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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 2005
Page
1
Francis Todd plans to halve toy spending this Christmas as gasoline prices rise and Katrina’s effects squeeze family budgets. The Daily Briefing notes the broader human impact as households reevaluate holiday spending amid the disaster.
Local American Eagle Outfitters aims to double the size of its Ottawa distribution center and nearly double its employment in a little over a year. Michael Fostyk, senior vice president of logistics, said. Editorials and obituaries and comics brief items follow in the pages.
Listings show multiple weekly gatherings and meetings across Franklin County including Alcoholics Anonymous groups at First Christian and First Baptist churches, the Genealogical Society at Ran som Memorial Hospital, Lions Club at Poncho's, and the La Leche League at Westminster. Also listed are the Franklin County Commission, Diabetes Association, GIFT office, Sunflower Piecemakers Quilt Club, Central Heights School Board, and the Fair Board events at Celebration Hall.
Ad briefs list Stop N Save at 1621 S Main offering calendars and desk items. Nearby guitar lessons advertised at Carnegie with Wednesday and Thursday evenings and a phone number for details. Marlboro and Camel tobacco products priced with warnings. Soroptimist Stew Dinner set for Oct 17 at First Baptist Elliott Hall with dine in or carry out. George's Feed and Bike Shop touts free delivery in Ottawa with contact number.
A playful interview traces the tulip’s history from Central Asia to the Netherlands, noting its rise to ornamental status, the 17th century bulb trade, and hybridization. It mentions mosaic virus, Dutch price regulation, and modern naturalization, ending with garden tips and a tease for the next segment.
Baldwin City hosts the Maple Leaf Festival all day while Wellsville welcomes the Franklin County Flyers Fall Fly-in for radio controlled aircraft at Coffman Field. Ottawa University caps the day with a Hall of Fame ceremony and homecoming events at Wilson Field House and Cook Field. A Patchouli concert, Bat Boy theatre, and Dances Around the World by the Lawrence Chamber Orchestra fill evening slots along with community meals, book sales, and library programs across Ottawa and Lawrence venues.
Local groups offer pumpkin patches with petting zoos corn mazes and festive foods at KC Pumpkin Patch in Gardner and Peckham’s Pumpkin Patch eight miles east of Ottawa. The Kansas Museum of History hosts Haunted History exhibits in Topeka. Worlds of Fun in Kansas City hosts HalloWeekends with shows and attractions. hours and ticket details are listed online.
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