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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1994
Page
1
Day Dawn a family gospel group will perform at 10 25 a m Sunday at Trinity United Methodist Church 630 N Cedar. Rick and Sheila Knock and their five daughters travel nationwide inviting children to join the show.
Ottawa organizer Mike Gomez plans the Wheels For Life Bike-a-thon at Forest Park from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 30 to raise funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Volunteers and donors are sought. call 242-7461. St. Jude, founded by Danny Thomas in 1962, treats pediatric cancer and serves 37 current Kansas patients.
Negotiations over teacher pay in Ottawa consider funding a step increase in the salary grid, costing 52 693 dollars, or a flat roughly 400 dollar raise for all teachers. Planning time and new QPA accreditation, plus monthly delayed start or assemblies, feature in discussions organized by district leaders.
Dodson Sr, president of Dodson Aviation, discusses expansion plans tied to a runway upgrade from 3400 to 4500 feet and a hoped 8000 gallon jet fuel tank. Ottawa Public Works denied the tank, listing conditions including resolving a 1991 damages claim of 3155, inventory and environmental records, and marking leased boundaries. Dodson cites potential investment of 500k to 1 million and 10 to 30 new jobs, plus improved jet access for regional firms.
Out & About lists events from Ottawa to Lawrence and Topeka. At Ottawa High School a melodrama A Fate Worse than Death plays 7:30 tonight and Saturday in the new gym nasium. Mike Bishop and Sweet N Sassy perform bluegrass country gospel rock and patriotic music at 7:30 tonight at Ottawa Municipal Auditorium. The Euphoria String Band headlines Garnett’s final 1993 94 Performing Arts Series concert at 7 p.m. in Anderson County Junior Senior High School auditorium. The 1994 International Orton Cone Box Show runs through Sunday at Baker University’s Holt Russell Gallery Parmenter Hall. Other readings and performances include Artaria Quartet in KU Swarthout Recital Hall free at 7:30, The Heidi Chronicles closing Saturday at Crafton Preyer Theatre, East Side Comedy Shop at Renegade Theatre with Your Butt Won’t Hurt No More, April Showers Horse Show at Kansas Expocentre, Rainbow Cluster Dog Show, Topeka civic theatre Sunshine Boys, and tours and fairs across Kansas City area venues.
Extended Forecast Southeast winds 20 mph. Highs reach mid-70s in the southeast and mid-60s to upper 60s elsewhere. Ottawa Power Plant data provide hourly temperatures ending at 11 p.m. today.
Henry Kissinger spoke about the stroke suffered by his former boss President Nixon who remains in a deep coma. He said that if it can be beaten by willpower and tenacity then Nixon could overcome the illness.
Kansas faces the final hours before a capital punishment bill becomes law. The Board of Indigent Defense seeks 2.66 million to fund administering the death penalty, while Gov. Joan Finney weighs signing the bill as opponents warn of state sanctioned killing.
An AP style brief lists Pepper's events with Changes performing Friday and Saturday nights. Pizza Time opens for lunch. Phone contacts 242-8463 for Phone Friend and 242-8011 for Road Grading. Secretaries Week runs Apr 26 to 20. Screen & Holler offers T shirts with gift bag and balloons delivery at 242-3063.
The Ottawa Herald lists staff roles and long standing subscription rates as of October 1 1993. Rates vary by delivery method and region including Ottawa Franklin County and neighboring counties with prices for one month three months six months and one year in advance.
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