Centennial events recall venue history at Lawrence Country Club
Lawrence Country Club marks its centennial with events recalling its 1914 founding by local leaders including James Naismith. The club, created for social enjoyment and promotion of indoor and outdoor sports, has hosted pros and legendary figures from Kansas University basketball as part of its long history.
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Inside Deaths 2A
Death notices on page 2A provide brief obituaries and summaries of individuals, listing names ages and local affiliations. The page compiles short memorials, reflecting the community's loss with concise, respectful notices.
Hickory Stick Tournament and Centennial Dinner at D Lawrence Club
The D Lawrence Country Club marks its centennial with a Hickory Stick Tournament at 1 p.m. May 8 offering nine holes with retro hickory clubs and mesh balls for 50 dollars per person. An open house with food drinks and prizes runs 6 p.m. July 18, followed by a July 19 dinner of steak and seafood and club history stories in the formal dining room.
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North Lawrence detour could accompany Sixth and Iowa project
Lawrence motorists may detour through North Lawrence as city officials push to widen the Sixth and Iowa streets intersection. The plan aims to reroute traffic via the Kansas Turnpike interchange in North Lawrence, avoiding McDonald Drive in West Lawrence. Construction could start May 19 after KU commencement.
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Kansas cabin from Home on the Range opens to visitors
The 1872 Brewster Higley cabin in Smith County near the Nebraska line has been restored and opened after a grass roots fund drive raised thousands. Higley, a frontier doctor, wrote the poem later set to music as Kansas state’s Home on the Range.
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