Stories from Wednesday, April 11, 2012

100 YEARS AGO (1912) Some time ago the Good Housekeeping Magazine offered prizes for the best answers given on the question as to how retail dealers may get the most benefit out of the advertising done by the manufacturers of goods in the magazines of national circulation. ...

"It is a waste of time to be angry about my disability. One has to get on with life and I haven't done badly. People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining." -- Stephen Hawking Recently officials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Justice met with the Kansas administration to discuss possible violations of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and that reminded me of all the progress that people with disabilities have seen since it was signed into law by President Bush in 1990. ...

Jerry James of rural Arcadia recently celebrated his March birthday at Chicken Annie's in Girard. Family members joining Jerry and his wife Marilyn were the daughters and families: Melissa, Aaron, Kenzie; Alex and Maddie Coester; Julye, Josh and Jaxston Smith...

Submitted to the Tribune Mercy Hospital Pharmacy and the Bourbon County Sheriff's Department are partnering with the Drug Enforcement Administration for the fourth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 28. More than 4,700 sites nationwide have joined the effort that seeks to prevent medication abuse and theft. The free event will be held in Fort Scott from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot of Mercy Convenient Care, 1624 S. National Ave...

Uniontown will conduct screenings of prospective kindergarten students from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. April 19-20 at West Bourbon Elementary School, 602 Fifth St., Uniontown. Youngsters must be at least 5 years old on or before Aug. 31 to participate in the 30-minute screenings, which will be scheduled by appointment, a news release said...

When Capt. Benjamin Moore chose to locate Fort Scott on a high point of ground in April of 1842, little did he know then the significance that spot would play in the Civil War, almost 20 years later. During the war, military units from Kansas began concentrating at Fort Scott as early as August of 1861. ...

On March 28, Bronson Chapter No. 65 opened in form with Worthy Matron Ednamarie Jackson and Worth Patron Glenn Smith presiding in the East. Worthy Matron greeted all and read "Life is a Journey." Shirley Palmer, past grand matron of the Grand Chapter of Kansas, was presented at the altar. She was introduced and welcomed and then escorted to the east by sister Martha Heffernon. Grand honors were given to Sister Shirley...

MANHATTAN -- Cancer research is a common factor for both Kansas State University students recognized by the 2012 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship competition. Angela Grommet, junior in chemistry, Wichita, is the university's 68th Goldwater scholar, and Sterling Braun, junior in premedicine and microbiology, Fort Scott, is an honorable mention in the scholarship competition...

The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce is encouraging area residents to clean out their garages and closets and make a little cash. This year's citywide garage sale has been moved back to Saturday, May 12, to coincide with the Pioneer Harvest Fiesta Swap Meet. This makes for a full "bargain hunters" weekend, a news release said...

The Bourbon County Vehicle Office, on the first floor of the courtouse, will not open until 9:30 a.m. Friday due to Division of Motor Vehicle training with the State Office of Vehicles, a news release said. The new vehicle system is scheduled to "go live" in May...

In the April 10 Tribune, it was incorrectly reported that teacher Pat Harry requested early retirement from her position as the Fort Scott High School English teacher. Harry is the high school and middle school choral instructor. Also, USD 234 school members approved the employment of Kristina Bubna as a high school English teacher. The Tribune inadvertently omitted the information and regrets the errors...

A concert sponsored by the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Fort Scott Community College Round Room, 2108 S. Horton. The concert will feature the Christians on Campus band, with Steve Kramer on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Cody Toll on lead guitar, Nick Clark on bass, and Tommy Hoyt on drums and percussion. The band will welcome guest vocalist Jentry Page...

UNIONTOWN -- Looking for something to do with your children Friday night? Uniontown parents and their school-aged children won't have to look very far. The West Bourbon Elementary School Site Council is hosting its second annual "Family Fun Night" on Friday, April 13...

Leading up to Saturday, local party officials and lawmakers urged everyone to attend the 2012 Presidential Presidential Caucuses, set for Saturday at Memorial Hall in Pittsburg. Registration starts at 1 p.m. and caucus meetings at 2 p.m. at the venue, located at Fifth and Pine streets in Pittsburg...

A recently-transformed house located at 1023 S. National Ave. is the first property to be recognized in a new program initiated by the city and the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce. Previously owned by the late Robert Adams, a Fort Scott native, the home is the first recipient of the Curb Appeal Home of the Month Award. ...

Fort Scott Visioning Committee's focus was on the future during Tuesday's seventh annual Community Conversation, sponsored by the Community Vision Steering Committee. "Where do we go from here?" visioning committee members asked the audience. About 45 residents and committee members gathered around tables in the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on the Fort Scott Community College campus last night. ...

PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott High School's junior varsity softball team split a doubleheader with Pittsburg here Monday. The Tigers had an 18-4 victory in one of the games. In that one, they had 18 hits -- 3 each by Abi Keating and Meghan Guss and two each by Tanner Wunderly, Kelsey Simons, Alex Smith and Kyenne Wade. Simons was credited with 4 runs batted in while Smith, Guss, Mirranda Allison, Jessica Milburn and Emily Bowman each drove in 2 runs...

CHANUTE -- Fort Scott High School's junior varsity girls' track team finished fifth at the Chanute here Monday. Chanute was the winner with 127 points followed by Iola with 60 and Coffeyville and Labette County tied with 43. Fort Scott scored 39 points...

IOLA -- Jayhawk-Linn won the team title while Pleasanton's Mason Coffman won individual honors at the Marmaton Valley Golf Invitational Monday. The tournament was scheduled for 18 holes but shortened to nine after a thunderstorm forced a 45-minute delay. That led to some of the golfers being unable to finish play due to darkness, according to Uniontown head coach Jason Tourtillott, so the organizers decided to count only the scores on the front nine holes...

OSWEGO -- Uniontown's softball team swept Oswego here Monday in a rain-shortened Three Rivers League doubleheader. The Eagles took game one in five innings, 12-0, and the second game, 9-3. The nightcap was called in the sixth inning due to lightning...

Fort Scott Community College's softball team managed just 3 hits on the day in a doubleheader sweep by seventh-ranked Johnson County at the Betty Ruth Willard Complex Tuesday. Johnson County (18-4 Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division, 31-8 overall) won game one 12-0 and the second game 14-0. Fort Scott (0-21, 0-40) lost its 46th and 47th consecutive games dating back to last season...

Fort Scott Community College announced Tuesday afternoon that Katie Reihmann has been promoted to the position of head women's basketball coach. She succeeds Diana Couch, who coached the Greyhounds to a 39-63 record the past three seasons. Reihmann served as Couch's assistant coach the past two seasons...