Stories from Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Two Fort Scott Community College softball players were named to the Louisville Slugger NFCA NJCAA Division II All-American Team. FSCC Outfielder Sarah Doyle was named to the First Team and FSCC Outfielder Hannah Somers made Second Team. Doyle is a sophomore from Prairie Village. She was named First Team All-Conference and is the FSCC single-season and career stolen base leader with 38 this season and 69 in her career...

The Fort Scott Community College Athletic Department hosted the annual Greyhound Golf Classic on June 5. The tournament, held at the Fort Scott Country Club, had nine participating teams. The proceeds from the event benefit Fort Scott Community College athletic scholarships...

UNIONTOWN -- The Bourbon County Sheriff's Department Corrections Division was host for a bench-pressing meet at the Uniontown High School gymnasium here Saturday. The event serves as one of the fundraisers for the department's annual Christmas toy drive...

With temperatures becoming hotter as the local area emerges deeper into the summer months, many residents are heading to the lake, backyard swimming pools, and the Fort Scott Swimming Pool to help them cool off. The American Red Cross, www.redcross.org, offers residents some summer swimming safety tips to help keep families protected. ...

Mobile office brings Congress to Kansas

The Fort Scott National Historic Site will be hosting an evening tour beginning at 7 p.m. June 20. The tour is titled "For What it's Worth" and will explore 19th century land and property issues. FSNHS Ranger Galen Ewing said the one-hour tour will consist of four different scenes with each focusing on land and property issues during a specific time between the mid-1840s and mid 1870s. ...

For the second year in a row, Gunn Park has fallen victim to plant theft. After having 10 maple trees stolen last year, Fort Scott Public Works Park Supervisor Russell Hughes said approximately $75 worth of flowers were stolen from the seven flower beds at Gunn Park...

The Abundant Grace Church Praise Team will perform a concert at 7 p.m. Friday at the Heritage Park Pavilion near the corner of First and Main streets. The five-member group includes lead singer and acoustic guitarist Steve Miles, bassist Brian Hall, drummer Adam Hall, electric guitarist Jeremy Wiltse, and vocalists Anna Miles and Mariam Tucker. The concert is part of the weekly Friday night summer concert series that is sponsored by the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Downtown Division...

On June 20-21, area residents will have the opportunity to stroll through a piece of paradise during the 2009 Secret Gardens of Bourbon County tour. "It's more of a strolling garden that you can walk through and get lost," Barbara Trimbur said about her garden. "It's a real sanctuary to me."...

For local artist Bobbi Kemna, a recent work session in her pottery studio ended with an unexpected surprise that will be used to help raise funds for cancer research. Kemna said she was in her studio creating a piece of pottery recently when she accidentally created a piece of art that reminds her of Relay for Life and those who have suffered the effects of cancer...

A recent fundraiser conducted by the Good Neighbor Action Team resulted in the group nearly tripling its prior fundraising efforts. Between June 1-12, the First Presbyterian Church matched, dollar for dollar up to $7,000, any donations the group received during that time. The group is continuing its task of trying to raise money and recruit volunteers for an expansive six-day home improvement plan June 25-30. The group had raised about $10,000 two weeks ago before the big fundraiser began...

Note corrected dates and times for some of the clinics.