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This Week in History Dec 1991 and 1976 Highlights
Sunken into weekly notes, this item recalls December 1991 Ottawa notes including Ray DeJulio overseeing county safety and hazmat programs, the North American Hotel senior complex plans, kindergarten twins, Ottawa City Commission land purchase, Judge J R Cheney’s career, and a basketball loss. It also recounts December 1976 milestones like Franklin County trash can art, rehabilitation center goals, Cheney’s judge appointment, Ye Olde Englishe Feaste at Ottawa University, a cabin fire, and a 24yearold burn incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray DeJulio
Franklin County Commission
DeJulio
Senior Citizens
Court House Square
LaVern Hansen
RPI Services Inc
St. Paul, Minn
Kathy Laws
Lincoln Elementary School
Kim
Karrie Crooks
Jessica
Tory Collins
Erin
Erica Culver
Ottawa City Commission
James R. McCrea
Franklin County
Steve Brown
the Herald
Ottawa
J.R. “Duke
Cheney
Washburn
Ottawa High
Bob Kivisto
Kivisto
Cyclones
Bonner Springs
Richmond
Central Heights
Captain Marvel
Franklin County Rehabilitation Center
Dan Andrews
J.R. “Duke” Cheney
Donald L. White
OU Food Service
Kiefer Dam
Marais Des Cygnes
Diana Fiegl
Ransom Memorial Hospital
S. Locust
Department of Public Safety
Ottawa University Civic Chorus
Wilson Field House
Edgar D. Kerr
Buildex, Inc
George K. Mackie Jr
Pittsburg
Clemens Coal Co
Buildex
Robert Luce
P.T.A
Kay and Kayette
Kansas City
Marais Des Cygnes- Osage
Osawatomie
Missouri Basin