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Screening to be offered Friday LARNED - The Sunflower Early Education Center is sponsoring free developmental screenings for all children, birth through two years of age from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at the First United Methodist Church, 701 Main Street in Larned. For information or a screening appointment, call 1-800-692-4087 or 620-792-4807 Laotian speaker scheduled Monday LARNED - Kenton Kersting, originally from the Kinsley-Offerle area, will share his experience as a volunteer teacher in ...
We’ll all drink to that
The Montana House of Representatives passed a tough drunk-driving bill to combat the state's high DUI rate, but it came over the objection of Rep. Alan Hale (and later, Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy).
Give it up for Captain America!
"Mr. Putin, tear down this movie poster!" That's what I wanted to declare when I learned that three countries (Russia, Ukraine and South Korea) will not be using the full name of the upcoming motion picture "Captain America: The First Avenger" – instead advertising just the watered-down "First Avenger" portion. (To avoid opening ANOTHER can of worms, I won't list the nations that are advertising the film as "Captain Sugar Daddy: The First Cash Cow." ...
Gone but not forgotten
Dear Editor, Since there is no Bushton News or Holyrood Gazette, I decided to send my tribute to you. This is a tribute letter for three people who had lived in Bushton in the 1960s and have died recently. Paul Turnbal was the postmaster of Bushton, the years I lived there. He was on the school board and you couldn't mail a letter without seeing Mr. Turnbal. I was lucky to have met his ...
Barton sets new enrollment record
Barton Community College's enrollment figures show an overall 5.2 percent increase from summer 2010 to spring 2011, college officials reported. That increase comes off the heels of 10 percent enrollment growth the preceding year. This year's total credit-hour output set a new enrollment record with 107,158 credit hours compared to last year's previous record of 101,877 credit hours. This continues the college's upward trend in credit-hour production for the fourth straight ...
On the Record for July 14, 2011
Great Bend Fire Department Firefighters made two ambulance runs and two fire runs on Monday. At 5:57 p.m. they were dispatched to K-96 and NW 70 Ave. for a ditch fire. At 6:01 p.m. they were dispatched to a car fire at Auto Zone. Chief Mike Napolitano said the fire was out before the truck arrived. They believed the fire was in the area of the transmission. <p ...
NBA players’ union supports playing overseas
NEW YORK (AP) - When it comes to playing overseas during the NBA lockout, Billy Hunter has a simple message for the league's players: Enjoy your trip, we'll call you when it's time to come home.
Bell’s slide may signal exit from National League
PHOENIX (AP) - If Heath Bell is leaving the National League, he slid right out in style.
Braves drop two games in Hays
HAYS - The Great Bend Braves Class A American Legion baseball team fell short in both games of a doubleheader at Hays on Tuesday.
TV SPORTS
TODAY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 7 p.m. - Kansas City at Minnesota, FSN WNBA 8 p.m. - Seattle at San Antonio, ESPN2 FRIDAY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1:10 p.m. - Florida at Chicago Cubs, WGN 7 p.m. - Kansas City at Minnesota, FSN BOXING 8 p.m. - Delvin Rodriguez vs. Pawel Wolak, ESPN2 NASCAR 10:30 a.m. - Lenox Industrial Tools 301, SPEED 12:30 p.m. - New England 200: final, SPEED 2 p.m. - Lenox Industrial Tools 301, ...
United States earns trip to women's World Cup final
MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany (AP) - Abby Wambach sure knows how to deliver. A goal, a promise and soon, she hopes, a World Cup title. The U.S. women had fans on edge once again until Wambach broke a tense tie with her header off a corner kick in the 79th minute Wednesday. Alex Morgan scored three minutes later to seal a 3-1 semifinal victory over France, and the Americans let loose with a party that carried all ...
Royals taking lumps as they grow up together
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Just about every locker in the Royals clubhouse has some kind of memento from the first half of the season. Lineup cards from a major league debut, framed in plush velvet and expensive wood. The ball from a first hit, carefully mounted in a custom shadow box.
Kathleen Mary Spayd 1945 - 2011
LARNED - Kathleen Mary Spayd, 66, died July 11, at her home in Larned. Born July 11, 1945, in Detroit Mich., she was the daughter of George and Helen Watson Gierschke. A resident of Larned since 2000, she was employed at the Larned State Hospital. On July 31, 1965, she married Elbert Lee Spayd and later divorced.
Sheryl Louise Turnbow 1947-2011
JOPLIN, Mo. - Sheryl Louise Turnbow, 63, Joplin, Mo. passed away on Tuesday at the home of a friend.
Laverne “Bunny” Tomanek 1933 - 2011
WAKEENEY - Laverne "Bunny" Tomanek, 78, died July 12, at Via Christi-St. Francis in Wichita. Born March 9, 1933 in Collyer, he was the son of Fred Eugene Tomanek and Rose Katherine (Power) Tomanek. On Oct. 20, 1952 he married Darlene (Nemechek) Tomanek.
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GBRC on holiday hours
The Great Bend Recreation Commission, both recreation centers, City Auditorium and Cavanaugh Wellness Center will be closed today through Sunday for the Thanksgiving holiday. Regular hours will resume on Monday.
Celebrate Your Family
The saying, "A picture is worth 1000 words" is so true. In the case of my four month old grandson, we have a book started. Still nothing compares to actually holding, squeezing his chubby legs, or getting Bob to laugh out loud. As we enter the holiday season, families across the country hardly need a reminder that November 24th through the 30th is designated as National Family Week.
Radon – Is Your Home Raising Your Lung Cancer Risk?
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HOLLYWOOD - God bless America, and how's everybody?
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