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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 2003
Page
1
Picture This Robert Rhonda Marissa Miranda and Mason Vigil celebrate Halloween in costume. The brief notes that athletes and teams enjoyed an outstanding season with festive preparations and varied outfits.
Families opt to educate children at home as a growing third option beyond public and private schools. About 850,000 U.S. students are homeschooled per a 1999 survey. Kansas lacks clear counts due to private unaccredited schools, but estimates place homeschoolers at about 3 percent, with motivations including better education and religious beliefs. Garden City families such as the Zauches and Halls are among those choosing home schooling.
Robin Zauche describes choosing Bread of Life Academy for faith based, controlled environment and avoidance of drugs and negative peer influences. Five children are enrolled with two younger siblings still in the program as they weigh college readiness and parental harmony in education.
Kathy and Leland Jackson are among Garden City families choosing home education for their children. The feature explains why they chose to home school and how they manage it daily. Local parents find resources through High Plains Home Educators, a cooperative of about 40 families offering classes and activities to enrich the home-school experience.
The Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce board urged the city to reconsider a proposed bed tax increase, arguing it targets a single sector. Eleven of fifteen directors voted unanimously to support reframing the plan, which would raise the city bed tax from 4 to 6 percent inside city limits to fund capital projects at Dan Baffa headed Lee Richardson Zoo. Opponents include the Finney County Convention and Tourism Bureau and hotel owners, who say tax benefits should align with those impacted.
Finney County United Way continues the fund drive after falling short of its $475,000 goal. As of Friday the total reached $187,192.93, about 39.4 percent. Executive director Margaret Anderson said the deadline would be extended likely by several weeks as pledges from Beef Products Inc and others roll in.
Finney County commissioners will hear from Secretary of Transportation Deb Miller at 9 a.m. about a proposed U S Highway 50 west expressway upgrade from US 83 to IBP Road. The $54 million project would add two south lanes, rebuild existing lanes, with access changes and overpasses, leaving rural roads and current IBP access behind.
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