Fort Scott, Government

Fort Scott City Agenda March 5

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The Fort Scott City Commission will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday March 5 at  city hall, 123 S. Main.

I. ROLL CALL:

ADAMSON BARTELSMEYER MITCHELL NICHOLS PARKER

II. FLAG SALUTE

III. INVOCATION: Pastor Paul Martin, Community Christian Church

IV. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS:

V. CONSENT AGENDA:

  1. Approval of minutes of the regular meeting of February 19th, 2019.

  1. Approval of Appropriation Ordinance 1233-A totaling $286,874.02.

VI. APPEARANCE/COMMENTS/PUBLIC HEARING:

  1. APPEARANCE: None

B. CITIZEN COMMENTS (Concerning Items Not on Agenda – 3 minute limit per citizen)

C. PUBLIC HEARINGS/COMMENTS:

6:15 p.m. Resolution 5-2019 directing the repair or removal of an alleged unsafe and dangerous structure located at 1612 E. Oak Street

VII. CONSIDERATION:

  1. Consideration of Resolution No. 6-2019 of the governing body of the City of Fort Scott determining the advisability of issuing Taxable Industrial Revenue Bonds for the purpose of financing the acquisition, reconstruction, remodeling, furnishing and equipment of a commercial facility located in said city and authorizing execution of related documents.

  1. Consideration of Ground Lease Bids for land at Wastewater Treatment Plant

  1. Consideration of quote for raw water testing for cryptosporidium

  1. Consideration of Bids for Leak Noise Correlator

VIII. COMMENTS:

  1. Director Updates:

Health Care Update – Dave Martin

EMS Update – Dave Bruner

Waggoner Engineering – Robert Uhler

Fire Truck Purchase – Rhonda Dunn

  1. Commission:
  1. City Attorney:
  1. City Manager:

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

I MOVE THAT THE CITY COMMISSION RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE

SESSION FOR ________________________________ IN ORDER TO

(see below justification)

DISCUSS ______________________________________. THE

EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL BE ___________ MINUTES AND THE OPEN

MEETING TO RESUME AT ________________.

Justifications for Executive Sessions:

  • Personnel matters of non-elected personnel

  • Consultation with an attorney for the body or agency which would be deemed privileged in the attorney-client relationship

  • Matters relating to employer-employee negotiations whether or not in consultation with the representative or representatives of the body or agency

  • Confidential data relating to financial affairs or trade secrets of corporations, partnerships, trusts and individual proprietorships

  • Preliminary discussions relating to the acquisition of real property

IX. MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT: ROLL CALL

Fort Scott, Government

Land Bank Meeting March 5

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There will be a meeting of the Fort Scott Land Bank held on Tuesday, March 5th, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. in the City Commission meeting room at 123 S. Main Street. This meeting will be held to continue the discussion on the policies of the Land Bank. There will be a majority of the City Commissioners present, but no City Commission business will be conducted.

Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce

What’s Happening by the Chamber of Commerce

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RADIO AUCTION – KOMB All Hit 103.9 FM – Starts Jan. 16 through first week of March, every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Listen for details!
ABE/GED Orientation Classes at FSCC will begin Tuesday, March 5th.

There are 3 class times to choose from: 9am-12pm, 1pm-4pm, or 4pm-7pm. (See flyer below for more info)
4th Annual KANSASWORKS Statewide Job Fair – March 7th, Memorial Hall Civic Center, 410 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, 2pm-6pm (See flyer below)
Volunteers Needed! FutureNow: Finance is coming to Fort Scott High School and we need your experience and expertise!! See flyer below for more information. Contact Lewis Dunkeson, Site Coordinator, FHSH at [email protected], or call him at: 620-223-0600 (FSHS) or 402-212-9826 (cell)
Care to Share (“The Sharing Bucket”) will be hosting the 5th Annual “TaTa” Ride on June 15th, 2019 and an “AR-15 Gun Raffle”. Raffle tickets are $5 each and on sale now! ATF Regulations apply. Contact Stacey Wright for tickets or more info. (See flyer below)
Mar. 1-2
Weekly Livestock Sale at Fort Scott Livestock Market. Starting at 10am on both Fridays & Saturdays
Fridays:  Cows, Pairs, Big Bulls
Saturdays:  Stocker & Feeder Cattle, followed by any cows & bulls that come in late Friday & Saturday. Cafe open both sale days. You don’t have to be a buyer, just to come watch the sale and visit the cafe!
1 YPL First Friday Luncheon (Young Professional’s League of Bourbon County) – Papa Don’s Pizza, 10 N. Main St., 12-1pm

Join us for the YPL First Friday Luncheon, open to YPL members or anyone interested in the organization
5-6 Story Time – Fort Scott Public Library,  201 S. National Ave., 10-11am
5 Fort Scott Middle School Pizza Hut Nights Fundraiser – Fort Scott Pizza Hut, 1810 S. Main St.

