Lawrence band rides Internet to national TV appearance
Lawrence rock band Trucker flew to Los Angeles to film an appearance on Farmclub com on USA Network, after winning an online contest. Lead guitarist Todd Johnson said fans voted online, with Trucker reaching the top ten and staying number one for weeks. The band aims to expand beyond Lawrence and into Kansas City, hoping for broader airplay. The Farmclub com episode featuring Trucker was slated to air March 27.
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Matt Pinfield
MTV
The
Beat Junkies
Johnson
Sohinson
Farmclub.com
Kansas City
FTA aids city with revised bus service plan
Federal Transit Administration officials spent seven hours with Lawrence city leaders to fix bid specifications for a citywide bus system. They advised clarifying protest procedures and minority business language, and reviewed the MV Transportation contract which was withdrawn after a conflict allegation. Spring aims to issue new bids, with buses unlikely before fall.
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Federal Transit Administration
Kansas City
Washington, D.C
Lawrence
FTA
MV Transportation
Fairfield
Calif
Wildgen
Obituary notices for Howe Gorton Ferguson Barnard Eckert
Obituaries from Lawrence and nearby towns detail funeral services for Nathan C. Howe 82 of Lawrence with Friday events at Warren McElwain Mortuary and graveside at Oak Hill Cemetery. Also listed are Catherine Urlass Gorton 89, William H. Ferguson 81, Gladys M. Barnard 91, and Yvonne L. Eckert 65 with service times, birth dates, family survivors, and memorial gift preferences.
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Nathan C. Howe
Lawrence
Warren-McElwain Mortuary
Oak Hill Cemetery
Howe
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Melvin C
Lola (Smith) Howe
North Lawrence
Catherine
Urlass Gorton
Mrs. Gorton
Lawrence Presbyterian Manor
Winchester
Gladys
M. Barnard
Oskaloosa
Winchester United Methodist Church
Winchester Wise Cemetery
Jefferson County
Order of Easter Star
Valley Falls
Christian Ladies Aid Society
Happy
William’ Fred
Atchi
Halstead
Yvonne L. Eckert
First United Methodist Church
Memorial Park
Eckert
Schowalter Villa
Hesston
Ronald and
Martha (Perkins
Robb
Lawrence High School
Kansas University
Newton
Kaufman Funeral Home
Halstead High School
Chestnut St
Move Could Extend Lawrence Teachers Contract to Ten Months
Talks for the 2000-2001 Lawrence school year considered a 10 month contract for about 800 teachers. Extension would shift the year to early August through mid June, adding planning time without extra class days. The main obstacle cited was the additional $3 million annual payroll cost.
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Lawrence
Mick Lowe
West Junior High School
Randy Wese
Jim Freeman
Freeman
Eldridge Hotel seeks downtown parking spaces
Eldridge Hotel seeks use of about 60 ramp and adjacent city spaces near the Riverfront Plaza for the next month. The Downtown Parking Advisory Committee offered a smaller allocation, citing low use of ramp spaces and two hour monitoring limits, with a vote planned for April 19.
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Eldridge Hotel
Lawrence Riverfront Plaza
Rob Phillips
Eldridge
Phillips
Riverfront Plaza
Lawrence City Commission
Theity Downtown
Lawrence
Erv Hodges
Hodges
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