Community Activities Briefing Across Ottawa Area
Concerns Citizens plan a 7 p.m. Thursday meeting in Bank IV room. The Christian Women’s Club hosts a Sugar N Spice luncheon at 12 30 p.m. Friday in Mowbray Union Ottawa University with Lori Brockus and gingerbread talks. Tricia Piester performs Ginger Notes and Spice of Life. Nursery care provided. Reservations by Wednesday. $6 75. Call Joyce 242 1285 or Verla 255 4542.
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Concerned Citizens
Bank IV
Christian Women’s Club
Mowbray
Ottawa University
Lori Brockus
Tricia Piester
Overland Park
Piester
Joyce
Verla
Franklin County Child Care Providers
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Sherry Engelbert
Women’s League
Ottawa Women’s League
Diane Ransom
Orchard Road
Ottawa Area
South Horseshoe Cafe
I-35
Highway 50
Prairie Wind
Lawrence
Lawrence Arts Center
Candi Baker
Baptist Church
Wellsville
Wellsville Baptist Church
Love
United Methodist
Richmond United Methodist Church
N. Kallock
Flint Hill Technical College
Emporia
Flint Hills Technical College
18Th Avenue
Esther Hollon
Ottawa
Suzanne Scott
Princeton
Ben Gamblian
Ottawa Area Chamber names Christmas parade winners
The Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce announced parade winners from Saturday. Commercial winners were Underwood Equipment with first, Kansas Power and Light and Western Resources with second, Feldkamp's Furniture Mart with third. Non commercial top prizes went to Rowdy Wranglers 4-H Club first, Rambling Ranchers 4-H Club second, First Christian Church Day Care third. Four runners up earned $25 each: Trail Blazers 4-H Club East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation Head Start Ottawa Church of the Brethren and Girl Scout Troops No 1470 and 5305. Town and Country Supply funded cash prizes. Budges Sports Center Hotz Business Systems and KPL donated trophies.
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Ottawa
First Christian Church
Trail Blazers
East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation
Church of the Brethren
Girl Scout
Town and Country Supply
Budge’s Sports Center
Hotz Business Systems
KPL
City weighs drought relief plan and residency rules
City commissioners consider a 65 percent investment limit while Joan Tyson and others vote or abstain over conflicts of interest. The agenda includes a structure condemnation at 228 S Cedar, Franklin County Enterprise Zone status, annual city boundary updates, a 12000 dollar planning contract with Bucher Willis Ratliff, and residency rules for city staff and officials.
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Joan Tyson
Gene Ramsey
Vicki Cummiskey
Cummiskey
Bank IV
Ramsey
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Franklin County
Kansas
Bucher, Willis and Ratliff
Festival of Carols at Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Ottawa awaits a Festival of Carols at 7 30 p m Friday as part of the Ottawa Live series. Bethany Chapel Baptist Choir and the Ottawa High Saxophone Choir headline with local artists including Alan Cunningham and Kris Dunyon. Tickets at Budge's SportsCenter Beyond Video and the OMA box office with prices 7 for adults 3 50 for students and free for under 12. Ottawa Retirement Village sponsors the event.
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Ttawa Municipal Auditorium
OMA
Ottawa Live
Dick Smith
Bethany Chapel Baptist Choir
Ottawa High Saxophone Choir
Alan Cunningham
Kris Dunyon
Miles
Kathy Floyd
Marc Haney
Shawna Logan
Amanda McCurdy
Dee Dee Merando
Jan Smith
Budge’s SportsCenter
Beyond Video
Ottawa
Over the Road Gang Fulfills Santa Role At Meeting
The Over the Road Gang raised 2250 dollars at the Ole Marais River Run with two 500 dollar awards for ECVC auto mechanics and Forest Park tree planting. Other gifts included 250 to DARE Camp and 200 to COF Special Olympics Old Depot Museum and Crestview Nursing Home Christmas. New officers were elected Bill Younkin president Larry Heck vice president Linda Younkin secretary Kathy Simmons treasurer. The group plans bigger events for its 10th anniversary next year.
