EXHIBITS FOR MAY:
Old Depot Museum: “Grasshoppers, Grangers & Greenbacks”
THURSDAY 1
6:15am Optimist Club breakfast at Prairie Star
Catering, 105 East 5th, meeting follows at 6:45am, each Thursday
7am-1pm Recycling Building Open, 2038 S Elm
each Monday – Friday
8am Retail Committee Meeting, Chamber of
Commerce
9-10am Personal Actions to Health (PATH)
Exercise Group each Tuesday & Thursday, Don Woodward Center
9:15am Ottawa Library “Toddler Time”, children
21-36 months with an accompanying adult, also at 10am each
Thursday
10am-4pm Old Depot Museum Open Each
Tuesday-Saturday; Sunday Hours, 1-4pm; Admission, Adults - $3,
Students - $1
11am-1pm Free registration for the nationwide
identification program of the Alzheimer’s Association “Safe
Return”, Country Mart, 2138 Princeton Circle, sponsored by East Central
Kansas Area Agency on Aging, 242-7200 or 1-800-633-5621 for
information. Bring a recent photo and wrist measurement of the person
you are registering.
11am Ottawa University’s 2008 Norwood Jones
Convocation Event featuring the Christian Peacemaker: Reverend
Carol Rose, Ottawa University Chapel
12noon Alcoholics Anonymous Ottawa Group Meets, 1st Baptist
Church Basement, 4th & Hickory, Mon - Fri
12noon Franklin County Conservation District Board Meeting, 107
East 23rd Street
12noon Kiwanis Meeting Each Thursday, The Radish
Patch, 1538 Industrial Avenue
1pm Kansas Veteran’s Representative, City
Hall/Library
6-8pm Bingo for all ages sponsored by the
Ottawa Recreation Commission, Don Woodward Community Center
6pm MS Support Group, Ransom Memorial Hospital
Conference Room
7pm Bingo at the VFW Post 5901, 3599 Hwy 59
North each Tuesday and Thursday, open to the public
7pm "Keep It Simple" Alcoholics Anonymous
Meeting @ Elizabeth Layton Center Basement, 204 East 15th Street
each Thursday
7pm Vietnam Veterans of America Meeting,
Ransom Memorial Hospital Conference Rooms A & B
7:15pm ACT Ottawa Meeting, Carnegie Cultural Center
FRIDAY 2
8am Chamber New Member Coffee/Ribbon Cutting,
Franklin County Christian Caring Center/Hope House, 304 S.
Walnut, Janet Slifer and Mary Lois Yates, public is welcome
11:30am-1:30pm Chamber New Member Ribbon
Cutting/Open House – Coves at Tallgrass, Jerry Willis, Grand
Builders, at Davis and Wilson Streets, co-sponsored by Century 21
Lantis and Associates and Kansas State Bank, public is welcome
12-6pm Ransom Memorial Hospital Blood Drive,
Ransom Memorial Hospital
8pm Alcoholics Anonymous Ottawa Group Meets,
1st Baptist Church Basement each Sun,Mon,Tue,Wed&Fri
8pm Ottawa University Musical Presentation,
“Beauty and the Beast”, Washburn Towers Auditorium, also
Saturday and at 2pm on Sunday the 4th
SATURDAY 3
KANSAS SAMPLER FESTIVAL – CONCORDIA, KANSAS, also
Sunday, 4th
FRANKLIN COUNTY BOARD OF REALTORS PARADE OF HOMES,
also Sunday, 4th
8am Farmers Market each Saturday, Orscheln
Farm and Home east side parking lot
8:30am Ottawa Art Guild’s Kansas City Art
Trip, visits include the Brookside Art Fair, Nelson-Atkins Art Museum
and the Kemper Museum of Art, advance tickets only, $20 per person,
242-9561 for information
8-12noon Friends of the Ottawa Library Book
Sale, 209 East 2nd Street
9am-1pm Recycling Building, 2038 S Elm Street
Open each Saturday
5pm ECKAN Youth Action Council sponsors an
Intergenerational Dinner and Social for youth and older adults (60
years or older), Washburn Towers Community Room, free but must RSVP by
April 30th to Lisa Rivers, 242-7450
5-7pm Sacred Heart Catholic School 2008
Benefit Silent Auction, Sacred Heart Parish Center, visit the website
for
information: www.shbenefitauction.com
6pm Ottawa University Alumni Association
Reunion Celebration Alumni Awards Banquet, OU Mowbray Union,
