Ottawa pool season hits 3000 mark with new features
Over 21 days since opening, Ottawa City Swimming Pool at Forest Park logged 1,804 youth and 1,251 adults, totaling more than 3,000 as revenue neared 3,647. The gains come with shade systems and a large slide funded by the Ottawa Recreation Commission and city, boosting local life. Pool hours start 12 30 p.m. weekdays and 11 a.m. weekends.
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Forest Park
Ottawa Recreation Commission
City of Ottawa
Lawrence
Baldwin City
Paola
Ottawa Recreation Commission Board
Franklin County
Kansas lawmakers and officials contact list from Topeka
A compiled roster lists political figures from Kansas with office addresses in Washington and Topeka. It includes President George Bush, U S Senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, Representative Nancy Boyda, Governor Kathleen Sebelius, and Kansas legislators Pat Apple Derek Schmidt Tom Holland Bill Feuerborn Joe Humerickhouse Bill Otto, with office locations and phone lines.
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George Bush
White House
Washington
D.C
Whitehouse
U.S
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
Washington, D.C
Senate
Roberts
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Nancy Boyda
Longworth House
Fox
Kathleen Sebelius
State Capitol
10Th Ave
Ste
Topeka
Governor
Derek Schmidt
Kansas
Schmidt
State
Tom Holland
Kansas State Capitol
Holland
House
Bill Feuerborn
Feuerborn
Joe Humerickhouse
Humerickhouse
Bill Otto
Otto
Remembering the Ruskin Heights tornado of May 20 1957
Robert Hay recalls his unique view as an Ottawa Steel employee during the Ruskin Heights tornado's 85 mile path. He details the terrifying encounter near Ottawa Wellsville and the impact on Barbara his wife then a pregnant first grade teacher, the Studebaker Commander he drove, and the aftermath including damaged property and neighbors who also suffered.
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Ruskin Heights
Ottawa Steel
Barbara Barker
Barbara
Wellsville
Barb
Wellsville Baptist Church
South Wellsville
Harry Brown
South Ottawa
Harry
Bob
Main Street
Hospital
Logan Street
The
Herald
Raymond Loewy
Commons
Studebaker
Barnard’s Station
Ottawa
Marge
Glenn Willhite
Hayden Shaw
Opinion on OFCED directors and eminent domain sparks debate
Reader letter criticizes OFCED board for withholding signatures on opinions about eminent domain and property owners rights. Attacks on county zoning decisions and pet food plant odor cited, with concerns about tax impact and business relocation. Mentions Hasty Trophy expansion and Hill’s Pet Nutrition plant loss as mounting issues for Franklin County.
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Larry Hawkins
the Herald
Ofced Board of Directors
Tom Weigand
Franklin County
The
Herald
Letters to The Ottawa Herald Readers Forum Policy
The Ottawa Herald invites letters to the Readers' Forum limited to 250 words or less. Include your name address and daytime phone number. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. One letter per month per person. Form letters poems consumer complaints or business testimonials will not be printed.
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