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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 2005
Page
1
A3 notes a children's themed program titled Wild West Kids to launch in town. Organizers say the event will include historical demonstrations, crafts, and staged frontier scenes to educate and entertain young attendees. Communities invite families to participate.
Luke Koehn enjoys a brief rest between swims at the Big Pool while Dixie Baker watches, as Garden City residents observe a moment amid local activity.
At the Gray County Fairgrounds Tuesday evening a pig and chicken chase drew children ages 2 to 12 along with adults. Tiny tractors pedaled for 30 inches while a 30-foot pedal pull entertained ages 4 to 11. Winners received a dollar. participants got a sucker, and organizers noted better turnout with evening events.
Canadian cattle prices rise along with expanded slaughter capacity, offsetting potential price drops from resumed U S live cattle imports. Swift & Co spokesman Jim Herlihy notes immediate U S prices may not fall. Canadian prices likely rise and temper fears of a cattle influx. Meatpackers, Page A6.
President Bush urged lawmakers to give Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts a timely fair hearing in a Senate confirmation battle likely to focus on abortion. Bush said we will push the process forward as Roberts supported by Brown could play a prominent role. Both men hope Roberts is sworn in before the new court term.
Garden City commissioners reviewed the 2006 city budget emphasizing a stable property tax mill levy aided by a voter approved half cent sales tax. They urged pool improvements and noted a planned $600,000 to $800,000 investment for up to three water slides remains unfunded. Mayor Janie Perkins promised annual community improvements and the panel directed consideration of new estimates.
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius signed a 148.8 million school funding increase. A state education list shows western Kansas districts receiving the largest boosts. Dodge City rises to second with 846 more dollars per student. Moscow USD 209 gains 796 more per student. Superintendent Larry Philippi credits low enrollment weighting for small districts.
Gov Kathleen Sebelius signed a 148.4 million education funding bill in Topeka that prevents the Kansas Supreme Court from closing public schools. The law, effective July 28, requires 65 percent of state education dollars to be used for classroom instruction and sets policy guidance for funding lawsuits.
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