Stories from Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Continuing on through Tiberius, there was found in the Sea of Galilee a boat from the time of Jesus; people called it the Jesus Boat. We took a ride on a boat that was a replica of the Jesus Boat. So many things happened on the Sea of Galilee during the time of Jesus, making it a very moving experience. It was absolutely awesome...

If you are a gardener who has asparagus in your patch, like me, you are probably watching anxiously for those first tender green shoots to appear. I saw the first last week. This is a sign of two things -- that spring is here and there will soon be an abundance of the tasty spears...

Carroll Arthur Deer, 69, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, March 31, 2012, at his home. He was born April 7, 1942, in Bronson, Kan., the son of William Percy Deer and Kathryn Maxine Jackson Deer. He graduated from Uniontown High School with the class of 1960. ...

George Martin Harned, 78, resident of Uniontown, Kan., died Friday, March 30, 2012, at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kan. He was born Nov. 5, 1933, in Fulton, Kan., the son of Luther Martin Harned and Julia Alma Cadwell Harned. He served our country in the United States Navy. He worked for most of his life in his lawn care business, which included maintaining several cemeteries. He also drove the school bus for Uniontown for many years...

Betty Justice, 85, died March 28, 2012, in her home at Tonganoxie, Kan. Mrs. Justice was formerly a resident of Fulton, Kan. She was born March 19, 1927, to John P. and Mary (Stegman) Eberly in Denver, Colo. She married Fred A. Justice who preceded her in death on Feb. 27, 1995...

Melany June Felt, 42, Fort Scott, was arrested by the Fort Scott Police Department at 3:50 a.m. Friday on a warrant out of Vernon County and a parole violation. She is still being held at this time with no bond. Christopher Lee Owen, 26, Carl Junction, Mo., was arrested by the Fort Scott Police Department at 10:51 p.m. Saturday for driving while suspended. He posted a $1,250 bond at 1:27 a.m. Sunday and was released...

Leonard Melvin Weeter, 73, of Rogers, Ark., died Friday, March 30, 2012, at Circle of Life Legacy Village, in Bentonville, Ark. He was born Oct. 27, 1938, in Decatur County, Iowa, to Orville C. Weeter and Frances E. Comer Weeter. He proudly served in the United States Navy from 1956 to 1959. After being honorably discharged from the Navy, he joined the Pipefitter Union No. 250 in California and in October of 2010 received his 50-year membership award...

Taylor Vigliaturo, Fort Scott, Kan., and sibling Kamaen Michael Vigliaturo are pleased to announce the birth of their son and brother Kole James Vigliaturo on Thursday, March 29, 2012, at 3:19 p.m. at Mercy. Kole weighed 7 pounds and 14 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Stacey Loden and Vince Vigliaturo...

Damon and Tricia Duren, Fort Scott, Kan., and siblings Leilan and Aiden are pleased to announce the birth of their son and brother Isaac James Duren on Thursday, March 29, 2012, at Mercy. Isaac weighed 7 pounds and 7 ounces. Maternal granparents are John and Kerri Beran, Sand Springs, Okla., and Jerry and Kim Rose, Fort Scott...

100 YEARS AGO (1912) (April 5) -- The Theaterette picture show at the north end of Main Street has been chartered by the Citizens Committee for tonight and the picture show there will be open to the public without charge. The room seats about 350 people and everyone is invited. The fine program of moving pictures will be interspersed with short speeches by candidates Hubert Lardner, E.C. Gates, Martin Milller, John Crain, John Caldwell and others...

Dear Editor: Often under the guise of a "health food" or as an ingredient in many recipes, the promotion of alcoholic spirits is sadly overtaking our culture, as it insidiously lures individuals deeper and deeper into addiction. Promoted as a sign of "gourmet" or "fine cooking," many cookbooks, TV chefs and cooking magazines promote the use of alcohol in the preparation of food...

