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Crissman 50th
Sam and Sharon Estes will celebrate their 50th anniversary with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sept. 25 at the American State Bank Hospitality Room in St. John. Hosts for the event will be their children and their spouses.
USD 428, Holy Family, Central Kansas Christian Academy and HeadStart Schools
The following meals will be served Sept. 19 through Sept. 23 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.
Senior Activities
Tuesday Coffee and Doughnuts - 8:30 a.m., Senior Center Wednesday Pitch - 7 p.m., Senior Center Thursday Dominoes - 1 p.m., Senior Center Friday Bridge - 1 p.m., Recreation Center Crime Prevention and Safety - 1 p.m., Senior Center
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.
Mauler Reunion
Descendants of the Joseph and Johann Mauler families gathered for their biannual family reunion on Aug. 28, at the Great Bend Senior Center, with Gerald and Lois Mauler and families as hosts.
Special Needs Calendar
Monday No Fly Zone - 7:30 p.m., Recreation Center Tuesday Bowling - 4 p.m., Walnut Bowl Wednesday Easy Cooking Breakfast - 7:30 p.m., Recreation Center Lite and Lively - 6:30 p.m., Burnside Room Thursday Volleyball - 7 p.m., City Auditorium
Parnassus Club
The Parnassus Club met Sept. 13, at Treader's for the fall kickoff. Eight members were present. The minutes of the May meeting were read and approved. Chari announced that the books for the year will be finalized and delivered to members. There are openings yet to be filled for hostess, co-hostess and program. The programs this year will be studies of American composers presented on following months - October: Leonard Bernstein; November: Cole Porter; December: ...
State’s largest livestock show draws youth entries from 91 counties
Youth from across the state have entered 1,456 head of animals for the 79th annual Kansas Junior Livestock Show (KJLS). A total of 713 4-H and FFA members from 91 counties will show 109 market steers, 318 breeding heifers, 323 market hogs, 273 market lambs, 52 purebred ewes, 168 commercial ewes and 213 meat goats. The competition will take place September 23-26 at the Kansas Pavilions in Wichita
Students advance to round two of Financial Planning Challenge
Three Fort Hays State University financial planning students were selected to be among nine teams from across the country to participate in the Financial Planning Challenge national competition in San Diego, Calif., from Wednesday, Sept. 14, to Saturday, Sept. 17.
Great Bend Sears named 2011 Sears Hometown Store Premier Dealer
The Sears Hometown Store of Great Bend, has been named a 2011 Sears Hometown Store Premier Dealer. This annual award recognizes Sears hometown stores across the country that consistently offer the greatest customer service, outstanding store performance and standards, as well as exceptional demonstrations of local community involvement. The Great Bend store was one of only 190 locations throughout the U.S. to receive this national recogniition at the annual Hometown Celebration held in Orlando, Fla. ...
Garden angels did a great job
Dear Editor, A big thank you to all the hard working individuals who helped plant, water and weed the city flower gardens this summer. You did a fantastic job and your help is immensely appreciated! Those who helped included: the work study students of Great Bend High School; Cal and Carol Shara, Joyce and Charles Esfeld, Kerry Lamps, Jess Schenk, Sandy Dayton, May Ann June, Carol Woodmansee, Sharon East, Pat Klusener, Monica Bowers, Kay Hallenbeck, ...
Can’t we all get along?
Emerging democracies typically exhibit growing pains as they develop stability. For example, in Afghanistan's parliament, one female legislator attacked another with her shoe - and then dodged the second lady's flying water bottle before colleagues separated them. Older democracies, however, act more maturely. Except perhaps in California - where an Italian-American legislator got into a shoving match with a colleague whom he thought had made a "Sopranos"-type slur about recent legislation. And in the mature ...
Next blood drive is Monday
Dear Editor, Thank you all for all the support this year and all who have donated so far to the American Red Cross and our life saving mission of collecting blood. With your help, we are able to spread the word about the need for blood and help give patients another chance at life. Your support has made a significant impact on the community and the blood supply. We cannot thank you enough for helping ...
Lions looking to build on recent success
DETROIT - The Detroit Lions have almost forgotten what it is like to lose.
QB controversy has Denver fans in uproar
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Save your bankroll and your breath Tim Tebow fans, the object of your desire and the target of your dislike both agree this is Kyle Orton's offense.
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Thanksgiving and being thankful are a world apart
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Obama’s Decline and the Conventional Wisdom
Whew! I need to catch my breath. I can't keep up with the quickly shifting journalistic conventional wisdom.
JFK
Byway overlook project on commission agenda
The Barton County Commission will meet at 9 a.m. Monday at the Barton County Courthouse, 1400 Main in Great Bend. The agenda includes a project to improve the Wetlands and Wildlife National Scenic Byway overlook east of Hoisington, the Doonan communications tower replacement project and a Southwst Kansas Area on Aging Board appointment.
LaCrosse-Meade postponed until Saturday
LACROSSE - The Meade at LaCrosse Class 2A football playoff game has been postponed from Friday night until 3 p.m. Saturday because of a wintry forecast. LaCrosse (11-0) and Meade (10-1) have met in the playoffs the past three years. Defending state champion Meade beat LaCrosse 34-12 last year. By mid-morning Friday, Meade has received 3 inches of snow. Hugoton reported 5 inches of snow and Seward County reported 4 inches of snow.
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