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Bourbon County, Business, Fort Scott

Evergy/KCC Settlement Announced

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Kansas Corporation Commission approves settlement agreement in Evergy rate case

TOPEKA – This morning, the Kansas Corporation Commission approved a proposed settlement agreement in the Evergy rate case. The unanimous agreement, resolving all issues in the case, was submitted to the Commission on September 29 following negotiations between KCC staff, Evergy, the Citizens Utility Ratepayer Board, and a variety of groups representing commercial, educational, and environmental interests.

In its Application, Evergy sought a net revenue increase of $204 million (9.77% increase) for Evergy Kansas Central (formerly Westar) and a net revenue increase of $14 million (1.95% increase) for Evergy Kansas Metro (formerly KCP&L).  Under the approved settlement agreement, Evergy Kansas Central will receive a net revenue increase of $74 million (3.54% increase), and Evergy Kansas Metro will receive a net revenue decrease of $32.9 million (4.53% decrease).

The average monthly impact to residential customers will be an increase of $4.64 per month for Evergy Kansas Central customers and a decrease of $6.07 per month for Evergy Metro customers. The new rates will take effect based on the customer billing cycle date beginning December 21, 2023.

Today’s order states, “The Commission finds the agreed-upon rates will provide Evergy sufficient revenue to meet its financial obligations and provide safe and reliable service at just and reasonable rates to its customers.  After considering all of the terms of the Unanimous Settlement Agreement, the Commission finds it is in the public interest.”

The settlement agreement also states Evergy may file an abbreviated rate case within 12 months of the current order to update rates to include Panasonic related distribution investment, Wolf Creek Decommissioning Trust adjustment, and investment in a new renewable generating resource to address 2024-2026 resource adequacy requirements supported by Evergy’s Integrated Resource Plan.

The Commission received comments from ratepayers at three public hearings held in July. In addition, the Commission also received 3,915 public comments through its Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection. The Commission noted that today’s decision was issued with due consideration of those comments.

Commissioners also considered the extensive evidentiary record in the docket including testimony from 57 witnesses, approximately 1,000 data requests, the joint motion in support of the settlement agreement and related testimony filed by parties in the docket. Having reviewed the record as a whole, the Commission finds the settlement agreement is supported by substantial, competent evidence.

Today’s order is available here.

A recording of today’s Business Meeting featuring comments by Commissioners, is available on the KCC YouTube channel.

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Fort Scott Christmas Light Contest for Homes and Businesses

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Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce

announces Christmas Light Contest sponsored by Niece Products!

The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce encourages businesses, residents, and neighborhoods to “Deck the fort” and make the community merry and bright for the holidays.

Niece Products is sponsoring the Christmas Light Contest with cash prizes for the winners including:

Residential : 1st/$100, 2nd/$75, 3rd/$50

Top Business: $100

Top Neighborhood: $100

Other contest details:

  • Lights should be in place by Dec. 5th and judging will take place between the 11th and 13th.
  • Properties within a 1 mile radius of city limits will be considers for contest
  • Those wanting to ensure their property or someone else’s judged should call or email the Chamber with their address, name, and phone number
  • Lighting and decorations must be visible from street view.

The Chamber encourages everyone to get in the spirit with lights this season. For more information contact the Chamber at 620.223.3566 or by email at [email protected].
Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce | 231 E. Wall Street, Fort Scott, KS 66701
Entertainment, Fort Scott

Rick Hite Will Entertain at Common Ground Coffee Co. on December 8

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Common Ground Coffee Co., 12 E. Wall Street, Fort Scott, is proud to present local musician Rick Hite who sings and plays guitar, and performs a variety of music including Country, Folk, Bluegrass, Gospel, and Oldies. The concert is set for Friday, December 8, at 6:30 p.m. The show is free and open to the public.

Hite began singing in church at the age of 5 and has been playing guitar since age 9. He has played The White Horse Saloon in Black Mountain, North Carolina, Jekyll Island, Georgia, the Mildred Store, VFW, the Eagles, Elks, Old Settler’s Picnic, and various local venues. We’re pleased to welcome Rick Hite back to the “Loading Dock” stage. On December 8, he will be performing the great music of the 50s and 60s. Bring a friend, enjoy some fabulous seasonal coffee drinks, and spend an enjoyable evening of music.

 

Food, Fort Scott

Schwalm Family Thanksgiving Dinner For the Community: Perhaps the Last

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Two of the Schwalm family members Margery and her, son David. Submitted photo.

