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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1997
Page
6
The Packers and the Patriots head back to the Super Bowl with Packers awaiting their first title in nearly 30 years while the Patriots, led by Steve Grogan in 1986, have a shorter prior championship gap. A cloudy Tuesday brings a 40 percent chance of light snow and a high around the lower 20s with southeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
Ottawa Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. at the district office. Proposals from Sam Sheldon and Marlin Kimball include an elementary great books program an after school science and problem solving program updating encyclopedias and adding a third foreign language at Ottawa High School. A $500 gift to Hawthorne Elementary from Water Systems Inc and two special education paraprofessional requests are on the agenda. Three board seats, held by Marcia Mitchell Barbara Gibson and Bill Ketchum, are up for election this spring with a filing deadline noon Jan 21. Citizens discuss options to demolish at least one middle school building.
MGCB executive Melvin Gaston says the Merchant Gift Check Book is sponsored by 30 individual Ottawa merchants, not the Chamber of Commerce. The 37 year old Better Business Bureau member offers a $39.95 service that yields over 700 in dinners entertainment gifts and services from more than 90 certificates across local merchants.
A Martin Luther King Jr. program is set for 2 pm Sunday at Ottawa University with Wayne Franklin of the Kansas Department of Human Resources delivering the keynote. Ottawa school district superintendent Har vey Ludwick and West Franklin Superintendent Jim Cain will recognize essay contest winners. Bethany Chapel Baptist Church and First Baptist Church will perform as part of a community program featuring multiple local church leaders.
At a Saturday legislative coffee sponsored by the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce and Franklin County Farm Bureau, Rep Ralph Tanner and Rep Bill Feuerborn along with Sen Robert Tyson discussed likely property tax relief but offered no firm plan. Feuerborn suggested shifting part of the 33 mill levy for education to a higher state sales tax, noting a 1 percent increase could yield about 314 million dollars. Tyson forecast Gov Graves may propose reducing school finance mills to 33 and cautioned about extra revenue near 100 million this year being requested for 500 million in new spending. he urged returning surplus to taxpayers to fund only essential government needs.
In New York state Montague resident Bill Otposhavett reports 90 inches of snow over the weekend as winter blankets the region. Across Utah two feet fallen strand skiers while Colorado faces a deep freeze and Texas sees ice storms and school closures. Four feet of snow fell near Redfield in 24 hours, with residents describing dramatic snowfall.
The Supreme Court questioned both sides as Paula Jones seeks to sue President Clinton now for sexual harassment. Justices weighed delaying the case until Clinton leaves office, amid concerns over presidential time and schedule control if the suit proceeds during his term. Justice Scalia criticized the notion that the president cannot spare time, while Clinton’s lawyer urged keeping him free to perform duties. Jones’s counsel pressed for access to the court now, arguing for her day in court.
Kansas lawmakers began the 90 day session awaiting Gov Bill Graves address in the House chamber at the Capitol. Senate President Richard Bond noted all 40 senators would be present and new chairs would steer committees as both parties set goals including school funding and tax relief.
Longtime farmer and Ottawa resident Russell Sylvester received the Russell Crites Award at the Chamber of Commerce annual meeting at Ottawa University. He has served as a director, agribusiness committee member, and volunteer for Day on the Farm and other events. Also honored were Sonny Burch, Jerry Thompson of Loyd Builders for Community Builder Award, and Kathy Niehoff for Quarterly Community Image Award.
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