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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1997
Page
6
The Ottawa American Legion AA team opened its season with a twinbill sweep of Garnett at Harvey Drake Field. Page 7 references the game recap.
Partly cloudy Friday with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms and a high in the mid 70s. A south wind 10 to 20 mph. Memorial Day weekend carries a thunderstorm risk with nightly lows 55 to 60 and daytime highs in the 70s.
Williamsburg students will gain Internet access next year via a grant from Southwestern Bell and donated computers from Wal-Mart. The grant funds wiring for six classrooms and the library, while Wal-Mart will provide two DOS based IBM compatible machines. Volunteers are sought to staff Dietrich Cabin in City Park weekends, with the historical society noting the cabin could attract more visitors while the Old Depot Museum is closed. הרח
About 1800 dollars was raised on May 3 as volunteers collected donations at a street intersection and in front of local businesses for the B. Martin Peck Animal Shelter. More donations and volunteers are needed. A June antique booth fundraiser at Ottawa Antique Mall is planned. Contact Carolyn Retzer at 242-1783 to donate items. Shelter hours: weekdays afternoons and Saturday morning. closed Wednesdays and Sundays. Located at 230 W. 19th. phone 242-2967.
Linda Finch, 46, lands in Honolulu on the eve of completing her around-the-world flight tribute to Amelia Earhart. She left Oakland two months ago, heading home after stopping at Christmas Island to lay memorial wreaths over Howland Island. Finch plans a 17 1/2 hour flight back to Oakland to finish the journey.
Dale Wesen hosts biannual antique auctions drawing 500 to 700 attendees from about 30 states at his 175 by 125 foot facility on east K-68. bidders seek soda fountain gear, railroad lanterns, glass globes, toys, signs, and a 1969 Camaro convertible, boosting town traffic and motel occupancy.
A radio auction on KOFO June 2 and 3 will support the A Franklin County Historical Society as it seeks 128000 to fund repairs for the Old Depot Museum at 135 W Tecumseh. Deb Barker says the auction could close the gap with items donated by area businesses.
A 56-year-old man drowned after his fishing boat capsized in a farm pond in the 3500 block of Texas Road, four miles southeast of town. A nearby barn worker alerted authorities, rescue crews recovered the body, and the man was pronounced dead at Ransom Memorial Hospital around 10:30 a.m. The victim’s name was withheld pending relatives’ notification.
Kansas Attorney General Carla Stovall told Ottawa Rotary about how parents of Stephanie Schmidt helped push the Sexually Violent Predator Law, arguing the system works even as the U S Supreme Court weighs the law. The measure allows civil commitment at Larned State Hospital if still dangerous.
A joint Franklin County commission and Ottawa City Commission meeting focused on a 1998 dispatch budget of 338,612 dollars, a 24 percent rise that would raise starting dispatcher wages to 9.25 per hour. The plan includes new positions and shift differentials, risking a domino effect on jailers and deputies while prompting broader questions about city pay balance and merit-based raises.
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