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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 2000
Page
7
Four year old Brady Wallis Jeff from CTEC Preschool receives help from Ottawa High School student Hall Alexander to send an e-mail letter to Santa in Jodi Grover's computer classroom on a Wednesday classroom activity.
The Franklin County skating party for grades and middle school children runs 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday at The Rink 222 E. 2nd. Ottawa Optimists Club sponsors the event with a Real Millennium dance in Garnett. Garnett Jaycees host a Real Millennium New Year’s Eve Dance at Knights of Columbus Hall Garnett 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. featuring Slow Ride. advance tickets via Gary Martin and Robert Miller. Alzheimer’s Support Group meets Jan 31 at 7 p.m. Ransom Memorial Hospital Conference Room C. call Carolyn Elder for details. RWD 6 meets 7 p.m. Tuesday at 4713 Rock Creek Road.
Ottawa Police investigate a December 11 incident at 2520 S Main Village Inn where windows were broken and clothing stolen from several cars. Damages exceed $1000. Call Franklin County Crime Stoppers at 1-888-311-TIPS for confidential tips. rewards up to $1000 if an arrest is made.
Admissions include Clara Cole Anne Reams Ronnie Howard all of Ottawa with dismissals for Robert Golden Felicia Silva James Raby also of Ottawa and Sylvia McCurdy of Williamsburg. Arrests include Patricia Lynn Houston of Garnett on six counts of violation of check laws with $750 bond. Police report multiple thefts and traffic incidents with several juvenile detentions and minor injuries reported.
Speaker-elect Kent Glasscock plans to split the House Education Committee into two panels to separately address higher education and K through 12 issues. The move aims to give higher education the focus it has lacked, with one panel dedicated to colleges and universities.
At a public hearing Ottawa residents and officials debated a plan combining an eighth cent sales tax and a sewer bill surcharge on businesses. Atherton supported a flat fee or higher sales tax to ease budgeting, while some favored spreading costs across more people. The city must meet KDHE pollution rules with a 2005 plant start, and funding will be discussed at the Jan. 8 work session ahead of a spring ballot.
The Kansas Supreme Court weighs whether to keep mandatory plethysmograph tests and polygraph disclosures in a sex offender program amid court challenges and public debate. Officials say tests aid diagnosis and treatment, while critics note reliability concerns and coercion fears.
In Russell County on December 18 strong winds and cold fluffy snow formed self rolling snowballs and muffs from baseballs to 30 gallon drums. Kansas climatologist Mary Knapp confirmed similar cases in Alaska and Antarctica, noting wind and cold conditions create rolling snow shapes on ground.
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