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Bourbon County, Schools

Uniontown Summer Free Kids Food Program Starts June 3

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Summer Food Program Feeds Kids For Free

With summer right around the corner, it’s time to think about keeping children eating healthy while school is out, according to a press release from USD 235.

USD 235 at Uniontown will once again provide free meals to children during the summer.

The cafeteria at West Bourbon Elementary School, Uniontown.

“In the two years before this we also had sites in Bronson and Redfield, but sadly we just do not have the staff to operate all three sites so this year it will only be at the WBE school (in Uniontown),” said Michelle DeMott, USD 235 Food Service Director.

“This is a USDA funded program to help provide meals for children 0-18 years of age who may not have access to meals while school is not in session,” DeMott said. “The program is free to any child 0-18 years of age regardless of financial status.”

This summer, meals will be served at West Bourbon Elementary Monday through Friday, June 3 through June 28, 2019.

Breakfast will be served from 8:30 am – 9:00 am.

Lunch will be served from noon – 12:30 pm.

There are no income requirements or registration.

Any child 18 years of age and under may come to eat.

 

 

For more information, contact USD 235 UNIONTOWN (Michelle DeMott, (620) 756-4302, [email protected], uniontown235.org).

 

Each year, the United States Department of Agriculture partners with local organizations like USD 235 UNIONTOWN to provide free meals to children when school is out for the summer.

 

For more information about the Summer Food Service Program in Kansas, visit www.kn-eat.org, Summer Food Service Program.

The June menu is as follows:

June 3 – WG CEREAL  STRING CHEESE  PEACHES  PORK CHOP  MASHED POTATOES  BISCUIT  PINEAPPLE

4-  PANCAKE  PEARS  CHICKEN NUGGETS   WG CHIPS  CORN  BANANA

5  BISCUITS AND GRAVY  ORANGE  RIBLET ON BUN  BAKED BEANS  PEARS

6  EGG TACO  FRUIT COCKTAIL  MEATBALL SUB  CARROTS  GRAPES

7  BREAKFAST PIZZA  APPLE  BURRITO  SALAD  CHIPS & CHEESE  MANDARIN ORANGES

10  PANCAKE ON A STICK  BANANA  HAMBURGER  LETTUCE & TOMATO  COLE SLAW  APPLE

11  GLAZED DOUGHNUT  YOGURT  PEACHES  PIZZA  SALAD  PINEAPPLE

12  BISCUITS AND GRAVY  PEARS  SPAGHETTI W/ MEAT  SAUCE  BREAD STICK  CORN  GRAPES

13  WAFFLES  SAUSAGE LINK  FRUIT COCKTAIL  MACARONI AND CHEESE  LITTLE SMOKIE  BROCCOLI  ORANGES

14  BREAKFAST PIZZA  APRICOTS  PB&J SANDWICH  WG CHIPS  FRUIT CUP  CARROT STICKS

17  CEREAL  STRING CHEESE  BANANA  CORN DOGS  FRIES  SALAD  GRAPES

18  MUFFINS  COTTAGE CHEESE  PEACHES  CHICKEN WRAP  RICE  BROCCOLI  PEARS

19  BISCUITS AND GRAVY  APPLESAUCE  HAM AND CHEESE  SANDWICH  GOLDFISH CRACKERS  CELERY STICKS  APPLE

20  FRENCH TOAST  SAUSAGE  PEACHES  WALKING TACO  PINEAPPLE

21  BREAKFAST PIZZA  ORANGE  SALISBURY STEAK  MASHED POTATOES  GREEN BEANS BISCUIT  ROSY APPLESAUCE

24  MINI DOUGHNUTS  YOGURT  PINEAPPLE  HOT DOG  FRIES  CHERRY TOMATOES  PEARS

25  DUTCH WAFFLES  SAUSAGE PATTY  ORANGE  CHEESE RAVIOLI W/ MEAT  SAUCE  SALAD  APPLE

26  BISCUITS AND GRAVY  APRICOTS  CRISPY CHICKEN  STUFFING  GREEN BEANS  STRAWBERRIES & BANANAS

27  COFFEE CAKE  APPLE SALAD  STEAK FINGERS  BISCUIT  ZUCCHINI  MIXED FRUIT

28  BREAKFAST PIZZA  PINEAPPLE  PB&J  WG CHIPS  CARROT STICKS  BANANA

MILK SERVED WITH ALL  MEALS, JUICE SERVED WITH  BREAKFAST

 

