Lawrence GED program honors 120 graduates at ceremony
Cheryl Hunsinger finally earned a GED at Free State High School Auditorium joining 119 Lawrence area residents who completed the program. ALC coordinator Linda McGuire noted clear challenges for students balancing work and family as 34 graduates attended the 7 p.m. recognition with about 250 friends and relatives. The ALC posted a 100 percent pass rate for the year ending Tuesday as Yolanda Bucia read a thank you letter to family and ASC teachers.
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Cheryl Hunsinger
Hunsinger
Free State High School
Lawrence-area
Adult Learning Center
ALC
Linda McGuire
Melissa. Lacey
Journal-Warto
Desire Scarpas
Scarpa
Salvatore
Lawrence administrator resigns for Illinois post
Lawrence school district announces Jim Freeman, after one year as executive director of business services, will become assistant superintendent for management services in Elgin Illinois. Interim Supt Randy Weseman commends Freeman while noting the district will search for a replacement as Freeman helps finalize the 2000 2001 budget. Freeman led Langston Hughes School projects and oversaw moves to a new office warehouse complex as the district expands to serve a growing enrollment.
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Lawrence
Illinois
Jim Freeman
Elgin
Chicago
Freeman
Randy Weseman
Weseman
Kathleen Williams
Williams
Buhler
Langston Hughes
Prairie Park
Woodlawn
Pinckney
McDonald Drive
Memorial services for Helen Cote in Lawrence
Memorial services for Helen Cote 87 Lawrence will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home with cremation completed. She died June 14 2000 at Manor Care Health Center Topeka born December 28 1912 Lima Ohio survived by son David Downing Lawrence two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Euphra services for Peter T DeNucci 80 DeSoto will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Eudora United Methodist Church burial Mount Sidney Cemetery Linwood. He died June 21 2000 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center Merriam born January 31 1920 Youngstown Ohio survived by wife son Mark Jr Toledo daughter Nancy DeNucci Lake Mary Florida brother Patrick Youngstown and two grandchildren. Friends may call 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Alden-Harrington Chapel Bonner Springs memorials to Eudora United Methodist Church Building Fund or a Masonic charity.
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Helen Cote
Lawrence
Rumsey-Yost
David Downing
Euphra
Peter T. DeNucci
DeSoto
Eudora United Methodist Church
Eudora
Mount Sidney
Linwood
DeNucci
Shawnee Mission Medical Center
Merriam
Youngstown
Ohio
Carpenter's Union
Olathe
Order of Eastern Star No
DeMalay No
Kansas
Shepherd of Fidelity
White Shrine of
Patrick
Alden-Harrington Chapel
Bonner Springs
Eudora United Methodist Church Building Fund
Oak St
Douglas County Hints at Spillway Redesign and Park Monument
Douglas County Commission approved another 13 195 for George Butler Associates to update the Lone Star Lake spillway plan and opened bids for the project with a target July 20 bid date and September start. The latest cost estimate is 1 56 million versus 1 89 million, while a memorial for Lawrence founder John Speer at Hobbs Park seeks 60 000 more in private donations.
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Douglas County Commission
George Butler Associates
Lone Star Lake
Keith Browning
Browning
Douglas County
Mark Kaplan
Hobbs Park
Lawrence
John Speer
Kaplan
Lawrence City
Truck driver injured in morning highway crash north of Lawrence
A Semininer truck driver identified as 52 year old Danny Dawson of Atwood was injured when he missed a curve on a highway north of Lawrence. He was transported to Stormont Vail Regional Medical Center in Topeka in serious condition Wednesday night.
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Lawrence
Danny Dawson
Atwood
Stormont Vail Regionnal Medical Center
Topeka
Kansas Highway Patrol
Dawson
Douglas
Jefferson County
KHP
Sculptures light up downtown with varied art display
Dozens of works line downtown streets around the Eldridge Hotel and courthouse. Politician's Throne, a pipe chair with a manhole seat, stands at Seventh and Massachusetts. Voices by Tom Newport, Quad Totem on Massachusetts, and Plague of the Plain by Joe Barrington are among the pieces. Local residents commented on design, safety, and interpretation as the gallery at County Community College showcased the exhibit. Tom Meagher can be reached at 832-7187 or tmeagher@world.com.
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County Community College Art Gallery
Seventh
Massachusetts Streets
Eldridge Hotel
Eldridge
Patti
Ken Johnson
Topeka
Ninth
Massachusetts
Tom Newport
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Karl Stratman
Lawrence
Chandens Gill
Reno
Nev
Tenth Streets
Gill
Throckmorton
Tex
Joe Barrington
Eleventh Street
Douglas County
Judicial and Law Enforcement Center
Peace walkers march through city park to medicine wheel
A group of peace walkers ages 32 and older travel by foot from city park to the Medicine Wheel at Haskell Indian Nations University. They sleep where possible and rely on donated meals while citing a hopeful impact on the peace process. They thanked Mayor Henry and plan to join a July fast for Leonard Peltier near Leavenworth.
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Park
Medicine Wheel
Haskell Indian Nations University
Ulf Bjorkbom
Bjorkbom
City Commission
Henry
Yamato
Golden Wolf
Kansas City
Leonard Peltier
U.S. Federal Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Brady McCombs Contact Details
Brady McCombs can be reached at phone number 832-7143 and email address bmccombs ljworld.com for corresponding inquiries and updates.
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Mindie Miller
Munilter
Lworld.com
Tim Carpenter
Jworld.com
Brady McCombs
Ljworld.com
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Candi Lucero
Lawrence High
Cote Services
Peter Denucce
eeeTay
Lone Star Project
Tom Meagher
Tmeagher
Franklin County Livestock Commission CO
Ottawa, KS
Ae Eerne
Buck Watts
Ottawa
Mark Weigand
Otawa
Mike Hermreck
Garnett
Jre Wlloeng
Team Vision
Team
Evisionbiz.com
Warren-Mecwar Mortuary
West
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