Monthly Archives: December 2018

Bourbon County, Government

Bourbon County Commission Agenda Dec. 12

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Agenda

Bourbon County Commission Room

1st Floor, County Courthouse

210 S. National Avenue

Fort Scott, KS 66701

 

Date: December 12th, 2018, 11 a.m.

1st District-Lynne Oharah Minutes: Approved: _______________

2nd District-Jeff Fischer Corrected: _______________

3rd District-Nick Ruhl Adjourned at: _______________

County Clerk-Kendell Mason

11:00-Ambulance Services

Justifications for Executive Session:

          Personnel matters of individual non-elected personnel

          Consultation with an attorney for the body or agency which would be deemed privileged in the attorney-client relationship

          Matters relating to employer-employee negotiations whether or not in consultation with the representative(s) of the body or agency

          Confidential data relating to financial affairs or trade secrets of corporations, partnerships, trusts and individual proprietorships

          Preliminary discussions relating to the acquisition of real property

          Matters relating to the security of a public body or agency, public building or facility or the information system of a public body or agency, if the discussion of such matters at an open meeting would jeopardize the security of such public body, agency, building, facility or information system

Business

Lowell Milken Center Reaches 11,000 Visitors for the Year

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Jessica Hightower from La Cygne, Kansas_is

the 11,000th visitor to the Lowell Milken Center in 2018

On Tuesday December 11, 2018, the Lowell Milken Center reached a new milestone, hosting its 11,000th visitor of the year, 2018. Jessica Hightower of La Cygne, Kansas visited the Center this afternoon.

Since it’s inception in 2007, the Lowell Milken Center has hosted visitors from 96 countries and all 50 states. People from as far away as Dubai, Chile, and Laos have visited the Center’s exhibit space to learn about unsung heroes who have changed the course of history.

Unsung heroes are celebrated at the Center through student-based projects that incorporate primary source research and the creative arts. The cornerstone project about Irena Sendler, a woman who saved more than 2,500 children during the Holocaust, and the Kansas students that rescued her story has always been a draw for visitors. Lately, the books of children’s author, Cathy Werling, have been receiving nation-wide praise.

About the Lowell Milken Center: The Lowell Milken Center is a non-profit 501 © (3) that works with students and educators within a range of diverse academic disciplines, to develop projects focused on unsung heroes. Once their projects are finished, we advocate the student’s unsung heroes by sharing them in our Hall of Unsung Heroes or our website so people all over the world discover their individual influence and obligation to take actions that improve the lives of others. The Hall of Unsung Heroes is proudly located in Southeast Kansas and showcases some of the top projects developed in collaboration with the Center.

Business, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce

Mistletoe on Main Street, Downtown & Around

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The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce announces Mistletoe on Main Street, Downtown & Around will be held this Thursday evening, December 13 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Retailers in the downtown historic district and other locations throughout town will be decked for the holidays with great gift ideas and will offer refreshments for a fun evening of shopping for gifts and holiday décor.

Store locations will have hidden mistletoe that can be found and returned to the Chamber of Commerce in exchange for $10 in Chamber Bucks, and shoppers will also be able to enter their name in a drawing for a chance to win $50 in Chamber Bucks as well. Carolers from Eugene Ware Youth Choir will be stopping around the different retail locations singing holiday songs for everyone to enjoy.

Participating stores include: Bids & Dibs, Books & Grannies, Courtland Hotel and Spa, Empress Event Center Marketplace, Fort Scott National Historic Site Visitor’s Center, Hedgehog.INK, Iron Star Antiques and Such, J&W Sports Shop, Lowell Milken Center For Unsung Heroes, Main Street Gallery & Gifts, Papa Don’s Pizza, Ruddick’s Furniture, Sekan’s Occasion Shop, Shirt Shack, Sunshine Boutique, and Trader Dave’s. The Front Door Christmas Store will be open at 104 N. National Avenue, and everything in the store will be 40% off.

