Flags at center misaligned prompts maintenance query
The county maintenance director notes American flag placement at the Law Enforcement Center is reversed facing east with Kansas on the left. He says the American flag should lead, but moving it would place it behind the Kansas flag. Separate ambulance station plans and a city landfill status are also discussed.
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Bill Bell
Judicial Center
Kansas
Bell
Commodities distribution set at Penn House on Wednesday
Penn House at 1035 Pa will distribute USDA commodities to individuals meeting income guidelines from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event aims to help eligible residents through federal aid programs and requires proof of income.
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Penn House
USDA
Lawrence in Brief outlines Earth Week plans and cleanup drive
The Lawrence committee schedules a 6:30 p.m. meeting at Simple Goods to organize Earth Week events. About 150 elementary students have signed up for an April 22 cleanup at Haskell Indian Nations University. Organizers seek supervisors, parade help, sponsors, and info distributors for Raw Valley Earth Week April 16-24 with Earth Day on April 22. Contact Altenbernd at Simple Goods or Patricia Marvin, recycling coordinator, for details.
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Kerry Altenbernd
Lawrence
Haskell Indian Nations University
Raw Valley
Altenbernd
Patricia Marvin
Lawrence Datebook Highlights Wednesday Meetings
Canceled Douglas County Commission session precedes a Lawrence City Commission gathering at city hall to discuss arts center expansion and North Lawrence drainage. An International Women’s Day program and a SUA lecture by Dr Ruth Westheimer are on the schedule at the Kansas Union and Lied Center respectively. Deb Spencer outlines water garden plans at a Oread Neighborhood potluck.
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Ruth Westheimer
Lied
Oread
Ecumenical Christian Ministries
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Water’s Edge
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Judicial and Law Enforcement Center
Clinton Whitewater probe cooperation poll item
Access poll asks if President and Mrs Clinton cooperated with investigators in the Whitewater affair and whether government funded nursing home care should dictate care location. It notes 12 Yes 46 No responses and warns results are not scientifically accurate.
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Clinton
Whitewater
Window break and assaults stain Saturday in Lawrence
An 8 by 6 foot window at Looking for Something, 1007 Mass, was broken early Sunday with $1,200 damage, a 21 year old Lawrence man was struck by a rock and a 19 year old was arrested on felony counts. A party on Kentucky Street turned violent with three uninvited guests threatening hosts with handguns. No arrests yet. Several injuries occurred in an afternoon crash at North Second and Elm, with drivers Jackson and Spainhower cited for insurance and inattentive driving respectively. Fire and ambulance calls followed, including multiple medical emergencies and accidents across Douglas County. Births recorded: J.D. and Nancy Parr, a girl. Steve and JoAnn Snavely, a boy.
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Connecticut
Kentucky
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
North Second
Elm Streets
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Kansas River Bridge
Baldwin High School Senior Wins Hugh A. Smith Scholarship
Amber Haun, senior at Baldwin High School, was named recipient of the Hugh A. Smith American Legion Scholarship from a pool of over 300 Kansas applicants. She will receive $500 and plans to study sociology and anthropology at Emporia State University. Amber is the daughter of Russ and Joyce Haun and the scholarship honors the late Hugh A. Smith, who spent 38 years with children and youth programs.
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Baldwin High School
Hugh A. Smith
American Legion
Haun
Russ
Joyce Haun
Kansas
Legion
Smith
Emporia State University
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