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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1998
Page
6
The Ottawa Legion squad rebounded from an opening loss to win four straight games in an Emporia tournament before falling to the rested hosts. Humid and mostly sunny weather, with a 90 to 95 degree high, and southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
The Ottawa Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. at the board office to elect a new president and vice president and appoint a board clerk treasurer and attorney. The organizational meeting will consider 22 resolutions including dates of meetings terms for 1998 1999 and designations for a newspaper and committees. Also on the agenda are Neighborhood Revitalization property options breakfast and lunch pricing and a Fiber optic network change order. Resignations and personnel changes will be discussed. The owner of Ottawa Retirement Village claims a sale is not finalized and notes rumors and inquiries following a city meeting about potential shares sale to a Chicago firm with no anticipated impact on bonds.
Osage City Chamber of Commerce plans a city-wide garage sale on Sept 26 if at least 50 paid participants join. Entry costs $5 per person or family. a spring sale was canceled for lack of registrations. Call Betty at 528-4484 to register.
In Ballymoney, Northern Ireland, Protestant Orangemen commemorate a major holiday amid deaths from a firebombing that killed Quinn siblings aged 10, 9, and 7. Two men were arrested as Chrissy Quinn and her Protestant partner survived. The Orange Order urged a peaceful province wide observance with no confrontations reported.
After a surprise two foot April snowfall in Moscow, Mayor Yuri Luzhkov dismissed the meteorologists. He said he would obtain weather forecasts by other means.
The Franklin County Cancer Foundation hosted the first annual Celebration of Life at City Park featuring a luminary ceremony for survivors and a memorial for those lost to cancer. Honorary chairpersons Cora Kunard and Jordan Milliken led the procession as blue and white balloons rose to honor living patients and deceased victims. Organizers reported donations totaling $12,300 to support Franklin County patient services.
The auditorium sets a season from Aug 3 to 21 ticket sales and December 5 start. major shows include Metropolitan Ballet of Wichita presenting The Nutcracker with Yule Feast, Landis & Company Theater of Magic performing Beauty and the Beast on Feb 6 1999, and March 13 1999 closing with Pieces of Eight. Country USA features Gene Watson starting November 7 with subsequent acts Rider in the Sky and Dan Seals. Youth Matinee includes Wiley and the Hairy Man October 13 14 and Sacagawea guide New World Nov 17, plus Pinocchio Feb 16 1999 and final children’s show March 12 1999. A cappella Pieces of Eight performs Hand Claps and Finger Snaps.
Kansas voters start advance voting on Wednesday under a 3 year old law allowing 20 days of early ballots. In 1996 15 percent voted early. Johnson County saw 35 percent. Ballots requested by July 31 must be returned by noon August 3 to count on election day August 4.
France celebrates a 3-0 victory over Brazil with a Champs-Elysees parade as fans flood the avenue. A driver plowed into revelers injuring 80 people, 11 seriously, turning joy to tragedy amid Bastille Day excitement.
In Topeka a small 5 foot bronze replica of Ad Astra is being cast from copper, manganese and silicon at 1950 degrees in a foundry. The pieces will form a Kansa Indian figure and be mounted on a Capitol grounds plaza as part of a statewide fundraising push for the larger 20 foot statue atop the Capitol dome.
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