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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 2006
Page
1
Poker players take the plunge in desert sky high stakes
In JEAN Nevada three amateurs and a would-be pro risk parachuting after a poker win in an Extreme Poker event tied to InterPoker com The competitors Patrick Neary Jamie Glasser Iraser Linkleter and Nick Grudzien joined Phil Laak in a 15000 foot plane game The winner avoided a jump while the loser bailed out Grudzien later made a second jump despite the risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean
Nev
Las Vegas
InterPoker.com
Polar
Finland
Patrick Neary
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Jamie Glasser
Chicago
Iraser Linkleter
London
Nick “Stoxtrader
Grudzien
New York
Phil
Laak
Beer drinking pigs spark cruelty debate at Tasmanian pub
At Pub in the Paddock Tasmania visitors pour beer down pigs Priscilla and PB. Pub owner Anne Free defends the practice as harmless, while Choose Cruelty Free and others question its ethics. RSPCA says pigs unharmed despite scrutiny. Separately in Maryland, three 17-year-olds face charges after marijuana gumballs were found at Howard High School and an officer seized a bag with foil wrapped candy balls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Australia
Tasmania
Priscilla
Anne Free
Choose Cruelty Free
Free
Australian Broadcasting Corp. Radio
Royal Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
RSPCA
Rick Butler
ABC
Liz Jackson
Jackson
Mercury
Ellicott City
Howard High School
Federal Drug Enforcement Agency
DEA
Gregory Lee
Drug Enforcement Agency
Baltimore Examiner
Huge Yard Sale Near 59 With Proceeds For Church
Community yard sale at 2638 Kingman Road one mile south of 59. Friday 8 to 4, Saturday 8 to 2. Jewelry dolls books furniture clothing and more. Proceeds go to New Life in Christ Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingman Road
T-REX opens in Kansas City area with dinosaur theme
Final training night at the new T-REX restaurant in Kansas City Kansas reveals a $15 million, 300-seat dinosaur themed dining and entertainment complex. Dinosaurs roam the venue, Build a Dino and fossil digs engage kids while Mammoth Mushroom Ravioli and Cedar Plank Salmon entice diners. Nearby attractions include Legends shopping, Pin-Up Bowl, Dave & Busters, and a Lane Fair tease for summer. Jason E. Camis, director of Franklin County CVB, notes weekend events like Weiner Dog Nationals and Footloose free show.
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Ottawa
Crystal Plaza
Kansas City
Kaw
United States
Village West
Kck
Kansas
Missouri
Rainforest Café
Yard
Ted
Montana
MeMa
Franklin County
Lane
Lane Fair
the Woodlands
Verizon Wireless
Crown Center
Kidz Night Out and Local Entertainment Listings
Out & About highlights Kidz Night Out at Carnegie Cultural Center Ottawa with crafts and childcare for ages 4 to 12 at 515 S. Main St. plus Sounds of Faith at The Potter's Wheel Coffeehouse and Cabaret Goes Country at Vassar Playhouse. Also notes a Farmer's Market at 2008 S. Princeton St and Habitat for Humanity auction at Franklin County Fairgrounds.
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The
Carnegie
Carnegie Cultural Center
S. Main St
Sounds of Faith
Faith Lutheran
Scott Dawson
Potter's Wheel Coffeehouse
Ottawa
E. Third St
Farmer's Market
S. Princeton St
Feehouse
Habitat For Humanity
Franklin County Fairgrounds
17Th and
Elm Streets
Ice Cream Festival and Art Exhibition in Lawrence This Weekend
Herald staff writer Lenni Giacin reports two events in Lawrence. The Ice Cream Festival at South Park Gazebo runs noon to 4 p.m. with music and cars, sponsored by the Lawrence Youth Education Association, tickets five dollars. The Spencer Museum of Art hosts Photography Between the Wars with works by Adams Bourke-White Abbe and others, hours through Sunday, plus Family Day Sunday 1 to 3 p.m. Activities are at Spencer Museum, University of Kansas. call 785 864 4710 or visit spencerartku.edu.
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Lawrence Youth Education Association
South Park Gazebo
Lawrence
Ansel Adams
Margaret Bourke- White
James Edward Abbe
Spencer Museum of Art
University of Kansas, Lawrence
Spencerart.ku.edu
Spencer Art.ku.edu
Evening Meetings in Ottawa Include AA AA Al Anon VFW and More
At Ottawa locations several support groups meet weekly: AA at Franklin County Mental Health Center basement 204 E. Anit St and at First Baptist Church Fourth and Hickory. Al Anon at Kvauwte County Mental Health Clinic basement 204 E. 15th St. Vietnam Veterans of America at Ransom Memorial Hospital Confer ence Rooms A and B. ACT Ottawa on S Main St. Ottawa Living Sober Group at First Christian Church 1045 S Hickory St.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Franklin County Mental Health Center
E. Anit St
Ottawa
al Anon
Kvauwte County Mental Health Clinic
E. 15Th St
Vietnam Veterans of America
Ransom Memorial Hospital
S. Main St
First Baptist Church
Fourth and
Hickory Streets
Ottawa Living Sober Group
First Christian Church
Hickory St
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