Stories from Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Lynetta Fisher was pleased to hear the birthday song dedicated to her Sunday morning as she gave her offering. Among those present were her brothers Zack and Nick Younge in Arcadia Christian Church. Walter and Donnette Parrish came from Houston, Texas, to visit his parents, John and Vera Parrish, in Pittsburg and other family relatives for the Thanksgiving holiday...

100 YEARS AGO (1911) Hog Lard -- Without a lot of compound in it, ABSOLUTELY PURE, the kind you used to buy in the old days still going at 10 pounds for $1. Best sauerkraut you ever tasted. Better try some pickles, too; sweet, sour and mixed. -- C.S, Abbott, East End Market, 1204 E. Wall St...

Ray Wayne Boyd, was born on March 31, 1935, and passed away on Nov. 28, 2011. He was born in Fort Scott, Kan., to William Ray Boyd and Mary Josephine Sutterby. Wayne married Dorothy Lou Boyd on Feb. 8, 1966. Wayne was a construction worker in the Oklahoma City area...

Charles E. Crim, 79, of Lebanon, Tenn., died Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. Mr. Crim was born Oct. 21, 1932, in Fort Scott, Kan., and settled in Lebanon, Tenn. He served as a C-119 and C-47 pilot for the U.S. Air Force and piloted 727, 737, and DC-9 aircraft for U.S. Airlines for 26 years...

Brandi and Brandon Pitts, Fort Scott, are pleased to announce the birth of their son Cash Tyler Pitts on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011, at 12:56 a.m. at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, Kan. Cash weighed 5 pounds, 15 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Jeanie and Darrell Parker, Fort Scott...

Dannie D. Croan and Donald J. Hardwick Jr., Fort Scott, along with sibling Morgan Americus Rose Croan are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter and sister Maygen Grace Baylee Hardwick on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011, at 11:44 a.m. at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, Kan...

St. Mary's Catholic School participated in this year's downtown Christmas parade. (Ruth Campbell/Tribune)

The public can redirect their tax dollars and at the same time help Fort Scott Community College. The 2007 legislature enacted House Bill 2237 to address the deferred maintenance needs of designated colleges and universities. The legislation provides for a new tax credit based on a specific percentage of a taxpayer's contribution made on or after July 1, 2008, to a community college for capital improvements. ...

For the past 10 years, the second weekend in December has been marked on calendars of area rock crawlers as the annual toy drive and this year is no exception. The Brush Beaters Jeep Club will host the 11th annual Wheelin' 4 Toys at the Kansas Rocks Recreation Park from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10. The event will consist of guided and unguided trail rides. Admission is $5, plus a donation of a children's toy valued at $5 or more...

The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce once again wants to brighten up Fort Scott during the holiday season. The chamber is currently preparing for its annual Dolly HollyDay tours, which run from Dec. 15-23, and the Light Up Fort Scott decoration contest. ...

At least 500 people turned out Tuesday night to watch Fort Scott's annual downtown Christmas parade. The procession featured 38 floats, free cookies and hot beverages, a visit from Santa, also known as local attorney Justin Meeks, and the lighting of the Mayor's Christmas tree. This year's theme was "Christmas on the Range," to help celebrate the 150th anniversary of Kansas statehood...