Stories from Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Saturday's Third Annual Taste of Fort Scott was the most successful in the brief history of the event, according to co-chair Martha Scott. The event, which took place at the Liberty Theatre, allowed local residents to sample various foods and beverages from local vendors. It was the first year that the event was conducted at the Liberty Theatre and, Scott said, it proved to be a good choice...

The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees has approved a new salary schedule for the 2006-07 school year, which includes small pay increases for almost 50 full-time FSCC teachers. During their regular meeting on Monday, the trustees voted unanimously to approve a negotiated agreement between 48 full-time FSCC teachers and members of the Fort Scott College Association of Professional Employees (FSCAPE), and FSCC administrators...

The Bourbon County Chapter of the American Red Cross is offering an opportunity for residents to become volunteers by scheduling a series of training courses starting next week. The chapter has scheduled six classes, with the first starting on Sept. ...

More than 100 people attended a gala celebration last week in Iola that will help fund the construction of several homes for clients at Tri-Valley Developmental Services in Iola and Chanute, company officials said. About 134 tickets were sold for the 2nd annual Friends of Tri-Valley Foundation Gala Celebration conducted Monday evening, Sept. 11 at Madison Avenue Steaks and Chops in Iola...

June Katherine Bower, age 97, of Fort Scott, died Monday, September 18, 2006, at Medicalodge Nursing Home. She was born June 24, 1909 in Cato, the daughter of Bill and Edna Farmer Dunbar. She married Jesse S. Bower. He preceded her in death on May 16, 1953...

Carrie Alice Coonrod, formerly Johnston, age 83, died on September 11, 2006, in Yuba City, California. She was born January 2, 1923 in Garland, and raised on a farm in the Cherry Grove area. She graduated from Fort Scott High School in 1940, and went on to complete a Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education and obtained her teaching credential at Kansas State College, Pittsburg. During WWII she worked in the Boeing factory in Wichita on summer breaks...

Family meals provide much more than protein, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients children need to grow up healthy. Eating dinner together as a family also reduces children's risk of substance abuse. Research by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University consistently finds that the more often children eat dinner with their families, the less likely they are to smoke, drink or use drugs...

After Jace and Jess Pavlik had taught the pre-teen Sunday School class on Sunday morning and Pastor David Peterson dismissed Arcadia Christian Church, Mae Watt was host for their dinner at Chicken Mary's in Yale. Carole Garrison and Mary V. Shead accompanied them. There they were greeted by Vera and John Parrish and Wayne and Christie Parrish and granddaughter Allyson Glessner...

After Jace and Jess Pavlik had taught the pre-teen Sunday School class on Sunday morning and Pastor David Peterson dismissed Arcadia Christian Church, Mae Watt was host for their dinner at Chicken Mary's in Yale. Carole Garrison and Mary V. Shead accompanied them. There they were greeted by Vera and John Parrish and Wayne and Christie Parrish and granddaughter Allyson Glessner...

To the Editor, We would like to thank everyone who was involved in our 7th Annual Duck Soup Softball Tournament for the American Heart Association. Nine teams participated in this ear's event. Unfortunately, we only had prizes for the top three teams, but in our book they are all winners in this charitable cause. The Misfits took first place; second place went to Redd's Liquor; while third place went to Farm Bureau of Pittsburg...