Summer session at KU shows drop in enrollment
Kansas University reports summer enrollment fell from 9,615 in 1994 to 9,313 this year, the lowest since 1987. Executive vice chancellor Ed Meyen cites reduced grants for in service education as a factor while KU notes fall counts do not affect state funding.
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Kansas City
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Library parade brings storybook characters to life
A parade from the Lawrence Public Library featured Dopey Snow White Mickey Mouse and other storybook figures as about 50 families joined Arts on Parade a Summer Reading Program event. Children rode bikes wore costumes and posed with animals and toys before listening to librarians tell stories on the library lawn.
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Journal-Worth Price
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Denise Diedel
Lawrence Public Library
Calvert
Dopey
Snow White
Bat Man
Mickey Mouse
Kim Patton
Jordan Diederich
Jordan
Tammy Diederich
Disney
Leah Clay
Jess
Leah
Jessica
Gypsy
Crypsy
Lawrence Fire Station No. 1
Rachal Heidrick
Heidrick
Patton
Joyce Steiner
Children’s Department
Kathleen Finnegan
Carrick Finnegan
Carrick
Calvert Plannenstiel
Diedel
Wool couture in the heat at Douglas County Free Fair
At the Douglas County Free Fair 650 to 700 attendees watched Kristy Wempe 13 win reserve champion in Shepherd's Lead while six 4 H members wore 100 percent wool outfits under scorching sun. Morgan Buttenhoff 11 noted heat shortened the contest to about 30 minutes as contestants modeled attire with lambs as props.
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Kristy
Douglas County
Morgan Buttenhoff
Morgan
Renel Knolber
Tom Chambers
Shepherd's Lead
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Carrie Edmonds
Rabbit Lady raises furry friends at county fair show
Erin Strange, 17, dubbed Rabbit Lady at Leavenworth County Fair, competed in the FFA and 4-H Rabbit Showmanship contest with about 37 participants amid 90 plus degree heat. Judges test breed, body, and showmanship skills while owners describe care, with Strange earning reserve champion in the 14 years and older category.
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Erin Strange
Strange
Haskell funding stays flat for next year
The U S Senate approved a $40 million budget for Haskell Indian Nations University for the coming year, unchanged from this year. President Clinton proposed a $200,000 increase, but the Senate Appropriations Committee removed it. The Interior Department budget passed 92 to 6, with Dole and Kassebaum voting yes. The school faces potential BIA cutbacks and weighs higher fees or expanded donor support to offset the flat funding.
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Rosemary Leonard
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Oklahoma
New Mexico
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Martin
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