Dr. Ramon and Glenda Schmidt and Dr. Bill and the late Alice Myers to
be recognized, for ticket information, 1-866-324-8788
7pm Over the Road Gang Car Club meeting at City Hall City
Commission Room
7:30pm Ottawa Recreation Commission Free
Movie, Forest Park north of pool
8pm Ottawa Promenaders Square Dance, “Square
Dancer’s Prom”, Ottawa Middle Schoool, 13th and Ash
SUNDAY 4
10am "Keep It Simple" Alcoholics Anonymous
Meeting, Elizabeth Layton Center Basement, 204 East 15th Street
each Sunday
1-4pm Old Depot Museum Open each Sunday;
Tuesday - Saturday Hours: 10am-4pm; Admission, Adults - $3, Students -
$1
1pm Ottawa Library Poetry Reading featuring
the Children’s Poetry Contest winners, Ottawa Library Circulation
Department, free
MONDAY 5
12:00noon Lions Club Meets each Monday,
Poncho's
1-2:30pm Friends of the Ottawa Library Book
Sale each Monday, 209 East 2nd Street
5:30pm Ottawa Community Arts Council Board of
Directors meeting, City Hall
7pm American Legion Post #60 & Auxiliary
Meeting, National Guard Armory, 208 West 17th Street
7pm Ottawa Bass Club Meeting, Poncho’s
TUESDAY 6
7:30am O/FCED Board of Directors Meeting,
Chamber of Commerce
10am Ottawa Library Story Time, children 3
years and up with an accompanying adult, also 7pm each Tuesday
11am Ottawa Library Books and Babies, infants
6-21 months with an accompanying adult, each Tuesday
12pm Personal Actions to Health (PATH)
Exercise Group Luncheon, Ransom Memorial Hospital Conference
Room, for information, 229-8342 or 229-8458
12noon Rotary Club Meeting each Tuesday,
Ottawa University; for Info, Tom Weigand, 242-1000
4:30pm Weight Watchers Support Group weigh-in
each Tuesday, 5pm meeting follows, also at 6pm weigh-in with
meeting following at 6:30pm, Washburn Towers Apartments, for
information, 785-448-3567
6:30pm 4-H PQA Training, Franklin County
Extension Office, 1418 S Main, Suite 2
7pm Power of the Past Club Meeting,
Celebration Hall
7:30pm Mason's Stated Communications Meeting,
Masonic Hall, 422 S Main
WEDNESDAY 7
USD #290 Early Release
7:30am Ambassadors Committee Meeting, Chamber
of Commerce
8:30am Franklin County Commission Meeting each Wednesday except
on the third Wednesday will be an evening
meeting beginning at 6:30pm, Franklin County Annex
10am Free Blood Pressure Clinic, Richmond
Healthcare and Rehabilitation, 340 E South Street, Richmond, Kansas
12:30pm Early dismissal for USD #287, West
Franklin
4pm Chamber Booster Club Meeting, Chamber of
Commerce
4pm Farmers Market each Wednesday, Orscheln
Farm and Home east side parking lot
4pm Friends of the Ottawa Library Board
Meeting, City Hall/Library Conference Room
5-7pm Chamber of Commerce After Hours Event,
Neosho County Community College, 226 Beech Street, public is
welcome
7pm City Commission Meeting, City Hall
Commission room
7pm “Living Sober” group meeting each
Wednesday and Saturday, 1st Christian Church, 1045 S. Hickory
7:30pm Union Chapter #15 Eastern Star Stated
meeting, Masonic Temple, 422 S Main
Just Us Legal Professionals Meeting; For
Info/Location, Nancy Wedman, 242-5433
THURSDAY 8
7:30am Leadership Trustees Meeting, Chamber of
Commerce
8:30am Ottawa Main Street Association
Organization and Promotions Committee meeting, Potter’s Wheel, 205 S
Main Street
12noon Soroptimist Club Business Meeting,
Ransom Memorial Hospital Meeting Room
12noon Toastmaster’s Club meeting, Chamber of
Commerce Conference Room,. 109 East 2nd Street
Franklin County Child Care Providers Organization
meeting, Windy Gibbs, 242-2932, or Patti Gunnels, 242-2714,
for information
7:30pm Ottawa Shrine #19 White Shrine of
Jerusalem Stated meeting, Masonic Temple, 422 S Main
FRIDAY 9
8am Chamber Coffee – Kick Off for the 4th
Annual “Cops On Top” Fundraiser for Special Olympics, Wendy’s of
