Stories from Friday, March 26, 2010

The Hammond United Methodist Church will be celebrating it's 125th anniversary with a special service and events on March 28. The day will begin with refreshments and fellowship at 9:30 a.m. which will lead to a worship service at 10 a.m. lead by Pastor Janet Myers. Following the service Sunday school will begin at 11 a.m. Lunch will follow at 12:30 p.m. and a program of memories in which special music is planned will begin at 1 p.m...

For Catholics at Mary Queen of Angels Church in Fort Scott and around the world, Feb. 17 marked the beginning of Lent. Lent, the 40 days before Easter, is a time set aside for fast, penance and almsgiving or giving to the poor. "Lent is about repenting from our sins and living the teachings of the Gospels," Father Darrin May of Saint Mary's said...

Spring break was last week, and I was ready for it. A trip to sunny Florida, time to get a little R & R, and a chance to see my husband and son. It couldn't get much better than that. Or so I thought. What I didn't count on was an unseasonal, Arctic blast that made its way south, blowing away any potential rays I was hoping to catch. ...

On March 2, we had "Green Eggs and Ham" made by our activity department in honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday. It tasted wonderful. While we were enjoying out different snack, Stephanie, our Activity Director, read the story "Green Eggs and Ham" to us. We celebrated St. Patrick's Day on March 17 by planting some "Spuds" to watch grow in our sunny window. We also enjoyed "Blarney Floats" later that day...

Navy Seaman Jason A. Clements, son of Jerry and Linda Clements, Fort Scott, recently completed US Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Clements has been stationed in Goose Creek, S.C. He is completing schooling in the Naval Nuclear Powers Traning Command. Upon completion, he will be an Electronics Technician in the Nuclear Power Field...

During the Civil War in Missouri, the "Yankee" pursuit of the Confederate guerrillas or "Bushwhackers" was both relentless & frustrating. The Yanks were relentless because the elimination of the Bushwhackers was one of their primary missions and they were frustrated because very often the guerrillas seemed to vanish and were know where to be found. ...

The Midwest's new Irish band Kelly will perform at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center at Fort Scott Community College on Friday, April 2. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. and admission is $5 at the door. Kids who are 12 years of age or younger will be admitted free of charge...

Local teenagers in the foster care system are running out of places to call home. According to Pam Richardson, The Family Incorporated resource family supervisor for the Southeast Kansas region, foster parents for teen age children is in the most need in Bourbon County. She said the average age of a child needing a home in America is 10-years-old, while the average age of children being placed in Bourbon County is only 8-years-old...

Daryl Duane Reichard, 44, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at his home in Stockton, Calif. He had fought a year-and- a-half long battle with a rare cancer. Memorial services will be held on Monday, March 29, at 11 a.m., at Stockton Covenant Church, Stockton, Calif., and on Sunday, April 4, at 3 p.m., at Community Christian Church, Fort Scott, Kan...

Shelby Jean (Grant) Comstock, age 72, of Moran, Kan., died Thursday, March 25, 2010, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. Miss Shelby was born on Dec. 23, 1937, in Pontotoc County, Miss., to William Herman Grant and Cannie Catherine Little Grant. She was married to Raymond W. Comstock on Sept. 24, 1960. Together they loved and reared eight children...

Lazetta Fae Pruitt Coker, 92, formerly of Fulton, Kan., died Wednesday, March 24, 2010, in Liberal, Kan. Ronnie Pruitt will conduct graveside services on Monday, March 29, at the St. Michael's Cemetery in Fulton. Complete obituary will be available later, and may also be viewed online at www.konantz-cheney.com...

Rosi Gardner, 81, of Nevada, Mo., died March 25, 2010, at her residence under hospice care. Rosie was born March 25, 1929. Graveside services will be conducted at a time to be announced later. Interment will be at Moore Cemetery, Nevada. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Evergreen Memorial Chapel...

Clinton and Ryan Williams, of Nevada, Mo., and big sister Jacey, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and baby sister Emery Katen Williams. Emrey was born at 9:52 a.m., on Feb. 25, 2010, at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, Kan. She weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces, and measured 20.25 inches...

By Rusty Murry Herald-Tribune Roy A. Slates appeared in the Associate Circuit Court of Vernon County on Thursday, March 25 for a pre-trial conference in connection with the November 2009 home invasion of the residence of Charles Scammell and the Jan. 8 kidnapping of New Jersey pet food dealer Jeffrey Muller. Slates is represented by Joseph Passanise of Springfield, Mo., and is set to appear for a preliminary hearing on May 27. Slates is free on bond...

By Michael Pommier Herald-Tribune GREELY, Kan. -- A popular rodeo arena has moved to better serve its patrons. The Rawhide Arena & Co. has moved from it's location in Blairstown, Mo., to the former location of D & M Cattle Arena in Greely, Kan. According to Peggy Cummings, with Rawhide Arena & Co., the move was made because a lot of the people coming to compete in their events were coming from the Kansas City area and they wanted to move closer...

By Steve Moyer Herald-Tribune A Nevada woman, Melissa Earll, is suing the giant of Internet auction sites, eBay Inc., over their process for registering to sell items on the site. In a lawsuit filed March 16 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Southwestern Division, in Springfield, Earll claims eBay requires a person registering with them to be able to hear a PIN number over the phone and enter it online...

By Jason E. Silvers Herald - Tribune FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Sandra Eisenbrandt and her family are walking their way to healthier lifestyles. Eisenbrandt, 50, has participated for the last few years in the Walk Kansas program, an eight-week fitness challenge sponsored by the Kansas State Research and Extension Office that began earlier this month and continues through May 1...

Herald-Tribune TOPEKA, Kan. -- Seven members of the Fort Scott Kid Wrestling Club competed in the District One Championships, held in Topeka, Kan, March 20. Six of the seven will be moving on to the final stage of post-season action, the Kansas State Championships, which will be held in Topeka today and Sunday. Fort Scott's wrestlers are Coby Burchett, Trey Holston, J.T. Heckman, Jake Durossette, Victor Hughes, and John Metcalf...

It's almost here. April, my favorite month of the year with turkeys gobbling, fish spawning, mushrooms popping and nature coming alive. It's a great time for the outdoor-minded people. We remember last April, we finished the month by picking more than 50 nice morel mushrooms after taking two big gobblers and limits of big crappie. This April holds lots of promise...