Stories from Friday, July 16, 2010

How wonderful it must be to recognize God's handiwork in each situation handed to us! Author/speaker Mark Cahill knows what that's like. In his book The One Thing We Can't Do In Heaven he recalls a time he needed an emergency appendectomy. He was thrilled to have an opportunity to witness to emergency room personnel, and without that crisis he would never have that chance. ...

Helen Lucille Mason Golladay, 95, of Fort Scott, passed away Wednesday afternoon, July 14, 2010 at Medicalodge. She was born May 28, 1915, the daughter of Alexander Charles and Christena (Wiley) Mason. She retired in 1977 from teaching after 43 consecutive years; 19 of those in rural schools of Bourbon County and 24 years in Prescott Grade School, Prescott, Kan...

Dale and Betty Hixon hosted a family cookout for Father's Day. Joining them were: Dana, Alissa, Alex and Berry Button, Denton and Annette Hixon and Lois Reeder of Uniontown. Joe and Shirley White enjoyed spending the 4th of July at the home of their granddaughter, Rachel Craig and girls. Family and friends joined them, and all had a good time visiting and enjoyed a cookout...

During the Civil War the "Union" command in Missouri and Kansas was also faced with the dilemma of how to protect the mail routes on the Santa Fe and Oregon Trails and how to combat the "Guerrillas of the Plains" or the American Indians. Eventually, the Yankees figured out the best way to do this was to increase the number of troops and outposts needed for the protection of the commerce and mail carriers along the trails. ...