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Vets Day Weekend Schedule Updated

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Veterans Day Weekend: Schedule of Events
Honoring All Veterans since “1842” – Annual Veterans Day Celebration!

UPDATED

FRIDAY –  NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Afternoon. 5 – 7pm. Veterans Reception at VFW Post 1165.  E3 Ranch and Butcher Block providing food.

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

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

11am * Veterans Day Service * 900 E. National Ave.

Noon: 12pm * 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!

Bourbon County, Entertainment, Fort Scott

A Veterans Ball Nov. 9

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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)

 

 

Entertainment, Fort Scott

Second Annual Veterans Day Celebration this Weekend

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The 2nd Annual Veterans Day Celebration is this weekend with lots of activities planned at various venues throughout the City of Fort Scott. This weekend is to celebrate all veterans and active-duty personnel.

The celebration begins Friday night from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm with a welcome reception at VFW Post 1165, 1745 South National Ave., Fort Scott. At the come and go reception, veterans and their spouses can enjoy a free hamburger meal that will be generously provided by the E3 Foundation.

Following the welcome reception, the Missourians Gospel Quartet will be performing at Memorial Hall, 1 E. 3rd St. beginning at 7:00 pm. The concert is hosted by Fort Scott’s First Southern Baptist Church, ticket sales will benefit the construction of the Family Life Center. Tickets are $10 for adults, and $5 for children, and may be purchase at the Fort Scott Visitors Center, 231 E. Wall St., or at the door.

Saturday morning the Friends of the Fort will host dance lessons from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm at Memorial Hall, 1 E. 3rd St.

Visit Fort Scott will offer free trolley rides to veterans and their spouses on Saturday from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. Free trolley tours will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Tours will leave on the hour, every hour, with the last tour at 1:00 pm.

The Veterans Day Parade begins at 3:00 pm Saturday, following the normal parade route through downtown Fort Scott. Line-up will be along Main Street from 6th Street south to Fort Scott High School. Live Local Bourbon County is the sponsor of this year’s parade.

Everyone is invited to the Boiler Room Brewhaus, 2 S. National Ave. for a Parade Watch Party and Reception from 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm.

The Fort Scott Church of the Nazarene and In His Image Photography will honor all veterans by offering a free professional portrait on Saturday afternoon following the parade, from 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm. If possible veterans are asked to bring a photo of themselves during their time in the service for their portrait at the Nazarene Church, 1729 Horton St.

At 7:00 pm Saturday, The “Friends” of Fort Scott National Historic Site will hold the 1800’s Grand Ball. Doors will open at 6:00 pm.

Sunday at 9:00 am, and 10:45 am Fort Scott Church of the Nazarene, 1729 Horton Street, will welcome veterans for Church Services.

Sunday at 5:00 pm veterans are invited to a free concert by the premier Elvis impersonator at Memorial Hall, 1 E. 3rd St. Brent Giddens is ELVIS will be free for all veterans, and $1 for others.

Monday morning VFW Post 1165 will host the Veterans Day Ceremony at National Cemetery No. 1, 900 E. National Ave. beginning at 11:00 am. The ceremony will be followed by a free-will donation lunch at the VFW.

At 1:15 pm St. Mary’s Catholic School will honor our veterans and active military with prayers and patriotic songs, performed by the elementary students and staff.  The event will be held at the Veterans Memorial in Skubitz Plaza.

All these events, except for the Missourians Concert, and VFW lunch are free to veterans.

The 2nd Annual Veterans Day Celebration was made possible through funding provided by the Fort Scott Area Community Foundation.

For more information contact the Fort Scott Convention & Visitors Bureau at 620.670.2750 or go online to visitfortscott.com.

 

Contact: Ally Turvey
Phone: (620) 670.2750
Email:[email protected]

Bourbon County, Entertainment, Exercise, Fort Scott

Added Safety and Accessibility Coming to Riverfront Park

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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.

The organization was created in 2007.

