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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 2005
Page
8
The Ottawa Herald requests event notices two days or more in advance by fax email or in person. Non commercial events open to the public may be announced free of charge. No phone calls, please.
Eugene Field Elementary in Tremont Street hosts a Western Hoe-Down Carnival from noon to 3 PM on April 16. Games cost 25 cents, with drawings and prizes. food served noon to 2 PM. Adults pay $4, children $2. Proceeds support the Eugene Field Families for Education Fund for field trips, teacher wish lists, and reader awards.
The listing covers daily Ottawa events from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. including Chamber of Commerce booster and after hours gatherings at The Sandbar, library toddler times, tax prep by OU students, Eastern Star, PATH exercise group, Kiwanis reception, Jewelry by Heidi at the library, Vietnam Veterans meetings, ACT Ottawa program, a George McGovern lecture, and district board meetings at multiple Ottawa locations.
Tuesday admissions include Alice Pratt Ernest Holloway Alice Husted and Norman Hildebrandt from Ottawa with births and dismissals. police arrests James Bloodworth 29 Siloam Springs on a municipal warrant. Vandalism at South Princeton Street. thefts and vehicle incidents across Franklin County with multiple names and locations. no injuries reported.
Joe Reardon won the Unified Government mayoral seat in Kansas City Kansas with 15,874 votes over Rick Reborn. Carl Gerlach edged Neil Sader in Overland Park, Bill Bunten defeated Lisa Stubbs in Topeka, and voters approved a city manager plan in Topeka. Additional bond issues and tax measures were approved in multiple districts including Lawrence, El Dorado, Independence, and Riley County to fund education and local projects.
A Ottawa High School freshman had part of a finger severed in a shop class incident Tuesday near noon. The student’s name was not released and he was not in school today. Assistant Principal David Grover said the family was contacted and the student is doing well. Details of the accident were not disclosed.
Ottawa police probe a midday theft at Wal-Mart on Princeton Street. A man allegedly stole electronic equipment and other items during business hours, triggering alarms as he fled in a white pickup headed away from the scene. The truck has not been found and the investigation continues. Franklin County prepares a surplus property sale for May 7 including impounded vehicles and computer gear. Blaine Finch outlines final sale details to county commissioners.
Kansas State University Salina hosts an all day open house from 9 am to 3 pm featuring a Russian cosmonaut presentation on piloted missions to Mars and a GlobalFlyer simulator. The event highlights aviation and tech with demonstrations, games, and meals, expecting 500 to 700 attendees.
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