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Legal aid available for seniors
A representative will be at the Great Bend Senior Center, 2005 Kansas Ave., from 1-2 p.m. Thursday, to give legal advice to senior citizens 60 years of age and older.
Nov. 3, 2010
Great Bend Police A 20-year-old male was taken to the Great Bend Regional Hospital emergency room at 2:49 a.m. Sunday with possible alcohol poisoning. He was treated and released and cited for minor in consumption. Theft of a green 1997 Ford Escort from 1620 Lakin Ave. Apt. 1 was reported Sunday. Vehicles driven by Jiany Armendariz and Dora Razo collided Sunday afternoon at Broadway and Hubbard. A $28 gas skip ...
Duane H. (Peaches) Popp
HOISINGTON - Duane H. (Peaches) Popp, 70, died Nov. 2 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. Friends may call at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington, after 9 a.m. Thursday. The funeral home will announce arrangements.
Jimmy Raybern
McPHERSON - Jimmy Raybern, 44, died Nov. 1 at Memorial Hospital, McPherson. He was born May 31, 1966, at Great Bend, the son of Sam and Lora (Boatman) Raybern. He married CArla Scheuerman on June 12, 1993, at Great Bend. He worked for Mid States Supply, McPherson, as a warehouse foreman. He was a McPherson resident for seven years, coming from Great Bend. Mr. Raybern was a member of First Church ...
Shirley L. Arnel
PAWNEE ROCK - Shirley L. Arnel, 70, of Pawnee Rock, died Oct. 13 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Shirley L. Gabbert on Nov. 6, 1939, in Waco, Texas. She was preceded in death by her husband in 2001. Survivors include four children, Otis Arnel of Pawnee Rock, Loyce Finnigan and Carol Irving, both of Great Bend, and David Arnel of Junction City; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. ...
Sports, musicals on schedule for HRC
HOISINGTON - The Hoisington Recreation Commission, 1200 Susank Rd., has several bus trips scheduled over the next few months and into summer, 2011.
Turkey dinner set for Nov. 13 at Larned UMC
The annual turkey dinner in the fellowship hall at Larned's United Methodist Church will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 13. Tickets in advance are $7 for adults ($8 at the door), and $3 for kids ages 6 to 12. Those younger than 6 eat "for free." Ticket sales will be limited to 400 people. Tickets are available at the church. Carry-out meals also will be available. The dinner is ...
Health fair set for Friday at First State Bank, Larned
A community health fair will take place from 6:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at First State Bank & Trust, Larned. Blood tests, flu shots, health education and more will be available. Pawnee Valley Community Hospital and First State Bank, assisted by the Pawnee County Health Department, will sponsor the event.
Champion Ray "Butch" McNett
GLENMORA, La. - Champion Ray "Butch" McNett, 40, formerly of Great Bend, entered eternal rest on Friday, Sept. 24, at his Glenmora, La., residence. He was born June 17, 1970, in Salina, to the unionof Champion Fredrick McNett and Marie Alice McNett. He was a loving son, husband, father, brother, uncle, coach and friend. He was one of the biggest Dallas Cowboys football fans. He loved coaching his sons in football and ...
Hanken Motors' GM relationship ends, but dealership will carry on with vigor
You can't keep a good man - or dealership - down. As of Sunday, Oct. 31, Al Hanken Motors in Larned is no longer a General Motors dealership. But, as proprietor Don Hanken told a large crowd at last Thursday's Chamber Coffee Hour, when one door closes, another usually opens. Al Hanken Motors, at 601 Toles, is not closing. The dealership will continue to sell vehicles. It will not have any ...
William Harold Clark Sr.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - William Harold Clark Sr., 86, passed away on Oct. 30 at Providence Medical Center. Born May 10, 1924, in Kansas City, he was the son of William R. and Lucy (Holmes) Clark. He married Theresa Kratofil on April 24, 1948, and they had three children. He was a machine operator at Westvaco, retiring in 1987, Mr. Clark was a veteran of the U.S. Army/Aircorps. He was a ...
Chamber Coffee
This weeks Chamber of Commerce Coffee will be hosted by Catholic Social Service, 2201 16th St., at 9:30 a.m., Thursday. Ambassador in charge will be Rebecca Ford with greeters Nancy Sundahl and Allene Owen. Coffee, doughnuts and door prizes will be available.
Kansas Sidewinders host Casino Night
Kansas Sidewinders will host a Casino Night fundraiser for the United Way of Barton County from 7 to 10 p.m. on Nov. 6 at 21 N. Main Street in Ellinwood. Food and beverages will be available and prizes will be awarded. Activities include casino games, raffle tickets and a silent auction. A $20 donation at the door will buy $10,000 in chips or two tickets for the raffle. Items included in the raffle are a ...
