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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 2009
Page
2
The Lawrence datebook lists the 21st annual MLK Chili Feed from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at New York School, 936 NY. Proceeds support local MLK program activities and community outreach.
Acoustic open jam at 10 p.m. on Wednesday at The Jazzhaus 926 1/2 Mass. Call 749-1387. Scott Weiland performs 8 p.m. at The Voodoo Lounge Harrah s North Kansas City One Riverboat Drive Kansas City Missouri.
Public event listings include a volunteer information meeting at Lawrence Public Library and multiple music performances at The Jazzhaus The Jackpot Music Hall Lied Center and other venues plus details for submitting items to Datebook and Meetings calendar for Journal-World readers.
Lawrence police and Kansas Highway Patrol chased a driver suspected of stealing a car through Lawrence. He ran through a barrier onto Farmers Turnpike then fled on foot. A female passenger was detained and released. A Lawrence woman remained hospitalized after a two vehicle crash at 23rd and Massachusetts. Cristy White, 29, injured head and other injuries, hospitalized at KU Medical Center.
Maria Alvarez de Juarez and Juvenal Juarez announce a Lawrence birth of a boy on Monday. Chris and Jenny Devers report a Lawrence birth of a boy on Monday. Chris and Caroline Feldhausen record a Lawrence birth of a girl.
The Journal-World invites readers to call 785 832 7154 or email news jworld com to report significant errors and request corrections, reflecting the paper’s policy of accurate reporting and prompt editorial corrections.
USD 464 approves moving Superintendent Richard Erickson to a special projects manager post through June 30, 2010 and retires him July 10, 2010 after 13 years in Tonganoxie. Board vote 7-0. supporters praise his leadership while critics call the move a compromise.
Bode Lubbers at eight months old dubbed Baby Mangino won the 2008 Sports Human of the Year on Deadspin beating figures like Chris Berman Erin Andrews and Mark Cuban. The Wichita family posted a KU sweat suit eyeliner mustache photo online where it circulated among friends and fans. The parents two Wichita State grads first dressed him for a Halloween card and the image went viral as the child gained online fame.
Longtime commissioners Jere McElhaney and Bob Johnson left office after eight years, replaced by Jim Flory and Nancy Thellman who were sworn in by Douglas County Chief Judge Robert Fairchild. The new board elected Charles Jones chair with Thellman as vice chair and outlined early goals including economic development liaison roles and redevelopment plans for the Farmland plant site.
The school board cut state funding for the driver’s education program from 88 to 38 dollars per student, creating a 20,000 hole. A minimum enrollment threshold may be set to continue the program, with further study planned on costs and curriculum alongside ongoing discussions. The board also denied the Lawrence Community Environmental School charter amid funding and leadership uncertainties as Randy Weseman retires.
Death notice for Gertrude Margaret Gilbertson age ninety of Gladstone Missouri, formerly of Leavenworth and Lawrence, with husband Thomas Gilbertson Sr surviving. Funeral services set for 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at Chapel Hill-Butler Funeral Home Kansas City Kansas, burial at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Family to receive visitors 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. prior to the service. Contributions suggested to The Salvation Army.
Funeral services for Anna Wendelken 68 of Wakefield will be at 1 p m Thursday at St Paul Lutheran Church Clay Center burial at Greenwood Cemetery She died Saturday January 10 2009 at Golden Livingcenter Wakefield She was born October 14 1940 in Madona Latvia She worked at Foot Locker Distribution Center Junction City and Clay Center Dispatch She was a member of St Paul Lutheran Extension Homemakers Unit 4 H and Jolly Neighbor Club She married Richard Wendelken in 1964 He died in 2005 Survivers include three daughters two sons four grandchildren four stepgrandchildren and two stepgreatgrandchildren Friends may call 3 to 8 p m Wednesday at Neill Schwensen Rock Funeral Home Memorials to St Paul Lutheran Church or ALS Kansas University Endowment Association.
Winston A. McKee 93 of Hutchinson died Saturday January 10 2009 at Dillon Living Center. Born December 27 1915 in Dallas he was a self employed farmer and served on the Douglas County AAA Farm Program board and the Douglas Extension Council as a township farm representative. He was an Odd Fellows member since 1945 and a Ruhamah Baptist Church family memorials can be sent to Ruhamah Baptist Church c/o Penwell Gabel.
Randy Partee, husband and father, died Jan 2 while returning home to Lawrence from a family vacation in Tennessee. He worked at Hill’s Pet Nutrition and was known for business acumen and warmth. Survived by wife Andrea Partee and children Latrice Randy Jr Christopher and Cameron.
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