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Wednesday, June 13, 1990 / University Daily Kansan
Summer escape in Lawrence
Fun doesn't have to mean big bucks or multiple miles
By Deron R. Graul
Kenese staff writer
Kansan staff writer
Keith Thorpe/KANSAN
Students suffering from the summertime blues should be pleased to hear of the variety of ways to spend an afternoon, evening or weekend in and around Lawrence.
Not even an empty pocketbook will prevent one's escape from the summer dolrums with the economical entertainment available.
Free weekly concerts should keep your toes tapping to the sounds of local bands.
Tunes outside
*Melanie Tusquellas*, summer special events coordinator for Student Union Activities, said SUA hoped to sponsor a "Tunes at Noon" concert series featuring local bands. The concerts tentatively are scheduled to alternate every other Tuesday beginning June 19, and will be held at noon on the lawn between the Kansas Union and Dyche Hall.
Jason Keith, an employee at the Eldridge Hotel, 701 Massachusetts St. , said area bands would play jazz in the courtyard south of the hotel in the courtyard south of the hotel.
■ The brown bag concert series will be at noon on Wednesdays through Aug. 30 in front of the First National Bank, 900 Massachusetts St.
Performances by the Lawrence City Band at 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the South Park bandstand. Instead of a performance, week will be held Thursday, July 5.
Those interested in spending their free time in rugged surroundings will find a variety of options available at Clinton Lake.
The great outdoors
Craig Wright, Lawrence resident, takes to the breeze on a sailboard at Clinton Lake.
Clinton State Park and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintain six campuses near the lake.
vive campground on the northwest corner of the lake; and the Outlet Park, below the dam, all provide campmates at no charge and are connected by nearly 50 miles of hiking and horseback-riding trails.
Rockhaven Park, on the south side of the lake; Woodridge Park, a primi-
Clinton State Park has two campgrounds on the north side of the lake. The park also has a beach and hiking trails. The North Shore Trail, a 5.5 mile trail that winds through the center of the dam, is the only park trail end of the dam, is the only park trail end of mountain bikes.
Bloomington Park, on the west side of the lake, features a swimming beach, camp grounds and shows. Camping fees at Bloomington Park.
There is a $3 daily entrance fee to the park and a $2 per day fee for camping.
Students who need camping equipment can rent sleeping bags, tents and backpacks from Wilderness Discovery. Sleeping bags and two-person tents can be rented for $3 a day. Rentals require a $20 deposit and a KUID. Wilderness Discovery is open from 3 to 5 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays on the lower level of the Burge Union.
Waterworks
People looking for cool relief near the water can find it in Lawrence.
The marina at Lone Star Lake rents fishing boats, sailboats, paddle boats and canoes. Stuart Doores, owner of the marina, said rental fees run $--$ 8 an hour for canoes, paddle boats and sailboats, and $14 an hour for fishing boats. Boats may be rented by the day as well. All rentals require deposits which range from $10 to $20.
Brian Cooper, assistant manager of the Lawrence Municipal Pool, said the pool, 739 Kentucky St., would be open daily from 1:30 to 9 p.m. through Labor day. Admission is $1.
The marina at Clinton State Park rents fishing boats, sailboats, and canoes. Rentals run $6—$10 dollars per hour and $30—$50 per day.
A variety of festivals and celebrations offer shopping, food, music and
Festival fun
games.
games.
The Annual Independence Days celebration will be held at Burcham Park July 4-8. Fireworks, games and live music will be featured attractions at the event.
On June 23, St. John's Catholic Church, 1208 Kentucky St., will have its ninth annual Mexican Fiesta from 5 p.m. to midnight. Loretta Chavez, fiesta organizer, said the fiesta would feature traditional Mexican food, dances and games. The band Fuerza Chicana will play music from 8 p.m. to midnight. There is no charge for admission.
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce and downtown merchant's annual sidewalk sale will be held July 19 on Massachusetts Street.
Dreaming Mars provides money and much might
By Bryce J. Tache
Special to the Kansan
Arnold Schwarzenegger may not be the smart guy in Hollywood. The guy couldn't flesh out a three-dimensional character if his life depended on it, Oscar-caliber, Arnie is not.
--that Quaid HAS been to Mars and his real identity had been erased by someone. The life he had been living wasn't really his life at all.
MOVIE review
Yet he's getting $10 million for "Total Repall," as well as 15 percent of the movie's gross revenues. That's like a cool million for each muscle flex.
Don't get me wrong, though. Despite more than its share of hohum performances and hoyek dialogue ("If I'm not me, then who the hell am I?" Arnold pondered), "Total Recall" delivers exactly to top-notch, stop-mist grab-the-arms-of-your-seat science-fiction adventure.
The year is 2084 and our broadcaster he plays Doug Quaid, a construction worker happily married and Plato-like wife (wife Stone).
