Stories from Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Add fruits and veggies to the grill for a complete meal Who doesn't love a juicy steak or hamburger fresh from the grill? Add some fresh vegetables or fruits to the grill and you'll have a complete meal and keep your kitchen cooler, too. Grilling fruits and veggies enhances their flavors. Cooking without added sauces also lets you enjoy the flavors without added calories. Here are some tips for grilling fruits and vegetables...

I would like at this time to thank all of you who participated in our "Growing Up in Fort Scott" series. It has been a joy and so much fun doing this series, hope you all have enjoyed it as much as I have in doing it. The following story was written by Hap Howard. ...

Clifton L. Kirby, age 87, died early Monday, May 31, 2010 at his home in Fort Scott. Rev. Paul Babcock will conduct services Monday, June 7, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Fort Scott. Burial will be in the National Cemetery...

Winfred Herschel Holt, age 90, of Farlinville, Kan., died Sunday, May 30, 2010 at the Prescott Country View Nursing Home at Prescott, Kan. He was born on May 1, 1920 at Farlinville, Kan., the son of George and Mary Norris Holt. Winfred was a WWII veteran serving his country with the Untied States Army...

Dolores Evelyn "Lorie" Wells, age 56, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Sunday, May 30, 2010, at the Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. She was born Jan. 21, 1954, in Wichita, Kan., the daughter of Kenneth Earl Wells and Ruth Fidelia Culler Wells...

Bennie Curtis Culbertson, 81, of Fort Scott, died Thursday morning, May 27, 2010 at his home. He was born to Roy and Alpha (Mason) Culbertson June 11, 1928, and grew up in Uniontown, Kan. He married Nettie Ruth Cartwright Nov. 21, 1959 in Miami, Okla. She preceded him in death Jan. 30, 2009...

Steven Wayne Brewer, age 53, resident of Fort Scott, died Wednesday, May 26, 2010, in the Mercy Health Center Emergency Room. He was born Dec. 9, 1956, in Fort Scott, the son of Eugene Claspill and Callie Sue Spence Brewer. He married Kathy Munden in 1979. They later divorced...

Angel Luis "Danny" Torres Jr., age 61, resident of 1409 S. National Avenue, Fort Scott, Kan., died Sunday, May 30, 2010, at the Golden Living Center in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born Jan. 1, 1949 in Bronx, New York, the son of Angel Luis Torres and Louisa Estel Gonzales Torres...

Naomi "Doris" Potter Dial, 92, of Pittsburg, Kan., passed away Thursday, May 27, 2010, at Vintage Place in Pittsburg, Kan. She was born in Arcadia, Kan., March 2, 1918, to Thomas Edwin Potter and Edna Blanche (Bradbury) Potter. She was educated in the Arcadia Schools...

The results of the Fort Scott Elks Club No. 579 fundraiser golf tournament, proceeds of which benefited funding for the city fireworks display, which was held May 22 at the Fort Scott Golf Course & Country Club, were as follows: A Flight First place: Jim Smith, Tim and Andy Emerson; second place: Jim Regan, Mitch Quick and Rex Hall; third place: Dennis Hartman, Pat and Travis Carney...

The Tiger Trot, a 5-kilometer run/walk event, will be held the morning on June 26. Registration begins at 8 a.m. with the race to begin at 9 a.m. The race will begin and end in front of the Albright residence, 634 Marblecrest Terrace, and will go through Gunn Park...

The Three Rivers League has announced its All-TRL baseball and softball teams for 2010. Uniontown has six players on the softball team and six on the baseball team. The Eagle baseball team finished third with a 4-4 league record. Oswego and St. Paul were co-champions with a 7-1 league record...

For the third consecutive year, Pittsburg High School is the winner of the Martin Rohde Southeast Kansas League All-Sports Trophy, an award given each school year to the school that performs the best overall in the sports the league sponsors. This was the closest finish in the recorded history of the award. The first trophy was handed out after the 1976-77 school year but extensive records begin with the 1992-93 year. Pittsburg scored 97 1/2 points with runner-up Chanute finishing with 97...

The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bourbon County program recently received a financial boost. The local program is one of several programs across the state to be awarded a mini-grant from Kansas Mentors, a statewide mentoring partnership. Members of the Kansas Mentors' advisory councils, including Kansas State University Wildcats Head Coach Bill Snyder, Dr. ...

Kansas State Treasurer Dennis McKinney attended Wednesday's meeting of the Fort Scott Rotary Club to discuss a few things going on in his department. McKinney said that although the core mission of the Kansas State Treasurer's Office has not changed since beginning in 1857, the office is operated much more efficiently. ...

Organizers of the 29th Annual Good Ol' Days Celebration have planned a variety of events for people of all ages. The annual festival begins with the Fort Scott Idol contest scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Hall, 1 E. Third St. Friday's schedule includes a parade at 6 p.m. followed by bed races, weiner dog races, events at Fort Scott National Historic Site, and a street dance...