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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1997
Page
5
Lawrence police confirm bicyclists must follow standard traffic laws and may receive citations. Passing on the right is allowed only when the overtaken vehicle is turning left or two or more lanes are available. The last cited bicyclist was September 30 for a red light violation.
Call Sound Off questions to the Journal-World Access line at 865 5000 and enter category 7478. A recording invites you to leave your question after the tone.
The Emergency Service Council food pantry benefits from the Cougar Challenge this Saturday. Registration runs 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. at 2734 La. The 1.8 mile course starts and ends at South's track with entry via cans of food.
A Lawrence report notes that book handling will wrap up at the program's end and profits from the event will be donated to the library.
Patricia Wagner, author and contributor to the Bloomsbury Review, speaks on How To Cherish Your Home Library at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Lawrence Public Library auditorium. She tours the country for 25 years teaching workplace communication, book marketing, home library care, selling books, and production. Wagner will sell and autograph her book on book collecting. The Douglas County Family and Education Council hosts Holiday Gift Ideas on Oct. 24 at 9:30 a.m. at the Extension Center, 2110 Harper. Participants make a wool Santa from muslin. a small supply kit fee applies. Register at the Extension Office by Oct. 17.
A Lawrence datebook of morning and afternoon events lists flu immunization clinics at Baldwin Senior Center Lawrence Memorial Hospital and Hy-Vee plus a ground breaking for a new health facility. It notes meetings and community programs at Bert Nash, Lawrence Public Library, Watson Community Museum and other venues with sponsors and times.
No classes for Lawrence students as staff development day proceeds. Douglas County Commission convenes at 9 a.m. in the county courthouse located at 11th and Massachusetts for morning sessions.
Emergency calls recorded include hazardous conditions, false alarms, and multiple medical emergencies across Lawrence, Eudora, and Kansas University campus. Notable items involve patient transfers to St Luke’s and Stormont Vail, vehicle accidents on West Sixth Street and Highway 59, and a liquid nitrogen leak near 1500 West 27th Street. On the record: three children fate updates from local hospitals and several adults in stable or critical condition following a Sept. 30 rollover and a Sept. 5 tow-truck accident.
Russ and Amy Gill of Lawrence welcome a girl born Friday. Dana and Monte Scott of Lecompton announce a girl born Wednesday. Brandy and Jim Harris of Lawrence report a boy born Wednesday. Ron and Chris Weishaar of Nortonville welcome a girl born Wednesday. Daniel G. and Charlene C. of Salmon Lawrence have a boy born Wednesday. Chris and Beth Hollars are also listed in the notice.
An editor notes readers eagerly responded to Becker on Bridge after a telephone line and email form were opened. By 8:30 a.m. 33 messages, then over 70 callers by Wednesday, all positive, with many praising the column as the best bridge feature and vowing subscription support.
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