Stories from Wednesday, September 19, 2012

100 YEARS AGO (1912) A number of physicians of Fort Scott will go to Pittsburg to attend the meeting of the Southeastern Kansas Medical Society. Dr. Hunter is secretary of the organization and Dr. M.F. Jarrett is treasurer. Doctors from all parts of Southeastern Kansas will be in attendance...

Arcadia Autumn Leaves Senior Citizens met on Monday, Sept. 10. The noon carry-in dinner was served to 19 present. Vice President Patty Peterson conducted the business meeting following dinner. Mary V. Shead gave the blessing. Those attending were Jessie and Hardy Dunn, Shirley Garrett, winner of the $25 gift certificate in the drawing provided by Arma Care Center each month...

Results from the Kansas State Fair at Hutchinson showed Bourbon County: Four-Hers receiving 14 Purple Ribbons, 41 Blue Ribbons, 20 Red Ribbons, 7 White Ribbon and 7 Participation on their exhibits. Purple Ribbon winners were clothing and ttextiles: Kendall Madison, Northeast Scott 4-H; fiber arts-crochet: Dacey Simpson, Pawnee 4-H; foods and nutrition: Madelynn Ard, Uniontown 4-H; Austin Bahr, Northwest Scott 4-H; Emily Hill, Northeast Scott 4-H; food preservation: Gavin Fry, Hiattville 4-H; Hannah Fry, Hiattville 4-H; home environment: Heather Bahr, Northwest Scott 4-H; Dawson Minor, Northeast Scott 4-H; photography: Kiran Bailey, Pawnee 4-H; Drew George, Uniontown 4-H; Meredith Hill, Pawnee 4-H; Dawson Minor, Northeast Scott 4-H; Rockets: Kole Wagner, Barnstormers 4-H.. ...

Elaine Lotterer Manville, 86, passed away at her home on Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, surrounded by her husband and two sons. She was born on April 28, 1926, to John Franklin Lotterer and Erma Wagner Lotterer in Fort Scott, Kan., and spent her formative years there...

Alice Estella Flanner, 94, of Fort Scott, died at Mercy Hospital Monday morning, Sept. 17, 2012. She was born Oct. 13, 1917, in Redfield, Kan., the daughter of Frank Elwood and Lena Mae (Comstock) Benedict. She married Raymond Loring Flanner Dec. 26, 1941, in Fort Scott, Kan. He preceded her in death March 30, 2010...

Shawn J. Pyne, 49 years old, died peacefully at Woodland Terrace Nursing Center on Aug. 6, 2012. Shawn had been in the loving care and companionship of family, friends and Hospice of Volusia/Flagler since August of 2011. Throughout his illness Shawn maintained a strong faith, his sense of humor and appreciation for family and friends...

Bradley Allen Moore, 27, Nevada, Mo., was arrested at 7:50 a.m. Monday by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on a Wilson County warrant for transporting an open container and was released at 8:55 a.m. Monday on a $168 bond. Jamell Lee Robinson, 20, Omaha, Neb., was arrested at 2:34 p.m. Monday by the Kansas Highway Patrol for driving while license is revoked and was released at 6:47 p.m. Monday on a $1,250 bond...

Rodney Clarence Springer, age 60, Prescott, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. He was born on May 5, 1952, at Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Charlie Clarence and Alta June Springer. He graduated from Prescott High School and attended Fort Scott Community College and later received a bachelor of science in biology and a minor in chemistry from Pittsburg State University. ...

Alva Otis Hite Jr., 88, of Deerfield, Mo., died Monday Sept. 17, 2012, at Mercy Hospital. He was born May 22, 1924, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Alva Otis Sr. and Gladys Mae (Cox) Hite. He married Joyce Marie Larcom May 3, 1952 in Fayetteville, Arkansas and she preceded him in death Aug. 1, 1985. On Dec. 11, 1992, Alva married Neva Bunn, and she survives of the home...

Marie Lynn Sheriff and Micheal Louis Larrabee Jr., and siblings Mackinzie Alexis, Mikeal Louis and Makinna Marie, of Fort Scott, are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Makinleigh Amanda Grace Larrabee, at 10:04 a.m. Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott...

Sarah and Chris Teo, and siblings Luca and Elsa, are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Daniela Shu-Lin Teo, at 5:49 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012, at their home in Costa Mesa, Calif. Daniela weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces at birth...

A lunch and learn will be held from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 a.m. Sept. 25 in the McCauley Room of Mercy Hospital, 401 Woodland Hills Blvd. The event will offer a chance to meet local business owners and learn how they are hiring in the current business climate. Promoting employee loyalty while decreasing turnover and training costs will also be covered. Lunch is free. RSVP to Lindsay Madison, (620) 223-3566, or email fschamber@fortscott.com...

The group Ain't Got No Sense will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at the Heritage Park Pavilion at the corner of First and Main streets. Chuck and Barb Giamalvo and Don and Mim Carlson have played at two major festivals already in 2012, including performances and workshops in Bulli, Australia, and Glendale, Ariz. The group was formed in Kansas City and recently returned from Australia where they participated in a music tour, concert organizer Ralph Carlson said...

The Kansas Entrepreneurial Communities Initiative and Project 17, a regional initiative to help improve the quality of life and economic opportunities for Southeast Kansas, have received grants aimed at creating -- or saving -- approximately 360 jobs in targeted regions of the state...

Teachers and students from Fort Scott and across the nation and world on Tuesday participated in the Lowell Milken Center's National Project Kick-Off. The Lowell Milken Center helps discover, develop and communicate the stories of unsung heroes who have made a profound and positive difference on the course of history. ...

The Rev. Kenton Van, pastor of First United Methodist Church, first received his calling to serve the Lord at the age of 11. "It came out of the blue," Van said, smiling. "I ran from it a lot of my life, but I finally gave in." Van said it took until he was almost 30 years old before he answered the call. But his life before the clergy was definitely not lacking in excitement...

Discussions got fairly heated and emotions sometimes ran high during a standing-room-only Fort Scott City Commission meeting Tuesday night that saw commissioners vote 3-2 to amend a recently-approved contract opening up city-owned land in Bourbon County for hunting...

PARSONS -- Fort Scott High School's junior varsity tennis team finished fifth in a eight-team tournament here Monday. Chanute won the team title followed by Independence, Pittsburg and Parsons. Char Hutchison and Emmah Reeves finished second in No.2 doubles. They defeated Kalee Bryant/Katie Capps of Independence in a tie-breaker 7-6 (7-5) and downed Nikita Ghandi/Natalie Benevidas of Parsons, 6-2. The fell in the final to Chanute's Rachel Ungle/Angela Alger, 7-5...

PARSONS -- Fort Scott's golf team continued its show of improvement on the KATY Golf Course here Monday, scoring 219 at the Parsons Invitational, the third of the four Southeast Kansas League designated tournaments. The Tigers finished in fourth place but had the second-best score among league teams. ...

Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team had to fight off a scrappy Longview team at Arnold Arena Tuesday night. The 16th-ranked Greyhounds (12-2) trailed in every set but found a way to sweep the Lakers, 25-21, 25-21, 26-24. "We found ourselves behind in each set but I think that was because we were giving up unnecessary points," Fort Scott Head Coach Lindsay Hill said. "Once we figured that out and tried to earn our own points, it became a lot easier."...