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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
L AWRENCE J OURNAL -W ORLD
DATEBOOK
SATURDAY
FRIDAY
28 TODAY
Bright sunshine
Plenty of sunshine
Sunny
Humid with clouds and sun
Partly sunny and humid
High 92° Low 62° POP: 0%
High 93° Low 62° POP: 0%
High 94° Low 67° POP: 10%
High 91° Low 71° POP: 25%
High 88° Low 68° POP: 25%
Wind S 3-6 mph
Wind SW 4-8 mph
Wind SSE 6-12 mph
Wind E 8-16 mph
Wind N 8-16 mph
POP: Probability of Precipitation
Kearney 93/61
McCook 96/59 Oberlin 97/58
Clarinda 90/62
Lincoln 94/62
Grand Island 92/63
Beatrice 92/62
Concordia 92/63
Centerville 88/63
St. Joseph 92/61 Chillicothe 88/63
Sabetha 92/62
Kansas City Marshall Manhattan 93/67 86/63 Salina 92/60 Oakley Kansas City Topeka 92/61 94/58 92/64 Lawrence 94/65 Sedalia 92/62 Emporia Great Bend 88/64 92/64 92/59 Nevada Dodge City Chanute 92/63 92/58 Hutchinson 92/64 Garden City 92/60 92/55 Springfield Wichita Pratt Liberal Joplin 88/63 Coffeyville 94/65 94/59 90/57 91/64 92/65 Hays Russell 92/60 90/61
Goodland 94/56
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
LAWRENCE ALMANAC
Through 8 p.m. Monday.
Temperature High/low 94°/63° Normal high/low today 86°/64° Record high today 109° in 2000 Record low today 45° in 1986
Precipitation in inches 24 hours through 8 p.m. yest. 0.00 Month to date 1.60 Normal month to date 3.51 Year to date 15.72 Normal year to date 28.05
REGIONAL CITIES
Today Wed. Today Wed. Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Independence 92 64 s 96 62 s Atchison 93 62 s 92 62 s Fort Riley 92 60 s 93 62 s Belton 91 67 s 92 66 s Olathe 92 68 s 91 66 s Burlington 92 63 s 91 61 s Osage Beach 89 61 s 92 59 s Coffeyville 92 65 s 92 63 s Osage City 90 63 s 91 62 s Concordia 92 63 s 90 64 s Ottawa 92 63 s 92 62 s Dodge City 92 58 s 95 59 s Wichita 94 65 s 96 66 s Holton 94 64 s 91 64 s Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.
NATIONAL FORECAST
SUN & MOON Today 6:46 a.m. 7:57 p.m. 5:58 p.m. 3:37 a.m.
Wed. 6:47 a.m. 7:55 p.m. 6:35 p.m. 4:44 a.m.
Full
Last
New
First
Aug 31
Sep 8
Sep 15
Sep 22
LAKE LEVELS
As of 7 a.m. Monday Lake
Clinton Perry Pomona
Level (ft)
873.58 888.36 972.56
Discharge (cfs)
21 100 25
Shown are today’s noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for today.
Fronts Cold
INTERNATIONAL CITIES
Today Cities Hi Lo W Acapulco 90 77 t Amsterdam 71 57 sh Athens 89 73 s Baghdad 116 88 s Bangkok 89 78 sh Beijing 91 73 pc Berlin 74 56 pc Brussels 74 55 pc Buenos Aires 59 50 pc Cairo 94 75 s Calgary 84 51 pc Dublin 64 54 pc Geneva 72 57 sh Hong Kong 93 82 sh Jerusalem 84 65 s Kabul 90 65 s London 74 57 c Madrid 91 64 s Mexico City 76 52 t Montreal 76 50 pc Moscow 63 55 r New Delhi 88 79 r Oslo 58 47 r Paris 77 57 sh Rio de Janeiro 77 67 pc Rome 85 63 s Seoul 84 73 r Singapore 88 79 pc Stockholm 63 52 c Sydney 72 45 s Tokyo 91 79 pc Toronto 78 55 s Vancouver 70 55 c Vienna 77 58 s Warsaw 67 48 s Winnipeg 82 59 s
