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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 2000
Page
3
Finney County Public Library offers two free computer courses on November 11 and 18. The first session from 9 to 10:30 a.m. covers using the Internet, the second from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. covers starting Microsoft Word. Registration is at the library. call 272-3680 for more information.
Emmaus House will continue taking applications for holiday food boxes through November 10. Applicants should visit 802 N Fifth St to sign up. Identification is required for all household members to determine eligibility.
Wichita State University was dismissed as a defendant in the Ben Christensen beanball suit, leaving Christensen as the sole defendant. Judge C Robert Bell ruled Molina cannot prove willful and wanton negligence by the university over the Eck Stadium incident from a 1999 game.
The Consensus Estimating Group met to revise state revenue for the 2001 fiscal year. Governor Graves staff and University economists describe the forecast as stable and modestly growing with general fund receipts just under 4.5 billion, about 64.8 million above prior estimates.
Regent Drew Miller proposes moving unsold Nebraska Cornhuskers home game tickets from regents into an Internet lottery. Regents receive two free tickets and may buy up to 22 more. with 237 straight sellouts since 1962 demand from constituents and charities overwhelms them. Regents view the plan as a crown of thorns, hoping to reduce personal entanglements.
The Garden City Telegram states its policy to correct errors and provides a contact number 275 8500 for reporting corrections. Residents are asked to call with any errors noticed in Telegram coverage.
Wheat 2.85 per bushel, corn 2.09, Milo 3.28, soybeans 4.33. Grain prices listed for local market at Garden City Co op with current bids for wheat corn milo and soybeans.
Father Carlos Garcia-Pena, 65, arrives at St Mary Catholic Church after extensive teaching and rector roles in Mexico. He shares Mass in Spanish multiple times weekly and notes Mobile and Garden City connections, with St Mary serving about 80 percent Hispanic worshippers.
Police report a series of burglaries in Scott City causing over $7,000 in losses. At least three U S Highway 83 businesses were broken into including U Pump It Sevent Main, Pizza Hut and Taco Grande. Cash registers, CD players, cameras and tools were stolen. Authorities seek tips via 800 ES-CRIME with up to $1,000 reward.
Outside Topeka weather forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with possible showers and thunderstorms. Highs near 60, with 55 to 65 in southern areas and 35 to 40 in northern zones tonight. Rain chances continue southward, with 40s elsewhere, and Sunday brings statewide rain and wind with highs 45 to 60 in the west and 55 to 60 in the east. Road condition hotline 1-800-585-7623.
Today mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and a high in the mid 50s. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Tonight cloudy with a 20 percent chance for showers and a low in the lower 40s. Sunday showers and thunderstorms likely, breezy with a high around 60.
USD 457 Board of Education will discuss a summer filed legal claim over student mistreatment involving Andrew B. Green. The meeting at Educational Support Center on Fleming Street includes denying the Green's claim, naming district staff and events from 1999, and reviewing a KSHSAA proposal to split Class 6A into four eight‑team districts with advisory input only.
Undercover officers checked seven local retailers in Garden City and found that two sold spray paint to youths under 18 in violation of a city graffiti prevention ordinance. Dollar General on Kansas Avenue and Dollar General on Mary Street were issued warnings while five other stores complied.
Finney County commissioners meet at 8 30 a m Monday to review the prairie dog management plan first set in 1982 and last reviewed in 1993 while also hearing reports on 2000 capital outlays for the Finney County Fairgrounds and the Windsor Hotel project from the Historical Alliance. Keith Foster and Max Morgan cited state wildlife engagement and potential endangered species listing as topics. The session occurs at the Administration Center on 311 N Ninth.
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