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Heartland History on the Highway

As part of the June Jaunt celebration along Kansas Highway 96, the Scott County Historical Society will be offering two presentations of The Story of the Fleagle Gang, by guest speaker Keen Brantley.

This dark incident in local history involved a bank robbery in Lamar, Colorado, on May 21, 1928, and the subsequent murder of four innocent citizens. One victim was a Lane County physician, who was kidnapped by the Fleagle Gang to treat one of their men with a gunshot wound.

Keen Brantley is a Scott City attorney, who first heard the story from Don Lang, who was Scott County Attorney at the time of the incident. Mr. Lang was one of several men who formed a posse to search for the missing doctor and the bank robbers. Mr. Lang presented his own version of the story to the Scott City Lions Club in 1965. Mr. Brantley uses that summary to tell the story, which is both informative and entertaining.

The Story of the Fleagle Gang program will be presented at El Quartelejo Museum on Saturday, June 2, 2012 at 2:00 p.m., and again at 4:00 p.m. There is no charge to attend and refreshments will be served. El Quartelejo Museum and the Jerry Thomas Gallery and Collection, located at 902 West 5^th Street, will be open from 1:00-5:00 p.m.

HISTORIC BUS TOUR

Another June Jaunt event offered by the Scott County Historical Society will be the Free Historic Guided Bus Tour to the State Park and the Duff Buffalo Pasture. The tour will take place on Sunday, June 3, 2012. The bus will leave the museum parking lot at 1:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public, but reservations are required.

Call the museum to make reservations: 620.872.5912

Summer Reading Program

The Scott County Library Summer Reading Program is about to begin! Sign-Up for the program will be on 21 May 2012 at the library. Check out the schedule below to find out everything that is available. Reading is amazing!

"Dream Big" Birth - 12 year-olds

"Own the Night" - Teens

Sign-up begins Monday, May 21st at the Library.

May 21st - June 26th Family Activity "BINGO"

June 5, 12, 19: 10:00a.m. - birth to 3's; 10:30 a.m. - 3s and 4s; 11:15 a.m. - 5's and 6's; 1:30 p.m. - 7-8-9 year-olds; 2:30 p.m. 10-11-12 year-olds.

June 6, 13, 20: 10:30 a.m. - 3s and 4s; 11:15 a.m. - 5's and 6's; 1:30 p.m. - 7-8-9 year-olds; 2:30 p.m. - Teens.

June 26 - SRP Wrap-up Party with "Dan, Dan the Magic Man" at 7 p.m. at the SC Library.

June 26 - Star Gazers (for those who finish the program and the family bingo card) 9 p.m. - 11 p.m.

June 28 - Teen (learn) Dance(s) at the Library Parking Lot from 8 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

May 21st - June 26th Family Activity "BINGO"

Did You Know?

That the May Extension Newsletter is now available? Check out the link on the Home page.
That you can find out about the "June Jaunt" along Highway 96 by following this link?: June Jaunt
That our "Useful Links" can list your local business website? FOR FREE?! Use the "Contact Us" feature of this website if you are interested.
That the Alliance Breadbasket is in need of breakfast cereal, canned vegetables, boxed dinners, deodorant, shampoo, toothpaste and toothbrushes, sugar, flour, beans, and rice? Please help out if you are able: 517 South Main Street

Last Updated on Monday, 07 May 2012

Thought

They've closed a road near where I live in order to repair a collapsed sewer-pipe. The construction workers have put up a sign saying: ROAD CLOSED

But, since the actual road closure is not apparent until you go around a bend, a lot of drivers go just to see if the road is *really* closed. After they see that the road really is closed, they start making their way back. Their embarrassment is made worse by another sign right behind the ROAD CLOSED sign, but facing them on their return. The new sign reads: TOLD YOU SO!

From The Mountain: How many times has our conscience, parents or wise advisors told us that a path we were travelling was a dead end? That in essence, the road was closed yet we travelled it anyway. Be smart!

~A MountainWings Original~

Last Updated on Thursday, 17 May 2012