The Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office Daily Reports September 27
The 21st Annual Gordon Parks Celebration Schedule of Events
Fort Scott, Kan. September. 27, 2024 – Kokayi Ampah, Art Evans and Fred Watkins will be the recipients of the “Gordon Parks Choice of Weapons Award” at the annual celebration on October 3rd -5th, 2024 in Fort Scott, Kansas. The celebration is in honor Fort Scott native Gordon Parks, noted photographer, writer, musician, and filmmaker.
The Choice of Weapons Award was established in Parks’ honor to be given annually at the celebration.
This year’s celebration will feature several events to include presentations, special events, tours, music performance, barbeque and a celebration tribute dinner. The schedule of events is available at the Gordon Parks Museum or online at https://www.gordonparkscenter.org/2024-celebration-schedule and the facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/fsccGPmuseum/.
This event is for everyone and open to the public. Please reserve tickets early by Wed, Oct 2, 2024 for all the reserved events. The 21st Annual Gordon Parks Celebration this year will have a wide range of great events and activities for all to enjoy. The Celebration kicks off on Thursday, Oct 3 with a chamber coffee at the Gordon Parks Museum and ends with a Tribute Celebration Dinner at The River Room in Fort Scott, Kansas on Saturday, Oct 5, 2024.
For more information or to purchase tickets, contact the museum by phone at (620) 223-2700, ext. 5850, or by email at [email protected]..
I Needed Paris will make its premier screening on Friday, October 4, Ellis Family Fine Arts Center.
Gordon Parks Museum at Fort Scott Community College, Host Screening of Tall Grass Film Festival- Selected Documentary, I Needed Paris
Fort Scott, Kan. September. 27, 2024 – The documentary I Needed Paris will make its premier screening on Friday, October 4, 2024 at 11:00am to 12:00pm at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center. This film is an official selection for the 2024 TallGrass Film Festival in Wichita, Kansas. The screening is free admission and open to the community to the attend. This screening is part of the 21st Annual Gordon Parks Celebration.
We are very fortunate to have this film make its debut here in Fort Scott.
“We are very fortunate and excited to host this film and having the film’s premiere debut here in Fort Scott.,” said Gordon Parks Museum Executive Director, Kirk Sharp. “This is a great opportunity for our everyone community to have a chance to see this film that has been officially selected for the 2024 TallGrass Film Festival for free. We encourage everyone in the community to attend.”
This film follows the journey of a small group of photography students from the Gordon Parks Academy in Wichita, KS, through Paris, France, in late May 2024, traversing the same streets and neighborhoods as Gordon Parks when he worked in the Paris bureau of Life magazine in the early 1950s. These students along with other photographers will take a deep dive into Gordon’s world of fashions, portraits, street photography, music and poetry. They will also incorporate some fashion images using the same type of camera Gordon used – twin lens reflex film cameras. The screening is free and open to the community to attend.
Produced and directed by Michael Cheers. Associate Professor, Photojournalism, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, San Jose State University. Cinematographer/Editor, B. Kameron Lawson.
For more information about the film or the Gordon Parks Celebration visit us at
https://www.gordonparkscenter.org/2024-celebration-schedule or the museum by email at [email protected] or by phone at 223-2700, ext. 5850.
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An Adventure We Dare Not Miss by Patty LaRoche
Just a few years ago, health was not an issue. There were few doctor’s visits, long walks on the beach, morning tennis matches and drives around Mazatlán. No longer. Some of us have sold our Mexican condominiums and moved back to the states, and some still spend a few weeks there each year. All of us, however, are slowing down.
Last week, nine of us met in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, for a reunion. Twenty-one originally committed to come, but most dropped out as “things” prevented them from joining the group: grandbabies being born; the failing health of a spouse; home repair issues. For those of us who made the trip, we knew that it might be our last.
Bruce and Sharon drove from Oregon. Bruce, a former basketball player and (now) coach, was relying on half of his lung capacity after being diagnosed with lung cancer. Geoff and Sherrie came from Colorado Springs, Geoff in the middle of several doctor’s appointments with no answer as to why his legs were ceasing to function. And then there were Howard and Joyce. Oh, my!
Howard turns 90 next month, and Joyce is 88. When they told us that they were flying into Denver and renting a car to drive the three hours into the mountains, we all had our concerns. When Joyce texted that they were on the edge of Steamboat, we were relieved. They were about a mile away on Lincoln Avenue, the street where our rented condominium was located. They couldn’t find us, even though Shelley and I were standing on the corner, waiting for them to spot us.
Every time Joyce told me where they were, they had passed us. “I see you,” exclaimed Joyce. “Shelley has on a white hat.” No, Shelley didn’t. After circling our block twice, Howard zoomed right past our intersection. Joyce spotted us (the real “us,” not the lady in the hat). We watched Howard make a U-turn in the middle of four lanes of traffic, zip into the handicap parking spot where we were standing, and get out of the car, without putting the car into park or turning it off. This was going to be an adventure!
