Stories from Friday, September 5, 2008

Sonja M. Coyan, age 69, a resident of Fort Scott, Kansas, died Tuesday, September 2, 2008, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park Kansas. She was born March 27, 1939, in Independence County, Arkansas, the daughter of Samuel Wesley Slayden and Maude Eloise Hunter Slayden. ...

Vice President Lori Stang held the club board meeting in her home Aug. 18, final plans were made for the club regular meeting. Aug. 25 the Ruritan club met in the Bronson Community Center with thirteen members answering roll call. Pres. David Wilkins opened the meeting with Julia Ann Rhoton leading song with "America" and Geri Reeder giving the prayer. ...

Richard and Paulette Albright were honored on their 40th wedding anniversary when their daughters, Jo and Dani gave them a surprise party at the Elk's Club in Fort Scott. Many friends and relatives gathered to help them celebrate the happy occasion. Congratulations Richard and Paulette...

Area residents who have a desire to know about the things of God on a deeper level, could possibly have the opportunity to participate in a local Messianic Hebrew Fellowship Group in the near future. Local resident Carolyn England said she would like to create a fellowship group in Fort Scott, which will provide those interested in participating in the group an opportunity to understand the truth of the Torah, which is the first five books of the Old Testament. ...

Two local citizens are answering the call to duty by coming to the aide of those effected by Hurricane Gustav. More may be following with the threat of Hurricane Hannah approaching the East Coast. "People feel the need to help when they can," said Bourbon County Chapter Executive Director, Whendi Martin...

Fort Scott residents interested in beginning their own business are encouraged to attend a free two-hour "How to Start Your Own Business" workshop on Thursday, Sept. 25 at the Fort Scott Community College Administration Building in the Greyhound Room, 2108 S. Horton St...

The Fort Scott City Commission will be coming together to have a special meeting next week. This meeting stemmed from citizen's complaints regarding the Streetscape Project at the commission meeting August 19 in addition to the letter which Commissioner Jim Adams presented to the commission during last Tuesday's commission meeting...

HUTCHINSON -- Several Bourbon County 4-hers will have access to activities brand new to the 2008 Kansas State Fair as they travel to Hutchinson this week. These include a new, interactive activity for children -- the 4-H Passport to Fun -- available in 4-H Centennial Hall...

According to many health and nutrition experts, healthy after-school snack food choices are just as important for children as what they eat during mealtimes. "Kids have smaller stomachs and they get hungry faster," Kansas State Research and Extension Family and Consumer Sciences and 4-H Extension Agent Ann Ludlum said. ...

Through the efforts of one local man and a woman from Africa, a group of orphans will learn to hope again. Kenya resident Jane Imbuye, who has been visiting the United States for about three months, has been in Fort Scott for about a month working with Charles Lifer, a local humanitarian, to gather supplies which will enable her to open a sleeping station in Kenya. The sleeping station will provide a safe place to sleep for about 20 AIDS orphans in her home country...

In the interest of recycling, I am reusing an article that was published 18 years ago in June 1990: There is an old saying that the cobbler's children never have shoes. Today, it might be described a little differently. If you mail-order your shoes, you will probably go barefoot. ...