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Highlights Of Fort Scott City Agenda For Feb. 6
The following are highlights of the agenda for the Fort Scott City Commission to be held at 6 p.m. Feb. 6. at city hall, 123 S. Main.
1. Resolution 4-2018 – Notice of Hearing with Reference to Alleged Dangerous and Unsafe Structure and accessory structure located at 1523 E. Wall Street – Public Hearing Date – 3/20/2018 – 6:15 p.m.
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Resolution 5-2018 – Notice of Hearing with Reference to Alleged Dangerous and Unsafe Structure and Accessory Structure located at 1601 E. Wall Street – Public Hearing Date – 3/20/2018 – 6:15 p.m.
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Resolution 6-2018 – Notice of Hearing with Reference to Alleged Dangerous and Unsafe Structure and Accessory Structure located at 13 N. Holbrook Street – Public Hearing Date – 3/20/2018 – 6:15 p.m.
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Resolution 7-2018 – Notice of Hearing with Reference to Alleged Dangerous and Unsafe Structure located at 523 S. Main Street – Public Hearing Date – 3/20/2018 – 6:15 p.m.
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Resolution 8-2018 – Notice of Hearing with Reference to Alleged Dangerous and Unsafe Structure located at 108 W. Oak Street – Public Hearing Date – 3/20/2018 – 6:15 p.m.
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Resolution 9-2018 – Notice of Hearing with Reference to Alleged Dangerous and Unsafe Structure and Accessory Structure located at 309 S. Lowman Street – Public Hearing Date – 3/20/2018 – 6:15 p.m.
Items to be considered by the commission:
- Consideration of appointment to Fort Scott Planning Commission – one city resident
- Assignment of Charlesworth Contract
- Consideration of 2017 Audit Contract with Diehl, Banwart Bolton
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Consideration to approve KDOT Form TRF 3 – Closeout of Downtown Brick Street and Sidewalk Replacement Project in 2010
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Consideration of increase in Woodland Hills Golf Course fees and change in membership renewal dates
- Consideration to reject demolition bids for 1837 E. 1st
- Consideration of Tourism center upgrade bids
- Discussion of Utility Office hours
- Consideration of tree removal from west and south end of runway – Fort Scott Municipal Airport
Paul Ballou with Rhonda Dunn will give an update on the Stout Building.
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Youth Art Exhibit At Fort Scott National Historic Site
Kansas youth were given the opportunity to create artwork depicting the theme “New Faces, New Neighbors”.
Fort Scott National Historic Site is exhibiting the youth artwork in the building west of the visitors center.
The winter hours of the fort, from November 1 to March 1, are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The fort is located at the north end of downtown Fort Scott on Old Fort Boulevard.
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“New Faces, New Neighbors” Textile Art Display
In addition to the above exhibit, while at the Fort view the excellent exhibit “The Fight Over Freedom”, adjacent to the youth exhibit.
The following are photos from that exhibit.
Diabetes Prevention Program Begins At Peerless
Mercy Hospital Fort Scott and Peerless Products Inc. are collaborating to tackle diabetes in our community.
Approximately 15 employees are taking advantage of the pilot program at Peerless presented by Mercy employees, with meetings set each Friday for one hour.
Peerless management gives the employees the time to attend during their workday and pays the fee of those who choose to participate in the diabetes prevention program, according to Cindy Davis, Director of Health and Wellness at Peerless.
The pilot program runs for one year. Classes meet for one hour, once a week, for the first six months, and then decreases in frequency to monthly maintenance sessions, according to a press release from Jody Hoener, Mercy Clinic Quality and Community Benefit Liaison.
“We welcome the program and support our employees attending, with that health issue,” Davis said, who has been at her job for approximately one month.
The diabetes prevention program, led by Hoener, and Mercy’s Registered Dietician Sherise Beckham, uses an evidence-based approach proven to motivate and support individuals in making practical, real-life, lasting change.
