We will have our regular General Membership meeting on Wednesday, August 2, in the Conference Room at the Scottview Apartments, 315 S. Scott
Bourbon County Inter-Agency Coalition
General Membership Meeting Agenda
August 2, 2023
Welcome:
Member Introductions and Announcements:
Program: Narcon training presented by April Jackson. The September program will be presented by Cynthia Tucker, Community Coordinator for Loving Grace.
Open Forum:
Adjournment: The next General Membership meeting will be September 6.
All of your Favorite master and guest artist are sharing a show this First Friday! Come in during August 4th to have a last chance to see all their work together!
The “Last Look” Opening is a summer review of all of our past Master and Guest artists in one big show opening! Appreciating the lovely art and Artist who have participated in the gallery before the fall season starts and we get new art in!
Come and join us for the last looks and all the stories August 4th!
List of Artists in the Last Look Opening!
Top left- Liberty Worth
Top middle- Gentry Warren
Top right- Phillip Ortiz
Bottom left – Lorrie and Isaac Fowler
Bottom middle- Jill Willams
Bottom right- Kadra Nevitt
Glaze Day!
August 26th we will be holding our third glaze day! On glaze day we offer handmade and pre-prepped pieces of all kinds to Glaze! A mug, bowl, etc. that you decorate how ever you choose! Glaze day is held from 12pm-5pm and you can come in anytime!
Classes Are Available On The Website!
All of the classes for the rest of the year are up on our website!
Go check them out and get in before everyone else!!
CHAMPIONS FOREVER- Are you ready to be inspired?! They were finalists on America’s Got Talent!! — Bruce, Diane and their family of 12 children have been in 40 countries, using their Spin-tacular Basketball Show to entertain and share a message of HOPE to this generation! They had even been invited to perform for 3 back to back NBA Finals Games. This show is an awesome way to tie up Summer with your family, right here in Fort Scott. Champions Forever will be at Fort Scott High school on Sunday, August 6th at 2:00 p.m. Get your tickets at www.advancebourboncounty.com
Haley Jones, 28, is the new USD 234 Board of Education Administrative Assistant/Communications Coordinator, as of July 5.
The position is a combination of administrative assistant and communications coordinator, which is a new feature to the board.
“As administrative assistant, I perform various clerical tasks, take phone calls, filing, organizing calendars, and greeting those who visit the board,” Jones said. “With the communications coordinator position, I create/send out any important information or updates for our school district- via email, social media, texts, and our website. As well as reaching out to those in our community who are able to be of assistance in helping spread the word for us. I will continue to grow in this position and learn/take on new responsibilities.”
Jones was a para-educator at Fort Scott High School in early 2020, and then in late 2020 worked as an insurance customer service rep for Cobalt MedPlans until July of 2023.
Jones graduated from FSHS in 2013 and then graduated from Fort Scott Community College with an Associates Degree in 2017.
Her family is boyfriend, Derek Houdashelt and children nine-year -old Aiden Houdshelt and 8-month-old Kash Houdashelt.
This week’s Friday Night Concert will be a special performance by Faith’s Journey, a trio from Branson, Mo. The concert will begin at 6 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 301 S. National Ave., which is bringing this concert to the public.
A free-will offering will be accepted.
Faith’s Journey is a ministry of music that performs over 120 dates a year from coast to coast. This ministry is comprised of Jonathan Edwards, MC and baritone for the group; his wife Deana Edwards soprano; and Scott Roberts, tenor and pianist.
Faith’s Journey has ministered on small and large stages across the country singing great traditional gospel music. They have been featured performers at Branson’s Silver Dollar City as well as had their music played on radio stations across the country.
Friday Night Concerts are organized by Ralph Carlson and sponsored by the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce. Sound support is provided by Dave’s Music and Jim Butler.
“We are able to use ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funds) for more special education personnel and intervention assistance,” Brown said.
“The JAG program at Fort Scott HIgh School- a school to career program. This is evidence based and done with a career specialist.”
“JAG-K will help prepare students for successful futures,”according to its website https://jagkansas.org/ “We will partner with students to help them identify a career path compatible to their interests and skills and overcome the various challenges they face that put them at risk of not attaining educational and career success.”
