Russian Village Festival dances at Lied Center stage
Dances with satellite East meets West as Voinitsa members coaxed students to dance Thursday morning for nearly 2000 area youths. The 65 native dancers, singers and musicians performed in the Don Cossack tradition while a satellite uplink carried the show to Emporia public schools and Kansas University programs.
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Ron Jones
Manhattan
Kansas Regents Educational Communications Center
Lied Center
Earth
Emporia Public Schools
Kansas University
New Hampshire
Lawrence High principal Tate takes Park Hill South post
Lawrence High School principal Brad Tate, 58, will become principal of Park Hill South High School, opening fall 1998 in Riverside. He resigns from LHS after nearly 25 years, with Park Hill district plans calling for 1,400 students at the new school and a $78,000 annual salary for Tate.
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Lawrence High School
Brad Tate
Tate
Park Hill South High School
LHS
Missouri River
Riverside
Park Hill
Park Hill South
Mary Mooney Burns
Lawrence
al Azinger
Burns
Kansas City
Parkville
Houston Lake
Lake Waukomis
Weatherby Lake
Platte Woods
Northmoor
Dr. Tate
Praeger Opposes Pan C Abortion Restriction in KUMC Bill
State Sen. Sandy Praeger says she will push to remove the abortion prohibition from a bill aimed at making KUMC more competitive. The House approved amendments would shift hospital control and require a detailed annual financial report, actions Praeger argues could harm accreditation and competitive standing. Rep. Sloan supports conference reviews to strip the ban despite being pro choice. other lawmakers backed the bill as a step forward.
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Sandy Praeger
Lawrence
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas ‘City
Kanee
Praeger
House
Senate
KUMC
Kansas Board of Regents
Kansas
Accreditation Council For Graduate Medical Education
Tom Sloan
R-Lawrence
Conference
Sloan
Barbara Ballard
Dlawrence
Troy Findley
Ralph Tanner
R Baldwin
Joann Flower
Roskaloosa
United Way selects 1997 98 drive chair in Lawrence
Joan Golden, longtime Lawrence resident and marketing director, is named drive chair for the United Way of Douglas County campaign beginning with a September kickoff. She will lead 13 campaign divisions and collaborate with executives and volunteers to boost awareness and giving.
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United Way
Douglas County
Joan Golden
Drive
Golden
Lawrence
United Way Center For Human Services
Ridge Ct
Larissa Johns
United Way Board of Directors
Johns
Barb Brown Smith
Lawrence Public Schools
Baldwin
McLouth welcomes first full service grocery at Home Town Foods
McLouth opens Home Town Foods, a 6336 square foot grocery on main street, drawing local praise as residents return from two years without a store. Co owner Bill and Karen Mikijanis report strong early support and hope reduced driving encourages car trips in town. Mayor Glenn Wear notes it as a key city highlight amid rapid population growth from 738 to about 900 since 1992.
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Glenn Wear
McLouth
Mikijanises
Bill
Karen Mikijanis
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Earl Richardson
Journal-World Photos
McLouth Grocery
Oskaloosa
Leavenworth
Mrs. Mikijanis
Lawrence Area
Richard Gwiin
Journal-World Photo
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