Kansas Authors Club Contest deadline nears in June
The Kansas Authors Club invites all Kansas writers to enter the June 20 deadline for the Literary Contest with a Dream catchers theme. Seven prose and seven poetry categories will award top five in each of 14 categories, with prize awards on October 3 and 4 at Emporia fall convention.
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Kansas Authors Club
Kansas
Dreamcatchers
Emporia
KAC
Ukans
Marie Marshall
Main
Fort Scott
Kan
Pat Bell
Randolph
Topeka
Ottawa hosts History Channel Great Race pit stop
Enthusiastic crowd and hometown hospitality expected to help Ottawa win a $5,000 prize as The History Channel Great Race rolls into town for a Saturday pit stop. Also on Saturday events in Independence and Lawrence feature a Strawberry Festival at Vaile Mansion with 70 booths, tours, and shuttle service. KU theater fundraiser Froth Follies and Saturday Night Fever showcase in Manhattan. and the Great Plains Carousel Rendezvous at Heritage Center Abilene with a steam-powered carousel.
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Ottawa
History Channel
Kansas City
Vaile
Independence
City of Independence
William Chrisman High School
N. Noland Road
Lawrence
Beverly Hills
Melrose Place
Seventh Heaven
University of Kansas Friends of the Theatre
Murphy’s Crafton- Preyer Theatre
Murphy
Imagination Workshop
Liberty Hall
Great Plains
Heritage Center
Abilene
The
Dickinson Historical Society
Wahl pursues syndicated comic strip dream with prizes and praise
Wahl explains his creative process and ambitions as satire topics include Tiger Woods and commercials. He has not yet submitted for syndication but has seen his strips published in an Indianapolis magazine. His art honors span state and regional contests, and he credits Central Heights teachers for supporting his independent focus in drawing painting and sculpture.
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Wahl
Tiger Woods
Indianapolis
Salina
Central Heights
Great Race visits Ottawa with vintage car lineup and support
Ottawa hosts the Great Race pit stop with local officials led by Mayor Blaine Finch and a Cheer leaders from Ottawa High School. Barbara Dew of the library coordinates events and appeals for crowds to welcome teams. The History Channel donates 5000 dollars to the library for the most memorable pit stop. Car lineup spans 1910 to 1948 including models from Seldon, Velie, National, Chevy, Hudson, Peerless, Marmon, Paige, Henderson, DeSoto, Pierce Arrow, Nash, Graham, Packard and Cadillac.
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Blaine Finch
Ottawa ‘High’ School
Barbara Dew
Ottawa
Dew
History Channel
Seldon
Velie
Chevy Road
Henderson
Nash
Ducks duck race funds Ottawa youth in Skunk Run Days
The Optimist Club sold 1,100 ducks toward a 2,000 goal for the Skunk Run Days rubber duck race in City Park. Proceeds fund youth projects including three scholarships, DARE contributions, and dictionaries for fourth graders. Terry Larsen notes the event honors Ottawa kids and the 25th Skunk Run Days festival features contests and exhibits.
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Optimists
City Park
Lancaster
Kansas City
Terry Larsen
Friends of
Larsen
Ottawa
Anderson County splits into three area codes on switch
County Clerk Phyllis Gettler confirms Anderson County will adopt 785 for the north and west, keep 316 in the south, and 913 in the northeast. Officials expect few problems, while Kansas Cellular notes about 3,000 northern cell phones still need reprogramming to avoid outages by October.
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Anderson County
Phyllis Gettler
Gettler
Jim Johnson
Karly Rogers
Kansas Cellular
Kansas
Arrests in Highway Patrol stop prompt license suspension case
Richard G. Harasyn, 37, Tucson, was arrested on I-35 near US-50 on suspicion of driving with a suspended license and no proof of insurance. He posted bond and was released. Separate incidents include a trash dumping report, a prowler, thefts, domestic battery arrest, minor in possession, vandalism, and non injury vehicle collisions with deer, plus a bankruptcy filing by the Graggs.
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Sheriff's News
Richard G. Harasyn
Tucson
Ariz
Kansas Highway Patrol
Eight Mile Creek
Douglas County
Prowler
East C. Pomona
John Culley
Main
Princeton
Harold C. Baker
S. Poplar
Hairport
S. Main
Denise M. Johnson
W. Std
Wal- Mart Supercenter
S. Princeton
Jeremy L. McGee
Williamsburg
Highway 68
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Redmond Lake
Princeton Methodist Church
Acorn
OHS
Ottawa High School
Ottawa University Mowbray
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Mary Kay
Linda Ferris
Lettie Jennings
Joyce
Dartene
Paesche City Band
Ottawa City Band
Karl L. King
United Nations
Franklin County Bar Association
Robert L. Pinet
West Court Room
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Thomas H. Sachse
Ottawa Public Library
Out & About
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Ottawa Herald
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Sam Reynolds
Rogers
the Daily Report
Police News
Shooters Bar & Grill
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Ford
Doris M. Smith
Baldwin
Jeff D. Garner
N. Main
Cedar
Jeanetta L. House
Spring Hill
Ford Ltd
Ronald G. Corbin
N. Oak
Keokuk
Tenessa J. Uldrich
Thomas Road
Vermont Road
James R. Bowen
E. Logan
South Oak
Melissa L
Brian D. Gragg
Osage City
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