Stories from Friday, June 3, 2011

During the Civil War each Union regiment and company was required to keep a written record or diary that documented a brief history of their respective unit. This document was entitled the "Record of Events" and provides a brief but detailed history of the movements of a specific regiment and all of its companies throughout the war. This information is very important in the study of the Civil War because it is often summarized and many of the details are omitted from the "Official Reports."...

UJH All A's Megan Blythe Zachary Davis Draven George Lindsay Nietfeld John Reed Hannah Fry Benjamin Labbe Michaela Nietfeld Aleah Sutterby UJH All A's and B's Dana Belt Mercedes Chaplin Austin Collins Taylor Cooper Austin Ehrman Tommy Joles Austin McKee...

By Michael Pommier The Fort Scott Tribune President Barack Obama was no doubt the keynote speaker during Sunday's Joplin Community Memorial Service, however, he was not the only one. The voices of three Joplin, Mo., pastors filled the air with prayer and a message of hope...

It's one of my favorite days of the year. Graduation. There are always several parties scheduled, and this time my granddaughter Montana had volunteered to go along with me to "help carry the gifts" and "get some cake." Our outing had started out less than perfect as Mapquest had sent us to the wrong side of town, a delay which prompted Mo to worry that there wouldn't be any dessert by the time we got there...

Anna Mae Shaw, 85, resident of Fort Scott, died Wednesday, June 1, 2011, at the Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada, Mo. She was born Aug. 21, 1925, in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of John Novak and Anna Kipila Novak. Anna graduated from Glenville High School and worked for the U.S. General Accounting Office for four years...

John A. "Boots" Edgar, 67, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., and more recently of Wichita, died Wednesday, June 1, 2011, at the VA Regional Medical Center Hospice in Wichita, Kan. He was born March 13, 1944, in Bremerton, Wash., the son of Clarence Edgar and Viola Ruth Nicolson Edgar...

Inez Bowin Dugger, 88, passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2011, at a hospital in Topeka, Kan. She was born on March 9, 1923, in Arcadia, Kan., the daughter of Lester and Lena Scratcher Totman. Inez had grown up in Arcadia, where she graduated from high school. She had lived in Osage City, Kan., since 1954...

Elsmore Ruritan Club members will serve breakfast Sunday from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Elsmore community building. Diners will enjoy biscuits and sausage gravy with scrambled eggs and a drink for a free-will donation. The event will be in conjunction with the fifth annual Middle America Ruritan catfish tournament which starts Saturday evening and ends Sunday morning at the Bourbon State Lake. Area residents and those finishing the fishing tournament are invited for breakfast Sunday morning...

Heidi and Roy Wade of Prescott, Kan., along with siblings Bowen and Jude are pleased to announce the birth of their daughters and sisters Josie Ray Wade and Ren Jacob Wade on June 1, 2011, at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott. Josie was born at 10:11 a.m. and weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces. Ren was born at 10:16 a.m. and weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces...

Crystal and Paul Wright, Fort Scott, along with siblings Sierra and Broderic are pleased to announce the birth of their son and brother Maverick Wyatt Wright on Thursday, May 26, 2011, at 8:24 a.m. at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott. Maverick weighed 10 pounds, 10 ounces...

Julia Dryden-Lancaster and Brad Ogle of Fort Scott along with siblings Amberley and Dakoda are pleased to announce the birth of their son and brother Hunter Rey Ogle on Thursday, May 26, 2011, at 8:01 p.m. at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott. Hunter weighed 6 pounds...

Candice Wyatt and Andrew Buckman of Fort Scott along with siblings Aliziegh, Treden and Drew are pleased to announce the birth of their son and brother Kreedyn Drea Buckman on Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at 8:56 a.m. at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott. Kreedyn weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces...

Angela and Travis Hixon of Redfield are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter Elizabeth Ray Hixon on Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at 2:13 p.m. at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott. She weighed 8 pounds, 6.5 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Sarah Morey and Liz Clements, Wichita, Kan., and Patty Enslow, Fort Scott. Paternal grandparents are Dona and Clarence Davidson, Mapleton, and Bryan and Tammi Davidson, Redfield...

Alison and Dustin Harper of Fort Scott are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter Charlee Denise Harper on Saturday, May 21, 2011, at 7:01 p.m. at Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg, Kan. Charlee weighed 5 pounds, 10 ounces, and was 17.5 inches in length...

100 YEARS AGO (1911) A number of those in from the country districts today expressed themselves as enthusiastic for a countywide celebration here on the Fourth of July for the opening of Gunn Park and a large attendance from the county and smaller cities is assured. Efforts are being made to secure the Hiattville, Mapleton and other bands from over the county and each would be accompanied by a large delegation of citizens...

In the process of losing weight, there is only one person who knows the reason for a regression in my journey to a healthier version of myself -- me. Whether we want to admit it or not, we know why those pounds slowly came back, why the hours in the gym slowly turn into minutes, or even faded away completely. ...

This week's market minute features the Ponderosa Farm, owned and operated by Linda and Chet Bower. They both have jobs besides the massive gardens for market. They are very involved with their church and family, yet still make time to be active members of the market. Linda is the market secretary and Chet serves on the vendor committee. Chet also built the framework for our new market sign and completed its installation...

The Fort Scott Community College volleyball team will offer two Volleyball Skills Training Camps this summer. FSCC coaches and players will be teaching and modeling proper techniques for all positions. The main focuses of the camp will be on setting, middle/outside attackers, libero/defense/passing demonstrations and training...

Six cash prizes will be awarded in two categories June 11 to fifth-grade students whose poems were judged as part of the 15th Annual Echoes of the Trail Cowboy Gathering at Fort Scott Community College. The poems were judged the best out of 39 submissions...

Orscheln Farm & Home Stores awarded eight $1,000 scholarships to FFA members from across the state at the 83rd Kansas FFA Convention. The Orscheln Farm & Home Stores scholarships are awarded to graduating high school seniors of Kansas who plan to attend a four or a two-year program with the intention of transferring to a university or college majoring in agriculture in the state of Kansas. ...

Organizers of the Fort Scott Farmer's Market recently announced their schedule of events for June. There has been a slight change in hours and location for the market on Saturday. Due to Good Ol' Days activities taking place in the area that day, the market will operate from 8 to 10 a.m. ...

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Terence Smith is about to embark on a four-month treatment course to hopefully cure his acute myeloid leukemia. His family, which is from the Blue Mound and Fort Scott areas, had been trying to rally potential white cell donors, as did the base at Fort Hood, Texas, where he is stationed. A match was finally found last month...

Local law enforcement will continue to be out in increased numbers to enforce Kansas seat belt laws. The Bronson and the Fort Scott police departments have been participating in the 2011 Kansas Click It or Ticket traffic enforcement campaign since May 23 and will continue through Sunday. ...

Fort Scott Elks Lodge No. 579 is hosting a benefit golf tournament June 11 at the city golf course. Teams are still welcome to sign up for the Three-Man Scramble tournament that will benefit the city fireworks display. Teams can sign up at the Golf Course, or at the Elks Lodge...