Growing Food Growing Health volunteer days urged in Lawrence
Green thumbs are needed for the Growing Food Growing Health project run by the Roger Hill Volunteer Center. Workdays are this Saturday and March 30 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at West Middle School Garden in Lawrence. Volunteers may contact Lily Siebert at Lily TheMerc.coop or 785 843 8544 for details.
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Lily Siebert
Lily@TheMerc.coop
Lawrence
West Middle School
Harvard Road
Lily
Willow Domestic Violence Center
Becca Burns
United Way
Roger Hill Volunteer Center
Rhvc.org
Douglascounty.org
Blended classrooms bring flexible learning to Lawrence schools
In Lawrence, teachers like Flores embrace a field test of blended classrooms mixing traditional instruction with Canvas online activities. Students access daily calendars, complete tasks at their own pace, and teachers monitor progress, with funding and equity challenges tied to a $92.5 million bond proposal to expand wireless bandwidth and digital resources.
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Flores
Lawrence
Kansas University School of Education
Instructure
Las Vegas
Michelle Andersen
Southwest Middle School
Andersen
Amanda Roenicke
Southwest
William Blake
Roenicke
Rick Doll
Doll
Weis to host Hawk Talk twice this spring at Salty Iguana
Kansas coach Charley Weis will host Hawk Talk twice during spring practices due to scheduling conflicts. The sessions are March 25 and April 15 from 6 to 7 p.m. at The Salty Iguana and broadcast on KLWN 1320 AM and other statewide stations. Call 832-7297 or email soundoff ljworld.com with questions.
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Tina
Charlie Weis
Weis
Hawk Talk
KLWN
Ljworld.com
Top Chef at Babcock Place Spurs Health and Community
AmeriCorps member Rowe leads Top Chef: Babcock Place twice monthly cooking classes using USDA Commodities, pairing heart healthy menus with resident teamwork. Participants include cancer survivor Pam Hadjisavalos. lessons spread through 120 apartments via the housing authority newsletter as United Way allies expand services and diabetes prevention outreach.
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Babcock Place
Rowe
Pam Hadjisavalos
Top Chef
Hadjisavalos
AmeriCorps
Sigurdson
United Way
Johns
Baldwin City couples appear in local marriage licenses
Marriage licenses issued list Nakia Kenyon McCloud and Lori Ann Atkins both of Baldwin City along with several Lawrence pairs and Evansville entries. Also noted are divorces granted for Daina Mira Bitters and Shawn T. Bitters, both of Lawrence, and multiple bankruptcy filings for residents of Lawrence and Baldwin City.
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Nakia Kenyon McCloud
Baldwin City
Lori Ann Atkins
Michael James Mitchell
Lawrence
Kathleen Lynne Stafford
Seth William Persinger
Erin Lea Shafer
Damian Christopher Siwek
Los Angeles
Elisabeth Jean Neigert
Stephen Michael McIntire
Evansville
Ind
Katie Jean Barr
Debajit Saha
St. Louis
Sudeshna Roy
Mark Andrew Reedy
Sarah Nicole
Daina Mira Bitters
Shawn T. Bitters
Lae Tyler and Kassie Collins in Lawrence welcome a boy
Lae Tyler and Kassie Collins of Lawrence rejoice as they welcome a baby boy on Sunday. Bobby and Lacy Lauder are noted as relatives or sponsors in the brief item.
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Tyler and
Kassie Collins
Lawrence
Bobby and
Lacy Lauder
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Lawrence-Douglas County
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