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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 2002
Page
3
Garden City will receive a 153126 grant from the National Parks Service for the construction of a soccer park near Charles O Stones Intermediate Center. Congressman Jerry Moran announced the award, praising funding for community facilities and local efforts to improve the city.
The Stauth Memorial Museum hosts three Dust Bowl era exhibits from Sept. 1 to Oct. 20 exploring 1920s farming lifestyles, 1930s Dust Bowl hardships, and early 1940s changes. Exhibits include Dust Bowl in Kansas, Capturing the Times, and By A Thousand Artifices. Special programs Sept. 22 and Oct. 13 feature local experts. Admission is free with donations accepted.
The Garden City Recreation Commission hosts Wee Wigglers from 10 to 10 45 a.m. Friday at 310 N Sixth St for 3 4 and 5 year olds. The class uses stories music and art to sharpen listening skills expand attention spans and widen social skills with a $10 fee. For more information call 276 1200.
Holcomb City Council unanimously approved a one year agreement with Garden City Fire Chief Allen Shelton to train and lead the Holcomb Fire Department. Garden City will handle training and administration while Holcomb covers equipment upkeep. The move follows no applicants for the Holcomb chief position and resignations of interim co chiefs.
Garden City Community College trustees discussed a potential licensed practical nurse program to start January 2004 pending state approvals. The plan would use one full-time and one part-time instructor with an estimated startup of $81,500, offset by potential enrollment revenues. Space issues at the Penka Building and other overcrowding concerns spurred proposals for campus expansion, including a Front Door Project to centralize admissions and services, and plans for a new football stadium and soccer facilities with scholarships efforts led by LULAC.
Sedgwick County district judge Paul Buchanan ruled that State Rep. Carlos Mayans may use about 72 000 in remaining campaign funds in his bid to be Wichita mayor. Ousted challenger Joan Cole had filed suit alleging campaign money could not be used in city races. Cole called the decision a breach of Wichita campaign reform. Mayans welcomed the ruling as a vindication of his decade in the Statehouse.
Scott City resident Jane Miller leads a volunteer effort to sustain Lake Scott State Park trails amid funding cuts. The two day ride begins Friday with a Saturday ride at 8:30 am, a covered dish dinner, and a program by Park Manager Rick Stevens about grants and trail maintenance. Miller hopes to form a formal Friends of the Trail group to maintain existing trails and create a horse camping area. Contact Miller at 620 872 3656 for more information.
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