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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 2000
Page
4
Kansas University remains open and normal, with Todd Cohen noting campus operations as usual. City hall and city services run normally. public schools stay open. Post offices close, Express Mail deliveries continue. most banks close for the holiday.
Lawrence hosts an 8:30 a m debate on limiting unrelated renters in single family homes featuring Holly Krebs and Arly Allen. Students in KU journalism classes will write stories from the event while Van Go Mobile Arts receives a 41000 grant to run JAMS for youths. a project coordinator will oversee recruitment and evaluation.
Anne Marie Reeze LaLonde Hanson of Haskell Indian Nations University earns the National Communication Association Community College Educator of the Year honor. Hanson has taught speech communication broadcasting and theater since 1991 and holds degrees from Baldwin Wallace ASU and KU.
Lawrence breaks ground Sunday for the downtown Arts Center at 900 New Hampshire Street after a decade of delays and revisions. The $7.35 million project aims to start construction within a month and finish within two years. Leaders credited community support, city backing, and donor efforts, including artist Jerry Lubensky donating auction proceeds.
Baldwin 16 month old Trevor Seeker, diagnosed with Globoid Cell Leukodystrophy Krabbe disease, cannot crawl talk or walk. The rare genetic illness progresses as myelin in his brain and nerves deteriorates. Only about 40 US cases are diagnosed yearly. Trevor’s story highlights the infant onset and rapid decline.
Kansas will roll out a new financing method next year for mental health centers, shifting from grants to higher Medicaid payments. Leaders like Sandra Shaw of Bert Nash say the Mental Health Initiative 2000 could rival the 1990s hospital bed cuts in impact, aiming for timely access and better outpatient treatment for recurrent mental illness. Ellen Piekalkiewicz of the Association of Community Mental Health Centers supports the plan.
Lawrence High School alumni group honors four inductees at the Hall of Honor ceremony. Max Falkenstien presented for Rich Clarkson while honoring late Gov. Robert Docking family. Tom Docking and Mary Hadl cited deep Lawrence ties and community service. Docking’s six term career highlighted by speakers at the alumni event.
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