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August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Arts & Events November 21, 2024 - 3:50 pm

Annual downtown Lawrence holiday lighting, Santa rescue tradition set for day after Thanksgiving

by Maya Hodison

Lawrence firefighters will once again rescue Santa Claus in downtown Lawrence this year with holiday lights aglow.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news November 22, 2023 - 3:18 pm

Lawrence firefighter battling throat cancer months before retirement

by Maya Hodison

John Mathis, the firefighter who has played Santa Claus during an annual holiday event in Lawrence for more than a decade, has been battling throat cancer, just months before he is set to retire.

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