Category Archives: Fort Scott
Women’s Business Expo and Luncheon April 27
Fort Scott Community College is excited to bring back our annual Women’s Luncheon and Vendor Expo. This event will take place April 27th on Administrative Professionals Appreciation Day from 11am to 2pm in the Ellis Fine Arts Center.
Local vendors will be set up throughout the lobby and meeting rooms of Ellis ready for you to shop! We will also be serving a light lunch of two different wraps, salad, and mixed fresh fruit. We will also have tea, water, lemonade, and coffee.
Cost is only $7 per person for lunch. Reserve your ticket or vendor space by emailing Kassie Cate at [email protected] or call 620.223.2700 ext. 5248. Tickets will be available at the door as well.
We hope you can ‘squeeze’ some time in for us and enjoy this very springy event
Coming Soon For Patty LaRoche: Book Publication
Patty LaRoche is a former Fort Scott High School teacher and a regular contributor to FortScott.Biz and other media outlets.
For the past decade, she has been writing and re-writing a Christian book: A Little Faith Lift…Erasing the Lines of the Enemy.
The book is directed toward those who doubt their worth and encourages them to take risks and was initiated while working with teens as a school teacher.
The school of life has also prompted LaRoche to write.
Married to major league baseball pitcher Dave LaRoche in 1973, Patty spent most of her adult life in the world of professional baseball where wives are subject to much of the same public scrutiny and comparison as their husbands, she said.
“My 30+ moves in 48 years of marriage have given me van loads of humorous illustrations for this ‘Rejection-Collection,'” she said.
“Using humor and candor, no doubt from teaching high school for 20 years, I share not only my spiritual journey,” she said. “One mapped by faithfulness—yet detoured by faithlessness, while also retelling many individual stories of those who have, and have not, refused to let their circumstances or others’ opinions have any power to destroy who they are in Christ.”
The humor in her book has a serious message and is written for all age groups, she noted.
“A Little Faith Lift is for everyone who doubts their worth, to help them move past the pain caused by others that has left them insecure or bitter, to teach them to accept the potential (that) humor has over rejection,” LaRoche noted. “My objective is to convince them to take risks and refuse to give anyone or anything the power to make them less than God desires, to know that He’s the C.E.O. of the ‘Beauty from Ashes’ business.”
“My intended audience is adult women, the majority of people I meet, who have memories of betrayal by teachers, coaches, family members, friends or bullies who used them as their personal punching bag,” LaRoche said. “They have a hard time understanding that hurt people hurt people, thanks to a spiritual enemy who passes out stogies any time he can manipulate their self-worth.”
“These individuals measure themselves against others who have the looks, talents, or personality traits they think they lack,” she said. “Walking into a room full of strangers produces enough sweat to frizz their hair, and if asked to spearhead the church social, they hyperventilate.”
“I taught public speaking to high schoolers for 20 years, but when a group of senior girls asked if I would lead them in a Bible study, the message became clear: if my students could recognize from Whom their value came—challenging in a public-school setting—and not from what others thought of them, their lives forever would be changed. An organizing principle of A Little Faith Lift focuses on the teens in that study,” she stated.
“Nearly one in three teens meet criteria for an anxiety disorder by age 18, and 70% of them describe anxiety as a major problem for people their age, a number exacerbated by Covid,” LaRoche said. “My counselor friends tell me that, because of the pandemic, they are overwhelmed by young adults who feel hopeless. But it’s not only our youth who are affected. Too many people go to the grave never feeling like they were valued or used the talents God gave them, all because they never bought into the truth of how precious they are to their Creator.”
When will the book be ready?
“Probably when my social media numbers impress a publisher,” she said. “Right now, I have a very respected agent who will be pitching it to different Christian publishers.”
To support LaRoche in this new venture of book publication go to her Instagram posts patty_laroche, which is called PATTY’s PITCH
PATTY’s PITCH will appear on Instagram on Mondays and Fridays.
Friends of the Fort Honor Volunteers
The Friends of Fort Scott National Historic Site honored the volunteers who helped plant the flags for their “Fly the Flag” Program during the years 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 with a Picnic In the Park Tuesday night.
Those attending received a certificate and a flag pin during the short program held after the dinner.
The Friends of Fort Scott annually take subscriptions to fly a full size flag during the five “flag holidays” – Memorial Day, Flag Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day and Veterans Day. Volunteers set these flags in front of residential and businesses in the city limits of Fort Scott for these five holidays.
Pictured are those who attended the picnic and received a certificate and flag pin:
Old Fort Blvd. Closed Friday Afternoon
The City of Fort Scott Street Department will be closing Old Fort Boulevard to Main Street for painting of the parking stalls from 12:00 p.m. on Friday, April 22nd, 2022 until the project is completed later in the day.
Should you have any questions, call City Hall at 620-223-0550.
We appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience during this time.
Chamber Coffee hosted by Bourbon County Conservation District on April 21
The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce invites members and guest to a Chamber Coffee hosted by Bourbon County Conservation District, Thursday, April 21st at 8 a.m., located at 1515 S. Judson St. Attendees will be able to enter a drawing to win prizes. Coffee and light refreshments will be served.
