Bo Graham, 36, is the new Fort Scott High School Student Success Center Teacher.
“I became an educator because I had coaches and teachers that made a huge impact on my life,” he said. “I hope to do the same for the students and athletes I come in contact with! Bob Campbell was the main person who inspired me to teach. But I also had many others who played a role in that.”
Graham has been in education for 15 years, having graduated from Pittsburg State University with a masters of arts degree in education.
“The best part of teaching for me has been having students or athletes come back seven, eight or nine years later letting me know the impact I had on them. It makes every second worth it,” he said.
For Graham one of the challenges in education is technology.
“The greatest challenge I see in education is probably technology, and that being good and bad,” he said. “The technology you use to run school changes yearly. And with the use of computers, tablets, and cell phones good and not-so-good things can happen.”
Fort Scott is Graham’s hometown.
He has been married to Jamie for six years and has a 3-year-old daughter named Blakely.
In his spare time, Graham likes spending time with family, golfing, and watching Duke basketball.
Join us for the Fort Scott Aglow Lighthouse Monthly gathering at
Rodeway Inn Conference Room, 101 State St., Fort Scott, KS
Tues. Sept 3, 2019 at 6:30-?
An interdenominational opportunity for like-minded believers to come together for worship, prayer, grow in God’s word, and to meet needs in Bourbon County.
We welcome our guest speaker: Linda Kay Woodworth.
Woodworth is the Kansas State Prayer Coordinator for Aglow International.
She has spent 35 years in Aglow, having held several positions on the North Area Aglow Board. Linda Kay lives in Topeka with her husband Bill.
She is a former high school language arts teacher, working now during the legislative session at the state capital as a senator’s office assistant.
At the age of 31, Woodworth found herself a single mother raising two small daughters, when she discovered Aglow. She loves to introduce people to the Holy Spirit and does so every month in the ladies’ prison.
She believes that the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness, and peace, and JOY in the Holy Ghost. Romans 14:17. KJV.
Linda Kay and her daughter, Amber, will present a generation to generation message on what God is doing in their lives today. After a horrific motorcycle accident sent Amber and her husband into emergency surgery with numerous broken bones, God’s kingdom power showed up in the reality of Romans 8:11 KJV, and quickened their healing process. The doctor said it would take two years to heal. But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. The quickening spirit of God is available for us! Come hear and see what the Lord has done.
Incredible testimony for the whole family! Feel free to invite some friends.
Fort Scott Aglow Lighthouse desires to bring the body of Christ together, (men and women and the youth) We are also in the preparation stage of expanding the Kingdom of God through centers that transform lives. We are getting food, clothing, pregnancy supplies, and shelter ready. Donations welcome!
From left: Carol Oakleaf, owner and Lori Lovelace, manager of Fort Scott Washateria, stand in front of the alterations/starch and press building still being completed.
Carol Oakleaf and Lori Lovelace are gearing up for the grand opening Sept. 7 of the Fort Scott Washateria, 501 S. National Avenue.
From Sept. 7 to 14, Lovelace said free washing and drying will be offered at the laundry mat with the signing up for a loyalty card.
“It’s free promotion of the business,” Lovelace said. “You have to provide your own detergent and drying sheets or buy them from us.”
Oakleaf and Lovelace give a tour of the Washateria to Lindsay Madison, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce Director and Jody Hoenor, Bourbon County Economic Director on Wednesday morning.
The promotional first week of business will be to help customers get used to the highly technical washing and drying machines, Carol Oakleaf said.
Lovelace is the manager, Oakleaf is the owner and they have hired D.J. White as the manager-in-training, and Christina Walker as a part-time employee.
“It will be all hands on deck that week,” Lovelace said.
The hours will be from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week. On Sunday mornings no assistant will be available, Oakleaf said.
In addition to the laundry mat, the business is offering a variety of other clothes cleaning services, which will begin at a later date, once the first week is over, she said.
Services such as pick up and delivery of laundry for both residential and commercial, alterations, starch and press, and wash-dry-fold of clothing.
The alteration building, separate from the main facility will also house the starch and press equipment for clothing.Work is not yet completed in the shed.
Community Clothes Closet
The Community Clothes Closet shed is adjacent from the laundry mat, north.
The Community Clothes Closet had an organizational meeting on Aug. 15, with about ten people attending, Oakleaf said.
Lovelace will be the director and Oakleaf the president of the philanthropic group that will sort, stack and distribute donated clothing to those in need.
The inside of the CCC shed is nearing completion.
Another meeting will put into place others needed on the board: secretary, treasurer and five directors, plus members.
“They will plan how to operate and chart the course for the clothes closet,” Lovelace said.
“A lot of people on the Beacon board were at the meeting,” Lovelace said. The Beacon is another helping agency that recently stopped accepting clothes donations.
The closet is “expensive and time-consuming,” Lovelace said. “We already have a set up (to launder and store the clothing). We are going to work with as many service organizations as we can,” to get it up and running.
Lovelace said they are already accepting clothing donations, even though the Community Clothes Closet building is not complete yet.
“We won’t be distributing until at least Oct. 1,” she said. “My sheds need to be finished.”
Contact Lovelace at 620.215.1314 for more information.
Emily Elliott, 37, is the new Fort Scott Middle and High School Vocal Music Director.
Fort Scott Middle School.
She is passionate about sharing music with people of all ages and has 18 years of experience equipping individuals, choirs and ensembles with the skills needed for music excellence, she said.
Elliott received her BME from Baker University in 2019, specializing in vocal music with percussion as her secondary instrument.
