July 19, 2011
Urinal deodorizer screen.
Growing Food, Growing Health »
Growing Food, Growing Health 2013 Crew
We are in constant amazement of the magical, inspirational growth in our gardens. Throughout a season, we watch dozens of species blossom and change, growing ...
Bobcat Marathon Club »
Wait! There's More!
Two more finishers to end the season! Way to go Bobcats! Now that's a wrap!
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center »
Easy rider
May is Bike Month, but every month is bike month for Bert Nash psychiatrist Joe Douglas. He rides his bicycle to work year-round, weather permitting, ...
Fun Runs and Walks »
Run for Kids 5K
The Run for Kids 5K run/walk will take place Sunday, May 19, 2013 starting at 8 am. The race will start behind Johnny's Tavern at ...
Relay For Life of Douglas County »
Relay Idol Competition at Relay For Life of Douglas County
Got talent? Prove it! Introducing Relay Idol to Relay For Life of Douglas County Friday, June 7th, 2013 Free State High School Track Lawrence, KS ...
NeuCare Family Medicine »
Creating end-of-life wishes with a free, online service
As a primary care provider, I ask all new patients if they have end-of-life wishes or formal "Advanced Medical Directives". Advanced directives are often part ...
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center »
Be our guest
Visitors from Africa — part of a Rotary group study exchange — were guests at the Bert Nash Center on Wednesday and attended a Discover ...
Marcia Epstein's Blog »
Headquarters Counseling Center Receives 2013 Crisis Center Excellence Award
Headquarters Counseling Center was honored with the Crisis Center Excellence Award by the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) at their conference in Austin. The annual ...
LMH working to prepare for 'Obamacare' insurance exchanges, but questions aplenty remain
There are still a lot of details even the top officials at Lawrence Memorial Hospital don’t understand about the new system of buying health insurance under the federal Affordable Care Act. But Joe Pedley, LMH’s chief financial officer, believes one concept for consumers is abundantly clear. “People had better learn how to do math,” Pedley said. By Chad Lawhorn
A Trail a Day »
Summer Love: Tips for hot weather running
As I entered mile five or so of my run this morning, I started thinking time had sped up and it was July because no ...
Bobcat Marathon Club »
NOT TOO HOT TO TROT ... OR FINISH A MARATHON!
Aye, aye aye! We had 42 marathon finishers today! As a club, we ran a total of 6,839.8 miles! We had 132 kids finish one ...
Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department »
Lawrence environmental health specialist takes mission trip to remote Alaskan area
Andrew Stull, environmental health specialist for the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, spent two weeks in April in Kotzebue, Alaska, and five nearby villages as part ...
Aging Well »
THE SENIOR CELEBRATION ART SHOW and RECEPTION
THE SENIOR CELEBRATION ART SHOW - June 1st thru 30th 1510 St. Andrews Drive at Drury Place at Alvamar 10:00 am to 5:00 pm daily ...
Linda Cottin's Blog »
Farmers Markets Are the Key Ingredient
On Friday, May 10, Micahel Pollan spoke about his new book “Cooked” at the Unity Temple in Kansas City. Several folks from Lawrence were lucky ...
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center »
Mental Health Month proclamation
Lawrence Mayor Michael Dever read a proclamation at Tuesday's city commission meeting in observance of Mental Health Month, proclaiming "a commitment to community-based systems of ...
Healthy Body & Mind »
Third graders get moving at Kansas Kids Fitness Day
Anschutz Sports Pavilion on the University of Kansas campus was bursting with energy last Friday morning as 620 third-graders from Northeast Kansas filled it as ...
Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department »
Debbie Mitchell marks 5 years of service in Health Department's clinic office — 'a busy place'
Before joining the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department staff five years ago, Debbie Mitchell admits she had “no clue” about all of the services it provided ...
Independence, Inc. »
Donations Needed Immediately to Build Wheelchair Ramp for Eudora Man
Steve Hall needs to see his doctor, but until a wheelchair ramp can be constructed, he is effectively trapped in his home. Volunteers have agreed ...
Double Take: And next teen co-author is...
We had a record nine applicants for this year’s Double Take contest, with three juniors and six seniors, one from Free State, four from Bishop Seabury Academy and four from Lawrence High.
Doctor finds 'A Healthier Wei' to treat kids
Julie Wei was a pediatric Otolaryngologist, or ear, nose and throat specialist, at the University of Kansas Medical Center for more than ten years when she began to see a trend that she didn’t like: a large number of children with chronic congestion. Wei’s book, “A Healthier Wei” is an explanation of why she believes children are being misdiagnosed and wrongly medicated and her theory, with proven success, on how to fix these problems.
American Cancer Society to host volunteer open house
As a celebration of the 100th birthday of the American Cancer Society, the organization is encouraging people to raise awareness and join the fight against cancer.
Relay For Life of Douglas County »
Celebrate the American Cancer Society's 100th Birthday
May 22, 2013 marks the American Cancer Society's 100th Birthday. As the official sponsor of birthdays, we believe this year provides a unique opportunity for ...
Bobcat Marathon Club »
Record High!
We had a record high of 20 finishers today! Over 100 of our kids at Langston Hughes Elementary have completed 26.2 miles or more over ...
Belinda Rehmer's Blog »
LMH to Hold Stroke Risk Mini-Screening Event
May is Stroke Awareness Month. A stroke or brain attack is currently the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, but according to ...
Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department »
Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department celebrates nurses
It's National Nurses Week! At the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, nurses work in a variety of programs and do a variety of tasks. Those tasks ...
KHI News Service »
Kansas to get new ACA jobs despite snub of health care law
Lawrence call center expected to add positions to handle insurance exchange calls. Four states that have snubbed the federal health law by defaulting to the ...
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center »
Takin' it to the streets: Bert Nash team reaches out to the Lawrence homeless population
With their long hair and long beards, they look like rock stars. But they don’t act like it. No limos or five-star hotels for this ...
Bobcat Marathon Club »
Aw Caramba!
Aw Caramba! We had 13 finishers today! These kids are motivated! Only two more days of marathon club left :-) See ya there!
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center »
Bert Nash peer support specialist tells her story with goal of giving hope to others
My days were dark for 30 plus years. With a degree in secondary education, I was a teacher until I was diagnosed with anorexia. I ...
KHI News Service »
DD advocates praise governor's call to trim waiting lists for services
Advocates for the developmentally disabled held a Statehouse press conference today to praise Gov. Sam Brownback's plan to reduce by 600 the number of disabled ...
Today's events
- Lawrence Farmers Market Recurring event 824 New Hampshire Street
- Autism Spectrum Events Recurring event Morning Star Church
- Overeaters Anonymous Meeting Recurring event Lawrence Memorial Hospital
- Rule 62 AA group Recurring event Plymouth Congregational Church
- River City AA Group Recurring event Alano Club, 311 E. Ninth.
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