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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 2017
Page
6
Eudora's The Fork site at 826 Main St is now rented by Julia and Eric Ireland who run Torched Goodness. They plan to use the former restaurant as kitchen space for their food truck operation that caters events, with occasional open days possible downtown.
Area Roundup notes Kristy Buster will relocate Mighty Tamales from the Lawrence VFW to 2229 North 1400 Road in Eudora, aiming for a March 1 opening. Plan includes seven day operation with breakfast, lunch, and dinner plus live entertainment, expanding from her VFW kitchen origins.
United Way of Douglas County invites volunteers for annual fundraising and community support activities. Kansas Appleseed seeks volunteer research assistants to collect mailing lists for immigration law updates, with about 40 calls expected by March. Lawrence Public Library needs volunteers to post posters for a National Endowment for the Arts Big Read event featuring Julia Alvarez on March 5 at Lied Center. Lawrence College and Career Center seeks business mentors for student projects, with weekly meetings. Contact details for each opportunity provided.
Bill and Betty Leslie mark their 70th wedding anniversary with a card shower. Married in Oskaloosa Kansas on March 7 1947 they reside at 2047 E 600 Rd Lecompton Kansas 66050 and will attend a family dinner at Aunt Netter's in Lecompton hosted by their three children and spouses.
Lawrence residents Bob and Paula Hahn announce the engagement of their daughter Rachel Hahn to Otniel Zavala of Tegucigalpa Honduras. Rachel, a 2002 Lawrence High School and 2007 Ozark Christian College graduate, has served with World Gospel Outreach in Honduras for about eight years. Otniel, son of Anibal and Martha Zavala, is an industrial engineering graduate of Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras and serves as World Gospel Outreach Honduras Field Director. The wedding is planned for April 2017 in Honduras, where the couple will reside and continue WGO work.
Lawrence leaders reaffirm no discrimination in district education policies after the federal guidance protecting transgender students’ use of restrooms and locker rooms was withdrawn. The article notes a new gender neutral restroom at Lawrence High, ongoing safety concerns from staff and students, and the district’s commitment to safeguarding LGBT youth within existing policies.
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