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Wednesday, January 16, 1991 / University Daily Kansar
Memorial park planned in Ryan Gray's name
By Rick C. Honish
Kansan staff writer
It is a dream that Jody Anderson believes will come true.
Anderson is the head of the steering committee for the construction of a playground that is to be built in memory of Rvan Gray.
Gray died in September at the age of 17 after a long battle with an inoperable brain tumor. He had become a close friend of former KU basketball coach Larry Brown and the 1988 NCAA championship team.
He was considered by the team to
inject one of a friend or also a good
bill. *ckrch*, *nlpblp*
Anderson said the grounds would be called The Ryan Gray Playground
for All Children and would be unlike any other playground in Lawrence because children would not only play there, but would also learn some of life's most important lessons.
Anderson said that her dream was for the playground to be beautiful and as safe as possible for all children. She wants it to be accessible so that children of all abilities can play together.
Most of all, however, Anderson said she wanted children to be able to play with others who were physically weak or disabled themselves without feeling awkward.
I want a child to play with another child and not see the wheels or the crutch, to see that they are not so
different, but are very much alike," she said.
To achieve that goal, Anderson said the playground would be built with ramps for those who use wheelchairs and would not be placed in a sand pit.
Because the playground will be on a smooth surface, it will be more inviting to those who are physically unable to walk. You must attend to children in strollers.
The playground will be built at Hillcrest Elementary School, 1045 Hilltop Drive, because the school has a good location, a large enrollment of disabled students and good parking accommodations.
Financing for the project has been
handled by Anderson, the Hillcrest Parent Teacher Organization, Independence Inc. and Hank Bohn, management KLWN, a Lawrence radio station
Independence Inc. has already conducted a garage sale at which more than $1,000 dollars was raised, Anderson said.
The city will pledge all of its earnings from this year's St. Patrick's Day parade to the project.
Ryan's mother, Kitty Gray, said she was proud of the park and all of the effort going into its construction.
"Not everyone gets a park named after themselves," she said, "Ryan would have really liked that."
Sacramento offenders may give blood for gulf soldiers
The Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Petty offenders appearing before a federal judge have the option of donating a pint of blood for milions of forces in the Persian Gulf rather than paying fines up to $200
"It's very important that the soldiers over there know that all segments of society are supportive of what they are doing," said U.S. Magistrate Gregory G. Hollows, who began implementing the program Friday.
But a representative of the Sacramento Blood Center said the center might not accept the blood.
Shelly Schlinker, director of communications for the center, said if there was a financial incentive she would not blood that some people might lie
For that reason, she said, the center relies solely on volunteer donors.
Informed of those concerns, Hollows said he was confident that an arrangement could be worked out.
Union renovation started
Local briefs
Six years after the Board of Regents approved renovation of the Kansas Union, the $4 million second phase of renovation is under way.
The construction will be financed by money from the Union budget and bonds paid for by student fees, which increased for the renovation in Fall 1990.
Although construction will not begin until January 1992, Gould Evans Architects of Lawrence was given the 11 to begin redesigning the Union
Renovation will include such projects as;
developing a traditions room that will hold KU memorabilia
create a plaza area adjacent to Jayhawk Boulevard
- returnbish the main lobby and surrounding service areas
surrounding service areas completing renovation of the KU Bookstore
The Union will remain fully open during renovation.
No KU hepatitis outbreak
overly concerned with its possible
sweep into Lawrence.
Although Lawrence health officials say that there have been no cases reported recently, residents should take precautions.
"Hepatitis is transmitted like the common cold." Charles Yockey, a doctor at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said. "If people take precautions and are free from handwashing and use their hands anyway, it shouldn't be a problem."
A recent outbreak of hepatitis A has caused a panic in the southern Kansas City community of Bellon, Mo., but officials say they are not
But the incubation period of two to seven weeks can be a problem, Yockey said. A person may be contagious but not know he is sick during this time. And if that person handles food, the virus can spread easily.
