Stories from Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Submitted to The Tribune Ring in the Spring 2012 is a Handbell Musicians of America (AGEHR) endorsed handbell workshop for ringers of all ages and skill levels. The Fort Scott Presbyterian Ringers were represented by Marge Stringer, Dee Ann Davis, Jasmine Davis, Director Carol Crain, Linda Leachner and Shayde Williams...

Spring can bring severe weather, and recent storms in the area are a reminder that they can strike anytime without much warning. One way homeowners and renters can be better prepared is to make or update a household inventory. A household inventory is an itemized list of your personal belongings. ...

Marjorie Ellen Moody Wills passed away in her home in Mound City, Kan., on March 5, 2012. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 8, at the Fort Scott National Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, at the Schneider Funeral Home Mound City Chapel. ...

George Wayne Wilkinson, 63, resident of Uniontown, Kan., died unexpectedly Monday, March 5, 2012, at the Mercy Hospital Emergency Room. Services for George Wilkinson will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

William C. "Bill" Johnson, 85, died Saturday, March 3, 2012, at his home in Deerfield, Mo. He was born Jan. 1, 1927, to Burt and Ethel (Wise) Johnson. He was married Nov. 25, 1948, to Virginia Weber who survives. He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings Lester, Opal, Lawrence, Helen and Wilma...

Heather and Joshua Rogers, Hume, Mo., and siblings Brileigh and Baileigh are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter and sister Bridleigh Ree Rogers on Thursday, March 1, 2012, at 2:26 p.m. at Mercy Health System, Fort Scott, Kan. Bridleigh weighed 7 pounds, 9.5 ounces, and was 21 inches in length...

Jonathon Sky Kilpatrick, 23, Mapleton, was arrested by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday on a Bourbon County warrant. He is currently still being held with no bond. Velia Marie West, 55, Fulton, was arrested by the Fort Scott Police Department at 2:05 p.m. Wednesday on another agency warrant and for criminal trespass. Her bond is $2,650...

LOUISBURG -- Senior Matt Wright picked the right night to have his best game of the season as his 13 points and 9 rebounds helped Fort Scott High's boys defeat Paola, 58-54, in the championship game of the Louisburg Class 4A Sub-State Tournament here Saturday night...

100 YEARS AGO (1912) Society: March 4 at 8 o'clock in the evening at the First Christian Church parsonage occurred the wedding of Mr. Lloyd Ralph Shreve and Miss Georgianna Sheppard, a popular young Fort Scott couple. A wedding supper was served at the Sheppard home, 111 N. ...

Community of Christ Church, 1623 S. Eddy, will host a chili and vegetable soup supper from 4 p.m.-7 p.m. March 8. A free-will offering will be taken. Carry-out is available. Chili, vegetable soup, drink and dessert will be served.

The Fort Scott High School forensics team enjoyed continued success this past weekend (Feb. 24-25). In just five weeks of competition, the Tigers have finished in the top-three at nine tournaments with seven championships. The action began on Friday as a small group traveled to Olathe East to compete in both the Lincoln-Douglas and Public Forum debates...

Friends of the Fort Scott National Historic Site will host the weekly Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Coffee at 8 a.m. Thursday at Grand Hall at FSNHS. Members can make an announcement about their business, organization or community event by donating $1 toward "Dollars for Dolly."...

The Bourbon County Arts Council is currently preparing for its annual fine arts competition and exhibit, which will take place at a new location for the first time in 20 years. The 20th annual multimedia art exhibit and contest, open to artists 16 years of age and older, is scheduled to be open March 14-16 at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on the Fort Scott Community College campus, 2108 S. Horton...

Fort Scott Orchestra teacher Cody Toll was recently awarded the Kansas American String Teacher's Association Young Teacher of the Year award in Wichita, Kan. The annual award is given to a new member of the string teaching profession in recognition of "meritorious service and outstanding promise in string and orchestra education." Stipulations state that the winner must have completed from one to seven years of string teaching and demonstrate dedication to the profession and involvement in professional activities.. ...

Once again, middle school athletics dominated the conversation at Monday's regularly scheduled USD 234 board meeting. Tom Davis, intramural director at Fort Scott Middle School and one of five members of the intramural sports committee formed after the January board meeting, spent a little under an hour presenting the committee's recommendation to trustees regarding introducing interscholastic sports to middle school athletics...

Virgil and Lorna Brillhart Ball, Lawrence, Kan., will celebrate their 60th anniversary on Sunday, March 11, at a dinner with their family. The couple was married on March 8, 1952, in Huntsville, Ark. They have four children -- daughters Debra Fornelli and Barbara Ball, both of Lawrence, and two sons, Larry, of Lawrence, and Darryl of Ozawkie; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren...

Beverly Jean "Begie" Hall, 84, passed away Saturday, March 3, 2012. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, at the Johnson County Memorial Gardens, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, Kan. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Heartland SPCA, 9827 W. 67th, Merriam, Kan., 66203...

"Vegetable Gardening for a Bountiful Harvest," will be presented by Dr. Carey Rivard, state fruit and vegetable specialist, on Thursday, March 8, in Room A 128 of Bailey Hall at Fort Scott Community College. The presentation starts at 6 p.m. The program is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Southwind...

The Fort Scott High School boys' basketball team will leave for Salina Wednesday morning as they prepare to take part in the Class 4A State Basketball Tournament. There will be a short assembly at 11:20 a.m. at the FSHS gymnasium to send the team off. ...

Submitted to The Tribune The January meeting of the Barnstormers was held on Wednesday, Jan. 11. We welcomed our new members to the club. Leaders reminded everyone of County Days coming up in Moran, and beef tag-in dates, along with the dates for sheep, goats and hog tag in...

It was a short interesting week in the legislature. HB 2122 was brought up for reconsideration of vote as a result of the carrier of an amendment inaccurately stating the intent of the amendment and not offering it as a "gut-n-go." The amendment deleted the existing bill and instead sent funds back to counties to help reduce property taxes. ...