Stories from Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Harry Everett Dunn, 89 of Fort Scott, died Sunday afternoon Sept. 27, 2009 at the Guest Home Estates. He was born July 9, 1920 at Pawnee Station, Kan., the son of Harry O. and Freda Anderson Dunn. Everett spent his entire life in the Pawnee Station area except for his time in the U.S. Army in the South Pacific during World War II...

Rosella Vietta Rector, age 93, resident of 510 Meadow Lane, Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo. She was born Dec. 11, 1915, in Cato, Kansas the daughter of William Engle and Bessie Galley Engle...

Ruby Von Earnest, age 87 of Pleasanton, Kan., died Friday Sept. 25, 2009 at Pleasanton, Kansas Services were held at 10 a.m., Monday Sept. 28, 2009 at the Coffel-Schneider Funeral Home Pleasanton, Kan. with burial in the Little Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to Southern Care Hospice...

Glen D. Epp, 84, Hillsboro, Kan., died Sept. 23, 2009 at Hillsboro Community Hospital, Hillsboro, Kan. Services were Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, at Cottonwood Valley Baptist Church, Hillsboro, Kan. with burial in Henderson, Neb. Condolences may be sent to the family via jost@jostfuneralhome.com...

Uniontown High School Fall Homecoming is scheduled for Oct. 2, 2009. The King and Queen will be crowned prior to the football game with the Oswego Indians. The King candidates are Allen Johnson, Barry McAnulty, DuShaun Robinson, Ben Dixon and Tyler Felt. Queen candidates are: Haley Melton, Bethany Ericson, Abbie Smith, Caroline O'Dell and Candice Clayton. The candidates are all seniors at Uniontown High School...

We baby boomers are aging! My birthday this week is a reminder of that fact. With the oldest members of that baby boom group (not me!) now approaching their 65th birthday, the need to understand how we grow older is becoming more important to both individuals and society...

This is a letter to my classmates who are having their 60th class reunion in October in Fort Scott. Greetings from Ironquill and the Old Grey Mare, Hi all of you 49'ers! Does it seem possible that we are celebrating our 60th class re-union? Who would have "thunk'' it. ...

Fort Scott High School's soccer team recorded its fourth shutout of the season Saturday as the Tigers defeated Paola, 4-0, at Ellis Park. Fort Scott (4-4) is just one shutout shy of matching their total for the previous three seasons combined. Freshman goalkeeper Brett Allen has posted each of this year's shutouts...

LOUISBURG -- Fort Scott High's volleyball team had problems with its serve receive most of the day here Saturday and had to settle for seventh place at the tough Louisburg Tournament. "Serve receive killed us," Fort Scott head coach Carol Bingesser said. "If you can't pass, you can't start your offense."...

CHERRYVALE -- Uniontown's volleyball team didn't lose a game until the final match as the fourth-ranked Eagles took the title at the Cherryvale Invitational here Saturday. Uniontown, whose 19-1 record have earned them the recognition in Class 2A in the Kansas Volleyball Coaches Association Poll, won their first five matches with 2-0 sweeps before Howard-West Elk took them to three in the finals...

The anticipated battle between No. 6-ranked Fort Scott Community College and No. 4-ranked Hutchinson did not play out as anticipated at Frary Field Saturday afternoon. But FSCC fans are OK with that. The Greyhounds stopped the No. 1 offense in the Jayhawk Conference and also ran roughshod over the KJCCC's No. ...

ARCADIA -- Sunday at approximately 3:09 a.m., Crawford County 911 received a call of a domestic dispute in which shots were fired at a vehicle. Deputies responded to 500 E. Williams St. here after the call came in. Deputies made contact with Amber Schmitz, 31, of Arcadia, who reported that she and her husband, Justin Schmitz, 29, of Arcadia, had been arguing at their home. ...

Organizers of the Fort Scott Farmer's Market are getting in the spirit of fall. The Fort Scott Farmer's Market Fall Festival is scheduled to take place from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Skubitz Plaza near the Fort Scott Historic Site. The event will include a variety of activities, including cooking demonstrations and free samples, fire safety demonstrations and tips for children, live music, various vendors selling produce and arts and crafts items, and several games and activities for children and adults.. ...