 

Entertainment, Fort Scott

November Library Events

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

The following are upcoming events at the library:
Tuesday, November 5
Unicorns & Horses Storytime, 10 a.m. at Fort Scott Public LibraryWednesday, November 6

Unicorns & Horses Storytime, 10 a.m. at Fort Scott Public Library 

Wednesday, November 6
Adult Coloring, 2 – 4 p.m. at Fort Scott Public Library  
Wednesday, November 6
FIGHTERS Teen Group Community Service: Grounds Clean-Up, Sidewalk Chalk Poetry & Treats, 4:15 p.m. at Fort Scott Public Library
Thursday, November 7
Jumpstart’s Read for the Record, 10 a.m. Read the book Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora with Miss Val and millions of others around the world at Fort Scott Public Library

Monday, November 11
Maker Monday for Kids & Teens: Electronics & Fall Crafts, 4 – 5 p.m. at Fort Scott Public Library  Tuesday, November 12
The Letter “E” Storytime, 10 a.m. at Fort Scott Public Library

Wednesday, November 13

The Letter “E” Storytime , 10 a.m. at Fort Scott Public LibraryWednesday, November 13
Adult Coloring, 2 – 4 p.m. at Fort Scott Public Library

Wednesday, November 13
FIGHTERS Teen Group: Creative Writing, 4:15 p.m. at Fort Scott Public Library

Monday, November 18
Marvelous Monday for Homeschoolers & Friends: Nature & Digital Scavenger Hunt & Walk, 2 – 3 p.m. at Fort Scott Public Library

Tuesday, November 19
Firefighters & Fire Trucks Storytime, Featuring Fort Scott Fire Department firefighters and truck, 10 a.m. at Fort Scott Public Library

Wednesday, November 20
Firefighters & Fire Trucks Storytime, 10 a.m. at Fort Scott Public Library

Wednesday, November 20
Adult Coloring, 2 – 4 p.m. at Fort Scott Public Library

Wednesday, November 20
FIGHTERS Teen Group: Steampunk Games & Snacks Night, 4-6 p.m. at Fort Scott Public Library

Tuesday, November 26
Thanksgiving Storytime, 10 a.m. at Fort Scott Public Library

Wednesday, November 27
No programs – Library closes at 2 p.m. 

Thursday, November 28
Library Closed for Thanksgiving

Business, Entertainment, Fort Scott

Hedgehog.INK Celebrates First Anniversary With Cake Today

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Come Celebrate
Hedgehog.Ink’s
1st Birthday!
Runs through Friday, November 1st!
Tuesday’s through Saturday open from 10 am to 5:30 pm
Sunday & Monday hours are from 1 pm to 5 pm
BIRTHDAY CAKE
OCTOBER 31ST!
SPECIALS:Buy 3 Gently Used Books and Get One FREE!
Sales $50 or more, choose a Free Book Marker!
Hedgehog.INK is located
@ 16 S. Main Street downtown Fort Scott!
Business, Entertainment, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce

SALSA CONTEST AS PART OF FORKS & CORKS

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As part of the 16th Annual Forks & Corks, A Taste of Fort Scott, the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce announces there will be a Salsa Contest. Restaurants, caterers and individuals are welcome to enter. Entry in the contest only takes 2 quarts of your homemade salsa. One quart will be used for the tasting, and the other quart will be included in the auction. Event attendees will vote on their favorite and an award will be presented at the end of the evening, although it is not required to attend the event to enter salsa in the contest. To enter, bring 2 quarts of salsa to the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce (include name and contact info.), 231 E. Wall St., by Friday, November 1st.


The Forks & Corks event will take place Saturday, November 2, 2019 with the food & beverage tasting from 6:30 to 9pm, and a DJ/Dance by The Hull Experience following until 11pm. The theme this year is “Viva Fort Scott”, Las Vegas style. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door including a souvenir wine glass and all the tasting attendees can endure. Fourteen local restaurants and caterers are registered as food vendors. Standard Beverage will provide tasting of the latest in beers, wines and liqueurs and non-alcoholic beverages will be available as well. There will also be silent and live auctions, special raffles, a 50/50 drawing, and The Selfie Bar photo booth to capture memories of the evening. Donations are also welcome for the auctions to promote your business or organization.

