FORT SCOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Minutes of the Board of Trustees Meeting
September 19, 2022
PRESENT: John Bartelsmeyer, Dave Elliott, Jim Fewins, Kirk Hart, Bryan Holt, and Robert Nelson (via Zoom)
ALSO PRESENT: Alysia Johnston, President, Juley McDaniel, Board Clerk, faculty, staff
Chairman Bartelsmeyer called the meeting to order at 5:31 p.m in Cleaver-Burris-Boileau Hall. The meeting was
opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
COMMENTS FROM THE CHAIR: None.
CONSENT AGENDA: A motion was made by Fewins, seconded by Holt, and carried by unanimous vote to
approve the consent agenda.
ACTION/DISCUSSION ITEMS:
A. A motion was by made by Elliott, seconded by Hart, and carried by unanimous vote to approve the expenditure of up to $15,000 for the purchase of a three-quarter ton truck with less than 150,000 miles for immediate purchase when located.
B. A motion was by made by Nelson, seconded by Fewins, and carried by unanimous vote to approve the bid
from Cat Simulators for heavy equipment simulators.
C. A motion was by made by Holt, seconded by Fewins, and carried by unanimous vote to approve a purchase of a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 25 laptop computers for an amount not to exceed $15,000 due to the fluid nature of available technology at this time.
REPORTS:
ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATES: The Board reviewed and heard updates from Miami County Campus, Workforce Development, Instruction, Finance and Operations, Athletics, Student Affairs, Student Services, and the President.
Nelson reminded the Board of the upcoming Gordon Parks Celebration scheduled for the first weekend in October.
Kirk Sharp can provide a schedule of events.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Trustees, a motion to adjourn was made at
6:29 p.m. by Elliott, seconded by Fewins, and carried by unanimous vote.
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No Bourbon County Commission Meeting on Oct. 18
Agenda
Bourbon County Commission Room
1st Floor, County Courthouse
210 S. National Avenue
Fort Scott, KS 66701
Date: October 18, 2022
NO COMMISSION MEETING TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2022.
What’s Happening in Fort Scott?
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U234 Schedule of Parent Teacher Conferences Oct. 17-18
Unified School District 234
424 South Main
Fort Scott, KS 55701-2697
www.usd234.org
620-223-800 Fax 620-223-2760
DESTRY BROWN
Superintendent
October 14,2022
Parent/Teacher conferences for the USD 234 School District will be held on Monday, October 17, and Tuesday, October 18. Conferences will be held at the following times:
Fort Scott Preschool Center – 4:00 to 7:50 p.m.
Winfield Scott and Eugene Ware – 4:15 to 7:45 p.m.
Fort Scott Middle School and Fort Scott High School – 4:30 to 8 p.m.
There will be no school for USD 234 students on Friday, October 21.
Healthy Bourbon County Action Team Newsletter Sept. 2022
Kansas Buffalo Being Auctioned on Nov. 2
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KS Virtual Job Fair Oct. 19
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KS Lifetime Hunting, Fishing License’s Available for Kids
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Ascension Via Christi to close Fort Scott clinic, Girard Medical Center steps in
Ascension Via Christi will be closing its Family Medicine clinic in Fort Scott as of Nov. 11.
On the heels of that closing, Girard Medical Center is planning to reopen its practice in Ascension Via Christi clinic’s current location at 109 S. Main St, which will be staffed by Katrina Burke, MD, the clinic’s current physician provider.
“Our goal when we established the clinic was to ensure Fort Scott residents’ access to primary care services,” says Drew Talbott, president of Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg. “This transition of the clinic to a new owner does that, which is in keeping with our overall goal of using our resources to ensure rural Kansans’ continued access to close-to-home care.”
To receive care at the Fort Scott clinic after Nov. 11, patients will need to call 620-232-0453 to request a transfer of their medical records.
