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Chamber After Hours Gathering and Ribbon Cutting at Riggs Chiropractic
Obituary of Robert Daylong
Robert Earl “Bob” Daylong, age 94, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away early Friday, April 28, 2023, at his home.
He was born May 19, 1928, on the family farm north of Moran, Kansas, the son of Sile R. Daylong and Violet L. Hayes Daylong. At the age of two, the family moved to the Dry Ridge Community where Bob attended the Dry Ridge School. The family later moved to Bronson, and Bob continued his education there until he enlisted with the United States Army Air Force.
He proudly served his country from 1945 to 1953 where he was stationed in both Germany and Korea. Following his military service, Bob married Ruth Joan Cochran on November 14, 1954, in Denver, Colorado.
Bob and Joan settled into their home in Ft. Scott. Bob worked as a mechanic for Ray Shepherd Motors for twelve years. He later took a position as a heavy equipment operator for P & M Coal Company which later became Chevron. He worked there for twenty years and retired in 1991. Bob took great pride in what he did.
Bob enjoyed working in his yard and tinkering in his shop. He often did mechanic work for his friends and neighbors. He was a longtime member of the Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite Consistory and the Mirza Shrine of Pittsburg as well as the V.F.W. and the United Mine Workers.
He will be dearly missed by his family and friends.
Survivors include his wife, Joan, of the home in Ft. Scott, his daughter, Kathy Drenick (Mike) of Pittsburg, Kansas and two granddaughters, Amy Maksimovich (Alex) of Wildwood, Missouri and Kelsey DeGraff (Lucas) of Carl Junction, Missouri and two great-grandchildren, Ayla and Arlo Maksimovich. Also surviving are a sister, Marie Saville of Lenexa, Kansas, two brothers-in-law, Jerry Cochran (Shelly) and Dale Cochran and numerous special nieces and nephews.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, James Daylong and an infant sister, Hazel Daylong.
Pastor Tim Woodring will conduct funeral services at 11:30 A.M. Tuesday, May 2nd at the Cheney Witt Chapel.
Burial with military honors will follow in the U. S. National Cemetery.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 10:30 A.M. until service time at the Cheney Witt Chapel.
Memorials are suggested to the Mirza Transportation Fund or St. Jude’s Hospital 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.
What’s Happening in Fort Scott
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FS Commission Meeting Agenda for May 2
NOTICE OF AND AGENDA FOR REGULAR
MEETING OF FORT SCOTT CITY COMMISSION
CITY HALL COMMISSION ROOM – 123 SOUTH MAIN ST.
May 2, 2023 – 6:00 P.M.
- Roll Call:
- Jones T. VanHoecke E. Woellhof K. Harrington M. Wells
- Flag Salute:
III. Invocation: T. VanHoecke
- Proclamations/Recognitions:
- P.E.O. Chapter CA 100 Year Centennial Celebration
- May is Mental Health Month
- Approval of Agenda:
- Consent Agenda:
- Approval of minutes of the regular meeting of April 18, 2023
- Approval of Appropriation Ordinance 1335-A totaling $716,237.41
- Request to Pay Billiard Hammer Hartman Insurance (EMC Insurance) –
City Liability Insurance Renewal $333,818.00
- Request to Pay the Kansas State Treasurer – Bond Payment – General
Obligation Temporary Notes, Series 2022-1 – $58,318.75
- Nuss & Farmer – outside of contract work – $1,452.50
VII. Public Comment:
Sign up required. Comments on any topic not on agenda and limited to five (5) minutes per person, at Commission discretion.
VIII. Old Business:
- Consideration of Schneider Electric Contract – B. Matkin
- Consideration of Lagoon Aeration Proposal – Phase II – J. Dickman
- Consideration of CD bank bids – B. Hart
- Appearances:
- Cory Bryars – Temporary Street Closure Request – Care To Share Street Dance – Friday, September 29, 2023 – 6:30PM to 11:00PM – National Ave. between Wall and Oak (Wall and Oak to remain open).
