Giant 402-Pound Pumpkin Wins Kansas State Fair
Hutchinson reports a Melvern man won with a 402 pound pumpkin in the Atlantic Giant variety, dwarfing the 164 pound runner up. The pumpkin grew from May 13 transplant to a 75 foot vine by July 30, gaining about 11 pounds daily. Bush credited weather and luck, used Miracle-Gro after 100 pounds, and noted daily girth gains. Also in Ottawa area Cub Scout packs schedule school nights for recruitment in grades one through four with events at Eugene Field Lincoln and Garfield schools. In Kansas City a 7 year old Ottawa boy left intensive care after a car bicycle crash, undergoing leg surgery and expected week to ten days more hospitalization.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Doug Bush
Melvern
Bush
Ottawa
Eugene Field School
Lincoln School
Garfield School
Kansas City
Children's Mercy Hospital
Christopher Coffman
S. Main
Roger
Bertha Coffman
Icu
Christopher
Children’s Mercy
Gilham Road
A C T Ottawa Announces Night of January 16th Cast
The A C T Ottawa theater group names the cast for The Night of January 16th to be staged Oct 27 to Oct 30 in the old Franklin County courtroom Polly McCall directs with Xenna Marconette as assistant The lineup includes Elsie Slifer bailiffs Travis Jackson Chris West Judge Heath David Smith District Attorney Flint Donna Forth Thommason Assistant D A Abbey Tillery and more.
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A.C.T. Ottawa
Ayn Rand
Franklin County
Polly McCall
Xenna Marconette
Elsie Slifer
Travis Jackson
Chris West
Heath
David Smith
Flint Donna Forth
Thommason
D.A
Abbey Tillery
Stevens
Jeff Brecheisen
Steven
Brooke Kems
Jeanne Haggard
Karen Andre
Lisa Fowler
Kirkland
John Tucker
Hutchins
Vickey Esquivel
Elmer van Fleet
Robert Wilson
Sweeney Elizabeth Redeker
Nancy Lee Faulkner
Jennifer Wood
Madga Swenson
Reeze Hanson
John Graham Whitfield
Bob Redeker
Jane Chandler
Jolene Alexander
Sigurd Jungquist
Mark Kirk
Larry Regan
Gabe Adkins
Roberta van Rensselaer
Medora Hoge
Christy Frye
Ottawa cable to add five new channels and pay per view
Tele-Communications Inc official Bill Severn promotes Ottawa Kansas expansion adding ESPN 2 Cartoon Network Food Channel The Learning Channel and Country Music Television plus three pay per view channels and a preview channel All new channels cost 85 cents each or 3 85 for all five Pay per view priced at 3 95 for film events and boxing Severn notes X rated material not planned Subscribers must upgrade boxes with a 2 39 monthly converter fee and 99 cent first six months discount Continued on page 2
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Bill Severn
Tele-Communications Inc
Espn 2
Cartoon Network
Learning Channel
Country Music Television
Ottawa
Severn
United States
Kansas
Decision on Haiti in works
Defense Secretary William Perry said no concrete deadline has been set for Haiti's military leadership to quit, but an action could come soon. He warned U.S. forces would invade very soon if ordered by President Clinton, as ships move toward the Caribbean amid mounting congressional opposition and a presidential address planned to rally support for restoring democracy.
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Cesare Previti
U.S
Clinton
Caribbean
Haiti
Raoul Cedras
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
USS
America
Norfolk
Eisenhower
Centenarian Jim Reekie Celebrates 100th Birthday
William J. Reekie of Princeton turns 100 on Thursday and will be honored Sunday at the Princeton Community Building with a potluck from 11 a.m. to 1 30 p.m. and a 2 to 4 p.m. reception. A White House photo and a Clinton signed card adorn his display as family recalls a life spent farming, road work, fishing, and enjoying naps and card games with 10 children, 47 grandchildren, 82 great grandchildren, and 16 great great grandchildren. Reekie quips his long life stems from being a good boy.
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Diane Yeamans
Herald
Rinceton
William J
Jim” Reekie
Princeton
Clinton
White House
Reekie
Dust Bowl
Kansas
Fem Olsen
Colorado
Olsen
Galveston Street
Phone Friend aids latchkey kids with call line
Phone Friend, a community service for latchkey children, began its sixth year on Sept 1. Trained volunteers answer questions from 3:15 to 5:30 p.m. on school days and during breaks. The program will distribute buttons, balloons, stickers, and bookmarks at area schools to explain the service. Charlene Lister, president, urges parents to have children call when alone.
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Latchkey
Charlene Lister
Phone Friends
Phone Friend
Lister
Ottawa barbecue weekend fuels fund raiser at fairgrounds
The Ottawa Prairie Fire Cookoff and related events run Saturday at Franklin County Fairgrounds with cooking starting Friday for visitors Saturday. The Forest Park car show offers a shuttle between sites. Kansas City Barbecue Society sanctions the contest benefiting Habitat for Humanity. Twelve teams, including last year’s winner Smoke This, compete as events feature concessions, crafts for kids, polka and line dancing, and a People’s Choir Award judging.
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Franklin County Fairgrounds
Forest Park
Diane Korte
Habitat For Humanity
Kansas City
Harry's Smokers
Rod Harris
Fashion Inc
Franklin County Democratic Party
Mike Potter
Wellsville
Sam Pacheco
Bill Henningsen
Fire Down
Family and Friends
Smoke
Korte
Fire Pup
McGruff
Ottawa
People National
Bank 1 ¥ V
First National
Kansas State
Miami County National Bank Ae
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Ralph Young
Jim Reekie
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