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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 2003
Page
8
The Ottawa Herald announces daily Bulletin Board submissions two days or more in advance. Non commercial events open to the public may be announced at no charge. Submit by fax email mail or in person at 104 S. Cedar St Ottawa KS 66067 No phone calls please.
At the Black Jack Battlefield site in Baldwin City the Black Jack Battlefield Trust will sponsor a 10 a.m. gathering. Attendees may walk the site and hear speeches about the battlefield and its preservation. Coffee and donuts will be served. The site lies about three-eighths mile south of U S 56 on Douglas County road E 2000, three miles east of Baldwin City.
Ottawa events include Gallery of Gifts at Carnegie Cultural Center with the Gallery of Gifts gift boutique, Over the Rainbow kids art classes, Mary L. Hall art exhibit at Ransom Memorial Hospital, and Whistlestop Christmas Wreath Market at Old Depot Museum open Tue Sat 10 to 4 and Sun 1 to 4 with 3 admission, student 1, preschool free. Recycling Center hours listed.
Annual Craft Show runs 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at National Guard Armory 208 W. 17th St with another day listed Saturday. Downtown Christmas Lighting Ceremony at Haley Park Second and Main streets begins 6:30 p.m. with lights on at 7 p.m. Saturday. Also Améritat Roots Music Jam Session at Carnegie Cultural Center 5158 Main St at 6 p.m. Sunday has no listing.
The Daily Report lists arrests by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department. Melvin Hedgepath-Shaffer, 33, Ottawa, held for probation violation and paraphernalia. Brian Criqui, 27, Quenemo, for failure to appear. Kevin Pride, 20, Williamsburg, for driving while intoxicated open container and minor alcohol. Shawn Crane, 29, New Strawn, for driving while suspended. Joshua Keehn, 21, Wetmore, for driving while intoxicated. All remain in jail except Crane who was released on bond. Ambulance calls include several medical emergencies and sick person reports across multiple blocks in town.
Haynie invites readers to donate to the statue project via the Franklin County Historical Society. Checks should be mailed through the Ottawa Main Street Association at 104 S. Main Street Suite 14 Ottawa KS. Contact Andy Gassaway at agassaway ottawa herald dot com for details.
Central Heights School Board preparation hinges on a Dec. 17 vote to hire a resource officer. Sheriff Craig Davis reports the nine month contract approved by the County Commission will be funded 25 percent by the county. A federal grant was denied due to redirection of funds to coastal areas for terrorism concerns.
Wellsville area churches unite to launch C.A.S.E for Kids Inc an after school education program for kindergarten through fifth grade operated 3 to 6 pm on school days at the Baptist church with 24 initial slots and potential expansion to 60 pending fire marshal approval and funding efforts through grants scholarships and community support.
The FDA requires food processors and manufacturers to register by December 12 2003. Owners operators or agents in charge of facilities that manufacture process pack or hold food for human or animal consumption in the U S must register. Farms restaurants retail outlets and some food banks are exempt. Questions to Becki Rhoades at the Kansas Department of Commerce.
Franklin County Board of Commissioners met in regular session led by Chairman John E. Taylor with four other commissioners present. October income from Transfer Station Recycling and HHW totaled 55,959.02 after expenses. Executive session held for real estate acquisitions. no action taken. Ambulance Department October report reviewed. ambulance write-offs totaling 32,775.21 approved. Meeting adjourned at 1:20 after a department head luncheon.
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