We’ve set the date for the 2014 Lawrence Community Bike Ride.. Mark your calendars now! More info coming soon.
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Does Your Child Need a New Bicycle Helmet?
2014 Lawrence Kids’ (Free) Bicycle Helmet Fair Scheduled for May 10
Bike helmets may be the “Gift of Life”. By choosing to wear a helmet, you will reduce your risk of a head injury from a crash by 85%!
To make that a reality for Lawrence children, on Saturday, May 10th, local businesses and organizations are sponsoring a free bicycle helmet fair and Family Fun Zone before the KU baseball and softball games. The events will be in the KU parking lot # 125 & 127 between the baseball and softball complexes.
The bicycle helmet fair will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Activities include a free helmet for children under the age of 14 who are accompanied by an adult, bike inspections and a safe ride course. Participants will learn about rules of the road, bicycle trail etiquette, booster seat safety, and bicycle and pool safety.
The Family Fun Zone will be open from noon to 2 p.m. and will include family-friendly inflatables, a face painter, Big Jay and Baby Jay, and music.
After the activities, you can cheer on KU’s baseball and softball teams at 2 p.m. Admission is free.
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LJWorld’s Chad Lawhorn Stops By Lawrence Central For A Little In Person “Town Talk”
Chad Lawhorn, reporter for the Lawrence Journal-World, writes about everything from city commission meetings to new businesses in town to Lawrence history visited Lawrence Central to give an impromptu in person “Town Talk”, his popular online column on LJWorld.com.Lawhorn has a long history in local journalism and told Lawrence Central Rotarians that journalism is not a dying art. “People are still interested in information–more than they have ever been,” he said. “It’s just that there are so many ways to get it now. And newspapers have created a problem for themselves by offering it free online. They should have figured out some way to charge for it.”
His coverage of the city commission prompted one Rotarian to ask him how he sits through a commission meeting without wanting to “set himself on fire.”
“City Hall is an acquired taste,” he said. “ It takes a certain type of person to cover it. I usually have a sense of how things will go before I get there.”
He said there are four major issues in Lawrence right now:
- A new city commission, chosen in 2015, may change registration for rentals.
- A second issue is buying land to build a new police headquarters to consolidate all police work in one place. The question will be if the city decide to pay for it with new sales tax.
- A third issue is commercial development near the South Lawrence Trafficway–what will the city approve to be built there.
- The last issue is a building a large conference center for Lawrence. He said it could be downtown or close to campus.
“I’m keeping an eye on all these things,” he said. “It’s an exciting time for Lawrence.”
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Kick off Bike Month With City Leaders May 6th
Artwork Bicycle Typogram is a product of Aaron Kuehn http://aaronkuehn.com/art/bicycle-typogram Help Lawrence/Douglas County Bicycle Advisory Committee, local bicyclists and even a few members of Lawrence Central for a short bike ride with Lawrence Mayor Amyx and City Commissioners before the Bike Month Proclamation at Lawrence City Hall.
When: Tuesday, May 6th, 2014 @ 5:30pm
Ride starts at City Hall, 6 E 6th StreetProclamation at 6:35
**Bring your Own Bicycle**
For more information contact 785-832-3165 or jmortinger@lawrenceks.org
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Kristin Scheurer Discusses Current & Future Needs of Seniors in Lawrence
Kristin Scheurer, executive director of the Lawrence Senior Center, says she loves her job and the people she works with.“It’s challenging,” she said in her presentation on April 16 to Central Rotary members “because the population of senior citizens is changing as the ‘baby boomer’ generation reaches retirement age.”
People born before 1928 are a generation of savers, she said. They survived the depression and World War II. They value health care and a safe environment.
The new retirees, born around 1946 and after are looking for a gradual transition. Many of them want to work part time, maybe find a second career. They’re not slowing down, want to be physically active. They know how to use facebook and twitter. They travel, are even open to relocation, and want to pursue hobbies.
“Which means,” she said “that the board of the Senior Center is preparing to look at the marketplace, at trends that will attract the boomers, at what this generation will need.
“We, want to increase awareness of the challenge, gather community input and share resources with other agencies. Lawrence provides a great deal of what this new group wants: social and intellectual choices, physical activities, access to the arts, entertainment and competitive sports, being close to an airport.
“We have a vibrant retirement community already,” she said. “Now our strategy is to retain current retirees, make services available, and work to incorporate wants and needs, such as transportation, counseling, and information on health care. The board at the senior center has a strong vision and is working on a marketing campaign to attract those retiring.
“It’s an exciting time and I feel blessed to be doing this work,” she said.
Kristin Scheurer, executive director of the Lawrence Senior Center, says she loves her job and the people she works with.
