New contractors take over state adoption and foster cases
Kansas Children’s Service League will assume responsibility for adoption and The Shelter will share 25 percent of new referrals as KCSL handles 75 percent. DCCCA takes over state family preservation, Kaw Valley Center continues foster care in eight counties including Douglas.
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Ex KU football player charged in robbery case
Dion C. Johnson, 23, a former Kansas University football player, faces felony counts of aggravated robbery and kidnapping in Douglas County District Court for a Tuesday night incident in Lawrence. Police say he did not participate in the actual theft but encouraged two other men to target a residence for cash and marijuana. Johnson was arrested Wednesday at a Lawrence hotel with a Springfield, Missouri suspect. bond set at 40000, hearing next Wednesday.
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Lawrence
Dion C. Johnson
Douglas County
Johnson
Mark Warren
Kentucky Street
Springfield
Warren
Iowa Street
Arts center receives $100K gift for new building
The Ethel and Raymond F. Rice Foundation donated 100000 to the Lawrence Arts Center to support construction of a 6.625 million project. The gift, highlighted by foundation president James W. Paddock, boosts the center’s fundraising as it plans a 40000 square foot facility on New Hampshire Street with classrooms galleries a hall and studios. The city covers 3.625 million and private sources fund the remainder. the center has raised 2.3 million to date.
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Ethel and
Raymond F. Rice
Lawrence
Arts Center
Ann Evans
Ninth and
Vermont Streets
Carnegie Library
Team in Training seeks volunteers in Kansas
The Kansas Chapter of The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society invites volunteers to join its Team In Training program with an informational meeting at 6 30 p m Thursday July 20 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital 325 Maine. Volunteers aid in fighting blood related cancers by raising funds.
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Kansas
The
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Maine
Kansas Leukemia Society offers pes research funds program
Call the Kansas Chapter of The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at (800) 779-2417 or email gerstenk ks leukemia-lymphoma.org for more information about the research funds program.
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The
Leukemia & Eyegneis Society
Gerstenk
Leukemia-Lymphoma.org
Teens gain college taste in Billy Mills Academy session
Up to 50 students will attend a four week June session called Billy Mills Academy named after Olympic runner Billy Mills. Participants stay in Haskell residence halls with 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. days including classes in math and English and field trips to Worlds of Fun Science City and Baker Wetlands. They also practice self-esteem team building and American Indian culture studies. The program culminated with a dinner and awards at Eldridge Hotel where 15 year old Valerie Cade praised the experience.
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Billy Mills Academy
Haskell
Reese
Worlds of Fun
Science City
Baker Wetlands
Eldridge Hotel
Valerie Cade
Lawrence
Trucker Orphaned Kitten Finds Help From Kind Driver
Mary and Gary Wolford faced a $265 veterinary bill after a driver named Walford rescued a kitten named Highway. The first vet suggested euthanasia, but Walford chose to help the creature recover. The kitten bonded with the family’s three legged Boston terrier guardian as they shared care and support.
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Mary
Gary Wolford
Thelma
Ewing
Soneaes Air
Haskell
Walford
Highway
Marguerite Harmon Graveside Service in Lawrence
Graveside services for Marguerite Jeanette Harmon 89 of Lawrence will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Oak Hill Cemetery. She died June 28 2000 at South Winds Rehabilitation Center. She was born February 28 1911 in Neenah Wisconsin and trained as a nurse in Chicago. She retired in 1969 after supervising at Ravenswood Hospital and Gottlieb Hospital. She married Carroll Harmon in Chicago in 1948 who died in 1984. Survivors include daughter Jeanne Bronoski son Daniel Harmon four grandchildren and several siblings.
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Lawrence
Oak Hill Cemetery
Harmon
South Winds Rehabilitation Center
Neenah, Wis
Emil and
Emma
Messmesen) Danielsen
Ravenswood Hospital School of Nursing
Chicago
River Grove
Ill
Thelma Irene Stone Memorial Services Planned
Thelma Irene Stone 74 Lecompton died Thursday June 29 2000 at her home cremation has taken place memorials may be given to Boy Scouts of America in St Charles Illinois or the Douglas County 4 H Foundation care of Warren McElwain Mortuary Lecompton Private services are planned survivors include husband George Judson Stone four daughters Carolyn Deiter Cynthia Trimble Mitzi Elliott Becky Elliott eight grandchildren six great grandchildren and a son in law.
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Boy Scouts of America
St. Charles
Douglas County 4-H Foundation
Warren McElwain Mortuary
Lecompton
Thelma Irene Stone
Lathrop
Cynthia Trimble
Lawrence
Mitzi Elliott
Hoyt
Becky Elliott
Father Flanagan
Boys Home
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Boys Town
Neb
Parker-Price Mortuary
Topeka
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