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Tonight uneventful forecast with low in the upper 50s and southeast breeze. Wednesday turns mostly sunny and warm with highs 85 to 90 and southeast wind at 10 to 15 mph. Readers are directed to page 2 for more weather and to pages 6 10 11 for classifieds comics and other sections.
National Food Safety Education Month Highlights Dillard
Rebecca Dillard of Kansas State University Franklin County emphasizes September as National Food Safety Education Month. The International Food Safety Council promotes the theme Be Smart Keep Foods Apart Don’t Cross Contaminate to raise awareness of preventing cross contamination and reducing illness and medical costs.
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Rebecca Dillard
Kansas State Research and Extension
Franklin County
International Food Safety Council
Dillard
County Extension Office
Safe tailgating and lunch tips for back to school
Tips for fall tailgating and school lunches from Kansas State Research and Extension. Emphasizes clean lunch gear and separate coolers, freezing sandwiches, condiments separate, hand sanitizers, and proper food temperatures. Workshops on food safety are planned with Meierhoffer of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment joining as a presenter.
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Kansas State Research and Extension Office
Dillard
Daryl Meierhoffer
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Ottawa
Meierhoffer
Kansas
Food and Drug Administration
New Franklin County Community Foundation launches effort
Ottawa Franklin County task force voted to create a community foundation to coordinate and boost charitable giving in Ottawa and surrounding areas. Volunteers will file setup papers and attract funds, with aims to support United Way, Ottawa University, Hope House, and other local groups.
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Tald
Franklin County Community Foundation
Ottawa
Franklin County
Ottawa and County
John Richeson
United Way
Ottawa University
Hope House
Richeson
OFCED
Southwestern College
Winfield
Winfield-area
Baldwin voters to decide on school board election method
In Baldwin, voters will choose November 7 whether to keep three district voting for the school board or shift to an at large district. Petitioners Patti Michalowski and Betty Bullock gathered 166 signatures to place the issue on the ballot after state review and county confirmation. The move highlights population imbalances among Marion Springs, Vinland, and Baldwin districts and debates over statute 72-8004.
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Baldwin — Baldwin School Board
Patti Michalowski
Betty Bullock
Michalowski
Baldwin
Marion Springs
Vinland
Bullock
Kansas State Board of Education
Evan Ice
Douglas County
Patty Jaimes
Jaimes
Kansas City
Jim White
White
Area supports telethon with local pledges and events
The 2000 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon raised a record 54 610 289 in pledges and contributions nationwide. Ottawa area residents backed the effort with Fire Department teams collecting 1317 1308 and 1200 plus from various civic activities. Ottawa High School hosted a fundraising all night dance that netted 2700 while a July antique mall lock in raised funds through inmate mock calls for bail.
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Jerry
Em.s
Pomona Fire Department
Ottawa High School
Ottawa Antique Mall
MDA
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