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Ole Marais
Kevin James
East Central Vocational Center
ECVC
Forest Park
James
COF
Old Depot Museum
Crestview Nursing Home
Ecvc Graphic Arts
Ecvc Power Mechanics
Franklin County Veterans Memorial Fund
Bill Younkin
Larry Heck
Linda Younkin
Kathy Simmons
Candy Finch
Roger Ward
Ralph Finch
Debbie Callaghan
Weather Tonight and Weekend Forecast Update
Clear and colder tonight with teens low temperatures and light winds. Extended outlook through Saturday shows cool conditions with little if any measurable precipitation. Lows mainly in the teens to low 20s, highs generally in the 30s to 60s across the period with fluctuations by region.
Parole Office in Kansas City to Close
The U S Parole Commission will shut its Kansas City regional office by January 31 transferring remaining work to Washington. About 20 employees will be affected with no offers to relocate there, though officials aim to reassign staff within other agencies.
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Kansas City, Mo
U.S. Parole Commission
Kansas City
Washington
Franklin County approves three rezoning requests
County commissioners approved three rezoning actions from the Franklin County Planning Commission. Jay E. Todd seeks B-1 zoning north of Roselawn Memorial Gardens to sell land to his RV dealership. The Snyders will rezone 14 acres on Vermont Road from A-1 to A-2 for a trailer repair building. Larry and Tony Fowler gain A-2 zoning at Vermont Road and Shawnee Terrace to pursue a kennel special use permit.
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Franklin County Planning Commission
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Jay E. Todd
W. 4Th
Maiity
William A
Debbie A. Snyder
Vermont Road
Snyders
Larry Louise Fowler
Tony Fowler
Shawnee Terrace
Christmas selections and shop notices at local outlets
Bible covers and Bibles offered for Christmas at Corner Bookstore 312A Main with 10 percent off existing inventory through December 24. JC Penney catalog open Sundays 9 to 1 in December with gift certificates available. Watts Concrete and Lawn Ornaments advertises a local location and phone. Also Grand Opry tickets via Christie Teter. Phone Friend hours listed 3:16 pm to 6:30 pm on school days. Fr Co recycling hours and health clinic details included with contact numbers. UPS holiday hours noted.
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JC Penney Catatog
Kramer Drug
Main
Love Lights a Tree raises funds for Franklin County cancer aid
Community fundraiser continues as cancer tree ornament sales benefit Franklin County with services such as mileage aid for out-of-town treatment and essential supplies. Allen Flemming from Trinity Lutheran Hospital provides in-clinic chemotherapy and follow-ups Tuesdays at AMH, reducing patient travel. The event theme was angels as donors are described as silent angels.
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Yellow Brick Road
Briscoe’s Drug Store
Ultimate Concepts
Franklin County
Kunard
Allen Flemming
Trinity Lutheran Hospital
AMH
Cancer Society
City weighs options on street project and old KDOT site
City officials discussed paying partners for a gravel street improvement. They were informed KDOT will dispose of its old shop site on 17th Street, and the city will decline the offer. The commission directed the city manager to respond. A plan to collect 181 outstanding warrants totaling 49 512 was requested, including possible publication of names to spur payment.
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Haney
City Commission
Kansas Department of Transportation
KDOT
17Th Street
Scott Lambers
Ottawa Herald publishes precise USPS subscription rates
The Ottawa Herald lists monthly, quarterly, half yearly and yearly rates for Ottawa and surrounding areas including Franklin County Miami Douglas Osage and Anderson counties with motor route and mail options. Rates vary by location with state tax noted and mail out of state pricing.
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Franklin County
Miami
Douglas
Osage
Anderson Counties
State of Kansas
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Bulletin Board
Richard Jackson
Matt Matthews
Commission
S. Cedar
Kanza Park
Santa
David Bartkoski
Herald
S Over the Road Gang
Amirsersee
Clinton
Hillsdale
Pomona
Jay
Yra
Watts Concrete & Lawn Ornaments
Hon
Fr. Co
Teip
Women's
Herth Dept
The
Ottawa Herald
Dim R. Hitch
Day Bemis
Tom Love
Gene Kelsey
Virginia Howe
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
Rea Janag
Advertisi
Cedar
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