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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 2004
Page
8
The Ottawa Herald bulletin board asks for items to be sent two days or more in advance by fax email or mail or in person at 1048 Cedar St Ottawa KS 66067. Non commercial agents open to the public can be announced at no charge. No phone calls please.
The Sunflower Piecemakers schedule a 7 p.m. meeting at Roberts Hall Westminster Presbyterian Church located at 13th and Maple. Susan Hoffmeier of Iola will present a quilt works cross section. Members may dine together at 5 30 p.m. Monday at Soroptimist Stew Dinner Elliot Hall First Baptist Church Fourth and Hickory. Information contact Chris Campbell at Chris Corner 2298 Main St 785 242 1922.
The Franklin County Diabetes Group will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at Ransom Memorial Hospital in Ottawa. The Franklin County Health Department will present the program and flu shots will be offered. The cost is 10 dollars, with Medicare card holders receiving shots free. For information call Bill Seymour or Barbara Netherland. Public invited.
Pumpkin carving and a lasagna dinner are on the agenda for the GIFT group meeting for families. The session runs from 6 30 p m to 8 p m at the Franklin County Mental Health Center on Eisenhower Road. Open to all families, part of a twice monthly series. For information call Michelle Bolton at 785 242 2183 ext 128.
Soroptimist International of Ottawa hosts a stew dinner at Elliott Hall First Baptist Church on Monday with lunch and supper service. Tickets cost 5 adults 3 for under 12 and are available at the door Chris Corner or from members. Proceeds fund local projects including hospital exam area remodeling for assault victims.
Ottawa residents have a full schedule with homecoming activities at Ottawa University and Maple Leaf Festival in Baldwin City. The Bam Ottawa Pow-wow fundraiser and coed softball tourney at Orlis Cox Complex start with the derby at 10 am, plus a 8 am farmer s market at Orschein Farm. Public reception for Republican candidates at Kansas State Bank at 6 30 pm, 4H Achievement Night at Ottawa High School with awards at 7 30 am and 6 30 pm, and a Centropolis fire department cookout begin. Evening events include Hands of Glory concert at First United Methodist and Ottawa VFW Dance. Sunday features genealogical society program at Ransom Memorial Hospital and county commission meeting at Franklin County Courthouse, with Soroptimist stew dinner and Lions Club luncheon. Additional meetings cover Ottawa Area chamber committee, Friends of the Ottawa Library book sale, Diabetes group, and Leach League breastfeeding support. Corresponding contact numbers provided.
The Daily Report notes a structure fire reported at 5 13 p.m. Tuesday in the 700 block of South Cedar Street. No other details are provided in the readable text.
At U S 59 north of Ottawa a train whistle disrupted drivers and led to 24 tickets in Operation Lifesaver. Kansas Highway Patrol and Midland Railway say tickets educate motorists as crossing lacks lights and may see reduced traffic after 2009 reroute. Local motorist Robin Horne supports lights, questions the trap, while officials defend enforcement for safety.
Garfield plans a major remodel to house 360 students, 130 more than current. changes include replacing a circular drive with 13th Street access, adding a 26 space teacher lot and a 77 space event parking area that becomes playground when unused. Superintendent Jan Collins says boundaries and student attendance areas remain unchanged.
The Hull Center cost about $3.5 million to build with around $60,000 in new equipment. It is named for Jeff Hull, a 1989 Ottawa University graduate who donated $500,000 to the center’s construction and serves as president of Atrium Companies Inc. in Dallas. Contacts for personal training are at Corkie Hedlund, wellness center director, (785) 242-5200 ext. 5416.
A Pinnacle Airlines 50 seat regional jet crashed into a Missouri residential area in Jefferson City killing the two pilots after it aborted takeoff for a mechanical issue. The plane had been flying from Little Rock to Minneapolis when an engine heat distribution indicator light appeared. No residents were injured. NTSB investigators noted the aircraft stalled after reaching 41,000 feet and losing power from one engine.
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