Bourbon County, Fort Scott

American Legion Post 25 Quick Notes

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May 29 @ 6:30 pm. Legion Baseball team meeting downstairs in Memorial Hall.. Vice Commander Earl Adams has pulled together enough players for Post 25 to have a Legion Baseball year this year.
Wednesday’s meeting will be final sign up for boys 15 – 19 who live in Fort Scott. to play Legion ball.
If you want play Legion Ball, you must bring your birth certificate.
May 31 @ 6:00 pm. Good Old Days Parade. Post 25 will enter a Color Guard in this year’s parade. Legion Family members are invited to participate. This includes the women who are in the newly formed Unit 25 Auxiliary and the males who are in the Sons of the American Legion Squadron 25.
Please reply to this email if I can count on you to walk or ride in the parade. If there are Legion Family members who prefer to ride, let me know and a trailer with seating will be available.
Submitted by Carl Jowers. Commander Post 25.
Bourbon County, Schools

Community Retirement Reception for Alan Shinn

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50-year math instructor Alan Shinn addresses the crowd who came to wish him well at his retirement reception on May 26.

Members of the Uniontown community came to West Bourbon Elementary School on a Sunday afternoon to honor Alan Shinn for 50 years teaching math in the school district.

Uniontown Ruritan facilitated the afternoon events which included awards and speakers from the 50-year tenure of Shinn. There was also a reception prior to the ceremony.

 

Ruritan District Governor Mark Warren, standing right, and the row of former students who spoke of Shinn’s 50 years in the Uniontown School District. From left: Nikki Bolinger, Ty Covey, Meaghan Jackson Russell, Kevin Gleason, Brett Howard, Dr. Randy Watson, Jim Porter, Jayci Williams Cozens, Brock Shelton, Mike Coyan, Dan George, David Clayton, Jan Dare Tate, Deanne Anderson Bloesser, Carl Otto.
Community members filed into seats in the gymnasium of West Bourbon Elementary School for recognition of teacher Alan Shinn’s 50 years in the district.
Randy Watson, Kansas Commissioner of Education, left; Shinn and Jim Porter, Kansas Board of Education District 9, right, as Shinn was recognized for his 50 years service.
The program included 18 speakers: former students, his first principal at Uniontown High School, colleagues, Kansas government officials and a community member.
USD 235 Superintendent Bret Howard speaks to the crowd at Shinn’s retirement ceremony. The district presented him with a retirement gift.
Alan Shinn’s family following the ceremony. Shinn taught both his children and grandchildren in his tenure at Uniontown High School.
Front row from left:  Diana Shinn, Lauren Shinn, Thora Shinn, Alan Shinn, Becky Shinn, back row from left:  Kevin Shinn, Brock Gage, Emily Shinn, Holly Shinn, Dylan Richwine, Melissa Shinn Gage, Brayden Gage, Bryce Gage, Jason Gage.
Bernadette and Dan George left, put together this quilt for Shinn, center, as a token of the family’s esteem. Shinn also taught George’s sons, Luke and Ben, right.
Bourbon County, Business, Entertainment, Fort Scott

Schedule For Fort Scott Good Ol’Days

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Good Ol’ Days Festival Schedule
Thursday, May 30th
  • 6pm: Fort Scott Talent Show – Memorial Hall
  • 7pm-11pm: Carnival – 3rd & Main
Friday, May 31st
  • 5pm-7pm: Good Ol’ Chicken Dinner – behind Lowell Milken Center, at Wall & Scott Streets
  • 5pm-10pm: Street Fair/Marketplace – N. Main
  • 6pm: Good Ol’ Days Parade – north on Main, west on Wall, south on National, east on 6th
  • 6pm-11pm: Carnival – 3rd & Main
  • 7pm: Red Garter Saloon – Liberty Theatre,16 S. Main
  • 8pm: Restless Heart Live in Concert – Memorial Hall
Saturday, June 1st
  • 8am-12pm: Farmer’s Market – Skubitz Plaza
  • 8am: Tom Davis Dragoon Charge – N. National to Riverfront Trails
  • 8am-10pm: Street Fair – Main St.
  • 8am-5pm: FS Munitions Car Show – 523 E. Wall St.
  • 8am-5pm: Full Day of Events at the FS National Historic Site
  • 9am: Baby Contest Registration – Memorial Hall
  • 10am: Baby Contest Judging – Memorial Hall
  • 10am-6pm: Red Garter Show – Liberty Theatre
  • 10am, 11am, & 12pm: Kris “Tanto” Paranto – Ammo & Book Signing at FS Munitions
  • 3pm: Burnout Contest – FS Munitions & Clark St.
  • 6pm-11pm: Carnival – 3rd & Main
  • 8pm: Still Surfin’ concert – Memorial Hall
Bourbon County, Entertainment, Fort Scott

Fort Scott Library Summer Reading Program: Space

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The 2019 Summer Reading Program theme is A Universe of Stories, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, which will be celebrated on July 20.
This year’s youth program will include activities and challenges for all library patrons ages birth – 18.
A program for adults will also be available, with details to be released later.
The teen and family kick-off parties will take place soon, and early registration is open online through the library website at fortscott.mykansaslibrary.org.
Any summer reading registrations turned in online or in person by June 4 will earn a prize for each child or teen. Paper registrations and volunteer forms are available at the library circulation desks and have been sent home through all Bourbon County schools and preschools. Please stay tuned to our website and Facebook page for more details.

