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JUST A SWINGIN’
They may not have started out the school year as swingers, but Cabinetmaking and Furniture Design II students of Travis Straub will undoubtedly end the semester just that way.
Evergreens
Halloween in Ellinwood
Clara Barton Medical Clinic welcomes new physician assistant, Cassandra Montoya
HOISINGTON - Clara Barton Medical Clinic welcomes Cassandra Montoya, PA-C. Her specialty is family medicine. Cassandra received her Physician Assistant degree at Wichita State University on July 29, 2011. She completed her undergraduate work at Kansas State University on Dec. 13, 2008, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology.
CBH finishes 25th in pink glove dance
HOISINGTON - Voting was close between Clara Barton Hospital and Clinic Pink Glove and Pinehurst, N.C. on Oct. 10 when Clara Barton Hospital and Clinic rallied enough votes on Facebook to take over the 28th spot early in the National Pink Glove Video Contest.
Home For The Holidays Parade announces Grand Marshal
In tune with the theme 'Let It Snow' Sunflower Diversified Services is pleased to announce the 2011 parade Grand Marshal, Mayor Mike Allison.
Whooping cranes
Chamber Coffee
This week's Chamber of Commerce Coffee will be hosted by Great Bend Floral and Gifts, 1913 Lakin, at 9:30 a.m., Thursday. Ambassador in charge will be Nancy Sundahl with greeters Ron Koelsch and Allene Owen. Coffee, doughnuts and door prizes will be available.
GBHS debate team competes at Liberal
LIBERAL – On Oct. 29, the Great Bend High School debate team traveled to Liberal for the Halloween Debate Tournament.
Get the ‘L’ out of here
British college student Rhiannon Brooksbank-Jones, 19, recently had her tongue surgically lengthened just so she could better pronounce the Korean letter "L."
La RUSSA RETIRES ON TOP
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Tony La Russa retired as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday, three days after winning a dramatic, seven-game World Series against the Texas Rangers.
Date set for Great Bend club volleyball tryouts
Great Bend club volleyball tryouts will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at the Panther Athletic Center.
Larned High band earns 'I' ratings
LARNED - The Larned "Band of Indians" earned I ratings and featured an excellent drum line rating and a superior color guard rating at the High Plains Marching Festival recently at Fort Hays State University. This is the fourth year in a row that the "Band of Indians" earned a I rating at the Hays Marching Festival.
Free ‘Activities for the Ages’ program offered at Senior Center
The Great Bend Recreation Commission will host a free program, "Activities for the Ages," from 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, at the Senior Center, 2005 Kansas Ave. Recreation Program Coordinator Megan Hammeke said this program will encourage a team building approach to promote physical activity. Those planning to attend are asked to call the Senior Center, 792-3906, in advance to there will be enough materials for everyone. Donna Krug, Family Consumer Science ...
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Different distribution system
The image of Mom with her nose buried in the front page, Dad reading the sports page and the kids chuckling their way through the comics, harkens back to long ago days when news exposure in the home was a family affair. Sections of the daily paper were shared just like the space around the glow of the round radio dial and later the television set.
Thanksgiving and Taking
Oprah, Take Off Those Black-and-White Glasses
Come on, Oprah.
The Fifties Ended on November 22, 1963
We humans like to divide time into neat little boxes based on dates, but the case can be made that the styles, policies, manners and mores of one ten-year period usually spill over into the next.
Soil pH
With the growing season over, it's time to put your feet up and relax, right? There are no weeds to pull, or watering to be done. The harvest is in, and now it's time to enjoy a little down time. Well, maybe not just yet. There is still some time to treat your soils and do a little preparation for next spring. In Barton County, we have a pretty high Ph. We can't be sure ...
Study shows health care impact
A good local health care system may itself be part of the prescription for maintaining a healthy rural economy.
Pilot Club presents certificate
Kansas Wheat Commissioners Travel to Peru for Conference
Marketing Kansas-grown wheat to world buyers includes not only a quality and consistent crop, but strong relationships with those who buy it. For these reasons and more, sales of hard red winter wheat to Latin America have increased significantly in marketing year 2013/2014 with year to date sales to Central and South America at 5.33 MMT.
All about dance: WinterDance 2013 Dec. 5-7 at Mark A. Chapman Theatre
Kansas State University's WinterDance 2013 will feature ballet, modern, jazz, tap, a new West African social dance and more.
Time To Take A Break and Give Thanks
The weather over the last few days has provided an exclamation point to the end of the 2013 cropping season. With the exception of some fields of grain sorghum waiting to be harvested, crops are in the bin and the wheat that was going to be planted has been. Now is a time, unless you have cattle, to slow down a little and catch a breath. Or at least it used to be a "down" ...
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