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Homecoming Victories for Eagles Basketball Teams
by Adelay Martin, UHS Student Sports Media Reporter
The Uniontown Eagles faced the Pleasanton Blu-Jays on February 14 for our Homecoming basketball game. Both Varsity teams won, and so did both JV teams.
The Varsity girls beat the Blu-Jays 55 to 35. Scoring for this game was very even, all the Varsity starters and subs scoring at least one basket. Danielle Howard lead in points, scoring 23 over the course of the game. Howard also had 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 7 steals. Karleigh Schoenberger had 8 points and 4 rebounds. Gwenyth Fry and Breleigh Harris each scored 6 points and had 3 steals; Fry also had 5 rebounds. Sammie Hampton had 5 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Coach Miller said, “It was another good night for the Lady Eagles. Glad to see some different girls step up tonight and impact the game. Our next contest will be Monday, February 17, when we face Southern Coffey County at home.” The game on the 17th will be our last home game for the season.
The boys’ Varsity also won against Pleasanton, with a score of 60 to 46. Jake Harvey scored 21 points and had 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals. Clay Sutterby had 15 points and 6 rebounds, as well as 2 assists. Hunter Schaaf had 7 rebounds and 11 points. Luke George had 3 steals, 12 rebounds, and 10 points. “The 1st half was a little rough,” said Coach Hays. “We missed some layups and free throws, but our defense kept us in the game. We came out at half and got into a rhythm. I thought we did a much better job of sharing the ball, which opened up some good shots. I’m proud of boys and their resiliency.”
Foster Care Needs Of Bourbon County: What You Can Do
TFI Family Services of Kansas which has an office in Fort Scott at 710 W. 8th, Suite 203, provides child welfare services to Bourbon County.
There are several current needs of families involved with TFI, Crystal Walker, permanency support worker, said.
“We are looking for good quality foster homes,” Walker said. “Also full-time drivers to transfer kids to court, visitation with families, etc. and furniture for those who may have just found a house and don’t have furniture, some need clothing. It’s on a case by case basis.”
To contact Walker, phone 620-371-8011 or email [email protected].
TFI partners with the State of Kansas to provide an array of services, Taylor Forrest, marketing specialist, said.
Besides foster care, adoption services are offered.
This includes recruitment, training and support of the homes.
Family preservation is there “If a family that needs extra help with parenting skills, we work with them to get them on the right track,” Forrest said.
There is a new program called Grow Nurturing Families that is offered, which is a parent-child interaction therapy, Forrest said.
It also offers the Family First Prevention Services Act services, Forrest said.
The following is from an interview with Forrest:
What does TFI stand for, the initials?
The Family Initiative
What services do you provide the community?
TFI Family Services provides an array of services to the community including foster and kinship care, family preservation, domestic and international adoption, counseling support and education, TIPS-MAPP training and visitation and exchange centers.
Where located?
TFI Family Services has locations across the entire State of Kansas, but our CEO office is in Topeka, KS.
What are the needs currently?
The biggest need TFI has is for more foster parents. In Kansas, there are more than 7,600 children placed into out of home care. There are approximately 2,000 foster homes in Kansas. This disparity means that children from your community are being placed outside of their home community, or in shelters. Foster parents are one of our essential partners in providing quality services to children and families.
Additionally, families we serve have many needs, to learn more about how you can support kids, visit www.tfikidsfund.org.
Contact information?
If you are interested in making a difference in the life of a child by becoming a foster parent, please call us at 833-7FOSTER or visiting us online at www.tfifamily.org.
Statistics on number of children in foster care placement and those needing placement in Bourbon County?
The State of Kansas provides detailed reports of children in foster care, broken down by each county. In January 2020, there were 75 youth in out of home placement in Bourbon County. Here is a link to that report: http://www.dcf.ks.gov/services/PPS/Documents/FY2020DataReports/FCAD_Summary/PlacementbyCountyFY20.pdf
What does being a foster family entail?
