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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 2007
Page
5
Public parks and recreation areas including soccer fields ball fields and the Lee Richardson Zoo ban fireworks year round. Officers report more illegal lighting as July approaches. Davis and Wimmer urge keeping a water source nearby reading labels and supervising children for safety.
Fireworks safety tips warn that alcohol and fireworks do not mix. Have two designated shooters and never give fireworks to small children. Adults should supervise use, wear eye protection, and light fireworks outdoors only. Do not ignite indoors or near people animals or buildings. Keep the area safe and never point or shoot at metal or glass containers.
Kansas marks 147 measures taking effect Sunday including an official English law amid debate from Hispanic groups. Gov. Sebelius signed 202 bills this session, 29 other states have similar laws, while a funeral protest law tied to Westboro Baptist Church also begins. The new fiscal year starts with a 12.5 billion state budget boosting education and social services, plus a phased business tax cut aiming to spur growth.
Jimmy Davenport and his wife Earlene operate Davenport Harvesting in Oklahoma while traveling with the Irsik Family Partnership across Kansas and neighboring states each harvest season. Davenport, soon 69, has helped since 1957, turning from truck driver to supervisor while hauling grain. Earlene, 65, joined in 1960 and became the operation’s backbone, forming a lifelong farming relationship that locals call the epitome of family farming.
Holcomb restores volunteer firefighting program with testing and training delays. The council waives the July Fourth fireworks ban and sets a three day window. Pay raises are approved for several city staff including Dresling Davis Forsen Besley Guerrero Baier Ortega Mesa and Pena postponement pending absence of Cole and Conway. The next meeting is July 11.
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