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Grand Opening/Ribbon Cutting of Boiler Room Brewhaus June 2

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GRAND OPENING AND RIBBON-CUTTING OF THE BOILER ROOM BREWHAUS
Saturday, June 2, 2018
1:45pm

FORT SCOTT – The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce announces a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to celebrate the Grand Re-opening of The Boiler Room Brewhaus in their new location of 10 S. National Ave. The ceremony will take place this Saturday, June 2, 2018, at 1:45 pm, just prior to the official opening of the business at 2 pm.

Tickets to the Grand Re-opening event are not required but are free and may be obtained through The Boiler Room Brewhaus Facebook page. Those with tickets will have reserved seating. Attendees must be 21-years-old to sample or purchase alcoholic beverages; soda, tea, and water will also be available. Minors are allowed but must have adult supervision.

The Chamber invites members and the community to attend and congratulate the Ritter’s on the re-opening and expansion of the Brewhaus. The owner of the building known as the former “Downtowner Motel”, Josh Jones, is also to be commended for investing in upgrades to the property located in the Historic District.

For questions or more information email the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce at [email protected].

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Library Hosted Fun At Ellis Center

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The Fort Scott Public Library Reading Program filled the lobby of the Ellis Fine Arts Center on the campus of Fort Scott Community College Wednesday morning.

Music, dance, reading challenges, crafts, snacks and other fun activities helped the children get ready to set reading goals for themselves for the summer.

Following are snapshots of the morning.

Registering for the morning’s events at the Fort Scott Public Library’s Summer Reading Program kick-off.
Upcoming activities for June at the Fort Scott Public Libary were handed out.

 

A coloring table and snacks were enjoyed by these children.
The reading challenge table.
Air guitar props for photographing children.
Oliver Shelton plays in the pool filled with balls Wednesday morning at the library reading program kick-off.
Children pick out prizes given following the activities at the Fort Scott Public Library Reading Program kick-off Wednesday morning at the Ellis Fine Arts Center at Fort Scott Community College.

 

 

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FSCC Construction Trades/Masonry in National Competition

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Photo courtesy of Stephanie Potter

Fort Scott Community College students Dylan Giager, from left, Alex Garcia and Pittsburg High School students Coltin Oehme and Wil Jameson qualified for the SkillsUSA National competition after sweeping the SkillsUSA state competition in masonry and carpentry.

 FSCC Construction Trades and Masonry take on SkillsUSA Nationals

Fort Scott, Ks.—Fort Scott Community College Construction Trades and Masonry students head out to Louisville, Ky. to compete in the 54th annual SkillsUSA National competition held on June 25th-29th. Students who placed first at the state level competition earned the chance to take on nationals. FSCC took 13 carpentry students, 3 HVAC students, and 3 masonry students to state and 4 students came out on top; Alex Garcia and Coltin Oehme for masonry, Dylan Giager and Wil Jameson for carpentry.

FSCC sophomore Siarra Clark, who came in second at state, but only by a couple points, says “I was raised around concrete and construction so the program at FSCC was fitting. The competition was a great experience and I hope to compete in something like this in the future.” Siarra took 1st in the hands-on portion of the state competition and 2nd in the written portion, making it 2nd overall.

Pittsburg High School (PHS) senior and now FSCC certified mason Coltin Oehme came in 1st overall at the state level, so he will go on to compete at nationals. Oehme not only came in 1st but was the first one done even with making multiple corrections. “If the design isn’t correct and perfect, it’s an automatic loss,” says Oehme. FSCC Masonry instructor, Nacoma Oehme, Coltin’s cousin, says “Coltin did great at state and we’re looking forward to seeing what he does at nationals…he takes a lot of pride in his work, especially since it’s in the family. We come from a long line of masons. Coltin inspires others to look into masonry as a career choice.”

FSCC carpentry students Dylan Giager (FSCC) and Wil Jameson (PHS) will compete on the carpentry side of SkillsUSA. This is FSCC carpentry’s 7th year to nationals under the supervision of instructor Kim Coates. “You never know who is going to bring who,” says Coates, “Wil Jameson is the first high school sophomore to win gold and go to nationals…I was surprised and very excited.” Brady Newman, FSCC student barely came in 2nd behind Dylan Giager by only 2%, winning him a silver medal. Right behind him was Thomas Mayfield with a bronze medal.

