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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 2002
Page
1
Kansas brief notes the arrival of flu season in the southwest region. Sebelius comments on not endorsing an insurance merger proposal. Local item mentions Hutch Dragons and nearby activities as part of town news.
Market Tonight partly cloudy with a blustery northwest wind. Lows in the upper teens northwest to lower 20s southeast. Tuesday partly cloudy and cooler with highs in the 40s. Tuesday night mostly clear with lows from the mid-teens northwest to lower 20s southeast.
The Telegram provides local news updates and sports coverage with editorials available on its internet site www.gctelegram.com.
The Dow Jones average stood at 9,788.32 at 114 m, gaining 44.08 points from this morning's opening. The advance reflects a buoyant intraday session as traders react to early earnings data and market cues.
In a blizzard on Interstate 70 near Arriba Colorado two Garden City sisters Yvette Ortega ten and Fabiola Ortega nine died after a tractor trailer rear ended their car. Their mother Hilda Soto 32 was injured lightly as was passenger Edelmiro Rodriguez Torrez 33. Norman Osborne of Denver the tractor trailer driver was cited for careless driving causing death and injury.
Jessica Henson of Ulysses and Kelsey Carver of Hoxie shared the titles Miss Garden City and Miss Sunflower at Saturday's event. Henson sang Man of La Mancha in character as Don Quixote and championed organ and tissue donation. Carver acted as Ann Bolin defending a king's accusations. First runner up was Quinn Aspgren of Courtland with Angelea Busby of Lenexa earning second runner status.
Garden City residents report unleaded gas ranging 99 cents to 1.12 per gallon as stations cut prices. Dil lons West offered 99 cents, Presto drops to 99 cents. local officials cite supply, demand, and competition while noting ample product in the market.
Meadowlark Trailer Park experiences sporadic water delivery after the owner shut off supply to fix a sewer issue. Residents report on and off flow with mixed conditions, while a baby was recently hospitalized for an infection. Officials note offers of help have been refused.
Twelve year old Trevor Waechter, living between Lakin and Ulysses, won a statewide essay contest sponsored by the League of Kansas Municipalities. The subject was If I were Mayor. Waechter was one of four regional winners and the overall winner.
Seventh grader Trevor Waechter earned a trip to Topeka for City Hall Day after winning an essay contest. He joined his parents and Lakin mayor as state officials, including Rep. Gary Hayzlett, praised his presentation in the capitol.
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