Stories from Thursday, September 20, 2007

FSCC plays well in first two games but poor effort dooms team in finale

100 YEARS AGO (1907) Ed Sweeney, the new horseshoer at E.W. Bowman's blacksmith shop, hasn't any idea of suing a Tribune reporter for damages. But he wants restitution in some way. The fact is, Mr. Sweeney is not a blacksmith, as was stated, but a genuine horseshoer. He is one of the best who ever burned the hoof of a horse. He will have charge of that department in Mr. Bowman's business...

Huge amounts of time and money are spent by pharmaceutical companies to develop and research new products for the cattle industry. Once a product leaves the company they lose control as to how the products are handled. It is up to the producer or purchaser to follow label directions to ensure the product will work as intended to maximize producer benefits...

Growing children need regular meals for growth and development. But family meals provide much more than the vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients children need to grow up healthy. Research continues to show that the more often teenagers eat meals with their families, the less likely they are to smoke, drink, or use illegal drugs. ...

Fort Scott City commissioners Tuesday unanimously approved setting aside $2,500 this year for downtown property owners to improve the appearance of their buildings. The downtown facade grant program will allot $2,500 this year and another $2,500 for 2008. ...

Sammy Boyd, 75, of Pleasanton, died Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007 at Truman Medical Center, Kansas City, MIssouri. Services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007 at the Coffel-Schneider Chapel, Pleasanton. Visitation will be from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday at the chapel. Contributions are suggested to the American Heart Association. Interment will be in the Trading Post Cemetery...

Jonah Dale Baldwin, a boy, was born at 1:18 p.m. Wednesday at Mercy Health Center to parents Josh Baldwin and Wendi Baldwin, Pleasanton. He weighed 8 pounds, 3 1/2 ounces at birth. He joins two sisters, Brianna and Marissa. Maternal grandfather is Tim Harris, Butler, Mo. Maternal great-grandmother is Doris Harris, Butler, Mo. Paternal grandparents are Bob Beckwith and Carol Beckwith. Paternal great-grandmother is Marjorie Black. Paternal great-great-grandmother is Margaret Wood...

The Friday night concert series will close out its summer season this weekend with a final performance by the local musical group, the Sekanaires Quartet and Singers. The free concert is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Friday at the Heritage Park Pavilion at the corner of First and Main streets in downtown Fort Scott. The concert series is sponsored by the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Downtown Division...

Fort Scott Community College officials plan to conduct a groundbreaking ceremony on the new Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on Friday, Oct. 5, as part of a series of events that will take place that week during the Gordon Parks Celebration of Culture and Diversity at FSCC...

Local resident and Taste of Fort Scott Chairwoman Martha Scott has declared the fourth annual Taste of Fort Scott fund-raising event a success. According to a written statement provided by Scott, the event, which took place Saturday at the Liberty Theatre, attracted about 150 local residents and their guests. Guests who came to enjoy the food had access to nine food vendors who presented them with a number of mouthwatering delicacies, Scott said...

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By Jason E. Silvers The Fort Scott Tribune The Friday night concert series will close out its summer season this weekend with a final performance by the local musical group, the Sekanaires Quartet and Singers. The free concert is scheduled to begin at 7 p. m. Friday at the Heritage Park Pavilion at the corner of First and Main streets in downtown Fort Scott. The concert series is sponsored by the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Downtown Division...

Local resident and Taste of Fort Scott Chairwoman Martha Scott has declared the fourth annual Taste of Fort Scott fundraising event a success. According to a written statement provided by Scott, the event, which took place Saturday at the Liberty Theatre, attracted about 150 local residents and their guests. Guests who came to enjoy the food had access to nine food vendors who presented them with a number of mouthwatering delicacies, Scott said...

Dismissed Wednesday Christina Crelia and Kyler Shwndell, Arcadia, and Mrs. Larry Palet, Ft. Scott Admitted Wednesday Cinda Cates, Uniontown, and Clifford Lyman, Ft. Scott Mercy Health Center visiting hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.

BALDWIN -- Jonah Dale Baldwin, a boy, was born at 1: 18 p.m. Wednesday at Mercy Health Center to parents Josh Baldwin and Wendi Baldwin, Pleasanton. He weighed 8 pounds, 3 1/2 ounces at birth. He joins two sisters, Brianna and Marissa. Maternal grandfather is Tim Harris, Butler, Mo. Maternal great-grandmother is Doris Harris, Butler, Mo. Paternal grandparents are Bob Beckwith and Carol Beckwith. Paternal great-grandmother is Marjorie Black. Paternal great-great-grandmother is Margaret Wood...