TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2004
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Rescuer of lost Seattle girl: dreams said 'keep going'
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEATTLE — After eight days, Laura Hatch's family had almost given the 17-year-old up for dead, and sheriff's deputies had all but written her off as a runaway.
Then she was found, badly hurt and severely dehydrated but alive and conscious, in the back seat of a crumpled car, 200 feet down a ravine.
Hatch, who remained hospitalized yesterday in serious condition, was last seen at a party on Oct. 2.
When she did not show up by the next day, her family filed a missing person's report.
The initial search was slowed because there had been underage drinking at the party, and the young people who attended would not say where it had been held, sherriff's Sgt. John Urquhart said.
On Oct. 6, detectives learned the party had been in a neighborhood east of Lake Washington and searched along her likely route home, Urquhart said. But prospects dimmed as the days passed.
"We had already given her up
and let her be dead in our hearts," her mother, Jean Hatch, said.
Urquhart noted that in 24 years with the department, he had never known of a person to survive eight days without food or water.
He said an investigation into the accident was under wav.
Hatch's parents organized a volunteer search on Saturday, and that night Sha Nohr, a church member and mother of a friend of Hatch's, said she had dreams of a wooded area and heard the message, "Keep going, keep going."
On Sunday morning, Noht and her daughter drove to the area where the crash occurred, praying along the way.
"I just thought, 'Let her speak out to us,' Nohr told The Seattle Times.
Nohr said something drew her to stop and clamber over a concrete barrier and more than 100 feet down a steep, densely vegetated embankment where she barely managed to discern the wrecked Toyota Camry in some trees.
She called to her daughter,
who flugged down a passing motorist.
The man helped Nohr get closer to the car as aid was summoned.
Hatch was being treated at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for dehydration, a blood clot on the brain, and broken bones in her face, hospital spokeswoman Susan Gregg-Hanson said.
"This is a good story. We're hoping it has a really happy ending." he said.
The teen's doctor said Hatch's dehydration contributed to her survival by keeping a blood clot caused by the crash from expanding in her brain.
Dr. Richard Ellenbogen said Hatch was disoriented, thinking only a day had passed, but he said she was "in amazing shape for someone lost for eight days."
A call yesterday to the family home in Redmond was answered by one of Hatch's sisters, who declined comment.
Ellenbogen said doctors were rehydrating Hatch and carefully monitoring her condition.
NEIGHBORS: Families leave as students arrive
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for his portion of the rent. Kesterson said angry neighbors were overreacting.
"What do you expect living two blocks from the University?" Kesterson said.
Despite daily letters and phone calls to Torres, Allen has yet to see any change in his neighborhood.
Cars continue to fill the streets and lawns; parties still keep Allen and his wife awake at night, he said.
Allen said Torres was unresponsive to his complaints. He said Torres doesn't take complaints seriously. Torres said inspectors respond as soon as possible.
The Lawrence Police Department does not respond to these types of complaints because they are out of its jurisdiction.
Allen doesn't see alternative living space as an issue for students.
Apartments, residence halls and the greek community are living spaces students should consider, Allen said.
Getting renters out of the neighborhood would solve crime and economic, population and school board issues for the city, he said.
Torres said he receives an equal amount of complaints from neighborhoods around the city. Allen said he would keep filing complaints until the city did something about violators.
"What do I have to do as a 30-year property owner to protect my property," Allen said.
- Edited by Steve Vockrodt
Cindy Yeo/KANSAN
Easton's Ltd. owner Greg Easter helps a customer yesterday afternoon. Despite the rain, the clothing store had a steady flow of customers. "You should have been here Thursday. We had about 125 people in here at one time," Easter said.
EASTON'S: Women's clothing pricier, trendier
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Topeka natives Melissa Dobbin and Jarrod Mathis leave Easton's Ltd. after checking out the 'Going Out of Business' sale. Mathis said he didn't buy anything because clothes were still too expensive. "It's like $100 for a pair of jeans."
Cindy Yeo/KANSAN
Men have gotten more casual with their clothing, but women are still very fashion conscience, willing to pay more even though the clothes may not be dressy, said Beth Easter, owner of Ginger and Maryanne.
Ginger & Maryanne started out with more traditional clothing, but the denim was outselling traditional wear, so the store began primarily carrying denim, Beth said.
"I think that the denim, and the trends, and the T-shirts and all that we got into at the right time really made our business go up. Even though we added that same kind of look into Easton's, the guys weren't quite ready for it," Beth said.
Weaver's Department Store is still doing well with suit and sportscoat sales, said Earl Reineman, vice-president of
The guys are getting there, but they're still a little bit behind the women, Beth said.
Easton's is the last moderate to upper-end men's clothing store in Lawrence, so maybe someone can pick up the slack, Easter said.
Weaver's. There is an ebb and flow of sales between casual and dressier clothing, he said.
nesses have sprung up
Weaver's adjusts its retail according to what people are buying. If people don't buy suits, then they're buying something else, Reineman said.
The City of Lawrence does not require businesses to register or have licenses, so no record is kept of how many businesses have gone out of business in the last couple of years and how many new busi-
lesses have spring up.
But vacant buildings in downtown never stay vacant for long, said Maria Martin, director of the Lawrence Downtown Association. The reason why some businesses close varies from business to business, Martin said. But owning and operating your own business as a small, independent business owner takes all of your own time, Martin said.
Edited by Johanna M. Maska
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