The Margery Schwalm family has been providing free Thanksgiving dinners to the Fort Scott community for 28 years.

The Schwalm family poses following the community Thanksgiving dinner during the pandemic. Submitted photo.

“It takes a good week out of my life to do this,” Margery said. “I would like to fix Thanksgiving dinner for my family next year.”

The best part for her is “talking to all the people that call and are so thankful for the meals,” she said. “I get lots of thank you’s from lots of people.”

“But I am tired,” she said. “I would love to have anyone pick it up.”

But for this year,  she and about 25 family members along with some others, will be cooking, packaging, and giving away turkey with all the fixings.

There is a drive-through pickup and also a delivery service for those who can’t get out, but no sit-down meal.

The event is this Thursday, November 23 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. People can call Schwalm at 620.224.6769 to order the meals.

The City of Fort Scott supplies the orange cones that help direct the traffic the day of the dinner at the Elks, and her son David helps with the distribution of the dinners to those who pick up.

Schwalm is a lifelong member of the Elks and gets the use of the facility for free, she said.

Elks Club members Bill Brittain and Pat Bishop gather the turkeys and slow roast them, a few days before the dinner.

“We buy the turkeys from G & W Grocery Store,” she said. “Last year I paid about $700 for the turkeys. G & W donates the carryout bags.”

“Then I round up most of my family and a few friends and will debone them,” she said.

“Cindy Ziegler Schwalm makes sure everything in the kitchen is taken care of, she has several people that help her,” Schwalm said. “She has some big strong guys to help whip up those potatoes.”

Cindy Ziegler Schwalm, facing center right, with the kitchen help at the Schwalm family community Thanksgiving dinner. Submitted photo.

Community Christian Church donates 50 pies and 15 cakes for the event.

“They do a wonderful job with the desserts,” she said.

Parkway Church of God donates money for the dinner rolls.

“The rest of the stuff I buy,” she said. “The carryout plates, seasonings, all the extra fixings to pull it all together.”

A free-will offering is accepted to help with the cost of the meal.

“Freewill donations generally pay for what I am out,” she said.

“We will be out there Thursday in the morning,” she said. “The helpers, the cookers, the handlers who pack up the meals.”

“Once I get everything taken care of,  I will be in the background overseeing,” she said.

Aria and Charlee Davis help with desserts and taking meals to the drive-through. Submitted photo.
The packaging of the Schwalm family Thanksgiving dinner. It is an assembly line. Submitted photo.

 

 

Bourbon County, Fort Scott, K-State Extension

Master Food Volunteer Training Available for K-State Extension

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Sending on behalf of Chamber Member

K-State Research and Extension

Southwind District…..

Interested in increasing your knowledge of nutrition, health, wellness, and food safety? If so, the Master Food Volunteer training is perfect for you! The majority of this training is completed online at your own pace, with three in-person labs. You’ll learn more about basic nutrition, meal planning, cooking techniques, seasonings and flavors, food preservation, food safety, and more. Master Food Volunteers are people with interests in food, cooking, and nutrition who have gone through this training to take their expertise to a higher level in order to be able to give back to the community by volunteering at educational programs! Recent examples of ways our current Master Food Volunteers have served include leading small groups at our summer youth cooking classes, teaching a breadmaking class, and teaching a pressure cooking class – but the sky is the limit!

If you are interested in joining this group, apply by December 1st. Visit bit.ly/southwindmfv to learn more and find the application.

Call 620-365-2242 or email [email protected] with questions.
Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce | 231 E. Wall Street, Fort Scott, KS 66701
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What’s Happening in Fort Scott November 17

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What’s Happening in Fort Scott! November 17th Weekly Newsletter

UPCOMING CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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Fort Scott National Historic Site

Daily Guided Tours: 10am & 1pm

Special activities all this weekend! See link below.

Visit your National Park!

Trolley Tours of Fort Scott

50-minute narrated historical tour

Every Friday & Saturday on the hour

Fridays 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm

Saturdays 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm

$6 adults, $4 12 & under, leaves from the Chamber

BINGO hosted by the American Legion Post 25 every 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month unless it falls on a holiday. Doors open at 6pm and Bingo starts at 7pm at Memorial Hall.

