Pawnee County Source 2020-2021

PAWNEE COUNTY

2020 - 2021

BURDETT - GARFIELD - LARNED - ROZEL ALBERT  BEAVER  CLAFLIN  ELLINWOOD  GALATIA  GREAT BEND  HOISINGTON  ODIN  OLMITZ  PAWNEE ROCK  SUSANK

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News In Print ................................................................................................ 6 Larned Area Chamber of Commerce & Pawnee County Economic Development Commission .................................... 7 Larned Chamber of Commerce Members ...................................................8-9 Pawnee County Points of Interest ...........................................................10-11 Larned Civic PRIDE ................................................................................12-13 State Theatre .........................................................................................14-15 Santa Fe Trail Days ................................................................................16-17 Larned Golf ................................................................................................. 18 Recreation .................................................................................................. 19 Hunting & Fishing ....................................................................................... 20 RV Parks & Camping ................................................................................... 21 Moffet Stadium ......................................................................................22-23 Santa Fe Trail Center Museum .................................................................... 24 Eakin Enterprises Inc. ................................................................................. 25 Eats, Spirits and Treats ..........................................................................26-27 Great Bend Tribune Women’s Expo .............................................................. 28 Pawnee County Events................................................................................ 29 Pawnee County Fair ...............................................................................30-31 Agriculture .............................................................................................33-35 SRCA Dragstrip ......................................................................................36-37 Administrative Numbers.............................................................................. 38 It’s the Law ................................................................................................. 39 Pawnee County History ..........................................................................40-41 Towship Officials......................................................................................... 42 Towships Map ............................................................................................ 43 Pawnee County Humane Society ................................................................. 44 Immunizations ............................................................................................ 45 Education ..............................................................................................46-51 Recycling .................................................................................................... 52 Oil & Gas .................................................................................................... 54 Senior Citizens .......................................................................................55-58 Churches .................................................................................................... 59 Barton County Points of Intereest ...........................................................60-61 Support / In Need...................................................................................62-63 Hotline Numbers ......................................................................................... 64 Helpful Numbers ......................................................................................... 65 Clubs and Organizations ............................................................................. 66 Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility .................................................. 67 Burdett ....................................................................................................... 68 Garfield ....................................................................................................... 69 Summer Rodeo ........................................................................................... 70 Larned State Hospital.................................................................................. 71 Larned ...................................................................................................72-73 Rozel .......................................................................................................... 74 Classroom on the Prairie ............................................................................. 75 State Legislature......................................................................................... 76 Local and National Leaders ......................................................................... 77 Health ....................................................................................................78-85 Great Bend Convention and Visitors Bureau................................................. 86 Barton County Calendar of Events ............................................................... 87 Great Bend Brit Spaugh Zoo ........................................................................ 88 Wetlands Waterpark .................................................................................... 89 Great Bend Appliance, Furniture & SleepSource .......................................... 92

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LARNED AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & PAWNEE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

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Larned Area Chamber of Commerce In 1958, the Larned Area Chamber of Commerce was organized for the purpose of advancing the commercial, industrial, and civic interests of the City of Larned and vicinity, including Rozel, Burdett, and Garfield. In its years of existence as an advocate for the area businesses, the Chamber has seen and encouraged the community’s development.

The Chamber is working creatively to find innovative ways to improve the business atmosphere in Larned and the surrounding areas. By joining the Chamber, you are becoming a partner in the Chamber’s efforts to develop a thriving and dynamic future for the community.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT The Larned Area Chamber of Commerce creates an interactive partnership to assist in the growth of existing businesses and encourage the development of new businesses in both Larned and Pawnee County.

The Larned Area Chamber of Commerce serves as an information resource center for both businesses and the community.

The Larned Area Chamber of Commerce works to improve the quality of life for the citizens of Pawnee County, making it a better place to live, work and play.

BENEFITS & SERVICES • Business Directory Listing • Chamber Ambassadors • EagleMed/AirMedCare • Newsletter • Pawnee County Young Network Members Only • Marketing & Advertising Professionals Discount • Community Involvement & Inclusion • Local Business Contests • Get Involved • Coffee Hours • Business Development • COMING JAN. 2021 – • Ribbon Cuttings Workshops Larned Area Chamber • After Hours • Annual Events Association Health Plan

MEMBERSHIP LEVELS • CEO Circle ......................$1500 • Chamber Champion ........$750 • Business Partner ...............$175 • Additional ........................... $85 • Non-Profit/Civic ................. $80 • Personal ............................... $50

502 Broadway, Larned, 620-285-6916 | www.larnedks.org Pawnee County Economic Development Commission The A-Priority mission of the Pawnee County Economic Development Commission, each part as a constant priority to receive equal attention, is: • The retention, expansion and prosperity of agricultural production and agri-business.

• The retention, expansion and prosperity of the State Complex.

• The retention, expansion and prosperity of businesses and institutions existing in the county.

• The creation of new commerce and jobs.

• We are here to provide assistance to businesses and entrepreneurs, including relocation to or within Pawnee County, workforce recruitment, business development and expansion, and financial resources.

