Stories from Saturday, November 22, 2008

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Cameron, of rural Rich Hill, announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsey Brooke, to Scott David Benbrook, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Benbrook, of Nevada, Mo. Lindsey, a graduate of Rich Hill High School and Pittsburg State University, is presently teaching kindergarten in the Nevada R-V School District. Scott graduated from Nevada High School, University of Missouri-Columbia, and is employed with First Community Bank of Warsaw...

Danielle Koger and Brent Cavin wish to announce their upcoming marriage on Dec. 20, 2008. Danielle is the daughter of Leon and Rhonda Bowles, Fort Scott. She is the granddaughter of Leon and Frances Bowles, Fort Scott, and Jerald and Janet Jones, and John and Edith Koger, all of El Dorado Springs, Mo. She is also the great-granddaughter of Lawrence and Una Bowles, Fort Scott...

The children of Chub and Helen Bolling would like to invite friends to join them in honoring them with an anniversary reception, 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 29, at the Bronson Community Center. The couple will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary...

A local non-profit organization is actively helping to promote the holiday season in the community. The Fort Scott chapter of the Questers, which was founded two years ago, plans to adorn the Fort Scott Public Library with Christmas wreaths and other holiday decorations on Saturday -- a project the group has participated in each year since its inception in an effort to help spruce up Fort Scott for the holidays, according to Becky Halsey, the president of the Fort Scott chapter...

Fort Scott, Kan. -- This Thanksgiving will mark the 10th year Marjorie Schwalm has hosted the Community Thanksgiving Dinner. The Community Thanksgiving Dinner is free of charge to the public with serving beginning at 11:30 a.m. and concluding at 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 27, at the Elks Lodge, 111 W. 19th, in Fort Scott...

A free Thanksgiving meal will be served 11 a.m.-2 p.m., on Thursday, Nov. 27, at the American Legion Post No. 2, on Cherry Street in Nevada. The meal is for anyone who wants to take part, and is a traditional feast held each year. Meals also will be delivered to those unable to attend. Call (417) 667-9836 for more information...

Michael Testman, who was named CEO of JHT Holdings, Inc. after it came out of bankruptcy Nov. 1, has a Nevada connection, his parents Coach Larry Testman and his wife, Jo. Testman said his parents, and his faith, gave him the skills to rise to the top...

Areas nearest the zone would experience widespread and catastrophic physical damage and other losses; states include Missouri. ---------- The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency has released a report which presents the findings of a two-year study on the impact of a 7.7 magnitude earthquake on states in the New Madrid Seismic Zone...

Fort Scott, Kan. -- Creativity, imagination and ingenuity flooded the all-purpose room at Fort Scott Middle School on Monday as sixth grade students scattered throughout the room to participate in the 8th Annual Block Kids competition. Each of the students was given 100 interlocking blocks and their choice of four other objects. After selecting which items they wanted to use, students were given one hour to build projects which were associated with the construction industry...

Hi neighbors. Did you notice the Christmas decorations going up October 31? What is this madness? Every year I lament the abuse of Thanksgiving as a holiday. This year is no different. Sorry if you get tired of hearing about how no one respects America's most family orientated holiday, but this annual slight is my pet peeve...

Brian and Joya Edmonds, of Kansas City, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Naomi Grace Edmonds. Naomi was born on Oct. 10, 2008 at the North Kansas City Hospital. She weighed 6 pounds and 8 ounces. Paternal grandparents are Bill and Marilyn Edmonds, of Nevada, and Larry and Teresa Brotherton, of Kansas City, Mo...

While Missouri deer hunters were taking 98,565 deer over the opening weekend, a topic related to deer and turkey hunting was going hot and heavy. The proposed changes in landowner permits were being talked about by landowners of less than 80 acres. The number of emails and phone calls I have received this past week shows real concern by many landowners/hunters. ...