July 29, 2016
Story by Joe Vinduska

Tickets for the Barton Foundation’s 38th Annual Big Benefit Auction themed “A Political Party” are available now until Aug 15. Tickets are $35 each of $280 per table of eight. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the live auction starts at 8 p.m. on August 27 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Great Bend.

Auction prizes include:

Great Bend Tribune
Published July 17, 2016

Today is July 17th so we are officially halfway through summer.  Let’s spend a minute and take stock of where area producers stand.  It appears, based on forecasts, the area will experience above normal temperatures over the next month and equal chances of above or below normal precipitation.

A participant from the 2015 Wounded Warrior Golf Scramble tees of at the Custer Hill Golf Course at Fort Riley.
 
July 12, 2016
Story by Joe Vinduska
Courtesy photo submitted

Barton Community College’s eighth-annual Wounded Warrior Golf Scramble, which benefits wounded soldiers from Fort Riley, is set for Saturday, August 27.

The Wounded Warrior Scramble is an opportunity to not only support our soldiers, but thank them for their dedicated service to our country.

Great Bend Tribune
Published July 3, 2016

Tomorrow is Independence Day, a day to celebrate.  For most it’s a day at the lake, a barbecue, and definitely fireworks.  Hopefully, we all take a moment to reflect on what happened two hundred and forty years ago and perhaps contemplate politics in 2016.  Finally add the importance our agricultural heritage to the mix.

Barton Community College has been awarded a grant of more than $1 million, paid out over three years, to develop its already robust inmate education programming at Ellsworth Correctional Facility and Larned Correctional and Mental Health Facility.

The Improved Reentry Education (IRE) grants were given to only nine communities in the United States.

 
June 30, 2016
Story by Joe Vinduska

The Shafer Art Gallery will host a clay flower making workshop titled “Fantastic Flowers” in conjunction with the “Eufloria” exhibit from 2-4 p.m. July 14 and 21. The first class will be creating the flowers and the second will be painting and surface decoration.

Guest artist Christina Lamoureaux will lead the class and participants will create flowers from paperclay using a fun, lyrical process.

The class is for ages 10 to adult. A donation of $10 is suggested.

 

June 28, 2016
Story by Joe Vinduska

Barton Community College has named 250 students to the President’s List for the spring 2016 semester.  To qualify for this honor, students must have been enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours and maintained a grade point average of 4.0 on a 4.0 or "A" letter scale.

Abilene
Erik Hageman
Kathryn Hinkle
Tana Stafford

Albert
Coryell Deege

Basehor
Caleb Brown

Bison
Jenny Shaw

 
June 28, 2016
Story by Joe Vinduska

Barton Community College has named 255 students to the Dean’s List for the spring 2016 semester.  To qualify for this honor, students must have been enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours and maintained a grade point average of 3.5 to 3.99 on a 4.0 or "A" letter scale.

Abilene
Cheyenne Cody-Maas

Basehor
Chellcy Miller

Bushton
Julee McAtee

Chapman
Stephen Fries
Courtney Morgan
James Starr