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Wetlanders Festival to be held April 16
HOISINGTON - The fun, filled Wetlanders Festival is scheduled for April 16.
CBH Foundation seeking applications for scholarships
HOISINGTON -The Clara Barton Hospital Foundation is currently seeking applicants for its 2011 healthcare career scholarships.
Detter receives CT certification
HOISINGTON - Clara Barton Hospital announces that Sarah Detter, radiologic technologist, recently earned national credentials in Computed Tomography.
On the record
Ellinwood Municipal Court Docket - Feb. 8 Zachary Sanders, no turn signal, diversion granted Zachary Sanders, driver's license violation, fine $50, court costs $55.50 Lacie Keith, fail to yield, pled not guilty Shadai Harris, improper passing of school bus, continued to Feb. 22 Stewart Clay, driving while suspended, continued to March 22 Stewart Clay, no insurance, continued to March 22 Stewart Clay, expired tag, continued to March ...
EHS students attend Smoky Hills Wind Festival
ELLINWOOD - Eleven EHS band students attended the Smoky Hills Wind Festival at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina on Jan. 28 and 29. Band director Don Regehr and sponsor Annette Troyer accompanied the students to the clinic. The festival was lead by William McMosley, director of bands at KWU.
Ellinwood to host cattle drive, raises water rates
ELLINWOOD - The Ellinwood City Council heard at its meeting on Tuesday that Ellinwood will be on the route of a 150th-anniversary cattle drive.
See the world a new way
Dear Editor, I would like to ask you to put on a verse of Scripture as you would put on a pair of glasses. If you were to use this one verse of Scripture as your looking glass, I believe you would see the world in a whole new way. This one verse will be like a telescope to see that which is far off and it will be like a microscope to see the ...
We need the traffic signals
Dear Editor, I would like to address the Great Bend City Council, and City Administrator Howard Partington, Over the years there have been numerous articles printed in the Great Bend Tribune about the intersection of Broadway and Harrison. I have lived here since 1959 and as long as I can remember there has always been a stop sign there for the north and south bound traffic. Over the years, the city of Great Bend has ...
CKMC experience was a good one
Dear Editor, I want to preface this letter by saying that I am the chief financial officer at Central Kansas Medical Center. Recently, I had a colonoscopy at CKMC and want to tell you about my experience. My procedure was scheduled for 8 a.m. and the Day Surgery Department asked me to arrive at 6 a.m. Five days before my arrival the Patient Access (Admitting) Department called and I pre-registered over the phone; this took ...
Greta Bauer will represent county at Sunflower Spelling Bee March 12
By Janice Kneisley Larned‑ Greta Bauer was both anxious and happy when in the 13th round of spelling at the recent Pawnee County Spelling Bee, she was given the word "economist" to spell. For Bauer, an 8th grader at Pawnee Heights, had been practicing for weeks and felt confident she could correctly spell the word. One of two final contestants in the competition, she only had to spell this last word correctly to win first ...
Boston’s Allen makes NBA history in loss to Lakers
BOSTON (AP) - Ray Allen broke the NBA record for 3-pointers on Thursday night, sinking two in the first quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers as the man he passed, Reggie Miller, sat courtside working the TV broadcast.
Negotiations turn sour as second day is canceled
WASHINGTON (AP) - Negotiations to prevent an NFL lockout took a grim turn Thursday with the cancellation of the second day of a planned two-day bargaining session.
McIlroy upstages world’s top three golfers at Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Rory McIlroy upstaged the world's top three golfers with a 7-under 65 Thursday to take the first-round lead at the Dubai Desert Classic, four shots better than No. 1 Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer and six ahead of an inconsistent Tiger Woods.
AL MVP Hamilton signs two-year pact to stay put in Texas
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - AL MVP Josh Hamilton and the Texas Rangers agreed Thursday to a $24 million, two-year contract that avoids an arbitration hearing next week.
Super Bowl XLV: disaster for 400 fans
NEW YORK (AP) - A granddaughter of the first president of the Green Bay Packers was among the 400 ticketholders forced out of the stands at the Super Bowl because their seats weren't safe.
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Vink - Bates
Terry and Sandra Vink of Great Bend announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica M. Vink, to Jack R. Bates, son of Jim Bates of Overland park and Susan Bates of Dallas, Texas.
Bailey 40th
David and Jamie Bailey celebrated their 40th anniversary with family and friends on June 9 with a pool side reception at the Best Western Motel in Great Bend.
Genola McCarter 90th
Genola McCarter will celebrate her 90th birthday with an Open House from 1 to 3 p.m. on June 30 at Sterling House, 1206 Patton Road in Great Bend. Friends and family are encouraged to attend or send cards.
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.
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.
Parkinson’s patients hear from guest speaker at St. Rose
An upcoming support-group session will present ways to identify and treat Parkinson's disease, along with advice about discovering new ways to get the most out of life, said Catherine Strecker of Ellinwood, PhD, who will lead the meeting.
For Father’s Day - The Apple Core and the Toilet
I don't know what I was thinking: In 1973, when I was 11, I flushed an apple core down the toilet, an action I would come to regret.
BACK & FORTH
SAN ANTONIO - It was the compelling story of the NBA regular season, the Miami Heat making their run at the league-record mark of 33 consecutive victories.
Key of prestige: Phi Beta Kappa selects 50 new members
Fifty students at Kansas State University are among the newest members of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest and most prestigious academic honor society.
Dreams of Superman’s fathers
It is no accident that Man of Steel, the latest Superman movie, is opening on Father's Day weekend. Television shows and movies based on Superman have always reflected America's zeitgeist, but Man of Steel goes deeper into questioning America's identify by examining the values that Superman-and thus, America-was raised with. As an inwardly directed memoir that illuminates our political conflicts, Man of Steel might as well have been called Dreams of Superman's Fathers. Hollywood directors ...
Great Bend man benefits from HCC connection to Midwest Cancer Alliance
Bill Mead of Great Bend has been through it all – five surgeries, three complete radiation treatments and skin grafts. He is currently undergoing more chemotherapy.
