Baker enrollment at highest level since 1984
Baker University reports first day enrollment of 3621 students, up 283 from last year. Main campus in Baldwin City has 945 students, highest since 1984, while graduate and professional schools in Overland Park and Topeka report 252 and 155 respectively. Official counts finalize on Sept. 19 after add/drop.
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Baker
Baker University
Louise Cummings-Simmons
Cummings-Simmons
Baldwin City
Steve Rottinghaus
Rottinghaus
Haitian Art and Culture and Lawrence Datebook Highlights
Lawrence Datebook itemizes gallery talks and cultural events at Spencer Museum of Art, with panels on Haiti, a Latin American seminar by Jorge Soberon, a HERstory event at the Lawrence Arts Center, a Downtown Farmers Market, and a motorcycle rally. Local government meetings include the City Commission and Douglas County Commission. other items include book readings, council meetings, and volunteer orientations.
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Spencer Museum of Art
Miss
Lawrence
Haiti
Mexico
Jorge Soberon
Hall Center For the Humanities
Sunnyside Ave
Lawrence Arts Center
N.H
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ala
Community Immunization Clinic and Library Programs
Immunization clinic hours run weekly at Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department with weekday morning and afternoon slots. Lawrence Public Library hosts Family Storytime, Books & Babies for infants to 23 months, and Library Storytime with sessions in the Children's Room and auditorium. Hig Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County lists informational meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday at 1625 W Sixth St Suite A.
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Lawrence-Douglas County
Lawrence Public Library
Hig Brothers
Big Sisters of
Douglas County
Sixth St
Local Law Enforcement Report Highlights Burglaries And Thefts
Lawrence police logged several property crime incidents including a 51 year old man reporting $1,000 damage to a red Subaru on Louisiana Street between Thursday noon and Monday 4 pm and a 16 year old girl reporting $3,000 damage to a 1997 Chrysler LHS on Inverness Drive Saturday night. Police assisted Topeka in recovering a $10,000 1999 Pontiac Grand Am at Home Depot. EMERGENCY CALLS Fire and medical responses included smoke detector activation, a distress call, a controlled burn, odor removal, a motor vehicle crash, a carbon monoxide incident, and an assist for an invalid. The Journal World notes it does not publish all police reports and limits certain details to protect victims.
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Lawrence
Louisiana Street
Inverness Drive
Topeka
Congressional Drive
Hillview Road
Massachusetts
Brenwood Drive
31St St
Kimberly Jones and Jason Jones Have a Boy in Lawrence
Kimberly and Jason Jones of Lawrence welcomed a baby boy on a Wednesday. Bruce Whiteman Leona Whiteman, Ben Wilcox and Amy Treat, Richard and Rosa Andrews of Ottawa also have a boy born on Wednesday.
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Kimberly
Jason Jones
Lawrence
Bruce
Leona Whiteman
Ben Wilcox
Amy Treat
Richard and
Rosa Andrews
Ottawa
Corrections Correct Kansas Utility Helpline Number
The Kansas Corporation Commission reports the Consumer Protection Office helpline number was incorrect in a Sound Off column. The correct phone number is (800) 662-0027, and the issue was published in Wednesday's Journal-World.
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Kansas Corporation Commission
Commission
Consumer Protection Office
Journal-World
Memorial service for Gabriele Sheridan Acker
Memorial services for 7 month old Gabriele Sheridan Acker will be held at 10 30 a.m. Saturday at Lawrence Heights Christian Church in Lawrence. She died Aug 20 2007 at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City Missouri. Survivors include her parents a sister and extended family with memorials suggested to Gifts of Gabi's Grace in care of Wilson's Funeral Home Wellsville Kansas.