Board Members • Zack Hampton, President • Brock Miller, Vice President • Toni Murphy, Secretary • Sarah Johnson, Treasurer • Becky Martin • Bob Rein

• Carroll Bennett • Katherine Roth • Laurie Josefiak • Lindsey VanSickle • Mike Burdett • Tama Hanson

Alexandra Filbert, Executive Director afilbert@gbta.net

Larned Chamber of Commerce Chamber Members Ad Astra Appraisal 620-285-9213 1504 L Road Larned KS 67550

Casey’s General Store 620-285-7016 701 Edwards Street Larned KS 67550

Edward Jones 620-285-6076 506 Broadway Larned KS 67550

Heartland Irrigation 620-804-6266 303 E 14th Street Larned KS 67550

AFLAC 620-264-5030 102 W 6th Street Larned KS 67550

Central Kansas Respiratory Services 620-804-6104 902 Broadway Larned KS 67550

Farm Bureau Financial Services 620-910-5002 1119 Broadway Larned KS 67550

High Plains Farm Credit 620-285-6978 605 Main Street Larned KS 67550

Ag Systems Inc 620-285-2111 810 E 14th Street Larned KS 67550

CHROMOTIZE 620-804-6252 117 E 5th Street Larned KS 67550

Farmers Bank and Trust 620-285-3177 102 W 6th Street Larned KS 67550

Hillside Envisions of Pawnee County 620-285-1262 502 West 5th Street Larned KS 67550

Agri-Fuels 620-285-3016 112 Main Street Larned KS 67550

City of Larned 620-285-8500 417 Broadway Larned KS 67550

First Christian Church 620-285-2964 716 Broadway Larned KS 67550

Housing Opportunities 620-792-3299 1313 Stone St. Great Bend KS 67530

AirMedCare Network 785-216-9087 3950 E. 8th Street Hanger A6 Hays, KS 67601

Clock Realty and Insurance 620-285-6541 615 Broadway Larned KS 67550

First State Bank & Trust Company 620-285-6931 116 W 6th Street Larned KS 67550

Hutchinson Regional Medical Center 620-665-2241 1701 E 23rd Street Hutchinson KS 67502

Alliance Insurance Group 620-285-2178 523 Broadway Larned KS 67550

Comfort Pro Inc 620-285-3966 301 W 14th Larned KS 67550

First Southern Baptist Church 620-285-3294 1224 Corse Ave. Larned KS 67550

Ike Shaver Plumbing Inc 620-285-6262 521 Broadway Larned KS 67550

American Family Insurance Caleb Schultz Agency 620-285-6733 512 Broadway Larned KS 67550

Comfort Systems Inc 620-285-3947 622 Topeka Street Larned KS 67550

Fort Larned National Historic Site 620-285-6911 1767 K-156 Hwy Larned KS 67550

Innovative Livestock Services 620-793-9200 355 NW 30th Avenue Great Bend KS 67530

Community Health Organization 620-285-3410 Larned KS 67550

Fort Larned School District #495 620-285-3185 120 E 6th Street Larned KS 67550

ITC Great Plains 620-371-6534 100 Military Ave, Suite #115 Dodge City KS 67801

American State Bank & Trust Company 620-285-8933 320 Broadway Larned KS 67550 Angels Care Home Health 785-621-4200 519 Russell Ave Wakeeney KS 67672 B&B Quality Meats, LLC 620-285-6376 759 E 14th Street & 508 Broadway Larned KS 67550 Bank of the West 620-285-2163 324 W 14th Street Larned KS 67550 Barton Community College 620-792-9324 245 NE 30th Road Great Bend KS 67530 Bauer Computers 620-793-4902 3104 10th Street Great Bend KS 67530 Beckwith Mortuary 620-285-2121 916 Main Street Larned KS 67550 Bert and Wetta 620-285-7777 701 NE Trail Street Larned KS 67550 Caring Hands Day Care Inc. 620-285-4869 302 Hillcrest Dr. Larned KS 67550 Carr Auction & Real Estate, Inc. 620-285-1348 909 Auction Avenue Larned KS 67550

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Connell Enterprises 620-285-0343 720 W. 8th Street Larned KS 67550 Country Living of Larned 620-285-6212 710 W 9th Street Larned KS 67550 Country Seasons Flower Shoppe 620-285-6543 519 Broadway Larned KS 67550 Dillons 620-285-3171 423 Main Larned KS 67550 Diversicare of Larned 620-285-6914 1114 W 11th Street Larned KS 67550 Doerr’s Ace Hardware 620-285-2171 602 Broadway Larned KS 67550 Dress It Up, Inc. 620-285-6886 511 Broadway Larned KS 67550 Eagle Communications 620-792-3647 1200 Baker Ave Great Bend KS 67530 Eakin Enterprises Inc 620-285-2097 111 Main Street Larned KS 67550 El Dos De Oros 620-285-6238 421 W 14th Street Larned KS 67550

