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FS City Offices Closed for Thanksgiving Nov. 26-27
The City of Fort Scott offices will be closed on Thursday, November 26th and Friday, November 27th, 2020 in observance of the Thanksgiving Day Holiday. The regular offices will reopen on Monday, November 30th, 2020.
The City’s tree and brush dump site located on North Hill will also be closed on Thursday, November 26th, and Saturday, November 28th, 2020 for the Thanksgiving Day holiday. It will be open again on Tuesday, December 1st, 2020 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Scooter’s Coffee Drive-Thru Opens Nov. 30
A coffee franchise, Scooter’s Coffee Drive-Thru, is opening on Nov. 30 at 5:30 a.m. according to Ashley Copple-Dunn, the Fort Scott Scooter’s manager.
Scooter’s is located at 2402 S. Main in front of the Hibbett’s Store.
Hours will be 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week.
“Our goal is to offer amazing service, with amazing people, amazingly fast,” said Shawn Bouwen, one of the owners. “We want to provide people the highest quality experience each and every time they come to visit our store.”
In addition to coffees, teas, hot chocolate, smoothies, and blenders the shop offers breakfast burritos, cinnamon rolls, cookies, “a little bit of everything,” Demi Bouwen, another owner, said.
One can see the menu, prices, and nutritional values of the products on the Scooter’s Coffee app, she said.
The website is http://scooter’scoffee.com
They currently have 15 employees, she said, and are still taking applications.
The owners of the franchise areDemi along with her dad, Shawn Bouwen, and his wife, Tracy.
“We have been involved with Scooter’s Coffee since 2004,” Shawn said. “The three of us currently own and operate seven locations and are growing. My wife and I also have another group of partners that own and operate an additional 40+ Scooter’s Coffee locations in a four-state region. Scooter’s Coffee has been around since 1998. Don and Linda Eckles are the original Founders of the Company.”
“We really love the demographics here in Fort Scott,” Demi said. “We love to be in a small town where you can be involved with the customer.”
The Bourbon County Sheriff’s Department Daily Reports Nov. 23
Talking Tigers Compete at Louisburg
Fort Scott High School had one team competing at Louisburg on Saturday, November 21 and Trent Toth and Sam Deloney placed 8th in the novice division.
FSHS also had two teams at Bishop Miege, Thade Yates and Lillian Collins placed 2nd in the Open division, while Anna Laubenstein and David Jones were ranked 10th at Bishop Miege in the JV division.
Congratulations
Tigers!
Submitted by Angella Curran
Fort Scott High School
Speech Communications
Debate/Forensics
The Fort Scott Police Department Daily Reports Nov. 20-21
In God We Trust by Carolyn Tucker
Keys to the Kingdom – Carolyn Tucker
About 25 years ago, my husband built a treehouse for our kids that was fit for Robin Hood himself. He chose a big sturdy hedge tree and began to build the fortress, complete with a trap door, fireman‘s pole, and a basket on a rope to pull up and let down through an opening in the floor. Recently, our daughter and her girls were in the pasture and Lydia Mae and Felicity wanted to go up into the treehouse. Mariam agreed, so she got hammer, nails, and boards to add some steps to make the climb doable. Mariam went up first, and then from the top she instructed each little girl where to put their feet and hands as they made their climb. The girls had never done this before, and it was a little scary for them, but they trusted their Mommy to get them through it. And she did.
Without the help of their mother, who knew all the ins and outs of climbing that tree, Lydia Mae and Felicity could not have accomplished their desire. Their high level of trust was very obvious. I love this scripture, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths“ (Proverbs 3:5,6 MEV). This verse is not just something appropriate to write in a graduation card, it’s an everyday-all-your-life command to put into practice.
It’s a downward crash to the bottom of the tree if you think you don’t need God. Proverbs 3:7 NLT reads, “Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil.“ Trusting in yourself is pretty worthless and leads to a miserable life; and unless you change your ways and begin to honor God, your afterlife will be way worse than your earth life.
“In God We Trust” is the official motto of the United States of America. It was adopted by the U.S. Congress in 1956. The motto was first used on paper money in 1957. Back then, money was handled by most adults every day. I believe that printing this motto on our money was divinely inspired. In fact, the plastic cards should have “In God We Trust“ printed on them too! Sixty-three years ago, our Country’s leaders thought it was important for Americans to put their trust in God — and it still is.
God is absolutely trustworthy. You won’t find a better track record anywhere. Moses and the children of Israel came up to the Red Sea with Pharaoh’s army breathing down their necks. God rolled up His sleeves and basically said, “Just watch Me work.” God is not looking at our beloved U.S.A. while wringing His hands and saying, “I don’t know how this is going to turn out.“ No, God’s Word is firm: “I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me. I make known the end from the beginning…I say, ’My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please’” (Isaiah 46:9,10 NIV). God knows the future before it even happens. Everything He plans will come to pass. He simply needs His children to trust Him with childlike faith.
I encourage you to stand firm and beef up your trust in God as the apostle Paul instructed pastor Timothy: “…We trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe” (1 Timothy 4:10 NKJV).
The Key: Quit trying to climb the tree by yourself, and ask for God’s help.
COVID-19 Trends In Counties With and Without A Mask Mandate
Trends in County-Level COVID-19 Incidence in Counties With and Without a Mask Mandate — Kansas, June 1–August 23, 2020
See the latest statitistics on mask wearing versus not wearing a mask, by clicking below
COVID-19 Cases Dropped in Kansas Counties with Mask Orders
CDC Report: COVID-19 cases dropped in Kansas Counties with mask orders, rose in others –
The Kansas City Star
As Kansas counties decide how to respond to Gov. Laura Kelly’s new statewide mask order, a new study shows counties that adopted the governor’s first mandate this summer experienced a drop in COVID-19 cases.
