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2022 Lowell Milken Center Fellows Receive Keys to the City
The Lowell Milken Center (LMC) for Unsung Heroes in Fort Scott, Kansas has awarded its 2022 Fellowship to 11 educators. As part of their week-long experience in Fort Scott, the six fellows for June 19 – 24 were given the key to the city. (Five more Fellows will arrive on June 26th.)
The Fellows honored this week were Brian Allman from Virginia, Jaime Danen from Wisconsin, Libya Doman from Virginia, Sean Griffin from Virginia, Ben Nguyen from Nevada, and Lana Sawalha from California. LMC Director Norm Conard praised these outstanding individuals, saying, “It is an honor to be able to network and collaborate with these exceptional educators and provide this opportunity for them to reflect, reenergize and strategize with each other as they seek new ways to inspire their students.”
Every summer, the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes awards their Fellowship to national and international award-winning educators from America and around the world. As LMC Fellows, they deepen their understanding of Unsung Heroes and project-based learning, preparing them to develop Unsung Heroes projects with their students and learn the stories of role models who help change the world. Along with the time spent deepening their professional skills at the LMC, the Fellows enjoy visiting the Fort Scott area.
Lowell Milken Fellow: Libya Domain.
Lowell Milken Center Fellow
FORT SCOTT, KS – June 1, 2022 – The Lowell Milken Center (LMC) for Unsung Heroes in Fort Scott, Kansas, an international educational non-profit, has awarded its prestigious Fellowship to Libya Doman, a middle school art teacher at Cooper Middle School in McLean, Virginia. Libya is also a cultural responsiveness facilitator. Libya arrived in Fort Scott on June 19th for a week of collaboration with LMC staff.
The LMC Fellowship is a merit-based award for educators of all disciplines who value the importance of teaching respect and understanding through project-based learning. The Center selects exemplary teachers from the United States and around the world who will collaborate on projects that discover, develop, and communicate the stories of Unsung Heroes in history.
Libya Doman, who taught visual art in Fairfax County Public Schools elementary schools for 17 years prior to moving to middle school, was named National Art Educators Associations’ 2021 Southeastern Elementary Art Educator of the Year as well as Virginia Art Educator Associations’ 2020 Art Educator of the year and Elementary Art Educator of the year. As an advocate for diversity, equity, inclusion and access, Libya uses art and conversation as “mirrors and windows” to seeing ourselves and others. She empowers students to explore their personal identities and their relationships with the world to make relevant and meaningful art.
Libya founded Disrupting Norms after serving as an induction coach, curriculum writer, and model teacher in her school system, as well as an adjunct professor at George Mason University. As a facilitator for schools, universities, museums, associations, and other organizations, Libya designs and delivers curriculums, workshops, and keynotes to help educators grapple with topics that are often deemed “taboo,” such as race and gender.
Libya is a printmaker who creates etchings, woodcuts, and linocuts. Beyond the field of education, Libya serves as juror for art exhibits and film festivals. Libya is rooting for all of us to disrupt norms that serve as barriers to our collective growth.
LMC Executive Director Norm Conard says, “Libya is a talented educator who uses her area of expertise to help students become the best they can be. With her amazing expertise in art education, Libya will be an important contributor to our 2022 LMC Fellowship and to the Center’s ArtEffect program for students.”
While in Fort Scott, LMC Fellows gain knowledge, educational resources and support in helping students cultivate a passion for learning through the creation of projects that initiate positive change. Fellows will be equipped to develop Unsung Heroes projects with their students, applying and evaluating the stories of these role models who have changed the world
throughout history.
Lowell Milken Fellow: Jaime Danen
Lowell Milken Center Fellow
FORT SCOTT, KS – June 1, 2022 – The Lowell Milken Center (LMC) for Unsung Heroes in Fort Scott, Kansas, an international educational non-profit, has awarded its prestigious Fellowship to educator Jaime Danen, a literacy specialist at Notre Dame Academy in Green Bay, WI. Jaime Danen arrived in Fort Scott on June 19th for a week of collaboration with LMC staff.
