Lawrence Datebook updates list community events and meetings
Community items cover family activities at Watkins Museum, homebuyer workshop, school dedications at South and Broken Arrow, rodeos and cowgirl program, art receptions, sustainability potluck with KU professor Tim Miller, county and city meetings, choir registration, city commission session, high school talent show, homeles s family meeting, Civil Air Patrol, Martin Luther King Jr events, hospital board, spring classes, historic resources, art receptions, dinner theater, Peace Corps info, and Datebook submission contact details.
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Watkins Community Museum of History
Mass
Natalie Anne Dye
Ninth St
Lawrence Sustainability
Tim Miller
Ecumenical Christian Ministries
Oread Ave
Douglas County Commission
Douglas County Judicial & Law Enforcement Center
11Th St. Lawrence
First Baptist Church
Kasold Drive
Eudora
Eudora City Hall
Seventh St. Lawrence
Peace Mennonite Church
Sixth
Lincoln Streets
Lawrence Public Library
Hycec
Lawrence
Lawrence City Commission
City
Massachusetts
Lawrence High
LHS
Baptist Church
Civil Air Patrol
Kansas National Guard
Iowa
Martin. Luther King Jr
New York School
Kansas University
Historic Resources Commission
Lawrence Public Schools
Martin Luther King Jr
South
DuPont Retirees Luncheon Set for 11:30 at King’s Buffet
DuPont retirees gather for a luncheon at 11 30 a m at King's Buffet located at 1601 West 23rd Street. The event invites former employees to reconnect over a midday meal and share memories from their years with the company.
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DuPont
King's Buffet
23Rd St
Immunization Clinic Flu Shots and Community Programs
This week at Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department flu shots offered on multiple weekdays with varied morning and afternoon blocks at 200 Maine. Also Big Brothers Big Sisters holds an informational meet at 1525 W Sixth St. Stories at Lawrence Public Library include Books & Babies for 8 to 23 months, all age Storytime, toddler storytime, and multilingual sessions in English Spanish and English German at 707 Vt.
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Lawrence-Douglas County
Maine
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Douglas County
Sixth St
Suite
Lawrence Public Library
Lawrence police recover stolen Yamaha moped in October theft
Lawrence police recovered a stolen Yamaha moped and ignition switch Thursday from the 1700 block of Ohio Street after an 18 year old Lawrence man reported the theft between noon December 1 and 2 30 p.m. Thursday. The items were valued at about 4900 dollars. A 19 year old Lawrence woman reported another theft on Kasold Drive between 2 30 p.m. Monday and 8 30 p.m. Wednesday including Baby Phat bags 500 in cash and 43 dance outfits with total losses around 3106 dollars. The Journal World notes it does not publish all police reports.
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Lawrence
Ohio Street
Kasold Drive
Local births listed for several families this week
Brian and Sarah Warbritton of Crankle welcome a daughter on Wednesday. Lindsey and Jeff Landis of Lawrence announce a daughter born Wednesday. Randal and Rebecca Parkhill of Carbondale greet a son born Friday. Robin A. DuBois II and Lisa M. Miles of Ottawa announce a son born Friday. Catherine and Andrew Barker of Lawrence celebrate a son born Friday.
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Brian
Sarah Warbritton
Crankle
Lindsey
Jeff Landis
Lawrence
Randal
Rebecca Parkhill
Carbondale
Robin A. DuBois II
Lisa M. Miles
Ottawa
Catherine
Andrew Barker
Journal-World Corrects Errors Policy Contact Info
The Journal World states its policy to correct significant errors brought to editors attention and provides a phone number and email for readers to report mistakes. It invites readers to call 785 832 7154 or email news at ijworld.com to address errors.
