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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 2006
Page
2
Braille commemorative silver dollar moves through House
The House approved a bill to mint 400,000 silver dollars in 2009 honoring Louis Braille on the bicentennial of his birth. A $10 surcharge would fund Braille literacy via the National Federation of the Blind. Braille code creator born January 4, 1809 near Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Louis Braille
U.S
House
U.S. Mint
Braille
National Federation of the Blind
Bob Ney
Ohio
Idol and Olympics Dominate Prime Time Ratings in Feb 2026
Nielsen counts February 2026 top prime time shows led by American Idol on FOX with 31.7 million viewers, followed by Idol on Tuesday at 30.2 million and Dancing With the Stars on ABC at 27.2 million. Winter Olympics on NBC appear multiple times with 25.7, 25.1, and 22.4 million viewers, while Grey's Anatomy on ABC reaches 24.8 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nielsen Media Research
FOX
ABC
NBC
Ottawa area meetings and community events list
A dense schedule of local meetings in Ottawa Kansas includes the Chamber of Commerce events at 109 E Second St and 101 S Hickory St, library board at City Hall Library, Celebrate Recovery at the Church of the Brethren, city commission sessions, Eastern Star at the Masonic Temple, Alcoholics Anonymous groups at First Baptist and Franklin County Mental Health Center, Optimist Club breakfast, Culinary Pleasures venue, Kiwanis at The Radish Patch, MS Support Group at Ansom Memorial Hospital, Vietnam Veterans at Ransom Memorial Hospital, Al Anon, ACT Ottawa at Carnegie Cultural Center, and Franklin County Conservation District Board, with multiple noon and evening times across several downtown venues. Many entries include exact street addresses and meeting rooms within Ottawa city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Area
Chamber of Commerce
Second St
Friends of the Ottawa Library Board
City Hall
S. Hickory St
Church of the Brethren
Ninth and
Main Streets
Ottawa
City Commission
Hickory St
Union
Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
S. Main St
Alcoholics Anonymous
First Baptist Church
Fourth and
Hickory Streets
Fifth St
Retail Committee
Fourth
Ansom Memorial Hospital
Main St
Franklin County Mental Health Center
E. 15Th Street
Vietnam Veterans of America
Ransom Memorial Hospital
al Anon
Carnegie Cultural Center
Franklin County Conservation District Board
E. 23Rd St
Ad Briefs and Vote Promotes Campaign Aide Appt
Paid for by Albert Coffman. Sandy Crawford accepts appointments at Salon Capelli 314 S Main 765-242-4477. Tuxedos and prom orders offered by A Bloomin Florist 234 5 Main 242-6120.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Coffman
Sandy Crawford
Salon Capelli
S Main
Worry Stones and a Mother's Radar Across Generations
Linda Broom recounts reorganizing her daughter Summers dorm clutter and a grandma worry stone, tracing how maternal worry spans generations from childhood notes to present day. She reflects on mothering anxieties, family memories, and a joke rock passed along across decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandma
Ottawa Out & About events compiled for weekend crowds
Herald staffer Jodie Garcia lists a busy slate of activities including Toddler Time at Ottawa Library for 21 to 36 months, the Optimist Club Oratorical Contest at Celebration Hall, and Norwood Jones Convocation Lecture at Ottawa University. Also featured are Kidz Night Out at the Carnegie, a Friends of the Library book sale, KOFO Home and Garden Expo, and a Community Blood Center drive at Pomona High School with appointment details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Library
S. Hickory St
Optimist Club
Franklin County Fairgrounds
Norwood Jones
Ottawa University
S. Cedar St
the Carnegie
Friends of the Library
Kofo Home & Garden
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Hickory St
Community Blood Center
Pomona High School
E. Franklin St
Pomona
Cheryl Thomas
Carnegie
Ottawa Library Book Sale and Local Events Schedule
Saturday events include a library book sale at 209 E. Second St from 8 to noon and an all you can eat pancake breakfast for Eugene Field Elementary School at 720 Tremont St from 8:30 to 11:30 with adults paying 5 and children under 11 paying 3. Also KOFO Home and Garden Expo runs 9 to 3 at the Ottawa Municipal Auditorium, 301 S. Hickory St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of the Ottawa Library
E. Second St
Eugene Field Elementary School
Tremont St
KOFO
Ottawa
Municipal Auditorium
S. Hickory St
Weekend Pottery Workshop with Kelly Pinet
Weekend Pottery Workshop with Kelly Pinet at Carnegie Cultural Center on Main St runs Saturday 9 am to 4 pm and Sunday 1 pm to 5 pm. Cost is 515 dollars. Call (785) 242-8478 for more information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Cultural Center
S. Main St
Sid. Call
Kelly Pinet
Main St. Call
Garden show and music events in Kansas venues
A Wichita Garden Show at Century II Civic Center features yard products seminars and exhibits. Irish fiddler Eileen Ivers performs at Lied Center in Lawrence with Immigrant Soul. Ottawa artist Bill Howe debuts Wings of Desire at Olive Gallery in Lawrence with a book signing. St David’s Concert offers Welsh hymns at Westminster Presbyterian Emporia with a 118th annual event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Garden Show
Century IT Civic Center
Wichita
Wichitagardenshow.com
Eileen Ivers
Lied Center of Kansas
University of Kansas, Lawrence
Ottawa
Bill Howe
Olive Gallery
Eighth St
Lawrence
Howe
St. David’s
Westminster Presbyterian Church
W. 15Th St
Emporia
Firefighters Honored For Life-Saving Help On Georgia Road
Gratitude flows to Pomona Township Fire District, Linear- Ottawa-Harrison, and Centropolis Fire Departments plus Greenwood Baptist Church members for support last Friday. Noraia Hawkins expresses thanks for aid that saved homes and buildings and prays for safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomona Township
Linealr- Ottawwa
Harrison Township
Centropolis
Georgia Road
Greenwood Baptist Church
Noraia Hawkins
Firefighters praised for saving homes on Georgia Road
Residents of Pomona express deep gratitude to county volunteers and visiting firefighters who protected homes during a Friday grass fire on Georgia Road. Despite heat and danger, crews worked through the noon blaze and some returned at night as the fire reignited, earning heartfelt thanks from the Livingstons and the Berbaums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Road
Pomona
Faboulays
Livingstons
Berbaums
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