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NUTRITIONIST JESSIE DANON HELPS RAVYN PETERSON PLACE a plush doll named Sir Rebrum, an OrganWise Guys character that represents the brain, on a poster board as she gives a nutrition lesson to kids gathered for a Lawrence Parks and Recreation summer camp Friday at Broken Arrow Park. The OrganWise Guys program, which is funded through a grant given to Lawrence Parks and Recreation, is an education program to teach kids about nutrition and staying healthy.
Living history at Territorial Days The Lecompton Re-enactors performed a rendition of the Battle of Fort Titus on Saturday as part of the Historic Lecompton Territorial Days. Festivities also included blacksmithing demonstrations, a parade, food and vendors that lined the streets at Constitution Hall in Lecompton. Page 3A
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OrganWise Guys teach kids hearty habits kbritt@ljworld.com
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GOP voter edge in 2nd District shrinks By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com
By Karrey Britt
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A COLLECTION OF TOY BODILY ORGANS with names like Peter the Pancreas and Hardy Heart are attached to a poster board for the children to see during an OrganWise Guys demonstration Friday at Broken Arrow Park. Center. The National Recreation and Park Association awarded the funding, which came from the Kansas Health Foundation. Lawrence was one of only five cities nationwide to receive a grant. Roger Steinbrock, marketing supervisor for Lawrence Parks and Recreation, said they could use the grant on anything but food, so they are using it for items like benches and picnic tables. They also purchased three Mr. OrganWise Guys kits, which cost
$1,700 apiece, and they hired Jessie Danon, a nutrition educator, to provide the program. She visits various camps and programs throughout each day and presents about a 30-minute program involving Mr. OrganWise Guy. “I think it’s important for them to learn at an early age that the things we are putting into our body are actually affecting things that are inside our body. A lot of times Please see ORGANS, page 2A
Now that Democratic-leaning Douglas County is entirely in the 2nd Congressional District, Democrats say they perceive an opportunity. The 2nd is represented by Lynn Jenkins, a Republican from Topeka, who is seeking re-election to a third two-year term. Ten years later, legislators were unable to agree on new redistricting maps, so a panel of three federal judges united Douglas County and put it all in the 2nd. That has changed the pro- Jenkins file of the 2nd, according to 2010 voter registration figures. It has gone from a district where 41.7 percent of voters were registered Republicans, 28.8 percent Democratic and 28.7 percent independent to one that is 39.8 percent Republican, 30.3 percent Democratic and 29.2 percent independent. Jenkins’ 13 percentage point edge in Republican registered voters over Democrat registered voters has decreased to 9.5 percentage points. Three Democrats are vying for the party’s nomination in the Aug. 7 primary. They are Robert Eye, a Lawrence attorney; the Rev. Tobias Schlingensiepen, a Topeka minister; and Scott Barnhart, an Ottawa farmer. Please see DISTRICT, page 5A
Air ambulances save time — and lives as result By Alex Garrison acgarrison@ljworld.com
A 4-year-old boy slips into a swimming pool, possibly injuring his head. A truck driver is struck headon by a semi, ejecting him into a busy rural construction zone of a highway. A stroke victim has minutes to receive treatment with the hope of fully recovering brain function. In these scenarios, people in medical crisis — caused by illness or accident or trauma — were transported by air ambulance from Douglas County to an area hospital. Each was a helicopter ride that may have saved a life.
Medical and Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Called LifeStar, LifeFlight Eagle and LifeNet, they employ nurses, EMTs, doctors and Number of transfers by pilots around the clock air ambulance in Douglas to be ready for medical County by year emergencies. 2009: 47 Air ambulance trans2010: 29 fers are a potentially life2011: 35 saving measure by first re2012 to date: 14 sponders to quickly move patients to specialized — Source: Lawrencecare. But it’s an expensive Douglas County Fire service — usually around Medical (does not include $15,000 before any insurtransfers from Lawrence ance coverage — and a Memorial Hospital) “limited resource,” as Fire Chief Mark Bradford put Three area companies it. If one helicopter is disoperate air ambulance ser- patched, it’s out of service. vices used by LawrencePlease see HELICOPTER, page 2A Douglas County Fire
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE CREW MEMBERS LOAD a man into a LifeStar air ambulance Aug. 28, 2009, in an open field just west of the DCCCA building near the intersection of 23rd and Harper streets. Air ambulance transfers are a potentially life-saving measure but can be costly, around $15,000 per trip.