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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 2002
Page
7
The Skilton Music Club will gather at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday in Atkinson Hall at Ottawa University to hold a meeting.
Friday admissions include Reuben Welcher Pomona Mabel Lister Ottawa Dena Seeley Pomona and Sunday entries for Marian Moody Ottawa Karysa Gabauer Romind Richmond Alterman Ottawa. Dismissals show Amber Spillman Williamsburg and Roberta Bishop Pomona to Olathe Medical Center. Saturday Joel Rusk Ottawa. Bookings list Michael Ray Hammar 36 Pomona and Daniel Bernard Sunday 18 Pomona. Arrests cover Penland Wellsville Shinn Ottawa Atchison Carson Gooding Stinebauch Hopkins Bard Gann Hall and two Ottawa juveniles. Sheriff incidents report arson theft burglary vandalism rape battery and multiple traffic and collision notes.
In Colby Kansas Republican Tim Shallenburger and Democrat Kathleen Sebelius debated farm aid and tax plans before about 350 at Colby Community College. Shallenburger pressed for no tax increases while Sebelius urged top to bottom government reviews to boost efficiency as deficits loom. Libertarian Dennis Hawver and Reform Party Ted Pettibone also spoke.
In a rural Lake Quivira suburb debate, Shallenburger urged expanding a $55 million state loan program to spur low interest farming loans and water conserving irrigation. Sebelius pressed Kansas to buy more local food and to revitalize the Agriculture Department from a promotional stance to a more effective agency.
In Greensburg Kansas the Kiowa County Museum plans a life sized cardboard cutout for a soda fountain exhibit to commemorate Richard Huckriede’s half century as a soda jerk at Hunter Drug Store. Huckriede, 73, began after high school and plans to keep working, noting his enjoyment of talking with people.
The school rewrites its plan to reinstate a library, converting the old cafeteria kitchen into an art room and finishing shelving. With enrollment up, the focus shifts to safety, affordability, and keeping state reading scores at excellence while raising math performance through school-wide curriculum changes.
The project will exceed five years and produce interview transcripts for the Dole Institute, with online availability possible. Smith notes the work will show how government has functioned over the last fifty years, contrasting with Civics 101 lessons. John Carlin, now U S archivist, sees value for researchers, not broad public interest.
The commission weighs a November ballot measure for a 5.2 million county jail funded by higher sales taxes. Beckman warns of negative impact on local business while Cardioul lo notes residents must pay the differential tax back to their home county. Darling cites county trade area capture decline and warns higher taxes may reduce in county shopping. Andy Gassaway.
A 16 bed jail is near capacity prompting discussions led by Dassing and Treanor Architects. Public meetings: 7 p.m. Oct. 16 at the county annex in Garnett to answer questions about funding and tax impact on local residents.
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