GBMS Band Concerts

The Great Bend Middle School Band Department will be having their fall concert on Nov. 3. The 7th Grade Band and the GBMS Jazz Ensemble will perform at 6:45 p.m. in the middle school gym and the 8th grade band and the GBMS Jazz Ensemble will perform at 8:15 p.m. Both concerts are free and will feature a wide variety of concert and popular band selections. The bands are directed by Kurtis Koch assisted by Mark DeWald.

Charity Chili Cook-off

It's time to dust off that recipe from last winter and make a big pot of chili for entry in the Second Annual Charity Chili Cook-off. If you are not a chili chef join us in public tasting and vote for the People's Choice at the Charity Chili Cook-Off. All proceeds will go to the Food Bank as part of a Sunflower Diversified Services outreach to the community.

Memories Matter helps children grieve

After Jacquie Disque's mother died 10 years ago, she thought her older daughter, Malia, could benefit from the Memories Matter Bereavement Camp. Her other daughter, Jessica, was too young but started attending the camp when she could.

Free movies offered at library

The Great Bend Public Library's November movies will be shown on Friday and Saturday Nov. 4 and 5.

Churches plan Halloween activities

Two local churches will hold Halloween-related events today and Monday. Trinity Lutheran church will host a free community Trunk or Treat event o from 2-4 p.m. today. Participants are encouraged to come dressed in their Halloween costumes and enjoy the various activities, including: trick or treating, inflatables, lawn games and pumpkin painting. First Assembly of God will hold its annual Hallelujah Party as an alternative to being out in the weather for those parents who ...

BCC music students to present recital Sunday

Barton Community College will present a student recital of instrumental and vocal performances at 2 p.m. on Sunday in the Dorothy Moses Morrison Chapel, located in BCC's Fine Arts Building, F-157.

Correction

The Kiwanis Halloween Kids Parade will begin 11 a.m. Saturday at the Band Shell on the courthouse square, not at the corner of 18th and Main as previously reported. Awards for best costumes awarded at the band stand after the parade. Pictures will be provided by Walgreen's taken from 1-4 p.m. at Walgreen's, not at the square.

Trick-or-treaters welcome

On Halloween, the residents of the Great Bend High Rise, 1101 Kansas, will welcome trick-or-treaters from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Signs will be posted where youngsters should enter. For more information, call 620-617-1010.

GBHS Debate team competes against 45 schools and 181 teams at Valley Center

At the Valley Center Debate Tournament on Oct. 22nd the Great Bend Debate team brought two debate teams and they both had winning records and one of the teams placed.

Floor decor topic of program

The Great Bend Recreation Commission and Barton County Extension will host a free program titled, "Floor Decor" on Thursday at the Great Bend Recreation Center, 1214 Stone Street. The choices available in flooring materials have changed a lot in the past few years. Join us and visit display booths from home decor businesses starting at 6:30 p.m. and learn about these changes. At approximately 7:15 p.m., an educational program titled, "What's New with Flooring Choices?" ...

BCC Dance Theatre presents ‘Chicago’

The Barton Community College Dance Theatre will host a dance concert of their interpretation of the famous Broadway musical "Chicago," at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29 in the Fine Arts Auditorium.

3rd Annual Hudson Turnip Festival

Come enjoy an afternoon of what an imagination can turn up in honor of a simple turnip. Hudson is "turning up" new ideas for the 3rd Annual Hudson Turnip Festival starting at 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 5th. A new twist turning up will start with the "gatherin' of the turnip". Teams of two will be gathering with one as the "puller" and the other as the "sacker". This event will begin at 11:30 a.m. with ...

BCC students to host haunted house

Barton Community College students of the Collegiate National Association for Music Education group will create "The Haunted Asylum," to raise money for the Brit Spaugh Zoo from 9 p.m. to midnight Saturday throughout the Fine Arts Building.

Concert to honor a cappella anniversary

Musicians from Great Bend High School and the Great Bend area will pay tribute to the 75th anniversary of the GBHS a cappella Choir in a concert set for 7:30 p.m. this evening in the high school auditorium.

15 years of philanthropy - As Golden Belt Community Foundation celebrates its 15th Anniversary, Gran

On Nov. 15th the Golden Belt Community Foundation celebrates its 15th anniversary. It began 15 years ago when a group of local individuals envisioned a way for people to give back to their local communities. The result was the establishment of the Golden Belt Community Foundation.

Russell Area Artists Exhibit at the Deines Cultural Center

Preparation for the Russell Area Artists Exhibit at the Deines Cultural Center has begun. The exhibit will run from Jan. 10 through Feb. 7th. The show is open to any adult artist within a 60-mile radius of Russell.

Study shows health care impact

A good local health care system may itself be part of the prescription for maintaining a healthy rural economy.

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