Ol Marais River Run and Prairie Fire Cookoff Schedule
The Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce hosts a weekend at Franklin County Fairgrounds with a Saturday cookoff opening at 8am and barbecue for lunch. River Run car show and various booths run all day, with prizes at 3pm and a demolition derby at 7pm. Sunday covers ongoing stalls and a car show prize at 3pm. A free shuttle runs between Forest Park and the fairgrounds on Saturday.
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Shiloh Wins William Allen White Award Title
The book Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor wins the 1994 William Allen White Children's Book Award after Kansas students voted from a master list. A Kansas fourth to eighth grader narrates finding a beagle named Shiloh, its mistreatment by Judd Travers, and the effort to reclaim the dog.
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William Allen White
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Ottawa Students Score Near State Averages on Tests
State officials note Ottawa students mostly match state averages on 1994 Kansas Assessment Program tests. Seventh and eighth graders show mixed results in reading and writing, while writing conventions and grammar vary by grade. District says teacher scoring may affect harshness, but scores will be accepted for guiding improvement.
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Ottawa
Kansas
10th district candidates to meet at Baker for forum
Baker University hosts a 7 p.m. candidate forum in the Owens Musical Arts Building AV Room featuring Republican Ralph Tanner and Democrat Gene Ramsey, who seek the Kansas House seat for the 10th district. Moderator Karl Troutman, Baker history and political science professor, will oversee questions and opening statements. Admission is free.
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Ralph Anner
Geneamsey
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Karl Troutman
Tanner
Baldwin City
Ramsey
Ottawa
Walker Hendrix
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Clinton seeks Carter mission for Haiti endgame
Clinton presses Haiti diplomacy as Gen Shalikashvili outlines invasion plans to coalition members in the East Room. Talks with Cedras continue while Perry and Christopher acknowledge cracks but no exit. Former president for life Duvalier appears as intermediary. Dole urges high level emissary and renewed peaceful options.
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John Shalikashvili
Joint Chiefs of Staff
White House
Raoul Cedras
California
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Perry
William Gray
Haiti
Warren Christopher
Christopher
U.S
Michel Francois
Jean-Claude Duvalier
For Life
State Department
Mike McCurry
Senate
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Powell
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Kansas Weather Forecast Extends Weekend into Monday
A dry spell continues into Monday and Tuesday with lows in the 50s and highs from 80 to 85. Wednesday brings a rain chance for the north while the south stays mainly dry, with lows in the 50s and highs from the mid-70s in the northwest to the low 60s in the east.
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Kansas
Day care group plans meeting in Franklin County
A group seeking to form a support network for Franklin County daycare providers will meet from 6 30 to 8 p m Wednesday at 1127 S Maple All county daycare providers are invited even if they arrive after the starting time The Kansas Child Care Providers Coalition will supply information and guide the session which will include a brainstorming segment on local provider needs and potential solutions.
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Franklin County
S. Maple
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Area residents excel at Kansas State Fair in multiple divisions
Ottawans Jim and Gwen Chandler won several photography prizes at the Kansas State Fair with Jim taking first in multiple black and white categories and Gwen taking second. Eisenhower School principal Al Keefer and wife Marilyn earned ribbons in Plymouth Rock Bantam divisions. Palomino show placer Stephanie Poppe earned second in weanling stallions. The McCays placed in Northrup King grain sorghum classes, with Bob winning first and Amanda third. Melvern growers also posted strong results in various Northrup King hybrids.
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Gwen Chandler
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Marilyn Keefer
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Marilyn
Pomona
Stephanie Poppe
Bob McCay
Amanda McCay
Bob
Amanda
Melvern
Gale Patterson
Awards reach broad group in country music benefits
A compilation album features Brooks & Dunn with Johnny Cash on Folsom Prison Blues and Carl Perkins with Duane Eddy and The Mavericks on Matchbox. Cash honors Bob Dylan with Forever Young while Willie Nelson duets with Jimmy Dale Gilmore on Crazy. The piece notes charity roots, price pressures, and the Nashville Salvation Army report that one third of those helped last year pursued music careers.
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Forever Young
Mary Chapin Carpenter
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Dale Gilmore
Willie Nelson
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MS 150 bike trek ends in Garnett for second year
The two day ride to benefit the Multiple Sclerosis Society starts in Topeka on Saturday. Riders will cover 85 miles to Emporia, then 65 miles to Garnett on Sunday ending at Anderson County Junior/Senior High School where local groups sell refreshments assist with bikes and luggage for the return to Topeka.
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Garnett
Topeka
Emporia
Anderson County
First untethered spacewalk marks milestone for Discovery crew
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP two astronauts Mark Lee and Carl Meade undocked from space shuttle Discovery and flew free 150 miles above Earth in the first untethered spacewalk in a decade. They tested a $7 million jet pack while tethered to a crane arm shock and awe moment with spins and tumbling in view of blue Earth.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Discovery
Earth
Mark Lee
Carl Meade
Lee
Meade
Carl
Wal-Mart stops parking lot recycling bin on Sept 16
Wal-Mart will no longer offer a recycling bin in the parking lot as of Friday September 16. Customers are urged to recycle at the Lake Region Center behind Wingert's 1-95 Service on K-68 and 36. The article notes ongoing community involvement and environmental concern.
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Wal-Mart
Lake Region
Wingert
Kansas towns share in infrastructure and housing grants
Ottawa and numerous Kansas cities receive funding totals ranging from 20,000 to 500,000 with Osage City Parsons Nemaha County Burlingame Coffeyville Ottawa and Montgomery County among recipients. A trio Osage City Parsons and Nemaha County also win economic development funds.
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Palco
Palmer
Paola
Parsons
Pittsburg
Pleasanton
Redfield
Sharon Springs
Stafford
Virgil
Willis
Woodbine
Osage City
Nemaha County
Burlingame
Coffeyville
Ottawa
Montgomery County
Wheat trade deal hangs as talks stall six weeks
Washington and Ottawa negotiators haggle over final details of a wheat trade agreement announced six weeks ago. A Montana congressman urged possible emergency sanctions on Canadian grain, while officials said signing could come next week.
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Washington
U.S
Montana
Rates for Ottawa Herald Mail Subscriptions 1993
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates for delivery by carat and rural town carriers effective October 1, 1993. Pricing covers one month, three months, six months, and one year for various regions including Franklin County Miami Douglas Osage Anderson and other Kansas areas with all rates in advance and state sales tax included.
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Franklin County
Miami
Douglas
Osage
Anderson Counties
State of Kansas
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