Stories from Friday, August 31, 2007

On Sept. 16 - 20, 13 churches of various denominations will be coming together for a wake up call to return to the church's mission and purpose. This "wake up call" is under the theme, "Jesus is Coming Back…Will the Church be Ready?" Month's of preparation and prayer will make way for the beginning of services at 7 p.m. each evening, on the corner of Wall and Main Streets, which will last until approximately 8:30 p.m. Each night will feature a different speaker together with Praise and Worship...

100 YEARS AGO (1907) The "peach editor" of The Tribune has been dismissed. Last year he did good service, but it has been decided that he was able to do so on account of the immense peach crop then. This year was a test of his ability and he fell clear down. ...

The 18th annual Capture the Spirit Gala is now but a memory to those who attended this year's event. But three lucky event participants will not easily forget the memories generated by the 2007 gala. Kim Holmes, Lenexa, is the marketing manager for Apria Health Care. ...

The Bourbon County Arts Council will conduct its 20th annual Garagarama fund-raising event on Sept. 15 in the 4-H Building at the Bourbon County Fairgrounds. The BCAC is a non-profit organization that promotes and supports the arts in Fort Scott and throughout Bourbon County. The arts council takes part in a number of activities in the community...

GARLAND -- A public meeting to gauge citizen interest in a potential project to build a community building and storm shelter in the town is scheduled for 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9, at the Garland Park. The purpose of the meeting, which is open to the public and sponsored by the Drywood Township Board, is to give area residents a chance to voice their opinions on whether or not town officials should seek state grants to construct a 40-foot-by-60-foot, 5,000-square foot community center on Main Street across from the old fire station in Garland. ...

Fort Scott resident Paul S. Johnson was convicted on Wednesday when he pleaded no contest to charges that he regularly sexually abused a young girl in both Linn County and Bourbon County. Johnson pleaded no contest to aggravated criminal sodomy, a severity level 2 felony, and aggravated indecent liberties with a child, a level four felony...

POMMIER -- Sophia Jean Pommier, a girl, was born at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott at 9:18 a.m. on Aug. 29, 2007, to parents Summer and Chris Pommier, Arma, Kan. She weighed 7 pound, 2 and three quarters ounces. Maternal grandparents are Steve and Marybeth McClure, Uniontown, and Mike Younggren, Redfield, Kan. Paternal grandparents are Ron and Janet Pommier, Franklin...

Connor J. Underwood, 2 months old, of Pittsburg, Kan., was pronounced dead on arrival at Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center in Pittsburg at 3:03 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007, as a result of SIDS. He was born June 20, 2007, in Joplin, Mo., the son of Shannon and Julie (Rogers) Underwood...

CANEY -- Uniontown High School's golf team opened its season here Thursday at the Caney Valley Invitational. The Eagles sent just two members of their team here but Kiersten Elder finished in fifth place individually in the 18-hole affair with her score of 105. Elder shot a 59 on the front nine and a 46 on the back...

PARSONS -- Fort Scott High's tennis was able to take only three players to the Labette County Tournament here Thursday. The Tigers saw Jill Query finish in third place in the five-team round-robin tournament. The doubles team of Danielle Miller and Molly Karleskint, playing together for the first time, finished fourth with a record of 1-3...

ALTAMONT -- Fort Scott High's cross country season began bright and early here Thursday morning with the Labette County Invitational. Catherine Sercer was the best runner for the Tigers on the day, completing her varsity girls' two-mile run in 15:26.58. Alicia Whitehurst of Independence was the race winner in 15:02.76...

Last year's standings and this year's schedules for area leagues and districts. Also, lists of past Southeast Kansas League and Three Rivers League champions.

Pleasanton's second year of 11-man football stands a good chance of being better than the first but the Blu-Jays will still face a tough fight to contend for Three Rivers League and district championships. Pleasanton moved back up to the 11-man game last season and finished just 2-7. However, those two wins came against league opponents Jayhawk-Linn and Oswego and allowed the Blu-Jays to take second place in the four-team TRL-Upper Division behind Uniontown...

Another year, another coach and another offense to learn for Jayhawk-Linn's football team. Kirk Holt becomes a football head coach for the first time this season, taking over from Mark Larson, who departed along with his spread formation offense after one season and a 2-7 record...

Uniontown's football team will be without the services of four-year letterman Chad Hays this season. But that was to be expected as the quarterback and defensive back graduated and has moved on to Pittsburg State University to begin his collegiate career...

Fort Scott's second-year head coach, Don Epps, is counting on depth to carry the Tigers through the 2007 season, which begins Friday night as FSHS travels to Parsons for a Southeast Kansas League contest. There could be up to six players used at running back and there will be a steady rotation on the four-man defensive line...

PLEASANTON -- Pleasanton didn't need a single passing yard -- not even an attempt -- to beat Archie, Mo., 13-6 in its season opener here Thursday night. Quarterback Jeff Fairbanks carried the ball into the end zone for short touchdowns in each of the first two quarters to stake the Blu-Jays to a 13-0 lead. Fairbanks led the multi-pronged Pleasanton rushing attack with 38 yards on nine carries...