Lawrence Datebook day schedule of meetings and talks
Lawrence events list for today includes a Lawrence Memorial Hospital board meeting from 9 am to 2 pm at LMH 325 Maine auditorium. Also a noon informational meeting by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County at 211 E Eighth St Suite 6 and a noon discussion Terrorism and Our Responses led by KU professors at Ecumenical Ministries 1204 Dread Ave. Evening programs include Brown Bag Latino Drop Out Rates with Angelica Lopez at Multicultural Resource Center, 4 pm to 6 pm Homework Nights tutoring at Lawrence Public Library 707 Vermont, a Douglas County Commission meeting at 1100 Mass at 6:35 pm, and a panel on The Impact of Brown v Topeka at Baker University Rice Auditorium Baldwin at 7:30 pm.
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Penn House
Big Brothers
Big Sisters of
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Eighth St
Kansas University
Ecumenicalness Ministries
Dread Ave
Angelica Lopez
Multicultural Resource Center
Lawrence Public Library
Mass
Brown
Datebook submission contact details
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Datebook
Databook
P.O. Box
Lawrence
Lfworld.com
Burglary and theft reports from Lawrence area
A 20 year old Lawrence man reported a break in to a Ford Explorer at 1400 block West Seventh Street with $60 damage and a $350 CD player theft plus other items totaling $870. The burglary occurred between 10 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. Monday. A 68 year old Topeka man reported a 16 foot hauling trailer stolen from 1600 East 50 Road between Friday and Sunday morning, valued at $1,400. Conditions reports include a critical injury of Cassie Weeks, 13, from a Sept 11 crash near 70th Street and U.S. 59. Emergency calls list multiple fire, medical, and incident responses across Lawrence and nearby areas. Dogs brought to the Lawrence Humane Society include a golden retriever and a mastiff mix.
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Lawrence
West Seventh Street
Topeka
East 50 Road
Douglas County
Cassie Weeks
Oskaloosa
70Th Street
U.S. Highway 59
Jefferson County
Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center
Births Reported in Lawrence and Ottawa Hospitals
A series of birth announcements from Lawrence and Ottawa area hospitals notes Andrea Fitzgerald, Jill Lohmeier, and Brandy Crump welcoming girls. Davin Boyd and Tiffany Boyd welcoming a boy. Gallermo Rodriguez and morcalcia welcoming a boy and girl. Sandy Thellen, Brian Thomas, Kathryn Gralka, and Joshua Crump announcing boys and a girl across Monday and Tuesday births.
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Aioe Phir
Andrea Fitzgerald
Lawrence
Jill Lohmeier
Brandy Crump
Ottawa
Davin
Tiffany Boyd
Morcalcia
Gallermo Rodriguez
Sandy Thellen
Brian
Amanda Thomas
Kathryn Gralka
Joshua Crump
Journal-World Corrects Errors Policy Notice
The Journal World states it corrects significant errors brought to editors. Readers are invited to report mistakes by calling 785 832 7154 or emailing news at world dot com. The notice emphasizes accountability and prompt correction in the publication.
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Journal-World
World.com
Seniors and Indians discuss bridging Lawrence gap
A daylong forum sponsored by Douglas County Senior Services gathered about 20 people, mostly seniors, to foster understanding between Lawrence area seniors and the local American Indian community. Barbara Bertrand recalled 1946 at Woolworths showing segregated times for Haskell students, while Haskell professor Dan Wildcat and Watkins Museum director Steve Jansen noted historic prejudice and slow progress toward cultural pride and empowerment.
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Barbara Bertrand
Woolworth's
Lawrence
Haskell
Lawrence-area
Douglas County Senior Services
Bertrand
Steve Jansen
Watkins Community Museum of History
Jansen
Staff writer contact details noted for staff page
Staff writer Dave Ranney can be reached at 832-7222.
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Dave Ranney
Funeral Chapel Planned on Sixth Street Corner
In early development on the southeast corner of Sixth Street and Monterey Way, a funeral home is planned. Lawrence Funeral Chapel is scheduled to open by year end, signaling new business in the area.
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Sixth Street
Monterey Way
Lawrence Funeral Chapel
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Should New York rebuild the World Trade Center
A street column surveys varied opinions from Beverly Johnson in Topeka KU student Ryan Pratt and Lawrence resident Jason Machtley on whether NYC should reconstruct the World Trade Center. Respondents propose options from rebuilding, rebranding as a memorial, or replacing with a different structure.
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New York City
Beverly Johnson
Paraeducator
Topeka
Ryan Pratt
Lawrence
Robert Dooley
World Trade Center
Oklahoma City
Jason Machtley
Sentencing Hearing Delayed In Helm Kidnapping Case
Natasha Helm 18 pleaded no contest to two counts of interfering with parental custody and misdemeanor endangerment of a child. Hearing postponed to 11 a.m. Oct 9 in Judge Robert Fairchild's courtroom. Helm jailed without bond. has since faced new charges including car theft threats.
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Natasha Helm
Lawrence
Robert Fairchild
Helm
Fairchild
Martin Miller
Labette County
Douglas County
Toilet seat attack leads to aggravated assault charge
A 39 year old Overbrook man James Dean Miller was charged with aggravated assault after striking a 15 year old boy with a toilet seat at his East 400 Road home. Miller was jailed at Douglas County Jail with a $10000 bond. The 15 year old was treated and released at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Miller’s wife was cut when the seat shattered.
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Overbrook
James Dean Miller
Douglas County
Miller
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
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News
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Ljworld.com
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John Taylor
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