Stories from Tuesday, April 26, 2011

The Pittsburg State University Theatre will stage its final production of the 2010- 2011 season, "Woman in Mind," April 28-30, in the PSU Studio Theatre. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 1. "Woman in Mind," by celebrated British playwright Alan Ayckbourn, questions middle class values with razor-sharp wit...

The family of the late Raymond and Helen Long gathered at the home of Richard and Helen Long, Mound City, on Saturday, April 23, to fellowship and celebrate Easter. Those in attendance were: Bill and Diana Carpenter, Fort Scott; Gary and Leana Gier, Hepler; Bonnie Hunter, Springfield, Mo.; Josh and Tina Peak, Girard; Grant and Tosha Carson, Pittsburg; Matt and Tanya Brokob and Blake, Girard; Donna Morris, Fort Scott; Bob and Betty Clayton, Mapleton; Cara, Katie and Maggie Lance, Leavenworth; Jess and Sheila Jackson and Jake, Derby; Jay and Reagan Orr and Michael and Addison, Ottawa; Larry and Donna Long, Walnut; Dale and Lindsey Long and Kellen and Hunter, Archie, Mo.; Kirk and Christa Holt and Jenna, Hunter, Callie and Tanner, Mound City; Jean Mayhugh, Prescott; Cindy Staton, Prescott.. ...

Students who work on Pittsburg State University's yearbook and student newspaper earned 37 individual awards and both publications were honored at the Kansas Associated Collegiate Press convention this month in Hutchinson. The students were recognized for writing, photography, headline writing and design...

Whether it's from cows, goats, sheep or another mammal, milk and milk products are an important source of calcium throughout a person's life. Most of the milk sold in the United States is pasteurized, a process during which the milk is heated to 161 degrees and kept there for 15 seconds. ...

Easter Sunday morning, April 24, 2011, a fine variety of home-cooked food was prepared and served by the best men and lady cooks from Oskaloosa Baptist Church, Open Door Mission and Arcadia Christian Church in the bungalow. JOY Sunday School teacher Gary Peterson estimated that 70 people enjoyed the food and fellowship. ...

Ronnie Lee Pendergrass, age 56, of Adrian, Mo., died Wednesday April, 20 2011, at his home. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday April 27, 2011, at the Coffel-Schneider Funeral Home LaCygne, Kan. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Oak Lawn Cemetery LaCygne, Kan. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.coffelschneider.com. Arrangements: Coffel-Schneider Funeral Home LaCygne, Kan...

Eloyce Laverne Parker, age 91, resident of Fort Scott, died Monday, April 25, 2011, at the Guest Home Estates, Fort Scott. Eloyce donated her body to science. A memorial service in her honor will be announced at a later date.

Rosella Fern Vann, age 80, a former resident of Fort Scott, and more recently of Springfield, Mo., died Friday, April 22, 2011, at the Springfield Rehabilitation and Health Care in Springfield. She was born Sept. 23, 1930, in Paola, Kan., the daughter of Vernon Jenkins and Laura Graham Jenkins. She married Lloyd O. Vann on Sept. 23, 1953, at Fort Scott. He preceded her in death on June 21, 2008...

Helen Marie Smith, age 89, former resident of Fort Scott, and more recently of Grove, Okla., died Sunday, April 24, 2011, at the Skaggs Hospital in Branson, Mo. She was born June 17, 1921, in Pittsburg, Kan., the daughter of Edgar Hensley and Mae Parker Hensley. ...

Alta "Irene" Herrero, 87 of Fort Scott, passed away Thursday evening, April 21, 2011, at the Via Christi Medical Center in Pittsburg, Kan., after a short illness. Our mother was born Oct. 20, 1923 in Arcadia, Kan., to Wilson Anthony and Emma Pearl (Bradbury) Sheets. The family moved to Fort Scott when Mom was 5 years old, where she lived until her death...

David and Addi Foster and siblings Ansley and Mayla of rural Fort Scott are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Davina Mikell Foster, at 9:14 a.m. on April 21, 2011, at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. Davina weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Doug and Denise Whiteaker of Fort Scott and paternal grandparents are Gary and Lynda Foster of Fort Scott...

Clark and Lindsay McCracken and sisters Emma and Sienna of Bonner Springs, Kan., are pleased to announce the birth their sister and brother, twins Chloe Tyler and Crosby Tyler McCracken. The twins were born April 21, 2011, at Overland Park Medical Center, Overland Park, Kan., and weighed 4 pounds, 15 ounces, and 6 pounds, 3 ounces at birth...

100 YEARS AGO (1911) If you ever tried to wash your fine laces and fabrics with ordinary yellow laundry soap, you know it is simply out of the question. All yellow laundry soaps contain rosin, and rosin is injurious to finer fabrics. Sunny Monday contains no rosin -- that's why it's white. It contains a wonderful "dirt starter" which saves rubbing and spares your clothes...

Katie Brown, an eighth-grader at Fort Scott Middle School, walked away from the Kansas State Science and Engineering Fair in Wichita on April 2 with an armload of trophies and prizes. Brown's entry, "Call the Shot," had already garnered several awards before it was presented in Wichita...

Medicalodges, 915 S. Horton, will host this week's Chamber Coffee at 8 a.m. on Thursday, April 28. A ribbon cutting will follow for the Fort Scott Community Garden. Chamber members can make an announcement about their business organization or the community by donating $1 toward "Dollars for Dolly."...

The faculty of the Department of Mathematics, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, has selected Chad B. Hays, Mapleton, as a recipient of the Mendenhall Outstanding Senior award. Hays' name will be engraved on a plaque honoring Mendenhall recipients, which is displayed in the Mathematics Department...

With the help of the Visioning a Healthier Bourbon County committee, two local fitness centers will be adding some new equipment. According to Visioning a Healthier Bourbon County committee chairperson Jody Brillhart, the committee was awarded $2,000 through the Southeast Kansas Regional Health Initiative Community Guide Mini-Grant Program which will be split evenly between Buck Run Community Center and Mercy Health for Life to help with the purchase of new fitness equipment...

Southeast Kansas will send 10 students to the National History Day Championship, June 12-16 in College Park, Md. Many from the Bourbon County community attended the Kansas State History Championships at Washburn University in Topeka on Saturday. There were 259 students representing 50 schools at the competition. ...

With a ceremonial groundbreaking in a field south of Fort Scott, a decade-old dream of a no-kill shelter for Bourbon County is on the verge of becoming a reality. The event was celebrated Saturday -- with a dogbone shaped cake made by Cindy Foster -- at the construction site, located at 721 240th St., off Grand Road and U.S. Highway 69. A little more than 40 people, plus pets, attended. The Shirley Yeager Animal Friends Foundation purchased 20 acres for the shelter in October...

To the Editor: The recent tragic double suicide invovling two teenage girls in Minnesota is more than just a story of bullying and how two teens decided to end their lives. Yes, there have always been bullies at school, and yes, every now and then a teenager does take their life...

100 YEARS AGO (1911) If you ever tried to wash your fine laces and fabrics with ordinary yellow laundry soap, you know it is simply out of the question. All yellow laundry soaps contain rosin, and rosin is injurious to finer fabrics. Sunny Monday contains no rosin -- that's why it's white. It contains a wonderful "dirt starter" which saves rubbing and spares your clothes...