Lawrence Masonic Lodge No. 6 presented awards to Lawrence High School students who participated in the lodge’s essay contest in May. From left are Amanda Welcher, Kirstyn Heine, David McKinney, lodge past master, and Shaina Goodson.

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Lawrence Masonic Lodge No. 6 presented awards to Free State High School students who participated in the lodge’s essay contest in May. From left are Kaitlyn Mosher, Paige Thomas, Greg DeVilbiss, lodge past master, Su Jin Shin, Carmel Sivron, Meixi Wang, David McKinney, lodge past master, Calvert Pfannenstiel and Lucas Smith.

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Virginia and Pete Curran are pictured June 13 at the Lawrence school district’s office, after the school board recognized Pete for his many years of service as district legal counsel and a public school advocate. He shared the district’s 2011 Outstanding Citizen Award with Kathy Davis, a volunteer with the Lawrence Schools Foundation’s board of trustees.

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Former Lawrence board of education president Rich Minder, left, presented the school district’s 2011 Outstanding Citizen Award to Kathy Davis, front, a volunteer with the Lawrence Schools Foundation’s board of trustees, on June 13 at the district office. In the background, are school board member Mark Bradford and former school board member Marlene Merrill. Davis shared the honor with Pete Curran, a longtime public school advocate and the district’s legal counsel.