ADK Club Delivers Valentine Bags and Plans State Meet
The January 10 ADK meeting at Ottawa City Hall featured Valentine bag making for veterans and a program by Hope Pelton on life in India. Fourteen members shared visiting plans, officers approved minutes and a $11.93 bill, and a motion to donate shelving passed. The group discussed leadership training in Ottawa, the May state convention in Olathe, and a February 21 meeting. A no bake sale raised $360 for the Franklin County Literature Festival. Members listed include Cindy Ayres, Virginia Cook, JoAnn Duvall, Therese Payne, Janet Radcliffe and others.
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ADK
Ottawa City Hall
Hope Pelton
India
Hope House
Virginia
Bey
Dale
Broderick
Ottawa
Diane
Nancy Thompson
Olathe
Janet
Lila
Therese
JoAnn
Franklin County
Cindy
Liz
Clare
Wellsville Crescent Club Meets on Valentine Themed Evening
The Wellsville Crescent Club gathered February 21 at Betty Edwards home with President Donna Romsted opening. Carolyn Silmus filled in for Ellen Neis, and the group discussed Valentines Day origins, the art show sponsorship, and mourned life member Maxine Averill with a tribute card and yellow rose to her daughter Karen Todd.
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Wellsville Crescent Club
Betty Edwards
Donna Romstedt
Carolyn Silmus
Ellen Neis
Chaucer
Carol Cramer
Wellsville Day
Carolyn Silvius
Maxine Averill
Silvius
Karen Todd
Garnett Duplicate Bridge Club winners named
Billie Burcham and David Leitch of Garnett won the February 22 duplicate bridge match in Garnett. Anita Dennis of Garnett and Steve Brodmerkle of Neosho Falls took second, while Mary Margaret Thomas of Osawatomie and Tom Pearler of Waverly finished third. The club meets at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at the Garnett Inn, and all bridge players are welcome.
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Billie Burcham
David Leitch
Garnett
Anita Dennis
Steve Brodmerkle
Neosho
EngelbertEngelbert Carissa Dawn to McCall in 2012
Lawrence couple announces engagement of Carissa Dawn Engelbert to Geoffrey Conan McCall both of Lawrence. Carissa is Ottawa High School 2009 and KU sociology major with pre law plans. Geoffrey studies music and theatre at Ottawa University. Wedding set for May 26 2012 at The Unity Village in Unity Missouri.
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Jim
Sherry Engelbert
Carissa Dawn Engelbert
Lawrence
Geoffrey Conan McCall
John and
Polly McCall
Ottawa
Cindy Schwitters
Lockport
III
Carolyne Schwitters
Bill
Delores Charbbenau
Beloit
John Engelbert
Myron
Maxine McCall
Keith
Betty Sue Shumway
Ottawa High School
University of Kansas
Ottawa University
Unity Village
Unity, Mo
Ottawa High School Teamwork at Northeast Kansas Regional
Seven Ottawa High School Science Olympiad members competed February 25 at Johnson County Community College Overland Park in 14 events. The team finished 17th in prelims with strong performances across Anatomy Gravity Vehicle Robot Arm Towers and other events. Coach Jim Deane praised the effort and teamwork while Kathy Egbert volunteered to help.
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Ottawa High School
Johnson County Community College
Overland Park
Brandon Kinn
Jennifer Boyce
Ryan Higgins
Rachel Pierce
Abby Shumway
Shawn Turner
Zach Williams
Fermi
Jim Deane
Kathy Egbert
Deane
Melvern Woman Fanning to Celebrate 90th Birthday
Melvern Melvern Fanning turns 90 on March 4 2012 in Clinton Missouri with family. Children Merel ine Allen Staples Texas Brenda Clark and Ron Clinton Venita Norton Dennis Williamsburg Cheryl Hogan and Gene Lane. Seventeen grandchildren twenty three great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Cards to 402 NW Summit St Melvern Kansas 66510.
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Melvern
Clinton
Mereline Allen
Staples
Texas
Brenda Clark
Ron
Venita Norton
Dennis
Williamsburg
Cheryl Hogan
Gene
Lane
NW Summitt St
Birthday for Bugner boy noted in family lineage
A child celebrated his first birthday on February 11 2012. He is the son of Dalton and Molly Bugner of Kansas City Kansas. Relatives include Don and Deb Bugner Ot tawa Wes and Donna Cook Lawrence and Mike and Mayria Mustain Wellsville. Great grandparents Myrtle Haas Ottawa Lenoir Mustain Wellsville Robert and Norma Sobba Ottawa Harold and Judy Pennington Rantoul. Great great grandmother Minnie Leach Wellsville.
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Dalton
Molly Bugner
Kansas City
Kan
Don
Deb Bugner
Ottawa
Wes
Donna Cook
Lawrence
Mike
Mayria Mustain
Wellsville
Myrtle Haas
Lenoir Mustain
Robert
Norma Sobba
Harold
Judy Pennington
Rantoul
Minnie Leach
Education News: Kara Protasio Receives Robertson Award
Kara Protasio of Baldwin City earns the D J Robertson Award from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. The honor recognizes students, often freshmen, with a 4.0 semester GPA while completing at least 12 graded hours. The award honors the late D J Robertson, UND’s first dean and a longtime faculty member.
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Kara Protasio
Baldwin City
D.J. Robertson
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks
N.D
Robertson
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Graham Bugner
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