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Shafer exhibits end Sunday
Sunday will be the last day people can view the Marko Fields and Carol Long Ceramics Exhibit at Barton Community College's Shafer Gallery. The Black History Month exhibit, "Black Women: Achievements Against the Odds," an exhibit of posters from the Smithsonian Institute, also will end Sunday. The Smithsonian posters from the Gallery's permanent collection feature Black women who achieved greatness and made great strides in the Civil Rights Movement. The ...
Valentine Royalty
Marvin Riggs and Doris Berkley are shown in Valentine's Day regalia after being crowned king and queen at the Great Bend Senior Center's Valentine Party on Tuesday. They were crowned before lunch. After lunch, Eisenhower 1st and 2nd graders entertained, followed by refreshments.
A PENNY PORTRAIT
For Great Bend High School Special Education Teacher Teresa Frieb, the toss of a coin always turns up heads, at least when Lincoln-head pennies are involved.
Barton Forensics recaps its fall season of tournaments
The Barton Community College Forensics Team had a busy and successful fall semester traveling far and wide from Manhattan, Kan., to Lawton, Okla., Hastings, Neb., and beyond for 18 debate and speech contests. Every competing member of Barton's team received trophies in the Barton/Hutchinson Forensics Rodeo tournament on Barton's campus Nov. 5-7. On the parliamentary debate team, freshman Corrie Henderson, Nickerson, and sophomore Brandi Moral, Ulysses, were novice debate ...
NOT crossing
Cheeburger, cheeburger
Have some candy
Sam could do it
Last Friday ...
Untapped resource
Great Bend was good to airmen
Dear Editor, Last month my son arranged for us to take a flight on a restored B-17 airplane called the Aluminum Overcast. As I was the only World War II veteran on the flight, I had the privilege of setting behind the co-pilot. This brought back many fond memories of the time spent in Great Bend, Kansas as I with the 489th Bomb Group, which was one of the first groups to re-train on the ...
He argued all the way to the block
Singapore's Information Ministry denounced the country's water polo team for wearing swim trunks in a likeness of the nation's flag.
Wednesday's AP Top 25 Capsules
No. 4 Pittsburgh 67, South Florida 55 PITTSBURGH (AP) - Nasir Robinson and Brad Wanamaker each had 13 points and No. 4 Pittsburgh pulled away over the final 10 minutes to beat South Florida 67-55 on Wednesday night. The Panthers (24-2, 12-1) won for the 14th time in 15 games and took a two-game lead in the Big East - but it wasn't as easy as expected. The Bulls (8-19, 2-12) lost their fifth consecutive ...
Tryouts for Chiefs, Braves set
The 2011 baseball tryouts for the Great Bend Chiefs and the Great Bend Braves is set for Sunday, Feb. 27, at Kirkman Activity Center at Barton Community College.
Volleyball Club
Fifth-grade youth volleyball club "Six Pack" place first in their home tournament in Ellinwood on Feb. 6, competing against 5th and 6th grade teams. This team is currently ranked fifth in Kansas and Missouri.
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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.
Father's Day
Golden Belt Community Foundation accepting grant applications for July
The Golden Belt Community Foundation invites proposals for its upcoming competitive grant cycle. Applications now are being accepted from qualified 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations and public institutions, including schools, government entities, and clubs and civic/community organizations in Barton, Pawnee, Rush, and Stafford counties. Funds are available primarily for the health and well-being of youth; however, limited funds are available in many other categories.
