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Concert association presents 'Legacy of Floyd Cramer'
The Golden Belt Community Concert Association will present "The Legacy of Floyd Cramer," featuring Cramer's grandson, Jason Coleman, playing in the signature style of his grandfather, the Nashville pianist whose smooth "slip note" style made him a musical legend of the 1960s.
Area briefs for March 9
Free computer classes offered at Great Bend library
March 9, 2011
Great Bend Police Tools were stolen from a vehicle on 19th St., it was reported last Wednesday. Loss was $600. A silver can containing collectable coins was found on 10th St. on Thursday. Another individual reported finding some coins from a collection in the street on Forrest Ave. Friday morning. Shoes and clothes were stolen from a locker at the high school sometime before March 2. Theft of fuel from 1000 ...
Eva (Milberger) Michaelis 1917- 2011
RUSSELL – Eva (Milberger) Michaelis, 93, of Russell died Monday, March 7, 2011, at the Trego County Hospital in Wakeeney.
Sister Malachy Stockemer 1927-2011
Sister Malachy Stockemer, 84, died Tuesday, March 8, 2011, in the Dominican Sisters convent infirmary in Great Bend.
Barbara C. Boyd 1949 - 2011
OMAHA, NEB. - Barbara C. Boyd, 62, of Omaha, Neb., died Feb. 27. She was born on Jan. 11, 1949.
Paul Turnbull 1929-2011
Paul Turnbull, 81, went to meet Jesus Feb. 20, 2011. Paul, the youngest of 11, and his twin, John, were born in Elizabeth, Pa., in 1929. He attended Sterling College and served as Bushton Postmaster 42 years and on boards of USD 328 and Great Bend Center for Counseling. Paul loved gardening, swimming, family camping trips, making home-made ice cream, playing Boogaloo and Tennessee Turnbull Reunions.
Leadership Golden Belt announces 2011 dates
November of 2010 marked a end to the third class of Leadership Golden Belt graduates who attended almost three months of leadership training in the Golden Belt region. Now, the dates for the 2011 session have been announced, said Christy Tustin, director of the Golden Belt Community Foundation which sponsors the program.
American Legion to hold dinner
ELLINWOOD - The Sons of the American Legion steak night is on Saturday at the American Legion in Ellinwood. Serving starts at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is $12 a plate and includes filet, baked potato, salad and bread.
Sandzen art sale establishes schoalrships for Hoisington students
Two Birger Sandzén paintings were returned to Hoisington USD 431 in late February, to the relief and surprise of Superintendent Bill Lowry. He was amazed at their appearance. The paintings were actually high-quality photographic reproductions of the original pieces that the district sold at auction last summer, along with a small Sandzén watercolor painting.
Chamber Coffee
This weeks Chamber of Commerce Coffee will be hosted by Smokey Hill Public Television at the Great Bend Chamber and E.D. Conference Room, 1125 Williams, at 9:30 a.m., Thursday. Ambassador in charge will be Lynda Jamison with greeters Julie Smith and Allene Owen. Coffee, doughnuts and door prizes will be available.
He should, allegedly, have more sense
Murder suspect Earle Barranco, 24, was arrested in Charlotte, N.C., three weeks after allegedly killing a man in a New York City diner. Barranco was spotted at a Charlotte Bobcats basketball game, mugging for the arena's JumboTron while decked out in the distinctive jewelry he wore during the alleged murder. At the next Bobcats game a few days later, with police monitoring that same seat, Barranco was arrested. At least he had pride in his ...
Thanks for supporting CASA
Dear Editor, The board of directors, volunteers, auction committee, and staff of Central Kansas CASA, Inc., would like to extend a heart-felt thank you to the residents of the 20th Judicial District (Barton, Ellsworth, Rice, Russell, and Stafford counties) for their support of our 6th annual CASA Chocolate Auction, which was held Feb. 5 at the Highland Convention Center. This year's auction was our most successful yet! With the help of businesses and individuals who ...
