Surprise Moments In Fair Finale At Franklin County Fair
Three surprises marked the Franklin County Fair including a retirement appreciation dinner for Kansas State Extension Dairy Specialist Ralph Bonewitz. He judged open and 4 H dairy shows, naming winners like Lori Kissinger and Tracy Shuck, and praised decades of service. A second surprise followed the 4 H sale with a recognition dinner, where Arnold Hart presented a silver pitcher to Bonewitz for his state contributions.
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Franklin County
Franklin-Douglas County
Kansas State University
Ralph Bonewitz
Bonewitz
Bob Bozworth
Cora Jane
Stinson
Bozworth
Franklin
Bonewicz
Lori Kissinger
Mary Beth Rockers
Tracy Shuck
Ted VanHorn
Forest Park
DHIA
Arnold Hart
Donewitz
Kansas
Bonowitz
Hart
Arnie
Franklin-Douglas Dairy Herd Improvement Association
No Other Way Fair Proxy Tireless By BECKY WINING
Arnold Hart president of the Franklin County Fair Association ran a demanding postfair week guiding activities from armory to Celebration Hall. He logged 24 miles midweek and spent hours counting money and visiting exhibitors, with plans already underway for 1980. Hart, a 25 year dairy division veteran, emphasized public relations, security, and ongoing preparations as the fairgrounds required mowing, repairs, and carnival contracting.
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Becky
Franklin County
Arnold Hart
County Fair Association
Hart
Arnie
Fairgrounds
Ottawa forecast shows hot stretch with thunderstorms possible
The National Weather Service at Ottawa Power Plant logged high temperatures of 88, 91, and 90 degrees with nightly lows of 72, 70, and 73 from Thursday to Sunday. Only a trace of rain occurred Sunday. County outlook calls for partly cloudy skies and scattered storms through Tuesday with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s and a 40 percent chance of rain tonight.
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National Weather Service
Ottawa
Little Interest Shown At County Budget Session
At Franklin County Commission hearing, two citizens and council on aging representatives joined a county official panel to review a proposed 1980 budget near 3.5 million dollars. The discussion covered mill levies, allocations to the Day Care Center, and funding from revenue sharing versus general funds.
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Diane Yeamans
Mid-America Council On Aging
Franklin County Commission
Roy Swank
Ottawa Rfd
Bill Rice
W. 13Th
Swank
Fort Scott
Greenwood Bridge
Laura Sutton
Franklin County
Sheriff's Department
Sutton
The
Mid- America Council On Aging
Commission
Interim Ottawa schools chief pledges focus on middle program
Ken Woods, 37, named interim superintendent of Ottawa USD 290 for one year after Walter Bremenschenkel declined the post over a personal family crisis. Woods, previously assistant superintendent, faces implementing a middle school program as ninth graders shift to the high school and sixth graders move to the junior high in 1980 81. The board approved Bremenschenkel’s hiring at $37,500 but he did not take the job. Woods will earn $29,000 plus a $1,500 mileage allowance.
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Bonewitz
Ted VanHorn
Lori Kissinger
Tracy Shuck
Mary Beth Rockers
Dale VanHorn
Jay Bemis
Ken Woods
Dan Neuenswander
Woods
Ottawa Board of Education
Walter E. Bremenschenkel
Denver
Bremenschenkel
Ottawa
U.S.D
Neuenswander
Bartlesville
Okla
Ken
Jack Patty
Kew
Patty
Bromenschenkel
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Stas
By Joan Istas
Ottawa Herald
Celebration Hall
Ers
Arnie Hart
Harrie May
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