Stories from Thursday, May 1, 2008

Three local massage therapists traveled to Omaha, Neb., April 18-20 to attend a Repetitive Use Injury Therapy seminar. The class consisted of 21 hours of demonstration and hands-on training from Michael Young, a trained professional who developed the techniques more than 10 years ago...

The Clarksburg Cemetery Board will hold an open business meeting on May 2, at 6:30 p.m. at the former fire station located on the main street in Garland. All interested people are welcome to attend. --Submitted by Carol Davis, President

With the weather warming up and the days getting longer, more and more Americans are enjoying great tasting beef entrees cooked on the grill. May has been declared "Beef Month" by every governor of Kansas for the past 25 years. We all know that Kansas is referred to as the "Wheat State"; however the Kansas cattle industry generated $6.25 billion in cash receipts during 2006, which is 60% of the 2006 cash receipts in Kansas...

Ruth G. Branstetter, 86, of Carrollton, Texas, died at 10:51 a.m. Monday, April 28, 2008 in the Heritage Gardens Nursing Home in Carrollton. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m.., Friday at the Hepler Cemetery. Friends are asked to meet at the cemetery. Friends can call after 3 p.m., Thursday at the Smith-Carson-Wall Funeral Home in Girard...

BROWN-- Xzavier Jay Marquin Brown, a boy, was born at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott at 5:13 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, 2008, to parents Kayla Reeves and Jay Brown, Fort Scott. He weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and was 21 inches long at birth. He joins siblings, Taylor Brown, Makiya Reeves, and Jay Brown Jr. Maternal grandparents are Kathy and James Marshall, Fort Scott and Lee Reeves Sr., Marion, La. Godmother is Scarlett Greenfield. Paternal grandparents are Alice and Jack Brown, Fort Scott...

GILLIS-- Cooper Owen Gillis, a boy, was born at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, April 28, 2008, to parents Brian and Hailey Gillis, Nevada, Mo. He weighed 7 pounds, 8.6 ounces and was 21 inches long at birth. Maternal grandparents are Roger and Traci Tippie, Rich Hill, Mo. ...

ALLISON-- Kayla Paige Allison, a girl, was born at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott at 1:13 p.m. on Wenesday, April 30, 2008, to parents Barret and Crystal Allison, Fort Scott. She weighed 6 pounds, 2 ounces at birth. She joins siblings Trenton, Bergen, and Marcus. ...

BOLDEN-- Alex Matthew Bolden, a boy, was born at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott at 8:26 a.m. on Tuesday, April 29, 2008, to mother Laura Barenthin, Fort Scott. He weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces at birth. He joins siblings Craig, Jasmine, and Lillian. Maternal grandparents are Leland and Barbara Bolden, Fort Scott. Maternal great--grandmother is Violet Gaston, Fort Scott...

Peggy B. Welch, age 86, a former resident of Bronson and more recently of Fort Scott Manor, died Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at the Mercy Health Center. She was born October 9, 1921, the daughter of Joe and Elsie Haller. She married Claude Welch in July of 1950. He preceded her in death in 1983. Prior to her marriage, Peggy worked as a registered nurse. She was a member of the Bronson United Methodist Church...

Katherine Roof, 100, of Uniontown, Kansas, died Tuesday evening, April 29, 2008 at the Mercy Health Center. She was born April 30, 1907, in Amazonia, Missouri, the daughter of Erwin John and Mary Ellen (Hunt) Segesman. She married Elmer A. Roof March 21, 1925 in Fort Scott, Kansas. He preceded her in death July 21, 1982...

The latest data show that more than two-thirds of all American adults are overweight or obese. The fact that we consume 21% of our calories from beverages may be a major factor in the creeping incidence of obesity. Not only are we drinking more servings per day of sweetened beverages, but the portion sizes of these beverages have increased over the years...

The theme of the Ladies' Retreat held in Arcadia Christian Church on Saturday, April 26 was AS JESUS CALMED THE SEA, HE CAN CALM YOUR SOUL. The tables were decorated with Sea Shells in strips of Sand that ran the full length of the two tables. As guests registered they were invited to the table for Continental Breakfast of Doughnuts, Doughboys, Coffee and Orange Juice...

