Stories from Tuesday, August 28, 2012

100 YEARS AGO (1912) Late this afternoon the Cadillac touring car belonging to W.J. Calhoun turned turtle while being driven by Harold Calhoun. The youth was returning to the cabin after coming in to get assistance to help find the body of Harry Pitts, the 12 year-old who drowned yesterday. ...

Maxine Louise Cuppet, age 89, passed away Aug. 24, 2012, at the Wilson Memorial Center in Neodesha, Kan. Maxine was born March 19, 1923, at Pawnee Station, Kan., the daughter of Andy Thornton and Bertha Lena (Shankel) Gooding. She attended Pawnee Station School and graduated from Hepler High School in 1941...

Mary Ann Shane Jauernig, age 81, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, at Mercy Hospital. She was born May 20, 1931 in Seward, Neb., the daughter of James Mashek and Mary Hrdmas Mashek. Mary Ann was first married to Frank Ulysses Shane on April 19, 1952. He preceded her in death on Dec. 24, 1980. She married Frank Don Jauernig on Sept. 4, 1982...

Bobby Dean "Bob" Hood, 80, Moundville, Mo., passed away on Aug. 27, 2012, at his home after battling cancer for several months. He was born Oct. 29, 1931, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Charles Newman Hood and Violet Grace Feagins Hood. He was married to Shirley Hatfield Gossett on Oct. 15, 2000, in Moundville, Mo., and she survives of the home...

Dereck Page and Bridgette Harris, of Nevada, Mo., are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Ayrian Wayne Page, at 4:43 p.m. Aug. 25 at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. Ayrian weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces at birth. Maternal grandparents are Jackie Harris, Beggs, Okla., and Richard Payne, Nevada, Mo. Maternal great-grandmother is Debbie Kistner, Lamar, Mo...

Dustin Joseph Belcher, 30, Fort Scott, was arrested at 8:05 a.m. Friday by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on five Bourbon County warrants for possession of opiates, possession of stolen property, five counts of theft, burglary, criminal damage to property, possession of drug paraphernalia, and is still being held at this time...

The Starlite F.C.E. August meeting was held Aug. 16 at Cavalry Crossing with Nolene Whiteside and Clarice Russell as hostesses. A very interesting lesson on "Coping with Conflict in Society" was given by Clarice Russell. Conflict can not always be avoided, but we need to remember to remain calm, be patient and have respect for the other parties involved...

Area residents and weekend visitors are invited to share an evening of gospel music at Uniontown City Park. The gospel sing will be held at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2. In case of bad weather, the gospel sing will be moved to the Baptist Church. Two family groups will be singing -- the Missouri Bruners and Holy Cow. Robert, his wife, Cheri, and his sister, Trish Brewer are the Missouri Bruners. They will start the evening with gospel/bluegrass music...

Bruner descendants, family and friends are invited to reunion activities starting with a potluck dinner at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2, at the Uniontown Community Center. This is the 72nd annual event. Activities earlier in the day include the 10:30 a.m. Joint Community Worship Service in Uniontown Park, led by First Missionary Baptist Church...

The other morning I woke up about 6 a.m. to go to the bathroom and looked out my front window and what was this? Two fellows were right out in front of my patio looking at my Ironquill sign, the porch, the apartment upstairs, back to my patio and then walked a ways down the sidewalk then back to looking at my porch...

Most salsas are a mixture of low-acid foods, such as onions and peppers, with acid foods, such as tomatoes or fruits. Recipes may call for adding vinegar, lemon or lime juices or other ingredients that also will impact the acidity of the overall recipe. It is important that ingredients be carefully measured and that directions for making the salsa are followed if you are planning to home-can or preserve it...

Bourbon County has experienced a brain gain in the last 40 years, joining the rest of the country in what has been a massive increase in the number of adults who have earned college degrees. In 1970, 6.8 percent of those over 25 years of age had college degrees in Bourbon County. By 2010, 20.4 percent of adults here had completed college...

Hundreds of people attended an end-of-summer bash Saturday night hosted by the city of Fort Scott and the Youth Activities Team, organizers said. Despite an overcast sky and rain and lightning that halted some activities briefly, organizers said an estimated 500-600 people took part in the block party, which was held to celebrate many community accomplishments this year, including the opening of the new skatepark and aquatic center, the expansion at Buck Run Community Center and the replacement of lights at Fisher Park.. ...

GIRARD -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team went 1-2 at a non-league season-opening quadrangular here Saturday. The Tigers fell to Pittsburg in the opener, 25-17, 25-14; defeated Columbus, 25-17, 21-25, 25-14; and lost to host Girard, 25-15, 25-20...

Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team finished the weekend with a perfect record as it went on to defeat three more teams in it's season-opening home tournament. The Greyhounds (4-0) defeated Clarendon, Texas, in the tourney opener Thursday night. Details from that match were published in Friday's edition and can still be seen online at www.fstribune.com/sports...

HIGHLAND -- Fort Scott Community College won its season opener here Saturday night, defeating Highland 20-7 in a Jayhawk Conference battle that featured three defensive touchdowns but no offensive ones. This was Fort Scott's first victory in a season opener since beating Kilgore, Texas, 21-17 in 2009...

After meeting in executive session, the Bourbon County Commission voted 3-0 to appoint Fort Scott Fire Chief Paul Ballou as interim emergency manager for the county. Ballou will replace current emergency manager Keith Jeffers, who has accepted a position as a training and exercise specialist with the Kansas Division of Emergency Management in Salina. Jeffers' last day will be Friday...

Meadowlark Realty/Fort Scott Welcome will host the weekly Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce coffee at 8 a.m. Thursday. The event will be held at 1386 205th St. Go west on U.S. 54; turn north on 205th (the road past the rural fire deaprtment) and it's the first house on your left, a news release said...