Ottawa High School graduates 180 in 1980 ceremony
A crowd attended Ottawa High School’s stadium graduation for 180 seniors as W W Barnes and Sharon Lynn Blakeley were named co valedictorians. Rebecca Sue Beeman and Patrick Joseph Gahagan urged peers to set goals and persevere amid global crises.
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Jay Bemis
Ottawa High School
W W. Barnes
Sharon Lynn Blakeley
Rebecca Sue Beeman
Patrick Joseph Gahagan
Beeman
Gahagan
Barnes
Blakeley
OHS
Roy Leon Barnes
Ottawa
RFD 2
Missouri Institute of
Prime Nosedive Drops Citi Prime Rate to 14 Percent
Citibank slashed its prime lending rate by 2 percentage points to 14 percent, the largest move this year, as open market rates slide. The rate undercuts Chemical Bank's 15 percent posted Thursday night and signals rapid declines in bank lending costs.
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New York
Citibank
Chemical Bank
Library Board Charts Course for New Ottawa Library
Ottawa Library Board weighs a 1.135 million dollar plan for a 12 000 square foot facility on a new site. Architect Earl Devore outlines options from 10 000 to 12 000 square feet, with costs including land 160 000 and building 744 000 plus fees and development. Board discusses bond viability and future space needs while plans for petitions ahead of a Skunk Run Book Sale.
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Diane Yeamans
Ottawa Library Board
Ottawa City Commission
Library Board
Earl Devore
Devore
Jerry Thompson
Tim ‘Sullivan
Sullivan
John
Mike Esser
Ottawan Views Mount St Helens Eruption Devastation
Nellie Allen of 814 Ash in Ottawan described Mount St Helens calamity as unbelievable from her sister’s home in Boring Oregon. She cited mud flows fires and ash plus fear of further eruptions and a potential West Coast earthquake.
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Diane Yeamans
Mount St. Helens
Nellie Allen
Ash
Boring
Ore
Ottawa teachers approve fringe-free contract deal
Eighty eight Ottawa U S C 290 teachers met and voted by about two thirds to ratify a negotiated agreement with the Board of Education without fringe benefits. The board had refused a raise to $15 and considered $8 25, but the OEA members opted for the package as is with plans to pursue fringe increases next year. The board must ratify, with no major obstacles expected, to finalize next year’s contracts.
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Jay Bemis
Ottawa
U.S.C
Board of Education
Mary Burns
Ottawa Education Association
OEA
Burns
Ken Woods
National Education Association
Woods
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Iran
Afghanistan
Technology
Kansas City
Curtis Lee Anderson
Tad Adam Ballinger
Rose Marie Blanco
Laury Ellen Bobbish
Linda Ann Cantrell
George Raymond Cates
Karen Marie Chambers
Mary Emily Claterbos
Janet Marie Coen
Rian Dale Dalley
Elizabeth Ann Flippo
Barry Keith Gaedder
Jane Maria Gitlogly
Scott Keifer Hasly
Debra Anne Holmes
Gregory Scott Hook
Sherri Dean Howell
Andrew Parke Johnson
Jeanie Josephine Johnson
Floyd Edward Kaub
Deborah Ann LaGalle
James Willard McCrossen
Roxanne Renee Murray
Robert William Proulx
Duane Louis Ream
Beverly Jolene Revey
Mary Lyn Roberts
Tyrone Leon Rumford
Shanda Renea Lianeart
Anita Gay Stiit
Linda Olane Teter
Renee Gail Thompson
Nancy Qawn Walker
Brenda Sue Watts
Nancy Jane Wingert
Patricia Jean Yowell
Eddie Kimball
Optimist Club
Mark Warren Barnes
Bell and Howell
Harvey Drake
State of Kansas
Truman Gales
Scribner Children’s Theatre
Linda Ann Cantrall
Emporia State University
Trembly
Franklin County Board of Realtors
ESU
Yorton Clark
Truman Gates
Timothy Russell Conard
Delilah Rae Cook
Rotary Club
Young Ottawan
Brian Dale Dailey
Ottawa University
Martha Ruth DePriest
Burge
First Assembly of God
Ransom Memorial
First Baptist Church
Kiwanis Club
Dwayne Keven LaGalle
James Alan Lewis
Joyce Lake MacArthur
Sterling College
Presbyterian Church Mid-American Synod
Roger Gene Maxwell
Allen County Community College
Underwood
James Willard McCrissen
Elizabeth Ann McLain
Washburn University
David John Mettenburg
Randall Richard Morrison
Roxanne Renre Murray
LaSerloma
Franklin County Board of Reastor
Folly Lee Shumway
Linda Diane Teler
Kansas State University
Putnam Seriptimist Club
David Michael Towner
Nancy Dawn Walker
Ottawa High
Jenny Carlson
Paola
Tracy Turner
Fred Solis
Senta School
National Weather Service
Norain
Ces
City Park
Ben Park
City Commission
Park
West Coast
Allen
Seattle
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