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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 2005
Page
6
CLEON RICKEL captures Pomona Mayor Kirk Lauritsen recalling a two-foot wooden grain wagon gifted by his grandfather in the 1970s. The wagon, once used on farms and compatible with a toy tractor, sits in his family home as a lasting memory of his grandfather the dairy farmer.
Local children’s letters to Santa are reproduced as accurately as possible, with handwriting quirks kept. The listing mentions dolls, toy sets, and various Christmas gift ideas, including bear workshops, doll doctors, and fashion dolls, reflecting a playful wish list.
A holiday events list details activities across Ottawa and nearby communities including Ottawa Library Story Time at The Depot with hot chocolate and train playtime, Pilgrim Bible Academy Christmas program, Princeton evening light contest, Williamsburg United Methodist Church program, Vinland United Methodist Church Living Nativity, and a free community Christmas Eve dinner at The Sandbar with event times and locations.
PTO LLC Baldwin City has bought the Ottawa theater at 209 S Main St with Rita Madl as resident agent, signaling a likely opening next year after nearly a year of closure. Ottawa Main Street Director Mary Allison Haynie says a cinema will boost downtown vitality and economy.
Wellsville eighth graders have adopted one to four families for Christmas through the Pride Program. Students led fund drives collected canned goods and clothing and prepared a Christmas dinner via a community service project in Dirk Over's government classes, teaching citizenship with hands on action.
Franklin County Commissioners will ask Colorado firm Voorhis Associates to study jail overcrowding and related facilities to guide a potential new jail project. Interim administrator Jay Newton plans to negotiate a contract and aims for a six month study with a three year build timeline if approved. Local overflow has already sent about 20 inmates to Iola with Allen County full.
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