The annual West Bourbon Elementary School primary students Christmas program provided an enjoyable evening for area residents Monday night.
“Ring and Sing the Holidays” was the title of the program directed by music teacher Rhonda Allen. She acknowledged she had help from many school personnel and parent assistants.
Walk into the Sunshine Boutique, 18 E. Wall, and the aroma of coffee is noticed first.
“I have coffee on all the time,” owner Georgia Brown said. “And we offer samples of hot chocolate or tea.”
“I want people to come in and feel comfortable shopping,” she said.
Sunshine Boutique offers tuxedo rental, decorating for weddings, and wedding cakes.
In addition, “All kinds of cakes, cookies, and pies,” Brown said.
But the business is most known for its’ shop full of boutique items.
See the photos below for some of the items that can be purchased in Sunshine Boutique.
Many people may not know that Brown does corporate giftings where she picks out, wraps and delivers gifts to the business. The wrap and delivery are free to customers.
Starting today, The Sunshine Boutique is offering a special give away to subscribers of FortScott.Biz. Georgia Brown is offering a gift basket valued at $95.
The winner will be chosen from among subscribers to FortScott.Biz who sign up by Dec. 20 at 10 a.m. See more details below the photos.
The Sunshine Boutique is offering a special give away to subscribers of FortScott.Biz. The owner is offering a gift basket valued at $95.
The winner will be chosen from among subscribers to FortScott.Biz
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We’ll draw a winner on Dec. 20 at 10 a.m.
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A large crowd listened to Uniontown Junior/Senior High Band and Choir students perform the annual winter concert Friday evening.
The junior high choir is under the direction of music instructor Rhonda Allen.
The sixth-grade band, junior high band, and the high school choir are under the director of music instructor Neva Rowland.
FRI & SAT—10:00AM—5:00PM—Livestock Sale—Fort Scott Livestock Market 2131 Maple Rd.—Friday: Cows, Pairs & Big Bulls. Saturday: Stocker & Feeder Cattle
Dec. 14—23—Dolly Hollyday Christmas Light Trolley Tours 231 E. Wall St.—Enjoy free hot chocolate, cookies, candy canes & glow necklaces! Then climb aboard Dolly the Trolley! Sing Christmas carols with Santa’s elves & enjoy all the beautiful Christmas lights around Fort Scott on this 50-minute tour! Call for reservations, 620-223-3566, $8 for Adults, $5 for Kids (12 & under) $125 for entire trolley.
11:30AM—1:00PM—Friendship Soup Lunch hosted by First United Methodist Church 301 S. National Ave—The Faith Builders Sunday School class is sponsoring this event. The menu will include chili, a variety of soups, desserts, and a drink. Free will donations will be accepted.
6:00-8:00PM—Showing of the film “Home on the Range” – Beaux Arts Centre 102 S. National Ave.— 60-minute film with a Q&A session after the movie with Ken Spurgeon, $5 admission fee.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16
Kansas Crossing Casino Fort Scott Day—Kansas Crossing Casino Fort Scott residents will receive $10 Crossing Cash. A Fort Scott Only promotion will give 1 slot player $100 in Crossing Cash every half hour from 3-8pm. KCC will match the Crossing Cash prizes won from the Fort Scott Only promo with a cash donation to Bourbon County CASA.
11:00AM—National Wreaths Across America Day—FS National Cemetery #1 900 E. National Ave.— Ceremony begins at 11 am with laying of the wreaths.
9:00PM-1:00AM—Brian Lumley and the Red Dirt Underground band—Sharky’s 16 N. National Ave.—$3 Miller Lite/Coors Lite Aluminum Pints
3:00-7:00PM—Horse Drawn Carriage Rides—Downtown Fort Scott City Parking Lot across from Cheney Witt located at 3rd & Main. $3 for adults, $1 for kids. The 4-H Junior Leaders will be offering hot chocolate for a free-will donation.
5:00-8:00PM—Oh’ Local Night Shopping Event Many stores around Fort Scott will stay open late, giving you a little extra time to do some holiday shopping. Christmas Carolers will be out during this time visiting stores with some holiday cheer.
