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GBHS Class of 72 seeking classmates
The Great Bend High School Class of 1972 is seeking to contact classmates for their 40th Reunion. Classmates can contact Pam Harris at harris.pam17@yahoo.com.
Kansas Farmers Union Annual Convention will address how the 2012 Farm Bill will affect family farms
Kansas Farmers Union would like to invite the public to their Annual Convention, "The 2012 Farm Bill: A Defining Moment in Agriculture," on Dec. 2-3 at the Ramada in downtown Topeka.
Irene Boxberger 95th
Irene Boxberger will celebrate her 95th birthday on Nov. 27 with a card shower.
Knop – Oberle
Dale and Paula Knop of Ellinwood, announce the engagement of their daughter, Julie Knop, to Colt Oberle, son of Larry and Tamra Oberle of Chase.
Gladys Salmans 80th
Gladys Salmans, of Larned, celebrated her 80th birthday on Nov. 19 with a girls day out in Salina.
Cornwell —
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.
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Thursday’s Royals-Tigers game postponed to June due to weather
DETROIT - Brad Ausmus is hoping he'll have a chance to use every position player on his roster before too long - no sense letting backups become rusty at the beginning of the season.
Traveling art show opens Saturday at library
TOPEKA - The State Library of Kansas announces the First Annual Talking Books Traveling Art Show, "Through Different Eyes: Achieving a New Perspective," featuring artwork created by Kansans with visual and/or physical impairments. The exhibition will be at the Great Bend Public Library, 1409 Williams St., from Saturday, April 5, through April 20, with free admission.
Margaret L. Prosser 1921 - 2014
Margaret L. Prosser, 92, died April 3 at Cherry Village Nursing Home in Great Bend. Born Oct. 29, 1921, in Pryor, Colo., she was the daughter of Matthew and Mary (Fabiney) Vigna. On Nov. 22, 1945, she married Joseph D. Prosser in Beaver. He died on Sept. 12, 1982. A Great Bend resident since 1945, coming from Pryor, Colo., she was a homemaker.
Dr. Stang to speak about mental illness medications
The Great Bend Area Support Group of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Kansas will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Thelma Harms Room at St. Rose Ambulatory and Surgical Center.
Hoisington Middle School Honor Roll
Each nine weeks Hoisington Middle School faculty and staff choose students who have shown leadership throughout the school. This can include being respectful to adults and students, improving in grades, being helpful in and out of the classroom and just showing leadership qualities. To promote these qualities, students participated in a Leadership Luncheon on March 24th. Those students nominated for Leadership Luncheon 3rd weeks were: Addie Smith, Sean Zaczek-Schridde, Rheanna Spires, Paige Schoonmaker, Camdon Nickelson, Holt Hanzlick, Devon Kinslow, Jake Curtis, Isaac Prosser, Nate Larkin, Katherine Warnken, Rudy Gearhart, Bryce Shelor, Alyssa Davis, Avery Brewer, Daphne Copp, Dylan Richards, AJ ...
Obama Confesses
"Pope Francis, I have never been to Catholic confession before, but I have a few things I have to get off my chest."
Obamacare Haters Can’t Handle the Truth
If there's one thing Republicans hate even more than health insurance for a growing number of Americans, it's empirical evidence that Obamacare is insuring a growing number of Americans.
Kansas formally joins lawsuit challenging endangered species listing
On Tuesday, Kansas formally joined an Oklahoma-led lawsuit challenging the process by which a federal agency decided to list the lesser prairie chicken as threatened, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said. Governor Sam Brownback had announced last Friday that Kansas would be joining the suit.
Nature Conservancy receives gift for Kansas wetland restoration
TOPEKA – The Charles Hulme Foundation of Great Bend has given $100,000 to The Nature Conservancy in Kansas, for the Our Kansas Prairie Legacy: The Next Steps capital campaign. The donation is a lead gift in the campaign and will be used to protect and improve wetland habitats across Kansas, including at Cheyenne Bottoms Preserve.
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