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Presbyterian Women’s Rummage Sale to be held Saturday
Presbyterian Women of Great Bend will hold their annual Rummage Sale on Saturday from 8 a.m. until noon, in the church Fellowship Hall at 24th and Washington. Funds raised by the rummage sale are contributed by Presbyterian Women to local charities and service organizations in Barton County, as well as to national and worldwide missions. Sponsors said a wide variety of minimally priced useful items in good condition will be for sale.
Annual pancake feed next Thursday, March 10
The Great Bend Noon Kiwanis Club will sponsor its 53rd-annual Pancake Day from 4-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 10, at the Expo One Building west of Great Bend on 10th Street. Pancakes, sausage and a beverage are $3. Tickets are available in advance from any Kiwanis club member or at the door. Proceeds benefit worthy area projects throughout the year, said Kiwanis member Paul Maneth. He and Dr. Terry Turner are co-chairs ...
Library announces free movie nights
Free Family Film Night will be held Friday at the Great Bend Public Library. Doors on the north side of the building will open at 6:45 p.m., and the movie will run from 7-8:15 p.m. Staff will be show the third movie in the series starring Boog, and his forest friends, said Terri Hurley, public relations director. "Can his friends rescue Boog before it's to late? Will he visit Russia? Join ...
Crime Stoppers seeks tips on equipment theft
Crime Stoppers of Barton County and Great Bend is seeking information about the theft of equipment belonging to Classic Well service. Sometime between 6 p.m. on Feb. 18 and 7:30 a.m. on Feb. 21, elevators (used to hoist pipe) for a double drum pulling unit were stolen from a well site in the 5400 block of Second Street in Great Bend. Great Bend Police Chief Dean Akings said both elevators were red, ...
Northview Nursery to host Chamber of Commerce Coffee
This week's Chamber of Commerce Coffee will be hosted by Northview Nursery, 172 North U.S. 281, at 9:30 a.m. Thursday. Ambassador in charge will be Jan Westfall with greeters Randy Bahe and Eric Gotsche. Coffee, doughnuts and door prizes will be available.
Last kids’ KWEC winter program this Saturday
There are a few openings in the March 5 Kansas Wetlands Education Center "Nature's Marvelous Inventions" program for kids ages 6 to 12. The free program runs from 10-11 a.m. at the Center, 10 miles northeast of Great Bend on K-156. Discover where people found ideas for Velcro, airplanes, armor and paper - to name just a few human inventions already used by plants and animals - play a game and make ...
College trustees plan two-day board retreat
The Barton Community College Board of Trustees will hold a board retreat Thursday and Friday in Junction CIty and at Fort Riley. The board will meet from 8-10 p.m. Thursday at the Courtyard Junction City, 310 Hammons Dr., Junction City. On Friday members will meet from 7-11:45 a.m. in the Riley Conference Room, followed by a tour of Fort Riley from noon to 3:30 p.m., and concluding with a faculty/staff meeting from ...
Women only shooting clinic
A women-only Basic Shoot clinic by C&R Training, will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 12 at the Zumalt Building, 301 W. Broadway in Stafford.
Sunflower Polka Club: Wes Windholz Band to perform at free dance
The Sunflower Polka Club will have a free dance from 2-6 p.m. Sunday, March 6, at the Hoisington Knights of Columbus, located at Second and Main in Hoisington. The Wes Windholz Band will perform. There will be no BYOB or setups. The public is welcome to this event. The dance club enjoys a variety of music and dance styles, not just polka.
Friends of Library to meet in one week
The Great Bend Public Library Friends group will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 6, in the library's Kansas Room. Plans are being made for National Library Week in April and the annual book sale. Membership is $10 a year.
Free programs feature wildlife photography of Cheyenne Bottoms
The Great Bend Recreation Commission will host a free Stop 'N Learn Session titled "Wildlife Photography of Cheyenne Bottoms," from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday at the Great Bend Activity Center, 2715 18th St. This program will also be held at 1 p.m. Monday, March 7, at the Senior Center, 2005 Kansas Ave. Dr. Dan Witt, wildlife photographer, and Eric Giesing, an educator with Kansas Wetlands Education Center and Fort ...
Lifeguard training offered in March
The Great Bend Recreation Commission's Lifeguard Training Class will be held March 20-25 at Barton Community College. This class is for any individual wanting to become a lifeguard. Those enrolling need to be 16 years old or older. Swimming skills needed include the crawl, sidestroke, breaststroke and elementary backstroke. The preliminary skills are: 300-yard swim using the crawl and breaststroke, timed surface dive in 10-foot water, and get a 10 pound ...
Red Cross and GBRC to hold CPR Saturday
The American Red Cross and Great Bend Recreation Commission will offer CPR classes at the GBRC Activity Center, 2715 18th St., on Saturday, March 19. Classes start at 8:30 a.m. CPR Saturday will offer all of the CPR classes: Adult, Child & Infant, Professional and Recertification for these CPR classes. The fee for the class is $10. The deadline to enroll is 5 p.m. Thursday, March 17, at the Great Bend ...
BCC Theatre has auditions for 'Baby with the Bathwater'
Barton Community College's BCC Theatre has announced auditions for its spring production, "Baby with the Bathwater," by Christopher Durang. Auditions are set for 6 p.m. Monday in the college's Fine Arts Auditorium. The auditions are open to all students, faculty and community members. Those auditioning should come prepared with a monologue. Dates of the spring production are April 15 and 16. For more information, contact Erin Renard, Barton theater instructor, by ...
Walk Kansas meeting set for Wednesday
The Great Bend Recreation Commission, along with Donna Krug, FCS Agent at Barton County Extension office, will host a Walk Kansas informational meeting from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday at the Great Bend Activity Center, 2715 18th St. The public is invited to attend and learn about Walk Kansas, an eight-week program where teams of six form to collectively walk 423 miles - the distance across Kansas. During Wednesday's program ...
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Man hit by car while crossing 10th St.
A pedestrian who ran across 10th St. and ran into the side of a vehicle at 10:12 p.m. Sunday sustained a broken leg. Richard Garcia was transported to Great Bend Regional Hospital, where he was treated and released.
Man passes out; asks for 911 tape
A 29-year-old man who passed out while flying a kite Saturday night was upset because he couldn't get a 911 tape to post online.
