Stories from Thursday, August 23, 2012

The Query reunion was held Aug. 4 at Buck Run Community Center with 61 people in attendance. We had a wonderful carry-in dinner and a day of catching up on everything that had happened the past year. Those attending from Fort Scott were Ross and Marjorie Schwalm, Billy Danielle, Lane and Hunter Minor; Lane Walker and Crystal, Shane and Jana Walker, Olivia, Grace and Audrey, Dave and Cindy and Zachary Schwalm; Robert, Lori and Jillian Query; Diane and Dylan Lloyd, Devan Lloyd and Abel Davis; Jacki, Joslyn and Ty Lundberg; Clara Schofield, Jon and Carol Bingesser; Ron and Marilyn Query, Josh and Mason Query, Jared Query, Ken and Jenny Wood, Lois Ann Query.. ...

Terry Ray Tufnell, 21, Fort Scott, was arrested at 2:21 p.m. Tuesday by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on two Bourbon County warrants for theft and criminal deprivation of a motor vehicle and is still being held at this time.

Craig and Brandy Myers and siblings Dane, Lana and Greg Myers, Moran, are pleased to announce the birth of their son and brother, Matthew Jace Myers, at 8:04 a.m. Aug. 21, 2012, at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. Matthew weighed 7.1 pounds at birth. Maternal grandparents are Donnie and Valarie Schnieder, Ingle, Kan., and Larry Toles, Dodge City, Kan...

100 YEARS AGO (1912) St. Mary's School, at the corner of Seventh and Eddy streets, will open Sept. 9. Two sisters of St. Joseph will teach through the eighth grade. The school is primarily for Catholic children of the parish but as much room as is left will be given to non-Catholic children having the proper recommendations. Tuition is $1.50 a month. -- B.J. McKernan, Director...

Most Bourbon Countians have been able to hear as well as see and feel the drought this summer with the seemingly omnipresent "hot" temperatures, abundance of "brown" vegetation, along with the "crunch, crunch" underfoot when walking across the crispy grass. With the drought in the news and affecting such a widespread area, talk of some kind of disaster program has been ongoing...

As fall and winter quickly approach, I wanted to let you know of a few upcoming educational events that could be of benefit to you and your operation. Within the next month, there will be opportunities for you to improve your heifer development practices, gain information and advice on the continued drought and its effects on our farms and ranches, and to brush up on your bovine diseases and disease regulations. Below are four events you might be interested in...

Warm afternoon temperatures and low humidity today, combined with the ongoing drought, dry vegetation and moderate southwest winds will combine to produce an elevated risk for fire. Fire weather conditions will be especially elevated north and west of Columbus, Kan., to Bolivar, Mo., to the Vichy line...

The Golf Course Advisory Board will meet at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 28, at Woodland Hills Golf Course. The meeting is open to the public.

Dr. Seema Lale has joined Mercy Kansas Communities Inc. as a clinical pathologist serving the Mercy Laboratory. Lale moved to the area from Pittsburgh, Pa., where she completed a pathology fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. She resides in Independence...

The Fall Citywide Garage Sale will be held Saturday, Sept. 22. Residents can sign up their garage sales for $10 at the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce, 231 E. Wall St., from now until Sept. 19. There will be advertising locally and in surrounding areas, such as Iola, Pittsburg and Parsons in Kansas, and Nevada, Joplin and El Dorado Springs in Missouri, just to name a few, a news release said...

A 2012 Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty (CROP) Walk informational meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, at the First Presbyterian Church, 308 S. Crawford St. The CROP Walk has been raising funds to fight hunger and poverty for more than 40 years. Publicity materials and sponsor envelopes for walkers will be available at the meeting...

UNIONTOWN -- Several new activities and events await attendees of the 107th annual Old Settlers Picnic, which is set for Sept. 1-3. The annual fete, one of the oldest consecutive annual celebrations in Kansas, will feature a circus, a youth rodeo, parades, various contests and several other activities for people of all ages. ...

A fundraising letter and special dinner for the Bourbon County Republican Party and participation in the upcoming Old Settlers Day Picnic in Uniontown were part of the discussion at the GOP gathering held earlier this week in the Heritage Room at Fort Scott Community College...

Barbara Baker Burrows, longtime photo editor at Life magazine, will be the recipient of the "Gordon Parks Choice of Weapons Award" at the ninth annual Gordon Parks Celebration of Culture and Diversity Oct. 5-6 in Fort Scott. The Gordon Parks Celebration, a component of the Gordon Parks Museum/Center, was created in 2004 by Fort Scott Community College to honor Parks, a Fort Scott native and noted photographer, writer, musician and filmmaker...

City officials are making use of some of the latest in technology for a new money-saving initiative. The city recently purchased iPads for each of the five members of the Fort Scott City Commission and city department directors in an effort to save money on printing and assembling meeting agendas...