Stories from Thursday, April 10, 2008

By Marilyn Miller Lines From Ironquill _ Well…I finally did it. I spent the money that Bob gave me for Christmas. After several years I finally convinced him that I would rather have money than a gift. Why? Because after Christmas there are some absolutely great sales and bargains, and I could get a bigger bang for my money. This money was burning a hole in my pocket, but I decided to wait 'til the winter sales began, rather than the "after Christmas sales."...

The Community has a new Microwave Tower on Highway 3 at the top of the Uniontown Hill. It will be much appreciated and should expedite cell phone users in this area. The Easter Breakfast hosted by the Methodist Church following Easter Sunrises Services, which were held inside due to the cold weather, was well attended. ...

Bourbon County Recycling Program Dates and Locations of Recycling Trailers All locations are 8 a.m. -- Noon April 12 -- Bronson, at the Fire Station April 19 -- Fort Scott, North National and Old Fort Blvd. April 26 -- Fulton, at the City Hall PLEASE NO TRASH! THIS IS FOR RECYCABLES ONLY!...

A breakfast Club for Alzheimer's caregivers will meet in Fort Scott on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 9 a.m. in the Xavier Room at Mercy Hospital. The Breakfast club offers an opportunity to come and talk with individuals who share similar issues while enjoying a free breakfast...

Alan Roberts, Principal of Northeast High School, Arma, has released the Honor Roll for the third quarter of the 2007-08 school year. Students on the third quarter Honor Roll are: All A Honor Roll Freshmen -- Austin Bogina, Amanda Cameron, Lina Coulter, McCarly Mason, Cole Scott, Joshua Tingley, and Heather Williams...

A local metal recycling business will be operating under a new name after recently being purchased by a major corporation. Fort Scott Salvage and Recycling, now called Advantage Metals Recycling, LLC, located at 854 U.S. Highway 69, is one of 16 facilities previously owned by the Kansas City, Mo.-based Galamba Metals Group. ...

The Joplin Tri-State Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants would like to invite all area accountants to our IMA monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 15, 2008. This month's meeting will feature Professor James Harris and Professor Maeve Cummings, both from Pittsburg State University. ...

By Delta George K-State Research and Extension Bourbon County Extension Agent Agriculture and 4-H -------------------------------------------------- Many homeowners would say that their top lawn concern is weeds. When developing a lawn weed control program, one should know the kind of grass and total square foot of lawn; identify the problem weed or weeds; determine why the weed invaded the lawn and correct the practices that caused the invasion...

More questions and concerns from the public about a proposed downtown revitalization plan were voiced during a discussion and information session on Tuesday. The meeting, which was conducted at The Courtland Hotel and Day Spa, was attended by nearly 50 local businesspeople, property owners and other residents who were able to learn more information about the Streetscape Project, a plan developed by the 16-member Phoenix Downtown Redevelopment Committee to restore and revitalize portions of downtown Fort Scott.. ...

In conjunction with Mercy Health Center's event "Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader" to be held next Thursday, April 17, individuals will have an opportunity to check out their bone strength through a free bone densitometry screening prior to the show. One of the areas of knowledge that contestants will be tested on during the game show is bone strength...

Family and friends are invited to the spring piano recital at the Uniontown Baptist Church, Saturday, April 12, at 3 p.m. Mary Bruner will present four students in this recital: Rachel DeMoss, Hannah Travis, Holly Shinn and Kyla Harper. These students will then participate in the FSCC Vocal/Piano contest the following Saturday, April 19...

Loren R. Martin, 84, LaHarpe, formerly of Fort Scott, died Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at the Moran Manor. He was born September 29, 1923, in Cherokee, Ok., to Ralph and Nora Mae (Brown) Martin. He served in the Merchant Marines during WWII. He farmed and worked for his parents in Cherokee, Ok., in their Massey Ferguson dealership unitl moving to Fort Scott in 1960. ...

The Neighborhood Revitalization action team is getting the word out about cleaning up Fort Scott. The team is inviting all Fort Scott schools to help get people excited about taking care of their community by creating posters that encourage people to clean up and take care of Fort Scott. Posters can be any size, any color and created with anything. Posters should show how people can clean up or take care of Fort Scott and display a message of why it is important to keep Fort Scott clean...

The latest "Pennies for the Park" fundraiser, a drive sponsored by the local Youths Activities Team, rasied nearly $475 in donations Tuesday night at Wendy's, 2000 S. Main. Wendy's donated a percentage of sales collected over a three-hour period, which came to $167.75. Additional walk-up donations gathered $306.68...

When David and Jada Fuhrman, Bronson, conducted several horse riding competitions last year, it sparked the idea for creating an organization geared toward area youth. According to Eastern Kansas Timed Events Circuit Board Member Marita Meech, the Fuhrman's called several of their acquaintances together in January to discuss the creation of the Eastern Kansas Timed Events Circuit...

The Bourbon County District Court has set Kohlby Freeze's sentencing date for 1 p.m. May 2. This is the second time a sentencing has been set for Freeze. The first time, in January, was changed to a status conference where Freeze discussed the case with his lawyers and Sixth Judicial Chief Judge Richard Smith, who is presiding over the case...

The list as of 4:20 Thursday afternoon.

MOUND CITY -- Jayhawk-Linn's girls won their home meet easily here Thursday, scoring 143 points, double the amount scored by runner-up Central Heights. Six events went uncontested as thunderstorms came through the area. The pole vault probably would have been scratched regardless due to the slick surface but the 4x200-meter relay, 200-meter dash, 3,200-meter run, 4x400 relay and shot put were not completed, either...

UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown played its first home softball games here Wednesday, a make-up of last Thursday's scheduled game at St. Paul, and won for the first time in the program's month-long history by a 7-6 score in the bottom of the seventh inning...