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Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church Golf Tourney Fundraiser is March 25

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Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church on day one of demolition March 1, 2023.

Plans are in place for a golf fundraiser for the Catholic church that burned down last summer.

On March 25, 2023 there will be an 8 a.m. registration and  9 a.m. tee off at Woodland Hills Golf Course in Fort Scott.


 Mid-Continental Restoration Company is hosting a golf tournament at Woodland Hills Golf Course to help raise funds for replacing the Mary Queen of Angels Church building which burned on the night of August 29, 2022.

 

“THE TOURNAMENT IS FILLED!” Franks Halsey said. “BUT we are still looking for hole sponsors from businesses as well as silent auction items or donations. In addition, Mid-Continental has purchased and will raffle a golf cart. Raffle tickets are
on sale for the price of $25 for one ticket, or 5 tickets for $100. You do not have to be present to win the golf cart.”

The golf cart that is being raffled for the Catholic Church fundraiser. Submitted photo.

Raffle tickets can be purchased at Woodland Hills or send a check Mid-Continental Restoration, 401 E. Hudson, Fort Scott, KS 66701 made out to Mary Queen of Angels (Building Fund). Any monetary
donations or any silent auction items can be donated and sent to Mid- Continental Restoration as well.


 For any questions or any more information please reach out to Chase Halsey at 620-704-2733, or
[email protected].

Fort Scott, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce

What’s Happening in Fort Scott-By the Chamber

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What’s Happening in Fort Scott!

March 2nd Weekly Newsletter

UPCOMING CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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Fort Scott National Historic Site

Daily Tours: 10am & 1pm

Click this link: The Artificers

Upcoming pottery class/workshop

schedule, something for all ages!

Click here for all the FUN activities at the

Museum of Creativity, something for all ages!

March Special at Hedgehog.INK! Bookstore

Buy 2 Children’s Books, Get 1 free

Gardening Books 25% off!

3/2 ~ BINGO hosted by American Legion post #25, Memorial Hall, doors open at 6pm, Bingo starts at 7pm

3/2-11 ~ Bourbon County Fine Arts Exhibit, open to public for viewing, click here for more info.

(Artist Reception 3/2 6-8pm open to the public)

3/4 ~ The Artificers are hosting a whistle making class for kiddos, only $10 per kid, classes on the 1/2 hour, click here for more info.! Twigs & Berries will be there with Cotton Candy!

3/3-4 ~ Trolley Tours start for the season and run thru the first weekend of December, 50-minute narrated tour of Fort Scott, on the hour from the Chamber, Fridays 11am-3pm, Saturdays 10am-3pm , $6 adults, $4 children 12 and under

OPENING WEEKEND SPECIAL 1/2 OFF!

3/4 ~ FSHS Tiger Girls play at 5pm, hosting

Sub-state! Go Big Red!

3/4 ~ 2nd Annual Marsha Fest in honor of the late Marsha Lancaster of Marsha’s Deli at the Liberty Theatre, 8pm, click here for more info. Baloney Ponyz live in concert ~ don’t miss it!

3/4 ~ Storytime at Hedgehog.INK!, 2:30pm, click here for more info.

3/9 ~ Chamber Coffee hosted by Riggs Chiropractic – a new business & Chamber Champion member, 304 E. 23rd St., 8am!

3/7 ~ Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge hosted by the Chamber through NetWork Kansas and our E-Community program in conjunction with FSHS, student business competition, tradeshow by students of businesses open to the public! Come vote on your favorite! FSHS Aux Gym, 11:30am-12:45pm, the Chamber will be presenting nearly $3,000 in cash prizes to the students!

See flyer below for more info.!

3/10-12 ~ FSCC College Rodeo, March 10th starts at 7:30pm, Saturday March 11th starts at 1:30pm and 7:30pm, and Short Go at 1pm on March 12th, Admission is $12 for adults, children ages 6-12 $5 and children 5 & under get in free, FSCC students w/ID – $5. Click here for more info.

3/10 ~ Dangerous Doug Harper performing Indie Folk Music at Common Ground Coffee Co. 7-8pm, free admission. Click here for more info.

3/12 ~ Daylight Savings Time, Spring Forward!

3/12 ~ Austin Parks Benefit Dinner, FSHS Cafeteria, 11:30am-2pm or until out with an auction starting at 1pm, this is a free will donation with all proceeds going to Austin Parks Family to support him during his cancer treatment journey, click here for more info.

