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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 2005
Page
8
The Ottawa Herald invites non commercial events open to the public to submit notices at least two days in advance by fax email mail or in person at 104 S Cedar St Ottawa KS 66067. Submissions are free and phone calls are not accepted.
Grace Episcopal Church at Wirth and Locust will serve biscuits and gravy from 7 to 9 Saturday with donations accepted. Michigan Valley Community Church hosts a fund raising breakfast from 7 to 10 Saturday north of Pomona Lake dam. Ottawa Assembly of God at 13th and Mulberry will hold a craft and rummage sale at 8 Saturday, postponed to April 23 if rain forces cancellation. booth space $20, call 785 242 3933.
A dense listing of Ottawa area meetings for the day includes the Small Business Development Committee at the Chamber, free tax preparation for accounting students at Vera Wise Technology Center, design and promotions committees at Ottawa Main Street, the Recreation Commission at City Hall, a Skilton Music Club recital at the Carnegie Cultural Center, Eggs and Issues with Jim McLean at Ottawa University, a Four Points Workshop, PATH exercise group at Don Woodward Center, Soroptimists at Ransom Memorial Hospital, and the Shrine No. 19 White Shrine of Jerusalem at the Masonic Temple on S Main Street.
The Daily Report items list admissions and dismissals in Ottawa with names and ages. Sheriff and police arrests include Ernest Ingram in Franklin County, Rose Driver, Scott Brown, James W Davis III, Billy Markus, Jonathan Marconette, James Bulmer, Tonya Slayden, Gary Woods and Terry Criqui with warrants, theft, vandalism and weaponized charges. Incidents note Ottawa Middle School youth assault after a dance, theft reports at Dollar General and Walnut Street, gasoline siphoning on Oak Street, and Taylor Brothers Construction window vandalism.
Mayor Bill Wood captured 64 write-in votes to win four more years and praised community support at the Richmond City Council meeting. Mary Ann Platt was re elected to the council, with Leland Kimball slated to replace Mary Harris. Wood emphasized an open door policy and professionalism, noting new forms and public input as signs of progress.
Tens of thousands of students nationwide plan to observe the Day of Silence to support gays and lesbians in schools by not speaking. About 2,000 junior high and high schools, 64 in Missouri, 27 in Kansas, plus nearly 700 colleges, participate. Organizers note the event began at the University of Virginia in 1996 and grew to over 100,000 participants by 2002.
Community members discuss the Day of Silence and Day of Truth amid debates on gay marriage. Anla Jones of Lawrence High School notes openness in Kansas, while Kayla Fox describes stigma against bisexual students. Missouri freshman Laura Casey calls for solidarity, citing nationwide attitudes and personal experiences.
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