Lawrence Datebook Friday May Events List
Listings show health immunization clinics at 200 Maine and Baldwin United Methodist Church, library movie event for kids, Farmers Market at Tenth and Vermont, volunteer training at Lawrence Humane Society, and zoning board and Vietnam Veterans meeting. Also toddler storytime at the library and contact details for submissions.
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Lawrence-Douglas County Health
Maine
Lawrence Public Library
Farmers Market
Tenth and
Vermont Streets
Lawrence Humane Society
E. 19Th St
Lawrence
Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department
Baldwin First United Methodist Church
Eighth St
Record of local law enforcement and fire responses
A journal record lists injuries from two incidents in the region. Gary Griffin, 57, injured May 17 in a propane explosion near North 1100 Road, was released from KU Med in Kansas City Kansas. Wanda Heath, 45, injured June 1 in a tractor trailer crash on the Kansas Turnpike west of Lawrence, remained in fair condition at KU Med. The report also catalogs fire department calls including false alarms, smoke removal, shorted electrical equipment, and numerous ambulance medical emergencies and vehicle accidents across Lawrence and Overbrook. The Journal-World notes it does not publish all police reports and shelters victim and suspect identities unless charged.
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Gary Griffin
North 1100 Road
KU Med
Kansas City
Kan
Wanda Heath
Woodbine
Kansas Turnpike
Lawrence
North 100 Road
Overbrook
East 19Th Street
North Michigan Street
Michigan Street
Lake Street
Louisiana Street
Kansas
College Boulevard
East 25Th Street
Massachusetts Street
Naismith Drive
Rhode Island
Maine Street
West 23Rd Street
Maverick Lane
West Sixth Street
Harvard Road
Lawrence couples welcome multiple newborns on Tuesday
Chris and Jennifer Lee announce a boy born Tuesday in Lawrence. Michael and Jayne Brandel announce a girl born Tuesday in Lawrence. Todd and Paola Hernandez announce a girl born Tuesday in Lawrence. Shabecca Erwin and Eli Goodell announce a boy born Tuesday in Lawrence. Alan Truong and Sandy La announce a girl born Tuesday in Lawrence.
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Chris
Jennifer Lee
Lawrence
Michael and
Jayne Brandel
Todd
Paola Hernandez
Shabecca Erwin
Eli Goodell
Alan Truong
Sandy la
Corrections Policy Notice for Journal-World Readers
The Journal-World states it corrects significant errors brought to editors' attention in this space. Readers are directed to call 785 832 7154 or email news ljworld com to report errors.
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Datebook
P.O
Lawrence
Ljworld.com
Journal-World
Call City
Mike Shields
News
Parker Matthews Views Locomotive At Park Relic
Parker Matthews aged 23 months peered from a Buford M. Watson Jr. Park locomotive window as the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway donated the engine in 1955. The relic celebrates America's past and Parker’s first glimpse came on Wednesday.
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Parker Matthews
Buford
M. Watson Jr
District Plans Strategic Path to Improve Lawrence Schools
Supt. Randy Weseman pledged progress for Lawrence Public Schools next year during a strategic planning meeting with teachers and patrons. The district aims to raise academic achievement, align math instruction from kindergarten through eighth grade with new textbooks, and implement curriculum maps while exploring preschool centralization and gifted education refinements.
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Randy Weseman
Lawrence
Lawrence Schools Foundation
Lawrence Business Education Partnership
Tors
Tom Christie
Christie
Doug Eicher
Eicher
Mary Rodriguez
Lawrence briefs summer meal program and local crime news
The Lawrence Summer Food Program offers free meals to children ages 1 to 18 at multiple sites with no fees or proof required. meals run Monday through Friday from May 28 to July 26 and extend to Aug 2 at the Boys and Girls Club site. Separate item: Katherine Lani Oglesby, 55, ruled incompetent to stand trial on disorderly conduct and battery charges, to undergo evaluation at Larned State Hospital for up to 90 days. The Better Business Bureau warns area businesses of fraudulent payroll checks from Allied Paints, Topeka, with cases in Topeka and Wichita parking lot finds.
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Lawrence
East Lawrence Center
E. 15Th St
South Park Recreation Center
Mass
Douglas County
Mike Malone
Katherine Lani Oglesby
Larned State Hospital
Oglesby
Better Business Bureau
Kansas
Allied Paints
Topeka
Bank of America
Allied Paints Company
Wichita
Local newspaper contact directory and staff listings
A phone and email heavy staff contact page lists city editors reporters and managers for the Lawrence Journal-World with direct lines and emails. It details workloads hours and a guaranteed redelivery policy for missed papers.
Meaning of caps in soccer world cup commentary
World Cup commentators use caps to denote a player’s number of appearances for his national team. The term comes from the old practice of giving players a hat after each game with the national team, a tradition now symbolic though no longer literal.
Question line prompts Sound Off callers at 832 7297
Readers are invited to leave a question by calling 832 7297 and listening to a prompt. The message instructs callers to wait for a recording that asks them to submit their inquiry.
On the Street on Mass Street Voices Gauge Post-9/11 Travel Fear
Massachusetts Street interviews reveal mixed nerves about air travel after September 11. Students from KU, Santa Fe Trail, and Lawrence High share heightened caution and a few remain undeterred about overseas or domestic flights despite stricter security.
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Carpenter
Tim Carpenter
Lawrence Briefs
Boys and Girls Club
Haskell
N.H
Richard Brack
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Ann Gardner
Chuck Woodling
Ewoodling
Jworld.com
John Taylor
Jan Biles
Jon Niccum
Mniccum
A! Bonner
Dave Toplikar
Chad Lawhorn
Clawhorn
Joe Lewis
By Michelle Burdenn
Baldwin
Ireland
Justin Atwood
Leawood
Miami
Taren Karr
Santa Fe Trail High
Overbroak
Washington, D.C
Sarah Marlow
Donna Pratt
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