Datebook highlights for Lawrence area events
Immunization clinics at Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department and a Sunday repeat at 200 Maine. Toddler storytime at Lawrence Public Library with preregistration. Akbar Ahmed talk at Hall Center. Children storytime at library. Lawrence Home Show at Sport 2 Sport and a Perry boating safety class. Douglas County Spelling Bee at Southwest Junior High. Bookworms Unite for 8-12-year-olds. Saturday Youth lock-in at East Lawrence Center. Sunday Steamboating on the Raw frontier talks at Lecompton and Hall Center open house. Read Across Lawrence book discussion at Library. Immunization times listed for 8:30-11:30 a.m. and 1-4:30 p.m.gage. County meetings and local government sessions noted. Submit Datebook items to 832-6397 or datebook@world.com.
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Lawrence-Douglas County
Akbar Ahmed
Hall Center For the Humanities
Lawrence Public Library
Lawrence
Chinton Parkway
St. Teresa Catholic
Third
Elm Streets
Perry
Southwest Junior High School
Inverness Drive
Clinton Parkway
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Maine
Bookworms Unite
East Lawrence Center
15Th St
Kansas
Kansas Territory
Elmore
Lecompton
Bud Hirsch
Kansas University
Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department
Douglas County Commission
Mass
Policy Research Institute
Bruce Rich
Adams
Lecompton City Hall
Elmore St
Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority
Board of Commissioners
Haskell Ave
U.a.m
Big Brothers
Big Sisters of
Douglas County
Sixth St
Suite A
Lawrence Virtual School
Lawrence City Commission
Sixth
Massachusetts
Wakarusa
31St
Leo Beuerman
Datebook
P.O
Tjworld.com
Death Notices for Orene Sevier of Lawrence Kansas
Services for Orene Sevier 67 of Lawrence are set for 11 a.m. Monday at Warren- McElwain Mortuary with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. Sevier died February 16, 2005 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She was born March 2, 1937 in Watson Oklahoma, worked 22 years as a machine operator at Hallmark Cards, retired 1991, and was a church member. She married Willie Allen Sevier in 1958 in Lawrence. survivors include two daughters Judy Hoffman and Julie Gudenhauf of Lawrence, a brother Nathan Watson, three sisters, and four grandchildren. A wake is at 7 p.m. Sunday at the mortuary. Memorials may be made to Orene Sevier Memorial Fund. E-mail condolences to info@warrenmcelwain.com, subject: Sevier.
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Orene Sevier
Lawrence
Warren- McElwain Mortuary
Oak Hill Cemetery
Sevier
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Watson
Okla
Simeon and
Ora Johnson Watson
Hallmark Cards Inc
Buffalo Indian Presbyterian Church
Indian United Methodist Church
Willie Allen Sevier
Judy Hoffman
Julie Gudenhauf
Nathan Watson
Juanita Bad Bear
Crow Agency
Mont
Maxine Harper
Grant's Pass
Ore
Margie Watson
Gregg Sevier
Orene Sevier Memorial Fund
Warrenmcelwain.com
Leah Jean Putman obituary highlights WWII volunteer and craft work
Leah Jean Putman 82 of Lawrence died February 17 2005 at Brandon Woods Retirement Community. Born July 2 1922 in Kansas City Missouri she moved from Cambria California to Lawrence in 2001. A machinist supervisor in the Los Angeles area she retired and was a WWII WAVES member 1944 1946. Also member of California Woodcarvers Assn survivors include four nephews Chuck Woodling Lawrence Bob Woodling Redmond WA Dennis Woodling Marietta GA and Andrew Weis San Antonio. Memorials listed to donor's choice via Lawrence Funeral Chapel.
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Leah Jean Putman
Lawrence
Brandon Woods
Kansas City
Omar Oliver
Leah Saunders Putman
Cambria
Calif
Paseo High School
Miss Putman
Los Angeles
California Woodcarvers Assn
Chuck Woodling
Bob Woodling
Redmond
Wash
Dennis Woodling
Marietta
Andrew Weis
San Antonio
Lawrence Funeral Chapel
Lawrence police recover 1992 Chevy truck in massachusetts block
Police recovered a 1992 Chevy pickup from Jay Wolf Auto in Kansas City after a burglary and theft report in the 1700 block of Lake Alvamar Drive. A 36 year old Lawrence woman reported a man entered her garage claiming to be the poor man before fleeing with about 3935 dollars in property not yet loaded. A separate forgery case involves stolen checks from a mailbox on East 818 Road with 16 checks written totaling 5140.71. Fire calls included a smoke scare at 155 Indian Ave and a carbon monoxide incident on Aldrich.
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Lawrence
Massachusetts
Jay Wolf Auto
Kansas City
Kan
Lake Alvamar Drive
David Cobb
Cobb
Missouri
Douglas County
East 818
Journal-World invites readers to report errors for correction
The Journal-World states it corrects significant errors upon notification. Readers can call 785 832 7154 or email news ljworld com to report mistakes for editorial review.
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Journal-World
Ljworld.com
Hemphill Services Pending, Lawrence Resident Dies
Herschel Walter Hemphill, 93, of Lawrence, died Thursday February 17 2005 in Lawrence. Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home announces services will be scheduled and announced locally.
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Herschel
Walter Hemphill
Lawrence
Rumsey-Yost
Hemphill
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Obituary Policy For Journal World Submissions
The Journal World notes free obituaries for residents or former locals and for others with survivors in the circulation area. Information should come from a mortuary and photos are welcome. Details available via mortuary, by phone, or online at the Journal World obituaries page.
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Journal-World
The
Barbecue contest rivalry shakes Kansas City's smoke throne
The American Royal Barbecue Contest faces a challenge from the upstart Great American Barbecue Contest, backed by many longtime Royal volunteers. Organizers tout a friendly rivalry as both events seek to draw crowds, sponsors, and contestants to The Woodlands in Kansas City Kansas during Memorial Day weekend and the Royal’s fall dates.
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Kansas City, Mo
Jim Kay
Kemper Arena
Kansas City
Woodlands
Kan
Kansas City Barbeque Society
the Woodlands
Jim Gartland
Royal
Mariner Kemper
Kemper
Sprint Corp
Premium Standard Farms
UMB Financial Corp
George Guastello
The
Guastello
Sisters donate 1.1 million each to Wichita State and Friends
Edith and Katherine Erker, two Wichita sisters who died in their late nineties, left 1.1 million to Wichita State University and 1.1 million to Friends University. The gifts, untagged with purposes, will endow a professorship at WSU and fund renovation of Friends administration building.
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Wichita
Wichita State
Friends
Edith
Katherine Erker
Beth Chiles Hershberger
WSU Foundation
Kansas Board of Regents
Gram
Edith Erker
Katherine
Margaret
Southwestern Bell
Castillo
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LAW Enforcement
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Iowa
Lawrence Douglas County
Indian Ave
Aldrich J
Lawrence Humane Society
de Soto
Joe
Bridget Clark
Tyler Corbin
Lanett Pelsor
Cail Us
K.C
Friends Universities
Marilyn Castillo
McDonald Farm
Tropractic
23Rd & Haskell - Lawrence
Wayne McDaniel
Peter D. Knutson
Jude McDaniel
McDaniel & McDaniel Financia Services
Suite
B . Lawrence
Sunflower
McDaniel & de Financisi Services
SEC Registerea
Spon
the Etc. Shop
Mage
Teather Belle
Abe & Jakes Landing
Lawrence, KS
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