Ottawa Community Calendar July 2008
EXHIBITS FOR JULY:
Old Depot Museum: “Grasshoppers, Grangers & Greenbacks: Life On the
Land In Franklin County, 1870’s – 1890’s” continues
TUESDAY 1
7am-1pm Recycling Building Open, 2038 S Elm
each Monday – Friday
7:30am O/FCED Board of Directors Meeting,
Chamber of Commerce
9-10am Personal Actions to Health (PATH)
Exercise Group each Tuesday & Thursday, Don Woodward Center
9am Skin Care and Make-up with Arbonne
Consultant, Ericka Hart, Ottawa Library for ages 12 years and older
10am-4pm Old Depot Museum Open Each
Tuesday-Saturday; Sunday Hours, 1-4pm; Admission, Adults - $3,
Students - $1
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
12noon Alcoholics Anonymous Ottawa Group
Meets, 1st Baptist Church Basement, 4th & Hickory, Mon – Fri
12-1pm Personal Actions To Health (PATH) Lunch
Program, Ransom Memorial Hospital Conference Room,
229-8458 or 229-8342 for information
12noon Rotary Club Meeting each Tuesday,
Ottawa University; for Info, Chuck Bigham, 785-893-2797
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
7pm Bingo at the VFW Post 5901, 3599 Hwy 59
North each Tuesday and Thursday, open to the public
7pm Power of the Past Antique Engine and
Tractor Club Meeting, Forest Park
7:30pm City Band Concert, City Park Gazebo,
free and bring your own lawn chairs
7:30pm Mason's Stated Communications Meeting,
Masonic Hall, 422 S Main
8pm Alcoholics Anonymous Ottawa Group Meets,
1st Baptist Church Basement each Sun,Mon,Tue,Wed&Fri
WEDNESDAY 2
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
9:30am Ottawa Library “Buggy Movie Day”, City
Hall Commission Room, also at 1:30 pm
10am Free Blood Pressure Clinic, Richmond
Healthcare and Rehabilitation, 340 E South Street, Richmond, Kansas
4pm Farmer’s Market each Wednesday, Orscheln
Farm and Home parking lot, east side, 2008 Princeton Street
4pm Friends of the Ottawa Library Board
Meeting, City Hall/Library Conference Room
7pm City Commission Meeting, City Hall
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 3
6:15am Optimist Club breakfast at Prairie Star
Catering, 105 East 5th, meeting follows at 6:45am, each Thursday
8am Retail Committee Meeting, Chamber of
Commerce
9:15am Ottawa Library “Toddler Time”, children
21-36 months with an accompanying adult, also at 10am each
Thursday
12-6pm Blood Drive, Ransom Memorial Hospital
12noon Franklin County Conservation District
Board Meeting, 107 East 23rd Street
12noon Kiwanis Meeting Each Thursday, The Radish
Patch, 1538 Industrial Avenue
1pm Kansas Veterans Representative, City
Hall/Library
4-6pm 2nd Street Market each Thursday through
October, East 2nd Street from Main, east to the first alley
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 "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 4
4TH OF JULY
Fireworks at dusk at Forest Park
8pm City Band Concert at Forest Park
SATURDAY 5
6am Registration for the 10th Annual
Firecracker 100 Bike Ride at the main shelter house in Forest Park,
rides (42
miles, 62miles and 100 miles) begins at 7am, sponsored by the Ottawa
Jaycees
8am Farmer’s Market each Saturday, Orscheln
Farm and Home parking lot, east side, 2008 Princeton Street
8-12noon Friends of the Ottawa Library Book
Sale, 209 East 2nd Street
9am-1pm Recycling Building, 2038 S Elm Street
Open each Saturday
10am Wellsville Candidates Forum, Wellsville
Community Center, sponsored by the Wellsville Chamber of
Commerce
7pm Over the Road Gang Car Club meeting at
City Hall City Commission Room
SUNDAY 6
10am "Keep It Simple" Alcoholics Anonymous
Meeting, Elizabeth Layton Center Basement, 204 East 15th Street
each Sunday
1-4pm Dieterich Cabin in City Park, open each
Sunday
1-4pm Old Depot Museum Open each Sunday;
Tuesday - Saturday Hours: 10am-4pm; Admission, Adults - $3, Students -
$1
MONDAY 7
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
2pm “Buggies With a Beat” interactive program
with Bongo Barry for the Ottawa Library Summer Reading, 1st
Baptist Church, Elliott Hall
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 8
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
6:30pm “Page Turners” Book Discussion Group,
Ottawa Library
7:30pm Last City Band Concert, City Park
Gazebo, free and bring your own lawn chairs
WEDNESDAY 9
8am Community Image & Affairs Committee
Meeting, Chamber of Commerce
12noon Breast Cancer Support Group Meeting,
Ransom Memorial Hospital Conference Room
12-1pm Ottawa Library “Brown Bag Books”
discussion group, City Hall/Library Conference Room
1-3pm Summer Reading “Come-and-Go” Craft Day
at the Ottawa Library – Bug Flingers, $1 per participant
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 10
RICHMOND FAIR THROUGH THE 12TH, RICHMOND KANSAS
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
2pm Meal Worm Races at the Ottawa Library, for
all ages
6:30pm Investing Program at the Ottawa Library
with Bill Henningsen
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 11
POMONA DAYS, ALSO THE 12TH
7:30pm Retta Conclave #8 True Kindred Stated
meeting, Masonic Temple, 422 S Main
SATURDAY 12
8am Horse Show, Franklin County Fairgrounds
9:30am Art Guild Meeting, Carnegie Cultural
Center
5pm Cat Show, Celebration Hall, Franklin