Frick Veterinary Services 620-285-5267 1112 K 19 Hwy South Larned KS 67550 Golden Belt Community Foundation 620-792-3000 1307 William Street Great Bend KS 67530 Golden Belt Telephone 785-372-4236 122 W 5th St. Larned KS 67550 Great Bend Tribune 620-792-1211 2012 Forest Ave Great Bend KS 67530 Guy’s Liquor 620-285-6321 619 Topeka Larned KS 67550 Haynes Electric Inc 620-285-2242 321 W 14th Street Larned KS 67550 H & H Roofing 620-285-0040 124 Broadway Larned KS 67550 Healthy Living Chiropractic 620-285-6190 606 Topeka Street Larned KS 67550 Heart of Kansas Family Health Care 620-804-6100 522 Broadway Larned KS 67550

Janssen Ford of Larned 620-285-3123 820 Fort Larned Ave Larned KS 67550 Joe Rosenberg DDS PA 620-285-3886 613 Broadway Larned KS 67550 Kindred Hospice 620-664-5757 120 North Main Hutchinson KS 67501 Larned Assembly of God 620-285-3077 921 Broadway Larned KS 67550 Larned Auto Parts LLC 620-285-3195 211 W 4th Street Larned KS 67550 Larned Civic Pride 620-285-5198 715 Broadway, Room 6 Larned KS 67550 Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility 620-285-8039 1318 KS Hwy 264 Larned KS 67550 Larned Eye Health 620-285-2105 722 Mann Ave Larned KS 67550 Larned K-Lawn, LLC 620-804-1839 122 E 9th St. Larned KS 67550 Larned Noon Lions Club 620-285-5007 PO Box 51 Larned KS 67550

Why Join? www.larnedks.org Larned State Hospital 620-285-4360 1301 KS-264 Hwy Larned KS 67550

Pawnee Plaza 620-285-6661 1801 Broadway Larned KS 67550

Larned United Methodist Church 620-285-3183 701 Main Street Larned KS 67550

Pawnee Valley Community Hospital Foundation 620-285-8632 923 Carroll Ave Larned KS 67550

Larned Veterinary Clinic 620-285-3153 1443 120th Avenue Larned KS 67550 Legend Liquor 620-285-6331 414 W. 14th Street Larned KS 67550 Mark’s Custom Signs Inc 620-792-5632 67 B NE 20 Road Great Bend KS 67530 Martin Law Office 620-285-3813 702 Broadway Larned KS 67550 Mid American Credit Union 620-285-2026 114 W 5th Street Larned KS 67550 Midwest Energy Inc 785-650-2502 1330 Canterbury Drive Hays KS 67601 Miller’s of Claflin 620-587-3601 200 Main Street Claflin KS 67525 Mull Farms and Feeding Inc 620-982-4336 553 R Road Pawnee Rock KS 67567 My Favorite Furnishings 620-285-6944 401 Broadway Larned KS 67550 Nex-Tech Wireless 785-621-3600 122 W 5th St. Larned KS 67550 Off Broadway Boutique 620-804-1559 112 E. 6th Street Larned KS 67550 Office Products Inc 620-285-3126 516 Broadway Larned KS 67550 Orphan Grain Train 620-804-0019 501 Main Street Larned KS 67550 Pawnee County Extension 620-285-6901 715 Broadway, Room 6 Larned KS 67550 Pawnee County Humane Society 620-285-8510 1406 M5 Road Larned KS 67550

Pawnee Valley Lumber LLC 620-285-2144 305 Main Street Larned KS 67550 Pawnee Valley Pheasants Forever 620-923-5001 222 W. 6th Larned Kansas 67550 Picket Fence Real Estate LLC 620-285-2951 826 I Rd. Larned KS 67550 Pin High Bar & Grill 620-285-6038 681 E 14th Street Larned KS 67550 Pizza Hut 620-285-3101 126 W 14th Street Larned KS 67550 Platinum Studio 620-285-6534 401 Main Street Larned KS 67550 Price & Sons Construction 620-285-3189 320 W. 8th Street Larned KS 67550 Pro-Green Total Lawn Care Inc 620-792-7040 1720 Main Street Great Bend KS 67530 Progressive Therapy & Sports Medicine 620-285-6011 117 W 6th Street Larned KS 67550 Racette Insurance Inc. 620-804-6131 313 W 14th Street Larned KS 67550

RSVP and Volunteers In Action 620-792-1614 1025 Main Street #D114 Great Bend KS 67530 Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church 620-285-2035 1111 State Street Larned KS 67550 Saints Mary & Martha of Bethany Episcopal Church 620-285-6503 803 Main Street Larned KS 67550 Santa Fe Trail Center Museum & Research Library 620-285-2054 1349 K-156 Hwy Larned KS 67550 Santa Fe Laundry Co, LLC. 620-285-0040 1309 Broadway Larned KS 67550 Santa Fe Trails and Trail West Apartments 620-285-2630 1312 Carroll Avenue Larned KS 67530 Santa Fe Trail Auto Club Inc 620-285-9110 1411 105th Avenue Larned KS 67550 Simmons & Simmons Inc 620-285-6061 614 Topeka Larned KS 67550 Smith Dental Clinic 620-285-6531 706 Fort Larned Avenue Larned KS 67550 Smith, Burnett & Hagerman LLC 620-285-3157 111 E 8th Street Larned KS 67550 Sonic Drive-In 620-285-6400 114 W 14th Street Larned KS 67550

