Stories from Tuesday, October 6, 2009

I can spend hours reading and looking at a cook book. Bob spends literally hours looking at a hunting catalog called The Sportsman Guide. It reminds me of a hunting catalog that he used to subscribe to years ago. It was called Herters. I am sure all of you ole time hunters out there remember this catalog. I think they went out of business some time ago...

Gary Wayne Franklin, 68, was born to Earl B and Mildred B Spillman Franklin on Dec. 27, 1940 at Rural Hume. Gary passed away Oct. 2, 2009 at Meadowbrook Hospital, Gardner, Kan., from complications of lung cancer. He attended Hume schools all 12 years graduating in 1958...

John Raymond French passed away on Oct. 4, 2009 in Richardson, Texas at the age of 71. He was born on Sept. 13, 1938 in Springfield, Mo., to Raymond and Henrietta French. John is survived by his wife of 48 years, Marianne French; children, Kathryn Eades and husband Alan of Hobbs, N.M., Suzanne Rawley and husband Craig of Houston, Texas and Leigh Ann Sutton and husband Mark of McKinney, Texas; grandchildren, Rachel and Hilary Eades, Jake and Emma Rawley and Rhianna and Sienna Sutton; and numerous nieces, nephews and many special friends. ...

Glenn I. "Bud" Womeldorff, 90, of rural St. Paul, passed away at 5:50 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009 at the Prairie Mission Retirement Village at St. Paul, Kan. He was born on Feb. 11, 1919 on "The Big Island" near St. Paul, the son of James and Minnie (Sprenger) Womeldorff...

Kenneth "Kenny", or Peanut, Wood, age 53, of Hume, Mo., died Sunday Oct. 4, 2009. He was born on March 21, 1956 at Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Vergil and Delma Brown Wood. He graduated from Jayhawk Linn High School. He worked as a carpenter and also raised cattle...

Donald Gene Williams, was born July 21, 1933 in Fulton, Kan., and peacefully left this world at 2 p.m. Oct. 3, 2009, at the Shady Oaks Healthcare Center in Thayer, Mo, at the age of 76. Survivors include: long time companion Judy McKee of Thayer, Mo; seven siblings: LaVaughn Peak, Phyllis Ladd, Art Williams, Jr., Mary Hazelwood, Harold Williams, Pat Williams, Dennis Williams; and he was an uncle to over 100 nieces and nephews in four different generations...

The process of aging remains a mystery. But, research over the past 50 years has found that lifestyle choices may prevent disease and promote healthy aging. The Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA) has continued for over 50 years. Last week I reported on the research that shows the importance of exercise and other physical activities as we age. Several other findings have come from the studies...

Newcomers to the Arcadia Christian Church Sunday School on the first Sunday in October were Cherish Taylor and her sister Alyshia Taylor, who attended with their neighbor, Cheyenne Melon. They live on North Nelson Street. For the Church services, Scott Long and Bob Prettyman were welcomed by all. A good number enjoyed the usual first Sunday of the month church dinner...

Three peas in a pod. Three wishes. Third time's the charm. Contrary to a popular saying, good things do come in threes. The weekend of Sept. 19 was a case in point. Three teenage girls, each suffering from a different life-threatening disease, shared a "girls' getaway" to Branson, courtesy of a local charity...

Due to scheduling conflicts, Tiger Day has been rescheduled from this coming Friday, Oct. 9, to Friday, Oct. 16 at Fort Scott Middle School, 1105 E. 12th St. During Tiger Day, which has been an annual tradition for 20 years, FSHS student athletes who participate in fall sports, dance team members and cheerleaders visit FSMS to share lunch and talk with sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students...

The Mercy Health Center Foundation recently announced the addition of five new board members. New members, who will each serve a three-year term, include Sharon Campbell and Dave Martin, both of Fort Scott, Joan Ermel, Bronson, Tim Staton, Pleasanton, and Karl Wicker, Arma...

A new interpretive film has brought to life the history of the Fort Scott National Historic Site. The film, titled "Dreams and Dilemmas: Fort Scott and the Growth of a Nation," was unveiled during a premiere event on Thursday hosted by the Friends of Fort Scott National Historic Site at the Liberty Theatre. A camera crew visited Fort Scott about three years ago to produce the 20-minute film, which features several local residents and outlines major events in the fort's history...

"We, the jury ... find the defendant guilty of the crime of attempted murder in the first degree." That was the sentence Fred Thornton heard after the jury returned to the courtroom Friday afternoon. Thornton has been on trial since Sept. 29, with the verdict coming shortly before 2 p.m. ...

