Tucker Family Band Returns to River Room
The Tucker Family Band will present their ’24 Comeback Special at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 12, held in the Fort Scott River Room, 3 W. Oak Street (upstairs with elevator access). Doors open at 6:15 p.m.
The TFB is comprised of Carolyn Tucker (keys and vocals) Fort Scott; daughter Mariam Tucker Self (lead vocals and saxophone) Peculiar, MO; son Aaron Tucker (drums and vocals) Asbury, MO; cousin Jessie Bergen (electric bass) Anderson, MO; and J Williams (lead guitar) Columbus, KS. Kitten Lagoon from Anderson, MO, is the sound engineer and emcee. There is no admission fee; tips are appreciated.
The Band is excited to come back “bigger and better” to the River Room. Carolyn Tucker explains, “’Bigger’ means we’re doing a two-part show this time with Elvis gospel in the first half, and then our favorite ‘70s Elvis songs for the second half. ‘Better’ means our sound equipment is new state-of-the-art and we’ve added stage lighting. We’re calling our show ‘24 Comeback Special after the televised ’68 Comeback Special that Elvis performed after he concluded his movies contract.”
“All these musicians have been playing or singing since they were youngsters,” concert-series organizer Ralph Carlson said. “So when all their experience, talent, and camaraderie unites together, the band is really tight. The fun they have on stage is contagious. You won’t want to miss this free energy-packed show.”
The venue fee is sponsored by the following local businesses: Diehl Banwart Bolton CPAs PA, Cheney Witt Funeral Chapel, and Varia Quality Resale Clothing Shop. The concert is sanctioned by the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce and promoted by Carlson.
Catholic Trapshoot Fundraiser For Rebuilding Fund
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL #796 IN FORT SCOTT, KS
IS HOSTING A TRAPSHOOT THAT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
WHAT: TRAP SHOOT
WHEN: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13th STARTS AT1 PM
WHERE: Hollister Shooting Range is approximately eight miles Southwest of Fort Scott
COST: $10.00 per shooter
Shooting game of KNOCKOUT will be offered with a small cost. Winner in each round gets 50% and our council gets 50%.
A practice area will be set up in the pistol range area early.
ANY MONEY MADE BY OUR COUNCIL WILL GO TO OUR CHURCH REBUILDING FUND.
You Get One Chance by Carolyn Tucker
Keys to the Kingdom By Carolyn Tucker
You Get One Chance
As a fun way to spend an afternoon together, I met three of my girlfriends at a movie theatre out of town. Before I left, I made sure I had the correct name of the cinema and directions. When I pulled into the parking lot, the theatre had a different name from the one I’d been given. So I thought perhaps there were two cinemas close together, and I began slowly driving around the area. I decided to return and that’s when I saw the girls getting out of their car. I found out that when the theatre changed its name, a new sign had never been installed. Strike one. When Charlene began to place her order at the snack bar, she sweetly asked, “Do you have Dr. Pepper?” “No.” “Do you have Mr. Pib?” “No.” Do you have Diet Coke?” “No.” “Do you have lemonade?” Finally, the concession worker answered in a toneless voice, “We have Diet Pepsi.” Strike two.
The attendant then told us to “go right and then right” to find our movie room. Come to find out, those directions were exactly backwards. Strike three. When we finally found the right room, we discovered an older couple sitting in two of our four seats. They refused to move over, so we just sat in the row in front of them. Strike four. In the middle of all these confusing, amusing, ridiculous, and annoying fiascos, I leaned over to Charlene and said, “If this were a church, I’d never come back.” We both chuckled.
Feeling confused, awkward, and ignored are three big strikes when a guest visits a church. Charlene’s husband is a pastor and, many years ago, I distinctly remember Dennis saying, “You get one chance to make a good first impression.“ This is a sobering absolute truth, especially for the family of God. Generally speaking, the Church is not in the business of trying to impress people, but it is a Body of Believers who should go out of their way to make guests feel welcomed and valued on their first visit. We get one chance to do this right.
