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Special Needs Calendar
Tuesday Bowling - 4 p.m., Walnut Bowl Mini Golf - 7:30 p.m., Walnut Bowl Wednesday Sweet Summertime - 7:30 p.m., Recreation Center
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.
Senior Activities
Monday Birthdays and Anniversaries - noon, Senior Center Tuesday Coffee and Doughnuts - 8:30 a.m., Senior Center Wednesday Summertime Fun - 1 p.m., Recreation Center 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 Mobility Equipment Opportunities - 1 p.m., Senior Center Bridge - 1 p.m., Recreation Center
Club Calendar
Monday Great Bend Optimist - noon at the Highland Hotel Heritage Room Great Bend Rotary Club - noon at the Highland Hotel South Heritage Room Order of Eastern Star Great Bend #226 - 7:30 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge in Hoisington American Legion Auxiliary - 7 p.m. at the Post Home, 1011 Kansas Great Bend Evening Lions Club - 6:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 24th and Washington Tuesday Noon Lions Club - noon ...
USD 428 summer menu
USD 428 Great Bend School Food Service will offer the summer lunch program at Riley, Park, Eisenhower and Lincoln schools. The program will run from June 3 through June 27 (Monday through Thursday). Breakfast is served at Park and Riley only. There is no charge for anyone age 1 through 18. Sites are open to all children regardless of where they attend school. Parents may eat with their children for $3 for lunch or $2 for breakfast. All food must be consumed on site.
Local FFA members earn Ford Trucks/Built Ford Tough scholarships
Local FFA members were among the 83 Kansas students awarded $1,000 Ford Trucks/Built Ford Tough scholarships during the third session of the 85th annual Kansas FFA State Convention on Thursday, May 30.
Brian Fry retires from KDOT
Brian Fry, Engineering Technician Senior for the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), will retire on June 1 after 13 ½ years of valued service to the State of Kansas. As an Engineering Technician Senior in the Great Bend KDOT Office, Fry was lead inspector on numerous highway construction projects in Barton, Pawnee, Rice, Rush, and Stafford Counties. After retirement from KDOT, Fry plans to continue working in another area of employment.
Wildcats beat Bryant, advance to tonight's championship game
MANHATTAN - Breaking a 1-1 deadlock with a four-run uprising in the sixth inning, Kansas State's baseball team advanced to tonight's NCAA regional championship game with a 7-1 win over Bryant, R.I., on Saturday night at Tointon Family Stadium.
Lough sparks Royals in 10th inning for win over Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas - David Lough was willing to endure a little pain to help the Kansas City Royals win.
FINAL SHOWDOWN
INDIANAPOLIS - Roy Hibbert had 24 points and 11 rebounds, Paul George finished with 28 points, and the Indiana Pacers forced a deciding game in the Eastern Conference finals with a 91-77 victory over the Miami Heat on Saturday night.
Blaylock’s condition improves after crash
ATLANTA - Former NBA All-Star guard Daron "Mookie" Blaylock was upgraded to serious condition at an Atlanta hospital Saturday, a day after his SUV crashed head-on into a van and killed a woman.
Blackhawks beat Kings 2-1 in Game 1
CHICAGO - Marian Hossa winked when the television camera focused on him during the national anthem, a signal to his friends watching the game back home in Slovakia. Then he gave them something to cheer about.
Larned leads All-MCAA selections
Larned High School reeled in seven All-Mid-Central Activities Association baseball selections to cap the 2013 season.
Chiefs have rough start to season
MANHATTAN - It was not the start to the 2013 season that Great Bend Chiefs head coach Mike Stettinger was hoping for.
Hoisington, Larned each have six All-MCAA selections
Both Hoisington High School and Larned finished with six Mid-Central Activities Association softball selections.
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