Events

A panel of members will introduce the Lawrence Kids Calendar to new members and discuss the changes that have been made to the calendars website and marketing efforts.

Brett is the new executive director of Just Food and will tell us about the organization and share his plans for Lawrence’s largest food pantry.

To commemorate Memorial Day, Jim will share the history of the Congressional Medal of Honor from its origin in the Civil War to its current revered status and touch on other military decorations and medals, as well.

Steve will share his experience of running all 520 miles of gravel roads in Douglas County and the hundreds of photos he took of iconic scenes he saw firsthand.

Just a few days before he takes the helm of the Lawrence Central Rotary Club—THE GREATEST ROTARY CLUB IN THE WORLD—Kade with share with us a bit about his background and interests.

Susan Jonasus, Author of “Hell’s Half-Acre: The Untold Story of the Benders. A Serial Killer Family of the American Frontier”. Joining us from Great Britain via Zoom, Susan will share her interest in the “Bloody Benders,” a family of serial killers who lived and operated in Labette County, Kansas, from May 1871, through December 1872. […]

LCR Member Jim Peters will recount what he’s experienced and learned by publishing his own book through his new company Monument Press! https://www2.ljworld.com/news/2012/may/27/arlington-guide-unearths-trove-history/