Students enjoy day camping in Lawrence spring break
More than 100 students ages 5 to 12 enroll in the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department spring break camp now in its seven year. With 114 participants this week the program runs 8 30 a m to 3 p m through Friday at Holcomb Park East Lawrence and South Park rec centers. Kansas University students help supervise as field trips include Prairie Park Nature Center visits to learn about wildlife such as the great horned owl and a turkey vulture. Additional activities include trips to a Lawrence fire station the public golf course near Clinton Lake and swimming at the Carl Knox Natatorium.
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Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department
Marty Birrell
Prairie Park Nature Center
Holcomb Park Rec Center
East Lawrence Center
South Park Rec Center
Kansas University
Harper St
Lawrence
Clinton Lake
Carl Knox
Duane Peterson
Campaign 2001 Forum For Lawrence School Board
Candidates for Lawrence School Board will share views at a March 28 forum sponsored by West Junior High Site Council and Warhawk Parent Connection. The 7 p.m. event in West Junior High Library at 2700 Harvard Road features opening statements, audience questions, and moderation by Peggy Livingood.
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Lawrence School Board
West Junior High Site Council
Warhawk Parent Connection
Library of West Junior High
Harvard Road
Peggy Livingood
Oz extension for theme park bill eyed by House
A Kansas House committee is expected to vote on HB 2573 extending the Oz theme park tax breaks deadline from July 1 2001 to July 1 2002. Johnson County Commissioners sought extra time for an independent cost benefit study of the former Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant site, amid debate over its redevelopment potential.
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House
Johnson County Commission
Bill Mason
el Dorado
House New Economy Committee
Oz Entertainment Co
Commission
Sunflower Army Ammunition
DeSoto
Susie Wolf
Annabeth Surbaugh
Johnson County
Mason
Oz People
John Ballou
R-Gardner
Ballou
Findley
Sen
Nick Jordan
Shawnee
Senate
Kansas farm official quits in protest of Bush policies
Timothy Peterson, a Democratic appointee and chairman of the Kansas Farm Service Agency, resigned his agricultural post in protest of Bush administration farm and tax policies. A Monument, Kansas farmer, Peterson said leadership is misguided and warned that cuts to farm program payments to fund tax relief would devastate family farmers. He noted government payments under the 1996 Freedom to Farm program have left many farmers dependent on aid.
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Timothy Peterson
Peterson
Kansas Farm Service Agency
Federal Agriculture Department
Monument
Logan County
Bush
Bush Administration
Farm Service Agency
Admin
Casey George
Bailey Brown
Vinland
Halstein
Eugene
Laura George
Road
Board hopeful challenges tradition in school finance ideas
Lawrence Kansas public administration professor Kurt Thurmaier urges voters to rethink public schools by funding nonacademic programs through city and county financing. He proposes city investments of $1 million annually to transform the way schools are viewed and funded.
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Lawrence
Kurt Thurmaier
Kansas University
Election 2001 profiles district official seeks school funding rethink
Thurmaier, 43, former budget analyst and KU faculty member, urges outside the box funding for Lawrence public schools including athletics and nursing programs funded at 700000 dollars annually by district and county. He proposes a community summit with city county and school leaders. no elected official has rejected the proposals. He cites his Wisconsin roots and long involvement with Lawrence schools.
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Lawrence
Thurmaier
Steven’s Point
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Jeanine
Wisconsin
Syracuse University
New York
Emily
Central
Anna
Lawrence High School
Cordley School
CJHS
Incumbent Erv Hodges Faces Growth Debate in Lawrence
Profile of Lawrence City Commissioner candidate Erv Hodges. Born in 1929 on East 19th Street, he recalls early city services, a Marine career spanning Korea and abroad, and a return to public service. Hodges emphasizes roots in Lawrence as he campaigns for re election and addresses development concerns.
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Lawrence City
The
Journal-World
Erv Hodges
Hodges
East 19Th Street
Buck
19Th and
Learnard
Lawrence
U.S. Marines Corps
Kansas University
Marine Corps
United States
Paris
Caribbean
Mediterranean
Kansas City
City
Mike Yoder
Journal-World Photo
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