Current Events
Montrose was a great show. In the wake of the Joplin,
Waverly, Reading, and Sedalia tornados. Severe storms threatened
to wipe out the festival. But after a few brief storms in the
morning, the festival went on. Despite the threat of rain all day,
only a few drops fell.
It is with deep regret we mourn the passing of
Judy Vaughn.
She was a fine lady who left behind a void
the Montrose community will find hard to fill.
Ft Scott was hot, but still had a fine festival. Their festival
was handicapped by the Tornado that tore up Joplin. The communities are close enough to have many connections both familial and social.
Many of the Joplin residents contribute to the Ft. Scott Festival
and were noted by their absence and many Ft. Scott residents were
unable to attend their own festival because they were in Joplin
helping with the clean-up.
We took part in the kick-off for two Summer Reading Programs:
North Kansas City and Garden City.
Bad news and good news for Butler
Their BBQ and Fall Festival is cancelled this year.
The good news it was because they were shorthanded
due to maternity leave not any harm to the officers.
