Stories from Thursday, October 18, 2012

100 YEARS AGO (1912) The dance season will soon open and the shops about town are showing some beautiful things in the way of party dresses and all the trimmings that go with them. Hair ornaments and scarfs are nearly all sparkling with new drop beads or rhinestones...

James Edward Sims Jr., Fort Scott, was arrested at 2:16 p.m. Tuesday by the Fort Scott Police Department for municipal pedestrian under the influence and was released at 8:16 p.m. Tuesday for time served.

Kyle Green and Angel Christians, and siblings Gracie, Gus, Darrick, Kyla, and Kaevin, Fort Scott, are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Lizabeth Faith Green, at 12:03 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, at Mercy Hospital. Lizabeth weighed 8 pounds, 11 1/2 ounces at birth...

"What is your favorite Halloween costume" was the roll call answered by 39 members and three leaders at the Northeast Scott 4-H Club on Oct. 10. Madison Sheehy was welcomed to the club as a new member. It was announced that the club achievement banquet will be Oct. 28 at 2 p.m. at the Hammond Community Building and the County Achievement Banquet will be at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at the 4-H building...

The Fort Scott FFA has been very busy this fall. Sixty-four FFA members attended the first stadium clean-up held Sept. 1. At the second stadium clean-up held Sept. 22, 60 FFA members attended. We also had two adopt-a-highways -- the first one was Sept. 5 and 55 FFA members attended. The second adopt-a-highway was Sept. 16 and 45 FFA members attended...

It has been really great to get some September-October rainfall after enduring what turned out to be a long, hot summer. I even noted a full pond or two in the Devon area following the 4.5 inches of rain received at the end of September, as well as many fescue pastures showing a surprising measure of fall growth...

Bulbs are a good addition to any landscape or garden because they offer a variety of bloom color, flowering time, plant height and shape. Now, (October) is the time to plant spring flowering bulbs. Before you plant, spend some time thinking and planning about the location...

Fort Scott Community College will host the annual Dan VandeWynkel Alumni Rodeo at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at Arnold Arena. Bareback riding, barrel racing, breakaway, bull riding, calf roping, goat tying, saddle bronc, steer wrestling and team roping will be featured...

Hope Chapel Assembly of God, 1216 4600th St., will have a U.S. Department of Agriculture commodities distribution on Oct. 20. The church will distribute food from 1 p.m.-2 p.m. at the Hope Chapel Assembly of God Blessing Center. This is for low-income households in the Moran and Iola area...

Hope Chapel Assembly of God, 1216 4600th St., Moran, will host a community gospel singing at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 21. Anyone who enjoys gospel singing is welcome to join in. Contact Pastor Raymond Yates at (620) 939-4828 if you know anyone who sings and would like to sing. The event is free to the public...

It's time once more to nominate producers for the Kanas Bankers Association Award. Last year's Kansas Bankers Association Award winners from Bourbon County were Larry and Paula Howard for Soil Conservation and Jingles Endicott for Water Quality. The program's purpose is to stimulate a greater interest in the conservation of Kansas agricultural resources by recognizing farmers and landowners who have made "outstanding progress in the establishment of soil and water conservation on their farms," a news release said.. ...

For all they do -- and to give them a plug -- organizers of the Fort Scott Country Music Show received recognition from the city commission this week. Steve and Nancy Cliffman, along with his children and grandchildren, and Jason and Darlene Richison, join forces twice a month to put on the show at Memorial Hall, 1 E. Third St. This Sunday's 2 p.m. performance will feature Rachel Center, a regular on Kelly's Kountry Junction on KOZK/KOZJ Ozarks Public Television...

Some changes are in the works for the biggest fundraiser of the year for The Beacon, a local food pantry and community assistance agency. Organizers have moved The Beacon Benefit Soup Line, normally held in the spring, to the fall in hopes that "the weather will be a little more conducive to soup," and for other reasons, Young Professionals League Community Service Chairwoman Megan Felt said. ...

Seven-year-old Macyn Farmer giggles as she exits the smoky confines of a two-story fire simulation house while her classmates watch her from the ground. For kids at Winfield Scott Elementary, a visit from the Fort Scott Fire Department's Fire Safety House on Wednesday was likely a welcome break from the routine of reading, writing and arithmetic, but the educational message they received from the demonstration was an important one -- how to react when caught in a real-life fire...

A handful of dedicated second graders at Winfield Scott Elementary are setting the standard for citizenship and serving as examples to their peers by taking part in the Student Leadership Club. Fourteen students, hand-picked out of the seven second-grade classrooms on campus, perform numerous duties at the school, and in so doing, begin to learn values like responsibility, empathy and concern for others...

The Gordon Parks Museum at Fort Scott Community College has been chosen as a partner site and grant recipient for the Kansas Humanities Council's "The Way We Worked" exhibit. The Way We Worked is a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition that explores the stories of America's workers and invites viewers to consider how the workplace and workforce have changed over time. ...

MORAN -- Uniontown's volleyball team finished the regular season with a sweep in a non-league triangular here Tuesday night. The Eagles (26-9) beat Pleasanton, 25-11, 25-15, and Marmaton Valley, 25-15, 25-12. The sweep allowed Uniontown to earn the top seed in the Class 2A Sub-State Tournament it will host Saturday beginning at 1 p.m. at the West Bourbon Elementary gymnasium. The Eagles finished with one fewer loss than No. 2 seed Oswego (26-10)...

Fort Scott High School will be the No. 7 seed at Saturday's Pittsburg Class 4A Sub-State Volleyball Tournament. Play begins at 2 p.m. with first-round and semifinal action on two courts. Fort Scott (10-23) will face second-seeded Girard (23-12) at 2 p.m. ...

Fort Scott Community College improved its playoff position Wednesday night when the Greyhounds were able to take down Neosho County in four sets in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play, 25-19, 25-14, 19-25, 25-10. With the win, Fort Scott moves up a spot into the No. 6 seed for the Region VI Division II Tournament were it to begin today, passing the Panthers in the standings...

To the Editor: Not all taxes are evil. I'm gonna lose about 80 percent of anybody reading this issue of the Tribune with that statement alone, but facts are facts. Reading the article "FSCC board hears opposing tax viewpoints" in Tuesday's Tribune, I was incredibly pleased to see that a fellow...