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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 2001
Page
3
A school board and city council candidate forum is planned for 4 p.m. Sunday in the Grandstand Meeting Room at the Finney County Fairgrounds. Voter registration and advanced ballots will be available. A supper with free will donations, a bake sale and drawings are included.
The Finney County Public Library and Sequoyah Cinema sponsor an Academy Awards contest for students 15 and under who guess the Oscar winners. Twenty prizes are available, two movie passes each, with a tie broken by drawing. Winners announced March 26. entries due by 5 p.m. March 24.
American Red Cross offers lifeguard courses for ages 15 and up at the Red Cross office and Holcomb indoor pool. Fee 125 dollars includes books materials first aid and CPR certification. Class One March 30 to April 1 Class Two April 6 to 8 Class Three May 4 to 6. To enroll call 276-2762.
Dr. Ben Hammond will present a free seminar at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Plaza Hotel located at 1911 E. Kansas Ave. The topic is Enzymatic Therapy.
GCCC presents two short plays directed by Adam Rafferty and Justin Parlette March 23 24 25 in Studio 99. Performances are 8 p m on March 23 24 and 2 p m on March 25 with tickets 5 4 for students seniors. free for GCCC students with ID.
Finney County Commission put a new ambulance purchase on hold after bid reviews ranging from 78,387 to 87,986. EMS Director Prewitt urged approving either the Med Tec or Wheeled Coach bid, while discussion focused on funding shifts and long term replacement plans. The panel plans to revisit the issue at the April 2 meeting alongside a master plan for the fairgrounds and upgrades at the health department and public works building.
The Kansas Department of Human Resources will send two unemployment benefit representatives to Garden City to assist former ConAgra Beef Co. employees. They will be at 107 E. Spruce St. from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Friday to answer questions and clear up miscommunication about benefits and class enrollment.
After two years of planning and fundraising, the Veteran's Memorial Improvement Committee will start Phase II of the Valley View Cemetery project on April 1. Granite memorial work proceeds as a four-pillared iron fence with star markers for each veteran. Donations funded most costs. remaining need is 22000 to finish construction and grounds, with dedication planned for Memorial Day.
Robert Post brings his varied entertainment to Clifford Hope Auditorium in Garden City for a 7:30 show after Nick Weiser opens at 7:15. He mixes comedy theater mime and dialects with audience dialogue using sound effects props and visual graphics. The veteran performer has 25 years on stage across 42 states plus Canada Mexico and Japan and has appeared on PBS and won the Central Education Network Award for Best Performance Program.
Finney County Sheriff Kevin Bascue warns residents about a credit card scam by a firm calling itself Pacific Network promising to keep cards off the Internet for 10 years for 289. He says the company pretends affiliation with Visa or Mastercard. The caller obtained the cardholder’s number and a charge appeared, later removed by the card issuer after verification with Visa/Mastercard. Authorities urge contacting card issuers and canceling compromised cards, with the case forwarded to the Kansas Attorney General’s office.
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