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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 2004
Page
3
Robert R. Rodkey, 61, of Liberal, was driving a 1993 Chevy pickup west on U S Highway 56 when it left the road at 1 47 p m Monday, struck a pole and then the Dodge City Co op building in Montezuma. He was not wearing a seat belt and was taken to Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. condition unavailable. The crash injured no one inside the building.
Garden City electric department will close Third Street between Hamline and Johnson streets from 8 to 11 a.m. Thursday. Motorists should use alternate routes to avoid detours during the work window.
Trinity Lutheran Church hosts a four person scramble at Buffalo Dunes Golf Course this Saturday with tee times 10 a.m. to noon to raise funds for Frank Francis cancer treatment. A free public meal with silent auction follows at 5 p.m. Donations welcome. Call 276-1210 for times and pickup of donated items. contact Wauneta Messenger 276-7538 or Cindy Messenger 277-2708 for more details.
The Kansas Corn Growers Association supports a disaster aid package approved by the Senate to help Kansas corn producers recover losses from 2003 and 2004. Eligible producers in primary disaster counties or adjacent counties with documented losses of 35 percent or more could receive aid if the bill becomes law.
The Kansas Arts Commission invites nominations for the Governor's Arts Awards with a due date of November 1. The awards honor individuals or organizations contributing to arts excellence and cultural growth in Kansas, with eligibility open to Kansas residents or organizations involved in arts activities. Nominations should come from community members, not organizational officials, and recipients are chosen by a panel including commission members and governor representatives.
Southwest Plains Regional Service Center CEO Kelly Gillespie told area administrators and board members that protecting instructional time is essential to meeting federal standards on state assessments. She outlined upcoming testing for grades 3-8 and high school, noting tests are not optional and affect accreditation while urging communication with parents and possible after school support.
The Kansas Children's Service League Head Start provides free services to income eligible families including education for children, parenting support, literacy training, and life-skills guidance. In Finney County two home-based programs and seven classrooms operate at centers in Ballinger Eighth Street Salvation Army and East Garden Village, serving children entering kindergarten in two years.
The United Way campaign by Kansas Children’s Service League Head Start lists executive director GeReta Jones and contact details at 705 Ballinger. Office hours run 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. The drive partners include Assistance Association United Cerebral Palsy and the Garden City Family YMCA. It began August 25 and runs until November 12 aiming to raise 475000 dollars.
Garden City announces its annual fall cleanup from Monday through Oct 15 with city crews collecting trash furniture and tree trimmings on scheduled days. Sam Curran public works director urges separating items into piles and notes common pickups include wood and brush mattresses tires.
Parolee Mark D. McClough, 37, escaped through a third floor ceiling of Wichita Municipal Court holding cell while awaiting charges of aggravated robbery and cocaine possession. He shed his jumpsuit, left the city hall before 11 a.m., and vanished with no shackles found. Authorities seek tips. design changes planned.
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