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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 2002
Page
1
Tonight is clear to partly cloudy with teens in the west and north central and low 20s in the southeast. Tuesday brings clear to partly cloudy skies with highs in the upper 30s to upper 40s. Tuesday night stays mostly cloudy with a chance of snow northeast after midnight and lows from the teens to near 30 in the southeast.
At 11 am the Dow Jones average stood at 9,933.97, down 53.56 from this morning's opening as traders watched key indices and sentiment shift ahead of noon trading.
A brief local note directs readers to The Telegram website www gctelegram com for local news sports and editorials available online.
In Topeka the 2002 Kansas Legislature opens amid budget shortfalls hinting at tax increases or program cuts. Speaker Kent Glasscock and Sen. Derek Schmidt warn of an unpleasant year as lawmakers plan brief sessions and Graves outlines tax proposals. Security reviews and redistricting are also on the agenda.
Kansans plan a demonstration at the Statehouse on the first day of the legislature to oppose proposed cuts to the Social and Rehabilitation Services budget. The Disabled, Elderly and Workers Coalition for Budget Fairness leads a march from Topeka Independent Living Resource Center.
Betty Dew watches her granddaughter Hegan Brunson compete at the Finney County Fairgrounds Horse Palace as youths ages 1 to 18 race in events like goat tying barrel racing and bull riding. The D&K Rodeo Association of Great Bend sponsors the event for the second year, highlighting family traditions and responsibility in rodeo participation.
Garden City woman Lua Vo reported two armed men invaded her East Garden Village mobile home at 4101 E US Highway 50 No 196 around 8 30 p m Saturday. She described the suspects as Asian twins who struck her, unplugged a telephone cord and damaged a cordless phone before fleeing. Police seek suspects.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas policyholders voted 63.4 percent in favor of the acquisition by Anthem Insurance Companies Inc of Indianapolis. Anthem would pay 370 million dollars, with up to 321 million going to policyholders, securing the Kansas plan’s future and bolstering the state economy.
After 40 years as a registered nurse, 76 year old Armella Gosch now answers the call as a volunteer. She hosts at Frye Eye Clinic on Mondays and greets at St Catherine Hospital Surgery Center on Tuesdays. Fridays she leads bingo at Garden Valley Retirement Home and volunteers for Red Cross churches and senior centers. Her nursing memories center on comforting grieving families and supporting those who lose a child.
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