Attention Deficit Disorder Group Plans March Meeting
The Franklin County CHADD chapter schedules its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday March 1 at the West Franklin school district office. Guest speaker Glenda Young of Franklin County Mental Health presents Parent Self-Esteem. The chapter supports parents and professionals dealing with attention deficits.
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First National Bank
Ottawa
Franklin building focus at city session
City session on the Franklin building centers on space sharing for the library. Officials discuss cost, renovations, and a possible bond to cover library space on the first floor with plans to educate the public about space needs while delaying occupancy until renovations are finished.
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City Commission
Lambers
Ottawa mayor proposes 45 member citizen panel for plan update
Mayor Vicki Cummiskey unveiled a method to expand public input on Ottawa's strategic plan. The city would form a 45 person panel: 20 randomly selected residents, 20 chosen by commissioners, and five youth representatives. The panel will meet in late April, with childcare provided and staff summarizing comments for the plan update.
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School week hosts events with mass and open house
The school week continues with Thursday film showings and Friday grandparents day. Grandparents are invited to mass with refreshments, then a classroom visit option after. The week ends with an all school mass at 11 a.m. Sunday followed by an open house.
Second TALK session centers on China Men book
Reiter, professor of English at Ottawa University, leads the Kansas TALK discussion on Maxine Hong Kingston’s China Men at 3 p.m. Thursday in conference room B, Ransom Memorial Hospital, Ottawa. Ottawa Library offers copies, with KHC providing books and leaders. Future talks cover Alfred Kazin and Richard Rodriguez works.
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Kansas Wesleyan University
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Reiter
Regency a cappella group to perform at Ottawa University
Regency, a Baltimore five man a cappella group known for Temptations influence, performs at 7 30 p m Friday in Ottawa University's Chapel Auditorium. The free concert, part of OU's University Program Series, is funded by Mid-America Arts Alliance and features a mix of contemporary and classic vocal styles.
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National Endowment For the Arts
Dela Tonight Forecast With Mild Weekend Ahead
Tonight mostly cloudy with a low around 35. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Thursday and Friday look warm and dry with lows in the 30s and highs in the 50s to 60s. Saturday cooler with little or no precipitation, lows upper 20s to around 30, highs upper 40s to mid 50s.
Ottawa gang concerns discussed by community leader
A community meeting in Ottawa featured speaker Roland outlining gang tools and warning signs. He urged parents to monitor purchases and peers, promote organized activities, and keep youths out past midnight while coordinating with police and schools to counter gang influence.
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Ottawa Police
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Invita
Kansas Senate analyzes criminalizing miscarriage with no fetus status
A Kansas Senate Judiciary subcommittee plans a New Mexico style bill to punish those causing miscarriages, while not recognizing the fetus as a human. Promoted by Max and Becky Woodruff after their daughter's death, the measure faces GOP debate as another abortion related bill moves through the legislature. A second proposal would require doctors to report abortions in offices or clinics, with hospitals already required to report.
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Totton
House Health and Human Services Committee
City honors Boy Scout Day and Black History Month on agenda
Ottawa city commission agenda includes proclaiming Feb 8 as Boy Scout Day and recognizing February as Black History Month. The meeting covers an amended grant budget showing 336000 in grant funds and 42000 in local funds, total 378000, with four line items over 10 percent changes and final spending totaling 377479.12.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Herald publishes 1994 subscription rates page
The Ottawa Herald lists detailed newspaper subscription prices effective October 1, 1994 for Ottawa and surrounding areas. Rates include carrier, motor route, and mail options with multiple city and state destinations and prepayment requirements. All rates are in advance.
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Woman’s credibility questioned in Simpson case
Los Angeles prosecutors labeled Mary Anne Gerchas a known liar and a Simpson case groupie during rebuttal to the defense opening. They said she told a friend she wasn’t in the neighborhood the night Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were killed, branding her as one of those who surface in high profile cases.
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Caring For Our Children Day Care Class Offered
Community notices list a caring for our children education class by day care providers in Fr Co Annex Meeting Room on Monday February 6 from 7 to 9 pm. Also features Valentine gift baskets delivery, piano lessons openings, Lions Club ham and bean supper details, Procelain Doll classes, and Valentine delivery services through local shops in Ottawa and surrounding areas.
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