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Obituary of Robert Bledsoe
Robert D. Bledsoe, age 76, resident of Ft. Scott, KS, died Monday, May 27, 2019, at Girard Medical Center, Girard, KS.
He was born July 26, 1942, in Happy Hill, MO, the son of Henry Leslie and Nettie Mae Wyrick Bledsoe. Robert was a welder throughout his working career.
He married Lillian Mae See on March 9, 1984, in Wichita, KS.
He enjoyed NASCAR and watching pro football, especially the New England Patriots. Robert was caring and always willing to help people in need. He loved spending time with his family.
Survivors include his wife Lillian of the home; two brothers, Howard Bledsoe and wife Carol, Dubois, PA, and Amos Bledsoe and wife Gayle, Salem, AR; 3 step-daughters, Tina Cooper and husband Bill, Wichita, KS, Monica Thill, Wichita, KS, and Kimberly Keplar, Augusta, KS; 8 step-grandchildren; 9 step-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a son, Danny Bledsoe; 4 brothers, Leslie Lee, Don, Raymond, and Gary Bledsoe; 2 sisters, Violet Carol and Beulah Smith; and his parents.
There was cremation.
A Celebration of Life Visitation will be held from 1:30 until 2:30 PM Tuesday, June 4th, at the Cheney Witt Chapel.
Memorials are suggested to Care to Share and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.
Uniontown Summer Free Kids Food Program Starts June 3
Summer Food Program Feeds Kids For Free
With summer right around the corner, it’s time to think about keeping children eating healthy while school is out, according to a press release from USD 235.
USD 235 at Uniontown will once again provide free meals to children during the summer.
“In the two years before this we also had sites in Bronson and Redfield, but sadly we just do not have the staff to operate all three sites so this year it will only be at the WBE school (in Uniontown),” said Michelle DeMott, USD 235 Food Service Director.
“This is a USDA funded program to help provide meals for children 0-18 years of age who may not have access to meals while school is not in session,” DeMott said. “The program is free to any child 0-18 years of age regardless of financial status.”
This summer, meals will be served at West Bourbon Elementary Monday through Friday, June 3 through June 28, 2019.
Breakfast will be served from 8:30 am – 9:00 am.
Lunch will be served from noon – 12:30 pm.
There are no income requirements or registration.
Any child 18 years of age and under may come to eat.
For more information, contact USD 235 UNIONTOWN (Michelle DeMott, (620) 756-4302, [email protected], uniontown235.org).
Each year, the United States Department of Agriculture partners with local organizations like USD 235 UNIONTOWN to provide free meals to children when school is out for the summer.
For more information about the Summer Food Service Program in Kansas, visit www.kn-eat.org, Summer Food Service Program.
The June menu is as follows:
June 3 – WG CEREAL STRING CHEESE PEACHES PORK CHOP MASHED POTATOES BISCUIT PINEAPPLE
4- PANCAKE PEARS CHICKEN NUGGETS WG CHIPS CORN BANANA
5 BISCUITS AND GRAVY ORANGE RIBLET ON BUN BAKED BEANS PEARS
6 EGG TACO FRUIT COCKTAIL MEATBALL SUB CARROTS GRAPES
7 BREAKFAST PIZZA APPLE BURRITO SALAD CHIPS & CHEESE MANDARIN ORANGES
10 PANCAKE ON A STICK BANANA HAMBURGER LETTUCE & TOMATO COLE SLAW APPLE
11 GLAZED DOUGHNUT YOGURT PEACHES PIZZA SALAD PINEAPPLE
12 BISCUITS AND GRAVY PEARS SPAGHETTI W/ MEAT SAUCE BREAD STICK CORN GRAPES
13 WAFFLES SAUSAGE LINK FRUIT COCKTAIL MACARONI AND CHEESE LITTLE SMOKIE BROCCOLI ORANGES
14 BREAKFAST PIZZA APRICOTS PB&J SANDWICH WG CHIPS FRUIT CUP CARROT STICKS
17 CEREAL STRING CHEESE BANANA CORN DOGS FRIES SALAD GRAPES
18 MUFFINS COTTAGE CHEESE PEACHES CHICKEN WRAP RICE BROCCOLI PEARS
19 BISCUITS AND GRAVY APPLESAUCE HAM AND CHEESE SANDWICH GOLDFISH CRACKERS CELERY STICKS APPLE
20 FRENCH TOAST SAUSAGE PEACHES WALKING TACO PINEAPPLE
21 BREAKFAST PIZZA ORANGE SALISBURY STEAK MASHED POTATOES GREEN BEANS BISCUIT ROSY APPLESAUCE
24 MINI DOUGHNUTS YOGURT PINEAPPLE HOT DOG FRIES CHERRY TOMATOES PEARS
25 DUTCH WAFFLES SAUSAGE PATTY ORANGE CHEESE RAVIOLI W/ MEAT SAUCE SALAD APPLE
26 BISCUITS AND GRAVY APRICOTS CRISPY CHICKEN STUFFING GREEN BEANS STRAWBERRIES & BANANAS
27 COFFEE CAKE APPLE SALAD STEAK FINGERS BISCUIT ZUCCHINI MIXED FRUIT
28 BREAKFAST PIZZA PINEAPPLE PB&J WG CHIPS CARROT STICKS BANANA
MILK SERVED WITH ALL MEALS, JUICE SERVED WITH BREAKFAST
American Legion Post 25 Quick Notes
May 29 @ 6:30 pm. Legion Baseball team meeting downstairs in Memorial Hall.. Vice Commander Earl Adams has pulled together enough players for Post 25 to have a Legion Baseball year this year.
