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Bryce Divis accepted for West Point Summer Leaders Seminar
Bryce Divis, a junior at Great Bend High School, has been selected to be among 1,000 attendees at West Point's prestigious Summer Leaders Seminar (SLS) in June.
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.
USD 428, Holy Family, Central Kansas Christian Academy and HeadStart Schools
The following meals will be served April 2 through April 6. 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.
Gladys Apel 80th
Gladys Apel will celebrate her 80th birthday with a Come-and-Go reception from 2 to 4 p.m. on April 7 at the Great Bend Recreation Center, 1214 Stone. Hosts for the event will be her husband Norman; her children Mike Price from Haysville, Eddie and Terry Price from Great Bend, Bob Price from Cushing, Okla., and Sherri Cox of Derby; and her step-children Gerilyn Hoard and David Apel, both of Salina, Briana Ernst of Henderson, Nev., and Amy Astrab of Derby.
Fish — Taylor
Kirk and Tammy Fish of Raymond announce the engagement of their daughter Angela Denise Fish of Hutchinson, to Gavin Wesley Taylor , son of Tim and Vickie Taylor of Hutchinson.
Wilbur Cotten 91st
Wilbur Cotten will celebrate his 91st birthday with a family dinner.
Spring renewal
Spring time is the time of renewal. God has put everything on earth for man to use, sustain life and bring new life into man's family.
Pages for Senator Ruth Teichman
Pictured are students from Great Bend who served as Pages for Senator Ruth Teichman at the Capitol in Topeka on March 26, 2012.
Chuck Smith remembered
It is with profound shock and sadness that I absorbed the news of the death of Chuck Smith, news editor of the Great Bend Tribune.
USD 428 Kindergarten Roundup
Dates have been set for USD 428's kindergarten round-up. The event is for children who will be 5 years old on or before Aug, 31, 2012, and planning to attend local schools in the fall.
What our soils are
The last two weeks briefly described the process of soil formation and the role soils play in agriculture and our lives. Let's start to take that information and see what that means for soils in Kansas and more specifically in our area. First, where is our state in terms of the soil forming factors?
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Trade already
With the advent of 2015, there's hope the Obama administration will follow through on its ambitious trade agenda. Leaders on both sides of the Atlantic agree a more open trade partnership makes sense.
Check It Out!
There are many exciting things planned for 2015 at Ellinwood School/Community Library. The Smithsonian Exhibit, "Hometown Teams" will begin January 30th with a Chamber Coffee. Be watching for the various activities scheduled with this event.
On Elizabeth Warren, the Bright Shiny Object
Elizabeth Warren continues to bedazzle people precisely because she's not running for president. If she were to actually run for president, her power to bedazzle would diminish in a flash. To quote the sage Bob Dylan, "What looks large from a distance, close up ain't never that big."
Tree order forms
A forester once told me that you know a drought is severe if you see Red Cedar trees dying. All around the county, you can see Cedars in tree rows and windbreaks dead and brown. If you are looking to replace your tree row, The Kansas Forest Service offers low-cost tree and shrub seedlings for use in conservation plantings. Plants are one to two years old and sizes vary from 5 to 18 inches, depending on species. Orders are accepted from now through the first full week in May each year, but order early to insure receiving the items you ...
Farming January 2015 vs. January 1914 – Part 2
Last week's column briefly discussed some of the reasons for the large changes in agriculture over the last century. Drivers for change included two World Wars, the Great Depression, economic conditions after WWII, and the Federal Government. One reader pointed out that the column almost painted war as a good thing for agriculture. That wasn't the intent. The fact is the driver for change and the development of new techniques and technologies is typically an event or events forcing and accelerating change. Now, how did events change farming over the last century.
USD 428 Board of Education special meeting
USD 428 Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 5:30 p.m., on Monday at the District Education Center.
The International Year of Soils: soils sustain life
Many authors have documented the rise and fall of civilizations throughout time. Reasons for this rollercoaster effect are numerous-from human-influenced changes such as conquest, culture or religion, to events that occur in the natural environment including changes in climate or the presence of natural resources, such as soil.
Great Bend student on Deans Honor Roll for Fort Hays State University
Sarah Jean Neeland, Great Bend, a 2012 graduate of Great Bend High School, has earned a place on the fall 2014 Deans Honor Roll at Fort Hays State University. She is a senior majoring in elementary education.
BBB tips for using sales to stretch your budget
Consumers who are interested in getting the most bang for their buck (and who isn't?) know to watch for sales. Most of us notice the patterns over time – holiday items on sale right after the holiday passes and white sales in January, for instance. Beyond that, many simply look for the best price at whatever time the need for an item arises.
Kansas 150 1901-1925
