Stories from Tuesday, March 15, 2011

100 YEARS AGO (1911) Fleming's, 19 S. Main Street -- the cash grocery: When you trade here, just remember that you are earning for yourself a big profit. You get the benefit of every dollar that you spend. Grocery Specials: One l lb. of Fancy Comb Honey 18 cents; 23 lbs. ...

Everything in the Capitol seems to indicate business as usual, but under the surface there seems to be more discontent. Of course, our committees continue to work the bills, make slight changes and send the bills on to their particular chamber. And as we have said in the past, many of the bills are of the cats and dogs variety. ...

The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce recently announced that the 2011 Spring Citywide Garage Sale will start at 7 a.m. Saturday, April 16. The chamber is currently accepting entries for garage sale listings. Those interested may sign their garage sale up for inclusion by stopping by the chamber office, 231 E. Wall, or at the Country Cupboard, 12 N. Main St. The deadline to enter is Wednesday, April 13. There will be a $10 charge for each listing...

USD 234 will be holding preschool screenings for children up to age 5 on April 1. Children may have vision, hearing, speech/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 agenda for Tuesday's meeting of the Fort Scott City Commission is brief, but one major topic will be addressed prior to the regular gathering. A work session will be held at 4 p.m. to review information regarding the acquisition of the golf course. The session will be held in the commissioner's meeting room at City Hall, 123 S. Main St. and is open to the public...

Although initially hesitant about her project for The Voice of Democracy, it ultimately won Theresa Schafer a national ranking and college scholarship. The Fort Scott Christian Heights junior recently finished eighth in the nation and won a $3,500 scholarship to the college of her choice for her entry in the nationwide audio essay competition for students in grades nine through 12. Begun in 1947, the contest is a joint program of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Ladies Auxiliary...

March is Bake and Take Month, an annual observance sponsored by the Kansas Wheat Commission and the Home Baking Association. It's a great way to show someone you care about them, or appreciate them, by baking something homemade and delivering it to their doorstep. ...

This is the final installment of a two-part series. As the ladies filed down the rows of tables and began filling their plates, you almost needed a Paul Bunyan size plate, because there was no way you could ever begin to sample all of the salad choices, and at the end of each table were the delectable sub sandwiches. We then entered the church dining room and before we knew it, everyone was seated and began to enjoy their meal...

Georgia Nadine Hutton, 79, of Fort Scott, died Sunday, March 13, 2011 at the Fort Scott Manor Nursing Home. Funeral arrangements for Georgia Hutton are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home, Fort Scott.

Velda Viola Fultz, age 91, a resident of Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, March 14, 2011, at Guest Home Estates. Services will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kan.

Curtis Lee Reagan, 82 of Blue Mound, Kan., died at his home Monday, March 14, 2011. Funeral arrangements for Curtis Reagan are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral home.

WYATT -- Shawn and Krista Wyatt, Fort Scott, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Bradyn Michael Wyatt. Bradyn was born at 7:48 a.m., March 10, 2011 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. He weighed 7 pounds, 13.5 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Delwin and Lolita Mumbower, Fort Scott...

Walter Scott Meeker, 92, of Erie, went home to be with the Lord at 6:40 a.m., Friday, March 11, 2011 at the Baldwin Rehabilitation Center in Baldwin City. He was born Nov. 7, 1918 in Chanute, the oldest son of Walter R. and Hazel (Scott) Meeker. His childhood years were spent both in Fort Scott and on the family farm south of Erie along the Neosho River...

Mary Jo Stoughton, age 90, resident of 502 Fairway, Fort Scott, and more recently of Fort Scott Medicalodges, died Saturday, March 12, 2011 at Mercy Health Center. She was born Feb. 18, 1921, in Fort Scott, the daughter of James Alvin Sipe and Lida Melissa Johnson Sipe...

Sharon Kae Daugherty Earl, 68, Independence, Mo., passed away Saturday, March 12, 2011. A celebration of Sharon's life will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, Mo. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m., Wednesday at Worsley Cemetery, Bronaugh, Mo...

The idea of seeing some of the community's best-known denizens trip the light fantastic was clearly one Fort Scott residents relished as the first-ever "Dancing With Our Stars" sold out all 600 seats Saturday night. The fundraising event, put on by Fort Scott Rotary, collected $8,015 for 11 charities, Chairwoman Belynda Davenport said...