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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 2004
Page
8
The Ottawa Optimist Club and The Rink sponsor a skating party from 6 30 p m to 9 p m on December 28 at The Rink, 222 E Second St. Skating is free. Pomona City Council moves its second meeting to 7 p m December 28 at the Pomona City Building to close the year’s financial books.
Ottawa hosts year round programs by the Community Arts Council including Gallery of Gifts and Over the Rainbow art and music classes for families. The Old Depot Museum runs a Christmas Wreath Market with varying hours and small admission fees. Local facilities also list recycling schedules and multiple AA and recovery group meeting times across area churches and centers.
Social Order of the Beauceant meets at Masonic Temple 422 S Main St at 7 30 p m A basket making workshop runs 9 a m to 1 p m at Carnegie Cultural Center 501 S Main St Prairie Flyers Experimental Aircraft Association gathers at Sirloin Stockade 2230 S Princeton at 6 p m Grand O Pr ys country Christmas at Ottawa Church of the Nazarene Seventh and Elm Tomaegantata The Lord of Glory at Calvary 929 W Seventh St RN in County Planning Commission hosts event at Franklin Bounty Office Annex 14th and Main St VFW dance at Ottawa VFW near US 136 from 8 to 11 p m Sunday includes Franklin County Genealogical Society meeting 2 p m at Ransom Memorial Hospital conference room 1301 S Main St Christmas cantata The Lord of Glory at Calvary Baptist Church 925 W Seventh St
Admissions list for Thursday includes James Coffey Quenemo Chad Payne Ottawa Hallie Beardsley Clathe Jacob Pedrick Ottawa Dismissals include Rose Hogan Ottawa Joe Lee Ottawa Births note a daughter to Victoria and Donald Farrell Ottawa and a son to Hallie and Rickey Beardsley Olathe Drug Enforcement Unit arrests Angel Barnes and Michael Yeager on drug charges remain jailed Vandalism at 400 block East Fifth Street Pomona Police report Theft cases on South Hickory Street and near Eisenhower Road non injury crash on 13th Street near Eisenhower Road further incidents on South Main Street involving Dylan A Smith and George W Starbuck Jr three were hospitalized and released Structure fires during 1:28 a m Friday at 1300 block South Main Street Medical emergencies at various downtown blocks through Friday.
Ottawa commissioners approve annexation of 20 acres at 700 W. 19th St requested by David Barkley creating a larger city boundary. A resolution to set precise limits follows a 2004 annexation of 162 acres, with one third in the southwest. Also approved are a higher K-68 speed limit to 40 mph and wastewater rate reform by resolution.
The Brockus family mirrors a national trend as real trees compete with artificial options. Harry Peckham, a choose and cut grower in Rantoul, reports strong sales this year with 165 trees sold, aided by mild weather. Scotch Pines dominate, Austrian Pines are fuller, and his farm offers on-site cutting and roof securing.
Insurgent activity slows as cold weather arrives and a sense of missteps emerges. Night temperatures dip into the 20s while rain mixes with slush. Holiday mail pours in, lifting spirits as remobilization information begins to arrive at MWR center and Main Palace.
In a dispatch from Ottawa, Chief Warrant Officer Aaron Blen reports mobilization delays ending as units reach Kuwait and prepare to reassign sections. He notes slower activity, ongoing mortaring and rocket threats in Mosul, fuse issues with Hagie rockets, and casualties from insurgency. He praises disciplined soldiers, reliable radar gear, and plans to obtain ATSI filters as part of field readiness.
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