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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 2013
Page
1
The Lawrence Journal-World details 7500 ballots cast in the Best of Lawrence contest with top three finishers in over 130 categories across Community Food Going Out Retail and Services. It profiles many top finishers and notes debates over the results.
Theatre Lawrence celebrates 35,000 square feet in a new $7 million building after 28 years in a cramped repurposed church. The facility marks a major upgrade for the arts center and its productions.
KU baseball coach Ritch Price adds his son Ritchie as a full-time assistant, continuing a family coaching legacy that began with Price mentoring three of his sons at KU from 2003 to 2010. Page 1B.
A Lawrence event at Broken Arrow Park hosts about 60 men in backyard pits for a high stakes horseshoe match. San Antonio visitor Uncle Martin, a famed trash-talker aged 72, travels to compete, while family lines clash in brotherly, cousin, and uncle battles. The gathering blends competition with bonding as bragging rights rise with each throw.
In Lawrence, the Chavez family joined six events over seven hours at Broken Arrow and Centennial parks including a home run derby, hot shot basketball, horseshoes, bowling, a pool tournament and a dart competition. Gabriel Chavez, 47, jokes he can still beat his sons at horseshoes and call them kids after a win.
Community fathers across the region contend with work duties transportation and tight schedules as they seek time with their children this Father’s Day. Programs and local groups offer support and events to help families connect.
Wildlife officials propose expanding hunting opportunities at Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, drawing opposition from birdwatchers who warn the endangered whooping crane could be endangered. Audubon of Kansas leader Ron Kataskie calls the site a key migratory stop. opposing view from Mike Oldham is noted.
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