I reminded everyone to drink tons of water because of the altitude. Joyce said that she didn’t like water. I told her that it didn’t matter. Altitude sickness was very real and no fun. On our first day of girl-shopping, Joyce bent over to adjust her shoe and face-planted into a pile of clothes. From that time on, she drank water.
Even though we began making plans for our next reunion, good-byes were hard. We had been blessed with a sweet connection-time that might not happen again. And here’s the saddest part: six of our friends are not Christians. They are wonderful people, but they have no desire to know Jesus. When I tell them that I will pray for them, they nod or say “thank you,” but our conversation ends there. I don’t get it.
The ultimate reunion lies ahead for all of us who believe that Jesus lived and died for our sins. 1 Thessalonians 4:17-18 (MSG) should get us all excited about what lies ahead. “There will be one huge family reunion with the Master. So reassure one another with these words.” How is God so easily dismissed? Even though this Steamboat group understands how precious our time together was (and can’t wait for our next get together), even though they accept Dave and my faith, they reject the reunion that happens after we die…this heavenly banquet where the entire family of God gathers to celebrate the end of Death. Aging. Mourning. Sickness. Pain. A broken relationship. Even altitude sickness.
It will be an adventure we dare not miss.
Bourbon County Community Theatre Seeks Actors for Voices from the Grave
Bourbon County Community Theatre is still holding auditions for Voices from the Grave, an original production based on stories from Bourbon County’s history.
An open audition will take place October 2nd from 5:30 to 6:30 PM at the Fort Scott high School Auditorium.Those who audition must be age 14 or over and rehearsal times will be scheduled in small groups with the Director, Regen Wells.
Voices from the Grave is from 6-9 p.m. on Oct. 26 at Riverfront Park in Fort Scott, KS. Guests will enjoy a guided walking tour of short acting vignettes centering around stories of murder and mayhem in Fort Scott. Scenes were written by the students in the Advanced Drama class at Fort Scott High School and are based off of stories from local author Brian Allen’s books about Fort Scott.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students and are available from bcct.ludus.com in Fort Scott. Tour times must be pre-scheduled and run every 15 minutes. Parents must accompany children under the age of 14.
More information can be found on the Bourbon County Community Theatre Facebook page or by contacting Wells at 620-215-3510.
Starlite Family and Consumer Education September minutes
Drake Steps Down From Bo Co Coalition, New Leaders Starting on Oct. 2
The next meeting of the Bourbon County Coalition will be October 2, 1:00 p.m. in the Conference room at the Scottview Apartments, 315 S. Scott. The agenda is attached.
After 24-plus years of working with the Bourbon County Coalition, Billie Jo Drake is stepping down as a leader.
Travis Wilcoxen and Nick Johnson will be taking over as Co-Chairmen of the Coalition beginning with the October meeting.
Drake will remain on the board for one more year to ensure a smooth transition.
Nick Johson be chairing the General Membership meetings and will let members know at the October meeting which email you will need to use when you need to contact the Coalition.
“I have enjoyed my work with the Coalition and am confident that Travis and Nick will do a great job,” Drake said.
Bourbon County Inter-Agency Coalition
General Membership Meeting Agenda
October 2, 2024
- Welcome:
- Member Introductions and Announcements:
- Program: Dustin Emmett, Retain Outreach Coordinator for SEKANSASWORKS.
- Open Forum:
- Adjournment: The next General Membership meeting will be November 6, 2024.
The Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office Daily Reports September 26
U234 Board of Education Minutes from September 25 Meeting
Unified School District 234
424 South Main
Fort Scott, KS 66701-2697
620-223-0800 Fax 620-223-2760
DESTRY BROWN
Superintendent
BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING
NEWS RELEASE
Monday, September 25, 2024
Members of the USD 234 Board of Education met at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, September 25, 2024, for a special meeting at the board office.
President David Stewart opened the meeting.
The board approved the official agenda with the change to reschedule the KASB Board Training to a later date.
The Board approved Resolution 24-08: Exceeding the Revenue Neutral Tax Rate for Financing the Annual Budget for 2024-25 with a roll call vote.
The Board went into an executive session for personnel matters.
David Stewart, Board President, adjourned the meeting.
PERSONNEL REPORT – APPROVED
September 25, 2024
RESIGNATIONS/TERMINATIONS/RETIREMENTS:
Glover, Carol – Resignation – Cook – Middle School
Peters, Dee – Resignation – Paraprofessional – Winfield Scott
Singmaster, Tori – Resignation – Middle School Math Teacher
EMPLOYMENT:
Classified Recommendations for the 2024-25 school year:
Allen, Joe – Transportation Director
Campbell, Marjorie – Paraprofessional – Middle School
Honn, Madolyn – Part Time Paraprofessional – High School
Moberg, Katelynn – Paraprofessional – High School
Newman, Lindsay – Paraprofessional – Eugene Ware
Pinkerton, Sammie – Paraprofessional – Winfield Scott
Striegel, Susan – Paraprofessional – High School