Winter Adventures returns to Franklin County events
Franklin County Chi Ren's Co presents Winter Adventures for children and parents during winter break. Last year about 1400 attended skating crafts and dance classes funded by the Franklin County Children's Coalition with some free activities and others costing 1. The 2024 schedule runs Thursday through Sunday January 2 to 5 with a cheer dance clinic movies skating teen dance and an indoor carnival. Children must be accompanied by an adult and registration is required for some activities at various Ottawa locations including Main Street and Davis Avenue with bus transportation from Lincoln Elementary School.
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Ottawa Herald
Franklin County Children’s Coalition
Holiday Shopping Day After Deals At Walmart Ot tawa
Shoppers crowded the aisles this morning at Wal greens Ot tawa seeking after Christmas bargains. Local shoppers filled the aisles in search of discounts as stores opened to the public after the holiday.
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Walgreens
S. Main St
Ottawa
Retailers slash prices to boost post Christmas sales
Post Christmas shopping begins with deeper discounts as retailers open early and cut prices. Target warns December sales may dip, while MasterCard reports a 3.6 percent rise from Thanksgiving to Christmas. Toys R Us and Macy’s offer steep markdowns on electronics and fur, respectively, as shoppers hunt bargains amid gloom.
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Target Corp
Mastercard Inc
Toys “R” Us Inc
Macy’s Inc
Saks
Guardsmen Return Home Before Iraq Deployment
Kansas City area National Guard members from Fort Bliss and Fort Bragg arrive home for the holidays before heading to Iraq. A bus with 54 Kansas Guardsmen reaches Lenexa while 35 Missouri Army Reserve civil affairs members come home from Fort Bragg. Communities raise about 160000 for travel and holiday leave, aided by Cathy McGaughey and Kansas City Baptist Temple. Nearly 140 soldiers initially lacked travel funds but local leaders stepped in to help.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Belton
Army Reserve Civil Affairs
Fort Bragg
N.C
Cathy McGaughey
Christmas carolers brighten Ottawa church service
Front row Tiffany Arvin Maxine Jones Betty Taylor back row Glenda Taylor Becky Buettgenbach Sarah Knapp Jennifer Gruinwald members of the Ladies Ensemble at Bible Baptist Church Ottawa sing carols in the sanctuary. Snow kept them from going outside so they used a cell phone to share voices with area shut ins.
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Tiffany Arvin
Maxine Jones
Betty Taylor
Glenda Taylor
Becky Buettgenbach
Sarah Knapp
Jennifer Gruinwald
Ladies Ensemble
Bible Baptist Church
N. Cherry St
Ottawa
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Winter Adventures
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Millner St
Elliot J. Sutherland
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Anne D'Innocenzio
New York
International Council of Shopping Centers
Michael P. Niomira
Iraq
Guard
Sunflower State
Jack Buettgenbach
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