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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 2006
Page
3
A 7 p.m. public concert is planned for June 17 at Stevens Park featuring Christian rock group R.PM. and rapper G.R.LM. Funds raised will aid Salvation Army Youth and offset G.R.LM.'s studio costs. A refreshment stand will operate and prizes such as T-shirts and CDs will be awarded.
Auditions for Jack's Law 2 moved to Wednesday and Thursday at 11 a.m. in Elkhart City Hall 433 Morton. Contact Vienna Lee at 620-697-2275 to schedule. Info and memorized scripts available online at www.jackslawthemovie.com and at the Elkhart Chamber of Commerce 620-697-4600.
Two juried shows are scheduled at The Arts Center on Main. The Juried Photography Show for adults and youth will be judged July 8 morning and open 7 to 9 p.m. Cash prizes will be awarded in adult categories and ribbons in youth categories. A juried quilt show runs late August to September with an August 23 entry deadline and cash prizes in multiple quilting categories. Entry forms available at The Arts Center or by calling 260-9700.
In Topeka AP reports a noon Monday filing deadline with the secretary of state for the August 1 primary and November 7 general election. Ron Thornburgh will declare the filing period closed at noon. Office tables open at Memorial Hall lobby from 8 a.m. for candidate submissions for statewide offices U.S. House Kansas House State Board of Education judges and county offices.
The Agriculture Department cut its forecast for winter wheat production in Kansas to 291.4 million bushels, saying the crop is faring worse than previously feared. The downgrade adds to the nation’s grim outlook for winter wheat yields this season.
At a Washington forum Gov Kathleen Sebelius says Kansas rural communities lack viable jobs affordable housing and services like schools health care and mail delivery while new tech and energy trends offer hope. She notes wind turbine fields and ethanol expansion as paths forward with Garden City and Liberal advancing plants.
Finney County budget hearings begin as 11 divisions present 2006 07 proposals. Seven departments seek higher funding led by youth services with a 381 060 request, largely for new staff due to grants plus offset by Garden City funding and client reimbursements. Other increases include 3.5 percent for the register of deeds, 6.2 percent for Southwest Juvenile Detention Center, and 1 percent for Treasurers Motor Vehicle. Building Maintenance requests a 10 percent rise aided by library reimbursements. Fairgrounds budget falls 4 percent. Appraiser up 7.5 percent. GIS down 1.5 percent. County Clerk up 8.5 percent. County Administrator up 4.5 percent. The session occurs Monday at 8:30 a.m. in the County Administrative Building.
Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning acted as special counsel for a Kansas House committee probing a March 1 lunch chat between Kansas Supreme Court Justice Lawton Nuss and two state senators on school funding. The panel chose not to use Bruning, instead relying on Kansas AG Phill Kline’s attorney. Bruning noted the process was "fascinatingly painful" and observed partisan sparring over rules before the decision. Separately, three GOP gubernatorial hopefuls oppose Massachusetts style health mandates, arguing it would push employers to Kansas, while Gov. Kathleen Sebelius backs broader state involvement to cover the uninsured.
The USD 363 school board will hold a meeting at 7 30 p m on Monday in room 132 at Holcomb High School.
Holcomb USD 363 board meets to consider raising the student technology fee up to 50 dollars to cover laptop insurance and supplies as part of a district shift from books to tech. They will also review a Kansas Children Service League pilot pre school grant and a wellness policy.
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