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Buffalo sculpture cleaned after graffiti in Lawrence
The Buffalo statue at Clinton Parkway and Lawrence Avenue was cleaned Saturday using baking soda blasting. Volunteers Dean Schmanke and Thomas Pyke removed red graffiti and years of grime with 75 pounds of baking soda at 700 mph. Two youths were seen painting the sculpture but fled. contact details for tips were provided.
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Buffalo
Clinton Parkway
Lawrence Avenue
Dean Schmanke
Schmanke
His Brother
Inlaw
Thomas Pyke
Enviro
Baldwin
Kansas
Lawrence
Jim Patti
Baldwin Company
Kansas Historical Society
Adair
Osawatomie
Elms
Excelsior Springs
North Lawrence
Melissa Lacey
Journal-World Photo