Stories from Thursday, September 20, 2012

Bronson Chapter No. 65 Order of the Eastern Star met Sept. 12 with 13 officers present. Worthy Matron Linda Neville and Worthy Patron Glenn Smith presided in the East. Larry Neville was installed as treasurer. Janice Olsen from Chanute is the district aide and her official visit was at Moran, Kan., with Bronson and Moran as hostesses...

Ten members answered roll call on Monday night's meeting at the home of Wendy Saldivar. The theme for the month of September was ice cream social to end the summer season. Club collect was stated to open the session along with the reading of last month's minutes. ...

Monica and David Miller, and sibling Hope Marie Miller, are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Clara Lynn Miller, at 3:20 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. Clara weighed 8 pounds, 8 1/2 ounces at birth...

Joshua Porter Sr. and Brittany Boyington, and sibling Joshua J. Porter Jr., Fort Scott, are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Beyonka Ann Porter, at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. Beyonka weighed 5 pounds, 7 ounces at birth...

Grace Ann Milburn, 47, Fort Scott, was arrested at 1:16 p.m. Tuesday by the Fort Scott Police Department for burglary, theft and battery and is still being held at this time. Joshua L. Knapp, 30, Three Rivers, Mich., was arrested at 4:05 p.m. Tuesday by the Fort Scott Police Department on a Bourbon County warrant for criminal deprivation of property and was released at 10:43 p.m. Tuesday on a $5,000 bond...

100 YEARS AGO (1912) It is claimed by the doctors at Stotesbury that it is without a doubt one of most healthful communities in the entire country. One doctor, who has been there 30 years, says that never in that time has there been an epidemic of typhoid or diphtheria, and only one or two slight epidemics of the grippe or pneumonia. At this time there is no sickness...

Attending school in the innocence of the 50's meant we were not troubled with all the regulations that are now running rampant in our society. It meant that every morning we would take time to recite the pledge of allegiance and every classroom was decorated with an American flag. (As an aside, there were only 48 stars on the flags back then.) In 1954, Congress added the words "under God" to the pledge with little backlash or fanfare...

The cool rain last Friday, along with some other cooler and more noticeably pleasant evenings, has convinced me that fall has at long last arrived. The calendar supports that conclusion as Saturday the 22nd marks the official commencement of autumn. That's a good thing as I think I have had about enough "good ol' summertime" for one year...

Would you plan a bus or airplane trip without consulting a schedule of times and destinations? Probably not. A meeting agenda is your group's schedule of departure and arrival. It marks the way toward achievement of goals. What's going to happen at the next meeting? What business will be discussed? What issues will require a decision? Will someone give an informational report? Don't be taken by surprise at your meeting -- plan...

Cobalt Medplans recently announced the promotion of Pam Guilfoyle to the position of director of the Fort Scott service center. Guilfoyle has been employed with Cobalt Medplans since December 2011 as the quality department supervisor and has over 12 years of experience in the health insurance industry, a news release said...

Mercy Hospital Pharmacy, Bourbon County Sheriff's Department and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 29...

By James R. Campbell Special to the Tribune Persuading communist Chinese to become Christians is a challenge, but Darrell Hymel has developed methods that he will describe in a series of lessons at Margrave Street Church of Christ from Oct. 28 through 31...

Three Fort Scott adult care homes have received zero deficiencies from the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, a news release said. Franklin House, Fort Scott Presbyterian Village and Hillside Guest Home each achieved the designation. Franklin House, 721 Beech St., is licensed as a home plus facility; and both Presbyterian Village, 2401 S. Horton, and Hillside Guest Homes, 1115 227th St., are licensed as a boarding care homes, the release said...

Plans are now in place for the city of Fort Scott to remember one of its former employees. During its meeting Tuesday evening, the Fort Scott City Commission recognized the late Corey Larson, a former custodian at Buck Run Community Center who was killed in July in a personal watercraft accident on Beaver Lake in Northwest Arkansas...

ST. PAUL -- Uniontown's volleyball team swept through a Three Rivers League triangular here Tuesday night, beating St. Paul, 25-17, 25-13, and Northeast, 25-13, 25-7. Hayden Rathbun was a perfect 12 of 12 in attack changes and picked up 9 kills versus St. Paul. Brit Stokes handed out 11 assists...

IOLA -- Fort Scott High School senior Paige Denton has participated in just two cross-country meets this season. This is because she also plays volleyball and since she has declared that her priority sport, she doesn't get to run much as most cross-country meets and volleyball matches are held on Thursdays...

PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott High School's soccer team continues on its best pace in school history, shutting out Pittsburg 4-0 on its new home field in Southeast Kansas League play here Tuesday. Tyler Endicott scored two goals for the league-leading Tigers, who are 3-0 in the league and 5-2 overall. Both of those are best-ever marks for this point of the season...

Fort Scott High School's tennis team finished in second place at its home tournament Tuesday. Independence won the team title with 11 points as its players won three of the four pools. Fort Scott, led by Jennifer Harrison's first-place finish in No. 1 singles, took second with nine points. Labette County was third with three points while Columbus came in last with one point...

Lee's Paws and Claws Animal Shelter lists its hours as 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily. But for the husband and wife team of Ann Gillmore-Hoffman and Bob Hoffman, taking care of the 18 dogs and 17 cats that currently reside there is a 24/7 proposition. The Hoffmans, whose living quarters are in the breakroom of the no-kill shelter at 721 240th St., wake early each day to clean, feed and walk the dogs, and clean 17 litter boxes for the cats, all of whom might be at risk of euthanization if it weren't for the efforts and dedication of the Hoffmans.. ...