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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1998
Page
8
De Ja Vu, an upscale consignment shop and new Ottawa Area Chamber member at 107 S. Main, will sponsor a ribbon cutting at 8 a.m. Thursday led by owner Jacquie Normand. The store features family clothing, home furnishings and decorator items.
The front page reports several general fund increases including janitor up 6,000 to 90,284, planning and building up 15,500 to 96,400, sheriff up 135,000 to 610,964, jail up 95,000 to 313,591, and recycling and mowing up 30,000 to 135,060. Ambulance carryover rises to 765,500, with a 7,500 rise in bond and interest and a 50,000 health fund increase. The road and bridge fund grows to 1,735,279, tourism rises to 90,000, and a new county phone system budget of 60,000 is added.
Midland Hospice of Ottawa hosts an annual memory tree dedication and potluck at 6 p.m. at 635 S Main. Ornaments honor deceased relatives or friends or those facing illness. Donations fund services across 12 counties. ornament options range from 25 to over 150 dollars. For details call 242-0002 or mail to Midland Hospice Care.
Admissions include Shelly Wilhite Diane McClendon Louise Spillman Francis Eggleston and Hubert Robinnet. Dismissals and a birth are noted. The sheriff reports child abuse in Pomona and multiple property thefts and accidents in Franklin and Pomona. arrests for marijuana possession. several non injury and vehicle collisions. ant traffic incidents. a car fire in Pomona. and ambulance calls to Pomona and Franklin County.
Nicole Cook and Toni Schmidt open The Pastry Store at 115 E Std Suite 1 Ottawa offering scratch baked goods. The shop focuses on cinnamon rolls pies breads cookies decorated cakes and coffee with limited hours 7 a.m. Tue–Fri 6 a.m. Sat closed Sun Mon and occasional late hours if demand allows. Delivery is available and custom items welcome.
Video Warehouse expands to Ottawa at 1518 S Main, its fifth store. The Seawood based chain targets secondary markets and offers 10 000 videos and games with five day rentals for new releases. Ottawa hours are 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week.
Front to SALARY continues with raises for Emergency Preparedness Director J B Hall from 23790 to 24400, Treasurer Juanita Zeek to 34500, Register of Deeds Sue McCay to 30540, County Clerk Shaun Perry to 34000, Transfer Station Manager Jim Cain to 35482, and Personnel Manager Charlotte Jones to 28560. 911 director Brad Gilges seeks base pay rise from 35000 to 46085 with overtime eligibility. merit raises up to 3 percent for other staff. County Health Administrator Mike Pruner remains at 18000 as the county weighs contractual status.
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