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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 2011
Page
3
Megan Gilliland says plans exist to replace the DeVictor Park trail from Bob Billings Parkway to George Williams Way with concrete once funds are available. Currently no funding is earmarked to finish the project.
Brief instruction line inviting readers with a call to action to dial 832 7297 for questions for Sound Off. The note preserves the phone contact and the purpose of seeking inquiries.
Jill Ensley, artistic director in New Orleans, issues a stark personal remark about family time and self harm. The quote highlights emotional distress and prompts questions about support and safety within the cultural community. No further context is provided in the source.
Frederick Law Olmsted raised funds in New York to buy a mountain howitzer for Abbotts free state militia. He consulted a Garibaldi veteran, used coded letters, and the howitzer stood at the Free State Hotel site before Lawrence's 1856 sack, later recovered, then retired to Kansas State Historical Society.
Young people educators and city county leaders attended an afternoon viewing and evening grand opening. Harold Riehm played Charles Robinson as Judy Billings described the exhibit as an introduction to the 41 county eastern Kansas western Missouri heritage area with Carnegie as its headquarters. Lawrence Douglas County funded the exhibit with 200000 guest tax money and the Daughters of the American Revolution donated an American flag flown over the Capitol by request of Rep. Lynn Jenkins, destined to be flown at the Carnegie building.
Kansas University Unclassified and University Support Staff senates host the third annual Summer Food Drive from July 11 to 15 with donations accepted through July 22. Partners include Just Food and Douglas County Food Bank, which converts ten cents into one pound of food. Organizers urge donating a dollar to yield about ten pounds of food, targeting 22,000 pounds and $2,000 in donations, per editor Mike Krings. For details visit Facebook HelpKUFight Hunger.
A 48-year-old Lawrence woman Azita Ahosseini suffered injuries in a Saturday rollover on U S 169 one mile east of Iola, Kansas. She wore a seat belt and was taken to Allen County Hospital. Two Lawrence passengers, Shahram Samandi and Gelareh Samandi, were not injured. A separate two vehicle crash east of Lawrence on I 70 temporarily closed eastbound lanes for about two and a half hours, with two people sent to Kansas University Hospital for minor injuries. A helicopter ambulance arrived as a precaution.
Justin and Carlyle Salb of Lawrence host a gathering with a girl, joined by Nathan and Sarah Mangold of Severeno Jr. and Jennifer Woods of Lawrence, also welcoming a girl, on Saturday.
The Journal-World explains its policy to publish corrections for significant errors and to limit police report details. It notes burglaries below $1,000 are often not reported unless unusual, victims are unnamed, arrestees unnamed until charged, and assaults with major injuries may be reported.
The Journal-World reports gas prices as low as 3.36 dollars at several stations. Readers are urged to call 832-7154 if they find a lower price.
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