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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 2012
Page
2
Victoria Contreras Parr 86 of Lawrence dies. Memorial Mass at Corpus Christi Catholic Church Lawrence at 10 a.m. Tuesday April 10 with a light lunch afterward. Interment planned for 11 a.m. Saturday April 21 at Humeston Cemetery Humeston IA.
The Journal-World accepts obituaries for residents or longtime area residents and others with local survivors. Submissions come through a mortuary with optional photos. costs and specific guidelines are available via the newspaper, by phone, or online at LJWorld com obits policy.
County growth highlights Wallace Geary Riley Hodgeman and Ford among fastest by percentage while Douglas County posts births outpacing deaths for 15 months with 1 539 births 705 deaths International migration drives Douglas growth with 427 new residents versus 126 from elsewhere in the U S Statewide foreign in migration exceeds domestic outmigration by about 5 563 while 8 000 Kansans left the state Population changes in Franklin Jefferson Johnson Leavenworth Miami Osage Shawnee Wyandotte shown with total counts and percent changes City estimates withheld until July by Census Bureau Contact reporter Chad Lawhorn for updates.
The Lawrence Board of Zoning Appeals upheld a notice of violation requiring the 12th and Haskell Recycling Center to remove outside storage of scrap and other materials. Site manager Bo Killough can appeal in Douglas County District Court. The Clinton Lake Cleanup runs April 21 at Overlook Park Shelter No. 1. Sign-in starts. pre-register at 843-7665. Volunteers get lunch. Comments to the task force can be emailed to Cynthia Wagner at cwagner@lawrenceks.org.
In Kansas City Missouri a new multi million dollar 32000 square foot Mormon temple rises on eight acres north of downtown near the site where Joseph Smith was jailed. Opening to the public for two weeks this weekend it will be dedicated May 6 and afterward open only to members serving about 125000 regional Mormons. It includes offices and rooms for weddings instruction and baptisms reflecting growth in Missouri and Kansas.
The Retiree Attraction Task Force will hold a public forum from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on April 16 at City Hall 6 E Sixth St to gather feedback on services important forDouglas County to be a retirement destination. Created in July 2011 the task force is preparing recommendations for the Lawrence City Commission.
Nurse practitioner Karen Roberts from Lawrence's Internal Medical Group spoke at a Kaw Valley Older Women's League event about sex among seniors. She outlined health and relationship aspects, noted common issues like erectile dysfunction and lubrication, and urged open doctor communication and safe practices amid rising sexually transmitted infections.
Kansas State officials express confidence that NBAF funding will reappear in congressional lines, citing $10 million allocated for federal research at the Biosecurity Research Institute next to the NBAF site. Officials credit BRI construction for Kansas advantage in site selection and downplay potential delays to Plum Island.
Health reporter Karrey Britt can be reached at 832 7190. Read her health blog at WellCommons.com and follow her at Twitter.com slash WellCommons.
The Lawrence Journal World contact page lists editors including Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge and Ann Gardner with their phone extensions and emails. It also provides advertising contacts for classifieds and print online advertising and notes publication details, postal data and AP/ABC memberships.
Today's poll asks readers whether they would wear Google's Internet connected glasses for video chat shopping and other functions now on handheld devices. A Thursday poll asks if employers allow Internet or social media access at work with 60 percent Yes, 22 percent No, and 16 percent Not sure.
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