Stories from Tuesday, June 5, 2012

To the Editor: What's good for the goose is said to be good for the gander. It seems not quite right for the Bourbon County Commissioners to demand that our Amish sisters and brothers do something the commissioners are unwilling or unable to do. Last time I looked, there were only outhouses at Elm Creek Lake. Have the commissioners recently installed running water and flush toilets out there? Until that happens, is it fair to demand that the Amish violate their principles?...

100 YEARS AGO (1912) Professor John F. Hughes, former principal of the Fort Scott High School, now superintendent of schools at Chanute, proposes to introduce moving picture films into the public schools to help educate the children. It is not the plan to give real "movies" but with a projecting lantern to throw slides that pertain to the work of the student...

I dislike the words sheltered workshop immensely. It conjures up images of the early 20th century when people were worked to death for low wages in horrible conditions, similar to the modern day sweatshops in Mexico and China. The problem I have with the term is that it was used in the 1980s and 1990s to describe day service programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. ...

Snacks provide energy between meals, and that's why a Kansas State University nutrition specialist suggests planning snacks to include health-promoting fruits and vegetables that will complement, rather than compete, with meals. Why the emphasis on fruits and vegetables?...

It has now been six weeks since we moved and it is beginning to look and feel like "home." I finally have hung most of my pictures and so it is really taking on the feel of home. I still have five boxes in the house that haven't been opened or put away. But hopefully this week that chore will finally be done. There are numerous boxes out in our garage, but I will do those as I feel like it...

Ashley and Chance Luttrell, Iola, Kan., and siblings Aubrey and Zoey are pleased to announce the birth of their son and brother Liam Xavier Luttrell at 3:18 p.m. May 31, 2012, at Mercy. Liam Xavier weighed 6 pounds and 13 ounces at birth. Maternal grandparents are Sherry Sandlin, Iola, and Louis Sandlin, Iola...

Lindsey and Eric Peterson, Lebo, Kan., are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter Ona Ryan Peterson at 6:52 p.m. May 23, 2012, at Stormont-Vail in Topeka, Kan. Ona Ryan Peterson weighed 7 pounds and 9 ounces and measured 18 3/4 inches in length at birth...

A total of 62 alumni, family and friends enjoyed the 82nd Annual Richards-Stotesbury, Missouri Schools Reunion and Banquet May 26 at the Buck Run Community Center. The community center was opened before the catered meal for the alumni to visit and view their school photos and memorabilia. The invocation was given by Eugene Winter...

Bob Guilfoyle, 59, of Fort Scott, died at his home Sunday evening, June 3, 2012. Funeral arrangements for Bob Guilfoyle are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

David Lee Bohlken, 33, Pleasanton, was arrested by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office at 3:30 p.m. Friday on a Bourbon County warrant. He is still being held at this time with no bond. Edwin Eugene Murphy, 38, Gardner, was arrested by the Kansas Highway Patrol at 3:05 p.m. Saturday for driving while suspended and on a warrant out of Johnson County. He posted a $2,750 bond and was later released at 7:06 p.m. Saturday...

Fort Scott Modern Woodmen of American members recently put their hands where their hearts are recently. Members of the Fort Scott Modern Woodmen chapter worked together on April 7 to purchase and prepare to lay entry sign stones at the James B. Tedesco Memorial Skatepark, located parallel to U.S. Highway 69 between the Third and Sixth Street catwalks...

A customer purchases a fresh funnel cake downtown Saturday during the annual Good Ol' Days street festival. (Jason E. Silvers/Tribune)

Registration forms are now available for those wishing to take part in Fort Scott Community College's Summer Children's Theater program. The workshop, open to children up to 18 years of age, will culminate in a July 3 performance of Roald Dahl's "James and the Giant Peach."...

Fort Scott Idol contestants showcased their talents last week in front of a sold-out crowd, chairwoman Millie Lipscomb said on Monday. An estimated 650 people attended the May 31 event at Memorial Hall auditorium. "It was wonderful," Lipscomb said. "We get a lot of volunteers to help make it happen and it was just great."...

Results of a study conducted last year among visitors to Fort Scott National Historic Site were revealed during a special presentation on Monday. A group of about 20 people, including city staff, chamber members and park personnel and volunteers, listened to a presentation detailing the data from Lena Le, assistant research professor at the University of Idaho, Monday morning at the site's Grand Hall...

Sine Die, the official last day of session, was June 1. There was hall talk of a bill or two being worked, but it did not occur. The speaker of the House announced his retirement. It was not a surprise, as it is a tradition that a legislator only serve two terms in any leadership role...

Larry "Earl" Maloney and Janice Leann Tremain were married at 5 p.m. on June 7, 1962, in Fort Scott, Kan., by Mr. Waters, Justice of Peace. Earl and Janice were born and raised in Iola. They moved to Colorado with their son Ricky in 1970. Earl was a construction superintendent for 33 years while Janice worked in the health care field before they both retired in 2003. They soon moved to a farm in Fort Scott, where they will live out the rest of their lives...