Faith fuels Christmas for Salvation Army official
Florene Hart, director of the Ottawa Senior Center and local Salvation Army chapter, ties Christmas meaning to faith. A granddaughter Janice made a ceramic nativity in 1980. a calf lost its horn over time. Hart notes Sundays add special significance as she attends church and sings praises on Christmas.
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Florene Hart
Janice
Brian Williams
Ottawa
Faith
Ana
Hart
The
Salvation Army
Bell ringer collects record holiday donation at Orwigsburg store
In Orwigsburg Pennsylvania a Salvation Army kettle at a grocery store received 31 hundred dollar bills in a Christmas ecard. Volunteer Margaret Wetefsky said the donor signed Leo and hoped to set a new record. Captain Adam Hench said the funds will help heat the poor, surpassing a December 10 donation at the Schuylkill Mall.
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Bell Ringer
Associated Press
Orwigsburg
Salvation Army
Margaret L. Wetefsky
Leo
Land donations pave way for unity center in Ottawa
Former Ottawan Charles Gaynor visits Ottawa physicians Ernest Ojeleye and John Golller at Vintage Park after a ceremony announcing land donations to the Community Center Partnership for a multi purpose center. Gaynor's mother Oneta Gaynor and Ottawa Family Physicians donated land.
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Charles Gaynor
Washington D.C
Ottawa
Ernest Ojeleye
John Golller
Vintage Park
S. Elm St
Community Center
Gaynor
Oneta Gaynor
Ottawa Family
Late donor Oneta Gaynor linked to Ottawa center gift
JODIE GARCIA herald Staff Writer Oneta Gaynor who died at 95 linked her late life to a community center gift in Ottawa. Born in 1912 in Williamstown Missouri she and husband Paul Gaynor were longtime Ottawa advocates with ties to Quin Furniture and a local flight service. Their children Charles and Nancy recalled their parents’ community work and Paul’s roles as city commissioner and mayor. The donation decision was publicized about a week after her death.
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Oneta Gaynor
Gaynor
Ottawa
Williamstown
Ottawa University
Paul Gaynor
Quin Furniture
Main Street
Warlson-Gaynor
Texas
Charles
Nancy Gaynor
Charles Gaynor
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