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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 2001
Page
3
Three days of restricted movement at Lakin High School followed several vandalism incidents. Fires were started inside the building including toasted toilet paper and a poster corner burn. Superintendent Vernon Dietz said vandals were identified and handed to local law enforcement with policy changes to improve future handling.
Holcomb School District invites parents to enroll pre school children for 2001 2002 at Holcomb Elementary Friday 9 a m to 3 p m near the north entrance. At-Risk four year old program accepts applicants meeting age by Aug 31 with limited openings. Bring birth certificate immunization records and Social Security card.
Kansas Department of Transportation begins work on U S 50 and U S 83 with a $350000 budget. Smith Land Co of Garden City is the primary contractor. Crews mill and replace two inches of asphalt on U S 50 east to the bypass and recycle and lay new asphalt between Fulton Street and Schulman Avenue. U S 83 work spans from northwest of the U S 83 junction to the Arkansas River bridge. Pilot cars will guide traffic and delays up to 15 minutes may occur.
The Western Plains Chapter of Kansas Old Time Fiddlers Pickers and Singers will host a 1:30 p.m. Sunday program in the Memorial Building at Lakin with signups at 1:30 and start at 2 p.m. Musicians and public welcome, no admission. For details call Elmer Grubbs or Curtis Young.
Kansas Parole Board plans a public comment session in Garden City for inmates eligible for parole in June. From 9 to 11 a.m. May 18 in room 209 of the Finney County Courthouse, residents may share opinions on inmate parole to the board. Raymundo Garcia faces parole consideration after drug conviction years 1992 and 1993.
The four counties Finney Seward and Ford approve a five year floating average funding method for the Southwest Regional Juvenile Detention Center starting 2002 January. Finney will pay 410825 Ford 203499 Seward 169902 annually. Also approved budget tweaks and road and facility bids with ongoing reviews and policy questions.
Kenneth Henderson Middle School canceled the annual field trip to Denver's Six Flags Elitch Gardens citing cost and district guidelines. Only students with perfect discipline records qualify this year, with transportation and safety concerns making school buses unavailable. Principal Lori Peister and associate principal Leon Johnston emphasized the loss of the incentive and noted the decision may affect future trips.
Garden City Community College trustees meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Endowment Room to review year end balances and expenditures as they prepare for budget discussions. President Ballantyne and Dean Tatro outline college progress and mission while the board weighs cooperation with Garden City and Holcomb schools on an information technology center and considers class fees tuition for 2001 02. They may approve bids for a minivan and a 16 passenger bus and hear an update from Trustee Steve O Brate on Finney County Economic Development Corp activities.
Boeing Co. Wichita plant workers approve their first union contract with 81 percent voting yes for the three year deal covering 4200 employees. Sixty seven percent back a strike authorization. Wages rise 4.5 percent in years one and two and 4 percent in year three with a $750 minimum raise plus a $1500 ratification bonus. Health care costs are reduced and premiums capped.
A Satanta father backed his pickup over his infant son Cornelius in the family driveway killing the child. The Kansas Highway Patrol said Isaak Fehr, 36, heard a noise and did not see the boy in back of the vehicle. The death came two days after another Satanta resident died in a separate vehicle crash nearby.
A Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building event tonight at 7 p.m. kicks off Garden City Community College’s free arts week featuring GCCC Concert Choir, Men’s Ensemble, College Singers, Men’s Quintet, and College Concert Band under Dr. Lee Martin and Bruce Spiller. The program includes a piano quartet and Rachmaninoff pieces by Kanako Noma, Tamara Brown, Melanie Baker, and Jessica Crist. A Thursday Forensics Night offers poetry, oratory, dramatic interpretation, and debate with awards and Phi Rho Pi induction, followed by Talent on Parade Friday and the Student Fine Art Sale in the lobby Friday.
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