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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 2001
Page
3
The Stevens Park concert series opens Sunday at 7:30 p.m. with Christian contemporary music by Melissa Dawn and Bekah Frees. The free event is part of Garden City Recreation and city arts program concerts sponsored since 1985.
The Finney County Public Library offers two free computer training classes this Saturday and July 28. Topics include How to Use the Internet and Beginning Microsoft Word. Classes start at 9 a.m. Sign up at 605 E Walnut St or call 272-3680 for details.
The Garden City Municipal Band closes its 2001 summer season with a Friday 8 p.m. performance at Stevens Park. Conducted by Bruce Spiller, the program features works by Clifton Williams John Philip Sousa Claude T Smith and Ludwig van Beethoven including the Clarinet Polka trio for clarinet and band with Tom Lee Carol Leutters and Jane Vanderhoff.
Police responded to a reported shooting at a Kansas City home and found one man dead and another wounded with life threatening injuries. Later investigators recovered a second man who had been shot to death.
Kansas firm KANS Inc of Hays recalls about 4000 bicycles due to potential steering tube failure. Models include RANS Stratus Stratus XL Gliss Tailwind Wave Response and Nimbus sold 1993 through 2001 for 700 to 1500 dollars. Stop use immediately and call 1 877 990 7267 for information.
Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius, serving her second term, postpones her gubernatorial decision until after year’s start. She cites duties as NASC president and Blue Cross Blue Shield Anthem merger review. Republicans Kent Glasscock and Lloyd Parker have entered the race.
Peggy Drennon is honored as Grant County Pioneer of the Year for 2001 for lifelong community service. The event at the Grant County Picnic July 28 includes a parade, noon dinner, and a barbecue with family and many relatives traveling from as far as Atlanta to attend.
Big Brothers Big Sisters teams with Kiwanis Lions Optimist and Rotary to enroll one million youths in five years. Tammy Herlan says local groups will expand mentoring, with 1394 area youths served last year and about 300 matched one on one. Mentors will target high school corporate and community college programs with aims of 50 corporate mentors and 100 college mentors this fall. For information contact Tammy Herlan or Pam Humphrey at 275-2424.
Kansas officials urge Congress to pass the Conservation and Reinvestment Act CARA to supply about 15 million for environment projects and wildlife research and to speed construction of a Cheyenne Bottoms visitor center. Local funding would require 25 to 50 percent matches and could involve private groups as partners.
Social service groups and gas companies plan relief for Kansans behind on winter heating payments amid high bills and legal issues. About 57,000 of 630,000 Kansas Gas Service customers are delinquent, totaling millions. Relief will appear as credits on August bills, with averages of 495 for Kansas Gas Service, 350 for Greeley Gas, and 325 for UtiliCorp United customers.
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