Community Thanksgiving dinner links school and community
The Ottawa Middle School and Ottawa High School host a free Thanksgiving buffet November 22 from 11 30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Ottawa High School to serve about 600 residents. Volunteers from 25+ individuals and families are already helping with food, transportation, and entertainment.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Middle School
Ottawa High School
Ottawa University
Franklin County
OMS
Country Mart
Hope House
Chartwells
First Baptist Church
Ministerial Alliance
Ottawa shrub planting project aims for Guinness record
Ottawa volunteers planted 1339 shrubs on downtown corners as a Make a Difference Day effort. About 442 volunteers from 4-H, Scouts, clubs, schools, and businesses participated under a plan led by Dianna Mitchell. Kiwanis cooked 450 meals, 17 Corner Captains coordinated supplies, and the city seeks corner adoptions to sustain maintenance. Guinness World Records has not responded. Gene Ramsey, Ottawa mayor.
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Dianna Mitchell
Ottawa Volunteer Center
ECRAN
Guinness World Records
Guinness
4-H
American Eagle Outfitters
Boy Scouts
Business and
Franklin County
Friends of the Prairie Spirit Rail Trail
Girl Scouts
Jaycees
Ottawa High School
Optimist Club
Over the Road Gang
Pomona High School
Power of the Past Antique Engine and Tractor Club
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Rotary Club
Soroptomist Club
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis
Bill Allegre
Laura Ansley
Scott Bird
Bob Boldra
Cindy Bones
Dannie Burnett
Don Burroughs
Gerry Didde
Dale Dieterich
Steve Hasty
Richard Jackson
Ray Meyer
Jane Morton
Richard Mullins
Kris Peterson
Deena Rogers
Connie Sams
Lloyd Switzer
Jerry Thompson
Bob Thompson
Adam Weigand
City of
Agler & Gaeddert
Ottawa Main Street Association
Veterans’ Memorial
4Th and Main
Bones Family
Budges Sports Center
Cahill Optometry
Carstar Burnett Auto
Crown Realty
Didde Office Supply
ECKAN
Head Start
Expert Tire
Jabez
Peoples National Bank
Gene Ramsey
Veterans Day rememberance from WWII veteran Art Geiss
In a front page Veterans Day feature Art Geiss recalls combat in the Pacific, Okinawa and the Philippines, the impact of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the importance of telling all WWII sacrifice stories before the veterans pass. He highlights peers like Jim Hall and reflects on national memory and duty.
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Herald
Geiss
Okinawa
Japan
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Philippines
America
United States
Free World
Jim Hall
Princeton
Father’s War Duty Prayer on Veterans Day
A chaplain writes of mixed pride and fear as sons join the war on terrorism. He recalls the phone call news, long months of silence, and the sacrifice of military families. The piece honors troops as family, invokes prayer for strength, and ends with God Bless America.
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Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
America
Mom
Dad
Ryans
American Legion
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