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Patricia Giardina Carpenter 1943 - 2012
CHESAPEAKE BEACH, Md. - Patricia Giardina Carpenter, 68, died March 2, 2012 in Washington, D.C.
Thelma Marie Ridgeway 1925-2012
GREAT BEND - Thelma Marie Ridgeway, 86, died March 4, 2012 at Medical Lodge of Kinsley.
Robert E. (Bob) Miller 1932-2012
ANDOVER - Robert E. (Bob) Miller, 80, died Feb. 29, 2012 at El Dorado. He was an owner-operator truck driver for many years.
Richard E. ‘Dick‘ Bortz 1926-2012
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. - Richard E. "Dick" Bortz, 85, of Grand Island, Neb., died March 2, 2012 at the Grand Island Veteran's Home.
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Hoisington forensics qualifies for state
HOISINGTON - The Hoisington High School forensics team has had a successful first half of the season, and now has five students and eight entries qualified for State Forensics in Wichita in May.
Veterans rep visit for March changes
A Veterans Service Representative from the Kansas Commission on Veterans' Affairs will be at the Great Bend Kansas Works Center at 1025 Main Street from 9:30 a.m. -2 p.m. on Friday to assist veterans and their families in applying for VA benefits. The rep was scheduled to be in town Thursday, but that has changed. The Kansas Commission on Veterans' Affairs is a state agency that provides free assistance to veterans and their families with veterans' benefits. Call 785-625-8532 for more information.
VFW State Service Officer in Great Bend
Larry Rowlison, Veterans of Foreign Wars State Service Officer of the Department of Kansas will be at the VFW Post 3111 at 9 a.m. on Saturday to help all veterans with VA claims. For an appointment call Frosty Bodine at 620-617-2160 or the VFW Post at 792-2754.
Barton County 4H Air Rifle Marksman compete at Ellis County Shoot
On Saturday, members of the Barton County 4H Air Rifle program traveled to Hays to compete in the Ellis County Open Invitational Match.
Chamber Coffee
This week's Chamber of Commerce Coffee will be hosted by TNT Renovations, 716 Washington, at 9:30 a.m., Thursday. Ambassador in charge will be Jill Fitzsimmons with greeters Brian Harrison and Marty Steinert. Coffee, doughnuts and door prizes will be available.
‘Giants’ of Africa coming to FHSU’s Sternberg Museum
Every continent has its own story to tell, and hundreds of millions of years ago, Africa was the perfect habitat for one of nature's most ferocious creatures.
It's still going to be a long depression
It’s a fast life in Idaho
Medicaid plan is a good one
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Expectations are high as Mexico prepares to accept foreign oil explorers
HIDALGO, Mexico – On barren ranch land just south of the Texas border, where road signs are pockmarked with bullet holes, a small group of foreign oil and gas companies is looking for the future.
Volunteers named as grand marshals for Labor Day event
Volunteers named as grand marshals for Labor Day event
Errors made in Kans for Kids story
In the story that ran in Thursday's Great Bend Tribune about Kans for Kids Fighting Cancer Foundation receiving tax credits, there were two errors. First, Camp Aldrich was misspelled. Second, Kans for Kids was referred to as Kansas for Kids in the first paragraph. The Tribune regrets the errors.
What’s Missing in the Current Immigration ‘Crisis’ Debate
Over the past several weeks we have seen a significant increase in illegal immigration, as thousands of unaccompanied minors pour across what seems an invisible southern border into the United States. The mass immigration has, as to be expected, put an enormous strain on local resources, and it has heated up the immigration debate in the US.
House GOP’s Hilarious Strategy is Born to Lose
Recently, I wrote that summer is the time for stupid political stunts, and John Boehner should honor that tradition by making good on his vow to sue President Obama for alleged executive abuses. "Do it, Mr. Speaker," I urged. "Give us a laugh during silly season."
Kansas 150 1901-1925
