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$1.2M grant to restore depot By Chad Lawhorn clawhorn@ljworld.com
Forget about the city waiting for its ship to come in. Its train finally has arrived. Lawrence officials have been awarded a federal transportation grant that will pay for 80 percent of the approximately $1.5 million cost of renovating the Santa Fe depot in East Lawrence. “The building is going to re-
‘The building is going to really look loved again’ ally look loved again,” said Carey Maynard-Moody, the leader of a citizen’s group that has been working for the past five years to spur restoration of the building. “It probably hasn’t looked loved since about 1970.” The grant will be enough to provide a major makeover to the 1950s-era depot at Seventh and
New Jersey streets. Diane Stoddard, assistant city manager, said the grant will be sufficient to complete all the phases of the renovation, including a new roof, heating and cooling systems, electrical Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo work, masonry repairs and repairs LAWRENCE OFFICIALS have been awarded a federal transportation to the parking lot and sidewalks. grant that will pay for 80 percent of the approximate $1.5 million Please see DEPOT, page 2A cost to renovate the Santa Fe train depot in East Lawrence.
Stem cell funds raise questions about KU budget cuts
Youngsters on the right track
By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com
TOPEKA — As Kansas University officials bemoaned legislative budget cuts this week, Kansas Board of Regents member Ed McKechnie wondered if those cuts could be alleviated somewhat by diverting funds that KU received in another area — but didn’t request. McKechnie McKechnie, of Arcadia, was talking about the $2 million allocated over two years to create and run the Midwest Stem Cell Therapy Center at the KU Medical Center. “Stem cell research is good, but I don’t know if that’s what we need to do right now,” McKechnie said. “Might be a good idea to use that to offset other things.”
AREA YOUNGSTERS TAKE PART Friday in the Hershey’s Track and Field Games at South Middle School. Local winners will advance to the state meet on June 21-22 in Hutchinson. ABOVE: Tamya Douglas, 9, of Lawrence, foreground, competes against other 9- and 10-year-olds in a 50-meter dash. Douglas won both the 50- and the 100-meter races. LEFT: Lou Elsten, 5, hustles down the track during a 50-meter dash. RIGHT: Lucy Hardy, 8, tosses a softball for distance. BELOW: Carson Jumping Eagle, 13, soars over a finish line.
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1,500 athletes to compete for Ironman crown By Nikki Wentling nwentling@ljworld.com
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More than 1,000 athletes are traveling to Lawrence to bike, swim and run in the Ironman 70.3 triathlon Sunday, including a triathlon world champion and a former NFL athlete. Craig Alexander, an Australian athlete who won the 2008, 2009 and 2011 Ironman Triathlon World Championships, is expected to win the men’s professional race. “He’s clearly the favorite,” said Ryan Robinson, the race director. “But there’s obviously a handful of others Please see IRONMAN, page 2A
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