Reed Discount Pharmacy Inc 620-285-6286 326 W 14th Street Larned KS 67550

State Farm Insurance Kale Erway 620-285-6955 621 Broadway Larned KS 67550

Revive Massage Therapy & Salon 620-910-7369 418 Broadway Larned KS 67550

State Theatre 620-285-3535 617 Broadway Larned KS 67550

Rocking M Media 620-792-7108 5501 W 10th Street Great Bend KS 67530

Subway 620-285-6595 105 E 14th St. Larned KS 67550

Rodeway Inn 620-285-2300 802 E 14th Street Larned KS 67550

Sunflower Diversified Services Inc 620-792-1321 1521 K-96 HWY Great Bend KS 67530

Rosewood Services Inc 620-793-5888 x113 384 N Washington Ave Great Bend KS 67530

Sweet Traditions 620-527-4363 2635 Q Road Rozel KS 67574

Taco Bell 620-285-0020 102 E 14th St. Larned KS 67550 The Center for Counseling & Consultation 620-792-2544 5815 Broadway Great Bend KS 67530 The Tiller and Toiler 620-285-3111 115 W 5th Street Larned KS 67550 The Timken Hill Bar & Grill 785-355-2355 K-96 HWY Timken KS 67575 Thermal Performance Insulation 620-804-2976 521 W. 17th Street Larned KS 67550 The University of Kansas Health System Pawnee Valley Campus 620-285-3161 923 Carroll Ave Larned KS 67550 Tyree Ag Inc 620-659-2208 1422 S Briggs Ave Kinsley KS 67547 United Way of Central Kansas 620-792-2403 1125 Williams Street Great Bend KS 67530 VonFeldt, Bauer & VonFeldt 620-285-2107 818 Broadway Larned KS 67550 Walmart 620-792-3632 3503 10th Street Great Bend KS 67530 Ward Feed Yard Inc. 620-285-2183 1190 100th Avenue Larned KS 67550 Welcome Inn Leisure Center 620-285-3504 113 W. 4th Street Larned KS 67550 Windy Plains Marketing Inc 620-285-2275 110 1/2 E 6th Street Larned KS 67550 World Pest Control and Sunflower Services 785-526-7185 228 N 5th Street Otis KS 67565 Individual Members John & Carolyn Haas - Haas Farms Kathy and Herb Bowman Vicki Gillett Trish North Anonymous Supporter Dan Sannemen Gail Tournear

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PAWNEE COUNTY AREA ALL VETERANS MEMORIAL Located in Doerr-Vernon Park at the intersection of Fort Larned Avenue and College Street.

Dedicated to the servicemen and women of Pawnee County and the surrounding area. The engraved memorial includes Veteran Honor Rolls from the Indian Wars to the Modern Era, memorial benches, stones and pavers.

ZEBULON PIKE PLAZA The Plaza is located on the south edge of Larned on US Highway 56 next to Schnack Park. It commemorates Pike’s nearby crossing of the Pawnee River in October 1806 on his mission to conduct an exploratory expedition of the southwest portion of the Louisiana Purchase.

It provides a reference to Pike and other explorers who traveled the Santa Fe Trail and has a picnic area.

THE SANTA FE TRAIL CENTER K-156, 2 miles west of Larned 620-285-2054 Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Open Tuesday - Saturday.

Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. Museum telling the story of the Santa Fe Trail. Outdoor museum, sod and dugout houses and one-room schoolhouse. Offers living history programs during special events throughout the year, call for times. Admission: $6 adults, $3 students 12-18, $2 children 6-11, free to preschoolers, Fort Larned Historical Society Members Free. School groups with teachers receive a 50 percent discount.

THE SANTA FE TRAIL An itinerary of 73 markers placed on the five separate routes of the Santa Fe Trail in present day Pawnee, Edwards, and Ford counties in Kansas. Many of the sites can be viewed from the roadside. Check out https://www.nps. gov/safe/index.htm for trail events, trail tours, geocaching, and information on the Wet and Dry Routes of the Santa Fe Trail.

“THE LAST ALARM” Larned Cemetery One mile west of Larned on K-156, then 1/2 mile south.

Memorial to fallen Larned firefighters According to Kansassampler.org, “‘The Last Alarm’ is one of the standout memorials dedicated to fallen Larned firefighters.”

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LARNED FISHING POND South Main & Cleveland St., Larned Larned is proud to offer a fishing pond to our community and guests. Located west of South Main Street you will find the handicap accessible pond. The pond is stocked regularly and includes a wide variety of fish. The pond also features shaded picnic areas. Open daily with no admission fee.

SCHNACK-LOWERY PARK W. First and Carroll, Larned Visit the duck pond.

ALICE SCHNACK MEMORIAL ROSE GARDEN Schnack-Lowrey Park W. First and Carroll, Larned DISCOVERER OF PLUTO HISTORICAL MARKER K-156, West edge of Burdett Whether you consider it a planet or a dwarf planet, Pluto has received plenty of press lately. Burdett is the boyhood home of Dr. Clyde Tombaugh, discoverer of the Pluto. It was here that his love of stars began, as he began his love-affair with the night sky. Take a drive past the marker and learn more about the man who not only discovered today’s most controversial planet-like body, but also made several other notable space discoveries.

FORT LARNED NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE 1767 K-156, Larned Visitor Center 620-285-6911 Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.

Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. There is no charge for any of the park’s activities. An authentic army post from the 1860s -1870s on the Santa Fe Trail.

Nine restored buildings make it the best preserved Indian Wars military post on the trail.

GARFIELD MEMORIAL WAYSIDE CHAPEL US-56, Garfield Downey Memorial Park Garfield’s first citizens in 1873 honored their former congressman, James A. Garfield of Ohio, by naming the town after him. In gratitude, he gave the town a bell for the first church erected. That church was Garfield’s Congregational Church, built in 1875. The Wayside Chapel is a memorial to the church, made from pieces of the church, and inside visitors can view the bell.

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Pawnee County shows and shares PRIDE

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itizens of Pawnee County share a deep sense of community. The Larned Civic PRIDE organization has been a driving force for community support and action since 2009.

A group of local citizens with

a mission of creating a better environment and enhancing the health of those in Pawnee County and the surrounding area partnered with Kansas State University Research and Extension and Kansas Pride Inc. to organize the group.

In 2020, club members nearly

doubled the community garden and installed an automatic watering system to ensure consistent watering throughout the season. The garden is one

of PRIDE’s first community projects, and has grown steadily over the past decade to include a community orchard and farmers market activity.

Located on the west side of Larned, it is convenient to the highway, and it’s not uncommon on evenings or weekends for members to be seen weeding and harvesting produce that is then left on a covered stand at the entrance for community members to pick up. Many hands make light work.

A suggested donation is welcome, and helps to cover the expenses of seed and improvements, but no one is turned away.

Fresh fruit, herbs, and vegetables are among the items harvested. New in 2020 are flowers, including towering sunflowers which can be viewed from the road.

One PRIDE member who volunteers at the garden said the flowers have been very popular this year, and are among the first items to be picked up when the club announces via its Facebook page produce is available.

Member interests are wide-ranging, so even those

not interested in gardening find plenty they can do to improve their community and create a hometown they can be proud of. In 2020, weekly noon meetings at The University of Kansas Health System Pawnee Valley Campus cafeteria were suspended in March after the Kansas governor ordered a temporary stoppage of all non-essential

businesses and meetings of more than 10 people.

They will resume when the threat of COVID-19 subsides. In the meantime, occasional committee virtual check-ins and communication via social media and email are happening. Club members are putting their time to good use, writing grant applications for a variety of community

improvement projects.

Through these efforts PRIDE members have raised over $700,000 in grant projects in Pawnee County. Between these efforts and other fundraising activity, club members have provided Wiis for the Senior Center, charging stations, a walking fitness course at Jordaan Park, renovation of the Schnack Park train and recent updates to Moffet Stadium at Larned High School. The group also took the lead on the DoerrVernon Park Splash Pad. They’ve also lent a hand with ongoing renovations at Camp Pawnee west of Larned.

A calendar of upcoming meetings and guest speakers appears monthly in the group’s facebook feed. To reach PRIDE, visit the Pawnee County Extension office at 715 Broadway, Room 6, Larned, KS 67550, call 620-285-6901, or message them at the Larned Civic PRIDE facebook page.

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Outdoor experience offers something unique to supporters of Larned’s State Theatre

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ow 71 years old, this volunteer-run theater is weathering the 2020 pandemic as close to business as usual as possible. Because it is run by volunteers, and earnings are put back into the theater, it is insulated from the ups and downs other for-profit theaters are experiencing.

With studios refraining from releasing new motion pictures this year due to anticipated low box-office participation, Jim White, president of the board of directors for the Larned State

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The association keeps current with new technology, upgrading to digital projectors and sound equipment, as well as 3-D movie capabilities.

Earlier in the year, when the theater was closed during the pandemic shutdown, it followed suit with other theaters in the area and sold popcorn and movie concessions to the public. However, the State put a little twist on the practice.

With an all-volunteer business model, non-profit groups in the area sign up to assist with the box office and concessions in exchange for a share in the proceeds, and this has been a lucrative fundraiser for many groups. During the spring of 2020, the State Theatre provided the popcorn and concession to these groups who then sold them to drivers taking part in some of the “Drag the Gut” cruising events that happened on Friday or Saturday evenings along Larned’s downtown business district. The events provided a welcome chance for people to get out and see one another in a fun but socially distanced way.

“I believe some of the organizations did very well during those events,” White said.

Outdoor activities are rising in popularity at this time because it is easier to socially distance, something everyone is conscious of as we attempt to keep businesses and schools operating at as close to normal as possible. Because of this, an outdoor movie event seemed just the ticket for a Larned Chamber of Commerce pop-up event in mid-July. The public was invited to attend, free of charge at Larned’s recently renovated Moffet Stadium. Some chose to stay in their vehicles, while others sat on bleachers or on the field inside the stadium.

“People seemed to really enjoy it,” White said. “It’s one more way we can provide recreation to citizens of Larned and surrounding towns.”

The event was made possible because in 2016, the State Theatre followed a hunch and invested in portable outdoor movie equipment.

White saw a similar set-up during a visit to the Oak Park Mall in Kansas City that year.

