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July 12, 2018
Story by Micah Oelze

Tickets for the Barton Foundation’s 40th Annual Big Benefit Auction, themed “Clownin’ Around”, are available July 16-Aug. 13. The auction will take place on Aug. 25. Tickets are $45 each or $360 per table of eight. No tickets will be sold at the door. Doors open at 6 p.m. at the Great Bend Knights of Columbus with complimentary beer and food available until 8 p.m. The live auction will begin promptly at 8 p.m. This year’s auction is underwritten by Advanced Therapy & Sports Medicine, UMB Wealth Management, Nex-Tech and ILS.

 
July 11, 2018
Story by Micah Oelze
Courtesy photos

The National Quilt Museum’s annual traveling show “New Quilts from an Old Favorite” featuring the Flying Geese block will be on display from July 16-Aug. 4 in The Shafer Art Gallery. The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Admission is free.

Great Bend Tribune
Published July 4, 2018

 
July 2, 2018
Story by Micah Oelze

Barton Community College has named 237 students to the President’s List for the spring 2018 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
Joshua Abbott
Jeffrey Kelly
Ethan Tingle

Agra
Valerie Haskett

Albert
Bryce Maneth
Taylor Regan

Augusta
Nolan Riley

 
July 2, 2018
Story by Micah Oelze

Barton Community College has named 266 students to the Dean’s List for the spring 2018 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.

Albert
Spencer Ewy

Assaria
Allie Beaumont
Kannen Haist

Berryton
Morgan Duncan

Bison
Cody Kaler

Great Bend Tribune
Published July 1, 2018

 
June 28, 2018
Story by Micah Oelze

Barton Community College’s Center for Adult Education will soon begin its nine-week GED Preparation Class. Students must attend all orientation classes July 9-12, and the first day of class July 16. Failure to attend all five days will result in removal of the student from the program. The center is located at 1025 Main St. in Great Bend.

There is a one-time $65 fee for materials. Once students have completed the preparation courses, they will be able to take the official GED test. The cost to take the GED test is $132.

June 28, 2018
Story by Brandon Steinert
Photo by Micah Oelze

Barton Community College graduates can now enjoy seamless transfer of credits to Fort Hays State University (FHSU) toward a bachelor’s degree for almost 20 majors, thanks to a new Memorandum of Understanding signed by the presidents of each institution Thursday morning on Barton’s campus.

Barton President Dr. Carl Heilman said Barton has always worked well with FHSU, but the agreement represents a new level of clarity for students as they move from Barton to the university level.

 
June 27, 2018
Story by Micah Oelze

Barton Community College will be closed Wednesday, July 4 for Independence Day. Classes will resume and offices will reopen Thursday, July 5.

Great Bend Tribune
Published June 24, 2018

First, the Drought Monitor which didn’t include last Tuesday night’s rain showed some easing in the western third of the state.  With the precipitation and cooler weather of the last week, much of the state should show improvement with this coming week’s report.  This column normally focuses on crops but today, with the official start of summer, a column on livestock to change things up a bit.