July Brings 18 Days At or Above 90 Degrees In Lawrence
Lawrence recorded 18 days at 90 degrees or hotter in July with a 12 day stretch from July 13 through July 24. No 90 degree days occurred before July 13. For self defense classes at Kansas University contact the Emily Taylor Women’s Resource Center at Ambler Recreation Fitness Center via 864-3600 or etwrc ku.edu.
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Lawrence
Matt Elwell
Kansas University
Emily Taylor
Ambler
Women’s Resource Center
Etwrc
Rios
W. 4Th
Kansas City
Harvard University
Cambridge
Mass
Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto
Calif
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Iowa City
Zipper tops favorite ride at Douglas County Fair
Tahisha Wycoff, a Lawrence seventh grader, chose the Zipper as her favorite carnival ride at the Douglas County Fair on 19th and Harper. She praised its turning motion and compared it to rides at Worlds of Fun, as reported on page 1A.
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Douglas County Fair
19Th
Harper Streets
Tahisha Wycoff
Lawrence
Return of adult day care brings new opportunities in Lawrence
The Douglas County Senior Services program relocates to 319 Perry St in North Lawrence with a new craft room and expanded medical model. It will serve more clients than the old two-room Topeka program, offering on site activities and flexible options for seniors.
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Douglas County
Lawrence Senior Center
Lawrence
Little
Janet Ikenberry
Douglas County Senior Services
Woods
Thomas
Wood
Topeka
Demolition derby still big hit at fair Craig's
Faulkner, an 18 year old from Tonganoxie, drove a 1986 Crown Victoria in K State colors until a dead battery and damaged hood sidelined his run. His pit crew jury rigged the car between rounds while his grandfather predicted it would reach the next round. The field aims for the feature round and an $11,000 prize, but success was uncertain.
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Craig’s. Faulkner
Faulkner
Larry van Anne
Craig
Fans honor late Derby driver at Douglas County Fair
Neon shirted crowd filled the stands as three orange cars raced in the Douglas County Fair Demolition Derby honoring Jamie Lee Otis Pettengill who died earlier this year. Lindsay Wiseman, 23, of Lawrence, finished fifth in compact division in a 1990 Mazda 323 marked XXL, Otis’ number, after friends helped prepare the car.
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Jamie- Lee
Otis” Pettengill
Lindsay Wiseman
Lawrence
Wiseman
Rollover Crash Injures Tonganoxie Woman on I-435
A 20 year old Tonganoxie woman, Samantha M Franiuk, was injured Friday morning when her 2003 Volkswagen rolled once after drifting off the right side of I 435 at Shawnee Mission Parkway in Shawnee. She was treated at Overland Park Regional Medical Center and released.
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Interstate 435
Shawnee
Kansas Highway Patrol
Samantha M. Franiuk
Overland Park Regional Medical Center
Shawnee Mission Parkway
Volkswagen
Franiuk
Poll on threshing bees and back-to-school shopping
A brief poll snapshot reports 59 percent no one to shop for and 18 percent yes to back-to-school shopping. The poll invites readers to visit LJWorld.com for more responses and to vote.
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Ljworld.com
New Adult Day Health Center Opens in North Lawrence
Midland Care Connection Inc opens an Adult Day Health program at 319 Perry St with 7 30 am to 5 30 pm hours Monday to Friday serving up to 40 adults 18 and older. Services include activities meals transport and health care for 60 per day with Medicaid private pay long term care and VA coverage. Open house Sunday Aug 15 from 2 to 4 pm. Call 842 3627 for details.
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Mike Yoder
Journal-World Photo
Hazel Thomas
Inlaw
Sonja Wood
Sonja
Lawrence
Hazel
Topeka
Midland Care Connections
Midland
Perry St
North Lawrence
Midland Care Connection Inc
Kansas Department On Aging
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Bill Woody Jr
Abby Hale
Lecompton
Holly Vesecky
Baldwin City
Matthew J. Down
Kindergartner
Karrey Britt
Britt
WellCommons.com
Twitter.com
Kit
Brenna Hawley
Douglas Klingler
Lawrence Urology
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Maine
LMH ConnectCare
Kevin Romary
6Sports
Burkhead & Nitcher
Chartered
Franzier
Richmond
Frontierfurniturelle.com
Darren Abram
Teamabram
Darren
Ena
C. David Rios, MD
Facc
Dr. Rios
Bronx
New York
Karin Chang-Rios
University of Kansas Institute For Educational Research
Chris
Samantha
LMH
Lawren
Mem
Orial Hospital
W. 4Th Street
Suite
Mh.org
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