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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 2003
Page
1
Margaret Drum received a birthday surprise from her daughter Linda Fort a ride in a Pioneer Electric cherry picker celebrating her 90th birthday.
President Bush will speak at 7 p.m. tonight to explain his decision regarding Saddam Hussein. Advisers continue to debate whether to issue a deadline for Saddam to leave the country as the Iraq situation unfolds.
President Bush imposes a final deadline for Saddam Hussein to leave Iraq or face a US led war as diplomacy ends at the United Nations. Secretary Powell says the matter cannot continue indefinitely and Bush plans a nationwide address at 7 pm. Military readiness is shown by Gen. Franks meeting with Korn McKiernan in Kuwait and returning to Camp As Sayliyah.
Families gathered at the U S Army Reserve Center as 15 to 20 soldiers from the 467th Engineering mobilize for deployment in the war on terror. Col George Harris praised the troops as the real heroes while children with flags watched, and Spc Michael Lynch faced his first mobilization amid nerves and support from Tawni Lynch. The unit, part of the 89th Regional Support Command in Wichita, was activated March 4 for mobilization to an undisclosed location.
The account highlights Brad Sisk of Garden City as a Finney County EMS shift supervisor, instructor, and paramedic who stayed calm in crises, helping people at their worst, saving a life, and recalling three key actions he performed.
Neighbors recall the June 2002 accident involving Joshua York of Healy who, at age ten, was severely injured when he fell into a wheat semitrailer. The grains poured into every body opening, a traumatic memory for local families.
Area lawmakers warn lagging state revenues require possible revenue increases. Sen. Steve Morris notes a $230 million expected drop while Rep. Bill Light stresses avoiding further cuts to public safety. They speak at a Wheat Lands conference coffee.
Jeff Crist, a USD 457 Board of Education member since 1999, faces a tough April election as he and other districts plan budgets for 2003-04. He labels state school financing as unfair and lacking local control, though he offers no fix.
Jeff Crist of Friends University notes limited local funds and says the funding formula could push districts to use Local Option Budget money to cover shortfalls, raising property tax costs to fund education. Page A3.
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