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Habitat for Humanity auction rescheduled due to weather
A land auction for Habitat for Humanity of Barton County, scheduled for Tuesday evening, was rescheduled because of the unsafe weather conditions. Habitat co-chairman Rachel Mawhirter said the auction will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, in the board room of the Great Bend Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development, 1125 Williams. Doors will open at 6 p.m. In 2009, the nonprofit organization received 30 acres of undeveloped land at ...
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KAYs Club hosts fund raiser, food drive
HOISINGTON - Earlier this month, the Hoisington High School KAY Club held a "Can a Teacher Day." Each class brought canned goods to fill in a space the size of a classroom door. If the class brought in enough canned goods to completely fill the area, they were allowed to "can" the teacher and skip their class for the day. Each class selected a teacher who agreed to the terms. The following classes chose ...
Larry L. Menzies 1937 - 2011
Larry L. Menzies, 74, of Great Bend, died Feb. 8 at Via Christi-St. Francis in Wichita. Services are pending with Bryant Funeral Home in Great Bend.
Eugene Charles Schardein 1928 - 2011
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE, WASH. – Eugene Charles Schardein, formerly of Great Bend, died Feb. 7 at the age of 83 at the ManorCare Health Services facility in Lynnwood, Wash. Born Jan. 18, 1928, on the family farm southwest of Nickerson, he was the son of Fred G. and Anna (Long) Schardein. He graduated from Nickerson High School in 1946. He was employed in the sales department of Betts Baking Company, ...
Larned Events
Today Chamber of Commerce - meeting today 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 502 Broadway. Wednesday Economic Development Board - meeting from 6:30-8 p.m. at 502 Broadway. Thursday Lions Club - Board of Director Meeting at the Nazarene Church
Jordaan Library Talk
Just a reminder during a winter storm Jordaan Library will be closed if the schools are closed. Announcements will be on the KSNC and KWCH TV channels and the local radio station. If the conditions are icy, call the library to find out if we are closed.
Tribune personnel remember a friend and colleague
Jerry Buxton, the Great Bend Tribune's reporter covering Pawnee County, died Saturday at the Hospice House in Hutchinson after a brief, but valiant, battle with cancer. He was a valuable member of the Tribune team and a long-time friend. Below are some remembrances written by his co-workers at the paper. His obituary appears on page 3 of today's Tribune.
BHC program moved
Due to the weather, the Black History Club program, Early African American Settlers, of Edwards, Hodgeman and Pawnee Counties presented by Mrs. Jane Doris has been rescheduled to Feb. 26th at 2:00 p.m. at the Escue Church in Larned.
Krug shares the skinny on sugar
Donna Krug, Family and Consumer Science agent at the Barton County Extension, will present the program "Sugar - More Than Just a Sweetener," at 1 p.m. Friday at the Great Bend Senior Center, 2005 Kansas Ave. "Sugar serves many purposes in our foods," Krug said. "In many cases, artificial sweeteners are used to replace sugar. However, these sweeteners do not have the ability to replace all the roles sugar plays in ...
Feb. 9, 2011
Great Bend Police Monday reports: A window was broken on a pickup at 1436 21st St. A Wii gaming system and miscellaneous games were stolen from 1501 Second St. during a burglary. A license plate was stolen from 1907 Baker Ave. A hit-and-run vehicle struck a parked vehicle at 3503 10th St. A hit-and-run vehicle struck a parked vehicle at 514 Cleveland St. The windshield on a ...
Pearl Mater services rescheduled
Due to the weather, services for Pearl Mater have been rescheduled as follows: Vigil service will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home in Hoisington. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Olmitz. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Like this case is typical
"Sovereign" citizens - militia types - continue to insist that their knowledge of the U.S. Constitution is superior to that of virtually every American historian, judge, legislator, governor and law professor who ever studied it.
Rodgers fully emerges from Favre’s shadow, wins MVP award
ARLINGTON, Texas - Aaron Rodgers celebrated his first Super Bowl scoring pass by simply raising both arms in the familiar signal for "Touchdown!" before briefly embracing an offensive lineman.
Spellbound students ready for bees
Students across the state are studying word lists as they prepare for the Great Bend Tribune's Sunflower Spelling Bee on March 12. But in order to compete in that regional qualifier for the Scripps National Spelling Bee, student must first win county championships. Barton County students will get that chance this Saturday, said Paul Snapp, with the Great Bend Noon Kiwanis. The Kiwanis will host the Donald H Humphreys Barton County ...
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Obama and the Media: Biting the Hand that Feeds Him
Since the Obama administration has confessed to spying on journalists at the Associated Press and Fox News, have you noticed there are more stories about the Obama scandals in the news?
What Is a Journalist?
As amateur news hounds gain power and influence through social media, the definition of "journalist" has ripened for philosophical debate. But now it's becoming a legal issue – one that could hamper efforts to protect the news profession at the very time federal lawmakers are awakening to the need to do so.
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