Weekend events light up Topeka Expocentre and beyond
Topeka hosts multiple shows this weekend at the Expocentre including the Mid America Arts and Crafts Show and Sale with 90 plus exhibitors in Agricultural Hall at 10 a.m. today and 11 a.m. tomorrow. The Topeka Women's Show offers workshops and performances by Doug Davidson and Peter Bergman with doors at 10 a.m. today and noon tomorrow. Also at Expocentre the Slope Ski Equipment Sale runs 10 a.m. today and noon tomorrow. Nearby Kansas City features American Royal with Chubby Checker at tonight's rodeo. Emporia hosts a veterans parade at 2 p.m. and the Flint Hills Arts and Crafts Winter Holiday Show at the Flint Hills Mall. KC dance and theatre appeal with Alvin Ailey at Midland Theatre and a Kansas City Symphony sampler at Scottish Rite Temple. Christmas Open House runs today and tomorrow at Independence Square with antiques on display. Paul Mesner Puppets presents Sleeping Beauty at Quality Hill Playhouse with reservations by calling 756-3500. Lawrence hosts Hannah House Mother and Child Holiday Tea and Fashion Show at the Eldridge Hotel at 2 p.m. Saturday with a $25 donation, Laura Ashley fashions featured. Next week’s WIBW Hoedown and other events close the roundup.
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Topeka
Mid America
Agricultural Hall
Flint Hills
Paul Mesner
Quality Hill Playhouse
W. 10Th
Kansas City
Fragmented data points from historical notice sheet
A compact OCR fragment displays assorted numbers and codes including years 1954 1962 and sums like 1.20 2.95 1.93 39.12 38.27, suggesting a damaged archival record. No coherent event, names, or places are readable to establish a clear news item or summary.
Future Farmers of America Renames to Embrace American Agriculture
At the 63rd convention delegates voted to rename Future Farmers of America as the National FFA Organization, dropping the former creed the future of farming for the future of agriculture. The change broadens focus to include engineers, biotechnicians, and computer specialists while some members worry about losing farming’s traditional identity. A mix of modern agribusiness students attended, with many not raised on farms and citing new career paths in fertilizer, veterinary medicine, and crop science.
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Joseph Coleman
Associated Press
Kansas City
M.b.a.s
Future Farmers of America
National
FFA Organization
Harris
America
David Bowles
FFA
Sarasota
Fla
Eric Frederick
Marion County Technical Center
Farmington
W.va
Kevin Stone
Onita
Stone
Kelly Reed
San Perlita
Tex
Mark Stalder
Junction City
Kan
Stalder
Kansas
CNN defies court ban on Noriega tape in Miami
A federal judge extended a ban on broadcast of Noriega defense tapes, but CNN aired another recording. The tape shows Noriega discussing defense strategy and possible prosecutors' tactics, prompting CNN to defend the broadcast as constitutional prior restraint. Noriega faces bribery charges connected to Panama and the Medellin cartel.
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Miami
Manuel Noriega
Noriega
CNN
Tom Johnson
U.S
William Hoeveler
Panama
Medellin
Metropolitan
Ottawa Board to Discuss Exams and School Additions
Routine business at the Ottawa Board of Education meeting Monday includes review of SRA and ACT scores, kindergarten grade cards, and updates on the Ottawa High School addition project and the districts remedial reading plan. The session starts at 7 30 p m at 420 S Main Street central office.
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Ottawa Board of Education
Science Research Associates
American College
Ottawa
S. Main
Voters reject school construction in DeSoto and Eudora
DeSoto voters defeat a 7 million plan to build an elementary school expand the high school and restore a junior high by 1 462 to 1 239 Eudora voters turn down a 4 million proposal for a new high school by 866 to 751 The DeSoto district cites bottom dollar reasoning while Eudora weighs other options as crowded conditions persist Public note recalls and local rate disputes in Paola and Parsons accompany the regional roundup
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DeSoto
Eudora
Eudora High
Dan Bloom
Paola
Bob Stephan
Miami County
Stephan
George Zakoura
County Commission
Ottawa Veterans Day closings and events in town
Monday observes Veterans Day with federal state and local offices closed including Ottawa City Hall and the post office. Banks and a savings institution also close while the library stays open. Weekend activities include flag pole dedication at Haley Park and a Sunday Veterans affair at the VFW post home with speaker Jeannie Blankenship of the Safe House program.
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Ottawa
Savings and Loan
Haley Community Park
Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Jeannie Blankenship
Salvation Amy
Home Base Parents Change in Ottawa Area Home
Internal personnel matters force Home Base officials to temporarily relocate the 403 S. Cedar boys to other Ottawa area homes. Interim parents Paul and Terry Theobald will return by Nov. 19 to aid transitions while the board seeks permanent guardians. United Way funding supports the home and a current drive nears halfway to its 1991 goal.
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S. Cedar
Ottawa Area
Bob Pence
Pence
Paul
Terry
Theobald
Theobalds
Board of
Garry Anderson
Mos
United Way
Ottawa Herald subscription rates and staff listings
The Ottawa Herald lists 1990 subscription rates for Ottawa deliveries and surrounding areas with monthly and yearly options for carrier, motor route, and mail, plus state and out-of-state pricing. Editorial and staff roles are detailed including Editor Publisher A Hitch and Managing Editor Terry Ostmeyer among others.
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Wheims Us
Franklin County
State of Kan
Ottawa area event briefs and sales ads preview
Singers who appeared on TV radio and records will perform at Ottawa Christian Center on November 10 at 7 p.m. Christmas Parade entries due December 1 at the Chamber Office with $300 in prizes. Gypsum yard and garden supplies offered at Willis Garden Center. Hill House Restaurant hosts a Saturday night buffet with barbecue ribs shrimp and broasted chicken priced at 5.99 with seniors 5.09. Sutton's Jewelry offers a free holiday catalog and is open Sundays by appointment. Ottawa Matmasters Wrestling hosts an open house and sign ups November 12 from 7 to 9 p.m. at OHS Gym. Suzie's SilkSpan House hosts a sale November 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 406 West 11th. Hill House breakfast buffet all you can eat for 3.50 on Saturdays and Sundays.
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Hill House
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Young and the Restless
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Chubby Checker
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Independence Square
Lawrence
Hannah House
Eldridge Hotel
Laura Ashley
Laura Ashley’s
On the
WIBW
Century 1
By Lori Alvarado
The
Ottawa Herald
Bee
Ice Bunny
Cloloy
cLouar
Parsons
Parsons City Commission
Damor
Herald City
Jay Bemis
Ottawa City Hall
Agriculture Service Center
West Second Street
Second
Hickory
U.S. Post Office
Fourth and
Dim A. Hitch
Terry Ostmeyer
Carol Ackermann
Peg Armstrong
Virginia Whitacre
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
Cartier
Ad Briefs
NEW Creation
Christian Canter
N. Poplar
Chamber
Willis Garden Center
Sutton’s Javulry
Sutton's Jewelry
Matmasters
Ohs
Suzie
Silkspan House
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