Bruner earns Air Medal for Haiti relief after Port au Prince quake
Staff Sergeant Jason E Bruner formerly of Wells ville receives the Air Medal for outstanding achievement as a fuels specialist with joint special operations in Haiti after the January 12 2010 earthquake. He established a single fuel point at the country’s only active airport and delivered 4100 gallons to generators aiding communications and life saving equipment. He helped relocate more than 13000 Americans to safety enabled 1700 aircraft landings and delivered over 4 million pounds of relief supplies under emergency operations.
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Bruner
Joint Special Operations
Joint Force Special Operations Component Command
Joint Task Force Unified Response
Port au-Prince
Haiti
Port-au-Prince
Brunei
United States
United States Air Force
Ottawa High School grad completes Lackland basic training
Douglas, Neal of Ottawa, an Air National Guard airman, graduated from eight weeks of basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio Texas. He earned four credits toward an associate in applied science through the Community College of the Air Force and is the son of Linda and Duane Douglas. He graduated from Ottawa High School in 2011.
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Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Airman Mark A Douglas Graduates From Eight-Week Program
Air National Guard Airman Mark A Douglas completes an eight week program at HWC in Fort Antonio. The course covers military discipline Air Force core values physical fitness and basic warfare skills and provides credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Anniversary of Raymond Wittman and Irene Kueser in Garnett
Raymond Wittman and Irene Kueser of Garnett celebrate their 65th anniversary with an open house from 2 to 4 PM on Sept 11 2011 at Knights of Columbus Hall in Garnett. Their children and grandchildren host. all welcome. no gifts. Irene Kueser wed Sept 9 1946 at St. Boniface Church in Scipio.
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Raymond Wittman
Irene Kueser
Garnett
Knights of Columbus_ Hall
St. Boniface Church
Scipio
Baby Travis Arron Swearin gen born at Pratt Medical Center
The infant Travis Arron Swearin gen arrived August 22 2011 at Pratt Regional Medical Center Pratt weighing 1 pound 7.5 ounces and measuring 13 inches long. Parents Andrew Swearingen and Paige Callaway are listed with grandparents and great grandparents named in Pratt Richmond Stockton Mo.
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Travis Arron Swearingen
Pratt Regional Medical Center
Pratt
Andrew Swearingen
Paige Callaway
Scott and
Gloria Callaway
David and
Mary Daugherty
Richmond
Frank and
Barb
Norman and
Helen Swearingen
Stockton
Ottawa grad Zach George wins Cutter Friend of Youth award
Ottawa High School graduate Zach George received the Robert G. Cutter Friend of Youth award at the Kansas District Governor's Banquet in Topeka on August 20. Nominated by the Ottawa Optimist Club, he was lauded for leadership and community service with family and club members present. The Cutter Award honors an outstanding Kansas student named in memory of past district governor Robert Cutter.
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Zach George
Ottawa
George
Robert G
Bob’ Cutter
Kansas
Topeka
Teri
Dennis George
Ottawa Optimist Club
Kansas District
Kit Kelly
Optimist
Danny Rodgers
Cutter
Robert Cutter
Chippewa Good Sam Campout Near Council Grove Lake
Chippewa Good Sam chapter held its August campout at Santa Fe group area in Council Grove Lake with 12 rigs and 22 members plus two guests Larry and Jan Turnbaugh attended Don and Marilyn Hay joined for an afternoon Jim Bauman led the meeting and flag salute District 6 planning and host duties were discussed Memorial thanks read for Dallas Bulmer 55th wedding anniversary noted Hosts Lee and Peggy Bulmer and David and Norma Bird provided ice cream and cake for the group next campout is Pomona Lake with hosts Kenny Sleichter Sherrie Unruh and Phyllis Van Overscheide
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Chippewa Good Sam
Santa Fe Group
Council Grove Lake
Larry
Jan Turnbaugh
Don
Marilyn Hay
Jim Bauman
District 6
Chippewa Sam
Dana
Debbie Bulmer
Chippewa Sams
Dallas
Lee
Peggy Bulmer
David
Norma Bird
Carl
Marilyn Rice
Pomona Lake
Kenny
Bessie Sleichter
Sherrie Unruh
Phyllis van Overscheide
Kellogg Breithaupt Wedding in Lawrence Ceremony
Julie Kellogg of Lecompton and Grady Breithaupt of Rantoul married April 16, 20 1 at Lawrence Free Methodist Church. The ceremony featured family and friends as bridesmaids and groomsmen, with a reception at Caseli's in Lawrence. They plan to reside in Mission. Julie is a 1997 Perry-Lecompton grad and 2002 KU alum working at KCTV5. Grady is a 1993 Wellsville grad, 2007 UOP grad, and inventory control manager at Vistar in Lenexa.
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Julie Kellogg
Lecompton
Grady Breithaupt
Rantoul
Lawrence Free Methodist Church
Lawrence
Charles
Kathy Kellogg
Bruce
Cathy Breithaupt
Chrissy Mayer
Eudora
Jenny Morgison
Sarah Kellogg
Berryton
Nora Dunnaway
Perry
Lesley Breithaupt
Wellsville
Lacey Martin
Overland Park
Paige Heyward
Tulsa
Okla
Crystal Hutchinson
Kansas City
Sarah Blackwell
Overland
Chris Martin
Maceli’s
Mission
Perry-Lecompton High School
University of Kansas
KCTVS
Fairway
Wellsville High School
University of Phoenix
Vistar
Lenexa
Empty Bowls at Ottawa High School Will Be
Ottawa High School students and sponsors pictured at Harvesters as they travelled to Red Star Ceramic Studio to learn bowl making for the Empty Bowl project. Students Nicole Crawley Chris Distin Frankie Hernandez Shania Lamm Kyliegh Love Tess Lydick Spencer Morgan Katie Snider participated while sponsors Cherry Coen Toni Distin and Lisa Rivers supported the effort.
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Ottawa High School
Harvesters
Red Star Ceramic Studio
Nicole Crawley
Chris Distin
Frankie Hernandez
Shania Lamm
Kyliegh Love
Tess Lydick
Spencer Morgan
Katie Snider
Cherry Coen
Toni Distin
Lisa Rivers
Leadership Seminar Highlights At Franklin High School In Lawrence
About 200 students attended the Summer Leadership Seminar in Lawrence held July 25-26. Kent Butler of Tri-Leadership Resources led sessions while Kansas Future Business Leaders of America State Executive Board directed leadership activities and workshops.
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West Franklin High School
Lawrence
Kent Butler
Tri-Leadership Resources
Kansas Future Business Leaders of America State Executive Board
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