“We were at a mall by the center court that evening, when I saw the inflatable screen,” he said. People were arriving with lawn chairs and their kids in tow, grabbing a spot to watch a free movie. Many were teens or early 20’s, or families with kids. Jim visited with the company representatives on the spot, and later invited them to come to Larned and put on an event there.

The company presented a drive-in movie at the Larned High School athletic field. Board members recalled the fun they’d had attending drive-in movies in their youth, and wanted to share the experience with the community.

“There were a lot of kids who didn’t know what a drivein was like,” he said. “It’s a good deal to share the experience with a new generation.”

The Larned High School Sophomore class ran the concession stand, keeping the profits from the sale in their class fund. The theater charged $5 a car-load, and when students showed up in groups on-foot, they charged just $5 for the group, he said. The evening was a success, one they hope to repeat soon.

The association didn’t need any further convincing. They purchased an inflatable drive-in movie screen for the theater, as well as the speakers and an FM antenna which can push the sound out to car radios in the vicinity.

Since then, the theater has worked with the city and with the Larned Chamber of Commerce to share the experience two or three times a year.

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2020 Santa Fe Trail Days looked different

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or many years, Larned has marked the beginning of summer with a weekend long celebration called Santa Fe Trail Days.

A parade, street fair, and several community activities around the business district drew many to the heart

of the city for fun and to visit with old friends and new. But, in 2020 with statewide closings of schools and many community gatherings canceled in an effort to curb the rise of positive cases of COVID-19, the Larned Area Chamber of Commerce decided to take a different approach.

Rather than packing one weekend with activities, they spread them out over the course of the summer in a series of “pop-up” events that allowed people to have fun while remaining safe. While one downside was fewer people from outside the area traveled to participate, on the plus side, local people deepened bonds with each other and the community.

Some of the activities included a pop-up parade, “Cruising the Gut” nights, and an outdoor movie presented at Moffett Stadium in both June and July. In August, a Summer Celebration and Rodeo experience included food trucks, a beer garden, mechanical bull rides, a competitive rodeo and a dance with live music provided by the band Crazy Horse. More events are planned for the fall and winter, and will be announced closer to the date.

Response to the pop-up events has been positive, according to Chamber Director Alex Filbert.

It’s too early to tell how the 2020 experience will carry forward into 2021, but however it does, it’s clear the people of Pawnee County continue to have a healthy appreciation for their heritage and their association with the Santa Fe Trail.

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GOLF

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Larned golf course enjoys revival Larned Country Club superintendent Dan Collins felt like he was fighting a biblical battle.

Collins worked the majority of the course maintenance when the coronavirus forced safety restrictions.

Collins kept busy cleaning golf carts. Bunker rakes were removed and PCP pipe in holes insured flags didn’t have to be removed.

The clubhouse was closed for a period of time.

“The virus was always a safety concern. I worked by myself for a

period of time and that eventually was not doable,” Collins said. “It was one worker assigned to each mower for a while.”

Restrictions were eventually eased as assistant Steve Webb joined Larned Indian sophomores Easton Fitzpatrick and Madelyn McMurphy, Collins’ granddaughter, for the summertime work crew.

With spring high school and junior college sports canceled, the course enjoyed a busy spring and summer.

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“Golf was the one sport you could play,” he said. “It’s easy to social distance. We’ve enjoyed good local play. The range has increased traffic.”

Taking expert care of Larned Country Club comes naturally for Collins. His work dates back more than 50 years when he golfed with former New York Yankees pitcher Ralph Terry. He’s spent the past 11 summers serving as full-time golf course superintendent.

Excessive rain spawned fungus issues and crab grass and goose grass.

“It’s always an issue when it’s moist and stays wet,” Collins said.

“The rain increased mowing.”

Excessive heat and humidity was next, creating an issue with “dollar spot.”

Dollar spot is a fungus that affects warm and cool-season grasses. It occurs especially after a period of extremely moist weather.

Dollar spot favors high humidity and temperatures ranging to 85 degrees.

“Dollar spot typically gives us trouble,” Collins said. “Anytime the grass is cut short, it’s susceptible to disease. The added moisture created black algae on the greens.

Memorials from Clint Vratil and Steven Gillett provided money to purchase trees which were planted between Nos. 1 and 6.

“We planted good-sized trees after we lost a big tree,” Collins said.

Club President Chris Froetschner oversaw various club improvements. The primary project was repaving a new concrete parking lot. Fairways and tee boxes are reseeded annually. Older electric golf carts were traded out with gas-powered carts.

“The golfers have been very happy with the gas-powered carts,”

he said.

The golf course property is owned by the city of Larned, which pays for the water and irrigation system. Golf carts and cart shed rentals are available. Larned Country Club features members from Pawnee, Barton and Edwards counties. Collins said Josh Kraisinger, Larned’s parks and cemetery supervisor, anchors support from the city of Larned.

“Josh gets equipment prepared, and performs anything mechanical,” Collins said.

The driving range west of the clubhouse allows multiple players to hit range balls. The fullylighted north/south driving range stretches to 330 yards. A retriever can pick up 1,000 golf balls in 45 minutes.

Green fees are $20 during weekdays and $25 on the weekend.

Larned Country Club grows plots of Bentgrass Pencross. Typical maintenance features reseeding fairways with a variety of Bluegrass.

