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What’s Happening in Fort Scott Nov. 4
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Category Archives: Fort Scott
FS Commission To Meet Nov. 7 To Consider Financial Services Agreement
There will be a Special Meeting of the Fort Scott City Commission held at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 7th, 2022. This meeting will be to consider the agreement of financial services with BakerTilly.
This meeting will be held at 123 S. Main Street in the City Commission meeting room and will be broadcast on the City’s You Tube channel. This meeting is open to the public.
Veteran’s Day “Mobile” Parade
Who: Thompson-Harkey American Legions Riders Post #25
What: School Parade drive by
When: November 11, 2022, at 9 a.m.
Where: Memorial Hall, 1 East Third Street, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Parade will drive by the USD234 Preschool, Winfield Scott Elementary School, Fort Scott High School, Eugene Ware Elementary School, and end at the Fort Scott National Cemetery prior to the Veteran’s Day Ceremony.
**ALL VETERANS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE VIA MOTORCYCLE OR AUTOMOBILE**
The more participants, the better.
Media Contact: Tom Metcalf, Jr. American Legion Riders Post #25, Director. 620-224-7951, [email protected]
Chamber Coffee hosted by Integrity Home Care + Hospice on Nov. 3
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Dale Wiley: A Handyman
Dale Wiley loved to tinker.
“He was handy and clever,” said his wife of 60 years said. “And he was pretty talented.”
For over 23 years, Dale served on the Fort Scott Fire Department as a firefighter. But in his spare time, he began repairing sewing machines. Marie Wiley, his wife is a talented seamstress, who worked at Country Cupboard for several decades.
Before working at Country Cupboard, Marie worked for Helen Carson, owner of Helen’s Fabric, and Helen asked Dale to repair sewing machines.
“He went to Bernina School in K.C. and also to training in Las Vegas for training,” Marie said. At first he repaired only Bernina’s, but began to tinker with other brands.
“Sometimes he would spend a couple of hours and sometimes a couple of weeks on a machine,” she said. “Sometimes he had to make machine parts. It had to be done right or he wasn’t going to do it.”
When Dale died on August 23, 2022, there remained 18 sewing machines in his shop that people had given him and he took on to repair.
“It was just a hobby for him to tinker around with,” she said.
Besides Bernina machines in the Wiley garage there are Singer, including two antiques, Brother, J.C. Penney, Montgomery Wards, Sears Kenmore, and Husquana Brands, along with two Singers for leather work and two sergers. A serger trims the seam and encloses the seam allowance or edge of the fabric, inside a thread casing, all in one step, according to thesprucecrafts.com.
“He repaired no computerized sewing machines, just the heavier old ones with no nylon gears,” Marie said.
Marie also has eight sewing machines in her sewing room in the house and continues to create cloth heirlooms for her family.
As with her husband, small appliance repair options are dying.
“Small appliance repair is a dying art,” Marie said. “Everything is made to be thrown away when it doesn’t work.”
For more information about the machines, contact Marie at 620.215.2014.
Mistletoe Market at Buck Run Tomorrow
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FS CITY COMMISSION VACANCY
Effective October 31 st , 2022, Shane Walker resigned his position
as City Commissioner on the Fort Scott City Commission. Persons
interested in applying to fill the position vacated by Commissioner
Shane Walker are asked to submit a letter of interest to: City Clerk,
Lisa Lewis at 123 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kansas 66701 or by email at
[email protected]. Letters of interest must be received by the City
Clerk by 12:00 p.m. on Friday, November 11th
, 2022.
Only individuals who reside in the City limits of Fort Scott are eligible to apply. Once the appointment has been made, it will become effective at the next scheduled City Commission meeting and the term will expire in December of 2023.
Any additional information or questions may be obtained by
contacting Lisa Lewis, City Clerk at 620-223-0550
Neffs Make a Lasting Impact With Donation
John and Pat Neff lived in Fort Scott decades ago, but were impacted by the Sisters of Mercy and decided to give back to the community.
“I was told that John grew up in the area and then they lived here early in their marriage…and adopted two children from Mercy Hospital,” Carla Farmer, Fort Scott Area Community Foundation (FSACF) member said. “Pat reached out in the 1990s and wanted to give back to the local Sisters of Mercy, who helped them adopt two children. That’s the basis of them wanting to give back to the community. This was a couple that was touched by our community decades ago. This was where they raised there children.”
“The Neff’s created an annuity that paid them until they passed away,” FSACF Chairman Craig Campbell said.
John Valentine Neff and Patricia Renfro Neff were married 69 years until his death, according to Pat’s Neff’s obituary. Pat died in July 2022.
Upon her death the annuity money went to the Mercy foundation, and now to the FSACF for distribution into the community for future health care funds.
“When Mercy Hospital closed their doors in Fort Scott (in December 2018), the foundation voted to stay intact in order to be able to accept the Neff’s gift following the death of Mrs. Neff,” Jared Leek, president of the Fort Scott Mercy Hospital Foundation Board said. “We voted for the board to go from a 12-16 member board to a board comprised of just three members; Jared Leek, President, Bryan Holt, Treasurer, and Darcy Smith, Secretary. The three board members setup an account with the Fort Scott Area Community Foundation for health care needs in Bourbon County.”
