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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 2011
Page
3
The Builders of Hope Cancer Support Group will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Downtown Vision Office, 413 N. Main St. Attendees are urged to join and help plan a potluck picnic.
The Burmese Refugees Community of Southwest Kansas hosts a World Refugee Day event at Stevens Park on Saturday from 1:30 to 5 p.m. featuring traditional dances costumes and fashion shows local foods and more. Public invited contact (620) 860-0130 for details.
J A G Construction continues work on Mary Street with westbound lane closures from Coachman Drive to Lamplighter Lane. One lane in each direction will remain open except during concrete paving when traffic is limited and flaggers control flow. Project should last three to four weeks. contact City Engineer Steve Cottrell at 276-1130 for details.
Dodge City officials halted all fireworks within city limits due to continuing drought and fire risk. The public display set for 10 p.m. Monday is postponed until conditions improve, while the Boot Hill Museum Fourth of July events at 1 p.m. proceed with the Dodge City Cowboy Band at 6:30 p.m.
The National Weather Service says central and western Kansas will stay hot with little rain through the week. towns including Ashland and Greensburg set records with 114 and 110 degrees, while Garden City and Hays face 107 and 108 highs midweek. Farmers harvest more than half the winter wheat as drought persists and an excessive heat watch remains in effect for parts of Kansas and Missouri. Meteorologist Andy Kleinsasser notes June’s extreme warmth and warns the duration of the heat wave is uncertain.
Garden City Community College names Brian McCallum director of the Mercer Gallery succeeding Dave Kinder, the gallery’s first director who led since its 1989 opening. McCallum, a ceramicist and sculptor, begins Friday. Kyle Chaput will serve as drawing and painting instructor.
Garden City Recreation Commission reopens the Big Pool after overheating pumps were repaired by Midwest Electric. Pumps overheated during weekend heat. one was rebuilt and reinstalled, the second to be finished today with the pool expected to reopen at 1 pm. Officials weigh air conditioning the pump storage facility to prevent future failures, costs noted but long term savings anticipated.
Two abortion providers led by Dr. Herbert Hodes and Dr. Traci Nauser filed a federal suit in Kansas City seeking to halt a licensing regime they call a sham. The law mandates annual licenses and strict rules, including facility size and temperature, with Friday set as effective date. Plans include potential challenges from Aid for Women and Planned Parenthood clinics amid a politically charged push from Gov. Brownback and Kansas lawmakers.
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