Larned Country Club opened in 1950. It is a well-maintained course featuring small and sloped Bentgrass greens with bluegrass and perennial rye fairways.

Three of the sloping fairways are doglegs and tree-lined. Water hazards come into play on three holes.

The nine-hole Larned Country Club layout features 2,747 yards of golf from the longest tee for a par of 35. The course rating is 33.9 and it has a slope rating of 106.

Larned Country Club operates the Pin High Bar & Grill, which serves customers in the clubhouse.

The Pin High is generally open at 5 p.m. each day the course is open.

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arned is Pawnee County’s recreational hub, but visitors to the communities of Burdett, Rozel and Garfield will find unique diversions nearby.

Burdett, known as the home of the man who discovered the planet Pluto, offers a fun Solar System themed miniature golf course. The Burdett Community Pride club maintains the course, with balls and clubs available at the city office. New playground equipment was installed at the park next to the golf course.

The Rozel Community center includes meeting space and an indoor fitness center. Community members meet there to mark major holidays, including Halloween with Trunk-or-Treat and Christmas with a parade and visit from Santa Claus, hotdog feeds and 5K fun runs.

It is also available for private events. Rozel park includes a playground, basketball courts, and a picnic shelter.

A ballpark is also available through the community center.

Garfield is home to two parks located right on the US 56, Downey Memorial Park on the east end of town, and Camp Criley park on the north. Be sure to get a close-

up look at the tiny chapel located at Downey Memorial Park.

Larned, the county seat, is home to the only public pool and splash pad in the county, drawing many from around the area each summer.

The large ninety-one-yearold pool and bathhouse is located at Schnack/Lowery Park, W. 1st and Carroll.

Extensive updates to the pool’s filtration, lighting and sound systems began in 2020, and are expected to be completely operational in 2021.

Each year, the season opens Memorial Day weekend, and ends the weekend before back-to-school. During that time, the pool is staffed by local high school and college students, providing meaningful summer employment and patron safety.

Other Schnack/Lowery Park features include a duck pond and a 75-yearold mechanical train, the Schnack Express. Local civic groups partnered with Larned Community Pride and the city recently to add lights, sound and renovate its mechanical function to keep it running for years to come. Kids and parents alike delight in the train.

In 2020 the splash pad located at Doerr Vernon

Park, 620 Fort Larned Ave., provided an option for waterbased recreation as work continued on the pool. The pad provides yet another way area youth can enjoy water play and stay cool during the summer months. Typically, it remains open after the pool shuts down, for as long as temperatures remain warm enough and autumn leaf fall doesn’t threaten to clog drains.

The Larned Recreation Commission can be found at the Larned Community Center. A variety of team sports are organized through the rec, and play is coordinated at playing fields throughout the city. Located next to the Pawnee County Fairgrounds, there is also an outdoor fitness walking track available for the public.

The Larned Municipal Golf Course, located on the far east side of city with access from the highway, provides ample opportunity for golf lovers around the area, and is also a frequent stop for college golf teams around the state looking for a spot to warm up on their way to tournaments in neighboring Barton County.

In 2020, the city partnered with the course’s board of directors to completely revamp the parking area next to the clubhouse, and other updates are also being considered. Public and private tournaments are a given on most weekends.

Together, the county and the cities work hard to provide a wide variety of recreational opportunities for residents and visitors alike.

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or individuals looking to hunt or fish in Pawnee County, there are multiple options available.

The Larned Fishing Pond is open to the public daily. It is stocked regularly with species such as black crappie, bluegill, carp, channel catfish and large mouth bass. There are shaded picnic areas and restrooms.

If you plan to hunt or fish in Pawnee County, though, you must have a valid Kansas Hunting or Fishing License. Purchase or find out where to purchase state fishing and hunting licenses online at www.ksoutdoors.com/ License-Permits.

When hunting on private land, hunters should always obtain written permission from the landowner first.

Pawnee County is made up primarily of ranch and farmland which provide excellent feed and cover for whitetail deer, pheasant, quail, dove and turkeys.

The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism has secured leases from various Pawnee County landowners to ensure Walk In Hunting Areas (WIHAs) are available to the general public. WIHAs provide access to local hunters and payments to local farmers.

KDWPT Wildlife Biologist Logan Shoup can be reached by email at logan.shoup@ks.gov or

by phone at 620-450-7215 for more information about WIHAs and other KDWPT habitat programs.

The KDWPT hunting atlas can be found online at www.

kdwpt.state.ks.us/news/KDWPT-Info/Locations/HuntingFishing-Maps-by-County/FallHunting-Atlas. This site includes links to a complete online map of all WIHAs, the free ArcGIS

Explorer App to mobile devices, and Garmin GPS & Google Earth files. Traditional PDF files of printed atlas maps may also be downloaded.

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Moffett Stadium represents pride in Larned’s past, hope for future

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he concrete bleachers and grass fields of Larned’s Moffett Stadium have stood the test of time since the stadium was completed in 1937.

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ues to unite to ensure the iconic stadium’s future.

The stadium was conceived in 1934 when A.H. Moffett and E.E. Frizell donated land to the City of Larned for the purpose of constructing an athletic facility. The

stadium which bore Moffett’s name was constructed as a Works Projects Administration (WPA) during the throes of the Great Depression, and was completed in 1937.

