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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 2006
Page
1
Natalie Cornett of Garden City reports that the Cornett family leaves Christmas presents for Uncle Jimmy and Aunt Judy in a quiet holiday gesture.
Downtown Friday party hosted by Garden City Community College invites Kansas Sampler Festival exhibitors and Kansas Explorer Club. Event runs 6 to 8 p.m. on Main Street and Grant Avenue not open to public with live entertainment and Windsor tours. Festival Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lee Richardson Zoo with admission $5 adults, $3 ages 7-14, free for under 6. weekend saver $8. parking and shuttles provided.
Finney County announces the resignation of Tad Kitch, director of Community Corrections, effective immediately after a March suspension. Kitch had been arrested Feb 5 on domestic battery and criminal threat allegations and pleaded not guilty to the battery charge March 16. The county will begin searching for a replacement while Brandon Fisher serves as acting director.
Ron Tibbetts, known as The Sciencemaniac, staged a two day Ark River Water Festival at Bernadine Sitts Middle School. Students from Bernadine Sitts and Charles O Stones centers plus other area schools observed 25 to 30 science demonstrations about water and erosion. Organizers estimate $5,000 is needed, funded by locals and businesses. The event motivates fifth and sixth graders to value water resources for the region’s future.
In Garden City area on Monday business largely continued with few disruptions amid nationwide protests named Day Without Immigrants. Latinos urged to stay home and avoid purchases, contrasting with April 10 rallies that closed local Latino businesses and Tyson Holcomb plant, Finney County’s largest employer. Angelica Hahn of the Chamber of Commerce comments on rallies.
Immigrant workers and supporters abandon jobs and attend rallies from Los Angeles to Chicago and Miami. Over one million participants vow to pressure Congress for reform, with leaders like Mahonry Hidalgo of the Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey stressing solidarity and ongoing struggle.
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