November 1, 2018
Story & portrait by Brandon Steinert
Brenda Ortiz has loved every minute of her time helping patients as a Medical Assistant at Heart of Kansas Family Health Care, Inc., but she wasn’t always so sure-footed about her career.
She fancied herself a teacher after graduating from Macksville High School in 2004, and so began her pursuit of a career in education.
October 25, 2018
Story by Brandon Steinert
Courtesy Photos Submitted
A wide range of local artists’ work will be on display at the Shafer Gallery as part of the Barton County Arts Council Friends and Acquaintances exhibit now through Dec. 8. The show is underwritten by the Bill J. McKown Memorial Endowment distributed by the Golden Belt Foundation.
October 25, 2018
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert
Academics Month 2018
This story is part of a series focused on some of Barton’s popular traditional academic offerings. The series was inspired by the second annual Barton Academics Month through November.
October 25, 2018
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert
Barton Community College will offer transitioning Fort Riley Soldiers, and family members with DOD ID cards, 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 Nov. 26 through Dec. 7 at 100 Continental Ave, Grandview Plaza, which is just north of I-70 at exit 299.
October 24, 2018
Story by Brandon Steinert
The Barton Theatre Department will host a play-writing workshop from 9:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 3 in the Fine Arts Auditorium to kick off its Third Annual Original Play Series, in which three original plays will be chosen and produced in the spring.
Playwright Rob Munden will present the workshop and help attendees of all skill levels work on their projects in a welcoming environment.
Great Bend Tribune
Published October 21, 2018
October 18, 2018
Story by Brandon Steinert
Barton Community College will host a blood drive from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26 in the Technical Building in room T-186, the Case New Holland Training area.
October 18, 2018
Story by Brandon Steinert
The first Barton Community College Student Recital of the school year will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, October 25 in the Dorothy Moses Morrison Chapel, located in the Fine Arts Building, F-157. The recital is free and open to the public.
Michael Fahrney is making a comfortable living as a feed delivery driver for Great Bend Coop, but only a couple years ago his path in life didn’t look as bright. He had been struggling with drug abuse, jumping from one job to another.
October 16, 2018
Story by Brandon Steinert & Coleen Cape