The LMC Fellowship is a merit-based award for educators of all disciplines who value the importance of teaching respect and understanding through project-based learning. The Center selects exemplary teachers from the United States and around the world who will collaborate on projects that discover, develop, and communicate the stories of Unsung Heroes in history.
Jaime Danen, after 23 years in the Green Bay Area Public School district, is leaving Aldo Leopold Community School as a middle school English teacher to become a literacy and leadership specialist at Notre Dame Academy High School in Green Bay, Wisconsin. While Jaime loves teaching about reading, writing and social justice in her classroom, she is excited for this new opportunity and challenge to connect with a new group of learners.
She will be working to raise student literacy levels that were impacted by the pandemic.
Jaime is a United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Teacher Fellow and has facilitated workshops for teachers and future teachers on Holocaust and genocide studies. She also facilitates and hosts a social justice film and speaker series for her students and other students in the area. She is a Bill of Rights Fellow and worked to bring social justice issues to the forefront in her classroom and school. Additionally, she works with an organization in Green Bay to deliver leadership coaching and training for school administrators, teachers and students. Their latest conference had 20 high schoolers design and lead a conference for 100 local middle school students.
LMC Executive Director Norm Conard says, “Jaime is an outstanding addition to our team of LMC Fellows. Her experiences in the areas of Holocaust education and social justice, combined with her leadership skills in literacy education, will bring many new dimensions to the LMC’s search for those Unsung Heroes who are positive role models for our young people today.”
While in Fort Scott, LMC Fellows gain knowledge, educational resources and support in helping students cultivate a passion for learning through the creation of projects that initiate positive change. Fellows will be equipped to develop Unsung Heroes projects with their students, applying and evaluating the stories of these role models who have changed the world throughout history.
The Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office Daily Reports June 20
Friday Night Free Concert: Steve Fortenberry
This week’s Friday Night Concert will be presented by local musician Steve Fortenberry. The one-hour concert begins at 7 p.m. at the Heritage Park Pavilion at First and Main streets. Fortenberry plays light classical and Christian songs on guitar. Ralph Carlson will join him on guitar for the last half of the show
“Steve is an accomplished musician with unique guitar stylings, using special effects,” concert-series organizer Ralph Carlson said. “We are happy to welcome Steve back to the pavilion and we‘re looking forward to an enjoyable evening of great guitar music from him. Bring a friend and join us.”
The shows, sponsored by the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce, are free and open to the public. Dave Oas and Jim Butler provide the sound each week. Due to limited seating, attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs.
In the event of inclement weather or excessive heat temps, the concert will be moved to the Loading Dock at Common Ground Coffee Co., 12 E. Wall Street.
FSHS Justin Miles To Play At Independence Community College
Fort Scott High School senior, Justin Miles has committed to play football at Independence Community College. He is pictured with head coach Jason Martin.
Double Whammy by Carolyn Tucker
Keys to the Kingdom By Carolyn Tucker
I know there are women out there who have hang-ups with men. But I’m not one of them because the two most-loving and influential men in my life were my dad and my husband. On April 18, 1980, my hero dad escorted me down the church aisle and gave me away to my soon-to-be husband. In a lot of aspects, Dad and Jimmy were nothing alike. However, both had built their lives on Jesus and neither ever failed to love, provide, and protect me.
“Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God…“ (Psalm 68:5 ESV). When I recently read this scripture, it struck home with me and I said aloud: “Wow, a double whammy.” Then I thought, “That’s me. I don’t have a father or a husband.” Men have a very important role in the family and in society. God needs a few good men to profoundly influence their families and communities.
The importance of men began with God in the Garden of Eden when He created a perfect man. The man (Adam) became a loving husband and, later, a caring father. Strong and faithful husbands and fathers are desperately needed to step over the line of slackness and fulfill their God-given role. The overly-simplistic definition of a man is “an adult male person.” But a real flesh-and-blood man is more awesome and intricate than that measly definition. So let’s strip him down to the chassis and see what we’ve got.
The following describes an exemplary man: “Since God chose you to be the holy people [men] He loves, you must clothe yourselves with tender-hearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony. And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful” (Colossians 3:12-15 NLT).