“As of September 30, 2022, the account with the FSACF was valued at $243,985.41,” Leek said. “At the Chamber After Hours (on Oct. 26, 2022) hosted by FSACF, the board presented a check in the amount of $299,446.17 which included the Neff gift and the remainder of our checking account.”
“On that date, the total in the FSACF account for health care needs would be valued at $543,431.58,” Leek said. “Obviously, accounts invested fluctuate with the market.”
Leek said the Mercy foundation board will be dissolving at the end of this year.
The FS Parks Advisory Board Meets Nov. 2
The Parks Advisory Board will meet Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022, at 4:00 PM at City Hall, 123 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kansas.
This meeting is open to the public. This meeting will also be made available via the City’s YouTube channel at City of Fort Scott.
FSHS Band Receives Superior Rating in Neewolah Parade
The Fort Scott Band earned a 1-rating this past weekend, marching in the Neewollah Parade in Independence, KS.
“Thirty-four students were in the parade,” Justin Robinson, FSHS Band Director said. “And two middle school students were carrying the banner.
” The scale is 1-5, with top indicating a superior rating, ” he said. They will receive a plaque for this rating.
FSHS Band participated in the Neewollah Grand Parade on Saturday, October 29th. “This is the first parade, we will plan on doing the Fort Scott Christmas Parade”(on Dec. 1), he said.
“There were a total of 32 bands that participated in the parade this year and a total of 123 entries in the parade, Robinson said.
The band works approximately fours hours a week on playing their musical instruments and marching.
“We meet 45 minutes a day,” he said. “We go to the auxiliary gym if it’s raining. But we go out and hit the streets of Fort Scott when we can.”
The band also plays all the high school home games.
This is Justin Robinson’s second year as the band director.
Kiwanis Pioneers: Drive Through Chili Feed Fundraiser Nov. 10
The Kiwanis Club of Fort Scott Pioneers will hold their 34th annual Chili Feed on Thursday, November 10 at the United Methodist Church at 301 South National in Fort Scott. “The annual fundraiser will be drive through only.” according to Kiwanis Pioneer President Millie Karleskint.
A meal of the Pioneers’ signature chili with crackers and a homemade cinnamon roll will be served from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. for a free will donation (suggested minimum $7.00 donation per meal) to be collected at the door. Pick-ups will be available under the canopy on the National Avenue side of the church. Please take care not to block private driveways as you are waiting in line for service.
This is the Kiwanis Pioneers’ major fundraiser for the year. In keeping with the Kiwanis motto of “Improving the world one child and one community at a time”, the Pioneers support more than 40 community projects including College scholarships, CASA, the Backpack food program, FSHS Key Club, playground equipment, the Beacon, United Way, Foster Kids, Feeding Families in his Name, Care to Share, and school reading and arts programs. “All of the funds raised stay in Bourbon County” stated Karleskint.
Deliveries will be available for orders of ten or more by calling 620-224-0563 during serving hours.
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FS City Commission Agenda for Nov. 1
NOTICE OF AND AGENDA FOR
MEETING OF
FORT SCOTT CITY COMMISSION
CITY HALL COMMISSION MEETING ROOM
123 SOUTH MAIN STREET
November 1st, 2022
6:00 P.M.
I. Roll Call:
J. Jones T. Van Hoecke S. Walker M. Wells K. Harrington
II. Flag Salute:
III. Invocation: Led by: T. VanHoecke
IV. Consent Agenda:
A. Approval of minutes of the regular meeting of October 18 th, 2022
B. Approval of Appropriation Ordinance 1323-A totaling $259,949.03
C. Request to Pay – L. G. Barcus & Sons – $143,460.92 – River Intake
D. Request to Pay – Nuss & Farmer – $770.00 – Outside contract work
V. Public Comment:
(Sign up required. Comments on any topic not on agenda and limited to five
(5) minutes per person, at Commission discretion)
A. Lake Advisory Board Representative Update
VI. Old Business:
A. Change Order #1 – L.G. Barcus and Sons, Inc. – $19,466.03 – Review of itemized bill requested by Commission and submitted by Donald Lindeman,
Senior Project Manager of HDR.
B. Consideration of agreement with BakerTilly for financial services
VII. Appearances:
VIII. Public Hearing: None
IX. New Business:
A. Consideration for approval of Parade Permit for Fort Scott Christmas Parade on December 1st, 2022, submitted by Lindsay Madison.
B. Consideration for 60-day Time Extension for the City’s Urgent Need project
C. Consideration of Addendum No. 1 – Fort Scott GO Car Wash MEP Plan
Review – Earles Engineering
XII. Reports and Comments:
A. Interim City Manager Comments:
B. Assistant City Manager Comments:
C. Engineering Comments:
D. Commissioners Comments:
E. City Attorney Comments:
XIII. Executive Session – If requested, (please follow script in all motions for Executive Sessions)
J. Jones – Executive Session for the personnel matters of non-elected personnel.
IX. Adjournment: