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Registration being taken for Bike Safety Rodeo
The annual Bike Safety Rodeo for children 5-14 years old will be held Thursday, June 23, at the Brit Spaugh Park south baseball field near 22nd and Morton streets. Free bikes and helmets will be available for children who don't have them, but the event is important for all children who ride bicycles, according to Janel Rose at the Barton County Health Department. All children who wish to participate must be ...
Catch-A-Ride offers free rides for Dump the Pump Day
Sunflower Diversified Services – Catch-A-Ride will join with other public transportation systems nationwide in the fifth annual National Dump the Pump Day on Thursday, June 16. Citizens can try Catch-A-Ride that day for free, with complementary rides offered from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Great Bend on a reservation basis. Call 620-792-7797 to reserve a ride. The 2011 National Dump the Pump Day encourages people to ride public ...
Local church group donates to Sunflower's Invest in Kids
The Presbyterian Women thought it was a worthy cause in the early 1980s, and they still do today.
Summer lunches now available
There is such a thing as a free lunch – and breakfast, too – at selected USD 428 school sites this summer.
Battery suspect flees from vehicle again; driver arrested again
Law enforcement officers continue to look for a man who was wanted for suspicion of battery in Great Bend on May 28. On that night, a vehicle was later stopped at 18th and Harrison St. and one of the people in it was the suspect, who fled on foot. The driver, Alecia A. Niefert, of St. John, was arrested on charges of flee and elude and driving without headlights, and ...
Chamber Coffee
This week's Chamber of Commerce Coffee will be hosted by the Great Bend Zoological Society, 2123 Main, at 9:30 a.m., Thursday. Ambassador in charge will be Lynda Jamison with greeters AJ Chrest and Jan Westfall. Coffee, doughnuts and door prizes will be available.
Guitarist Chris Proctor coming to Back Room
Fingerstyle guitarist Chris Proctor will appear in concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at The Back Room of the Barton County Arts Center. Seats are $10 and walk-ins are welcome until the limited seating is filled. Reservations to guarantee seating may be made at the Arts Center, located at Forest and Main in Great Bend, which is open weekday afternoons. For more information call 620-792-4221 or e-mail bartonarts1@sbcglobal.net. ...
HCC patient shares cancer story on special day
When Dennis Martin of Larned was told the next step in his cancer treatment would be radiation, a Heartland Cancer Center (HCC) radiation oncologist understood his hesitation. After all, Martin had already undergone surgery and chemotherapy.
Mark Bitter receives Great Bend Greater Award
Local businessman Mark Bitter thought he'd been invited to the Noon Kiwanis meeting last Wednesday to talk about the MyTown Project. Actually, the invitation was also extended so the club could surprise Bitter, the recipient of the Great Bend Greater Award. The local Kiwanis chapter presents this award each year to "someone who makes Great Bend a better place to live," member Paul Snapp said. Bitter was chosen in part because ...
Nex-Tech Zoo Fest set for Saturday
The seventh annual Nex-Tech Zoo Fest will take place Saturday afternoon at the Great Bend Brit Spaugh Zoo. From 1-4 p.m., there will be free food, prizes from local businesses, live entertainment and games. Admission is free, but guests are invited to make a donation to the zoo. Nex-Tech will donate $3 to the zoo for every person who attends, up to $1,500. Local ...
2011 Eco-Peace Camp
Recently the Golden Belt Community Foundation awarded a $1,500 grant to the Dominican Sisters of Peace - Heartland Farm to support the 2011 Eco-Peace Camp. The camp will be held June 6-10 and is for ages 10-13. The camp provides an exciting outdoor experience with an emphasis on sustainable living. Activities focus on alternative energy, gardening and cooking, native Kansas nature study and interpersonal skills of cooperation and peacemaking. Those interested in attending the camp ...
Friends of the Library prepare for annual book sale
The newly formed Friends of the Library is assuming full responsibility for this year's annual fall book sale. A June meeting of the Friends will be devoted to a behind the scenes look at the preparations needed for the book sale. On Saturday, June 4, at 10 a.m. a trip to the basement archives of donated and weeded books will be conducted by Cara Negaard and Jerri Collins, members of the library staff. They will ...
Peer Support Program
The SouthWest Kansas Area Agency on Aging is looking for volunteers for their new program, Peer Support. Peer Support is a volunteer program that pairs older adult volunteers with older adults who need support in:
Families pick up the pieces
STAFFORD COUNTY - Frances Fanshier has more than 60 years of experience watching severe weather in Stafford County.
June Jam and BBQ to be held
On June 4 at 6 p.m., a June Jam and BBQ featuring vocalist Melanie Ryan will be held at Community Christian Church, 253 NE 30 Rd. with over 40 prize baskets for a donation available.
