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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 2005
Page
8
The Ottawa Herald invites non commercial public events to be announced at no charge. Submit items two days or more in advance via fax email or mail to the Ottawa Herald. No phone calls.
The U S Army Corps of Engineers will handle all group picnic shelter reservations at Melvern Lake starting February 1. Shelters at Melvern Lake Outlet Park and Coeur D Alene Park accommodate up to 75 people with lights, water, and amenities. a $20 fee covers 10 am to 10 pm. Reservations via (785) 549-3318 or at the project office, 7:30 am to 4 pm, Monday through Friday.
Today hosts multiple sessions from 4 p.m. to 8 30 p m at Midland Hospice and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m for an artists reception at Carnegie Cultural Center both in separate towns. Other events include prairie flyers aviation gathering at Ottawa Municipal Airport a district horse meeting at Franklin County Fair Grounds a monopoly tournament at Ottawa Library a Munsee Indian meeting at Pomona United Methodist Church and an Ottawa VFW dance at the VFW post along U S 59.
The Daily Report lists admissions and dismissals in Ottawa with names such as Barbara Collins Alice Wash Marley Ainsworth and Thomas Stierlin Helen Bunch Anna Reams. It details jail arrests across Kansas counties including James O Brien Michael Kile Sarah Allen Dean Wiley Sean Sierman and others with warrants bonds and jail status.
The Herald reports a Kansas based National Guard unit deployed in Iraq is packing up to return to Fort Riley in early February, with no firm date yet. Spokeswoman Joy Moser notes elections in Iraq on January 30 may influence timing. Community plans are under way for a welcome home ceremony.
In OU's Martin Hall O'Dell Lounge, Professor Tonia Salvini as Ruth glares at Joe Casad as Gerald during a dramatic reading of Mord ka. Written by Dean Mendell, the piece follows a Holocaust survivor seeking links to his past and closes the MLK Day events at the university.
County commissioners voted 3-2 to name Kristi Stinebaugh assistant human resources director at about $15 per hour after serving as acting HR chief. dissenters argued pay was too high. Ortega defended the raise saying it aligns with market and the county pay plan. Executive session followed to discuss individual cases.
Ottawa Board of Education leaders urged defining suitable education as lawmakers wrestle with a Supreme Court order to increase funding. President Louis Reed cited added needs from all day kindergarten to transportation and electives, while board member Bill Allegre warned that language like foreign languages and debate are threatened by tight budgets. Mayor Gene Ramsey announced a grant to pave the Davis Road access to a new U S 59 interchange, with KDOT coordinating bids to trim costs. County commissioner Kid Taylor said Franklin County may become a node for a statewide fiber optic network, linking government and homes to high speed Internet, pending interest and discussions.
Central Heights superintendent Mike Folks will resign to lead Clay Center district. He will finish with Central Heights by June 30 and start July 1 in Clay Center, a 4A district with about 1,400 students, after seven years with Central Heights. Jeff Cannizzo praised Folks as the right fit for 2005-06.
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