A real man enjoys his responsibility to nurture, love, and cherish his wife and children. He is compassionate and stalwart. He loves, laughs, and cries. His love is tough and gentle; he is faithful to God, family, and Country. He knows how to balance work and play, and spends time with his wife and children. He has integrity and holds God and His Word in utmost reverence. He humbly knows where his abilities come from: “Awesome is God…He is the one who gives power and strength to His people” (Psalm 68:35 ESV).
A godly man will bear good fruit in his everyday life. “But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!” (Galatians 5:22,23 NLT). And there’s no law against a little dirt under your fingernails or mud on your truck tires. There’s also no law against arching your eyebrows, but please don‘t. It disturbs me to see a man’s eyebrows look better than mine!
In a world of worrisome role confusion, God needs men to stand up and be real men. A nanoscopic number of women might think men are a dime a dozen, but they couldn’t be further from the truth. Real men are absolutely priceless. Hats off to all the bona fide men who serve as awesome role models. You are important, valued, loved, admired, and appreciated!
The Key: Real men never go out of style. Happy Father’s Day!
Obituary of Duane Kliewer
Duane John Kliewer, 88 of Omaha Nebraska died peacefully at home on June 15th, 2022. He was born in Santanta KS on February 15th 1934 to John and Esther Kliewer. Duane graduated from Lawrence High in 1952 and went on to play football for a junior college before proudly serving in the US Navy for four years. During his service he was stationed on the USS Forrestal and was also a Navy boxer.
He attended the University of Kansas where he met the love of his life Marie Annette Otto and they were married in Fort Scott Kansas on November 22, 1959. They shared 62 years of marriage and were blessed with 4 children who they both devoted their time and love to, creating a legacy of family memories.
Duane received his Master’s degree from UNO in 1973. He spent his working years as a physical therapist and was both skilled and passionate about his focus on helping children. Duane was a man of strong faith and character.
He was a lifelong Jayhawks fan and could always be found cheering them on. He was a creative and talented artist and loved to draw, even into his last years of life.
Most importantly he was a devoted and loving husband, father, and grandfather, and will be tremendously missed by all who knew and loved him.
He is preceded in death by his parents John and Esther Kliewer and sister Geraldine “Gerry” Dodge.
He is survived by his wife Marie Annette Kliewer; his children Brian Kliewer (Kim), Lisa Lind (Cameron), Julie Havener (David), and John Kliewer; his grandchildren Lindsey Kliewer and Anthony Lind; and many other beloved relatives and friends.
Services will be held in Fort Scott Kansas at 10 am Tuesday June 22nd at Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.
Memorials can be sent to The Wounded Warrior Project.
Gold by Gregg Motley
In the daily lives of small town Americans, we have learned to live with some aspects of our economy that would have been quite abnormal 50 years ago. For example, what goes on in Asia and Europe has a significant impact on what we can buy and for how much in Bourbon County. Increasing the price of energy seems to be the agenda of an international consortium. Many nations, including the United States of America (“USA”), are racking up huge national debts, while government retirement programs have become an IOU instead of providing us the intended security. We are woefully behind on infrastructure maintenance and repair, not only in our community, but nationwide. What has happened?
In my view, much of it began with a small group of elites led by Richard Nixon in 1971. In response to some short-term problems, including a rising trade deficit and inflation, this small group of men decided to unilaterally execute some radical economic strategies, including eliminating the gold standard as a backing for the American dollar. I believe that move has had the biggest impact on our economic lives today.
How so? When the USA adopted the Gold Standard after World War II, it ushered in a protracted time of economic prosperity for our nation. The USA become a world leader and our currency became the standard for international exchange.
What was the Gold Standard? Simply put, every dollar issued by the USA was back by actual gold reserves at a price of $35 per ounce. No new dollars could be printed without the mandatory amount of gold stored at facilities like Fort Knox, Kentucky. After we came off the standard in 1971, every world currency was valued at what people perceived that it was worth, rather than a sure measure. This decision gave us 10 years of economic chaos, including “stagflation”, unemployment, and gasoline shortages. Gold went from $35 per ounce to $800 in short order. Anyone remember waiting in a line to get gas in the 1970’s? It influenced politicians to think from a short-term, defensive posture.
