Habitat for Humanity reshapes Mount Hope KC area
John Pritchard leads Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City in rebuilding Mount Hope with a plan to complete 50 homes by 1990. The project draws volunteers, funds from a nationwide 1000 mile march, and high profile support from former President Carter. Neighborhood crime drops and pride grows as families invest sweat equity and obtain affordable homes.
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Mount Hope
John Pritchard
Habitat For Humanity
Pritchard
Mome
Americus
Jimmy Carter
Atlanta
Andrew Young
Carter
Maricopa County
Ariz
Chanyanya
Zimbabwe
Ject
U.S
Fuller
Habitat of
Habitat
Simms
Habitat Selection Committee
Willie Kennedy
Mt. Hope
Kennedy
Brandon Miller
Jeri Zimmerman
Shawnee
Kan
Wade Hawkins
Ottawa among 12 Kansas sites for STAR Bicentennial program
TOPEKA Ottawa has been chosen as one of 12 Kansas sites for STAR Striving Toward America's Roots a month long living history program in 1987 sponsored by a 64500 National Endowment for the Humanities Exemplary Award. The program features a debate between Jefferson and Hamilton readings and a seminar on The World of Jefferson and Hamilton.
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Topeka
Ottawa
Kansas
STAR
Alanna Preussner
Kansas Committee For the Humanities
Arkansas City
Bonner Springs
Colby
el Dorado
Emporia
Garden City
Johnson County
Kingman
Lindsborg
Lyons
Neodesha
National Endowment For the Humanities
America
U.S
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Jefferson and
Hamilton
Preussner
KCH
Hillsboro Art Fair Set for September 20
Four hundred artists and craftsmen will display work in downtown Hillsboro on September 20 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The annual Arts and Crafts Fair is among the largest in Kansas and marks the state’s 125th birthday with five birthday cakes to be given away.
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Hillsboro
Kansas
Top Quilter To Headline Quilters Guild Meeting
Linn woman Ruth Meyer will speak to Ottawa Quilters Guild at 9 30 a m Monday at Elliott Hall about quilting with a trunk show. Meyer is a 10 year quilter who favors traditional patterns and teaches workshops and talks. Her awards include a second place for Sweet Land of Liberty in the Great American Quilt Contest. An afternoon workshop on Christmas ideas will follow with patterns provided and attendees to bring scissors and sewing supplies.
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Ottawa Quilters Guild
Elliott Hall
Ruth Meyer
Quilt Almanac
the American Quilter
Meyer
Ann Landers
South
Middle West
Perfectionism Causes Rift In Domestic Life
Dear Ann Landers. A 23 year old man describes his wife’s compulsive housekeeping and control over chores. He fears divorce but suspects deeper issues. The counselor urges couples counseling and notes the need for balance and shared responsibility. A second letter laments date rape norms and praises practical, inexpensive outings to avoid social imbalances.
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Ann Landers
Clorox
T.P.H.T.S.W
P.S
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