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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 2001
Page
1
Commissions with the Kansas Department of Transportation pave the way for an agreement on road work. An A3 Archery clinic focuses on safety and fun for participants, highlighting youth engagement and practical training.
Tonight possible thunderstorms across most of the state with lows from the lower 60s in the northwest corner to about 70 in the southeast. Fourth of July sees storms possible in the south and east, mostly sunny to the northwest with highs in the mid 90s. Wednesday night expects thunderstorms statewide.
Brief Internet column notes ongoing local updates from The Telegram’s site. Highlights include community events, sports results, and editorials shaping city opinions with concise reports and timely links.
At 11 a.m. the Dow Jones average stood at 10,556.53, down 37.17 from this morning's opening.
Bruce Wilkens destroyed about 45 percent of 950 acres of wheat on his farm north of Scott City. Across Scott and Wichita counties about half of wheat acres were abandoned or destroyed, Finney County estimates indicate around 10,000 acres lost, with weather delaying harvest and cutting potential income.
Finney County Commissioners debate FCEDC funding for 2002 asking for 72 000 dollars and whether to withhold half until goals are defined. Chairman Alan Fankhauser prompts clearer spending plans while other commissioners seek more information from county representatives Martin Nusser and Von Hunn.
The Federal Grain Inspection Service revised hard white wheat grading to mark all hard white varieties as white despite color. The change, effective last Saturday, follows weather darkening kernels and misgrading up to 60 percent of Kansas hard white winter wheat as hard red. Kansas Wheat Commission administrator David Frey welcomed the move as government responsiveness. Harvest across Kansas was 78 percent complete, lower than last year and above the long-term average, with northwest counties finishing as northern areas remained in progress.
In 1969 Fort Hays College graduate John Wheeler Jr. chose to enlist after his father John Wheeler Sr, then Finney County Draft Board chair, placed a draft card in his hand. Wheeler served in the U S Air Force from 1969 to 1973 in a special services unit stationed in England, reflecting a family sense of duty amid a contentious era.
Sarah Hinde of Garden City reads while waiting at the Hinde Fireworks stand on West Jones Avenue as Independence Day nears. The article cites Title 36 and U S Congress rules outlining proper flag waving and etiquette to honor the nation and avoid offense.
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