All individuals interested in becoming foster parents are required to take TIPS-MAPP training. TFI walks alongside and supports all our foster parents so they can best care for the children in their homes. To learn more about foster parent requirements, visit www.tfifamily.org/start-here/.
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Walk Kansas is back!
K-State Research and Extension Southwind District
Family Consumer Science
Joy Miller
620-223-3720 or [email protected]
March 15-May 9, 2020
Once again…it’s time for Walk Kansas! K-State Research and Extension has been offering this health initiative since 2001. Walk Kansas is a team-based program, designed to inspire you to lead a healthier life by being more active, make better nutrition choices, and learn positive ways to deal with stress.
New features for Walk Kansas 2020 include a Walk Kansas app. The app is being piloted in iOS format for iPhone and iPad and is free through the App Store. The app allows tracking activity and may be synced with a fitness tracker.
Newsletters and activities will focus on the Blue Zones nine lifestyle characteristics. Blue Zones are the places across the world where people live measurably longer and healthier lives. Physical activity, walking in particular, is the heart of Walk Kansas, participants will be introduced to the Mediterranean eating style, developing social connections that support healthy living, share ways to lower personal stress, focus on your sense of purpose, and more!
The last feature being introduced this year is badges that can be earned for logging your progress, checking online resources, and using the online system in several ways. The badges will appear on the account dashboard when earned.
How does Walk Kansas work? Walk Kansas is an eight-week team-based program. A group, up to six people, form a team with one serving as the captain. Teams can be family, coworkers, friends, community organization members, neighbors, or part of a faith-based community. Team members do not have to live in the same town, county, state or country.
Each team selects a goal, or challenge, they will collectively work towards. Beginning March 15th, log minutes of physical activity and amount of fruits/vegetables eaten each week. Participants also receive a weekly newsletter and motivational messages.
Take the first step, register for Walk Kansas. Online registration is available February 19 through March 15 at walkkansasonline.org. Paper form registration is available at your local extension office or download at southwind.k-state.edu/walk-kansas. If you do not have a team and would like to join one, register as an individual. You will be connected with a team that has similar goals. Cost is $10 per participant, youth K-12 are free.
For more information or resources, visit walkkansas.org or contact me at 620-223-3720 or [email protected].
The Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office Daily Reports Feb. 18
Court of Appeals Interviews Feb. 24-25
Court of Appeals Nominating Commission to interview applicants February 24 and 25
The Court of Appeals Nominating Commission will convene February 24 and 25 to interview 19 applicants to fill the upcoming vacancy on the Kansas Court of Appeals created by the April 3, 2020 retirement of Judge G. Joseph Pierron Jr.
Interviews will be in a meeting room in the Kansas Judicial Center, 301 SW 10th Ave., Topeka. The Commission will convene at 8:30 a.m. Monday, February 24, and interviews will start at 9 a.m. Interviews will continue at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, February 25.
Interview Schedule
Monday, February 24, 2020
| 8:30 am | Meeting Convenes |
| 9:00 am | Daniel Cahill |
| 9:30 am | Kristafer R. Ailslieger |
| 10:00 am | Lesley A. Isherwood |
| 10:30 am | Break/Exec. Session |
| 10:50 am | Angela D. Coble |
| 11:20 am | Randall L. Hodgkinson |
| 11:50 am | Diane H. Sorensen |
| 12:20 pm | Lunch break for Commission [Exec. Session] |
| 1:30 pm | Steven J. Obermeier |
| 2:00 pm | Suzanne Valdez |
| 2:30 pm | Amy Cline |
| 3:00 pm | Break/Exec. Session |
| 3:20 pm | Dennis D. Depew |
| 3:50 pm | Russell J. Keller |
| 4:20 pm | Break/Exec. Session |
| 4:40 pm | Adjourn for the day |
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
| 8:45 am | Meeting Convenes |
| 9:00 am | Sarah J. Loquist-Berry |
| 9:30 am | Marcia A. Wood |
| 10:00 am | David J. Rempel |
| 10:30 am | Break/Exec. Session |
| 10:50 am | Carl A. Folsom, III |
| 11:20 am | Natalie A. Chalmers |
| 11:50 am | Lunch break for Commission [Exec. Session] |
| 1:10 pm | Kristen D. Wheeler |
| 1:40 pm | Michael P. Joyce |
| 2:10 pm | Stephen O. Phillips |
| 2:40 pm | Break/Exec. Session |
| 3:10 pm | Reconvene for deliberations/voting |
| 4:00 pm | Adjourn for the day |
The nominating commission will conduct its work in accordance with the Kansas Open Meetings Act and Executive Order 18-08. Additional details can be found in the Guidelines for Interviews. (attached as PDF)
Governor Laura Kelly signed Executive Order 20-01 on Tuesday, January 28 establishing the Court of Appeals Nominating Commission. Under Kansas law, the Governor appoints judges to the Court of Appeals subject to confirmation by the Senate. The Commission will review each applicant’s background and qualifications, conduct interviews and then submit three nominees for the Governor to consider.
