Douglas County Fair events and schedule highlight
Lawrence daily listings show a crowded Douglas County Fair at 2110 Harper St with food sale 10 a.m. to noon. petting zoo 1 to 10 p.m.. carnival 6 to 11 p.m.. Konza Swamp Band 7 to 10 p.m. Also included are Domestic Partner Registry assistance at City Hall. Downtown Farmers Market. county commission meeting. zoning board. Kicking the Microsoft Habit program. and Friday events: base throwing contest. demolition derby. turtle race. hot red tractor and truck pull with Twang Daddies.
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Douglas County Fair Thursday Schedule Highlights
The Douglas County Fair features petting zoos from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. and a carnival with antique tractor pulls starting at 6 p.m. Music by Chuck Mead runs 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Douglas County Fair grounds on Harper Street. An awards ceremony and 4-H livestock auction are planned, with item submissions for Datebook by phone or mail.
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Lawrence area events and immunization clinic schedule
This week at Lawrence events include an immunization clinic by the Lawrence Douglas County Health Department offering flu shots at multiple times Monday through Friday at 200 Maine. The Lawrence Public Library hosts Family Storytime Sunday August 5 in the Children’s Room and a Thursday Library Storytime. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County holds informational meetings Tuesday at 5:15 p.m. and Wednesday at noon at 1625 West Sixth Street.
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Crimes and incidents reported in Lawrence area
Police logs show multiple thefts and vehicle break ins in Lawrence. Damages include a 1999 Dodge Neon theft on Hanover Place and a 1983 Chevrolet truck stolen from Superior Enterprises. A laptop, iPod, and $1,138 charged on a stolen card are also noted along with a fire at Buffalo Bob's Smokehouse and smoke detector activations.
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Local Birth Announcements Include Several Lawrence Babies
Caitlin and Yevgeniy Moroseltsev welcomed a boy. Jake and Lisa Lahm report a boy in Lawrence on Tuesday. Matt and Tina Moffet from Oskaloosa welcomed a girl on Tuesday. Sunyoung Kim and Sunhwan Jo in Lawrence welcomed a boy on Tuesday.
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Yevgeniy
Moroseltsev
Perry
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Lisa Lahm
Lawrence
Matt
Tina Moffet
Oskaloosa
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Sunhwan Jo
Journal-World invites reader corrections to errors
The paper asks readers to report significant errors by calling 785 832 7154 or emailing world at world cam, describing the correction policy and how to reach editors for fixes.
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Death notice for William S Averitt Lawrence resident
Funeral services for William Shepard Averitt 87 of Lawrence will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church Lawrence with graveside rites Friday in Memorial Park Cemetery Hutchinson. He died July 30 2007 at Lawrence Hospital born December 15 1919 in Abbottsburg NC. He lived in several cities before moving to Lawrence in 2004. He served in WWII with the 17th Engineers Aviation Battalion and worked as a USDA meat grader for 30 years retiring in 1981. He was a member of American Legion Dorsey Liberty Post 14 and Atlantic Masonic Lodge 2. He married Corinne Mildred Dew on July 27 1953 and survived by a daughter Mildred Dawn Averitt Trent husband Danny C, a son James Shepard Averitt wife Karen A Kuhlmann Averitt, a brother Eugene F, and five grandchildren Andrew Aaron Alex Aric Joshua. Memorials to First Baptist Church Lawrence or Hutchinson or Lawrence Memorial Hospital Oncology Department.
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Bill” Averitt
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Norfolk
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Oklahoma City
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Millie” Dew
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Karen A. Kuhlmann Averitt
Lee’s Summit
Eugene F
Andrew
Aaron
Alex
Aric
Joshua
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Elliott Mortuary
Graveside rites set for Alva L. Kingery at Pleasant Hill
Alva L. Kingery 97 of Pomona dies July 30 2007 at Hillside Village De Soto. Graveside services 10 a.m. Thursday at Pleasant Hill Cemetery west of Centropolis. Born July 29 1910 he ran a trucking service 47 years and owned Kingery Oil. Survived by Ruth Marie Conley wife. daughters Kathryn Snyder Overbrook Alice Bond Eudora. eight grandchildren 16 great grandchildren and a great great granddaughter. Preceded by daughter Elaine Moses. Memorials to North Centropolis Fire District care Greenwood Roberts Funeral Home Overbrook.
