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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 2014
Page
1
April 10 to Sept 6 marks 150 days countdown to Ottawa’s 1864 founding anniversary. Civic leaders discuss a sesquicentennial logo and souvenir coin as Ottawa University creation and land deeds feature in the town’s origins.
A group of community leaders and the sesquicentennial steering committee adopted a 150th anniversary logo inspired by Ottawa Indian beadwork. The design blends pink, lavender and blue-green colors, reflecting Great Lakes bead work. Franklin County Historical Society director Deb Barker notes the Ottawa Chippewa Pottawatomie and other tribes settled in the area. The logo will appear in print, digital promos, and on the Ottawa150.com site and sponsor stickers.
A limited edition 150th anniversary coin by Hasty Awards features the Ottawa Town Company seal and sesqui centennial logo. Doug Loyd’s photograph inspired the design recreated by The Herald. Proceeds fund Ottawa’s September celebration. coins go on sale at the Sept. 6 event. Preorders via (785) 242-4700.
Alissa Heilman volunteers at Lincoln Elementary School through Communities In Schools to help fourth grader Justin Fennell and other third and fourth graders, using flashcards to boost multiplication skills at 1102 N Milner Rd in Ottawa.
Alissa Heilman, a sophomore at Ottawa University, continues volunteering twice weekly at Lincoln Elementary School after her class ended. Initially tutoring kindergartners in ABC Club, she now helps third and fourth graders with multiplication, inspiring consistency and daily excitement among the students.
A 33 year old Osawatomie man, Robert A. Repine, was killed when his motorcycle crashed after attempting to pass a southbound Ford pickup on Davis Road near the Ottawa Industrial Park. The wreck caused a Davis Road closure of about an hour late Tuesday afternoon.
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