Lawrence Datebook: Halloween Events in Lawrence
Listings include KU Symphony Halloween Concert at Lied Center with a costume contest at 6:30 pm, plus numerous arts, theatre, and community activities across Lawrence. Highlights feature Mummy and Son event, Caddy Stacks mini golf, Lobby Hero showings, art walks, dance for breast cancer awareness, and pediatric flu shots for veterans.
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Lawrence
Harvard Road
Mass
Mummy and Son
Douglas County Fairgrounds
Harper
Lawrence Arts Center
N.H
Lawrence Public Library
Vt. E.M
Midland Railway
Santa Fe
Baldwin City
Inge Theatre
Murphy Hall
Naismith Drive
Spencer Consort
Spencer Museum of Art
Downtown Lawrence Weekend Events Map the Saturday Lineup
The listing covers a busy Saturday in Downtown Lawrence with events from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. including the Downtown Farmers Market on New Hampshire Street, a WOW charity run at Body Boutique, cholesterol screening at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, a bird seed sale by Jayhawk Audubon Society, a Habitat for Humanity house dedication, a youth marathon kickoff at Clinton Lake, a family party at KU Symphony’s Stringworks, and children’s programs at Bookworms United and Cats and Bats.
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Lawrence
New Hampshire Street
Yale Road
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Maine
Jayhawk Audubon Society
Lawrence Public Library
KU Event Schedule Highlights Lectures And Panels
Telharmonium Electronic Music Ensemble performs at 4 30 p m in Swarthout Recital Hall Murphy Hall 1530 Naismith Drive. History of the Jayhawk runs 5 30 p m to 7 30 p m at Liberty Hall 644 Mass. Program by KU Libraries and KU Alumni Association. Study group on 2010 elections with Peter Fenn at Dole Institute 2350 Petefish Drive. Election Eve panel at 7 30 p m at Dole Institute 2350 Petefish Drive featuring national strategists on the midterm elections.
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Telharmonium Electronic Music Ensemble
Swarthout Recital
Murphy Hall
Naismith Drive
Jayhawk
Liberty Hall
Mass
KU Libraries
KU Alumni Association
Peter Fenn
Dole Institute of Politics
Petefish Drive
Tuesday events prompt study on Black Conservatism
A study group on Black Conservatism in America meets Tuesday at 4 p.m. on Petefish Drive. The last session features Dole Fellows Kevin Jackson and Joseph Phillips, following a 30 p.m. lobby hero discussion.
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Inge
Murphy Hall
Naismith Drive
America
Dole Institute of Politics
Petefish Drive
Dole
Kevin Jackson
Joseph Phillips
Public event notices and meeting calendar submissions
Datebook welcomes public event notices by mail or email. Submit gatherings by Wednesday noon to be listed in the Saturday Meetings and Gatherings calendar. Full listings are online at LJWorld.com events.
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Datebook
P.O. Box
Lawrence
Ljworld.com
World
Lawrence burglary hits Locust Street. toolbox and TV stolen
A 49-year-old Lawrence woman reported a burglary on Locust Street, with a toolbox and a television taken valued at 3100 dollars. The incident occurred between midnight October 19 and 3:20 p.m. Tuesday as police logged the report. The Journal-World notes it reports burglaries only when losses reach or exceed 1000 dollars unless unusual circumstances.
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Lawrence
Locust Street
Lane Births Report Two Newborn Sons
Larry Coleman and Kelli Kemp of Lawrence welcomed a boy on Thursday. Matthew and Elizabeth Stephens of Baldwin City welcomed a boy on the same day.
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Larry Coleman
Kelli Kemp
Lawrence
Matthew and
Elizabeth Stephens
Baldwin City
Journal-World Corrects Policy Notices Contact Details
The Journal-World states it corrects significant errors brought to editors. Readers may report by calling 785 832 7154 or emailing news ljworld.com to seek corrections.
