Grace Community Fellowship eyes Hawthorne as future home
Grace Community Fellowship plans to move into the former Hawthorne Elementary School at 501 S. Poplar St. Ottawa after a lease purchase is finalized. Ottawa School Board voted to begin leasing steps, with remodeling and costs to be resolved before ownership transfers. Community members vow to honor memories of the building during the transition.
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Hawthorne
S. Poplar St
Ottawa
Lisa Wellman
Ottawa School Board
Grace Community Fellowship
Ottawa Church
Kennedy remembered as a fighter from Camelot era
Edward M Kennedy 1932 2009 died at 77 after brain tumor battle at home in Hyannis Port Mass Local Democrats recall his influence and landmark achievements including health care ADA Meals on Wheels child health abortion clinic access family leave OSHA and Medicare drug benefit He championed Ireland peace and opposed the Iraq war noted as a steadfast voice who said no.
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Vickie Moss
Associated Press
Caleb Correll
Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Correll
Franklin County
Democratic Party
Camelot
Ted Kennedy
Iraq
Joan Vibert
Homewood
Wil and Murney Showalter Play Bowling At Ottawa Village
Retirement residents in Ottawa enjoy a Tuesday bowling session helped by occupational therapist Maegan Pankey of ORV. The activity aids both motor and mental skills, according to Pankey.
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Murney Showalter
Ottawa
Wil
Maegan Pankey
ORV
Pankey
Childhood neighbors wed after long reunion in Kansas
Ottawa High School alumni Joan Stone and George Stewart, once neighbors near Latimer School on Rock Creek Road, rekindled a romance after decades apart. They plan to wed in November after meeting again through old friends, church, and Jayhawker 4-H. Stone moved from Ottawa in 1948. Stewart later built a career at KU Endowment and settled in Lawrence before returning to rural Waverly.
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Joan (Hay) Stone
Waverly
George Stewart
Lawrence
Stone
Zena
Latimer School
Ottawa
Rock Creek Road
Brian Williams
Herald
Joan Stone
Latimer
Stewart
Jack
George
Ottawa High School
Donna Cartmill
Ottawa University
J.C. Penney’s
Independence
University of Kansas
Endow
Pomona Lake
Georgia
Osage County
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