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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1997
Page
6
Lawrence sources trees bulbs and shrubs through a wholesale bidding process with area nurseries for trees and shrubs and local distributors for bulbs from Holland. The city aims to use vendors grown in similar climate conditions and notes large Kansas City area nurseries as sources.
Readers are invited to call the Journal-World Access line at 865-5000 and select category 7478 to leave a question for the Sound Off segment. A recording guides callers to leave their queries for later airing.
Lawrence High School students and staff can report校园 crimes through a new Crime Stoppers line 832-5053 announced by Mary Rodriguez and Terry Wells. The program, funded by donations including 1000 from Tanger Outlet Center, offers anonymous tips and rewards. Existing local lines include 843-TIPS and KU’s 864-8888.
Lawrence area public schools join Kansas University mathematics department for Math Week events with poster contests for kindergartners to third graders, junior high and high school math competitions, and panel discussions. Awards may reach 300 dollars with a public reception at Snow Hall at 5 p.m. Friday. In other news, Alonzo Jerome Boyd, 21, Topeka, was arrested in Douglas County on a parole violation linked to a May drive by shooting in Lawrence. bond set at 20,000 dollars.
A report from Lawrence states a person received more than five years in prison while two other riders in the same vehicle were not formally charged and a third passenger had charges dropped. In unrelated news, final doctoral exams at Kansas University include a talk on Peroxynitrite Mediated Methionine Oxidation of Calmodulin by Andreas T.R. Huhmer at 10 a.m. April 25 in 129 McCollum Laboratories.
A compiled datebook of community activities in Lawrence Kansas including Third annual March for Parks at Prairie Park 27th and Kensington and Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day at Douglas County Public Works Yard 711 E 23rd. Also listings for Opening Our Hearts at Trinity Lutheran Church Clinton Lake Cleanup Summer Jobs Fair and more with contact numbers as noted.
A summary of EMS and fire activity includes brush fire at 1979 E 1600 Rd at 9 52 p m along with spill at 1740 Mass St and multiple medical emergencies across addresses on Iowa Mass Tomahawk Clinton Parkway W 27th St and Sherwood. An assault occurred at 1000 block Mass and a car bicycle crash happened at Ninth and Emery.
Saundra Sue Robbins of Baldwin is admitted on Thursday. Heidi Cook and her baby boy of Lecompton are dismissed on Friday.
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