Ottawa Middle School plans and celebrates testing and shows creativity
Principal Bettye Coughenour notes the testing program guides instruction and parent understanding. DAT will be given to eighth graders November 12 and 13, SRA for sixth and eighth in early March, and Kansas Competency Test for sixth and eighth in mid April. OMS counselors Harris and Heathman coordinate sessions for parents. Seventh grade English students presented modern Greek myths, while sixth graders hosted a Halloween party with student entertainment and parent refreshments. PTA plans a Garfield School meeting November 10 at 7 30 p.m. with Jerry Wyckoff as speaker and babysitting provided.
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Ottawa Middle School
Bettye Coughenour
Tess
SRA
OMS
Kansas
Brian Harris
Terry Heathman
O.M.S
Gladman
PTA
Garfield School
Jerry Wyckoff
Shawnee Mission School District
Kansas Gas Prices Among Lowest In Nation
The Kansas Corporation Commission reports Kansas gas prices are among the lowest nationwide for residential commercial and industrial customers based on two surveys released Friday. The U S Department of Labor notes a national September average of 47 86 for 10 mef of residential gas. Kansas prices are comparatively lower according to KCC figures.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Kansas Corporation Commission
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
KCC
Kansas Gas Prices Among Nation's Lowest, Kansans Saving Big
Local Gas Service Co. charges 92.23 for 10 mcf and Kansas Power and Light at 24.18, far below national averages. Surveys show KPL often lowest among 104 and 93 companies for commercial and industrial rates, with Gas Service and KPL listed among the nation’s lowest overall. Kansas rates benefit from cheap gas fields and the 1979 pricing act, with Boston cited as an outlier.
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U.S
Kansas Power and Light Co
Association
KPL
Gas Service
Kansas
KCC
Tom Taylor
Department of Labor
Boston
Vassar Players to Present Celebration at Osage City Opera House
Osage City will host a production of Celebration a Jones and Schmidt musical directed by Bruce Rogers. The Resident Company performs Nov 6-8 12-15 19-22 and 27-29 with Tim Counts Miles Norton Judy Ney Greg Baker in lead roles. Dinner is served at 6 30 pm prior to each show. Details on the Kathryn Rogers Foundation for Artists and donation contacts are provided.
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Osage City
Osage City Opera House
Bruce Rogers
Jones and Schmidt
Tim Counts
Potemkin
Miles Norton
Judy Ney
Angel
Greg Baker
Mr. Rich
Vassar
Kathryn Rogers
Ottawa Chamber notes Halloween tips and local briefs
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce shares Halloween safety tips and community notices. Highlights include poster contest winners across grades, the Jaycees Haunted House, Sacred Heart Pancake Day, fall clean up, local business updates, Bloodmobile at Faith Lutheran Church, Ducks Unlimited dinner tickets, and contact info for the chamber office.
Local Fire Loss At $375 000 In Ottawa 1981
Fire department figures show 158 calls in the first three quarters of 1981 in Ottawa with 70 property-loss fires causing over 375000 in losses. Two citizens and four firefighters were injured. statewide 204 citizens injured and 43 killed, 220 firefighter injuries, no fatalities.
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Ottawa
G.A. ‘“Junior’' Diamond
Department of Public Safety
DPS
Kansas Uniform Fire Incident Reporting
Kansas
Panel Approves 130.7 Billion Defense Bill Near Reagan Plan
Congressional conferees finalize a 130.7 billion military authorization measure with veto rights over the Bet bomber and MX basing. Senate and House Armed Services committees finish work, noting details still being compiled. Tower says the bill trades near Reagan requests with 2 billion in 1982 cuts and 300 million for MX basing.
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Washington
Reagan
Congress
Senate
House Armed Services Committees
John Tower
Tower
Ottawa area community brief highlights and events
Local ads list events and sales including Sunflower Seed’s move to 123 E 2nd St Ottawa. Lions Club Pancake Supper Nov 2 at 6 30 pm in Williamsburg and United Methodist Church chicken noodle supper and bazaar Nov 5 at 4 30 pm priced 3 95 adults 2 00 children. 4 H wreath orders andKids Clothes sale with discounts at Young Place. Ottawa Country Club dining changes Oct 30 31 and Nov 1 due to road construction. Flea Market antiques auction Nov 11 in Ottawa. The Rock House hours and NFL watch. Elks steak night and Halloween dance Oct 31 with band.
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Richmond United Methodist
Ottawa Country Club
Library Line Seeks Walnut Hullers and Classic Questions
Readers ask about local walnut hullers at 242-3080. Q and A cover the Great Seal adoption date June 20 1782 with 1904 die update and Neewollah events in Independence Kansas ending October 31 with a parade at 11 am and Mel Tillis performance details and ticket line 916 331 6333.
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U.S
Continental Congress
Mel Tillis
Neewollah
Library Information Center Answers Local Questions
The city library offers help at its Community Information Center at Fifth and Main. It answers queries on local hours for Louisburg Cider Mill, open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily until January 1 with cider press demonstrations Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It explains copper penny cleaning methods, notes a February hunter safety course, details tax credits for solar energy, and mentions a walnuts inquiry from the library file.
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Fifth and Main
Louisburg
Hunter
Sheriff's Office
Commerce Clearing House
Kansas
National Solar Heating and Cooling Information Center
Burnett 81 topeka services planned Monday
Harl L. Burnett of Topeka, 81, died at the Veterans Administration Hospital. Services at 11 a.m. Monday at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home Topeka, burial in Princeton Cemetery. He was born April 4 1900 in Princeton and lived in Franklin County 50 years before moving to Topeka. Survivors include a niece, Rose Ellen Webb of Lawrence.
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Burnett
Topeka
Harl L. Burnett
Veterans Administration Hospital
Penwell-Gabel
Princeton
Franklin County
Fluoridation Proved Beneficial In Newburgh Study
In 1945 Newburgh and Kingston measured tooth decay before fluoridation. Newburgh began adding fluoride on May 2 1945. After ten years, six to ten year olds in Newburgh showed 60 percent fewer decayed or filled teeth than Kingston peers. Public health message from Dr. Robert L. Bell Ottawa.
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State Health Department
Hudson River
Newburgh
Kingston
Robert L. Bell
D.D.S
South Main Street
Ottawa
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