Wednesday’s meeting will be final sign up for boys 15 – 19 who live in Fort Scott. to play Legion ball.
If you want play Legion Ball, you must bring your birth certificate.
May 31 @ 6:00 pm. Good Old Days Parade. Post 25 will enter a Color Guard in this year’s parade. Legion Family members are invited to participate. This includes the women who are in the newly formed Unit 25 Auxiliary and the males who are in the Sons of the American Legion Squadron 25.
Please reply to this email if I can count on you to walk or ride in the parade. If there are Legion Family members who prefer to ride, let me know and a trailer with seating will be available.
Submitted by Carl Jowers. Commander Post 25.
Community Retirement Reception for Alan Shinn
Members of the Uniontown community came to West Bourbon Elementary School on a Sunday afternoon to honor Alan Shinn for 50 years teaching math in the school district.
Uniontown Ruritan facilitated the afternoon events which included awards and speakers from the 50-year tenure of Shinn. There was also a reception prior to the ceremony.
Front row from left: Diana Shinn, Lauren Shinn, Thora Shinn, Alan Shinn, Becky Shinn, back row from left: Kevin Shinn, Brock Gage, Emily Shinn, Holly Shinn, Dylan Richwine, Melissa Shinn Gage, Brayden Gage, Bryce Gage, Jason Gage.
Schedule For Fort Scott Good Ol’Days
Good Ol’ Days Festival Schedule
Thursday, May 30th
- 6pm: Fort Scott Talent Show – Memorial Hall
- 7pm-11pm: Carnival – 3rd & Main
Friday, May 31st
- 5pm-7pm: Good Ol’ Chicken Dinner – behind Lowell Milken Center, at Wall & Scott Streets
- 5pm-10pm: Street Fair/Marketplace – N. Main
- 6pm: Good Ol’ Days Parade – north on Main, west on Wall, south on National, east on 6th
- 6pm-11pm: Carnival – 3rd & Main
- 7pm: Red Garter Saloon – Liberty Theatre,16 S. Main
- 8pm: Restless Heart Live in Concert – Memorial Hall
Saturday, June 1st
- 8am-12pm: Farmer’s Market – Skubitz Plaza
- 8am: Tom Davis Dragoon Charge – N. National to Riverfront Trails
- 8am-10pm: Street Fair – Main St.
- 8am-5pm: FS Munitions Car Show – 523 E. Wall St.
- 8am-5pm: Full Day of Events at the FS National Historic Site
- 9am: Baby Contest Registration – Memorial Hall
- 10am: Baby Contest Judging – Memorial Hall
- 10am-6pm: Red Garter Show – Liberty Theatre
- 10am, 11am, & 12pm: Kris “Tanto” Paranto – Ammo & Book Signing at FS Munitions
- 3pm: Burnout Contest – FS Munitions & Clark St.
- 6pm-11pm: Carnival – 3rd & Main
- 8pm: Still Surfin’ concert – Memorial Hall
Calendars of Fort Scott Library Summer Reading Program
Fort Scott Library Summer Reading Program: Space
The 2019 Summer Reading Program theme is A Universe of Stories, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, which will be celebrated on July 20.
This year’s youth program will include activities and challenges for all library patrons ages birth – 18.
A program for adults will also be available, with details to be released later.
The teen and family kick-off parties will take place soon, and early registration is open online through the library website at fortscott.mykansaslibrary.org.
Any summer reading registrations turned in online or in person by June 4 will earn a prize for each child or teen. Paper registrations and volunteer forms are available at the library circulation desks and have been sent home through all Bourbon County schools and preschools. Please stay tuned to our website and Facebook page for more details.
Volunteers or donors may email Miss Val at [email protected] or call 620-223-2882.
We still need more donors for weekly snacks, and more volunteers to help with parties and regular program weeks.
All volunteers will receive a letter for their resume or college application upon request.