Schedule of Special Events in Fort Scott, Kansas Dec. 15-17 Visit the Chamber & Tourism Center for more attractions & activities! M – F 8am – 5pm, Sat 10am – 4pm
Tell your friends you’re here! Check in on Facebook! @ Visit Fort Scott KS @ Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce 800-245-FORT (3678) * www.fortscott.com
Dolly Hollyday Trolley Tour Christmas Lights Trolley Tours Dec 14-23 * Tours at 6:30 & 7:30 PM Nightly $8 for adults, $5 for kids, $125 for the trolley (seats 22) @ The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce FREE hot chocolate, cookies, candy canes & glow necklaces! Call for reservations 620-223-3566
Submitted by Christopher Petty
Southwind Extension District farmers and ranchers have learning opportunities available this winter.
Southwind Extension District Agent for Livestock Production and Forage Management, Christopher Petty, will be offering several programs of interest to farmers and ranchers in and around Bourbon, Allen and Neosho Counties during the upcoming winter months.
On February 13, beginning at 6 p.m. the Southwind and Wildcat Extension Districts will host a Winter Ranch Management Series meeting at the community building in Helper, Kan. Topics may include heifer selection, fall burning pastures for weed control, and bud box animal handling systems. Cost to attend will be $10 payable at the door.
On March 3, beginning at 3 p.m., the new K-State Research and Extension Sheep Specialist, Dr. Allison Crane, will be at the 4-H building in Fort Scott to meet with area sheep producers. She will discuss what Kansas State University offers by way of services to sheep producers. This program will be free to the public.
On April 4, the Southwind District will host a fescue meeting. We will discuss fescue endophytes, fertilization and other management considerations. This will be an evening program with the location to be determined and will feature Southeast Area Agronomist Doug Shoup, among others.
Additional tentatively scheduled programs include a January program featuring Kansas State University Poultry Specialist, Dr. Scott Beyer. Dr. Beyer will explain what it would look like to be a contract poultry grower, should a large poultry processing facility move into Kansas.
The longstanding coffee series meetings may also continue this winter. Come enjoy a free coffee, tea or pop, and learn about current ideas and happenings in the cattle industry. This brief, informal gathering is tentatively scheduled to take place this winter at the café located in the Southeast Kansas Stockyard in Gas, Kan.
These programs are in various stages of planning. To keep up to date with the most current details of these programs including the dates, times, locations and fees, check out the livestock link on the Southwind District website located at http://www.southwind.k-state.edu.
Mother to Mother Ministry, 728 Heylman, is hosting a public open house from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. December 19 and 20.
The open house is to showcase what Mother to Mother Ministry (MTMM) does in the community, Amanda Gilmore, assistant and community relations representative for the ministry, said.
“Stop in for some coffee, tea, and refreshments,” Gilmore said. “It’s a come and go meeting.”
Wilma Leach has been the director of the ministry since the 1990s and her comforting friendship has helped many mothers of children.
Gatherings of mothers of children and caregivers will begin January 9 and are scheduled for the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Topics of the meetings will be related to the family, said Gilmore.
Some of the services MTMM provides is parenting classes, friendship and support and “anything related to mothering and household management,” Gilmore said.
The ministry provides donated clothing for children.
All MTMM services are free.
New contact numbers for MTMM are 620-224-0809 and 620-215-0924.
The facility is located behind, and just north of Fort Scott Manor Nursing Home on Heylman.
MTMM is a United Way of Bourbon County agency and also has local supporters.
Two Christmas Eve services are offered at Community Christian Church. Tickets are required for seating purposes.
Several years ago, The Ad Council, the world’s leading producer of public service advertisements, produced a series of commercials for their “Don’t Almost Give” campaign. One such ad shows a homeless man curled up in a ball on a pile of rags. One ratty bed sheet shields him from the cold.