Contact the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce for more information on this event at (620)223-3566 or visit fortscott.com.

Obituary

Obituary of Charles Wesley Hall

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Charles Wesley Hall, age 61, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2018, at the Valley View Senior Living Center in Junction City, Kansas. He was born August 30, 1957, in Ft. Scott, the son of Edward LeRoy Hall and Mary Bolen Hall.

Charley had worked in construction and demolition work. He enjoyed working and always was kept busy. He enjoyed fishing.

Survivors include two daughters, Amanda Knorr and husband, Robert, of Junction City and Barbara Hall, of Wichita, Kansas; a son, Willie Hall, of Ft. Scott and a granddaughter, Jessica. Also surviving are his mother, Mary Hall; three brothers, Tommy Hall, Fred Hall and Eddie Hall, and two sisters, Karen Hall and Carol Edwards, all of Ft. Scott.

He was preceded in death by his father.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Thursday, December 13th at the Cheney Witt Chapel.

Burial will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to the Charles Hall Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

Fort Scott, Schools

FSHS Select Ensemble Performs

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FSHS Select Ensemble Director Meredith Reid welcomes the attendees to the Christmas performance.

In its’ first performance of the Christmas season, the Fort Scott High School Select Ensemble entertained the attendees of Community Christian Church’s open house Monday at lunch.

The ensemble is the direction of Meredith Reid and was accompanied by Pat Harry.

This Thursday, Dec. 13, the FSHS choir, band, and orchestra will perform a Christmas concert at the high school gym, 1005 S. Main, at 7:30 p.m.

On Sunday, Dec. 16 at 3 p.m. the FSHS Select Ensemble will perform during a fundraiser that provides for attire, music, travel expense and guest conductors for the music group.

The concert entitled “Classic Christmas” is $10 for adults, $5 for children and includes homemade cookies and coffee following.

Also featured in the concert is Dan Duling and the Stone Country Band,  a group of local musicians.

 

 

Bourbon County, Government

Bourbon County Commission Agenda for Dec. 11

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Agenda

Bourbon County Commission Room

1st Floor, County Courthouse

210 S. National Avenue

Fort Scott, KS 66701

Tuesdays starting at 9:00

Date: December 11th, 2018

1st District-Lynne Oharah Minutes: Approved: _______________

2nd District-Jeff Fischer Corrected: _______________

3rd District-Nick Ruhl Adjourned at: _______________

County Clerk-Kendell Mason

9:00-9:45- Jim Harris

10:00-11:00-Lora Holdridge-Executive Session-Personnel matters of individual non-elected personnel

11:00-12:00-Justin Meeks-Executive Session- Privileged in the attorney-client relationship-30 min.

12:00-1:30-Commissioners gone to lunch

1:30-2:00-Ambulance Update

2:00-Terry Sercer- Budget Amendments

3:00-Contract from Mercy for the donation of equipment

Justifications for Executive Session:

          Personnel matters of individual non-elected personnel

          Consultation with an attorney for the body or agency which would be deemed privileged in the attorney-client relationship

          Matters relating to employer-employee negotiations whether or not in consultation with the representative(s) of the body or agency

          Confidential data relating to financial affairs or trade secrets of corporations, partnerships, trusts and individual proprietorships

          Preliminary discussions relating to the acquisition of real property

          Matters relating to the security of a public body or agency, public building or facility or the information system of a public body or agency, if the discussion of such matters at an open meeting would jeopardize the security of such public body, agency, building, facility or information system

Entertainment, Fort Scott

New Year’s Eve Party at River Room

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Crooners & 56J Productions are Hosting a New Year’s Eve Party at The River Room!
Come celebrate with us on Monday, December 31st, 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the
historic River Room
3 W. Oak, Fort Scott
Please join us for a festive evening as we ring in the New Year. Tickets are $50 per person in advance, $75 after December 15th. Price includes dinner, live entertainment, and a champagne toast at midnight!