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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 2011
Page
2
Richard Roderick Pine 90 of Lawrence died Saturday August 20 2011 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar Services are pending at Rumsey Yost Funeral Home and Crematory Services will be announced by the funeral home
Memorial services for Adriane Marie Luis aged 31 of Lawrence will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. She died Friday August 19 2011 at her home. A gathering will follow at the Slow Ride Roadhouse 1350 North Third Street.
Melville W Gray died Saturday August 20 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a brief illness He was born March 23 1926 in Salina son of Frank and Sarah Fender Gray He served in the US Navy 1944 to 1946 and earned degrees from the University of Denver and Kansas University He directed environmental services for Kansas Department of Health for 15 years and held national leadership roles in civil and water pollution groups He was a life member of the American Legion and VFW He married Frances Herring December 18 1949 in Rocky Ford Colorado She survives with a daughter Susan Kramer Independence Missouri three sons Steven Hoyt and Thomas Page Grand Prairie Texas six grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren Memorials suggested to donor chosen charities Online condolences at warrenmcelwain com
The Journal-World publishes obituaries for area residents or former long time residents and for others with survivors in the circulation area. Information comes from a mortuary and photos are welcome. For guidelines and costs contact your mortuary or the paper at 785 832 7154 or LJWorld.com/obits/policy/
Kansas lawmakers pursue a bipartisan design for a K-10 safety corridor. Officials cite Washington New Mexico and Virginia examples where community input, increased enforcement and signage reduced crashes. Virginia notes mixed results but shows value in overtime funding for police. Washington favors engineering over corridor designation.
Reporter George Diepenbrock can be reached at 832 7144 and is active on Twitter at lawrencecrime.
The Merc sponsors a two week Eat Local Challenge with area restaurants and 356 participants. The goal is to educate shoppers about local products, not to force a diet change. A pamphlet lists local sources, while prices show local items often cost more.
Readers learn about upcoming local food events including the Eat Local Challenge at The Merc Community Market Deli, the Kaw Valley Farm Tour with 25 farms, and the Homegrown Lawrence Festival at Abe and Jake's Landing. The article compares local and nonlocal prices, noting tomatoes and cantaloupe costs, taste tests favoring local tomatoes, and tips to ease into local eating while enjoying seasonal produce.
Local prices at Dillons Hy-Vee Checkers Walmart The Merc and Lawrence Farmers Market are listed for tomato cucumber cantaloupe skim milk eggs and more. The cheapest local total is 15.03 while the cheapest elsewhere totals 8.42, a difference of 6.61.
City and county governance updates headline the Journal World local page with brief notes on court actions and community affairs in Lawrence Kansas. Kansas University items, school notes, consumer affairs, sports, arts, and obituaries are listed as sections for readers.
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