OU hires Wynndee Lee as Director of Major Gifts
Ottawa University has hired alumna Wynndee Lee as the Director of Major Gifts for the Office of University Advancement. Lee will begin her duties on January 3, 2022.
December 2021
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Ottawa Recreation Commission holding Holiday Lights Contest
The Ottawa Recreation Commission is holding its first-ever Holiday Lights Contest from now until December 17. To participate, send a photo of your home with your name and address to info@orcks.org.
Tyson receives award for leadership on tax bill
Kansas Senator Caryn Tyson, R-Parker, spent her whole political career being a champion for less government and government transparency. For her leadership and work on Property Tax Transparency, Senate Bill (SB) 13, she received national recognition as state legislator of the year.
Make a memorable holiday tablecloth
Dear Readers: If you want to have a tangible, lasting memory of every Christmas or Thanksgiving family gathering, you can make a memorable tablecloth that everyone at the table can participate in creating. Here’s how:
Wife spends, sets up private accounts
Dear Amy: I met my wife online right before I had a serious accident, followed by cancer in 2013. She stayed with me during my treatment and recovery, but it was not “cookies and cream” during that time. We fought a lot. She left a few times, but always came back.
Lynne J. Conrick
RAYTOWN - Lynne J. Conrick, of Raytown, MO died on Monday, December 6.
Diana Dicks Jarrell
WELLSVILLE - Diana Dicks Jarrell died December 7 at home with her husband in Wellsville, Kansas. She was 83 years old. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 14, at Wellsville United Methodist Church, 302 Locust Street, Wellsville.
Frank C. Wheeler
OTTAWA - “This is a bitter adventure, if it must end so; and not a mountain of gold can amend it. Yet I’m glad I have shared in your perils – that has been more than any Baggins deserves.” -Bilbo Baggins
Frank Lee Lojka
LINCOLN, NE - Frank Lee Lojka, age 51, of Lincoln, NE, died peacefully in his home on December 3, 2021, after a courageous battle with brain cancer. He was born in October 1970, in Hays, Kansas, the son of Glen Franklin and Barbara Lee (Blundell) Lojka.
Alta Jane (Talmadge) Beaty
WELLSVILE - Alta Jane (Talmadge) Beaty, age 85, of Wellsvile, KS passed away December 4, 2021 at the Olathe Hospice House. Memorial services will be Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 10:30 a.m.