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Category Archives: Fort Scott
FS Community Foundation Winter Newletter
Eugene Ware nominates students to district choir
Fifth graders Braley Harrington, Izzy Martin, and Madi Ross were nominated to perform with the Southeast Kansas Music Educator’s Association Elementary Honor Choir for the 2021-2022 school year.
Students have eight rehearsals outside of the school day to prepare and memorize five pieces of music. They will perform with
the best 5th and 6th-grade singers from Southeast Kansas in Chanute on January 15th.
Christmas In One Week: Jingle Bell Holiday Mart this Saturday
When Leanne Leatherman heard that the Bourbon County Historical Preservation Association was not having its annual Stocking Stuffer Christmas event, she asked a fellow Bourbon County Fair Association member, Sue Reineke, about hosting a craft show and sale.
“She thought it would be a good idea, so the Jingle Bell Holiday Mart came to be,” Leatherman said. “This is our first year, but I hope it is the first of many. We may try to schedule it a little earlier in the month for next year.”
The two are also having conversations about having a swap meet or show once a month to allow local merchants a place to meet and sell their wares.
Leatherman and Reinecke are both vendors. Leatherman sells hand-crafted items, Reinecke sells goat milk soap and lotions from her farm.
The sale will be Saturday, Dec. 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bourbon County Fairgrounds 4-H Building on South Horton Street.
“It is a heated facility, with plenty of parking,” she said.
“We are full this year with vendors,” Leatherman said.
The following are the vendors who will be selling their wares on Dec. 18:
Locust Hill Lamancha’s Goat milk products
Paula’s This and That: hand made quilts, Young Living products
Auntie Em’s Closet: key chains, car freshies, hand warmers
Quill Fire Farm: crochet, mouse repellent bags, homemade play dough
Flying P Ranch: jewelry
Happy little Candle Factory
Hunter’s Fashion: Paparazzi Jewelry
Desert Bloom Boutique: apparel, candles, car freshies
Tessie Tucker: Color Street Nails
CBF Candles
Blue Dog Winery
Miki Kraft: lots of hand-sewn items
Bathhouse Trading: soaps, bath bombs, etc.
Maid in Marmaton: jams
AKA Crafts and Design: apparel
Courtney Lanham: tumblers
Michelle Lisica: laser-cut ornaments and items
Elk Creek Outpost: soaps, air fresheners, bath bombs, etc.
For more information contact Leatherman at 620.224.6423.
Wreath Laying Ceremony This Saturday, Dec. 18
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Fort Scott Airport Advisory Board Meets Dec. 22
The Airport Advisory Board will meet on Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. at the City Commission meeting room at City Hall, 123 S. Main Street, Fort Scott, Kansas. This meeting is open to the public.
This meeting will be made available via the City’s you tube channel at City of Fort Scott.
Rusty Spur Energy and Nutrition Opens at 9 E. Wall
The Rusty Spur Energy & Nutrition opened at 9 E. Wall on Dec. 14.
The owners are Kelly Perry and Chris Ames who is also the operator.
“We offer one-on-one health assessments for weight loss or muscle gain with our products,” Perry said. “Our products include vitamin-packed energy and calorie-burning teas that taste more like fruit drinks! We also provide complete meal replacement shakes full of protein and vitamins and minerals in over 60 flavors!
“We have had a team of other entrepreneurs; Haven, Ashtyn, and Greg, in Ft. Scott (at a different location) since August 2020 helping customers with healthy shakes and teas,” Kelly said. “Previous health coaches have moved from the area and we felt passionate about keeping such a niche business alive and well in Fort Scott! We hated to see it close when the others moved.”
Their passion stems from losing weight using the drinks they sell.
Both women have followed a number of fad diets and even resorted to surgical weight loss methods such as gastric bypass. Short term, they had a tremendous amount of success but eventually, the weight came back, Perry said.
