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Aug. 18 Reception to welcome Dr. Goodwin
LARNED - Family physician Cristine L. Goodwin, MD, will soon join the practice of Dr. David Sanger and members of the Pawnee Valley Medical Associates Clinic, 713 W. 11th.
Aug. 2 Accident victims improve
WICHITA - The condition of one Great Bend woman has been upgraded and a second accident victim has been released after being treated for injuries sustained in an Aug. 2 car accident.
Hoisington to hold demolition derby
HOISINGTON - The 28th annual Kansas State Demolition Derby will be held Sunday, Sept. 4 during this year's four-day Labor Day Weekend in Hoisington. The Hoisington Chamber of Commerce hosts the annual event. Rules and regulations are available at the Hoisington Chamber office, 123 N. Main, or call 620-653-4311.
Hoisington to hold annual garage sale
HOISINGTON - The Hoisington Chamber of Commerce will again sponsor the Labor Day Float Contest for the Labor Day Parade to be held Monday, Sept. 5, during the city's annual Labor Day Weekend celebration.
Check It Out!
There are new books at the Ellinwood School/Community Library. They are: "Falling Home" by Karen White. Cassis has done everything possible to forget her roots and leave it all behind her, especially her sister Harriet, who stole her fiancé and married him. But now, her sister is on the phone with the news that their father is dying. Cassie discovers that moving on doesn't always mean moving away from who you really are. ...
July Marriage License and Divorce Filings
Marriage Licenses David Allan Hoffman, Westville, Ill. and Milissa Sue Woolwine, Westville, Ill Marcus Anton Bryant, Great Bend and Janie Marie Strange, Great Bend Dereck Lynn Hollingshead, Claflin and Danielle Marie Hoffman, Claflin David Dirk Branhof, St. Peters, Mo. and Barbara Ann Montgomery, Cottleville, Mo. Timothy Owen McKiearnan, Great Bend and Andrea Marie Diehl, Great Bend William Robert Santy, Great Bend and Krystal Dawn Rose, Hoisington Justin Hunter Harmon, Great Bend and April Lynn Williams, ...
Kummer recognized as top State President for 2010-2011
Epsilon Sigma Alpha (ESA) International held their annual International Convention July 18-23, at the Sheraton Hotel and Convention Center Overland Park. Lisa and Bob Baum, Coleen and Ira Cape, and Kim and Steve Kummer attended from Great Bend. Cape served as the convention chair of the 64th Annual Convention, Sunflower Serenade for the 500 attendees. IC President Dora Dill, Nebraska presided over the convention. She challenged ESA members to "Celebrate the Child" during the 2010-2011 ...
Reichel Family Reunion
Sixty-nine members of the George Sr. and Mary Reichel family gathered on July 9 and 10, for a family reunion. The larger group met on Sunday at the Community Building in Rush Center. They joined in the Lord's Prayer and a delicious meal prepared by descendants of Mary and Ferdinand Foos was served. Don Simmons furnished a large decorated carrot cake honoring the July 10 birthday of Martie Dial.
Club Calendar
Monday Great Bend Optimist - noon at the Highland Hotel Heritage Room Great Bend Rotary - noon at the Highland Hotel South Heritage Room Evening Quilt Guild - 6:30 p.m. at the CPI Annex, 1809 24th. Informational Meeting PEO HR Chapter - 7 p.m. at the home of Kathy Schugart. Co-hostess Aiden Koest. Program begins at 7 p.m. followed by meeting Tuesday Noon Lions Club - noon at the Highland Hotel League of Women ...
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Ladies Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3111 and its Ladies Auxiliary met on July 26 at the Post Home.
Kay Leadership Camp
Approximately 275 Kays and Kayettes from across the state of Kansas gathered at Rock Springs 4-H Center, in Junction City, on July 25-29, for a "SUPERFANTASTIC" session of KAY (Kansas Association for Youth) Leadership Camp. The KAY Camp is a character-building, leadership-training program directed by the Kansas State High School Activities Association and is designed for all students in grades 7-12.
Narrowbanding deadline nears for Mobile Radio Operators
Farmers, fleet operators, schools and government agencies operating business band or Private Land Mobile Radio (PLMR) systems are facing a critical Jan. 1, 2013, deadline. By that date, the FCC has mandated that all private PLMR licensees operating below 512 MHz move to 12.5 kHz narrowband voice channels.
GBHS Fall Mixer
The Great Bend High School Booster Club will be holding its "Fall Mixer" at 5 p.m. on Aug. 21 in the GBHS Jack Kilby Commons Area. The mixer, which will include meeting the coaches, is for athletes of all sports and their families. Hamburgers and beverages will be provided, bring a side dish and table service. For questions, contact Rob or Krissy Pumford at 282-3028.
League of Women Voters
League of Women Voters of Great Bend will hold the monthly meeting at noon on Tuesday, at The Club at Stone Ridge. Lunch will be from the menu. The program will be provided by Marissa Woodmansee from Juvenile Services. She will be giving us an overall view of Juvenile Services and how it coordinates with the other agencies in the area that handle juvenile problems. She has been with the Services for thirteen years. They ...
Special Needs Calendar
Monday Softball - 7 p.m., Westfall Ball Field Tuesday Line Dancing - 7 p.m., Recreation Center Wednesday Ceramics - 7:30 p.m., Recreation Center Thursday Easy Cooking-Peaches - 7:30 p.m., Recreation Center
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Robert (Bob) Raymond Ewald 1931 - 2013
BILLINGS, Mo. - Robert (Bob) Raymond Ewald, 81, passed away on May 2, in Billings, Mo. He was born on July 30, 1931 in Great Bend. On June 4, 1954, he married Shirley Joan Ewald (Wolfe) in Ellinwood. He worked at Blount Industries for 20 years.
Benefit dinner and dance
A benefit dinner and dance for Laura Brown, who was diagnosed with cancer, will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Elks Lodge, 1120 Kansas. A silent auction will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Proceeds will go to help pay medical expenses. Tickets may be purchased at the door or in advance by contacting Rick Schwager at 786-5255; Becky Sigler at 617-3321; Courtney Kelly at 282-0608; or Chadd Brown at 282-1064.
Droning On
Put on your tinfoil hats everybody. Or didn't you get the memo? Its paranoia time in America again. Maybe it's the spring that brings out the crazy in our legislators. Of course, that would assume a semblance of sanity the other three seasons, and nobody wants to bet anything more than lunch money on that proposition.
FCC Must Run Honest Auctions
"America's global leadership in mobile, and the strategic bandwidth advantage so many have worked hard to create, is being threatened by the looming spectrum crunch," recently departed Federal Communications (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski said.
Let Us Pray
GBHS Technology Challenge team wins FHSU Challenge
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