Ottawa High and OU Jazz and Band Concerts
Ottawa High School bands and Ottawa University music groups present a joint winter concert at 7 p.m. in the new school gym at 1120 Ash, free of charge. The concert features Holiday tunes from the concert band and a selection of seasonal pieces from the jazz band with soloists Misty Childers, Kevin Morton, Timothy Hopkins, Charlene Macy, and Jason Greisen. The evening also includes performances by Adelante Singers, University Choir, University Ringers, Symphonette, and Ottawa Suzuki Strings, directed by Joyce Stuermer, Thomas Gouwens, Byron Jensen, and Alice Joy Lewis. The OU Christmas Vespers is Sunday at 4 p.m. in the OU chapel, a long time tradition for faculty, students, and townspeople.
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Ottawa
Brent A. Wheeler
Misty Childers
Kevin Morton
Timothy Hopkins
Ottawa University
Frosty the Snow Man
King Winceslas
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Wheeler
Charlene Macy
Jason Greisen
Adelante Singers
University Choir
University Ringers, Symphonette
Ottawa Suzuki Strings
Joyce Stuermer
Thomas Gouwens
Byron Jensen
Alice Joy Lewis
Elders ousted by Clinton after election landslide
The resignation follows Elders remarks on masturbation at a World AIDS Day event in New York. President Clinton dissents, saying such views are not appropriate for schools or the surgeon general. Newt Gingrich and Sen. Kassebaum comment on her departure. Planned Parenthood praises her real world perspective.
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Clinton
House
Newt Gingrich
Nancy Kassebaum
Bkan
Planned Parenthood Federation
Washington
Dee
New York
White House
Panetta
Johnson County Bank buys Overland Park Olathe branches
The bank announced Friday it acquired the Overland Park and Olathe Household Bank branches and will offer full service there Monday. JCB, tied to Peoples National Bank and Trust and Capital City Bank, has about 2.5 billion capital and aims to serve Johnson County consumers and small businesses. Executives Cheryl Mitchell, Dennis Bartkoski, Linda Kahmann join senior roles from Peoples.
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Johnson County Bank
Overland Park and Olathe
Household Bank
JCB
Peoples National Bank and Trust
Ottawa
Overland Park
Stilwell
Louisburg
Capital City Bank
Topeka
Peoples
Wint Winter
Dan Winter
Johnson County
Cheryl Mitchell
Dennis Bartkoski
Citizens Bank
Linda Kahmann
Kansas Weather Outlook From Monday Through Wednesday
The forecast calls for dry conditions in Kansas from Monday with lows around 10 degrees in the northwest and near 20s in the southeast, highs in the 30s. Tuesday remains dry with lows 15 to 25 and highs in the 30s. Wednesday may bring light rain or snow in the west with dry conditions elsewhere, lows in the 20s and highs from the middle 30s in the northwest to the middle 40s in the southeast.
Clinton outlines partnership for prosperity at Americas summit
President Clinton, at a 34 nation Summit of the Americas, urged a new partnership to expand markets and democracy. He praised ballots over bullets, noted Fidel Castro as the last authoritarian leader, and said the gathering aims to a hemisphere-wide free trade framework by 2005 to create jobs and opportunity.
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Miami
Clinton
Coat drive aids Ottawa needy amid holiday drive
The Ottawa Downtown Business Association hosts a fourth week coat drive for the needy, accepting coats hats gloves and blankets at eight downtown businesses to be given to Hope House and ECEAN. Russ Reeves notes donations should be clean with a focus on children's items as Kim Lydick says Heavenly Scents box is full. Dale Johnson organized the effort saying the group has a stake in the community and aims to give back what it has received.
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Ottawa Downtown Business Association
Ottawa
Hope House
ECEAN
Russ Reeves
S. Main
Screen & Holler
Drake Jewelry
Brown’s
Heavenly Scents
Mystic Dragon Academy
Reeves
Kim Lydick
Dale Johnson
Laura Foster
Foster
Population patterns forecast growth across Kansas counties
Population projections through 2030 show Johnson County rising from 355000 to 655000, an 85 percent gain and the state’s largest county. Sedgwick and Ford and Kearny counties also rise, while Bitter notes some counties may shrink. Education and jobs, especially for the educated young, influence migration and retention of residents.
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Johnson County
Kansas City
Johnson
Sedgwick
Ford
Kearny
Seward
Mare Pottawatomie
Eavenneorth
Butler
Geary
Miami Coun
Bitter
Kansas
Pittsburg
Iola
Chanute
Fort Scott
Parsons
Bittel
Cedar House Known as Sheldon House in Ottawa
The Cedar house, later called the B and B and known as the Sheldon House, retains room numbers above third floor doors. The town of Ottawa is experiencing growth, with Wadkins noting booming times and future expansion ahead.
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Ottawa
Wadkins
Ottawa board weighs middle school plans and district shift
Superintendent Don Duncan indicated no building action will be taken until a Dec 19 board meeting. The board aims to decide on plans and possibly adopt a bond resolution soon, pending cost estimates from project architects. A presentation on Ottawa's south town plans is also on the agenda.
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Don Duncan
Duncan
City of
Ottawa
Library Q A session reveals varied resident queries
A public library notes the daily flow of diverse questions from residents, offering a telephone line for quick answers and in-depth research. Sample Qs cover voting age history, a 1985 TWA hijacking, groups of animals, and flower drying methods with book and media references.
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Ost Public Libraries
United States
Collier's Encyclopedia
Ottawa Herald Rate Card Printed Postal Prices 1994
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates effective October 1 1994 and onward for Ottawa and surrounding areas. Rates show monthly, quarterly, semiannual and annual terms by carrier motor route and mail with varying costs for Franklin County and beyond. All rates are in advance and include state sales tax where applicable.
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Ottawa
Cartier
Franklin County
Miami
Douglas
Osage
Anderson
State of Kansas
Christmas season ads mix at local shops and services
A busy misc ads page lists CHEESECAKES and Decorated Cookies, Ladies' Boston Accent shoes, Country Living store hours, Crooks Floor Covering closing for holidays, Phone Friend hours, School Days call notices, Cyclone Fans weather signs for OHS, personalized gifts, Didde Office Supply offerings, fresh Christmas trees and related greenery, Willis Garden Center address and phone, and Pizza Time expanding to video rentals with hours and contact numbers.
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Crooks
Fr. Co
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Fidel Castro
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Woeita
Grant
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Clark
Dwar
Amt
Rutiel
Barton
Pett Ha
Mos
Eheworth
Rat
Kingenast
Harper As
Nau
Safne
TWA
John Testrake
Testrake
Athens
Chronicle of
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Algiers
Israel
Barbara Dew
The
Ottawa Herald
Jim R. Hitch
Day Bans
Tom Loya
Gene Kelsey
Virginia Howe
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
Brown
Santa
OHS Cyclones
Pat
Jill
Didde Office Supply & Printing
Willis Garden Center
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