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WEDNESDAY • FEBRUARY 26 • 2014
Turnhalle building hits the market
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Alliance seeks owner who will honor property’s heritage By Chad Lawhorn clawhorn@ljworld.com
The search is officially underway to find a new owner for what is thought to be the oldest community building still standing in the city. The Lawrence Preservation Alliance has placed the Turnhalle building, 900 Rhode Island St., on the real estate market. Dennis Brown, president of the preservation alliance, said the nonprofit group is asking potential buyers to submit proposals We’re talking to about how they a handful of people would like to use right now. They’re the building. “It is a big proj- all local, but the ect, and I think word is being it will take a big spread into Kansas plan,” Brown said. A social club City and also to built around beer groups across the and gymnastics country.” probably isn’t very likely, although it would be histori- — Dennis Brown, president of the Lawrence Preservation cally accurate. The old stone Alliance building was built in 1869, and for decades housed the German social club Turnverein. The club reportedly had a fantastic beer garden, but also had the rather odd requirement that all male members between 18 and 30 participate in gymnastics. The Lawrence Preservation Alliance purchased the old stone building in late 2012 in an effort to stabilize what had become a deteriorating structure. Now, Brown
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DEMONSTRATORS APPLAUD A SPEAKER during a rally for equality Tuesday on the south side of the Kansas Statehouse. The rally was organized by Equality Kansas and the American Civil Liberties Union.
Gay marriage measure draws protest Christian group wants alternative bill: ‘We are not seeking to discriminate’ Council Action. Noland said his group was speaking with legislators about putting together an alternative to House Bill 2453, which was approved in the House earlier this month but then killed after an avalanche of criticism. Opponents said HB
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SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD SARA STOWE, of Overland Park, second from left, wears a rainbow on her face as she listens to speakers during the rally Tuesday at the Statehouse.
Topeka — As protesters rallied Tuesday outside the Capitol to bury a bill that they said would have provided legal protection for discrimination against gays, a Christian group sought to revive an alternative. “We are not seeking to discriminate against anyone,” said Robert Noland, executive director of the Kansas Family Planning
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United Way comes close to fundraising goal By Elliot Hughes ehughes@ljworld.com
The United Way of Douglas County announced Tuesday it raised $1.7 million during its 2013-2014 fundraising campaign, matching last year’s haul but still falling just shy of its goal of $1.8 million.
The United Way released the figures during its annual campaign celebration dinner at Maceli’s, where up to 200 volunteers, donors and community partners showed up to acknowledge what their contributions helped achieve, with no shortage of thank-you’s and awards distributed.
reality. We’re going to continue to find great success.” The funds were raised primarily from September through November, Dvorske said. The United Way also provided the audience with booklets updating Please see UNITED, page 2A
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President and CEO Erika Dvorske lauded the final tally and said the slight shortfall would not have an impact on the programs or initiatives set forth by the United Way. “(That amount, $1.7 million) is an amazing success for the community,” she said. “We’ll be managing with our
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