Four new exhibitions open at the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery on November 6, 2022, and continue through January 8, 2023. They feature paintings by Charles Baughman of Wichita and David Friday of Russell; prints and paintings by former Bethany College art instructor Annie Lee Ross (1909-1978); and the annual Holiday Gift Show. A come and go reception for the exhibitions will be on Sunday, November 6, from 2 to 4 p.m.
On October 20, 2022, the Kansas Department of Commerce held its annual To the Stars: Kansas Business Awards banquet in Topeka. Great Bend Economic Development was nominated and won the North Central Region in the category, Apprenticeship Champions and Partners. Nominated by Lana Gordon, Kansas Grant Manager for Hamilton-Ryker TalentGro division, this award is given to companies that excel in providing registered apprenticeship programs in Kansas. Sara Arnberger, GBED’s President, exemplifies this award as she has and continues to connect businesses with the resources they need to create apprenticeship programs. In making these connections, Hamilton-Ryker assisted KMW Loaders, one of Great Bend’s manufacturers, in creating an apprenticeship program. The KMW Learning Academy began its inaugural class with a full roster and a waiting list for those not able to begin in September.
“The sport of rodeo is the passionate lifestyle for this pair.” Guy and Kelly Forell are two of the busiest most popular cowboys and cowgirls in the country. From their 11-acre-ranchette at Victoria in Ellis County, the wellknown couple participates in diverse Western action throughout the Midwest.
Fort Hays State University’s Math and Computer Science departments will host the 42nd annual Math Relays on Nov.10 in the Memorial Union. Students in grades nine through 12 will compete in a maximum of six tests throughout the day.
Dear Readers, It’s funny now—that joke Mother Nature pulled on me last week—but I wasn’t laughing when, only a day after I’d packed all my summer clothes away, the mercury topped out above ninety degrees. And the winds that followed, as they abruptly changed the landscape out my window, didn’t do much to restore my sense of humor either. I’ve no idea where the leaves went because none are piled against the house and our patio is clean as a whistle. As I write, a breeze is still moving through the Flint Hills, rippling the pond water from east to west and making waves among the trees by lifting bare brown and grey branches up and down. The natural world’s undulations brought me to my senses. How could I forget the cardinal rules of dealing with the weather (Kansas weather) and life in general?
While we often think of 4-H in terms of events such as the county fair or club days, the formula for youth development as 4-H is so much more! Like all other Research and Extension information, positive youth development is based on considerable documentation including the research of Lerner and Lerner in the “Comprehensive Findings of 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development (Tufts University 2013)” and Brendtro, Brokenleg, and Van Bockern in “Reclaiming Youth at Risk: Our Hope for the Future”, among others. Based on this research, the WHY for 4-H includes developing a sense of belonging, mastery, independence, and generosity.
The Tiger Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony is one of my favorite campus events. This annual event was established in 1986 to honor former Fort Hays State University athletes, coaches, administrators, and community members who have made extraordinary contributions to Tiger athletics.
One of my major concerns in this election, and one of the questions in the debates between me and my opponent in the campaign for the Kansas House, has been about the property tax burden on Kansans. I have also been hearing about this issue as I go door to door in the 111th District.
In the September 26 USD489 Board of Education Meeting, Superintendent Ron Wilson announced that students in middle and high schools will be sent home with a rebranding survey to gain public opinion on the future of USD489.
Suffering and difficulties are present in the life of every person. There exists no person who is free from challenges, and even young children who have not suffered themselves bear the lasting repercussions of the suffering of others.