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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 2000
Page
3
Ler Holcomb and Garden City district students prepare for a three day break with Friday off for a teachers work day and closures Friday Monday and Tuesday. The first nine week grading period ends Friday and conferences occur Monday and Tuesday across Holcomb schools with varying hours.
The High Plains Daylily Society meets Saturday at 10 30 a.m. in Hutchinson Room of the Finney County Public Library 605 E Walnut St. Ned Roberts of Colorado Springs Colo will present slides on his hybridizing program and discuss daylilies. Guests invited. information from Robin Calderon at 275 6494.
A free program for ages 5 to 12 who have lost a significant person will run from noon Saturday to noon Sunday at St. Catherine Hospital Learning Tree Center. Activities focus on helping children process grief. Call Gina Cash at 272-2519 or 1-800-281-4077, or Chaplain Shannon Borchert at 272-2515 for enrollment.
Two new exhibits open Sunday at Stauth Memorial Museum of Montezuma. Christmas Traditions of Southwest Kansas runs through December 3 and Cesar & Maud's America travels through December 17. Cesar A Becerra and Maud Dillingham retraced a cross country trip in a 1979 Chevrolet Station Wagon with a restored wagon on display. A slide show by Becerra is at 2 p.m. Sunday. Museum hours are posted. area youth groups sing on weekends from Oct. 29 to Dec. 3. Details at (316) 846-2527.
The Garden City Telegram states it will correct errors found in its reporting. Readers are instructed to call 275-8500 with any corrections or error notices.
From Topeka the forecast calls for mid 70s to mid 80s Wednesday with overnight 50s to 55 in east and central Kansas, 40s west. Thursday will be warmer with highs 80 to 85 under sunny skies. Friday stays dry with highs in the 70s and lows upper 30s to lower 50s.
Finney County Economic Development Corp. officials met to define obstacles before pursuing three aims: an industrial park, Garden City as a regional medical center, and reducing local odor. Members debated site needs, utilities, and the education required to attract large manufacturers and medical facilities.
Fort Hays State University and Pratt Community College pitched a merger-style affiliation to the Kansas Board of Regents as a blueprint for future consolidations. The proposal, heard at Emporia State, would cost about 1.24 million annually, expand junior and senior undergrad courses at Pratt, and is awaiting regents’ next discussion.
About 60 area residents including legislators gathered at Lee Richardson Zoo to hear Mark Tallman of KASB outline flaws in the 1993 per pupil funding formula. He warned inflation has reduced real funding while districts rely on local option budgets funded by property taxes, urging a tax increase to shore up state support.
Olea Grain prices are listed at Garden City Co-op with current bids and offers for delivery. Local producers and buyers monitor soybeans corn and wheat quotes, reflecting market activity and seasonal demand in the region.
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