Lawrence Datebook highlights for today 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Multiple local events listed across Lawrence and surrounding areas including health immunizations at 200 Maine, county commission and city meetings at various venues, a KU psychology lecture by C R Snyder, school board and city council sessions, an Americana Music Academy showcase, library storytimes, a noontime joint pain screening at Babcock Place, Farmers Market, Big Brothers Big Sisters meeting, housing authority board, and township meetings.
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Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department
Maine
Douglas County Commission
Mass
C R
Rick" Snyder
Alderson Auditorium
Kansas Union
Lawrence Public Library
Babcock Place
Farmers Market
10Th
Vermont Streets
Big Brothers
Big Sisters of
Douglas County
Eighth St
Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority Board of Commissioners
Lawrence
Burglaries and thefts reported with stolen cars in Lawrence
A blue 1988 Toyota Camry was stolen from West 13th Street between 7 p.m. and 11:20 p.m. Saturday, value $3,000, reported by a 23-year-old male. A brown 1986 Pontiac Bonneville was stolen from Tennessee Street between Thursday night and Friday morning, value $1,500, reported by a 21-year-old female. Emergency calls listed fire, ambulance, and medical incidents across Lawrence and Baldwin areas, with numerous locations and times Saturday. The Lawrence Journal-World notes it does not print all police reports and lists reporting thresholds for burglaries and assaults.
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West 13Th Street
Tennessee Street
Engel Road
U.S. Highway 59
Baldwin
Yale Road
East 300 Road
Lecompton
Kasold Drive
Maine Street
West 24Th Street
Westchester Road
West Sixth Street
East 1400 Road
Journal-World
Hospital reports no births on Sunday
Geared Lawrence Memorial Hospital announced there were no births Sunday. The Journal-World invites readers to report errors for correction and provides contact details for informing the newsroom.
KU professor to deliver inaugural lecture on The Science of Hope
Lawrence brief: Dr Rick Snyder, KU professor since 1972 and author of several psychology books, will give his inaugural lecture as M Erik Wright distinguished professor of clinical psychology titled The Science of Hope at 5 30 p m in Alderson Auditorium Kansas Union.
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Kansas University
Hope
M. Erik Wright
Rick" Snyder
Alderson
Kansas Union
Snyder
Dinner to aid sister city scholarships in Lawrence
A Sister Cities International Scholarship Dinner and Auction will be held at 6 30 p m Saturday in Stidham Union at Haskell Indian Nations University. Gourmet American Indian dishes and a live and silent art auction raise funds for scholarships enabling junior and senior high students to study overseas in Lawrence sister cities Eutin Germany and Hiratsuka Japan. Tickets cost 50 dollars, checks to Lawrence Sister Cities Scholarship Fund, contact Kathleen Hodge for details.
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Sister Cities International
Stidham Union
Haskell Indian Nations University
Lawrence
Nancy Bjore
Louis Copt
Nancy Marshall
Roger Shimomura
Robert Sudiow
Haskell
Eutin
Germany
Hiratsuka
Japan
Gina Ross
Ariz
Kathleen Hodge
Frogs Snakes and Turtles Field Trip in Kansas
The Kansas Herpetological Society invites the public to an amphibian reptile and turtle counting event in Washington Kansas. The field trip runs 9 a.m. Saturday to noon Sunday starting at the group camp at Washington Fairgrounds and Park. Participants should wear field appropriate attire, bring boots gloves sun screen water lunch guides and cameras.
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Kansas Herpetological Society
Washington, Kan
Washington Fairgrounds and Park
City to study Wakarusa River wastewater options
Lawrence City Commission meets at City Hall to consider a $68,000 agreement with Black & Veatch Engineering for analysis of wastewater treatment options in the Wakarusa River area. A BV engineer noted similar costs for building a new plant versus extending current facilities to future Lawrence residents south of the river. The meeting airs on Sunflower Broadband Channel 25.
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Wakarusa River
Lawrence City Commission
Black & Veatch Engineering
Black & Veatch
Wakarusa
Lawrence
Wakarusa River Area
31St Street
Nieder Road
City Employee Health Care Committee
International Walk to School Day Proclaimed by City
The city proclaims October 2 as International Walk to School Day and approves a consent agenda including Sept 17 minutes, various board minutes, claims, licenses for The Bloujacket and The Hawk, a Hy-Vee caterer's license, and a Hearthstone renovation bid. It sets bid opening for Oct 22, selects collection and delinquent account firms, approves site plans at 1121 Ohio St and ProSeCo 3701 Greenway Circle, authorizes mortgage releases for residents, and reviews Traffic Safety Commission recommendations on stop signs and parking restrictions along multiple streets. It also covers reports, a public hearing on Nieder Road improvements, health care benefits for 2003, and City Hall space utilization.
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City Commission
Traffic Safety Commission
N.H
Ohio
Clinton Parkway
Local staff contacts and service lines at The Local
The Local lists newsroom and desk contacts including City Editor Mike Shields and News Editor John Taylor with direct phone numbers and email aliases. It also provides online contact options, editorial staff roster, advertising, circulation and delivery contacts, hours, and redelivery guarantees for missed papers.
KU Drops Umbrella Ban At Memorial Stadium
KU athletics officials explain the change in umbrella policy citing safety concerns as umbrellas block views and drip water onto other fans. Kansas State and most Big 12 schools share the ban, while Arrowhead Stadium allows umbrellas on rainy days.
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Kansas University Athletics Department
Memorial Stadium
Doug Vance
Kansas State University
Chiefs
Arrowhead Stadium
Call Sound Off with Question Line
Readers are invited to call Sound Off at 832-7297 to ask questions. A recording prompts callers to leave their message, offering a channel for public input and community interest.
Street Voice on Gun Control Question
Abby Mills reports from Dillons on West Sixth Street where KU student Matt Gabel favors banning guns, structural engineer Brian Karper supports limits with freedom, and Diane Hughes and attorney Michelle Masoner urge restrictions with protection.
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Ann Gardner
Chuck Woodling
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Jon Niccurm
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Matt Gabel
Brian Karper
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Diane Hughes
Michelle Masoner
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