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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 2006
Page
1
Million Mile Saab Donated to Wisconsin Automotive Museum
Peter Gilbert of Glendale donated his 1989 Saab 900 SPG after reaching 1,001,385 miles in 17 years. The car, bought for $29,000 as a postdivorce treat, retained original equipment aside from a rebuilt transmission at 200,000 miles and repairs after eight deer collisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Peter Gilbert
Glendale
Wisconsin Automotive Museum
Saab
Gilbert
Wisconsin
Ottawa Organization Meeting Schedule Cards
A dense listing of civic and club meetings in Ottawa includes the Chamber of Commerce, Friends of the Ottawa Library, Ottawa Babe Ruth League Board, City Commission, Alcoholics Anonymous groups, Union Chapter 15 Eastern Star, Optimist Club breakfast, Retail Committee, and PATH Exercise Group. Events span morning to evening at sites such as City Hall, libraries, churches, Masonic Temple, and community centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber Booster Club
Ottawa
Area Chamber of Commerce
E. Second St
Friends of the Ottawa
S. Hickory St
City Hall
Babe Ruth League Board
Pizza Village
S. Main St
Ottawa City Commission
Ottawa City Hall
Alcoholics Anonymous
Ottawa Living Sober Group
First Christian Church
Union Chapter
Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Optimist Club
Prairie Star Catering
East Fifth
Ottawa Area
Christmas and holiday events and sales roundup
Local shops announce Christmas offerings at Kansas State Bank Stop-n-Save Range Orchard & Winery and Ransom Memorial Hospital Gift Shop. Events include Sea Scout Cookie Sale at Trinity United Methodist Church and Ottawa Arts Council Holiday Open House at Carnegie Cultural Center. Safe Sitter classes run December 28–29 for ages 11–13 with limited spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity United Methodist Church
N. Cedar
Call Ransom Memorial Hospital
Don’t forget the soldiers this holiday OK
A reader shares a personal visit to a Post Office and learns about Adopt a Platoon, a year round program pairing supporters with soldiers. Online applications, approvals, and weekly or monthly mail commitments are outlined, with campaigns like Operation Crayon and Operation Underwear supporting troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Linda Brown of The Ottawa Herald provides contact details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iraq
America
Adoptaplatoon
Lax
Afghanistan
United States
Ottawa arts and events highlight and dance fundraiser
Out & About features Ottawa Herald listings from The Ottawa Herald calendar and On the Road. Pondering Potential Presidents coverage from ABC. Ottawa University speech team performs tonight. Winter Dance at Ottawa Middle School runs 5:30 to 9 with split 5:30–7 for sixth grade and 7:30–9 for seventh and eighth grades. admission is 5 and benefits VFW Post 5901 Cancer Aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ABC
News
Mark Halperin
Ottawa University
VFW Post
Ottawa Middle School
S. Ash St
Ottawa community events schedule highlight
Tonight features a 7 p.m. Thank God It's Over party at the Ottawa Library and a university speech team performance at Larry Peters Auditorium. Also an Open House at Carnegie Cultural Center and a Christmas program for Third and Fourth Graders at Lincoln Elementary. Toddler Time sessions run at 9:15 a.m. and 10 a.m. at Ottawa Library. Community Arts Council event spans 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Library
Hickory St
Kmo
Ottawa University
Larry Peters
S. Cedar St
Ottawa
Lincoln Elementary School
Milner St
S. Hickory St
Ottawa Community Arts Council
Friday Coffee and Burger Night at Ottawa Venues
Friday events in Ottawa include a 8 a.m. Chamber Coffee for Total Wellness at 1033 S. Cypress St. hosted by Bill and Linda Jordan, with the public invited. An 5 p.m. Friday Ham Burger Night is planned at Ottawa VFW Post 5901, 3499 N. U.S. 59.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Cypress St
Ottawa
Bill
Linda Jordan
VFW
N. U.S
On the Road 2008 political discussion at Dole Institute
At 7 30 p m in Lawrence the Dole Institute hosts a discussion and book signing with Mark Halperin ABC News Political Director. Free to the public, call 785 864 4900 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Dole Institute of Politics
Petefish Drive
Lawrence
ABC News
Mark Halperin
Impressionist Collection Talk at Nelson Atkins Museum
A Thursday 6 p.m. lecture on Albert Barnes and his top Impressionist collection at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. Tickets $10 members $15 nonmembers $5 students. call 816.751.1ART to reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak St
Kansas City
Albert C. Barnes
America
Stewart Drive
Lawrence
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