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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 2015
Page
1
The Weekender reports on the Cyclones wrestling meet with athletic opponents in Ottawa Kansas with action slated for December 19-20 2015. Page 5 preview. Local sports scene notes.
Audean Paul keeps a Christmas Truck and 53-foot trailer lit each year on 15th Street near I-35. The tradition began in the early 1990s with her late husband Gordon Paul, who died in 2013, and reflects his lifelong love of trucking. Gordon started in 1958 after high school and built Gordon Paul Trucking, later Dependable Transportation Inc., in Ottawa.
Audean Paul recalls decorating an old Peterbilt and a 53 foot trailer with Christmas lights since the early 1990s. Her late husband Gordon loved Peterbilt trucks and never drove another make. Starting on their 15th Street property, they expanded from a single truck to a trailer, switching from Merry Christmas to Happy Holidays to keep the display longer and begin around Thanksgiving.
The scene features Leia, portrayed by Carrie Fisher, being comforted by Han Solo, played by Harrison Ford, as fans celebrate the revival of the Star Wars saga with The Force Awakens now showing in theaters. The familiar duo anchors a film aimed at both longtime fans and newcomers to the franchise.
Zach Clayton spent 18 hours in AMC Studio 28 watching all seven Star Wars films from Episode I to Episode VII. The Franklin County tech service specialist joined 500 fellow fans for the all day event that began at 1 a.m. Thursday and culminated with The Force Awakens.
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