Senior menu

The following well-balanced and nutritious Friendship Meals will be served for lunch at the Great Bend Senior Center, 2005 Kansas Ave. Meals are served with milk; donations for coffee and tea are accepted.

Hathaway Reunion

The annual Hathaway reunion (families of the 12 children of the late John William and Reno Hathaway) was held June 29, at the I.O.O.F. Lodge in St. John with 80 people attending.

Davis - Poncin

Wayne and Sondra Davis of St. John announce the engagement of their daughter, Shelby Elaine, to Trey Michael Poncin, son of Marlyn and Diane Poncin of Great Bend. Grandparents of the bride-elect are Arlyn and Beth McGuire of Stafford, Gilbert and Phyllis Davis of Arthur, Iowa and the late Gwynetha Glen. Great-grandmother is Louise Gould of Pratt. Grandparents of the prospective groom are Bernie and Florence Poncin of Lyons and Marshall and Pat Ross of Rock Island, Ill., formerly of Lyons.

Clarke - Fox

Monte and Joan Clarke announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Clarke, to Chris Fox, son of James and Paula Fox.

Hanken 50th

Ray and Pat Hanken of Holyrood will celebrate their 50th anniversary with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. on July 27, in the Fellowship Hall at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 1109 N. Vine Street in Hoisington. Hosts for the event will be their children Steve and Sonja Ritter of Hoisington, Troy and Tonya Chadwell of Flower Mound, Texas, and Terry and Jeni Hanken of McPherson. The couple has six grandchildren, Sarah Smith, Shelly Ritter, Taye Chadwell, and Cole, Trey and Drew Hanken.

Mable Wilton 90th

Mable Wilton was born on July 15, 1923 on a small farm in Weskin. She will celebrate her 90th birthday with a trip to Colorado with her daughter, Toni Wilton of Kansas City. She will be in Colorado Springs, Colo. with her granddaughter Tina and her husband Marco.

Hartz —

Katie Lee Webster and Jocef Chance Hartz were united in marriage on March 9 at Thistle Springs Ranch in Cleburne, Texas in a double ring ceremony officiated by Doug Cecil of Christ Chapel Bible Church in Fort Worth, Texas. Parents of the couple are Mitch and Jennifer Webster of Kansas City, Mo. and Don and Janet Hartz of Fort Worth, Texas. Grandparents of the bride are Harold and Virginia Langrehr of Great Bend and the late Marvin and Elizabeth Webster. Grandparents of the groom are Don and Dorothy Hartz of New Braunfels, Texas and Ruth Collins of Fort Worth, Texas.

Train wreck

Dear Editor,

Grub problems in lawns

This week, I wanted to share with you all a small excerpt from the Entomology department's newsletter. I have received a few calls about grub problems in lawns, so I felt that this was important to share.

Plant pathology department named best in US

The U.S. National Research Council has ranked Kansas State University's department of plant pathology as the No. 1 plant pathology department in the nation.

2013 Clothing Construction and Buymanship Winners

The 4-H Fashion Revue was held on July 1st.

Grand slam lifts Indians over Royals

CLEVELAND - Lonnie Chisenhall kept his head up when he was handed a ticket back to the minor leagues in May. The Cleveland Indians are glad he did.

McPherson shows rare Shelby at KC car show

Great Bend was represented at an elite car show held June 21-23 at the Kansas City Art Institute in Missouri. Brock McPherson showed his 1966 Shelby Mustang G.T. 350H at the seventh annual Art of the Car Concours.

AMERICAN LEAGUE CAPSULES

RANGERS 7, TIGERS 1

Senators call for emergency CRP haying, grazing

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) last week called for emergency haying and grazing of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands to help livestock producers suffering from sustained and critical drought.

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