Stories from Wednesday, November 28, 2012

This week's Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Coffee will be held at 8 a.m. Thursday at the Fort Scott Water Treatment Plant, 910 Burke. Members can make an announcement about their business, organization or community event by donating $1 toward "Dollars for Dolly."...

100 YEARS AGO (1912) Today has been generally observed over Fort Scott as Thanksgiving Day. Business has been suspended over all of the city for much of the day, the banks and practically all offices remaining closed for the entire day while stores opened until noon. The post office made one delivery this morning but the rural carriers were given the entire holiday...

I can remember a soap opera show on the radio called "As The World Turns." I can remember my mama listening to it every chance she got. I call this "As My World Turns." Nothing ever stays the same; it is always changing. There have been times in my life that I loved and wished that it would never change, but try as I might I couldn't stop time. So much has changed in my life in the past year and a half...

Forrest and Ernestine Berkey spent Thanksgiving week with their daughter, Dr. Kelly Ballard and husband Albert and granddaughters Michaela and Hannah in Johnson City, Tenn. Everyone viewed the Speedway of Lights and Christmas display in Bristol, Tenn...

The Bronson Ruritan meeting was held Monday, Nov. 26, at the Chicken Shack in Bronson. There were 20 members present. President Alan Stewart called the meeting to order. Julia Rhoton led the group in the song, "America." Prayer was given by Geraldine Reeder...

James Leroy Daniel, passed away Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born on March 13, 1941, at Mound City, Kan., the son of James and Alta Wakefield Daniel. He graduated from Pleasanton High School class of 1959. He served his country in the United States Navy. Leroy worked for Kansas City Power and Light for 33 years before retiring in 2002. He then drove a truck until this last year...

Connie Crain, 86, of Fort Scott, died Tuesday morning, Nov. 12, 2012, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Tanya Jean Gourd, 35, Fort Scott, was arrested at 4:20 p.m. Monday by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on a Bourbon County warrant for giving a worthless check (two counts) and was released at 5:36 p.m. Monday on a $2,500 bond.

Quit Claim Deeds Grantor: Revelle Wilson, Hidden Valley Plat 10, Lots/Units: 26 Grantee: Samuel Sowell, Danielle Sowell Grantor: Fred E. Mitzner, McMillans Addition, Block: 6, Lots/Units: 2 Ermalea Mitzner, McMillans Addition, Block, 6; Lots/Units: 4...

Fort Scott Community College sophomore Austin Danner was named the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 11-17. Danner averaged 26.5 points in a pair of victories over Hesston on Nov. 13 and Wentworth Military on Nov. 17. He shot 54 percent from the floor, making 17 of 31 field-goal attempts...

The Courtland Hotel and Aveda Spa Salon, 121 E. First St., is holding a coat drive this season to benefit The Beacon, a local food pantry and community assistance agency. Cheryl Adamson, co-owner of the business, said the idea for the coat drive started with her grandson...

By Ruth Campbell The Fort Scott Tribune Hundreds of spectators turned out in downtown Fort Scott Tuesday for the annual Christmas festivities, complete with a parade, Santa Claus, the lighting of the tree and a ham and bean feed. The procession theme was "Putting the Christ Back in Christmas" and floats were judged by three people around the route, Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Lindsay Madison said...

In an age where people can communicate with the touch of a button, few may think about the consequences. But as with most things, laws do apply. Fort Scott Police Department School Resource Officer Toby Nighswonger will give a free informational presentation at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, at the Keyhole youth center, 1002 S. Main St., on the responsibilities and liabilities of cell phone possession, as well as laws regarding the use of electronic equipment...

Frank James was a mix of contradictions, a man who enjoyed reading Shakespeare and history who had the reputation of a cold-hearted outlaw. At the same time, he denied robbing any banks or murdering anyone. James, in the form of reenactor Gregg Higginbotham, made the historic figure's case before a full house at Fort Scott's Old Congregational Church on a recent Wednesday night...

The Kansas Department of Transportation announces approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects in Kansas. The letting took place Nov. 14 in Topeka. District One -- Northeast Brown - 36-7 KA‑2326‑01 --U.S.36 from the Brown/Nemaha county line east to Hiawatha, overlay, 13.7 miles,Hall Brothers Inc. & Consolidated Subsidiaries, Marysville, $1,649,884.80...

Donald Harold Crooks, age 83 of Mound City, Kansas died Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, at the Prescott Country View Nursing Home at Prescott, Kan. He was born on Aug. 19, 1929 at Kansas City, Mo., the son of Harold and Beulah Hodge Crooks. He married Lennie Hill on Feb. 21, 1952, at Shawnee, Kan. Donald worked as a farmer, a truck driver and owned and operated Crooked Creek Farms grain elevator in Mound City...

Order of the Eastern Star met at the Bronson Methodist Annex with Worthy Matron Linda Neville sharing a poem about peace, mercy, patience and Jonathan in the "First Thanksgiving of All." Practice initiation was conducted. The chapter voted to make a cash donation to a local Masonic member who is going through some tough times...

The city of Bronson will host a Christmas celebration on Saturday. Santa Claus will be coming to town in a fire truck and will visit with children from 11 a.m. to noon at the Bronson Community Center. Arts and crafts and gift tables will be set up from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the community center, and the Bronson Fire Department will host a soup and chili fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a free-will offering. Proceeds go to the Bronson Fire Department...

Uniontown Ruritan Club held its monthly meeting at the Uniontown United Methodist Church annex. Vice President Lawrence "Bugs" George called the meeting to order. Dale Jackson led the club in singing "America." Ken Holt gave the invocation. Club members thanked the Methodist ladies for the delicious meal with applause...

Joyce Gobl and Jackie Warren were hostesses for the Nov. 26 meeting of the Fort Scott chapter of the Daughters of the Nile at Presbyterian Village. Mary Lou Hardy was welcomed back as a member. Jackie Warren gave devotions and reports were heard of the Supreme Queen's visit, Sewing Day and the Temple report...