Symptoms associated with the flu such as nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite and abdominal pains are characteristic of hepatitis. Yockey said. Additional symptoms are the yellowing of the eyeballs and skin, known as jaundice, and the darkening of urine.
Hepatitis affects the liver and can be fatal, but half of the population has antibodies against the virus, and the rate is two out of every 1000 cases.
wooden blockades separate the snow-covered rubble and earth from the rest of Vermont Street. The space from b15 to b82 Vermont St., includes a parking garage incation Inc., Alley Cat Records, the Chapman and Miller Printing Shop.
A fire caused by a malfunction in the electrical system in The Chapman, an antique store, destroyed the Lawrence Fire Chief Jim McSwain said.
The fire had a substantial start before the fire department was notified, McSwain said. He added that the close proximity of the buildings, the large amount of combustible materials, and the fact that the top floors of two buildings were vacant helped the fire spread.
Fire destroys businesses
The fire caused about $330,900 of damage, and one firefighter was slightly injured.
Bob Schumm, owner of the building that housed Alley Cat Records and Systems Integration Inc., said, "I felt that it would probably be a total loss when it got to the two upper floors."
football player outside a nightclub last month, according to court records.
A Fort Riley soldier will appear in Douglas County Court on Thursday in connection with the shooting of a KU
Nightclub shooting in court
Johnny White, 24, has been charged with one count of aggravated assault and one count of aggravated kidnapping in connection with a fight on Dec. 17, 2009.
Khristopher Booth, Detroit freshman, was attempting to break up a fight outside of Pizazz, 901 Mississippi St., when he was shot with a 25 caliber gun, said Chris Mulvenon of the Lawrence police department.
According to police records, Booth was part of a group that had been fighting with another group inside the nightclub.
An orange plastic strip and 11
When the two groups went outside, another fight broke out, Mulvenon said. Booth tried to break up the fight and was shot.
Sylvester Wright, Detroit freshman, also was hurt in the fight. Wright is a KU football player, as well
Mulvenon said police obtained White's name after they questioned the two victims and after 10 witnesses after the shooting.
Several of the witnesses, also Army soldiers, had their testimony videotaped because they were to be brought to Saudi Arabia before the trial
After he called Fort Riley and was told that he was wanted by the deputy justice to appear from Perkins Restaurant, 1711 W. 23rd St. and said, "I understand you're looking for me."
White could not be reached for comment.
White was released on $2,000 bond and is not to leave Fort Riley except the officers.
Steroid hearing tomorrow
Richard G. Sells, owner of Junkyard's Jym and Nautilus Center, 535 Gateway Drive, was released on bond after a Jan. 3 bond hearing.
While KU students were on break, the owner of a Lawrence fitness club was charged with one count of possession of anabolic steroids with the intent to sell. Douglas County officials said.
"It is a C felony, much as having the intent to sell marijuana," said Rick Trapp, Douglas County assistant district attorney. "To my knowledge, it is the first time in Douglas County that anyone has been charged
According to police reports, Sells was charged after he attempted to buy or obtain steroids from an account in the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
with this particular offense."
Sells, a competitive weightlifter who opened the fitness center in 1984, was unavailable for comment.
Court date set for student
The Jan. 10 trial of a KU student charged with one, count of theft of services and one count of battery in connection with an attempt to use a forged bus pass was postponed until March 14 in Lawrence Municipal Court, said Donna Clark, deputy court clerk.
David Soult, Cincinnati freshman,
said that he asked for the continuance because the original date conflicted with Christmas break. He said he did not know whether he would maintain his not-guilty plea.
According to Lawrence police reports, at 9:08 a.m. Oct. 16, a man boarded a Lawrence Bus Company bus at Colony Woods apartments, 1301 W. 24th St., and showed the driver his pass.
The driver was pulled from her seat when the man grabbed her arm to get his bus pass out of her hand after she requested a closer look, police said. He then ran back toward the apartment complex.
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