St Johns Fiesta Endures Amid Church Remodel
The Lawrence parish St John the Evangelist Catholic Church undergoes remodeling yet keeps its annual St Johns Fiesta after Father's Day. For 30 plus years the event features Mexican music dance and food drawing around 14 000 attendees with 300 volunteers. School expansion plans may affect enrollment in coming years.
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St John’s Mexican Fiesta at St John Church
The St John the Evangelist Catholic Church hosts a two night fiesta on Friday and Saturday from 6 p.m. to 11 30 p.m. at 1234 Kentucky St featuring Mexican food mariachi music live bands carnival games on Saturday and a moonwalk No outside food or beverages are allowed.
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Father gets 30 months in child abuse case
Adolfo Gomez, 53, was sentenced in Douglas County District Court to 30 months in prison after pleading no contest to two felony counts of child abuse and three misdemeanor counts of child endangerment. He and ex-wife Deborah Gomez were arrested in 2012 after passersby saw the restrained children in a Lawrence parking lot.
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Storm Chance High: 83 Percent Forecast
The forecast indicates an 83 percent chance of storms today with a high near 83 and a low around 71 as shown on page 12A.
Rock Chalk Park LMH urged to bow out of wellness center plan
LMH leaders were advised by consultants that a hospital run wellness center at the Rock Chalk Park Recreation Center is not viable. Pat O’Toole said the facility is too small and in the wrong location. No action was taken by the hospital board.
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Chad Lawhorn
New Rock Chalk Park
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
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Regents blame tuition rise on Legislature
Higher education officials approved tuition increases blaming legislators who cut post secondary education. At Kansas University Lawrence campus tuition and fees rise 4.4 percent this fall with 7.6 percent at KU Medical Center for residents and 4.7 percent and 6 percent for nonresidents respectively.
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Kansas University
Lawrence
KU Medical Center
Kansas
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Dance of the butterfly at Monarch Watch HQ today
A professional ballet dancer will dress as a monarch butterfly for an art project at Monarch Watch headquarters to promote preservation of insects.
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