What, No Clothing Stores on the Frontier?
Learn how to make clothes by hand
Fort Scott Kan. – Fort Scott National Historic Site is celebrating Women’s History Month in March with two living history clothing workshops focusing on mid-19th century women.
The Bonnet Workshop is Saturday, March 7, from 9 am to 1 pm and the Petticoat Workshop is Saturday, March 14, from 9:30 am to 3 pm. Please call or text Kelley Collins at 417-684-2484 to reserve a spot.
Bonnet Workshop: During this bonnet workshop, you will learn the popular styles of the time period and create a straw bonnet for yourself or the fort’s “magic room” clothing closet. Knowledge of basic hand sewing skills is recommended. Please call or text Kelley Collins at 417-684-2484 by Friday, February 21 if you plan to attend. You will receive a materials list upon registration if you are making a bonnet for yourself. This includes a source for ordering the straw bonnet form you will need for the workshop. Supplies for individuals making bonnets for the magic room will be furnished.
Petticoat Workshop: Learn about mid-19th century skirt supports and create a corded petticoat for yourself or the fort’s “magic room” clothing closet. Basic sewing skills are required. A sewing machine is desirable but not mandatory as the fort has two machines available. Please call or text Kelley Collins at 417-684-2484 by March 7 if you plan to attend. A materials list is available for those creating their own petticoat. Fabric and other supplies are available to those making petticoats for the magic room.
Senator Richard Hilderbrand Newsletter
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Fort Scott High School Thespians Perform Radium Girls
Inspired by the real-life story of the luminous watch dial painters of the 1920s, Radium Girls marks the journey of three women’s struggle with radium poisoning and their fight for justice from the U.S. Radium Corporation.
The Fort Scott High School Thespians perform the play, written by D.W. Gregory, at 7 p.m. on Feb. 27, 28, and 29 at the FSHS Auditorium, 1005 S. Main, in Fort Scott.
Although Radium Girls is historical fiction, most of the characters were real people in history. Others are a conglomeration of various people involved in the plight of the Radium Girls.
“Students have invested a lot of time and research into their characters for this performance,” said FSHS Thespian Director Angie Bin. “They have studied their real-life counterparts and noted character traits and personalities that make their character historically accurate.”
The production, set in the 1920s, relays how radium, then known as a miracle cure and beauty product, was used to create a glow in the dark paint that illuminated watches and clocks especially during WWI. The young women employed to paint the tiny numerals were instructed to point their brushes using their mouths. Years later, most of the women began developing horrific health issues which were dismissed by their employers. Eventually, several women were able to find legal defense and had their voices heard, and radium poisoning proven. Their bravery eventually led to landmark changes in working conditions for employees.
“Called a ‘powerful’ and ‘engrossing’ drama by critics, Radium Girls offers a wry, unflinching look at the peculiarly American obsessions with health, wealth, and the commercialization of science,” according to Dramatic Publishing.