Volunteers or donors may email Miss Val at [email protected] or call 620-223-2882.

We still need more donors for weekly snacks, and more volunteers to help with parties and regular program weeks.

All volunteers will receive a letter for their resume or college application upon request.

2019 Summer Reading Performers Schedule:

Musician Alan Cunningham – June 11 at 10 a.m. at the Danny & Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center (FSCC)

Juggler Brian Wendling – July 3 at 10 a.m. at the  Danny & Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center (FSCC)

Rare Jewels of the Rainforest Bird Show – July 16 at 10 a.m. at the Danny & Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center (FSCC)

Other Events Scheduled:

A Universe of Games Teen Kick-Off Party – May 29 from 4 – 6 p.m. at the Keyhole 

Space Camp Family Kick-Off Party – June 5 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Danny & Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center (FSCC)

Regular Weekly Programs (Kids Birth – 5th grade) – Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 10 a.m., June 18 – August 7 at Fort Scott Public Library. NO regular meetings the weeks of June 4 & 12 or July 2 & 17 due to performances and parties. Events will begin in our event room and the computer room, located downstairs, and finish upstairs for awards, registration, and book browsing. Grades for age groups are based on what grade the child is going into this fall.

Regular Weekly Programs (Teens and Tweens going into 6th – 12th grade) – Wednesdays at 4:15 pm, June 5 – July 31 at the library (at least once monthly we will meet at The Keyhole). Teens are also encouraged to volunteer at children’s meetings.

Alien Parties – June 24, 2:30 –  3:30 & 4:30 – 5:30 at Fort Scott Public Library (Pre-registration required)

LibraryCon: A Celebration of Stories and Fandoms Community Event – July 20, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Fort Scott Public Library

Harry Potter Birthday Teen Wrap-Up Party – July 31, 5 – 6 p.m. at Fort Scott Public Library

Family Wrap-Up & Rewards Swim Party – Tentative Date – August 14, 7:15 –  9:15 p.m. at Fort Scott Municipal Pool

Submitted by Valetta Cannon, Youth Librarian & Assistant Director, Fort Scott Public Library

Bourbon County, Fort Scott, Government

Bourbon County Commission Agenda May 28

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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: May 28th, 2019

1st District-Lynne Oharah Minutes: Approved: _______________

2nd District-Jeff Fischer Corrected: _______________

3rd District-Nick Ruhl Adjourned at: _______________

County Clerk-Kendell Mason

9:00-Jim Harris – 10 minute executive session for preliminary discussions relating to the acquisition of real property

Jim Harris – Discuss the condition of Yale Road

10:00 am – Dave Martin with the City of Fort Scott – executive session for personnel matters of individual non-elected personnel

10:30 am – Health Department Generator

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

Bourbon County, Fort Scott, Government

Kids Eat Free Lunch at Keyhole This Summer: New Food Options

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Meals funded by the United State Dept. of Agriculture will be served from noon to 1 p.m. starting May 28 at the Keyhole Youth Activity Center, 1002 S. Main. The program runs Mondays through Fridays and ends July 26.

“Congress controls money through the program for child nutrition,”  Debbie Kreutzman, Kansas Food Bank Community Relations Manager, said. Kansas Food Bank provides the meals.

The meals are sack lunches are provided for those under 18 years of age.

In May 2018, volunteer servers Diana Spencer and Joyce Gobl helped serve the free sack lunches at the Keyhole.

“Kids will come in, check in, no need to give names, and then pick up a lunch of shelf-stable meals,” Kreutzman said.

 

“It is open to all kids, regardless of income and regardless of whether they live in Fort Scott,” Kreutzman said. “For example, if visiting a grandparent from New Mexico, say, they can come and eat.”

A look at what is inside the free sack lunch from May 2018. This year chocolate milk will be offered and an additional grain item.

 

Nutritional Requirements

“This provides an alternative where kids have an option to get a meal,” she said.

