Stories from Tuesday, August 24, 2010

The City of Fort Scott has announced that there are two events on Friday at which a majority of the City Commission may be present but no city business will be conducted. The first is a meeting to be held at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The second is at a retirement reception for outgoing City Manager Joe Turner, which will be held in the City Hall Commission Meeting Room from 1 to 3 p.m...

USD 234 will conduct preschool screenings for children up to 5 years of age on Friday, Sept. 3, at the Fort Scott Preschool Center. Children may have vision, hearing, speech and communication, motor skills, socialization skills, and general development screened...

The Bourbon County 4-H Building recently received some much-needed repairs and renovations. The building, which was built in the 1950s and is located at the Bourbon County Fairgrounds, is now handicapped-accessible after the Bourbon County 4-H organization received some financial assistance to make changes in order to bring the building into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)...

Saturday morning's lawn chair scrimmage at the Fort Scott High School practice field was a chance for the Tigers to run plays at full speed and see what they need to work on. In other words, business as usual. The usual schedule was run: Freshmen first, then the varsity/junior varsity running plays for the No. 1 offense, then going with 2's versus 2's, wrapping up with plays for the No. 1 defense...

Editor's Note: This is the second edition of a two-part series. Fast forward 35 years (to the present time) now that we are in the twilight of our lives, there are so many things we can't do. Gardens and canning are one of them. I must say I miss having a garden and all of the wonderful things that a garden produces, but we find other things now that aren't so rigorous to occupy our time. ...

Edtior's Note: This is the second edition of a two-part series. Bridet Schmitz was a newcomer to the youth classs in Arcadia Christian Church on Sunday morning, Aug. 8. Others in class that morning were Andy Lechliter, Josie Bryant and Cheyenne Mellon...

A diet that is high in sodium (salt) contributes to high blood pressure. High blood pressure is linked to heart disease and stroke, the first and third leading causes of death in the United States. For a healthy adult under the age of 50, the daily recommendation for sodium is 2,300 milligrams. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as many as 90 percent of Amricans exceed the recommended daily amount. Most get more than twice the recommendation each day...

Thomas Augusta Haley, age 80, resident of rural Nevada, Mo., died Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010, at his home following a heart attack. He was born Nov. 8, 1929, in Lonoke County, Ark., the son of Edward Haley and Susie Isbell Haley. Thomas married Velma Hansell in 1952. They later divorced...

Joseph Paul Ayers, 72, of Fort Scott, died at the St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, Kan. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Herman Werholtz, 93, formerly of Girard, died at 7:10 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010, in the Brandon Woods Retirement Community in Lawrence, Kan. He was born Jan. 30, 1917 in Skidmore, Kan., the son of Frank and Elizabeth (Volker) Werholtz. In 1919, he moved with his family to Camp 50, west of Arma, Kan., and in 1923, the family moved to Hiattville, Kan., where he grew up and attended schools...

C. "Jeff" Meador, Pittsburg, passed away Aug. 22, 2010 at ViaChristi Regional Medical Center from complications associated with surgery and advanced age. He was 96 years old. Mr. Meador was born to Vernon Eli Meador and Mary Elizabeth Wiggans-Meador at Fort Scott, Kan., May 15, 1914...

Kynden Joel Eugene Gillen, nine day old infant son of Kyleigh Harper and Dakota "Kodi" Gillen, died Friday, Aug. 20, 2010, at Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City. He was born Aug. 11, 2010, in Fort Scott. Survivors include his parents; paternal grandmother and step grandfather, Jeff and Jenni Kovacic, Stark, Kan.; paternal grandfather and step grandmother, Mike and Candy Gillen, Fort Scott; paternal great grandmother, Mary Ann Jamison, Fort Scott; paternal great grandparents, Dave and Debbie Gillen, Fort Scott.. ...

Charlotte Ruth Wright Eichelberger, 57, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday morning, Aug. 21, 2010, at the Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. She was born May 11, 1953, at Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Noble Sylvester Wright and Goldie Maye Feezell Wright...

FORT SCOTT -- Fort Scott High School's girls' tennis team has 16 players out this season, about the same number it had last year. But there's one big difference: Seniors. Last year's team had no seniors. This year, there are three: Taylor Bailey, Kalia Dancy and Bailee Hall. There are also four juniors, all of whom gained some varsity experience last year, and five returning sophomores, two of whom played extensively on varsity...

After months of unanswered questions, the fate of the armory could be sealed tonight. Fort Scott City Manager Joe Turner will be giving his recommendation that the city enter into a lease-purchase agreement with Fort Scott Community College which would allow the college to expand its trades programs and bring additional revenue to the city...

Fort Scott High School's junior varsity tennis team opened the season by hosting a triangular Monday evening. The Tigers tied Pittsburg 2-2 and lost to Independence 4-0. Indy defeated Pittsburg 4-0. Krista Hightower played No. 1 singles for Fort Scott. She lost to Pittsburg's Megan Reed 8-7 (7-4) and Indy's Taylor Mason, 8-1...

When it comes to Three Rivers League volleyball, there's been a great contrast between the programs at Uniontown and Pleasanton high schools in recent seasons. Both teams begin their season Saturday when the Three Rivers League holds its pre-season tournament at Pleasanton...

U.S. Representative Lynn Jenkins, R-Kan., announced Tuesday she will continue bringing Congress to Kansas during the August legislative recess by holding mobile office hours in Fort Scott. The office will be set up at 9:30 a.m., Sept. 7, in the lobby at the Citizen's Bank, 200 S. Main St...

The Internal Revenue Service wants people who had college expenses in 2009 or 2010 to know there is still time to take advantage of tax credits for qualified tuition and related expenses. The American Opportunity Tax Credit is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and can help many parents and college students offset college costs, according to the IRS...

In order to supplement growth and create a better college experience for its students, Fort Scott Community College has introduced three new programs that are designed to help make things go a little easier this year. All students will now be issued a Hound Card, a photo identification card that functions like a debit card. ...

During the Fort Scott All-School Reunion held last June, there was a gathering of a different crowd -- a gathering of the former carriers of The Fort Scott Tribune from 1943-1952. Sam Mason, who began delivering papers in 1951, organized the event as a way for friends to get together and tell "Tribune stories."...

With little discussion after Fort Scott City Manager Joe Turner's presentation to the Fort Scott City Commission, the decision was made to move forward with the lease-purchase agreement which would sell the armory to Fort Scott Community College. Fort Scott Community College President Clayton Tatro was in attendance at the meeting to address any questions. He said that the FSCC Board of Trustees will meet on Sept. 20 at which point they will vote to accept the contract...