Wed. Hi Lo W 90 77 t 74 60 c 89 73 s 117 84 s 92 79 t 95 70 s 79 62 pc 78 55 pc 61 54 pc 95 74 s 70 44 pc 64 50 r 81 60 t 91 82 sh 84 66 s 92 66 t 71 54 r 91 63 pc 77 52 pc 73 57 s 63 49 sh 90 79 t 69 53 pc 79 56 pc 77 65 sh 88 66 s 84 73 sh 88 79 t 68 55 pc 75 50 pc 93 81 pc 74 55 s 69 55 sh 82 63 s 72 51 pc 87 69 t
Warm Stationary Showers T-storms
Rain
Flurries
Snow
Ice
-10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s National Summary: Isaac will approach the central Gulf Coast with heavy rain, strong wind and flooding today. Drenching thunderstorms will affect the Atlantic Seaboard. Storms will dot Texas and the Four Corners. Today Wed. Today Wed. Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Memphis 94 70 pc 94 75 pc Albuquerque 92 63 t 90 64 s Miami 89 80 t 90 80 pc Anchorage 62 48 s 65 52 s Milwaukee 80 59 s 81 67 s Atlanta 82 70 t 82 70 t Minneapolis 88 69 pc 90 70 pc Austin 96 74 pc 96 73 s 88 67 pc 89 66 c Baltimore 86 64 t 82 56 pc Nashville New Orleans 83 79 r 86 80 r Birmingham 88 74 t 84 73 t New York 86 66 t 80 65 s Boise 94 65 s 85 51 s Omaha 94 67 s 93 67 pc Boston 83 62 t 78 60 s Orlando 89 76 t 91 76 t Buffalo 78 54 s 76 60 s Philadelphia 88 66 t 82 63 s Cheyenne 92 59 s 92 62 s Phoenix 108 87 pc 105 86 pc Chicago 84 62 s 84 62 s Pittsburgh 80 58 s 77 54 s Cincinnati 84 59 s 82 61 s Portland, ME 81 54 t 75 55 s Cleveland 80 59 s 76 56 s Portland, OR 76 55 pc 70 52 c Dallas 94 73 pc 94 75 s Reno 90 57 s 88 56 s Denver 94 58 s 96 61 s Richmond 90 68 t 86 63 c Des Moines 88 66 pc 93 65 s Sacramento 88 54 s 88 55 s Detroit 81 56 s 78 61 s St. Louis 86 68 s 89 70 s El Paso 91 69 pc 87 70 s Salt Lake City 94 72 pc 95 65 s Fairbanks 57 40 s 58 44 c 82 70 pc 80 69 pc Honolulu 88 74 pc 88 74 pc San Diego Houston 97 77 pc 94 76 pc San Francisco 70 54 pc 69 52 pc Seattle 72 52 pc 67 52 sh Indianapolis 86 59 s 87 63 s Spokane 86 56 pc 73 48 pc Kansas City 94 65 s 91 67 s Tucson 100 74 pc 99 74 pc Las Vegas 99 85 c 104 86 s 92 66 s 97 68 s Little Rock 92 71 pc 92 72 pc Tulsa Wash., DC 89 69 t 85 65 pc Los Angeles 90 68 s 90 66 s National extremes yesterday for the 48 contiguous states High: Death Valley, CA 115° Low: Bodie State Park, CA 21°
WEATHER HISTORY So much cool air moved southward on Aug. 28, 1944, that Raleigh, N.C., had a high of only 68 degrees.
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additional scholarship support to be distributed over the next 12 KANSAS years. UNIVERSITY David Elkouri earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting and business administration from KU in
Jeff Furst and Friends, 7 p.m., Cutter’s Smokehouse, 218 E. 20th St., Eudora. Last Wednesday Book Club, “The Known World,� 7-8:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt. Reading and signing: Maggie Koerth-Baker, author of “Before the Lights Go Out,� 7 p.m., The Raven, 8 E. Seventh. Conroy’s Trivia, 7:30 p.m., Conroy’s Pub, 3115 W. Sixth St. Pride Night, 9 p.m., Wilde’s Chateau, 2412 Iowa.
1975 and added a KU law degree in 1978, and his wife says she has become an “adopted Jayhawk� after graduating from the University of Oklahoma. The couple’s three children — Justin, Jessica and Juliana — earned bachelor’s degrees at KU, and Justin also earned a KU law degree.