Trouble is that Quaid is having nightmares about Mars. Having never set foot off good ol' planet Earth, Quaid wonders what these dreams mean. He wonders only briefly, of course, because director Paul Verhoeken knows that audiences grow bored when more than two minutes go by without a chase, fight or gory death.
Quaid gets a mental implant that will provide him with realistic memories of a two-week Martian vacation.
But then . . . oh no! Something goes wrong with the procedure. Turns out
Filled with incredible special effects and excessive violence, "Total Recall" is two hours of totally diverting entertainment.
Suddenly everyone is trying to kill him. His wife, his friends - they're all in on the plot. Quail goes off to Mars to discover his true self. Along the way, he finds a girl who loves him and saves the Martians from imminent extermination.
"Total Recall" isn't as slick and stylish as "Robocop," Verbeeven's earlier film. But it does have the same dark humor. Cab drivers are robots that never shut up. Quail checks in at the Hilton once he lands on Mars.
Verheven masterfully stages the many action scenes, but seems uncomfortable when guns aren't being fired or fists aren't being swung. The love scenes, in particular, are unintentionally laughable.
Supporting characters aren't given much to work with. People have flocked to the theaters in the past two weeks to see Mr. Beefecke, after all. But Rachel Ticotin as a Martian hooker and Ronny Cox as the corrupt leader of Mars stand out.
Filled with incredible special effects and excessive violence; "Total Recall" is two hours of totally diverting entertainment.
School program offers new opportunities
Bv Marc Ardissone
Special to the Kansan
When Martha Baker, 49, lost her husband 18 months ago, she found herself without a way to provide for her family.
It's scary when you go in at my age and haven't been worked — I haven't worked for 21 years because I didn't have to — and are put in the position where you need to work to go on," she said.
With no job or high school diploma, Martha decided to attend classes at the Adult Learning Connection, 1910 Haskell Ave., to begin work earning her GED.
"The hardest thing was getting the nerve to go down and take the GED," Baker said. "I figure I was not a very good learner and did it. One started, I didn't plan to stop.
"Tuesday and Thursday nights I studied, and during the day, anytime
I had a chance, I went down and studied," she said.
Now all of that hard work will pay off. Martha will be one of about 130 students who will receive their GED's Thursday.
"The GED is a plus." Baker said. "I figure with my GED and the experience I've had working up here, I'll go home and find a good job."
Linda McGuire, Adult Learning Connection coordinator, said the
hardest step for an individual to take toward their GED is getting started.
to wart them, ginger them, and then they several reasons why people come to the center: "To improve their basic skills, to promote their own self-esteem, to locate a job or advance in their present one, or for their children and their family so that they can say, 'Yes, I have done this.'"
Joanne Wise, a teacher at the center, said students often tell her
"Many of the students have worked a long time and it really is a reward for them to finish." Wise said.
this is something they have always wanted to do but never finished.
She estimated that the average student spent four to six months working toward their GED.
"It depends particularly on the individual and what kind of time frame they are on," Wise said. "We really work to accommodate their
schedules."
Wise said one of the center's accomplishments was students' personal satisfaction.
"They do it to know they can learn," she said. "This is the big growth in people I see. Education is the most liberating thing you can do for yourself. It's just such a satisfaction knowing education is something you can conquer."
Fans celebrate century of laughter by Laurel
The Associated Press
LONDON — Long before he met Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel made people laugh all by himself.
He was the disaster-prone, stage-struck Lancaster boy, born Stanley Jefferson, who set the stage on fire on the opening night of a home theater.
The first time he performed in a real theater, he squashed his father's
top hat, then ripped his best frock coat for an encore.
Those were the little mishaps on the road to Hollywood, where Stanley Jefferson in 1918 became Stan Laurel, star of 75 movies on his own and co-star with Oliver Hardy in 105 more.
For Laurel's 100th birthday Saturday, however, all roads lead to 3
Argyle St. in Ulverston, the northern town where Stanley Jefferson was born.
The attractions include the birthplace, the balcony in Coronation Hall where Laurel and Hardy greeted townpeople in 1947, the Laurel and Hardy ship of the Sons of the Desert, members of the international Laurel and
Hardy fan club.
And what will they learn of their hero?
"A difficult one, that," said Bill Cubin, curator of the Laurel and Hardy Museum. "I don't think the surroundings could tell you anything about Stan. His grandfather and grandmother were simple Ulverstonian people."
Letters written by Laurel and now in the museum's collection reflect happy memories of fishing in the ocean. The letters are shipped with Grandma Metcalfe.
"That was a big event for me," Laurel recalled in one letter. "She used to buy me Beer's Treacle Toffee. It sure was good."
The day after the birthday, a
plaque will be dedicated at a more significant spot. North Shields, near the mouth of the River Tyne and clear across the country from Ulverston.
The house is no longer standing, Cubin said, but Laurel devotees can travel north to the derelict Pickard's theater in Glasgow, Scotland.