The long-term impact that affects us all today is the national debt, which has also given rise to state and local obligations; the large debt payments require higher taxes. There was no way to accumulate $30 trillion dollars of national debt while we were on the Gold Standard. Politicians have used this leverage in order to pursue short-term projects that have in immediate impact on voter sentiments, rather than planning for the long-term. Infrastructure maintenance and fully-funded pensions are not effective campaign slogans.
Bourbon County does not have to follow the national trend. We can be a jurisdiction which breaks the mold by creating administrative efficiencies in the many government entities in our county such that we can invest in infrastructure, housing, education, health care and the other critical services that impact quality of life. We can become a low tax, high standard of living haven.
FSCC Board Minutes of May 16
FORT SCOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Minutes of the Board of Trustees Meeting
May 16, 2022
PRESENT: Dave Elliott, Jim Fewins, Kirk Hart, Bryan Holt, and Robert Nelson
ALSO PRESENT: Alysia Johnston, President, Juley McDaniel, Board Clerk, faculty, staff, and CTEC Board
members
Acting Chairman Nelson called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m in Cleaver-Burris-Boileau Hall. The meeting was
opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
COMMENTS FROM THE CHAIR: Acting Chairman noted the graduations on Saturday were well attended, and
the ceremonies went very well. Hart noted that the nursing pinning was also nice.
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC: None
FINANCIAL AID REPORT: Lillie Grubb presented an explanation and update for the financial aid department.
A motion was made by Elliott seconded by Fewins and carried by unanimous vote to move the tour of student
housing to post-adjournment, with no business taking place during the tour.
CONSENT AGENDA: A motion was made by Fewins, seconded by Holt, and carried by unanimous vote to
approve the consent agenda.
ACTION/DISCUSSION ITEMS:
A. A motion was by made by Elliott, seconded by Hart, and carried by unanimous vote to approve the revised
chemistry fee due to the increase in the lab kit.
ITEMS FOR REVIEW: The Board reviewed items of correspondence.
REPORTS:
ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATES: The Board reviewed and heard updates from the Gordon Parks Museum, Miami
County Campus, Instruction, Finance and Operations, Student Affairs, and the President.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Trustees, a motion to adjourn was made at
6:35 p.m. by Fewins, seconded by Elliott, and carried by unanimous vote.
Tom Havron led a tour of Boileau Hall, Greyhound Hall, and Garrison Hall.
Chairman Clerk7
Minutes of the Board of Trustees Meeting
May 16, 2022
PRESENT: Dave Elliott, Jim Fewins, Kirk Hart, Bryan Holt, and Robert Nelson
ALSO PRESENT: Alysia Johnston, President, Juley McDaniel, Board Clerk, faculty, staff, and CTEC Board
members
Acting Chairman Nelson called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m in Cleaver-Burris-Boileau Hall. The meeting was
opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
COMMENTS FROM THE CHAIR: Acting Chairman noted the graduations on Saturday were well attended, and
the ceremonies went very well. Hart noted that the nursing pinning was also nice.
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC: None
FINANCIAL AID REPORT: Lillie Grubb presented an explanation and update for the financial aid department.
A motion was made by Elliott seconded by Fewins and carried by unanimous vote to move the tour of student
housing to post-adjournment, with no business taking place during the tour.
CONSENT AGENDA: A motion was made by Fewins, seconded by Holt, and carried by unanimous vote to
approve the consent agenda.
ACTION/DISCUSSION ITEMS:
A. A motion was by made by Elliott, seconded by Hart, and carried by unanimous vote to approve the revised
chemistry fee due to the increase in the lab kit.
ITEMS FOR REVIEW: The Board reviewed items of correspondence.
REPORTS:
ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATES: The Board reviewed and heard updates from the Gordon Parks Museum, Miami
County Campus, Instruction, Finance and Operations, Student Affairs, and the President.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Trustees, a motion to adjourn was made at
6:35 p.m. by Fewins, seconded by Elliott, and carried by unanimous vote.
Tom Havron led a tour of Boileau Hall, Greyhound Hall, and Garrison Hall.
Chairman Clerk7
