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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 2003
Page
1
Picture This Mamie Crabb admires woodwork on a stairway at the Grant County Historical Museum during a home show tour. Dave Crabb from Garden City also attends with other guests as buyers and browsers explore restored features and exhibits.
Militiamen loyal to Saddam Hussein show they are not beaten, while sand storms hinder advances. Iraq claims shooting down two US helicopters and capturing pilots. Coalition forces employ tougher tactics in the south as blasts hit Chamchamal near Kirkuk. Saddam delivers a televised pledge of victory and cites Umm Qasr resistance. US and British forces have been in northern Iraq for about 24 hours.
The half brother of a Kansas soldier held captive in Iraq said the family wants the war ended swiftly so he can return home. Miller, 23, was shown Sunday on Iraqi television along with at least four dead bodies, as questions were answered in a shaky voice. His mother, who lives in New Mexico, is distressed, and another captured soldier’s mother pleaded with President Bush. The 507th Maintenance Company, part of the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, is believed involved, though not a combat unit.
The Garden City area celebrates the completion of St Catherine Hospital’s new Maternal Child Center with a ribbon cutting by the Chamber of Commerce. Executive director Victor Hawkins highlights 11 new suites combining labor delivery and recovery in one room with an average stay of about 1.9 days. The unit, housed in a new patient tower, features a bedroom like design with wooden cabinets, greens, and light purples to reduce the hospital feel.
Mark Eisenbarth, one of four candidates for three Garden City Community College board seats in the April 1 election, aims to consult staff with 5 to 20 years experience before budget decisions. He seeks quality education at low taxes and continued construction as campus buildings age. Eisenbarth is superintendent of the Garden City Wastewater Department, married to Michelle with children Lauren, Kaitlyn, Kimberly, and Ryan. He is a Pratt Community College 1987 graduate with a biology degree from Emporia State University and a 1999 master’s in environmental science from the University of Kansas.
Cheryl Sonnenberg, a Friends of the Finney Game Refuge founder and tour guide director, guides visitors through 3,670 acres in Finney County. She notes a dry year shrinking sunflowers and rough sandsage prairie, yet the refuge still hosts tours and a herd of about 60 bison in a harsh season.
AWaekiy notes the annual auction funds land preservation and wildflower viewing tours have grown. Sonnenberg highlights new stargazing ideas and anomalies drawing visitors. Prairie dog sightings on the land have increased over the last years, suggesting wildlife movement. See Neighbors, Page AS
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