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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 2003
Page
4
Shawnee Wonderscope staff host two four day Sticky Business workshops at Lawrence Arts Center for ages five to six with sessions 10 am to noon and 1 pm to 3 pm today through Thursday. Enrollment is 48 dollars per session and includes a family museum pass. Call 843-2787 for enrollment and other programs.
World chess champion Anatoly Karpov plans a U S chess school in Lindsborg Kansas with a site arranged and instruction to follow. Wes Fisk of the Lindsborg Chess Club said the project grew from Karpov's December visit and a suggestion by Bethany College professor Mikhail Korenman. The school would be in the Lindsborg News Record building and could open by late summer or early fall with classes and instructors to be determined.
Kansas Department of Health and Environment invites applications for the 2003 Pollution Prevention Awards and Recognition Program across five categories. Categories cover education and communication, innovative initiatives, new technologies, cooperative prevention projects, and special programs. Applications are due June 26 with details on the KDHE website or by calling (800) 357-6087.
Sixth grade Girl Scouts from Deerfield School raised thirty dollars to buy playground gear for Karabakh Bazaar Elementary in Afghanistan. Play It Again Sports donated over one hundred dollars in used equipment, aiding 425 students in recess.
Kansas Highway Patrol will retrofit about 450 Ford Crown Victoria patrol cars with protective shields around gas tanks after reports of gas tank fires when hit from behind at high speeds. Ford is funding the shields, with 185 new Crown Victorias due in July already equipped. The move follows 14 officer deaths since 1983 and calls from officials for federal investigation.
Kansas University's Honors Program faces leadership change as director Barbara Schowen retires after 28 years with KU. The program has grown from 1,079 students in 54 courses to 1,523 students in 83 courses last fall, aided by larger freshman cohorts and more National Merit scholars. interim director John Gronbeck-Tedesco will oversee until a full national search is completed.
Six visitors from Gorno-Altaisk State University traveled with Friends of the Kaw to explore how land use affects water supply. The group, including three students, a biology professor, and university leaders, will visit U.S. reserves before returning home. They noted similarities and pollution from feedlots in both regions, and planned river trips to observe conditions firsthand.
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