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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1997
Page
5
Reader asks how to update address and add listings with Southwestern Bell. Suggests calling 1-800-246-4999, office hours 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 11 p.m. Sunday. Also questions pool hours and check-in lines at local recreation facility.
Readers are invited to call the Journal-World Access line at 865-5000 and enter category 7478 to hear a recording requesting viewers to leave their questions. The prompt provides instructions for submitting inquiries to Sound Off.
Two city recreation centers will close at 9 p.m. daily starting Monday, with East Lawrence remaining open to 10 p.m. on event nights. Centers average eight to 10 visitors after 9 p.m., while East Lawrence hosts about 45 teenagers each evening. Sunflower State Games seeks volunteers for July events, offering shifts, shirts, caps, and snacks. U.S. Senator Sam Brownback will moderate a tax forum June 20 at Johnson County Community College Little Theater.
Kansas University law professor Martin Dickinson will discuss consumption and sales taxes at a free public forum. The Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging will hold a public hearing at 1:30 p.m. June 24 at the Buchanan Center in Topeka to review proposed Older Americans Act funded services for fiscal year 1998, including meals, transportation and health services.
A list of today events includes garden tours by Grace Episcopal Church in Ottawa, Cheney Chess Championship at Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, ground breaking ceremonies for two De Soto elementary schools, Douglas County Commission and City Commission meetings, health screenings for seniors at Pinecrest II and Babcock Place, and a Lawrence Memorial Hospital board meeting. The day features civic, educational, and community health activities with multiple locations including Shawnee, Ottawa, De Soto, and Lawrence.
Lawrence police logged damage to a 1975 Dodge motor home and a 1980 GMC 7000 truck in the 2100 block of Haskell between 10 a.m. June 6 and 10 a.m. Thursday, with estimated total damage at 1500 dollars. EMS responses included multiple medical emergencies, a motor vehicle accident, and a fall with various locations, from 11:17 a.m. Thursday to 3:03 a.m. Friday.
Mary Jane Climer of Baldwin is dismissed. In Lawrence, Brandy Mangum and John Moore welcome a boy Friday. Kristi Riddle of Tonganoxie reports a boy Friday. Karen and Kevin Lister welcome a girl Friday in Lawrence.
Kansas Attorney General Carla Stovall plans to seek an inquisition in Shawnee County District Court to empower subpoenas and witness questioning in an ongoing BioCore Inc investigation. A district judge would approve the proceeding, with a presiding judge not required at witness sessions, amid scrutiny of BioCore, KTEC, and related Ad Astra funds.
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