Lawrence Datebook highlights community events and meetings
Today schedule features immunization clinics at 200 Maine and 4 E Seventh St plus library storytimes and toddler activities at 707 Vermont. Public events include a Black Jack Battlefield conference, a holiday market, a nativity festival, an acoustic jam at Aimee's Coffee House, and a youth lock-in. Monday lists canceled county meeting and board sessions, with caregiver classes and a Lecompton council meeting. Tuesday covers health screenings, support group, and city commission meeting. Submit Datebook items to 832-6397.
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Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department
Maine
Eudora City Hall
E. Seventh St
Lawrence Public Library
Kansas Commission On Veterans Affairs
Topeka
Jayhawk Tower
S.W. Jackson St
Lawrence Farmers Market
Knights of Columbus
E. 23Rd St
Coal Creek Stables
Salvation Army
N. 1000 Road
Centenary United Methodist Church
Fourth and Elm Streets
Americana Music Academy
Aimee's Coffee House
Pelathe Community Resource Center
Haskell Ave
East Lawrence Center
E. 15Th St
Living Solutions
Lawrence School Board
McDonald Drive
Lecompton
Elmore
Paradise Cafe
Mass
Lawrence- Douglas County Health Department
Pinecrest II
Walnut St
Eudora
Lawrence Parkinson's
First Presbyterian Church
Clinton Parkway
Big Brothers
Big Sisters of
Douglas County
Eighth St
Lawrence City Commission
City Hall
Sixth and
Massachusetts Streets
Lawrence police probe area robbery amid other filings
On the record law enforcement report shows Lawrence police investigating a robbery of an individual at 19th and Massachusetts streets with no weapon used and few details available. Fire and medical responses include trash bin and grass fires, a smoke detector activation, and a small fire incident at 740 Iowa. Several divorces were granted including John and Marcia Thompson and Martin and Beth Huerter.
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Lawrence
19Th
Massachusetts
Gateway Court
W. 20Th St
Kasold Drive
Iowa
John Thompson
Marcia Thompson
Martin Huerter
Beth Huerter
Corrections: KU Chancellor Hemenway and basketball team gifts
Kansas University Chancellor Robert Hemenway and KU women’s basketball players will deliver gifts on December 19 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. The Journal-World corrects a Thursday error and invites readers to report significant mistakes via phone or email.
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Kansas University
Robert Hemenway
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence High School Lions
Brandon Womack
Jared Dunn
Ryan Beannon
Brett McBride
Blue Valley High School
Stilwell
Journal-Worth newsroom contact and staff directory
A listed contact guide for the Journal-World including subscriber services, newsroom tips, and key editors with phone numbers and email addresses. It also notes office hours for redelivery and general inquiries across departments such as News, Sports, Living, and Advertising.
Restoration Foundation to back Capitol projects in Kansas
Gov. Bill Graves unveiled the Statehouse Restoration Foundation to support education and fundraising for the eight year 135 million restoration of the Kansas Statehouse. The public private effort already has 100000 raised and includes figures such as Nancy Kassebaum Baker Bob Dole and Dan Glickman among its initial trustees.
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Topeka
Bill Graves
Statehouse Restoration Foundation
Graves
Statehouse
Secretary of State
Nancy Kassebaum Baker
Bob Dole
U.S
Dan Glickman
State Board of Regents
Bill Docking
Senate
Dick Bond
Docking
Bonds
Kathleen Sebelius
Bond
Local Toys for Tots Drop-Off Points in Lawrence
Residents can donate new unwrapped toys at Wal-Mart 3300 Iowa, Office Depot 2525 Iowa, KLWN KLZR stations 3125 W Sixth St, and if needed, the Marine Corps Recruiting Office 2223 La. The recruiter will route toys to the central drop-off.
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Lawrence
Wal-Mart
Iowa
KLWN
KLZR
Sixth St
Marine Corps Recruiting Office
Call Sound Off Line for Viewer Questions
Instructions prompt listeners to call 832-7297 to hear a recorded prompt and leave a question for Sound Off. The note directs callers to use the line and participate by leaving a question after the recording.
On the Street on the Street by Abby Mills
A street level column by Abby Mills explores daily urban scenes and small moments, highlighting neighborhood voices, storefronts, and local life through concise vignettes that capture the mood of a city block.
Stop Day Plans Revealed at McCollum Hall
KU freshman Nick Siemaska of Overland Park says he plans to sleep and write two papers. Derby student Kyle Timmermeyer notes he will attend the St. Lawrence Center Christmas party.
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McCollum Hall
Nick Siemaska
Overland Park
Kyle Timmermeyer
Derby
St. Lawrence Center
Kansas University students facing Stop Day amid finals week
KU students have no classes today as Stop Day marks the gap between the end of the semester and finals. Finals run Monday through Friday with fall graduation ceremonies planned by several schools. The School of Business holds honors Saturday at 10 a.m. and the College of LAS Sunday at 2 p.m. both at the Lied Center. Law graduation is set for 7 p.m. Dec. 20 at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union. A bus collision at Fifth and Michigan injured no driver, with Esther Mervine cited for failure to stop and hospitalized per inconsistent reports. The incident involved a Lawrence transit bus and a passenger car. The Muriel McBrienen Kaufman Foundation awarded $15,000 to the Lawrence Arts Center for its holiday ballet A Kansas Nutcracker. Performances run today and Dec. 19–21 in Lawrence. The Ronald McDonald House hosts its eighth annual Cookie Walk today and Saturday at 825 S.W. Buchanan, Topeka, with cookies, baskets, a raffle, and proceeds benefiting families with critically ill children. For donations call (785) 235-6852.
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Kansas University
School of Business
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
School of Law
Woodruff Auditorium
Kansas Union
Muriel McBrien Kauffman
Lawrence Arts Center
Kansas
Ronald McDonald House
S.W. Buchanan
Topeka
Kansas City Wizards
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Richard Gwin
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