Stories from Friday, December 21, 2012

All members of the Fort Scott Scottish Rite, 110 S. Main, Fort Scott, are asked to attend the stated dinner and meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. The dinner menu includes barbecue beef sandwiches, potato salad, coleslaw, baked beans and brownies...

Editor's Note: Fort Scott High School English teacher Emily Rountree has been working this semester to raise money for Charity: Water, a nonprofit organization which uses 100 percent of public donations to help fund water projects in places without access to clean drinking water and sanitation. Her goal was to motivate her students to use their writing in class to make a real-world difference. Twelve students got top grades on the project and will be published in the Tribune and online...

Nasty! Would you want your family drinking water that isn't clean? Millions of people have to drink and let their family drink unsanitary water. (Some) 3.5 million people a year die from diseases caused by dirty and unsanitary water ("The Crisis," 2012). There is still a chance to help these people. Just imagine if it was you and your family in their spot, would you want someone to help you?...

I used to take clean water for granted. But that was before I learned that there are more than one billion people in the world who don't have clean water to drink. In my English class, we are trying to raise money for Charity: Water. Charity: Water is an organization that helps bring safe drinking water to those who don't have access to it. You can find more information about it on charitywater.org. My name is Francis Torres, I live in Fort Scott, and I am a junior at FSHS...

Picture yourself getting up early in the morning and walking for miles to find water that's not even clean! Hi, my name is Jenn Ham and I go to Fort Scott High School and in Mrs. Rountree's English three class we are trying to raise money for Charity: Water...

Did you know that thousands of people die a day from drinking unsafe water? My name is Annyssa Davenport. I am a Junior at Fort Scott High School. I am in Mrs. Rountree's English class, and we are trying to help raise money for Charity: Water. Charity: Water is an organization that uses 100 percent of public donations to provide clean fresh water for people who don't have access to it...

Imagine if you had to walk miles every day just to get dirty water with animal and human sewage in it. I am Jered Walrath from Fort Scott, Kan. I go to Fort Scott High School and my English class is trying to raise money for Charity Water. Charity Water is a charity that is working to provide clean water for the 783 million people that drink dirty water...

Imagine if you had to get up every morning to walk 3 miles to get drinking water for your family THEN it's not even clean drinking water! This is what happens to millions of people every single day! That is why we are trying to prevent in our English class. ...

Nairobi, Africa. Population 39 million. 17 million lack safe water. We can help save lives. I am Kimberlie Coulter a junior at Fort Scott High School in Fort Scott, Kansas. I am in Mrs. Rountree first block English class and we are researching Charity: Water. Charity: Water is an organization to help get water to those who don't have clean drinking water...

Did you know that people in Africa spend about 40 billion hours a year getting water? They spend all that time walking to just get dirty water! They walk just to get nasty water and hope that their kids don't die from chronic diseases. My name is Kolby Brumback, and I'm from Fort Scott High School. ...

What would you do if you had to go to the bathroom and wash your hands with dirty water? Hi! My name is Kristyn DeAntoni, I am a student from Fort Scott High School. In my English class we are trying to raise money for people who do not have clean drinking water. ...

Did you that 780 million people don't have access to safe drinking water? This is Michael Woods. I am a junior in Fort Scott High School, and I want to tell you that millions of people need clean water. Our English class is trying to raise money to provide clean drinking water through Charity: Water. Charity: Water is an organization that helps people in developing countries to get clean water...

Shawn O'Brien's idea of raising money for family friend yielded $5,477. O'Brien put together a Dec. 15 bake sale and chili dog feed at Buck Run Community Center to help John Findley of Fort Scott, who is suffering from leukemia. Some 200 hotdogs and an uncalculated amount of baked goods were sold. A total of $5,402.68 was raised and an additional $75 came in afterward. The Care to Share cancer support group also gave its backing...

About a year before Sister Concetta Cardinale left here, Mercy Hospital President Reta Baker said the sister started talking to her about having something pictorial to depict the Sisters of Mercy's history in Fort Scott. That desire came to fruition Thursday morning with the unveiling of a four-by-15-foot mural created by local artist Elaine Buerge. The mural is located on a wall near the main stairwell at Mercy Hospital...