The middle school fundraiser is always the 1st Tuesday of each month that school is in session. Please plan to eat at Pizza Hut sometime that day and use the FSMS voucher
5 T.O.P.S Meeting – Buck Run Community Center,
3-4pm
5 Fort Scott Kiwanis Meeting – FSCC Heritage Room, 2108 S. Horton, 12-1pm
5 Zumba Classes at FSCC Ellis Fine Arts Center, 2108 S. Horton

Zumba classes are held every Tuesday & Thursday night from 5-6:15pm. $3 per class

Contact Kassie Fugate-Cate: 620-223-2700 for more info
5
Community Bingo Night Fundraiser at Fort Scott Middle School – 1105 E. 12th St., 5:30-7:30pm (doors open at 5pm)

50/50 Grand Prize! (See flyer below for more info)
5 City Commission Meeting – City Hall, 123 S. Main St., 6-7pm
6 Google Livestream hosted by the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce: Give Your Website A Refresh – Lowell Milken Center, 1 S. Main St., 11am-12pm

Learn about search engine optimization and best practices for creating a search-friendly site
6 Rotary Meeting – Presbyterian Church,
308 S. Crawford St., 12-1pm
6 Monthly Grief Support Luncheon hosted by Cheney Witt Chapel – Carriage House, 301
S. Main, 12-1pm

A grief support luncheon is hosted by Cheney Witt Chapel the 1st Wednesday of each month at noon. Anyone dealing with a loss is encouraged to come and bring a friend. Cheney Witt Chapel will provide lunch at the Carriage House. Call 620-223-1186 for more info
6 Bourbon County Coalition Monthly Meeting – Basement of the First Baptist Church, 123 Scott Ave., 12-1pm

Public welcome
6
Adult Coloring Program – Fort Scott Public Library, 201 S. National Ave., 2-4pm

Join us in the library events room for a relaxing afternoon of coloring and conversation. Library provides coloring pages, pens and pencils, and snacks. Bring your own beverage of choice (no alcohol, please)
6
TAG (Teen Advisory Group) – Fort Scott Public Library, 201 S. National Ave., 4-5pm

Exclusively for middle and high school students. We have meetings weekly, including a games
& snack night, a community service project, a book club meeting, and a craft night each month
Make a difference in your community while having fun at TAG! Each meeting includes food, drinks, and a good time with your fellow teens. Bring your friends!
7
Join us for the weekly Chamber Coffee of the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce at 8am. This week’s Chamber Coffee will be hosted by Bourbon County Arts Council (Annual Exhibit)

Location: FSCC Ellis Fine Arts Center, 2108 S. Horton, 8am
7 Pioneer Kiwanis Meeting – FSCC Heritage Room, 12pm
7 4th Annual KANSASWORKS Statewide Job Fair – Memorial Hall Civic Center, 410 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Independence, KS, 2-6pm

Contact Jolene Ray for more info: 620-231-4250 (See flyer below)
7 Zumba Classes at FSCC Ellis Fine Arts Center, 2108 S. Horton

Zumba classes are held every Tuesday & Thursday night from 5-6:15pm. $3 per class

Contact Kassie Fugate-Cate: 620-223-2700 for more info
7 Thursday Card Players – Buck Run Community Center, 735 Scott Ave., 6-9pm. Free weekly event to anyone that wants to play cards, drink coffee, eat snacks, and socialize
8-9
Weekly Livestock Sale at Fort Scott Livestock Market. Starting at 10am on both Fridays & Saturdays
Fridays:  Cows, Pairs, Big Bulls
Saturdays:  Stocker & Feeder Cattle, followed by any cows & bulls that come in late Friday & Saturday. Cafe open both sale days. You don’t have to be a buyer, just to come watch the sale and visit the cafe!
8-9 FSCC Dinner Theatre presents “Prescription: Murder” – FSCC Theatre, 2108 S. Horton St.