Pizza Republic Wednesdays – 10% of sales go to FSHS Tiger Booster Club every Wednesday from 5pm to 9pm

Christmas on the Bricks Sweatshirt orders NOW online for pickup December 1st. Click here for pricing and to order!

Candlelight Tour Tickets are on sale NOW, contact FS National Historic Site 620-223-0310 to purchase!

Dolly Hollyday Christmas Light Trolley Tours 12/8-12/23, tickets are $8/adult or $5/kids or reserve the Trolley for your friends and family for $125! Contact the Chamber 620-223-3566 to reserve your spot!

11/15-24~ Downtown Business Christmas Tree Decorating Contest as part of the Christmas on the Bricks Festival the first weekend in December, ALL businesses in the Downtown Historic District are eligible to enter into the most wonder contest of the year, deadline to enter is Nov. 24th, click here for more information and to register!

11/15-12/5 ~ Annual Christmas Light Contest sponsored by Niece Products, the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce encourages businesses/residents/neighborhoods to get out and “Deck the Fort” and make the community merry and bright for the holidays, lights should be in place by December 5th and judging will take place between the 11th and 13th, click here for rules and to register!

11/18 ~ Lake Fort Scott Clean-Up Day, any lake residents and volunteers welcome to come out and help, meet at the public boat ramp at 11am, click here for more info!

11/18 ~ Almost KISS Tribute Band LIVE at Memorial Hall, 7pm, click here for tickets!

11/18-19 ~ A Deeper Look at Native Americans and the Civil War – Fort Scott National Historic Site, join Dr. Michell M. Martin @ 1pm on Saturday & Arnold W. Schofield @ 2pm on Sunday, click here for more information!

11/19 ~ 27th Turkey Shoot at BRCC, K-8th + a partner, fee:$2.00 per team, see flyer below.

11/18-25 ~ Annual Key Warehouse Sale, one week only, NOT ON THANKSGIVING, closeouts on men’s, ladies, and kids apparel, click here for hours and more information!

11/20 ~ FSMS Extravaganza sponsored by the FSHS Swim Team, 5-8pm, see below for the list of vendors that will be at this event!

11/20 ~ Washington Workshop Pulled Pork Dinner at Fall Extravaganza, $10, pulled pork/chips/drink/homemade dessert, 5-8pm

11/21 ~ Holiday Sweets Auction hosted by Fort Scott Presbyterian Village, come out and get your desserts for Thanksgiving, 5:30pm, if you plan on donating baked goods or other food items please bring them to the Village before 3pm that Tuesday, click here for more info!

11/22 ~ Sharky’s Drinksgiving Party, Dj/Karaoke beginning at 9pm, click here for more info!

11/23 ~ NO Chamber Coffee – Happy Thanksgiving!

11/23 ~ Community Thanksgiving Dinner at the Elks Lodge, 11:30am-1:30pm, free will donation, click here for more information!

11/29 ~ Crooner’s Tree Lighting, doors/kitchen/bar open at 5pm, live music, tree lighting & champagne toast at 7pm, make reservations at fscrooners.com, click here for more info!

11/30 ~ Chamber Coffee hosted by Sunshine Boutique, 18 E. Wall., 8am

11/30 ~ “Candy Land Christmas” parade hosted by Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce, 6pm in Downtown Fort Scott, grab your family/friends/co-workers and register to be in the parade TODAY, click here for more information and to register!

12/1-12/3 ~ First Annual Christmas on the Bricks in Fort Scott Downtown Historic District, horse-drawn carriage rides/candlelight tours at the Fort/gingerbread house making contest/Christmas paint party at Pizza Republic/Floral Centerpiece Making Class at Sunshine Boutique and SO MUCH MORE! Click here for a complete listing of activities that will be happening that weekend!

12/1-3 ~ The Artificers 7th Annual Christmas Show, Twigs & Berries catering included, enjoy refreshments and shop your local art gallery for Christmas gifts, click here for more info and times.

12/2 ~ Paint & Pizza at Papa Don’s, Christmas Mouse in the theme, $5 is all it takes to reserve your spot with $20 due at the time of class, this is suitable for all ages, click here for more info!

12/3 ~ Cohn’s Cafe Holiday Family Style Brunch as part of the Christmas on the Bricks Festival, adults $20 & children under 10 $12, tea/lemonade included with cash bar holiday cocktails available, reservations are strongly recommended, contact 620-418-6209 to reserve your spot!

