Christmas carolers sign up for Kanza Park light display
Nineteen groups have signed up to sing at the second annual Kanza Park Christmas lighting display Saturday night. The event runs 6 30 to 8 30 PM with lanterns and sacks, free hot cider, Santa Claus, and carolers from many local churches and groups.
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Jim Hitch
Kanza Park
Franklin County
Santa Claus
Central Heights
Methodist Sunshine Youth
Ottawa Women’s League
Sacred Heart Senior High
Voices of Praise
Silverleaf
Calvary Baptist Church
Ottawa Bible Church
Barefoot
Ottawa Middle School
First Baptist Choir
Faith Lutheran Church
Assembly of God
Oxford Forum Service
Princeton
Westminster Presbyterian Church
13Th
Maple
Elm
15Th
Ottawa Pride Committee to judge outdoor Christmas lights
Ottawa area judges will tour displays Monday night within a one mile radius beyond the city. Residents may have their lights judged by leaving them lit from 7 to 10. A finalists list will be announced with a second judging around December 20 to decide winners. Prizes total 50 25 15 10 and five 5 honorable mentions, funded by local banks.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Area
Kansas State Bank
First National Bank
Peoples National Bank
Bank IV
Kindergarten twins split across sessions at Lincoln Elementary
Kathy Laws, a Lincoln Elementary kindergarten teacher, runs morning and afternoon classes for three sets of identical girl twins. The pairs, Kim and Karrie Crooks, Jessica and Tory Collins, and Erin and Erica Culver, attend different sessions to foster independence, with parents noting the double commuting but approving the approach.
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Jim Hitch
Herald
Kathy Laws
Lincoln
Laws
Kim
Karrie Crooks
Darrell
Terrie Crooks
S. Oak
Jessica
Tory Collins
John
Renee White
N. Cedar
Erin
Erica Culver
Margie Culver
Ralph Young
Erica
Erin Culver
Tory
Jessica Collins
County hears landfill pitch from Hamm Contractors near Lawrence
Franklin County commissioners met with Hamm Contractors reps about using the Jefferson Douglas landfill north of Lawrence for county needs. Nadromik and Sedlock highlighted 10 years of operation with 5 percent space used, EPA top one percent safety, and a 147 foot shale layer preventing leakage. The county also voted to dedicate a 70 foot road right of way for Indiana Terrace and set 1992 holiday observance for following Monday when holidays fall on weekends.
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Franklin County
Hamm Contractor
Jefferson- Douglas County
Lawrence
Ron Nadromik
Charlie Sedlock
Nadromik
Environmental Protection Agency
Nadvornik
Jefferson-Douglas
Hamm
Herald
Indiana Terrace
Kansan AG says 1989 reappraisal flawed for uniformity
Attorney General Bob Stephan asserts Kansas 1989 property reappraisal failed to produce uniform and equal statewide appraisals. He cautions he lacks manpower for a costly lawsuit but plans to work with Property Valuation Director David Cunningham to pursue administrative legislative or judicial fixes.
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Topeka
Kan
Bob Stephan
Kansas
Stephan
David Cunningham
Kansas economy remains resilient despite national slowdown
Kansas has avoided the worst of the recession and expects a weak 1992 recovery, with unemployment around 4.7 percent in 1991 and projected to ease to 4.6 percent in 1992. Norm Clifford of KU forecasts modest wage gains and notes Kansas shows strength relative to the nation.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Kansas
University of Kansas
Norm Clifford
University
Institute of Public Policy and Business Research
Clifford
Economic Outlook
U.S
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