3/13-17 ~ Kids Spring Art and Paint Parties, 702 S. National Ave, cost is $125, $25 to reserve your child’s spot and the balance of $100 due the first day of camp, click here for more info.

3/17 ~ St. Patrick’s Day! Find the Golden Coins for discounts at Sunshine Boutique, 10am-6pm, contact Sunshine Boutique for more info.

3/17-18 ~ SEK Spring Classic Lamb & Cattle Show, Bourbon County Fairgrounds, click here for more info.

3/17 ~ Baked Potato Bar and Pie at First United Methodist Church 301 National, free will donation, 11:30am-1:30pm, see flyer below for info.

3/23 ~ Chamber Coffee hosted by Big Sugar Lumber, 1005 S. Clark, 8am, celebrating 40 years in business in March!

3/24 ~ FSCC Aggie Days at Fort Scott Community College, 8am-3pm

3/24 ~ Knights of Columbus Annual Fish Fry, Kennedy Gym, 705 S. Horton, click here for

more info.

3/24-25 ~ Spring Open House ~ Find the Golden Egg Shopping Event, Downtown & Around, shop at participating retailers for savings!, click here for more info.

3/25 ~ Mary Queen of Angels Benefit

Golf Tournament, 4 person scramble $60 per person ($240 per team) 8:00 Registration, 9:00 Tee off, click here for more info.

3/25 ~ Unique Fundraiser at Museum of Creativity, $15/person, starts at 9am, click here for more info.

Save the Date!

3/29 ~ Star Party at the Fort Scott National Historic Site

3/31 and 4/1 ~ Home, Sport, Farm, & Garden Show, Friday 5-8pm, Saturday 9am-3pm, Arnold Arena at FSCC, 2108 S. Horton St., hosted by KOMB FM 103.9 and 98.3 FM Radio

4/13 ~ JOB FAIR hosted by the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce, 3-6pm, click here to register for an employer booth.

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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.

March Into Savings at

Hedgehog.INK! Bookstore!

Bourbon County Arts Council

Annual Fine Arts Exhibit, March 2nd-11th

2nd Annual Marsha Fest!

Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge

Tradeshow of 18 Competing Student Business Ideas

Open to the public, Tuesday, March 7th 11:30am-12:45pm!

FSHS Aux. Gym, 1005 S. Main St.,

enter thru main/west doors of the school.

Austin Parks Family Benefit

Dinner and Auction!

United Women in Faith hosting a Baked Potato Bar and Pie!

Spring Open House Find the Golden Egg Shopping Event!

Upcoming Movie Schedule @ Fort Cinema

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Fort Scott, Schools, Sports

Fort Scott High School Girls 4A Sub-State Basketball Championship is March 4 @ Home

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The 4A Girls Sub-State Basketball Championship game between Topeka-Hayden and Fort Scott will be Saturday, March 4th at 5:00 at Fort Scott High School.

Doors will open to spectators at 3:45.
Admission is $8 adults, $6 students. No passes per KSHSAA post-season policy.
FSHS students will get in for free but must get ticket at door.
Go Tigers!!!

Submitted by

Jeff DeLaTorre
Athletic/Activities Director
Fort Scott High School
Church news, Fort Scott

Demo of Catholic Church Begins

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The Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church building on March 1. Demolition has begun.

Demolition started sooner than expected on Fort Scott’s Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church, following a wind storm early on March 1, 2023.

A portion of the facade of the fire-damaged church was blown down by the storm around 2 a.m.

“The front facade came off the building and blocked Eddy Street,” Mark McCoy, who is on the parish committee that is working on the rebuild project, said.

“Eddy Street, in front of the church, will be blocked off until further notice,” he said. “I estimate the demo will take approximately three weeks.”

The church parish committee is in the beginning stages of the design and architecture phase of the church rebuild, he said.

“It will be approximately six months until construction can begin,” McCoy said.

They are anticipating a 12 month construction period, he said.

“The cost to rebuild will be in excess of $5 million,” McCoy said. “The building standards have changed since the building of the church in 1872, at a cost of $20,000.

Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church, 705 S. Holbrook, Fort Scott suffered extensive damage in a fire that started in late evening on August 29, 2022.

 

When the the Fort Scott Fire Department and FS Police Department units arrived the church was on fire with heavy smoke and flames emitting from the southeast corner of the structure.

The fire was later determined to be from a lightning strike.