- Public Hearing: NONE
- New Business:
- Youth Activities Team (Y.A.T.) 1311 S. National going to auction – J. Jones
- Consideration to go out for bids for 2023 Hay Rights
XII. Reports and Comments:
- City Manager Comments:
- Wastewater plant update
- Downtown parking update
- Aquatic Center update
- Engineering Comments:
- Commissioners Comments:
- VanHoecke –
- Woellhof –
- Harrington –
- Jones –
- Wells –
- City Attorney Comments:
XIII. Executive Session – If requested, (please follow script in all motions for Executive Sessions)
XIV. Adjournment:
Core Community Program to Start in Bourbon County
Fort Scottian Jennifer Michaud attended a seminar several years ago where Deborah Factor spoke about the Core Community program, her husband Bill said.
The mission for Core Comunity is to engage the community to lift families out of poverty, according to https://youthcoreministries.org/what-we-do/core-community/
Factor started with a youth mentorship program and then added the Core Communities program, to help families as well,
Bill Michaud, said in an interview with fortscott.biz.
“I have been in contact with and getting to know Deb for…several years,” Bill said. “I recognized that poverty is an issue that is well documented and often discussed in southeast Kansas but I’m not aware of any programs that work so directly to hit the issue head-on. I believe that this is a program that has great potential to help change peoples lives so I brought it up a few times during different community-focused conversations in which I was involved over a several year period.”
A small group of people came to see the potential that Bill Michaud saw, so there were a couple of follow-up informational meetings.
“In February Jennifer and I, Rachel Carpenter, Lindsay McNeil, Lisa Robertson and Destry Brown traveled to Greensburg, Kansas to attend one of Deb’s regular Monday class sessions and were able to see the program in action and hear more stories of lives impacted first-hand,” Michaud said.
“In March we asked Deb to come to Fort Scott to present to a larger group of church representatives, social service organizations and anyone else we thought might have an initial interest in learning about the program,” Bill Michaud said. “(Bourbon County Commissioner) Clifton Beth was in attendance at that presentation and at the conclusion, asked Deb to set a time to do an abbreviated presentation to the county commission.”
In April, Bill Michaud and Deb Factor(on a Zoom call) presented to the commission on the Core Community Ministry.
Factor stated she started in 1998 in Greensburg, doing ministry for youth, according to the commission minutes. During the process she had kids she worked with for years walk into adulthood and follow in the cycle of poverty.
Factor said that her goal was to help the kids grow into healthy, thriving adults who can give back in their community and not be under the constant burden and struggle of poverty, according to the commission minutes.
In 2015, after modeling a program that had been successful elsewhere, she launched the poverty program, Core Community.
They have 13 programs in Kansas and one in Illinois currently.
The program consists of weekly meetings, 48-50 weeks per year, and will continue to meet with the individuals for two to five years. The program tries to educate the community on what poverty really is, according to the county commission minutes.
Factor told the commission the program identifies barriers and helps people push through them, with 70 % increasing their income.
Core Community is tracking those that are out of poverty for ten years to gather data to see if they are maintaining the upward trajectory.
The first step in bringing the program to the community is fundraising. Then a community coordinator would be hired and reside in the county with CORE Community being their employer, and an advisory board formed.
Michaud said this is a fundraising-based organization and would not ask the county for money to sustain the program.
Bourbon County Commissioner Clifton Beth said he worked in home health and hospice in southeast Kansas and saw first-hand the poverty that residents are facing and would like to see the school district, college and city government come together to make this program happen, according to the commission minutes.
Michaud stated about five churches in Fort Scott have been asked to become involved.
The Bourbon County Commission in a vote of 2-1 voted to give Core Community program $50,000 to get it started in this community.
Nelson Blythe voted against it, stating that “he doesn’t believe charity is the role of government, and there is nothing stopping others in the community from writing a check.” Nelson stated “This is taxpayer’s money that should go toward making the courthouse run and roads better”, according to the commission minutes.
The county’s Chief Financial Officer Susan Bancroft, stated the money would come from PILOT funds received from the windmill money to the county for economic development, according to the commission minutes.
There is a requirement to have approximately the first years budget raised before launching the program, Michaud said in an interview. This could take up to 18 months.
“Before we launch our program in Bourbon County we are going to work to identify what sustainable funding sources we think we will be able to count on to fund the program in future years,” Michaud said in an interview.
The City of Fort Scott and the Bourbon County Commission have approved money to help with start up costs.
