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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 2012
Page
3
Garden Valley Retirement Village at 1505 E Spruce St will present A Special Tribute to God and Country with Francine McAdams and Fielding Hands as the featured soloist starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The event is free and open to the public. for more information call 275-5036.
Lee Richardson Zoo closes at 5 p.m. Tuesday for Blues and BBC at the Zoo with the Nighthawks performing at 7 p.m. Tickets are 10 dollars, free for ages five and under, sold at several locations. The zoo opens late Wednesday for Municipal Band and fireworks, with parking and gate details and no personal fireworks or pets allowed.
Federal officials continue reviewing Kansas and 12 other states for waivers from the No Child Left Behind math and science proficiency deadline set for 2014. Kansas has secured partial approval but resists an index that could mask underlying issues, while waivers remain a stopgap pending new federal action.
Kansas farmers planted 20.4 million acres across wheat sorghum corn and soybeans this season per the Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service. About 9.6 million acres went to winter wheat while 4.7 million acres were sown with corn, down about 4 percent from last year but still third largest since 1936.
Kansas will withhold the final 10 percent of a 40 million motor vehicle system contract until 3M fixes persistent slowdowns outages and maintenance issues that caused weeks of backlogs and long lines in county motor vehicle offices. The Revenue Department warns it will enforce contract terms if the system does not meet requirements as counties report ongoing delays and staffing strains.
A large crowd at the Kansas Statehouse joined Gov. Sam Brownback and Roman Catholic bishops in a Fortnight for Freedom protest against the federal birth control coverage mandate. Speakers framed the policy as an assault on religious liberty, urging continued anti mandate lobbying amid legal challenges from Catholic dioceses and charities. Brownback called the mandate an affront to faith, while critics said the issue distracts from broader concerns. The event drew thousands under 100 degree heat, with readings from the Bible and the First Amendment before a closing hymn.
Finney County commissioners will hear from Lena DuVall of the Finney County Economic Development Corp. about a tax abatement for the Garden City Ammonia Program. They will also hear KDOT bids for traffic lights and turning lanes at Big Lowe Road and Jones Avenue near Holcomb. The meeting starts at 8:30 a.m. at the Finney County Administrative Center.
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