Skunk Run Festival grows with local donations
Franklin County tourism chief Jason Camis reports about 7500 in cash and in kind donations for the 2004 Skunk Run Festival, triple 2003 levels. Sponsors favor nonprofit food vendors and community groups run activities, with donor incentives and a June donor reception. The Ottawa event aims to draw 5000 attendees to City Park and nearby venues in Franklin County.
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Franklin County
Jason Camis
Camis
Ottawa
City Park
Fifth
Main Streets
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Third
Hickory Streets
Ottawa Middle School
S. Ash St
Marais Des Cygnes River
Welda
Garnett
Anderson County
Federal offices to close for Reagan funeral in Ottawa
Nation mourns former president Ronald Reagan with federal offices closing Friday across Canada including Ottawa. Post Office windows suspend, only express mail. nearby facilities like the Army Recruiting Station and USDA Service Center also shut. Bush orders half staff flags for 30 days.
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Ronald Reagan
Ottawa
Richard Brown
Hickory St
Brown
Norm Franker
Social Security Administration
E. Logan St
Richard Nixon
Army Recruiting Station
E. Second St
U.S. Department of Agriculture Service Center
E. 23Rd St
Lake Region
George W. Bush
Reagan
Richmond to put sales tax increase on November ballot
The Richmond City Council voted to place a one quarter cent city sales tax on the November ballot. The tax would add $0.01 per $4 purchase and would fund overall fiscal needs rather than specific city programs. Local business owner Virgil Rossman criticized tax increases while Council member Jim Heaney noted tax decisions are not solely at government level.
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Richmond
Rossman
Jim Heaney
9/11 panel report to target FBI CIA failures
The 9/11 commission drafts a final report that avoids blaming individuals but criticizes FBI and intelligence agencies for pre catastrophe missteps. Commissioners note possible preventable attacks and discuss reforms including a domestic intelligence service and enhanced sharing of intelligence.
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Washington
Bush
Clinton
FBI
Associated Press
John Lehman
Secretary of the Navy
Britain
MI5
Timothy Roemer
Robert Mueller
Roemer
Indiana
Commission
Congress
Weight loss program helps Ottawa residents reclaim health
Bob Dennison, at 477 pounds, could barely walk or breathe before joining a local weight loss effort led by Bren da Pfizenmaier at Swim For Life Aquatic Fitness Center. Pfizenmaier, a dietician at Ransom Memorial Hospital, offers water aerobics twice weekly, individual consultations, and classes with a motto to cut back portions walk and water.
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Bob Dennison
Dennison
Ottawa
Brenda Pfizenmaier
Swim For Life Aquatic
Pfizenmaier
Ransom Memorial Hospital
S. Main St
Swim For Life
Plizenmaier
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Colorado
By Jodie Krafft
Herald
Laurie Sisk
The
Ottawa Herald
City Band
Holly Shepherd
Adam Wadkins
Ben Distin
Virgil Rossman
CIA
Lawie Slak
Robert Dennison
Swim For Life Center
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