2 options: Dinner and a show, or show only. Tickets must be purchased by 5pm, Feb. 27th. Available at Common Ground, FSCC Switchboard, and from FSHS Thespian Club members (See flyer below for more info)
8-10 FSCC 38th Annual Spring College Rodeo – FSCC Arnold Arena, 2108 S. Horton

This action-packed rodeo will feature athletes from 25 Kansas and Oklahoma 2-year and 4-year colleges

Friday, March 8th: 7:30pm
Saturday, March 9th: 1pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, March 10th: 1pm

(See flyer below for more info)
8 Lenten Fish Fry hoted by Knights of Columbus – Kennedy Gym behind Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church, 705 S. Holbrook

Each Friday from March 8th through April 12th. Doors open at 5pm and we serve until 7pm. Menu includes southern fried catfish, baked white fish, spaghetti, green beans, coleslaw, baked potatoes and french fries, grilled cheese for the kids. Free-will donation or $5 for take-out box
9 Legislative Update Coffee at Empress Event Center – 7 N. Main St., Fort Scott, 9-10:30 am

State Legislators Senators Richard Hildebrand and Caryn Tyson, and Representatives Trevor Jacobs and Ken Collins will give an update on the current session as well as address any issues or questions presented from the audience. Coffee, juice & light refreshments will be served
9 Storytime at Hedgehog.INK – 16 S. Main St., 10:30 am

Storytime and special activity with an author the 2nd Saturday of each month (See flyer below)
9 Winter Biker Meet & Greet Expo – Boiler Room Brewhaus, 2 S. National Ave., 2-5pm

All bikers welcome. come out & meet new people, promote your club, upcoming rides, your biker business, network with other bikers, enjoy some good tunes and ice cold micro brewed local beer
9 Blues & BBQ at Crooners featuring Missy Andersen & Her One Man Band – 117 S. Main St., 8pm

Tickets available at Chamber of Commerce, 231 E. Wall St., or by calling Terri Floyd:
620-224-7221 (See flyer below for more info)
12-13 Story Time – Fort Scott Public Library,  201 S. National Ave., 10-11am
12 T.O.P.S Meeting – Buck Run Community Center,
3-4pm
12 Fort Scott Kiwanis Meeting – FSCC Heritage Room, 2108 S. Horton, 12-1pm
12 Zumba Classes at FSCC Ellis Fine Arts Center, 2108 S. Horton

Zumba classes are held every Tuesday & Thursday night from 5-6:15pm. $3 per class

Contact Kassie Fugate-Cate: 620-223-2700 for more info
12 USD 234 Board of Education Meeting – Board of Education, 424 Main St., 5:30-6:30pm
12 Historic Preservation Association of Bourbon County Meeting – Old Congregational Church, 502 S. National Ave., 7-8pm

Board meeting at 6:30pm, program at 7pm. Fellowship, refreshments, and a door prize
13 Breakfast Bingo at Buck Run Community Center – 735 Scott Ave., 9-10am

2nd & 4th Wednesdays of each month. Come drink some coffee and play some bingo at BRCC. Staff will provide the bingo cards, the caller, and coffee. Prizes provided by the Fort Scott Recreation Commission
13 Rotary Meeting – Presbyterian Church,
308 S. Crawford St., 12-1pm
13 Driving and Dementia Class – Papa Don’s Pizza, 10 N. Main St., 12:30-1:30pm

This Remote Learning Series is bringing education to the community and providing the opportunity to attend a session close to home. Call 800-272-3900 to register for any session. (See flyer below for more info)
13
Adult Coloring Program – Fort Scott Public Library, 201 S. National Ave., 2-4pm

Join us in the library events room for a relaxing afternoon of coloring and conversation. Library provides coloring pages, pens and pencils, and snacks. Bring your own beverage of choice (no alcohol, please)
13
TAG (Teen Advisory Group) – Fort Scott Public Library, 201 S. National Ave., 4-5pm

Exclusively for middle and high school students. We have meetings weekly, including a games & snack night, a community service project, a book club meeting, and a craft night each month
Make a difference in your community while having fun at TAG! Each meeting includes food, drinks, and a good time with your fellow teens. Bring your friends!
14
Join us for the weekly Chamber Coffee of the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce at 8am. This week’s Chamber Coffee will be hosted by Tri-Valley Development Services.

