The following are the unofficial results for the general election Nov. 5 for the Fort Scott City Commission, USD 234, and Fort Scott Community College Trustees, USD 235, area town councils and the Southwind District.
Out of 11,526 registered voters in Bourbon County, 2, 345 voted in this election.
According to Bourbon County Clerk Kendell Mason, the results will not be official until after canvassing by the commissioners on November 14th
To see the complete Bourbon County Clerk’s election results click below:
The “Friends” of Fort Scott National Historic Site cordially invite you to the Veterans Day Weekend 1800s Grand Ball
Saturday, November 9, 2019
7:00 to 10:30 PM.
At Historic Memorial Hall, 1 E 3rd Street, Fort Scott, KS.
Doors open at 6 PM
The Grand March begins promptly at 7 PM.
1800s Period Music will be selected from the best CD’s available.
Dress: 1800s Period Dress Highly Encouraged OR Semi-Formal Party Wear OR Military Uniforms
Gloves are required and will be available. Long trains, spike heels, hobnails/heel-plates, spurs/
swords/side-arms, pipes/cigars/chewing tobacco, and liquor are prohibited.
Dressing rooms are available.
Sweet and Savory refreshments will be served.
Tickets: General Public- $20 in advance/$25 at the door per person
or two for $30 in advance/$40 at the door; Friends members- $15 in advance/$20 at the door;
Students with ID- $10; and Children 12 & Under/Dance Observers- $5.
All proceeds go to the Friends of Fort Scott National Historic Site.
Tickets will be available at the Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce, 231 E. Wall Street, 620-223-3566
(Cash/Check/Credit) or by mail.
A Free Dance Class will be held on Saturday, November 9, from 10-1 at Memorial Hall.
Street clothes, please.
For Information contact Dee at: 913-557-1632 or 913-269-1632 or [email protected]
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For Information about Veterans Day
Weekend in Fort Scott go to: www.fortscott.com/events
The ball is only one part of the celebration for Veterans Day Weekend in Fort Scott.
Along with the 1800s period dancing and music, the ball will honor all veterans and current military personnel.
All funds raised at the Grand Ball will go to support the activities of the Friends of Fort Scott NHS.
The Friends provide support to the national historic site in a variety of ways, such as assisting with educational activities and programs for all ages as well as providing refreshments for special events.
Veterans Day Weekend activities in Fort Scott are listed below.
Friday, November 8 –
The Lowell Milken Center will be offering a free gift to any veteran who comes to the center, 10-5, 1 South Main, Fort Scott
Welcome Reception for all Veterans held at the VFW from 5-7 pm, 1745 S. National Ave, Fort Scott
The Missourians Gospel Quartet, 7 pm, a special concert honoring veterans at Memorial Hall, 1 E 3rd Street, Fort Scott
Saturday, November 9 –
The Lowell Milken Center will be offering a free gift to any veteran who comes to the center, 10-4, 1 South Main, Fort Scott
1800s Period dance lessons, 10 am – 1 pm, free, street clothes, at Memorial Hall (updated location), 1 E 3rd Street, Fort Scott
Parade Honoring Veterans, Downtown Fort Scott, 3 pm
Free Veterans Photos after the parade until 6 pm at the Nazarene Church, 1728 Horton St., Fort Scott
1800s Grand Ball, Memorial Hall, doors open at 6:00 pm, Dancing from 7 – 10:30 pm, 1 E 3rd Street, Fort Scott
Sunday, November 10 –
Church Service honoring Veterans, 9 am & 10:45 am, Community Christian Church, 1919 Horton St., Fort Scott
Brent Giddens, Elvis Impersonator Concert, 6 pm, Memorial Hall, 1 E 3rd Street, Fort Scott
Monday, November 11 –
National Cemetery Services, 11 am, 900 E. National Ave., Fort Scott
Veterans Day Lunch, 12 pm, VFW Post #1165, 1745 S. National Ave., Fort Scott (Free will Donations)
Veterans Day Weekend: Schedule of Events Honoring All Veterans since “1842” – Annual Veterans Day Celebration!
UPDATED
FRIDAY – NOVEMBER 8, 2019
Afternoon. 5 – 7 pm. Veterans Reception at VFW Post 1165. E3 Ranch and Butcher Block providing food.
Evening Event – 7 pm * Missourians Concert @ Memorial Hall, 1 East 3rd St.
