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Senior Activities
Tuesday Coffee and Doughnuts - 8:30 a.m., Senior Center Wednesday Pitch - 7 p.m., Senior Center Thursday Advisory Council - 9:30 a.m., Senior Center Dominoes - 1 p.m., Senior Center Legal Aid - 1:30 p.m., Senior Center Friday Bridge - 1 p.m., Recreation Center
USD 428, Holy Family, Central Kansas Christian Academy and HeadStart Schools
The following meals will be served April 29 through May 3. The secondary schools also have available daily: Main dish second choices, chef's salad, combo lunches and choice of vegetables and dessert. The breakfast menu is offered only to students in USD 428. Menus are subject to change without notice. Milk served with all meals. All meals as offered meet USDA nutritional guidelines.
Club Calendar
Sunday Central Kansas Association for the Visually Impaired - at the Convent Tuesday Pilot Club - noon at Classic Inn Wednesday Kiwanis - noon at Montana Mike's Thursday Golden Belt Amateur Radio Club - 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church Golden Belt Woodcarvers - 7 p.m. at the Senior Center Friday Saturday Disabled American Veterans - 11 a.m. at the Post Home, Northeast Conference Room
Lessons Learned in Boston
The beautiful Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Center for Public Affairs in Simi Valley, Calif., was the last place I expected to be reminded of the violence that paralyzed the city of Boston last week and turned it into a mini-Baghdad.
Will Rubio Becoming Yet Another Candidate for Whom I Cannot Vote?
There are times when the words "never" and "always" are the only ones that work. In my case, "never" is becoming the word I must use to describe how I feel about certain candidates for high office. For example, I voted four times for a Bush and once for a McCain - something I will never do again.
Farmers Bank and Trust promotion
Farmers Bank & Trust announces the promotion of Bobbi LaViolette to an Assistant Vice President and Assistant Operations Officer/Assistant Cashier. Bobbi has worked for Farmers Bank & Trust for six years, all of which she has been an essential part of the banks deposit team.
Train Wreck
BCARSP meeting
The Barton County Association of Retired School Personnel will meet at 11:30 a.m. on May 10, 2013, at Montana Mike's, 906 McKinley in Great Bend. President Sally O'Connor will chair the meeting.
Fort Hays State University Department of Music and Theatre to present ‘The Glass Menagerie’
"The Glass Menagerie," a four-character memory play by Tennessee Williams, will debut at Fort Hays State University beginning Thursday, May 2, and run through Sunday, May 5.
Spring Crops and Winter Canola
After the last blast of winter this week, we have had three extremely cold, hard freeze events in about two weeks. By the middle of next week at the latest the damage from this last freeze on the developing head should be apparent. Most of the attention has focused on wheat but where are we concerning our spring planted crops? Let's tackle the easy ones first.
Quarterbacks go quick in fourth round of draft
NEW YORK - This was one rush quarterbacks embraced. Starting with Matt Barkley, the fourth round of the NFL draft was the landing spot for quarterbacks who carried hopes of going much higher. Philadelphia traded up with Jacksonville to get the Southern California QB with the opening pick Saturday. "I try not to get stressed about things I can't control," Barkley said when asked about his drop in the draft from likely first-rounder ...
Westbrook out for remainder of playoffs
OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma City Thunder says All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook is out for the remainder of the NBA playoffs after undergoing knee surgery on Saturday.
Robinson puts Bulls on top in third overtime
CHICAGO - The Chicago Bulls were down and just about out in this one. Go figure, Nate Robinson led them back.
Cougars split twinbill with Hutchinson on Saturday
The Barton Community College baseball team had more to play for on Saturday at Lawson-Biggs Field than keeping its National Junior College Athletic Association Region VI playoff hopes alive.
Santana, Royals edge Indians 3-2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Ervin Santana is pitching like he did in 2010, when he won 17 games for Anaheim.
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American pravda, a nation of lawbreakers and Benghazigate
Louis Brandeis, who served on the United States Supreme Court from 1916 to 1939, once warned, "Our government teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy."
HMS performs School Daze
HOISINGTON -On April 29 and April 30, the Hoisington Middle School vocal group performed its play "School Daze" at Roosevelt and Lincoln Elementary Schools. The vocal group is made up of 7th and 8th grade students from Hoisington Middle School.
Cardinal seniors walk the halls
HOISINGTON - As part of our Jostens "Something to Believe In" Commitment to Graduate (C2G) program, the Hoisington Cardinals started a new tradition "Cardinal Graduates Walk with Pride."
Applicant's briefing scheduled for Barton County
On April 26, Barton County was declared eligible for Public Assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) due to a snowstorm that occurred Feb. 20-23, 2013. An Applicants' Briefing for township officials, cities, county, school districts and certain non-profits organizations within Barton County has been scheduled for 3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14 at the Barton County Courthouse, Room 101, Great Bend. This meeting is for public officials and officers from these agencies and ...
GBHS Variety Show tickets on sale
Great Bend High School Variety Show tickets are still available in the high school vocal music room. Please use the east front doors of the school.
Keep Children and Pets Safe by Teaching Any Dog May Bite
Each year, 4.5 million people in this country are bitten by dogs and 885,000 of those require medical attention, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among children, the rate of dog bite–related injuries is highest for those ages 5 to 9 years, and children are more likely than adults to receive medical attention for dog bites than adults. Children, because of their inexperience and size, are particularly prone to serious injury from ...
GBHS Volunteer Work Day, May 1st a “Great Success”
Dear Editor,
Limbaugh, Kurtz and the Bum’s Rush
Big news for those who think there aren't consequences in our media when professional talkers cross the line, or when famous reporters mess up and don't fix their mistakes without qualification, or do so begrudgingly. We now see proof of the law of consequences.
Markets rise to record highs
Did something happen in Benghazi?
HOLLYWOOD--God bless America, and how's everybody?
Fort Riley golf tourney set for Saturday, June 29
FORT RILEY - Barton Community College will sponsor its fifth annual Wounded Warrior Golf Scramble on Saturday, June 29, to benefit wounded soldiers from Fort Riley. The Wounded Warrior Scramble is an opportunity to not only support our soldiers but thank them for their dedicated service and sacrifice to our country.
Golden State surprises Spurs, levels series at 1-1
SAN ANTONIO - Klay Thompson scored 34 points, Stephen Curry added 22 and the Golden State Warriors withstood another furious rally by the San Antonio Spurs for a 100-91 victory Wednesday night to even their series at one game apiece and snap a 30-game skid in the Alamo City.
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