VFW pancake breakfast supports Endowment Fund in Ottawa
VFW post north of Ottawa on U.S. 59 hosts a Sunday pancake breakfast from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Proceeds benefit the VFW Endowment Fund. The Franklin County History and Genealogy Conference follows Sept 14 at Faith Lutheran Church with speakers Marilyn Finke and multiple workshops. Registration runs 8 to 9 a.m. Lunch included. cost 15 dollars. Reservations requested by Saturday. call 242 4959.
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the Post
Ottawa
U.S. 59
Franklin County
Faith Lutheran Church
15Th
Eisenhower
Marilyn Finke
Kansas City
The
National Archives
Finke
Heart of America Genealogical Society
American Family Records Association
Johnson County Genealogy Society
Anne Ross Balhuizen
Barbara Dew
Celia Davis
Deborah Barker
New
Franklin County Records Center
Sara Keckeisen
Kansas Historical Society
Carolyn Ward
Latter Day Saints Family History Center
Roy
Jeanne Bickerstaff
Family History Center
Franklin County Genealogical Society
P.O
Hospital Notes and Sheriff News Briefs
Admissions include Susan Wahl Ottawa Bruce Pence Garnett and Maxine Scheckel Princeton on Monday. Arrests report Clark Leslie Brown 39 941 S Ash for probation violation and obstruction of the legal process with bond set by judge. Thefts include guns computer television and DVD player taken before 4 21 p m Tuesday in the 2300 block of Indiana Road with a total loss of 5958 dollars.
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Susan Wahl
Ottawa
Bruce Pence
Garnett
Maxine Scheckel
Princeton
Sheriff's News
Clark Leslie Brown
S. Ash
Indiana Road
Rent Masters Changes Hands to Froggattes in Ottawa Area
Bud and Dianna Taylor sold Rent Masters at 120 East 15th to Matt and Theresa Froggatte of Ottawa. The new owners run a sanitation and payday loan business network in Ottawa Chanute and Parsons and will keep current hours 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Bud and Dianna will stay briefly to assist. The shop rents construction, lawn and floor care equipment and has operated since 1984 at the same location since 1988, with the Taylors owning it since 1993.
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Herald
Bud
Ralph Taylor
Matt
Theresa Froggatte
Froggattes
Ottawa
Chanute
Parsons
Dianna Taylor
Bud Taylor
Taylors
Enrollment grows at NCCC amid rising class sizes and staffing strain
NCCC reports larger classes from chemical addiction program expansion with fall term underway. Micca Folks notes full enrollment and staff reorganization while Eldridge warns larger classes may require facility expansion. Increased enrollment should boost state aid next year, though effects begin then. Ottawa Herald reports.
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NCCC
Eldridge
Andy Gassaway
Agassaway
Ottawa Herald.com
Change Continues at Island Bed and Breakfast Venture
The Morrison family emphasizes life changes over money as they run a small island bed and breakfast while keeping their mainland plastics business. Dave Morrison notes the venture is not profit driven but allows family time and community life. Daughters Phoebe and Natalie play outside with a lemonade stand, as the family dog follows.
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Morrisons
Ohio
Dave Morrison
Phoebe
Natalie
Graves proclaims September as Support Public Schools Month
Gov. Bill Graves designated September as Support Public Schools Month to honor school personnel three weeks after cutting 17.4 million from aid to public schools. At London Middle School in Topeka, about 300 students teachers and staff attended as Graves defended budget constraints while praising educators for delivering education with fewer funds.
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John Hanna
Topeka
Bill Graves
London Middle School
Graves
State Board of Education
Bill Wagnon
Regents name four finalists for top staff post
The Kansas Board of Regents named four finalists for its president and CEO position, with interviews planned September 16 and 17. Finalists include Kendall Blanchard, Barry Dorsey, Reginald Robinson, and Paula Short, in the wake of Kim Wilcox’s resignation to join the University of Kansas.
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Topeka
State Board of Regents
Regents
Kim Wilcox
University of Kansas
Kendall A. Blanchard
Fort Lewis College
Durango
Colo
Barry Martin Dorsey
University of Rio Grande
Ohio
Cincinnati
Reginald L. Robinson
Kansas
Paula Myrick Short
Memorial ceremony and vigil mark 9 11 prayers
Sept 11 events include a Ministerial Association memorial at 1 30 p.m. on the county courthouse lawn near the Veterans Memorial. Westminster Presbyterian Church hosts an all day prayer vigil from 7 a m to 5 p m. Dunn notes faith can help many confront loss and seek stability as the nation rebuilds. Andy Geassaway can be
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Ministerial Association
Veterans Memorial
Westminster Presbyter
Ian Church
West 13Th
Dunn
Memorial ceremony marks Sept 11 remembrance effort
A community program of reverence and prayer will feature a moment of silence, a memorial wreath, a gun salute, music, and a 1000-balloon release to honor Sept 11 victims. Military and emergency workers will attend, with a final call at the close. Dengel and Son Mortuary handles balloon release and attendee signings. Copies will go to New York, Washington, D.C., Shanksville, and one remains in Ottawa.
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Dengel and Son Mortuary
New York
Washington
D.C
Shanksville
Ottawa
Campaign urges kids to push parents to vote
A nationwide drive Freedom's Answer joins Kids Voting USA to mobilize students to urge adults to vote. High school and younger students will promote turnout for the November election, aiming to break nonpresidential voting records and foster civic engagement nationwide.
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Kansas City, Mo
Freedom's Answer
Millie Aulbur
Missouri
Freedom
Kids Voting USA
Kristin Grdinovac
Piper High School
Kansas City
Kan
Piper
Chad Reynolds
Reynolds
Angie Stoner
George W. Bush
al Gore
Freedom‘s
Joe Novak
Mill Yater High School
Shawnee
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