The new year is a time for renewal, a time for promises and a time to vow today to become better humans tomorrow. Each year, I get super excited about my new resolution and work hard for several months until I forget all about it until December rolls around again ...
Barton County Upward Bound students spent months working on a Christmas gift to help a child in foster care attend summer camp. They recently presented a $400 donation to Royal Family Kids Camp, said Hope Randolph, BCUB director with the Barton Community College TRIO program. BCUB, is a college-prep program ...
Courtesy photo Riley Student Council sponsored by Tanner Dahlke, Dana Wilson and Jeri Lynn Patry held a pop tab collection contest. Riley elementary students collected over 100 pounds of pop tabs that will be delivered to Ronald McDonald House in Wichita. Mrs. Loving’s second-grade classroom won an ice cream party ...
Lois M. Collins Deseret News Researchers poke and prod at families to find out what makes them founder and how they might thrive. Here, in random order, are 10 things studies showed us about family life in 2017. 1. Attitudes on infidelity are shifting. Americans overwhelmingly say adultery is never ...
After 10 years as a consultant for the Central Kansas Library System, Gail Santy became director of both CKLS and the Great Bend Public Library on Jan. 1. One morning in December, we met with Santy in the office she would soon occupy. Most of the books and photos that ...
Editor’s note: Christmas is over; it’s a new year. But this story from the Dec. 24, 2017 Great Bend Tribune isn’t just for the holidays. You don’t have to bake, knit or buy anything to make someone happy this Christmas. Put down the cellphone and the video game. One of ...
DALE HOGG 530 News Pictured left to right are Great Bend Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign bell ringers Jonathon Nail, Kar Osburn and Marsha Gillenwater, and local campaign coordinator Anna Boy collecting donations in front of Wal-Mart on a recent Thursday afternoon. According to Boy, the kettle campaign will continue ...
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard of the term “hashtag” being used on social media. For those unfamiliar with the term, a hashtag is just the pound sign that precedes a word or phrase that relates to a certain topic. Teachers in Great Bend USD 428 ...
The 2017-18 flu season is well underway, and the Barton County Health Department has been on the front lines battling the potentially dangerous respiratory disease. Thus far, the department has offered over 40 flu shot outreach clinics this year. “A great number of community members have taken advantage of extended ...