Simpson Construction Services, Wichita, is doing the demolition of the church building, and also the construction.

St. Mary’s Catholic Church fire on August 29, 2022. Courtesy of Stephen Toal.
Bourbon County, Fort Scott, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce, Jobs

Bourbon County Job Fair April 13

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Fort Scott – Bourbon County
JOB FAIR
Hosted by the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce
Now taking registrations for employer booths!
Employers interested in having a booth
can click here to register online.
For a printable registration form click here.
Click here for a printable copy of the Job Fair flyer if
you can post it to help us promote the event.
The event will take place
Thursday, April 13th from 3-6pm.
Ellis Fine Arts Center
on the Campus of Fort Scott Community College
2108 S. Horton St.
ALL job seekers welcome ~ ALL types of jobs available!
KANSASWORKS will be onsite at the Job Fair to provide resources and any assistance to employers or job seekers!
The deadline to register for an employer booth is March 29th, but the earlier you register, the more we can promote
you will be there and the jobs for which you are hiring!
Contact the Chamber for more info. or any questions:
620-223-3566 or [email protected]
Thank you to our Chamber Champion members below!
Fort Scott, Schools

Minutes of the U234 Board of Education Special Meeting on Feb. 27

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Monday, February 27, 2023

 

Members of the USD 234 Board of Education met at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, February 27, 2023, for a special board meeting at the board office.

 

President Danny Brown opened the meeting.

 

The board held a work session led by Superintendent Destry Brown to update the board regarding long-range facility and maintenance needs facing the district.  Gina Shelton, Finance Director/Board Clerk provided financial information in regard to the various funds that can be used for capital projects.  There was discussion.

 

The board went into an executive session for personnel matters.

 

The board approved the following items:

  • Approval of Personnel Report (following)

 

President Danny Brown adjourned the meeting.

 

 

 

PERSONNEL REPORT – APPROVED EMPLOYMENT

February 27, 2023

 

 

RESIGNATIONS/TERMINATIONS/RETIREMENTS:

Sabrina Cady – Resignation, Van Driver/Fort Scott Middle School Paraprofessional, effective March 8, 2023

Colin Downey – Resignation, Fort Scott High School Social Studies Teacher, effective at the end of the 2022-23 school year

Lienna Upchurch – Resignation, Eugene Ware Special Education Teacher, effective at the end of the 2022-23 school year

Robert West – Termination, Preschool/Eugene Ware Custodian, effective March 7, 2023

 

EMPLOYMENT/REASSIGNMENTS:

Megan Blythe – Fort Scott High School Art Teacher – remainder of 2022-23 school year

Alicia Craig – Change position to a 4-hour Van Driver and 6.50-hour Winfield Scott Paraprofessional, effective 03/06/23

Jamie Dawson – Transfer from Eugene Ware Paraprofessional to Winfield Scott Paraprofessional on 02/21/23

Alexandrea Herring – Preschool/Eugene Ware Custodian, effective February 23, 2023

Mesa Jones – FSHS Play Assistant

David Martin – FSHS Assistant Swim Coach

Entertainment, Food, Fort Scott

Sock Hop Family Dance March 3

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Sending on behalf of Chamber Member
Museum of Creativity…
Dress up like it’s 1953 and come celebrate Barbie with fun, music, dancing, dinner, and dessert!
There will be a hotdog dinner combo which includes; hotdog with bun, soda, and chips.
There will also have an ice cream bar with Braum’s ice cream and classic toppings.
Prize awarded if you come in costume.
This event takes place on Friday, March 3rd 2023 from 5-10pm and you can come and go as you please.
Tickets:
Pre-registration price $10/person
At the door $12/person
Unlimited ice cream is $3 more per person
To pre-register email [email protected]
or text 209.204.9743
Disclaimer: We are not handicap accessible yet. We would be happy to assist you into the building.
Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce | 231 E. Wall Street, Fort Scott, KS 66701
Fort Scott, Schools, Youth

Fort Scott H.S. Thespian Troupe #7365 Celebrates Theatre in Our Schools Month

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Conventional wisdom accepts that Star Wars and the Super Bowl attract an audience of millions.
What’s less well known is that a recent survey indicates almost 50 million people attend one of more than 37,000 school theatre performances annually in the United States.


