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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 2004
Page
3
Garden City Public Schools publish enrollment for 2004 05 with home school dates for elementary and intermediate students August 4 and 5 middle school August 9 10 high school specifics by grade seniors to new students August 3 18 start for grades 1 4 5 7 9 and all new students August 19 full day. Call 276 5131 for more enrollment info.
The Southwest Arts and Humanities Council teams with Garden City Recreation Commission for a dive in movie at Big Pool. Gate opens 8 45 p m Friday with lifeguards and a big screen showing Flipper at dusk. Admission 5 for adults 3 for youth 6 and up free for under 6. Bring or rent inner tubes for 1 each. Proceeds benefit the mural fund for La Espiga 102 N Main St.
Road construction has begun in Seward County from the south junction of US 83 and US 160 toward the Seward Haskell county line and will begin in Haskell County on US 56 from the 56 83 160 junction through Sublette to the Haskell Gray line. One inch of old surface in Seward is recycled then two inches of asphalt laid. In Haskell, one inch is removed from the 56 160 junction to Sublette east city limits, then a half inch new asphalt laid, and from Sublette east city limits to Gray line two inches asphalt added. Traffic guided by a pilot car during daylight with up to 15 minutes delays. Project budget 2.1 million, completion by October. APAC Kansas Inc. of Hutchinson is contractor.
The Kansas Health Foundation invites applications for its recognition grant program. Grants, awarded twice yearly, support diverse health related groups and community efforts across Kansas. A panel reviews creativity and regional representation. applications are due September 15 and are downloadable from the foundation website.
Food auctions at the Finney County Fair begin August 4 at 10 a.m. in the Exhibition Building for 4H projects. Open Class Foods sale starts August 6 at 10 p.m. or when sold. Proceeds support County 4H Ambassadors and Finney County 4H programs. Contact the fair office at 272-3640 for details.
Garden City commissioners approved a lease and operating agreement with Flight Deck Restaurant LLC and Todd Engel to run the airport cafe at Garden City Regional Airport. The arrangement lets the city avoid ongoing losses, with Engel paying 10 percent of gross receipts and hours staying the same with plans to add evening service within 19 months.
Garden City Commissioner Gary Fuller urged reform to curb rising health insurance costs, proposing a flexible spending plan and higher employee contributions that could save about 300000. City officials projected costs around 15 million for self funded coverage and stressed current plans differ from private sector plans.
Kansas farmers abandoned 1.2 million acres of planted winter wheat this season yet quality remained solid despite drought freezes and rains. Federal and state officials said about 3 to 4 percent of the crop is likely animal feed, with a forecast of 313.2 million bushels, down 35 percent from last year. Updated tests from 4,214 samples across 51 counties show at least 49 percent graded No 1, below last year’s 73 percent, but overall still export and milling grade.
Garden City commissioners unanimously approve gifting two antique American LaFrance engines from 1921 and 1938 to the Kansas Firefighters Museum in Wichita to preserve city history. The 1966 International Boardman will be sold at auction with an estimated value of about 500 dollars.
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