Author: nliacoordinator

Normally, we would gather as neighbors for our potluck picnic at the Lyons Park Shelter on the Second Monday of September. Out of an abundance of caution, we did not hold the event in 2020. Now, due to rising numbers of Delta Variant cases in Lawrence and Douglas County, we are postponing the 2021 potluck…

We are happy to announce that the 2021 North Lawrence Garage Sales are this coming weekend, Friday, June 18th and Saturday, June 19th, 2021 We did not hold official garage sales in 2020 or earlier this spring due to pandemic restrictions. There are a number of neighbors participating this year, selling some really great items.…

Didn’t get a postcard? Don’t worry. We didn’t send any out! There will be no annual North Lawrence Improvement Association Picnic held in September of 2020 because of the coronavirus crisis. Peace Mennonite Church does not plan to open their doors again until late fall, if at all, this year. So, NLIA monthly meetings are…

A non-profit out of Johnson County will be testing Lawrence residents next week. Residents are asked to sign up ahead of time at: https://www.hearttoheart.org/covid19testing/ Excerpt rom Chad Lawhorn’s article on July 1st: A Johnson County nonprofit is expanding its program to test asymptomatic people for the COVID-19 virus in Lawrence next week. Lenexa-based Heart to…

Ted has been getting a lot of questions about whether or not we will be holding the annual neighborhood garage sale in May. The answer is no. The neighborhood garage sale will be POSTPONED until a date at which we feel it is safe again to hold public events. We do not know when this…

Ballard Center needs food donations right now. Staff have been buying supplies out of pocket. Donations can ONLY be dropped off between 12 and 1pm, M-F. Please do not drop food off after hours. It will be stolen! They are also looking for drivers to deliver food to neighborhood families who have kids that attend…

The April meeting of the North Lawrence Improvement Association is canceled in order to comply with current Health Department guidelines regarding group meetings. We will also be reassessing our regular Spring neighborhood events in April and May in relation to the ongoing coronavirus situation. Stay safe, everybody.    

Local teachers have created a game that people can play via Google Maps on Saint Patrick’s Day and the rest of the extended Spring Break week. People can place shamrocks on their houses or in their yards and be added to the Google Map. Participants can walk, drive, or ride around Lawrence and “check in”…

As mentioned in the March Meeting notes, here is the obituary for (Alice) Carleen Howieson (go back one entry for the notes, thanks.)   https://www.chapeloaksne.com/obituary/alice-jacobson-howieson

Officers present: Ted, Jeff, Alison Neighbors present: 8 Ted called the meeting to order at 6:57pm. Ted chatted a little bit with a former resident about the Maple Street pump and the improvements that were done on Perry Street and other nearby streets to improve storm water drainage north of the tracks in North Lawrence.…