Location: 4305 Campbell Dr., 8am
14 Pioneer Kiwanis Meeting – FSCC Heritage Room, 12pm
14 Zumba Classes at FSCC Ellis Fine Arts Center, 2108 S. Horton

Zumba classes are held every Tuesday & Thursday night from 5-6:15pm. $3 per class

Contact Kassie Fugate-Cate: 620-223-2700 for more info
14 Chamber Annual Dinner & Awards Celebration featuring Guest Speaker Mitch Holthus, Voice of the Kansas City Chiefs – The River Room, 3 W. Oak St., 5:30pm

This year’s event features a social and a silent auction, beginning at 5:30pm, then dinner, awards ceremony and live auction beginning at 6:30pm

Individual reservations are $35. A table for 8 can be reserved for $360. Contact Lindsay Madison at 620-223-3566 for reservations (See flyer below for more info)
14
Author Talk and Book Signing with Joyce Love at Hedgehog.INK – 16 S. Main St., 5:30pm

Meet and greet author Joyce Love. there will be an author talk, Q & A and book signing. Her book will be available for purchase in the bookstore. Light refreshments will be served (See flyer below for more info)
14
Thursday Card Players – Buck Run Community Center, 735 Scott Ave., 6-9pm. Free weekly event to anyone that wants to play cards, drink coffee, eat snacks, and socialize
Save the Date:
– March 15 – Friendship Soup Lunch at First United Methodist Church
– March 15 – Lenten Fish Fry hosted by Knights of Columbus at Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church
– March 16-17 – St. Patrick’s Day Celebration at Holmtown Pub
– March 16 – Sass Monkey at Liberty Theatre
Click here for full events listing on our website.
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The Fort Scott National Historic Site 2018 Schedule of Activities.

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Kansas Rocks Recreation Park

4-Wheeling, Biking, Hiking

2018 Schedule of events.

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Bike Share Program

Bike Share Program is now
available to the public!
Click here to view more detail about this amazing program and
for additional information on our website click here!

CHAMBER COFFEE
UPCOMING INFORMATION
 
 Chamber Coffee 

Thursday, March 7, 2019
8:00 am
This week’s Chamber Coffee will be hosted by
Bourbon County Arts Council, Annual Exhibit
Location: FSCC Ellis Fine Arts Center,
2018 S. Horton St.
Upcoming Coffees:
March 14th – Tri-Valley Development Services
March 21 – Briggs Auto of Fort Scott
March 28 – Bourbon County
April 4 – KOMB FM – Home Show

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Business, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce, Housing

Country Place Offers Special Deal

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Country Place Senior Living and Memory Care
announces a special
Limited Time Offer!
Save $3,000 and get your choice of a FREE 46″ HD TV or a cafe table with chairs!
Call or stop by today to receive
$1,000 OFF YOUR FIRST THREE MONTHS
(Total Savings: $3,000)
AND
your choice of a free 46″ high definition TV or a charming cafe table with dining chairs. This offer is only good through March, so call today for a tour and to lock in this limited-time promotion.
For more information, contact:
Country Place Senior Living
820 & 822 S. Horton St.
Fort Scott, KS 66701
620-223-1822
Since opening in March 2016, Country Place Senior Living has earned a reputation for providing exceptional care to those residing in both our Assisted Living and Memory Care residences.
Our certified team strives to enhance the lives of our residents through engaging social activities, outstanding dining and professional care. Our elegant yet comfortable residences provide a
home-like setting with private suites and luxurious amenities in an intimate setting.
Ascension Via Christi, Fort Scott, Health Care

Ascension Via Christi/Fort Scott Celebrates Opening of Emergency Department

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Randy Cason, Ascension Via Christi Hospital President speaks at the grand opening of the Fort Scott Emergency Department on Feb. 28.

A ceremony of speeches, prayers, cookies and punch, and tours of the new Ascension Via Christi Emergency Department took place in the former cafeteria of Mercy Hospital on Feb. 28.

Ascension Via Christi assumed operations of the closed Mercy Hospital Emergency Department on Feb. 1, 2019.

On Feb. 18, the new department began operations in Fort Scott.

The grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony was the celebration of the emergency department opening.

Randy Cason, president of Ascension Via Christi in Pittsburg said it “was no small feat to open up an emergency department and lab services” and acknowledged the help of the Mercy Hospital administration team and others (a city/county collaboration) who “worked hard to make sure health care will move forward in our community. We understand the need.”