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Good Ol’ Days Are Here

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Provided by the Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce

Join Us For the 37th Annual
Good Ol’ Days Festival!
This Thursday–Saturday, May 31st – June 2nd!
Hosted by Good Ol’ Days Committee
Historic Downtown Fort Scott
Fun for the whole family!
Click here for more information and
for link to schedule shown below.
See below for more events hosted by the
Fort Scott National Historic Site and

Fort Scott Munitions

Fort Scott National Historic Site
And the Great Outdoors, Good Ol’ Days 2018

 

SATURDAY, JUNE 2
10:00 am – 4:00 pm: Buddy the Bison
10:00 am – 4:00 pm: Canoeing/ Kayaking
10:00 am – 4:00 pm: Youth Archery Instruction Session
10:00 am – 4:00 pm: Broad-axe/ Hewing Carpenters Demonstration
10:00 am – 3:00 pm: “Birds of Prey” – (Live Raptors) Operation Wildlife INC.
10:00 am – 2:00 pm: Story Time – Tales of the Past
10:00 am – 4:00 pm: Ticks – Did you know?
11:00am – 1:00 pm: Old Fashion Picnic- Please bring your lunch and a blanket
12:00 pm -12:30 pm: Old Fashion Mattress Race – with prizes

 

 

Fort Scott Munitions 2nd Annual
Customer Appreciation Day
On June 2nd, 2018 Benghazi Survivors
Tanto and Boon will be in Fort Scott to sign books, ammo, and meet/greet anyone who shows up. Eric Hadley owner of Got Your Six Coffee will be in attendance as well as Megan and Patrick O’Grady of Blue Line Bears. Join us at 8pm at East Wall for insane deals, free coffee, lunch with Traeger Grills, up to $5,000 in prizes and more.
There will be a Car and Motorcycle show,
Saturday, 8am-5pm, as well that will be FREE.
If you are interested in being in the Car/Motorcycle Show

you may register here

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Chamber Coffee at City Hall This A.M.

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WEEKLY CHAMBER COFFEE REMINDER
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Join us for the weekly Chamber Coffee!

Hosted By
Fort Scott Good Ol’ Days 
 
at Skubitz Plaza, Old Fort Blvd. (In front of the Fort). 
If inclement weather moved to City Hall, 123 S. Main St.
Thursday, May 31st, 8am
Click here for the Good Ol’ Days Facebook page.
Click here for the Good Ol’ Days page.
Chamber members and guests are encouraged to attend for networking, community announcements, and to learn about the hosting business or organization.
Members may pay $1 to make an announcement about an upcoming event, special/sale/discount, or news of any kind.
Upcoming Coffees:
June 7th – Keyhole Youth Center
June 14th – The Lavender Patch Farm
June 21st – BEACON Food Pantry
June 28th  – Skitch’s Inc.
 
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Informative Opportunities Offered At The Fort June 2

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Fort Scott National Historic Site

And the Great Outdoors, Good Ol’ Days 2018

Fort Scott, Kansas: “Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods…” John Muir

John Muir talked about how he cherished spending his time in the great outdoors. During his life, he felt it crucial to step away from the hustle and bustle of life occasionally and enjoy what nature has to offer. For a look at what nature and the great outdoors has to offer in Kansas and Missouri, join us at Fort Scott NHS on Saturday, June 2, 2018, as the site joins the town of Fort Scott in celebrating Good Ol’ Days.

In keeping with this theme of the Great Outdoors, Fort Scott NHS offers a variety of outdoor exhibitors from the Kansas and Missouri areas.

  • As you begin your grand adventure, look for a sight rarely seen at Fort Scott, a canoe. Visit our canoeing and kayaking booth to learn about canoeing in the local area.
  • Touch and see a bison hide, as a Ranger from Prairie State Park shows a variety of ways that Native Americans used the bison (or buffalo, as it is popularly known).
  • Migrate to the Operation Wildlife exhibit and experience the adventure of seeing raptors up close in this live “Birds of Prey” program.
  • Moving at a slow crawl will then bring you over to visit with Dr. Kathryn Reif, a KSU professor who will be discussing tick safety, and what measures to take while hiking or walking in the outdoors.
  • If all this walking is making you hungry, then grab your lunch and a blanket and join us for an old-fashioned picnic while listening to tales told by a professional storyteller, Steve Otto. Work off some of your energy by competing in an old-time mattress-stuffing race.
  • If you are looking for kids’ activities, bring them by for Youth Archery Instruction from Kansas Department of Wildlife &Tourism or earn your own junior ranger badge at the Junior Ranger booth.
  • Dream of building that log cabin in the woods while watching National Park Service Exhibit Specialist Jim Bailey, perform a historic carpenter demonstration of hand hewing oak timbers.
  • Finally, don’t forget to saunter with Buddy the Bison as he roams the Fort.

One does not have to travel far to create their own outdoor adventure! The schedule of activities will be as follows; all programs will take place on the grounds of Fort Scott National Historic Site. Get a map as you enter the site showing where the various programs and stations will be located.

SATURDAY, JUNE 2

10:00 am – 4:00 pm: Buddy the Bison

10:00 am – 4:00 pm: Canoeing/ Kayaking

10:00 am – 4:00 pm: Youth Archery Instruction Session

10:00 am – 4:00 pm: Broad-axe/ Hewing Carpenters Demonstration

10:00 am – 3:00 pm: “Birds of Prey” – (Live Raptors) Operation Wildlife INC.

10:00 am – 2:00 pm: Story Time – Tales of the Past

10:00 am – 4:00 pm: Ticks – Did you know?

11:00 am – 1:00 pm: Old Fashion Picnic- Please bring your lunch and a blanket

12:00 pm -12:30 pm: Old Fashion Mattress Race – with prizes