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Journal-World
Ljworld.com
Celebration of life for Violet Grace Rhoads in Meriden
A celebration of life for Violet Grace Rhoads six month old daughter of Justin and Amy Conrad Rhoads will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Aloysius Church Meriden Burial follows at Mount Calvary Cemetery Perry Friends may call 9 to 11 a.m. prior to the service The family requests memorials to the Ronald McDonald House of Kansas City in care of Barnett Chapel Oaks Funeral Home Oskaloosa KS
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Meriden
Violet Grace Rhoads
Justin
Amy Conrad Rhoads
Perry
St. Aloysius Church
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Ronald McDonald House
Kansas City
Barnett
Memorial services for Richard C. Oehlert in Lawrence
Richard Carlyle Oehlert 78 of Lawrence died on Thursday October 28 2010 at Baldwin Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Baldwin City. Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Kanwaka Township Hall 776 Highway 40 with family visitation to follow.
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Richard Carlyle Oehlert
Lawrence
Kanwaka Township
Highway 40
Baldwin Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
Baldwin City
Health reform forum explores costs and access for Kansans
A panel including Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger and Kansas Health Policy Authority executives discussed health reform at a public forum. Discussion covered pre existing condition protections, state insurance exchanges, Medicaid subsidies, and the need for more primary care physicians amid rising costs and electronic records adoption.
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Nielsen
McDonough
Kansas Insurance
Sandy Praeger
Andy Allison
The
Kansas Health Policy Authority
Sharon Homan
Kansas Health Institute
Jennifer Brull
Kansas Academy of Family Physicians
Susan Sherry
Community Catalyst
Health reporter Karrey Britt contact and blog handle
Health reporter Karrey Britt can be reached at 832-7190. Britt's health blog is WellCommons.com and she can be followed on Twitter.
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Karrey Britt
Britt
WellCommons.com
Twitter.com
Kansas official names new deputy education chief in Topeka
Former Kansas school superintendent Brad Neuenswander was appointed deputy commissioner of education for learning services by Diane DeBacker. He will oversee teacher licensure standards assessments and special education, taking over the post vacated by DeBacker who became commissioner earlier this year. He previously led Cheney and Ellis districts and headed school finance. In Lakin, a former Kearny County deputy faces trial on 13 counts of sexual exploitation of a child after prosecutors say he shared explicit photos of a girl under 18. Bond set at $85,000. The Journal World notes it does not name suspects unless convicted.
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Topeka
Kansas
Learning Services
Brad Neuenswander
Diane DeBacker
DeBacker
Kansas State Board
Neuenswander
Cheney
Ellis
Lakin
Kearny County
Journal-World
Roof fall sends Topeka man to hospital in Kansas City
A 31 year old Topeka man fell about nine feet while working on a roof near Stull in the 200 block of North 1600 Road at 12 30 p m Thursday. He was airlifted by LifeStar to Kansas University Hospital in Kansas City Kansas. Douglas County Sheriff spokesman Sgt Steve Lewis said the incident remains under investigation.
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Topeka
Kansas City
Stull
Steve Lewis
Douglas County
Funeral services for Floyd W Benton in Burlington
Floyd W Benton 89 Osawatomie dies Oct 24 2010 Life Care Center Osawatomie. Funeral 10 a m Saturday at Jones Funeral Home Burlington. Burial Grace Land Cemetery Burlington. Brother Darwin Benton Lawrence. Visitation 7 to 8 p m today at funeral home.
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Burlington
Floyd W. Benton
Osawatomie
Jones Funeral Home
Graceland Cemetery
Mr. Benton
Darwin Benton
Lawrence
Memorial service for Carol Sneegas in St Pauls
Carol Joan Sneegas 78 formerly of Lawrence will have a memorial service at 2 p.m. Saturday in the McNeill Mackie Funeral Home Chapel in St. Pauls North Carolina. She died Wednesday October 27 2010 at Duke University Hospital Durham. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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St. Pauls
N.C
Carol Joan Sneegas
Lawrence
McNeill Mackie
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