Don't vote ... and don't gripe, either
Don't Vote. You don't have to. No one's going to make you. This isn't the Soviet Union. You won't be forced from your beds and dragged to the polls against your wills. Relax. Take a chill pill. Let it go. It'll all be fine without you. Things are pretty good the way they are, aren't they? Well, OK, some stuff could be better. Then again, could be worse. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. ...
Ping or pong, get out and vote
HOLLYWOOD - God bless America, and how's everybody? Election Day is expected to draw 100 million viewers to watch the broadcasts of today's Congressional elections. It's exactly like the World Ping Pong Championships. They happen every two years and you are pretty sure that in the end, China is going to win. The White House released logistical details Friday of President Obama's trip to India next week. He's taking 40 planes full of people ...
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Jazzercise encouraging kids to get up and dance
Fitness should not be a chore. In fact, it can and should be fun, says Charise Oelger, Great Bend Jazzercise instructor. Kids can learn this valuable life lesson and channel their inner Bieber during the Junior Jazzercise "Kids Get Fit" program at the Jazzercise Great Bend Fitness Center, Saturday, May 11 from 9:30-10 a.m.
Student clean-up
From left: Chandra Gray, Holly Foster and Kole Stiner team up at St. Rose Ambulatory & Surgery Center for the community-wide clean-up day May 1. The Great Bend High School Student Council helped organize the event as a community-service project.
Girl Scout volunteers recognized for service
Wichita - Ninety-three volunteers across 80 counties were honored by Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland recently at the 2013 Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast and Annual Meeting.
Job Fest offers chance for networking
People looking for full- or part-time work will have an opportunity to meet employers during Job Fest 2013, taking place from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at the Best Western Courtyard, 2920 10th St.
North Frey bridge work to begin Friday
According to the Barton County Engineers Office, L&M Contractors of Great Bend will begin bridge repair work on NE 10 Ave. (or North Frey Street), north of the Club at StoneRidge on Friday. Barricades will be placed at the intersection North and South of the structure, allowing access to local traffic only for about three weeks.
Spelling bee
Hoisington forensics places at state
HOISINGTON -The Hoisington High School forensics team brought back eight medals from 3A State Forensics in Wichita on Saturday (May 4). Every Cardinal earned at least one medal and Olivia Lowry earned two.
EHS forensics places at state
ELLINWOOD - The Ellinwood High School Forensics Team competed at the KSHSAA 2A State Forensics Championships held at Bishop Carroll High School in Wichita on Saturday, May 4.
Norma Lea Curry Shafer-Yancey 1928 - 2013
LAWRENCE - Surrounded by her four children at her home, Norma Lea Curry Shafer-Yancey, 84, peacefully passed away on May 4th. Born on Christmas Day in 1928, to Leslie and Glenda Curry in Burlington, Wash., Norma Lea Curry and her family moved to Great Bend, before her second birthday. Shortly after her graduation from high school, Norma met Ted Shafer at a picnic dance. They were married in 1948, and had four children. Shafer's position ...
Sylvia M. Wagner 1927 - 2013
LAWRENCE - Sylvia M. Wagner, 86, died on May 2, at Brandon Woods in Lawrence. Born Feb. 24, 1927, in Chicago, Ill., she was the daughter of John and Marie (Wollert) Schmidt. On Nov. 17, 1946, she married Duane Wagner in Ellinwood. He preceded her in death on Aug. 13, 1991. She was a housewife and bank teller. She was an avid reader and enjoyed needlepoint.
Charles L. Curtiss 1951 - 2013
LAWRENCE - Charles L. Curtiss, 61, concluded his battle with cancer May 6, at his home. Born on July 30, 1951, in Lawrence, he was the son of Earl and Oma Lee (Coleman) Curtiss. In 1983, he married Debra Nichols. They divorced in 1994. He was an employee of Hallmark Cards in Lawrence for 38 years, retiring in 2007. Charles was intensely interested in genealogy tracing his own family back hundreds of years and also ...
Robert (Bob) Raymond Ewald 1931 - 2013
BILLINGS, Mo. - Robert (Bob) Raymond Ewald, 81, passed away on May 2, in Billings, Mo. He was born on July 30, 1931 in Great Bend. On June 4, 1954, he married Shirley Joan Ewald (Wolfe) in Ellinwood. He worked at Blount Industries for 20 years.
Benefit dinner and dance
A benefit dinner and dance for Laura Brown, who was diagnosed with cancer, will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Elks Lodge, 1120 Kansas. A silent auction will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Proceeds will go to help pay medical expenses. Tickets may be purchased at the door or in advance by contacting Rick Schwager at 786-5255; Becky Sigler at 617-3321; Courtney Kelly at 282-0608; or Chadd Brown at 282-1064.
Droning On
Put on your tinfoil hats everybody. Or didn't you get the memo? Its paranoia time in America again. Maybe it's the spring that brings out the crazy in our legislators. Of course, that would assume a semblance of sanity the other three seasons, and nobody wants to bet anything more than lunch money on that proposition.
