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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 2001
Page
1
Markets are closed today in observance of Martin Luther King Jr Day with no trading activity listed. Investors are advised to return for regular sessions tomorrow as market operations resume.
Snow is expected Tuesday with 1 to 3 inches of accumulation possible and a high near 30. Northeast wind 10 to 20 mph. An 80 percent chance of snow. Tuesday night features a 60 percent chance for light snow and a low around 15 to 20. Wednesday brings ending snow followed by mostly sunny skies and a high of 25 to 30.
The Telegram provides local news, sports and editorials through its internet site www gctelegram com offering digital access to city events, community updates, match reports and opinion pieces.
Nineteen year old Mariana Nelson leaves Garden City on February 8 for the School for Harvesters in San Pedro Sula Honduras. She will study with American German and Honduran students living with Jerry and Marilyn O'Dell and a mission staff member while home connections remain via email and phone. Nelson says the nine month absence tests her resolve but she and her family accept it as her calling and she will be with friend Cole Oursler from her church who is also returning to work with the missionaries.
Nelson aims to raise 6900 dollars for departure to a mission school in Mexico after two youth group trips. She plans to train and immerse in Hispanic culture while saving from her Commerce Bank teller job. About 2000 short, she reflects on past spending and missed transfer credits.
In Selma 1965, 8-year-old Sheyann Webb Christburg joined a march toward the Edmund Pettus Bridge led by Mrs. Moore. Tear gas, hoses, and brutality left lasting trauma, yet she recalls the crowd's resolve and the marchers’ determination that day.
Southwest Kansas officials fear a regional bid war for a new ConAgra beef packing plant replacement in Garden City after a Christmas night fire caused millions in damage and left rebuilding costs possibly near 100 million dollars. State leaders warn incentives and leverage could drive site decisions as Finney County officials note tax incentives used for 1990s upgrades.
In Garden City a 100 strong crowd gathered at the Salvation Army on the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day to press for immigrant workers’ equal rights. Juan Salcedo spoke of his activism in California and meeting Cesar Chavez, as translator Grace Weddell conveyed a sense of urgency for justice in packing plants.
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