Stories from Wednesday, September 7, 2011

To the Editor: For the last two days, there have been so many of my longtime friends in the Tribune doing great things. It gave me "chills of joy" to see my kindergarten and best buddy Mike Cheney. Not only have we been friends for 53 years, but our sons became friends. "You go Mikey!"...

100 YEARS AGO (1911) Railroad Notes: President Bush of the Missouri Pacific states that operating reports for the second and third weeks in August indicate that the business of the company was the heaviest in the history of the line during any like period...

Linda Marqueling, 68, died Sunday, Sept. 4, at Hospice House of Reno County, Hutchinson, Kan. Born Aug. 26, 1943, at Fort Scott, Kan., she was the daughter of Ralph and Edna (Talbot) Whiteside. She married Bob Marqueling Aug. 7, 1976, at Hays, Kan. Mrs. Marqueling taught physical education in Scott City and then was employed by Sunflower Diversified Services after moving to Great Bend...

Maurice William (Bill) Werner Sr., 75, of Winston-Salem, N.C., died Monday, Aug. 8, 2011, at his home. He was born Oct. 22, 1935, in the family home near Fidelity, Kan., the son of Martin and Mary Grewing Werner. At a young age, Bill moved with his family to southeast Kansas. He attended country schools until the family moved to the Kincaid school district. He graduated from Kincaid High School in 1954...

Warren Kenneth Harris, 90, of Blue Mound, Kan., passed away Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011, at the Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott, Kan. He was born Nov. 14, 1920, northwest of Blue Mound the son of John and Beulah Ingram Harris. He attended Prairie Valley and Blue Mound schools, graduating from Blue Mound High School in 1941. He then attended Blue Mound Trade School for Welding...

Sarah Jo and Josh McKay, Fort Scott, along with sibling JoDee, are pleased to announce the birth of their son and brother Joeseph Martin McKay on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011, at 7:32 a.m. at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott. Joeseph weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces...

Natalie and John Snyder, Fort Scott, along with siblings Zachary and Lucas, are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter and sister Ella Elizabeth Snyder on Sept. 1, 2011, at 9:36 a.m. at Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg, Kan. Ella weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and her birth length was 19 inches...

Christina Friend and James Rapp, Rich Hill, Mo., along with sibling Jayla Rose Potter, are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter and sister Jordynn Faith Rapp on Sept. 1, 2011, at 4 p.m. at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott. Jayla weighed 6 pounds, 2.5 ounces...

Using a coupon can offer a savings on regularly purchased products but may not guarantee the best price -- or value. Compare prices with a coupon to prices on store brands and generic products before buying, Mary Meck Higgins, K-State research and extension nutrition specialist said...

The Fulton Community Cener did not meet in August due to illness of some members. The group will meet on Sept. 22. The community and members should know that there is a big leak in the trophy room.

Osaga Historical Society did not meet on Aug. 22 because of hot weather. It will meet on Sept. 26 at 12:15 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend. It is the plan to have some new things in the room in the future.

The Bronson Ruritan Club met at the Bronson Community Center Aug. 22. President Terry Johnston opened the meeting with Julia Ann Rhoton leading the group in singing "America" and Geri Reeder giving the prayer. The 18 members and one guest present enjoyed barbeque sandwiches, salads and cake...

It doesn't seem possible that it is Labor Day weekend, but several tell-tale signs have crept in that fall is arriving. The trees are beginning to turn, the birds are beginning their arrangements for flying south for the winter. The days are getting shorter and the nights longer. There is a crispness in the air. There is a feeling in the air that only fall can give...

The Sunset Manor of Frontenac was the scene of a reunion of sorts on Aug. 30. The fete was a surprise dinner arranged by Kathleen Brown-Secora. Present were several guests with ties to Arcadia High School. Marie Kunstel Rodich, the guest of honor, is a l945 graduate of the high school and was the valedictorian of her class. ...

In recognition of national Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15), Pittsburg State University will host an appearance by Michael Reyes, a Mexican poet, emcee, actor, playwright, artist and community organizer. Reyes will perform at 8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 12, in 107 Grubbs Hall on the PSU campus. The event is free and open to the public...

EL DORADO -- Fort Scott Community College's football team scored on the first and last possessions here Saturday night. In bet-ween those scores, No. 3-ranked Butler scored 43 points and gained 514 yards of total offense. Luke Lundy scored for the Greyhounds (0-2) on a 47-yard run less than five minutes into the game. A pass play of about 50 yards set up Martese Jackson's 9-yard run with one second left in the contest...

Karley Stark finished in eighth place to earn a medal Tuesday on her home course as Fort Scott High's golf team opened its season by hosting its annual invitational tournament. Uniontown, playing its first varsity tournament of the year, finished in second place as a team with a four-woman score of 219. Anderson County won the tournament with a 214 and Parsons was third at 220...

Starting around Sept. 19, a field survey team from the Kansas Department of Transportation will begin working in the vicinity of a culvert at a Mine Creek drainage tributary on K-52 in Linn County. The culvert is located 2 1/2 miles east of Mound City...

Life in the 1840s was shown through reenactments and demonstrations Labor Day weekend at Fort Scott National Historic Site -- and people from throughout the world were here to witness it. Some 550 visitors came through the historic site during the long weekend and the guest register showed people from New Zealand, Kazakhstan and Switzerland, not to mention various parts of Kansas and Missouri. ...

The Fort Scott City Commission learned of some money-saving opportunities during their meeting Tuesday evening at City Hall. Commissioners approved authorization to apply for a grant through the AFG Grant system for $357,000 for a Level I refurbishing of an existing Fort Scott Fire Department ladder truck. ...

For David Gibson, owner of New Jersey-based Midwestern Holdings and the Fort Scott Professional Building, located at 710 W. Eighth St., the work that went on behind the scenes to save the local SRS building from closure took him through a range of emotions but was ultimately successful for the Fort Scott community...

Elva Virgie (Kastl) Robinson of Blue Mound, Kan., born May 9, 1918, passed away Sept. 3, 2011. Elva married her beloved Truman on Sept. 4, 1942 (who passed away Jan. 21, 2001), and was a devoted mother to Dianne, (who passed away Sept. 3, 1968) and to Richard (Rick)...