The Theatre in Our Schools (TIOS) Month in March, is an opportunity to inform them, and millions more, that the pleasure they get from seeing a show on stage is just one of many benefits that school theatre brings to all involved—from overcoming fears of public speaking to the development of collaboration and teamwork.
TIOS is timely in that its March celebration occurs the same month as Music in Our Schools and Youth Art Month.


TIOS provides an opportunity for all of us here in Fort Scott—students, parents, school boards and elected officials—the entire community—to become familiar with the benefits of school theatre
participation.
Thespian troupe #7365 is planning a number of events to celebrate this month. On March 2, they travel to Topeka to meet with legislators about the importance of supporting theatre education.
March 6, troupe president Kinsley Davis presents to the USD 234 Board of Education about the way theatre education is impacting our own school district. On Thursdays in March, Thespians will wear
theatre–related t–shirts to school. March 24 is the annual FSHS Talent Show and Miss(ter) FSHS Pageant at 7 p.m. in the FSHS Auditorium. Admission is $5 at the door. Thespians travel to the Music Hall in Kansas City to see the Broadway Touring production of Hamilton on March 28.


You can follow FSHS Thespians through the following social media links: Facebook – Fort Scott High School Thespians, Instagram – FSHSThespians, Snapchat – FSHSThespians, Tiktok – fshsthespian,
Twitter – FSHS_Thespians. Share your school theatre thoughts with us using #TheatreInOurSchools.

Fort Scott

Benefit for Austin Parks on March 12

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Austin Parks, graduate of Fort Scott High School, has Advanced Hodgkins Lymphoma, and members of the community are organizing a benefit to help with costs of the disease.
Parks is the son of former FSHS FFA/advisor and  agriculture teacher, Kyle, and Sheena, who was a school psychologist
Austin has hospitalized with complications due to chemotherapy treatments, according to Katie Casper, who is former student of Kyle Parks helping with the event.
“The money raised will be given to the family to help defray the costs of travel, medical treatment, and any other costs associated with the extended period of hospitalization and time off work,” she said.
The benefit is March 12, from 11:30 a.m.- 2 p.m. in the Fort Scott High School Commons area.
Free-will donations will be received for the Parks family.  There will also be an auction to raise donations.
This event is sponsored by the Fort Scott FFA Chapter and friends of the Parks family, she said.

It will be in the FSHS Cafeteria and dine-in attendees should enter through the main entrance on the west side of the school.


For drive-thru: enter from the west side of the school off Main St. and go between the high school and football field.

Fort Scott High School’s west side entrance.


The menu:
Butcher Block Pulled Pork
Glen’s Taters
FFA Homestyle Beans
Homemade desserts by FS FFA
Tea and water


100% of the donations will be  given to the
Parks Family, according to Casper.


For more info:
Contact:
Sydney Cullison at 620-224-7290 or Katie Casper
620-224-6585.

Art, Bourbon County, Fort Scott, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce

Bourbon County Arts Council Exhibit Features Many Local Artists

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A 2016 photo of the Bourbon County Arts Council Annual Exhibit.

An annual art exhibit will include several local artists this weekend.

The Bourbon County Arts Council will present its 31st Annual Fine Arts Exhibit, March 2 through 11, at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center, on the Campus of Fort Scott Community College at 2108 S. Horton.

Local artists entered include Kathryn Allen, Haley Beaton, Trista Brigg, Rylee Coulter, Stephanie Erie, Bareigh Farrell, Steve Floyd, Grace French, Alie Fuhrman, Chance Fuhrman, Barbara Gibson, Lucy Gladbach, Alexis Herring, Bobbi Kemna, Terry Koester, Connie Neil, Kadra Nevitt, Gayle Sackett, Jim Sackett, Caitlynn Tate, Cadence Tuck, amd Cayden Woods.

Other artists who are participating in the exhibit are from Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas.

The mission of the council is to foster, promote and increase the knowledge, appreciation and practice of the arts, according to its Facebook page.

The council will host the Fort Scott Chamber Coffee at 8 a.m. on Thursday  March 2, at the Ellis Center, which kicks off the event.

A reception will be held on March 2  from 6 to 8 p.m. to honor this year’s juror and artists. The public is invited to attend and enjoy the opportunity to meet and visit with them about the art.

The exhibit will be open to the public  beginning  March 2 through Saturday March 11, weekdays from noon to 7 p.m., and on Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

There is no admission charge for this event, and the community is  encouraged to come and enjoy a collection of original artwork.