2019 Summer Reading Performers Schedule:
Musician Alan Cunningham – June 11 at 10 a.m. at the Danny & Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center (FSCC)
Juggler Brian Wendling – July 3 at 10 a.m. at the Danny & Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center (FSCC)
Rare Jewels of the Rainforest Bird Show – July 16 at 10 a.m. at the Danny & Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center (FSCC)
Other Events Scheduled:
A Universe of Games Teen Kick-Off Party – May 29 from 4 – 6 p.m. at the Keyhole
Space Camp Family Kick-Off Party – June 5 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Danny & Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center (FSCC)
Regular Weekly Programs (Kids Birth – 5th grade) – Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 10 a.m., June 18 – August 7 at Fort Scott Public Library. NO regular meetings the weeks of June 4 & 12 or July 2 & 17 due to performances and parties. Events will begin in our event room and the computer room, located downstairs, and finish upstairs for awards, registration, and book browsing. Grades for age groups are based on what grade the child is going into this fall.
Regular Weekly Programs (Teens and Tweens going into 6th – 12th grade) – Wednesdays at 4:15 pm, June 5 – July 31 at the library (at least once monthly we will meet at The Keyhole). Teens are also encouraged to volunteer at children’s meetings.
Alien Parties – June 24, 2:30 – 3:30 & 4:30 – 5:30 at Fort Scott Public Library (Pre-registration required)
LibraryCon: A Celebration of Stories and Fandoms Community Event – July 20, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Fort Scott Public Library
Harry Potter Birthday Teen Wrap-Up Party – July 31, 5 – 6 p.m. at Fort Scott Public Library
Family Wrap-Up & Rewards Swim Party – Tentative Date – August 14, 7:15 – 9:15 p.m. at Fort Scott Municipal Pool
Submitted by Valetta Cannon, Youth Librarian & Assistant Director, Fort Scott Public Library
Wichita Work Release Facility Escapee
On May 26, 2019 at 3:49 a.m. George Young #105961 was declared an escape from the Wichita Work Release Facility. Young has been at Wichita Work Release since March 13, 2019. The facility houses 250 minimum-custody male offenders.
Young is a black male, 6’0, 200 lbs. with black hair. He is 51 years old and was currently serving time at Wichita Work Release Facility as a Parole Violator with a new sentence from Sedgwick County, Kansas. Young’s most recent criminal conviction was in 2018 for Theft.
Anyone with information on George Young can call the Kansas Department of Corrections at 620-221-6660 ext: 56218, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-572-7463, or local law enforcement (911).
Two Memorial Services Combined Because of Weather This Morning
The 9:30 courthouse prayer service and the 10:30 memorial service will be moved to Memorial Hall.
Both services will be combined and held at 10:30 am this morning.
Please pass the word to friends and family who may wish to attend.
Submitted by Carl Jowers, American Legion Commander Post 25.
Payday is More than a Candy Bar by Pastor Jimmy Tucker
The Bottom Line
I remember my parents teaching me the value of money and how to work. My first job that earned money was given to me by my mother. She handed me a fly swatter and told me she’d give me a nickel for every hundred flies I killed. We lived in Arkansas and had chickens and pigs, so there were plenty of flies. I’d kill my hundred (learning to count as well), ride my bike a half mile down the gravel road to the store, and usually spend my nickel on a PayDay candy bar. If I worked really hard, I could earn enough to buy a 10-cent grape pop as well. I’d keep my eyes peeled for pop bottles in the ditch because I could redeem them at the store.
Let’s do a quick study on wages and gifts. A wage is something you earn because you work for it, and a gift is totally free. The best example of this is found in the Bible. “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23 NLT). The “wages of sin” refers to the payday that comes as a result of working for the devil. You may think, “Now wait a minute! I certainly don’t serve the devil!” But God’s Word says that if you haven’t accepted God’s free gift of salvation through His Son, you’re earning wages of death from Satan. There’s no in-between, it’s one or the other. If you’re thinking of moonlighting for God, forget it — that won’t work either. Jesus said, “You must love the Lord your God with ALL your heart, ALL your soul, and ALL your mind” (Matthew 22:37 NLT).
A life of sin will eventually destroy you. The nonbeliever works hard for sin his whole life and then his pension is eternal torment. Obviously, the devil makes a rotten boss. The deceptive thing about sin is that it comes disguised as self-gratification, fun, and fulfillment. Satan is the master deceiver who lures people into a life of misery by promising them all kinds of happiness. However, the real payoff for all their hard work is disappointment, destruction, and death. But God’s gift is abundant life now and into eternity, all freely given by Christ Jesus.
The meaning of “gift” is an endowment, something freely given. God lovingly gives grace (favor) to those who call upon His name. Blessings, benefits, and bestowments all come to us from a kind heavenly Father who gives, and gives, and keeps on giving because it’s His nature. Because He loved the world, He gave His Son.
The wages of sin is earned. The gift of God is graciously given and freely received. Before conversion we were all on Satan’s payroll. But as believers, we’re on God’s gift list! The devil’s final payoff is eternal punishment, but God’s ultimate gift is His Son, Jesus. He loves you and wants to bless you and give you a mansion in heaven. When Jesus died on the cross, He paid the price that was necessary for your sins to be forgiven. If you believe that, then forsake your sins, confess Him as Lord, and you‘ll receive forgiveness and the gift of eternal life.
The Bottom Line: Payday is coming for those who refuse God’s wonderful gift.
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