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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 2006
Page
1
Retired coaches Bob Larson and Steve Spellman volunteer to coach third and fourth graders in football, lending experience and guidance to a youth program.
The Paradise Pennsylvania shooting leaves five Amish girls dead as authorities reveal a man spoke of past molestation fantasies and family turmoil. Garden City schools review crisis plans with emphasis on lockdowns, communications, and district cooperation with police, acknowledging no plan is foolproof.
In Ashland Kansas farmer Barrett Broadie prays for rain as eight years of drought bite. The 36 year old fifth generation farmer says showers have been sparse and water runoff minimal. NOAA names 2006 among warmest summers and drought covers 40 percent of the country. Kansas Rural Family Help Line reports rising stress and debt among farmers seeking aid and emotional support.
Finney County Meals on Wheels offers lunch six days a week at a minimal cost, delivering to residents in Garden City. Frances Fleming, a nine year local, has relied on the service for two years. Local director Joseph Paulson notes the program aids seniors and others in need with more than food.
United Way volunteers deliver meals to homebound individuals unable to cook, offering not only nutrition but a daily safety check. Paulson notes the program keeps people in their homes longer and provides the only daily human contact many receive.
National Weather Service says Garden City has had a warm fall but not a record, with today’s high near 90 after 95 on Monday and 94 on Sunday. Historical highs for Oct 2 and Oct 1 are 96 and 95, while the all time October high is 97. Medicine Lodge and Dodge City tied local records, and area temperatures show a recent cool spell easing.
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