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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 2004
Page
9
The Ottawa Herald announces daily Bulletin Board items via fax email mail or in person. Submissions should be two days or more in advance and noncommercial events open to the public may be announced free of charge. No phone calls, please.
A public reception for Sheila Lewis, an Ottawa mother who earned a pharmacy doctorate from the University of Kansas, will run 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday in the Cyclone Room at Ottawa High School. Lewis, 33, previously worked as a bank teller in Lawrence and at Ottawa Intrust Bank, returned to school in 1996 to pursue pharmacy internships after caring for her children and working at Allegro Drug, Wal-Mart, and Osco Drug in Olathe. Her parents Wendell and Thelma Lewis host the event. The Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs will offer free help at Ottawa City Hall at 1 p.m. June 4, a Friday, with contact for the Lawrence office provided.
Ottawa arts events feature Carol Granger's Outside In at Carnegie Cultural Center and Carrie Hall Quilt Blocks at Old Depot Museum. Family art classes, recycling center hours, and AA meeting times are listed alongside Celebrate Recovery and mental health center info for community access.
Daily listings include Farmers Market at Town and Country Supply east parking lot at 4 pm. Ottawa events cover Kids Voting at Eisenhower Elementary 14045 Ash St at 5 30 pm. Recreation Commission at City Hall 6 30 pm, Wellsville Planning Commission 5 30 pm, Ottawa Planning Commission at City Hall, 101 S Hickory St, 7 pm Wellsville Joint Recreation Commission 320 Pendleton Dr at 7 pm and La Leche League at Ransom Memorial Hospital 13015 Main St conference room at 7 pm For details call 785 242 7104 or 785 242 1182. Also Chamber Coffee at Hotz Office Supply 328 Main St 8 am PATH exercise group at Don Woodward Community Center 517 E Third St noon Kiwanis Radish Patch 1538 N Industrial St 7 pm Ottawa Middle School graduation 1230 S Ash St and Franklin County Planning Commission at 7 30 pm Franklin County Office Annex 14th and Main meeting room.
Multiple arrests reported with names ages and charges including probation violation forgery theft. Individuals Joshua Gulley 22 Paola and Ryan Geist 25 Wilson St arrested and jailed with bonds set. Also listed are non injury accidents, a vehicle striking a bicycle and several medical emergency calls with locations cited across Franklin County.
Caryn Tyson, 41, daughter-in-law of Sen. Robert Tyson, filed to run for the 12th District seat. A software engineer, she cites education, tax relief, and economic growth with broadband expansion as priorities, and she runs Tyson Ranch with husband Tim.
The Franklin County Flyers will hold their spring RC aircraft fly-in at 9 a.m. Saturday at the grass air field owned by Carl and Bonnie Coffman in Wellsville. Spectators enter free while pilots must be AMA members and pay a 10 dollar landing fee. the event features various model planes, from simple to jet-powered, with refreshments available and signs guiding access via I-35 or U.S. 59 corridors.
Overnight downpours caused widespread flooding in Kansas City and surrounding areas slowing traffic and prompting numerous vehicle rescues. Downtown Kansas City airport saw nearly four inches in three hours, while nearby stations logged 5 to 6 inch totals. Fire crews reported 32 rescues from high water between 3:30 and 7 am, amid continued advisories and road closures. Lonnie Riddlesprigger recounted a rescue after his chosen route was blocked.
Five Park Hill High School seniors, all 18, were charged with third degree assault after allegedly attempting to tape a teacher to a chair in what officials called a prank gone bad. They face up to 15 days in jail and $300 fines. four tried to restrain the teacher while Blankenship attempted the tape. The teacher was not injured.
The East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Cor poration Youth Action Council will host a three day leadership camp for 7th and 8th graders at Timberlake near Williamsburg from June 3 to 5. They seek 75 youths, require a $10 fee with applications at the Ottawa ECEAN office, and provide meals transportation and supervision. Parents will pick up at Timberlake June 5. bring sleeping bag and pillow. Contact Angela Schreffler at 242 7450 for details.
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma bid to reopen its downtown casino in Kansas City Kansas, ruling no jurisdiction to grant relief after a prior court decision closed the casino and seized about 150 machines and over $1 million in cash and property. Kansas Attorney General spokesman welcomed the ruling as a step toward final resolution. Wyandotte Nation spokesman called the ruling procedural and a postponement.
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