Weatherford 50th

Ed and Ginnie Weatherford of Great Bend, celebrated their 50th anniversary on Aug. 4, with a card shower.

Hildebrand 50th

Norman and Mary Hildebrand, of Stafford, will celebrate their 50th anniversary with a reception from 2-4 p.m. on Aug. 14 at the Calvary Baptist Church, in Stafford. Hosts for the event will be their children, Randall and Molly Hildebrand of Great Bend, Bruce and Janell Heyen of Hillsboro, and Jason and Carrie Hildebrand of Stafford. Family and friends are invited to attend.

Funeral for a friend

Matt Keenan Tom Brokaw's literary works, beginning with his 1998 publication of The Greatest Generation brought focus to a group of men and women who, born in the 1920's, came of age at time when the needs of others took priority over their own. Largely focusing on the World War II veterans, Brokaw's book noted that these adults "stayed true to their values of personal responsibility, duty, honor and faith." Religion was central to everything ...

Rice County Community Foundation Centre calendar of events

Rice County Community Foundation, home to Celebration Centre and the Bar K Bar Arena, 1145 East HWY. 56, in Lyons, Calendar of Events for August include: Celebration Dance at Celebration Centre, on August 16 in the JWJ Hall-dance band is the Calhouns; Kansas Mounted Shooting Association – State Championships in the Bar K Bar Arena, Lyons, Ks. at 9 a.m. on Aug. 20 and 10 a.m. on Aug. 21; and the Kansas Paint Horse Show at the Bar K Bar Arena on Aug. 27 and 28.

UDS 428 Board of Education Meeting

USD 428 Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. on Monday at the District Education Office, 201 S. Patton Road. Items on the agenda include the budget hearing, athletic league affiliation, approval of math grant and the Superintendents report.

Night of the living lap dance

For years, many traditional funerals in Taiwan - especially in rural areas or among working classes - have included pop singers and bikinied dancers, supposedly to entertain the ghosts that will protect the deceased in the afterlife.

Now is not the time to stop praying

Dear Editor, We have been praying for a week. We praise God for the encouragement He has given us in the rain showers we have already received. Now is not the time to quit. The drought has not been broken. Along with the obvious desire for physical rain, we are praying for a spiritual rain. We are praying for the presence of God to be more apparent in the churches and in the lives of ...

Cough syrup is not a right

Dear Editor, In his July 26 Public Forum on the Tribune opinion page, Sen. Pat Roberts criticized the health care reform law for not allowing over-the-counter (OTC) medications like cough syrup to be purchased with medical savings accounts. He stated that it "unnecessarily burdens doctors, and directs people to potentially more costly, less convenient and more time-consuming alternatives." He declared that this "takes away our right to spend our money as we see fit." He ...

Red Sox top Yankees, knot AL East

BOSTON (AP) - Jacoby Ellsbury had a three-run homer with a career-high six RBIs as the Boston Red Sox continued their mastery of CC Sabathia and beat the Yankees 10-4 on Saturday, ending New York's eight-game winning streak and moving back into a tie atop the AL East.

Muschamp era begins as Florida starts practice on Saturday

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - The Will Muschamp era at Florida began Saturday with little fanfare but a lot of uncertainty.

Tigers pounce on Royals early, hang on for win

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Justin Verlander lasted seven innings despite some balky defense behind him and the Detroit Tigers hung on to beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Saturday night, moving their ace into a tie for the major league lead in wins.

Sharpe, Faulk, Dent, Sanders & others enter Hall of Fame

CANTON, Ohio (AP) - That kid who went to college with two brown grocery bags filled with his belongings strutted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday night.

Great Bend Municipal Court - July convictions and fines

Rafael Alarcon, fail to yield/uncontolled, $111 Robert D. Allen, vicious dog, $161 Tory M. Arnberger, inattentive driving, $111 Sandra Barrerd, no driver's license, follow too close, $376 Tabatha Lynn Bomgardner, accident involving personal injury, $341 Jeffery Christopher Bosch, illegal dumping, $161 Eric Joe Boyd Vaughn, defective brakes, $91 Kelly J. Burrell, violate flashing signal, $111 Beverly Kay Cates, improper backing, $91 David Paul Caudill II, ...

Veteran McGraw leads young KC secondary

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) - Jon McGraw is back for his fifth season with the Kansas City Chiefs and 10th in the NFL. That qualifies him as the elder statesman of the secondary.

Doyle joins OPI as copier technician

A recent graduate of Barton Community College has started his career in technology at Office Products Inc. in Great Bend. Michael Doyle is the new copier technician at the downtown business.

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