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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 2009
Page
3
Girl Scouts in 80 Kansas counties gear up for the 2009 cookie sale running from Monday to March 9. New Daisies in kindergarten and first grade join the effort selling eight varieties at 3.50 per box to fund summer camps uniforms and ongoing programs. Call the Cookie Hotline at 888 900 7061 to connect with local troops.
The Eagles Auxiliary hosts a 7 PM CPR class at 2603 N Taylor Ave conducted by the fire department. The session is free to all residents and provides basic lifesaving training.
Garden City Community College offers non credit Cake Decorating I and II through its Continuing Education division. Lisa Brenneman leads the sessions with kits for participants, enrollment deadlines January 20 and February 9, fees $40 per person.
USD 363 board backs a new Wiley Elementary entrance driveway to improve student safety with traffic flow around the building. The plan requires bids and budget timing, potentially delaying work until the new fiscal year. The meeting also approved energy efficient lighting upgrades, a reduced phone plan bid, auditing services, and a district staff resignation and coaching recognition.
Kansas and the United States planted fewer winter wheat acres as prices fell from recent highs. Kansas sowed 9 million acres, the lowest since 1957, with nationwide seedings down nine percent to 42.1 million acres. Experts note deliberate shifts to other crops amid high input costs and falling prices.
Holcomb Elementary will be honored at a national conference in the Title I Distinguished Schools Program for closing the achievement gap and exceeding No Child Left Behind benchmarks. The school credits dedicated staff and parapro support, plus strong parental involvement, with help from Wiley Elementary's pre K–3 team. Keidel will travel to San Antonio Feb 19 to 22 to accept the award. The Kansas State Department notes a second eastern Kansas recipient.
Former Finney County Commissioner Bob Baker bids farewell as Dave Jones takes the 2nd District seat. Baker supports a quarter cent sales tax to fund county property maintenance, roads, and equipment while emphasizing living within means. He notes ongoing budget constraints from a slower economy and urges continued belt tightening. Jones and other officials were sworn in, with several incumbents unopposed.
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