All meals served will have the following nutritional requirements met:

2 ounces of meat or meat alternative

A whole grain -bread, crackers, etc.

2 serves of fruit and/or vegetable

8 ounces of milk

Fresh fruits donations are being sought for the summer free food program.

Options Added To Give Children What They Like Best

“We have set meals served throughout the summer,” Kreutzman said. “In the past, we have had 30 sites across the state.”

After reviewing the past four years of serving the shelf-stable meals, Kreutzman said it was noted that children liked being offered an extra grain to their meal and preferred chocolate milk.

So those are being added to the meal options.

Community Organizations Asked To Provide Fresh Fruit

“I talked to Judy Hood (the Keyhole Site Manager) about community organizations providing fresh fruit or granola bars or fruit juice,” Kreutzman said. “There is a possibility of having fresh fruit: bananas, Cutie oranges, apples. We have to think in terms of what kids can pick up and eat. Cutting fruits or vegetables requires cutting and sanitation which requires a commercial kitchen.”

To donate contact Hood or call the Keyhole Youth Activity Center at 620-223-4700.

“Some sites across the state, Farmers Markets donate fresh fruits and vegetables to send home with kids,” Kreutzman said.

Next week chicken salad in a can, cheddar cheese sticks, applesauce, Gold Fish crackers, pretzels, fruit and grain bar, a box of juice and chocolate milk will be offered on Tuesday, the first day, Kreutzman said.

 

Children of all ages came to the Keyhole  for the free sack lunch. Photo from May 2018.

USD 235, Uniontown, will also be offering a children’s summer food program. That school district will utilize its’ facility and offer cafeteria style food. That program starts June 3 and will be featured next week in fortscott.biz.

 

Bourbon County, K-State Extension

Devon Kids in the Kitchen

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Southwind Extension District is sponsoring FREE cooking classes for youth to learn more about kitchen self-care skills. The classes are for youth that have completed the second through eighth grade. Younger or older children will not be allowed.

Since this is a ‘hands-on’ experience, we limit the size of each class depending on the size of the facility. If you have questions please call Kathy McEwan at 620-365-2242 or email [email protected].
Instructors for the classes will be Nutrition Assistants Malynda Payne and Mary Daniels.

Email address *
Child’s Full Name *
Child’s Mailing Address *
Grade Just Completed *
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Child’s Age *
Child’s Gender
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Primary Emergency Contact Number *
Secondary Emergency Contact Number *
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Parent’s Name *
Parent’s Email *
Parent’s Home/Cell Number/Work *
Name of Child’s Doctor *
Parent/Guardian Permission Agreement
By electronically submitting this registration form, I (parent/guardian) understand participants will be supervised and that if a serious illness or injury develops, medical and/or hospital care will be given. I hereby give permission to the attending physician to hospitalize and/or secure proper treatment for my child. I hear-by release K-State Research & Extension, the State of Kansas and their agents, officers and employees, from all claims, demands and causes of action of any kind, including claims of negligence, which may arise from participation of my minor child in “Kids In the Kitchen” classes. I also authorize K-State Research & Extension or their assignees to record and photograph my child’s image and/or voice for use in research, educational and promotional programs.
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Bourbon County, K-State Extension

Fulton Culinary Kids

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Southwind Extension District is sponsoring FREE cooking classes for youth to learn more about kitchen self-care skills. The classes are for youth that have completed the third through eighth grade. Younger or older children will not be allowed.

Since this is a ‘hands-on’ experience, we limit the size of each class depending on the size of the facility. If you have questions please call Kathy McEwan at 620-365-2242 or email [email protected].
Instructors for the classes will be Nutrition Assistants Malynda Payne and/or Mary Daniels.

Email address *
Child’s Full Name *
Child’s Mailing Address *
Grade Just Completed *
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
Child’s Age *
Child’s Gender
Male
Female
Primary Emergency Contact Number *
Secondary Emergency Contact Number *
Health Information (any known allergies) *

Parent’s Name *
Parent’s Email *
Parent’s Home/Cell Number/Work *
Name of Child’s Doctor *
Parent/Guardian Permission Agreement
By electronically submitting this registration form, I (parent/guardian) understand participants will be supervised and that if a serious illness or injury develops, medical and/or hospital care will be given. I hereby give permission to the attending physician to hospitalize and/or secure proper treatment for my child. I hear-by release K-State Research & Extension, the State of Kansas and their agents, officers and employees, from all claims, demands and causes of action of any kind, including claims of negligence, which may arise from participation of my minor child in “Kids In the Kitchen” classes. I also authorize K-State Research & Extension or their assignees to record and photograph my child’s image and/or voice for use in research, educational and promotional programs.
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