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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 2001
Page
1
Finney County ranks in the bottom 10 percent of five indicators of child well being and bottom 20 percent in three others in the 2001 Kansas Kids Count Survey. Education concerns dominate with high school graduation at 58.2 percent versus 81.8 state average. Teen births at 13 percent also remain high.
Washington AP negotiators sealed a 10 year 1.35 trillion tax cut package offering individual refunds up to 300 dollars and couples up to 600 this year. The plan lowers top rate to 35 percent from 39.6 and introduces a 6 000 dollar single and 12 000 dollar married income base with a six year phase in. Refunds begin mid summer with about 95 million checks. Total 2001 relief about 55 billion.
Olga Montgomery, research librarian at Finney County Historical Museum, preserves veteran questionnaires and wartime places from the Pacific Theater to Pearl Harbor. With Pat Fishback and volunteers, Finney County veterans are being interviewed and histories written for a forthcoming book.
Veterans Memorial Improvement Committee will unveil the Veterans Field of Honor at Valley View Cemetery in Garden City with an 11 a.m. ceremony led by Mayor Jim Wharton and featuring County Attorney John Wheeler, Rev. Don Carter, and Master of Ceremony Phil Schuck. Other area Memorial Day services follow at Greeley County Cemetery, Dighton, Syracuse, Deerfield, and Lakin cemeteries Monday.
Gov. Bill Graves signed a bill adding 5 million to Kansas 50 million farm loan program as demand already exceeds the new funds. Peggy Hanna, assistant state treasurer, notes eight year loans for debt exceeding 40 percent of assets. About 520 farmers have received loans averaging 115,000 since last July, with 5.6 million in applications waiting. The program, funded from idle state funds, costs just over 1 million annually in foregone interest.
Rising gas prices curb holiday travel as motorists weigh weekend trips to Colorado and beyond. Edward Frey of Garden City plans a Colorado Springs high school graduation visit, choosing a fuel efficient vehicle despite skepticism.
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