12/3 ~ Christmas Floral Centerpiece Class by Sunshine Boutique as part of the Christmas on the Bricks Festival, class is limited to 33 people, pre-paid reservation required, $26 per person, click here for more information and to reserve your spot!

SAVE THE DATE!

12/9 ~ 3rd Annual Jingle Bell Market at the Bourbon County Fairgrounds, vendors with gifts/stocking stuffers/treats/and so much more, make plans to stop by Mrs. Clause’s Kitchen in the Yeager building, 9am-4pm, click here for more info!

12/9&16 ~ Clark Street Lights presents a visit with Santa + Friends, 5-8pm, popcorn/cookies/hot cocoa, free will donation, see flyer below for more details!

12/9 ~ Mountain Games at M’axe Throw House, throwing knife/axe/speed knives/danger zones/keep what you kill/kurtunk/sillhouette/jail break/21/fastdraw, 10am, click here for more info!

12/16 ~ Wreaths Across America Ceremony at Fort Scott National Historic Site, 10am-11:00am, click here for more info.

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SHOPPING ~ SUPPORT LOCAL!

Boutiques-Antiques-Flea Markets & more!

Click here for Chamber member

specialty shopping & other retail in

Downtown & other areas of the community.
Fort Scott Area
Chamber of Commerce
620-223-3566
In This Issue

Calendar of Events

Special Event Features

THANK YOU Chamber Champion members!!
Chamber Highlights
Click here for our
Membership Directory.
We THANK our members for their support! Interested in joining the Chamber?
Click here for info.
Thinking of doing business in or relocating to Fort Scott?
Contact us for a relocation packet, information on grants & incentives, and more!
Seeking a job/career?
We post a Job of the Day daily on our Facebook page, distribute a monthly job openings flyer, and post jobs on our website.
Many opportunities available!
Housing needs?
Click here for a listing of our Chamber member realtors.
Click here for our rental listing.

Dolly Hollyday Christmas Light Trolley Tours, contact the Chamber at 620-223-3566 to reserve your spot or the WHOLE Trolley!

Annual Christmas Light Contest Sponsored by Niece Products, contact the Chamber at 620-223-3566 to put your address on the list for a chance to win!

Santa Claws is Coming to Town!

27th Annual Turkey Shoot @ BRCC!

Fall Extravaganza Vendor List, 11/20, 5-8pm

Fort Scott Middle School

Annual KEY Warehouse Sale!

Announcing the 2023 Christmas Parade,

Get your entry in today! Click
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Art, Business, Entertainment, Food, Fort Scott

Christmas on the Bricks Festival: Nov. 30-Dec.3

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Join us for the Inaugural

Christmas on the Bricks Festival

in Downtown Fort Scott!

First weekend of December

November 30th to December 3rd

See below for details!

Some activities require

pre-registration, so visit the

landing page on fortscott.com for info. so you don’t miss out!

Also, Like & Follow the Festival

Facebook page to stay informed.

EVENT SWEATSHIRTS FOR ORDERING

A limited quantity of event sweatshirts are still being offered for ordering, to be picked up on December 1st, click here for info.

The festival will be packed full of holiday cheer, events, shopping, and activities for all ages with aspirations to be a destination for an Old-Fashioned Christmas.

The weekend will kick off with the

“Candy Land Christmas” Parade of Lights

on Thursday, November 30th at 6pm,

followed by the Lighting of the Mayor’s Christmas Tree, Music by St. Mary’s School Choir,

Holiday Fireworks, and Pictures with Santa inside

Be the Light Boutique at 12 N. Main St.

Click here to enter the parade by 1pm on 11/27!

Events taking place on BOTH Friday and Saturday,

December 1st and 2nd, include:

• 42nd Annual Candlelight Tours, Fort Scott National Historic Site, Fri. 6:30-9pm, Sat. 5-9pm

• Downtown Business Christmas Tree Decorating Contest, cast your vote @ the Courtland, your vote will also enter you in a drawing for prizes!

• The Artificers 7th Annual Christmas Show, Fri. 5-9pm, Sat. 10am-9pm, Sun., 12-5pm

• Downtown Stores Open Late for Shopping, until at least 8pm each night

• Crooner’s Outdoor Patio decorated for photo opportunities, open to the public Fri.-Sun.

