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It seems like there has been some recent confusion regarding our public forum policy. We do not restrict letters to the editor to a select group of people. In general we try to get in as many letters as we can. That being said we still require all submissions to follow our guidelines. Here (in part) are the long-standing public forum guidelines the Tribune follows:
Vendors sought for downtown market
Ready to taste that first mouth-watering tomato freshly picked from the vine? Or those early sweet peas, squash, and green beans? Then the Summer Street Stroll Farmers' Market will be the place to be, starting on June 2 at the June Jaunt events at Jack Kilby Square and continuing in June and July in conjunction with the Great Bend City Band Summer Concert series on Thursday evenings.
Class of '57 meets Wednesday
Great Bend High School Class of 1957 will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, at the Best Western Angus Inn Courtyard, 2920 10th St., to continue planning the class get together scheduled for Sept. 28-30.
FHSU announces new ESOL undergraduate minor
HAYS - Starting during the fall 2012 semester, the Department of Teacher Education at Fort Hays State University will offer an undergraduate minor in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL).
Central Kansas Prairie League artists awarded $1,600 in BCC scholarships
Area high school students presented their artwork in a juried exhibit in the Shafer Gallery on Thursday, April 26, with the top three award winners receiving scholarships from the Barton Foundation during Central Kansas Prairie League Art Day at Barton Community College.
Hlavaty joins the Bethany Athletic Training Education Program
LINDSBORG - Bethany College is proud to welcome five new members to the Athletic Training Education program, including Alexa Gerber, Walsh, Colo.; Taryn Henning, Winfield; Michael Hlavaty, Olmitz; Tevis Linnebur, Cherryvale; and Samantha McFall, Santa Fe, N.M.
Two GBHS students sign with Barton for dance scholarships
Haley Deines and Jenna Williams, both seniors at Great Bend High School, recently signed with the Barton Community College Dance Team for books-and-tuition scholarships.
Children's Mercy Hospital opens clinic at St. Rose
Two pediatric endocrinologists, one of whom is from Great Bend, have opened an outreach clinic at St. Rose Ambulatory & Surgery Center. Both specialize in pediatric endocrinology and diabetes at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo.
GB Garden Club looks at butterfly gardening
Eighteen members of Great Bend Garden Club answered the role for their April meeting held in the Barton County Extension Office Meeting Room.
BCC's Pet Project
Barton Community College's Community Student Organization donated almost $100 cash and various donations they collected on campus including food, blankets, litter and other animal care essentials to the Golden Belt Humane Society. Co-sponsor Shanna Legleiter said the group decided to host this "mini-drive" because several members of the group are animal lovers. "I think animals really just pull on our heart strings," she said. Pictured are, from left: Barton students Kathleen Duncan, Devan Boeger, Jordan Bangert and co-sponsors Legleiter and Kathy Boeger, with resident great dane "Chopper" at the Golden Belt Humane Society on Thursday afternoon.
Hoisington forensics qualifies for state
HOISINGTON - Eleven Hoisington High School forensics team members have qualified 17 entries for state forensics in Wichita on May 5.
Marsh Musings
Editor's note: Julie Stielestra is a medical librarian, longtime birder, hiker and fiction writer. She lives part of the year in Chicago, and part of the year in Ellinwood. She is a guest columnist for Marsh Musings.
Check It Out!
ELLINWOOD - There are new books at the Ellinwood School/Community Library.
Trina Delgado named superintendent of Catholic schools
Trina Delgado, principal at St. Mary and St. Dominic schools in Garden City, has been appointed Superintendent of Schools for the Catholic Diocese of Dodge City by Bishop John B. Brungardt effective July 1. She succeeds Randy Steinle, who served as the interim Superintendent.
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Cougars’ complete sweep of Hutch; stay one back of West lead
Winning at the Sports Arena was a task Craig Fletchall found very difficult for much of his career. Recently, however, it has become much easier for the Barton Community College men's basketball coach.
Ellinwood blood drive Monday
The Ellinwood Community American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. on Monday at St. Joseph's Parish Center. Call 800-733-2767 to schedule appointment. Walk-ins are welcome also.
Champion grappler to host wrestling clinic in Great Bend
The Great Bend Kid Wrestling Club will be hosting a guest coach on Wednesday February 18th. Tyler Caldwell will be in the wrestling room working with young athletes participating in wrestling. Tyler is a 4-time Kansas State Champion from Goddard high school. Tyler went on to wrestler for the University of Oklahoma then transferred the Oklahoma State University. During his reign as a top collegiate wrestler Tyler compiled 126 victories. He was a four time Division 1 All-American, two time finalist. Last summer he won a University World Championship in freestyle. He is currently training for a shot at the ...
HomeWords: A Project of the Poet Laureate of Kansas
Our theme this week is HOME AS LAND. We're using the American Cinquain as our hiking boots-5 lines whose 22 syllables are arranged in this way: 2, 4, 6, 8, 2.
Tinseltown Talks
Carleton Carpenter: Actor, Author and Lion Tamer
Great Bend High School Bowling results
On Tuesday the Great Bend Panthers traveled to Garden City for a triangular meet with Garden City and Holcomb. The Great Bend girls won the competition by rolling a team series of 2223 and earned six of the possible 11 points. The girls were led in scoring by sophomore Allie Brodrick's 577 series which earned her a 3rd place medal in the contest. Other Lady Panthers who rolled big games include: senior Addie Soukup's 238 game and sophomore McKenzy Black's games of 194 and 201. Four Lady Panthers rolled series of 500 or better including: Allie Brodrick ...
Top ranked Hutch women roll by Barton
The task was a big one indeed. Traveling to face the top ranked team in the nation on its home court. It was a task that proved too tall for the Barton Community College women to accomplish.
What's In a Name?
Just guessing here, but I imagine forecasters at the Weather Channel are embarrassed about having to give winter storms names like "Juno," "Kari" and "Linus." Juno is what they called the almost-big one that hit the Northeast in late January. My radar says marketing gurus, not meteorologists, are behind this nonsense.
Court Can Save Millions from Illegal Obamacare Taxes
The full-court press is on from every organ of enlightened liberal opinion: the Supreme Court must not decide this term's big Obamacare case, King v. Burwell, on the actual legal merits, which are a slam-dunk for the plaintiffs. Instead, supporters of the government want the case decided on the consequences of the Court stopping the flow of illegal subsidies. And they want to ignore the fact that stopping the subsidies will actually free millions of people in opt-out states from the individual and employer mandates. They only want to talk about people who would lose subsidies.
Money Habitudes cancellation
The scheduled program at the Senior Center, 2005 Kansas Ave., titled, "Money Habitudes" at 1:00 p.m. today has been cancelled. It will still be held from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday at the Great Bend Activity Center, 2715 18th. For more information call the Recreation Commission office at 793-3755 ext. 2 or e-mail recreation@gbrc.kscoxmail.com.
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