County Fairgrounds
6:15pm Pet Show, Celebration Hall, Franklin
County Fairgrounds
SUNDAY 13
2-4pm A.C.T. Ottawa casting for “Red Hot
August Nights: A Night of One Acts”, Carnegie Cultural Center, also
from 6-8pm on July 14th, 242-3535 for information or www.actottawa.org
1:30pm Dog Show, Celebration Hall, Franklin
County Fairgrounds
MONDAY 14
9am-noon 4-H Fashion Review, 1st Baptist
Church Elliott Hall
11:45am Education & Health Committee meeting,
Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce, 109 East 2nd Street
1-3pm Video Games at the Ottawa Library for
teens 12 – 19 years only
7pm USD #290 Board of Education Meeting,
Ottawa Middle School Commons Room
7:30pm 4-H Clover Revue, 1st Baptist Church
Elliott Hall
TUESDAY 15
7:30am Convention & Visitor’s Bureau
Committee Meeting, Visitor's Information Center, 2011 E Logan
11:30am National Association of Retired
Federal Employees (NARFE) Meeting, Sirloin Stockade
4pm Legislative Action Committee meeting,
Chamber of Commerce
6pm 4-H Horse Show Races, Hayward Arena,
Franklin County Fairgrounds
6-8pm Pet Toenail Clipping sponsored by the
Bea Martin Peck Animal Shelter, Ottawa Town & Country Supply,
2707 Kingman Road
6:30pm Business & Professional Women’s
Meeting, Courthouse Square Apartments, 235 S Main
7:30pm 4-H Ambassador Barn Yard Olympics,
Hayward Arena, Franklin County Fairgrounds
7:30pm Mason's Stated Communications Meeting,
Masonic Hall, 422 S Main
WEDNESDAY 16
7:30am Ottawa Main Street Economic
Restructuring/Small Business Development Committee meeting, Courthouse
Square Apartments, 235 S Main
8am Chamber Ribbon Cutting at Sears for new
owner, Blaine Bowling, 221 S Main, public is welcome
9:30am City Commission Meeting, City Hall
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
6pm Youth Rodeo, Franklin County Fair Grounds,
for registration information , 785-883-4433 July 7, 6-9pm
6:30pm Franklin County Commission monthly
evening meeting, Franklin County Annex
7pm Franklin County Historical Society
presents “Local Stories of the Grasshopper Plague of 1874” at the
Richmond Community Building
7:30pm Union Chapter #15 Eastern Star Stated
meeting, Masonic Temple, 422 S Main
THURSDAY 17
FRANKLIN COUNTY FAIR AND CARNIVAL (every night is
bracelet night, $17) THRU JULY 20
1pm Movie Day for adults at the Ottawa Library
5-8pm Bar-B-Que, Franklin County Fair Grounds,
purchase tickets at the gate or in advance, 229-3520
7:30pm Franklin County Planning Commission
Meeting, Franklin County Annex Meeting Room
8pm URA-Rodeo, Franklin County Fair Grounds,
purchase tickets at the gate or in advance, 229-3520, also Friday
the 18th
FRIDAY 18
6:30-10am “Breakfast At the Armory” Fundraiser
for Franklin County 4-H Clubs, sponsored by the American
Legion Post #60, National Guard Armory, 208 West 17th, adults - $5,
children under 11 years - $3
SATURDAY 19
9am Prairie Flyers Experimental Aircraft
Association Chapter #1329 Meeting; for Information & Location,
Henry Snodgrass, 785-418-7158
1pm Farm Bureau Association Pedal Pull,
Franklin County Fair Grounds
6pm 4-H Livestock Sale, Franklin County
Fair Grounds
8pm Demolition Derby, Franklin County Fair Grounds
8pm Ottawa Promenaders Square Dance Group – Summer Dance with Vic
Perry, 1st United Methodist Church
basement, 4th and Hickory
SUNDAY 20
2pm Franklin County Genealogical Society
Meeting, Ransom Memorial Hospital Conference Room
MONDAY 21
1pm Learn about bugs from the local Orkin “bug
man” at the Ottawa Library, for ages 6 years and older
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 22
7:30am Chamber Board of Directors Study
Session, Chamber of Commerce
8am Ottawa Main Street Association Economic
Restructuring Committee meeting, Ottawa Main Street office
7pm Candidates Forum, Franklin County Annex
Commission Room, meet the candidates running for office in our
area, they will be answering questions from the audience
WEDNESDAY 23
12-1pm Ottawa Library “Brown Bag Books” book
discussion group, City Hall/Library Conference Room
1-3pm Summer Reading “Come-and-Go Craft Day”
at the Ottawa Library – Buggy Snacks, $1 per participant
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 24
7:15am Chamber New Member Breakfast, location
to be determined
12noon Soroptimist Club meeting, Ransom Memorial
Hospital Conference Room
12noon Toastmaster’s Club meeting, Chamber of
Commerce Conference Room,. 109 East 2nd Street
6:30pm “Intentional Harmony” program with
Rebecca McFarland of the Franklin County Extension office, at the
Ottawa Library
7:30pm Social Order of the Beauceant Stated
meeting, Masonic Temple, 422 S Main Street
FRIDAY 25
9am-4pm 7th Annual 4-H Day Camp for 7-10 year
olds, Celebration Hall, Franklin County Fairgrounds, 229-3520
for information
SATURDAY 26
6:30-8pm Ottawa Library Summer Reading Pool
Party at Forest Park pool with a Lucky Ladybug pool pass
SUNDAY 27
9am-12pm Blood Drive at Faith Lutheran Church,
1320 West 15th Street
2pm End of adult summer reading party at the
Ottawa Library
MONDAY 28
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 Franklin County Area Landlords
Association meeting, Casey’s Community Room, Main and K-68 (at the
Co-Op)
TUESDAY 29
WEDNESDAY 30
THURSDAY 31