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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 2009
Page
3
The Down Syndrome Society of Southwest Sas will host a one mile Buddy Walk from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. August 29 at Deane Wiley Park. Registration opens July 15 for team captains with a general deadline August 15. For details call Beau or Stephanie Tatro at 272-9917 or 202-1188.
St Catherine's Hospice at 603 N Sixth St offers two grief seminars titled Dealing with the Tougher Grief Issues from 2 to 3 p.m. on July 21 and Coming out of the Shadow from 2 to 3 p.m. on July 28. For details call Gina Cash or Chaplain Dean Fluck at 272-2519 or 800-281-4077.
The Cimarron Community blood drive will run 11 a.m. to 3 30 p m on July 17 at Nazarene Church 406 N First St Cimarron Appointment lines are (800) GIVE LIFE or (800) 448 8543 Sixteen year olds may donate with written consent.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment introduces www kansasdropins org an interactive site to cut the states dropout rate. KDHE Secretary Rod Bremby notes lowering dropout rates benefits the economy and communities. Officials estimate 3640 students left school in 2007 08 costing about 946 million in future earnings taxes and productivity.
University of Kansas in Lawrence plans staffing cuts and fewer classes after losing of state funding. Interim Chancellor Barbara Atkinson cites a $32 million to $36 million revenue hit, with 121 fewer staff, 55 faculty positions frozen, 75 classes cut, 25 fewer graduate teaching assistants, and 79 jobs eliminated at the medical center as pay raises are again canceled.
Sedgwick County deputies probe a southeast Wichita home after a 17-year-old boy suffered a serious brain injury at an underage drinking party. The case highlights how social media and remote pasture gatherings fuel risky behavior, with deputies urging 911 calls and enforcement of a new state law holding adults liable for allowing underage drinking.
Baillie Woydziak and Sydney Schilling, Garden City lifeguards, rushed to help an Emporia man who collapsed at the Country Stampede in Manhattan. Woydziak, trained in CPR, performed lifesaving chest compressions until paramedics arrived, and the man was life-flighted to Topeka and later released. The incident underscored the value of CPR training for guards.
Kansas regulatory hearings begin on unifying Westar Energy rates across northern and southern divisions. Westar seeks same charges for items like transmission, arguing gaps have narrowed. The move ties to carbon emissions policy and Wolf Creek nuclear plant stakes, with hearings set through October.
In Scott City, 76 year old Lil Tittel and her husband Elmer travel by car with the windows down despite 100 degree heat. They have no air conditioning, cooling themselves with water and shade breaks. A nurse from the Scott County Health Department advises avoiding strenuous heat, using fans and water, and planning outdoor tasks for cooler hours. Elderly and those with health issues should be extra cautious during hot spells.
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