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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 2005
Page
3
Local postal carriers will collect nonperishable food on their routes to aid families in need. The drive benefits Salvation Army Emmaus House and United Methodist Mexican-American Ministries. Questions to the post office at 276-3432.
Registration begins May 23 for the Kearny County Library annual summer reading program for grades kindergarten through sixth titled Dragons, Dreams and Daring Deeds. Teens in seventh through 12th grade join Joust Read. activities start June 6 with all events free.
Representatives from the Disability Rights Center of Kansas will visit Garden City for a Friday event at 10 a.m. at the Plaza Inn Hotel. The open forum aims to inform people with disabilities, families, advocates, and providers about civil and legal rights and the center’s eight federally funded programs.
A Topeka attorney argues for evolution friendly science standards as the Kansas State Board of Education weighs revisions to how students are tested. He clashes with intelligent design supporters who seek more criticism of evolution while the panel concludes three days of testimony and eyes August actions.
Garden City Community College aims to finish its Front Door Project by fall 2006 after city officials approved funds and the project manager Dick Construction foresees a May 26 completion of structural drawings. The two story addition will create a central student services hub with new classrooms and offices, while the college eyeing a July groundbreaking and a July 16 budget retreat to map 2005 06 finances.
Warm weekend expected draws southwest Kansas residents to events including the Sparkle Car Show at 163 Campus Drive featuring six vehicle classes with $30 registration, a moonwalk, and about $2,000 in door prizes. Also planned are a Garden City team penning contest, a Members Only Arts Center reception, and the Spring Fling at Seoti with six performances. Graduation ceremonies span Garden City Community College, Garden City High School, and Holcomb High School, plus multiple other area high schools across Saturday and Sunday.
The Lakin City Council unanimously hired former Magistrate Judge Kevin Campbell as city attorney at a May 2 meeting, replacing Dennis Jones who resigned to become project manager for the Kearny County Community Development Board. Campbell, who bought the Nels P. Noel law firm, faced a narrow election loss and a sealed gun case involving his son. His $20,000 annual salary and start date were set, with strong local support noting his preparation and research.
Kansas Supreme Court hearings on a $142 million annual school aid plan prompt AG Phill Kline to warn a special master could become a benevolent dictatorship over education. He argues courts should not replace the Legislature, while critics defend access and input from districts and education groups.
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