Boulevard Big Band to swing into Ottawa Friday
Boulevard Big Band led by Michael McGraw brings a 17 piece Kansas City ensemble with vocalist Karrin Allyson to the Ottawa Municipal Auditorium on Friday October 7. The concert features traditional 1930s and 40s big band tunes plus contemporary jazz, sponsored by Fogle Quarry with support from the Kansas Arts Commission and National Endowment for the Arts. Tickets are 9.50 and 7.50 for adults, with discounts for youth and students, available at Butler's Music Beyond Video and the OMA Box Office. Reservations at 242-8810.
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Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Michael McGraw
Boulevard Big Band
Kansas City
Karrin Allyson
Glen Miller
Count Basie
Tommy Dorsey
Benny Goodman
McGraw
Jazz Ambassador Magazine
Kansas Arts Commission
Ottawa
Boulevard
Sea Breeze
Fogle Quarry
OMA
National Endowment For the Arts
Butler's Music and Beyond Video
Third
Hickory
History book reprint possible for Christmas giving
Curtis Media in Hurst Texas may reprint the Franklin County History Book if about 30 more orders come in by Saturday. The 640 page volume costs 65 dollars plus 4.50 shipping with a 20 dollar deposit. call 1 800 743 4388 to order before the deadline.
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Franklin County
Curtis Media
Hurst
Texas
Friends of the Ottawa Library
Ottawa Library
Franklin County Historical Society
Ottawa
Franklin County Extension Council election candidates listed
Franklin County voters may cast ballots next week in four program development contests Agriculture Home Economics 4 H and Economic Development. Candidates include Karl Eisele Roger Maxwell Lee Weis Dwayne LaGalle Terry Shepard Jane Rock Alison Maier Pat Carey Midge Ransom Marty Piotrowsky Rita Anderson Amy Shoemaker Gary Humphrey Diana Kay Charles Gillette Chris Campbell Doug Underwood Barb Hamm and others. Poll hours run 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or 8 p.m. Wednesday at the extension office 1418 S Main.
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Representa Ti
Franklin County Extension Council
Franklin County
S. Main
Karl Eisele
Wellaville
Franklin County Conservation District
Tally Creek
Roger Maxwell
Ottawa
Kansas State Bank
Terry Shepard
Eugene Field School
Jane Rock
Hast Central Kansas Vocational Preschool
ECVC
Alison Maier
Princeton
Partic
Marty Piotrowsky
Kansas City
Rita Anderson
Richmond
Richmond Recreation Association
Amy Shoemaker
Meals On Wheels
Gary Humphrey
Packer Plastics
Lawrence
Diana Kay
Wellsville
Ecomotric
Charles Gillette
Pence Iga
Garmett
Board of
Zoning Appeals
Franklin County Planning Commission
Franklin County Agricultural Society
Chris Campbell
Extension Council
Chris
Screen and Holler
Ottawa Area
Franklin County wreath workshop promotes thrift crafts
The Franklin County Extension Service hosts a Tuesday wreath workshop from 10 to noon and 7 to 9 pm at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Participants weave fabric through frames with no cutting or sewing, using 12 or 14 inch wire frames and fabric yards to create adjustable holiday decor.
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Franklin County Extension Service
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Baker lands 600000 gift for Mabee Memorial Hall
The Baldwin City base university announces a 600000 gift from the estate of alumnus Buel Hill for Mabee Memorial Hall renovations and a string ensemble endowment. Hill, Baker class of 1938, provided 100000 for building and the remainder for the endowment. The gift advances a 3100000 campaign that seeks 2500000 by year end to unlock a Mabee Foundation challenge grant. Hill died last year.
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Aldwin Citybase University
Baldwin City
Buel Hill
Baker
Mabee
Hill
University
Baldwini City
Mai At
Melvern Fall Festival to Energize Small Town Oct 22
Melvern hosts the third annual Fall Festival on October 22 with a craft show at Marais des Cygnes Valley High School from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., a downtown flea market, food concessions, games, and an afternoon Halloween costume contest. A quilt show runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Schoolhouse on the south edge of Melver. For booth and display inquiries call 549-3662 or 549-3512. Melvern PRIDE sponsors the event.
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Melvern
Marais Des Cygnes Valley
Melver
Melvern Pride Organization
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History Book
Ularly
Midge Ransom
Williamsburg
Tow
Douglas County Citizens Committee
The
Parent-Teachers Association
Ottawa High School Boosters Club
By Marcia Houck
Franklin County Extension
le Ses Li
Oe Lee
Ralph Tanner
House of Representatives
Peoples National Bank & Trust
Franklin County Republican Women Pd
Don Nutt
Treas
Elact
Tanner
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