Lawrence Festival of Trees lights up Liberty Hall displays
The 27th annual Lawrence Festival of Trees opens at Liberty Hall with nearly 60 decorated trees on view from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. A live tree auction is tonight at 7 p.m. with a wreath silent auction ending at 8:30. Donations are suggested at 3 dollars. Trees feature varied themes from Kansas Jayhawks and aquatic life to Day of the Dead and include inventive materials. Donors include families, clubs and organizations such as the Lawrence High Geography Club and Lawrence Women's Network. Auctioned trees have ranged from 100 dollars to several thousand, benefiting The Shelter Inc. which reported a net profit over 50 thousand dollars last year. The Shelter provides emergency and foster care services in Douglas County northeast Kansas.
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Library wins NEH grant matching $275000
The National Endowment for the Humanities will provide a 275000 matching grant to the Lawrence Public Library over five years, covering 30 percent of donations until the cap is reached. Funds support a speakers series, reading programs, digitization of local records, and administrative costs.
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Kansas vies to land Boeing 777X plant
Kansas officials push to lure Boeing as Missouri offers incentives and Washington competes. Govs Brownback and Nixon trumpet aerospace goals while Boeing prepares a decision early next year after relocating Wichita operations and amid rival state bids and tax breaks.
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Sunny and Breezy Forecast for Today
The forecast calls for sunny skies with a light breeze and a high around 62 degrees and a low near 23. Details appear on page 12A in the Classified section.
New KU honors program chief to begin January
A Kansas University history professor will assume leadership of the University Honors Program in January as the current director Kathleen McCluskey-Fawcett retires, reshaping the honors leadership at KU.
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