Fireworks Stands Readied for July Second Opening
Fireworks tents are rising countywide with July 2 as the first selling day in Douglas County. Sales run July 2 through 4 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on July 2 and 3 and 7 a.m. to midnight on July 4. Eighteen stands have permits. Pine family crews set up at Tee-Pee Junction north of Lawrence.
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Douglas County
Pine
Tee-Pee Junction
Lawrence
Marvin Pine
Jim Pine
Jeremy Pine
Jamie Stancliff
Andrew Endstey
County Commission Reviews School Space and Plans
Douglas County commissioners will consider the Bishop Seabury Academy site plan for two mobile classrooms. They will discuss Horizon 2020 Historic Preservation Plan, set a 5 ton weight limit on East 1100 Road and North 1700 Road, review a $40,000 ad valorem tax transfer from Wakarusa Township, approve courthouse and JLEC electrical and sprinkler upgrades totaling $552,190, and review the Capital Improvement Plan. The meeting begins at 9 a.m. at the county courthouse.
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Douglas County
East 1100 Road
North 1700
Wakarusa Township
Judicial and
Law Enforcement
Mass
Lawrence student wins KU nursing award for leadership
Lawrence student Jennifer Pickard has been named the Kay Schlicter Award recipient at the Kansas University School of Nursing. She joins Sigma Theta Tau recognition for outstanding scholastic achievement, research and leadership as a graduating senior with a 3.3+ GPA.
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Jennifer Pickard
Lawrence
Kay Schlicter
Kansas University School of Nursing
Pickard
Sigma Theta Tau
Delta Chapter
Gasoline Prices Shown Low Near Lawrence Area
The Journal world reports a Lawrence area price as low as 1.259 per gallon at Miller Mart at 19th Street and Haskell Avenue. Call 832-7154 with any lower price or share details online at ljworld comsectiongasoline to join the Pump Patrol.
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19Th Street
Haskell Avenue
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Pump Patrol
ARC of Kansas votes to close its doors after decades of service
The ARC of Kansas executive committee recommends shutting down the state group that pushed for special education and community based programs for the developmentally disabled. 17 chapters will be polled before the Sept 22 meeting in Salina. Possible closure could occur between December 31 and May 31, 2002.
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ARC of Kansas
Salina
ARC of
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Norton State Hospital
Kansas Association For Retarded Citizens
History celebration in Ottawa teaches lessons from the past
Cecilia McGehee brought her granddaughter Sara Lair from Texas to Ottawa Kansas for a Chautauqua event at the Old Depot Museum. A historian presented life in a one room schoolhouse and the Great Plains Chautauqua Society showcased first person portrayals of figures like Carnegie Washington Addams Roosevelt and Eastman focusing on early 20th century life. The six state tour run by the Kansas Humanities Council features reports on immigration technology and World War I era changes.
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Journal-World Photo
Ottawa
Ruth Ann Alexander
South Dakota State University
Old Depot Museum
Cecilia McGehee
Sara Lair
Sara
Texas
McGehee
Great Plains
Andrew Carnegie
Booker T. Washington
Jane Addams
Theodore Roosevelt
Charles Eastman
Lindsborg
Kansas
Chautauqua
Kansas Humanities Council
United States
Lake Chautauqua
N.Y
Douglas County VORP funds running short for victim offender reconciliation program
The Douglas County Victim Offender Reconciliation Program faces a week to raise 18,000 in matching funds after receiving a 21,000 state grant. Program director Jeff Miller says a hoped for Juvenile Justice Authority grant did not arrive, leaving the effort dependent on community contributions and volunteer mediator training. Deputy DA Bethany Daniels supports the program, noting cases like battery or vandalism benefit from mediated face to face talks, aiding restitution and understanding.
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Douglas County
VORP
Jeff Miller
State Juvenile Justice Authority
Miller
Bethany Daniels
Daniels
Vietnam veterans reunion in Lawrence draws ~20 attendees
About 20 Vietnam veterans gathered in Lawrence for the second annual Alfred Clark Post 852 VFW reunion. Attendees shared stories, reflected on the war, and sought closure while recalling friends on memorial walls in Washington and Kansas City.
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Liberty
Lawrence
Alfred Clark Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Tom Meek
Meek
David Chamberlain
Vietnam
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