Allstate opens downtown office with local ties
Bertie Wilson an Allstate agent opened a new office at 114 E. 2nd on February 6 to offer auto property and life insurance. She and her husband Tom plan to move from Lawrence to Ottawa with their son Troy 16. Wilson previously worked at an Allstate shop in Lawrence.
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Ottawa Area Chamber Sets Growth, Awards Program
The Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce outlines goals for 1995 including attracting industry and retail growth, expanding communications, and boosting membership. It details a new Absolutely Ottawa Community Builder award for long standing members and a quarterly Community Image award recognizing pride in the community. Gene Ramsey chairs Commerce.
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Lost in Yonkers at OMA Ottawa University theater
Neil Simon’s Lost in Yonkers will be staged at the Ottawa Municipal Auditorium as part of OU’s Community Arts Series. Directed by Larry Peters, the memory play set in 1942 Yonkers features local campus and community talent, with performances at 7:30 p.m. on February 24 and 25. Tickets are 6.50, with discounts for youth and students, and free for ages 4-11.
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Let’s Teach Positives to Our Youth in Part One
A columnist rebuts the idea of lowering youth expectations. They argue America offers opportunities, urge positive attitudes, and cite experts like Ford, Disney, Schuller, and Edison to promote can do messages. A second part will follow. Don Taylor invites readers to send feedback.
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Weather Tonight and Weekend Forecast for Ottawa
Cold and mostly clear tonight with a low near 20 and light variable winds. Friday remains dry with teens in the northwest and 20s elsewhere, highs near the 40s. Saturday dry and mild with 20s to lower 30s for lows and 50s for highs. Sunday dry and mild with 30s for lows and 50s for highs. Ottawa hourly temperatures ending at 11 am today from Ottawa Power Plant.
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Lawmakers seek to end state QPA in school accreditation
Lawmakers pushed three bills to remove the public school accreditation program from state law. Rep Clifford Franklin argues to abolish quality performance accreditation at the state level, letting local boards choose. The House Education Committee referred the measures to a subcommittee for review.
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Global info plan aims to expand private investment networks
Clinton outlines a worldwide information plan built on private investment with competition among providers and universal access. It calls for flexible regulations, nondiscriminatory network interconnection, and universal affordability, plus standards to link advanced networks across countries.
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World Bank
Greater Tuna Play Weekend Shows at A C T Ottawa
A C T Ottawa presents Greater Tuna on Feb 17–18 at 7 30 p m and Feb 19 at 2 p m at Davidson Dance Studio 216 S Main Tickets range 5 4 3 dollars call 242 8478. Hazardous waste collection at FR CO HHW Facility Monday Friday 7 a m 1 p m call 242 1176. Showtime Video Grand Opening Week offers daily prizes Movie rentals 1 99 call 242 4800.
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Oddball News Montage From 20th Century Press
A collage of quirky items notes eccentric claims about Cheddar versus mozzarella, a surgeon who kept Einstein's eyes and eyed a $5 million sale, dairy cattle shipments to Europe and Saudi Arabia, a towel wrapped protest at City Hall over water, gun threats at fast food outlets, and a Oklahoma City prosecution excerpt with a 5,000 year per count sentence.
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Ottawa Herald subscription rates 1994 list
The Ottawa Herald announces 1994 subscription rates by carrier, motor route, and mail across Ottawa and surrounding counties. Rates cover one month to one year, with varying prices by location and delivery method, all in advance.
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