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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 2004
Page
3
The Friends of the Finney County Public Library hold their annual business meeting Saturday at 605 E Walnut St. Social time runs 9:30 to 10 and the meeting follows. All members guests and anyone curious about new library features are welcome.
Garden City High School alumni from the class of 1975 meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at 2803 Belmont Place to discuss the upcoming 30 year reunion. Lana Christensen and Eldon Ford provide contact numbers for more information.
Mosaic sponsors its Second Annual Appreciation Picnic from 4 to 7 p.m. on September 18 at 2708 North 11th Street. The football tail gate theme includes prizes for the most extreme fan with an award ceremony at 6 p.m. For more information contact Missy Baier at 275-9189.
BASEHOR AP Les Meyer and his daughter Michelle planted 400 grape vines in 1986 and turned their dream into Holy Field Vineyard and Winery. Now a 30 acre operation, the winery marks its tenth anniversary under the Harvest of a Decade theme, with Picking Sundays drawing a growing crowd and requiring reservations.
The USD 457 Board of Education approved the contract by 6-0 for the 2004-05 school year after an eight hour negotiation with district teachers. The package includes a $300 base pay increase, $500 boosts for instructors with a bachelor’s degree and 30 hours inservice at higher steps, and $400 for those with a master’s degree at higher steps, plus a $300 signing bonus for new teachers. National Board Certified status, promoted locally, figures into added incentives and staffing discussions. The board also accepted a $3,000 gift from State Farm Insurance and approved a lease purchase for two copy machines at roughly $33,000 each.
Finney County Extension agent Linda Walter guides on avoiding vintage food during Food Safety Month. She stresses cleaning the freezer before adding new items, proper packing to prevent air and moisture loss, and freezing times for meats poultry and vegetables. Community members share packing methods and emphasize rapid freezing and small containers for quality retention.
Three former inmates from the state prison for women in Topeka argued the 2003 ban harmed their health through stress and mental anguish and sought 100000 each. The Joint Committee on Claims Against the State unanimously denied the requests, noting inmates may be healthier because of the ban and stressing prisoners sacrifice liberties.
Kansas reports August revenues at 337.9 million, 12.8 million above forecast, the fourth straight month of beating estimates. July and August total 693.9 million versus 675.8 million forecast, with individual income tax and corporate tax ahead of estimates and sales tax near target.
In Kansas about one fifth of counties still use paper ballots but must switch to electronic voting by 2006 to meet federal accessibility rules. Sedgwick County plans replacement with sleeker units, possibly laptop-like with audio. State funding covers most costs. questions remain on security, receipts, and whether all aging machines will be replaced at once.
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