Lawrence Datebook entries mix events and cancellations
Medicare Part D help at Douglas County Senior Services 1 p.m. at Lawrence Senior Center and many public meetings including Douglas County Commission canceled. Arts events feature Reproduction Rights and Creative Urge by John Wysocki, Dream Factory, A Kansas Nutcracker at Lawrence Arts Center, Film Holy Yule at Jackpot Music Hall, and Youth Ensemble workshops. Includes multiple city and county notices, trainings, and festival listings with contact numbers.
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Douglas County Senior Services
Lawrence Senior Center
Douglas County Commission
Douglas County
Mass
Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority Board of Commissioners
Clinton Place
Clinton Parkway
John Wysocki
Lawrence Art Guild
Lawrence Public Library
Lecompton City Counci
Lecompton City Hall
Elmore St
Allen Fieldhouse
South Side
Historic Resources Commission
City
Sixth
Massachusetts
Cornerstone Baptist Church
22Nd St. Terrace
Lawrence Percolator
Ninth
New Hampshire
Santa
The
Jackpot Music Hall
Lawrence
Vari Go
N.J
Lawrence Memorial Hospital board meeting agenda
Lawrence Memorial Hospital board meets at 9 a.m. in the LMH auditorium at 325 Maine. The National Active and Retired Federal Employees plan a noon gathering at Conroy's Pub, 3115 W Sixth St, with the 840-9594 contact. Douglas County Commission schedules a 6:35 p.m. session at the Douglas County Courthouse, 1100 Mass.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital Board
LMH
Maine
National Active and
Conroy's Pub
Sixth St
Douglas County Commission
Douglas County
Mass
Fire at KU residence hall ruled accidental blaze
A Saturday fire at Kansas University's McCollum Residence Hall was caused by improperly disposed smoking materials in a 5 gallon gas can. No injuries were reported and damages are estimated under $100. Police report two men, Middleton and Whitewells, arrested for separate vehicle burglaries nearby.
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Kansas University
McCollum
Lawrence Douglas County Fire & Medical
Mark Bradford
Bradford
William Michael Middleton
Lawrence
Jesse Lee Whitewells
Overbrook
Missouri Street
Susan
Neutebooms and Friends Refer to Sunday Births
Irisa and Eric Neuteboom of Lawrence welcome a girl on Sunday. Jessica McGinn and Curtis Shelling of Garnett announce a boy born Sunday. Jason and Morgan Hoss of Lawrence welcome a boy Sunday Gipson of Ottawa has a boy. Bullay Kenny and Jody Brown are also noted for Sunday.
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Irisa
Eric Neuteboom
Lawrence
Jessica McGinn
Curtis Shelling
Garnett
Jason
Morgan Hoss
Gipson
Ottawa
Bullay Kenny
Jody Brown
Topeka Driver Corrected in Quarry Truck Crash Caption
Alan Best, 55, of Topeka, was the Hamm Quarry semitrailer driver in a two-truck crash Saturday near Teepee Junction. A photo caption had misidentified him as the tanker truck driver who failed to yield. Best did not cause the accident, he was the truck that was struck.
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Alan Best
Topeka
Teepee Junction
Best
Douglas County holiday toy drive and volunteer needs
How to Help AIDS Project seeks gifts for nine children by December 22 for delivery by December 23. Jubilee Café calls for holiday volunteers while KU students are on break. Lawrence volunteers urged to serve at First United Methodist Church mornings. Douglas County Visiting Nurses seeks yearlong volunteers, with options in massage and art therapy. Salvation Army bell ringers requested, contact Aaron Smith. Additional opportunities via Roger Hill Volunteer Center and volunteer rhvc.org.
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Douglas County
Immediate Needs
Jubilee Café
Lawrence
First United Methodist Church
Sarah Rooney
Sarahro
Vnaks
Salvation Army
Aaron Smith
Tracie Massey
Paige Blair
Roger Hill
United Way of
Rhvc
Wanrive.ory
Autopsy backlog hits Kansas counties amid staff shortage
A Wichita center handling autopsies for dozens of Kansas counties faces delays that postpone death certificates needed for life-insurance claims. Sedgwick County plans to hire a third full-time doctor, with results awaiting electrolyte tests, as families cope with income losses and uncertain timelines.
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Wichita
Kansas
Gracie Hudson
Sedgwick County
Hudson
John
Bud” Hudson
Arkansas City
Travis
Wichita Eagle
Quick Process Center
Jaime Geberst
Oeberst
Garden City
Bob Lamkey
Parks
Hoisington
Lamkey
Bird watchers tally winter count in Lawrence area
Bird watchers Leo, Walton, and Hewins counted 30 plus species in an annual winter survey near Lawrence on January 5. Using binou lars and iPod bird calls, they noted blue jays, cardinals, purple finches, eagles, and a golden crowned kinglet, with 80 to 90 species typical in a day.
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Leo
Walton
Hewins
Prairie Village
Overland Park
Lawrence
Audubon Society
Acorn Shortage Affects Squirrels in Lawrence Area
Special projects reporter Christine Metz notes an acorn shortage may impact squirrels in urban Lawrence, though experts like Ken Armitage of Kansas University say red and white oaks provide diverse food, and squirrels will travel far to find it. If shortages occur, effects would appear late winter and may be mitigated by resident turnover.
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Pitman
Ken Armitage
Kansas University
Old West Lawrence
Armitage
Lawrence
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