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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 2000
Page
5
Lawrence district schedules a three day junior high summit at district headquarters to shape a developmentally appropriate daily course schedule amid overcrowding and debated ninth grade placement. The plan includes goals discussion student panel national perspectives and scheduling option reviews with a final vote.
A City edition reader poll asks if a candidate’s vice presidential choice shapes voting decisions. Levi Chronister surveys residents on whether running mates matter, with varied opinions and regional perspectives.
Today through Sunday schedule includes Shawnee County Fair in Topeka with a 11 30 a m retirees luncheon at Furrs Cafeteria 2300 Iowa phone 785 232 0062 Harmon Juice hosts noon Borderline Country concert 900 Massachusetts rain site Watkins Community Museum 1047 Mass Cliffhangers story group for children ages 8 and older Lawrence Public Library 707 Vt 7 p m 10 p m Lawrence Board of Education study session at 110 McDonald Drive discussing proposed revisions to the Lawrence Public Schools Policy Manual.
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Two men robbed the Clearview City Post Office at 7:05 a.m. Wednesday, one black and one white, armed and demanding cash. They fled with an undetermined amount and remained at large Wednesday night.
Friends organize a potluck dinner and silent auction to aid Aeron Lewis, the 16 month old son of a Community Mercantile employee who recently battled kidney cancer. The event at Douglas County Senior Services runs 6 to 8 pm with a 6 to 7:30 pm silent auction featuring a Roy Williams signed KU basketball. A raffle quilt is displayed at the store through Sept 1, with all proceeds benefiting Aeron.
The Information Network of Kansas seeks volunteers 18 and older to test a prototype site for state government. Participants will answer questions after navigating the prototype and provide feedback. Testing and interviews run from August to October with no required computer or Internet experience.
Kansas University professor Janet Sharistanian received a $68,703 NEH grant for a summer seminar titled American Women as Writers Wharton and Cather. The program will be available to school teachers with additional NEH summer seminar funding this year totaling $3.5 million for elementary and secondary educators.
Emergency calls list multiple medical and system malfunction events across Lawrence and nearby areas with times on Tuesday and Wednesday, including ambulances, injuries, and nonemergency transfers. Births noted include Nik and Christina Niikura in Eudora a girl. Nina and Terry Thompson in Lawrence a girl. Steve and Pam Zicker in Lawrence a girl.
At the Lawrence City Band summer finale in South Park a stray firework sprayed sideways striking a Prairie Village woman and igniting a blanket causing minor burns. About 1,500 to 2,000 spectators watched as responders treated the scene and she was later driven home. No other injuries were reported.
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