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Datebook
P.O
Lawrence
Jworld.com
Journal-World
Ijworld.com
Betty L Farran Deaths Remain Private Services Planned
Betty L Farran 65 of Lawrence died January 10 2008 at home. Born March 12 1942 in Parsons daughter of Michael J and Florence L Nadling Rhoades. A Parsons High School graduate 1960 she worked for Maupintour 12 years then for Lawrence Public Schools at Sunflower School as a food service worker 13 years retiring in 2005. She married Richard L Farran April 21 1961 in Parsons who survives with four daughters Kim Springer Kyra Flummerfelt Kellie Farran Greenwood all of Lawrence and Shara Farran Flaherty Eudora a brother Keith Rhoades Salina a sister Sharon Cleaver Eric 13 grandchildren four great grandchildren. Memorials suggested to Lawrence Memorial Hospital Oncology Center. Rumsey Yost Funeral Home in charge. Online condolences at www.rumsey-yost.com.
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Betty L. Farran
Lawrence
Richard L.farran
Parsons
Kim Springer
Kyra Flummerfelt
Kellie Farran-Greenwood
Shara Farran- Flaherty
Eudora
Keith Rhoades
Salina
Sharon Cleaver
Eric
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Oncology
Maine
Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home
Rumsey-Yost.com
Memorial services for Donald E. Stout in Universal City
Donald E. Stout 84 of Universal City died January 10 2008 in San Antonio. Memorial services set for 4 p.m. Monday at Christ the King Lutheran Church Universal City. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps later becoming a U.S. Air Force brigadier general. Survivors include his wife Margery a son and a daughter. Porter Loring Mortuary North San Antonio handling arrangements.
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Universal City
Texas
Donald E. Stout
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Mr. Stout
San Antonio
Emporia
William Henry Teague
Clara Margaret Stout
Lawrence
Kaw
Stanford University
National War College
Stout
U.S. Army Air Corps
U.S. Air Force
Margery F. Stout
Donald E.,jr
Olympia
Wash
Susan Garnatt
Newton
Kan
Pat Booker
Porter Loring Mortuary North
Porterloring.com
Oil firms seek to dismiss lawsuits over hot fuel sales
In Kansas City federal court, industry lawyers argued selling gasoline and diesel not temperature adjusted is legal and not fraudulent. Plaintiffs say selling 90 degree fuel deprives buyers of energy, citing energy loss and potential class action status if suits prevail.
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Kansas City
U.S
Kan
U.S. District Court
James Tuite
Washington
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Tuite
Howard Miller
Los Angeles
Girardi & Reese
Miller
Canada
Judicial Panel
Kaw
Kathryn Wratil
California
Exxon Mobil Corp
QuikTrip Corp
Wal-Mart
Vratil
Winter wheat plantings drop sharply in Kansas 2008
Government data show Kansas farmers seeded 9.9 million acres of winter wheat for 2008, down 50 percent from 10.4 million last season. Dusti Fritz of the Kansas Wheat Commission cites crop rotations and wet falls plus seed shortages as key factors, with broader declines nationwide offset by gains in Missouri and Montana.
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Wichita
Kansas
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Dusti Fritz
Kansas Wheat Commission
Fritz
Texas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Montana
NASS
Standridge Named to Kansas Court of Appeals
Gov Kathleen Sebelius named Melissa Taylor Standridge to the Kansas Court of Appeals to fill a new post created by the Legislature last year. An Overland Park resident she holds a KU business degree and a UMKC law degree. She previously served as chambers counsel for U S Magistrate Judge BRIEFLY David Waxse and later for U S District Judge Elmo Hunter before entering private practice.
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Friday
Melissa Taylor Standridge
State Court of Appeals
Standridge
Chambers
U.S
David Waxse
District of Kansas
Overland Park
Kansas University
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Elmo Hunter
District of Western Missouri
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United Way
Ridge Court
Broken Arrow
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Board
LMH
CornerBank
W. Sixth St
E.C.M
LAW Enforcement
Lawrence Douglas County
West 22Nd Terrace
18Th Terrace
Sebelius
KU Grad
Sens
Haysville
Sedgwick County
Greg Waller
Peter John Orsi II
State Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
NE Kansas
Oskaloosa
Metden
Horton, Hoyt, Onaga, Horton, Hiawatha
Highland
Jennifer Schack
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