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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 2004
Page
1
Firefighters shoulder more duties as the number of volunteers declines, underscoring the reliance on community support. The report highlights the shift in workload and the need for additional volunteer recruitment to sustain fire protection services.
Garden City’s first paid fire chief, Allen Shelton, notes volunteers may be phased out as the department shifts from 1984 and now handles about 14 calls weekly. Volunteers once dominated calls, but modern duties include vehicle crash rescues, hazmat training, hydrant testing, building inspections, and airport flight coverage.
Nathan Nowak fished with a magnet at the Russell Child Development picnic held indoors due to rain. Deana Berry led the event to help families served by 12 counties connect and share resources. Attendees included staff, board members, Families Together representatives, and parents.
Garden City man Justin Servantez faced second degree murder charges for allegedly shooting Areliano Torres five times at a party on Laurel Street. Torres died at St Catherine Hospital. Servantez’s next court date is 1:30 p.m. August 17 for a preliminary hearing. police note possible gang linkage and both men had prior records.
Baker 71 of Garden City seeks the District 2 County Commission seat against incumbent Jerry Davis. He campaigns by knocking on doors in northwest Garden City and Finney County to inform voters about the August 3 primary and asks them to share concerns. He also mails letters to district residents and chairs the Finney County Committee on Aging. He is married to LaJuana and has four children and four stepchildren. He is retired from Productivity Credit and owns B and L Rentals and B and L Storage.
Davis stresses emergency preparedness born from post 9 11 fears and agricultural county needs. He logs 300 plus hours to earn a certified emergency management rating, saying the certification was an offshoot of studying the issues. He notes county reliance on agriculture heightens bioterrorism concerns.
Jerry Davis age sixty, longtime Garden City resident since 1974, earned a bachelor’s in human resource management and a master’s in science from Friends University in Wichita. Survived by wife Gloria, three daughters Kimberly Kells, Heidi Davis, Holly Peterson, and two grandchildren Anthony and Jerry. Former contract engineer and small business owner.
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