Stories from Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Wanda LaBelle, age 58, resident of Marion, Kansas, died Thursday, July 30, 2009, at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born July 2, 1951, in Abilene, Kansas the daughter of Benjamin Paul Schneider and Eutalah Lashell Schneider. Wanda had been employed as an LPN for 25 years. She was working on her RN degree...

Monica Trudy Lattimer, age 54, resident of 1825 Quail Road, Fort Scott, Kansas, died Saturday, August 1, 2009, at her home. She was born November 22, 1954, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the daughter of Almon Dail Jackson and Frances Lavervia Haddox Jackson...

BAILEY -- Justin and Amanda Bailey, Fort Scott, and big brother Dakota, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Trevor Dean Bailey. Trevor was b orn at 9:27 p.m., Thursday, July 30, 2009 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. He weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces at birth...

The story of the dipstick (Sorry gals, I am not talking about Bob -- at least directly.) My story begins with Bob (does it ever begin any other way?) He had his brush hog on his 430 John Deer tractor mowing trails and clearing out brush. He came in for lunch and said "I think I need to change the oil in my tractor." He removed the dipstick and very carefully laid it on the axel...

Ice cream rates as America's favorite dessert and leading comfort food in 2009, according to The Food Channel. Ninety-eight percent of all households purchase ice cream -- vanilla being the most popular flavor and chocolate syrup the favorite topping...

Larry and Vicki, Mark and Haley Shead with Katy and Maria Shead and Mitzi and Joel Ray with Cademon and Atalie all attended the wedding of Chrisi Playford andMichael Shead in Granville, Michigan on July 11. On the Sunday following, they joined many other relatives including the mother and grandmother of them all, Shirley Applegarth from Tulsa, Okla., for a family reunion by the lake in the private cabin of Mr. and Mrs. Duane and Jeanie Vanderklok...

PRATT -- The Kansas Bowhunters Association will be holding its annual Rendezvous on Aug. 7-9. The Ninnescah Valley Bowhunters of Pratt will host this year's event at their range on the southeast side of Pratt. Primitive camping is available, and 3D targets will be set for the entire weekend. ...

The Third Annual Don Dennis Memorial Golf Tournament, sponsored by the Uniontown Ruritan Club, will be held at Fort Scott Country Club Sept. 5. Play will begin with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. The format is a four-person scramble. The entry fee is $50 per person or $200 per team. The fee includes green fees, a mulligan and lunch. The number of carts available to use is limited but one can be reserved with pre-registration...

A season-ending home run derby was held by the Fort Scott Recreation Commission recently. The results are as follows...

SILOAM SPRINGS, Ark. -- Fort Scott swimmer Cazden Del Chiaro won three events and six total medals in the Tri State Class A Swimming Championships, held here Friday and Saturday. Del Chiaro, who competes for the Fort Scott Hurricanes, qualified for this meet by also swimming for the Nevada Neptunes and meeting qualifying standards. ...

Two area school boards will review their operating budgets one more time next week before the start of the new school year. The USD 235 Board of Education in Uniontown will conduct a hearing at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Uniontown High School commons area, 601 Fifth St., to answer any questions from the public related to the district's 2009-10 budget. ...

Noted actress, singer and activist Nichelle Nichols will be the recipient of the Gordon Parks Choice of Weapons award during the Sixth Annual Gordon Parks Celebration of Culture and Diversity Oct. 7-10. The Gordon Parks Celebration, a component of the Gordon Parks Museum and Center, was created in 2004 by Fort Scott Community College to honor Parks, a Fort Scott native and noted photographer, writer, musician and filmmaker...

The parking lot of Woods Supermarket was filled with law enforcement Saturday for the first Back to School Safety Fair. The fair, sponsored by the Kansas Highway Patrol was a success, according to KHP Trooper Jeff Scott. "Everything went great, the turnout was wonderful," Scott said. "We were able to accomplish our goals."...