The production involves a 12-member ensemble of students who all play up to four characters each. Actors include seniors Levi Bin, Madi Toth, Carlee Studyvin, Dominic Cannon, Jo Goodbody and Wendy Monahan; juniors Ashanti Green, Tailynn Harding, and Sage Hill; sophomore Jacob Ham; and freshmen Bareigh Farrell and Israel Carreno.
Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for children and available at the Fort Scott High School office and at Common Ground Coffee, 116 S. Main. Doors open 30 minutes prior to show time. The lobby will have on display a number of educational projects created by students at FSHS.
“Students in Drama classes have created the design details for the show that will be on display for the public. I am so proud of the model sets they have built with set design suggestions, make-up and costuming sketches and research, and the sound and lighting design suggestions they have presented,” said Bin. “Additionally, we have several graphic design posters that our students in Dr. Michelle Laubenstein’s classes created, including the winning design created by junior Amber Russo.”
Upon conclusion of Radium Girls, the FSHS Thespians will celebrate March as Theatre in Our Schools Month and host the all-school Talent Show and Miss(ter) FSHS Pageant at 7 p.m. on March 27 in the Auditorium. Other upcoming events include the annual Thespian Rummage Sale on April 10-11 and Tiger Drama Camp held May 18-29.
Legislative Update By State Senator Caryn Tyson Feb.14
February 14, 2020
Almost all work was in committees during week five of session. Several bills were passed out of committees so there could be ample work on the Senate floor in the next two weeks.
Legislation 101 Do you remember the School House Rock video, “I’m Just A Bill”? “I’m just a bill. Yes, I’m only a bill and I’m sitting here on capitol hill…” Kansas has a similar bill process that is a two-year bill cycle starting in odd years. There have been 452 senate bills introduced this cycle. A list of the bills can be found online at http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2019_20/measures/bills/senate/#1.
Once a bill is drafted and introduced, it is usually referred to a committee. The committee may have a hearing, table, amend, and/or vote on the bill. If it passes, it goes below the line for the body of the whole. At this point the Majority Leader decides if and when a bill will be above the line for debate on the floor. There are rules that allow legislators to pull a bill out of committee and above the line but it rarely occurs since it takes more than a majority and is a high threshold. If the bill makes it to floor debate, it can again be amended. If a majority vote yes during a final action vote, the bill is sent to the other chamber to begin the process again. If a bill is amended in the second chamber, the originating chamber will vote to accept or reject the changes. If rejected, the bill can be killed or a conference committee with three members from each chamber is formed to negotiate the changes and agree on a compromise. Both chambers must pass the compromise before it will go to the governor. The governor can sign the bill into law, veto the bill – an attempt to kill the bill, or allow it to become law without a signature. Two thirds majority of each chamber can override a governor’s veto, in which a vetoed bill becomes law.
Maybe we can follow a bill along to see how this works. SB 294 , that brings transparency to your property tax increases, has been voted out of committee and is now below the line in the Senate. Do to the bill’s popularity I’ve been told it may be quickly moved above the line for debate on the Senate floor. I will keep you informed on its progress through the system.
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS) You may have heard the Governor is attempting to mess with KPERS again. Last year a supermajority of legislators sent a strong message (a veto override) to leave KPERS alone. The Governor obviously did not get the message as she is attempting to re-amortize, basically refinance, costing Kansas taxpayers $4.4 billion dollars. As with last year, I will fight to block the Governor’s effort to weaken KPERS and put our State in more debt.
It is an honor and a privilege to serve as your 12th District State Senator.
Caryn
Obituary of Patricia Sue Keating
Patricia Sue Warzel Keating, age 93, a resident of Fort Scott, passed away Friday, February 14th, 2020 at the Kansas University Medical Center.
Daughter of Gus and Grace (Good) Warzel, she was born in Fort Scott on April 20th,1926. Educated in the Fort Scott school system, Patricia graduated High School with the Class of 1943. She and her sister, Edith joined the Cadet Nurse Core in 1944, graduating in 1947. Patricia met many of her life long friends while in nurses training. Upon completion of the program, she worked as a registered nurse for Doctors Hubert and Leland Randles in the Randles Clinic, Fort Scott.
