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Nearly 300 attend Fun Day at Rosewood Ranch
Ranch life is no picnic, except during one special day at Rosewood Ranch. The 210-acre horse ranch was clamoring with youthful cowboy bravado on Saturday, June 11, for the inaugural "Kids Day at the Ranch."
Dr. Bauer joins Great Bend Internists at St. Rose
When Tom Bauer, M.D., gestured toward the window of his new office at Great Bend Internists (GBI), he said: "I was born right over there - right across the street." He was referring to the original site of St. Rose Hospital on the Dominican Sisters convent grounds.
Barton Bookstore closes for inventory
The Barton Community College Bookstore will be closed for inventory this Tuesday through Thursday. The bookstore will resume its regular summer hours beginning at 7 a.m. Tuesday, July 5.
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Laurine M. Dreiling 1924 - 2011
PFEIFER - Laurine M. Dreiling, 87, died, June 25 at Wesley Towers in Hutchinson. She was born Feb. 20, 1924, at Emmeram, to Joseph J. and Mary (Hammerschmidt) Dreiling. She married Norbert F. Dreiling on Aug. 29, 1944, at Hays. He died May 3, 1977. She was a homemaker.
Bill R. Rowe 1934 - 2011
Bill R. Rowe, 76, died June 24 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. He was born Oct. 20, 1934, at Winfield, the son of Willis Arthur and Elsie Minerva (Thompson) Rowe.
Dr. Marvin L. Deines 1927 - 2011
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Dr. Marvin Deines, 84, died 23 June in Chesapeake, Va. He was born Jan. 23, 1927, at Olmitz, the son of Jacob Deines and Hannah Janke Deines. He was a retired chiropractor and the founder of "Foundation of Faith IV," a nonprofit organization that awarded college scholarships in memory of fallen military sons and daughters of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
USD 428 Board of Education meeting
USD 428 Board of Education will meet at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday at the District Education Center, 201 South Patton Road. Items on the agenda include approval of end-of-year budget expenditures, transfers and balances and the 2011-2012 budget update.
"Music with a Message" at Faith Community Church
"Music with a Message" featuring Ric Gorden will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 26th. Ric will be performing in song and praise at Faith Community Church during the Sunday morning service. His music is both entertaining and enlightening, filled with humorous and thought-provoking messages in song.
USDA designates 25 counties in Kansas as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 25 counties in Kansas as primary natural disaster areas due to losses of wheat and forage crops caused by drought, excessive heat and high winds that occurred from Jan. 1, 2011, and continuing. Those counties are:
Rosendo Manuel Ceniceros 1951-2011
KINSLEY - Rosendo Manuel Ceniceros, 60, died June 22, 2011.
IRVING: NO. 1 OVERALL PICK
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Kyrie Irving traveled just a few miles down the road to become the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft.
Quicksilver 12-U, 14-U teams play on Saturday
The Great Bend Recreation Commission is playing host to an American Softball Association girls fast-pitch softball Region 6 Tournament on Saturday at Veterans Memorial Park softball fields and Brit Spaugh South ballpark.
Braves split doubleheader with Dodge City, start tourney today
DODGE CITY - The Great Bend Braves Class A American Legion baseball team split a doubleheader with the Dodge City Rangers on Wednesday night.
U.S. determined to end title drought at Women’s World Cup
The last time the United States won the Women's World Cup, Mia Hamm and Julie Foudy were still playing, Abby Wambach had just led Florida to the NCAA title and Alex Morgan was all of 10.