Established in May, 1945, the Bourbon County Conservation District’s mission is to provide leadership and guidance for the use of our natural resources through working with land users, cooperating agencies and the general public by providing educational, technical and financial assistance. District Manager Mandy Shoemaker and the Conservation District Board of Directors are excited to host the Chamber Coffee and welcome everyone to attend.
Chamber members and guests are invited to Chamber Coffee events each Thursday at 8 a.m. to network, make announcements, hear about happenings in the community as well as learn about the host business or organization.
Contact the Chamber of Commerce at (620) 223-3566 for more information.
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There is Much Activity in Fort Scott’s Downtown
Fort Scott is moving forward to the future.
At the Quarterly Downtown Meet and Greet on April 19, the Fort Scott Chamber Executive Director Lindsay Madison led the discussion on all the activities that are planned for the downtown area. There are many.
This Friday the downtown division of the Chamber is facilitating the community downtown clean-up in preparation for all the activities that will be happening.
Bailey Lyons, chair of the committee, told the attendees there will be curbing and striping on National and Scott Avenues, benches painted and three murals going up, among many of the activities that will be going on. So far 150-200 volunteers are scheduled to help.
The three murals are 1) along the north face of Angie Dawn’s Boutique on Scott Avenue,
2) along the south face of the Structure Hair Salon on National Avenue,
and 3) along the old cable office building on 2nd Street.
The third mural is a collaboration of art teachers in Fort Scott, Lyons said. “This is student-driven, and will be literary-themed.”
To volunteer to help out in this community project, one must sign a waiver from the City of Fort Scott by today, April 19. This day is also the last day to pre-register to be able to receive a free t-shirt, commemorating the clean-up. Contact the Chamber at 620-223-3566.
Fort Scott students and FFA members will be working in the 1-3 p.m. time frame, with the majority of the volunteers working from 3-6 p.m. Workers will be fed supper from a Healthy Bourbon County Action Team Grant with Marsha’s Deli serving the meal.
City Manager Kelly Zellner told the attendees that there are plans in the making for a canopy at Skubitz Plaza for the Fort Scott Farmer’s Market and also signs that help visitors find their way around town.
He said the city is also working on parking issues downtown that will provide designated parking spaces for residents living downtown, which will clear up spaces for businesses.
The goal is to make the area with a “more comfortable traffic flow for people to be willing to come in and visit us,” he said.
Other info from the meeting:
Papa Don’s and Sharkey’s Restaurants now have a “Toast” app for ordering available.
There is a Civil War Encampment this weekend at Fort Scott National Historic Site.
There are resources available at the Small Business Development Center at the Healthy Bourbon County Action Team office on National Avenue. Contact Dacia Clark.
Mark McCoy, former business owner and former interim city manager, is available for entrepreneurship mentoring through Bourbon County Regional Economic Development Inc., which is located on the second floor of Landmark Bank.
There are e-community loans available through the Chamber of Commerce for help with signage, HVAC, and other business needs.
There will be a Red Cross Blood Drive at Buck Run Community Center on April 20 from 12:45 p.m. to 7 p.m. and April 21 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Volunteers are needed for the NICA Kansas Mountain Bike Race for youth at Gunn Park Trails this weekend to set up the infield on Saturday and course materials and parking on Sunday. To sign up: https://signup.com/go/oFWBuyG.
More stories of upcoming events will be featured on fortscott.biz in the near future.
Bacon Me Crazy Food Truck at Presby Village Today until 3 p.m.
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Friday Night Free Concert Starts New Season April 22
This week’s Friday Night Concert will be presented by David Prickett of Deerfield, Mo. The concert begins at 7 p.m. at the Heritage Park Pavilion at First and Main streets. The vocal and guitar performance will feature a variety of gospel favorites and country classics.
“Prickett is no stranger to the stage,” Ralph Carlson, event organizer said. “After his first live performance in Fort Wainwright, Alaska, in 1962 at the All-Army Talent Show, he got hooked on music. He later moved to Texarkana where he had several bands and then eventually began doing solo gigs. After returning to Alaska, he and his wife Midge moved to Deerfield, Mo. in 2005.”
Prickett has played Good Ol’ Days, Bushwacker Days, churches, healthcare facilities, our Friday night concerts, and many other events,”Carlson said. “Join us for the kickoff concert of the season and enjoy some great music. We’re pleased to welcome David Prickett back to the park pavilion.“
The concert begins at 7 p.m. at the Heritage Park Pavilion at First and Main streets. The shows, sponsored by the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce, are free and open to the public. Dave Oas of Parsons serves as sound technician each week. Due to limited seating, attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs.
In the event of inclement weather, the concert will be moved to the First United Methodist Church, 301 S. National; enter the lower-level north door.
Downtown Meet and Greet Tuesday April 19 At 8:30 a.m.
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Learn About Labyrinth Walking
What’s Happening in Fort Scott April 15 Newsletter
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