Elliott and her blended family are originally from Lawrence but are “excited to be a part of the Fort Scott community”, she said.
Her partner in life is Brad Kirk, who works as a master welder and maintenance technician. Her son, Oliver, will attend Eugene Ware Elementary as a 5th-Grader and her daughter, Madeline, will be an 8th-grader at the middle school.
In her spare time, Elliott enjoys reading, hanging out with family and friends, kayaking, watching movies, adding stamps to her passport, and attending live music and comedy shows.
As a music educator, Elliott looks forward to sharing with her students the world of music and giving them the tools for deeper understanding and discovery, and will work to create a positive inclusive classroom environment and rely on differentiated instruction that nurtures and enriches all students in their music-making.
The Design Review Board will meet on Thursday, August 29th, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. at the City Hall Commission Meeting room at 123 S. Main Street, Fort Scott, Kansas. This meeting will be held to discuss a Certificate of Appropriateness for a sign at 120 E. Wall Street. This meeting is open to the public.
Karole Graham, Stephen Perry and S. Pearl Sharp, cast members in “The Learning Tree” film by Gordon Parks, will receive “Gordon Parks Choice of Weapons Award” at the 2019 Gordon Parks Celebration
Karole Graham, Stephen Perry and S. Pearl Sharp who were cast members in the film The Learning Tree will be the recipients of the “Gordon Parks Choice of Weapons Award” at the annual celebration this October 3-5, 2019 in Fort Scott, Kansas. The celebration is in honor Fort Scott native Gordon Parks, noted photographer, writer, musician, and filmmaker. This year’s celebration is a special one as we will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Gordon Parks-directed film The Learning Tree that was filmed in Fort Scott, Kansas.
The Choice of Weapons Award was established in Parks’ honor to be given annually at the Celebration. Named after his autobiography of the same name, the award seeks to honor a recipient who exemplifies the career and character of Gordon Parks. Previous recipients include actor and musician Avery Brooks, photographer Howard L. Bingham, Elizabeth Eckford and Ernest Green, two of the “Little Rock Nine,” Richard Roundtree, star of the Parks-directed film, “Shaft,” Nichelle Nichols of “Star Trek” fame, acclaimed actress Ruby Dee, photographer John Shearer, LIFE magazine photo editor Bobbi Burrows, Senator Nancy Landon Kassebaum, musicians Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr., editor Genevieve Young, filmmaker Kevin Willmott, educator Bernadette Gray-Little and Roger E. Mosley.
Karole Graham
Karole Graham, who played Big Mabel in The Learning Tree, has had supporting roles in other movies such as Cheech and Chong Hollywood, Gaily, Gaily, Black Girl, and Heavy Traffic (Animation). She has co-starred in many different television shows including ER, The Parkers, and Ryan Caulfield: Year One. She has also had guest starring roles in Ancient Prophecies IV, Hill Street Blues, St. Elsewhere, and The Red Foxx Show. Karole’s theatre credits include Nature of the Beast, The Curious Savage, Death Trap, For Colored Girls…, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Funny Girl, The Amen Corner, A Raisin in the Sun, and Zoo Man and the Sign. Karole attended the University of Southern California and majored in Theatre and Communications. She studied film technique with Nina Foch and has had training in the Classics and Shakespeare with Rudy Plaskoff, and training in Stage Theory and Acting with Frank Silvera. She resides in Studio City, CA. In addition to acting, Karole has been with the No Child Left Behind Federal tutoring program for more than 10 years, which services the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Stephen Perry
Stephen Perry, is a former actor who played Jappy in the The Learning Tree. He also had roles in A Raisin in the Sun (1961), The Sound and the Fury (1959) and numerous TV series including Twilight Zone (1960). Stephen has owned and operated three successful restaurants since 1986. His newest restaurant is Stevie’s Creole Cafe in Los Angeles which has received outstanding reviews and is celebrating its third anniversary (October 2019).
S. Pearl Sharp
S. Pearl Sharp, played Prissy in the The Learning Tree. S. Pearl starred in the TV movies Hollow Image and Minstrel Man. She creates cultural art for the eye, ear and heart, including two poetry w/jazz CDs (Higher Ground, On The Sharp Side), short stories (Uncertain Rituals), and the popular Black Women For Beginners. Her work broadcast on NPR and Pacifica Radio is collected in The Evening News – Essays And Commentaries From NPR And Other Clouds. Influenced by Parks, S. Pearl’s award-winning documentary films include The Healing Passage/Voices From The Water which aired on The Documentary Channel. She offers creativity coaching through The Gate Is Open.
Graham, Perry and Sharp will be honored at a dinner at the River Room in Fort Scott, KS on Saturday, October 5th. Ticket information and the full schedule will be posted on the website gordonparkscenter.org. For more information email: [email protected] or by phone call 223-2700, ext. 5850.
Fort Scott Area Community Foundation announces their
grant cycle for 2019
Don’t miss your chance to apply – deadline is August 31st, 2019!!
The Fort Scott Area Community Foundation is pleased to
announce that the grant cycle for 2019 is here.
Applications will be accepted from now
until August 31st.
This year, the Foundation will be awarding over $33,000 to local not-for-profits for projects that benefit our community. A certain dollar amount of the awards is reserved for projects that benefit local youth. The maximum grant to any one project is $5,000.
Applications can also be obtained by visiting www.fsacf.com, the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce at 231 E. Wall St., or by emailing [email protected].
Please use the same email address to submit any questions you may have.
Completed applications must be received by 5:00 p.m., August 31st.
For information on grants awarded last year, click HERE.