Ottawa, 2310 S Cedar, public is welcome
7:15pm IWC (International Wrestling
Conference) Live Pro Wrestling Benefit for ECKAN’s Ottawa Food Bank,
National Guard Armory, 208 West 17th Street, doors open at 6:30pm for
general admission, 6pm for VIP, tickets available at Pizza Village or
at www.InternationalWrestlingConference.org
7:30pm Retta Conclave #8 True Kindred Stated
meeting, Masonic Temple, 422 S Main
SATURDAY 10
GARNETT ANNUAL BPW SQUARE FAIR AND SPRING FESTIVAL
OTTAWA SPRING CITY WIDE GARAGE SALE
7:30-10am “Kakes For Kids” Pancake Breakfast
featuring Chris Cakes, fund raiser for local children, Lane
Cunningham, 2 years old, Mason Stanley, 18 months old, and Rodney
White, 5 years old who are facing tremendous physical challenges in the
months to come, benefit to be held at Westminister Presbyterian Church,
13th & Maple, tickets may be purchased for a $5 donation at the
door, or 242-9682 or e-mail: kakesforkids@yahoo.com
9:30am Art Guild Meeting, Carnegie Cultural
Center
SUNDAY 11
MOTHER’S DAY
MONDAY 12
11:45am Education & Health Committee meeting,
Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce, 109 East 2nd Street
7pm USD #290 Board of Education Meeting,
Ottawa Middle School Commons Room
TUESDAY 13
7:30am Chamber Board of Directors Meeting,
Chamber of Commerce
2pm Franklin County Care Giver Support Group
meeting, East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging, (ECKAAA)
office, 132 S Main
5:30pm Eugene Field Families for Education
Parent Teacher Committee (EFFE PTC) meeting, Eugene Field
School, 720 Tremont
6:30pm “Page Turners” Book Discussion Group,
Ottawa Library
WEDNESDAY 14
8am Community Image & Affairs Committee
Meeting, Chamber of Commerce
12noon Breast Cancer Support Group Meeting,
Ransom Memorial Hospital Conference Room
12-1pm Lyme Wellness Center of Kansas Presentation and Discussion
led by Peggy Blumhagen, Chamber of
Commerce Conference Room, 109 East 2nd Street
12-1pm Ottawa Library “Brown Bag Books”
discussion group, City Hall/Library Conference Room
6pm Ottawa Recreation Commission Meeting, City
Hall Study Session Room
6:30pm Ottawa Main Street Association Design Committee meeting,
Ottawa Main Street office, 109 E. 2nd
7pm VFW Post 5901meeting and Ladies Auxillary meeting, 3599 Hwy
59 North
THURSDAY 15
7pm Ottawa High School Spring Pops Concert,
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
7:30pm Franklin County Planning Commission
Meeting, Franklin County Annex Meeting Room
FRIDAY 16
NEOSHO COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE GRADUATION, AT THE
CHANUTE CAMPUS
8am New Member Chamber Ribbon Cutting for Swim
For Life, 913 E. Wilson, Hal Ebeck, owner, public is
welcome
SATURDAY 17
9am Prairie Flyers Experimental Aircraft
Association Chapter #1329 Meeting; for Information & Location,
Henry Snodgrass, 785-418-7158
OTTAWA UNIVERSITY GRADUATION
10am USD #287, WEST FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATION
4pm USD #288, CENTRAL HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATION
8pm Ottawa Promenaders Square Dance Group,
“Pie and Ice Cream”, Ottawa Middle School, 13th and Ash
SUNDAY 18
Franklin County Historical Society Quarterly
Meeting/Field Trip to Blanton’s Bridge on the Wakarusa, 242-1232
for information
2pm Franklin County Genealogical Society
Meeting, Ransom Memorial Hospital Conference Room
2pm Ottawa Library Healing Storytelling
Workshop with Jim Stigall, program for adults at City Hall Commission
Room, $2 per person, registration required
2pm USD #290, OTTAWA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION,
STEVE GROGAN STADIUM
2pm USD #289, WELLSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
MONDAY 19
