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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1999
Page
8
The Ottawa Quilters Guild will meet Monday in Elliott Hall at First Baptist Church at 9 30 a.m. Sharon Vesecky of Quilters Paradise Baldwin will present the program and members are urged to bring finished projects and works in progress.
A reunion for former Bruce Clothing Company employees will be held at 5 30 p m Monday at the Sirloin Stockade. Spouses or friends are invited and attendees should bring a memento. The Ottawa firm began in the early 1940s, Lee bought it in 1949, and the Ottawa plant closed in 1989. The plant once employed nearly 300 people, organizer Willa Spencer of Williamsburg says.
The front page outlines a task force of Ottawa teachers and principals that will meet to compare reading materials at all elementary schools. A survey of classroom teachers will run in April 2000 to gauge staff development effectiveness in implementing reading components, with phase II planning by June 2000.
County plans to grind old tires at Concordia and remove debris including cotton, plastic, cardboard. Bob Thompson verified KDHE permission to access Poe's property. Waste will be sorted into trash and construction demolition, moved to a central site, then hauled to Hamm Quarries in Perry after compaction.
Education Secretary Riley notes that expulsions for weapons rose in the 1997 98 school year though overall violence shows a decline per a CDC study. The Gun Free Schools Act pushed districts to expel for one year any student who brings a firearm to school. California and Texas led expulsions, while Wyoming and several territories had none.
Admissions include Bessie Pearce Elizabeth ONeill and Jennifer Geist all of Ottawa. Dismissals noted Kenneth Smith Ottawa. A birth to Jennifer Geist and Galen Bristow in Ottawa. Multiple arrests in Franklin Jackson counties for DUI possession methamphetamine and probation violation. Police log lists domestic disputes battery weapon offenses and vehicle accidents with various bond amounts and releases.
John Otis Smith, 48, of Waverly pleaded no contest in Franklin County District Court to aggravated indecent solicitation of a 12-year-old Ottawa girl. He admitted forcing hugging and kissing in the girl’s home last September. Sentencing set for Sept. 20. he remains free on $10,000 bond.
Officers stopped Justin Altic for left of center in the 3300 block of Marshall Road. A marijuana pipe fell from Dustin Benjamin’s pocket as officers spoke with Altic and his passengers. A search found marijuana and scales in Altic’s trunk worth about 400 dollars. Altic and Benjamin were arrested on various drug charges. two other passengers were released.
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