Paul and Solomon Brewer of Fort Collins, Co. recently spent a few days at the Charles Brewer home. Sunday, April 20, a dinner was held in their honor. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Barry Vogelbacher and Payton, of Spring Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Rachel Wagner, Kayla and Kole, Nick Engle, and Clara Brewer. ...

100 YEARS AGO (1908) A veteran gambler and saloon proprietor, whom this city council paroled from the city jail about a year ago after he had piteously begged for leniency and sworn to forever abstain from selling whiskey, was arrested this afternoon on a charge of selling intoxicating liquor. ...

100 YEARS AGO (1908) Major G.W Combs has returned from near McCune. He states that the Frisco track there is in a very unsafe condition and that with a party of other gentlemen he walked down the road and found spikes in the rails so loose that they could be pulled out by hand...

Local residents and their children will have the opportunity to witness the puppetry skills of Paul Mesner Puppets at 3 p.m. on May 4 at the Liberty Theatre, 113 S. Main St. The puppet performers will present "Beauty & the Beast" for event attendees...

An upcoming educational program will soon give local youngsters the chance to become safer, healthier and more productive citizens. The 13th Annual Kids Day America/International, a health, safety and environmental awareness day designed to benefit children and their families, will take place in thousands of cities worldwide at the same time on the same day. ...

Sixth Judicial District Community Services program officials have recommended that an 18 year-old Bourbon County man serve 28 days in jail and have his probation revoked for violating terms and conditions of his probation, according to court records...

For a group of local high school students attaining good grades in school is not enough. Daily, these students stand up to the challenge of showing good citizenship and exemplifying good character. Fort Scott High School's National Honor Society students have worked diligently this year in order maintain a standard of excellence, according to NHS student Dana Ballou. This standard of excellence includes achieving good grades and setting a good behavior example for the other students...

BRONSON -- Uniontown's baseball team split a varsity/junior varsity doubleheader with Erie at Dawson Field here Tuesday. The visiting Red Devils took the varsity contest, 11-9, but the Eagles won in just five innings in the nightcap, 12-3. Due to rainouts and other schedule juggling, these were the first home games for the revived baseball program...

BURLINGTON -- Fort Scott High's boys won the Burlington Relays handily here Tuesday, beating Carbondale-Santa Fe Trail and Iola, which tied for second place, for the championship by 25 1/2 points. Fort Scott's girls finished in third place behind Santa Fe Trail and Chanute...

OSWEGO -- Uniontown's softball team, playing for the first time in two weeks, split a non-league triangular here Tuesday. Oswego, the host for the triangular, took game one, 9-7, as an Eagle rally in the seventh fell just short. Uniontown won the second game from Galena, 17-11, after scoring eight runs in the bottom of the sixth...

Fort Scott High School's softball team won its sixth and seventh straight games as it swept a Southeast Kansas League doubleheader from Labette County Tuesday at Don Hewett Field. The Tigers won game one 13-0 as Erica Davis threw a no-hitter, the second one by a Fort Scott pitcher this season. The second victory was harder to come by as it took nine innings for the Tigers to come away with a 5-4 win...

Class 4A Regional Tennis Tournament Hosted by Fort Scott High School Thursday, 10 a.m., FSHS and city pool courts Teams in the field: Fort Scott, Chanute, Iola, Ottawa and Parsons. Schedule: First-round play is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. ...

100 YEARS AGO (1908) The plans for the Collegiate Institute meeting at Convention Hall on May 8 assure much interest in drawing a large crowd. The meeting will be open to the public and owing to the great desire on the part of everyone to aid in this institutions' growth, as well as assisting the lately blossomed poet, Rev. Newlin, the hall will likely be crowded...

Printed in the form of a Hype Box in Friday's edition

Fort Scott High School's tennis team saw a singles and a doubles entry advance to today's Sub-State Tournament after they placed in the Fort Scott Class 4A Regional Tournament Thursday afternoon. Senior Stephen Buntain took second place in singles while the team of junior Brian Gorman and freshman Gabe Quick placed fourth in doubles...