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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 2006
Page
13
Shiraz once boasted rows of grapes and fragrant gardens with narang trees and cypress skyline. Shams, a Lawrence resident born there, recalls how growth and conflict changed the city, yet gardens and parks remain beloved by Shirazis and visitors. Jennifer Oldridge, KU graduate, notes local gardening passion.
INXS guitarist Pengilly discusses the band’s revival with Fortune as lead singer, the potential return of Rock Star style TV, and how the revamped lineup aims to fill stadiums again. He notes Michael Hutchence would be proud and acknowledges the show helped rekindle rock’s popularity.
The piece notes how prints figurines and textiles carried fame in the 1800s for royalty actors athletes politicians and criminals. It cites George Washington likenesses on various objects and recalls the 1824 Tom Spring versus Jack Langan boxing match with Spring winning after two and a half hours and retiring then. A Staffordshire figurine of the boxers from about 1825 recently sold for 16800 dollars.
The label reads Sept 29 1896 No 568397 Conrey Birely Table Co Grand Rapids Michigan. It notes a problem with knock down construction and suggests glue for stabilizing legs and shelf. Charles Birely patent for a furniture leg attachment enabled knock down manufacturing. Table likely made 1896–1909 before Davis-Birely change.
The piece explains how warm spells can end abruptly and threaten trees shrubs and bulbs that started growth. It outlines plant dormancy for fall and the chill hours needed to awaken, defining chilling hours as periods when temperatures stay between 32 and 45 degrees and noting varying chill hour requirements among species.
The article explains chilling hour variation among plants and how warmer periods can trigger premature growth. It notes apples require 250 to 1700 chilling hours, warns that swollen buds and early shoots are vulnerable to cold, and offers advice on watering and avoiding mulch over greens. Bruce Chladny of KState Extension Douglas County provides contact info for more guidance.
The Lawrence Arts Center hosts its ninth Souper Bowl on Saturday at 940 N.H. with a $10 donation for a handmade bowl and soup from Hy-Vee, plus a new silent auction from six ceramic artists. Proceeds support studio operations and a new gas kiln to expand firing capacity, aiming to sell 400 bowls and furnish a roof for the kiln.
Two KU scenography students receive major honors at Region V Festival held in Fargo and Moorhead. Robbie Jones earns Barbizon Award for Set Design plus first place for The Fantasticks in 2005 summer season. Sandy Appleoff wins graduate costume design for Turandot. Two KU students reach Irene Ryan semifinals from 290 entrants. University Theatre production An Army of One praised but not advancing.
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