Weekend events list for Ottawa and surrounding areas
A Saturday schedule features a farmer’s market at Orscheln Farm & Home lot in Ottawa beginning 8 a.m., plus a Friends of the Library book sale at 209 East Second Street. Other events include Ottawa Family Bluegrass Festival at the Ottawa Music Store, Fun Stuff for Kids at Carnegie Cultural Center, and noon Dragons decorating at Richmond Public Library. The Wiggles tour at Sprint Center in Kansas City, David Frizzell concert at Garnett, a pig roast at Ottawa VFW, Pomona Baptismal service at Pomona Lake, and Curtains at Baker University all appear with times through the day.
Ottawa Family Bluegrass Festival and Youth Theater Camp
The Ottawa Herald Out & About calendar highlights Family Bluegrass Festival activities on Saturday with a day of music at the Ottawa venue and a Closing Curtain youth musical theater camp performance at Baker University on Sunday.
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Baker University
Ottawa Area Alcoholics Anonymous and Club Meetings
Local notices list 7 p m Alcoholics Anonymous groups at First Christian Church 1045 S Hickory St Ottawa 7 p m Over the Road Gang Car Club at Ottawa City Hall 101 S Hickory St 10 a m Keep It Simple Alcoholics Anonymous at Franklin County Mental Health Center basement 204 E 15th St Ottawa 8 p m Alcoholics Anonymous Ottawa Group at First Baptist Church basement Fourth and Hickory Ottawa 8 p m Narcotics Anonymous at First United Methodist Church 203 E Fourth St Ottawa
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Ottawa Living Sober Group
First Christian Church
S. Hickory St
Ottawa
Ottawa City Hall
Franklin County Mental Health Center
E. 15Th St
First Baptist Church
Fourth and
Hickory Streets
First United “Methodist Church
E. Fourth St
Narcotics Anonymous
First United Methodist Church
Fourth St
Out and About contact for Ottawa Herald events
Ottawa Herald readers are urged to contact Connections adviser Brian Williams to highlight events in the Out and About calendar. Phone is (785) 242-4700 and email bwilliams ottawaherald.com for options.
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Ottawa Herald
Brian Williams
Ottawacrystalplaza.com
Ottawa
Ottawa community event schedule mixed with meetings and groups
Monday events include Kids Day Out at Carnegie Cultural Center Ottawa from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Central Heights enrollment at Central Heights High School Richmond at 1 p.m. Friends of the Second St Ottawa at 7 p.m. Bingo at Eagles Hall Ottawa 8:30 a.m. Franklin County Commission Study Session at the County Office Annex Ottawa noon Alcoholics First Baptist Church Ottawa. Noon Lions Club Poncho's Main St Ottawa 1 p.m. Peer Alliance and Listening Support at Elizabeth Layton Center Ottawa 4 p.m. Ottawa City Commission Study Session Ottawa City Hall 101 S Hickory St 5:30 p.m. Ottawa Community Arts Council Board Ottawa City Hall 101 S Hickory St 6:45 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous Wellsville Baptist Church Wellsville 7 p.m. American
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Ottawa
Community Arts Council
Carnegie Cultural Center
S. Main St
Franklin
Franklin County
Ottawa Community Arts Council Board of Directors
Ottawa City Hall
S. Hickory St
Local Government and Scout Meetings On August 3
Legion Post 60 and Auxiliary meet at the Kansas Army National Guard armory 208 W 17th at 7 p.m. Cub Scout Pack 3118 gathers at Trinity United Methodist Church 630 N Cedar St Ottawa at 7 p.m. Princeton City Council meets at 316 Galveston St Princeton at 7 p.m. Rantoul City Council convenes at 120 E Main St Rantoul at 7 p.m. Williamsburg City Council meets at 123 W William St Williamsburg at 7 30 p.m.
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Legion Post
Kansas
Army National Guard Armory
W. 17Th St
Ottawa
Trinity
United Methodist Church
N. Cedar St
Williamsburg
Williamsburg City Hall
William St
Sweet corn varieties and growing tips from Audrey Lintner
The piece explains types of sweet corn including standard, super sweet, sugary enhanced and synergistic. It covers sugar content, storage history, planting advice for Kansas, soil needs, pest management, and harvest cues. It ends with a weekend gardening reminder and contact at gardenherald hotmail dot com.
