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Archive for March, 2014

CITY OF LAWRENCE COMPOST & WOODCHIP SALE EVENT

COMPOST & WOODCHIP SALE – CITY STAFF LOADING ASSISTANCE The last day of the special sale event is Saturday, March 29, 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Sorry for the late notice. Please pass this on to your friends and neighbors! During this special sale event, the city will load by tractor into pick-up trucks and […]

March 28, 2014 · Pinckney admin · No Comments
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Spring Cleaning Tips from the Douglas County District Attorney

Douglas County District Attorney March 25, 2014 I wanted to share information with you about how to clear out those documents that may be cluttering up your home or work office. March is the month where the long awaited season of spring returns to Kansas. With our brutal winter, I hope spring’s much anticipated mild […]

March 28, 2014 · Pinckney admin · No Comments
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Volunteers sought for the 2014 Lawrence Food Garden Tour

If you love to garden, this request for volunteer gardens from the Lawrence Food Garden Tour may be just for you: Would you like to share your garden with people who want to learn how to grow food? Do you want to support a community event that benefits all of Lawrence? The Lawrence Food Garden […]

March 28, 2014 · Pinckney admin · No Comments
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PNA Elections – Changing of the Guard

The PNA annual meeting in February brought some changes in personnel for the organization. Each officer serves for a two-year term, with two of the four offices being filled each year. Up for election this year were the posts of Vice President and Secretary. We’re pleased to have Melinda Toumi as the new PNA Vice […]

March 18, 2014 · Pinckney admin · No Comments
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Severe Weather Safety & Preparedness Presentation – Saturday March 15th at 11 a.m. – LMH Auditorium

As Spring starts to make a welcome return with warmer temperatures, sunshine, and signs of life in our plants and yards; it also means the return of severe weather season. Severe weather can abruptly change the course of your day. Will you be ready? Representatives from the Douglas County Emergency Management Department have been invited […]

March 13, 2014 · pgmiller · No Comments
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• Helpful Lawrence Area Links

  • Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center
  • City of Lawrence, Kansas
  • Heartland Community Health Center
  • Just Food Douglas County
  • Lawrence – Douglas County Health Department
  • Lawrence Memorial Hospital
  • Lawrence See-Click-Fix Reporting for Potholes, Parks Issues, Etc.
  • Pinckney Elementary School

• Other Neighborhood Associations

  • Lawrence Association of Neighborhoods
  • Brook Creek
  • Delaware Street Commons
  • East Lawrence
  • North Lawrence
  • Old West Lawrence
  • Oread
  • Sunset Hills
  • University Place
  • Schwegler

• Changing our Neighborhood Name

  Our neighborhood name of “Pinckney” was recently changed to “Pinkney.” This change occurred because Pinckney with a ‘c’ was associated with Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, a Revolutionary War general who signed the Constitution and who also was a slaveholder who believed slavery was fundamental to the American way of life (he owned a large plantation in South Carolina). Given this problematic history, neighborhood residents voted to change our neighborhood name. To learn more about the year-long process, go to our dedicated webpage. The final round of voting ultimately landed on the name of “Pinkney” in honor of William Pinkney, who gave a famous anti-slavery speech in 1789.