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Senior Menu
The following well-balanced and nutritious Friendship Meals will be served for lunch at the Great Bend Senior Center, 2005 Kansas Ave. Meals are served with milk; donations for coffee and tea are accepted.
Special Needs Calendar
Monday Drawing - 7:30 p.m., Recreation Center Tuesday Line Dancing - 7 p.m., Recreation Center
Women in Ag Program announced for August 24 in Tonganoxie
Women in Ag will be the focus of a program to be held in Tonganoxie on Aug. 24 at the Leavenworth County Fairgrounds, Hwy 16 and Fairgrounds Road. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m., meal served at 6 p.m., and the program starts at 6:45 p.m.
Duncan —
Kara Melchert and Reilly Duncan were united in marriage on Feb. 19, at the Peace Church in Hudson, with Pastor Wade Russell officiating. Parents of the couple are Linda Melchert of Benkelman and Richard Melchert of Trenton, and Von Stewart and Gayla Duncan of Hudson. Grandparents of the bride are Omar and Delores Robb formerly of Grand Island and Al and Burdean Melchert of Stratton, Neb. Grandparents of the groom are Vaugh Duncan of Great Bend and Richard Fischer of Hudson.
White — Snyder
Gary White and Sharon White announce the engagement of their daughter, Deborah Lee White, to Russell D. Wayne Snyder, son of Glenn and Lucy Snyder.
French baby boy
Chris and Allison French of Overland Park announce the birth of their son, Tristan Michael French, on March 23 at St. Joseph Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. He weighed 7 lbs. and was 19 in. long. He has a two-year-old big sister, Ellie Anna French.
Ingersoll 60th
Robert (Bob) and Eileen Ingersoll of Great Bend will celebrate their 60th anniversary on Aug. 4 with a card shower. Cards may be sent to them at 5516 Commanche Road, Great Bend, KS 67530.
Presentation explores the Pawnee Tribe in Kansas
The Quivira Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Association will host The Pawnee Tribe in Kansas, a presentation and discussion by Chris Howell at 2 p.m. on Aug. 6, at the Barton County Historical Society, 85 S. Highway 281, in Great Bend. Members of the community are invited to attend the free program. The program is made possible by the Kansas Humanities Council.
SHRINE BOWL STATISTICS
KANSAS SHRINE BOWL Saturday At Hays Lewis Field Stadium WEST 30, EAST 7 East 0 0 0 7 - 7 West 0 8 12 10 - 30 SCORING SUMMARY Second quarter W-Racette 2 run (Racette run), 6:04 Third quarter W-Smith 10 run (pass failed), 5:08 W-Hernandez 66 pass from Racette (run failed), 2:26 Fourth quarter W-Lane ...
Burress signs one-year pact with Jets
NEW YORK (AP) - Plaxico Burress is back in the Big Apple - with the New York Jets. The former Super Bowl star with the Giants, recently released from prison after serving 20 months on a gun charge, reached an agreement in principle Sunday on a one-year deal with the Jets. Burress, who turns 34 on Aug. 12, caught the game-winning touchdown in the Giants' upset of the unbeaten New England Patriots in the ...
Wheatland School reunion was a great event
Dear Editor, The recent Wheatland School Reunion held many wonderful memories, shared by those who attended the school and the parents who shared this experience with them. This was all brought back to life as if it were only yesterday. For the After Harvest Festival Parade, many of the attendees rod on the two floats, all wearing their Wheatland t-shirts. Bill Ahlgrim, a former student, created a replica of the school, which was displayed on ...
Imagine, getting TV involved makes it worse
Dalia Dippolito, 30, of Boynton Beach, Fla., was convicted of hiring a hit man to kill her husband, but not before offering an ultra-modern defense.
America deserves better than this
The playbook of the Washington establishment is getting old. Whether it is the Boehner plan, the Boehner plan version 2.0, the Reid plan or the Obama non plan, it all is scripted from the same playbook they have used for years. Play number one is this: Pass billions in unfunded new programs. Tell everyone we will take care of them from cradle to grave. Subsidized food, medical care, housing, and if your employer goes broke ...
Colts re-sign Manning to long-term deal
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Peyton Manning has a new long-term deal in time to report to training camp.
LaPorta’s HR in ninth lifts Indians over Royals 5-2
CLEVELAND (AP) - Matt LaPorta's three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning gave Cleveland its 12th home win its last at-bat Saturday, 5-2 over the Kansas City Royals.
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