During the 2020 pandemic, Perry had gained over 80 pounds of her surgical weight loss back when she walked into the Fort Scott nutrition shop desperate to lose the 80 pounds, she said.
She started the meal replacement shakes and within five months from December 2020 to May 2021, Perry lost all 80 pound swith shakes alone, she said.
Perry has maintained her weight loss and coached others to do the same, she said.
Chris Ames has had a very similar story.
“After (weight-loss) surgery, her weight loss was not significant and she continued to be stagnant in weight loss,” Perry said. “She started on the protein meal replacement shakes and the rest is history. She is now a size smaller than she was in high school. She too is working to help others to be the best that they can be and fully embrace health and nutrition rather than think of it as yet another diet.”
“We’re passionate about helping people and we really like this job,” Perry said.
“Each of our energy drinks is all custom-made for exactly what you need as an individual, no two drinks are alike,” she said. “You won’t find one main price because all teas have customization to them.”
“We hope that by being downtown in such a beautiful area we will be able to reach more people and help them with their health goals,” Perry said.
They have products for children as well, she said.
“We also provide probiotics and added hydration for all ages, so if you have a child that is dehydrated or has bloating, cramping or even backed up in the bathroom, we have items that we can add to their drink to help their tummy,” she said.
The hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 7 AM to 5 PM and Saturday, 9 AM to 2 PM, Sunday after church from noon to 3 p.m.
The business can be contacted via Facebook Messenger, or Instagram or email [email protected]
City of Fort Scott Admin Offices Closed Dec. 24-27
The City of Fort Scott Administrative Offices will be closed on Friday, December 24th and Monday, December 27th, 2021 in observance of the Christmas Holiday. The offices will reopen on Tuesday, December 28th, 2021.
The City’s tree and brush dump site located on North Hill will also be closed on Saturday, December 25th, 2021 for the Christmas holiday. It will be open again on Tuesday, December 28th, 2021 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Smallville Crossfit Hosts Fort Games March 19-20
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Chamber Coffee Hosted by the City of Fort Scott on Dec. 16
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USD234 Press Release for Dec. 13
Members of the USD 234 Board of Education met at the Fort Scott Middle School Commons on Monday, December 13, 2021, for their regular monthly meeting.
President James Wood opened the meeting. The board approved the official agenda. The board also approved the consent agenda as follows:
A. Minutes
B. Bills and Claims
C. Payroll – November 19, 2021 – $1,470,719.34
D. Financial Report
E. Activity fund accounts
F. Donation of wrestling mats
G. High School Swim Team fundraising applications
H. Increase in adult meal prices for breakfast and lunch
Jamie Armstrong, outgoing board member, was recognized for her years of service. There were no comments in the public forum section. Brenda Hill, Fort Scott KNEA President, shared information with the board. Principals from each building shared written reports. Ted Hessong, Superintendent, gave a report. In addition, Superintendent Hessong gave an ESSER III update.
