12A the university daily kansan
wednesday, march 10.2004
news
--of the sesquiennennial commission, said that the idea of introducing a new beer for the occasion was clever.
The First Regular Missionary Baptist Church Family invites you to share in the celebration of the 3rd Pastoral Anniversary of Rev. Reginald and Sister Detra Bachus on Sunday, March 14 at the 10:50 a.m.
Pastor Lemuel E. Wynn (First Baptist Church of Quindaro, Kansas City, KS) will deliver the morning message.
Voices of Faith providing music.
Afternoon service at 3:30 p.m. with Rev. C.L. Bachus (Sr.
Pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Kansas City, KS).
Music by the Mt. Zion choir.
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New beer honors Lawrence founder
By Dave Nobles
nobles@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
With a big birthday on the horizon, one local brewery has already started to celebrate.
Free State Brewing Company, 636 Massachusetts St., has created a new beer to memorialize Lawrence's 150th anniversary.
The beer, Governor Robinson's Lager, gets its name from Charles Robinson, Kansas' first governor and one of the founders of the city.
Robinson also was a founder of the University of Kansas and a strong opponent of the prohibition movement in the state.
Free State brewmaster Steve Bradt was approached by the sesquicentennial celebration committee last fall and asked to create the German
Helles-style lager to celebrate the event. Helles is German for pale and the beer relies on German Pilsner malt for its flavor.
"The history of Lawrence and the free state cause are pretty well intertwined," the Bradt said. "It's an honor to be involved."
The official sesquicentennial weekend is scheduled to kick off Sept. 17, with a parade scheduled for the next day.
The festivities for the anniversary include a celebration in South Park with games, music and food vendors, a street dance on Massachusetts Street the night of Sept. 18 as well as the burying of a time capsule to commemorate the anniversary.
Bradt said Free State was just doing its part to help celebrate.
Jerry Niebaum, vice president
"It's in the spirit of the events and activities," Niebaum said. "Certainly, beer has been an important part of the town's history for the past 150 years."
Governor Robinson's Lager was initially brewed in December, before a name was even chosen.
Bradt said he and owner Chuck Magerl debated about the name for about two months after the initial batch was made.
"We wanted to find some name that would be very appropriate to the occasion." Bradt said.
In the end, Robinson's opposition to prohibition clinched the name decision for the beer.
Free State has brewed another batch of the new lager, which is available now.
One batch of beer at the brewery usually lasts about two weeks, Bradt said.
Bradt said although he thought the new beer was well received, but that another objective of the beer was to educate its customers about who Governor Robinson was.
"He meant a lot to the city." Bradt said. "There's a little education involved because of his importance."
Laura Marshall, KU alumnus and Lawrence resident, said the beer appealed to her.
"It's got a mellow flavor," Marshall said. "I think it's a nice tribute to have and a good tasting beer."
Free State bartender Ian Sotomayor said the new lager filled a void between the brewery's
Steve Bradt, Free State Brewery brewmaster, checked the temperature of a sample of beer Friday. He was checking the status of fermentation by measuring the remaining yeast. Bradt said the process, from beer production to sale, takes two weeks. He has worked at Free State Brewery, starting as a bartender, since it opened in 1989.
Wheat State and Ad Astra beers.
Most customers try a new beer and move on to another, but Sotomayor said Governor Robinson's Lager was a repeat order.
"There was nothing in between before," Sotomayor said. "I've been very surprised to see people come back and ask for it again."
Bradt said he planned to brew the beer sporadically until the celebration, and that the lager would definitely be available during the sesquicentennial weekend.
For more information about sesquicentennial events, visit www.lawrence150.org.
Edited by Stephanie Lovett
Gay marriages halted in New Jersey
The Associated Press
Attorney General Peter C. Harvey also warned officials marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples are invalid.
ASBURY PARK, N.J. — The day after New Jersey's first gay marriage was performed, the state attorney general yesterday ordered city officials to stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples and performing gay marriages — or face criminal charges.
Letters were sent yesterday to the city clerk, mayor and deputy mayor, who married two gay men Monday.
Harvey told Deputy Mayor James Bruno he was wrong to do so.
"We urge you to carry out your official duties in a manner consistent with the well-established
court decisions and advice set forth in the accompanying letter to avoid the initiation of legal action by our office," Harvey wrote.
More marriages could mean potential criminal prosecution. A conviction could result in a fine up to $10,000 and possible jail time, a spokesman for the attorney general's office said.
Frederick C. Raffetto, an attorney for Asbury Park, said a decision would be announced today about whether the city intended to abide by the order.
Meanwhile, same-sex couples continued to file for licenses through yesterday afternoon; 10 of 18 applications had been completed, officials said.
Gay marriage has so far been rejected by state courts. Last Nov. 5, a judge ruled nothing in the state constitution guarantees same-sex unions as a right, and that the appropriate forum to change marriage laws is the Legislature. The ruling is being appealed by gay activists.
"The state is bound by the court, and the court has held that it is not legal," Gov. James E. McGreevey said. "Ultimately we're a nation of laws and we need to abide by the laws."
McGreevey urged gay couples to take advantage of New Jersey's recently passed domestic partnership measure.
"I'm very disappointed," said Kara Snow,43.
Snow arrived at 4 a.m. to make sure she was first in line when the city clerk's office opened. She said she hoped to wed Friday — though the state might intervene first.
"It may not happen this time, but I'm confident it will happen in
my lifetime," she said.
In neighboring New York, Cardinal Edward Egan and Roman Catholic bishops lobbied lawmakers over the issue. Two bills are currently before the Legislature in Albany, N.Y. — one that would make gay marriage legal, the other that would make it illegal.
Twenty-five same-sex couples were married in late February in the city of New Paltz, N.Y.
"My position would be that marriage would be an agreement to be faithful and to stay together in a union between a man and woman with openness to children and with a seeking of mutual support," Egan said after a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno. "I believe that this is perhaps the position of every civilization as long as we know."
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