Stories from Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Lola Lois McQueen, 93, of Pleasanton, Kan., died Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, at the Olathe Medical Center at Olathe, Kan. She was born on April 13, 1918, at Pittsburg, Kan., the daughter of Jesse and Naomi Folsom Mitchell. She married Oliver McQueen on Nov. 24, 1934, at Kansas City, Kan. He preceded her in death on March 5, 1987...

Elizabeth Nadine Robison, 85, resident of Fort Scott, passed away on Nov. 18 at home. Beth was born on July 6, 1926, in Metz, Mo., to Ollie D. Robinson and Nora Irene Harris Robinson. She attended country schools and after high school graduation moved to Fort Scott to enter Mercy School of Nursing through the Cadet Nurse Program, which was sponsored by the U.S. ...

Roslyn Rappaport Litwin, formerly of Fort Scott, died Nov. 20, 2011, at the age of 89 in St. Louis, Mo. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Jan. 7, 1922, and married her beloved husband, Fred, on May 28, 1944. She was the dear mother of Anne Litwin (Mike Willard), Debbie (Jim) Exum, Jane (Ed) Lyss, the late Rick Litwin and the grandmother of Sam, Jack, Alex Lyss and Rebecca (Shmuel) Lieberman...

Roy Arthur Purvis, 64, Mound City, Kan., died Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday Nov. 22, at the Mound City First Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Richland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the Schneider Funeral Home, Mound City Chapel...

Chrissy and Darren Barr, along with sibling Madelynn, are pleased to announce the birth of their son and brother Cyrus Fabian Barr on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, at Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg, Kan. Cyrus weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces and was 19.5 inches in length...

Cassandra and Chad Bosley, Fort Scott, are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter Kendall Darlene Bosley on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011, at 4:44 p.m. at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, Kan. Kendall weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces. Paternal grandparents are Avis Bosley, Fort Scott, and Darlene May Leihsing and Herman Joseph Leihsing...

Retha Lynn Ross, 39, Fort Scott, was arrested by the Fort Scott Police Department at 3:36 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, for a Bourbon County warrant for giving a worthless check. She currently has a cash-only bond of $378 and is still being held at this time...

Another opening weekend of the deer season. This was a very memorable and even sad weekend. After 47 years, it was the very last time we would all be spending the deer season together at Ironquill. Bob's brother John, who lives on Hilton Head, S.C., was the first to arrive on Thursday. He brought us a peck of Pink Lady apples (yummy)...

The time from Halloween until the end of play at the Super Bowl is sometimes referred to as "the eating season." Celebrating with family and friends usually involves plenty of good food. Adding a few extra pounds is too easy to do. Healthy holidays are not about giving up favorite foods of the season, nor are they about pigging out. It's good to be aware of what holiday eating can do to even the best of intentions...

The 4-H Council met Oct. 26. New council officers for 2011-2012 were announced and are: President Drew George, Vice President Cody Yakel, Secretary Dacey Simpson, Treasurer Cole George and Reporter Hayden Cole. There were several important dates discussed. VIP forms for community and project leaders are due by Dec. 15...

Fort Scott Community College's women outscored the Missouri Valley College junior varsity 36-14 in the second half Monday night and went on to a 58-35 victory at Arnold Arena. Fort Scott's use of multiple zone defenses kept the Vikings off balance. Missouri Valley committed 19 turnovers in the second half alone...

The Fort Scott debate squad competed at a two-day tournament at Parsons this past Friday and Saturday. In the overall sweeps the Tigers only managed third but had individual success by putting three teams into out-rounds. Partners: Ashley Allen/ Eric Garner, Taylor Watkins/Courtney Rooks, and Gage Addington/ Michael Nighswonger all finished preliminary rounds with strong 4-1 records. ...

A little more than a year after launching a $250,000 fundraising campaign to expand and relocate its current cancer treatment area, Mercy Health Center is celebrating the opening of the Mercy Cancer Care Unit of Hope. The Mercy Health Center Foundation Board initiated the fundraising campaign for the new cancer care unit in late spring 2010 and has exceeded its goal of $250,000 in public and private pledges and contributions, said Dr. ...

100 YEARS AGO (1911) "It's Likum Good!" Not only is this sentence pat as pertaining to the stories -- in prose and verse -- they were written for the contest given by the Fort Scott Sorghum-Syrup Company showing the merits of "Sunshine Syrup," a new brand now put out by this popular company, but it is applicable to the syrup itself. ...

Kansas City Royals legend and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer George Brett was on hand to help unveil a new Airsoft shooting game at Holmtown Pub Monday evening. Brett added one more victory to his famed career as he emerged as the first ever Shoot My Ash Competition Champion with a defeat over Holmtown Pub owner Chuck Holmes Monday evening. ...

The Design Review Board will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, at City Hall, 123 S. Main St. The meeting is open to the public.

USD 234 will hold preschool screenings for children up to the age of 5 years on Dec. 2. Children may have vision, hearing speech/communication, motor skills, socialization skills and general development screened. The purpose of the screenings is to locate and identify children with possible developmental delays who may need special education preschool and/or related services...