Community events and meetings calendar for Ottawa and Franklin County
A sequence of weekly listings includes 4-H Council at Celebration Hall at 7 30 p m Tuesday plus PATH exercise and Story Time at Ottawa libraries and centers. Activities cover senior fitness potluck, square dancing, municipal board session, county commission, children stories, Rotary lunch, Red Cross Bloodmobile, Kids Club, and Kansas Day open house at Old Depot Museum with multiple venues and contact names.
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Ottawa
Don Woodward Center
Ottawa Library
Wellsvile Senior Center
1St
United Methodist Church
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium Board
OMA
Franklin County Commission
Frankin County
Chidren
Wellsville Library
Rotary Club
OU Student Union
Jeanny Sharp
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Franklin County Annex
S. Main St
Wellsvile United Methodist Church
Franklin County Historical Society
Old Depot Museum
W. Tecumseh
Dole Institute to Have Grand Opening on KU Campus
Lawrence AP plans for the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics on the University of Kansas West Campus to open July 20 22 with a three day celebration including an air show veterans reunion and a mock wartime encampment. The $10 million project is 28 000 square feet and has raised all but 500 000 in private funds. The dedication falls on Bob Dole 80th birthday and a campaign picnic with Dole pineapple juice and a KU Goes to War concert are planned. President George W Bush may be invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Norton Smith
Institute
Norton Smith
Lawrence
U.S
Bob Dole
George W. Bush
Falling Ice Crashes Through Roof in Georgia
A beachball sized ice block crashed through a roof into an unoccupied bedroom in Lawrenceville Georgia. No injuries occurred as occupants were absent. The FAA is investigating with winds and aviation explanations explored by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrenceville
Joey Woodard
Rachel Smith
Barbara
Christine Woodard
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Franklin County Democrat Potluck Dinner Guest Speaker Dennis McKinney
A Franklin County Democrat meeting hosts a potluck dinner at 6 30 p m on Wednesday the 29th at the Visitor Information Center near K 68 and Bennett Road. Rep Dennis McKinney minority leader will be guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Democrat and Ant
Dan
K-68
Bennett Road
Dennis McKinney
Obituaries from Osawatomie and surrounding areas
Obituary notices for Helen Ramona Barnett of Osawatomie aged 88 who died January 24 2003 and for Floyd Edgar Wells also of Osawatomie aged 85 who died January 24 2003 detail their birthplaces, marriages, survivors, burial plans, and memorials. Also listed are Maxine M. Roush of Richmond who died January 25 2003 and Vera Mae Schultz of Quenemo who died January 25 2003 with funeral details and survivor information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine M. Roush
Richmond
Lamb-Roberts-Heise Funeral Home
Ottawa
Floyd Edgar Wells
Osawatomie
Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home
Eureka
Clinton
Odessa
Martin) Wells
Gridley
Pittsburg State Teacher’s College
Miami County
Cow Palace
Esther Rose
Vera Mae Schultz
Quenemo
Midland Hospice House
Topeka
Zion Lutheran Church
Vassar
Paul and
Hazel Hollar Pruett
Kansas Republicans seek unity after losses at Kansas Day event
Hundreds from across Kansas gathered for unity speeches as GOP leaders pledged solidarity after losses. Elizabeth Dole and Bob Dole urged cohesion while Dennis Jones was elected state chairman. Sebelius won governor and Moore narrowly reelected, underscoring GOP moderates' sway.
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Topeka
Kansas
GOP
North Carolina
Elizabeth Dole
Bob Dole
Kathleen Sebelius
Dennis Moore
U.S
Kearny County
Dennis Jones
Lakin
Mark Parkinson
Olathe
Jones
Sebelius
Moore
Senate
Local Markets and grain prices across Franklin County
Friday quotations from Overbrook Co op show hard wheat at 3.53 and soy beans at 5.49 with corn and milo around 2.21 to 2.31. Ottawa Edgerton and local farm service stations report similar grains prices, with wheat near 3.53 and soybeans 5.49, corn 2.21 to 2.26 and milo 2.26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Parcel B
Casey’s
Dollar
Edward D. Jones & Co
Overbrook Co-op
Milo
Ottawa
Edgerton
Franklin County Consolidated Farm Services
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Ottawa Herald
Clean
Ottawaherald.com
S. Cedar
Ottawa City Commission
Ottawa Usd
Board of Education
Princeton Recreation
Central Heights
Wellsvile Board of Education
Wellsville
Franklin County Area Landlords Association
Dole Institute
Stranger Than ‘Fiction
Christopher White
reYain
The
Tyr
Carter
Helen Ramona Barnett
North Point Skilled Nursing Center
Paola
Eddy Birchard
Stanton Township
Frederick Edward
Pearle M. Lane Rohrer
Osawatomie High School
Webster Beauty School
Kansas City
Leo L. Barnett
Lloyd
Yuma
Ariz
Beverly Dennis
Evelyn Camerer
Isabelle Rohrer
Frederick Rohrer Jr
Rebecca Rohrer
Osawatomie Cemetery
Cadmus Cemetery
Church
Charity of Choice
Lor
Washburn University
Pomona
Danne Schultz
USD 287
KNEA
Gene
Claremont
Calif
Greg
Gerry
Garden City
Jimmie Pruett
Bessie Sleichter
Carbondale
Marvel Sutton
Feltner Funeral Home
Lyndon
Vassar Cemetery
Pat Roberts
Sam Brownback
Phill Kline
Sandy Praeger
Ron Thornburgh
Lynn Jeakins
Thornburgh
Sirloin Stockade
Scott Schulte
Faeroe
Camoran
Dire Stowe
Ray Tema
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Magic & Illusion
Eric Vaughn
Houdini
Poe
Oo Louie
Budges Spo Enter
Nouma Aye Yi
Visa & MasterCard
Jim Clark Motors
Tanger
Bestpricedcars
Com
Lark Motors, Inc
29Th & Lowa
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