UNIONTOWN, Kan. -- Oswego put a damper on Uniontown's Homecoming here Friday night as the Indians took a 44-13 decision. The Eagles (2-3) scored the game's first 13 points. Ben Dixon scored first on a 16-yard run with Seth Sympson kicking the extra point to make it 7-0...

COLUMBUS, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School found some success early in the first quarter of Friday night's Southeast Kansas League battle with Columbus. But it was short lived as the Titans went on to score 23 points in the last 3:46 of the first quarter and went on to a 62-14 rout of the Tigers...

RIVERTON -- Fort Scott High School's soccer team posted a 2-0 victory over Riverton in a non-league soccer match here Monday. Max McAllister scored a first-half goal for the Tigers while Matt Scharenberg scored in the second half. Garret Baugher and Jason Trejo combined for the shutout as each played goalkeeper for a half...

RICHMOND, Kan. -- Fort Scott, Jayhawk-Linn and Pleasanton all sent athletes to the Central Heights Invitational here Thursday. Fort Scott's involvement was a last-minute arrangement as the meet it was scheduled to go to at Pittsburg was canceled after heavy rains made the course at Four Oaks Golf Course unusable...

PITTSBURG -- For the sixth consecutive season, Independence won the Southeast Kansas League Tennis Tournament as the Bulldogs beat out Parsons for the team title by four points. Independence also had three of the four bracket champions and the runner-up in the other. All four finals were between Independence and Parsons entrants...

It took about two games before Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team got going at Arnold Arena Monday night. But once it did, the Greyhounds were able to roll in the last two games of the match and take a 25-23, 21-25, 25-14, 25-11 victory...

When the NJCAA Football Coaches Association announced the inductees of the class of 2009 Hall of Fame class, there was a familiar name on the list for Fort Scott Community College Greyhound fans. Former 'Hound offensive lineman, Paul E. Hartsel was the lone player selected in this year's class, along with two former coaches and a former national championship team...

COLUMBUS, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School's golf team finished fourth while Uniontown was fifth at the Columbus Invitational here Thursday. For the Southeast Kansas League school here, this served as the third and final of the three league tournaments. ...

INDEPENDENCE -- The standards have changed this much for the Fort Scott Community College football program: The Greyhounds beat Independence 31-9 in Jayhawk Conference play here Saturday night and they walked away from Emmot Field mostly unhappy about it...

GARNETT -- Fort Scott High School girls' golf coach Karen Curran was understandably pleased with the performance her Tigers turned in at the Anderson County Invitational here Tuesday. Although the Tigers finished fourth, most of the girls turned in season or career best scores for 9 and 18 holes. Fort Scott shot 414 as a team, their best over 18 holes this season...

The top four teams in the NJCAA/jcfootball.com poll remain the same as all of them recorded victories last week. The only bit of change in the top four is that No. 1 Blinn (Texas) was the unanimous pick this week. Last week, Blinn received five first-place votes and No. 3 Fort Scott Community College received two...

PITTSBURG -- Crawford County deputies were dispatched to the Mt. Carmel Medical Center at 6:12 p.m. Monday in reference to a child that had been injured by a lawn mower. According to information provided by the Crawford County Sheriff's Department, deputies met with Joshua Chopra, father of 3-year-old Jackson Chopra who suffered undisclosed injuries to his right arm after being run over by a riding lawn mower...

MULBERRY -- At 12:20 p.m. Monday, the Crawford County Sheriff's Department received a call of a drive-by shooting that occurred at 410 W. Perry in Mulberry. According to Mulberry Police reports, the victim of the shooting, Duane Wahl, 33, of Mulberry reported that he was shot at by a white male, driving a newer model silver Toyota extended-cab truck. ...

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sand Praeger is urging Kansas to thank a firefighter for their efforts in keeping citizens and their property safe. "During National Fire Prevention Week, we want to recognize the efforts of our local firefighters," Praeger said. "These Kansas men and women put their lives on the line for us in emergencies, and they spend time this week and throughout the year educating us about fire safety. Fort That, we offer our deep gratitude."...

The Fort Scott City Commissioners heard the comments of two citizens during Tuesday evening meeting at City Hall. The first citizen to appear before the commission was former city commissioner John Keating who spoke on the issue of selling the asphalt equipment. Keating said he was speaking on behalf of the people who are doing the asphalt work for the city and who want to continue to do the work...