Stories from Tuesday, July 22, 2008

On Friday, July 18, during the Kid's night in the Arcadia Community Center, 24 attended the wiener roast. Special guests were Bob Grant, Kansas Representative and his lovely wife, Lynn Grant. Nearly 50 descendants of the Collie and Ollie Eggen family met recently, at the Lamplighter Inn in Pittsburg, for a three Day Reunion. ...

My 'helper' in the kitchen, who else but good ole Bob. I don't know about the rest of you gals out there, but I keep a list of all the 'little' things that just might need a wee bit of repair or a little tender 'lovin care. This is where Bob comes in, this particular repair job had been at the top of my 'to do' list for probably three months. I just kept putting it off, because for some reason these 'little' jobs seem to take on a life of their own, if you know what I mean...

Local voters who want to know a little more about candidates who are gunning for political offices this fall will get their chance during an upcoming Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce-sponsored campaign forum. With primary election campaigns now in full swing, chamber officials said area voters should have the opportunity to become more educated on how candidates at the local, state and Congressional levels stand on major political issues and policies that affect Bourbon County and the entire state.. ...

Infants and toddler on airplanes are safest in a car seat with a harness in case of turbulence, according to Safe Kids Kansas, a statewide organization designed to help prevent injuries to Kansas children. "A child who rides in a car seat on the ground should ride in that car seat on a plane," Safe Kids Kansas Coordinator Jan Stegelman said. "Air turbulence can be dangerous and can appear suddenly without warning."...

An estimated heat index of 104 degrees did not stop participants of the Bourbon County Fair from coming out to the 4-H Dog Show on Monday morning. For one Northeast Scott 4-Her, Monday's dog show was a first for both her and her pet, Buddy. Amber Wunderly, 11, said she has been participating in other events at the fair for the past four years...

Tami Campbell, a constitution teacher at Fort Scott High School, traveled to Washington, D.C., July 8-10 to participate in the Bill of Rights Institute's inaugural "Kansas and West Texas Teachers to D.C.: Historic Encounters" program. Campbell joined the institute five years ago to become better acquainted with the subject she teaches...

100 YEARS AGO (1908) W.H. Watson, the Frisco conductor who was stabbed near Chandler, Okla., is reported slowly improving. It is reported that Watson was stabbed nine times. It is said a passenger jumped upon the thug and beat him into insensibility, the man being for three days so near unconscious that the officers could not get a statement from him regarding the attack...

Jack Jennings, age 73, of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Saturday July 19, 2008, at the Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott, Kan. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 22, at the Coffel-Schneider Funeral Home in Pleasanton, Kan. Visitation was held from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Monday, July 21, at the funeral home. ...

VALENTINE -- Treyton Mopar Valentine, a boy, was born at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, at 2:16 p.m., Thursday, July 17, 2008, to parents Tyler and Ashley Valentine, Fort Scott. He weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces at birth. Maternal grandparents are Billy and Pam Cowan, Fort Scott. Paternal grandparents are Randy and Liz Valentine, Fort Scott...

SMITH -- Kreedyn Payne Smith, a boy, was born at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, at 6:10 p.m., Thursday, July 17, 2008, to parents Kelci Williams and Daniel Smith, Overland Park, Kan. He weighed 10 pounds, 5.8 ounces at birth. Maternal grandparents are Steve and Marci Williams, Redfield. Maternal great-grandparents are Doris Williams, Redfield and Carol Mix, Bronson. Paternal grandparents are Shelly and Sherman Smith, Ogden, Kan...

Robert Lee Hood, age 6, a resident of Ellinwood, Kan., died Wednesday, July 16, 2008, at the Ellinwood District Hospital in Ellinwood, Kan. He was born April 2, 1947, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Edward Lee Hood and Lenora Lightwine Hood. He married Phyllis Davis and they were later divorced...

Mary Ellen Shotton, age 86, a resident of 1255 S. Crawford, Fort Scott, Kan., died Wednesday, July 9, 2008, at Mercy Health Center. She was born January 23, 1922, in Coates, Kan., the daughter of Warren Iden Nash and Ellen Iris LaFayette Nash. Mary served as a nurse with the United States Navy during WWII from May 1943 to March 1945...