The prevention program is not a diet and is not a well-intended, short-lived weight loss program, it’s a lifestyle change, according to Beckham in the press release.
“We want Peerless Products to be the employer of choice,” Coby Jones, Peerless Products owner said. “We are creating a worksite environment where Peerless is a place where living healthier lifestyles is easier to do,” according to the press release.
The Mercy Diabetes Prevention Program, a new service provided by Mercy Hospital, is funded through a Pathways to a Healthy Kansas grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas. It is part of the Center for Disease Control National Diabetes Prevention Program.
The American Medical Association reports the burden of Type 2 Diabetes as substantial with $69 billion in lost productivity and $176 billion in direct medical costs, according to the Mercy press release.
Typically, one in three employees has prediabetes, and it is a reversible condition.
Working outside of hospital walls, Mercy is taking steps to improve the culture of health and wellness through The Healthy Bourbon County Action Team, with grant funds provided by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas through its Pathways to a Healthy Kansas initiative, according to the press release.
Bourbon County was selected as one of the first eight Pathways communities in 2016, according to the press release.
Mercy is building relationships with many community stakeholders through the Pathways to a Healthy Kansas initiative.
The Mercy Diabetes Prevention Program is part of the community-wide initiative to implement policy and environmental change in order to improve the quality of life, encourage economic development, increase awareness and community engagement in leading healthy lifestyles, and support tobacco-free living.
This Weekend In Fort Scott
This information submitted by The Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce.
FRIDAY & SATURDAY February 2 & 3
10:00 am – 5:00 pm~ Livestock Sale – Fort Scott Livestock Market 2131 Maple Rd.~ Friday: Cows, Pairs & Big Bulls. Saturday: Stocker & Feeder Cattle.
8:30 am – 4:30 pm ~ Art Project: New Faces New Neighbors Fort Scott National Historic Site, Old Fort Blvd. Fort Scott, KS 66701 Join us at Fort Scott NHS as youth from around the region display their art in the “New Faces, New Neighbors” display. The artwork explores the stories of change at Fort Scott NHS throughout its history.
SUNDAY, February 4 ~ SUPER BOWL SUNDAY 5:30 pm ~ Philadelphia Eagles at New England Patriots
All Day ~Annual Superbowl Potluck Party – Holmtown Pub 206 N National Ave ~ Bring a dish in to share and enjoy a great night of Football with friends. Drink specials and games all day. 2:00 – 9:00 pm ~ Un Superbowl Party – The Boiler Room Brewhaus 102 S. National Ave ~ A safe (TV Free) place to get away from all the Super Bowl hoopla and discuss important stuff, like which beer to drink next.
A New Art Gallery Displays FSHS Student’s Artwork
Walking the halls of Fort Scott High School, visitors notice the glassed-in area with art displays near the entrance to the school.
In the recent building renovation, the planners designated a gallery space for student artwork, FSHS Art Instructor Ellen Kendrick said.
Kendrick said all the components for displaying student artwork came together just before Christmas.
“To have this space is amazing,” Kendrick said.
The January exhibit was photography and ceramic art by students.
Seniors who have their photos displayed in the gallery currently: Ethan Burrel, Grace Keating, Kaley Reyes, and Berkley Chavis.
Art students who have pottery in the gallery are Emily Hill, Berkley Chavis, Kharsyn Dwyer, Blaice Hopkins, Denton Fritter, Madison Cook, Kelsie Nelson, Andy Bryant, Kaidon Shelton, and Ashton Nolan.
Kendrick said the gallery display will change each month.
The February exhibit will be more ceramics and drawings, instead of photographs.
She said her family helped with the gallery lighting and display furniture.
“Jack and I set the lights in place,” she said. “Jack and Sam made the pedestals.”
Jack and Sam are her sons.
“John (her husband) helped with the lighting system as well. I couldn’t have done it without them,” she said.
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Steinway Piano Restoration Project Has A Mystery
Fort Scott High School Choral Director Meredith Reid began a fundraising project to restore the school’s 1925 Model L Heirloom Steinway piano last summer.
