Survey ranks state’s courts in top 10

Kansas ranks ninth in the nation in the fairness of its court system to businesses, according to a survey commissioned by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The report was released Monday.

The chamber’s Institute for Legal Reform surveyed 1,402 corporate lawyers to come up with the state rankings. Kansas moved up six spots from its ranking of 15th in the 2003 survey.

Among Kansas’ neighboring states, Nebraska ranked second, and Missouri was ranked 41st.

The full report can be found online at www.legalreformnow.com.

Watkins museum offers archaeology programs

Budding archaeologists can get hands-on experience this month at the Watkins Community Museum of History.

Two programs, called “Pots and Points — Discovering Archaeology,” will be conducted from 10 a.m. to noon at the museum, 1047 Mass., on the following dates:

• Saturday, for children 6 to 8 years old.
• March 20, for children 9 to 11 years old.

Alison Miller, Watkins curator and educator, will teach children how to dig for artifacts and explain how archaeologists work.

Each child also will make a miniature pot to keep, and snacks will be served.

There is a fee for the programs, and registration is required. For more information, contact the museum at 841-4109, or e-mail the museum at wcmhist@sunflower.com.

KU professor touts ‘Motivating Moves’

Janet Hamburg, a professor of dance at Kansas University, takes viewers through her new video “Motivating Moves for People with Parkinson’s” on the latest installment of “River City Weekly.”

Hamburg discusses the life-altering motives and methods taught in the video and her personal and professional reasons behind the creation of “Motivating Moves.”

Then in “Better Health,” Lawrence Memorial Hospital Community Education Coordinator Aynsley Anderson discusses “The Hot Flash About Perimenopause and Menopause.”

“River City Weekly,” with host Greg Hurd, premieres at 6:30 tonight on Sunflower Broadband Channel 6 with encore presentations at 7:30 weeknights, 8:30 a.m. Thursday and Friday, and 9 a.m. Saturday.

Scholarship offered to low-income students

The East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation is accepting applications for a $500 college scholarship.

Applicants must be graduating high school seniors who live in Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Lyon, Miami or Osage counties. The student’s family income must be 125 percent or less of the poverty level guidelines, which are available through the ECKAN office, P.O. Box 100, 602 S. Maple St., Ottawa 66067.

Applications must be postmarked no later than April 16 for consideration. For an application or more information, contact ECKAN at the address above or at (785) 242-7450, ext. 201, or contact your school principal.