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Overbrook semi-annual 3-day flea market, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Osage County Fairgrounds, 510 Cedar. Pooch Plunge, 4-7 p.m., Outdoor Aquatic Center, Eighth and Kentucky streets. Perry Lecompton Farmers Market, 4-6:30 p.m., U.S. Highway 24 Red Dog’s Dog Days and Ferguson Road. workout, 6 a.m., field near League of Women Robinson Gym at KU. Voters voter outreach at Thursday Farmers’ Final Fridays, 5-9 p.m., Market, 4-6 p.m., 1121 Ninth and Massachusetts. Wakarusa Drive. Read Across LawDollar Bowling, open to Cottin’s Hardware rence: Lawrence Book close, Royal Crest Lanes, Farmers’ Market, 4-6:30 Night, giveaway of 933 Iowa. p.m., behind store at 1832 “Winter’s Bone� and University Community Mass. “Cabinet of Wonders,� 6 Forum: The Preservation Lance Fahy at Cotp.m., Lawrence Percolaof International Prairies tin’s Hardware Farmers’ tor, in the alley behind the and Grasslands, noon, Market, 4-6:30 p.m. Lawrence Arts Center. Ecumenical Campus MinHarvest Time Outreach The Open Tap, discusistries, 1204 Oread Ave. sion of a selected religion Ministry Tent Revival, Big Brothers Big Sistopic, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., 6:30-8:30 p.m., Watson ters of Douglas County, Park, Seventh and TenHenry’s, 11 E. Eighth St. noon, 536 Fireside Court, nessee, free meal will be Fundamentals of Suite B. Information for served after each service. Estate Planning, 6-7:30 prospective volunteers. Roving Imp Comedy p.m., Lawrence Senior Douglas County ComShow, 8 p.m., Ecumenical Center, 745 Vt. mission meeting, 6:35 Christian Ministries, 1204 Red Dog’s Dog Days p.m., Douglas County workout, 6 p.m., field near Oread Ave. Courthouse, 1100 Mass.
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FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS
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Gift will fund scholarships for KU Law School students A Kansas University alumnus and his wife have donated $800,000 to the KU School of Law to provide scholarship support. David and Debbi Elkouri, who have homes in Wichita and Houston, will provide $500,000 for the Elkouri Family Scholarship Fund through KU Endowment and $300,000 in
Volunteer Information Tea, 4 p.m., Lawrence Memorial Hospital Conference Room A, 325 Maine. League of Women Voters voter outreach at the Read Across Lawrence Kickoff Pizza Party, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt. Read Across Lawrence for Kids kickoff pizza party, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt. Performing Arts Preview Party, an introduction to the Arts Center’s 2012-13 performing arts season and classes, 6 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, / ) ø Auditions for “Threepenny Opera,â€? 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H.
WEATHER TRIVIA™
No, it tells the time of day.
Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. Š2012
Precipitation
TODAY’S BEST BETS
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Red Dog’s Dog Days workout, 6 a.m., field near Robinson Gym at KU. Digital Photography for Beginners, 10-11 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt. Coffee with Officer John from Kansas Conservation Office, 3 p.m., Drury Place at Alvamar, 1510 St. Andrews Drive. Tuesday Farmers’ Market, 4-6 p.m., 1020 Vt. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County, 5:15 p.m., 536 Fireside Court, Suite B. Information meeting for prospective volunteers. Red Dog’s Dog Days workout, 6 p.m., field near Robinson Gym at KU. Lonnie Ray’s open jam session, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third St. Lawrence City Commission meeting, 6:35 p.m., City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St. Meeting to discuss skate park in Eudora, 7 p.m., Eudora Community Center, 1630 Elm. Free English as a Second Language class, 7-8 p.m., Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vt. Affordable community Spanish class, 7-8 p.m., Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vt. Gamer Night, 8 p.m., Burger Stand at the Casbah, 803 Mass. Free swing dancing lessons and dance, 8-11 p.m., Kansas Room in the Kansas Union, 1301 Jayhawk Blvd. Poker Night, 8 p.m., Applebee’s, 2520 Iowa. Geeks Who Drink pub quiz, 8 p.m., Phoggy Dog, 2228 Iowa. Teller’s Family Night, 9 p.m.-midnight, 746 Mass. Tuesday Night Karaoke, 9 p.m., Wayne & Larry’s, 933 Iowa.
Robinson Gym at KU. Baker University Community Choir rehearsal, 6 p.m., McKibbin Recital Hall, 408 Eighth St., Baldwin City. Theatre Lawrence open house for volunteers, 6-7 p.m., 1501 N.H. Open house and signup for performing arts volunteers, 6-8 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H. Food Not Bombs free dinner, 6:30 p.m., South Park. Junkyard Jazz Band, 7 p.m., American Legion, 3408 W. Sixth St. Free English as a Second Language class, 7-8 p.m., Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vt. Affordable community Spanish class, 7-8 p.m., Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vt. Pinterest Your Interests, 7-8 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt. Open mic poetry night at The Mirth CafÊ, 7-9 p.m., 745 N.H. Poker Night, 8 p.m., Applebee’s, 2520 Iowa. Floyd the Barber, 8:30 p.m., Pachamama’s, 800 N.H. Team trivia, 9 p.m., Johnny’s West, 721 Wakarusa Drive. Ladies Night Free Bowling, 9:30 p.m., Royal Crest Lanes, 933 Iowa.
HAYDEN PHILLIPS, 3, showed off his new teddy bear pillow that he picked out Aug. 17 at the Ballard Center. P.E.O. Chapter GQ gave 65 handmade pillows to the center for children to use during nap time. Richard Gwin/ Journal-World Photo
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