Red Cross Racing is back this season. The American Red Cross is once again teaming up with 3M and Roush Fenway Racing for the Red Cross Racing campaign, an effort to engage NASCAR fans as blood donors and to raise awareness about the ongoing need for blood...

Although the primary goal for the Ropin' and Rockin' for Pennies for the Park event is to raise money for Ellis Park, is is not the only local beneficiary. According to Youth Activities Team Co-convener Clayton Tatro, YAT wanted to help local vendors make some money as well. Those local food and drink vendors include a Shriner's Beer Tent, Phat Brothers B-B-Q, Scottish Rite, Elk's, V.F.W. Men's Auxiliary, Generator, Kiwanis, Washington W.S, Bob's Dogs, and Opies/Taco Tico...

With the threat of the H1N1 virus growing, local business owners had the opportunity to learn more about the virus and how to prevent its spread. The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce, along with the Local Emergency Planning Commission, the SEK Multi-County Health Department and Mercy Health Center, hosted an informational meeting at Fort Scott Community College for local business owners concerning the H1N1 virus...

PARSONS -- Fort Scott High School's junior varsity tennis team finished fourth in a seven-team bracketed tournament here Monday, finishing its season on a pretty high note. The Tigers finished with the same number of team points as Coffeyville, 10, but were dropped one spot because they had to leave one slot open to keep players from going over the number of competition days limited by state rule...

Emily Simpson finished in fourth place as Uniontown hosted an 18-hole tournament at the Fort Scott Country Club golf course Monday. Simpson shot 56 on the front nine then scored 51 on the back to post a total of 107. "Emily did a great job of stepping up and playing well," Uniontown head coach Jason Tourtillott said, explaining that No. 1 golfer Bethany Ericson was unable to play due to illness and Simpson, the No. 2 golfer, was able to elevate her game...

While Fort Scott and Uniontown will remain in their classes for this school year, both Jayhawk-Linn and Pleasanton will each drop one classification after the Kansas State High School Activities Association released 2009-10 assignments Tuesday. Football classes for the 2010 and 2011 seasons were also released. Those will be reviewed in Thursday's edition...

Off their 31-0 shutout of then-No. 4-ranked Hutchinson Saturday at Frary Field, Fort Scott Community College's football team was moved up three spots to No. 3 in the NJCAA/ jcfootball. com poll released Tuesday. According to the NJCAA, this is the highest the Greyhounds have been ranked in 35 years...

In the side bar "Vaccination Best Defense" accompanying the article "Local businesses learn about H1N1 virus" in Tuesday's edition of The Tribune, there may have been some confusion in regards to the availability of the H1N1 virus vaccination. To clarify, all individuals not included in the priority groups will have the opportunity to receive the vaccination as early as December, according to Alice Maffett, Public Health Nurse with SEK Multi-County Health Department...

Nearly two years ago, a camera crew came to Fort Scott to begin production on a new interpretive film for the Fort Scott National Historic Site. The much-needed film, which features appearance by several local residents, is finally complete and will premiere on Thursday at the Liberty Theatre, 113 S. Main St., according to a press release...

The jury trial for Bronson resident Fred Thornton began Tuesday at the Bourbon County Courthouse. Thornton was arrested for his alleged involvement in an incident on Sept. 15, 2008, in which Carol Keele was nearly beaten to death in her home with an axe. Thornton was charged with attempted murder in the first degree or in the alternative attempted murder in the second degree, aggravated assault, violation of a court order, and criminal trespass...

Mercy Health Center officials are still seeking authentication by Guinness World Records on an attempt to create the world's largest cup of tea on Saturday. A Guinness official was unable to attend the event, in which the completed version of the enormous teacup was unveiled to the public, but documentation and video footage of the attempt at the record has been shipped to the Guinness headquarters in London for verification, a Mercy statement said Monday...

High school, middle school students ready for first concert of year next week at FSMS