Weekend events span churches, races, and exhibits in Ottawa and Homewood
A Saturday lineup lists a Homewood breakfast at Homewood Community Bible Church 1795 Idaho Rd plus an Ottawa University 5K road race at 1001 S Cedar St. and a Conversations in Black and White Art Exhibit at Carnegie Cultural Center 5th & Main. Also scheduled are a Slamming Jamming Convention at Downtown City Park hosted by New Life in Christ Church and a church service honoring first responders at Union Chapel United Methodist Church marking 10 years since 9/11.
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Carnegie Cultural Center
5Th & Main Street
Ottawa
Azyz Sharafy
Jora Jost
Angela Pickman
City Park
New Life In Christ Church
Union Chapel United Methodist Church
Nebraska and
Rock Creek Roads
Ground Zero
Old Time Barn Camp Meeting and Community Activities in Ottawa
Sept 10 11 marks Old Time Barn Camp Meeting with evenings at 7 30 and Sunday worship at 10. Rock Creek Holiness Association meets at Sundstrom Farms Ottawa. Art Guild hosts 9 30 am at 515 S Main St. Ottawa Alcoholics Anonymous groups convene at First Christian Church 1045 S Hickory First Baptist Fourth and Hickory Ottawa and other NA/GA meetings at 204 E 15th St and 203 E Fourth St Ottawa.
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Rock Creek Holiness Association
Sundstrom Farms
Sand Creek Terrace
Ottawa
Alcoholics Anonymous
Living Sober Group
First Christian Church
S. Hickory St
First Baptist Church
Fourth and
Hickory Streets
Monday Community Schedule Ottowa Area Activities
Monday activities include 1 pm Pomona Library event at 219 W A St Pomona and 5 pm Hatters Party at Williamsburg Library 107 S Louisa St Williamsburg. 7 pm Bingo at Eagles Hall 524 E 15th St Ottawa Kansas plus Noon Lions Club at Ponchos 429 S Main St Ottawa 1 pm Peer Alliance at Elizabeth Layton Center 2537 Eisenhower Rd Ottawa and 4 pm Ottawa City Commission Study Session at City Hall 101.
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Eagles Hall
15Th St
Ottawa
Kansas
Noon — Lions Club
Poncho’s of
S. Main St
Elizabeth Layton
Hope and Guidance
Eisenhower Road
Ottawa City Commission
Ottawa City Hall
Community meeting times and locations listed for Ottawa area
On September 12 several local groups meet at set times. Cub Scout Pack 3118 gathers at Trinity United Methodist Church. Ottawa USD 290 Board meets at the District Office. The Ottawa Main Street event and West Franklin USD 287 School Board session occur at their usual Ottawa and Pomona venues. Lane City Council meets at Lane City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity United Methodist Church
N. Cedar St
Ottawa
USD
S. Main St
West Franklin
USD 287 School Board
E. Franklin St
Pomona
USD #287
Board of Education
Remembering 9 11 Ten Years On From a Franklin County Perspective
John Coen reflects on the 10th anniversary of the 9 11 attacks, noting the nation’s vulnerability and the enduring need for unity, vigilance, and freedom. He recalls ground zero visits, the Freedom Tower’s progress, and the memorial plans as a call for introspection andTolerance.
Vigil displays spark motorist response after tragedy
Ottawa Christian Academy students resumed duties after a vigil and joined a fence line near I-35 and Montana Road to wave flags for over an hour. Angela Pennington of California, returning from a New York conference near the World Trade Center, saw the scene while en route to Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Christian Academy
Dan Oglesby
I-35
Montana Road
Oglesby
Angela Pennington
California
Pennington
New York City
World Trade Center
Chicago
Oklahoma City
Anniversary event recalls 9 11 attacks in Ottawa University Chapel
Speakers, video and music mark the Sept 11 anniversary from 7 to 9 PM at the Ottawa University Chapel. Oglesby recalls the moment when flags moved a daughter, saying Americans united after 9 11 and disasters reveal the best of us, despite growing division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa University
Oglesby
Middle America
Joplin
Reading
Community Event Schedule Tuesday Activities in Ottawa Pomona and Williamsburg
Tuesday events include line dancing at Wellsville Nutritional Center and storytime at Ottawa Library. Williamsburg hosts Story Hour at 10:30 a.m. at 107 S Louisa St. Ottawa Library offers Books and Babies at 11 a.m. and Storytime at 7 p.m. Ottawa area Chamber Board meets at noon. Franklin County groups gather for homeless coalition and caregiver support at various locations starting noon and 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg Community Library
S. Louisa St
Williamsburg
Evening meetings listed for Eugene Field Elementary and Garnett
Sept 13 schedule lists site council and Families for Education at Eugene Field Elementary School 720 S Tremont St Ottawa. Garnett City Commission meets at Garnett City Hall 131 W Fifth Ave and Eagles Aerie at Eagles Hall 524 E 15th St at 7 30 pm.
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Lane City Council
Lane City Hall
Third St
Lane
Eugene Field Elementary
S. Tremont St
Ottawa
Effe
Eugene Field Elementary School
Families For Education
Garnett City Commission
Garnett City Hall
W. Fifth Ave
Garnett
Eagles Aerie
Eagles Hall
15Th St
Also Mentioned on This Page
Homewood Community Bible Church
Idaho Rd
Homewood
S. Cedar St
Franklin County Mental Health Center
E. 15Th St
First United Methodist Church
E. Fourth St
Pomona Community Library
W. A St
Mat Hatter
Republican Central Committee
Church of the Nazarene
Seventh and Elm Streets
Wellsville City
W. Sixth St
Wellsville
Freedom Tower
Pearl Harbor
Franklin D. Roosevelt
George W. Bush
John Coen
Franklin County
Phillip
Judy Williams
Leah Slope Renney
Nicholas Everett Heavy
Leah Is the Daughter of
Linda K. Willi, Requilij Lee Kaviede
Nicholas Is the Son
of William Earl Henry HT and
J Jonna Marie Stogehauer
Sacred Preast
Emporia, KS
Seventh and Main Streets
Ottawa Library
Hickory St
Pomona Community Building
Chamber Board of
Noon Rotary Club
East Central Kansas Area
Agency On Aging
Loe
PATCH
MDS
Parker Ave
Osawatomie
LCCA
Ohee
Sawatomie
Appanoose Elementary
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