Wood carver Haas Finds Fun in Tiny Details
Ottawa craftsman Hans Haas, 72, carves wood for relaxation and income. He shapes a Santa from a block, dreams of an Indian head, totem pole, and busts of Franklin, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln. He notes pine quality and the challenge of starting a figure.
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Ottawa
Haas
Hans
Santa Claus
Santa
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Teddy Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Christmas Gift Guide Ideas From Books To Subscriptions
The article recommends balancing budget joy with thoughtful gifts and highlights reading as a choice. It surveys options from Judith King's Greatest Gift Guide Ever to magazine subscriptions like Golf and Popular Photography, kids titles such as Kids Discover, and Erin S. themed books including Rainbow Fish and Math Curse. It notes catalogs from Science News 1995 and library catalogs, plus practical gift ideas like Make-A-Mix, Square Foot Gardening, and various craft and game books.
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Judith King
Marcus Pfister
Jon Scieszka
Kansas
George Shannon
Thomas Allen
Main Street
Ottawa
Science News
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Catherine Roehrig
Big Book
Klutz
Eliason
Ottawa Library Gift Ideas Movies Based on Books
Ottawa library shelves feature film tie ins such as How to Make an American Quilt and Devil In a Blue Dress. Franklin County history books and courthouse prints by Wilbur Elsen are available in modest prices. Gift humor notes include Dave Barry and Erma Bombeck titles.
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Mel Bartholomew
Whitney Otto
Joyce Maynard
Walter Mosley
Yellow Brick Road
Cornerstone
Franklin County
Ottawa
Wilbur Elsen
Dave Barry
Erma Bombeck
Loehmann
Lois Wyse
Family Circle
Barker
Waddell
Robbins
Waters
Hole
Hunter
Coffey
First Christian nativity alive with spirit embers at park
First Christian Church extends a fourth annual Live Nativity in the church park ing lot from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday to Sunday. Glenna Seright will read the Christmas story nightly at 7:15 p.m. with a rough wood stable, animals supplied by local helpers, and free refreshments. The event, organized by more than 40 volunteers, invites community carolers and choirs and aims to encourage slowing down during Christmas to reflect on its meaning.
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Embers and Friends of
Meee First Christian Church
First Christian Church
Jim Droddy
Carrot Droddy
Buck Watts
Glenna Seright
Fred Schaeffer
Ottawa
Weather outlook with mild to warm days in Kansas
Dry conditions continue through Monday with teens to lower 20s overnight and highs 55 to 60 southwest 30s to lower 40s east. Tuesday stays dry and warmer with highs 55 to 65 west and 40s to lower 50s east. Wednesday remains dry and mild with 50s and 60s highs and 20s to 30s lows. Local fog noted, data from Ottawa Water Plant.
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Kansas
Senate approves abortion restriction amid late term ban push
The Senate backed a measure outlawing a late term abortion technique except to save the mother's life, a 54 to 44 vote seen as a major anti abortion step since Roe v Wade. The bill targets the so called partial birth method amid doctor dispute over its safety and ethics. The White House signaled a veto, while advocates urged Clinton to oppose the bill.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Supreme Court
Senators
House
Kate Michelman
National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League
Clinton
County workers face $1 pay rise and varied merit bumps
County employees will see a new pay scale after January 1 with the minimum wage rising from $6 to $7 per hour. Merit increases influence overall department raises, though no worker gets more than 3% merit. The overall hikes range by department, with the $1 minimum boost contributing to seemingly higher totals.
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S County
Donna Mietchen
Register of Deeds
Health Department
Sheriff’s Office
Mietchen
Clinton and GOP Hold Firm in Budget Dispute
President Clinton and Republicans remain split over deficit elimination details as they bargain on Medicaid and Medicare spending. House Budget Chair Kasich warns against rhetoric while Clinton meets with Democratic governors who praise his guaranteed coverage. Negotiations paused a day after Clinton's seven year deficit plan to give Republicans time to study the package.
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House Budget Committee
John Kasich
Rohio
White House
GOP
Clinton
Grateful Dead End as Garcia Dies and Band Seeks New Name
The Grateful Dead face a future after Jerry Garcia's death on August 9 at a rehab center. The group, once the Warlocks, will likely continue but under a different name and structure with players considering a return to touring next year.
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the Dead
Chicago
Soldier Field
Garcia
Weir
Bill Kreutzman
Ron ‘‘Pigpen
McKernan
Phil Lesh
Warlocks
Lesh
Grateful Dead
The
Fillmore
San Francisco
Associated Press
Ottawa Herald Staff Names and Contributors
The Ottawa Herald lists Jim R. Hitch Jay Bemis Tom Love Gene Kelsey Wayne Snow and Jean Rossmé as staff members and contributors for the newspaper edition.
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Jim R. Hitch
Jay Bemis
Tom Love
Gene Kelsey Wayne Snow Jean Rossmé
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