College board should follow its own policy
Dear Editor, I disagree with the conclusions about Barton Community Colleges policy governance that Paul Unruh expressed in his recent letter to the editor. You don't have to look far in Kansas to find community colleges that suffered long-lasting damage from trustees who brought their personal agendas to the board and inflicted them on the college. Policy governance was not used in those instances but is designed to prevent them. When a volunteer board uses ...
Prep sub-state championship scores
CLASS 6A GIRLS DODGE CITY Sub-state A-Wichita Northwest 50, Goddard 41 Sub-state B-Maize 45, Dodge City 34 OLATHE Sub-state A-Olathe South 61, Lawrence Free State 41 Sub-state B-Olathe East 56, Olathe Northwest 43 OVERLAND PARK Sub-state A-SM West 62, Blue Valley West 55 Sub-state B-Blue Valley Northwest 31, Blue Valley North 23 TOPEKA Sub-state A-Wichita Heights 64, Manhattan 51 Sub-state B-Topeka Washburn Rural 74, Wichita Southeast 64 CLASS 5A BOYS PITTSBURG Sub-state A-St. Thomas Aquinas ...
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Unique art treasures shown at gallery
Unique artwork and ceramics will be shown at a gallery opening at 7 p.m. Friday at Petr's Frame House, 2009 16th St. The show features the work of Darnel Row, Joshua Garret and Lili Vialacres.
Chamber Coffee
This week's Chamber of Commerce Coffee will be hosted by Sunflower Bank, 3600 10th Street, at 9:30 a.m., Thursday. Ambassador in charge will be Ronda Sjogren with greeters Connie Oetken and Karmi Green. Coffee, refreshments and door prizes will be available.
Claflin Community/Fitness Center
Peter named 2013-14 KMU president
Bob Peter, city administrator and city attorney for Ellinwood, was named the 2013-14 Kansas Municipal Utilities president at a recent conference.
Claflin set to open Community/Fitness Center
CLAFLIN - Numerous volunteers have put their hands together and established a new Community/Fitness Center for the Claflin area. The project involved refurbishing the old Claflin Elementary School for the new purpose.
"Second-Term Curse"
IRS Scandal another Reason Why We Need the Fair Tax
"It will create a bureaucracy with the efficiency of the Post Office, the frugality of the Pentagon and the compassion of the IRS."– Mantra of those who opposed HillaryCare in the 1990s.
The Government Can’t Be Trusted With Our Health
"We have a large government," political consultant David Axelrod offered as a plea of ignorance to all of the scandals swirling around his boss. "Part of being president is there's so much beneath you that you can't know because the government is so vast." And yet, thanks to Axelrod and Obama, we now stand on the precipice of the largest expansion of government power in almost half a century: Obamacare, officially known as the Patient ...
Black transfers to Kansas with one year of eligibitliy remaining
LAWRENCE - Memphis forward Tarik Black is transferring to Kansas and will be eligible to play immediately.
Red Wings take 2-1 second-round series lead with victory
DETROIT - Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller scored 31 seconds apart midway through the second period and Pavel Datsyuk restored a two-goal lead in the third to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in the second round series.
Reyes wins national track title for Barton
HUTCHINSON - The Barton Community College track and field teams wrapped up their season Saturday at the National Junior College Activity Association Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
Grizzlies look to rebound after Game 1 loss
SAN ANTONIO - Zach Randolph's miserable Western Conference finals debut led to a sleepless night and a long film session.
Kinnamon leads Tigers at 1A competition
EMPORIA - The St. John-Hudson High School boys' golf team finished sixth overall at the Class 1A golf tournament on Monday at Emporia Municipal Golf Course.
Home runs boost Astros over Royals
HOUSTON - Matt Dominguez hit a three-run homer and Jason Castro added a solo shot to give the Houston Astros a 6-5 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night.
