Wednesday's speaker will be Ben Terwilleger, Executive Director of the Eudora Community Museum. Within weeks of the announcement of the opening of the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant in 1941 thousands of people loaded their cars and drove to DeSoto and Eudora. Eventually the plant hired 12,000 employees. Ben is going to share the history of… Read More »Weekly Meeting; Spkr. Ben Terwilleger

Join LCR member Daniel Palen of the Lawrence, Kansas Police Department as he provides an insight into the work he does for the Department and community.

Melissa will fill us in on current and upcoming Capital Projects undertaken in the City of Lawrence.

Join us as Brad Finkeldei, Lawrence City Commissioner, gives an update on the happenings at City Hall.

Wednesday's speaker will be Stephen Hill, grandson of J.D. Bowersock, the founder of the Bowersock Mills & Power Company who was CEO for more than 30 years. He will share its history from its founding in 1874, and the impact it has had on Lawrence’s history.

Saralyn, Director of the Spencer Art Museum, will share what's been happening at the Spencer and its plans for the future.

Join us as Justine Burton, Founder and CEO of StopGap, Inc., talks about the work the organization does to support children aging out of the Kansas foster care system.