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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 2015
Page
8
Readable sections show multiple clinics offering free hearing tests with 0% financing, locally owned for over 12 years, at 1302 S Main St and 106 W 6th St Ste E with telephone numbers. A national summary notes drenching storms southeast to Great Lakes with wind and sun across the West.
Phat Kenny's catering hosts its sixth annual hog roast at Holcom Park on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 30 p.m. Free food will be served while donations to Habitat for Humanity are welcomed. Local businesses provide free munchies and services, with a live DJ and a hot dog eating contest. A prize box offers gift cards from Sonic Taco John’s McAlister’s Deli and more for $1 entries.
Oread hosts a Rob Riggle scholarship fundraiser on August 24 at The Oread Hotel Hancock Ballroom with a 7 p.m. start and $99 tickets including a photo and hors d oeuvres. The African American Museum and Textile Academy opens its new location at 2001 Haskell Ave with free admission and hours 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on M W F.
Nearly an inch and a half of rain drenched Lawrence on Tuesday, with Kris Sanders of the National Weather Service in Topeka noting about 1.48 inches in the area. Some western Douglas County locations approached 2 inches while August’s total reached about 2.78 inches, just above the 2.28 inch average by Aug. 18. Dry and cooler weather is expected today and Thursday, with highs in the mid 70s and a falllike feel.
A busy schedule lists 19 TODAY items across Lawrence including Library Book Vans at multiple locations, a 9 to 10 a.m. presentation at Cider Gallery and Inverness Drive stops, and noon info sessions with Big Brothers Big Sisters at United Way Building. Also planned are a Douglas County Commission meeting at 4 p.m., a Clinton Parkway Nursery market, and evening programs from civil war history to trivia at Conroy's, Legends, and local venues.
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