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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1997
Page
8
Osage City Senior Center on Second and Market will host a senior dance from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday with snacks served during break. Mike Honn will provide music and a suggested donation of $2. Everyone is welcome to attend.
A Kansas City area report highlights Kwanzaa activities from today through Jan. 1. The Kansas City Museum hosts a commemorative stamp unveiling at 1 45 pm and talks at 2 and 3 pm by Milton Gray about African-American culture. Admission is 2 50 for adults and 2 for seniors and children. Donations welcome at Kings and Queens Heritage Center from 3 pm daily with ongoing exhibits and crafts. Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Center hosts a free Kwanzaa program at 4 pm Sunday with music and rituals. For details call the listed numbers.
Dempsey and crew ferried two Dakotas from South Africa along the Atlantic route to Libreville Abidjan and on to Recife and Fort Lauderdale. They describe budget shifts and pension pressures as the government sold F-16s to Botswana, forecasting dwindling aviation capacity. Dempsey plans to recover the remaining three planes in January if no further ferry work appears.
Rantoul native Bill Dempsey hails the C 47 Dakota as the best air plane of World War II. He notes it carried troops, dropped paratroops, and fought as flying artillery in Korea and Vietnam, with Russia and China copying the design. He cites durability, easy maintenance, and long service life with tens of thousands built worldwide.
Shoppers continue brisk buying after Christmas with sweaters gloves and blazers selling well. Mudrick expects a busy first week or two of January as customers exchange gifts or spend Christmas cash. Teenagers and early twenty somethings are noted as the main spenders. Early postholiday hours show lighter returns on exchanges but sustained sales.
Mudrick welcomes the busy December shopping period and notes that the holiday season makes people happy, driving extra work for refunds and returns as shoppers seek refunds during the peak period.
Admissions include Ethel Rodgers Frank Hanson Maxine Amphenour and Dorothey Garrett from Ottawa Lisa Fairchild Waverly and Erma Fredricks Williamsburg Dismissals list Adelia Suter Lula Lidikay and Janine Klingele Ottawa Maxine Amphenour Ottawa Births a daughter 7 lbs 6 oz to Lisa and Travis Fairchild Waverly Wednesday Sheriff and police notes state city and county offices closed Thursday and today with information unavailable until Monday morning 911 center dispatch reports no major activities in two days
In Lawrence Kansas the University of Kansas dorms host about 100 students over the holidays as many international residents feel homesick. Residents organize slow activities like earring making to lift spirits while others, including a senior student from Macao, plan quiet stays with movies and meals. Nearby Osawatomie State Mental Hospital plans a cheerful Christmas with dinner music bingo and a Friday dance for patients.
A sweeping year in review highlights Madre Teresa’s death and work, Wall Street swings, Dolly the cloned sheep, the McCaughey family birth, tobacco settlements talks, Pathfinder Mars mission, Democratic fundraising woes, Heaven’s Gate comet death cult, and other global incidents shaping 1990s history. The piece weaves humanitarian heroism with scientific breakthroughs and political scandals, naming key figures and milestones.
The Kansas sexual predator law dominated the year’s coverage as judges weigh how many offenders can be held after serving sentences. Leroy Hendricks challenged the 1994 measure, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed continued detention for some, and Kansas officials plan expansion amid rising inmates and ongoing legal debates.
Aurora Colorado runs a Pothole of the Month contest to spur reports and speed repairs. Motorists can win 50 dollars by reporting the largest pothole. The program runs October through April and costs the city 350 dollars yearly.
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