Ottawa High School Class of 1937 holds 60th reunion weekend
About 75 classmates and families gathered at Ottawa Country Club to renew ties during June 13 15 reunions with 86 attendees at Franklin County Annex for a Saturday dinner. Emcee Bill Masters led memory recitation and a candlelight memorial honored 55 deceased classmates. Organizers highlighted alma mater preservation and Wall of Fame, with souvenirs from the Ottawa tourism office. The next reunion is set for June 16 18 2000 in the Land of Ottawa.
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Ottawa
Hortense Harris
Topeka
Dorothy Wittman Mooney
Arvada
Colo
Clinton Garrett
California
Ottawa Country Club
Franklin County Annex
Rosie
Bill Masters
Kansas City
Eldon Olmstead
Raymore
Fifth and Main
Ottawa High School
Franklin County Veterans Memorial Project
Polly Gowans Rankin
Lawrence
R.E. “Bucky” Gowans
Jean Davis Hahn
Marvin Durbin
Land of
Brooks, Carter Lead CMA Awards Wins In Nashville
Garth Brooks won the industry top prize at the CMA Awards in Nashville though absent, citing a Nebraska show. Deana Carter’s “Strawberry Wine” won best single. writers Harrison and Berg also honored. Yearwood LeAnn Rimes and George Strait captured multiple awards amid a star-studded night.
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Ashville, Tenn
Deana Carter
Garth Brooks
Brooks
Grand Ole Opry
CMA
Nebraska
Trisha Yearwood
LeAnn Rimes
Gary Harrison
Matraca Berg
Carter
Ricky Skaggs
Skaggs
Rimes
Yearwood
Reba McEntire
McEntire
Missi
Reba Yeuribed Teat Hee Tire
George Strait
Strait
Rockstar
Sting
The
Police
Toby Keith
Keith
Banned Books List Highlights Goosebumps and Classics
The 100 banned and challenged books list includes Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn and Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, along with The Color Purple Moby Dick and The Scarlet Letter. Florida mother Lisa Clinton seeks bans while Chicago librarian Mary Dempsey notes Goosebumps appeals to youths. The list coincides with Banned Books Week.
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Hicago
Florida
Chicago
Mark Twain
John Steinbeck
American Library Association
Alice Walker
Herman Melville
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Earvin
Magic” Johnson
R.L. Stine
Mary Dempsey
Public Library System
Stine
Lisa Clinton
Clinton
Kansas State Fair horse and livestock results highlight regional entrants
The report lists area participants and placements across divisions at the Kansas State Fair. Cody Showalter Ottawa 1st in junior photography. Cherry Coen Wellsville 2nd quick bread. Natlie Powell Princeton Best Opposite Sex rabbits. Meyer Brothers Farms Osage City multiple top placings in cattle and cattle-related categories. Overbrook, Princeton, Ottawa, and Lyndon riders and breeders earn numerous firsts through senior yearling cows, calves, youths, and showmanship. Danielle Reid Overbrook and Sharon Higgins Princeton compete in quarter horse divisions, with Judy Cates Ottawa earning top amateur showmanship and hunter placements.
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Cody Showalter
Ottawa
Cherry Coen
Wellsville
Natalie Powell
Princeton
Kim Powell
Don Hook
Lyndon
Meyer Brothers Farms
Osage City
Danielle Reid
Overbrook
Sharon Higgins
Judy Cates
Ryan Kyle
Utica mocks Jenny McCarthy show sparks mayor’s ire
Utica reacts to NBC sitcom Jenny depicting a grocery clerk's move to Los Angeles with jokes about the city. Mayor Ed Hanna condemns the program as indecent and horrible and refuses to watch, invites McCarthy to see Utica’s real appeal. Executive producers defend the humor.
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Utica
N.Y
Jenny McCarthy
Ed Hanna
NBC
Jenny
Jenny McMillan
Los Angeles
Buck
Mark Reisman
Howard Gerwitz
Hanna
McCarthy
Dade County OKs Random Drug Tests for High Schoolers
The 6 3 vote makes Dade County the largest U S district to approve universal random drug testing for high school students whose parents consent. The program aims to deter drug use, with tests for marijuana cocaine opiates barbiturates and amphetamines starting in January at a cost up to 200000.
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IAMI
Dade County
Renier Diaz de la Portilla
Dade
New
York City
Los Angeles
Chicago
Naz de la Portilla
August Steinhilber
National School Boards Association
Washington
Steinhilber
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Irene Talbot Roberts
Jane Geiger Nevin
Lola Qokes Shaw
Ruth Hoagland Lancaster
Frances Mages Turner
Charlotte Gonser Russell
Cleo Wallis Anderson
Loys Evans Berger
Louise Acrea Wiberg
JoAnne Butler Imming
Ruth Rich Emry
Barbara Rule Mueller
Dean Adamson
Arlene Montgomery Fischer
Clydean Blount Lostutter
Carolee Ferguson Goetz
Dean Fouts
Betty King Ball
Ethelyn Wrenehh Callstrom
Alice Hensick Anderson
Freane McClay Hollinger
Clarence Strickland
Robert Schupbach
OHS
Garth
Strawberry Wine
By Jim Patterson
Associated Press
Brent Mason
Hank Williams Sr
Jim Reeves
Berg
Eens Brooks & Dunn
Kathy Mattea
Diamond Rio
Tim McGraw
Faith Hill
McGraw
Harlan Howard
Cindy Walker
Country Music Hall of Fame
Brenda Lee
Huck Finn
PNG
al Keefer
Plymouth Rock
Marilyn Keefer
Mark Flory
Oks
Cade
Ottawa Herald
Quest Networks
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