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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 2013
Page
4
On Massachusetts Street in Lawrence residents weigh white versus multicolored Christmas lights. Alex Law, a Lawrence bus driver, favors the multicolored, old school bulbs and says the more lights the better.
In Tonganoxie Chase Walters and Rachel Coleman welcomed twin boys on Friday. In Lawrence Jason and Jessica Barker announced a boy on Saturday along with Marc and Ashleigh Nehring's boy. Kim Thogone and Darrell Thomas welcomed a girl in Lawrence.
The Lawrence-Douglas County Household Hazardous Waste Facility, operated by the city and county, accepts used motor oil for recycling by appointment only. Located off East 23rd Street, the service is free for Douglas County residents. To schedule, call 785-832-3030 or email soundoff@ljworld.com with questions.
Donna Reynolds, a Project Hope UK volunteer, and Teboho joined a long queue to view Nelson Mandela in his casket near the Union Buildings. Police assisted mourners as crowds sang, recalling Mandela’s struggle. The body was flown to the Eastern Cape for a private funeral in Qunu. Reynolds plans to return to Lawrence next week.
Local high school debate squads saw several eliminations after round two as organizers pitted higher seeds against lower ones. Lawrence High School’s three teams exited after three rounds, while Free State’s Logan Brown Cot trell and sophomores Linda Liu and Genevieve Prescher left after four or five rounds. Coaches praised the effort and noted Day 2 advancement as a key early goal, with plans to regroup for upcoming Kansas state championships January 17-18 at Blue Valley High School.
A compact calendar lists events on December 15 in Baldwin City and nearby Kansas City area venues. Santa Claus Express departures from Midland Railway Depot at 11, 1 and 3 with multiple performances and festive programs at churches, art spaces, and concert halls including the Nutcracker performances in Lawrence and Kansas City venues.
A trio including David Seibel and McHugh counted birds at a lake on Saturday, recording up to 300 mallards 50 ring billed gulls and a dozen herring gulls along with six bald eagles. A duck was drowned when a young bald eagle grabbed it. Seibel called it a small piece of a big puzzle.
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