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Ellinwood Historical Society to host Christmas programs
ELLINWOOD -Everyone, of all ages, is invited to the Ellinwood Historical Society programs at 5 and 6:30 p.m. during "Hometown Christmas" on Saturday evening, Dec. 3.
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National Geographic Photographer Show King James Bible - 400th Anniversary
National Geographic Magazine photographer Jim Richardson will open an exhibit of photographs on Nov. 23 from his story on the King James Bible appearing in the current issue hitting subscribers' mailboxes now.
Seventh-day Adventist Sanctuary groundbreaking
Seventh-day Adventist Sanctuary groundbreaking
CB Hospital employees make donation to foundation
Employee contributions to Clara Barton Hospital Foundation's annual membership drive reached an all-time high this week with 100 employees contributing to the 2011-12 annual membership campaign.
Hoisington students meet state Standard of Excellence
Kansas students, including those in Hoisington's Unified School District 431, improved performance on statewide reading and mathematics assessments for the 11th straight year, according to results from the 2011 Kansas Statewide Assessments. Results showed that in the areas of reading and mathematics, there are higher percentages of students performing at the exemplary level than at any of the other four performance levels on the assessments.
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‘TIS THE SEASON
This year's theme for Great Bend's Home for the Holiday's Christmas Parade is "Let it Snow." The parade is just one of more than a dozen activities taking place this Saturday. Here is the schedule of events:
Shop safely this holiday season
TOPEKA - A shopping cart may not seem dangerous, but more than 20,000 children under 5 years old suffered cart injuries each year, according to Safe Kids Kansas.
Program offers grief support for the holidays
Golden Belt Home Health and Hospice (GBHH&H) will offer a free community program, "Getting Through the Holidays When a Loved One Has Died." It is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5 in the Thelma Faye Harms Room in the basement level of St. Rose Ambulatory and Surgery Center in Great Bend.
Library to show holiday movies
Great Bend Public Library, 1409 Williams St., will be showing free holiday movies on Dec. 2 and 3.
Packers beat Lions 27-15, improve to 11-0
DETROIT (AP) - Aaron Rodgers took every hit the Detroit Lions could dish out.
Cowboys beat Dolphins on Bailey's field goal
ARLINGTON, Texas - Win big, win small; win pretty, win ugly. Tony Romo learned a long time ago that victories are the only thing that matter in the NFL.
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GETTING IT DONE
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Mike Conley scored five of his 20 points in overtime, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 98-95 Thursday night in taking a 2-1 lead in their first-round Western Conference series.
Teague, Korver lead Hawks past Pacers 98-85
ATLANTA - Jeff Teague flung in a wild 3-pointer after the officials missed him stepping out of bounds, and Kyle Korver finished off Indiana from beyond the arc to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 98-85 victory Thursday night and another lead in the series with the top-seeded Pacers.
Make it a spectator sport
LARNED - Track and Field is not really a spectator sport.
Kluber dominates Royals as Indians win
CLEVELAND - Corey Kluber stayed stone-faced, maintaining the same stoic look in the clubhouse that he had for nine innings on the mound.
Church bulletin
• National Day of Prayer, Thursday, May 1, will be acknowledged in Great Bend by a prayer walk around the Barton County Court House at noon. Sponsors invite the public to join with fellow Christians to pray for our city, our state and out nation.
Library events include Teen Game Day
Great Bend Public Library announced the following upcoming events:
On-line book study combines photography, Christian contemplation
The Heartland Center for Spirituality will explore Christian contemplation through photography with an online study of the book "Eyes of the Heart: Photography as a Christian Contemplative Practice," by Christine Valters Paintner.
Trinity UMC prepares for Joyful Noise Praise concert
Trinity United Methodist Church, 5700 Broadway, will be the site of a Joyful Praise Concert at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 27. The concert will include the chancel choir, kid's choir, Trinity Ringers, a french horn quartet, vocal and instrumental soloists and duets and guest singers from Escue Chapel.
First Assembly of God welcomes youth pastor
Ryan McCallum is the new youth pastor at Great Bend's First Assembly of God Church. He comes to Great Bend from Nixa, Mo.
USD 431 approves personnel changes
HOISINGTON - The USD 431 School Board met at a special meeting on Monday. After executive session, they approved personnel changes for the upcoming school year.
