Keeping cats out of flower beds with garden tips
Neighbors’ cat problem discussed with solutions from a nursery owner including garden mesh, repellents, and a German shepherd as deterrents. A trick using chicken wire prevents four footed mammals from beds as cats avoid walking on the wire. Downtown Lawrence holds its 27th annual sidewalk sale on July 16 sponsored by Downtown Lawrence Inc with starts at 7 a.m. and stores open later. Maple Grove Cemetery removes artificial decorations early due to mowing needs with rules to remove flowers not on markers after Memorial Day and winter items after March 1.
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Ann Peuser
Clinton Parkway
Peuser
Lawrence
Downtown Lawrence Inc
Maple Grove Cemetery
Mitch
Call Sound Off Line With Category Entry
Readers are urged to leave questions via the Journal-World Access line at 865-5000 using category 7478. A recording prompts callers to submit their inquiry for Sound Off.
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Journal-World Access
Lawrence Datebook Event Schedule and Storytimes
Historic Resources Commission meets at city hall at 7 p.m. A Lawrence Public Library storytime runs nightly with bookmobile stops at Prairie Park John Taylor Park South Park Clinton Park and Friday sessions at Wood Creek Townhomes Pine Tree Townhomes and library branches. Spanish English storytime led by Lucy Miller and Joyce Steiner targets children of all language backgrounds.
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City Hall
Sixth
Massachusetts
Lawrence Public Library
Prairie Park
27Th
Harper
John Taylor Park
North Seventh
Walnut
South Park
11Th
Clinton Park
Fifth
Illinois
Wood Creek
N. Mich
Pine Tree
Pinecone Dr
Lucy Miller
Joyce Steiner
Datebook submission contact details and address
Information for sending items to Datebook includes a phone number 832 7148, a mailing address P O Box 888 Lawrence 66044, and an email address datebook at ijworld dot com for electronic submissions.
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Datebook
P.O
Lawrence
Ijworld.com
Girls to Girl program offered in Lawrence this summer
Young women in Lawrence can participate in the Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence sponsored Girl to Girl program for a second summer. The weekly Friday sessions run 1 to 4 pm for girls ages 10 to 15, featuring discussions on peer pressure money management and body image led by Averella Williams with guest speakers. The program runs through Aug 1, costs 5 dollars and is open to club members. Traffic signals at 19th Iowa 23rd Louisiana and 23rd Haskell were knocked out by lightning lightning equipment briefly.
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Lawrence
Boys and Girls Club of
Joe Stebbins
Averella Williams
19Th
Iowa
Louisiana
23Rd
Haskell
David Woosley
Employee's power burn fills shop with smoke
An auto body shop employee in southeast Lawrence spun tires until smoke filled Automotive Precision at 1209 E 23rd. Fire crews arrived at 12:38 a.m. and forced entry, breaking six windows to vent the smoke. No fire was found after entry.
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Lawrence
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical
Automotive Precision
Unidentified employee hid as fire crews battled power burn
Fire crews found a business employee hiding in a parts storage room during a power burn caused by spinning tires. The driver pulled the car outside, hosed tires off, and hid as fire trucks arrived. No charges were filed. the owner was contacted. Fire Chief said the call was unusual and the employee claimed he just got a little wild.
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Fire Battalion
Jerry Karr
Karr
School bond proposal to ease elementary overcrowding
Voter reflects on a past and current school bond issue aimed at reducing elementary overcrowding. The speaker states support for improving schools now and in the future, noting education as a top priority. The remark highlights ongoing concern over school funding and capacity.
Fire spreads to second home on Bonanza Street
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical crews investigated a house fire that began about 1 15 p m Wednesday and spread to a second one at 2720 2722 Bonanza in southeast Lawrence. Five residents from 2722 fled uninjured and a woman and her son from 2720 also escaped. Firefighters arrived after 11 20 p m to heavy flames, with a bedroom damaged in the second residence. The blaze was under control by 11 45 p m and occupants services aided displaced residents.
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Lawrence-Douglas County
Lawrence
Bonanza
Jerry Karr
Meredith Hitchcock
Cory Loomis
Hale to stand trial in shooting death
Lawrence man Dean N Hale, 24, will face a August 24 trial for the June 1997 shooting death of Robert Baldwin, 31, after a preliminary hearing. He is jailed on 125000 bond in Douglas County. Witness Helushka Wells testified Hale discussed robbing Baldwin and helped load the body wrapped in plastic into a car trunk.
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Lawrence
Paula Martin
Dean N. Hale
Hale
New Town
N.C
Robert Baldwin
Douglas County
Helushka Wells
Baldwin
Wells
Criminal Case Prosecutions In Lawrence District Court
Tuesday reports show multiple incidents including medical emergencies and theft. Richard A. Kingsley, 19, received two years probation for burglary and theft with 12 months prison if violated. Andrew R. Coulter, 34, got two years probation for burglary and unlawful use of weapons after police recovered over 2000 stolen pills and a handgun during a March pharmacy burglary at King Pharmacy.
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Richard A. Kingsley
Lawrence
Kingsley
Andrew R. Coulter
Coulter
King Pharmacy
W. Sixth
Dismissals notes for Tara Kandra Henning and others
Dismissals listed for Tara Kandra Henning and Kimberly Randall and their baby boy, Lawrence Heather Turner and baby girl, Lawrence Shawna Deviney and baby girl, Winchester.
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Tara Kandra Henning
Lawrence Kimberly Randall
Lawrence Heather Turner
Lawrence Shawna Deviney
Winchester
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Wayne Wildcat
Watkins Community Museum of History
Rochester Optical Company
By Sam Mellinger
Ray Pence
Jamie Calvin
Ali Ahmadi
Bob Wells
Wells and Associates
LAW Enforcement
Gateway
Lawrence Humane Society
Lawrence Douglas County
Jayhawk
East 23Rd
Lown
Rhode Island
Michigan
Tempe
Lawrence Ave
Kasold
New Hampshire
Maine
East 31St
David A. Yor
Overland Park Regional Medical Center
East L650
Eudora
Miller Drive
Jworld.com
Bill Snead
Roger Verdon
John Taylor
David Toplikar
Ann Gardner
Chuck Woodling
Richard Brack
Jill Hummels
Jan Biles
Tom Fisher
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