Stories from Tuesday, March 22, 2011

LAWRENCE -- As the demand for local and organic food grows nationwide, so does the expectation of consumers and institutional buyers for clean produce that lasts on the shelf and in the refrigerator. On March 30, the Kansas Rural Center and K-State Research and Extension in Douglas County will co-host a full-day workshop to address issues surrounding on-farm food safety and handling...

Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center, which serves a six-county area, including Bourbon, has piloted the first Mental Health First Aid program in Iola. SEKMHC will train first responders, education personnel, clergy and members of the public to improve mental health literacy -- helping them identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness...

The Fort Scott City Commission's approval to purchase the golf course sparked applause from a standing-room only audience at the close of Monday afternoon's special meeting. Commissioners unanimously approved the purchase of the 150-acre golf course and all carts, equipment, buildings, previously owned by Pat Carney. ...

100 YEARS AGO (1911) Dick Doleshall, a Fort Scott painter, has seen a good deal of the world. He has it over the average person when he gets his tongue to working. He speaks seven different languages and speaks all of them fluently. At least he claims to speak them, and he can make seven different sounds. He can sing the national hymns of several countries. He attended a university before he came to this country and has a medium-good education. He arrived here several days ago...

Mary Elizabeth Dingwall, a longtime resident of Royal Oak and Troy, Mich., died Feb. 5, 2011 at Waltonwood of Royal Oak. She was 86 years old. Mary was born Sept. 21, 1924 in Fort Scott, Kan., to parents Mark and Esther (nee French) Weeks. She graduated in 1942 from Fort Scott High School and obtained her Bachelor's Degree from Kansas State University in 1946...

Jeannie Carol Lawson, age 60, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, March 19, 2011, at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. She was born July 16, 1950, in Sacramento, Calif., the daughter of George Robert Claar and Lois Carol Butcher Claar. She married Robert K. Lawson on Oct. 23, 1996, at Wichita, Kan. He preceded her in death on Dec. 22, 2010...

Johnny R. Moyer, 85, of Haysville, Kan., passed away Friday, March 18, 2011 at his home in Haysville, with his wife by his side. He was born April 19, 1925, the fourth of six children, to Ernest O. and Edith Pearl (Runkle) Moyer of Fort Scott, Kan. Johnny was a WWII veteran having served in the 17th, 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions from 1943-1947...

Jeffery Eugene Green, 28, of 616 S.E. Greenridge Dr., Lee's Summit, Mo., was arrested on March 19, at 1:32 a.m., by the Department of Corrections on a Missouri warrant and is still being held at this time. Philip Lee Ramsey Jr., 29, of Highway 31, Mapleton, was arrested on March 19, at 1:32 a.m., by the Fort Scott Police Department for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, no liability insurance and possession of stolen property, and is still being held at this time...

Karen Kay Johnson, age 64, resident of rural Fort Scott, Kan., died Sunday, March 20, 2011, at her home, following a cancer illness. She was born March 23, 1946, in Moran, Kan., the daughter of Clarence Earl Holeman and Daisy Bonita Wilson Holeman. In her earlier years, she was active in 4-H and made the grand cchampion cherry pie in 1961...

Marjorie Alice Lewis, 94, of Fort Scott, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2011 at her home. She was born Feb. 24, 1917 in Fort Scott the daughter of Albert Roy and Evelyn Louise (Kennedy) Singmaster. She married Marvin Singleton Lewis, May 18, 1937 in Nevada, Mo. He preceded her in death April 6, 2005...

Wanda YeVonne Johnson, age 58, died Monday, March 21, 2011, at Merriam, Kan. Funeral services for Wanda Johnson will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kan.

Thoughts of spring and summer cause parents to begin thinking about summer opportunities for their children. In the Extension office, we're making plans for some of our 4-H members to attend 4-H camp at Rock Springs 4-H Center this summer. And, the 4-H Junior Leader group is planning a one-day camp they sponsor for 4-H and other youth in the community each June...

A LITTLE IRISH LORE l. Who was St. Patrick? Saints preserve us, he was English!! Patrick, (A.D 385-461) was born in Britain and taken to Ireland as a slave. After he escaped, a vision told him to return and bring Christianity to the Irish. He is one of Ireland's patron saints, and patron saint of Nigeria...

By Ann Ludlum Special to The Fort Scott Tribune _ Aging with Attitude is the topic for a southeast Kansas regional conference scheduled April 29, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the First Baptist Church Good News Center in Chanute. The conference is important because it introduces dialog on the effects of aging and how to manage -- or capitalize -- on them, said Gayle Price, member of the planning committee and Kansas State University Research and Extension southeast area family and consumer sciences specialist.. ...

Michelle, Madison, Ashton and Wade Bright came to Arcadia to spend their spring break with grandparents, Don and Terry Bright. They have now returned to their home in Oologh, Okla. Forrest and Ernestine Berkey visited her sister and husband, Eileen and Chuck Wheeler in Independence, Mo. Chuck has cancer and is recovering from a stroke but able to be in his home...

Although overall attendance was down at this year's Fort Scott Area Home and Garden Show, organizers and vendors said they still found the event beneficial. Chairwoman Dola Cress said turnout on Saturday at the event was solid, but attendance on Sunday was low, which could be attributed to the nice weather on Sunday that Cress said most likely drew many people to participate in outdoor activities. Organizers had hoped for 1,000 people...