Stories from Friday, March 18, 2011

The Fort Scott Community College Harley-Davidson Technology Training Center will host a SkillsUSA Poker Run on Saturday, April 2. This event will help raise funds for the FSCC Harley-Davidson Training Center SkillsUSA Program. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. and will continue until 12:30 p.m. The first bike will start at noon and the last bike out will be at 1 p.m. The ride is about 100 miles...

To help get students interested in the performing arts, Fort Scott High School band members toured schools citywide Thursday. At Eugene Ware Elementary School, all 480 students assembled in the school gym to hear some tunes, learn about band and get a demonstration of various instruments played. It's something the Tiger band, led by James Fox, does every year...

In a last push to help gather more contributions for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Larry Sinclair promised to wear a kilt if the Pete's convenience store he works at on National Avenue and Sixth Street sold all of its shamrocks. People buy a paper shamrock for $1 each and write their names in the blank. The shamrocks are then displayed at each store...

The special Fort Scott City Commission meeting to discuss purchasing the Fort Scott golf course has been rescheduled to 4 p.m. Monday, March 21 in the City Commission Meeting Room, 123 S. Main St. On the table is a proposal consisting of the city purchasing the 150-acre golf course and all carts, equipment, buildings for $500,000. ...

Succumbing to the effects of a slow economy, the owner of the Fort Scott Inn anticipates closing the establishment in mid-April. Now in foreclosure, the 78-room hotel, 101 State St., will be put up for auction next month. Owner Bhupinder Singh "Bob" Dhillon has two other hotels in Ottawa, Kan., and Iowa...

100 YEARS AGO (1911) T. Woodard, 81, a resident of Bourbon County for almost 45 years, died at his home Saturday in Garland. Burial was made in the Clarksburg Cemetery. "Squire" Woodard, as he was familiarly known, was a native of New York. He came to Fort Scott and worked at the Goodlander Mill and in 1868 he purchased 140 acres, the present home farm, and in 1872 located on that place. ...

100 YEARS AGO (1911) The afternoon of March 15, the Bachmann home on North Eddy Street was filled to overflowing with many friends who came to attend the last rites for Charles H. Bachmann. A number of anthems were furnished by a choir composed of Mrs. ...

My drama students are creating skits to present to the eighth graders at the end of April. I began this activity by asking them to name difficulties they personally are facing. As they shared, I wrote their answers on the board. I was not prepared for what they were about to tell me...

The St. John's United Methodist Church, located at 223 S. Little St., will host contemporary pianist John Nilsen at 3 p.m. Sunday for a special concert. Nilsen will be playing a range of tunes from classical, folk, jazz, to traditional hymns. According to St. John's United Methodist Church Pastor Janet Myers, Nilsen will be on his way to perform an Oklahoma and contacted the church about hosting a free concert. Myers said tickets for his concerts are usually $25...

GARLAND -- A video presentation of "NOAH" the musical will be shown at Cherry Grove church on Wednesday, March 23. The video will start at 6:30 p.m. at the church located eight miles south of Fort Scott on U.S. 69. "It's not the same as the Sight & Sound theater, but the big screen and a quality sound system bring the program to life," says Pastor Dale Cummins...

Georgia Nadine Hutton, 79, of Fort Scott, died Sunday, March 13, 2011 at the Fort Scott Manor Nursing Home. She was born Dec. 7, 1931 in Lamar, Ark., the daughter of Sutterfield and Emma (Burdine) Robertson. She married Albert D. Hutton Sept. 14, 1968 in Las Vegas, Nev. He preceded her in death Feb. 17, 2008...

Ernest "Shorty" Sellers, 101, of Pleasanton, Kan., died Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, Kan. Services will be held at 3 p.m., March 19, 2011 at the Coffel-Schneider Chapel, Pleasanton, Kan. Per Mr. Sellers' wishes, he will be cremated...

BECKER -- Craig and Elaine Becker, Fort Scott, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Anna May Becker. Anna was born at 2:49 a.m., March 15, 2011 at Pittsburg, Kan. She weighed 6 pounds, 6.4 ounces and was 18 inches in length. Maternal grandparents are Jack and Sharon Dewaard, Blue Mound...

WATKINS -- Wendy Watkins and Antonio Leggette, Fort Scott, and siblings are Quin Ella, Jamariyah and Johnnoe, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Anterrion Latrelle Watkins. Anterrion was born at 7:30 p.m., March 12, 2011, at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott...

Hope Chapel Assembly of God will have a Community Gospel Singing at 6:30 p.m. March 20. Anyone who sings and would like to join this special service is welcome. Contact Pastor Yates at Hope Chapel Assembly of God, (620) 939-4828.

Hope Chapel Assembly of God will have a USDA commodities distribution from 1-2 p.m. March 19. Distribution will be at the Hope Chapel Assembly of God Blessing Center. This is for low- income households of the Moran area. Bring some type of identification with you. The supply of food items is limited, so distribution is first-come, first-served basis...

The Chamber Singers from Maranatha Baptist Bible College in Watertown, Wis., will present a concert at Bethel Community Church, Fort Scott at 7 p.m. Monday, March 21. The 40-member choir is under the direction of Dr. David Ledgerwood. The Chamber Singers, part of the fine arts program at Maranatha since the mid- 1980s, will present a program of vocal sacred music. Traveling with the choir will be Rev. John Davis, director of development...

According to Mr. Webster, one of the definitions of an "Outlaw, is "a habitual or notorious criminal who is a fugitive from the law." During the Civil War, there were many "outlaws" who were former soldiers of the Blue or the Gray and there were also those who never wore a uniform and were civilian outlaws. ...

Five Jayhawk-Linn basketball players were awarded spots on the All-Pioneer League basketball teams. Chelsea Beckman earned First Team honors on the girls' squad while teammates Emma Hargrove and Baylea White were given Second Team positions. Taylor Kellerman received a Second Team berth on the boys' squad while Seth Gabbert was picked as an Honorable Mention player...

Eleven players from Uniontown and Pleasanton were honored by the Three Rivers League with spots on the All-League basketball teams. Uniontown senior Breanna Esslinger was one of three unanimous selections to the All-TRL girls First Team. The other two are Uniontown senior Morgan Westhoff and St. Paul senior Kali Ketterman...

Four Fort Scott High School players received post-season honors recently from Southeast Kansas League basketball coaches as the All-SEK teams were released earlier this week. Senior Megan McDermed was named to the Second Team and freshman Brianne Lawrence was a pick for the Third Team on the All-SEK girls' basketball team. Fort Scott senior Griffin Knopp and junior Cameron Woodring were named to the All-SEK boys' Second Team...

When you think about it mathematically, losing weight is pretty simple. Just burn more calories than you take in. Sounds simple enough, however, when you put it into real-world terms, it is quite difficult. I enjoy cooking and I love my fair share of Girl Scout cookies, candy, and all sorts of high-calorie foods, so it is hard for me to completely give up the things I really enjoy. That is why I have adopted a method that I learned from a friend of mine who is quite health conscious...

Early this year, Gov. Brownback published his 2012 budget and what is interesting about this particular budget is not what was included in it, but what wasn't -- funding for the Kansas Neurological Institute (KNI) in Topeka. KNI was established in 1960 to house persons with developmental disabilities as part of the state institution network that included Parsons, Winfield and Norton...