Ferns in the Kansas Garden presented by Jack Landgrebe
Lawrence datebook items list a series of events across KU and area venues. Highlights include a free public gardening talk by Douglas County Master Gardeners at the Extension Building, a community center fundraiser lunch, recitals by Paulo Oliveira and Michael Gersten, a Pleinick in Prague lecture at KU, and various concerts and readings around Lawrence Ottawa and KU campuses, with contact numbers provided.
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Swarthout
Murphy Hall
Prague
Europe
Malott
Kansas Union
Lawrence Public Library
Jayhawk Audubon Society
Ottawa
Michael Gersten
Obama’s First 100 Days Lecture at Dole Institute
A kickoff talk led by Scott Burnett and Bill Lacy at the Dole Institute of Politics. The 4 p.m. event at 2350 Petefish Drive invites attendees to examine the early days of the Obama administration.
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Obama
Dole
Scott Burnett
Bill Lacy
Dole Institute of Politics
Petefish Drive
Community events brief in Lawrence area calendar
Homelessness in Lawrence presented by outreach workers with a 7 p.m. Plymouth Congregational Church talk at 925 Vermont. A 10 a.m. Gordon Parks gallery talk at Spencer Museum of Art KU campus. A panel on Climate Change at the Poles at 5 p.m. Spencer Museum of Art. Big Tent reading series features Robert Baumann Barry Barnes and Mary OConnell at Raven Bookstore 8 East Seventh Street. Nital Pons-Perez trumpet listed.
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Lawrence
Plymouth Congregational Church
Gordon Parks
Spencer Museum of Art
Miss
Robert Baumann
Barry Barnes
Mary O’connell
Raven
E. Seventh St
Nital Pons-Perez
Swarthout
Murphy Hall
Datebook submission and Meetings calendar info
Public events can be submitted by mail to Datebook, P.O. Box 888, Lawrence, KS 66044, or by email at datebook ljworld.com. Ongoing groups’ meetings appear in the Meetings and Gatherings calendar in Saturdays Journal-World, with submissions due by noon Wednesday at meetings ljworld.com. Full listings are online at LJWorld.com/events.
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Datebook
P.O. Box
Lawrence
Jworld.com
Journal-World
Ljworld.com
Road rage arrest in Lawrence over 9mm pistol
Lawrence police arrested a 22-year-old man Friday after a West 23rd Street road rage incident in which a 9 mm pistol was displayed. He was taken into custody in the 1700 block of West 23rd around 6:30 p.m. no injuries reported.
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Lawrence
Damon Thomas
West 23Rd Street
Thomas
West 23Rd
Douglas County
Crossroads
Cameron
Iowa Street
Births in Lawrence Cite Jacobs and Decker Families
Matt and Leila Jacobs of Lawrence welcome a girl on Friday, and Jennifer and Jimmy Decker of Lawrence greet a boy on Friday. A car crash north of the city Thursday night injured Kendall Schmitendorf, who was treated and released. He ran a stop sign, struck a ditch, then hit a porch at County Road 438 and East 1200 Road, Kasold Drive. Douglas County Undersheriff Steve Hornberger said the incident occurred at 9:35 p.m. and the driver was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. The Journal-World notes it does not print all police reports or identify victims or arrestees unless charged.
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Kasold Drive
Lawrence
Kendall Schmitendorf
Douglas County Undersieritt
Steve Hornberger
Schmitendorf
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Journal-World
Journal-World invites error corrections policy note
The Journal-World states it corrects significant errors brought to editors. Readers are urged to contact via phone at 785 832 7154 or email news jworld com to report corrections.
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Journal-World
Jworld.com
Bossy LEE PULLEY DEATHS
Funeral services for Bobby Lee Pulley 77 of Tonganoxie will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Quisenberry Funeral Home in Tonganoxie He died Thursday March 19 2009 at his home He was born October 20 1931 in Eldridge Missouri the son of Lloyd and Erma Hanford Pulley He was a barber at Four Colonies Barber Shop in Lenexa and a member of St Mark s United Methodist Church Overland Park He married Selma I Denholm November 12 1954 in Kansas City Kansas She survives along with a daughter Georgette Shoemaker two sons Lloyd Slaughter and Rockey Pulley a half brother Alvin Kroge and six grandchildren and six great grandchildren The family will greet friends from 4 to 6 p m Sunday at the funeral home Memorials may be sent to Desirae Rieke KU College Fund in care of Quisenberry Funeral Home P O Box 993 Tonganoxie KS 66086
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Quisenberry Funeral
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Eldridge
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Erma Hanford Pulley
Moeller Barber College
Kansas City
Four Colonies
Lenexa
Desirae Rieke KU College Fund
Quisenberry Funeral Home
P.O. Box
Fowler Shawn Lee dies. graveside services planned
Graveside services for Shawn Lee Fowler 44 of Perry will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Underwood Cemetery in Williamstown. Born October 1 1964 in Topeka he was a Perry resident and Perry Lecompton High School graduate. He worked as a forklift operator for Hallmark and at the Kmart Distribution Center in Lawrence and for the H P Pelzer Company in Eudora. Survivors include his parents Dale and Judy Fowler Perry a brother Eric and wife Sheila Wellsville and a nephew Cole Lawrence. He was preceded in death by a sister DeAnn Fowler. Memorials may be sent to St Francis Medical Center in Topeka c o Barnett Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Oskaloosa Kansas. Online condolences may be sent at barnettchapeloaks.com.
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Shawn Lee Fowler
Perry
Underwood Cemetery
Mr. Fowler
Topeka
Everett “Dale
Judith D. Steinmetz Fowler
Perry- Lecompton High School
Hallmark
Kmart Distribution Center
Lawrence
H.P. Pelzer Company
Eudora
Dale
Judy Fowler
Eric
Sheila
Wellsville
Cole
DeAnn Fowler
St. Francis Medical Center
Barnett-Chapel Oaks
P.O
Oskaloosa
Barnettchapeloaks.com
Obituary policy guidance for obituaries and contacts
More information can be obtained through your mortuary by calling the Journal-World at 785 832 7154 or online at LJWorld.com obituaries.
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Journal-World
Ljworld.com
Dune buggy maker powers up business in Kansas
Andrea Girk buys a 3.8 liter GM V-6 dune buggy from Alan Fine in Coldwater. Fine builds two at a time with custom paint and safety notes, aiming for about 60 to 100 mph. The yellow display buggy is priced around 20000, while buyers test ride and insurance readiness accompany sales.
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Coldwater
Andrea Girk
Western Plains Regional Medical Center
Dodge City
Hutchinson Community College
Girk
Alan Fine
Ralene
Fine
Tanner Maas
Fines Coldwater Shop
Democrats to choose next Douglas County commissioner
Douglas County Democrats will meet on April 4 to select a replacement for resigned County Commissioner Charles Jones. Ed Quick, party chairman, said the public meeting will be at 10 a.m. in the Lawrence Public Library auditorium. About 22 precinct committee members from the 1st district within Lawrence will vote after receiving notices.
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Douglas County
Democratic Party
Charles Jones
Ed Quick
Lawrence Public Library
1St Commission
Quick
Jones resigns as county commissioner amid fundraising scam alert
Jones, a decade-long commissioner, filed to resign and the committee has 21 days to elect a successor. He states a shift to broader duties as director of the Kansas University Public Management Center. United Way of the Plains warns of a door-to-door cash scam and says it does not authorize doorstep donations.
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Jones
Kansas University Public Management Center
Wichita
United Way of the Plains
United Way
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