Stories from Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Submitted to The Tribune A free educational program about the importance of vitamin D will be offered at 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21 at the Cavalry Crossing apartments community room, 201 W. 23rd St., Fort Scott, according to a news release. The presenter will be Nancy Schuster, Kansas State University Extension Family and Consumer Sciences agent in Anderson County...

On Aug. 26, Sept. 17 and Oct 1, the Fort Scott FFA members performed stadium cleanups and enjoyed eating hot doughnuts in the morning. Other work activites include adopting a highway and working a concession stand for the homecoming football game. After working, members get to go out and have some fun. ...

Amanda Widder and Charles Hoffmeyer, Fort Scott, are pleased to announce the birth of their son Charles Edward Martin Hoffmeyer on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, at 1:13 p.m. at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, Kan. Charles weighed 5 pounds, 15 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Catheran Widder and Ronald Widder, both of Fort Scott...

Ashlei Coulter and Jordan Goddard, Fort Scott, are pleased to announce the birth of their son Aaydan Joe Alan Goddard on Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, at 12:30 p.m. at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, Kan. Aaydan weighed 6 pounds, 10.5 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Tanya Goodwin and Jessee Bell, Fort Scott...

On Oct. 12 the Bronson Order of the Eastern Star Cahpter No. 65 held a regular meeting with 13 officers present. Worthy Matron Ednamarie Jackson and Worthy Patron Glenn Smith in the east were in attendance. The meeting opened and the Worthy Matron read from "Angels on Earth" (Kids and Angels), "One is never far from us," by Connie Eaton. Initiation was held...

The Osaga Historical Society met Sept. 26 with three members and one guest present. The meeting was called to order by Linda Marsh. The minutes were read and approved by acting secretary, Virginia. Russell was ill, so there was no treasurer's report...

The weekend of Oct. 8, Janet and Mark Vanleeuwen treated her parents, Vera and John Parrish with a trip to Branson, Mo., where they attended several shows, incudinng The Legends, Norma Jean's Cowboy Church, Cassandre, Voice of an Angel Show and the Texas Tenors. They also enjoyed a new show entitled The Shrine of the Holy Spirit...

100 YEARS AGO (1911) Ten Minutes With Miss Freeburg: When you have been looking for a perfect corset for years, it is time that Miss Freeburg show you the Modar Corsets with the "Improved Front Lace." You will find it will do more toward bringing out the improvable qualities of your figure than any other corset you ever had. A pleasant surprise awaits you when you see Miss Freeburg. She will be with us this week only. -- Katzung's, 16 S. Main St...

To the Editor: On behalf of the Gordon Parks Celebration at Fort Scott Community College, I would like to thank everyone who helped make the eighth annual Gordon Parks Celebration, held Oct. 7-8, a success. The celebration takes many volunteer hours to make it run smoothly and thanks go out to all those who gave of their time and talents. I would also like to thank all of the students who participated in various activities at their appropriate age level...

We are told that St. Peter has the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven and that he stands in front of a wrought iron gate only allowing in certain people who have lived exemplary lives. I suspect that he has only one large key (maybe a skeleton key -- heh heh!) unlike the millions of Americans who everyday lug around circular metal rings containing multiple keys, laminated family pictures, a Swiss army knife and access cards with a barcode from various department stores, coffee shops and super markets.. ...

GARNETT -- Fort Scott High School volleyball struggled here Saturday, managing just one win in four matches at the Anderson County Invitational. The Tigers' only victory came over Iola, 25-12, 25-21. Mallory Shelton had 8 kills and Taylor Grant had 7. Kenzie Heatherly dished 9 assists...

EMPORIA -- A chilly, windy day in the Flint Hills during the Kansas Class 3-2-1A State Golf Tournament here Monday, which hindered the effort of the Uniontown golf team. Eagle head coach Jason Tourtillott said that his team practiced on Sunday on the State course and had good rounds as they learned the course. But on Monday, the high reached only 45 degrees and winds gusted over 20 MPH at times. Most of the Eagles teed off after 10 a.m., which was about the time the conditions changed...

It took longer than anticipated but Fort Scott High School senior Don Savage broke the soccer program's single-season goal-scoring record off an assist from Wyatt Hulbert in the 29th minute of play against Riverton at Ellis Park Tuesday evening. The Tigers won 7-0 with Savage scoring a second goal in the 47th minute, giving him 25 for the season. The old record of 23 was set by Troy Stumfoll in 2005...

The Lee Weast Animal Shelter is hosting its first major fundraiser from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at the new shelter location at 240th St. south of Fort Scott. The event will feature pet photography by Merle Humphrey. For a free will donation, attendees will receive a professional sitting and a four by six photograph, with a 10 percent discount on more orders...

The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the theme for the 2011 Christmas Parade. A contest was held to name the theme and total of 16 entries were received. The winning theme was voted on by the Chamber membership. The theme this year will be "Christmas on the Range" in observance of the 150th birthday of Kansas, submitted by Helen Long of Mound City. ...

In conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Mercy Health Center will host a Mammogram Mania event from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27. More than 40,000 women in the U.S. will die of breast cancer this year, a news release said. According to data from Kaiser State Health Facts, in 2006 Kansas ranked fifth highest in the U.S. ...

The law firm of Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP recently announced that Fort Scott Native Lisa Epps Dade has been named Best of the Bar, as reported in the Kansas City Business Journal's 10th Annual Best of the Bar 2011 Edition. For the past 10 years, the Kansas City Business Journal's "Best of the Bar" program asks hundreds of local lawyers for votes to determine who, among themselves, has built solid reputations and earned admiration from their peers...

After a two-year hiatus, the USD 235 Board of Education will be considering the restart of a job shadowing program. During the Oct. 10 meeting of the USD 235 BOE, Uniontown Junior-Senior High School Counselor Jeannie Camac proposed the idea of restarting a senior job shadowing program that was shut down at the end of the 2009-2010 school year. ...

Fort Scott Community College's first production of the year, "Sylvia," will play to a home crowd Wednesday night with students, employees and board members in the audience. "Sylvia," by A.R. Gurney, tells the story of a man facing an impossible conflict: his wife or his dog. ...

The Fort Scott City Commission revisited the issue of a local house that has been the subject of discussion and debate the last two years. During their regular meeting Tuesday, the commission heard from supporters of Nancy Miller, the owner of a house located at 416 S. Eddy St., that is badly in need of repair and has been deemed dangerous. The panel intended to consider bids for demolition of the structure prior to hearing from a few people in the audience who would like to save the house...

Cherokee and Vicente Gomez, Fort Scott, along with siblings Alize Kimler, Zaida, Hilario and Xander Gomez, are pleased to announce the birth of their son and brother Jovany David Gomez on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, at 8:23 p.m. at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, Kan. Jovany weighed 7 pounds...