The narrator says, “This is Jack Thomas. Today someone almost brought Jack something to eat. Someone almost brought him to a shelter. And someone else almost brought him a warm blanket.” After a brief pause, the narrator continues: “And Jack Thomas? Well, he almost made it through the night.”
“A-l-m-o-s-t.”
Does your vocabulary contain a few “Almosts”? Mine certainly does.
I “Almost” chose a celery stick over potato salad at last night’s potluck.
I “Almost” called my hurting friend, but didn’t because she’d irritate me by gabbing on for hours.
I “Almost” didn’t fold my arms and mumble when the lady in the grocery store express lane insisted the clerk take her 40 items instead of the 20 allowed.
I “Almost” complimented my pipe-cleaner-look-alike friend on her weight loss.
I “Almost” helped my husband clean out the garage yesterday.
Almost. Almost. Almost.
Unfortunately, not all Almosts are inconsequential. Some of you know what I mean.
You “Almost” read to your child at bedtime.
You “Almost” went an evening without a drink.
You “Almost” kept your promise to pray fervently.
You “Almost” rejected the porn sight on the computer last night.
You “Almost” stopped before sending an ugly text.
You “Almost” made Jesus the Lord of your life.
Socrates and Aristotle developed a word to describe this type of behavior: Akrasia.
Akrasia is the state of acting against your better judgment. It is when you do one thing even though you know you should do something else. From Genesis to Revelation, we learn of characters that were guilty. Adam and Eve. Noah. Moses. Abraham. Saul. David. Rarely do we meet a Biblical character who isn’t an “Almost” type guy.
Perhaps during this Christmas season, we all should be intentional not to demonstrate Akrasiastic behavior and instead, turn our “almosts” into actions.
Next week I will post some ways we can do that very thing, to honor Christ as central to our life story, to bless others and, in return, receive the greatest blessing of all.
Submitted by Cheney Witt Funeral Home
Charles William Tracy, age 68, a resident of Haysville, Kan., passed away Monday, December 11, 2017, at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kan.
He was born June 29, 1949, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Herbert W. Tracy and Loleta May Workman Tracy. Charles had worked as a mechanic. He enjoyed racing and collecting model cars as well as going to auctions. He also enjoyed riding his trike.
Survivors include two daughters, Stacy Hess and husband, Woody, of Eldorado, Kan., and Tonjia Horsley, of Haysville and a brother, Alva Tracy and wife, Joyce, of Haysville. Also surviving are seven grandchildren, David Sims, Brandon Huffman, Jessica Horsley, Cody McFarlane, Jeremy McFarlane, Heather Tracy and Austin King; six great-grandchildren with one more on the way; seven nieces and nephews and many great-nieces and great-nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Raymond Ivan Tracy; two uncles, Charles and Bill Workman, a great-nephew, Michael Tyler Tracy a great-great-niece, Katalina May Smallwood and his grandparents.
Rev. Kevin Moyers will conduct funeral services at 1 p.m. Saturday, December 16, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Large Cemetery south of Fort Scott. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Ft. Scott, Kansas. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.
Business owner Mike Rogers is hoping his new venture is good for the community.
The venture is building four small rental houses at the corner of 6th and Lowman Streets.
The houses might not be considered tiny, but with each at 782 square feet, they are small.
People just starting out or people at the other end of the spectrum, ” Those looking for a more efficient lifestyle,” Rory Chaplin, the coordinator with 3RK, said.
“They are not big,” Rogers said. “They are the size of an apartment. They’ll have 36-inch doors, so they are wheelchair accessible. They have no steps.”
There will be 18 feet between houses, which allows for a small yard with a privacy fence. Each house will have two designated parking spaces.
Construction began about a month ago on the project. The summer of 2018 is the expected availability dates for the rentals.
Rogers new business, 3RK, is building and managing rental houses.
He also owns R2 Concrete, which is doing all the concrete work for the project. In addition, he is sub-contracting parts of the project to Geiger Plumbing, Jeff Allen Electric, and Casper Enterprises, Rogers said.
“We may have other businesses involved, as well,” Chaplin said.
The amount of rent to be charged per unit is undetermined at this time, he said.
