Stories from Monday, June 11, 2007

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Fort Scott Community College's baseball team will play host for a 10-team baseball tournament for high-school age teams next weekend at Lions Field and Ty Cullor Field here. In addition to the host team from Fort Scott, there will also be teams from Pittsburg, Springfield, Mo., the Kansas City area and even a couple from Denver, FSCC head coach Chris Moddelmog said. The tournament serves as a fundraiser for the Greyhound baseball program...

Friends and relatives are invited to a reception in honor of Winfred Jent's 90th birthday from 2- 4 p. m. Sunday, June 17, at the First Baptist Church fellowship hall, 123 S. Scott Ave, Fort Scott. The reception is being given by his children, Larry Jent and wife Loreta, Bloomington, Ill., David Jent, Fort Scott, Donna Spencer and husband Lawrence, Pleasanton, and Ruth Ann Konantz and husband Tom of Huntsville, Ala...

100 YEARS AGO (1907) The City Clerk this morning received a telegram from a man in Denver who wanted to know if there were any moving picture shows here. The clerk wired back that there are four: one at the park, one at the Air Dome, and two 5-cent theaters...

The annual Eisenbrandt reunion and picnic was held at noon Memorial Day at the Hiattville United Methodist Church fellowship room. A time of visiting and eating was enjoyed by all attending. Those attending were Ruby Eisenbrandt and Dorothy Johnson, Humboldt; Lloyd Elbrader, Neosho, Mo.; Evelyn Shull, Maize; Lisa Hill, Ben and Cameron, Cheney; Jason and Heather Meisenheimer, Shayna, Alyssa and Daniel and Karissa Strack, Nevada, Mo.; Jim and Kaylene Shore, Jessica, Brad, Grace, Abby and Sam, Paola; Joe and Loretta George, Girard; Ryan Tommie, Riley and Carson Miller, Mark Hartman, Uniontown; David Elbrader, Redfield; Hannah Harris, Hepler; Thelma Buntain, Leo and Arla Hartman, Vera and Sarah Norris, Don and Carrie Elbrader, Gary and Theresa Buntain, Janet, Stephan and Michelle; Joyce Metcalf, Larry and Beverly Peel, all of Fort Scott; Bob and Glenda Miller, Elmer and Mabel Miller of Hiattville. ...

Echoes of the Trail organizers roped in about 650 people over the weekend for the 11th annual western-themed cowboy festival at Fort Scott Community College. Patrons came from as far as Sioux Falls, S.D., but most of the attendees hailed from the four-state (Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Misssouri) area, Howser said. ...

Includes schedule and results for last weekend's 2007 'Hounds Classic baseball tournament.