Lawrence Datebook listings intensify fall meetings
Lawrence Datebook items include Lawrence City Commission at 6:35 p.m. at City Hall Sixth and Massachusetts, Civil Air Patrol 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Kansas National Guard Armory 200 Iowa, Wakarusa Township at 4 p.m. fire station 300 W 31st, Kanwaka Township 7:30 p.m. Kanwaka Hall off US 40, plus a community Christmas dinner 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church 946 Vermont, HIV testing 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Douglas County AIDS Project office 2518 Ridge Court Suite 101, Medicare Part D help 1 to 4 p.m. at Lawrence Senior Center 745 Vermont, and Douglas County Commission 6:35 p.m. at Courthouse 1100 Mass. Contact Datebook for submissions.
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Lawrence
Sixth
Massachusetts
Civil Air Patrol
Kansas National Guard
Iowa
Wakarusa
Wakarusa Township
31St St
Kanwaka
Kanwaka Township
U.S. Highway
Douglas County
Aids Project
Ridge Court
City
Fire medical responses logged across multiple Kansas addresses
Peart of Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical reports alarm activations at 3814 Hill Long Circle 2511 W 31st St 5000 Clinton Parkway 1530 W 15th St and 512 Congressional Circle with times ranging from 1:56 a.m. to 6:43 p.m. Sunday and Monday. The Journal-World notes it omits routine police reports and generally only reports burglaries over 1000 dollars or notable incidents while protecting victims' names.
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Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical
Hill Long Circle
31St St
Clinton Parkway
15Th St
Journal-World
Births in Iowa twins and a single boy born Monday
Aaron and Stephanie Scurto of Oskaloosa welcome twin boys born Monday. Dale and Leslie Hazlett of Lawrence announce the birth of a boy Monday.
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Aaron
Stephanie Scurto
Oskaloosa
Dale
Leslie Hazlett
Lawrence
Journal-World offers to correct significant errors
The Journal-World states its policy to fix notable errors brought to editors in this space. Readers are urged to call 785-832-7154 or email news@ljworld.com to report corrections.
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Datebook
P.O
Lawrence
Ijworld.com
Journal-World
Christmas Holiday Closures Across Lawrence Agencies
Government and public services in Lawrence close for Christmas with closures Thursday and varying Friday hours. Federal offices remain open Friday while state and county offices stay closed. several city facilities adopt altered hours. Emergency contacts, transit, library, post, and meals programs report adjusted operations and no deliveries Thursday.
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Lawrence
General Services Administration
Federal Courts
Lawrence City
Douglas County District Court
Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement Center
Elth St
Lawrence Police
Douglas County Sheriff’s
Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department
Lawrence Transit System
City of Lawrence
South Park
Holcom Park
East Lawrence
Prairie Park Nature Center
Lawrence Public Library
U.S. Postal Service
UPS
FedEx
Lawrence Meals On
Customer Service Department
The
Journal- World
USA Today
Deaths Hortense Sanders 95 to have graveside service in Mattoon
Hortense Alice Marie Sanders 95 of Lawrence will be laid to rest at Dodge Grove Cemetery Mattoon Illinois Saturday morning. Died Monday December 22 2008 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar she was born November 8 1913 in Los Angeles and raised in Eureka. She earned an associate degree from St John Lutheran Winfield 1932 and a BS in business from Kansas University in 1938. She was a volunteer at Calvary Lutheran Church Truman Medical Center and worked as senior accountant for Trans World Airlines over 50 years and at H R Block. She moved to Lawrence in 2004. Survivors include niece Mary Nichols and nephew Howard Pankratz with others. Memorials suggested Heart of American Hospice care of Johnson County Funeral Chapel.
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Hortense
Alice Marie Sanders
Lawrence
Dodge Grove
Mattoon
Ill
Ms. Sanders
Brandon Woods
Alvamar
Los Angeles
Otto August
Anna Albers Sanders
Eureka
St. John Lutheran School
Winfield
Kansas University
Calvary Lutheran Church
Kansas City
Kan
Truman Medical Center
Sanders
Trans World Airlines
Mary Nichols
Howard Pankratz
Denver
Chris Nichols
Robyn Nichols
D.W. Newcomer
Johnson County Funeral Chapel
Heart of American Hospice
Metcalf Ave
Overland Park
Funeral services for George Ikerd in Tonganoxie Kansas
George Ikerd 81 of Kansas City Kansas died December 20 2008 at home He was born October 29 1927 in Gassaway Louisiana He worked as a concrete finisher and belonged to Cross Roads Church Mission He married Shirley Bell June 19 1998 in Kansas City Kansas Surviving include a son Robert stepson Manuel George four stepdaughters and a brother Quisenberry Funeral Home Tonganoxie in charge Services Friday at 11 am with visitation one hour prior Online condolences at quisenberryfh com
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Tonganoxie
George Ikerd
Kansas City
Kan
West Haven Baptist Church
Ikerd
Gassaway
Charlie
Margaret Williams Skerd
Cross Roads Church
Mission
Shirley Bell
Robert
Manuel George
Raytown
Mary Martin
Denver
Clara Williams
Yvonne Carter
Omaha
Neb
Venita Evans
Esau Washington
Quisenberry Funeral Home
Quisenberryfh.com
Obituary policy guidance for submitting notices
Information on obituary guidelines and submission process for the Journal-World. Details include contacting a local mortuary, calling (785) 832-7154, or visiting LJWorld.com/obituaries for accepted notices and policy. The notice explains where to obtain the obituary submission standards.
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Journal-World
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Ground broken for Dodge City casino project in Kansas
Olathe based Butler National Corp began work on a western themed hotel and casino in Dodge City, the first of four proposed state owned casinos to move forward amid financial turmoil. The $88 million complex aims to open part of the casino by December 2009 with full completion by 2011, and is expected to generate about $50 million in revenue for 2012.
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Dodge City
Butler National Corp
Kansas
Wichita
Kansas City
Kansas Lottery
Butler
U.S. 50
Kathleen Sebelius
Butler National
Clark Stewart
Plains
Lottery
Wyomissing
Penn National Gaming Inc
Cherokee County
Harrah’s Entertainment Inc
Sumner County
Kansas Speedway
Cordish Co
Penn
Oklahoma
Harrah’s
Speedway Group
Sumner
Wyandotte
Camptown
Greyhound Park
Pittsburg
Woodlands
Sebelius
Doug Smith
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