Ottawa Bulletin Board Community notices and events
The Ottawa area lists group meeting details and events including the Fibromyalgia support group meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Ransom Memorial Hospital conference room A with Shelly Fink on Bones Density and Osteoporosis. Faith Lutheran hosts a Sunday ice cream social from 4 to 7 p.m. Ottawa City Band invites rehearsals tonight and a concert next Tuesday at the city park gazebo. KCVA veterans aid rep visits Ottawa next Tuesday and June 17 at 1 p.m. Don Woodward Center. ESU hosts the 21st Great Plains Suzuki Institute June 3-8 with no charge events at Heath Recital Hall and family programs. For details call listed contacts.
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Ransom Memorial Hospital
Shelly Fink
Delores Brecheisen
Ottawa City
Ottawa City Band Board
Ottawa High School
Ottawa City Park
Brent Wheeler
KCVA
Kansas Commission On Veterans Affairs
Don Woodward Community Center
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Lawrence
Vermont
Suite 2
ESU
Suzuki Institute
Emporia State University
Great Plains Suzuki Institute
Heath Recital Hall
Dan
Dan Kirchhofer
Elaine Edwards
Licensing update marks Kansas standards board progress
Ottawa Board of Education heard math teacher Chuck Tilman explain current teacher licensing changes from the standards board now under state review. The district will seek final licensure draft within about a year as Kansas moves toward an extensive licensing process. The board also approved staffing changes including a full time gifted program teacher at Ottawa High School and new hires and resignations at Hawthorne and Eisenhower. An audit contract for the 1996-1997 district financial records was approved with Agler and Gaeddert.
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Chuck Tilman
Ottawa High School
Ottawa Board of Education
A.standards Board
State Board of Education
Tilman
Standards Board
Kansas
Special Services
Carolyn Newmaster
Brian Cappello
OHS
Amy Lash
Hawthorne
Elisa Sigurdson
Eisenhower School
Agler and Gaeddert
S. Main
Ottawa Kansas Subscription Rates and Contact Details
Reader Information lists Ottawa tollfree and fax numbers for inquiries. Subscription prices are provided: carrier delivery in Ottawa seven dollars and ten cents per month, rural carrier seven seventy five, rural motor route eight ten, Franklin county mail eight dollars and five cents, rest of Kansas nine eighty, all other states ten ten per month, tax excluded. Discounts offered for three, six and twelve month terms.
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Ottawa
Franklin
Kansas
Random Acts of Kindness program seeks next steps
Whiteford notes that the program, slated for January 1996 to January 1997, needs a new focus to grab public attention. The Random Acts of Kindness committee meets at 7 a.m. Monday at the Franklin County Extension office, open to all.
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Whiteford
Franklin County Extension Office
Acs
Ottawa hires Ratliff as Garfield principal from Paola
Ratliff leaves Sunflower Elementary acting role to become Garfield principal in Ottawa. He has seven years as a Solomon principal and nine years teaching in Hugoton. He notes classrooms demand more than basics and aims to meet student needs while family roots and community ties keep him hopeful for Ottawa.
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Jean (Gillogly) McCally
Sunflower Elementary
Paola
Ratliff
Garfield
Hugoton
Solomon
Barbara
Anderson County
Ratliffs
Kansas State University
Phoenix
Ariz
Memorial Day floods dampen remembrance across towns
Veterans voice disappointment over parade turnout as floods and festivities collide. In Wichita Kansas Robin Ray laments the holiday’s meaning being lost to a three day party. Concord Massachusetts veteran Jack Skinner notes about 600 in attendance, while Marietta witnesses wreaths and flags carried as a mother explains a child’s instinct to picnics and water parks.
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Robin Ray
Wichita
Kan
Jack Skinner
Concord
Mass
Marietta
Tyler Fosse
Beverly
Clinton urges new Europe security on Memorial Day
President Clinton spoke at Arlington National Cemetery urging the nation to redeem the fallen sacrifices by extending security and prosperity to post Cold War democracies in Europe. He tied the moment to the 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and planned signings with Russia and NATO, with stops in France the Netherlands and Britain.
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Clinton
Europe
United States
Arlington National Cemetery
France
Netherlands
Britain
Weather outlook with mild temps and scattered showers
The forecast calls for cool and cloudy conditions with a low near 50 and north winds 5 to 15 mph. Thursday and Friday remain dry with lows in the 50s and highs in the 70s. Saturday stays dry with lows in the 50s and highs from the upper 70s to mid 80s from east to west. Showers are possible.
School board weighs use of old depot building
The board discussed options for the Old Depot site with estimates around 400000 for possible school use and explored preservation, demolition bids were set to open June 19, while members urged community input and potential city cooperation, but no action was taken.
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Sheldon
Bill Ketchum
Ketchum
Cheryl Sylvester
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