SATURDAY * NOVEMBER 9, 2019
Afternoon: 1 pm * Grand Ball Lessons @ Memorial Hall, 1 East 3rd St.
3 pm * Veterans Day Parade @ Downtown Fort Scott, Main Street
Evening: 7 pm * 1800’s Remembrance Grand Ball @ Memorial Hall, 1 East 3rd St.
SUNDAY * NOVEMBER 10, 2019
Morning: 9 am * Veterans Church Service
10:45 am * Community Christian Church Service, 1919 Horton St.
Evening: 6 pm * Brent Giddens is ELVIS @ Memorial Hall, 1East 3rd St.
MONDAY * NOVEMBER 11, 2019
Morning: Avenue of Flags. 7 am. Weather permitting. Help the VFW place flags along East National.
Mid-Morning Ceremony: Please join us at The United States Cemetery No. 1
11 am * Veterans Day Service * 900 E. National Ave.
Noon: 12 pm * Veterans Day Lunch @ VFW Post #1165, 1745 S. National Ave. (Free will Donations)
Afternoon: Avenue of Flags. 4 pm. Help the VFW retrieve flags along East National.
All area Veterans are encouraged to participate in these Veterans Day activities. You do not have to be a member of the American Legion, VFW, DAV to attend any of these activities. All Veterans are welcome!
The Kansas wind could benefit Bourbon County financially.
Apex Clean Energy, headquartered in Virginia, is exploring the feasibility of constructing Jayhawk Wind, a wind energy project expected to generate up to 195 megawatts of clean, homegrown energy, according to http://www.jayhawkwind.com/about_jayhawk
Local wind data confirms that the Bourbon County area under consideration is ideal for a project of this size, which will produce enough safe, pollution-free energy to power up to 48,750 Kansas homes every year, according to the website.
Apex is working with local landowners, community leaders, and various stakeholders on the project and welcomes input into the planning process.
The Jayhawk Wind project hosted two moderated public forums on Wednesday, Oct. 30, one Hepler and one at Fort Scott Community College’s Ellis Center to answer residents’ questions about wind energy and Jayhawk Wind.
The is proposed area is in the southwest part of Bourbon County and the Hepler / Walnut areas of Crawford County.
“Over 100 residents attended both forums where industry experts discussed sound, property values, environment and wildlife impacts and protections, development, construction, and operation of a wind farm, what new revenues the two counties can expect, and short-term and long-term job creation,” according to the press release.
“Construction will initially create 318 full-time equivalent jobs,” said economist Dr. David Loomis, who conducted the economic impact study, according to the press release. “These include jobs directly related to the project as well as jobs created by the additional economic activity including new demand for goods and services at area restaurants, merchants and local businesses.”
Dr. Loomis presented how Jayhawk Wind will create an entirely new source of long-term revenue for local schools, government services, and property owners, according to the press release. “The total direct financial impact to the region will be in the millions of dollars over the life of the project, with additional indirect economic benefits to the local economy.
A complete economic impact report will be released in the coming weeks, according to the press release.
“Many of the residents who attended are landowners who are already participating in the project as well as considering participating in the project,” according to the press release. “Landowners with wind facilities on their property will receive annual lease payments. These payments will continue over the projected 30-year lifespan of the wind farm, injecting millions of dollars into the economies of Bourbon and Crawford Counties, supporting local merchants, contractors, equipment suppliers, auto dealers, and others.”
Apex development director, Jade Scheele, said the power generated by Jayhawk Wind will be delivered into the Kansas electrical grid, reducing the need to import electricity from outside markets.
Videos of the forums will be posted by Nov. 22, to www.jayhawkwind.com, as will a written document providing all the questions asked at both forums with the answers.
Bourbon County Commissioners identified economic development as a priority in October 2018 and hired Jody Hoener to lead the county’s economic development efforts, according to a press release from Hoenor.
The commission gave Hoenor the task of identifying development opportunities which would result in new revenues and jobs for the county.
“One of the developments identified as a positive source of revenue is a wind energy project, so we were pleased to learn that a company has proposed to build a wind farm here in Bourbon and Crawford Counties,” Hoenor said. “Throughout Kansas, wind farms create a substantial new source of tax revenue and add to the local economy. We think the Jayhawk Wind project offers an opportunity for Bourbon County residents.”
Before a project can be built, agreements will be negotiated to ensure that Bourbon County residents benefit from the project as Kansans do in other counties throughout the state, Hoenor said.
