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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 2005
Page
10
Today in Ottawa the report shows sunny and partly cloudy conditions with varying cloud cover. The Kansas Highway Patrol provides the hotline at 1-800-585-7623 for current road and weather advisories.
The Ottawa Eagles Lodge will host a chicken strip dinner with baked potato and salad from 6 to 7 15 p m at the Eagles Hall East 15th Street. The Ninth Annual Ottawa Middle School AAA Golf Tournament is Sept 24 at the Ottawa Country Club shotgun start four person scramble entry 40 30 20 dollars includes green fees cart and lunch contact Jason Circle for details and forms available at Ottawa Middle School or by email circles usd290.org.
Briscoe Pharmacy at 847 S Main St will be the only pharmacy open on Labor Day with 10 am to 3 pm hours. Weekend hours are 9 am to 7 pm Saturday and 2 pm to 6 pm Sunday. Ottawa Herald will not publish on Labor Day and the library opens 9 am to 5 pm Saturday but is closed Sunday and Monday, reopening Tuesday. Winter hours 9 am to 8 pm Mon-Thu, 9 am to 5 pm Fri-Sat, 1:30 pm to 5 pm Sun. County and City Commissions cancel Monday meetings. county meets Wednesday 8:30 am at the courthouse. city meets Wednesday 7 pm at city hall.
DogStock roars into Melvern this weekend with over 20 bands and 10 comedians for the third annual fundraiser. The Akita Adoption and Rescue Foundation Sanctuary and Farm hosts the event, running daily from 6 p.m. to 9 a.m. until Sunday. Tickets are 20 dollars at the gate, with parking and camping included.
The city of Ottawa plans a 608000 pool improvement using grant money with a zero entry area and a water park style roster of features. Voters may speed the project with a sales tax increase while eight popular items including a mushroom waterfall and pop jets are eyed for installation as funds allow.
Labor Day became a legal holiday in Oregon after the Central Labor Union backed the idea. The state passed the law on February 21, 1887, making Oregon the first state to grant formal recognition, with 23 others following by 1894. The celebration plan featured street parades and community festivals to showcase trade and labor spirit.
A historical overview traces Labor Day origins from 1882 in New York City to 1894 federal legal status, with Kansas reforms in 1884 and 11911 Workman’s Compensation, while Ottawa locals lack formal parades. It cites speeches by officials and workers, stressing labor’s economic and civic impact and quotes a Web site on the worker’s contribution.
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