Stories from Tuesday, October 16, 2012

100 YEARS AGO (1912) The new schoolhouse building in the Bunker Hill District 51 just north of Fort Scott is nearing completion and will be in readiness for occupancy by week after next. The residents of the district are arranging for the dedication of the new structure on the evening of Oct. 25 and expect many from this city to attend. Superintendent Ramsey of the city schools will deliver the address...

To the Editor: Recently some local citizens appeared before the commissioners of Bourbon County and the city of Fort Scott as well as board members of school districts and the community college. They were asking that the taxing bodies limit their budgets to prevent any increase in their respective mill levies...

Autumn Leaves Senior Citizens met on Oct. 8 in their cottage in Arcadia with 19 present for a fine dinner that was blessed by Pastor Charles Cable. President, Lilly Coonrod opened the business meeting with the flag salute and Lord's Prayer. Because of no heat in the building, bingo was canceled for the day. ...

Bronson Chapter No. 65 of the Order of the Eastern Star met Wednesday evening Oct. 10 at the Bronson Methodist Annex for a regular meeting with 12 members present and Worthy Matron Linda Neville and Worthy Patron Glenn Smith presiding in the east. Worthy Matron opened the meeting in form. Invitations were read. The charter was draped for Past Grand Patron Richard Dick Smith. Sister Geri Reeder reported on their visit and participation in the school of instruction held in Chanute...

The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Coffee will be held at 8 a.m. Thursday at Peerless Products, 2403 S. Main St. Members can make an announcement about their business, organization or community event by donating $1 toward "Dollars for Dolly."

A Mercy School of Nursing reunion will be held Saturday, Oct. 20, at Mercy Hospital. Registration starts at 9 a.m. The event will run through an evening meal at 7 p.m. in the Mercy cafeteria area. Alumni will arrive from several states to reminisce with classmates, a news release said...

Donelson Construction, in conjunction with the city of Fort Scott, is scheduled to begin a resurfacing project at 8 a.m. today. The project will begin on Broadway from Sixth Street to Wall Street and on Holbrook from Sixth Street to Eighth Street. There may be sections of street closed during this time and possible traffic delays, a news release said...

Enrollment is now underway for the next session of Adult Basic Education classes on the campus of Fort Scott Community College. Residents who are interested in completing work to obtain their General Educational Development (GED) diploma or improve their basic skills should contact the FSCC Adult Basic Education Center at (620) 223-2700, ext. ...

Shane Andrew Aerts Jr., 18, Fort Scott, was arrested at 10:21 p.m. Friday by the Fort Scott Police Department on a Bourbon County warrant for unlawful voluntary sexual acts and is still being held at this time. Becky Sue McDowell, 33, Fort Scott, was arrested at 4:27 p.m. ...

Over the past two weekends, the Fort Scott debate squad has found success, placing in the top three at two tournaments. At Piper on Oct. 6, the Tigers finished third in sweeps with 13 wins based on their top four teams. Leading the way were Gage Addington and Jesse Guerrero and Caleb Moore and Tyler Slinkard, finishing fourth and fifth...

The Christmas Parade and Holiday Festival is coming up soon. The parade is scheduled for 6 p.m. Nov. 27 through downtown Fort Scott. The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce invites residents to submit ideas for the parade theme. Ideas may be submitted through the chamber website, fortscott.com "Contact" page, or in writing to the chamber office. ...

A local youth mentoring program will get some financial aid thanks to some help from a local funeral home. The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bourbon County program, which matches youth in the community with older volunteers, was recently awarded a $500 grant from the York Children's Foundation of Pittsburgh, Pa., following a nomination by Cheney Witt Chapel earlier this year...

By Laurie Sisk The Fort Scott Tribune It was a string of unfortunate events this past weekend for two Fort Scott Elks Lodge No. 579 charity events as severe thunderstorms postponed its annual golf tournament on Saturday and competing car shows in area towns resulted in less than anticipated attendance for the second annual car, truck and motorcycle show on Sunday...

Bourbon County Commissioners made their decision public on three more fence viewings during their regular meeting Monday. The panel, which viewed properties owned by Tom Graham, Dave Stewart and Marti Tuchscherer that adjoin property the city of Fort Scott is leasing to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks for hunting in the Lake Fort Scott area, decided in all three cases that the property owners are responsible for replacing and/or repairing fences that abut their respective properties...

Public comments from a citizen supporting a mill levy increase for Fort Scott Community College and comments from one urging trustees to not raise taxes opened the October meeting of the FSCC Board of Trustees Monday night at the Heritage Room in the Administration Building at the college...

RICHMOND -- Uniontown's volleyball team went 2-3 at the Central Heights Tournament here Saturday. The Eagles lost three matches to Class 4A schools in the tournament, including two to Girard. Uniontown is a Class 2A school. "This tournament is always a tough one for us," Eagle Head Coach Jackie Hall said. "Seeing some teams from up north that run quicker offenses is hard to adjust to, but something we need to see."...

GARNETT -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team went 2-2 at the Anderson County Tournament here Saturday. The Tigers will go into Class 4A Sub-State play at Pittsburg this weekend with a record of 10-23. "Overall I thought the girls did a really good job," Fort Scott head coach Carol Bingesser said. "We let a couple of the matches slip away from us but, for the most part, I thought we played with a lot of intensity. It was nice to get back on track and get a couple of wins...

UNION, Mo. -- Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team went unbeaten at the East Central College Tournament here over the weekend, improving to 19-9 on the season going into Monday night's Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division match at Independence...

Fort Scott High School's football team became just one of two unbeaten teams remaining in Class 4A when Lenexa St. James took a 41-12 loss to Spring Hill Thursday night. The Tigers beat Anderson County, 48-6 at Frary Field Friday night to remain undefeated. That was enough for Fort Scott to finally break out of the "others" category and into the top five in the Wichita Eagle and Topeka Capital-Journal polls...