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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 2003
Page
1
Beth Johnson an eighth grader at Abe Hubert Middle School loves wrestling boys and has won Kansas and Oklahoma state titles plus a national freestyle tournament in Min-. The article notes she started wrestling at age eight and has accumulated many medals.
Johnson travels to the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs while Olympic wrestling expands to include women in 2004. Coach Bob Dey of Garden City YMCA notes Johnson as a rising college recruit, though she recalls tough early seasons with losses and podium finishes. See Neighbors, Page A5.
Kansas officials pushed a sales tax on remote sales to capture Internet and catalog purchases and raise about 70 million a year. The measure, aimed at helping Main Street, faced a backlash as the Department of Revenue offered leniency during a six month grace period. The law requires tracking where goods change hands, not where the merchant is located, complicating rates across many local jurisdictions.
Harvest crews push north and west to Colorado and Nebraska with Kansas wheat entering the final stretch. Farmers report 20 to 70 bushels per acre as newer growers cut lower quality grain and grain elevators see fewer trucks. 2003 harvest contrasts with last year’s drought.
Horton notes most fields are favorable with strong yields in Greeley County. A single day at Farmco Elevator topped last year’s total, taking in 496000 bushels while last year reached 475000. He estimates about four million total bushels for the harvest, with excellent quality and some taper in test weights. A weekend rain delayed work briefly but cutters resumed Sunday.
Mallory Wigner a 17 year old student trains her hand on a summer mural at the Garden City Travel Plaza mapping horses buffaloes and sunflowers on the east wall at 1265 Solar Ave owner Paul Schmieder states the project aims to boost local interest and aesthetics Fidel Hernandez the plaza manager approved the southwest themed sketches. Wigner began about three weeks ago and says she enjoys exposure more than pride in the work. locals have already praised the piece and some request future commissions. She is a Garden City High School senior using the mural for her senior Buff Project coordinated with WenDee LaPlant and art teacher Jack Simpson.
Garden City Fire Department handled 10 fireworks related grass fires over the Fourth of July with no injuries. Three within city limits and seven outside. Dry conditions and hot winds blamed for the uptick. A separate lightning strike damaged a home on Commancho Drive causing about $500 in damage.
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