Franklin County Bulletin Board Highlights and Events
Nancy Rockers will speak at 7 p.m. Monday on Stroke Prevention at Ransom Memorial Hospital Conference Room A. Public invited. call Bill Seymour or Barbara Netherland for details. Creative Customer Service workshops with Steve Nillard were postponed. Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce will reschedule. Richmond United Methodist Church Beef-Noodle Supper and Bazaar 5 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday. tickets $6 adults $3 children. open house for Murray McGee Friday 8 to 10 a.m. at the Visitors Information Center. Over the Road Gang Cruise Night 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Advance Auto. free with cars, games, and music.
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BSN
Franklin County Diabetes Support Group
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Rockers
Bill Seymour
Barbara Netherland
Steve Nillard
Associated Grocers
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Ottawa
Richmond
Richmond United Methodist Church
Mary L. Hall
Murray McGee
Franklin County
E. Logan St. McGee
Beloit
Advance Auto
Princeton St
Local arrests and incidents reported in Ottawa area
Daily admission and dismissal list includes Rosa Gebhard Ethel Kramer Esther Garcia and Kaylin Gragg. Detentions include Jason Chapman Mary Cooper and Elva Smith all of Ottawa and Havensville. Victoria Gaikowski 55 Wellsville arrested for theft released on 1000 bond. Charles Brennan 33 Ottawa charged with burglary. Accidents involve Linda Young Northwest of Pawnee Road Norman Wooge assisted and fence damage over 500 dollars. Thefts include Team Bank burglary at 204 Louisa Williamsburg. Additional accidents involve Wesley Sylvester Martha Chambers and Laura Brown driving with a suspended license. Laurie Neighbors Shenk fined for failure to appear. A purple bike valued at 100 and gasoline worth 5 stolen in Ottawa. Aggravated burglary reported in East Eighth block.
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Victoria Gaikowski
Wellsville
Charles Brennan
East Hamblin St
Ottawa
Linda Yound
Pawnee Road
Norman Wooge
Penny
Laura Brown
Centropolis
Laurie Neighbors-Shenk
N. Sycamore St
Beech Street
North Main Street
East Eighth
Quilters Club Grows Since 1995 in Lane
Steinbach notes The Stitchers began in 1995 with five women from Lane and have expanded yearly. The group meets at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday each month at the Lane community location.
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Lane
Methodist quilting circle welcomes all with lessons
Chambers invites anyone to join a church quilting group of about 35 members ranging from young mothers to grandmothers. The group meets for sewing sessions and offers monthly lessons, welcoming beginners who want to learn.
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Chambers
Maple Leaf Festival kicks off in Baldwin City this weekend
Baldwin City hosts the Maple Leaf Festival Saturday and Sunday drawing more than 25 000 attendees. The event features 400 arts and crafts booths on Eighth Street, a 11 a.m. parade, living history demonstrations at the Old Castle Museum, train rides with haunted Halloween excursions, Baker University performances, a Ballad of Black Jack show, a quilt show, and free music tents plus vendor booths and an information booth downtown.
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Baldwin City
Kansas
Star Novak
Maple Leaf Committee
Eighth
High Streets
Novak
Qld Castle
Baker University
Rice
John Brown
Santa Fe
West High Street
Gwen Marsten
Beaver Island
Mich
Marsten
Ladies Circle
Mapleleaffestival.com
Wheat seeding progress in Kansas remains ahead of average
In Brief Garden City reports rain slows seeding but statewide progress stays on pace with last year and ahead of the five year average. 78 percent of the 2004 wheat crop is in the ground, five points above the five year average, while harvest of other fall crops is delayed. Lawrence notes Barber School restoration underway. 132-year-old schoolhouse near Clinton Lake, named for abolitionist Samuel Barber, aims for completion by month’s end.
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Garden City
Kansas
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service
Lawrence
Rockhill and Associates
Kansas University
Dan Rockhill
Samuel Barber
Clinton Lake
Barber
Gas company ends WeatherProof bill protection plan
Kansas Gas Service ends its WeatherProof program amid a weak economy, transferring 45,000 customers to the Average Payment Plan. The WeatherProof contractor WeatherWise of Pittsburgh, Pa. could not secure financing. the Kansas Corporation Commission approved the change.
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Harris
Kansas Gas Service
Lori Webster
Bill Spikes
Kansas Gas
Kansas Corporation Commission
Webster
WeatherWise
Pittsburgh
Kansas
Ottawa area district weighs staff cuts and old middle school fate
District leaders debate funding cuts and consolidation to weather a budget drought. Some favor trimming administrative staff and evaluating pay to play, while others push for district consolidation to preserve education quality. The future of the old Ottawa Middle School looms, with Friends of Historical Buildings and developer Steve Foutch eyeing a mixed use project that could cost about eight million dollars if a buyer is found.
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Kevm
Jan (Collins
Cummings
Coen
Ottawa
Fifth and
Main Streets
Friends of Historical Buildings, Inc
Friends
Steve Foutch
Foutch
Keim
Kevin
Andy Gassaway
Agassaway
Ottawaherald.com
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