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, will tour Fort Scott Community College on April 4. Moran is scheduled to be on campus from noon-1 p.m. Founded in 1919, FSCC, is the oldest continuously operating community college in Kansas. The school offers a range of fields of study including business and behavioral sciences, agriculture, construction trades and mathematics. ...

The Fort Scott Ministerial Alliance will host Good Friday Service, April 6, at First Baptist Church, 123 Scott Ave. It is scheduled for noon-12:30 p.m. and everyone is welcome.

Bourbon County United Way will host the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce coffee at 8 a.m. Thursday at the Keyhole, 1002 S. Main St. Members can make announcements by donating $1 toward "Dollars for Dolly."

PLEASANTON -- The Mine Creek Battlefield State Historic Site will open its visitor center Wednesday, April 4, for the spring and summer travel season. Visitor center hours are 10 a.m.--5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, until Saturday, Oct. 27. Visitors are welcome to tour the battlefield and walk the nature trail from dawn to dusk year-round...

Fort Scott High School officials will host a parent orientation enrollment meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the FSHS auditorium, 1005 S. Main St. FSHS Principal Bob Beckham said the meeting gives school officials an opportunity to review information with parents geared specifically toward enrollment. He said questions will be answered and information provided regarding graduation requirements, core courses and block scheduling...

The Bourbon County Division of Motor Vehicles Office, located on the first floor of the Bourbon County Courthouse, will not be open until 9:30 a.m. Thursday due to statewide training on the new DMV system, according to a news release.

Many people may not know how much work goes on behind the scenes to organize the annual Beacon Benefit Soup Line, which took place Thursday. The annual fundraiser for The Beacon, a food pantry and community assistance agency, takes involvement from about 100 volunteers and contributions from more than 40 area churches to make it happen, organizers said...

The USD 234 Board of Education will hold a special meeting Wednesday so board members can discuss superintendent applicants. Because the purpose of the meeting is to discuss personnel matters, the majority of the gathering will be spent in executive session, a news release said...

A Texas man was injured in a one-vehicle accident early Saturday on U.S. Highway 54. Wilfredo Hernandez Ramirez, 43, El Paso, Texas, was hurt when the 2012 Freightliner semi tractor he was driving eastbound on U.S. 54 near the junction of the highway and Kansas Highway 3 drifted into the right flat grassy ditch. ...

What took Kiwanis Club members an hour to accomplish, youngsters undid in three minutes at Saturday's annual Easter Egg Hunt. The service club planted 2,800 eggs across Gunn Park for some 500 kids kindergarten age and below and youngsters in second through fifth grades. Event Chairman Scott Flater said 150 $1 bills or 150 $1 gold coins were placed in the pastel-colored plastic eggs. Prizes also included gift certificates or coupons from local businesses...

Bob Marshall has filed for reelection to the Kansas Senate. The Fort Scott Republican has represented the 13th District for one four-year term. Marshall is a retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel who served for 33 years, and was athletic director of Fort Scott Community College. He was also a commercial airline pilot and regional director of three pilot bases...

Fort Scott Community College head volleyball coach Lindsay Hill announced Friday that two more seniors have signed NJCAA national letters of intent with the Greyhound volleyball program. Danielle Rubow and Shelby Boxberger are the sixth and seventh signees for the program for 2012...

PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott High School senior Tyler Adams scored 21 points here Sunday to lead the KSEK/KODE team to a 91-82 victory over the KLKC/KSN squad in the Sixth Annual KSEK/KLKC Via Christi All-Star Game at St. Mary's-Colgan Fieldhouse. Uniontown senior Hope Jurgensen scored 6 points for KSEK/KODE, which lost to KLKC/KSN, 76-74, in the girls' contest...

ALTAMONT -- Fort Scott High School's varsity and junior varsity track teams won a combined total of 39 medals at the season-opening event at Labette County here Friday. This is the only time this season the varsity and JV are scheduled to compete on the same day...