Stories from Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Frances Jean Sanborn, age 66, resident of rural Fort Scott, Kansas died Monday, September 8, 2008, at Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center in Pittsburg, Kansas. She was born August 1, 1942 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota the daughter of Frank Doherty and Etta Maye "Brownie" Brown Doherty. ...

As the end of summer nears, many gardens are still producing abundant supplies of vegetables. The following information may help you preserve some of that produce for later use. Raw tomatoes can be quickly frozen without blanching them first. They may be frozen without their skins or frozen whole with their skins. Frozen tomatoes are best used in cooked foods such as soups, sauces and stews as they become mushy when thawed...

It was a very pleasant evening for the Senior Swingers dance at Buck Run Community Center tonight. The big fans were taken out and turned on for a while but it got cooler and they were turned off. That is easily done. We had a fair turnout with a few still sick for one reason or another...

Thirteen members of the Uniontown 4-H club told their favorite fair project for roll call of the August meeting. Caitlin Jackson led the flag salute and Jana Wilkinson, the 4-H pledge. Leader Lori Stephens reminded members to send thank you's to their fair sponsors, livestock checks could be picked up at the Friends of 4-H Dinner, and that record books should be turned in by September 2...

The expiration date for filing applications for Emergency Disaster loans by farmers and ranchers in Allen, Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford and Neosho Counties is October 1, according to Robert E. White, farm loan manager, for the Farm Service Agency. White advised that those needing farm credit as a result of Severe Winter Storms on December 6 through December 19, 2007 and who think they are eligible for FSA assistance, should make their applications at the FSA County Office, 207 S. ...

The Kansas Highway Patrol is preparing to do its part to help reduce the number of children who are injured or killed each year as a result of motor vehicle accidents. KHP will participate in the National Child Passenger Safety Week Sept. 21-27 in an effort to ensure that parents and caregivers have properly installed car seats and booster seats in their vehicles. ...

Fifteen minutes of discussion, 20 minutes of accusations, 10 additional minutes of discussion, followed by 15 minutes of apologies. This is the how the time at the Fort Scott City Commission's special commission meeting was spent Tuesday evening. The Fort Scott City Commission met at City Hall to discuss one topic, that topic was the StreetScape Project of Downtown Fort Scott...

The bravery of the many men and women who provided help during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, which killed more than 3,000 people, will never be forgotten. Across the country, residents of the United States pay tribute each year to the many lives lost, in addition to honoring those men and women who serve the U.S. at home or abroad. There are many people from the area who also fight for the safety of others on a daily basis...

The month of August not only brought the start of another school year, but it also brought two special visitors to Fort Scott and the local high school. Caue Duarte, a senior from Brazil, and Julian Wichert, a junior from Germany, will both be staying in Fort Scott throughout the school year. ...

IOLA -- Fort Scott High's freshmen volleyball team posted a 1-2 win at a quadrangular here Tuesday. The Tigers beat Iola, 19-25, 25-22, 15-9, and lost to Chanute, 26-15, 20-25, 15-9, and Coffeyville, 25-23, 20-25, 15-13. In the Iola match, Shelby Middleton served 13 points while Jessica Cox served nine. Kristin Allen had one block while Heather Karleskint had one kill...

PARSONS -- Kalia Dancy finished second in No. 1 singles for Fort Scott High in a junior varsity tennis tournament here Tuesday. Dancy, who has a 7-2 record, picked up wins of 6-5 (8-6) over Pittsburg's Shelly Trimble, 6-0 over Labette County White's Sarah Nading and 6-2 over LCHS Gold's Lakyn Baughman. She also received a forfeit win over Iola and lost to Paige Almond of LCHS Red, 6-2...

Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team gave Johnson County, the defending national Division II-runner up and ranked fifth in the national poll, all it wanted in the first game of a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division match at Arnold Arena Wednesday night...