The cost of the restoration is $30,000, and Reid’s fundraising has secured $15,000 so far.
“We could get rid of this and get another piano of lesser value,” Reid said. “But this is such a gem.”
The piano is not stuck away in a corner somewhere.
“We use it every day,” Reid said. “We have over 100 high school kids in the choir and we have choir every day. These students are who it is impacting.”
“Pat Harry is our accompanist, she is the best of the best,” Reid said. “Really she is more than that. She is a collaborator both musically and educationally. It’s appropriate to give her the best.”
The high school orchestra class also uses the piano and students use it for practice after school, especially at this time of the year, music contest season.
“It’s a testament to our community and our program to have a Steinway,” Reid said.
The Steinway piano has been in the school district for over 40 years.
There is a mystery surrounding the origins of the piano because no one knows who donated it to the school.
“I talked to Allan Drake (the school’s former business manager) to see if he had any file on it,” Reid said. “I then asked the school board office, they couldn’t find any documentation since there is no purchase history.”
“We talked to former music teachers Charlotte and Larry Swaim,” she said. “Larry knew it had been donated when he first started teaching in the 1970s.”
Whatever the origins may be, the importance to the school’s music program is invaluable.
“It’s an acoustic piano, which means it hits the strings inside the instrument which creates the sound,” Reid said.
It’s a “far superior sound” than a digital sound on an electric keyboard, she said. “The (piano)soundboard is solid spruce. You can’t recreate that in something that’s digitalized.”
“There is a lot more nuance for the accompanist,” Reid said.
The school Steinway is American made, with each part being handmade, she said.
“Each (piano) has a serial number,” she said. “They can tell you all the details. Steinway still keeps records of it.”
A piano technician visited the school Friday.
“He said the Steinway brand is created in such a way as to be rebuilt,” she said. “Not all pianos were made that way. The lesser pianos don’t last that long.”
“It seems like we are putting a lot of money into it, but if we buy a lesser brand, we’ll have to replace it because I won’t last as long,” she said.
“We have received grants from the Bourbon County Arts Council, Fort Scott Area Community Foundation, and the City of Fort Scott, she noted. “Currently, we are looking for more support from organizations, businesses or individuals to donate in any amount to the project. The full project will cost $30,000. We now have $15,000 raised and need $15,000 more.”
Reid’s goal is to raise the funds to send the piano to be restored at the end of the school year in May, and “potentially get it back by next Christmas,” she said.
The fine arts are at the heart of our community in Fort Scott, and restoring the Steinway grand piano will continue this legacy for decades to come in both the community and the school, she noted.
A brand new Steinway of this size would cost $78,400, she said.
“We need $30,000 to completely restore our Steinway. It will be playable for another 50 years at least.”
Reid’s phone number is 620.238.0673 or email her at [email protected].
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The Keyhole Provides Christian Oriented Youth Activities
The Keyhole is the first in a series of interviews about the 2018 United Way of Bourbon County grant recipients.
Donations to United Way stay local, according to its brochure, and the organization focusus on education, income and health.
The community is asked to be a part by contributing to employee campaigns at their place of employment, make a one-time donation via email, or donate on-line at http://bit.ly/bourboncountyuw.
Ben Workman is the interim director of the Keyhole, since December 5, 2017.
Workman said the Keyhole is a place to provide Christian-oriented recreation, social and education opportunities for area youth.
“The Keyhole (board) wants the kids in our area to be productive members of society, through Christian values,” Workman said.
“The entertainment side is a draw to the kids,” he said.
“We have goals of youth to respect authority, love each other and love their parents,” Workman said. “That’s the pastor side of me.”
Workman is pastor of Cornerstone Bible Church and also is a current board member of the Keyhole.
Other board members are Dona Bauer, Tim Harper, Judy Hood, Marge Madison, Kenny Felt.
The facility is located across from Fort Scott High School at 1002 S. Main. Phone number is 620-223-4700.