“We opened on the 18th at 7 a.m. and we had our first patient at 7:15 a.m.,” Cason said. “It’s been 24/7 service since then.”

“It’s the most mission based thing we have done,” he said. “I am proud of our team pulling it together.”

In addition to the move to Fort Scott, Via Christi had a name change, “a unified brand move” Cason said. “On Feb. 14, we officially became Ascension Via Christi.”

There are 40 employees at Fort Scott, including emergency, radiology and laboratory services, said Michelle Kennedy, Ascension Via Christi Senior Marketing Specialist.

“We worked hard to see the former employees staying on,” Kennedy said.

The operation of the emergency department will be like any other, she said. “We’ll put patients in categories and the level of care they need.”

“Depending on the urgency, they would be stabilized and transported to another facility for advanced care.”

The facility chosen would depend on hospital availability and the condition of the patient, Kennedy said.

Some of the 40 employees of Ascension Via Christi at Fort Scott.  Back row, left to right: Jessica Cobb, Kayla Stewart, Adrienne Kellenberger, Holly Ryan, Barbara Dunlap, Stephanie Holtz. Front row L to R: Naomi powers, Bill Watkins, Brooke Newell, Melissa Wescoat, Jennifer Meadows, Cheryl Koppa.
The outside entrance, on the south side, to the Ascension Via Christi Emergency Department.
Dr. Tim Stebbins, medical director of the Ascension Via Christi Emergency Department in both Pittsburg and Fort Scott, speaking at the grand opening of the Fort Scott ER on Feb. 28.
Ascension Via Christi Hospital has imaging and laboratory services at the former Mercy Hospital building at 401 Woodland Hills, Fort Scott.
Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Lindsay Madison speaks during the grand opening and ribbon cutting for the emergency room. Also speaking from Fort Scott were City Manager Dave Martin, Mayor Jeanne Parker, and Father Yancey Burgess (pastor at Mary Queen Of Angels-Fort Scott), who prayed a blessing for the emergency department.
The Ascension Via Christi Emergency Department had a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the reception area on Feb. 28, including staff and administration and local city dignitaries.
From left: Tawny Sandifer, Ascension Via Christi Chief Nursing Office, and project leader for the Fort Scott Emergency Department; Naomi Powers, Director of the Emergency Department in Fort Scott and Pittsburg; Jessica Cobb, RN Nursing Manager, Fort Scott and Pittsburg; Kayla Stewart, RN Coordinator Clinical Program.
Natalie Snyder, RN; Kristi Harbit, RN and Cheryl Koppa, RN, all of Fort Scott,
man the emergency department nurses station the day of the grand opening of the Ascension Via Christi Emergency Room, Feb. 28. All of the full-time nurses are local, said Ascension Via Christi Manager of Patient Access, Jennifer Meadows. The emergency department interior “looks pretty much the same,” Meadows said.

 

Fort Scott Community College

eSports Is Coming to FSCC

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FSCC gears up for Gaming Greyhounds

Fort Scott Community College is bringing competitive online gaming to campus with ‘eSports’. What is eSports? “eSports describes the world of competitive, organized video gaming. Competitors from different leagues or teams face off in the same games that are popular with at-home gamers: Fortnight, League of Legends, Counter-Strike, Call of Duty, Overwatch and Madden NFL, to name a few. These gamers are watched and followed by millions of fans all over the world, who attend live events or tune in on TV or online. Streaming services like Twitch allow viewers to watch as their favorite gamers play in real time, and this is typically where popular gamers build up their fandoms” (Willingham, A. 2018).

FSCC will be offering the following to students who are interested in becoming a Gaming Greyhound:

  • Books and Tuition scholarship for 15 credit hours
  • Private gaming area for practicing and competing
  • Travel for competitions
  • Networking with other gamers, spectators, and possible sponsors
  • A coach to lead them to victory

 

FSCC will be competing in the games League of Legends and Overwatch, with the possibility for more games in the near future.

“We are thrilled to add eSports to our varsity sports programs. This is a multi-billions dollar industry that is growing every single year, and we are very excited to lead the way for two-year colleges in the region. Esports has been one of our most requested activities from prospective students in recent years. We believe this will open the doors to some exciting new partnerships with area sponsors, and we are looking forward to our gaming future” says Tom Havron, V.P. of Students and Athletic Director.

