Stories from Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Kansas State University's Department of Animal Sciences and Industry hosted the third Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes event on Aug. 20-21 in Weber Hall. Participants from Bourbon County were Hannah Fry, Cole and Drew George, Chase and Reed Gleason, and Katelyn Vincent representing the Hiattville and Uniontown 4-H clubs...

Jackie Lee Birdsell, 82, of Newaygo, Mich., died Monday, Aug. 15, 2011, at home. He was born Jackie Lee Birdsell in Cato, Kan., the son of Francis (Brown) and Louis Birdsell on Feb. 9, 1929. He graduated from Arcadia High School in 1947. He married Grace Thompson in July 1949 in Missouri, and she preceded him in death in 2001...

Julia Marie Thomas, 86, of Coffeyville, Kan., formerly of Prescott, Mound City and LaHarpe, Kan., died Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011, at the Windsor Place in Coffeyville. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Mound City, Kan...

There's nothing more American than tailgating and football. Like other food preparation and serving situations, tailgating requires safe food handling practices. Ignoring food safety can spoil the fun of a tailgate party. It takes a good defense to keep harmful foodborne bacteria from sending guests to the sidelines. Here are some tips to make certain bacteria don't have a sporting chance at your football tailgate gatherings...

I received the following email from a friend. After some of the comments, I will give my own comment. Comments made in the year of 1955. l. I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it's going to be impossible to buy a week's groceries for $10. (That was back in the early years of our marriage, and we were in a great recession. And yes, that is what we spent a week for groceries. We had a budget, and $10 was all we had.)...

Susan Renee Tucker and Daniel Boon Wedel II will be married on Saturday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, Mound City, Kan. Following the ceremony, a reception will be held at the church. For those who wish to attend, congratulations will continue at the Mound City Country Club...

The annual Wellington reunion was held Sunday, Aug. 28, at Fisher Park in Fort Scott. Those attending were: Irene Brillhart and Fern Wratchford of Fort Scott; Mel and Mary Lee Wellington and Brenda Winder and daughter, Sloane, of Erie, Kan.; Jack Ferguson of Pleasanton, Kan.; George and Sue Sackett of Olathe, Kan.; Lynn and George and Sue Sackett of Olathe; Lynn and Helen Finley of Wichita, Kan.; Boyd Finley and daughter Zara of Haysville, Kan.; and Steve and Mary Brillhart of Hutchinson, Kan...

100 YEARS AGO (1911) Julius Kaiser, clerk at Kaiser-Cohn-Prager Cigar Store, this morning demonstrated the advantage of the Tribune-Monitor want ad. Kaiser lost a diamond ring which he has been wearing for some time and was about to order an ad in the Tribune-Monitor when he found his ring in the cigar humidor, one of the largest cigar storage rooms in the state...

This market minute is to remind us there's a lot of great produce coming into the market as summer ends, school starts, August winds down and we all settle into a new routine. It's a great time of the year for grilling and family relaxation over a sweet watermelon...

All members of the Fort Scott Scottish Rite, 110 S. Main, Fort Scott, are asked to attend the regular stated meeting and dinner on Sept. 1, at 6:30 p.m. The dinner menu is meatloaf, potato casserole, coleslaw, green beans, dessert, and tea or coffee...

The Design Review Board will meet at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 31 at City Hall, 123 S. Main St. The meeting is open to the public.

Tying in with the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, a national traveling exhibit about Abraham Lincoln is now on display at Fort Scott National Historic Site. "Abraham Lincoln: A Man of His Time, a Man for All Times," will be here through Sept. 26, in the museum next to the visitors' center, a news release said. It was organized by the Gilder Lehrman Institute in New York City and is made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the release said...

The weekly Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Coffee will be held at 8 a.m. Thursday at Mercy Rehabilitation Services, 405 Woodland Hills Blvd. Chamber members can make an announcement about their business, organization or the community by donating a dollar toward "Dollars for Dolly."...

As part of the state's celebration of its sesquicentennial this year, Gov. Sam Brownback is holding a series of events across the state to announce the top 25 notable Kansans -- five at each event. The third of the five announcements will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Fort Scott. The event is free, and the public is encouraged to attend, a news release said...

U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins, R-Kan., offered her thoughts on the federal budget, health care reform legislation and the country's future during a stop on the congresswoman's listening tour Monday in Fort Scott. About 75 people packed the commission room at Fort Scott City Hall during the meet-and-greet event. ...

Surrounded by family and friends he hadn't known were coming, a longtime force behind the Fort Scott Community Gala was honored during the event Saturday evening. Ken Lunt has been chairman of the gala committee for more than 20 years, the last two with co-chairwoman Carla Bryant Farmer. Some 300 people filled the River Room atop the Buffalo Grill restaurant for the occasion...

Alleged unfair treatment regarding publishing delinquent taxes was recently brought to the attention of Bourbon County Commissioners by about 30 concerned citizens. Leading the charge was Fort Scott resident and retired courthouse employee Cecelia Kramer who first raised the question of individuals with back taxes not being published at the Aug. ...

Pleasanton won two of five matches in the host role at the Three Rivers League Volleyball Tournament Saturday. The Blu-Jays defeated Crest in their first match, 25-15, 25-20. Lindsey conn led the Jays with 6 kills. Lauren Baker had 6 assists and Karesa Lewis led with 6 digs...

Fort Scott High's volleyball team opened its season by taking two of three matches at a non-league quadrangular in Pittsburg Saturday. The Tigers opened with a 28-26, 25-23 sweep of Girard, usually one of the top teams in the area. Mallory Shelton recorded 19 kills. Kenzie Heatherly handed out 20 assists and Paige Denton had 10 digs...

Last season, Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team won five matches. Last weekend at Arnold Arena, new head coach Lindsay Hill began her tenure by going 4-0 at the Greyhounds' home tournament. "We looked better today than we have all pre-season," Hill said. "We really pulled it together this weekend. We still have a long way to go. We still have things we need to fix. But we looked very good."...

The National Junior College Athletic Association placed Fort Scott Community College's football program on probation -- officially -- Monday morning. Word had leaked that probation had already taken affect two weeks ago but only one person -- NJCAA Assistant Executive Director Mark Krug -- actually said it was so at the time. ...