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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 2004
Page
10
Daily bulletin board invites non commercial public events two days ahead. Submissions by fax email or mail to Ottawa Herald in Ottawa Kansas. No phone calls please and no charge for non commercial events open to the public.
Sacred Heart School hosts an Evening of Excellence and Art and Literature Fair from 7 to 9 p.m. at the parish center Fifth and Cedar to tour classrooms meet teachers and enjoy refreshments. Friday features a Uniform Show and Sale 9 30 a.m. to 4 p.m. benefiting the Scholarship Fund.
A dense schedule lists seven p m council and club meetings at City Hall Ransom Memorial Hospital and other venues including the Wellsville Senior Center Lane Methodist Church and the Masonic Hall Ottawa Library hosts a food wreath making session The Franklin County Planning Commission and Shrine group also meet with notices listing locations and contact details for organizers Sherry Englebert and Lane Pride Committee participants named
A Monday incident roundup lists items recovered or reported across multiple blocks including a marijuana found by Labette Road, and thefts at Old 50 Highway Haskell Road and Texas Road. Vandalism involved a railroad crossing arm. Numerous fraud, vehicle, and property incidents are noted with brief times and locations, plus several non injury accidents and medical emergencies across the city blocks.
The Tinnon v Ottawa School Board desegregation suit, predating Brown v Board by 70 years, gains attention amid Brown’s 50th anniversary. Deborah Barker of the Franklin County Historical Society says Kansas Historical Society will microfilm Ottawa school minutes from the 1870s and 1880s, a civil rights era source highlighted by Brown Foundation with Emory’s Andrew Kull expanding his book discussion.
Franklin County District Court found Ottawa schools violated the 14th Amendment by segregating students. The Kansas Supreme Court upheld, in an Ottawa‑written decision, but the ruling was effectively overturned by Plessy v Ferguson in 1896. Brown v Board of Education later used similar arguments in 1954.
Ottawa School Board accepted the resignations of Ottawa High School principal Darren Dennis and Garfield Elementary School Principal Kim Crisner effective at year end. The board also agreed to a legal option to purchase 19 acres near 19th and Eisenhower through spring 2005 with a $10,000 option fee. Additional items include buying 25 new band uniforms for about $10,000, setting 2004-2005 start dates of August 23 for teachers and August 26 for students with half days on August 26 27, and replacing the malfunctioning intercom and bell system at Ottawa Middle School.
Sandy Warner of Pomona publishes Alley Cat a contemporary romance after four months of drafting and six months of submitting queries. Publish America accepted the manuscript in 2002 and will print a sequel, with Warner noting it blends fiction with personal experience and family inspiration.
Richmond officials consider taking over ownership of the fairgrounds after the Free Fair Board offered to deed the land to the city. Board president Bob Thompson cited high insurance costs of about 1,000 dollars per half of the annual budget, threatening the future of the three day event. Mayor Bill Wood supports the move to preserve the 80 year old tradition with 4-H exhibits, animal shows, a parade, street dance, and rides while council members want a full proposal and contract first.
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