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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 2004
Page
1
A church calendar outlines events for next week including services, study groups, and volunteer opportunities. A photo caption notes Maggie McCombs donating hair to Locks of Love, highlighting the charity feature linked with the church’s outreach.
At Kenneth Henderson Middle School district budget presentations eight program committees argued for funding at 95 to 100 percent. Board will weigh recommendations this summer for the 2004-05 school year. Proposals were formed by administrators teachers classified staff and parents and votes will divide 100 points among 45 options.
The 12th annual Five-State Multicultural Conference opened at the Plaza Hotel with a keynote on diversity. Miguel and Francisco Guajardo, Mexican-born UT Pan American educators and Llano Grande Center founders, cite storytelling as key to student success and growth in immigrant communities.
In Topeka, Democratic and moderate Republican lawmakers backed a $155 million package to fund public schools by raising sales and income taxes. The bill, drafted by Rep. Bill Kassebaum, would lift the sales tax 5.3 to 5.5 percent and add a 4.5 percent income tax surcharge, plus allow local school boards to raise property taxes by up to $120 million with voter approval. It passes the House 72-52 and moves to the Senate as a separate $65 million aid plan faces Senate debate.
Leonardo Ortega, 32, a Cimarron Dairy employee, was killed Thursday afternoon when his 1993 Honda ATV struck a chain stretched three feet above a barn alley. Investigators, EMS, and the coroner responded. an autopsy was planned to determine the cause of death.
Gas prices rise nationwide as drivers in Garden City cut refills to small amounts. Juan Vasquez notes customers top off in parts while Carla Camacho, a local student, says she fills half a tank twice weekly. Prices vary by station with regular around 1.64 to 1.73 nationwide. AAA cites higher consumption and crude costs as drivers, while locals report tightening budgets and impending summer costs.
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