Clinton Marina sets holiday events

Clinton Marina will have a full afternoon of activities for the Fourth of July. The marina is on the northwest side of Clinton Lake in Clinton State Park.

Events start at 1 p.m. with a children’s casting contest. All children who enter will receive prizes, and the top boy and girl will each win a new bicycle. Adults can join the fun at 2 p.m. with kayak races. Kayaks will be provided and prizes may be awarded. Children will race crawdads at 5 p.m.

A boat decoration contest will be at 7 p.m., and the decorated boats will parade around the lake at 8 p.m.

Fees increase for vital records

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has announced an increase in fees to access copies of vital records.

To verify, amend or receive copies or abstracts of birth, fetal death, marriage or divorce certificates, the fee is $12 for the first copy and $7 for each additional copy of the same record requested at the same time. For death certificates the fee is $13 for the first copy and $8 for additional copies.

Searching birth, fetal death, marriage or divorce records is $12 for each five-year period searched, or $13 for death certificates, when no record is found or copies are made.

Establishing a new birth certificate after an adoption is $12 and the application for a delayed birth certificate is $10. Fees for noncertified copies or abstracts for research or statistical uses will be determined by the state registrar.

Fees went into effect Tuesday to help the Center for Health and Environmental Statistics pay for itself, instead of receiving state funding.

Student guide to list multicultural resources

The Graduate and Professional Assn. at Kansas University is compiling a new multicultural student handbook for students and others in the Lawrence community.

“Smooth Transition: The Multicultural Student Handbook” will include information on resources for people of various minority groups and gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered people. It will be available beginning next month; copies may be picked up at the Office of Admissions and Scholarships, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, the graduate school office and the GPA office in the Kansas Union.

For more information, contact James Owen at 864-4914 or gpa@ku.edu.

FEMA deadline nears for tornado assistance

The deadline for residents and business owners in several Kansas counties — including Douglas County — to apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance is Monday. The assistance is available to residents and small-business owners who had property damaged during tornadoes in May.

To register for FEMA assistance, call (800) 621-3362.

KU sets final exam

Kansas University has announced the following final examination:

Nannette Nicholson, hearing & speech, “Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions in Relation to Hearing Loss: Univariate and Multivariate Analyses,” 1 p.m. Thursday, July 10, 3005 Miller, KU Medical Center.