My wild experience at the movie theatre caused me to seriously evaluate my personal response to everybody (not just guests) in the House of the Lord. Not everyone feels as elated as King David did when he wrote, “I was glad when they said to me, ’Let us go into the house of the Lord’” (Psalm 122:1 NKJV). Some people enter the church building carrying burdens, experiencing emotional pain, sorrow, heartbreak, loneliness, etc. But the good news is that they made the right decision to come to church. I want to be better at reading faces and responding to people appropriately.
The apostle Paul wrote a powerful letter to the church of Ephesus. Since a church is made up of individuals, we all have to stand up, “own it” and say “ouch” or “amen.” Paul’s letter didn’t beat around the bush and is intended to ground, shape, and challenge believers. He writes: “Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace” (Ephesians 4:2-3 NLT). He continues, “Let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them“ (Ephesians 4:23,29 NLT).
The Key: I’ve got my work cut out for me. Does anybody want to get on the bandwagon with me?
The Enduring Word Travel Museum: 1st Southern Baptist Church Oct. 25-29
The Enduring Word Travel Museum
Teaching the History and Significance of the Bible
Come see the exhibit at First Southern Baptist Church 1818 S. Main St. on Hwy 69 in Fort Scott, Ks. In the Family Life Center.
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday October 25-27 9:00am- 6:30pm Friday and Saturday or 1:00- 6:30pm on Sunday.
View the authentic historical artifacts dating back 5000 years from the Holy land, Middle East, and Asia Minor. (Ancient Torahs, Bibles, manuscripts, and pottery, plus a working replica of the Gutenberg press.)
Teaching classes Friday and Saturday at 10:00am and 5:30pm, also at 1:00pm on Sunday. Exhibit presentation with curator John Sliffe daily at 1:30pm.
Concluding Sunday night with a concert by the Missourians at 6:00pm.
Fall control for Marestail or Horseweed
Marestail or horseweed (Erigeron canadensis) is a challenging weed to manage in no-till or minimum-till soybeans systems. This weed is classified as a winter annual, but it germinates well into spring and summer, making it even more difficult to manage. In addition to an extended germination window, marestail can produce up to 200,000 seeds/plant, with approximately 80% of those seeds being able to germinate immediately after maturation. Kansas producers also face the added difficulty of trying to manage glyphosate-and ALS-resistant marestail.
Acceptable control of fall-emerged marestail with herbicide applications at planting will be unlikely because the marestail are generally too large, but control can be achieved with both fall and early spring herbicide applications. Other control options include tillage and cover crops.
Residual herbicides for marestail control include chlorimuron (Classic, others), flumioxazin (Valor, others), sulfentrazone (Spartan, others), and metribuzin products. Group 4 herbicides such as 2,4-D, dicamba, fluroxypyr (Starane Ultra), or haluxifen (Elevore) are good options to control emerged marestail, especially populations that are resistant to glyphosate or ALS-inhbiting herbicides. Control of marestail in the rosette stage is similar among the Group 4 herbicides, but dicamba controls bolted marestail better than 2,4-D. Saflufenacil (Sharpen) or glufosinate (Liberty, others) can also control bolted marestail.
Fall and spring tillage has been shown to be effective in controlling marestail for a spring-planted crop. When tillage is not utilized in the fall, marestail will establish and be present in the spring. If implementing a minimum tillage system is the goal, research suggests that marestail can be controlled when a fall herbicide application is followed by shallow tillage in the spring or vice versa.
Utilizing cover crops can result in fewer and smaller marestail plants in a field. Research in Kansas has shown control of marestail with a cereal rye cover crop paired with spring herbicide applications. The key to achieving effective suppression of marestail with cover crops is the accumulation of adequate cover crop biomass before marestail emerges, so timely cover crop planting is important for this strategy to succeed.
