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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 2004
Page
7
Daily bulletin board notice invites non commercial events open to the public. Submissions due two days in advance by fax email or mail to The Ottawa Herald at 104 S Cedar Ottawa KS. No phone calls please.
Valentine Breakfast Lane at Pottawatomie Township Hall from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday with donations accepted. Ottawa High School cheerleader clinic Saturday 8:30 to 11 a.m. at Lincoln Elementary Gym, registration 8:15 a.m., $6 per child with family rates and a $9 T shirt option. Rantoul Sweetheart Breakfast 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Rantoul Community Presbyterian Church with biscuits and gravy, $3 adults $1.50 children. Bingo resumes after snow cancellations at VFW on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 p.m. Proceeds fund heart fund activities.
A schedule of local events includes Fit and Fun Club at Wellsville Senior Center 707 Locust for seniors, Ottawa Recreation Commission Mom and Sons Fun Night and Father-Daughter Date Night at Ottawa Country Club, Chocolate Confections at Ottawa Library, and several meetings at Franklin County Annex First Christian Church Masonic Hall and other venues. Also listed are prayer services, Shrine events, Retired School Personnel breakfast, Love is in the Air dinner theatre, Retta Conclave visit, and The Music Box Show at Ottawa Municipal Auditorium.
The Daily Report lists arrests by the Franklin County Sheriff's Dept on Wednesday including Randy Stroud held on obstructing official duties and custody, Jacob Thomecreck on failure to appear, Daniel Damron on probation violation, Charlene Williams on failure to appear, and Chad Vanvalkenburg on probation violation with bonds from 125 to 5000 dollars. Non injury accidents occurred at Willow and Seventh, Main and Fourth, and 23rd and Eisenhower. Structure fires were reported on Tennessee Road and Galveston Street with garages and barns destroyed. Medical emergencies were recorded on South Ash Street East Second Street Barnes Road and related locations.
Franklin County seeks a $6 million loan from Kansas Department of Transportation to pave 34 miles of county roads. Engineering firm Taylor Design Group outlines four project areas. funding delay could push bid plans. If loan falls through, county may pursue a bond issue.
Sacred Heart Elementary students collected 326.66 during a Read-A-Thon at Peoples Bank in Ottawa, lifting the Van for Arie account to about 2400. One third went to the Van fund, the rest split between Tech and Library Funds. Principal Diane Chapman invites Ottawa groups to aid Lavonna Stewart’s effort to buy a van for her son Arlie. A bake sale is planned 1 pm to 3 pm Saturday Feb 28 at the Church of the Brethren basement 109 W Ninth St Ottawa.
The ricin scare on Capitol Hill shuts delivery to the Senate since January 10 and halts mail to the House. Senators Roberts and Brownback urge constituents to use alternate contact methods and provide phone and email options for Washington offices. Representative Ryun also lists phone and email contacts for direct messages.
Franklin County will stop reallocating funds between departments for snow or ice removal. The county commission approved a memo instructing no interdepartmental billing. State law requires reimbursement to the noxious weed fund, so public works will pay a percentage of weed employees' salaries to offset non weed related time.
Darren Marconette appeared in Ottawa court on charges including attempted first degree murder and drug offenses after a Feb 3 attack on his wife Lisa. His defense attorney, Gerald Powers, faced questions about experience under a court regulation, which the judge waived. A 1:30 p.m. March 10 preliminary hearing was scheduled as Powers continues to represent him while bond remains at 750000.
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