14 Feb 2006
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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 2006
Page
1
Mike and Mary Lake performed at the Southwest Arts and Humanities Council annual dinner held at El Charro, providing entertainment for attendees.
County officials, at the annual department luncheon, urged heads to consider operating with fewer staff. The plan favors retirement attrition to fill vacancies, as a potential state commercial property tax exemption could slash 30 to 40 percent of the county budget and tax base. The county’s 2006 operating budget is about $17 million, risking a $5.9 million revenue drop. personnel costs account for 30 percent, funding roughly 350 employees. Public works warns spring projects will feel the impact after a hiring freeze since 2005, with five positions already lost.
Ulysses USD 214 board votes 5-2 to convert Hickok and Sullivan into attendance centers with kindergartners through second graders in one building and third through fifth in the other starting this fall. Administrators undecided on grade-to-building assignments. Protests cited perception issues and district boundaries after past enrollment gaps.
Garden City High School senior Caitlin Moser received a surprise serenade Monday morning as the GCHS show choir performed The Longest Time in gym clothes, bowing to a fundraiser for choir expenses. About 25 students and staff watched while classmates offered carnations and jokes. The choir plans a Dixie Stampede trip to Branson next month and has songs including Can’t Help Falling in Love and Only You.
TOPEKA AP The Kansas House approved two safety bills by wide margins. A booster seat requirement passed 90 to 29 and a measure to punish parents who leave young children unattended in vehicles cleared 79 to 40. Both now go to the Senate.
Holcomb USD 363 principals urged four new teaching posts for 2006 07 including a fourth grade teacher an extra middle school reading and math teacher and another high school social studies teacher. The Board of Education opted to delay adding any new jobs until at least next month.
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