Quilts of many colors

Students honored for positive achievements

HOISINGTON - Hoisington High School students are nominated on a regular basis for showing positive attributes called the Cardinal Core. Those nominated this month are:

Music students compete in scholarship auditions

BARTON COUNTY - On March 2, 31 middle school and high school music students participated in the Parnassus Club annual piano and voice scholarship auditions held in the Barton Community College Fine Arts building.

Ellinwood briefs

Volunteers are needed for June Jaunt ELLINWOOD - Volunteers are needed to help with the upcoming June Jaunt. There will be a meeting at 5:15 p.m. at the Ellinwood American Legion on March 14. Attend the meeting to find areas in need of help. Ellinwood Hospital to hold soup challenge ELLINWOOD - The Ellinwood Hospital and Clinic will hold a soup and chili challenge from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on March 14 at the ...

USD 355 to allow 6th graders to play junior high basketball next year only

ELLINWOOD - The USD 355 school board meeting met at its regular meeting on Monday night with four members present and three absent. Those absent included Doll, Billinger and Schlessiger.

Central Plains embraces technology

By Jim Misunas jmsunas@gbtribune.com Scott Mitchum, Central Plains USD 112 technology director, has brought school-district events to a world-wide audience. Mitchum has helped take Central Plains into the technology future by airing school-related events the past three years on the Internet. Sports events and band and vocal music productions are also aired. Home and road sports events have been regularly aired.Central Plains' recent basketball substate games at Sterling High and Sterling College were available ...

Ellinwood briefs

Ellinwood City Council meeting Monday ELLINWOOD - The Ellinwood City Council meeting has been moved to 7 p.m. on Monday this month only. HMSI moves office to new location HOISINGTON - The Hoisington Main Street Inc. has moved its office to a new location beginning next week. It will be located on the corner of 2nd and Main in the old Auto Connections building.

Basketball team

CBH presents class on celiac disease

HOISINGTON - One in 133 Americans across all races, ages and genders suffer from celiac disease. There are no pharmaceutical cures for celiac disease. A 100% gluten-free diet is the only existing treatment for celiacs today.

Marsh Musings

It has been a strange year for the Bottoms and wildlife in general with the drought and dry pools in the Bottoms. In normal years, the shore birds would be starting to appear. I am hoping that the recent snow will put some sheet water down and that we will be able to enjoy some of the shore birds that normally appear in large numbers. I have tried to locate the Whooping

Local piano students receive I ratings at state

BARTON COUNTY - Several students from around the county received a I for their piano performances at the state competition at Tabor College, Hillsboro in February. Those students were Melanie Maneth from Great Bend, Hannah Wilborn from Hoisington and Kaylyn Oberle from USD 112.

Safe Routes to School

Lenten meditation to be held

ELLINWOOD - "A Lenten Meditation in Chant, Word and Song" will be presented by Father Pascal Klein from 2-3 p.m. on March 10 at Sts. Peter and Paul Church.

Barton briefs

Sloppy Joe Feed to be held HOISINGTON - A Sloppy Joe Feed fundraiser will be held for Terri Cornwell Szendrodi to help with medical bills. It will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March 9 at the Taproom South, 170 S. Main. The menu will consist of sloppy joes, beans, chips, pickles and water or tea for $5. Desserts will be sold at a bake sale in conjunction with the dinner. For ...

Claflin Lions Club to hold fundraiser

CLAFLIN -Claflin Lions Club members will be selling tickets for their Annual Seafood Buffet now through March 15. The menu for the evening will include all you can eat servings of fish, shrimp, clam chowder, crab salad, scalloped potatoes, vegetables, bread, coffee or tea.

School board makes appointments

ELLINWOOD - At its regular monthly meeting, the USD 355 school board made two appointments to the new Ellinwood Recreation Commission Board of Directors. They were Mel Waite for four years, and Rob Fisher for one year. The ERC will soon begin planning a budget, hiring a director, and making plans for 2014.

Star of Hope offers seminars for Romanians with handicapped kids

ELLINWOOD - "Stay Together" is the theme for this years conference/summer camp for families of children with disabilities in Romania on Aug. 21-24 offered by Star of Hope

Ellinwood City Council to meet

ELLINWOOD - The Ellinwood City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday evening at the city offices. On the agenda are the former city landfill, wearing in of new council members, Recreation Commission appointments, Main Street light poles, and executive session for real estate acquisition.

Inflatable slide

School recognized for Character Education

TOPEKA-Kansas schools and school districts were honored Thursday for their support of character education as part of the Kansas Schools of Character Recognition Program, sponsored by the Kansas State Department of Education, the Kansas Character Education Initiative and the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site.

Ellinwood Rotary announces theme for AHF Parade

ELLINWOOD - The Ellinwood Rotary Club announces the 2013 theme for the After Harvest Festival Parade to be held at 10 a.m. July 2. This year's theme is "Home Is Where Our Story Begins." They are hoping registrants for the parade will incorporate this year's theme into their parade float.

Just swinging

Hoisington briefs

Hoisington Food Bank open May 16

HMS performs School Daze

HOISINGTON -On April 29 and April 30, the Hoisington Middle School vocal group performed its play "School Daze" at Roosevelt and Lincoln Elementary Schools. The vocal group is made up of 7th and 8th grade students from Hoisington Middle School.

Cardinal seniors walk the halls

HOISINGTON - As part of our Jostens "Something to Believe In" Commitment to Graduate (C2G) program, the Hoisington Cardinals started a new tradition "Cardinal Graduates Walk with Pride."

School bell rings the last time for two retiring teachers

HOISINGTON - Touching the lives and improving the minds of over a 1,000 children after three decades of service, USD 431 teachers Darla Clark and Becky Andereck will close the last book bags of their careers this month. Both began and ended their service in Hoisington.

Spelling bee

Hoisington forensics places at state

HOISINGTON -The Hoisington High School forensics team brought back eight medals from 3A State Forensics in Wichita on Saturday (May 4). Every Cardinal earned at least one medal and Olivia Lowry earned two.

EHS forensics places at state

ELLINWOOD - The Ellinwood High School Forensics Team competed at the KSHSAA 2A State Forensics Championships held at Bishop Carroll High School in Wichita on Saturday, May 4.

USD 431 considers adding FBLA

HOISINGTON - At its regular meeting last night, the USD 431 School Board heard a presentation from teacher Jennifer Steinert about adding a Future Business Leaders of America organization to the school next year.