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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 2011
Page
2
Mary Elizabeth Henly died Friday June 17 2011 at her daughter's home. Services for 57 year old Henly are pending and will be announced by Rumsey Yost Funeral Home Crematory.
A memorial service for Tim C. Murry, 54, Kansas City Kansas, formerly Leavenworth, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Quisenberry Funeral Home in Tonganoxie. He died in June 20H. The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, 604 E Fourth St, Tonganoxie, KS 66086.
Dean H Kerkman aged 86 of Elwood Iowa died May 20 2011 entombed at Danforth Chapel Kansas University will be at 1 p.m. July 24 for services in the Danforth Chapel. A full obituary appeared May 24 2011
Christopher A. McAdoo 45 of Lawrence died June 18 2011 at home from an apparent heart attack. Born July 11 1965 in Lawrence he was a Wichita East High School graduate and Full Sail School of Recording Arts alum. He owned Mocha-Doo’s Coffee Kiosk at Hy-Vee and did video sound work in Florida Kansas. Survivors include his mother Phyllis Wertzberger father William A. McAdoo wife JoAnn sister Lynne McAdoo uncles Wertzberger and McAdoo aunts Wertzberger Scottsdale and many cousins. Memorials suggested to Juvenile Diabetes Association Lawrence Memorial Hospital Endowment or Lawrence Humane Society via Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Online condolences at warrenmcelwain.com.
Delbert M Baxter 76 of Lawrence died June 17 2011 at home. Born June 12 1935 Willis KS. Army Korean War veteran. Worked 17 years at Eaton Aeroquip brake assembly and as a janitor. five years at Hercules Powder Co. Survived by wife Mary Margaret Harrison Baxter a son Timothy W Baxter a brother John W Baxter Jr and a sister Delores Lucan. Cremation planned with memorial service 3:00 PM Saturday June 25 at First Southern Baptist Church. Burial at De Soto Cemetery later. Memorials preferred to Delbert and Mary Baxter Memorial Fund c/o Chapel Oaks Lawrence KS.
The program in Templin Hall guides minority students through admissions, financial aid, and scholarship essays while visiting KU and other colleges. Academic adviser Alejandra Hernandez-Castillo, a KU graduate, coordinates weeklong workshops and stresses confidence, inclusion, and preparation beyond immigration status.
Missouri and Nebraska face worsening floods as rising river levels breach Holt County levees near Big Lake and overtop county roads. U.S. 159 closes. Atchison County reports record river height with thousands of acres inundated. Nebraska plants Cooper and Fort Calhoun monitor alert status while staff strengthen levees and rebuilds.
Elective offerings and enrollment counts for grades 10 to 12 for the coming year are listed at Free State and Lawrence high schools. Foreign languages lead with 1 036 students, followed by music 1 147 and visual arts 833, with increases noted vs 2010 11 totals. freshmen excluded.
Harwood notes electives matter only if time allows. Jackie McCullough recalls wishing for more health classes while volunteering at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. School board member Scott Morgan argues broader electives widen high demand skill opportunities, boost attendance and raise graduation rates by making school more relevant.
Schools reporter Mark Fagan can be reached at 832-7188. Follow him on Twitter at Twitter.com/Mark FaganLJW for updates and insights.
The Lawrence Journal World lists editors and contact lines for local news, community affairs, and online desks. It provides office addresses in Lawrence Kansas, phone numbers for departments, and mentions departments such as City Government Courts and crime Kansas University transportation and obituaries with a note to send story ideas via email. It also notes circulation management and advertising contacts and includes postmaster and USPS details.
Weekend poll data shows 61 percent not planning Fourth of July events in Watson Park, 24 percent unsure, 14 percent eager. Readers urged to vote at LJWorld.com for more responses.
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