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Saturday schedule lists VFW pancake breakfast and silent auctions at Carnagia KOFO on air, library book sale, lands day volunteers at Hillsdale Lake, Habitat work day, farmer’s market, Kids Fun Time, new dancer potluck and dance, Michael Martin Murphey concert, and Eastern Star visit plus OURS Dance at Douglas County Senior Center with venues including Ottawa, Lawrence and 745 Vermont.
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Ottawa
VFW Post
VFW
Franklin County
Vietnam Veterans of America
Avit Vietnam
Carnagia
KOFO
Friends of the Ottawa Library
E. 2Nd St
National Public Lands Improvement
Hillsdale Lake
Habitat For Humanity
Hickory St
Town & Country Supply
Princeton St
Wellsville Fbla
Wellsville
First Methodist Church
Hickory Straats
Michael Martin Murphey
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Grand Chapter of
Kansas
Order of the Eastern Star
Pomona Oes
OURS
Douglas County Senior Center
Vermont
Lawrence
Community Bulletin Highlights Local Events and Calls for Volunteers
Hope House at 302 S Walnut St seeks volunteers to aid in receiving a food shipment around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Call 242-4444 for details. Pomona seniors meet Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Pomona Community Center for a potluck and program featuring Rosemary Clevenger and Georgia Whiteford performing Fifty Years of Pop Music. Ottawa Recreation Commission hosts its second Battle of Businesses on Sept 13 with events across sports and games. $50 per team. registration at Don Woodward Community Center or by calling 242-1939. Ottawa High School Class of 1993 plans a 10th-year reunion for Oct 3-4. contact Melanie Lamar at 242-2900 or 242-7553.
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Hope House
S. Walnut St
Pomona
West Franklin
Pomona Community Center
Rosemary Clevenger
Georgia Whiteford
Ottawa Recreation Commission
ORC
Don Woodward
Third St
Ottawa High School
Melanie Lamar
Local arrests report detailing warrants and bonds
The Daily Report lists James Graham of Vassar arrested on a failure to appear warrant at 6:33 p.m. Thursday with a $1,000 bond. Heath Wayne Neal of Kir Byville jailed on driving while suspended, no insurance, and tag display failures with a $500 bond. Norman Keith Weddle Jr. of Lawrence held on suspended driving and no insurance, released on a $1,150 bond. Trever Lee Tucker of 419 W Third St. jailed on a battery charge with a $575 bond. Damages to multiple vehicles at a salvage yard reported at 7:48 a.m. in the 2000 block of Allen Terrace, Richmond.
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James Graham
Vassar
Heath Wayne Neal
Kirbyville
Lawrence
Trever Lee Tucker
Third St
Allen Terrace
Richmond
Gravel speed limit debate cited by DeJulio
DeJulio argues gravel road speed limits costly to implement, requiring traffic studies along each mile and substantial maintenance, suggesting 45 mph as a prudent limit given washboarding and loose gravel road conditions. Quote attributed to DeJulio and contact note for Andy Gassaway at the Taow Harold.
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DeJulio
Mainte
Early start planned for Franklin County United Way drive
More than 12,000 locals have benefited from United Way efforts, says Board Chairman Larry Felix of Ransom Memorial Hospital. This year aims to raise 170,500 by December with early sponsorship calls starting today and pledges collected in September, payroll deductions in October, and a December wrap-up benefiting 16 local organizations.
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Betes Association
The
American Red Cross
Boy Scouts
CASA
Children's Mercy Hospital
Franklin County
Girls Club of Ottawa
Girl Scouts
Hope House
Midland Hospice
the Salvation Army
Teens Inc
United Cerebral Palsy
Women's
United Way Administration
Felix
Drive
Wynndee Lee
Ottawa
Baby safety tips from Kansas Safe Kids program
New parents are urged to inspect homes for hazards to infants. Franklin County Health Department promotes Healthy Start with home visits and safety guidance. Kansas Safe Kids recommends crawling through rooms, securing furniture, locking medicines, installing alarms, and supervising children at all times.
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Franklin County Health Department
Barbara Conus
Health Department
Conus
Healthy Start
Mary Ryburn
Kansas
Jan Stegelman
Safe Kids
Poison Control Center
Rantoul City Council hunts for Orr successor
The Rantoul City Council begins the search to replace council member June Orr who died Tuesday. Carrie Funk says candidates will be invited to meet the council and a replacement chosen by vote. Orr served since 1997 and was mayor from 2000 to 2001.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rantoul City
Orr
Rantoul
June Orr
Carrie Funk
Don Covington
Carol Kemplay
Pat Hutchinson
Sandra Johnson
Rantoul City Hall
Rantoul City Building
Funk
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Ottawa Herald
Clean
Ottawaherald.com
S. Cedar
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Jo Flager
Main St
OLD Depot Museum
W. Tacumseh
Elm St
Bulletin Board
OHS
the Daily Report
Sheriff's Dept
Norman Keith Weddle Jr
Sheriff's News
Andy Gassaway
Agassaway
Attawaherald.com
United Way
Vickie Moss
Vmoss
Phata
Herald Staff
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