Stories from Wednesday, July 9, 2008

It's hard to believe that it's almost fair time. Dates for the Bourbon County Fair are July 20-26. A volunteer fair board of community members organizes the fair. The Extension office is involved with the 4-H activities of fair week. While 4-H exhibits are a large part of the fair, anyone may exhibit in open class...

We were very pleased with the nice evening for dancing at the Buck Run Community Center, there was a good turnout again. The band did a good job and having lots of music keeps people on the floor. We had a good group doing the "Put your little foot" dance tonight. It is an old dance and a good one to learn. We had about the same number for dancing the line dance...

The June meeting of the Goodluck 4-H was held June 16, at the Bourbon County fair grounds. The meeting was preceded by a family cookout. Parents night was observed. Patent Kelli Crystal called the meeting to order. It was reported that the club carried the BB county fair banner in the good old days parade. Pennies collected for the Ellis park had been turned in...

Sunday, June 26, decendants of Pete and Rhoda Workman and Frank and Mattie Palmer, gathered in Gunn Park Shelter House No. 5, for the annual reunion. Table grace was given by Charles Workman. Then all enjoyed a bountiful carry in lunch. Virginia Finley and husband Robert, brought her father from the nursing home to be with the family...

CHARLEY -- Destanee Nicole Charley, a girl, was born at Mercy Health Center, in Fort Scott, at 1:31 p.m., Monday, July 7, 2008, to parents Rhonda and Louis Charley, Moran. She weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces at birth. She joins one sibling, Zoe Lee Charley. Maternal grandparents are Ida Shue, Richmond and Harold Shue, Moran. Paternal grandparents are Kenny and Wanda Charley, Prescott...

Judy Capone, age 67, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, July 4, 2008, at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center. She was born May 12, 1941, in Wichita, Kan., the daughter of E.B. Little and Cestus Tilton Little. She enjoyed raising and showing quarterhorses and attending county fairs. Her love for animals was widely known in the community...

Eugene Cox, 68, of Blue Mound, Kan., died Monday, July 7, 2008 at his home. He was born May 14, 1940 in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Maurice and Frances Hall Cox. He graduated from Blue Mound High School and attended Fort Scott Community College. Eugene was a farmer and stockman. He was a member of the Blue Mound Methodist Church, Masonic Lodge, Blue Mound and the Mirza Shrine, Pittsburg, Kan. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Deborah Bowman...

Kelsey Marie Golden, one year old daughter of James and Victoria Golden, died unexpectedly, Wednesday, July 2, 2008, at the Bates County Memorial Hospital in Butler, Mo. She was born February 15, 2007, in Denver, Colo., the daughter of James Erwin Golden Jr. and Victoria Carol Harding Golden...

100 YEARS AGO (1908) Well, Frank Davis and Jim Durbin couldn't stand it any longer when they read in the Kansas City Times this morning that Blaine Durbin was at bat four times yesterday, with two safe hits and three put outs. They at once planned to go to Chicago and see the kid work. ...

To the Editor, Even though a few more people are now becoming pro-immigrant, most Americans are still opposed to helping make illegal immigrants legal U.S. citizens. Most still favor massive deportations, an action that breaks up families and is not typical of the way our country normally acts or treats people. ...

The recent acquisition of land located near the Fort Scott Industrial Park by a local private company is the first step in the park's expansion, officials said. Bourbon County Economic Development Council, Inc. (BEDCO) President Steve Buerge said Tuesday that the company recently closed on the purchase of 52 acres of land located just south of the Fort Scott Industrial Park. ...

A total of 216 students are scheduled to comprise the 25th Annual Kansas Masonic All-State High School Marching Band Camp at Emporia State University from July 22 through 26. The five day Band Camp features the top high school musicians from across the state of Kansas. ...

Two local teens recently took a stance on whether or not the U.S. policies established after 9/11 substantially reduced the risk of a terrorist attack. Baker Weilert and Reed Ramsey, both of whom will be ninth graders this fall, attended the Western Kentucky University National Junior High Debate and Forensics Tournament from June 30 through July 1. ...

Despite encountering a large amount of rock, which slowed the construction down slightly, work on the Phoenix Committee's Downtown StreetScape Project has progressed as planned. Chuck Harris with Professional Engineering Consultants said, although rock removal was a challenge, the construction has gone well. ...