Pomona High School Class of 1943 reunites for golden anniversary
Reunited Pomona High School graduates from the 1943 class held a noon potluck May 8 at Bruce and Ruth Fleming's home. Eight of eleven members attended along with spouses and friends. two members had died. Roy Reed, the 1993 banquet president, maintains perfect attendance.
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Pomona
Pomona High School
Bruce
Ruth Fleming
Beech
Ray
Roy Reed
Anthony Habiger Jr
Topeka
John V. Parks
Overland Park
Robert L. Huderson
Parachute
Colo
Marjorie Lee
van Harn
Kingsborough
Laura Huggard
Ottawa
United Methodist Church
Jackson
Miss
Robinson
University of Kansas
United Methodist
Wesley Fellowship
Wesley Council
Talequa
Oklo
Anna Lea Foote
Phi Beta Kappa
Anthony Habinger Jr
Ray O. Reed
Roy E. Reed
Eva Spencer
Marjorie Atkins
Pomona Dam 30th Anniversary Weekend Programs
The U S Army Corps of Engineers marks the Pomona dam and lake 30th anniversary with free outdoor events. Programs include flood forecasting talk by park ranger Dave Pape and a showcase of flood prevention, plus the 11th annual Kids Fishing Clinic, a bird census led by Bonnie Watkins, and a severe weather program by Curt Holderback of the National Weather Service at Poweshick Amphitheater Michigan Valley. The Pomona dam has prevented about 43 million dollars in property damage since its 1963 completion.
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Pomona Dam
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Dave Pape
The
Corps
Pomona
Corps of Engineers Information Center
Curt Holderback
National Weather Service
Topeka
Poweshick Amphitheater
Michigan Valley Park
Holderback
NWS
County OKs relief for corrections chief
Franklin County commissioners approved adding three part time aides for the community corrections director Clarence Raines to handle the Fourth District caseload. The aides paid $8 per hour will monitor offenders per risk assessments, three to five hours weekly. Budget funds exist and the plan was required by the State.
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Franklin County
Community Corrections
Clarence Raines
Raines
City to host Chautauqua Days July 4 fireworks plan
City commissioners approve relief guidelines and Jaycees bequest for Chautauqua Days on July 4. Fire Chief Richard Towe to issue fireworks permit while city negotiates display details with Jaycees. Ottawa Horseshoe Club seeks parking for July 4 tournament. parking reservations debated. Sewer project approved with Wilson and Company plans. city share $29,426.33 and seven property owners $46,839.67 with a 22 cent per square foot tax.
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Chautauqua
Jaycéds
Jaycees
Richard Towe
Dave Warren
Towe
Commission
Ottawa Horseshoe Club
Forest Park
Tony Keim
Keim
Warren
Seventh Street
Lincoln
Liberty Streets
Wilson and Company
Lost python found in Olathe apartment
A 4 foot ball python slithered from a crevice under a kitchen sink in an Olathe apartment before being removed by maintenance. The incident prompted a quick push of a toolbox to block the hole. Nearby, the Franklin County 4-H Horse Club hosts a Kansas State Circuit Horse Show at the Franklin County Fairgrounds with registrations at 7 30 a m and races at 8 30 a m, featuring a breakfast and lunch concession as its main fundraiser.
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Olathe
Kan
Mark Peterson
Peterson
Franklin County
4-H
South Arena
Franklin County Fairgrounds
West 17Th Street
Horse Club
Castles for the King Bible School at First Baptist
Kids may join Bible School June 7 to 11 from 9 am to 12 noon with the theme Castles for the King at First Baptist. Also notes include photo pickup at the Herald, road grading contact, summer aerobics details at Methodist basement, and Ottawa Herald carrier openings for ages 12 to adult in specific Elm Street areas.
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First Baptist Church Bible School
THE
Ottawa Herald
S. Elm
19Th Street
19Th & Ash
No charges filed in granite case in Kansas City
Federal officials say no criminal charges will be filed after a probe into the use of foreign granite in a federal building and county courthouse under construction. The General Services Administration found no Buy American Act violation. U.S. Attorney Jackie Williams noted foreign granite is legal if domestic stone would cost at least 6 percent more.
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Computer Services Company of Ottawa
Custom Software Ltd
Salina
Bob Pepple
Kansas City, Kan
General Services Administration
Lenexa
C.A. International Inc
J.E. Dunn Construction
U.S
Jackie Williams
Williams
Ottawa Herald Ad Rates and Contact Details
Advertising director Peg Armstrong oversees subscriptions and rates for Ottawa Herald. Rates effective January 1 1993 cover in town, rural carrier, motor route, Franklin and adjacent counties, and state mail options with varying monthly and yearly prices all prepaid.
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Usps Eee
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Jim R
Jay Bemis
Tom Love
Peg Armstrong
Virginia Howe
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
Franklin County
State of Kansas
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Rebecca Mills
Emporia State University
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Mills
Katie Ecroyd
Lee Mills
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Jason F. Williams
Elaine Williams
Osage City
Capodanno
Newport
R.C
Red Sea
North Red Sea
United Nations
Iraq
U.N
Aqaba
Osage City High School
Coast Guard
Christopher S. Mitchell
Imon D
Mary J. Mitchell
Baldwin City
Key West
Fla
Mitchell
Ottawa High School
Melvern
Hillsdale
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Pape
Corps of Engineers
Bonnie Watkins
Oks Relief For Corrections
Python
Ad Briefs
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