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Desk and Derrick regional meeting
Seven Great Bend Desk & Derrick club members attended the 56th annual regional meeting in Bartlesville, Okla. held at the famous Frank Phillips Tower Center. Sharon Hiss, GBD&D club member is serving as 2011 Region VI Director and welcomed attendees to the convention with her theme "Living Our Visions & Achieving Our Goals". She conducted all aspects of the educational event that included business sessions, seminars,field trips and awards ceremonies. Tours were taken to the ...
Department of Music and Theatre announces upcoming events
Music, drama and comedy abound in the 2011-2012 season for Fort Hays State University's Department of Music and Theatre.
New masseuse available at Club 1
Constance Winkler is available on call for members and non-members appointments at Club 1 Fitness during their regular operating hours. Services available are the Raindrop Therapy, Synergie Treatment and Bio-mat sessions.
Terrace maintenance can save soil
Now is a good time to evaluate and perform maintenance on terraces in wheat stubble or fallow ground, saids Greg Bauer Barton County Supervisory District Conservationist
RSVP Column
The Community Food Bank of Barton County located in Great Bend is one of RSVP's 65 partners in Barton County. While the Community Food Bank of Barton County operates as a ministry of the Barton County Association of Churches, it was organized as a separate entity in 1984 with its own board of directors and tax-exempt status from the IRS; it is designed to distribute food in a temporary emergency or crisis situation to persons ...
Thanks for the great concert
Dear Editor, The free concert held at Jack Kilby Square on Aug. 25, was a most memorable one for me and I believe those in attendance that evening. The weather could not have been nicer with little wind, comfortable heat wise. Thank you for making available to the general public this wonderful music. What a true delight. Thank you again. Dorothy Kopke, Great Bend
Remember Labor Day
Dear Editor, Labor Day is celebrated on the first Monday in September. This is the day we give special emphasis to the rights, responsibilities and the achievements of the American working men and women who produce the material wealth of our nation's free enterprise system. In 1882 it was proposed to the Central Labor Union by Peter McGuire, president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, that there be a special day ...
It would be funny if it weren't so serious
Dear Editor, Oh, the drama! Imagine a president addressing a joint session of Congress. I think wars are declared with this calling of Congress into joint session. Heaven help us. Obama is going to give yet another speech in a few days about his plan for unemployment. Where's he been the past two years? I don't believe that the federal government can create jobs in this country, except by getting out of the way of ...
These folks deserve a day off
China's sleepy Zisiqiao Village in Zhejiang province is actually headquarters for the country's revered snake industry, with 160 families raising about 3 million serpents a year, mostly to harvest livers and gall bladders for soup, wine, and other products consumed for their immunity-building properties.
Major League Baseball results
American League Saturday's Games N.Y. Yankees 6, Toronto 4 Oakland 3, Seattle 0 Detroit 9, Chicago White Sox 8 Boston 12, Texas 7 Tampa Bay 6, Baltimore 3 Kansas City 5, Cleveland 1 L.A. Angels 10, Minnesota 6 National League Saturday's Games Pittsburgh 7, Chicago Cubs 5 St. Louis 6, Cincinnati 4 Milwaukee 8, Houston 2 Washington 8, N.Y. Mets 7 L.A. Dodgers 2, Atlanta 1 (10) Florida 8, Philadelphia 4 Colorado 5, San Diego ...
Lady Panthers go 1-2 at Garden City
GARDEN CITY - The Great Bend High School volleyball team dropped matches to host Garden City and Liberal on Thursday, but defeated Holcomb in two sets.
GBHS takes fifth place in McPherson
McPHERSON - Great Bend High School finished fifth out of six teams at the McPherson varsity tennis tournament on Thursday.
Kansas City places tight end Moeaki on injured reserve
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Chiefs put tight end Tony Moeaki on injured reserve Saturday after he was hurt in their final preseason game against Green Bay, depriving quarterback Matt Cassel of one of his most dependable targets heading into the regular season.
No. 23 Auburn scores late touchdown to beat Utah State
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Mike Dyer bulled through the line for a game-saving touchdown with 30 seconds left and defending national champion Auburn escaped with a 42-38 win over Utah State on Saturday.
Kansas State avoids major upset, trims Eastern Kentucky
MANHATTAN (AP) - Collin Klein connected with Chris Harper on a 33-yard touchdown pass with 1:39 left, and Kansas State escaped with a sloppy 10-7 victory over Eastern Kentucky on Saturday night to give longtime coach Bill Snyder his 150th win.
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Washington, D.C., is in the grip of scandals, the economy is stumbling and a host of other challenges are weighing me down - which is why I prefer to dwell on more obscure subjects, such as a battle raging behind the scenes over the 2020 Olympics.
Storm Chasers
Kansas State punches ticket to first NCAA Super Regional
MANHATTAN - Kansas State needed a little help to win the school's first NCAA regional championship.
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