Entertainment, Fort Scott

FS Public Library Hybrid Story Time Announced

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Fort Scott Public Library is pleased to announce their first Hybrid Storytime event, coming up this Tuesday at 10 am, to be held in the library’s downstairs event room. The storytime will be filmed. If you do not want to be part of the recording, ask Miss Val for a seat on the south side of the room.
 
ATTEND IN PERSON OR ONLINE – Seuss storytime, in celebration of Dr. Seuss’ birthday & Read Across America (celebrated on March 2)! 
 

If you intend to attend in person, Pre-Registration is NOT required but is ENCOURAGED. Register here to help Miss Val prepare for your family. 


We will have stories and songs in the library’s downstairs event room on March 1 @ 10 am. Snacks & crafts will be sent with families to do at home. A maximum of 15 people or 5 families (whichever comes first) will be allowed in the event room at once. If more than 5 families or 15 people show up, we will offer 2, half-hour storytimes, back-to-back, starting at 10 and 10:30. If the room fills up by the time you arrive, you will be encouraged to browse for books upstairs while you wait for the 2nd event to begin. Masks are not required, but are recommended. Please social distance from other families and library staff to help keep the event safe for everyone. Thank you in advance for your help!

NOTE: If you have already registered to receive storytime supplies for March, you do NOT need to fill out the pre-registration form.

We will air a pre-recorded version of storytime in our Storytime Group’s private Facebook page and on our YouTube channel (unlisted – please contact us for the link) on Wednesday, March 2, at 10 am. To make storytime accessible to our patrons while limiting access as much as possible, we will make the video available for approximately 1 week, so please watch as soon as you can.

This week’s craft: Green Fizzy Eggs Science Experiment
Supplies Needed: Curbside kit items, spoon, and paper towels. To order a kit, fill out this form.
 

This project is made possible by the State Library of Kansas and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Art, Bourbon County

Bo Co Arts Council 30th Annual Fine Art Exhibit March 10-12

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Bourbon County Arts Council Members present at the Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce Coffee in 2020, from left, Elaine Buerge, Deb Anderson, Terry Floyd, Steve Floyd and Linda Noll.

The annual art show that showcases local area artists is March 10-12.

The 30th Annual Bourbon County Arts Council exhibit will be held Thursday, March 10 through Saturday, March 12 at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on the campus of Fort Scott Community College.

“We will host the Chamber Coffee on March 10 at 8 a.m.,” Deb Anderson, president of the council said.

The exhibit will be open Thursday, March 10 and Friday, March 11 from 12 PM to 7 PM and Saturday, March 12th from 9 AM to 1 PM.

The BCAC was formed in 1973 to foster, promote and increase the knowledge, appreciation and practice of the arts, according to BCAC President Deb Anderson.

A 2016 photo of the Bourbon County Arts Council Annual Exhibit.

An artist reception will be held March 10th from 6 PM to 8 PM where participating artists will have the opportunity to listen to the juror critique and visit with her about their pieces.

The juror for the event this year will be Tara Booth,  an Associate Professor of Art at Cottey College, Nevada, Mo.

The competition is open to all artists age 16 and older.

Categories include Best of Show 2D and 3D, Ceramics, Drawing and Graphics (Pencil, Pen, Ink), Fiber Arts, Glasswork, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Painting (Oil and Acrylic), Pastel, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture and Watercolor.

A new “Theme” category has been included: The theme this year is “The Eye of the Beholder”.

Bourbon County businesses and individual sponsors for the first prize winners of the art categories are:

2D and 3D – Memory of E.C. Gordon Ceramics – Ward Kraft, Inc

Drawing & Graphics – Landmark Bank Jewelry – Citizens Bank

Mixed Media – Lyons Realty Painting – Union State Bank

Pastel – Mid-Continental Restoration

Photography – H & H Realty

Sculpture – Fort Scott Broadcasting

Fiber Arts – Bernita Hill

Watercolor – Buerge Art Studio

Theme – City State Bank

Glass – Jamie Armstrong, Edward D Jones

Printmaking – Osage Timber, LLC

Current Bourbon County Arts Council Bard Members are Deb Anderson, President; Bre Eden, Vice President; Steve Floyd, Secretary; Terri Floyd, Treasurer; Cindy Bartelsmeyer, Elaine Buerge, Deb Halsey, Justin Meeks, Laura Meeks, Linda Noll, Tedena Tucker, and Chris Woods.