In summary, to have the best chance at a successful weed control program you must be proactive and stay ahead of the curve. Like all weeds, marestail are easier to kill the smaller they are. Many of next year’s plants will come up in the fall and a simple and cheap broadleaf herbicide can reduce the number of weeds for the next spring allowing you to get you ahead and have fewer weeds to contend with.
For additional information, see the “2024 Chemical Weed Control for Field Crops, Pastures, and Noncropland” (K-State publication SRP-1183) or check with your local K-State Research and Extension office for a paper copy.
The use of trade names is for clarity to readers and does not imply endorsement of a particular product, nor does exclusion imply non-approval. Always consult the herbicide label for the most current use requirements.
Lonnie Mengarelli is a K-State Research and Extension Agriculture agent assigned to Southwind District. He may be reached at [email protected] or 620-223-3720
K-State Research and Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer
Sarah Lancaster, Extension Weed Science Specialist
[email protected]
Jeremie Kouame, Weed Scientist, Agricultural Research Center – Hays
[email protected]
Get Prepared in Case of an Emergency
Get Prepared in Case of an Emergency
Emergency preparedness can seem intimidating, and costly, but by taking just three preparedness actions, all Americans can help build their confidence in knowing what to do when disaster strikes and understand that those preparedness actions will make a difference in their recovery from a disaster or emergency. The National Preparedness Month toolkit provides simple, low and no cost preparedness actions you can take today to be prepared!
- Get informed about what kind of disasters and emergencies occur where you live.
- Sign up for emergency alerts in your area to receive life-saving information.
- Download the FEMA App to receive weather alerts, safety tips and reminders.
- Create an emergency communication plan using FEMA’s free template to record important contact and medical information about your family, which you can share with others. Here are some tips to use when developing your plan:
- Plan and practice an evacuation route with your family.
- Ask an out-of-state relative or friend to be the “family contact” in case your family is separated during a flood or other wide-spread event. Make sure everyone in your family knows the name, address, and phone number of this contact person.
- Plan how you will communicate if you have a communications need.
- Plan for food, water, and essentials for you and pets or service animals.
- Plan for your transportation if you need help evacuating.
- Include items that meet your individual needs, such as medicines, medical supplies, batteries and chargers, in your emergency supply kit.
- Plan how you will have your assistive devices with you during an evacuation.
- Make copies of your home and medical insurance cards.
- Build your emergency supply kit over time. Start with items you may already have in your home, then when you go to the grocery store, pick up an extra item each time that you use regularly, especially if it’s on sale!
- Talk with members of your household about where you will go if told to evacuate.
- Store important documents and items like passports, birth certificates, maps, and electronics in a flood-safe place like a high shelf or upper floor in resealable water-tight plastic bags. Store important documents like insurance policies digitally.
- Check online for free or discounted First Aid and CPR courses offered near you.
- Visit www.floodsmart.gov to know your area’s level of flood risk.
- Download free preparedness resources.
For more information contact Tara Solomon-Smith, [email protected], or call 620-244-3826.
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Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service
Bo Co Coalition Minutes of Oct 2
Bourbon County Inter-Agency Coalition
General Membership Meeting Minutes
October 2, 2024
- Welcome: Twenty-four members representing nineteen agencies attended the meeting held at the Keyhole. Billie Jo announced the following items from the Board:
- The swim pass program had allowed 42 families, 128 children, and 170 total people to use the Aquatic Center this year.
- To date for 2024, the Coalition Board has assisted 31 families including 80 children with rent and utility assistance in the amount of $6,862.
- Janelle Tate has been added to the Coalition Board to complete Elizabeth Schafer’s term.
- Travis Wilcoxen and Nick Johnson will be the Bourbon County Coalition Co-Chairmen beginning in October. Billie Jo will remain on the board for one more year to insure a smooth transition.
- Billie Jo also shared a recent newspaper article and congratulated The Beacon for being in operation in Bourbon County for forty years.
