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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 2002
Page
3
Kerrie Parker, 35, of Dighton died in a collision with a semi on US Highway 96 in Lane County around 2 a.m. Her Dodge sedan left its lane and burned after striking the truck, which driver Thomas Helms of Tennessee survived and wore a seat belt.
Garden City residents must file by 5 p.m. to vote in the April 2 sales tax renewal. New voters and those with address or name changes should register at the Finney County Clerk's Office, 311 N Ninth St.
ABATE, the Garden City based motorcycle group, hosts a Saturday dance at VFW Hall to raise funds for the Jacquie Sue scholarship. Admission is five dollars plus a canned good donation to Emmaus House. Doors open 7 30 p m with dancing 9 p m to 1 30 a m, features Mad Mojo.
KU Med Center hosts a full day women’s conference for medical professionals on March 28 at Southwind Country Club Garden City. Topics cover domestic violence recognition and gynecologic management of infectious diseases and endocrine issues. Free for Kansas physicians PAs and ARNPs. Call Southwest Kansas Area Health Education Center at 275 0259 for info. Registration due March 25.
K State Research and Extension presents Ready Set Cook at 7 p m Thursday at the Garden City Senior Center. National nutrition expert Vicki James hosts teams of community chefs making a meal from inexpensive ingredients while teaching nutrition and quick easy menu planning. Free tickets required, call Finney County Extension at 272 3670.
A House committee withdrew backing for Sunday sales in counties that vote yes and backed keg registration requiring retailers to tag kegs four gallons or larger and record buyer details. The measure could be amended for floor action, with supporters arguing it curbs underage drinking.
Child care advocates led by Elaine Edwards rally at the Statehouse to protest potential cuts in Kansas social service budgets that would reduce grants for equipment training and subsidies. Leaders urge tax measures to cover the shortfall, warning of higher center turnover and safety gaps without funding.
Kansas Supreme Court rules that a marriage between J Noel Gardiner born male and Marshall Gardiner is void under state law. The decision holds that only traditional opposite sex marriages are recognized, preventing Gardiner from inheriting half of the late husband's 2.5 million dollar estate. Gardiner, a university finance instructor, married in September 1998 after sex change surgeries in 1994 and 1995.
Sedgwick County Public Defender James Peter, known as the Brawling Barrister, enters the Toughman Contest in Wichita for a fifth try while about 180 contestants take part in the traveling amateur boxing event. Critics note head injuries and a pending lawsuit against the city over event safety. Peter cites safety rules and his Golden Gloves background from 1991.
Derrick Hall, 21, wanted in a Chicago fatal shooting, was arrested in a Topeka restaurant. He faces unlawful flight to avoid prosecution after the Nov 16 incident that killed Tamika McFadden-Harris as she shielded her 5-year-old daughter. Four Chicago men face murder charges. Hall awaits extradition.
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