School bond supporters to present forum

The organization pushing a pair of school bond issue proposals on the April 5 ballot will present a forum geared to Kansas University students, faculty and staff today.

Vote Yes for Lawrence Kids will offer the forum from noon to 1 p.m. in the Jayhawk Room of the Kansas Union. School board member Sue Morgan and other supporters will be on hand to answer questions about the bond issues.

If approved, a $54 million bond issue would allow for improvements at seven schools and the construction of a new South Junior High School. The second bond issue would allow for $8.9 million to be spent on technology.

‘CSA’ director to speak after free screening

Student Union Activities at Kansas University will offer a free screening Wednesday of the movie “CSA: Confederate States of America.”

The movie, which was written, produced and directed by Kevin Willmott, assistant professor of theater and film, will be shown at 7 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium of the Kansas Union. Willmott will host a question-and-answer session after the film.

The movie is a faux documentary examining what would have happened if the South had won the Civil War.

The film was screened at last year’s Sundance Film Festival and is scheduled for wide release this summer.

Basehor motorcyclist injured on I-70

Leavenworth — A 77-year-old Basehor man was injured Monday afternoon when he lost control of his Harley-Davidson motorcycle on Kansas Avenue near Interstate 70, according to the Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office.

Bertrum Mitchell was flown by LifeStar helicopter to University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, Kan. There was no information available on his condition.

Mitchell was traveling east on Kansas Avenue south of Basehor about 1 p.m. when the 1999 Harley-Davidson he was riding struck a guardrail, the sheriff’s office reported.

Topekan dies in parachute crash

Lyndon — A Topeka man died Monday afternoon after his power parachute crashed into a hangar at Rogers Airport, according to the Osage County Sheriff’s Office.

The man was identified as Larry Dwight Johnson, 76. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Sheriff’s officers responded to the airport near U.S. Highway 75 south of Topeka about 1:37 p.m. after receiving a report of a downed aircraft. A power chute is a parachute attached to a seat and a motor.

The power chute collided with the hangar as it was landing, Sheriff Laurie Dunn said.