Lied Center unveils 2002 03 season lineup and opener
The Lied Center announces a 2002 03 season beginning with a free outdoor concert headlined by Celtic fiddle artist Natalie Merchant at 7 p.m. on August 23 on the northeast lawn, preceded by a Family Arts Festival from 6 to 7 p.m. The rest of the schedule spans multiple series and includes diverse acts such as Cullberg Ballet Swan Lake, National Symphony of Mexico, Puccini Tosca, South Pacific, Rent, Lord of the Dance, Olga Kern, Cabaret, Blast from the Rock, Turtle Island String Quartet, David Finckel with Wu Han, Cantus, Urban Tap, David Parsons Dance, the Ahn Trio, Twyla Tharp, and Peking Opera among others.
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Natalie Merchant
Lied Center
Cullberg Ballet
National Symphony of Mexico
Russian State Opera
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Lawrence seniors win National Merit scholarships in 2024 round
Four Lawrence high school seniors, Lynn Feng and Rebekah Heacock of Free State High, Nicholas Allen and Benet Magnuson of Lawrence High, earned $2,500 National Merit scholarships. Among 2,500 U.S. winners, Kansans total 34. The program funds may come from corporate or university sponsors. the second of four announcements.
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Lynn Feng
Rebekah Heacock
Free State High School
Nicholas Allen
Benet Magnuson
U.S
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Heacock
Feng
National Merit Scholarship Corp
Evanston
NMSC
Sam Knowlton
Colorado
Special Olympics raffle for KU signed basketball
Douglas County Special Olympics raffles a basketball autographed by the 2001 02 Kansas University men’s team to raise about $2 000. Tickets Cost $1 each or $5 for six. At Wal Mart 3300 Iowa from 5 to 9 p m on Friday May 10. The drawing runs into mid June with winners notified late June. For details contact Chris Koehler at 864 5462.
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Wal- Mart
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Douglas County
Lawrence legislator John Vogel honored by city leaders
City commissioners issued a proclamation honoring John Vogel a longtime Lawrence representative to the Kansas Legislature who died in June 2001 at age 85 Vogel served in the Kansas House from 1962 to 1980 chaired the Agriculture and Livestock Committee for 14 years and was a 1939 graduate of Kansas University Douglas County Commission and Kansas House are passing similar resolutions this week officials said.
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John Vogel
Lawrence
Kansas
Vogel
Kansas House of Representatives
Agriculture and Livestock Committee
Kansas University
Douglas County Commission
Kansas House
Lawrence approves master plan for Clinton Lake park project
The Lawrence City Commission began a master plan for 1500 acres leased from the Army Corps at Clinton Lake. The move, requested by the Sesquicentennial Commission planning the 2004 150th birthday, envisions a Sesqui centennial Plaza with Douglas County history depictions and a possible $25,000 budget. Commissioners met in executive session briefly with no action taken.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Clinton Lake
Sesquicentennial Commission
Commission
Douglas County
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