Fire gear displays and city events draw crowds this Saturday
Fire officials open Fire Station No. 2 at 1941 Haskell for tours of a $450000 Quint ladder truck and a $121000 hazmat vehicle as the public learns what 1500 gallons per minute pumps and 75 foot ladders require. Reserved concert tickets go on sale for Boston and Chicago shows at Sandstone Amphitheatre with details on box office outlets and a Kansas event. Public recognition week proclamation planned at city hall with retiree association participation. A planned recycling job will hire a waste reduction specialist paying 22838 to 33925 annually with duties in education and grant writing.
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Mandela Gates and De George to receive honorary doctorates
South African President Nelson Mandela Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Kansas University professor Richard De George will receive honorary doctorates from Nijenrode University in the Netherlands on November 5 during the school's 50th anniversary celebration. De George, KU professor of philosophy and business ethics, calls the honor astonishing while noting Gates and Mandela’s pivotal roles in their fields.
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Sidewalk Repair Funding Crumbles
City budget limits force the Community Development Block Grant Advisory Committee to reject over 35,000 in requests to fix sidewalks in East Lawrence Brook Creek North Lawrence Oread and Pinckney neighborhoods. Chair James Dunn says owners should pay for repairs and funding would blur that responsibility. Only 3,000 is set aside for three typical home rebuilds.
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Public hearing on CDBG grants in Lawrence tonight
City finance officials will review a 1.01 million dollar Community Development Block Grants plan at a 7 p.m. gathering at South Park Recreation Center. Residents discuss sidewalk repairs for Brook Creek East Lawrence and Oread neighborhoods along with landmark markers and park landscaping.
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Navy ROTC marks 50th KU anniversary and calls for higher standards
Rear Adm. Lewis Felton urged KU Navy ROTC cadets to uphold higher standards as role models for the country. The awards ceremony at Anschutz Pavilion marked KU's ROTC program 50th anniversary with midshipmen awards and a change of command. Felton, KU 1966 graduate and deputy commander for engineering at Naval Sea Systems Command, predicted many cadets will have bright futures as officers.
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