Krista Harding District Extension Agent, Horticulture Southwind Extension District 111 S. Butler Erie, KS 66733 Office: 620-244-3826 Cell: 620-496-8786
It is that time of year again – time to rake leaves and clean-up the landscape. Leaves have been rapidly falling from deciduous trees the past few days. The manual labor that comes with raking, bagging or burning leaves is good exercise and great way to get out of the house to enjoy the fall weather, but it isn’t the only choice you have.
Although a scattering of leaves won’t harm the lawn, the excessive cover prevents sunlight from reaching turfgrass plants. Turf left in this state for an extended period will be unable to make carbohydrates needed to carry it through the winter.
There are options for dealing with the fallen leaves other than bagging them up. Composting is a great way to handle the refuse. Vegetable gardens and flower beds thrive with the use of compost. The process is relatively simple. To begin, use a lawnmower with bagging attachment to collect leaves. Directly apply a 2-3 inch layer of leaves onto garden and till it in the ground. Repeat this process every couple of weeks until you run out of leaves or soil becomes too wet.
If you do not compost, you can mow leaves with a mulching mower and let shredded leaves filter into the turf canopy. This method will be most effective if you do it often enough that leaf litter doesn’t become too thick.
You may be wondering if this practice will be detrimental to the lawn in the long run. The answer is no. Research at Michigan State University in which they used a mulching mower to shred up to about one pound of leaves per square yard of lawn for five consecutive years, found no long-term effects of the shredded leaves on turf quality, thatch thickness, or soil test results.
Fall is also the recommended time to clean up the flower beds in the landscape by clear-cutting dead stems to help control insect and disease problems. However, with herbaceous perennials that have been pest free, you might want to consider leaving some to provide structure, form, and color to the winter landscape. For example, ornamental grasses can be attractive even during winter months. But those nearby structures should be cut to the ground because they can be a fire hazard. Perennials with evergreen or semi-evergreen foliage can provide color. Of course, some perennials are naturally messy after dormancy and should be cut back in the fall.
Irises are known for a couple of common problems: iris leaf spot and iris borer. Though both cause problems in the spring, now would be the time to start control measures. Dead and infected iris leaves and other garden debris should be removed from the iris bed this fall. By doing this it will significantly reduce iris problems next spring.
Garden chrysanthemums can be cut the plants back to 2 to 3 inches high. Some gardeners prefer to leave the top growth so that it provides some protection from fluctuating soil temperatures during the winter months. If you choose to cut the tops off, apply a layer of mulch over the top of the mums after the ground has frozen. Mums should not completely dry out during the winter. It may be necessary to water occasionally if sufficient rain or snow has not fallen.
Krista Harding is a K-State Research and Extension Agricultural agent assigned to Southwind District. She may be reached at [email protected] or 620-244-3826.
K-State Research and Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Uniontown 4-H members attend church at First Missionary Baptist Church in Uniontown in celebration of National 4-H Week. From L to R: Calvin Walker, Austin Maycumber, Tucker Sutton, Will Maycumber, Mackinlee Bloesser, member guest, Hailey Shadden, Kendyl Bloesser, Marley Sutton, McKinley Sutton, Seth Shadden
Submitted by Marley Sutton, Uniontown 4-H Club Reporter
The Uniontown 4-H club has been busy this past month. The first week of October was National 4-H week. Club members promoted 4-H by making and hanging posters at West Bourbon Elementary in Uniontown. Members also wore 4-H shirts to school that week to promote the youth organization.
On October 13th Uniontown 4-H attended church together at First Missionary Baptist church in Uniontown. Following the service, the club held their monthly meeting at Uniontown City Hall. Everyone enjoyed a pizza party in celebration of National 4-H week before the meeting.
The newly elected club officers attended the Southwind District 4-H officer training in Moran on October 27th. The new officers are: Bareigh Farrell (President), Seth Shadden (Vice President), Kendyl Bloesser (Secretary), Hailey Shadden (Treasurer), Marley Sutton (Reporter), Ausin Maycumber (Historian), MacKinlee Bloesser (Parliamentarian), McKinley Sutton (Recreation Leader), Will Maycumber (Song Leader), and Bareigh Farrell, MacKinlee Bloesser, and Austin Maycumber (4-H Council Representatives).
The wayfinder map of Riverfront Park, North National Avenue.
Lights for the Bell Town Walking Trail at Riverfront Park on Fort Scott’s north entrance will soon be installed.
