Scholarships for Hiratsuka exchange travel for youths
Lawrence public schools report scholarships may fund low income youth travel to Japan. The trip costs about 4000 dollars with 1500 contributed by participating students, remainder from donations and city funds. Friends of Hiratsuka and Friends of Eutin explore full scholarships. Sister Cities Advisory Board oversees budgets.
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Japan
Hiratsuka Exchange
Uct
Randy Wese- Tan
Lawrence Public Schools
Friends of Hiratsuka
Hiratsuka
Friends of
Friends of Eutin
Germany
Sister Cities Advisory Board
Sound Off call instructions for Journal-World Access line
Readers are directed to call the Journal-World Access line at 865 5000 to leave questions for the Sound Off feature. A recording prompts callers to enter category 7478 and submit their inquiry.
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Journal-World Access
Tonganoxie and Perry school boards approve budgets and consider changes
Tonganoxie school board discussed moving the high school graduation to a Saturday next spring but took no action. It approved a 1998-99 budget of 9.14 million with the levy decreasing from 42.99 to 35.64 mills. Perry-Lecompton board approved an engineering study for computerized environmental controls costing 3 000 to 4 000 with potential 112 000 for full system. budget for 1998-99 set at 5.73 million with levy dropping from 42.69 to 37.66 mills. Police investigate two aggravated assault reports in the 1000 block of Connecticut involving a gun pointed at a 17-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy.
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Toxcasoxie
Tonganoxie
Richard Erickson
Perry
Perry-Lecompton
Perry- Lecompton High School
Henry Murphy
Murphy
Connecticut
Suspect Believed Same in Two Incidents, Police Say
The victims did not know each other and there were no injuries. Police believe the same person is responsible in both cases and urge anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 843 TIPS 8477.
Wakarusa Township Meeting and City Schedule
6:30 a.m. Wakarusa Township meeting at township hall 300 W 31st. 10:30 a.m. Story time at Lawrence Public Library 707 W. Registration required for toddlers. 6:35 p.m. Lawrence City Commission at city hall Sixth and Massachusetts. Bookmobile hours at Adult Learning Center 1919 Del. Clinton Place 2125 Clinton Pkwy Checkers 2300 La John Taylor Park North Seventh and Elm 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
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Wakarusa
Township Hall
W. 31St
Lawrence Public Library
Lawrence City Commission
City Hall
Sixth and
Massachusetts
Del
Clinton Place
Clinton Pkwy
Checkers
John Taylor Park
North Seventh and
Elm Streets
Health screening for seniors at Babcock Place
From 9 a.m. to noon, health screening offered for people over 60 at 1700 Mass, Babcock Place. A fee applies. Sponsored by the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department. At 6:35 p.m., Douglas County Commission meets at the county courthouse on 13th and Massachusetts.
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Babcock Place
Mass
Lawrence-Douglas County
Douglas County Commission
13Th and
Massachusetts
Datebook submission contact details
To submit items for consideration in Datebook call 832 7148 or write to Datebook P O Box 888 Lawrence 66044 Datebook s email address is datebook iword com.
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Datebook
P.O. Box
Lawrence
Iword
Parody Quilt Displayed At Lawrence Public Library
A quilt parody titled Death Becomes Her, riffing on Sunbonnet Sue, was shown at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and will be on exhibit during August at the Lawrence Public Library.
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Sunbonnet Sue
Ronald Reagan
Lawrence Public Library
Fireworks Expert Reflects on Goodland Experience
A narrator recalls going to Goodland and becoming a fireworks expert. They helped a friend’s dad set off large fireworks, describing the experience as rocking.
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Goodland
Law enforcement report on burglaries and alarms thefts
A Makita drill and router plus tools were stolen from Lawrence Lumber Company on 23rd Street between 4 pm Wednesday and 7:25 am Thursday, total loss 1338 dollars. Golf clubs totaling 5930 dollars were stolen from a residence on Country Club Terrace between August 4 and Thursday. An IBM laptop and Sony items valued at 1730 dollars were stolen from a residence on Oklahoma Street between 9 pm Thursday and 5:45 am Friday. Police search for a client of the Cartard House who allegedly cached checks and deposited them at Mercantile Bank then withdrew funds. a notable check was deposited on Luis 1 and theft discovered August 4. The 24-year-old transient has fled, Sgt. George Wheeler reports. Emergency calls list multiple fire and medical responses, including a barbecue grill fire under house eaves and several medical emergencies around Lawrence area. Marriage licenses issued to Ayward and Hanpet. Lawrence residents Jeffrey A. Wacker and another individual also noted.
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Makita
Lawrence Lumber Company
Country Club Terrace
IBM
Sony Itera
Oklahoma
Catard
Mercantile Bank
WalMart
Luis
Reid
George Wheeler
Local residents named in list of adults
A long list of adults from Lawrence, Eudora, and nearby towns is provided with ages and hometowns including Christine Sperry Schweiger 25 Orange Park Florida Joseph William Alden 27 Orange Park Fla Gwendolyn Mul lens 25 Orange Park Fla Rodney Schmit 24 Lawrence Leshie Weege 26 Lawrence James Dryden 33 Lawrence Cynthia Pierard 30 Harry Hicks Hi 25 Tonganoxie Lealy Stork 22 Tonganoxie Joshua Delcamp 25 Eudora Jeriny Albright 27 Eudora Fred King 47 Eudora Angela Roscher 27 Eudora Brian Wilkerson 38 Lawrence Joni Warhurst 25 Richmond George Elston 28 Lawrence Lisa Appleton 25 Leonard Baker 26 Lawrence Aunita Jackson 24 Lawrence.
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Christine Sperry Schweiger
Lawrence Joseph William Alden
Orange Park
Fla
Gwendolyn Renee Mullens
Rodney Allen Schmit
Lawrence
Leshie M. Weege
Lawrence James Michael Dryden
Cynthia K Pierard
Lawrence Harry Kenneth Hicks Hi
Tonganoxie
Lealy Marie Stork
Joshua Delcamp
Lisa Sue Appleton
Lawrence Leonard M. Baker
Aunita J. Jackson
Local births listed for Monday and June 16 in Lawrence area
Crissy Braddle and Brad Carlson welcomed a boy in Baldwin on Monday. Amy Carlson and Brad Carlson welcomed a boy in Baldwin on Monday. Latha Nagarajarao and Seethar Nagarajarao welcomed a girl in Lawrence on Monday. Heather Turner and Corey Turner welcomed a girl in Lawrence on June 16.
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Crissy Braddle
Winchester
Brad
Amy Carlson
Baldwin
Latha Nagarajarao
Seetharma Nagarajarao
Lawrence
Heather and
Corey Turner
Cattle Rumor at Douglas County Fair Sparks Talk
Rumor swirled at the Douglas County Free Fair that cattle were left abandoned in barns last week. County Commissioner Dean Nieder heard chatter but could not confirm details, while fair officials and Extension agents said the story was new to them and no one recalled a cattle caper.
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Douglas County
Fair
Roy Lee Lindsey
Garry Keeler
Agriculture
Fair Board
Roger Flory
Hank Booth
Arden
Two Bodies Found Dead Near Leavenworth In Dump Site
State and federal authorities join Leavenworth officials in probing the deaths of a 54 year old man identified but unnamed and a woman aged 35 to 45 found wrapped in a blue tarp beside a northeast Kansas road. Sheriff Nye calls it homicide and says no ties to Leavenworth are known. The bodies were found Sunday at an illegal dump site about one mile west of the city limits.
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Leavenworth (Ap
Leavenworth
Kansas
Herb Nye
Nye
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