The city has approved $15,000 and will be meeting with the Core Community representatives on May 18, FS City Manager Brad Matkin said.
“The City and County funding that has been approved are remarkable gifts that will allow us to get this program launched and accelerate the time frame for this program to begin helping people, but this program is not one that we anticipate will require future city / county funding,” Michaud said. “We have developed an advisory board that consists of representatives of several church and social service organizations so that we have input from a very broad base of representatives. This…board will also guide the organization once we launch the program.”
Michaud can be reached at [email protected].
Pushing the Wrong Buttons by Patty LaRoche
For five hours, I tried to get someone to solve my problem. I prayed for patience and understanding and no irritability. For about the first four hours, that worked. In the fifth hour, patience and understanding and no irritability left the room.
I admitted it was my mistake. I had googled a hotel where I needed to book two nights. I typed the name and address in my search bar. That hotel appeared on my screen. I picked the size bed and read about the amenities. The rooms cost more than I had ever spent on a hotel accommodation, but I had to stay where the other speakers were staying. As soon as I pushed the “Pay now” button, I realized that I had chosen the wrong month. Immediately, I tried to change the date. Nope. Changes and cancellations were not allowed. Not good.
Several phone calls and emails later, I realized that I had not dealt directly with the hotel. Some “third party” had intercepted my google request and had made my reservation. So wrong! I called my credit card to ask for my reservation to be cancelled. Since it was “pending,” there was nothing they could do. Except for that human voice, it wasn’t until the fifth hour of talking to robots that I finally connected to another human, Raul. When I asked him to simply change March to April, he said that my request was impossible. He was adamant. I said that my request was possible. I was adamant. Round and round we went.
In the hours leading up to that conversation, I concocted Plan A and, if necessary, Plan B. Fortunately, A worked. “Raul,” I said, “I will get off this call and cancel my credit card. You will not get paid. Or you can change my dates and get your money.” Apparently I had pushed the right button because within 45 minutes my room had been cancelled (not changed but cancelled). Five days later, my money was reimbursed. By then the room price had increased dramatically, but at least I would be there when I needed to be and not a month earlier.
Dave said that Plan B was not a Christian thing to do. I consider it ingenious. I was going to tell Raul that if this was not resolved, I would call a shelter near the hotel and donate my two March nights to a worker (or maybe a homeless person). Surely that would set things in motion. And, except for the motive being revenge, it would be a very charitable contribution.
Revenge, although I justified it in this case, is never right. Romans 12:19 tells us to leave vengeance to the Lord and not to take matters into our own hands. But what about when we clearly are in the right? Okay, sort of in the right. Like I was.
Nope. Not even then. That’s because when we act to pay someone back, several things happen: our relationship with others is damaged; we do not allow God to bring blessings into our life; our Christian witness to others stinks; and it proves how selfish we really are. In other words, we are spiritually damaged when we operate out of revenge.
Proverbs 10:12 speaks to my situation: Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs. In my case, patience and understanding and no irritability were traits wasted on robots who kept telling me which buttons to push (and in the process, pushed most of mine). By the time I reached Raul, he heard a frustrated person determined to win this five-hour long battle. The only person that day who needed to hear a kind, gracious Christian speak…well, didn’t.
And we all know which needed to benefit more…and it certainly wasn’t the robots.
The Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office Daily Reports April 28
FS Planning Commission Meets May 22
The Fort Scott Planning Commission will meet on Monday, May 22nd, 2023, at 4:00PM at City Hall, 123 S. Main Street, Fort Scott, Kansas. This meeting will be held to consider the following:
A change of zoning from unknown to C-4 (Central Business). Evergy is proposing to construct and electrical substation on a tract of land located southeast of N. National Ave. and Maple Ridge Park Street in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. It will be known as Case No. 1140.
This meeting is open to the public and will be available on the City of Fort Scott YouTube Channel.
Lowell Milken Center For Unsung Heroes Newsletter April
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FS City Work Session May 2 at 5 p.m.
There will be a Work Session prior to the Tuesday, May 2, 2023, City Commission meeting. The Work Session will begin at 5:00PM with Gilmore and Bell to speak to the Commission about STAR Bonds and TIFs. The regular City Commission meeting will follow at 6:00PM. Both meetings will be held in the City Commission Room at City Hall, 123 S. Main St. and will be available on the City of Fort Scott YouTube channel.