Artists will have their work on display and for sale in this multi-media exhibit, with categories including ceramics, drawing and  graphics, fiber arts, glasswork, jewelry, mixed media, painting, pastels, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and watercolor.

This year’s theme is “Doorways and Windows.”

Cash prizes awarded for category winners are given by the Bourbon County Arts Council in memory of E.C. Gordon, and by the generous sponsorship from these local businesses:  Buerge Art Studio, Citizens Bank, City State Bank, Edward D. Jones, Fort Scott Broadcasting,  H&H Realty, Landmark Bank, Lyons Realty, MidContinental Restoration, Osage Timber Mills, State Farm Insurance, Union State Bank, and Ward Kraft.

About the Juror

Trent Freeman is the juror for the exhibit.  Freeman received his Bachelors in Fine Arts from Emporia State University, and also studied at Kansas University and abroad in Australia.

Freeman is a sculptor whose works have been featured in private collections, local galleries, and at fine-art festivals.

He has instructed privately from his studio for the past 25 years, and continues teaching workshops and private classes currently in Fort Scott where he and his wife, Kate Riddle Freeman, have recently opened  a privately owned art gallery, The Artificers,  at 8 North National Avenue. From here, they are resident artists in their teaching and working studio.

As an artist, he draws inspiration from Old World and Asian techniques, using native wood, and recycled glass and metals to create his eclectic designs.

He has spent much of his career in education and instruction, facilitating college workshops, providing continuing education for teachers, and instructing at the Carnegie Art Center in Leavenworth.

He was a member of the Board of the Bonner Springs Art Alliance from 2017 -2020.

The Arts Council Board

The Bourbon County Arts Council Board is made up of Deb Anderson, President; Bre Eden, Vice President; Steve Floyd, Secretary; Terri Floyd, Treasurer; Cindy Bartelsmeyer, Elaine Buerge, Deb Halsey, Justin Meeks, Kelly Nelson, Linda Noll, Robin Whitlock, and Chris Woods.
Bourbon County Arts Council Members present at the Chamber Coffee in 2020, from left, Elaine Buerge, Deb Anderson, Terry Floyd, Steve Floyd and Linda Noll.

 

 

 

 

 

Business, Entertainment, Fort Scott

Marsha Fest: 80s Music on March 4 at the Liberty Theater

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Marsha Lancaster died in September 2021 at the age of 54, but those who knew her, want to continue to honor her legacy of supporting community youth sports.

There will be a fundraiser in her honor on Saturday, March 4 at 8 p.m. at the Fort Scott Liberty Theater. Tickets are $35.

“Marsha Lancaster was a Fort Scott native and lived her entire life at 2nd and Hill Street,” said her friend Rhonda Dunn, who is helping with the annual event in remembrance of her.  “She was active in many things in school including sports like basketball and volleyball.  After attending Fort Scott Community College (FSCC), Marsha bought the Great Plains Deli and her food was legendary in the area.”

To learn more of Lancaster: Obituary of Marsha Lancaster

Marsha’s Deli was known as a local eatery that offered generous portions and a welcoming, down-home atmosphere.

Today her nephew, Brian Lancaster, owns Marsha’s Deli and strives to continue her legacy.

Marsha’s Deli is located at 6 W. 18th Street in Fort Scott.

“She supported many organizations and teams through the years,” Dunn said.  “She fed many teams that traveled to Fort Scott.  It was a tradition for the FSCC Coaches to bring prospective athletes to the Deli for a welcome from Marsha and their first meal at the Deli. Marsha didn’t know a stranger and was amazing at making everyone feel welcomed as soon as they walked through her Deli doors. Marsha was a Fort Scott legend.”

A girl who grew up in 1980s, Marsha Fest will have an 80s Hair Band Rock group to entertain the attendees.

“Baloney Ponyz (a naughty 80s joke) is from the KC area and plays 80s Hair Band Rock music,” Dunn said.  “Many of the members of Baloney Ponyz are also members of Disco Dick and the Mirror Balls as well as Legends of Rock.”

The event is sponsored by the Lancaster family. Profits from the event are going to support the Fort Scott High School Sports Booster Club, Dunn said.

“Marsha always enjoyed watching sports and made sure to support the area sports teams by donating or making treats for them to enjoy on game days and we want to keep that legacy alive,” Dunn said. “The proceeds from last year’s Marsha Fest went to Care to Share and the Splash Pad.”

For the latest information, view the Marsha Fest Facebook page.