Lawrence Central Rotary’s newest member, Melissa Sieben, is the Director of Municipal Services and Operations for the City of Lawrence. She has been on the job for a year and brings with her over twenty… Read More »Municipal Services, A Big Responsibility
Lawrence Central’s own Officer Daniel Palen presented an overview of the City of Lawrence Police Department and his role as a Commissioned Officer. Daniel studied environmental science and history in college. A year of study… Read More »Serving the Community
Ben Terwilliger, Executive Director of the Eudora Community Museum, spoke about the history of Eudora and how the area was impacted by the near-by Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant and expected impact of the new Panasonic… Read More »Small Town, Big History
Peaslee Technical Center is a unique post secondary educational resource for the region, located at 2920 Haskell Avenue in Lawrence. Dr. Kevin Kelly, Chief Executive Officer, provided an overview of the center’s training opportunities. The center is… Read More »Training, Apprenticeships and More
On June 2, 1856 radical abolitionist John Brown led a surprise attack on a group of pro slavery militia led by Henry Clay Pate. Pate was looking for John Brown and intended to punish him… Read More »Showdown at Black Jack
