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TIGERS TOP KC
DETROIT (AP) - One day after being shut down by Justin Verlander, the Kansas City Royals fared no better against Brad Penny.
Larned finishes in fourth place at Class 3-1A state tennis tourney
HILLSBORO - The Larned High School boys' tennis team took fourth place while Claflin's Benn Kirmer took seventh place as the highest individual medalist at the Class 3-1A state tennis tournament on Saturday.
Muriel Mildred Gould 1917 - 2011
Muriel Mildred Gould, 94, of Great Bend, died May 13 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita. Born Jan. 11, 1917, at Detroit, Mich., she was the daughter of Elisha Samuel and Minnette Elizabeth (Rice) Taylor. She married Louis Nathan "Nat" Gould on Nov. 1, 1937, at Angola, Ind. He died March 6, 2010. A Great Bend resident since the mid-1980s, coming from Gunnison, Colo., she was a nurse in Gunnison.
William "Glenn" Flickinger 1920 - 2011
ABBYVILLE - William "Glenn" Flickinger, 90, died May 13 at Mennonite Friendship Manor, South Hutchinson. He was born June 12, 1920, in Abbyville, the son of William H. and Laura Warner Flickinger. He was a 1939 graduate of Nickerson High School. He married Mabel J. Disque on May 7, 1961 in Holyrood. She died April 9, 2011. A resident of Abbyville all of his life, he was a farmer, a custom cutter, and a rough neck in the oil fields. He had attended Missionary Church, Hutchinson and was a member of the El Dorado Camping Club.
EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN
MIAMI (AP) - LeBron James will take some turns guarding Derrick Rose in the Eastern Conference finals. So will Dwyane Wade. Mike Bibby, Mario Chalmers and even Chris Bosh in some moments, too.
API and Barton Co. Desk & Derrick announce annual scholarship night
American Petroleum Institute and Barton County Desk and Derrick Club will have their Annual Scholarship Night, Wednesday, May 18, at The Club of Stoneridge. Social hour starts at 6:30 p.m. and a steak dinner follows at 7:30 p.m.
Walking the trail
Claflin Library to hold summer reading
CLAFLIN - The Summer Reading Program at the Claflin Independent Township Library will start 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 4. The theme this year is "One World, Many Stories." The director this year is Rachael Stueder.
Students from CHS visit college lab
CONCORDIA - A group of students from Claflin High School toured the human cadaver lab and biology department at Cloud County Community College on April 28.
KU pharmacists earn white coats
LAWRENCE – Fifth-year students at the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy made the transition from student to pharmacist on April 26, when they officially donned their white coats.
CBH to hold fundraiser
HOISINGTON - The Clara Barton Hospital Foundation will hold their 18th annual Benefit Dinner and Auction on Friday, June 17, at the Hoisington Knights of Columbus, 114 N. Main.
Claflin Library to hold open house
CLAFLIN - The Claflin Independent Township Library will have an open house from 2 to 5 p.m., after the All-School Reunion Parade, on Sunday, May 29. Refreshments will be served in the meeting room. The library is located at 108 Main in Claflin.
Hospital Week
PCC selects 2011-2012 resident assistants
PRATT - Pratt Community College has selected Kayci Huslilg, from Great Bend, as one of 14 Resident Assistants for 2011-2012.
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​Great Bend man injured when van hits tree
A Great Bend man was taken to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita late Monday morning after a one-vehicle collision on U.S. 281, 2 miles south of Great Bend. Kansas Highway Patrol reports the accident occurred at 11:57 a.m.
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