Lawrence district preschool readiness plan questions addressed
Inquiries about Brookcreek and Woodlawn preschools center on classroom sites and space. Cris Anderson explains location choices depend on community need and space. Brookcreek and Headstart offer care in some Lawrence schools with private providers. district does not administer these. Call Anderson at 832 5962 ext 24 for details.
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Lawrence
Brookcreek
New York
Woodlawn School
Cris Anderson
Anderson
Extension 24
Headstart
Call Sound Off Line for Reader Questions
Readers are urged to use the Journal World Access Line at 865-5000 and enter category 7478 to leave questions for Sound Off. A recording guides listeners to submit inquiries.
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Ljworld.com
Ottawa University appoints seven new trustees
The Ottawa University Board of Trustees announced seven new members on Wednesday. New trustees include S. Lucky DeFries of Topeka, Beverly Clinton Fink of Manhattan, Duffy McMahon of Phoenix, L Blaine Rush of Smith Center, Glenda Schmidt of Salina, The Rev. Fred Ansell of Topeka, and David S. Snyder of Chicago. Several are alumni. The university serves 7,800 students across Ottawa, the Kansas City area, Phoenix, Milwaukee, and three Pacific Rim nations.
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Ottawa University Board of Trustees
Fred Ansell
Topeka
American Baptist Churches of
Central Region
S. Lucky DeFries
Coffman, DeFries & Northern
Beverly Clinton Fink
Manhattan
Duffy McMahon
Phoenix
L. Blaine Rush
Smith Center
Glenda Schmidt
Salina
Mowrey Clinic
David S. Snyder
Chicago
Strategic Hotel Capital Inc
Defries
Fink
McMahon
Rush
Snyder
Kansas City Area
Milwaukee
Pacific Rim
Lawrence Datebook highlights a busy community day
A series of events unfold around noon at the Eldridge Hotel garden area and beyond. From a noon Brown Bay concert to a 2 p.m. school board negotiation session at the service center, plus a 4 to 6 p.m. Farmers Market and a book discussion for children at the Lawrence Public Library. The datebook lists multiple library programs, a bookmobile route, and public service gatherings at city facilities, parks, and schools across Lawrence.
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Brown Bay
Eldridge Hotel
Mass
Paul Gray Gaslite Gang
Lawrence School Board
School District Service
Clinton
Vermont
Reading Connection
Lawrence Public Library
American Legion Hall
Baldwin
City Hall
Eudora
Lawrence
Edgewood Community Center
Haskell
Prairie Park
29Th Street
Whitmore Drive
Douglas County
Lawrence Municipal
Parks and Recreation Department
Fairgrounds
21St and
Harper
Youth program invites teens age ten to eighteen
An outreach notice invites youths between 10 and 18 to participate with lunch provided. For details contact Robert Bedeau at 816 333 7500 Bruce Martin at 841 7202 or Victor Thomas at 785 486 260.
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Robert Bedeau
Bruce Martin
Victor Thomas
Bus, rail, and transit projects win in Kansas bill
Four northeast Kansas transportation initiatives were funded in the FY2000 transportation bill. Kansas City Area Transportation Authority gets 2.25 million for bus equipment, I-35 commuter rail gains 1 million for preliminary engineering, JOBLINKS receives 850 thousand to aid welfare-to-work vehicle acquisitions, and Johnson County Transit Authority obtains 250 thousand for fareboxes. The measure advances to the Senate.
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Northeast Kansas
U.S
House of Representatives
Dennis Moore
Dkan
Kansas City
Johnson County
Senate
Street Talk Sparks Courtroom Debate in Kansas City
Jada Kohlmeier, a Kansas City Kan. teacher, weighs in on police traffic stops. She argues that officers need probable cause to pull over a vehicle, and warrantless searches require a reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing. The quote reflects ongoing public discourse on search rights and law enforcement procedures.
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Jada Kohlmeier
Kansas City
Kan
Burglaries and Crimes Reported in Local Area
A 51-year-old Lawrence woman reported a $2 000 Compac computer stolen from a residence in the 900 block of Maine between 5 p m May 25 and 11 a m May 26. Emergency calls listed multiple fire medical responses and transfers across several blocks including EMS encounters on Kresge Engel and Troon with various medical emergencies and vehicle incidents.
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Maine
Births at Ottawa Hospital A Boy for Beth Graika Joshua Crump
Beth Graika and Joshua Crump welcome a baby boy born Wednesday at Ottawa Hospital. The new arrival joins the family with relatives in the city and hospital staff noting a healthy birth.
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Beth Graika
Joshua Crump
Ottawa
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