Free cake tops off downtown parade celebration in Lawrence
Ed Bishop recalled the 1929 city birthday as thousands gathered for the Sesquicentennial Parade and 150th birthday events in South Park. Volunteers cut cake from 30 cakes donated by Dillons and Lawrence Memorial Hospital while the City Band played and children joined games.
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Ed Bishop
South Park
Lawrence
Bishop
Dillons
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Cecilia Mills
Jason Botz
Nicholas
Andrew
William Kelly Gazebo
Lawrence City
Nathan Koehn
Sheena Koehn
Lawrence hosts outdoor Street Dance in South Park
Lawrence residents packed South Park for the Street Dance in the Park, part of the sesquicentennial celebration. Crowds enjoyed Kelley Hunt and Late for Dinner Band, children waved glow sticks, and neighbors chatted while dancing or watching from blankets and chairs.
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Kelley Hunt
Cassie Galloway
Cassie
Beard contest in South Park crowns five quirky categories
At Lawrence's Sesquicentennial Beard Contest twelve men competed near the gazebo in South Park. Judges created five categories on the spot including Best beard to dip in coffee and Best mix of styles. Kerry Altenbernd won gravest beard. prizes included movie rentals and massages. crowd reaction was mild. organizers hoped more participants.
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Courtney Kuhlen
Journal Worth Poote
George Moyer
Mike McLees
South Park
Moyer
Lawrence
Tony Peterson
Benjamin Seferovich
Kerry Altenbernd
Altenbernd
Kendall Simmons
Midwest
Greece
Spooked horse disrupts Japanese mayor in Lawrence parade
In Lawrence, Kansas, during the Sesquicentennial Parade, a Belgian draft horse panicked, dragging a wagon carrying Hiratsuka mayor Ritsuko Okura and Lawrence mayor Mike Rundle. The SUV side was damaged. no injuries to the mayors, and owner Rob Phillips helped control the horses. Insurance needed for future parades is being considered.
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Hiratsuka
Japan
Lawrence
Ritsuko Okura
Mike Rundle
Seventh
Massachusetts
Rob Phillips
Rundle
Phillips
Kumi Patterson
Patterson
Okura
Kansas City
Stamp covers mark Lawrence sesquicentennial event
Former Mayor Ernest Angino promoted a five dollar stamp cover and cancellation at Watkins Community Museum to raise funds for the Sesquicentennial Commission. Buck Newsom of the Lawrence Stamp Club reported near a thousand dollars raised from almost 500 envelopes, with unsold stamps usable at a time capsule event or via a 37 cent cancellation at the main post office for 30 days.
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Ernest Angino
Watkins Community Museum
Angino
Sesquicentennial Commission
Buck Newsom
Lawrence Stamp Club
Lawrence
Newsom
Stamp Club
Marti Belot
Belot
Pat Lechtenberg
Lechtenberg
Sesquicentennial Point
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