Transitioning Fort Riley Soldiers to receive Hazardous Waste Worker training at no cost

October 28, 2016
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert

Barton Community College will offer transitioning Fort Riley Soldiers a grant-funded two-week certificate program at no cost to participants. The Hazardous Waste Worker (HWW) program gives Soldiers credentials to help them find work after their tenure in the US Army ends.

The next course is set from Dec. 5-16 at 8388A Armistead St., Fort Riley, Kan.

UCIS Raises fees and Barton offers citizenship classes

Story by Micah Oelze

According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services(UCIS), there will be an increase in fees for most immigration applications and petitions effective Dec. 23. The increase is from $680 to $725. 

Barton Community College will offer free citizenship classes from 10 a.m. – noon and 7-9 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting on Tuesday, Nov. 1 at the Center for Adult Education, 1025 Main St., Great Bend in room 208.

Barton Music Department to host free Instrumental Concert

Story by Micah Oelze

Barton Community College’s Prairie Winds Concert Band will present a fall concert featuring music from around the world at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3 in the Fine Arts Auditorium.

The band will be performing music from various artists from across the globe. One of the artists that will be featured is George Gershwin. Gershwin was made famous for “Rhapsody in Blue” which was featured in Disney’s “Fantasia 2000”. The band will also be playing marches, overtures and orchestral transcriptions.

Board of Trustee ENDs report: ‘Barton Experience’

October 25, 2016
Story by Brandon Steinert
Photo by Micah Oelze

The Barton Community College Board of Trustees gathered Tuesday evening for its regular meeting and discussed one of its eight overarching goals, known as ENDs, one of which is “Barton Experience.”

Ag Instructor Vic Martin: Fall Weather and Agriculture

The area is in the middle of autumn and just like summer the weather pattern isn’t “normal.”  Many parts of Kansas experienced well-above normal rainfall and some sites have reported fifty inches with over two months left in the year.  Much of Southwest Kansas has moved to abnormally dry with a portion now in moderate drought.  This is after an extremely wet summer so what happened to the soil moisture?  How is fall harvest progressing?  Where is the 2017 wheat crop at?  How different has this fall been so far?

Shafer Art Gallery to host National Quilt Museum exhibit

 Tere D'Amato of Mashpee, Mass. was awarded 3rd for her quilt “Liberty Day”.

October 19, 2016
Story by Micah Oelze
Courtesy photo submitted

Shafer Art Gallery to host National Quilt Museum exhibit

Unlike painting and drawing, which are quickly associated with art, quilting is associated with warmth and comfort. However, quilting is an incredible form of art and The Shafer Gallery will show the community just that with the amazing quilts featured in its upcoming exhibit.

Barton music students to present recital on Oct. 27

A vocal student performs at the May 2015 recital in the Dorothy Moses Morrison Chapel.

Oct. 19, 2016
Story by Micah Oelze
Courtesy photo submitted

Barton music students to present recital on Oct. 27

Barton Community College will present a student recital of instrumental and vocal performances at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27 in the Dorothy Moses Morrison Chapel, located in the Fine Arts Building, F-157.  The recital is free and open to the public.

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