Stories from Tuesday, January 25, 2011

HIGHLAND -- Fort Scott Community College's men suffered their fifth straight loss Saturday afternoon, falling to Highland 63-59 in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play. Alex Barner led Fort Scott (1-7 East, 2-17 overall) with 15 points while Teance Walton added 14. Both players had 8 rebounds...

PLEASANTON -- Central Heights' teams claimed the championships of both the boys' and girls' brackets of the Pleasanton Mid-Season Tournament here Saturday. Viking boys (9-1) defeated Pioneer League rival Jayhawk-Linn, 67-38, in the boys' championship game. This was the first of three meetings the teams will have in seven days. They also met in a make-up game at Richmond Monday night and will face each other at Mound City Friday night...

BASEHOR -- Basehor-Linwood scored the first 7 points of the game and Fort Scott High's girls couldn't fully recover as the host Bobcats went on to win the seventh-place game of their own tournament, 50-43. The Bobcats, a Class 4A State Tournament qualifier last season, held leads of 11-2 during the first quarter and 19-5 going into the second. They led 27-16 at the half...

BASEHOR -- Fort Scott High's boys hit 4 3-point goals in the first quarter and went on to rout St. Joseph (Mo.)-Benton, 63-27, in the seventh-place game of the Basehor-Linwood Tournament here Saturday. Cameron Woodring made three of those 3-pointers as the Tigers (6-5) jumped out to a 15-2 lead. They led 19-6 after one period of play and 25-8 halfway through the second...

PAOLA -- For the second straight weekend, Fort Scott High School saw three wrestlers earn medals, this time at the Paola Invitational here Saturday. The Tigers finished seventh in the 14-team field. Derby was the team champion with 190 1/2 points followed by Pittsburg with 141 1/2 and Great Bend with 136...

HIGHLAND -- Every Greyhound scored in Fort Scott Community College women's 78-69 victory over Highland in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play here Saturday afternoon. Fort Scott shot 50 percent from the field, making 28 of 56 field-goal tries. But the Greyhounds hit on 58 percent of their 3-pointers, making 11 of 19, and also went 11 of 14 at the free-throw line...

"Variety is the spice of life" is an often-repeated saying which could also be applied to the foods we choose to eat. Variety in foods adds interest to our plates. Including a wide variety of different foods in our diets also helps ensure that we get all the nutrients needed. But, sometimes in the rush of daily life, it's easier to prepare the same familiar foods which we know our family enjoys...

The story I am about to tell is true. As the story began to unravel, I will set the scene for you. We were sitting in the front room by the toasty fire, I was reading the paper and I just happened to look up and couldn't believe my eyes. Bob was sitting in his favorite chair and all of a sudden pulled out his pocket knife and you won't believe this, but he began to sharpen a toothpick! That's right a toothpick. ...

Friends are sorry to hear of the death of Webb Odle, 84, of rural Arcadia. He died at his home on Thursday, Jan. 20. He was a pipeline welder and a paratrooper at the Panama Canal. His wife, Lois Odle died April 19, 2008. He is survived by his son, J.D. Odle and a granddaughter, Nellie Odle Lamon and husband Jason of Girard. Bedene Funeral Home was in charge. No service was held following cremation...

Glyphosate resistance, soil fertility, crop diseases and overall crop production in Southeast Kansas will be discussed at a crop production update scheduled for Jan. 31. This multi-county event is sponsored by K-State Research and Extension, Stine Seed Company, and Beachner Grain of Bronson. It will be held at the Bronson Community Building in Bronson. Registration will begin at 8:45 a.m., with the program commencing at 9 a.m...

Russell Lee Headley, 66, of Fort Scott, died Sunday afternoon, Jan. 23, 2011 at the Mercy Health Center. He was born April 18, 1944 in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Mearl Odell and Essie E. (Zion) Headley. Russell was a lifelong resident of the Bourbon County area, and graduated from Fort Scott High School with the class of 1962...

Charles E "Charlie" Cowdrey, 77, former Fort Scott Greyhounds Football Coach, MU Asst. Coach and Southwestern College Head Coach, died Jan. 18, 2011, at his home. He is survived by: wife, Nancy; daughters, Paula and Paige; and his son, Bruce. Memorial Service will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011 at the 1st Methodist Church in Winfield, Kan...

Hazel Diana Wolford, age 98, former resident of Bronson, Kan., died Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011, at the Wheat State Manor Nursing Home in Whitewater, Kan. Service arrangements will be announced by the Cheney Witt Bronson Chapel.

MILES -- Leslie Godden and Wes Miles, Fort Scott, and big sister Kenna Rae, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Ryken Kaide Miles. Ryken was born at 1:58 p.m., Jan. 10, 2011, at Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg, Kan. He weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces at birth and was 18 1/2 inches in length...

HARRIS -- Derek Harris and Rachelle McAnany, Fort Scott; are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Raylynn Roni Harris. Raylynn was born at 6:48 p.m., Jan. 18, 2011 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. She weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces at birth...

KERR -- Margaret and John Kerr, Fort Scott, and big sisters, Mary Elizabeth, Julia, Jane, and Catherine are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, John Russell Kerr III. John was born at 3:51 p.m., Jan. 2, 2011 at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kan...

USD 234 will conduct preschool screenings for children up to 5 years of age on Feb. 4. Children may have vision, hearing, speech and communication, motor skills, socialization skills and general development screened. The purpose of the screenings is to locate and identify children with possible developmental delays who may need special education preschool and/or related services...

The Marmaton Watershed District No. 102 will have its annual meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Uniontown Community Center. The meeting will consist of reading of the previous meeting's minutes, a treasurer's report and a presentation by Frank Young about his recent trip to Australia. In addition, two board members will be elected...

Staff, family members and some members of the public last week snapped up 45 paintings created by residents in Fort Scott Manor's Memories in the Making program. Works were put up for bid as part of a silent auction. Proceeds go toward the Southeast Kansas Alzheimer's Association's Walk to End Alzheimer's, an annual event open to the region and takes place in Pittsburg in May...

The Fort Scott Tribune Two incumbents and one challenger have filed for three spots on the Fort Scott City Commission. The hopeful has taken a different path that has prompted interesting results. Cindy Bartelsmeyer is causing a change to city policy as a result of her interest in going for a spot on the panel. As of Monday morning, along with Bartelsmeyer, incumbents Gary Bukowski and Jean Parker had filed...

The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees, during their regular monthly meeting on Monday, approved with modifications a set of guidelines concerning public comments at board meetings and how the board interacts with the public during gatherings...