Andrea Scott, Fort Scott Preschool Center Principal, gave a presentation on the Fort Scott Preschool Center. Board members shared comments and then went into executive session to discuss personnel matters for nonelected personnel and returned to open meeting. The board approved the following employment items:
A. Resignation of Kaytelynd Keller, Winfield Scott paraprofessional, effective November 16, 2021
B. Retirement of Alvin Metcalf, Sr., middle school teacher aide and middle school coach, effective at the end of the 2021-22 school year
C. Resignation of Lacey Graham, bus driver, effective November 3, 2021
D. Retirement of Pamela Milton, Eugene Ware paraprofessional, effective at the end of the 2021-22 school year
E. Resignation of Alexandra VanSickle, Winfield Scott first grade teacher, effective December 16, 2021
F. Resignation of Maggie Johnston, high school paraprofessional, effective November 23, 2021
G. Resignation of Annyssa Davenport, high school paraprofessional, effective December 16, 2021
H. Resignation of Gregg Sweet, Eugene Ware paraprofessional, effective December 10, 2021
I. Leave of absence request from Caitlin Shrewsbury, Eugene Ware third grade teacher
J. Change in work agreement for Wendy Budd, Winfield Scott paraprofessional, from a 7.5-hour day to an 8-hour day for the remainder of the 2021-22 school year
K. Employment of Judith Davis as a high school paraprofessional for the remainder of the 2021-22 school year
L. Employment of Adrianne Wisdom as a high school paraprofessional for the remainder of the 2021-22 school year
M. Employment of Charlie Hensley as a high school auto tech teacher aide for the remainder of the 2021-22 school year
N. Employment of Jennifer Herring as a Winfield Scott 6.5-hour cook for the remainder of the 2021-22 school year; Employment of Jennifer Herring as a 2-hour bus driver for the remainder of the 2021-22 school year
O. Employment of Shaunn Pytlowany as a four-hour bus driver for the remainder of the 2021-22 school year
P. Resignation of Tyler Bell, high school assistant wrestling coach, for the 2021-22 school year; resignation of Abigail Duffy, high school JV volleyball coach, effective November 8, 2021; resignation of Kelli Davis, high school freshman volleyball coach, effective November 8, 2021
Q. Employment of Brendon Blackburn as a high school assistant wrestling coach for the 2021-22 school year
R. Employment of Tyler Ericson as a Winfield Scott first grade teacher for the remainder of the 2021-22 school year
The board adjourned.
Sleeping Pods Are Planned For Fort Scott’s Homeless
A recent city commission meeting decision prompted action by a group of residents to help the community’s homeless population during the winter months.
Following the Fort Scott City Commission passing an ordinance to allow basic tents in designated camping areas for homeless people, the group of concerned citizens began conversations about helping the homeless in the wintertime.
The core group of Warming Hearts in Fort Scott, the name proposed for the group, is Tonya Cliffman, Anne Dare, and Sarah Maike.
“Our goal is to assist in winter with temporary shelter, clothing, basic essentials, and nutrition,” Tonya Cliffman, one of the organizers of the project, said. “We want to build relationships to provide basic needs in hopes we can move them into more traditional housing in the future.”.
To that end, work has begun on two sleeping pods which are four-foot by five-foot by eight-foot wooden structures. These are being constructed by a small group of men who are donating their skills for the project, she said.
“(Those sleeping in the pods) can sit up, but not stand up, that way their body heat will keep them warm,” she said. “It has no heat or water, just a wooden insulated structure.”
“They are $1,000 each,” she said. “We are building the first one now.”
They will complete two pods by the first of the year and as soon as they have an individual to utilize the pod, that person will use it for the whole winter, she said.
The group reached out to the owner of a vacant lot, a former mobile home park, Patrick Wood, who permitted use of the lot for the project pending approval by the City of Fort Scott. That approval came at the Dec. 7 commission meetings.
The area is located at 19th and Horton Streets, just north of Community Christian Church (CCC).
CCC already has programs in place to provide showers and basic hygiene needs, plus food and some clothing, she said.
“CCC is my home church,” Cliffman said. “This is not a CCC project but they are supporting us.”
The group set up a fund at CCC for receiving the donations to the project, she said. “This is for transparency, accountability, and stewardship. We felt that is a great partnership.”
Once the pods are in place, the individuals who will be using the sleeping pods will have portable latrines and trash service provided, she said, and be told of the regulations to sleep in the pods.
This initial part of the project will provide the sleeping pods until March 31, Cliffman said.
Cliffman was able to visit with 15 out of the 18 residents that are on the block where permission was given for the sleeping pods, she said.
“I know the Lord’s hand is on this,” Cliffman said. “Doors are opening: we’ve been blessed with a location and some donations to get started. I’m following the gifts the good Lord gave me to do this.”
Facebook page to follow along on progress: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1758963627644201