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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 2005
Page
8
The Ottawa Herald lists submission instructions for the Bulletin Board published weekly. Items should be sent two days or more in advance by fax email mail or in person to Ottawa Herald Kansas. Non commercial events open to the public may be announced free of charge. No phone calls.
The Caregivers Support Group announces cancellation of this month’s meeting. The next session is scheduled for 2 p.m. March 8 at Ottawa Retirement Village Apartments Margaret Hall, 1100 W 15th St. In Lane, the Pottawatomie Raritan Club will host a pancake breakfast fundraiser for Melissa Evans, a Pomona Elementary fifth grader chosen as a People to People Student Ambassador to Australia. Proceeds support her trip expenses. East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corp. will distribute commodity food items Feb 14 to Franklin Countians at Ottawa and Wellsville locations, 9 a.m. to noon and 10 a.m. to noon respectively, with Sack/box transport advised. For details call Gladys MacDonald at ECKAN’s Bronkip County Center, or (785) 242-7515.
A dense list of local meetings and activities includes Ottawa City Commission and Recreation Commission sessions, Mock Interview Relays at Ottawa University, American Legion and Bass Club gatherings, PATH exercise group, Story Time and Books and Babies at the Ottawa Library, a public meeting on foreign animal disease outbreak at Celebration Hall, Franklin County Commission sessions, Youth Matinee at Ottawa Municipal Auditorium, Breast Cancer Support Group, Brown Bag Books, Small Business Development Committee, Main Street Design Committee, Ottawa Recreation Commission, Ottawa University Music Concert, and Skilton Music Club events. Details list times and venues across city facilities.
The Daily Report details hospital admissions Friday through Sunday in Ottawa with names Betty Bishop Mary Mealman Hazel Ames Martha Berton Catherine Miller Edith Froggatte Kathy Hinderliter and Gary Snyder and dismissals including Georgette Bartlett Harold Leitaker Diana Stierlin Andrew Voelmeck Hazel Ames Katie Mitchell Andrea Bouska and others. Births note a daughter to Mandy and Joshua Jordan in Pomona. Sheriff's Department and Police arrests list several individuals in Ottawa Pomona and surrounding areas for charges including failure to appear driving with suspended license probation violation battery and municipal warrants with bonds set from 50 to 2000 dollars.
Franklin County Commissioners voted 4 1 to restrict reporting of personnel information heard during open session. Actions like raises and sick leave will be numbered rather than named, with minutes listing numbers. The change aims to protect privacy and align with public records procedures, prompting FOI requests for details.
Tonya Stroda, a 30 year old Salina resident and former Marine, re enlisted after sign on bonuses rose. Kansas Army National Guard recruiters say interest remains strong but overall state goals missed by about 300 in 2004 due to Iraq deployments and war fatigue. Recruiters emphasize tuition paid and stipend support to high school students, with efforts to maintain visibility in schools and public events.
Kansas records show KDHE issued 611 fines since 2001, collecting $770,000, up from 63 fines from 1998 to 2000, as new guidelines and training tighten enforcement. Spokeswoman Sharon Watson notes 7,433 licensed restaurants and that fines are a last resort to ensure safe food handling, temperatures, and rodent control. In 2004 KDHE closed one restaurant and suspended 23 licenses. 2003 saw 3 closures and 8 suspensions, and 2002 had 6 closures and 9 suspensions.
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