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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 2001
Page
8
Today will be partly cloudy with highs in the upper 70s and a 50 percent chance of storms tonight. Sunday brings a 50 percent chance of rain with highs in the upper 60s and Sunday night mostly clear with lows in the 50s. Monday skies clear and sunny with highs in the mid 70s. Weather follows on Page 2A.
In a rural Ottawa setting Patti Rosey teaches four of her six children at home. Her daughters share a loft classroom with desks for kindergartners and older siblings. The day blends reading, handwriting, and math tutoring among siblings while parental support adapts to each child’s pace and religious beliefs.
Rosey voices concern that home schooling may limit social interaction for children. The article notes potential drawbacks of daily at home learning and contrasts it with broader social exposure, raising questions about development and peer contact.
Bob and Elouise Alexander of Lompoc California educate visitors with turn of the century engines at the Power of the Past Antique Engine and Tractor Show in Ottawa Forest Park. The event draws fifth graders to see tractors, rock crushing, hay baling, feed grinding and threshing demonstrations despite threatening weather.
The Franklin County Mental Health Center plans a Friday kickoff at 204 E 1st with games, staff entertainment, and programs to raise visibility. Funds from the event support children services and the Natalie Hill Fun Run on the 22nd, plus a demolition derby entry at the Franklin County fairgrounds.
Former U S agriculture secretary Dan Glickman weighs a Senate challenge to Republican Pat Roberts in Kansas. Polls show Roberts vulnerable, though Glickman keeps results private as Democrats push a competitive statewide race.
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