No Till Planter Debuts For Franklin County Farms
The Franklin County Conservation District offers a Vermeer no till planter with special attachments for native grasses. Duane Olson will plant for farmers, using the unit on 94 acres in the CRP field managed by Clayton Watts. The machine, designed to handle bulky seed, operates at three to five acres per hour and showed only a 20 pound variance over 48 acres.
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Diane Yermans
Terald
Franklin County
Conservation District
Duane Olson
Clayton Watts
Watts
Olson
CRP
Franklin County Commission
Ottawa
Quail Unlimited
Sirloin Stockade to Open Ottawa Steakhouse This Week
Ottawa welcomes its first Sirloin Stockade chain restaurant opening Thursday at 10 a.m. after a ribbon cutting. Alan Heinlein, an Ottawa native, will manage the 2230 S. Princeton Circle site and train staff ahead of a special pre opening event. The menu features steak, chicken, fish and buffet salads with free self serve ice cream. The owners L L & G of Hutchinson, three brothers, aim for high standards as the chain expands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Sirloin Stockade
S. Princeton Circle
Alan Heinlein
Heinlein
Hutchinson
Larry, LeWayne
Gale Premer
CSF Garners Money Hay For Farmers
Citizens Supporting Farmers reports progress aiding storm damaged farmers in Princeton and Richmond. Two thousand two hundred dollars raised in two weeks. 34 big bales and 200 small bales pledged. Grain donations expected this fall as uninjured farmers prepare a harvest.
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Princeton
Richmond
Bob Bozworth
Franklin County Extension Agriculture
CSF
Peoples National Bank
Anderson
Franklin Counties
Ottawa Co-op
Farmers Coop
Williamsburg
Anderson County
Greeley
Move In Three Businesses At 1610 S Main Ottawa
Dave Wague of Farmers Insurance has moved his agency to 1610 S Main Ottawa from 1536 S Main, joined by R J Accounting relocating from the same address. Chiropractor Mike Hiatt is remodeling the rear for his office as the 100 foot long building gains space for all three. Exterior painting and landscaping are planned ahead of a grand opening slated for late September or early October.
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S. Main
Dave Wague
Farmers Insurance
R & J Accounting
Mike Hiatt
Ottawa
Vague
Field Tour on Sept 14 at Swank Farm for Farmers
Field Tour Dekalb Pfizer Genetics will sponsor a tour and supper for area farmers at 6 30 p m Monday Sept 14 at the Wayne R Swank farm located a mile east of Homewood New hybrids will be examined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dekalb-Pfizer Genetics
Wayne R. Swank
Homewood
Non-Profit Sector Turns Commercial to Make Up Shortfalls
A study notes museums, hospitals and colleges push into commercial activities to cover funding gaps. Thomas J. Dilorenzo of the Center for the Study of American Business warns this shift risks the nonprofit sector’s core mission and identity.
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New York
Thomas J. Dilorenzo
The
Center For the Study of American Business
Commercial non profits edge into public market arena
BPW Ottawa plans 6 30 pm meeting at Ottawa University Mowbray Union with dinner and business session. DiLorenzo argues non profits act as charities in name but provide vast commercial goods and services, challenging private firms. He cites Smithsonian gift shops, hospital ventures, YMCAs, and college bookstores as examples, noting $300 billion in such activity since 1980 and tax advantages for these entities.
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Ottawa Business and Professional Women
Ottawa University Mowbray Union
DiLorenzo
Internal Revenue Service
Smithsonian
The
Ymcas
Center
Washington University
St. Louis
George Mason University
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McDonald’s
John Cunniff
Happy Birthday
Low Mom
D & CR
Hiatt Chiropractic
Forest Park
Kansas
Sun
Uptown Bike Shop Club
Lawrence
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