Stories from Saturday, March 13, 2010

Mildred Louise Cherry, 94, Nevada, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2010, at Moore-Few Care Center, Nevada, following a lengthy illness. She was born June 6, 1915 in Strafford, Mo., to Jack Archer and Mary Coffman Archer. She was married March 12, 1934, in Fort Scott, to Murl Thomas Cherry and he preceded her in death Oct. 24, 1966...

Gladys Marie Baker, 86, of Fort Scott, died Wednesday evening March 11, 2010 at the Fort Scott Manor. She was born Nov. 11, 1923, in Hiattville, Kan., the daughter of Grover William and Blanche (Freedman) Baker. She is survived by several cousins, and her extended family; Carol Reeder of Redfield, Kan., and the staff at Fort Scott Manor. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a brother, Lloyd R. Baker...

Juanita Armstrong, 91, of Fort Scott and a former Hepler and Girard resident, died at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, March 11, 2010, at the Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott where she had entered on Monday. She was born on Feb. 28, 1919, at Parsons to Walter and Lucy (Powell) Palmer. She grew up and attended schools at rural Hepler and graduated from Hepler Rural High School in 1936...

Cecil Leroy Marker, 82, of Moran, Kan., passed away Thursday, March 11, 2010, at the Moran Manor Nursing Home. Cecil was born Feb. 5, 1928, in Faulkton, S.D., the son of Rex Leroy and Cecile Mildred (Ickler) Marker. He was inducted into the United States Army on April 10, 1946, where he served with the 54th Engine Maintenance Company. He was awarded the World War II Victory Medal before his honorable discharge...

Kenneth Carl "Tug" Silvers, 79, of Nevada, passed away at 6:22 a.m., Friday, March 12, 2010, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Mr. Silvers was born Oct. 30, 1930, at Coalville, Kan., the son of Rollie and Rosa B. Davenport Silvers. He was a retired machinist who worked for General Motors in the Delco Battery Department. ...

Mr. and Mrs. Tony Becker, of Nevada, announce the engagement of their daughter, Erica Renee, to Matthew Kyle Mock, son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Mock, of Milo, Mo. Erica is a 2008 graduate of Nevada High School and is employed by Great Southern Bank of Nevada...

Pat and Jane MacDonald, of Smolan, Kan., and Joe and Carol Camac, of Augusta, Kan., announce the engagement of their children, Cara and Cole. Cara graduated from Smoky Valley High School in 2002 and Fort Hays State University with a Bachelor's degree in nursing in 2007. She is employed by Quinlan Eye Surgery and Laser Center in Fort Scott, Kan. Cara is the granddaughter of the late JoAnn and Leo Anderson and Mary MacDonald and the late Joseph MacDonald...

Doug and Denise Crawford and Joe and Carol Camac, of Augusta, Kan., announce the engagement of their children, Mercedes and Travis. Sadie is a graduate of Augusta High School and Fort Hays State University with a bachelor's degree in speech language pathology and is currently working toward an elementary education degree. She is the granddaughter of Dave and Maurine Egan of Wichita and H.W. and Jo Crawford of Bennington...

TOPEKA, Kan. -- To advance the fight against cancer and improve the overall health of all Kansans, Governor Mark Parkinson signed into law HB 2221, the Kansas Clean Indoor Air Friday. Joined by First Lady Stacy Parkinson, former-Senator David Wysong, Secretary of Health and Environment Roderick Bremby, state legislators and health advocacy organizations, the governor held the signing in the South Wing of the Statehouse...

On July 1 Debra Workman will return to Nevada High School in a new role. Principal. Workman, who taught in Nevada from 1989-1993, comes to Nevada after spending the past five years as an assistant principal at Raymore-Peculiar High School. She previously taught at Grain Valley, Nevada and Harrisonville...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- The story of African-Americans in baseball will be told through a traveling exhibition later this month at Fort Scott Community College. "Pride and Passion: the African-American Baseball Experience," a new exhibition opening at FSCC on March 27, examines the challenges faced by African-American baseball players starting in the post-Civil War era as they sought equal opportunities in their sport. ...

Hi neighbors. Have you noticed changes in some of the larger stores around? If something isn't a big seller, they stop carrying it. Of course, that "something" is always the one thing you really want often enough that you miss it when it is no longer available...

Recently my treadmill gave up. It said "dead sensor." It had been purchased some years ago in Kansas City and I attempted to find someone who could repair it. I called three numbers and all three were out of business. I asked my brother in Kansas City to see if he could find where I needed to go. He came up with a number along with his comment that he thought I was using the treadmill for a clothes rack, because every time he came down here there were clothes hanging on it...

It is that time of year again when the clock watchers give way to the clock setters who try to remember which way to go when changing over to daylight saving time. This year the changeover dates are March 14 and Nov. 7. It started with the railroads, the telegraph and the relatively high-speed, long-distance communications and travel that they facilitated. Before railroads, with their need to schedule stops accurately, each locality basically set its own time...

Clinton McKenzie, owner of Mr. Clinton's Family Salon, is one tough son-of-a-gun. Five years ago he had heart surgery and had a quintuple bypass. He kept working. A little over a year ago, McKenzie had surgery for a blood clot in his left leg. When he went back for a checkup for the surgery, a problem was discovered with his right leg and it was amputated. Then he had three of the toes on his left foot taken off. Friday, he went back to work, but he had to make some adjustments...