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John Davidson fourth performer of Community Concert Association season
Musician, actor and television personality John Davidson will perform the fourth concert of the Golden Belt Community Concert Association's 2010-11 season. Set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Great Bend Municipal Auditorium, Lakin and Stone, the concert is available to concert association members. Full-time students will be admitted to the concert for a $5 donation at the door. The auditorium will open at 6:30 p.m. Davidson's career in music, ...
CKMC offers sixth graders health information
Special to the Tribune Great Bend sixth graders will have the chance to see and learn about a human brain, x-rays, and a healthy lung and a smoker's lung when they participate in the fifth annual "Sixth Grade Health Smarts" at Central Kansas Medical Center. The popular event is set for Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 10 and 11, when the students will have access ...
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Senior Center to hold Thanksgiving potluck dinner Join your friends at the Senior Center for turkey and dressing at the Potluck Dinner, Monday, November 8 at 5:30 p.m. Call the Senior Center by noon Monday, if you are going to attend. There is a small fee for the turkey and dressing. Bring a covered dish and your own table service. There will be entertainment after dinner. <p ...
EAA Chapter to give airplane rides to youth
Smoky Hill EAA Chapter #1127 will host a Young Aagle Day on Saturday at the Ellsworth Airport. Young people age 8 to 17 are welcome to experience a demonstration flight in an airplane. The flights are provided free of charge to any youth wishing to participate. Registration and flights will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until 1 p.m. Each youth must have a signed permission form from their parent/guardian. Forms are available from chapter members or can be filled out Saturday.
Great Bend Public Library October additions
Fiction: Don't Blink, James Patterson; Freedom, Jonathan Franzen; Santa Fe Edge, Stuart Woods; Predator, Terri Blackstock; Bad Blood, John Sandford; The Thorn, Beverly Lewis; Her Daughter's Dream, Francine Rivers; Legacy, Danielle Steel; Painted Ladies, Robert Parker; Ghost In Trouble, Carolyn Hart; The Reversal, Michael Connelly; The Suspect, John Lescroart; Playing The Game, Barbara Bradford; The Brave, Nicholas Evans; In The Hand Of Dante, Nick Tosches
Stafford UMW Annual Bazaar
November 13 isn't just the opening day of pheasant season this year. It's also the day for people to hunt for old favorites and new treats at the annual Stafford United Methodist Women's annual bazaar. While the date has changed, the items shoppers have come to expect will continue to be part of the event, which will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the church basement.
Community invited to drama event at Church of Christ
Rev. Chuck Marshall, Church of Christ, 12th and Stone in Great Bend, is inviting the community to come see a nationally-acclaimed Christian drama company at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Faith Community hosts music programs
"Music with a Message" featuring Ric Gorden to be held Sunday. Ric will be performing in song and praise at Faith Community Church during the Sunday morning service at 10:30 a.m. and a special concert at 3 p.m. His music is both entertaining and enlightening, filled with humorous and thought-provoking messages in song. Ric has traveled extensively in the United States to churches, school assemblies, conferences, youth rallies and community concerts. He is liked by ...
Crime Stoppers event was a winner
Dear Editor, Crime Stoppers of Great Bend and Barton County hosted their memorial softball coed tournament in Ellinwood, Oct. 2 and 3. The purpose of the event was to make the public aware that Barton County has five people who lost their lives to foul play and these cases are currently still unsolved. Also, in the past 30 years 32 people were killed in our county. We wanted the public to remember them. The tournament ...
Men’s downtown breakfast is Saturday
The River of Life Foursquare Church monthly men's ministry breakfast for September is set for this Saturday, according to Rev. David LeRoy.
Some people are so touchy
Ingrid Paulicivic filed a lawsuit against Laguna Beach, Calif., gynecologist Red Alinsod over leg burns she bafflingly acquired during her 2009 hysterectomy - a procedure that was topped off by the doctor's nearly gratuitous name-"branding" of her uterus with his electrocautery tool.
We ought to buy the country for that
HOLLYWOOD - God bless America, and how's everybody? President Obama took 40 airliners full of supporters to India Thursday. His trip is costing U.S. taxpayers $200 million per day. You can always tell when a marriage is breaking up because somebody starts spending money like water. Obama rented out the entire Taj Mahal Palace in Bombay where he will arrive during a Hindu holiday. The timing is perfect for him. Everyone in India wants to ...
