Inside Unsafe New Scooter Craze Sends Kids to Hospital
A report notes a rising scooter craze among children leading to multiple hospital visits. Health officials urge parents to supervise rides and emphasize safety gear.
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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 2000
Page
1
A report notes a rising scooter craze among children leading to multiple hospital visits. Health officials urge parents to supervise rides and emphasize safety gear.
Area volleyball teams face off in Moscow with local schools set to compete. Coaches and players from multiple programs gather for a midseason clash that highlights rising talent and regional rivalry.
At 11 a.m. the Dow Jones average stood at 1130.01, rising 120.97 from this morning's opening.
Wednesday brings clear to partly cloudy skies with highs from the mid 80s in the northeast to about 100 in the southwest. A 20 percent rain chance appears northwest Wednesday night. East and south stay clear to partly cloudy with lows in the upper 50s to upper 60s.
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Kansas geologist Lee Gerhardt disputes a draft global warming study predicting western Kansas could lose up to 25 percent of its average annual precipitation in 100 years. He and others warn about possible droughts and extreme weather, insisting the earth’s upper atmosphere may not warm as predicted.
Frances Roberts awaits final count after a 566 to 565 vote against a new Ulysses library with 16 provisional ballots. County Clerk Linda McHenry estimates 14 of the provisional votes may be valid as canvassing continues. Turnout was 26 percent with 1 131 of 4 241 eligible voters casting ballots.
August usage pushed bills higher as residents faced 8.66 cent per kilowatt hour on 0 to 2,500 kWh and 6.34 cents above that. City data show July at 9,078,000 kWh with August total at 25,420,000 for residential and commercial accounts. Sunflower Electric reported strong load and emergency capacity to meet demand.
Local architect Michael Gibson outlined an 80 acre site plan for a new high school at USC 457 board meeting. The schematic shows a 240000 square foot building with 1000 parking stalls and at least four athletic fields plus future expansion. Memorial Stadium would host varsity games with JV use a football field and track complex. The $33 million bond would fund construction and site work but not ongoing costs, estimated at $1 million annually for staff and facility operations.
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