Amateur radio operators to train for emergencies

Amateur radio operators will get to test and hone their skills this weekend at “Field Day,” an annual event designed to sharpen their readiness for emergencies.

The exercises test the amateur operators’ abilities to set up and operate equipment with little or no electricity available. The tests help operators gauge how prepared they are in case of disasters.

For more information, contact Matt Hilt, at 841-4303, or visit www.w0uk.org.

The event is from 1 p.m. Saturday until 1 p.m. Sunday. As in years past, Field Day will be at Wells Overlook Park, south of Lawrence.

Memorial

New flagpole to honor Baker U. veterans

Baker University will dedicate a new flagpole and monument July 1 that honors students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends who have served in the armed forces.

Baker President Dan Lambert and Willard Snyder of the Breidenthal-Snyder Foundation in Leawood will speak at the ceremony, which begins at 3 p.m. at the 60-foot flagpole, on the west side of Case Hall along Eighth Street.

Wells Overlook Park, south of Lawrence

The Breidenthal-Snyder Foundation was the lead donor for the project.

A reception will follow at the Collins House on campus.

Competition

4-H clubs stage duel for blood donations

Two Douglas County 4-H clubs will compete today to bring in the highest number of pints of blood during a blood drive.

The drive, featuring competition between Kanwaka and Clinton Eagles 4-H clubs, will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Kanwaka Hall, 776 U.S. Highway 40. The blood will be collected by the Community Blood Center.

The Blood Center, based in Kansas City, Mo., is the supplier of blood to 73 hospitals in 70 Kansas and Missouri counties, including Lawrence Memorial Hospital. One donation can help as many as three local hospital patients.

Military

Army reservist is state’s highest-ranking female

An Army reservist named a brigadier general on Saturday became the highest ranking female military officer in Kansas.

Rita Broadway of Wichita is with the 89th Regional Support Command, which oversees 144 reserve units in Kansas, Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska. As second in command, she will help coordinate mobilizations, work with soldiers’ employers and recruit and retain soldiers.

Broadway is a Kansas State University graduate with a chemical science degree. She began her military career in 1976.

Education

KU students spend summer in Washington

Two Lawrence High School graduates have internships this summer as part of Kansas University’s Washington, D.C., Internship Program.

Mike Connolly, a junior in political science and international studies, is interning with the American Federation of Teachers.

Leah Cummings, a junior in political science and journalism, is interning with U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore.

They are among the 19 KU students and one Wichita State University student who are participating in the program, which was established by Burdett Loomis, professor of political science, in 1984.

Students in the program are responsible for finding their own internships, where they must work at least six weeks full time or eight weeks part time. They may receive up to six hours of class credit.