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Vanessa Mendoza and Ty Cornwell were united in marriage on Oct. 28 in a ceremony held at Veracruz, Mexico. Parents of the couple are Rosa Elisa Mendoza Verde of Boca Del Rio, Veracruz, Mexico and Joe and Lisa Cornwell of St. John. The bride is the daughter of the late Juan Valenzuela Ramirez.
Schremmer 50th
Ron and Betty Schremmer will celebrate their 50th anniversary with a card shower.
Shirley Link 80th
Shirley J. Link of Great Bend celebrated her 80th birthday on Nov. 17th.
Leona Slankard 90th
Leona Slankard will celebrate her 90th birthday with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m., Nov. 26, at the Trinity Lutheran Church, 2701 24th, in Great Bend. The family also requests notes or cards.
Ruble 25th
Larry and Lorrie Ruble elebrated their 25th anniversary on Nov. 5 with a reception hosted by Jim and Millie Meroney and a trip on Nov. 14 to Las Vegas, Nev. with friends.
Moore - Daniels
Jordan and Jalen Daniels announce the engagement of their parents, Paula Moore (Augustine) and Travis Daniels. Parents of the couple are Shirley Augustine of Russell, the late Donald Augustine (Ellis) and Eleanor Daniels of Topeka and the late Theodore Daniels.
Walker 50th
Bill and Helen Walker will celebrate their 50th Anniversary with a gathering hosted by their children at 5 p.m. on Nov. 25 at the Eggleston Building, 418 Broadway in Larned. Friends and family are invited.
Klug 50th
James L. and Rita M. (Schneweis) Klug will celebrate their 50th anniversary with a card shower.
Kopke 50th
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Kopke will celebrate their 50th anniversary on Nov. 22 with a family dinner. Later they will celebrate with a travel group cruising the Blue Danube River and visiting the Christmas Markets of Europe. The couple has two daughters, Cheryl Reinert of Great Bend, and Merritt Kopke of Godfrey, Ill.; and one grandchild, Logan Reinert of Manhattan.
USD 428, Holy Family, Central Kansas Christian Academy and HeadStart Schools
The following meals will be served Nov. 21 through Nov. 22 The secondary schools also have available daily: Main dish second choices, chef's salad, combo lunches and choice of vegetables and dessert. The breakfast menu is offered only to students in USD 428. Menus are subject to change without notice. Milk served with all meals. All meals as offered meet USDA nutritional guidelines.
Desk and Derrick members travel to St. Louis
ADDC President Angie Duplessis invited members to "Meet in St Louis" with her theme--"Gateway to Growth and Opportunity". Business meetings were held at the Hyatt Riverfront Hotel just across the street from the Arch and a few blocks away from the Cardinals stadium. The city of St. Louis offered many world famous attractions, amusements, restaurants and shopping for club members to enjoy while furthering their education with field trips and seminars pertaining to the energy industry. There were 64 Desk and Derrick clubs located throughout the United States and Canada represented at this annual meeting where officers for 2012 ...
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.
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Royals beat White Sox 2-1 with run in 9th inning
CHICAGO - Mike Moustakas scored the tiebreaking run in the top of the ninth inning when White Sox catcher Tyler Flowers could handle a throw home and the Kansas City Royals beat Chicago 2-1 Wednesday in the rubber game of a three-game series.
Broncos owner giving up control due to Alzheimer’s
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen is giving up control of the team because of Alzheimer's disease.
GBRC offers adult tennis tournament
The Great Bend Recreation Commission will host a USTA Adult Open Tennis Tournament on Saturday and Sunday, July 26-27. The tournament is open for anyone ages 18 and older.
Chiefs beat Buhler, fall to GC in Zone tourney
DODGE CITY - Facing elimination, Great Bend's Class AAA American Legion baseball team blasted Buhler 12-2 in a Zone Tournament game on Tuesday.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Pageant planned at Shafer Gallery
Barton Community College's Shafer Art Gallery will host a pageant performance of "The Miraculous Apparitions of the Virgin Mary," Friday, Aug. 1 at 7 p.m. Actors from the Prince of Peace Catholic church will portray the popular Mexican story of the Virgin Mary's miraculous appearance to Juan Diego in 1531. Admission is free.
Five scientifically proven ways to be happier
Pharrell William's song, "Happy", has topped the music charts and kept people dancing all summer long. But do those who "clap along" really know what makes them happy?
Wanza Lou Willis 1931 - 2014
WESTVILLE, Okla. - Wanza Lou Willis was born Dec 11, 1931, in Morton Texas to James Olin and Pearl Dimple (Herndon) Willis, the eldest of three girls. She talked about growing up in the 1930s, about how hard times were, about nailing wet sheets to the windows during dust storms and the families dream of green pastures - then they moved here.
Joyce Daretta Curtis 1939-2014
HUDSON - Joyce Daretta Curtis, 74, died July 21, 2014 at Leisure Homestead, St. John.
Larned council will discuss city budget Thursday
LARNED - The Larned city council has scheduled a second budget workshop at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at city hall. The public is invited to attend.
Have we forgotten our manners?
It used to be commonplace for people to observe certain manners. Respect your elders. Say "please" and "thank you." Say "excuse me." While these still apply today, there are some that seem to have been forgotten or that need some adjusting for today's world.
The best and worst states for working parents: How does yours stack up?
The United States falls behind other countries in terms of federal protection and support for working parents. Individual states can implement policies to make it easier to be both a parent and an employee, but a report from the National Partnership for Women and Families shows that states don't rank too high, either.
The new American nanny state: Are we protecting children or attacking parents?
The recent arrest of a mother who let her 9-year-old daughter play alone at a park is drawing criticism from other mothers who have been accused of child neglect in similar incidents.
Five tips to make running fun — again
Often the hardest part of running is putting on your shoes.