Food vendors registered to have a booth for tasting include Bronson Locker, Butcher Block, Dairy Queen Grill & Chill, For Goodness Cakes, G & W Foods, Holmtown Pub, Kinede’s Cakes, La Hacienda, Luther’s BBQ, Mason’s Belltown BBQ, Nate’s Place, Papa Don’s Pizza, Perry’s Pork Rinds, and Sharky’s Pub & Grub. Attendees will also vote on the People’s Choice award to be included in the awards presenation’s that evening along with the Best Presentation award, and the Taster’s Choice award which is the committee favorite.

Contact the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce with any questions or to purchase tickets. Tickets may also be purchased online at fortscott.com.

Business, Entertainment, Fort Scott, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce

Forks and Corks Event Nov. 2

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You are Invited
To an evening you won’t want to miss!
16th Annual
Forks & Corks ~ A Taste of Fort Scott
THIS SATURDAY, November 2nd
River Room Event Venue
Only $25 for all the tasting you can endure
from over 12 local restaurants & caterers,
beverage tasting hosted by Standard Beverage
live & silent auctions, special raffles, 50/50!
New this year ~ Added entertainment!
The food & beverage tasting will be from 6:30 to 9pm and all included with your $25 ticket plus a souvenir wine glass just as it always has been!
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Then, from 9 to 11pm you may enjoy the popular
Hull Experience DJ for fun & dancing
and a full cash bar will be available
during this time!
See information below for purchasing tickets!
Purchase your tickets today!
Tickets available at the
Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce,
231 E. Wall St.,
credit/debit by phone @ 620-223-3566.
Any Chamber Board Member also has tickets for sale.
Or, purchase your tickets online here!
We are seeking silent & live auction items, baskets or packages!
We would love to promote your business or organization!
Click here to email us if you have a donation and we would be happy to pick it up, you can drop it off, or we can make a certificate for you!
This is one of the Chamber’s primary
annual fundraising events to support the
work we do to serve the Fort Scott,
Bourbon County community! We thank you in advance for your support!
Entertainment, Fort Scott National Historic Site

Candlelight Tour Tickets On Sale This Friday    

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Be an Active Part of History this Holiday Season

 

Fort Scott Kan. – Friday, November 1, 2019, tickets for Fort Scott National Historic Site’s 38th Annual Candlelight Tour go on sale. Tickets are available by calling the Fort at 620-223-0310 (with a major credit card) or by stopping by the Visitor Center on Old Fort Blvd. They are $8.00 per person and non-refundable, children 5 and under are free. It is recommended that you get your tickets early for your choice of tour times as this event frequently sells out.

The 38th Annual Candlelight Tour is December 6 and 7, 2019. Tours on December 6 will begin at 6:30 pm and leave every 15 minutes until 9 pm. On Saturday, December 7, the tours will start at 5 pm with the final tour leaving at 8:45 pm. Please arrive 10 minutes early to allow time to park, present/pick up your ticket, and get oriented. Participants are advised to please dress for the weather and the terrain, as they will be outside and on sidewalks.

1,000 candle lanterns illuminate the site and 100 reenactors (including you) bring the fort to life. “This year’s tour will include the audience in the tour stops. It will feature six stops around the site beginning with enlistment and ending with reassignment or release from service,” said Betty Boyko, Superintendent, Fort Scott National Historic Site. “We encourage everyone to dress up (in modern or period clothes) and step back in time.” Take the tour under the identity of one of our own Fort Scott soldiers. Enlist in the U.S. Army stationed at the Fort; learn about their life on the frontier; the ups and downs of payday; celebrate the holidays 1840’s style; find out how much the officer’s wives appreciate all of your hard work; and after an memorable career, receive your discharge or reassignment stamp.  Keep your enlistment card to remember your journey through time.

Fort Scott was an active military post from 1842-1853, which was a time of rapid growth and change in the country.  As Fort Scott was being built, the nation grew west, expanding all the way to the Pacific Ocean. With this growth, Fort Scott changed, the mission of its soldiers changed, their experience changed, the environment changed, and the nation changed. Soldiers at Fort Scott lived their lives to the fullest despite the constant change.

