Cook’s Library Patsy Terrell I’ve been on a quest for the perfect pie crust for a very long time. The one I grew up with was lard, flour and water – as little water as possible. When lard fell out of favor we started using vegetable shortening. As we all ...
Mariana Chrisney/Deseret News – The fight between two middle school boys was captured on video showing one boy repeatedly punching another student cornered in his seat and kicking back in self-defense. According to research on bullying, fights breaking out on school buses is not unusual, particularly among boys. But what ...
Erin Stewart, Deseret News – I vowed I would never be one of those moms who was always on her phone. The mom who is checking Facebook, looking at pictures of other people’s children while her own swings at the park right in front of her. So I held out ...
Dale Hogg/530News – Showing the community still remembers those lost during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the Great Bend City Council Monday night approved requests paving the way for the 2017 9-11 Parade. The event will start at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9. It will involved the closure ...
Special to 530News – Area high school students from Ellinwood, Great Bend, Solomon, Stafford, Larned and Hoisington came to Barton Community College to get hands-on experience from art professionals and participate in a juried art exhibit Thursday, April 6. Top awards went to Eline Widding Hansen, Ellinwood High School, Best ...
Special to 530News – Great Bend Middle School students and staff took part in “Hoops for Heart,” a learning project to benefit the American Heart Association, during the month of March. American Heart Association representative Kim Sell organized the event and talked to the middle school students. Students spent time ...
Loving recognized as top educator for USD 428 Special to 530News – Amanda Loving, Riley School second-grade teacher, has been selected as the USD 428 Teacher of the Year for the upcoming school year. She will now advance to the Kansas Teacher of the Year competition. “Mrs. Loving will be ...
By Susan Thacker/530News – Members of the Great Bend Zoological Society were able to view Zito, the newest resident at the Brit Spaugh Zoo last Saturday. Zito is a 22-year-old lar gibbon who moved here last November from the Lincoln (Neb.) Children’s Zoo. Like all new animals acquired by the ...
By Dale Hogg 530News – The Great Bend City Council struck a chord with the Great Bend Recreation Commission Monday night as the council approved partnering with GBRC on the installation of outdoor musical equipment at Veterans Memorial Park. “We think this will be a tremendous draw,” said City Administrator ...
Easter basket workshop pleases kids By Susan Thacker 530News – With Easter just two weeks away, the Rosewood Miracle Workers Aktion Club coordinated a “Hippity Hop Easter Basket Workshop” for children on Saturday. It was the perfect activity for a rainy day. Dozens of children came to the Great Bend ...