“Enrolled students can eat free for the 2023-2024 school year,” he said.
“A new FSHS heating/air conditioning/venting system, with further energy improvements being performed at each of our district’s buildings,” Brown said.
Those who retired from the district this year:
Chris Sather, Amy Lybarger, Kelly Cox, Cristin Stark, Kristi Hartman, Carol Bingesser, Michelle Martin, Jane Hill, Becky Howard, Susan Carnes, Ramona Wilson, Debbie Endicott, Connie Billionis, and Stewart Guss.
The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a Community Connection Panelist Luncheon on Wednesday, July 26th, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Empress Event Center, 7 N. Main St. Chamber members and the community are invited to attend for updates on things that are happening in the community!
The event is free to attend but registration is requested. Box lunches are available by pre-order for $10 and those need to be ordered by July 25th at 10am. Those planning to attend may RSVP online at fortscott.com under the events tab.
There will be a 7-minute update from each of the following panelists, ending with time for questions:
Fort Scott Area Community Foundation, Craig Campbell Chair, Becky Tourtillott Vice Chair
Fort Scott National Historic Site, Carl Brenner
Fort Scott Recreation Commission, Lucas Kelley
Good Neighbor Action Team, Craig Campbell
Healthy Bourbon County Action Team, Jody Hoener President/CEO, Rachel Carpenter Director
Kansas Small Business Development Center, Dacia Clark, Assistant Director PSU KSBDC
Moderator for the event will be Bailey Lyons of Lyons Realty Group, 2023 Chamber Board Chair.
The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce invites members and guests to the Chamber Coffee this Thursday, July 27th at 8am.
This week’s coffee will be hosted by Woodland Hills Golf Course located at 2414 Horton St.
Coffee and light refreshments will be served.
Fort Scott’s Woodland Hills Golf Course was named a Top 10 golf course in Kansas by Best Things Kansas and number 6 in the entire state.
Woodland Hills has also been named one of the best municipal courses in Kansas. Woodland Hills is an 18-hole park-style course, winding through beautiful scenery, with elevation changes and some of the best views in Bourbon County.
Come enjoy one of Southeast Kansas’s hidden treasures at the Woodland Hills Golf Course.
Contact the Chamber of Commerce at (620) 223-3566 for more information.
Magician Jeff Quinn will travel from Nebraska to Fort Scott for the first time, to wow the community with his interactive magic show, tailored to the summer reading theme. He will perform on July 26 at 10 a.m. at Memorial Hall.
Library performances are free and open to the public. This event is part of the library’s summer reading program. Learn more about and register for the program at: https://forms.gle/suanVpb2pYH3PwyX8
This performance is made possible by the Dollar General Literacy Grant.
The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a Community Connection Panelist Luncheon on Wednesday, July 26th, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Empress Event Center, 7 N. Main St. Chamber members and the community are invited to attend for updates on things that are happening in the community!
The event is free to attend but registration is requested. Box lunches are available by pre-order for $10 and those need to be ordered by July 25th at 10am. Those planning to attend may RSVP online at fortscott.com under the events tab.
There will be a 7-minute update from each of the following panelists, ending with time for questions:
Fort Scott Area Community Foundation, Craig Campbell Chair, Becky Tourtillott Vice Chair
Fort Scott National Historic Site, Carl Brenner
Fort Scott Recreation Commission, Lucas Kelley
Good Neighbor Action Team, Craig Campbell
Healthy Bourbon County Action Team, Jody Hoener President/CEO, Rachel Carpenter Director
Kansas Small Business Development Center, Dacia Clark, Assistant Director PSU KSBDC
Moderator for the event will be Bailey Lyons of Lyons Realty Group, 2023 Chamber Board Chair.
Click here to RSVP and pre-order lunch!
This event is being sponsored by Davis Accounting, Inc.
and Labconco.
Contact the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce at 620-223-3566 for more information or visit fortscott.com.
Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce | 231 E. Wall Street, Fort Scott, KS 66701
