Skunk Run Festival Ducks Race and City Park Fun Day
Ottawa hosts the long running Skunk Run Festival featuring a duck race at City Park with ducks available day of event. A kid fun boat race at 11 a.m. prohibits glass boats and motors. Funds support area youth activities and scholarships while Friends of the Library book sale runs 2 to 4 p.m. a dunk tank activity raises money for charity.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Optimist Club
Franklin County High School
E. Second St
Friends of the Library
City Park
Talk Back Florene Hart Boss at Senior Center
Florene Hart leads the senior center with warmth and humor. Colleagues describe her as one of the most fantastic people in the world and expect her to laugh heartily at news and stories from the team.
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Florene Hart
Senior Center
Reese
Rockefeller
Political Contacts and Office Addresses Listing
A dense directory of lawmakers and officials with Washington and Topeka addresses. Includes Sen Rob Raber, Brownback, Ryun, Sebelius, Rep Jim Ryun, Gov Kathleen Sebelius, Sen Tyson, Rep Holland, Rep Foudrborn, Rep Hymerickhouse, Rep Dreher and others with office numbers and phone contacts.
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George Bush
Washington
Bot Raber
Hart Senate
D.C
Roberts Senate
Gov
Sam Brownback
Senate
Fercenei
U.S
Jim Ryun
Rayburn House
Wallaoee DC
jim_ryun Bryunhouse
Kathlean Sebelive
State Capitol
Topeka
State
Rober Tyson
Tyson
Tom Holland
Holland
House
Bill Foudrborn
Drehor
Buffalo and stamp images stir memories in Franklin County notes
A Franklin County letter reflects on stamp themes featuring the American buffalo and related icons. The writer links local history, sculpture, and Beauchamp's Buffalo Ranch to suggest a stamp series, while recalling wartime memories and community church notices.
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Brad Howard
KOFO
Mitch Rohrabaugh
Brad
Mitch
Beauchamp’s
Franklin County
Jack
Move toward mega media a dangerous one
Charley Reese argues the FCC should block loosening media ownership limits. He warns 10 to 12 mega conglomerates control about 75 percent of U.S. communications, risking fewer independent voices. He urges local, home-owned papers and stations to resist consolidation and write to FCC chairman Michael Powell.
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United States
Federal Communications Commission
ABC
CBS
NBC
MSNBC
Fox
CNN
America Online
CompuServe
AOL
America
FCC
Michael Powell
12Th St
S.W
Washington, D.C
Fcc.gov
Charley Reese
P.O. Box
Orlando
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Williamsburg
Robert E. Stanbrough
Kenny Nelson
Borst
Hannah Peterson
Larry Mages
Doug Wier
Ottawa Herald
Harris. Group
Deanny Sharp
Cost
Joham
JPA
S. Cedar
Ottawaherald.com
Fenete Coed
Saluda
Garden Gillingsley
Gordon
Atlowgharald
Drake Grown
Brown
Okgwaherald
Kathy Miler
Www
Eagiecar
Buffalo
First Baptist Church
Keith Shumway
Phil
TV Fame
Fort Leavenworth
Bush
Tampa
Fla
Iraq
National Guard
35Th Division
Lyndel
Ottawa High
Richter
Beauchamp
House of Representatives
Keith
Herman van Arsdale
Ruth
Wichita
Betty
Shumway
Dorothy
Nichols
King Features Syndicate
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