New officers chosen Photo contributed at Ransom MemorialAuxiliary
The 2002 Ransom Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Board members were installed Jan 21 at the annual business meeting. Pictured left to right are Dorothy Mohr director scholarship Betty Stork director fundraising June Betz corresponding secretary Lela Mae Santarpia president elect Jody Lancaster president Nancy Pinet treasurer Linda Clevenger vice president membership Leanna Felix recording secretary Not pictured Erin Chappell past president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ransom Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Board
Dorothy Mohr
Betty Stork
June Betz
Lela Mae Santarpia
Jody Lancaster
Nancy Pinet
Linda Clevenger
Leanna Felix
Erin Chappell
Lane Methodist Worship and Spring Grove Church Notes
The ice storm kept many from church as Spring Grove Friends Church met with heat on Sunday. Rev. Forrest Brandt sermonized on perspectives vs God's will and played saxophone to To God Be The Glory. Volunteers Herriges and Brandt cut three truckloads of fallen limbs after the storm. Monthly meeting set for Sunday 6 pm with soup and sandwiches. Central Heights updates note booster meeting February 13, a theatre spelling bee at 12:30 pm, Jr. High basketball at Garnett Saturday, site council 6 pm Monday, Board of Education 7:30 pm, Prairie View basketball 5 pm Tuesday.
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Spring Grove
Spring Grove Friends Church
Forrest Brandt
Mike Herriges
Jerrilyn James Herriges
Central Heights
Garnett
Elementary Site Council
Board of Education
Prairie View
SHAFF 4H Club Meeting Notes and Upcoming Events
S H A F F 4H club met at 7 p.m. January 7 in Wellsville, with 26 members, two leaders, 13 parents and five guests. Reports covered Franklin County 4H Days February 23 at Ottawa University and steer weigh in February 24 at the Franklin County Livestock Sale Barn. A Walking Taco stand was planned for the Wellsville Top Gun Tournament January 22–26. Future meeting set for February 4, and Congratulations were shared for Annie Smith’s new baby.
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S.H.A.F.F
S.h.af.f
Lauren Bohr
Methodist Church
Wellsville
Reva Waters
Rachelle Waters
Keith Livingston
Trish Livingston
Franklin County
Ottawa University
Franklin
Annie Smith
Carlie
Cameo Breithaupt
The Big Storm recorded in local memories and events
A collection of short notices reflects community responses to a severe storm and notes daily coping, with calendar planning for World Day of Prayer, Catholic Women's Council gathering, and visits to relatives. It also notes library donations, archival efforts, and a retirement reception in Ottawa with local attendees.
Oasis Club Meeting Highlights Kansas Day Decor
The Oasis Club met January 22 in Roberts Hall at Westminster Presbyterian Church with 32 members and three guests. President Hazel Crumm welcomed Gilbert and Mary Jane Martin and Charles Heck, who performed Civil War era harmonica pieces. A Valentine exchange and pot luck slated for February 22 weather permitting were noted, along with a brief business meeting and thanks to the Decor ating Committee for Kansas Day tables featuring flags maps and sunflowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oasis Club
Roberts Hall
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Hazel Lee Crumm
Gilbert and
Mary Jane Martin
Charles Heck
Crumm
Kansas
U.S
Cliff Burke
Robie
Burke
Bertha Morgan
Heck
Saints
Louise Harrell
Safety Week promotes child seat and belt use in Kansas
Kansas observes National Child Passenger Safety Week February 10 to 16 with KDOT, Kansas Highway Patrol, Kansas Motor Carriers Association and the SAFE KIDS Coalition coordinating education and enforcement. KDOT has distributed 1,100 child safety seats this year and 543 last year to aid families unable to afford seats, part of a broader effort to raise usage and reduce child injuries statewide.
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Kdot Safety Belt Education Office
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kansas Motor Carriers Association
Kansas Safe Kids Coalition
Kansas
E. Dean Carlson
Kansas Department of Transportation
Kdot Bureau of Traffic Safety
KDOT
Battle Front Mission to Protect Sally May Patch
A dog narrator accompanies Drover on a late night mission in an armored APC to defend Sally May's watermelon patch from raccoons. The unit moves under Combat Rules with supplies and a spooky night backdrop as they near the alfalfa field, awaiting action at the front.
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Drover
Sally May
Slim
APC
Pick
Hank
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Lane
United Methodist Church
Richmond
St. Therese Altar Society
United Methodist
Romania
Archdiocese Council of Catholic Women
Easton
Nadine Peine
Barbara Wuertz
Dorothy Miller
Kenny
Marilyn New
Shane
Deb Stout
Maxine Roush
Stephanie Stout
Pittsburg State University
Rick
Meredith Roush
Leavenworth
Maxine
Charles Roush
Lawrence
Richmond Library
Kansas State University
Darlene Springer
Pat Vining
Edward Phelan
Melvern
Dale Weber
Larry Weber
Bud Gollier
Ottawa
Dorothy Dunbar
Virginia Cunningham
VFW Ladies
Ottawa Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Ruby Sellens
Zelma Ehrle
National
ECKAN
Eisenhower
National House Activity Fund
Ruth Mease
Betty Eubank
Mary J. Hopkins
Wanda Miller
Jean McCloud
Lonnie Ingram
VFW
Park Home
Ottawa Memorial Vfw
Dept. Council
Wichita
Jody Sullivan
Village Plaza
Eunice
Deaconess Associations, Inc
Eunice Hoover
Havens Steel
The
Ottawa Herald
Jot A. Erickson
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