Kansas State to face underachieving Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - There's a reason Texas quarterback Garrett Gilbert has only six touchdown passes in eight games: his receivers keep dropping them.
Volleyball tryouts planned
Tryouts for the 11- and 12-year-old traveling volleyball team the Six Pack will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Ellinwood High School. For more information, contact Katherine Mountain at 620-564-3534.
Steelers’ Harrison fined third time for hard hit
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Steelers linebacker James Harrison's hard hits on the field keep getting matched by the NFL's hits to his paycheck.
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Ryan Hugh Dunlap Memorial Scholarship awarded
The Dunlap family recently awarded the fourth scholarship from the Ryan Hugh Dunlap Memorial Scholarship Fund. Dunlap's family created a scholarship fund for students wishing to enter the fields of education and/or sports medicine. As a graduate of Great Bend High School, Barton Community College, and Southwestern College, Dunlap was tirelessly dedicated to his students and athletes. His lifework was as an athletic trainer and physical education teacher. He took pride in the camaraderie of ...
Society sponsors new mural to promote Ellinwood
ELLINWOOD -The Ellinwood Community Historical Society made the decision to sponsor a new and different promotion of Ellinwood. Plans are to have a mural painted on the south side of the Dick Building, which is on the northwest corner of Main and Santa Fe. The mural will depict the past and present of Ellinwood. Several different styles and types of murals were submitted for study. The one chosen will have a postcard motif featuring different scenes.
CBHF and Auxiliary partner to fund flat screen TVs, patient comfort chairs
HOISINGTON - Clara Barton Hospital patient rooms are now all equipped with a LED flat screen television mounted on the wall. A flat screen television in each patient room has been a goal and project of the Foundation and Auxiliary for the past several years, with these two organizations purchasing a few units each year through donations. At the end of this past year, all but five patient rooms had flat screen televisions.
Sagging Royals allow trio of homers in loss to Angels
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Joe Blanton got some backing from the Los Angeles Angels' bats and bullpen, and finally got his first win of the season.
First Baptist Church to host revival
First Baptist Church, 1600 19th St., Great Bend, will host a three-day revival May 29-31. The meeting start at 7 each evening with area pastors speaking. The theme for the revival is "no boundaries." The public is invited.
K-State's bullpen shuts down Texas Tech in Bricktown opener
OKLAHOMA CITY - Kansas State relievers Nate Williams and Jake Matthys combined for 3 2/3 scoreless innings to bolster a solid start by freshman Blake McFadden as the top-seeded Wildcats edged Texas Tech 4-3 on Thursday afternoon in the opening round of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
Hill making VIP trip to Royals game
The cancer fight from Barton Community College baseball player Skylar Hill continues, as does the support from various sources from around the country.
GBHS announces local scholarship winners
Below are the Great Bend High School seniors who received local scholarships.
LaVon Charlotte (Soeken) Sessler 1918 - 2013
ELLINWOOD - LaVon Charlotte (Soeken) Sessler, 94, died May 22 at the Ellinwood District Hospital. Born June 13, 1918, at Great Bend, she was the daughter of Otto G. and Lydia S. Frerichs Soeken. On Jan. 21, 1940, she married Charles W. Sessler in Ellinwood. He died on June 25, 2002. A lifetime resident of Ellinwood, she was a farm wife. Mrs. Sessler was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church and LWML, and was ...
Franklin Leonard Feist 1945 - 2013
Franklin Leonard Feist, 67, died May 23 at his home in Great Bend, following a battle with renal cell carcinoma. He was born Nov. 4, 1945, at Great Bend, the son of Leon and Anna (Bieberle) Feist. He attended Sts. Peter and Paul Elementary School and was a 1963 graduate of Claflin High School. He married Linda Jennings on Feb. 13, 1971, at Lebanon. A lifetime Barton County resident, he was an oilfield supply salesman ...
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Toy Train play days in Luray
The Tomy trains will roll again at the Stone Church in Luray this week-end. Station doors open at 10 a.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday, giving railroad enthusiasts of all ages another chance to play with a large collection of battery-operated trains on loan from Bruce Libal; the last run of the day on both days is at 4 p.m. Free rail passes will be issued at the door, and concessions will be ...
