Lawrence Datebook Highlights Local events and meetings
A roundup of Lawrence and Douglas County events with health immunizations, storytimes at the library, open houses, a sleepout for homelessness, youth lock-ins, a computer security seminar, society meetings, and government sessions. Notable happenings include the county health department clinics at 200 Maine, library programs at 707 Vt and Borders in N.H., community meetings at city hall, and university and township activities. Local organizations such as Tenants to Homeowners, Santa Fe Trail Historical Society, and the Wakarusa Township Board are listed along with contact numbers for registration and information.
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Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department
Maine
Lawrence Public Library
Homeowners Inc
Locust St
Burcham Park
Dave Greenbaum
Doctor Dave
Borders
N.H
First United Methodist Church
Baldwin
Suite B
Lawrence
McDonald Drive
Eudora
Eudora City Hall
Seventh St
Kansas University Education
Kansas Union Ballroom
Story
City Hall
Sixth
Massachusetts
Wakarusa
31St St
Judy Carman
Burglaries, Thefts Reported At KU Campus and City
Unsecured offices at Bailey Hall and McCollum Hall at Kansas University were broken into over the weekend, with losses including a $1167 computer and a $2300 laptop. A home on Ohio Street saw a $400 cash and valuables theft. Police note the Journal World prints burglaries above $1000 and shields victims’ identities.
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Bailey Hall
Kansas University
Ohio Street
Hewlett-Packard
McCollum Hall
Journal-World
Birth Announcement for Blaufelder Boy in Lawrence
Amy and Erik Blaufelder of Lawrence welcome a baby boy born Thursday. The family reports good health and celebrates the new arrival with joy and plans for the coming days.
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Amy
Erik Blaufelder
Lawrence
Corrections Correct the Record on Donations and Beneficiaries
A Journal-World clarification fixes a misstated donor for Chloe Sheridan's Pine Tree Townhouses playground and corrects a fundraiser beneficiary. JMC Construction, John Chaney of Lawrence, funded the playground work. Money raised by the Pilot Club Antique Show at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds supports the Alliance for Epilepsy Research.
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Journal- World
Chloe Sheridan
Pine Tree Townhouses
JMC Construction
John Chaney
Lawrence
Pilot Club
Douglas County
Alliance For Epilepsy Research
Richard Gwin
Journal-World Photo
Clarence Dubois
Russellville
Ark
Dubois
Pilot Club of
Douglas County Fairgrounds
Harper St
Journal-World Contact Directory and Staff Listings
Directory of newsroom and staff contacts for the Journal-World including city editor Mike Shields and editors with direct lines. Lists departments, outside contacts, and advertising and circulation contacts with phone numbers and emails for local and non local readers.
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John Taylor
Ijworld
Mike Shields
Mshields
Ljworld
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Chuck Woodling
Jworld
Mindie Paget
Mpaget
Jon Niccum
Jniccum
Chad Lawhorn
Clawhorn
Jworld.com
Dodge City Eyes Casino to Boost Tourism and Jobs
Dodge City officials and business leaders push for a state backed casino plan as a path to revive tourism. They cite Boot Hill Museum traffic, Wyatt Earp Boulevard fame, and potential annual gross revenues around 54 million dollars with about 300 new jobs. Critics warn of social costs, while supporters say economic growth outweighs risks.
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Dance City
Dodge City
Andy Stanton
Longbranch
Wyatt Earp
Bob Wetmore
Local Economic Development Corporation
Kathleen Sebelius
Jeff Thorpe
Boot Hill Gaming
Thorpe
Wetmore
Chamber of Commerce
Street Voices on Bush 9 11 Ads in Campaigns
Abby Mills reports on residents at Lawrence Public Library reacting to whether President Bush should use 9 11 imagery in campaign ads. Critics warn it recalls loss for families. others say it ties to his governance but is not his personal experience.
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Lawrence Public Library
Bush
Free State sophomore Kyle Chauvin to perform with Topeka Symphony
Kyle Chauvin, a Free State High School sophomore and pianist, will headline a Topeka Symphony Orchestra concert Saturday at Washburn University. He earned the Youth Talent Auditions award in late January and will play the first movement of Edvard Grieg's A Minor Piano Concerto. He studies under Alice Downs, has eight years of piano training, and also plays violin in the Free State orchestra and Lawrence Youth Symphony. Scholarships will be awarded to Chauvin, Jessica Kroh, and two other winners at the concert.
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Free State High School
Kyle Chauvin
Topeka Symphony Orchestra
Chauvin
Edvard Grieg
Washburn University
White Concert Hall
Alice Downs
Lawrence
Free State High Orchestra
Teresa
Keith Chauvin
Jessica Kroh
Kansas City
Kan
Kansas University
Vince Gnojek
Kroh
Symposium showcases KU student research and interviews day
Forty five Kansas University undergraduates present oral poster and musical projects at the Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Symposium from 1 to 6 30 p m in the Kansas Union. A public schedule is available. Separately Education Interview Day invites about 90 school districts for KU students and alumni from 9 a m to 4 p m in the Kansas Union Ballrom with interviews possible onsite. Cities represented include Dallas Fort Worth Houston St Louis Kansas City Lincoln Louisville Chicago Colorado Springs Wichita and more.
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Kansas University
The
Kansas Union
Honors.ku
Union
Dallas- Fort Worth
Houston
St. Louis
Kansas City
Topeka Delware Street Commons embraces co housing plan
Neighbors Construction Co selected as general contractor for Delaware Street Commons in Kansas. The $2.8 million residential project will house 22 homes with a play area and common room. Construction begins this summer with a 7 p.m. March 18 public forum at 1208 Del. LP Marci Francisco to speak on home and community. Irene Cumming elected chair of University Health System Consortium board, guiding 91 member centers.
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Neighbors Construction Co
Delaware Street Commons
Kansas
Delaware Street
Del
Marci Francisco
Lawrence
Irene Cumming
University of Kansas Hospital
University Health System Consortium
Cumming
Consortium
Sound Off questions elementary input on boundary committee
Community member questions why no elementary school representatives on the boundary committee. Tom Bracciano explains junior high site council members convey elementary input and notes all meetings are public with advance scheduling for comments. Call 832-7297 to leave a Sound Off question.
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Tom Bracciano
Lawrence Public Schools
Boundary Committee
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