History of BCAC

“The organization of the BCAC is 52 years old this year. It was originally known as the Fort Scott Arts Council,” Anderson said. “Upon its incorporation, it was changed to Bourbon County Arts Council.”
“There were several activities in the beginning,” she said. “In June 1973 the first project was a booth at the arts and crafts fair, during the Old Fort Days Rodeo sponsored by the Jaycees.”
“The BCAC held the first street theatre,” she said. “In the art area there was ceramics, bread baking, spinning and weaving, wood carving, and quilting. Local artists displayed paintings, there was also an artist who did sketches and another who had very unusual pottery.”
They held a Continental Theatre Group presentation, variety shows, musicals, even a parade
The original board officers:
Gary Cullor-Chairman
Joann Meara -Vice-Chairman
Sally Cullor-Secretary
Treasurer-Steve Buerge
Board members were Dale Hammons, Robert Estes, Robert Galvin, Helen Stranathan, and Larry Nuss.
Committee chairman were
Music – Ralph Carlson
Arts – Ernie Huse
Crafts – Sondra Carlson
Theatre – Sally Cullor
Publicity – Shirley Hill
Membership – Mary Ann Burke
“A big thank you to these individuals, for forming this organization, who realized how important the arts were to a community and all those who have came after in keeping the BCAC alive, Anderson said.
“I have attached a history story of the BCAC from Gary Cullor who shared it with me,” Anderson said. “He is much more knowledgeable since he was there from the beginning. There would be a correction to the information in the fourth paragraph, it should read April 9th,1973 instead of April 9th,1773.”
To view Cullor’s history of the art council:
Opinion

A Soulmate Snafu by Patty LaRoche

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Last year, Dave and I celebrated our 47th wedding anniversary. Because of Covid-19, there was no romantic dining or even an overnight stay in Kansas City. But that was okay. Months ahead, I had found the perfect card to hand Dave when we awoke the morning of the special day.

I loved the simplicity of this card. “Your husband…your friend…your soul mate”—all tender words letting Dave know that our love was very much alive and would last forever.

That’s not to say we had not been through some valleys. It had not been forty-seven years of bliss. We had made many mistakes in failing to honor God first. We had blamed and argued. We had gone to bed angry. I had used silence to make my point, put the kids ahead of Dave’s needs, stubbornly insisted on my way and forgotten to laugh. But somehow, we had endured, forgiven and stayed the marital course. We were friends. We were soulmates. The card said it all.

That morning, I hid away in the bedroom where I wrote something tender in Dave’s card. That’s when I read the insert: “With sympathy as you say good-bye to the man who shared your life.” I read it three times.

WHAT??? How was this possible? How had I confused a sympathy card with an anniversary one?

Within a minute of staring at the writing, hoping, I guess, that it would morph into something endearing, I started laughing. After sharing it with Dave who pretended to find it funny, I knew that he had to wonder how such a blunder, even for me, was doable.

I have no explanation. I buy cards ahead of time and pull from my collection for whatever occasion is celebrated. Not this card. It was taken from the stash ahead of time and hidden in my drawer. Obviously, I assumed it said something different than it did (and yes, the fact that it started with “your” husband instead of “my” husband should have been my first clue). Had I just taken the time to double-check my assumption, this never would have happened.

My failure was a minor one. No one was hurt by my mistake, but many times that’s not the case. We make costly assumptions all the time, causing us to judge. The person with the handicap sticker who shows no visible impairments. The rude waitress. The beggar on the street corner talking on his cell phone. Read the New Testament. Incorrect assumptions about what the Messiah would be like caused most people not to give Jesus a chance. I have friends who assume there is no God because they can’t see proof. Others believe they will make it to Heaven because they are “good people.”

Any assumption, funny or serious, warrants the time it takes to be validated…which makes me question which of my grandkids probably received an anniversary card instead of a birthday one.

Bourbon County, Business, Fort Scott

Bourbon County Retail Survey Response Requested

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BOURBON COUNTY

RETAIL SURVEY

Your response is requested and appreciated!

Click here for the survey.
Bourbon County REDI

(Regional Economic Development Inc.)

has engaged with Goldstone Consulting Group to perform a Community Retail Needs Analysis.

Having current, formalized data will assist Bourbon County REDI to pursue or seize future opportunities by being able to provide this information on community needs and priorities to developers and others interested in doing business in Fort Scott and Bourbon County.

While your response to the electronic survey format is greatly preferred, you may also click here for a printable copy of the survey

or pick one up at the Chamber.

