To the editor:

Sesquicentennial Commission members are available to show you Sesquicentennial Point from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 12. Go west on Clinton Parkway to the road across the dam.

Your contribution, large or small, is a contribution to the future of Lawrence. Every gift is welcome and all gifts are tax-deductible. Individuals and organizations are picking up on the fact that 151 stones in a timeline from 1854-2004 offer a once-in-a-lifetime way to contribute to Lawrence. The stones will descend from the top of Sesquicentennial Point to the time capsule pool, forming a walk through time. What year was important to you? Why?

At the closing ceremony for the Sesquicentennial at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19, the stone purchasers will be introduced and their stories will be in a booklet as a souvenir of the ceremony.

Each stone sells for the price of the year. Did your family come to Douglas County in 1899, for example? Then maybe the stone you want to buy is 1899. It is for sale for $1,899.

Did your business begin in 1917? Then maybe you want to buy that stone for $1,917.

Visit our Web site at www.lawrence150.org, or contact me through the Web site. Be part of the birthday gift and celebration for Lawrence.

Clenece Hills,

Lawrence

(Hills is president of the Lawrence Sesquicentennial Commission)