Stories from Friday, June 22, 2012

Authentic friendship is rare. It requires transparency and risk. It depends on trust, "having each other's back." It expects nothing in return and does not keep score. True friendship mandates loyalty and unselfishness. It demands that we accept others for who they are, weird mannerisms and all...

The First United Methodist Church will conduct its first annual Blessing of the Bikes event from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at the church, 301 S. National Ave. Activities begin at 10:30 a.m. with a church service, followed by a lunch and fellowship from noon to 12:30 p.m. Organizers are suggesting a freewill offering for the meal. The event will also include bike and biker blessings and will end with an organized ride through the local area...

During the Civil War accurate information was for the most part very difficult to acquire, as opposed to modern technology which facilitates the transmission of needed information with pinpoint accuracy. For the generals and soldiers of the blue and gray to obtain accurate information on the spot was almost impossible. Maps were usually inaccurate or non-existent and verbal and written reports were often hours, days and sometimes weeks old...

Announcing the approaching marriage of Jordan Lynn Stucker and Joseph Neil Underwood. The couple will be married on Friday, July 13, 2012, at 8:30 p.m. in Gunn Park, Fort Scott, Kan. Jordan is the daughter of Nancy and Ken Stultz, Weir, Kan., and Marcus and Keelie Stucker of Plattsburg, Mo...

Clarence "Leon" Rhodes, 64, a resident of Fort Scott, died Tuesday June 19, 2012, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. He was born Dec. 19, 1947, in Oswego Kan., the son of Charles Leo and Mamie Alice Rhodes. He served his country in the United States Air Force. ...

The Fort Scott Airport Airspace Protection Commission will conduct a public hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 26, to receive public comment on its proposed Airport Height and Hazard Regulations. The hearing will be conducted at City Hall, 123 Main St. Copies of the documents will be available for review at City Hall 15 days prior to the hearing date...

Bourbon County Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. today in the commission room on the second floor of the Bourbon County Courthouse, 201 S. National Ave., Fort Scott. Topics are a road report, the Amish and the Bourbon County Conservation District budget...

The Bourbon County Clerk's Office is asking voters to check their mailboxes in the next few days for a new voter registration certificate. Due to the redistricting of the Kansas Senate and House, a majority of Bourbon County voters will see some change to their registration, and for this reason, a new card is being mailed to them. Additionally, a memo reminding voters to provide photo IDs when casting ballots is included on the certificate, a news release said...

Making their way back to Tulsa from the Midwest Regional Model A meet in Altoona, Iowa, Barbara and Roy Cail, Ralph Hudson and Charles Clevenger made an unplanned stop in Fort Scott to get the Cail's trailer fixed. The trailer was hauling the Cail's 1929 Fordor Blindback, one of six vehicles from Tulsa that were part of the regional meeting, which included Model A's from Nebraska, Oklahoma, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas...

Recreational activities available throughout Fort Scott and Bourbon County, as well as some local projects in the works, were the focus of the most recent "Update Fort Scott" meeting Thursday evening at Buck Run Community Center. About 25-30 city and county representatives and community members attended the second gathering, which gives local residents a chance to hear from city and county officials and guest speakers about the latest local happenings...

A little more than 30 years ago, a Fort Scott resident attempted to rescue and resuscitate a 10-year-old boy who had entered the pool during a safety break, unbeknownst to the lifeguards on duty. Alvin Metcalf was 19 in 1980. serving as a lifeguard and manager for the Fort Scott Municipal Pool. A children's birthday party was going on the evening of the drowning...

100 YEARS AGO (1912) So far, this has been a bad season for dealers in ice. According to the statements of our manufacturer the demand for ice this season has been only about one-half that of the year preceding. Last year the local plants had difficulty keeping up with their orders, but no trouble of this kind has been experienced so far this year. ...

The Fort Scott Hurricanes swim team faced the Independence Bulldogs Wednesday at the Fort Scott Acquatic Center. Independence won -- 367-357. This is only the second meet in 11 years the Hurricanes have lost. Event 1 Girls 200 Free 18 and under 2:37.74Y F Rienbolt, Katren; Place 2;...