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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 2006
Page
1
Widow rents rotary phones for decades in Canton tale
A Canton widow, Ester Strogen, paid about $14,000 over 42 years to rent two rotary dial phones. Lucent and AT T eras are noted, with leases costing roughly $29.10 quarterly before returns. Her granddaughters discovered the bills, prompting outrage over the long running rental scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Ohio
Ester Strogen
At&t
Ma Bell
Strogen
Melissa Howell
Barb Gordon
Gordon
John Skalko
Murray Hill
N.J
Lucent Technologies
Kansas State Fair and Walnut Valley Fest highlights
Times vary for the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson featuring a Rockin Monster Truck Fest Outlaw Truck and Tractor Pull Demolition Derby three days of auto races and live acts. The Walnut Valley Festival at Winfield fairgrounds offers music food and camping with details via WVFest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson
Kansasstatefamcom
Walnut Valley
Winfield Fairgrounds
Ottawa area events and promotions in a single notice
XE tires hosts a chili cook off on Sept 30 with space for entries via KOFO or Harry at 785-878-3793. Annette Bentley performs Sept 16 at Payday Advance. Windy Pines sale runs Fri and Sat 16 17 10 5 pm. River Run Special 10 percent off and Yankee candles 50 percent off Sat only. Downtown Ottawa Shoppers Run scavenger hunt Sept 16 9 4 with game cards at participating stores. Marias Mexican opens today 11 am to 1 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peckham
KOFO
Call Harry
Ottawa
Annette Bentley
N. Main
Country Living
Ottawa Area
Chamber of Commerce
Take a stroll through town for safe, joyful walks
A column encourages walking for health and community, recommending sturdy shoes, hydration, gradual pacing, and a cool down. It notes safety tips for day and night walks, such as sun protection, reflective clothing, a flashlight, avoiding headphones, and leaving a note with loved ones. The writer hints at next week's topic: dwarf trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
City Park
Fifth
Main Streets
Larry
Community events in Ottawa area this weekend
Various events include Out & About Times events at Marais River Run Car Show Forest Park Ottawa from 7 to 10 am with registration, Michigan Valley Church breakfast near Pomona Lake at 8 am, Farmer's Market at 11 am to 3 pm at Orscheln Parking Lot Ottawa, Alpaca Farm Day at 3510 Kentucky Road, Welda Church Fair with crafts bake sale parade and dinner, Hitchin Post Opry in Quenemo with reservations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Park
Ottawa
Olmarais.com
Michigan Valley Community Church
Pomona Lake
Orscheln Farm & Home
S. Princeton St
Alpaca Farm
Kentucky Road
Kansasalpacacompany.com
Eagles Food Booth
Frainklin County
Manis
Welda
Welda Community Building
Hitchin’ Post Opry
David Welch
Cassie McCall
Quenemo
Jodie's Best Bets In Ottawa Calendar Highlights
Jodie Garcia curates Ottawa Herald events from Out & About and On the Road. Highlights include River Run with over 1,000 classic cars in Ottawa today through Sunday, IronKids triathlon in Lawrence, and Napoleon Dynamite Night at Ottawa Library. Activities span PATH exercise group, Ottawa Library story time, toddler programs, book sale at 209 E Second St, and a Fred Garbo Inflatable Theater Co. show at Rice Auditorium Baker University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Lawrence
Hickory St
Fred Garbo
Don Woodward
Third St
Ottawa Library
East Central Kansas Area On Aging
Ottawa Senior Center
Main St
Ottawa area meetings list concise schedule
Alcoholics Anonymous and related groups convene across Ottawa at multiple times today. Programs include Living Sober at First Christian Church, Keep It Simple at Franklin County Mental Health Center, and Ottawa Group sessions at First Baptist Church. Also scheduled are Franklin County Genealogical Society at RanSom Memorial Hospital, Ottawa City Commission Study Session at City Hall, and Diabetes Association events in Conference Room A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcoholics Anonymous
Ottawa Living Sober Group
First Christian Church
S. Hickory St
Franklin County Mental Health Center
E. 15Th St
Ottawa
Franklin County Genealogical Society
Ransom Memorial Hospital
S. Main St
First Baptist Church
Fourth and
Hickory Streets
Franklin County Commission
Franklin County Annex
Ottawa Group
Fourth
Ottawa City Commission
City Hall
Hickory St
Eisenhower Road
Franklin County Diabetes Association
Main St
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Sara Lee
IronKids
Lawrence Aquatic Center
Overland Drive
Ironkids.com
Rock Bottom Farms Art Show
S.E
Shirley
Rockbottomfarm.com
Country Club Plaza
Kansas City
Countryclubplaza
Tam
Jimmy Dean
City Market
Fifth and
Walnut Streets
Buster Keaton
Bowlus Fine Arts Center
Iola
Bowluscenterorg
Windy Pines
Hwy
Kingman Rd
Ottand Herald
Community News
Community Connections
Franklin County
Lane
Pomona
Princeton
Rantoul
Richmond
Wellsville
Wiliamsburg
Carrier Motor Mail
S. Cedar St
Ottawaherald.com
Audrey Lintner
Alintner
Ottawaherald
Out & About
Jodie
Ottawa Herald
Jgarcia
Williamsburg Area Historical Society
Silkville School
Ottawaary
E. Second St
Don Woodward Community Center
Kansas Area On Aging
Sbuehler
Bakeru
Saroj A. Bavishi
M.D
Obstetrics & Gynecology Board Certified
Olathe
Olathe Medical Center
St., Olathe
Harper Law Office
Country Club Terrace
eLetter
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S. Main
W. 27Th
Suite
C . Lawrence
Thurs
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