Girls Scout cookie deliveries planned in Franklin County
Members of Girl Scout Service Unit 687 serving Franklin and surrounding counties will deliver cookies this month after pre selling the famous items. The Daughters Club of Centropolis met January 4 at Lois Neilson’s home for a monthly luncheon and business session with Jean Clark LaVera Simmons Ellen Sikes Helen Scott Betty Teter Martha Henry and the hostess present.
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Girls Scouts
Franklin County
Girl Scout Service Unit 687
Franklin
Daughters Club
Lois Neilson
Daughters Club of
Centropolis
Jean Clark
LaVera Simmons
Ellen Sikes
Helen Scott
Betty Teter
Martha Henry
Clark
Local clubs report honors and plans for Alpha Delta Kappa and VFW events
Officer reports given as Sigma Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa plans a Golden Anniversary in October and February meeting hosts named. Valentines for a Veterans hospital prepared after a January 9 Antique Mall gathering. Ottawa Post 5901 VFW and Auxiliary met January 8 with 27 attendees. reports on committees, Kansas events, hospital trip, and a $100 donation approval. The group schedules include a February 13 meeting, a March 23 fundraiser, and a February 10 55th anniversary potluck program.
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Alpha Delta Kappa Teachers Sorority
Winkie Snider
Alpha Delta Kappa
Veterans Hospital
Ottawa
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post
Ruby Sellens
Zelma Wehrle
Department of Kansas
Nebraska
Kansas
Manhattan
Debbie Hill
National Home
Ruth Moore
Jean McCloud
Wehrle
Legislation
PAC
Faye King
Betty Eubank
VFW
Five Generations Celebrate Christmas in Ottawa Family Photo
A Ottawa gathering on December 16 marks five generations of Courtney Mitchell's family. In the image, Joan Mitchell Ottawa, Pat Horne from Vassar, Betty Brill age 76, and Nancy Mitchell stand with Courtney aged seven months, celebrating a family Christmas.
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Courtney Mitchell
Joan Mitchell
Ottawa
Pat Horne
Vassar
Betty Brill
Courtney
Nancy Mitchell
New Hope Baptist Church Holds Christmas Cleanup
Natvy two members of the New Hope Baptist Church in rural Wellsville met January 6 to take down Christmas decorations. They shared hot soup chili and homemade bread and rolls with fellowship. A Christmas Eve communion and candle light service featured first graders Billy Qualls and Rosalyn Lucas as candle lighters. Jeremiah 31 3 quoted.
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New Hope Baptist Church
Wellsville
Billy Qualls
Rosalyn Lucas
Appanoose community news highlights and events
New Year social visits in Wellsville and Overbrook plus family happenings in Appanoose. Read about holiday guests, grandchild visits, birthdays, and church group activities alongside a note on a bereavement. The Appanoose volleyball teams went undefeated with notable individual serving totals and two girls basketball wins.
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Appanoose
Jena Bowman
Chrissy Sage
Hannah Nelson
Elisha Smith
Sarah Wigger
Burlingame
Apathy and excuses in Ottawa civic life
A column laments apathy and excuses among readers, urging active local engagement in government and downtown Ottawa issues. It critiques thin attendance at meetings, the Chamber banquet, and events at the Ottawa Municipal Auditorium, urging better participation by Franklin County residents and the business community.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Franklin County
OMA
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