Stories from Tuesday, June 19, 2012

As summer weather heats up, our bodies can quickly become dehydrated. Drinking plenty of fluids -- especially water -- is important. The human body is about two-thirds water. Dehydration occurs when a person loses more water than he takes in -- by sweating, for example. Playing outdoors, working in the heat or just being in a warmer temperature increases the need for more water...

I continue to be amazed at "city life." The people are different, the sounds are different, the sky looks different and the thunder and lightning sound different. Even the birds sound different. I love the sound of a train at night, and we can hear the train whistle way in the distance at night. ...

Redfield Ruritan Club met June 14 to make final plans for the Independence Day Celebration to be held Saturday, June 30. All activities except the parade take place in the Redfield City Park. The day begins with the 23rd annual parade. The parade theme will be "God Bless America." There will be trophies for first, second and third places in the adult division for floats, antique vehicles, classic cars and antique tractors...

Twenty-nine members and three leaders answered roll call to "What is your favorite summer activity?" at the Northeast Scott 4-H Club's June 14 meeting. Amanda Emmerson and Anna Guilfoyle opened the meeting in singing Zip-a-Dee-Do-Dah. Sue Reinecke announced that there would be a plant science meeting on July 1 at 2 p.m. at their home...

Earl and Janice Maloney celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a pot luck supper at their farm June 9, hosted by their son Rick Maloney, Roxanne Driskell and grandsons, Matthew and Cody Maloney. Those helping them celebrate were: Samantha, Adrienne and Nathan Sprague, Joe Lee and Lavonda Maloney, Dale Maloney, Ray and Carolyn Maloney, Mike and Tish Maloney, Ethan and Kylee and Jordan Hunter, all from Iola, Kan.; Linda Sweeney, LaHarpe, Kan.; Carla Wilson and Brent Anderson, Dodge City, Kan.; Jackie Rogaskie, Bellevue, Neb.; Wally and Michelle Mettler, Horseshoe Bend, Ark.; Rick, Brenda and Brittany Locke, Cherryvalle, Kan.; Pastor Marty and Rhonda DeWitt Uniontown, Kan.; Rick, Matthew and Cody Maloney and Roxanne Driskell, Bronson, Kan.; and Dean and Effie Mitchell, Clara Brewer, John and Karen Coyan, Cliff and Betty Wilson, Richard Perry, Joe and Rita Barr and Gene and Julie Mcellan, all from Fort Scott, Kan... ...

Katie and Matthew Wells, Fort Scott, and sibling Regen are pleased to announce the birth of their son and brother Zander Shelton Wells at 2:28 p.m. June 16, 2012, at Mercy. Zander Shelton weighed 7 pounds and 1.5 ounces at birth. Maternal grandparents are Brian and Christa Hart, Claremore, Okla...

Angelo and Sondra Dell'Antonia are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married June of 1962. Their children, Jody, Rachel, Lily, Melissa and Jim are having a private party for them on June 30.

Dawn Marie Schall, 45, Pittsburg, was arrested by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office at 7:52 p.m. Wednesday on a Bourbon County warrant for giving a worthless check. She posted a $2,500 bond and was released at 8:52 p.m. the same day. Brandon Ray Creollo, 24, Topeka, was arrested by the Fort Scott Police Department at 8:14 p.m. Friday for possession of a controlled substance and a Crawford County warrant. He is still being held at this time with no bond...

Johnna R. Meek, Fort Scott, passed away at her home Thursday, June 14, 2012. She was born July 9, 1934, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of John Ray and Iva Eathel (Hencey) Price. She married Charles Meek in 1974 and he preceded her in death in 1993...

100 YEARS AGO (1912) W.C. Gunn has given to the Collegiate Institute of this city the 20-room hotel building on the site of the old brick and cement works near Mapleton, 18 miles northwest of town. The institute is bound by the terms of the gift to move the building to this city and fit it up on the college campus at Wall and Broadway. Dr. Manchester is now out with a subscription paper to raise $1,000 with which to move the building here and fix it up...

Enrollment is now under way for the next session of Adult Basic Education classes on the Fort Scott Community College campus, 2108 S. Horton. Residents who are interested in completing work to obtain their General Educational Development diploma or improve their basic skills should contact the FSCC Adult Basic Education Center at (620) 223-2700, ext. 4400 or 4270...

Submitted to the Tribune Rep. Caryn Tyson, R-Parker, was recognized for her perfect attendance during the 2011-2012 legislative session. Official records of the Kansas House of Representatives show Tyson attended every required legislative day for the last two years, a news release said...

Gary Herrmann is in his fourth year of helping young people understand the importance and the history of the Fort Scott National Historic Site. Herrmann, a seasonal worker at the site, is running the site's 13th annual Trailblazer Workshop, a weeklong day camp held at the site that exposes youth 9 to 12 years of age to the mission of the National Park Service and caring for the nation's national parks and historic sites. The workshop began Monday and will conclude Friday...

A Uniontown woman was hurt in a two-vehicle accident Sunday evening west of Fort Scott. Tami Arlene Morgan, 34, Uniontown, was injured when the 2000 Ford Taurus she was driving collided with a 1987 Toyota 4Runner shortly before 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of 125th Street and U.S. Highway 54 about nine miles west of Fort Scott...

From soldiers being accidently shot to members of the 1st Kansas Colored Infantry being held hostage and killed, Fort Scott has seen -- or been connected with -- its share of tragedy. Highlighting those and other history from 1842-1865, Fort Scott National Historic Site Ranger Barak Geertsen led a tragedy tour of about 35 people on Saturday...

Bourbon County residents celebrated, remembered and fought back against cancer Friday night during the 17th annual 2012 Relay for Life. The new location, at the Fort Scott Community College walking trail, welcomed more than 1,200 participants and survivors for the night-long trek. ...

The first show of the season for the Friday Night Concert Series is set to take place at 7 p.m. Friday at the Heritage Park Pavilion at the corner of First and Main streets. Event organizer Ralph Carlson said the concert will feature Maggie and Abbey Vogts, two sisters from Erie who have performed during the concert series in past years and "were a hit with our crowd," and a few other musicians...