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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 2003
Page
1
Nathan Ohman and Janessa Meeks were named fall homecoming royalty at Ingalls High School on October 10. The ceremony highlighted student activities and school spirit as part of the homecoming events.
Estate executor Kathy Koster delivered a $750,000 legacy to Paulaine Sawyers of the Western Kansas Community Foundation for six beneficiary groups tied to the Hall family. Interest will fund annual disbursements to McPherson College, the Presbyterian Church, Finney County Historical Society, Spirit of the Plains CASA, Garden City Community College Endowment Association, and Garden City Family YMCA. The fund will continue forever, never dipping into the principal.
Garden City residents elect 11 members to the Downtown Vision Committee board at a Knights of Columbus Hall gathering. The new board includes Fred Askren Pat Baughman Bruce Glass Rich Harp Kendall Kepley Mario Lopez Michelle Mayo Mayor Reynaldo Mesa Dolores Ponce de Leon Morales Coleen Rupp and Blake Waters. The vote established the group to lead Garden City into the Kansas Main Street program.
LAKIN AP Louis DeKeyser explains irrigation defines western Kansas. The Amazon Ditch, a 33 mile hand dug canal from the Arkansas River, serves about 16000 acres in Kearny County. Modern tech like computers and satellites track flows while water remains the essential need.
The Ogallala Aquifer’s rapid depletion strains western Kansas farms and towns. The piece traces irrigation history, the 1945 Kansas Water Appropriation Act, and how laws adapt to scarcity. North east Kansas faces rising water costs as suburbs grow, while riverbank erosion threatens water supply in the state’s most populous region, with small projects aimed at protection.
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius said a Kansan school finance plan will be aired outside the courtroom in coming months. She plans to outline her vision after Shawnee County District Judge Terry Bullock rules on a 1999 challenge to the state aid formula and an appeal is possible.
The First Christian Church of Cimarron voted 17 to 3 to end its affiliation with the Disciples of Christ over perceived liberal stances on abortion and homosexuality. Pastor Charles Kerr, a nondenominational preacher since 1992, says the move aligns with scripture and the church’s goal of independence. The decision cites the denomination’s pro choice stance and acceptance of openly gay groups, affecting church funding and policies.
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