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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 2001
Page
7
Tonight mostly clear with a low in the upper 50s and a light east wind. Wednesday brings mostly sunny skies with a high in the upper 80s and a southeast wind of 5 to 10 mph. For more weather, see Page 2.
Early morning dew paints a sparkling scene on a spider web, hanging from jewel weed beside the Eleven Point River in southeast Missouri. The natural display reads like tiny jewels set against a quiet riverside backdrop.
Franklin County volunteers aided a record fund-raiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association with 56.8 million in telephone pledges. Ottawa High School teacher and MDA chair Gary Kuntz logged 12 hours at the Topeka center. Local crews and departments contributed from Pomona, Ottawa, Richmond, Cutler, Harrison, Wellsville, Williamsburg, and more, with all-time records reported.
The annual antique engine and tractor show shifts from Orliss Cox Field to Forest Park for a larger, cooler setting. From Friday to Sunday visitors will see farm vehicles, gas engines, garden tractors, wheat threshing, a hog roast, and more with shuttle buses from nearby lots.
Power of the Past president Richard Mullins says the Ottawa antique engine event will not feature steam engines after a Medina Ohio blast killed four and injured nearly 50. Insurance concerns from the Ohio incident led to assurances the local show will remain steam-free.
Garnett area businesses pulled memberships from the Garnett Area Chamber of Commerce following criticism of Dane Hicks, publisher of the Anderson County Review, for front page coverage of Gene Fughberger’s August DUI arrest. Hicks apologized, but some members questioned the decision to run the arrest as news rather than a brief police item.
The Ottawa Fire Department purchased a new 2001 Pierce triple combination pumper with a 1,000 gallon tank and more than 3,000 feet of hose. The engine replaces a 1973 unit and is part of a 1991-initiated replacement program. It becomes first-out for 10 years, then second-out for five, finally reserve status. The city paid $296,000 and expects service to boost local fire suppression capabilities.
In Burlingame a 2 year old boy was hospitalized after a rattlesnake bite while playing in a basement. The child was listed in fair condition at Stormont Vail Regional Medical Center. Experts believe the snake may be a massasauga. Antivenin shortages prompted doctors to fly in supplies from the University of Kansas Medical Center.
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