From November 1-March 31, Fort Scott National Historic Site, a unit of the National Park Service, will be open for its winter hours of operation.  The site exhibit areas and visitor center are open daily from 8:30 am-4:30 pm. The park grounds are open daily from ½ hour before sunrise until ½ hour after sunset. For more information about Fort Scott National Historic Site programs or become involved in the candlelight tour, or other activities, please contact the park at 620-223-0310 or visit our website at www.nps.gov/fosc.

 

Entertainment, Fort Scott

Holiday Dinner Theater Dec, 13

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Sending the email below on behalf of Chamber member Historic Preservation Association of Bourbon County.
Thank you for your Chamber partnership!
Greetings,
HPA in the past has had good success with our Homes for the Holidays Tour, but as of late attendance has dropped due to it being increasingly difficult to secure new houses or at least homes that have not been on the tour 4-5 times. In response to this we have decided to try something new this year.
We are proud to announce our first annual
HPA Holiday Dinner Theater!
HPA has partnered with FSCC Drama and Choir to put on an hour-long program.
This will be on Friday, December 13th beginning at 7pm at Liberty Theatre and will feature entertainment, good food and drinks. Also, a live auction of some historic memorabilia. This will be an exciting event to attend!
As this is our only fundraiser for the year we are trying get sponsors for the program. As a local business we appreciate all you do in this county and would love if you would choose to help us out on the inaugural event. We are offering several levels of sponsorship’s, Platinum $500+ Gold $200+ Silver $100+ Bronze $50+. Your tax-deductible gift will stay local and help maintain our historic presence in Bourbon County and Fort Scott. We love our history and know you all do as well.
Below is a little about what we do and who we are.
Bourbon County HPA:
The Historic Preservation Association of Bourbon County, Inc. is an organization formed by citizens interested in the preservation of historic sites, display records, objects & documents of historical importance to the County of Bourbon, State of Kansas, & the United States of America.
The largest preservation project by HPA has been the purchase of the Congregational Church at 5th & National Ave. The church is the meeting place of HPA, but also is the venue for weddings, musicals, programs, and has been leased for church services.
HPA has been involved in storefront grants, walking tour grants, pocket museums, Homes for the Holidays tours & celebrations, moving the MK&T freight house from the floodplain, stabilizing the roof of the Union Block building, sponsorship of the FSHS Jr. History Club, published/promoted several books on Fort Scott and Bourbon County and helped to sell them, established a Facebook page to promote interest in local history, and in general has tried to instill interest in history that we live around every day! HPA at one time had a museum, finances and logistics now don’t favor that, but we try to display some of our artifacts at the Bourbon County Courthouse and businesses so the public may enjoy them.
CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE YOUR DONATION FORM.
Thank you in advance for your consideration!
Business, Entertainment, Fort Scott, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce

Halloween Parade Tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 26

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Join us this Saturday!
Halloween Parade
Parade Starts 11am
Special Activities 10:30am
Spooktacular Photo Backdrop
Facepainting by FSHS Thespians
Fun Music by Hull Experience
Free Hot Dog Lunch to Kids in Costume
Following the Parade
The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce
announces this year’s Halloween Parade will be held Saturday, October 26th, 2019 at
11:00 a.m. in Downtown Fort Scott.
Prior to the parade, starting at 10:30 a.m., there will be special activities including pictures with a spooktacular backdrop at the City Scales building on North Main, facepainting by Fort Scott High School thespians, and fun music by local DJ,
The Hull Experience.
The parade trick-or-treats merchants along Main Street, starting at La Hacienda, south to 2nd Street, crossing the street then heading north back to Skubitz Plaza.
Any businesses or organizations in the community, not located along Main Street, are welcome to set up a table on the sidewalk also providing treats, coupons, or other handouts for kids.
Children are encouraged to bring a sack or bag to collect treats along the parade route.
Following the parade, a free hot dog lunch will be served to kids in costumes.
Special thanks to donors 5 Corners Mini Mart, Bids & Dibs, The Hull Experience, FSHS PRIDE & Thespians, Walgreens, and all participating organizations and merchants offering treats.
The Chamber would also like to recognize the parade committee Darcy Smith, Chair, Crystal Mason, Vonnie Rickerson, and Angela Simon.
For more information contact the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce at 620-223-3566.