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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 2002
Page
7
The forecast calls for tonight to be mostly cloudy with patchy fog after midnight and lows around the mid 30s. Saturday will be partly cloudy with highs in the lower 40s. Sunday remains mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of light rain and highs near the lower 50s.
Groups aim to educate the public during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. WTCS representatives planned a noon gathering on the Franklin County Courthouse lawn with speakers and the Silent Witness display of life size crimson silhouettes. Local officials note rising domestic battery cases as new stalking restraining order laws take effect.
Franklin County Planning and Zoning Commission delayed a decision on a private recreation facility proposed by Ottawa businessmen Byron Goracke and Bob Dodson. The plan includes five playing fields, a gym, and a pond on Osborne Terrace with two-phase construction and traffic drainage concerns to be resolved by December.
Osawatomie Republican challenger Plaisted seeks to unseat Bill Feuerborn in the 5th District. He argues for a thorough review of agencies and programs to close an estimated $800 million budget gap, favors cuts and pay restraint over new taxes, and seeks to protect education while reducing top administrative pay. He criticizes growth in government and pledges tax increases only as a last resort.
The East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation calls for volunteers for its fifth annual Make a Difference Day. Volunteers meet at noon at the Don Woodward Center 517 E Third. The event includes a clothing drive for Hope House and ECKAN asking for winter coats sweatpants sweatshirts jeans and children's clothes and donations. Angela Kreffler urges more volunteers especially adults who can drive. Families are welcome to assist with the stationery project suited for younger volunteers. A carnival for middle and high school students closes the day at the Woodward Center. For info contact Schreffler at 242-7450 ext. 0.
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