Lawrence considers low income home project in southeast area
Lawrence City Commission agenda outlines a $968,000 plan to acquire 10.65 acres near 24th Street and Haskell Avenue for a cooperative development. The project would provide 30 low income families with below market homes, about $75,000 for a home and lot valued at $100,000, with financing through local banks. Family of four earning under $35,050 would qualify.
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Dunbar
W. 31St
Clinton Parkway
Assembly of God
Clinton Pkwy
Black & Veatch Consulting
City Housing Plan Moves Forward with Hearings and Purchase
After months of development the city advances its housing plan with a land purchase from Delbert Richardson at 2504 Haskell. Next Tuesday includes a public hearing to abandon city right of way in Commerce Park East and another on financing a 24th Street extension budgeted at about $100000 with Landplan Engineer hired.
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Delbert Richardson
Haskell
Commerce Park East
24Th Street
City approves project design bids and borrowing plan
The council agreed to Craig Ung ing for 26000 to design sidewalks streets sewers and water lines and to borrow 500000 backed by city property taxes. An additional 33750 would be borrowed for a Peterson Acres park by the Lawrence Housing Authority. Review four design proposals from the Lawrence Homebuilders Assn for homes for pre approved buyers.
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Lawrence Housing Authority
Peterson Acres
Lawrence Homebuilders Assn
City to Proclaim National Insurance Women Week May 25
The board moves to proclaim National Association of Insurance Women Week from Sunday to May 25. It approves licenses for Granada Inc, Bull Winkles, Cadillac Ranch, and Peking Taste plus Kansas Carriage Co. and sets bid deadlines for street, sewer, and water system projects.
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Granada Inc
Mass
Bull Winkles
Tenn
Cadillac Ranch
Peking Taste
Iowa
Kansas Carriage Co
Alpha Supply Co. Inc
Baker University Honors Its Outstanding Students
The Journal-World staff lists Lawrence area students honored at Baker University’s Honors and Endowment Convocation. Recipients include Catherine Dee Baldwin, Sally Groninger, Heather Harvey, Haley Laffere, Anne Farmer, Angela Brunk, Dawn Bennet, Correne Pulliam Chandler, John Biles, Mary Fletcher, Devon Haase, Elizabeth Lewis, Linda Dreyer, JeanMarie Montney, Dianne Shaffer, Scott Vangemeren, Kristy Thrasher, Camille Lundgren, Julie Sutton, Julie Sutton, Aaron Faimon, Joy Deterding, Brent Dorsey and others across Baldwin, Basehor, DeSoto, Eudora, Lawrence, Linwood, Ottawa, Perry, Wellsville.
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Baldwin
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Marguerite E. Flickinger
Sally Groninger
Alpha Mu Gamma
Heather Harvey
Alpha Delta Sigma
Basehor
Haley Laffere
Phi Eta Sigma
Scholastic
DeSoto
Anne Farmer
Eudora — Angela Brunk
Pi Gamma Mu
Lawrence
Dawn Bennet
Corrine Pulliam Chandler
John Biles
Mary Fletcher
Devon Haase
Elizabeth R. Lewis
Linda H. Dreyer
JeanMarie Montney
Dianne Shaffer
Scott Vangemeren
Heart of America Athletic Conference
Linwood
Kristy Thrasher
USA Today
Heart of America Commissioners
NAIA
Cross County
Oskaloosa
Camille Lundgren
Psi Chi
Ottawa
Julie Sutton
Cardinal Key
Perry
Aaron Faimon
Phi Gamma Mu
Wellsville
Joy Deterding
Carol Lee Miller
Carla Miller Reynolds
Brent Dorsey
Bates
Young entrepreneurs test business world at market fair
Tymber Dhans and four partners set up a booth at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds during an International Market. Sunflower and other Lawrence elementary schools joined in the From Mind to Market program teaching students pricing advertising and supply and demand. Students created items from jewelry to potions and used passports and fake money to shop.
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Tymber
Douglas County
Kansas University Center For Economic Education
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Erin Morgan
Katie Bushouse
Lindsey Garcia
Jenny Kratz
Brett Bolton
Josh Bailey
Hillcrest School
Josh
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Frank Hoffman
Cordley School
Renée Knobber
Journal-World Photo
Spencer Wilson
Chris Johnson
Stephen Vinson
Rob Scott
Sunflower School
Douglas Ong Fairgrounds
Kansas University
Topeka legislator eyes run for 2nd District seat
State Rep. Doug Mays of Topeka is set to announce a bid for the 2nd Congressional District seat. Other lawmakers ponder runs from Lana Oleen and Tom Bradley as the race shapes up with Democrat John Frieden already declared.
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U.S. House
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Statehouse
U.S
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U.S. Senate
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Douglas County
Lecompton
Brownback
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Manhattan
Congress
Tom Bradley
House of Representatives
Kansas Securities Commissioner
Mike Hayden
Dope City
John Frieden
Frieden
Kansas University awards first National Advisory Board scholarships
Thirteen students at Kansas University receive the School of Education's inaugural National Advisory Board scholarships for the 1996-97 academic year. Scholarships range from 500 to 1000 dollars, awarded on need and merit. Recipients include Linda Mae Kucza Mandy Wales Derek Beck Walter Gomez Sara Ann Christiansen Regan Koch Jamie Bryn Black Kristen Boyle Bradley Mendenhall Brandi Diehl Kimberly Maupin Kelly Wiedenmann Kimberly Dawn Evans and other listed juniors and sophomores, representing multiple campuses and towns.
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School of Education
National Advisory Board
Karen Gallagher
Linda Mae Kucza
Mandy Wales
Lawrence
Derek Beck
Walter Gomez
Overland Park
Sara Ann Christiansen
Shawnee
Regan Eugene Koch
Osage City
Jamie Bryn Black
Salina
Kristen Boyle
Wichita
Bradley Mendenhall
Brandi Michelle Diehl
Kimberly Denise Maupin
Kelly Wiedenmann
Kansas City
Kimberly Dawn Evans
Madison
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