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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 2011
Page
2
The Miami County Wellness and Safety Expo runs Saturday at Lakemary Center Main Campus 100 Lakemary Dr Paola. The event showcases health safety resources and community support services for residents.
Schedule of August meetings for Ottawa and nearby towns including Ottawa Living Sober at First Christian Church Pomona events at Garnett and Franklin County Mental Health Center Ottawa, plus Ottawa Group meetings at First Baptist Church and Narcotics Anonymous at Ottawa First. Open to the public.
The Ottawa Herald invites event listings in its Out & About calendar and directs readers to contact Neil Stockdall for pricing. Call 785 242 4700 or email nstockdall ottawaherald.com to place a notice.
Monday at 1 pm High Bidders Pitch Playing at Pomona Community Library 219 W A St Pomona Noon Alcoholics and Lions Club at Fondo s of Ottawa 429 S Main St Ottawa 1 pm Peer Alliance and Listening Support at Elizabeth Layton Center 2537 Eisenhower Rd Ottawa 4 pm Ottawa City Commission Study Session at Ottawa City Hall 101 S Hickory St Ottawa
Various local gatherings include Cub Scout Pack 3118 at Trinity United Methodist Church Ottawa, Ottawa USD 290 board at District Office, Wellsville City Library Board, West Franklin USD 287 School Board Pomona, Lane City Council at Lane City Hall, with an Alcoholics meeting at 8 p.m. in Lane.
Tuesday schedule includes Wellsville center line dancing at Seventh and Main. Ottawa Library hosts Storytime at 105 S Hickory. Williamsburg Community Library offers Story Hour at 107 S Louisa. Ottawa Library presents Books and Babies. Pomona Senior Citizens potluck at 219 W A St. Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce board meets at 109 E Second St. Ottawa VFW 5901 Bingo runs Tuesday and Thursday with public welcome. Alcoholics meeting at noon.
Aug 9 events include noon Franklin County Homeless Coalition at First Christian Church Ottawa Rotary Club meeting at Ottawa University 2 pm Care Giver Support Group at East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging 4 30 pm Site Council at Eugene Field Elementary 5 30 pm Elementary Families for Education at Eugene Field 6 30 pm Garnett City Commission at Garnett City Hall 7 30 pm Eagles Aerie at Ottawa 7 30 pm Richmond City Council at Richmond City Hall including multiple community meetings and notices
John Coen notes extreme temperatures strain gardens and farms in Ottawa area while volunteers back Allen Hill family project echoing old fashion barn raisings. He mentions Iris sale trip to Manhattan Kansas and praise for local helpers Tom Weigand Harold Wingert and others aiding a soldier family amid drought and high costs.
The Pentagon reports 19-year-old Pfc Cody G Baker of Holton and 21-year-old Pfc Gill I Morales Del Valle of Jacksonville, Florida died when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Wardak province. Both were with the 2nd Battalion 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Division at Fort Polk. Baker joined June 2010, Morales Del Valle February 2010. both are survived by their families. The report notes Nex-Tech Rural Telephone fiber project in Kansas.
Federal agents are placing electronic billboards in Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma to capture the suspect linked to seven robberies. The latest heist occurred Wednesday in Olathe. The man, in his 20s or 30s, wore sunglasses at first then a fake beard during the robbery, targeting banks in Oklahoma, Missouri, and Shawnee.
Researchers at Kansas State University report centerline rumble strips add safety on 400 miles of Kansas two lane highways. Fatalities and injuries dropped 46 percent, crossover crashes down 68 percent. Douglas County residents along US 40 between Lawrence and Topeka note noise but support installation for safety.
Hays residents begin receiving service from a new fiber optic project that aims to wire all of Ellis County. The AP reports the installation is progressing as demand grows and local officials support broader connectivity across the region.
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