“Our Fort Scott Ascension Via Christi Emergency Department, established almost four years ago when the Fort Scott hospital closed, will continue to provide 24/7 Emergency Care,” says Talbott.
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About Ascension Via Christi
In Kansas, Ascension Via Christi operates seven hospitals and 75 other sites of care and employs nearly 6,400
associates. Across the state, Ascension Via Christi provided nearly $89 million in community benefit and care of
persons living in poverty in fiscal year 2021. Serving Kansas for more than 135 years, Ascension is a faith-based
healthcare organization committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to
persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. Ascension is the leading non-profit and Catholic health system in
the U.S., operating more than 2,600 sites of care – including 145 hospitals and more than 40 senior living facilities –
in 19 states and the District of Columbia. Visit www.ascension.org.
U234: Community Survey Starts Today
USD 234 has set a goal of better communication. Please help us succeed by filling out this quick survey to provide feedback:
- Parent/Guardian Survey: https://forms.gle/
Zv9pTaNRy5ZMUaLo7 - Community Survey: https://forms.gle/
mprbaxssM1qJr9bp9
Surveys may be found on our website under Superintendent’s Message.
A paper survey may be picked at the Board Office, located at 424 S Main or patrons may call 620-223-0800 to complete the survey over the phone.
It’s a great day to be a Tiger!
Submitted by Gina Shelton, USD 234 Board Clerk
The Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office Daily Reports Oct. 14
All God Wants? by Patty LaRoche
1 Corinthians 10:26: The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it.
When Dave and I moved back to Fort Scott in the early 80’s, we attended various churches in order to decide where we best fit. It was a season for tithing sermons, I guess, a subject we were not too keen on obeying. I mean, we gave to charities and tossed some dollars into all of the collection plates, but if these churches were going to browbeat us into feeling guilty, they weren’t for us.
Embarrassing, I agree.
As relatively new Christians, we had missed out on a basic tenet of Faith, namely, God owns everything we think we own. Everything. He has blessed us with the ability to accumulate what we have, so we cannot take credit for any of our possessions.
When you read the Old Testament, it becomes evident that God wants the first 10% of what we make. The “first” 10%. Then Jesus arrived on the scene, and the New Testament tells us to “live generously.” No longer is a specific amount noted, so most scholars claim that 10% should be a minimum we give.
Pastor Todd Mullens, from the church Dave and I attended three years ago in Jupiter, Florida, made a powerful demonstration of how that minimum plays out. On the stage, he had a large basket of fruit. He pulled out 10 bunches of carrots, carefully counting them as he laid them on a table. He removed one bunch and placed it in a smaller basket. That was God’s portion. He did likewise with apples and cucumbers.
Then he told a story about his son’s sixth birthday party. For a present, his grandpa had given Jefferson 10 one-dollar bills. Todd asked his son who gave him the money and was told “Papa did.” Todd agreed but reminded young Jefferson that God had given Papa the ability to make the money. Todd took the bills and placed them side-by-side on the kitchen table, counting them out slowly.
“Jefferson, every time we get some money, we need to give God 1/10 of what we have received. You need to give God one dollar out of these ten. You get to keep the rest.”
Jefferson picked out one bill, looked at his father and asked, “Gee, Dad, this is all God wants?” A perspective we all should share.
According to the “Generous Church” organization, the average Christian gives 2.5% of his/her earnings to God. Should they give 10%, between $165 billion and $300 billion (depending on the source), more could be amassed. Look at how that plays out:
- $25 billion and five years would relieve global hunger, starvation, provide clean water and deaths from preventable diseases.
- $12 billion would eliminate illiteracy in 5 years.
- $15 billion would solve the world’s water and sanitation issues.
- $10.8 billion would free 27 million people living in slavery.
Add it up. That still would allow at least $100 billion to be used elsewhere. Scripture says that “God loves a cheerful giver.” Something tells me that those who give 2.5% of their earnings to God probably don’t fit that definition.