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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 2009
Page
3
Weekday Farmers Market runs 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 10th and Vermont. Game Day for ages 12 to 19 starts 3:30 p.m. at Lawrence Public Library. Home-scholers launch party and potluck scheduled for 7 p.m. at Halcom Park Recreation Center on 2700 West 27th Street.
A Wednesday slate includes a university talk What Caused the Recession Who Shall We Blame by Robert DeYoung at Kansas University 11 30 a m to 1 p m Ecumenical Ministries 1204 Dread Ave and Spanish English storytime for all ages at Lawrence Public Library 707 Vt plus Skillbuilders Surviving and Thriving by Donna Flary 10 a m to 11 45 a m and Weekday Farmers Market 4 p m to 6 p m Loth and Vermont. Movie Matinee The Spirit 4 p m at Lawrence Public Library 707 Vt Family Storytime Covel Public Library 707 t. Submit Datebook items by mail to Datebook P O Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 or by e mail to datebook hworld com Online listings at LJWorld com events.
Lawrence and Kansas University police tracked a theft at the KU Park and Ride near Clinton Parkway and Atchison Avenue. A 43 year old Lawrence man was taken into custody on auto burglary theft and obstruction of justice charges after a perimeter was set. A second man, 34, reported burglary criminal damage and theft from a motor vehicle earlier.
Jay and Thuy Soldner reported a stereo valued at 500 dollars stolen from a vehicle with 600 dollars in damage to a black Ford Probe in the 200 block of Elm Street between Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Wheeler's Auto reported a Chevy Blazer worth 5000 dollars stolen from the 2800 block of town between Friday afternoon and Saturday morning.
A Monday Jour nal-World story corrects earlier data on parking meter tickets. Fines for unpaid tickets rise to 15 dollars after ten days, with enforcement details clarified.
Traffic on the Kansas Turnpike will move onto a new ramp around 3 p.m. as part of a $130 million project to replace bridges over the Kansas River and upgrade interchanges. The westbound entrance will shift about 1,500 feet east, delays due to weather.
More than 20 fall ill at a Lenexa Mi Ranchito restaurant with 12 of 22 taken to hospitals after complaints of nausea vomiting and dizziness. Officials differ on cause with restaurant blaming faulty water lines for carbonic acid poisoning while state tests have not confirmed this link.
Funeral services for William Lawrence Larry Mitchell 87 will be at Trinity Lutheran Church at 10 a.m. Friday and burial at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens in Olathe at 1:30 p.m. Friday. He died August 30, 2009 at Brandon Woods. He was born October 25, 1921 in Ashland Kentucky. He worked for Charles Bruning Co API Blue Print Co and owned C E Art and Engineering Service before retiring in 1988. He was a deacon and later member of Calvary Baptist Church. He married Zelma Skirvin Ross in 1941. Survived by daughter Margaret Rose Mitchell two sons Charles Floyd and William L Jr brother Charles Mitchell sister Patricia Kern four grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Memorials to American Diabetes Association. Online condolences at Warren McElwain Mortuary.
Leon F Condley 85 of Topeka died August 29 2009 at Colmery ONeill VA Medical Center He served in World War II on the William C Miller naval carrier He worked 32 years as a Topeka city firefighter and 37 years for the Center He married Lois Hildenbrand in 1956 survived by daughter Julia and son Roy plus two sisters and a great grandson Funeral Thursday 10 30 a m Crestview United Methodist Church burial 1 30 p m Stull Cemetery Friends may call Wednesday after 2 p m at Penwell Gabel Mid Town Chapel with 6 30 to 7 30 p m visitation Contributions suggested to Crestview United Methodist Church or Helping Hands Humane Society.
Jackie Clark 55 of Eudora died Saturday August 29 2009 at KU Hospital Kansas City Kansas She was born March 3 1954 in Tacoma Washington and was a quality control inspector She married Jerry L Clark May 29 1998 in Lawrence Survived by husband four sons a daughter three sisters and six grandchildren Memorials may be sent to the American Lung Association care of Quisenberry Funeral Home in Tonganoxie KS 66086 Friends may call one hour prior to the service at 6 PM Friday at Quisenberry Funeral Home.
James L Jim Ware Sr 72 of Oskaloosa died August 28 2009 at his rural home A memorial service will be held October 11 at the Ware family home Cremation is planned He was born December 19 1936 in Aurora a U S Army veteran and former KS Department of Health and Environment systems analyst He served on the Oskaloosa school board and led Friends of the Oskaloosa Public Library Survived by wife Paula Jo two children and four grandchildren Memorials to Friends of the Oskaloosa Public Library c/o Barnett Chapel Oaks Funeral Home.
Information on obituary submissions and guidelines offered by the Journal-World through local mortuaries, telephone contact at (785) 832-7154, and online at LJWorld.com/obituaries. The notice explains how to obtain the policy and how to proceed with obituary notices.
Kansas revenue department reports August tax intake at 376.8 million, above the 369.9 million forecast by 6.9 million. Through two months, state revenues are down 29.3 million due to June refunds delays as budget talks continue. Governor Parkinson calls the result a sign of recovery while observers await September numbers and November reconciliations.
City officials seek resident input before redoing Kasold Drive from Clinton Parkway to 31st Street. About 100 residents attended a public meeting at Holcom Park Recreation Center as engineers map a six to nine month shutdown option for a five lane resurfacing plus sidewalk and path extensions. A through-traffic open plan could stretch construction to a year or more.
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