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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 2000
Page
1
Tonight increasing clouds with a low around 32. Winds shift to east 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Thursday brings likely showers and a possible thunderstorm. High near 45. Ottawa Kansas, Vol 102 No 74. 50 cents.
Joy Ludwig reports that J K Rowling's Harry Potter series dominates youth reading, with 7 million copies sold in the US and long waiting lists at Ottawa Middle School and Ottawa Library for the first three books. Cheryl Sylvester notes high demand and quick turnover on shelved copies.
Ottawa schools and the Ottawa library celebrate Read Across America with events at Lincoln Elementary Ottawa Middle School and Ottawa High School. Rep Ralph Tanner read Dr Seuss at Lincoln while Career Day featured local workers. Seuss birthday activities occur at Eisenhower and Eugene Field with readings and art projects. The library Promotes Harry Potter set at Home Garden Expo with a Saturday story time for Dr Seuss readings.
Ottawa University Theatre presents Beckett’s Waiting for Godot in the University Administration Building Auditorium at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Director Larry Peters notes the tragicomedy explores waiting, obedience, and perseverance through two men and their symbolic quest.
Police continue to sift through leads to identify the unknown suspect who abducted and sexually assaulted a 16 year old girl near Wal-Mart in Ottawa on February 19. A composite sketch exists. investigators say the case is not limited to a single person and they urge tips to 242-2561 or Crime Stoppers at 1-888-311-TIPS with rewards possible.
Rain and warm winter warmth leave Kansas wheat vulnerable as moisture prompts head formation in the next one to two weeks. Experts warn frosts through mid April and even into May could damage crops if a damaging freeze arrives.
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