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George W. Dickerson
New Mexico State University
Kansas
Audrey Lintner
Gardenherald
Hotmail
Kansas Silver Alert Protocol For Missing Seniors
The Kansas Attorney General's office released guidelines for the Kansas Silver Alert system to locate 65 plus seniors with dementia. Law enforcement must show risk of harm and missing persons must be outside normal routine. Officials will decide when to request public help in searches.
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Topeka
Steve Six
Kansas
Six
Community Ad Briefs and Local Event Notices
Local notices include H C G members and Harlay owners inviting riders to Maria's Mexican Restaurant in Ottawa for a Sunday meetup August 2 from 10:30 a.m. to noon, and a rental help ad by Karen offering professional management services. Other items note Creative Memories orders due August 11, a pool party and barbecue for Ottawa Middle School August 4-8 with grade specific sessions at Forest Park Pool, hunting license reminder, Gun Guys inventory at 114 W. 3rd Ottawa, a Country Living sale discount event, Sacred Heart Church rummage sale August 6-8, and miscellaneous community announcements.
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H.C.G
Topeka
Community Event Schedule list for Ottawa and surrounding areas
A dense listing shows numerous events across Ottawa and nearby towns including library story hour, senior center activities, bingo sessions, school enrollments, farmer's market, taco Tuesday, pool party, chamber of commerce meetings, health exercise group, Rotary and Democratic events, Pomona council budget hearing, Mason and AA meetings, and Narcotics Anonymous. Many locations appear: Williamsburg library, Ottawa Senior Center, Eugene Field Elementary, West Franklin High, Wellsville City Hall, Eagles Hall, Ottawa Middle School, Forest Park, VFW Ottawa Post, Ottawa University, Margaret Hall, Pomona Community Building, Mason Temple, United Methodist Church, and First United Methodist Church in Pomona.
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Orscheln Farm & Home Parking Lot
S. Princeton St
Friends of the Library Book Sale
E. Second St
E. 19Th St
Richmond Public Library
Central Ave
Richmond
Sprint Center
Walnut St
Kansas City
David Frizzell
Anderson County Junior-Senior High School
Garnett
VFW
N. U.S
Pomona
Assembly of God
Pomona Lake
K-68
Pomona Dam Road
Vassar
Rice
Eighth St
Baldwin City
Ottawa Family
Out&About
Bwilliams
Ottawaherald
Central Heights
Central Heights High School
Ellis Road
Eagles Hall
15Th St
Fourth and Hickory Streets
Noon — Lions Club
Main St
Elizabeth Layton
Hope and Guidance
Eisenhower Road
Ottawa City Commission
Hickory St
Wellsville Baptist Church
Third and Main Streets
Wellsville
Princeton
Princeton City Hall
Galveston St
Rantoul City
Rantoul City Hall
Rantoul
The
Associated Press
Neste i Beibiaiaie Cto
Peres
Wed
Sun
S. Main
Histor
Ad Briefs
Karen
Ottawa Middle School
Forest Park
Gun Guys
W. 3Rd
Sacred Heart Church
Williamsburg Community Library
S. Louisa St
Suzie Eads
Ottawa Senior Center
Eugene Field Elementary School
S. Tremont St
West Franklin
West Franklin High School
E. Franklin St
Farmer's Market
Wellsville City Hall
Fourth and Main Streets
E. 16Th St
S. Ash St
W. Forest St
Ofced Board of Directors
Ottawa Area
Don Woodward Community Center
E. Third St
Rotary Club
Ottawa University
S. Cedar St
Democratic Party
Margaret Hall
18Th St
W. A St
Mason's
Masonic Temple
E. A St
God Bless
Reta Knight
John Pacheco
United States Marine Corps
John
Helen Gomez
Helen Pacheco
el Jacal
Linda
Mike
Debbie
Gary
Laura
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