“They are LED downlights to light the trail at dusk for more safety,” Jerry Witt, chairman of the Fort Scott Bourbon County Riverfront Authority, said.
The Healthy Bourbon County Action Team is providing funds for the lighting.
The City of Fort Scott Streets Department is pouring concrete for the pedestals for the 27 pole lights which will stand about 12 feet high, similar to the poles in the historic downtown district. The streets crew has also done the trenching for the electrical pipe for the poles.
Fort Scott Maintenance II Employee Kyle Knight, left, and Fort Scott Streets Supervisor Jerry Morgan tell about the pedestals that were poured today for the new LED lighting in Riverfront Park.
“Max Fanning is doing the electrical work labor,” Witt said. “We are paying for that.”
Also slated for a 2019 completion date is paving and striping of the parking area, west of the park pavilion at the entrance. Also, a handicapped accessible wheelchair ramp will be built to the pavilion.
The Riverfront Park Pavillion had its ribbon-cutting in May 2018.
Last week, the Fort Scott Area Community Foundation granted the Riverfront Authority a $2,317 award to purchase metal picnic tables and benches for the pavilion, Witt said.
New Trails
Witt said the Riverfront Authority has applied for a Kansas Department of Transportation Grant to create additional trails on the south side of the Marmaton River, along the River Front Road.
“When we built the road in 2015, the grant was for road and trails,” Witt said. “But the cost of the road construction was higher than expected, so the trails were put on hold.”
Agricultural Engineering, Uniontown, is working with the Riverfront Authority in designing the 2, 953 feet of trails, which will be eight-foot-wide and have an asphalt surface, Witt said.
Overlook Moving
Flooding this past spring moved the recently built wooden overlook off its’ foundation and the Riverfront Authority is planning to move the structure to higher ground, Witt said.
Members
Members of the Riverfront Authority, from left Allen Warren, Arnold Schofield, Danny Magee, Jerry Witt, Dean Mann and Betty Boyko. File photo. Not pictured: Jeff Sweetser, Bob Love, and Penny Barnes.
Members of the Fort Scott Bourbon County Riverfront Authority are Witt, Allen Warren, Jeff Sweetser, Bob Love, Betty Boyko, Danny Magee, Arnold Schofield, Penny Barnes and Dean Mann.
American Legion Fort Scott Thompson-Harkey Post 25 is in 1st place in 2nd District membership. Today’s numbers have Post at 74 members or 97.37%.
Our 2020 membership goal is 76. We are currently 2 members short of 100%. Help Post 25 reach 100% by renewing your membership or by recruiting a new member.
If Post 25 reaches 100% by Friday, November 8, we will receive $100 for meeting the Department’s Veterans Day goal of 100% membership. We only need two renewals to receive the $100 membership award.
You can easily renew online at www.legion.org. It’s safe and secure and takes less than five minutes
You can also mail in your $40.00 renewal to the Post 25 Finance Officer.
Darrell Spencer
1183 185TH ST
Fort Scott, Ks, 66701.
I can also arrange to meet with you to pick up your renewal. I’m retired so I can easily work around your schedule to meet you, but no 3 AM meetings please!
With the signing of the LEGION Act, any honorably discharged Veteran who served one day of active duty since December 7, 1941, can now join the American Legion. Many Veterans are not aware they can join the largest Veterans fraternal organization in the world. If you know a Veteran, ask them to join us.
Upcoming Events
November 4. Post 25 meet and greet starts at 630 pm in Memorial Hall.
November 4. Post 25 general membership meeting starts at 7 pm in Memorial Hall.
Veterans Day Weekend: Schedule of Events Honoring All Veterans since “1842” – Annual Veterans Day Celebration!
FRIDAY – NOVEMBER 8, 2019
Evening Event – 7pm * Missourians Concert @ Memorial Hall, 1 East 3rd St.
SATURDAY * NOVEMBER 9, 2019
Afternoon: 1pm * Grand Ball Lessons @ Memorial Hall, 1 East 3rd St.
3pm * Veterans Day Parade @ Downtown Fort Scott, Main Street
Evening: 7pm * 1800’s Remembrance Grand Ball @ Memorial Hall, 1 East 3rd St.
SUNDAY * NOVEMBER 10, 2019
Morning: 9am * Veterans Church Service
10:45am * Community Christian Church Service, 1919 Horton St.
Evening: 6pm * Brent Giddens is ELVIS @ Memorial Hall, 1East 3rd St.