• Nativity Showcase, First United Methodist Church, Fri. 5-8pm, Sat.10am-2pm

• Holiday Market Booths at Wall & Main St., Friday 6-10pm, Saturday 12-10pm

• Carriage Rides departing from the Depot, 6-10pm each night

• Firepits with S’mores on Skubitz Plaza, 6-10pm each night

• Live Nativity by Bethel Church, 1st St. & Scott Ave., 5:30-8:30pm each night

• Pictures with Santa, Be the Light Boutique, Fri. 5-8pm, Sat. 12-2pm & 5-8pm

• Historical Trolley Tours from the Chamber & Visitor’s Center, Fri. 11am-2pm, Sat. 10am-2pm

Friday-only events include:

• Outdoor Movies at Lowell Milken Park, 6pm until over

• Live Music by Holly Crays 6:30-7:30pm & Morgan Rohr 8-9pm, Heritage Pavilion, 1st & Main St.

• Christmas Karaoke at Sharky’s North Pole Pop-up Christmas Bar (3rd floor), 9pm-1am

Saturday-only events include:

• Gingerbread House Making Contest, Brickstreet BBQ, 10am

• Candy Land Adventure, Museum of Creativity, 10am-4pm

• Christmas Paint Party at Pizza Republic, 1-3pm

• Christmas Cookie Decorating and Storytime, Hedgehog.INK!, 2pm

• Chili Feed by FSPD & FSFD, Empress Event Center, 5:30-8pm

• Bourbon County Revival live band, Empress Event Center, 6-8pm

• Late-night SINGO, Memorial Hall, 8-11pm

Sunday-only events include:

• Cohn’s Cafe Holiday Family Style Brunch, 10am-2pm, reservations strongly recommended, call or text 620-418-6209

• Floral Centerpiece Making Class by Sunshine Boutique, 1pm

Be sure and look for the Christmas cutouts throughout

Downtown for photo opportunities with your friends and family, being made by Mike & Danyell Miles.

The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce and City of Fort Scott express sincere thanks to ALL the sponsors, volunteers,

and staff who are making this event possible, including:

Event Chairperson and Chamber Board Member, Diane Striler

Chamber President & CEO, Lindsay Madison

Communications & Events Coordinator Emily Clayton

Locals and visitors are encouraged to make plans to enjoy this

FUN weekend on the bricks of the Downtown Historic District!

Contact the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce at

(620) 223-3566 or [email protected]

for questions or more information.

See full event flyer below,

or click HERE for a PDF printable copy.

We would appreciate you sharing with

your family & friends!

Special recognition & appreciation to the Festival sponsors displayed below.

This event simply would not be possible without all of the support!

If you would like to be added to the final sponsor promo, signage, and printed handouts for the event, you may still make a charitable contribution to the Fort Scott Area Chamber Foundation by

1pm Monday, November 27th. Click here for more info. on sponsorship levels & payment info.
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Click on the individual flyers below for more details on each event!

Thank you to our Chamber Champion members below for their premium support of the Chamber year-round!
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Entertainment, Fort Scott

Fort Scott Public Library November Newsletter

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Fort Scott Public Library Newsletter
Special Issue – November 2023

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY HOURS

THE LIBRARY WILL CLOSE AT NOON, WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 22. Happy Thanksgiving!
The Library will be closed Thursday-Sunday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Early Closing Today
 

The Library will close at NOON today due to staffing issues. Be sure to stop in early to prepare for the weekend. We will be open regular hours on Saturday.

 
NOW HIRING: LIBRARY DIRECTOR

We are seeking a new director to lead our library into the future. Will it be you? Click the link for full details, including how to apply:
Please share the news with anyone you think might be qualified and interested. Thank you for your help getting the word out!

7TH ANNUAL FAMILY HOLIDAY PARTY

Family Holiday Party
Monday, December 18, 4 PM
Fort Scott Public Library

Come join us for a family holiday party! Teens will have their own games & activities upstairs. Kids 1st grade & under must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Activities include holiday stories & singalong, cookie decorating, candy cane hunt, “snowball fight,” teen games, and crafts. All children and teens will receive at least one gift and a free book!
We are looking for volunteers to help supervise the activities and groups, and donors to help provide food.
Please sign up here: https://forms.gle/Nofhf7aYuChp1aRL8 if you’d like to help.
After stories and songs, the event will be split up by family groups rather than age groups (with the exception of the teens, who will remain upstairs for the majority of the event), although age-appropriate activities will be offered for each level. If you will have your children with you and would like to volunteer to help, you may stay with your family or group the entire time while helping to keep the event supervised and activities running smoothly.
Please email [email protected], fill out the form linked above, Facebook message the library to volunteer or donate.
Want to donate food but aren’t sure what to give? See this list for suggested items.
https://docs.google.com/…/1aCMK6PmSwLltz4JOh10x…/edit...
Happy Holidays from your friends at FSPL!

