Vision Committee honors volunteers, workers

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- More than 100 community businesspeople, volunteers and residents came together at noon Tuesday in the Scottish Rite Temple to honor those among them who have worked the hardest and given the most toward realization of their collective dream to strengthen and revitalize Fort Scott.

Community Visioning Steering Committee coconvenor Dale Bunn served as master of ceremonies for the event and spoke to those attending about the purpose of the gathering.

"We've just passed the one-year anniversary of the implementation of the Community Visioning Program in Fort Scott," he said. "The Community Visioning Steering Committee; the city of Fort Scott and its management, Richard Nienstedt, the commissioners and mayor; the Fort Scott (Area) Chamber of Commerce, Gary Emry, Bob Marshall and the other directors, wanted to take this important moment to show our appreciation to the people of Fort Scott who are doing the right thing. They are supporting the efforts to heal and build. They are reaching out ... to enable understanding and are finding ways to work together and to work with others through the Community Visioning program."

After his opening address, Community Visioning Steering Committee co-convenor Julie Righter introduced the

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