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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 2004
Page
8
Daily bulletin board invites non commercial events open to the public two days or more in advance by fax email or mail. No phone calls. Items accepted at The Ottawa Herald office at 104 S Cedar St Ottawa KS 66067. No charge for public events.
Ottawa community events list ongoing activities at Carnegie Cultural Center and Old Depot Museum's Born Yesterday exhibit with hours and admission, plus recurring meetings and support groups at local churches and centers including Alcoholics Anonymous Celebrate Recovery and Franklin County Mental Center sessions.
Saturday features the Power of the Past Antique Engine and Tractor Show at Forest Park with an 8 am farmer’s market at Orscheln Farm & Home and a citywide garage sale. Evening events include Retta Conclave 8 Order of True Kindred at Masonic Temple and Steve Strickland and Scott Dawson concerts at The Potter's Wheel. Sunday parks in Ottawa.
Admissions list Lana Whitfield Frank Wheeler Iota Brown Rosie Dale. births note a daughter to Lana Whitfield and David Wiederholt in Ottawa. Dismissals include Barbara Geiler Donna Kissinger Dena Seeley Betty Kraus. Jail arrests report Wade Gann Dustin Markus Brian Hermreck Lisa Rodgers Tara Lewis with remits. theft and probation violation charges plus juvenile detention transfers. Police theft reports and ambulance calls documented in Ottawa area.
Ottawa Police investigate the theft of a tan 2003 Ingersoll Rand air compressor model 180. Stolen between 5 p.m. Sept 1 and 7 a.m. Sept 2 from near 23rd Street and Eisenhower Road, Ottawa, chained to a trailer with padlock cut off. Contains a Salair jack hammer, hoses, and a test plug. call Crime Stoppers at (888) 311-TIPS for information and a potential reward up to $1,000.
VICKIE MOSS reports Franklin County 4-H members compete at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson from today through Sept 19. Results and project placements will be posted online at www.oznet.ksu.edu/ksfair as soon as available. 4H events coordinator Justin Wiebers notes the online updates help eager youths compare their projects with others statewide.
Seventyseven Franklin County 4-H members will showcase 202 small animal and other exhibits at the Kansas State Fair. About ten members are expected to enter livestock events. Exhibits will be accessible online to save paper, with courtesy computers near the 4-H Exhibit Building. For results contact the Extension office.
County officials consider a public hearing on closing the West Wilson Street bridge and Osborne Lane near Ottawa. Neighbors split on closures with safety, detour length, and high cost of replacement or a new rail crossing under review. The railroad backs fewer grade crossings but won’t share costs.
Keith Shumway, longtime Ottawa University dean and architect of its College Without Campus later Ottawa University Kansas City, died September 7 in Lawrence at age 77. A Navy veteran, Duke and LSU alumnus, he built OU expansion, taught history and political science, and oversaw academic affairs until 1984. Services set for September 11 at First Baptist Church in Ottawa.
Grandparents who return to parenting must relearn skills, shift from spoiling to guiding, and navigate addiction or abuse challenges. Therapies help families adjust as children benefit from grandparents at school events and in passing family history, while grandparents reclaim personal goals. Vickie Moss notes the growth.
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