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Category Archives: Entertainment
Chamber Coffee at McDonald’s Restaurant Oct. 10
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WEEKLY CHAMBER COFFEE REMINDER
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Friday Night Free Concert: David Prickett
This week’s Chamber of Commerce sponsored Friday Night Free Concert will feature David Prickett on the guitar and vocal.
David performs gospel, classic country and old standard pop tunes.
“David is one of the concert series favorites,” Ralph Carlson, event coordinator said.
In addition, there will be an open-mike period for walk-on musicians.
The show will start at 6:30 pm due to the earlier sunset times.
The show will take place indoors at the Common Grounds Coffee Shop, on Main Street in downtown Fort Scott.
The outside temperature is predicted to be in the low 50s at showtime.
Cato Tour Oct. 12
The new cabin built in 2018 with Marilyn Coonrod Flagg, Jerry Coonrod, Susie Stelle with Maudine Picht in the front sitting in the chair. Maudine is our only living teacher from the Cato School
The cabin was donated by the Coonrod Family
Susie Jones from Ft. Scott was a presenter in the cabin for the school kids – showing her spinning in 2018.
Joe Maghe who was a presenter with his Civil War Artifacts – pictured with Don Miller from Ft. Scott and his friend, Karen Keen, from Overland Park.
Tours, reenactments of historic Cato to be held Sat., Oct. 12
Tours of Cato, the first town in Crawford County, are hardly new.
Susie Stelle, president of the Cato Historic Preservation Association, said she started helping John Spurling organize the annual Cato fall tour as far back as 1985. For several years prior, Spurling had given informal tours of the town, which is located northwest of Arcadia, KS.
This year, the Cato School will be celebrating it’s 150th Anniversary.
Organizers of the upcoming Cato Tour, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 12, plan to take visitors back to the mid-1800s through music, history and re-enactments.
Activities on Saturday begin at 9 a.m. with registration in the Cato Christian Church and will continue throughout the day.
Ralph Carlson, a member of the Old Fuss and Feathers musical group and Cato member from Fort Scott, will perform at 9:30 a.m. in the Cato Church.
Presentations by Anna Portwood Swank and her sister, Elizabeth Portwood Thompson and husband, Jaime Thompson, will take place in the restored 1869 rock school.
Various souvenirs and homemade baked goods will be available at the “Cato Store,” headed up by Stelle.
Proceeds from the tour will benefit the continued restoration and preservation of the Cato School and Cato Christian Church, as well as a newly-constructed cabin donated by the Coonrod family.
At noon, ham and beans cooked by Bob “Buck” Rowland of Arma, will be served along with corn bread.
There will be an open fire for attendees who wish to cook their own hot dogs.
Drinks will also be provided, all for a nominal fee.
After lunch, at about 12:30., a quilt donated by Sue James of Galveston, Texas, will be given away as part of a drawing. James’ husband, Dale James, attended all eight grades at the one-room Cato School.
At 1 p.m., Cato member Joe Bournonville will offer hayrides to area cemeteries and other sites related to Cato’s history.
On Friday, Oct. 11, over 600 youngsters from area schools will have a field trip to Cato.
The trip is organized by Cato member Katharine Spigarelli. Schools attending from Bourbon and Crawford Counties will be Uniontown, Fort Scott, Girard, Arma, Frontenac, and Pittsburg. New from this year also will be students from Liberal, Mo.
A tour guide will direct groups of kids to various stations to observe living history exhibits such as blacksmithing, wagons, and farming, schoolhouse games, area history, Civil War weaponry and Native American culture.
For more information: visit www.catoschool.com
Short sleeve t-shirts and long-sleeved t-shirts will be on sale at the Cato Store
Any questions – contact:
Marilyn Flagg
794 190th St.
Ft. Scott, Ks. 66701 620-223-2541
Celebration of Gordon Parks Legacy
The Gordon Parks Celebration began its annual event, Oct. 3 with the Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce Coffee.
Winners of the Gordon Parks annual photo contest were given their awards during the coffee.
First, second, and third place winners received cash prizes of $100, $75, and $50 respectively and all finalists received a set of prints of Gordon Parks photos.
There were five honorable mention awards given: “In Death Lies The Erosion of Truth.” by Alexis Michalski (La Cygne, KS ); “Finding Joy in your Friends.” by Alexis Marchiano (Fort Scott); “The Master and the Apprentice.” by Jezeriah Simpson (Fort Scott); “Escape.” by Lawson Hall (Fort Scott); and “Lots of Trust.” by Julia Allen (Fort Scott).
The contest was open to any non-professional photographer and was inspired by a quote by the Gordon Parks-directed film The Learning Tree.
“We received a lot of great entries this year and the judges were very impressed by the skill level of the photographers. It was very difficult for the judges to determine the winner with all of the great entries,” said museum director Kirk Sharp.
