Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year funds Hawthorne field day plan
Mark Cation, Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year for Ottawa's elementary schools, used a $1,000 prize to fund $10 savings accounts for 41 Hawthorne elementary fourth and fifth graders. Chelsea Finch nicknamed him Mr. Cool Cation as he plans field day activities and ongoing math lessons on banking and savings.
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Mark Cation
Hawthorne Elementary School
Cation
Wal-Mart
Hawthorne
Chelsea Finch
Cool Cation
Ottawa
Callon
Exchange City
Hawthorne teacher uses prize money to fund school rewards
Hawthorne Elementary staff praise fourth grade teacher Callon Cation for using prize winnings to benefit students. He funded snacks, a karaoke event, drinks for staff, and rented a Moonwalk for Field Day while eye surgery sidelined him. Cation plans more gifts, believing shared joy helps learning.
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Callon
Dave Baisinger
Hawthorne
Park building debate continues in Ottawa
Ottawa City Commissioners kept open the option to build a park department facility in Forest Park replacing the office garage in the northeast corner. Estimated at just over 318000 dollars, the project would be delayed until next year with city crews possible for landscaping and demolition to cut costs. Mayor Richard Jackson and public works chief Andy Haney stressed addressable needs and careful budget review while planning officials noted the metal building with stone veneer fits Forest Park sensibilities.
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Ottawa
Parks Department
Forest Park
Park
Andy Haney
City Public Works
Park Department
Richard Jackson
Haney
Weldon Padgett
Memorial Day weekend troops boost patrols on Kansas roads
The Kansas Highway Patrol plans extra patrols and overtime under the Special Traffic Enforcement Program to ride out the Memorial Day weekend. Col. William Leck notes busier roads and more construction with increased enforcement of seat belt laws.
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Topeka
Kansas Highway Patrol
William Leck
KHP
Kansas
Jim Hanni
AAA of Kansas
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