Stories from Friday, January 22, 2010

This column is devoted to a description of the "3" Indian Home Guard Regiments from Kansas during the Civil War. One might think that their regimental designation indicates that they were organized to protect their homes in Kansas, but this was not the case. ...

Ordering time for Great Food For All is here again. Orders can be placed for the February menu on Feb. 2-4 from 1-5 p.m., and Feb. 5 from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The last day to place an order is Feb. 5 from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Distribution Day will be Feb. ...

The Fort Scott FFA continues its hard work by participating in many different activities starting with a horse judging contest at FSCC on Nov. 7. Opal Heckman, Ashley Heckman, Laine Parks, and Natalie Wolf made up the team representing Fort Scott. Opal Heckman finished the day with a ninth place individual ranking. The day went well and the team members reported learning a lot as well as having fun...

The Northwest Haiti Christian Mission is working with aid organizations across the country of Haiti to provide relief to victims of the Jan. 12 earthquake that devastated Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital city. Among the biggest immediate needs in Haiti are medicine and medical supplies. Hospitals around the country are vitally low on even the most basic materials for treating the sick and wounded...

Rescue personnel in Haiti are now facing a tough decision as the days go on since the initial earthquake which has taken the lives of thousands of people on Jan. 12. A recent report by National Public Radio said that 80,000 people have been buried in mass graves already and the Haiti government has estimated the death count to be 200,000 people...

Several years ago, when our sons were small and my mother lived with us, we gave Adam a sweet, affectionate kitten as a birthday gift. Adam named him "Grenade" or some such endearing term, and for the first few days the furry little bundle never touched the ground. He was carried -- or stuffed into a camouflage backpack and toted -- everywhere Adam went...