Stories from Friday, July 29, 2011

Una Ladell Wells, 79, a resident of Fort Scott, died Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at the home of a friend in rural Cherokee, Kansas. She was born Jan. 31, 1932, at Petersburg, Kan., the daughter of Willis Wells and Goldia Weston Wells. Una had worked for both Aaron's Produce and Key Work Clothes. She later was employed for 27 years at the Parsons Ammunition Plant...

Daisy Pearl Self, 83, of Mound City, Kan., died Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at her home. Services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 30, at the Coffel-Schneider Chapel, Mound City, Kan. Visitation will be from 6-7 p.m., Friday at the Chapel. Memorial contributions are suggested to Southern Care Hospice c/o the funeral home. ...

By Michael Pommier The Fort Scott Tribune Growing up, Don Flanner was always told he would become a minister one day. Now after a lifetime of experiences, including 26 years as a full-time minister, he is returning home to Fort Scott. Flanner took over as pastor of Mapleton United Methodist Church and Devon United Methodist Church on July 1 as his first assignment following his retirement from full-time clergy work. As a young boy, Flanner grew up attending West Liberty United Methodist Church...

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." That something that "lies within us" is called integrity. Definition? Doing the right thing, even though no one is watching...

Submited to the Tribune Hope Chapel Assembly of God, 1216 4600th St., Moran, will host a community gospel singing event on July 31 at 6:30 p.m. Anyone who would like to sing at this special service (which will consist of gospel music only) is asked to contact Pastor Raymond Yates at (620) 939-4828...

During the Civil War, women of the north and south often used their guile, wile and wits serving as scouts, spies and smugglers for both the north and south. The women of the Mayfield family from near Montevallo, Vernon County, Mo., were some of the most famous or infamous, depending on one's point of view, and brazen Southern spies and smugglers between 1861 and 1865. The following description of some of their exploits is located on Pages 337 -- 341 in the 1887 History of Vernon County...

There is a reason that the diet industry is one of the top businesses in the world. Millions of people are looking for the right diet or the right pill -- anything to get rid of those extra pounds. What many people don't realize is that there really is no substitute for good old-fashioned hard work. You don't need a magical weight loss pill or a bookshelf full of fad diet books. All you need is some drive, determination, and support...

Let's talk tomatoes. The market is seeing lots of tomatoes. The amount of tomatoes, as well as the number of varieties, is remarkable. You can get green ones (fried green tomatoes), ripe red ones, yellow ones, heirloom varieties, all kinds of curry tomatoes and even yellow Romas...

To the Editor: This is in follow-up to the letter posted in the July 12 Fort Scott Tribune. Many of you had interesting comments, verbally and via posting to the article. I thank you all for the feedback, both positive and negative. That letter was simply my opinion and facts, or lack thereof, provided by the middle school and board office. ...

Area residents interested in beginning their own business are encouraged to attend a free two-hour "How to Start Your Own Business" workshop Thursday, Aug. 25. The session is scheduled for 1 p.m.-3 p.m. in the Greyhound Room of the Administration Building at Fort Scott Community College, 2108 Horton...

With the help of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home, a $1,500 grant has been awarded to Mother to Mother Ministry of Bourbon County Inc. The grant was awarded by The York Children's Foundation of Pittsburgh, Pa., after Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home nominated the local organization in March...

Although she's only 16, Ginelle Esry has a deep appreciation for older country music artists like Loretta Lynn, Tanya Tucker, Crystal Gayle, Ernest Tubb and especially, Patsy Cline. She'll be taking to the stage to sing some of Cline's tunes, along with music from Linda Ronstadt, Randy Travis and others at the Fort Scott Country Music Show, set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Hall, 1 E. Third St...

The Resource Center for Independent Living Inc. is making a change concerning its operations in Fort Scott. After careful consideration, the organization, which provides programs and services for people with disabilities, has chosen not to renew the lease on its office, currently located in the Fort Scott Professional Building, 710 W. Eighth St., Suite 206. The change takes effect Aug. 1...

Kristy Beene of Hiattville 4-H shows her Angus heifer during the beef and open-class bucket calf judging at the Bourbon County Fair Wednesday. The fair continues through Saturday at the fairgrounds. The livestock judging contest, Barnyard Olympics, Junior Livestock Sale and Garden Tractor Pull are among the events Friday. (Ruth Campbell/Tribune)...

Bethany Ericson coaxes her Angus heifer into the ring during the judging of beef and open class bucket calf judging at the Bourbon County Fair Wednesday.(Ruth Campbell/Tribune)