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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 2004
Page
8
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Several local groups announce meetings and events. Water district 4 plans a 7 p.m. session at 1508 Old Highway 50 Williamsburg. Genealogical Society shifts April meet and Hills to Fort Scott field trip depart at 9 a.m. from Ransom Memorial Hospital. Diabetes Support Group hosts guest Heather Thompson at 7 p.m. Monday in Conference Room A. calls for information. Richmond Library opens for National Library Week with 10 a.m. to noon open house and refreshments.
The bulletin lists Ottawa Community Arts Council activities with COF students Eliia Thompson at Carnegie Cultural Center 501 S Main St and ongoing Rainbow art and music classes for families. It also notes Old Depot Museum hours for Jeffersons America Lewis Clark Western Expansion, a Recycling Center schedule, Alcoholics Anonymous meeting times, and a mental health center location.
The Ottawa Recreation Commission hosts a study session at City Hall 1018 Hickory St. Wellsville City Council meets at Wellsville City Hall. A Vietnam veteran coping skills support group runs at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Rural Water District 4 operates from its district office. Skilton Club Recital takes place at Carnegie Cultural Center. The Ransom Memorial Hospital Auxiliary hosts Books Are Fun at the hospital. Ottawa Community Arts Council board meets at Carnegie Cultural Center. Franklin County Planning Commission convenes at the County Annex Main and 14th streets.
Admissions list for Monday and Tuesday includes Monica Wells Doris Eilenstine Dava Kava John Coen Judith Johnson Mitchell Susan Stolzen burg Cathy Pettis Baynes and more. Dismissals show Evelyn Bledsoe Homer Brown Clarence Cain Verla Johnson Nancy Lara plus John Coen Debra Meier Royal Thompson.
Justin Henry, assistant Ottawa High School principal and alternative school director, will become principal July 1. He aims to maintain programs and meet No Child Left Behind standards. Henry, a Sterling College graduate, has six years in Ottawa schools.
Richmond appoints Frank Guilfoyle as the first reserve police officer to join a new program. He and other volunteers face screening, 80 hours ride time, 40 hours training, and eight monthly ride times before solo patrols, with liability insurance covered by the city. Applications are open at City Hall. call 835-6425.
A three vehicle crash on Highway 56 killed Baker University freshman Shawn Trager from Chillicothe and injured two others, including Richmond resident Andy Potts. Trager died at Kansas Citys University of Kansas Hospital. Aaron Trager and Potts were treated and released. Baker held a service at Osborne Chapel with campus counselors available afterward.
Pauline K. Ferguson, Ottawa High School graduate, is promoted to motor carrier inspector sergeant in February by the Kansas Highway Patrol. She will educate trucking firms and the public on motor carrier laws in Kansas. Ferguson joined the patrol in 1989, advancing to mobile supervisor in 1993 and has served in weight enforcement and investigations.
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