To find out more information or to become a Gaming Greyhound, contact Tom Havron at [email protected] or call 620.223.2700.

For information regarding scholarships, please contact Admissions at [email protected] or call 620.223.2700 ext. 3510.

Reference:

Willingham, A. (2018) “What is eSports? A look at an explosive billion-dollar industry”. Retrieved from https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/27/us/esports-what-is-video-game-professional-league-madden-trnd/index.html.

Opinion

Sarcasm By Patty LaRoche

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Patty LaRoche

All of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. (1 Peter 3:8)

She passed me in Walmart, but not before I had time to read the logo on her t-shirt: “Member of the National Sarcasm Club.” Directly under that title were these words: “And what makes you think I need your support?”

As pithy as it was, I couldn’t help but think…Not something I would care to flaunt.

Not that I don’t sometimes find humor in sarcasm.

Especially when God uses it. Remember Job? The one who started out wealthy and healthy and surrounded by a huge family? When all of that was taken from him AND his friends and wife suggested God didn’t have his best interests in mind, Job began questioning. Now it’s God’s turn to respond. In Job 38: 20-21, He asks Job if he knows where light and darkness reside and then adds, “Surely you know, for you were already born! You have lived so many years!” The chapter is loaded with God’s crafty comments to Job, basically meaning, “I’m sorry. I seem to have forgotten which one of us created the world.”

Most sarcasm, however, isn’t God-clever, like the time Henry Ward Beecher, in the middle of an impassioned sermon, was interrupted by a drunk man in the balcony who began crowing like a rooster. Instantly Beecher stopped, took out his watch, and remarked: “What? Morning already? I wouldn’t have believed it, but the instincts of the lower animal are infallible.”

See the difference? God loved Job and was reminding him that He had everything under control, so Job need not worry. Beecher was using mockery to degrade his parishioner. James Denney, a Scottish theologian, once said that it is very hard to show that Christ is magnificent and that I am clever at the same time, a test, in my opinion, Beecher failed.

Sometimes sarcasm lightens a tense moment, but we must always use discretion and ask how it might feel to be the recipient of such cynicism. “Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves” (Phil. 2:3). As we all know, there are cruel people waiting for a chance to verbally pounce. Their goal is not love but one-upmanship. . One person wrote, “I love sarcasm. It’s like punching people in the face but with words.” Do you find humor in that? I don’t, even though I am the first one to laugh at skillful sarcasm (always intended to make the other person smile, not wince). For example, if you watched the pre-show for the Super Bowl, you heard Larry Fitzgerald comment about ex-quarterback Kurt Warner’s role as radio commentator for the game. “Everyone always said he has a face for radio.” Warner, sitting beside his old teammate and best friend, loved it. The aim was humor, not hurt. The take away from this is that the line between “real” and “joking” isn’t all that thick, and making someone feel less than God desired, as we all know, is never, ever funny.


Obituary

Obituary of Mary Elizabeth Lundberg

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Mary Elizabeth Lundberg, age 101, resident of Bronson, KS, died Monday, February 25, 2019, at Arrowood Lane, Humboldt, KS.

She was born August 31, 1917, in Redfield, KS, the daughter of Clarence Lee Harber and Lila May Quick Harber.

She attended Redfield School,  graduated from Fort Scott High School in 1936, then Fort Scott Junior College in 1938.

Elizabeth graduated from White’s Cosmetology in Wichita. She worked in Wichita until she bought a beauty salon in Bronson in 1940.

She married Thomas A. Lundberg on February 10, 1946. He preceded her in death in 1975. Elizabeth worked as a homemaker during the years of raising her two children. She then went to work at Moran Manor in the dietary department until retiring in 1988.

She was a member of the Bronson United Methodist Church, Eastern Star, and several clubs. She enjoyed quilting, gardening, community work and mowing the yard. Elizabeth also exercised twice a week and usually enjoyed going for coffee afterwards.

Survivors include a son, Thomas L. Lundberg and wife Janice, Wichita, KS; a daughter, Marcille Amburgey and husband Terry, Toronto, Canada; and two grandsons and a granddaughter, all of Toronto, Canada.

She was preceded in death by four siblings.

Rev. Jim Stigall will conduct funeral services at 1:00 PM Saturday, March 2nd, at the Bronson United Methodist Church.

Burial will follow in the Bronson Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to the Bronson United Methodist Church and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Bronson Chapel, P.O. Box 93, Bronson, KS 66716. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

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