Completed hardcopy surveys may be returned to the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce,

231 E. Wall St., Fort Scott, KS 66701 or to the office of Bourbon County REDI,

200 S. Main St., Ste. 200, Fort Scott, KS 66701.
You may also access the survey by scanning this QR code:
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Thank you in advance for your participation

and response to this survey.

Contact Bourbon County REDI with any questions:

Rob Harrington, Director ~ 620-215-0144
Thank you to our Chamber Champion members below…
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Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce

fortscott.com | 620-223-3566 [email protected]
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Strengthening The Semiconductor Supply Chain Bills

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Governor Laura Kelly Joins Bipartisan Coalition of Governors Urging Congress to Take Quick Action to ReconcileLegislation Strengthening the Semiconductor Supply Chain

~~Governors Urge Swift Action to Reconcile the Creating Helpful Incentives for the Production of Semiconductors for America (CHIPS) Act~~ 

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced she has joined a bipartisan coalition of governors from across the country urging Congressional leadership to reconcile two bills swiftly. Quick reconciliation would get the Creating Helpful Incentives for the Production of Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act to the President’s desk for signature.

“As the global semiconductor shortage continues to challenge our manufacturing industry and threatens our supply chain, Congress must take swift action to get the CHIPS Act passed into law,” Governor Kelly said. “I’ll continue working with our federal partners to deliver solutions for our manufacturing industry that will secure our supply chain, create jobs, protect our workers, and further strengthen our economy.”

Governor Kelly, along with Governors Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan; Eric Holcomb, Indiana; Gavin Newsom, California; Ned Lamont, Connecticut; Brad Little, Idaho; JB Pritzker, Illinois; Andy Beshear, Kentucky; Charlie Baker, Massachusetts; Steve Sisolak, Nevada; Phil Murphy, New Jersey; Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico; Kathy Hochul, New York; Roy Cooper, North Carolina; Mike DeWine, Ohio; Kate Brown, Oregon; Tom Wolf, Pennsylvania; Spencer Cox, Utah; Phil Scott, Vermont; Jay Inslee, Washington; Tony Evers, Wisconsin; Mark Gordon, Wyoming, sent a letter to Congress leadership urging swift reconciliation of the bipartisan program that will turbocharge U.S. production of semiconductors that are critically important to the aviation and automotive industries, and parts suppliers, and will strengthen our supply chain.

Read the full letter here.

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COVID-19

Home COVID 19 Tests

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A message from the SEK Multi-County Health Department on Home COVID Tests Through U.S. Postal Service.

 

  • How do I do the test?   Please refer to the instructions and read ALL the instructions before attempting to do the test.
  • My test kit was outside in the cold.  Is it still good?  Refer to the package instructions.
  • My test kits are bad, how do I get another one?  We are unsure if replacements are available. Refer to testing sites or those handing out test kits.
  • Do I have to report the results to someone?  No reporting is not required, refer to this link for isolation and quarantine guidance: https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/DocumentCenter/View/134/Isolation–Quarantine-Guidance-and-FAQs-PDF—021522?bidId=
  • We used our test kits earlier but are exposed again, how do we get more?  The limit is 4 per household at this time.  Refer to the isolation and quarantine link above.
  • My test says positive, but the control didn’t work, what does that mean?  If the control doesn’t work, then the test MAY not be accurate.  Retest is needed.
  • I’m not comfortable doing the test, can I bring it in and have you help?  No, this is a home test kit.
  • Can I use this kit to test my child?  There will be a section in the instructions that has “limitations” and it should say if it’s not appropriate for certain groups.
Fort Scott, Government

FS Street Advisory Board Invites Public to Discussion of Brick Streets

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Street Advisory Board Meeting

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Discuss the Future of Our Brick Streets

PUBLIC PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND

The Fort Scott Street Advisory Board will meet Tuesday, March 8, 2022, from 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. in the City Commission Room at 123 S Main St, Fort Scott, KS 66701.

The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the City’s policy regarding our brick streets.

The issues under consideration include:

  1. Should exposed brick streets be maintained, repaired, and preserved?
  2. Should asphalt overlay be removed and underlying brick streets restored where feasible?
  3. Should the City establish “brick street preservation zones” in which brick is preserved?

(Note-as a consequence, brick streets outside these zones might be overlayed or replaced.)

Please bring your questions, concerns, and suggestions to this meeting. This input will help the Street Advisory Board make recommendations to the City Commission.

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