MONDAY * NOVEMBER 11, 2019
Mid-Morning Ceremony: Please join us at The United States Cemetery No. 1
11am * Veterans Day Service * 900 E. National Ave.
Noon: 12pm * Veterans Day Lunch @ VFW Post #1165, 1745 S. National Ave. (Free will Donations)
November 14. American Legion Auxiliary Unit 25 meets at 600 pm in Memorial Hall.
November 14. American Legion Post 25 Color Guard meets at 730 pm in Memorial Hall. All Post 25 Legion family members can join the Post 25 Color Guard. This includes Auxiliary and Sons of the American Legion Squadron members.
November 16. Chartering American Legion Riders Chapter 25 at 10 am in Memorial Hall. To join, you must own a motorcycle of at least 250 cc’s AND be a member of the American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary or the Sons of the American Legion.
We invite Legion family members from other American Legion Posts to join our Riders Chapter. If you have a current Legion membership in any American Legion family organization, we invite you to join us.
January 31 – February 2, 2020. Department of Kansas Midwinter Forum at Fort Scott.
Informational Items
Additional shuttle drivers are needed. The VA-provided shuttle now transports dialysis patients to Pittsburg on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays plus area Veterans for VA hospital appointments on Mondays and Thursdays. Call or email me for more information on becoming a shuttle driver.
Auxiliary Unit 25’s first outreach program is to provide support to Veteran mothers of newborn babies at the Topeka VA Medical Center. They are currently collecting needed items for newborns and all donations are greatly appreciated. Diapers, body wash and shampoos, blankets and clothing are among the items requested. Call Unit 25 Vice President Marilyn Gilmore at 785.214.5618 for more information or to donate items. A copy of the flyer is attached.
Attachments
Fort Scott Veterans Day Activities.
American Legion Post 25 and VFW Post 1165 combined Color Guard.
Don’t hesitate to contact me with any suggestions or questions you may have about Fort Scott American Legion Post 25.
Join millions of readers worldwide in reading the book Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora as part of Jumpstart’s Read for the Record program on November 7 at 10 a.m.with Miss Val!
We will take photos of the group to share the event with fellow readers on social media. We will also share in creative play with food and kitchen toys, as well as creating “foods” to go in a play soup or stew using playdough.
Additionally, we will share small portions of soup and crackers, in the spirit of the book.
According to Jumpstart’s website, “ Jumpstart’s Read for the Record® (RFTR) is an annual campaign that was launched over a decade ago to highlight the importance of building early literacy and language skills for EVERY child, so that all children have the opportunity to enter kindergarten prepared to succeed. Each year, millions of children and adults are brought together to read in classrooms, libraries, community centers, and homes across the world. Each year, Jumpstart selects one children’s book as the catalyst for Read for the Record. Since 2006, this 24-hour celebration has mobilized over 20,700,000 people!” Go here to learn more: https://www.jstart.org/read-for-the-record
Kansas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Model School presented Jackie Hall an award on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at Pittsburg State University. Left to right: Chris Rose KAHPERD Model School Committee member; Karla Stenzel KAHPERD president; Jackie Hall, USD 235 Physical Education Teacher; Karl Ely, member of the Model School Committee. Submitted photo.
The state’s physical education association recently awarded Uniontown teacher Jackie Hall with the highest award for a model school that promotes a quality physical education program.
The Kansas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Model School Program is designed to identify and recognize and award schools that provide and model school physical education programs, according to Hall.
“The award process promotes quality physical education throughout the state of Kansas,” she said.
“The award rubric included 12 areas of criteria for the Gold Level… ALL levels had to be met and documented,” Hall said.
The areas include the amount of time spent by students in physical activity, providing instruction to both boys and girls, pursuing professional development as a teacher, the school districts facilities for p.e.(including a variety of and sufficient quantities of equipment), maintaining a hazard-free environment, teacher curriculum instruction practices, assessments of students, administrative support (funding), inclusion of students with disabilities and collaborating with classroom teachers for integrated instruction to students.
“I have been teaching at West Bourbon Elementary School for 38 years,” she said. ” Our school administration and staff realize the importance of physical education, and I try very hard to provide a wide variety of activities to challenge ALL students to be physically active. I am very honored and humbled to receive this award on behalf of our school. I am so blessed to work with a great staff.”
KAHPERD Model School Award 2019 Gold Level was presented last week to Hall during the association’s state conference at Pittsburg State University. Hall also made two presentations during two session of the conference.
