Stories from Friday, May 13, 2011

To me, one of the tenderest moments in scripture is the account of Mary anointing Jesus' feet. As the dinner guests watch, no doubt stunned, Mary breaks the alabaster jar containing a pound of costly perfume, pours it on Jesus' feet and, through tears, unbinds her head covering to wipe His feet with her hair. It is outrageous love. Extravagant love. And it is too much for crooked Judas Iscariot to watch...

Retta Smith was hostess to the OES Culture Club May 3. The club collect was led by Geri Reeder, and Betty Camac led the flag salute. Retta Smith read the thought, "Do not follow where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."...

Submitted to the tribune Officials at the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) announced on May 4 that test results on a sample taken from certain lots of Mountain Pure bottled drinking water show the presence of biological contamination. The company has announced a voluntary recall of lots marked with a four-digit time code. The time code is written in military time, and the affected time period is from 2200 through 0400. This is etched into the plastic bottle...

At the beginning of the Civil War in April 1861, the nation's capital was in a state of disarray and confusion and there were several plots to kidnap President Abraham Lincoln from the White House. A newly elected Kansas senator by the name of James Henry Lane offered to protect President Lincoln with a group of armed Kansans until proper military protection could be secured, and the Kansas Frontier Guard was established...

Ida Mae Kroenke, 85, of Walnut, Kan., died at 2:47 a.m., Thursday, May 12, 2011, in the Girard Medical Center. She was a resident of Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul since January of 2011. She was born March 17, 1926, at Chanute, a daughter of Chester and Edna (Barton) Howell. She graduated from Hepler High School...

Elnora M. Harris, 72, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Wednesday, May 11, 2011, at the Fort Scott Medicalodges. She was born Aug. 2, 1938, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Zeb Harris and Dorothy Vann Harris. Elnora had worked at Fort Scott Manor as an aide for 25 years...

Sierra Loar, Fort Scott, and Kyle Hays, Kansas City, Mo., and siblings Destany and Ashton are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter and sister Savannah Rose Loar on May 11 at 7:58 a.m. at Mercy Health Center. Savannah weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Tammy and Murl McKibben, Fort Scott, and Eddie Loar and Dana Morrow, Denison, Texas...

Dustin and Jayme Fowler , Fort Scott, and sister Addisyn are pleased to announce the birth of their son and brother Kale Allen Fowler on May 12 at 5:23 a.m. at Mercy Health Center. Kale weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce. Mathernal grandparents are Randy and Becky Stanley, Humboldt, Kan...

Seventeen members of the Bronson Ruritan Club met on April 25 at the Bronson Community Center for their regular meeting. President Terry Johnston opened the meeting with the song "America," and Geri Reeder said the prayer. Decker's General Store and Station prepared pizza, and Geri Reeder served brownies. ...

Local school district USD 235 at Uniontown is accepting applications for the free 4-year-old preschool program for the 2011-2012 school year. This free preschool will provide fun-filled, hands-on learning opportunities and experiences to enhance a child's cognitive, language, social, emotional and physical development in preparation for kindergarten...

Donavan Lee Zornes, 21, 1089 120th St., Redfield, was arrested by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on May 11 at 4:29 p.m. for driving without a valid license and was released the same day at 6:39 p.m. on a $500 bond. Gary Lyle William Livingston, 22, 1706 E. Oak, Fort Scott, was arrested by the Fort Scott Police Department on May 11 at 11:15 p.m. for pedestrian under the influence and released on May 12 at 5:22 a.m. for nothing filed...

100 YEARS AGO (1911) Gifts for the Graduate -- Everything for the Class of 1911. We have a complete line of mesh bags, tapestry bags, belt pins, hat pins, card cases for girls; tie pins, cuff links, tie clamps, watch fobs, chains for boys. -- Verne Powell, 7 S. Main St...

Why are you trying to lose weight? When asked that question, many people will say that it is because they want to be healthier, or they want to fit in to those skinny jeans again. But what is the real reason? In my journey, I have found that oftentimes the most intense battle I have encountered has been with myself...

The National Association of Letter Carriers and the United States Postal Service will partner once again to help needy families in communities across the country through the Stamp Out Hunger food drive. On Saturday, both organizations will collect bagged non-perishable food items such as canned meats and fish, canned soup, juice, pasta, vegetables, cereal and rice. All collected items will later be delivered to The Beacon, a local community assistance agency and food pantry...

Hope Chapel to host gospel singing Hope Chapel Assembly of God Church will have a community gospel singing at 6:30 p.m. May 15. If you know anyone who sings and would like to sing at this special service, you may invite them, a news release said. Only gospel music will be sung. Call (620) 939-4828 for more information...

The Uniontown High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes will conduct the annual baccalaureate service at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 24 at the West Bourbon Elementary Gymnasium. This year's speaker is 2003 Uniontown High School graduate Phillip Russell. ...

As part of the Take Charge Challenge, an energy efficiency competition among 16 Kansas cities, home energy audits are available to Fort Scott residents. The audits are meant to show people how they can reduce energy bills by caulking, improving insulation and weather-stripping doors and windows, among other things. ...

The public is invited to the Fort Scott High School 2011 Baccalaureate service to be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 21, at the high school gym. This year's Baccalaureate, sponsored by the local Ministerial Alliance, will include special musical selections by the High School Choir and Orchestra...

UMB bank is reaching out to the community in support of a local agency that helps mothers in need. Located at the corner of Fourth Street and National Avenue, UMB has opened its lobby as a drop-off location for items to be donated to the Mother to Mother Ministry of Bourbon County. According to Dona Bauer, personal banker at UMB Bank, the institution will be accepting contributions on behalf of Mother to Mother Ministry through the end of May...

A Fort Scott agency that helps qualified residents improve their homes got a surprise boost Thursday morning from the Fort Scott Area Community Foundation in the form of a $500 grant. The Good Neighbor Action Team will use the funds to further its goal of helping eligible low-income, disabled and elderly residents make repairs or improvements to their homes that they would otherwise not be able to afford...

A local hotel currently in foreclosure remains open for business following a recent auction of the property and an agreement that will allow its most recent owners to continue managing the establishment. At the April 22 auction, held at the Bourbon County Courthouse and conducted by Bourbon County Sheriff Ron Gray, Sunflower Bank of Salina purchased the Fort Scott Inn back from former owner Bhupinder Singh "Bob" Dhillon...

The Fort Scott Tribune wants your high school prom photos for next Tuesday's edition. Please send them to editor@fsbtribune.com.

First-round pairings for Regional baseball and softball tournaments to be held next week were released Wednesday. All tournaments are set to begin on Monday. Fort Scott High School's baseball team has been assigned to the Spring Hill Class 4A Regional, with all of the games played at the host site. The Tigers (11-6) drew the No. 4 seed and will face fifth-seeded Paola (8-12) at 4:30 p.m. Monday...