- Member Introductions and Announcements:
- Kathy Romero introduced Lauren Klinksick the new account executive for Angels Care Home Health.
- Cherie Walrod, KState Extension: They will be starting a support group for parents of special needs children with a “Meet and Greet” on September 13; all the information is in the attached flyer.
- David Gillen, The Beacon: David reviewed all the services the Beacon provides and reminded members that the Beacon is open Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p..m. In August they served 329 families and 826 total people. Requalification will be held in October. David noted that due to increase in costs, they need about $9000 more this year to provide the same amount of assistance as in 2023.
- April Jackson, Thrive Allen County, SEK Recovery Resources: Their federal grant ended last month but they are continuing their programs; to date, 38 have been served through the Recovery House. Their most recent project has been to build a drug endangered children alliance; they do whatever they can to help with substance abuse disorder.
- Christine Abbott, SEK Kansasworks: For now, Christine will be in Fort Scott on Mondays and Wednesdays at the HBCAT building. The KEYS (Kansasworks Empowering Youth Success) Summit will be October 10. The Pittsburg office is now located at 1005 East Jefferson.
- Megan Rogers, Safehouse: Megan reminded members that they can provide emergency shelter and help with about anything to allow a person to live a life free of abuse.
- Theresa Amershek, Safehouse: She handles the referrals from the court system; at present she is overwhelmed with people from Bourbon County. There is a small fee for her services; her goal is to make children safe during supervised visits.
- LeaKay Karleskint, KState Snap educator: Her only class right now – Create Better Health – started in Fulton on September 3: She is looking for new partners to provide space for her classes for the coming year.
- Shanna Willey, Community Health Worker CHC: Shanna can assist people with any resource applications.
- Angela Handly, Compassionate Ministries/Salvation Army: Box fans are available for those who need them. She can be contacted at 620-223-2212; her office is open on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
- Shanda Stewart, Community Resource Director, Kansas Renewal Institute: They presently have 40 children in residence; they can house 50. They are currently hiring behavior therapists, nurses, and several other positions. Shanda expressed thanks to Buck Run for providing school supplies and USD 234 employees who make sure school goes on for those clients.
- Lisa Robertson, HBCAT: Her employer has changed but she continues to help individuals that are insecure.
- Ashely Reeder, SEK Mental Health: Currently they provide school therapists in each school in USD 234 and USD 235.
- Michelle Stephenson, FSPSC: Michelle works with parents who have children prenatal through age 6 to assist the parent in preparing children for preschool or Kindergarten; she has a few slots available.
- Rachel Carpenter, HBCAT: The “Dare to Dream Women’s Entrepreneurship” event will be held on September 28; flyer with all the information is attached.
- Deena Betts, CORE Community: Core graduated twelve from their first class; the second class will be starting on September 10. Their first annual fall festival will be held on October 19 at the Shead Farm; information for the event can be found on the CORE Facebook page or the attached flyer
- Program: Judy Hood, along with her jobs as wife, mother, grandmother, juvenile intake officer and part of the county attorney’s office, has been a Keyhole board member since 2018. The Keyhole is now open from 3-6 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for middle and high school students. Keyhole provides games, electronics, and snacks; many who come to Keyhole have their evening meal while there. The space is available for use; the Keyhole board wants to figure out how to make Keyhole more of a benefit for our community. The Keyhole is funded by the Key Charitable Trust and donations.
- Open Forum: Nothing further came before the membership.
- Adjournment: The next General Membership meeting will be October 2, 2024.
The October program will be presented by Dustin Emmett, Retain Outreach Coordinator for SEKANSASWORKS.
FSCC Trustees Special Meeting, Oct. 10
The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees will hold a special board meeting Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 11:30 am in the Cleaver-Burris-Boileau Agriculture Building to conduct business needing to be addressed prior to the regular board meeting.
