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Wednesday, July 5, 1995
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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
New service helps fire victims recover
By John Collar Special to the Kansar
When Michelle Bishop, Lawrence graduate student, arrived home one evening this spring, she discovered that the onlookers, firefighters and the rising smoke develop in her neighborhood were all at her apartment house.
Her home was on fire.
After firefighters thought they had successfully contained the fire, a new Lawrence Fire Department crew rushed in with tarps to protect occupants' belongings.
But the fire had spread through the rest of the house at 1447 Massachusetts St. By the time the fire was extinguished, the 110-year-old house was so damaged that it would have to burn down.
However, the crew called in by the 8-month-old Occupant Services program helped
"They were fantastic. If they hadn't done that we would have lost everything."
save most of Bishop's and her housemate's belongings.
"They were fantastic. If they hadn't done that, we would have lost everything." Bishop said.
The crew did a thorough job covering everything from bookshelves to computers, she said.
Occupant Services is a program run by the Lawrence Fire Department that is available to assist fire victims. Residents do not pay for the service's help because it is part of the department.
"Our first intent is to help fire victims and provide whatever services are needed," she said. "Often what firefighters do is a mystery to people. We explain what is going on."
Occupant Services distributes a packet that describes procedures victims should follow. A checklist covers such items as securing the property, contacting the insurance company and cleaning smoke-damaged upholstery and clothing.
The program also helps give victims a sense of security in a chaotic time, said Kathy Saunders, the management analyst who runs the program.
The program also gives any extra assistance that the Red Cross and other organizations may not provide.
"We sometimes give victims' friends and family members rides to the hospital. We also can provide plywood to help board up a residence to keep out looters and the elements," Saunders said. Fire departments around the country recently started these programs.
Michelle Bishop Lawrencegraduate student
Lawrence's program is modeled after a similar one in Phoenix.
Since its conception last December, Occupant Services has helped 37 people at 14 incidents.
Three employees of the department compose the program's staff: Fire Marshal Rich Barr, Lt. Mark Grinstead and Saunders.
The program does not have a separate budget but operates within the fire department's budget.
Bishop has been back to visit the empty lot where the house once stood.
"It's all been really surreal. But it's given me a taste of community that I've never felt before," she said.
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Kansas pride on display at the Sunflower Games
By Trine Nygaard
All Kansas residents, put on your running shoes and start training.
Kansan staff writer
The annual Sunflower State Games, a multi-sport festival of Olympic-style competition for amateur athletes, is coming to Lawrence for the sixth year.
Competition will begin on July 20 and run until July 31. Events include basketball, golf, disc golf and figure skating to name a few.
Brett McCabe, executive director of the games, said that the event was founded in 1900 by the Government City Council on Physical Fitness
and was specifically designed to attract as many Kansas residents as possible.
"We have worked to make this an affordable, accessible event for both athletes and spectators," he said.
This year a torch run from Topeka to Lawrence and a ceremony in Buford Watson Park will officially open the games on Friday, July 28.
On Saturday,
July 29, athletes can compete in the first-ever Sprint Skills Championship.
athletes to become involved. People can volunteer to operate scoreboards or keep times for track and swimming events. They can also help with registration and souvenir tables, assist in the media center or enter data.
"We would like to get more KU students to volunteer because the Sunflower State Games is the kind of event that students would be interested in," he said. "It is a chance for Kansas residents to be involved in their state and maybe meet people from their own county."
Jennifer Davis, KU graduate, got involved two summers ago when she volunteered to run the bask
Game time
Entry deadlines:
Basketball — Postmarked July 5, hand delivered to 123 Eighth St. July 10
Soccer — Postmarked July 12
For other entry deadlines — call
(913) 841-9600
Sprint Skills Championships Registration Allen Field House
Fee — $5
Event time — 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, July 29
This championship will determine "The Strongest Arm" in baseball, football and softball as well as "The Strongest Leg" in the punting, field goal kicking and soccer.
Entry handbooks available at TCI Cable offices, Central National Bank locations, Kansas Farm Bureau agent offices and Parks and Recreation offices statewide
batter timer. This year she wanted to get more involved in the preparations and now works as the Volunteer Coordinator.
Kansas Fastest Human, the Best Three-Point Shooter and the Best Free-Throw Shooter also will be decided.
"They can compete in any event at any time on Saturday up till 5 p.m.," McCabe said. "At the end of the day, we'll compare scores and crown the champions."
The games are sponsored by a non-profit organization and primarily relies on volunteers, McCabe said. Volunteers do not have to
She said that preparing for the games was a positive way for kids and adults to spend time together in the summer. For students, she said, it was a way to take a break from the books and help show the rest of Kansas what Lawrence and KU has to offer.
Elaine Joseph,
media coordinator
for the games.
said that most volunteers went to KU. She thought that KU students should get involved because it was convenient and would be a good way to contribute to the community.
"The best reason to get involved is because it's fun," she said.
In 1994, the event drew teams, athletes and volunteers from 90 counties. A total of 5,805 athletes participated, making it the largest of its kind in Kansas. The oldest athlete was 84, and the youngest was 5 years old.
"The event is kind of a pinnacle for a lot of Kansas athletic teams, and we want them to have a great experience," McCabe said.
Weather
Brownsville
Burlington
Dayton
Duluth
Evansville
Fargo
Kansas City
Lawrence
Lubbock
Omaha
Reno
Souix Falls
Wilkes-Barre
TODAY
WIGH LOW
95 ◦ 78 ◦
88 ◦ 66 ◦
85 ◦ 68 ◦
72 ◦ 54 ◦
88 ◦ 72 ◦
70 ◦ 56 ◦
84 ◦ 66 ◦
83 ◦ 61 ◦
92 ◦ 63 ◦
81 ◦ 61 ◦
86 ◦ 53 ◦
79 ◦ 57 ◦
83 ◦ 66 ◦
Source: The Associated Press
KU Weather line: 864-3300
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CORRECTION
Last week's story about new student orientation had two errors. The orientation assistant pictured with a new student was Bhavi Shah, a Wichita junior. And the bags being carried by students were KU Bookstore bags not Jayhawk Bookstore bags.
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