7-8:30pm La Leche League Mother-to-Mother
Breastfeeding Support Group, Westminster Presbyterian Church,
13th & Elm, Northeast entrance; for Information, 242-7104
7pm Franklin County Diabetes Association
meeting, Ransom Memorial Hospital Meeting Room
7pm Habitat for Humanity Board of Director’s
meeting, Ottawa Church of the Nazarene, 400 West 7th Street
7pm Sunflower Piecemakers Quilt Club Meeting,
Westminster Presbyterian Church, 401 West 13th Street
8pm Franklin County Fair Board Meeting,
Celebration Hall
TUESDAY 20
7:30am Convention & Visitor’s Bureau
Committee Meeting, Visitor's Information Center, 2011 E Logan
8am-12pm Franklin County Senior Health Fair
(60 years and over), Washburn Towers Community Room, for
` information, 242-7200 or 1-800-633-5621
11:30am National Association of Retired
Federal Employees (NARFE) Meeting, Sirloin Stockade
4pm Legislative Action Committee meeting,
Chamber of Commerce
6-8pm “Pet Toenail Clipping”, sponsored by the
Bea Martin Peck Animal Shelter, at Ottawa Town and Country
6:30pm Business & Professional Women’s
Meeting, Courthouse Square Apartments, 235 S Main
7pm Agri-Business Committee meeting, Chamber
of Commerce
7:30pm Mason's Stated Communications Meeting,
Masonic Hall, 422 S Main
WEDNESDAY 21
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR USD #289 WELLSVILLE
7:30am Ottawa Main Street Economic
Restructuring/Small Business Development Committee meeting, Courthouse
Square Apartments, 235 S Main
9:30am City Commission meeting, City Hall
Commission room
5-7pm Free Pediatric Eye Screening (0-17 Years
Old, Must Be Accompanied By an Adult) Dr William H Campbell Board
Certified Ophthalmologist, Frank Eye Center, 1401 S Main, 242-4242 For
Information
6pm Ottawa Main Street Organization Board of
Directors meeting, Ottawa Main Street office, 109 East 2nd Street
6:30pm Franklin County Commission monthly
evening meeting, Franklin County Annex
7:30pm Union Chapter #15 Eastern Star Stated
meeting, Masonic Temple, 422 S Main
THURSDAY 22
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR USD#287 WEST FRANKLIN, USD
#288 CENTRAL HEIGHTS AND USD # 290
OTTAWA
12noon Soroptimist Club meeting, Ransom Memorial
Hospital Conference Room
12noon Toastmaster’s Club meeting, Chamber of
Commerce Conference Room,. 109 East 2nd Street
7:30pm Social Order of the Beauceant Stated
meeting, Masonic Temple, 422 S Main Street
FRIDAY 23
SATURDAY 24
Franklin County Swine Show, Franklin County
Fairgrounds
SUNDAY 25
MONDAY 26
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVED
7pm Lyme Disease Support Group, The Paper
Haven, 127 S Main
7pm USD #290 Board of Education Meeting,
Ottawa Middle School Commons Room
7:30pm 4-H Council, Franklin County Fairgrounds
7:30pm Franklin County Area Landlords
Association meeting, Visitor’s Information Center, 2011 E. Logan
TUESDAY 27
Scholastic Book Fair at the Ottawa Library through
May 30 and June 2
7:30am Chamber Board of Directors Study
Session, Chamber of Commerce
8am Ottawa Main Street Association Economic
Restructuring Committee meeting, Ottawa Main Street office
WEDNESDAY 28
8am Chamber Ribbon Cutting for Sears’ new
owner, Blaine Bowling, 221 S Main, public is welcome
12-1pm Ottawa Library “Brown Bag Books” book
discussion group, City Hall/Library Conference Room
12-1pm Ottawa Personnel Association meeting,
Ransom Memorial Hospital Conference Room, 229-8313
5:15pm Ottawa Library Board of Directors
meeting, City Hall/Library Conference Room
6pm Franklin County Cancer Foundation Board
Meeting, Foundation Office, 116 S Main Street
7pm VFW Post 5901meeting and Ladies Auxillary
meeting, 3599 Hwy 59 North
THURSDAY 29
FRIDAY 30
SATURDAY 31
9am-4pm Ottawa’s 1st Annual Sidewalk Sale and
Craft Fair