Stories from Tuesday, August 26, 2008

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Billy Lee Cook, age 79, a former resident of Fort Scott and currently of Fair Grove, Mo., died Thursday, August 21, 2008. Funeral services were held Monday, August 25, 2008, at the Greenlawn Funeral Home North. Burial was in the Cedar Bluff Cemetery, Fair Grove, Mo...

Dale Edmond Lawhead, age 85, passed away Saturday, August 23, 2008, at his home near Parker, Kan. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at the Coffel-Schneider Funeral Home in LaCygne, Kan. Burial will be in the Oak Lawn Cemetery. ...

Ben and Abby Morrell, Fort Scott, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Michaela Joy Morrell. Michaela was born at 12:46 p.m., Thursday, August 21, 2008, at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott. She weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces at birth. Michaela is welcomed home by a big brother, Bryson. Maternal grandparents are Marilyn Burton, Fulton and Mike Burton, GLadstone, Mo. Paternal grandparents are Steve Morrell, Fulton and Marie Morrell, Richards, Mo...

Jennifer Holdridge and Matthew Menser-Roberts, Fort Scott, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Gabriel Cole Menser-Roberts. Gabriel was born at 2:24 a.m., Thursday, August 21, 2008, at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott. He weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces at birth. ...

Robert Eugene West, age 87, of Blue Mound, Kan., died Thursday, August 22, 2008. He was born on October 8, 1920, at Blue Mound, the son of Archie Clifford and Ethel Ellen Moore West. He graduated from Blue Mound High School in 1938. He married Doris Mae Ellis on March 26, 1944 at Iola, Kan. ...

Evelyn Lavene (Rhoton) Stipp, 87, died Saturday, August 9, 2008, in Tucson, Ariz. She was born December 25, 1920, to William Eli and Evelyn Rhoton. She was a 1939 graduate of Bronson High School and a long time resident of Auburn, Wash. She was married to Earl Stipp, July 22, 1940, who preceded her in death. ...

Julia Kathryn Cooper, 91, formerly of Fort Scott, passed away Friday, August 15, 2008, in Jonesboro, Ark. She was born September 5, 1916, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Alexander and Gertrude Beebee. She married Dr. Calvin Macy Cooper August 12, 1939, in Kansas City, Mo. He preceded her in death January 22, 1997...

The other morning at breakfast, I said to Bob, "What would you like for breakfast?" He replied, "Oh, how about some hot Ralston?" I told him that I didn't think they made Hot Ralston anymore. "I haven't been able to find any in the stores for ages." His reply, "How about some cream of wheat?"...

Autumn Leaves Senior Citizens met in their cottage on the second Monday, August 11, with nine present for the dinner and business meeting. Jim Kunsler, neighbor to Jerry Coonrod was first time guest. Jack Payne gave the blessing. Lord's Prayer was spoken by all after pledge to the flag...

AMARILLO, Texas -- Fort Scott local Gypsy O'Neal and her American Quarter Horse, Won And Only Fella captured the world champion 2-year-old halter gelding title at the American Quarter Horse Association Bayer Select World Championship Show in Amarillo, Texas, on Monday, August 25. This show is open exclusively to amateur exhibitors age 50 and over...

100 YEARS AGO (1908) From the Richards Progress: One day last week a little knot of men happened to be together on Main Street in what was a rather unique gathering. It is nothing unusual to see seven or more men in a bunch, but the strange thing about this particular accidental meeting was that they were all old-timers, who lived in the Richards vicinity 50 years ago. ...

A local man, who recently attempted to out-run Fort Scott police, may have done so due to a suspended license and alcohol. At 12:25 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 24, in approximately the 600 block of Wall Street, Fort Scott Police attempted to stop a speeding Ford F-150 pick-up truck being driven by Matthew LaPiere, Fort Scott...

Last week the Fort Scott City Commission turned the finalized 2009 city budget over to Bourbon County Clerk Joan Long, leaving only one step for its completion -- distributing the document out to each branch of the city. Possibly the biggest change in the 2009 budget is an increase in the mill levy of 3.479 bringing it to 45.039. ...

A series of continuing education courses are scheduled to be offered this fall to area teenagers and adults. The Fort Scott Community College Department of Continuing Education and Buck Run Community Center have joined forces in a new partnership to offer several non-credit classes that are designed to be informative and fun, officials said...

The Bourbon County Master Gardeners and Garden Club is planning to raise money for community beautification while showing off local gardens. The Bourbon County Master Gardeners and Garden Club has announced their garden tour to be held on September 13 with the proceeds of the event going to Pennies for the Park and community beautification...

It was a big tent celebration Saturday at the Prairie Pride plant on the western edge of Vernon County. The plant is operational and the new-age co-op invited members and the public to a grand opening with tours of the plant and speakers from state representative Barney Fisher to U.S. Congressman Ike Skelton...

More than 640 people attended the Mercy Health Center Gala on Saturday, making it the second most attended gala in its 19-year span. The evening "Under the Tuscan Sun" was dedicated to the memory of the late Charlotte Lunt, who served as the gala decorating committee chair for 18 years. According to the evening's program guide, Charlotte will be remembered for years to come...

Kalia Dancy finished in second place in No. 2 singles as Fort Scott High School hosted a junior varsity tennis tournament Monday. Dancy had a 3-1 record on the day while the No. 2 doubles team of Kelsie Hess and Sammi Carr were 0-4. All three were competing in their first tennis tournament as high school players...

During the past few seasons, Fort Scott High School head girls' golf coach Karen Curran has had to worry if enough girls would go out for the team to be able to have enough members to earn team honors at tournaments. "We weren't Regional champs one year because we didn't have a fifth golfer," Curran said. "When we tied, Columbus had the tie-breaker."...