amid evolving EPA standards.
Garden City High School wraps its winter homecoming with coronation between girls and boys basketball games against Great Bend. Senior candidates include Vanessa Urteaga, Andy Wurst, Brandi Donecker, Cesar Rodriguez, Katie Rushel, Steven Kinney. Dance Saturday at 8:30 p.m. in the gym, theme Welcome to the Jungle, DJ Jam House Production. Community events include Thursday wrestling senior night with prize drawings, plus prior activities like a backpack prize and twinkle toes volleyball attendance.
Tonight cloudy and breezy with a 40 percent chance of light rain possibly changing to light snow late. Low near 30. Thursday brings a 60 percent chance of snow with one to two inches of accumulation and additional accumulation possible.
Record low minus 19 in 1933 and high of 73 in 1943 noted. This date last year reached 65 high and 25 low. Year to date precipitation 1.23 inches, last year 0.66 inches, long term February average 0.78 inches. Data from Southwest Kansas Research Extension Center.
Wheat price at Garden City Co op shows 2.06 with a mile marker 3.37 and soybeans at 4.18 as listed in the market table. Prices appear in a partial OCR snippet with missing context and units. Further line items or dates are not readable from the fragment.
State plans to enlarge the Larned juvenile facility to 152 beds, 30 more than prior plans, with completion in 2003. The project, part of a $60 million youth corrections package including Beloit and Topeka, adds 153 staff and relocates aging buildings. Construction starts in March after a February bid date, with a total project cost around $20.4 million including furnishings.
Nancy Robinson testified at John E. Robinson’s preliminary hearing that he brought home a baby girl in 1985 and claimed Tiffany Stasi as the child. Prosecutors link the girl to Lisa Stasi, who vanished in 1985, while John faces murder charges in Kansas and Missouri.
Edward Jones and Co. reported the Dow Jones average at 10,968.00, rising by 10.62 from the morning level as traders reacted to early market activity.
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