Grand Opry and Local Events Highlight Ottawa Area
Ottawa hosts a 7 30 p.m. Grand O by at Municipal Auditorium with Christie Teter and April Holtwick and regulars. Also on stage are Yesterday Beatles tribute and George Washburn architecture tour 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday from Old Depot Museum. Victorian Tea with Louise Sunday 1 30 to 4 30 p.m.. 17th annual Ciderfest at Louisburg Cider Mill Saturday and Sunday. Humboldt's 38th annual Biblesta with Bruce Carroll at 3 p.m.. ESU choir concert and Pulitzer poet Gwendolyn Brooks at Emporia State University. Kansas City events including Boo Blast Worlds of Fun and symphony performances. KU and Topeka arts listings with multiple concerts and a free Kansas History Center festival set for Saturday. Call numbers provided for details.
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O” Opry
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Christie Teter
Ottawa
April Holtwick
Wellsville
Opry
Call
George Washburn
Old Depot Museum
Garnett
Humboldt
Bruce Carroll
Here
Us-169
Emporia State University
Kansas City Area
Worlds of Fun
K.K. the Witch
American Royal Complex
Kansas City Symphony
Gil Shaham
Lyric Theater
Bernadette Peters
Music Hall
Lawrence Sponge
Liberty Hall
Massachusetts
Chhaya Academy of Arts
Bombay
India
University of Kansas
Swarthout Recital Hall
Philip Glass
Lied Center
Wind Ensemble
Yizhak Schotten
Katherine Collier
Moore hangs jury in Haley Park case
A hung jury was declared in the Halley Park shooting trial after jurors could not reach a verdict. Judge Thomas Sachse scheduled a pretrial conference for Oct 13 and Moore remains jailed. Prosecutors argued Moore chose deadly force after McDonald struck him. defense emphasized self defense and gang involvement as context. Security included a metal detector at the District Court building.
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Haley Park
Sachse
Moore
Bob Bezek
District Court
Lice in Ottawa Schools Down But Not Out
Principal Kirk Hart of Eugene Field Elementary notes declined head lice cases in Ottawa schools due to a public information campaign led by district nurses Jean Higbie and Sandy Staneart. The district enforces a policy of removal, inspection, and informed parent notification with nurse clearance before students return after treatment.
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Ottawa
Kirk Hart
Eugene Field Elementary
Kirk
Jean Higbie
Sandy
Weather forecast extends into next several days with mild temps
Tonight clearing early with lows 35 to 40 and a northwest breeze 6 to 15 mph. Sunday remains dry with lows in the 40s and highs in the 70s, then Monday cooler with highs 65 to 70. Tuesday warmer and dry with highs from the mid 70s to mid 80s, and lows 45 to 55. Additional data shows various city temperature and reservoir readings with no active weather alerts.
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Ottawa
PiMrena
Clinton
Hillsdale
Melvern
Pomona
OMS students prepare for Treasures of the Czars exhibit trip
OMS seventh and sixth graders studied Russia before traveling to Topeka to view jewels and Czars photographs. Teachers Alexander Gladman and guest speakers shared experiences from Russia, Nicholas II, Lenin, and a 1992 trip, with lessons and films to spark questions and active learning.
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Alexander
Donna Gladman
Czar Nicholas
Gladman
Topeka
Russia
Margaret Sinclair
Ottawa
OMS
Sinclair
Nicholas
Lenin
Canada
United States
East Central
Kansas Agency On
Ottawan
Bev Deardorff
St. Petersburg
Fla
Panama City Beach Flood Threat After Storm Ravages Panhandle
Residents return to a devastated Panama City Beach with hard-hit areas sealed to prevent looting as authorities repair roads and assess damage. Evacuees, including Kathy Fisher, await word on their homes while 4,500 National Guard members patrol to deter looting. Flood warnings rise as the Blackwater River nears danger levels and several families along the river evacuate.
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Jennifer
Swift
Kathy Fisher
Fisher
Panama ‘City
Mergency
Panama City Beach
Florida
Miglino
National Guard
Panhandle
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
Oday
Vet Land
Blackwater River
Santa Rosa County
Joe Murphy
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
Paradise Island
Milton
Moving Wall visitors seek bus trip to see commemorative panels
Ottawa veterans plan a Moving Wall bus trip to honor fallen servicemen listed by name and panel. Nicholson coordinates with the local VFW. potential dates depend on signups. Call Nicholson at 242-6932 or Kenny Nichols at 242-4057 for information or reservations.
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Nicholson
Ottawa Veterans of Foreign Wars
Kenny Nichols
Ottawa Vfw
Local Events and Notices from October Listings
Hazardous waste drop at FR CO HHW Facility from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 242-4176. Fashion Alley hosts 20th year anniversary sale with 20 percent off. Garnett VFW hosts Oct 7 fish fry and dance starting 4:30 p.m. Odds n Ends by 8:30 p.m. FOE 2700 Building Fundraiser offers steak from 6 to 8 p.m. and dance 9 to 12. Eagles Lodge at 15th & Mulberry hosts Oct 7 fundraiser for members and guests. Trinity Church serves ham and bean meals Oct 12 at 5 to 7 p.m. Bazaar opens 8 a.m. Jim's Barber Shop closed Oct 12 and 13. resumes Oct 14.
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Fishfry & Dance
Garnett Vfw
FOE
Eagles Lodge
Mulberry
Israel set to release prisoners amid West Bank self rule vote
Israel moves to permit self rule for most West Bank Palestinians as Rabin faces party divisions over ceding control. With a razor thin Knesset vote, opponents warn of Israeli risk while Rabin vows to end bloodshed and break the cycle of violence despite protests and heckling.
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West Bank
Knigeet
Israel
Rabin
Ottawa Herald subscription rates listed for 1996
The Ottawa Herald provides detailed subscription pricing for delivery in Ottawa and surrounding areas effective October 1, 1996. Rates cover monthly, quarterly, semi annual, and annual options by carrier, motor route, and mail, with separate out of state and balance of state charges.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Miami
Douglas
Osage
Anderson
State of Kansas
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Out & About
Gwendolyn Brooks
Albert Taylor Hall
ESU
S.W. 6Th Avenue
Kansas History Center
Bezek
John Wilcox Jr
McDonald
Wilcox
Warawaygs
Deardorff
Opal
Emporia
Son
David Marion Christian
Dean Lee Gretencord
Gary Arland Hendrickson
Jimmie LeRoy Johnson
Timothy Allen Mohler
William Ray Moore
Philip Dean Sharp
Stephen Lee Smith
Charles Gilbert Stultz
Dan Thomas Wards
Sammy Ray Wiswell
FR. CO
Oma
Trinity Church
Cedar
Thurs
Jim
WATTS
Forest Park Shelter House
Ottawa Herald
Kansas
Jim R. Hitch
Jay Bemis
Tom Love
Gene Kelsey
Virginia Howe
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
S. Cedar
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