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Birthdays and blizzards in 1979
Out of the Morgue
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On Friday, Jan. 12, a record blizzard descended on the Midwest. It was the second major storm to hit central Kansas in two weeks. That morning’s paper featured this photo. “Farmer-rancher Dave Koralek, 36, Ellsworth, prepares his 9-year-old mare, Clancy, for a chilling ride with his 100-year-old “One horse cutter” sleigh. The sleigh, the only one of its kind in the Golden Belt area, is in excellent shape.” - photo by Great Bend Tribune file photo
Each week we’ll take a step back into the history of Great Bend through the eyes of reporters past. We’ll reacquaint you with what went into creating the Great Bend of today, and do our best to update you on what “the rest of the story” turned out to be.