Obituary of Annie Lucile Bacon
Annie Lucile “Lucy” Bacon, age 95, a resident of rural Moran, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at the Residential Living Center in Garnett, Kansas. She was born October 29, 1927, on the family farm in rural Allen County, Kansas, the daughter of William Deer and Nora Cady Deer. Lucy graduated from the Bronson High School with the Class of 1945. Shortly after graduating, she married Kenneth C. “Joe” Bacon on June 6, 1945, at the Allen County Courthouse in Iola, Kansas. Joe and Lucy raised their family and worked side by side on their farm north of Moran for many years. Lucy enjoyed fishing and working in the garden. In earlier years, the family enjoyed camping trips to Colorado. Later, Lucy and Joe spent thirteen winters in Texas where they enjoyed getting to know other campers from all over the United States. Another hobby enjoyed by Lucy and Joe was bowling. They enjoyed time at the bowling alley with family and friends and also traveling to bowling tournaments. Lucy was also an accomplished cake decorator and often made birthday and wedding cakes for area friends. She was an avid fan of the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals as well as the KU Jayhawks. She also made every effort to attend the sporting events of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Lucy enjoyed playing the keyboard and she and Joe often entertained nursing home residents at both Moran and Iola. She was a longtime member of the Bronson United Methodist Church and a past member of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include her children, Beverly Fuhrman (Harley) of Bronson, Kansas, Charles “Chuck” Bacon (Cristine) of Moran, Kansas, Doug Bacon (Paula) of Bella Vista, Arkansas, Cindy Mefford (Jason) of Mapleton, Kansas and Jean Davolt (Philip) of Wichita; ten grandchildren, Chris Hanna (Aric), Ken Fuhrman (Sue), Bryan Bacon (Brenda), Jessica Bacon, Travis Bacon (Angie), Tyler Bacon (Haley), Brandon Newman, Jason Newman (Trish), Jeremy Davolt (Victoria), and Stephanie Davolt; thirteen great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson. Also surviving is a sister-in-law, Margaret Fuston. Lucy was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth “Joe” Bacon on October 30, 2014. She was also preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Percy and Everett Deer and four sisters, Ruth Bowman, Lorene Ard, Doris Crone and Beula Proyck.
Tracy Smith will conduct funeral services at 10:30 A.M. Monday, May 1st at the Bronson Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the Moran Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 P.M. Sunday at the Cheney Witt Chapel in Ft. Scott. Memorials are suggested to the Bronson United Methodist Church 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.
Presbyterian Village Annual Auction is Saturday, April 29 at the Fairgrounds
The Fort Scott Presbyterian Village Fundraising Public Auction will be held this year at the Bourbon County 4-H building, located on 2109 S. Horton street, about 3 blocks north of the Presbyterian Village.
The auction will start at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 29th.
“Bring a truck and a friend we have lots of great items too numerous to list and picture,” PV Executive Director Ginger Nance,said . “Lots of surprises on auction day, as we have been gathering items for about 2 years and much is still in storage!”
“All proceeds are kept local in Fort Scott to benefit the Presbyterian Village Good Samaritan program, designed to assist seniors who outlive their resources through no fault of their own, as well as other Life Enriching Programs that directly benefits our local seniors,” Nance said.
” We have been doing the auction annually for many years,” she said. “COVID got us off course for a couple of years, but we hope to build this back to return this to an annual event and this year promises to offer great items for people to bid on.”
“There is truly something here for everyone!” she said.
“We have everything from great, clean, household items, furniture (antique, vintage and new—some like new or never used), we have décor (some specialty artwork from local, K.C. and other artists), we have really nice washing machines, costume and other jewelry (some gold), handicap equipment (some new), we even have collectible coins this year that were donated from an estate!”
Feel free to contact Ginger Nance at (620) 224-6173 or Joe Redden (620) 644-8417 with questions or to make an appt. to preview.
Fort Scott Presbyterian Village is a faith-based, not-for-profit senior living community dedicated to serving residents with a culture inspired by our Christian values and heritage, according to its website: https://www.fortscottpresbyterianvillage.org/