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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 2011
Page
2
Celebration of life services for Karen Elizabeth Bowman age 65 of Lawrence are pending and will be announced by Warren McElwain Mortuary. She died Saturday June 25 2011 at St Francis Hospital in Topeka Kansas.
Bill A. McKenzie 76 of Lenexa will be buried at Hardy Oak Cemetery in McLouth at 11 a.m. today. He died Friday June 24 2011 and was a client of Cottonwood Inc. in Lawrence.
Joel Martin Aufdemberge, 68, of Leavenworth, will have funeral services at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church. Burial follows at Sunset Memory Gardens. He died Saturday, June 25, 2011, at St. John Hospital. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Quisenberry Funeral Home in Tonganoxie.
The Journal World outlines obituary guidelines for residents and longtime-area individuals and those with local survivors. Mortuaries provide information and photos are welcome for obituaries and costs, policies, and submission details are available by phone, mail, or online at LJWorld com obits policy.
Lawrence police investigate unattended death after discovery of a body in a wooded area at Brookwood Mobile Home Park. Lt Sgt Kirk Fultz says medical emergency notified responders about 7:30 p.m. Saturday. no obvious signs of foul play. Investigation ongoing with limited information released Sunday.
Lawrence district officials caution against overinterpreting a single school's failure to meet AYP for specific student groups while noting progress and rising standards. By 2014 all students must meet meets standard or higher. board meets at 7 p.m. to review data at district HQ after reconfiguring for K 5 elementary, 6 8 middle, and high schools.
Despite districtwide gains on assessment tests the Lawrence school district keeps the improvement designation for failing to meet adequate yearly progress standards for students with disabilities for two years. It must show two consecutive years of meeting standards to exit. This year the district set aside about $175 000 for professional development and related activities, 10 percent of federal funds for high free lunch student populations. The district will maintain an improvement plan approved by the Kansas State Department of Education as it trims budgets, forms task forces, and continues to address the achievement gap for students of color.
Health department Project Lively seeks one or two volunteers to assist an elderly client with gutter cleaning. Perry Lake Corps of Engineers requests volunteers for maintenance, clerical work, and park duties with age waivers for under 18. Lawrence Humane Society needs helpers for July 9 adoption event and a Petco Dog Wash. GaDuGi SafeCenter seeks volunteers to train as advocates for survivors of sexual violence starting September. Additional opportunities listed via United Way and Volunteer Center.
Leaders from Garden City Dodge City Liberal Ulysses Hugoton Scott City and other southwest Kansas communities met in Liberal to discuss forming a Southwest Kansas Alliance to pool resources and promote regional cooperation in the global economy. The plan aims to curb brain drain boost tourism and create a branded regional identity modeled after REAP with a follow up meeting scheduled for August in Garden City.
Local newspaper contact details list editors and departments for the Lawrence Journal World. Includes editors Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge and Ann Gardner, sports editor Tom Keegan, circulation and classifieds contacts, and newsroom email and phone lines.
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