Rumors of weapons being brought to Fort Scott High School and a possible shooting are causing concern among parents, students and USD 234 staff. The rumor has also resulted in a student being detained, but not arrested, according to school and police officials...

Ashlei Coulter and Jordan Goddard, and sibling Aadan Joe Alan Goddard are pleased to announce the birth of their son and brother Braydan Lee Joel Goddard. Braydan was born at 8:52 a.m. Oct. 15, 2012, at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. He weighed 7 pounds, 3 ozs. at birth and was 20 inches in length...

Andrew and Charity Sparks, Sheldon, Mo., are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Elias Bentlee Sparks, at 5:20 a.m. Dec. 20, 2012, at Mercy Hospital. He weighed 9 pounds, 1 oz. at birth. Maternal grandparents include Reuben and Melissa Luevano, David Carter (great-grandparent), Rodney and Karen Dobias, great-grandmother Ileta Thompson...

Jesse Gene Haraan Smith, 26, Fulton, was arrested at 4:04 p.m. Dec. 19 by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on a Bourbon County warrant for possession of drug paraphernalia and is still being held at this time.

One of the most fascinating aspects in the study of the Civil War for the historians is the discovery of original letters, diaries or related documents. After the passing of 150 years, these historic documents are still being discovered and when this happens a "Treasure Trove" becomes reality for the finder. Where, you might ask, are these documents found?...

Everyone has a favorite Christmas memory. It can be something simple, like sharing a moment with loved ones no longer present. It can be the times we spend with our family and friends during this holiday time. It can be attending the performances of Christmas plays or concerts at our school...

100 YEARS AGO (1912) Seven Gift Specials for Saturday at Calhoun's. See South Window. Handsomely embellished black handbag, regular $1.50, special priced at 98 cents. Embroidered guest towels. You know the wife or mother plan to have the best for their guests. These are a bargain at 25 cents...

Grace Baptist Tabernacle, 502 S. Margrave St., would like to invite the public to come enjoy the singing of Mark Gray on Sunday, Dec. 23rd at 6 p.m. For 32 years, Gray has been one of the most active soloists in gospel music. Mark and his wife, Mary, travel 12 months a year all across America and the world singing in some 175 churches, youth camps, and Bible colleges...

Evil blasted its way into an elementary school this past week as Adam Lanza, a crazed, camouflaged madman, unloaded his demonic fury on 20 trapped, helpless children and six heroic adults. I cannot fathom what it's like for those parents who sent their precious babies off to school in Newtown, Conn., last Friday morning, never thinking twice about seeing them later that afternoon, and then getting the call that something had gone terribly, terribly wrong and they needed to come immediately...

For the next several weeks. We (the 15th and Crawford Church of Christ) will be stating several Bible principles and asking the questions: Have you heard? Do you agree? Do you follow? Would you like to know more, giving everyone the opportunity to hear and believe (Romans 10:17). It is also an opportunity to learn (Acts 8:30-35). If you would like to write in, email any questions, or responses to be answered or published, feel free to do so...

Hello fellow Fort Scottians. It is Christmastime again. What a privilege it is to celebrate the Christ Child. Last Sunday our Junior Church program was a great success. The children, under the direction of Ray and Sharon Mauck, reminded us of the story of Christmas -- "From the Manger." We had a good crowd of worshippers and some that were visiting with us made their way all the way from Cincinnati, Ohio. Congrats to Ray and Sharon for 25 years of faithful service to our children...

Four Fort Scott High School football players have been chosen for all-state honors. The Class 4A selections are: First team offense: Brendan Blackburn, lineman, 6-2, 275, junior Honorable mention backs: Marques Floyd, senior, Johnathan Stark, senior...

Uniontown's junior high girls' basketball team continues to make progress as the eighth-grade squad heads into the holiday break. Coach Paula Coyan's team has been busy in 2012. The team opened with a decisive victory over Pleasanton before getting nipped by Jayhawk-Linn 24-23...