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Ribbon Cutting At Lavender Patch June 14
Category Archives: Fort Scott
The Fort Scott Police Department Daily Reports May 31-June12
The Fort Scott Police Department daily reports can best be viewed on a computer.
The department can be reached at1604 S. National, Fort Scott, KS 66701 or by phone 620-223-1700.
FSCC Job Opening: Resident Life Coordinator
Cinema Saturdays at Gordon Parks Museum, 1 p.m.
Free movies are offered at the Gordon Parks Museum on the campus of Fort Scott Community College on Saturdays at 1 p.m. until the end of July.
New Keyhole Director
Youth Ministries of Bourbon County Inc, known as the Keyhole, has a new director.
Bethany Hartford, 24, became the director in March 2018.
Hartford has lived in Fort Scott for 14 years and has worked with the youth group at her church, Fort Scott Church of the Nazarene, for about three years, she said.
She formerly worked at the Common Grounds Coffee Shop and saw a flyer on the bulletin at the shop of the position and applied.
The Keyhole is located at 1002 S. Main, across from Fort Scott High School and targets middle school through high school youth.
“The Keyhole is a place to hang out with friends,” Hartford said.
The Keyhole offers gaming systems, board games, ping pong, pool and an outside basketball hoop, in addition to a concession stand.
But most of all, the ministry hopes to be an encouragement to the youth to be “good members of society and love Jesus,” Director Bethany Hartford said. “I want to lead by example and show you can be a positive person in working with others.”
Caring, adult volunteers are always needed at the Keyhole, Hartford said. The phone number is 620-223-4700.
This month through July 29 from noon to 1 p.m. free sack lunches are available at the site as well.
Thursday the Keyhole hosted the Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce weekly coffee, with Keyhole board members present.
Board member Ben Workman said the goal of the ministry is to instill Godly principals in the lives of the youth.
What’s Happening in Fort Scott
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Bids and Dibs Offers $5-A-Bag Sale June 7-8
June 7 and 8, Bids and Dibs Consignment Store, 19 S. National Avenue is having an all-you-can-cram-into-a-bag-sale for $5.
The hours of the shop are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Red Ram Motel Gets Repurposed
Fort Scott Community College closed on the purchase of the Red Ram Motel, 701 N. National Avenue, on May 30, 2018, for $90,000.
“The Patel’s (the former owners of the motel) donated $20,000 to the FSCC Endowment Fund,” FSCC President Alysia Johnston said.
The FSCC plan is to repurpose and clean up the property to be used for student housing for the college, according to Johnston. The property will become a part of the campus and therefore tax exempt.
When complete, the new student housing will be called the Greyhound Lodge.
“We are getting a code footprint on it by Ag Engineering (Uniontown), when that is done we will send it to the state and the city,” Johnston said.
Currently, the college is taking bids for cleaning the property of trees and other unwanted items, she said.
“We had at least three people interested in the Red Ram Motel sign,” Johnston said. “Rhonda Dunn (Fort Scott’s Community Development Director) suggested using it for a fundraiser.
There are 21 units at the lodge, with the possibility of 42 students.
Each room will have a small refrigerator and microwave oven.
Students can still purchase a modified meal plan if they will be eating on campus, which is across town to the south of the lodge property.
A two-bedroom apartment on the property will be remodeled for an assistant coach to live in for security and supervision duties, she said.
The current lobby area will be turned into a computer lab.
Behind the lab will be a student laundry facility and behind that will be a student lounge with adjacent student kitchen.
The old swimming pool area will be converted into an outdoor eating area complete with grills, a gazebo, and picnic tables, Johnston said.
“The cost to students will be $300 per month, which includes everything except food,” Johnston said.
The lodge is expected to be ready for students in mid-August, Johnston said.
“It’s been fun to start the transformation,” Johnston said. “We hope to have a ribbon cutting at some point.”
Cornerstone Bible Church Purchases New Property
Since March 2018 there has been new activity at the long-vacant building at 6th and Lowman streets.
The old medical office building is being transformed into a house of worship by a Southern Baptist Church Plant, Cornerstone Bible Church.
The church is a Southern Baptist Cooperating Church, a part of the Southern Baptist Convention.
“From what I gather, it was a church plant to reach those without a church,” Pastor Ben Workman said.
The church plant was started about eight years ago.
Workman has been the pastor for five years.
“I came here as a single man, got married and have two kids now,” Workman said.
“They took a chance with a young seminary guy.”
The people met in a home for a period, then rented the Old Congregational Church at 502 National Avenue for a few years, he said.
“We loved working with the HPA (Historial Preservation Association) but couldn’t do anything in the building (to modify it) and we had to work around the events they have,” Pastor Workman said.
Presently the church has 16 adult members, average attendance is 25, Workman said.
The church body is in the process of renovating the former office building at 524 S. Lowman into a worship center with the help of the Oklahoma Baptist Association.
“They are doing a mission trip to come here providing labor and some materials for the renovation,” Workman said.
Members of the church will provide meals, hospitality and provide some labor for the reno project, he said.
The project will be June 18-22 at the church site.
The church is having a garage sale Friday, June 8 and Saturday, June 9 to help raise funds for materials for the renovation.
On Saturday, the church will be selling biscuits and gravy for breakfast and a hot dog and chili lunch to help raise funds as well.
Business Pick of the Week: Mercy Health For Life
The Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce has selected Mercy Health For Life business pick of the week.
CONGRATULATIONS TO MERCY HEALTH FOR LIFE FOR BEING THE PICK OF THE WEEK!!!
Mercy Health For Life is located at 405 Woodland Hills Blvd. in Fort Scott. They provide many opportunities to help you perform your very best! Come check out this wonderful business and thank you for 20 years of health and fitness services you have provided for this town.
Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce Featured Job of the Day
JOB OF THE DAY – LIBRARY CUSTODIAN – FORT SCOTT PUBLIC LIBRARY
Fort Scott Public Library has an opening for a part-time Custodian. Responsibilities include cleaning the library, some yard work, clearing snow/ice from sidewalks, and minor maintenance work as necessary. Positions opened until filed.
Applications available at 201 S. National Ave. No phone calls, please. Bourbon County residency required. An Equal Opportunity Employer.
FSCC Offers Free Children’s Summer Theater Camp, Auditions July 9
We’re bringing back children’s theatre camp!!
What happens when “Mean Girls” meets a classic Disney fairy tale? Well, you get something like D.M. Larson’s “Beauty IS a Beast,” an original twist on the age-old story of what constitutes real beauty.
The play, a parable in six scenes, will be presented Aug. 1 and 2 at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center as the culminating event of a four-week children’s summer theater camp, conducted by FSCC theater director Allen Twitchell with assistance from FSCC students and staff.
The camp is free to all area youth ages 6 to 17 and runs from 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Thursday beginning with introductions and auditions July 9.
Roles are available for 15 to 55 young actors.
The script is available to read at www.freedrama.net/beauty.
Enrollment is open by attending the first day of camp July 9.
Late enrollees also will be accepted the first week of camp only.
In addition to rehearsing the play, camp participants receive instruction in theater basics and the chance to engage in theater exercises.
Campers are encouraged to bring snacks and indoor activities for a 15- to 20-minute break time each session.
For more information, contact Allen Twitchell by phone at (620) 218-2147 or by email at [email protected].