The photo exhibit is on display in the Lunt Lobby of the Ellis Fine Arts Center at Fort Scott Community College through October 14. The building is open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The Merle Humphrey Photography sponsored the photo contest.
There were 65 entries in the contest that was themed: “My Learning Tree, Life Lessons Learned.” Judges for the contest were Kassie Feugate-Cate, Tammy Helm and Merl Humphrey.
Also on display were some of Park’s photos and poems and in addition a section of behind-the-scenes photos of the film “The Learning Tree”, which was filmed in Fort Scott in 1969.
Below are scenes from the morning coffee:
To view the events of this weekend’s celebration events, click below:
https://files.constantcontact.com/599f8b4d001/45
c25fe4-471d-46b6-93ca-e18ffd9879a7.pdf
Eugene Ware Students To Perform Oct. 7
Eugene Ware Elementary 3rd Graders will present a Music Program, “Autumnal Equinox” on Monday, October 7 at 6:30 PM at Ellis Family Fine Arts Center at Fort Scott Community College, 2401 S. Horton.
This performance meets state and national standards of music education and highlights seasonal music.
All are welcome to this free performance!
Submitted by MJ Harper
Tri-Yak-A-Thon Oct. 12, The Public Is Welcome
The Gunn Park Trails volunteers would like to invite everyone to enjoy the fall weather and join us for the 7th annual Tri-yak-a-thon.
This year’s proceeds will benefit Fort Scott Paws & Claws Animal Shelter.
The event will take place October 12 at 10:00 AM in Gunn Park.
The Tri-yak-a-thon is a race where participants run on Gunn Park’s beautiful trails, kayak up and down the Marmaton River, and then tackle the trails again on a bike.
The goal of the event is to have fun and raise money to support the animal shelter.
The trail run is a 5K, the kayak portion is another 5K, and the bike portion is a 10K.
Participate as a relay team, or if you are tough enough you can do the entire race as a solo participant.
You must bring your own kayak, life jacket, helmet, and mountain bike.
Riders must wear a helmet.
Onsite registration and packet pickup will be from 8:00 to 9:45 AM at Shelter House 6.
You can register online at https://www.trireg.com/tri-yak-a-thon.
The race will begin at 10:00 AM. Whether you enter the race or just come and cheer, please join us and support our park, our trails, and our animal shelter.
We would like to thank our generous sponsors:
UMB Bank
Mid-Continental
Key Industries
Peerless
Landmark Bank
Briggs Auto of Fort Scott
City State Bank
Smallville Crossfit
Fort Scott Veterinary Clinic
Brock Electric
The City of Fort Scott
Submitted by:
Penny Pollock-Barnes
Key Industries, Inc.
400 Marble Rd
Fort Scott, KS 66701
1-800-835-0365 x367
Gordon Parks Celebration Begins Tomorrow Oct. 3
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Chamber Coffee at Gordon Parks Museum Oct. 3
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WEEKLY CHAMBER COFFEE REMINDER
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Hosted by:
Gordon Parks Museum
Location:
Inside the Ellis Fine Arts Center
on the campus of FSCC
2108 S. Horton
Kicking off the 16th Annual Gordon Parks Festival this weekend!
Click here for schedule of events.
Chamber members and guests are encouraged to attend for networking, community announcements, and to learn about the hosting business or organization.
Members may pay $1 to make an announcement about an upcoming event, special/sale/discount, or news of any kind.
Upcoming Coffees:
October 10 – McDonald’s (2224 S. Main St.)
October 17 – Pioneer Harvest Fiesta (BB County Fairgrounds)
October 24 – Sleep Inn (celebrating 5th anniversary)
October 31 – Fort Scott Area Community Foundation
Downtown Meet and Greet Oct. 1
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FSHS Thespians Host 2nd Annual Royal-Tea Party
Local youth are invited to attend a royal celebration with all of their favorite storybook heroes at the Royal-Tea Party from 10 a.m.-noon, Oct. 5, at the Fort Scott High School commons.
Fort Scott High School Thespians will entertain youth of all ages with special treats and activities and party guests will win door prizes throughout the event. Some royal party hosts set to attend include Cinderella and her Evil Stepsisters, Maleficent and Sleeping Beauty, Moana and Maui, Ariel, Elsa, Princess Tiana, Tinkerbell and Peter Pan, and Jasmine and Aladdin, among others. The party includes tea with the Queen of Hearts, Alice, the Mad Hatter, and the March Hare. Kids can also enjoy Yoda Soda with Princess Leia.
Buddy the Elf from the FSHS production of Elf: the Musical will make a special appearance to build toys with the children.
Tickets are $10 at the door and benefit programs and activities for Thespian Troupe #7365, the Fort Scott High School theatre honor society.
For more information, contact Angie Bin, FSHS Thespian Director at 620-719-9622 or [email protected].
Gordon Parks Celebration: Get Your Tickets!
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