Pay to Play Or Targeted Recreation For Ottawa
Ottawa approves an indoor swimming pool and Franklin County plans a multi use complex with soccer baseball and basketball facilities. Ottawa University breaks ground on a public recreational center. The Herald asks readers to vote on a joint ORC and OU recreation facility and to submit comments by Friday.
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Ottawa Herald Votes and Comments Submission Details
Citizens are invited to vote and share comments online at www.ottawaherald.com or mail responses to The Ottawa Herald at 104 S. Cedar by Friday.
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Reader Forum submissions rules for letters to editor
Readers may submit hand signed letters with address and phone number to The Ottawa Herald in Ottawa Kansas or by email to letters ottawaherald.com Submissions must be under 400 words and may be edited for space to fit this newspaper’s format.
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Kansas congressional and state lawmakers contact list
A compact listing of key political figures with office addresses in Washington and Topeka. Includes President George Bush, U S Senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, U S Representative Jim Ryun, Governor and state legislators Ralph Tanner and Bill Feverborn, plus State Sen Robert Tyson.
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Ottawa’s Veterans Day Parade Honors History and Heroes
A grateful Ottawa recalls a week of pride from the new Visitor Information Center opening to a Forest Park Veterans Day parade. Veterans and families watched WW II Rosie the Riveter acts, Civil War cannons, and a Bob Hope USO show while parallels to past conflicts and service in Fort Ord and the Pacific coast era stirred strong community memory. Dorothy Nichols notes the civic spirit in her biweekly Community Viewpoints column.
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Salute to Education Week Observance in Wellsville
The 81st Ameri can Education Week runs November 17 to 23, highlighting every educator from bus drivers to counselors and volunteers. Denise O'Dea, Wellsville superintendent, notes public schools educate all youths and urges thanks to standout teachers and staff for their daily efforts.
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