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Veterans Day assembly
Audience members attend a Veterans Day assembly, Friday morning at Great Bend High School.
Adventist School fruit sales
The Great Bend Seventh-day Adventist Elementary School is preparing for its holiday citrus fruit order. The navel oranges and pink grapefruit are from the Indian River area of Florida and are picked, packed, and shipped for rapid delivery. This allows for the freshest fruit. They are taking orders for the navel oranges and pink grapefruit through Dec. 2. The fruit will be available on Dec. 11-12 at the school, 1 mile west of 10th and ...
Exotic appeal
"These are not your grandmothers' quilts," says the National Quilt Museum of their national contest winners. Barton Community College's Shafer Gallery is now displaying these fabric masterpieces for their current featured exhibit, "New Quilts From an Old Favorite: Orange Peel." Quiltmakers were challenged by the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Ky,. to create original quilts based on the classic orange peel block pattern. The exhibit will showcase the entries of the ...
Free developmental screenings
Sunflower Early Education Center will sponsor a free screening to all children birth through two from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 16 at the Migrant Parent Advisory Council at Washington School, corner of 12th and Washington. The screening will answer questions about autism and early childhood concerns. For more information or to schedule an appointment call 800-692-4087 or 792-4087.
Couple Makes a Habit of Giving Blood - Great Bend Community Blood Drive – Nov. 14
If the Red Cross is in Great Bend to collect blood, Milton, 77, and Merita, 75, Rice of Pawnee Rock will be there. This husband and wife team has given a total of 356 pints of blood, 188 for Milton and 168 for Merita, which equals 44 1/2 gallons. Together, their blood donations over the years may have helped save up to 1,068 lives.
Grandson of peacemaker Gandhi to share his grandfather’s lessons
Arun Gandhi, grandson of the great Indian civil rights leader Mohandas K. "Mahatma" Gandhi, has continued the legacy of his late grandfather through peace activism and nonviolence promotion. He will share lessons learned from his grandfather at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center on the Fort Hays State University Campus.
BCC helps Wounded Warriors
Lt. Col. Christopher Zielke, commander of the Ft. Riley Warrior Transition Battalion, accepts a $1,500 check from Barton Community College President Dr. Carl Heilman on Nov. 1. BCC hosted the Fort Riley Wounded Warrior Scramble on Aug. 20 to raise the funds. The tournament was played at Fort Riley's Custer Hill Golf Course. All funds raised go toward assisting wounded soldiers at Fort Riley.
Soldiers overseas receive attention from BCC students
Staff Sgt. Myra Kennedy is thousands of miles from home, separated from her family and friends as she serves her country during a tour of duty in Africa.
St. Rose raises almost $57,000 for cancer patients
The 7th annual St. Rose Ambulatory & Surgery Center Golf Classic/Auction has netted $56,749.71 for Heartland Cancer Center patients. Earnings from this fund are used to help eligible cancer patients receive treatment.
Diabetes expert to lead meeting at St. Rose
Those whose lives are touched by diabetes will have the chance to learn more about the disease from a well-known expert at a special meeting of Great Bend's Diabetes Support Group.
Veteran’s Day Memorial Service - Friday November 11
10:30 a.m. -------------------------------------------------- Gather at the Veterans Memorial Park
Family Crisis Center launches a re-designed website, Facebook page
The Family Crisis Center Inc. announced the re-launch of its website Tuesday. Located at www.familycrisiscntr.org, the site has been re-designed to reflect the center's new logo and gives information about domestic violence, sexual violence, and stalking along with available services and contact information.
Casagrande photos on exhibit
Photographs by Richard L. Casagrande, Ellinwood, are on display this month at the Barton County Arts Center, located at Forest and Main in Great Bend. The Arts Center is open weekday afternoons. The public can meet Casagrande during a reception from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the Arts Center. Casagrande is the owner of the Ellinwood Emporium, which is an antique, art and consignment shop. He also operates the Ellinwood ...
Holiday Tables raises over $3,300
More than 180 people purchased tickets to attend last Sunday's Holiday Tables Spectacular, which raised more than $3,300 for the Great Bend Beautification Committee.
The Age of Aquarius
It all started when a few local artists realized they shared the same sign of the Zodiac: Aquarius. Friendly, humanitarian, honest, loyal, original, inventive, independent and intellectual are all traits that have been assigned to Aquarians. The lineup has changed over the years, and one or two people born under other signs have slipped in, but "The Aquarians" enjoy meeting once a month to share ideas. Works by the five ...
