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For Paterno, it’s back to the future
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Penn State coach Joe Paterno is looking at the Outback Bowl as a combination of this season's final game and the opener of the 2011 campaign.
Gardners needed
Do you like to make things grow? Do you love fresh vegetables? Does it make you feel good to know you helped another person? If your answers to all these questions are yes we need you! Gardeners of the Hoisington Community Garden will be meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 28th in the back room of the Pizza Hut. Come and join us as we talk about how we will get started with the garden ...
Gardners needed
Do you like to make things grow? Do you love fresh vegetables? Does it make you feel good to know you helped another person? If your answers to all these questions are yes we need you! Gardeners of the Hoisington Community Garden will be meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 28th in the back room of the Pizza Hut. Come and join us as we talk about how we will get started with the garden ...
Hospital retirement celebratiom for Mr. Chuck Waters
Mr. Waters has served as President and CEO of Clara Barton Hospital for the last four years and is retiring after 38 years in Hospital Administration. A special reception is being held in his honor from 2 to 4 p.m. today in the Turnbull Safe Room at Clara Barton Hospital.
We're more like Cratchit than Scrooge
Ever been stuck in holiday traffic fighting to be stuck in a holiday cashier's line so you can purchase low-price presents on your high-balance Visa listening to high-volume holiday music and think, "Why am I doing this to myself? I don't even really like Christmas. It's just a scheme to get me to gain more weight and gain more debt."
Brady passes Vick to top final fan Pro Bowl voting
NEW YORK (AP) - Tom Brady has overtaken Michael Vick to lead all players in the final fan voting for the Pro Bowl.
Broncos run away with MAACO Bowl, 26-3
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Doug Martin shook Boise State out of its brief postseason funk with an 84-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, and the 10th-ranked Broncos dominated the rest of the way Wednesday night to beat No. 20 Utah 26-3 in the MAACO Bowl.
AP Top 25
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL No. 4 Connecticut 81, Harvard 52 HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Kemba Walker's 20 points and a suffocating defense led No. 4 Connecticut to an overwhelming win over Harvard on Wednesday night, hiking the Huskies' record to 10-0. It was the ninth straight game in which Walker scored 20 or more points for UConn, which also had Jeremy Lamb (11) and Alex Oriakhi (10) in double figures. UConn's man-to-man defense blanketed ...
NFL Picks
Washington (plus 6½) at Jacksonville - Jaguars can't afford another loss or their playoff hopes will disappear. They will welcome Rex Grossman back to the Sunshine State by raining down sacks. ... BEST BET: JAGUARS 24-13
Johnson named for AFC weekly defensive honor
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Linebacker Derrick Johnson of the Kansas City Chiefs has been named AFC defensive player of the week.
Big Brothers Big Sisters enjoy Christmas with help from the community
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Barton and Pawnee Counties has been the recipient of much Christmas cheer and good will this holiday season, Executive Director Stephanie Joiner reports. "Our Little Brothers and Little Sisters have been blessed by the generosity of many local businesses and community organizations this holiday season. As an agency, we are truly grateful for the kindness and consideration of our community," she said. Last week, members ...
Dec. 23, 2010
Great Bend Police A forgery case was taken on Tuesday. Christmas decorations at 2219 San Domingo St. and 1618 Van Fleet were damaged, it was reported Tuesday. Theft of cold medications from Dillon's, 4107 10th, was reported Tuesday. Barton County Sheriff A vehicle hit a deer in the 400 block of East Barton County Road at 7:23 p.m. Tuesday. Great Bend ...
EDIBLE ENVIRONMENT
It's like a 3-D aerial photo except in this version of the Veteran's Park complex, everything is completely edible.
New Christmas carol
Ghost of Christmas future
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Grizzlies take 2-1 series lead over Thunder
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Memphis Grizzlies call it grit and grind, and it got them through another ugly game.
School recognized for Character Education
TOPEKA-Kansas schools and school districts were honored Thursday for their support of character education as part of the Kansas Schools of Character Recognition Program, sponsored by the Kansas State Department of Education, the Kansas Character Education Initiative and the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site.
Ellinwood Rotary announces theme for AHF Parade
ELLINWOOD - The Ellinwood Rotary Club announces the 2013 theme for the After Harvest Festival Parade to be held at 10 a.m. July 2. This year's theme is "Home Is Where Our Story Begins." They are hoping registrants for the parade will incorporate this year's theme into their parade float.
Heart Association declares GBRH Emergent Stroke Ready
Great Bend Regional Hospital has been documented as able to adequately care for a stroke patient brought to the facility, the American Heart Association and the Kansas State Stroke Task Force announced last Wednesday. GBRH was added to a list that already included Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington as hospitals that provided the necessary documentation to be named as Emergent Stroke Ready as part of the Kansas Initiative For Stroke Survival (KISS).
'Brain Weather' topic for free cancer talk
The role of emotions in day-to-day life after a cancer diagnosis is the topic for the next Interactive Television (ITV) presentation at St. Rose Ambulatory & Surgery Center. The event, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled for 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 22 in the basement-level St. Dominic Room.
Arthur Lewis Mostrom 1925 - 2013
BURDETT - Arthur Lewis Mostrom, 88, died May 8 at Larned Healthcare Center. Born March 16, 1925, in Spearville, he was the son of Clarence H. and Merion E. North Mostrom. On Aug. 17, 1952, he married Faye Schadel in Alexander. She survives. A longtime resident of Burdett, he was a retired mechanic and custodian.
Dr. Sotelo expands practice to include more shoulder surgeries
Alice Walter acknowledged that if she had to do it over again, she wouldn't wait so long. Hindsight tells her she could have returned to her daily activities much sooner.
Brown Mackie students experience hippotherapy at Rosewood Ranch
Two Brown Mackie College occupational therapy assistant students spent four days last week involved with the equine therapeutic riding program at Rosewood Ranch. It's the second consecutive year that Rosewood Ranch has welcomed first-year OTA students from the Salina college to its award-winning therapeutic ranch so that the students can complete fieldwork required for their OTA practicum. Brown Mackie OTA students Megan Collins and Ashley Overbey attended the ranch from April 29 through May 2, ...
Myers explains actions at meeting
Yes I walked out of the council meeting. I should not have even sat there to begin with as I had told them I would not play their childish game and then I did. This was a planned rehearsed orchestrated attempt to discredit me with the voters. I wonder how many if not all of the council members discussed this with each other prior to the meeting.
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