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LaVonne Rose Gillet Ammeter 1930-2013
PEABODY - LaVonne Rose Gillet Ammeter, 82, died March 7, 2013 at Peabody Care Home.
Owen files for Third Ward Council seat
I would like to urge each of you to vote in the upcoming city election on April 2. Again this year, I am running for the office of Council for the Third Ward. Although many of you know me, I would like to give those people who do not some personal information' about me.
Ron L. Broadnax 1971-2013
BUSHTON – Ron L. Broadnax, 41, died March 7, 2013 at Great Bend Regional Hospital.
Susan K. Tomrdle 1944 - 2013
HAYS - Susan K. Tomrdle, 68, died March 4, 2013 at the Hays Medical Center.
Ted Lewis Brown
SUN LAKES, Ariz. - Ted Lewis Brown, 83, died peacefully at home March 7, 2013.
Friday's NBA capsules
MIAMI (AP) - LeBron James scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Dwyane Wade added 22 points and the Miami Heat won again, pulling away late to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 102-93 on Friday night for their 17th straight victory.
Barton Blazers record second place at Hays
The fifth-grade Barton Blazers, coached by Troy Griffith, Chris Ryan and Clint Brown, placed second at the Hays Big Brothers/Big Sisters MAYB Basketball Tournament last Saturday. The Blazers defeated Hays Tribe, 29-19; Gray County, 36-16; and the Hays Trojans, 23-7, advancing to the championship game, where they lost in a tough game to the Salina Dawgz, 27-25.
Candy Capitulation: Say It Ain’t So!
According to ABC News, you should probably get ready for a take-no-prisoners "This is your brain on nougat" campaign.
Commission to honor bowling team
Recognizing the Great Bend High School bowling team's championship accomplishments will be on the agenda when the Barton County Commission meets at 9 a.m. Monday at the Courthouse, 1400 Main in Great Bend. Other items of discussion will include commercial software for the county, and grants for the Juvenile Justice Authority and Health Department.
Cougars rally with four runs in seventh, sweep doubleheader from Pratt
Sollid offense in the first game, followed by solid pitching in the nightcap, the Barton Community College baseball team opened the 2013 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Western Division season on Thursday afternoon with a doubleheader sweep of Pratt.
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Ellinwood blood drive Monday
The Ellinwood Community American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. on Monday at St. Joseph's Parish Center. Call 800-733-2767 to schedule appointment. Walk-ins are welcome also.
Champion grappler to host wrestling clinic in Great Bend
The Great Bend Kid Wrestling Club will be hosting a guest coach on Wednesday February 18th. Tyler Caldwell will be in the wrestling room working with young athletes participating in wrestling. Tyler is a 4-time Kansas State Champion from Goddard high school. Tyler went on to wrestler for the University of Oklahoma then transferred the Oklahoma State University. During his reign as a top collegiate wrestler Tyler compiled 126 victories. He was a four time Division 1 All-American, two time finalist. Last summer he won a University World Championship in freestyle. He is currently training for a shot at the ...
HomeWords: A Project of the Poet Laureate of Kansas
Our theme this week is HOME AS LAND. We're using the American Cinquain as our hiking boots-5 lines whose 22 syllables are arranged in this way: 2, 4, 6, 8, 2.
Tinseltown Talks
Carleton Carpenter: Actor, Author and Lion Tamer
Great Bend High School Bowling results
On Tuesday the Great Bend Panthers traveled to Garden City for a triangular meet with Garden City and Holcomb. The Great Bend girls won the competition by rolling a team series of 2223 and earned six of the possible 11 points. The girls were led in scoring by sophomore Allie Brodrick's 577 series which earned her a 3rd place medal in the contest. Other Lady Panthers who rolled big games include: senior Addie Soukup's 238 game and sophomore McKenzy Black's games of 194 and 201. Four Lady Panthers rolled series of 500 or better including: Allie Brodrick ...
Top ranked Hutch women roll by Barton
The task was a big one indeed. Traveling to face the top ranked team in the nation on its home court. It was a task that proved too tall for the Barton Community College women to accomplish.
What's In a Name?
Just guessing here, but I imagine forecasters at the Weather Channel are embarrassed about having to give winter storms names like "Juno," "Kari" and "Linus." Juno is what they called the almost-big one that hit the Northeast in late January. My radar says marketing gurus, not meteorologists, are behind this nonsense.
Court Can Save Millions from Illegal Obamacare Taxes
The full-court press is on from every organ of enlightened liberal opinion: the Supreme Court must not decide this term's big Obamacare case, King v. Burwell, on the actual legal merits, which are a slam-dunk for the plaintiffs. Instead, supporters of the government want the case decided on the consequences of the Court stopping the flow of illegal subsidies. And they want to ignore the fact that stopping the subsidies will actually free millions of people in opt-out states from the individual and employer mandates. They only want to talk about people who would lose subsidies.
Money Habitudes cancellation
The scheduled program at the Senior Center, 2005 Kansas Ave., titled, "Money Habitudes" at 1:00 p.m. today has been cancelled. It will still be held from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday at the Great Bend Activity Center, 2715 18th. For more information call the Recreation Commission office at 793-3755 ext. 2 or e-mail recreation@gbrc.kscoxmail.com.
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