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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 2002
Page
6
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms and lows near 70. Tuesday will be mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of storms and highs in the upper 80s, followed by a 50 percent chance of rain Tuesday night.
About 7,000 people attended the Skunk Run in City Park with vendors and booths, despite rain threats. Lem Sheppard, Ottawan crowd favorite, performed in the gazebo for a second year. Organizer Ed Baldridge noted more artists and vendors than ever and a $3,000 fundraising haul for the Carnegie Arts Center.
Local quilters at the 18th annual Skunk Run Quilt Show at Ottawa Middle School showcase 160 quilts sponsored by Sunflower Piecemakers Club. Entries span patriotism family and state themes, from a stained glass anniversary piece to a frog quilt and a patriotic rag quilt, each with a story.
Franklin County Commission approved four easements along Rock Creek Road allowing utility and road use for the $1.2 million realignment project. Remaining three landowners have yet to officially agree, with bidding tied to KDOT approval and Labor Day utility relocations. The plan realigns the road between Middle Creek Bridge and Texas Road, widens the right of way, reworks ditches, and adds chip seal. Federal funds cover about 90 percent, with county costs near $400,000 after surveys and engineering.
Voters see a surge as candidates scramble to file for county commission races and township posts. In the Fifth District Jerry Harnden challenges incumbent Don Stottlemire for the Republican nomination, with Chet Leach set to run Democrat. Carey plans to retire in the Fourth District, prompting Don Hay and Max Attebery to seek the seat. Incumbent Don Waymire is sole candidate for the First District. Lane Nancy Kimball and Les Reinier file in Pottawatomie Township for the Republican nomination. Deadline noon today. state and federal deadlines moved to June 24 due to redistricting disputes.
Gracia Burnham, freed from Abu Sayyaf captivity in the Philippines, heads to Wichita with her three children to reunite, demanding justice for her husband Martin and praising rescuers. She was wounded, spoke of prayers, and said kidnappers should be treated as common criminals.
A U S missionary arrives in Kansas today after Philippine troops freed her on Friday. Her husband and another hostage were killed during the rescue attempt.
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