Book Sale

Our ongoing book sale cart is back! Find it downstairs beside the copy machine. Free books are now located inside the north entrance in a tub on the curbside pickup shelf (when we have any available).

New Adult Books

A Christmas Vanishing : a novel
by Anne Perry

Mariah Ellison investigates after accepting an invitation to spend Christmas with a friend and her husband but arrives and discovers her friend has disappeared without a trace and her invitation has been rudely rescinded.

An Angel Called Gallagher
by M. K. Mcclintock

On a ranch known as Hawk’s Peak, a family celebrates love, joy, and peace at last or so the Gallaghers thought. Brenna is convinced she hears a woman singing to her son. Eliza and Ethan are unnerved by a sleepwalker and Isabelle swears Hawk’s Peak is haunted. Then an unlikely visitor stumbles into their lives.

Confessions of a Cafeteria Catholic
by Peter J. Kreeft

Nat [Whilk] ” ‘is the ‘cafeteria Catholic’ “, writes Kreeft, “and I am the ‘eat all the food Mommy puts on your plate’ Catholic.” Taking on Nat’s manifesto point by point, the Boston College philosopher builds his case for a full-package Catholicism, addressing the themes of authority, love, freedom, conscience, sex, abortion, social justice, science, and more.

Her Secret Hope
by Shelley Shepard Gray

An Amish woman harboring secrets and looking to start over in Pinecraft meets a hardworking farmer who lives only a few miles away from her hometown, in the third novel of the series following Her Only Wish.

Saturday AM presents How to draw diverse manga : Design and create anime and manga characters with diverse identities of race, ethnicity, and gender
by Saturday Am

“For beginner to intermediate artists, Saturday AM Presents How to Draw Diverse Manga demonstrates how to conceive and draw original characters that reflect diverse racial, ethnic, and gender identities, featuring work by the artists represented in Saturday AM magazine, a recognized global brand that unites the two biggest trends in Young Adult graphic novels/comic books: diversity and manga”

Just Once : a novel
by Karen Kingsbury

Torn between two brothers—Sam and Hank, one at war and one at home, Irvel Ellis, when Hank enlists to save his brother, wonders if love can find a way, even from the ashes of the greatest heartbreak.

My name is Barbra
by Barbra Streisand

In her own words, the living legend tells the story of her life and extraordinary career, from growing up in Brooklyn to her first star-making appearances in NY nightclubs to her breakout performance in Funny Girl to the long string of successes in every medium in the years that followed. Illustrations.

Now You See Them
by Elly Griffiths

“The fifth book in the Magic Men series, Now You See Them is a wild mystery with detective Edgar Stephens and the magician Max Mephisto, as they investigate a string of presumed kidnappings in the swinging 1960s”

Recipes for murder : 66 dishes that celebrate the mysteries of Agatha Christie
by Karen Pierce

“Poisons, knives, and bullets riddle the stories of Agatha Christie, but so does food, which she uses to invoke settings, to develop characters, and, of course, to commit murder. This to-die-for cookbook offers recipes written by the author for one accessible, easy-to-follow dish or drink for each of Christie’s 66 mysteries. Recipes include Fish and Chips at the Seven Dials Club, Literary Luncheon Meringues, Oysters Rockefeller on the Orient Express, Sixpence Blackbird Pie, Orange Marmalade from Gossington Hall, and more. Along the way, you’ll learn how to make an exquisite omelet, how to roast a leg of lamb properly, and how to serve perfectly timed steak frites. Framing these dishes are insightful essays and headnotes that detail the history of the recipes, their context in Christie’s life and times, and the roles they play in the source works. Based on extensive research and investigation, all dishes appear traditional to their respective eras, so steak fried for 1923 but marinated and grilled for 1964. Completing the collection, thematic menus assemble recipes for a Halloween murder mystery gathering, a “Christie for Christmas,” a book club buffet, and other occasions, making it a filling tribute to the grand dame of detective fiction”

New Young Adults Books

Courage to Dream : Tales of Hope in the Holocaust
by Neal Shusterman

“Taking readers into the darkest time of human history?—?the Holocaust?—?this graphic novel, woven from Jewish folklore and cultural history, shows what it means to face the extinction of everything and everyone you hold dear while exploring one common thread: the tradition of resistance and uplift.”