Among counties with an order, the 7-day rolling average of new cases dropped on average 6 percent in the month following the mandate. Meanwhile, cases in counties without a mask requirement saw on average a 100 percent increase.
The analysis — conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment — was published Friday in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
“Kansas counties that had mask mandates in place appear to have mitigated the transmission of COVID-19, whereas counties that did not have mask mandates continued to experience increases in cases,” the study says.
The findings come as Kelly is emphasizing masks in the fight against the latest wave of COVID-19, which is filling hospitals across the state. Cases have surged to unprecedented levels in Kansas and are now translating into rising hospitalizations.
The Democratic governor’s new order goes into effect on Nov. 25, with the delay designed to encourage counties to adopt their own mask orders. Counties will be allowed to keep their own orders once the statewide mandate goes into effect. Local leaders also have the option of opting out of the order, just as they did in July.
Kelly is also launching a public campaign to encourage mask use and other COVID-19 precautions and rolling out expanded testing across the state.
“I am committed to an all-of-the-above COVID mitigation strategy,” Kelly said Friday.
Read the full story here: https://www.kansascity.com/…/coro…/article247315954.html
Funding Available to Kansas Small Businesses
Governor Kelly Makes $38.5 Million of CARES ACT Funding Available to Kansas Small Businesses, Slow COVID-19 Spread
~ Funding will Support Hard-hit Businesses, Vaccine Distribution, Other Public Health Efforts~
TOPEKA – Today, Governor Laura Kelly announced that the State Finance Council unanimously approved the Kansas Office of Recovery recommendations to allocate $20 million to hard-hit businesses and $18.5 million for public health response efforts including vaccine administration and distribution. The $38.5 million is from the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) of the federal CARES Act.
“My administration is focused on keeping Kansans healthy and protecting our small businesses, this funding will help us do both,” Governor Kelly said. “We will distribute these funds quickly and efficiently to hard-hit communities and businesses across the state, which will bolster our efforts to protect Kansans and keep businesses and schools open.”
The $20 million of Business Resiliency and Workforce Support recommendations will include support for the following:
- Restaurants and Bars
- Large Venues
- Movie Theaters
- PPE manufacturing
- Private Colleges
The $18.5 million of Public Heath Response recommendations includes funding for the following:
- Support for Local Health departments
- Vaccine administration and distribution
- PPE for Nursing Homes
- Support for Safety Net Clinics
“These investments help keep businesses open and bolster our public health response all across Kansas,” Office of Recovery Executive Director Julie Lorenz said. “I want to thank Governor Kelly and the State Finance Council for helping us deliver these dollars as quickly as we can to Kansans that really need them.”
The allocations approved today were from funding recouped from other previously approved programs that were unable to utilize all their funding by the December 30 deadline. The Office of Recovery will present to State Finance Council again next month
Obituary of Minnie Wrenn
Minnie Ola Wrenn, age 90, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2020, at the Medicalodge in Ft. Scott.
She was born September 11, 1930, in Mapleton, Kansas, the daughter of Clyde Marion Willard and Mildred G. Harris Willard. She married Woodrow Wilson Wrenn on August 2, 1946, in Mound City, Kansas.
Minnie enjoyed sewing, cooking, and doing upholstery work. She also loved spending time with her family. As one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, she wanted to share with people the hope and joy she had in serving Jehovah God.
Survivors include her four grandchildren, O’Leatha Wrenn, of the home in Ft. Scott, Jennifer Jackson and Gzamahna Wrenn, both of Pittsburg, Kansas and Jerry Love, of Kansas City, Missouri and three great-grandchildren, Yolanda Lovelady, Cameron and Trinity Wrenn. Also surviving is a sister, Mary Etta Willard, of Ft. Scott; several nieces and nephews including Shelba Williams and Vincent Willard who she helped raise and a host of other relatives and friends.
Her husband, Woodrow, preceded her in death on September 25, 1992. She was also preceded in death by a son, Woodrow W. Wrenn, Jr., two daughters, Regina Thompson Toson and Janet Leigh Wrenn who died in infancy; a grandson, Judge “Buddy” Thompson, a sister, Edith Hawkins and four brothers, Robert “Bobby”, Carl Eugene, and Melvin Willard and infant brother, James Willard.
There was cremation.
A celebration of life service may be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.
Fort Scott’s Veterans Day Parade
Many thanks to all Post 25 Legion family members who participated in yesterday’s Fort Scott Veterans Day Parade.
Our guest of honor was WW2 George Warren of Uniontown. I believe that George is 96 and is still a live wire according to family and friends. George was a Naval Aviator who flew as a test pilot in Hawaii during the war. His job was to take reassembled bombers received from the States and take them for a spin.
My special thanks to Mike Hansen, Darrell Spencer and the others who assembled our float for the parade.
Also, participating were three ALR Chapter 25 members who drove their bikes and brought along their grandchildren for the parade.
For those who would like to see the parade on video, check out the Chamber of Commerce’s Facebook posting at https://www.facebook.com/fortscottchamber/videos/704806887123939. Post 25 is at 13.50.
“A good time was had by all.”
Photos by Post 25 Commander Carl Jowers who also rode his trike in the parade.