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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 2013
Page
2
Post volunteer needs for your nonprofit agency or learn about available roles through the Ottawa Volunteer Center, a service of East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corp. Contact 1320 S. Ash St. at 785 214 4556 or jcraft eckan.org to get involved.
Faith Lutheran Church at 1320 W 15th St Ottawa invites local groups or individuals to request volunteer assistance for Aug 10. Submit suggestions by July 15 at 785 242 1906. Local volunteers encouraged to join with congregants. contact Pastor Kirk Lauritzen for details.
ECKAN asks residents to assist at the community garden located at 11th and Locust streets. Call Jake Howard at 785 214 4556 or email craft eckan.org to lend a hand.
This Week in Ottawa History notes the largest graduating class from Ottawa University with forty four degrees awarded at First Baptist Church. Plans for the 50th anniversary in 1915 were launched by the board of trustees, forming a committee to organize a formal celebration and directing two years of college development toward the semicentennial milestone.
East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corp. says the Section 9 waiting list will close on June 10 while applications for other programs remain open. ECKAN officials urged eligible residents to apply promptly and check program details.
The menu lists meals for June 6 and 7 with chicken salad broccoli florets bun and apple on Thursday and chicken nuggets fries and fruit on Friday. It continues June 10 to 14 with Sloppy Joe pasta salad bun and fruit cocktail on Monday burrito mixed vegetables and fruit on Tuesday turkey mashed potato bread and fruit on Wednesday and a turkey wrap carrot sticks tortilla on Thursday and Taco meat lettuce tortilla and fruit on Friday.
Ottawa Coop quotes Wednesday afternoon prices for hard wheat seven point one eight, soybeans fifteen, corn seven point zero six, milo six point three six. Franklin County USDA Farm Service Agency lists corn seven point zero, milo eleven point five three, oats three point eight three, soybeans fifteen point one three, wheat seven point three two.
Leslie C McCurdy 81 of Kansas City Kansas died Tuesday June 4 2013 A private inurnment is planned later at Mount Hope Cemetery Williamsburg Kansas He served in the Korean War was wounded and discharged in 1954 Surviving are son Craig McCurdy and wife Kathy Overland Park Kan daughter Shelley DeGrande and husband John Gardner Kan grandchildren Alex Ben DeGrande Leann Hinkle Nikki McHe, He was a member of several fraternal and veterans organizations Memorials to Eagles Lodge of Kansas City Kansas through Dengel Son Mortuary. Online guest book at dengelmortuary.com
Donald E Waymire 84 of Ottawa Kansas died June 4 2013 at Midland Hospice House Topeka. A memorial service is set for June 7 at Ottawa First Christian Church with private inurnment at Highland Cemetery. He lived in Ottawa most of his life raised three children with Norma Page and owned local grocery businesses until retiring in 1993. He served on the Ottawa school board and as Franklin County commissioner and was active in Masonic Kiwanis Optimist and Boy Scouts. He left behind wife Norma children Susan Crowley Mark Waymire Bruce Waymire grandchildren and great grandchildren along with brothers and sisters and many nieces and nephews. Memorials to Franklin County Cancer Foundation Midland Hospice and First United Methodist Church.
Colleen, a five year old DML, and her friend Amelia are described as the best of companions. Colleen is noted as a lap cat, curling up on laps during quiet moments.
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