Veterans Day parade honors missing pilot kin in Ottawa
Sherry Wright ties the seventh annual Veterans Day parade to a family mystery. She received messages suggesting Roy N. Ball, missing since 1943 after a B 17 over the North Sea, may be buried at Cambridge American Cemetery in England. Wright plans to attend the Ottawa parade and hopes to visit Roy Ball’s grave in England with her father after the events.
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Veterans Day events in Ottawa marked by ceremonies and parades
A joint Veterans Day celebration hosted by local posts includes guest speaker Capt. James Cooper and Mayor Jim Henry. The schedule features a rifle salute, Taps, a 10:45 a.m. parade, a 1 p.m. balloon release and memorial service, reenactor encampment, helicopter landing, firing demonstrations, and multiple WWII to Desert Storm displays at city venues, with lectures on Normandy and POW camps and an USO performance in the evening.
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Lawrence Schools Begin Budget Review Process
The Lawrence district formed a 15 member committee to evaluate all day kindergarten and other programs for potential cuts or reallocation. Supt. Randy Weseman aims to free funds for higher teacher salaries while exploring grant funded programs and seeking research help from KU faculty. The review will run with subcommittees and a final report due next month.
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Flu shots offered today in Lawrence Eudora and at health department
A new flu vaccine shipment arrives with two vaccination windows today at Eudora City Hall from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and at the Lawrence health department from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. Priority is given to high risk groups including those 65 and older, with chronic conditions, their households, and health care workers. The second item notes a Jefferson County crash involving Peter Brady, 45, ejected from a 1987 Oldsmobile Calais near mile marker 375, transported by Lifestar to Stormont Vail Regional Health Center in Topeka in satisfactory condition.
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Senator Pat Roberts Visits Lawrence for Veterans Day
Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas visits Lawrence for Veterans Day activities. He attends the U.S. Marine Corps 225th Birthday Celebration at the Union Pacific Depot at 10 a.m. then plans visits to the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce and Kansas University.
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Homeless man wrecks vehicle that was his home on highway
Kansas Highway Patrol said a homeless man lost control Thursday morning on U S Highway 24 and wrecked the vehicle that served as his home. The crash is under investigation with no further details available.
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