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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1994
Page
1
Walter Simpson of the American Red Cross reports 55 appointments for a Bloodmobile visit from noon to 5 15 p m Monday at Faith Lutheran Church 316 B 12th with a goal of 100 units. Call 2422750 for scheduling or more information.
Franklin County museums open 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Dietrich Cabin at City Park Fifth and Main. Old Depot Museum 135 W Tecumseh with Victorian funeral parlor. Art displays include Kevin Honeycutt students and local painters at Ottawa venues, Dyche Hall, and Ransom Memorial Hospital. Programs feature wildlife at Pomona Lake and caving at Poweshiek Amphitheater. Civil War living history at Melvern Lake outlets. Osage City fair week, Purina Big Cat Day at Kansas City Zoo, and concerts at Morgan Theatre and Sandstone Amphitheatre with details via local listings.
Thousands pitched tents on 850 acre site as 170000 ticketholders waited for buses hampered by late wristbands and site construction. Fans like Helen Tedford and Dimitri Treantafilos voiced patience despite hunger for food stalls and lines. Headliners Joe Cocker Melissa Etheridge Aerosmith Bob Dylan Peter Gabriel planned to perform weekend shows.
A PHASE led program titled Adolescent Sexuality and Parenting starts August 25 at 6:30 PM in Conference Room A, Ransom Memorial Hospital, 1301 S. Main. Midge Ranson and Shannon Pulliam guide discussions on boundary setting media influence self esteem and related topics for parents and guardians using a 6 week Thursday schedule. registration at 242-0005.
Washington AP President Clinton’s Cabinet arrived at the Capitol to push Senate action on health reform while House Democrats regroup after delaying the health debate indefinitely. TheThursday setback on the crime bill clouded chances for universal coverage, and Speaker Foley said there is no magic date to take up reform, hoping before Labor Day.
The Ottawa Quilters Guild will meet at 9 30 a m Monday at Elliott Hall at First Baptist Church Fourth and Hickory. Virginia Albright of Mayetta is the featured speaker. Election of officers will also be conducted. Members and guests are invited.
Adjutant general James F. Rueger praised Ottawa Guard unit at 208 West 17th during a brief inspection visit. He highlighted a $300,000 maintenance shop addition, confirmed plans to add 158 positions to the 127th Battalion in two years, and noted Ottawa’s role as artillery headquarters in central Kansas.
First Christian Church at 1045 S. Hickory will open a new day care on August 29 led by director Jean Mace. The program offers two sessions Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. with an after school option for grades 1 through 5 and will serve children in Social and Rehabilitation Services care. Mace brings five years directing Heidi and Peter Preschool and experience with Head Start.
Clear tonight with a low of 65 to 70 and south wind 5 to 15 mph. Sunday brings a chance of thunderstorms and cooler highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s. Monday through Tuesday trend cooler with variable cloudiness and dry, mild conditions.
In a special Thursday meeting Franklin County commissioners approved reworking the Labette Road project east of Ottawa. Don Hay requested the plan show changes to a low water bridge and a shifted ditch further east with a directional change in the creek crossing.
Subscription rates for delivery October 1 1993 and after in Ottawa by carrier list one month six dollars five cents, three months seventeen forty, six months thirty four, one year sixty six. rural towns by carrier one month six dollars fifteen cents, three months seventeen forty six, six months thirty five, one year sixty eight. by motor route.
Ottawa may gain a Super 8 Motel south of Wingert's I 35 Service Center near K 68 and I 35 if plans move forward. Harold Wingert owns the service center and has purchased a Super 8 franchise, with details awaiting 30 to 60 days as options for size and management are considered. Super 8 operates more than 1,100 locations.
The Kansas City Chamber of Commerce warns a strike could hurt the local economy, equating potential losses to a company of 2,000 employees. Pete Levi notes Royals payroll impact, while broadcasters KSMO-TV and WDAF-AM forewarn immediate advertising and booking losses as a 14 game winning streak fuels public interest.
The Kansas pension program KPERS posts 177.9 million in losses from its 1985 direct placement venture as managers shift to writeoffs. The largest hit, 65 million, was in Home Savings Association of Kansas City seized by federal regulators. Quik Print Inc. is another accounted writeoff, with one other company only partially written off. Pacholder and Morris Anderson were hired in mid 1991 to manage the portfolio.
Readable notices show Prairie Fire performing at Clark Country II with listings for local sales and events. Includes dates, locations like Irenens Sale Modern Music, Shamuaily Theatre, and Arts Center. Mentions kids shoe sale, a 20 percent discount, and a reunion notice for Pomona H.S. Class of 74. Road grading contact and summer clearance ads appear among the clutter.
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