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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 2005
Page
8
Public bulletin board items must be submitted two days or more in advance by fax email or mail. Non commercial events open to the public may be announced at no charge. No phone calls, please.
The First United Methodist Church at 203 E Fourth St Ottawa invites the public to a 7 p.m. Tuesday concert featuring the Ottawa Brass and organist Don Carr.
A noon to 5 p.m. bake sale and prize drawings at Country Mart will raise funds for Tyler Welborn s medical costs and hospitalization. Organizer Melissa DeCock notes the event is one of two charity benefits this weekend with another 6 p.m. to midnight gathering at Hurricane Sherry s in Wellsville. Reservations required for Valentine babysitting on Feb 12 at Faith Lutheran Church with a $5 first child and $2 each additional. Call Angela Schrefler at (785) 242-7450 to register.
A schedule of community events includes Ottawa University activities, a medical benefit for Tyler Welborn at Hurricane Sherry's, concerts at the Carnegie Cultural Center, and multiple charity meals such as pancake suppers and ham and bean suppers. Also listed are book sales, a Trivial Pursuit showdown, a legislative coffee, a Valentine workshops, a heart fund dance, and a York Rite chicken noodle dinner at Masonic Temple.
A series of Wednesday and Tuesday arrests list individuals from Wellsville Williamsburg Clathe Ottawa and Jennings with charges including simple battery criminal damage to property driving with a suspended license misdemeanor theft methamphetamine possession sale and possession no drug tax stamp open container transporting disorder municipal warrants insurance and related detentions released on bonds or held in jail. Names ages and addresses appear with times and locations in enumerated notes.
COTTONWOOD FALLS AP supporters of the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve hopeful a $4.8 million endowment can rescue the landmark. Frank and Frances Horton of Wellington donated the endowment to the Nature Conservancy. Funds will cover the preserve's $4 million debt as the Conservancy gains ownership. little tallgrass prairie remains, much of it in the Flint Hills preserve.
Franklin County officials report 60 applicants for the new county administrator post up from 10 to 15 on the last day. At least half meet the gold standard with advanced degrees or government experience. A blue ribbon committee may review submissions with consultant Dick Chesney, aiming for an administrator by late April or early May. Three architectural firms study office space, proposing use of the third floor courtroom and refurbished commission chambers.
Dr Thomas Jackson an Ottawa surgeon seeks a special use permit to operate a general surgery practice at 602 S Maple St in a single family zoned building formerly ECKAN headquarters. The plan adds an exam room and grows staff from four to five as city planners weigh welfare and property impacts ahead of a Wednesday planning commission vote.
Derailment involving two trains near Wellsville left 52 and 69 cars from each train off the track into an embankment. Two cars carrying about 20 vehicles burned, creating black smoke. Injuries included one engineer with minor injuries and a dehydrated firefighter. Emergency crews faced swampy terrain delaying cleanup and track clearance. About 100 personnel from multiple agencies aided in response and fuel spill cleanup at Rock Creek. Central Fiber provided parking for equipment during the operation.
The gospel trio the Cru Sadders perform at 5 p.m. Saturday at Faith Lutheran Church Ottawa with a full band. They have traveled over a million miles on tour, produced 18 albums, and never postponed a concert. No admission, donations encouraged. Ottawa Recreation Commission hosts Valentine dinners Feb 10 at Ottawa Country Club from 6 to 8 p.m. Cost $20 per couple, $5 each extra child. reservations due by Tuesday at (785) 242-1939.
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