Stories from Thursday, August 30, 2007

The annual Fort Scott Airport Day air show on Sept. 8 will begin with a moment of silence for a man whose aerial feats had thrilled spectators at this event in the past. For the last four years, Guy Baldwin entertained area audiences at Fort Scott Airport Day. His German-made Extra 300 airplane carved through the sky, dipping and diving high above Bourbon County...

Two native Kansas residents have brought their musical talents with them to Fort Scott. Lyle Adcock and his wife, Marilyn, a Fort Scott native, have recently retired from working in the banking business in central Missouri for several years and returned to her hometown to live and enjoy their retirement. The two musicians are scheduled to perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Heritage Park and Pavilion, located at the corner of First and Main streets in downtown Fort Scott...

BALDWIN CITY -- Train rides aboard vintage railroad coaches rescued from the glorydays of railroading will be offered Labor Day weekend, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, by the Midland Railway Historical Association of Baldwin City...

ECK -- Trenton Andrew Eck, a boy, was born at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott at 1:29 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007 to parents Shanna and Andy Eck, Redfield, Kan. He weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces and was 21 and a half inches long at birth. Maternal grandparents are Jim Stone and Lila Daniels, Gas, Kan. Paternal grandparents are Steve and Cheryl Eck, Windom, Kan...

BURCHETT -- Cooper Alexander Burchett, a boy, was born at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott at 2:05 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007 to parents Craig and Charity Burchett, Liberal, Mo. He weighed 7 pounds and 11 ounces at birth. Maternal grandparents are Lonnie and Lora McWilliams and Wayne Waring all of Liberal, Mo. ...

Lois Nadine Tanner Shartran, 82, Prairie Village, Kan., died Tuesday Aug. 28, 2007, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1 at Cherokee Christian Church, 7457 Cherokee Drive, Prairie Village, Kan. 66208. ...

September is Library Card Signup Month. Fort Scott Public Library encourages anyone who does not have a card to come in and signup for one. Everyone who signs up for a card or presents his or her existing library card at checkout will receive a coupon good for one item at our next book sale...

A new school year has started. Some families will have the first experience of a child going to school. For others, there may be the new adventure of starting middle school, high school, or college. Whatever the age, a new school year brings many changes and challenges for children and their parents. Children are each unique and individual, but they all have some common needs...

100 YEARS AGO (1907) More burros are being ridden here this summer than ever before. There are several of the little animals in use. For the most part they seem so docile and too lazy to run away even if a good chance presented itself. John H. Crain was in El Dorado the other day while the county fair was in progress. ...

Owners of recreational vehicles in Bourbon County now have somewhere close to take their RV when it is need of service or repairs. Lifelong Fort Scott resident Jim Eastwood, who graduated in May from Camping World University in Bowling Green, Ken., recently opened his own mobile service and repair business; Eastwood RV Services, LLC. Eastwood said he only recently became interested in working on RVs, but has maintained an interest in the use of RVs and camping for the last 15 years...

With the relative scarcity of quality wheat seed for fall planting in much of central and eastern Kansas, producers needing winter pasture for their cattle may want to consider other winter cereals for grazing. Winter barley, winter triticale, and rye are all quality, affordable alternatives to traditional wheat pasture. Victor Martin, Annual Forages and Alternative Crops Specialist, South Central Experiment Field, offers the following:...

Farmers in Bourbon and Linn Counties who suffered crop or livestock losses due to Severe Storms and Flooding occurring June 26 - July 25, 2007 may apply for Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans. Applications for assistance will be accepted by FSA until March 18, 2008...