Submitted by
Juley McDaniel
Director of Human Resources
Fort Scott Community College
2108 S. Horton
Fort Scott, KS 66701
What’s Happening In Fort Scott Oct. 4 Edition
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Bus Incident Explained by School Superintendent
PRESS RELEASE submitted by Destry Brown, Superintendent of USD 234 School District.
Yesterday, October 3rd, as our 8th grade students were returning from Kansas City from a field trip, one of our buses had an inside dual tire blow out just south of Louisburg, KS on US 69 Highway.
After consulting with district staff, the decision was made to continue to drive the bus toward home at a reduced speed.
As the bus approached the exit at Prescott, KS, the driver of a school van that was following the bus noticed smoke coming from the tire. The driver of the van drove up to the bus and signaled for them pull over.
The students on the bus were evacuated with the assistance of the teachers. After evacuating the bus, students hurried down the highway ramp and headed to the convenience store located at the
Prescott, KS exit.
After the students had cleared, the driver attempted to put the fire that had developed around the tire area out using the fire extinguisher on the bus. This proved to be unsuccessful. The fire
began spread to the inside of the bus and eventually engulfed the entire bus.
The students were near the convenience store when the fire began to spread inside the bus. The bus was a total loss.
Students entered the convenience store and were provided drinks by the store clerk.
The Linn County Fire Department, the Kansas Highway Patrol, and Linn County EMS responded to the scene and one student was treated and released at the scene for minor smoke inhalation.
Another bus from Fort Scott arrived at the convenience store around 3:45 p.m. and loaded the 32 students and staff for the return trip home.
All students arrived at Fort Scott Middle School and
were picked up by their parents and went home by 5:00 p.m.
were picked up by their parents and went home by 5:00 p.m.
The district will begin an internal investigation of the incident next week and will determine what policies and procedures need to be in place in the future, so another incident of this type does not happen again. A full report of the investigation will be provided to the board of education at the conclusion of the investigation.
We are proud of our students and staff who responded calmly and quickly during this event. We are thankful that our students and staff were returned home safely.
The safety of our students is our top priority, and the district is committed to doing whatever is necessary to ensure our
students are safe while attending school as well as events that occur outside of school.
students are safe while attending school as well as events that occur outside of school.
Obituary of Billy J. Graham
Billy J. Graham, age 92, a lifelong resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away Monday, September 30, 2024, at the Mercy Hospital in Pittsburg, Kansas. He was born November 8, 1931, in Ft. Scott, the son of Louis Graham and Helen Briggs Graham. Billy graduated from the Ft. Scott High School with the Class of 1950. He married Shirley Nutter on July 3, 1954. The couple honeymooned in Chicago and since Billy was an avid baseball fan, part of their trip was spent at a ball game. Throughout his life Billy was well known in his community. He worked at Master Printers, Mid-America Business Forms and Mayco Ace Hardware. He also managed the Fox Theater and the Mo-Kan Drive-In. Billy enjoyed baseball, basketball, and football. He faithfully supported the St. Louis Cardinals, KU Jayhawks and the Kansas City Royals and Chiefs. Billy will also be remembered for his bowling skills where he rolled several perfect games. During the 1960’s and 70’s he worked as a scout for the Ft. Scott Community College Greyhound Basketball Team. Later in life, he enjoyed eating ice cream, listening to baseball on the radio and working puzzles on his computer. He was also frequently seen, on his scooter, “walking” his dog Suzie.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley, a son John Graham (Carol) of Parker, Colorado and a daughter, Grace Sweat (Bill) of Ft. Scott; four grandchildren, Robert Nolan (Alisa), Kim Nolan, Christopher Graham (Heather) and Timothy Graham (Ruth) and two great-granddaughters, Ashton and Adelynn Nolan as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins. Billy was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Kenneth, Robert and Harold Graham and a son, David Graham.
There was cremation. A celebration of Billy’s life will be held on Saturday, October 12th from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. at the Carriage House, 301 S. Main St., Ft. Scott, Kansas. Memorials are suggested to Care to Share and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.