Death notices for Dorothy Steward in Kansas obituary
Funeral services for Dorothy Steward, 95, Lawrence, formerly of Belleville, are pending and will be announced by Warren McElwain Mortuary. She died Friday, Dec. 2, 2011, at Baldwin Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Baldwin City.
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Dorothy Steward
Lawrence
Belleville
Warren McEl
Wain Mortuary
Baldwin Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
Baldwin City
How to Help Salvation Army Holiday Dinner Volunteers
Salvation Army seeks volunteers for a community holiday dinner on Wednesday from 1 to 2 PM with setup from 9 AM to noon and cleanup 1 to 3 PM. Contact Liz Coleman at 785-843-4188 or liz.coleman@usc.salvationarmy.org for details and to sign up.
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Salvation Army
Liz Coleman
liz_coleman
Usc
Salvationarmy.com
Funeral services for Edward J. Gergick Sr.
Edward J. Gergick Sr. 87 of Tonganoxie died Friday December 2 at home. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Tonganoxie with burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the church, with a rosary at 7 p.m.
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Edward J. Gergick Sr
Tonganoxie
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Obituary policy and guidelines for notices
The Journal-World outlines obituary acceptance guidelines and pricing. For details contact your mortuary, call 785-832-7154, or visit LJWorld.com/obits/policy to review submission rules and costs.
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Journal-World
Ljworld.com
Refusal of Breath Test Linked to Warrant for Blood and Penalties
The article explains that refusing a Breathalyzer at a traffic stop is not a criminal act but a traffic offense, triggering a yearlong license loss and a $400 lab fee. Prosecutors seek blood tests via warrants when probable cause exists, a practice being adopted by Douglas and Rice counties to close the enforcement gap.
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Charles Branson
Douglas County
Branson
Scott McPherson
Rice County
McPherson
High costs of drunken driving penalties and treatment
A Topeka area report outlines the yearly costs of a first DUI conviction, including interlock installation, insurance increases, court fees, treatment, fines, and legal expenses totaling an estimated 3910 to 4700 dollars. It notes varying costs by provider and potential diversion, with references to local agencies and officials.
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Interlock
Fenders
Heiman
Gary Lee
Valeo
Volunteer Center honors Wallace Gal Luzzi Outstanding Volunteer
Nicole Okwuone praises Nicole Duke for caring nature and helping 4800 clients a year at ECKAN. Office duties shared with Dyke free up time for case management and collaboration with social service partners in Douglas County. ECKAN seeks more volunteers for administrative support, Christmas Bureau, and Just Food stocking. Contact Lokwuone at 785-841-3357 or Eckan.org. Micki Chestnut adds contact at 785-865-5030.
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Doug
Ballardcenter.org
Just Food
Douglas County
Shannon Reid
Roger Hill
Rhvc.org
Douglascounty.org
Roger Hill Volunteer Center
Wallace Galluzzi
Okwuone
Nicole
Duke
ECEAN
ECKAN
Lokwuone
Eckan.org
Pearl Harbor echoes in memory across generations
Veterans and scholars discuss how Pearl Harbor reshaped American life and learning. A historian notes students forget the event as Vietnam fades, while others compare it to 9/11 and the Maine rallying cry. The piece reflects on memory, aging witnesses, and rapid postwar Japan’s rise.
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Pearl Harbor
Maine
Wert
Grant Goodman
Wilson
Japan
Goodman
Women Heart Attack Signs Differ From Men Says Sufian
Sufian recalls a second heart attack and credits survival to recognizing non chest pain symptoms. Experts note women wait longer for ER and doctors may misread heart attack, as signs vary with fatigue breathlessness nausea back or jaw pain, and arteries are often smaller than men's.
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Sufian
Women’s Heart Foundation
Veterans Hospitals
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Health Organization
Roger Dreiling
Lawrence
National Institutes of Health
LMH
Kansas City
Kan
Lawrence Journal World local news contact details and offices
The Lawrence Journal World publishes daily from The World Company offices at Sixth and New Hampshire in Lawrence Kansas. Contact numbers include 843 1000 and toll free 800 578 8748. Address changes go to P O Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 0888. The paper is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations and The Associated Press.
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Lawrence
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire Streets
Lawrence Journal-World
P.O
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Holiday giving motivators and tree trends poll
Fundraising consultants cite year end tax benefits and heightened need as drivers of holiday generosity. A Weekend poll shows 53 percent choosing artificial Christmas trees, 21 percent not getting a tree, and 20 percent preferring fresh trees, with 4 percent citing cultural or religious reasons.
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