Commended National Merit scholars named in Lawrence district
Fourteen Lawrence students earn Commended status in the National Merit Program from PSAT results, eight from Free State High and six from Lawrence High. State officials visit Lawrence for a Farm to School event, sharing a locally sourced lunch at West Middle, touring Moon on the Meadow Farm, and ending at Hilltop Child Development Center with reading by Mary Brown Back.
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Katherine Bandle
Sally Carttar
Elizabeth Lewis
Hannah Moran
Josephine Naron
Tara Sacerdote
Abigail Schletzbaum
Kansas Agriculture
Dale Rodman
Kansas Education
Diane DeBacker
West Middle School
Harvard Road
Meadow Farm
11Th St
Hilltop Child Development Center
Irving Hill Road
Mary Brownback
Mural honors retired KU official Ambler at recreation center
David Ambler, KU emeritus vice chancellor for student affairs, was surprised to learn a mural 34 feet wide and 8 feet tall now honors his famous quote “Remember your nest return to it often.” The mural, near the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center, features the center’s outline and marks his role in securing $17 million for the facility. University staff and two KU design center students helped create the tribute.
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Journal-World Photo
David Ambler
Ambler Student Recreation
Kansas University
Ambler
Tve
Recreation Center
Rebecca Goering
KU Recreation Services
Goering
Student Design Center
Kristen Myers
Katie Whiteman
Lawrence to host regional food hub for local produce
City and Douglas County officials plan a Lawrence based food hub to move fruits vegetables and grains from a 16 county region toward local markets. A $68000 USDA Kansas Health Foundation grant funds a Scale Inc feasibility study aimed at identifying producers crops and consumers and timelines for the project.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Memphis
Tenn
Bob Schumm
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Kansas Health Foundation
Scale Inc
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