Disney Twisted-Wonderland, the manga : book of Heartslabyul. 2
by Yana Toboso

“Yu is formally enrolled in Night Raven College. He’s even a prefect…of Ramshackle Dorm. But that doesn’t mean things are getting any easier for him. When his classmate Ace shows up on his doorstep after getting in trouble, Yu faces his biggest challenge yet!”

The Knight Captain Is the New Princess-to-Be 1
by Yasuko Yamaru

Christina, a.k.a. “Lady Chris,” was born into a noble family and treated more or less like a boy growing up. Now a dashing young woman, Chris is not only captain of the imperial guards–she personally protects Prince Leonardo, who has been a dear friend since childhood. When his father, the king, demands he find a suitable girl to marry, Leo insists that he’s already found one: Chris! Chris is shocked, but figures that Leo doesn’t really love her like that; it’s probably just some ploy to keep the king happy. Chris decides to play along, but as the charade goes on, she starts to wonder if maybe her princely pal has actually fallen for her!

The druid’s call
by E. K. Johnston

“In this epic prequel to the film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Doric’s powerful druid origins are revealed.”

Tilly in Technicolor
by Mazey Eddings

When eighteen-year-old Tilly goes to London to intern for her sister’s company, she begins to unmask her ADHD and connects with Oliver, another neurodivergent intern.

New Children’s Books

A Bear, a Bee, and a Honey Tree
by Daniel Bernstrom

“Entertaining illustrations and energetic text reveal what happens when a hungry, fuzzy bear and a hive of angry bees come face to face.”

A Bed of Stars
by Jessica Love

This reassuring picture book about finding one’s place in the world follows a father as he takes his child on their first camping trip where he shows them, under a blanket of stars, that the universe is a friendly place.

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Fort Scott, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce

Show Off Your Christmas Lights

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CHAMBER ANNOUNCES CHRISTMAS LIGHT CONTEST SPONSORED BY NIECE PRODUCTS

 

The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce encourages businesses, residents, and neighborhoods to “Deck the Fort” and make the community merry and bright for the holidays.  Niece Products is sponsoring a Christmas Light Contest with cash prizes for the winners including:

Residential: 1st $100, 2nd $75, 3rd $50
Top Business: $100
Top Neighborhood: $100

 

Other contest details:

  • Lights should be in place by December 5th and judging will take place between the 11th and 13th.
  • Properties within a 1 mile radius of city limits will be considered for contest
  • Those wanting to ensure their property or someone else’s is judged should call or email the Chamber with their address, name and phone number.
  • Lighting and decorations must be visible from street view.

The Chamber encourages everyone to get in the spirit with lights this season.  For more information contact the Chamber at 620-223-3566 or by email at [email protected].

Fort Scott, Fort Scott Community College, Gordon Parks Museum, History

Gordon Parks Birthday Celebration Is November 30

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Gordon Parks. Submitted photo.

 

Phone: 620-223-2700, ext. 5850                                                

Email: [email protected]

Website: gordonparkscenter.org

 

The Gordon Parks Museum at Fort Scott Community College will celebrate the anniversary of Gordon Parks’ birthday on Thursday, November 30th with the showing of films throughout the day. The events are free of charge and the public is invited to attend.

The schedule throughout the day will include:

 

9:25 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. – Showing of the Criterion Collection film, The Learning Tree.

 

11:25 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. – Showing of the Criterion Collection films The Movie Makers, a featurette that shows Parks on location for The Learning Tree film.  And My Father: Gordon Parks, (1969), a documentary made on the set of The Learning Tree, narrated by Gordon Parks Jr., and featuring on the set interviews with Gordon Parks Sr. and members of the cast and crew.

 

12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Join us for Birthday Cake in the Gordon Parks Museum on the Fort Scott Community College Campus Center.

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. — Showing of the film Moments Without Proper Names.

 

Throughout the day, visitors will be able to receive a 25% birthday discount on all apparel items.

Parks, born in Fort Scott on November 30, 1912, would have been 111 this year.  He died on March 7, 2006, at the age of 93.  The films will be shown in the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center. For more information contact the Gordon Parks Museum at 620- 223-2700, ext. 5850, or by email at [email protected]

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