Carving awards Barry Bowers, Great Bend, competed in the Wichita Wood Carving Show, May 20-21 at the Cessna Activity Center. Several of his pieces, shown here, won awards. Barry Bowers, Great Bend, competed in the Wichita Wood Carving Show, May 20-21 at the Cessna Activity Center. Several of his pieces won awards. Latest Youth Crew asks local students to “lei” off tobacco County approves settlement with Boxberger, Lehmkuhl Great Bend Alive kicks off Fridays on Forest season four this Friday Central Plains FFA travels to McPherson