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A 4-year-old Poodle named Brie was sporting her Halloween spirit on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011, at the second annual Dogtoberfest in South Park. She had candy corn-colored earns and toenails.

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Community members fill up Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vermont Street, for a public forum on the closure of the Lawrence office of the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services on Monday, July 11, 2011.

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Karen Shumate, chief operating officer at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, left, is pictured with community residents who have volunteered at LMH for 15 years. They are, from left, Marolyn Anderson, Helen Cobb and Beverly VanDayke. They were recognized Monday, April 11, 2011, during a ceremony at the Carnegie Building in downtown Lawrence.

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Top row from left: Shelle Arnold, Mary Beth Hill, Brianne Cook, Barbara Gorman. Bottom row from left: Jeanne Bronoski, Carolyn Berry, Bob Silipigni, Diane Ash.

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Monica Taylor and other WellCommons staff members collect fans and canned goods for the Salvation Army Saturday July 17, 2010, as part of a drive put together by the site.

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Madeline Finch, left, and Janelle Martin volunteer to help at the check-in area of the second "World's Largest Community Workout" this summer at KU's Shenk Fields.

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Members of "Outside for a Better Inside" attend Lawrence's second "World's Largest Community Workout" on Tuesday, July 13, 2010. From left are Michelle Jennings, Mary Jones, John McGrew, Lanell Finneran and Eddie Davalos. McGrew founded the group that aims to reconnect children and nature.

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This is the living room area at the $2 million, 12,000-square-foot Neuvant House of Lawrence. The facility has room for 14 residents who will have their own private bedrooms and bathrooms. The residents will share the living room, kitchen and courtyard areas. There's even a whirlpool.

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Workers put away items in the kitchen at Neuvant House of Lawrence, a new Alzheimer's and memory care facility. It is expected to open for business next week.

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This is the courtyard area of the Neuvant House of Lawrence.

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A worker prepares Thursday for the grand opening of the Neuvant House of Lawrence, a new Alzheimer's and memory care facility at 1216 Biltmore Drive. The facility will be open for public tours this weekend. The facility is opening six months behind schedule due to the weather.

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Dr. Mark Praeger, a longtime Lawrence surgeon, far left, is honored for serving on the Lawrence Memorial Hospital's Board of Trustees for nine years. Joe Flannery, chairman of the board, presented Praeger with a plaque this morning (Jan. 20) during the board's monthly meeting in LMH's auditorium. Praeger became an employee of the hospital on Jan. 1, so he is no longer eligible to serve on the board. At the table, from left: Gloria Pringle, secretary to the president; The Rev. Verdell Taylor, LMH trustee; Dr. Scott Solcher, LMH chief of staff; Andy Ramirez, general counsel; and Gene Meyer, CEO and president.

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