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Appanoose High School
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Kingery Oil
Washington Creek Church of the Brethren
Ruth Marie Conley
Fort Scott
Kathryn Snyder
Overbrook
Alice Bond
Eudora
Elaine Moses
North Centropolis
Greenwood-Roberts Funeral Home
P.O. Box
Faye Aldean Bell-Carter Services Held
Services for 58 year old Faye Aldean Bell-Carter of Lawrence are pending and will be announced by Warren McElwain Mortuary. Mrs Bell-Carter died Tuesday July 31 2007 at Plaza West Regional Health Center in Topeka.
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Lawrence
Warren McElwain
Funeral services for Allen F. Lickteig in Lawrence
Funeral services for Allen F. Lickteig aged 54 will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Warren McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery. The burial site was updated after the obituary appeared in Tuesday's Journal World.
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Lawrence
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Memorial Park
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Journal-World
Memorial services for Cal H. Dickinson in Baldwin City
Baldwin City memorial services for Cal H. Dickinson 80 will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church. He died Sunday July 29 2007 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the church. Memorials to the Missions Committee of First United Methodist Church. Lamb Roberts Funeral Home, Baldwin City, is handling arrangements.
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Funeral services for Rita Louise Wurtz in Eudora
Funeral services for Rita Louise Wurtz 79 of Eudora will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Warren McElwain Mortuary Eudora Chapel burial in Eudora Cemetery She was born March 29 1928 in Linn County daughter of Hugh Leonard and Ruth King Johnson She married Albert Wurtz on December 1 1945 in Mound City He survives along with two sons Edwin and Larry a daughter Linda Holloway a brother Clifford Johnson two sisters Carole Nation and Wanda Cousin ten grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren Friends may call noon to 9 p.m. Thursday at the chapel with a 7 to 9 p.m. visitation The family requests memorials to the American Diabetes Association via the mortuary site.
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Eudora
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Linn County
Hugh Leonard
Ruth King Johnson
Mound City
Edwin
Branson
Larry
Linda Holloway
Clifford Johnson
Drexel
Carole Nation
LaCygne
Wanda
Excelsior Springs
American Diabetes Association
Memorial services for Natalie Collins in Wichita
Natalie E. Collins 87 of Wichita died Saturday July 28 2007 in Wichita A memorial service will be held at 10 am Friday at Westside Freewill Baptist Church She was born October 11 1919 in Burlington Oklahoma and was a longtime Lawrence resident She worked as a secretary for the University of Northern Colorado She was preceded in death by her husband J R Collins Survivors include son Larry Stowe Wichita daughters Joan Archer Castle Rock Colorado Patricia Kelpin Toledo Iowa a sister Mary Greenwood Longmont Colorado 14 grandchildren and many great grandchildren Resthaven Mortuary Wichita is in charge of arrangements gifts may be made to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Wichita Kansas
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Westside Freewill Baptist Church
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Burlington
Okla
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Marie Riggenbach Rexroad
Lawrence
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Larry Stowe
Joan K. Archer
Castle Rock
Colo
Patricia A. Kelpin
Toledo
Iowa
Mary K. Greenwood
Longmont
Harry Hynes
S. Market
Resthaven Mortuary
Democrats push impeachment inquiry into Gonzales
Democratic lawmakers led by Rep. Jay Inslee introduced a measure directing the House Judiciary Committee to probe whether Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should face impeachment. The inquiry covers whether he misled Congress in testimony about firing nine U.S. attorneys and about a secret surveillance program, with supporters stressing the need for a fair justice system.
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Teens charged in plot to cut baby from womb case
Two teenagers were charged with kidnapping and assault after allegedly abducting a pregnant woman, binding her with tape, and holding her in a motel room in Blue Springs, Missouri. Lauren Gash and Alisa Betts faced felony kidnapping counts, with Gash also charged with assault. Amanda Howard, 18, of Clinton, due to deliver next week, was freed when police arrived. Bond set at 500000 for Betts and 750000 for Gash.
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