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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 2003
Page
1
Emma Kennedy Hillary Maynard Sierra Sturgeon and Melissa Miller celebrate as Garden City High School Marching Stampede earns an I rating at the Western Athletic Conference marching band festival.
In Iraq insurgents strike at U S forces, killing 16 aboard a Chinook near Fallujah and signaling rising sophistication of attacks while a separate leaflet warns civilians to stay home. Separately in Kansas, Scott County farmers cope with Ogallala Aquifer declines that reduce irrigation, forcing relocation and highlighting a regional water crisis.
The Ogallala Aquifer rapid depletion strains western Kansas irrigation and communities. History of irrigation in the region meets evolving water laws under the 1945 Kansas Water Appropriation Act. Officials plan for rising suburban water demand while guarding against river bank erosion in northeast Kansas. Projections warn another 4 percent in 25 years under current use. See Water, Page A5.
Garden Citys American Red Cross chapter receives two state awards including disaster volunteer of the year and a good neighbor award. Chapter manager Carolyn Henry notes the disaster award honors the entire team for spring work in Liberal after tornadoes and floods, community events, education efforts, an adopt-a-highway program, and responses to single family disasters. About 19 full time disaster action team members and around 40 volunteers are recognized.
Stefan Krause of Rechterfeld Germany describes his year in Kansas with the Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange program. He recounts his first plane ride, first car, and first Halloween as he learns agricultural machinery and adapts to American culture. He notes the mix of education and new experiences in the United States.
A feature on a northern Germany native who grew up in a 1500-people town and dreams of the United States and Route 66. He envisions life across the Chicago to Los Angeles corridor, tying personal ambition to classic American road lore. See Neighbors, Page AS.
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