AP Articles: (October 14, 2003)
The associated press article written by Carl Manning has begun
appearing in newspapers nationwide. Notes and donations have
been received from various areas of the country. Read the
articles as they appeared in
different newspapers.
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Funeral Dinners: Funeral dinners are now being
taken care of by Eva Palango and Marion Kobak. Harold Goyette has
made arrangements that the American Legion Hall can be used and also
Fr. Thissen has consented to use of the St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Hall in Arma at no cost until our Civic Center is rebuilt.
Donations will be taken by Eva Palango at her home... 901 S.
Broadway or mailed to her at P.O. Box 5275, Franklin, Ks 66735
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Town Meeting: The Franklin Community Council
will hold a meeting at 6 p.m. on
Oct. 5 at Ashbacher's
Construction, Second and Broadway in Franklin.
This will be an informational meeting. The public is invited to attend
as input and feedback is needed from all residents.
During the meeting, a report will be given on what has taken place thus
far as well as plans for the future in the wake of the May 4 tornado.
Commemorative hat/lapel pins and T-shirts will be available for
purchase at the meeting. All proceeds from the sale of these
commemorative items go to the Franklin Community Disaster Fund.
Franklin leaders note that the U.S. Postal Service has not made a
decision about re-opening the Franklin Post Office and is still
studying the issue. However, they ask that local residents contact
their lawmakers, as well as the postal service at 1-800-275-8777, to
express their opinions.
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AP Story: Carl Manning, Associated Press Writer was in
Franklin September 9, 2003 to visit the tornado site and visit with
some residents. He wrote an article about the recovery process
which can be read
here.
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Storm Stories: Watch the weather channel on September 9 or
October 8 for a story about the tornado that came through Crawford
County.
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Streets: There is a grant for all new
asphalt streets in Franklin.
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No decision has been made to date
(August 12, 2003) for re-opening or closing the post office.
Still time to send in your letters or thoughts on the matter.
Go to the contact page and send those letters or e-mails.
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Community Center News: We received approval on the
enviromental study by FEMA this past week. We now have to get
detailed drawings in order to get bids from various contractors, and
submit that.
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The
Postal Service held a Town Hall Meeting, June 29, 2003
(Sunday) from 7-8 pm. The Postal Service stated in their
letter they want to continue to provide the best possible service to
the Franklin community. At the meeting Franklin
residents were told that no decision had been made to keep the post
office open or to close it. Please voice your thoughts and
concerns through the contact page.
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