It was there, she met the love of her life, Edward Michael Keating. Together with her sister Edith Warzel and Bernard Gorman, they were married June 9, 1949, in a double wedding ceremony at Mary Queen of Angels Church in Fort Scott.
Patricia remained a lifelong member of the parish. Ed preceded her in death on February 3rd, 2013.
Patricia’s life was devoted to her faith and family and they were the greatest source of her joy. She loved deeply and prayed constantly. Her life was a testament to us all and ours will be forever changed without her.
Patricia is survived by her six children, twenty-six grandchildren, thirty-five great grandchildren with two on the way and two great- great- grandchildren with one on the way.
They include son Edward Michael Keating Jr. and wife Janet (New) of Bucyrus,KS; their children Edward Keating III and wife Tonyia, Elle and Dylan Keating of Louisburg, Ks., Jeananna and husband Brett Hauer, Mckenna, Keily and Hudson of Louisburg, KS, Shawn Keating, Bucyrus, KS, Michael Keating and wife Kirsten, Kylin and Rohan Keating of Stillwell, KS;
Son John Francis Keating III and wife Charlene (Barr) of Fort Scott, their children-Tina and Kyle Hedges of Bolivar;Taylor and husband Tyler Weaver, Berkley and baby Weaver of Fair Play, MO; Kennedy Hedges and Steven Cisneros, and McKinley Hedges of Bolivar, MO; John F. Keating IV and wife Christi- Abi and husband Dillion Duffy and Emalynn Duffy and John Keating V of Fort Scott, Pete Keating and wife Amy, Preston and Colin Keating of Chanute, Ks., Bridgett and husband Adam Lancaster and Kylie, Kallie, and Kodie Lancaster of Fort Scott, Courtney and husband Rob Werling, Peyton, Sadie and Hadley Werling of New York, NY, Daniel Keating and wife Kelly, Liam and Finley Keating of Gardner, Ks.;
Daughter Mary and husband John Lowry of Richards, Mo., their children Emily and husband Josh Appeldorn and Isabella Rose Appeldorn of Springdale, Ar., Erin and husband Thomas Evans and baby Evans of Lenexa, Ks., John Lowry and wife Kirby and Maelie Ruth Lowry of Bartlesville, Ok., Heather and husband Nathan Glassman, Ava Marie, Lucy Elizabeth, Joseph and baby Glassman of Golden, Co.;
Daughter Beth Anne and husband Daryl Graham of Fort Scott, their children Maria Graham of Overland Park, Ks., Daryl Lee Graham II and wife Jayci and Dawson Graham of Overland Park, Ks., Drew Graham and Elizabeth Grantham of Fort Scott; daughter Patty and husband Mike Kramer of Fort Scott, their children Patricia and Morgan Sheehy of Noel, Mo. and Michael Kramer of Fort Scott;
Son Shawn (Jackie) and wife Sandi (Hobbs) of Fort Scott, their children Vincent and Courtney Woods, Riley, Kassen and Karsyn of Redfield, Ks, Jesse Woods of Fort Scott, Andrew Woods and Kameron, Keegan, Karter and Kali Woods of Mound City, Ks., Grace, Faith, Shawn II and Connor Keating of Fort Scott, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, Patricia was preceded in death by sisters Thais Warzel, Edith (Bernard) Gorman and Shirley (Charles) Keal and brothers Thaddeus (Jack) Warzel and Robert (Nellie) Warzel.
Father Yancey Burgess will celebrate Mass of Christian Burial Friday, February 21, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church.
Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery.
The Rosary will be prayed at 6:00 p.m. with family receiving friends from 6:30 until 8:00 p.m. Thursday at the Cheney Witt Chapel.
Memorials are suggested to the St. Mary’s Catholic School and may be sent to Cheney Witt Chapel, P.O. Box 347, Fort Scott, KS. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at Cheneywitt.com