Clean Up Trash Next Week Prompts Ottawa Cleanup
Ottawa PRIDE launches a countywide clean up from Oct 18 to 25 with free dumping at Franklin County Landfill. Lela Mae Santarpia Inez Loyd and Marcia Mages organize efforts to boost Ottawa’s image. One thousand litterbags will be given to students. local businesses urged to curb litter. Jim Richardson oversees the drive at 242-2909.
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Franklin County
Ottawa
Lela Mae Santarpia
Inez Loyd
Marcia Mages
Ottawa Pride
Loyd
PRIDE
Jim Richardson
Maxine Stephens
Marcia L. Mages
Numbers An Ongoing Project Highlights Ottawa House Numbers
The Ottawa PRIDE program runs a house numbers project to clearly mark addresses. About 30 to 40 homes use six inch pine numbers costing $1, aided by Turner's Tele Shop. City officials note faster responses when numbers are visible, aiding delivery services and public safety. PRIDE also sponsors the Mayor's Christmas Tree at Second and Main as a community gathering spot.
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Ottawa
Earl Zimmerman
PRIDE
Turner
Oren Skiles
Ottawa Department of Public Safety
Mike Geiss
Herald
Quilters To Meet For Stained-Glass Technique Workshop
The Sunflower Piecemakers will study stained-glass quilting at 7 p.m. Monday at Anchor Savings. The session explains outlining with black bias tape and solid backgrounds. Open to all. bring an 18 by 24 inch muslin, two packs black bias tape, fabrics, a marking pencil, and hand sewing supplies. patterns provided.
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Anchor Savings
Dream of A Midsummer Night's Dream Set Needs Help
Ottawa University and Ottawa Civic Theatre seek volunteers for set construction carpentry painting dyeing cutting and hanging a fabric forest and for costume work including sewing 50 costumes. Contact Terry Distin at 242-5200 ext 285 for details.
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Ottawa University
Ottawa Civic Theatre
Terry Distin
More Lights Purchased Brighten Ottawa Downtown
Ottawa PRIDE leads a drive to illuminate the Franklin County Courthouse west side with white lights. Merchants fund buildings, PRIDE helped initiate the project and sold $3 buttons to raise funds, with $1,000 in rights ordered and about half raised via Extension Homemaker Units. Officials hope County Commissioners cover the rest. Lights may extend to side streets and island trees in future.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Pride
Franklin County
PRIDE
Greater Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Lela Mae Santarpia
Inez Loyd
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Diane Yeamans
Ottawa Homes
Ottawa High School
Zimmerman
Pride Hame
Second and
Main
Quilters
Cedarwood
Ron Hee
Andy’‘s Siding Co
Oak Haven
Richmond
Kansas
Mary Sue Cox
Barbara Neal
Board OF County Commissioners
Charles W. Mavity, Jr
Merle Haas
Earl Sink
Sewing Machine Sales & Service
Albright’s
S. Main
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