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Get a Piece of Lawrence History
The old Belzer Middle School building (which was the original Lawrence Central High School) has been demolished, making room for improvements to the middle school. Engraved bricks from the original building are available for $25, with proceeds to benefit the Lawrence Township School Foundation and the Lawrence Township Alumni Council. The three-story building opened as [...]
Bladepoint Fencing to Offer Free Fencing
Bladepoint Fencing Academy just moved to a new building in Lawrence. To celebreate the only permanent, fencing only facility within a couple hundred miles, we are having a grand opening celebration Saturday, November 1, 2009 between 2 pm and 6 pm. Have you ever wanted to try fencing? Ever wanted to be Captain Jack Sparrow, [...]
Donate Winter Clothing, Bedding for Kids Helping Kids Drive
Crestview Elementary School is hosting a Kids Helping Kids Clothing Drive during the month of October to benefit The Julian Center. Beginning October 1, students at the Lawrence Township school will collect blankets, warm outerwear, and new women’s and boys socks and underwear to be donated to The Julian Center, which assists victims of domestic [...]
Lawrence Fire Hosting Public Safety Day
The Lawrence Fire Department will once again host the city’s Annual Public Safety Day – a day of fun for all ages. This free event will feature exciting and informative events on Saturday, August 23, 2008 from 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM at 59th and Lee Road, Station No. 4, located at Ft. Benjamin Harrison. [...]
Lawrence North Student, Teacher Honored as Top Volunteers
HelpIndyOnline.com has announced the recipients for the 2008 Student Volunteer of the Year, Educator of the Year, and Partner of the Year Awards. Kelsey Kennedy, a Lawrence North graduate was chosen as the Student Volunteer of the Year because of her desire to impact her community, her enthusiasm in working with a variety of organizations [...]
Letter from Lawrence Mayor Ricketts
Dear City of Lawrence Resident: I sincerely hope that you “weathered” the storm from Friday, May 30th. While we are thankful there was no loss of life, we understand the property loss and/or property damage was considerable for some people. As I have driven through the City and observed the situation firsthand, it appears the [...]
42nd Street closes next week east of U.S. 36/Pendleton Pike
INDOT to realign roadway to build a safer ‘T’ intersection LAWRENCE, Ind. – Progress continues on Pendleton Pike (U.S. 36/S.R. 67) between I-465 and Post Road, where Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) contractors are wrapping up underground pipe installation and beginning to pave the new roadway. Road crews plan to begin work early next week [...]
Kids Helping Kids Book Drive is a Success
Neighborhood families will have new books to read, thanks to the success of the Kids Helping Kids Book Drive held at Crestview Elementary School. Run entirely by students, the Book Drive resulted in 569 books being made available to the school’s families. The students made signs, collected, sorted and repaired the gently-used books which were [...]
Crestview Clothing Drive runs through Nov. 30
Fifth grade students in Faye Duffey’s class at Crestview Elementary School have undertaken a Clothing Drive to collect gently used adults’ and children’s clothing items. Recognizing a need to help provide warm clothing as the cold weather approaches, the students will be collecting, sorting, folding and distributing the donations through Friday, November 30. “This is [...]
‘Kids helping kids’ food drive at Crestview to benefit Gleaner’s Food Bank
Students at Crestview Elementary School are launching a “Kids Helping Kids”‚`food drive to benefit Gleaner’s Food Bank. Sponsored by the CV News, the school’s student-run newspaper, the food drive will provide Gleaner’s with easy-to-fix foods which children can prepare themselves on the weekends. Some ideas for donation include macaroni and cheese, soups, canned fruits and [...]