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Jason
Micah Nastasio Acker
Eudora
Lawrence Heights Christian Church
Lawrence
Gabriele
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Kansas City
Kansas University Medical Center
Kan
Gracie
Fred
Phyllis Acker
Tonya
Brian Crawford
Independence
Benny Nastasio
Robert and
Lois Stoneberger
Abilene
William and
Barbara Bowles
Sun City
Ariz
Gabi
Grace Fund
Wilson
P.O
Wellsville
Wellman rites set in Illinois and Kansas for Roger L. Wellman
Funeral services for Roger L. Wellman 49 of St. Louis will be held at Collier's Funeral Home in Bridgeton Illinois at 1 p.m. Saturday with graveside services 10 a.m. Monday at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence He died Tuesday Aug 21 2007 at a St. Louis hospital Born July 19 1958 in Wellington he was the son of Vere and Clara Carnahan Wellman Survived by wife Diane M Pickett children Sam R Jessica N mother Clara Butell Lawrence four brothers Ron Ed Ra Mike and Scott and Brad Butell Baldwin City three sisters Susan McNeil Linda Fyler and Laura George Memorials may be sent to the Jessica and Sam Wellman Scholarship Fund care of U S Bank or Rumsey Yost Funeral Home Online condolences at rumsey yost com
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Roger L. Wellman
St. Louis
Collier’s Funeral Home
Bridgeton
Ill
Oak Hill Cemetery
Lawrence
Mr. Wellman
Wellington
Vere
Clara Carnahan Wellman
Clara
Ernie Butell
Ron
Amy
Eudora
Mike
Sandy
Scott
Ann Marie
Merrimack
N.H
Brad Butell
Baldwin City
Susan McNeil
Kent
de Soto
Linda Fyler
Randy
Laura George
Eugene
Jessica and
Sam Wellman
U.S. Bank
St. Charles Rock Road
Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home
Celebration of life for Jackson Churchill Mitchell in Lawrence
Jackson Churchill Mitchell 57 of Lawrence died Friday August 17 2007 after a short cancer battle. A service is set for 2 pm Saturday at Mustard Seed Christian Fellowship with burial in Wellington to follow. Mitchell was a publisher editor and entrepreneur with ties to Sumner Cable TV and the Wellington Daily News. Surviving are his wife Julie Anne Motley Mitchell a son and two daughters and his father and stepmother. Memorials to Douglas County Special Olympics and Wellington Humane Society or Rumsey Yost Funeral Home.
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Jackson Churchill Mitchell
Lawrence
Mustard Seed Christian Fellowship
Wellington
Mr. Mitchell
Tulsa
Oklo
Jack Churchill
Jeanne Kincheloe Mitchell
Lawrence High School
Wellington High School
Kansas University
Mitchell
Newkirk Herald Journal
Wellington Daily News
Sumner Cable TV
Julie Anne Motley
Kansas City
Jack C
Peggy Mitchell
Sun City
Ariz
Juliann Drumm Mitchell
Columbus
Ohio
Jack C. II
Jordan M
Judson K
Douglas County
John
Amhurst Road
Topeka
Mitchell Building Fund
Wellington Humane Society
P.G. Box
Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home
Rumsey-Yost.com
Obituary policy outlines community obituary coverage
The Journal- publishes obituaries of area residents and those with survivors within the newspaper’s circulation. Policies guide who is announced and how survivor details are handled, detailing eligibility and information standards for public notice.
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the Journal
Boyda pushes plan to expand teacher tax deduction
At Meadows Elementary School in Topeka Nancy Boyda promotes H R 549 to raise the teacher deduction from 250 to 400, make it permanent and cover professional development. The measure, backed by the Kansas NEA, aims to ease out of pocket costs cited as about 1180 dollars yearly per teacher.
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Meadows Elementary School
Topeka
Boyda
House
Senate
Lawrence parade seeks nonprofit beneficiaries for 2008 festivities
The Lawrence St Patrick’s Day Parade committee invites nonprofit groups to apply to be a beneficiary of the 2008 festivities. Past beneficiaries include Cottonwood Inc and Health Care Access. Deadline Sept 24. Applications available at McDonald Chiropractic Clinic and other local sites. For details call 749-6677 or email info@lawrencestpatricksdayparade.com.
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Lawrence St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day
Cottonwood Inc
The
Crown Casting Club
Health Care Access
McDonald Chiropractic Clinic
E. 23Rd St. Cottin's
Coast To Coast Hardware
Mass
the Lazer
Sixth St
Free genealogy workshop invites researchers at museum
The Watkins History Museum and Kansas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution announce a free genealogy workshop on September 5 at 7 p.m. at 1047 Mass. Learn where to find Census and military pension records and how to use area facilities. Materials provided. Contact Peter Grass at (913) 268-5469 for details.
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Watkins Community History Museum
Kansas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Mass
Peter Grass
Jordan announces bid for 3rd District seat
Kansas State Senator Nick Jordan, a Shawnee Republican, declared his bid to represent the 3rd Congressional District. He criticized federal action on growth, taxes, education, health care, homeland security, and immigration while noting his 12 years in the state legislature and bioscience legislation. U.S. Representative Dennis Moore, the incumbent Democrat, defended his record and urged patience as campaign season approaches.
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Shawnee
Lawrence
U.S
Dennis Moore
Lenexa
Jordan
Congress
Kansas
Moore
Chuck Abner
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