Lawrence Datebook events and lectures listed
A series of community events in Lawrence including a paper document preservation workshop from 1 to 3 PM at Watkins Community Museum of History, a bookworms unit for 8 to 12 year olds at Lawrence Public Library, and a Mardi Gras benefit for Douglas County AIDS Project at Abe and Jake's Landing. Sunday features a Bleeding Kansas lecture on General James G Blunt at Constitution Hall, Lecompton. Immunization clinic at health department runs Monday with flu shots available.
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Watkins Community Museum of History
Mass
Bookworms Unitel
Lawrence Public Library
Douglas County
Abe
Jake
James G. Blunt
Robert Collins
Lawrence-Douglas County
Deaths in Lawrence area mark two funeral services
Funeral services are scheduled for Shirley Ann Rea 74 of Lawrence at Rumsey-Yost with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. She taught in KU speech and worked as a bookkeeper at Liberty Hall for 20 years and supported KU and Lawrence community theaters. A life memorial fund is requested in her name. A separate celebration of life is planned for Edward Ed Phelon 91 of Melvern at Melvern United Methodist Church with burial in Highland Cemetery north of Lyndon. He was a lifelong farmer and dancer, survived by wife Isabel, three children and nine grandchildren. services at Feltner Funeral Chapel.
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Shirley Ann Rea
Lawrence
Rumsey-Yost Funeral
Oak Hill Cemetery
Tommy J. Rea
Des Moines
Iowa
Danton T. Rea
Nancy A. Freeman
Wichita
Ted D. Strain
Ruidoso
N.M
KU Endowment Association
Tom P. Rea
Naismith Drive
Rumsey-Yost.com
Melvern
Edward
Ed” Phelon
Melvern United Methodist Church
Highland Cemetery
Lyndon
Mr. Phelon
Osage Nursing Center
Osage City
Scranton
Arthur “Ray
Bertha Ellis Phelon
Phelon
Isabel Lizer
Harris
Raylen
Janett Phelan
Linda Carson
Kay Haskins
Feltner Funeral Chapel
Church of Melvern
Lawrence crime spree and accidents fill regional report
Lawrence police probe about ten mobile burglaries in the 2500 block of West 31st Street and 3300 block of South Iowa Street. Shado Barton 18 remained critically ill after a Thursday crash on U S 24 40 near Lawrence. James Helyar 74 injured when struck by a vehicle driven by a staffer. Frank Jordan 46 injured in a De Soto area four wheeler crash. A Lawrence woman injured on the Kansas Turnpike near Topeka. driver not hurt. Emergency calls list multiple incidents including fires and gas alert. Stray dogs were brought to a shelter.
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Lawrence
West 31St Street
Iowa Street
Shadoe Barton
University of Kansas Hospital
Kansas City
Kan
Bob Hallinan
Barton
Leavenworth County
James Helyar
Spencer Research Library
Hallinan
Helyar
Birth announced for Dustin Little and Chasity Patterson
Lawrence couple Dustin Little and Chasity Patterson welcomed a daughter on Friday.
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Dustin Little
Chasity Patterson
Lawrence
Journal-World invites reader error corrections policy note
The Journal-World explains it corrects significant errors and provides contact details. Readers are urged to report mistakes by calling 785 832 7154 or emailing news jworld.com.
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Journal-World
Jworld.com
Jeep strikes parked car pins worker in Lawrence mobile home park
A Jeep rounded a corner, hit a parked Buick LeSabre and pinned Eudora woman Sheila Grammer against the car in Brookwood Mobile Home Community. Grammer was flown to KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., for trauma care, while David Erwin, 21, was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and later moved to another facility in good condition. The Jeep driver, 16 year old John Berry of Lawrence, was questioned and released with no injuries reported inside the vehicle. Police and medical staff responded at 5:41 p.m., and conditions were updated Friday night with Grammer’s status unavailable.
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Eudora
East Lawrence
Sheila Grammer
LifeStar
University of Kansas Hospital
Kansas City
Kan
David Erwin
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
Paul Fellers
Brookwood
Mobile Hore
E. 19Th St
Douglas County
John Berry
Fellers
LMH
Erwin
Grammer
Skeet services for Inez Skeet in Lawrence
Funeral services for Inez B. Skeet 87 of Lawrence will be held at 2 pm Tuesday at Warren-McElwain Mortuary with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. She died Feb 23 2006 at Eudora Nursing Center. She leaves a husband Alfred Skeet a son two daughters and extended family. Burial and visitation details and charity note follow.
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Inez B. Skeet
Lawrence
Warren-McElwain Mortuary
Memorial Park Cemetery
Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant
First United Methodist Church
Rebekahs
F.C.E. Auxiliary
Autumn Club
AARP
League
Bowling Assn
Alfred Skeet
Tonganoxie
Alan Skeet
Lewisville
Texas
Dolores Winsor
Shawnee
Rita Neil
Eudora
Dean Mason
Eldridge
Maxine Sparks
McLouth
Warrenmcelwain
Skeet
Eldred, George E. 75, dies. donor to science
George E. Eldred, 75, Kansas City Kansas, died February 23, 2006, at Tonganoxie Nursing Center. Born November 30, 1930 in Corning New York, he served in the U S Air Force during Korea and retired from CertainTeed Insulation. Survivors include three sons Debbie Dearinger and Rita Manley, with 13 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. burial donations to National Emphysema Foundation via Quisenberry Funeral Home.
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Tonganoxie
George E. Eldred
Kansas City
Kan
Tonganoxie Nursing Center
Corning
Ernest
Marjorie Smith Eldred
Eldred
U.S. Air Force
CertainTeed Insulation Corp
Loraine Eldred
Douglas
Terry
Bloomfield
N.M
Darrell
Basehor
Debbie Dearinger
Rita Manley
National Emphysema Foundation
Quisenberry Funeral Home
P.O. Box
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Fake coupons warn by Lawrence police amid scam
Lawrence police warn of fraudulent coupons circulating online and by email. The coupons feature working UPC codes and offer unusually large discounts on items like Advil or Revlon, making them easy to mistake for genuine manufacturer offers. Stores report losses when vendors do not redeem fraudulent coupons.
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Lawrence
Revlon
Mike Smith
Checkers Grocery
Checkers
Smith
Tide
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