CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES Five-year-old Addison tells Santa Claus what she wants for Christmas (a Swim to Me Puppy). Children can visit with Santa from 4-6 p.m. this Thursday or Friday at Santas Around the World, 1223 Main. - photo by photos by Susan Thacker/Great Bend Tribune Saturday in downtown Great Bend. Latest Barton County youth attend Take Down Tobacco Day of Advocacy PVCH outreach surgeon shares colon-cancer facts during special month Commissioners to vote on Solar regs Cold snap in the Golden Belt