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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 2005
Page
7
Community events may be announced two days or more in advance at no charge if non commercial and open to the public. Submissions accepted by fax email or mail to Ottawa Herald at 104 S Cedar St Ottawa KS 66067. No phone calls please.
Three Cub Scout packs Ottawa 3079 3130 and Pomona 3070 join a Pinewood Derby at Eugene Field Elementary School at 9 a.m. Saturday Cars weigh in Friday 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the school Public welcome Proceeds from a York Rite chicken noodle dinner Feb 6 at the Masonic Temple 422 S Main Ottawa go to Philanthropies Carryout available Adults 5.50 Children under 10 2.50
Meetings and events listed for today include the Franklin County Conservation District annual meeting at Celebration Hall at 6:30 PM, Cub Scout Pinewood Derbies at Eugene Field Elementary and Trinity United Methodist Church, Ottawa University Experience Ottawa at 2 PM, and Billy Dean performance at Ottawa Municipal Auditorium at 7:30 PM, with Pack numbers 3079 3130 3070 and 3118 represented.
Ottawa Community Arts Council highlights include Kansas Art Quilters and Over the Rainbow programs at Carnegie Cultural Center. Old Depot Museum hosts Solid Comfort Kansas Day tribute with 10 am to 4 pm Tue-Sat and 1 pm-4 pm Sun. Nearby centers offer recycling, AA meetings, Celebrate Recovery and grief support at Ottawa locations and city hall study room. Admission details include 3 dollars, students 1, under 3 free.
The Daily Record notes arrests Wednesday by Franklin County Sheriff and Drug Enforcement Unit. Carly Buhs, 22, on a failure to appear warrant released on 150 bond. Dustin Markus, 27, on driving with suspended license and drug possession released on 1500 bond. Erik Peterson, 19, on two warrants for failure to appear held on 5400 bond. James Pendergrass, 19, on driving with suspended license released on 375 bond. Adler Ladewig, 19, on driving with suspended license released on 150. Vandalism incident at Williamsburg Schools with 200 damage.
Kansas water officials ask a Senate budget panel to back a 1.3 million request to pay irrigators to stop pumping from the endangered Ogallala Aquifer. Some legislators call the plan visionary, others flag tight budgets, while supporters urge long term conservation and dryland farming to sustain western Kansas' economy.
The Ottawa Recreation Commission will run a co-ed adult dodgeball league starting in February with team signups open. Adults replace elementary play, inspired by rising interest and media attention from Ben Stiller’s film and ESPN coverage.
The city offers adult co ed dodgeball at Don Woodward Community Center with games in February and early March. Deadline to register is February 6 and calls to 785 242 1939 are encouraged. Deliberate head shots are fouls and players may be ejected.
Hein An Ottawa man pled no contest to a reduced charge of attempted sexual exploitation of a child. Roger A. Butter, 39, will likely qualify for probation but must register as a sex offender. Sentencing is set for 2 p.m. March 14 in Franklin County District Court for an incident between November 1 and 5, 2004. Police seized computer equipment during a search of his home on South Maple Street.
Planners consider a mid town site near 221 West 17th Street for a mixed use overlay to allow non industrial operations alongside existing houses. Weigand and Jorgensen back the idea while consultant Kaup warns of public access risks. Historic overlays may accompany the draft zoning rules.
Text and maps on proposed zoning changes are available at the City Library on City Hall’s first floor. Planners say regulations may change before adoption. Tax assessment remains based on use, not zoning, and officials aim to adopt by March.
The father of Tyler Welborn, severely burned on Monday in Rantoul, plans to thank UPS driver Bill Owen, who stopped to help. Tyler is in critical condition at Shriner's Hospital in Cincinnati and has since been able to talk to family. Two funds have been set up to aid the Welborn family at First Bank of Ottawa and Walartie Bank, with cards directed to Cincinnati Shriner's Hospital.
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