According to Larned’s Buddy Tabler, the game at which the stadium was dedicated, a baseball game between Larned and Bazine town teams, was a huge local event.

The game was broadcast on Great Bend radio, drew bands from several area towns, and was attended by then-Kansas Governor Walter Huxman.

From that point, Tabler said the stadium hosted a variety of events far beyond baseball, even serving as Larned High School’s football stadium until 1959. In the springtime, he said, grounds crews would even run a road grater around the field to create

a running track so the stadium could be used for track and field.

Outside of scholastic and collegiate athletics, the stadium has played host to 4-H shows, rodeos, Kansas Quarter Horse Association shows, drive-in movies and more in its 83-year history, with work often going on nearly year round to prepare the stadium for each of its different uses.

Over the years, various efforts have been made to not only preserve the facility, but to make it one of the top-flight baseball stadiums in the state of Kansas.

So much so, in fact, Fort Hays State University professor Mark E. Eberle, in his book “Kansas Baseball: 1858-1941”, chronicles the stadium as one of the ten best historic baseball facilities in the state.

“It’s an iconic figure (for the community),” longtime Larned High School and Larned American Legion baseball coach Chad Erway said. “I have been to a lot of stadiums across the state of Kansas, I have yet to find one with the atmosphere Moffett Stadium provides.”

According to Erway, over the past several years, almost every part of the stadium has seen some type of renovation or upgrade, including the field, the pitcher’s mound, the scoreboard, the sound system, the installation of new batting cages and more.

Each time, the massive fundraising support from the community underscores the pride the community feels for its historic stadium. Countless civic organizations, area businesses, local residents, as well as the City of Larned, the Larned Recreation Commission, and the USD 495 school district, have all been a part of making Moffett Stadium a destination facility, and not just for baseball.

“I think what the whole community

would like to accomplish is to hold more events like concerts, and things like that,” Tabler said.

Most recently, in 2020, the city was issued grants through the Golden Belt Community Foundation by way of a private donor to update the visitors’ locker room and repair and reseal the concrete grandstands due to leaking issues caused by the structure’s advanced age. The home locker room had also been previously upgraded.

The result has been creating a top-notch historic facility that Erway and Tabler say continues to be a destination park for teams around the state, even at 83 years old.

It also continues to be a point of pride to citizens invested in making an icon of the past a bedrock of the community’s future.

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The Santa Fe Trail Center is showcasing local artists in 2020

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avid Skelton, and his wife Donna Skelton-Campbell, began their carving business during the mid-1980s after David suffered a back injury that left him disabled. He took up wood carving then, and became quite skilled in the art of uncovering figures from solid wood. Carvings of Santa Claus were probably his most lucrative, but locally he is known primarily for carving the Native American Chief that acts as the Larned School District’s mascot. Three figurines in total, one in each of the high school and middle school trophy cases and one in the high school office.

Early in his wood carving career, Skelton and his wife lived near Eureka Springs, Ark. for part of the year. His skill increased and interest grew in his figurines. A florist in the area was planning to have an open house, and asked if he could carve her a Santa Claus. The event was a week away. Skelton accepted the challenge and went to work, roughing out the figurine which stands nearly 4-feet tall. As he began carving the features and details, he worked from top to bottom, his wife following him with paint.

Together, they finished the piece in time to the delight of the shop owner. Customers wanted to know who had made the carving.

This success led to numerous other requests for Santa carvings.

Around that same time, the department store Bloomingdale’s was marketing statemade specialties, and a representative looking for food items saw Skelton’s

carvings of carousel horses. The rep asked him to carve seven more for another marketing program. Like with Santa Claus, he and Donna worked to the deadline, and had them ready to ship on time. Watching a craftsman like Skelton is compelling, and he was photographed often while working. One photo, taken at his Eureka Springs shop, appears in State of Arkansas tourism marketing materials.

Skelton passed away unexpectedly in 1995. In recent months, at the urging of the museum, his family has reached out

to past customers and gone through their personal collections to pull together items for a show.

In July, 2020, the Santa Fe Trail Center Museum announced it will dedicate the West Hall to artists from Pawnee County, beginning with Skelton’s carvings. At a recent Larned Chamber of Commerce event, Skelton-Campbell provided interpretation of her deceased husband’s work, which filled two display cases, in addition to stand alone carvings.

Arriving at the museum, visitors immediately get a glimpse of his work.

He carved the wooden sign out front at the request of the museum board. Inside, visitors will find a wide range of carvings, including the Santa Claus figures, wildlife, folksy men and women, gun handles, Christmas ornaments and more. Some of the items are completely 3-dimensional, while others are carved in relief from slabs of hardwood.

The Santa Fe Trail Center Museum’s East Wing has also been undergoing a major transformation over the past several years, and depicts the history of Pawnee County from pre-recorded historic times to present day. There is also a soda fountain where visitors can order a refreshing drink, a gift shop, and extensive outdoor grounds and buildings that have been collected and moved to the site to create a rustic prairie village harkening back to the earliest days of settlement of Pawnee County.

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Celebrating 70 years of construction business With locations in Barton and Pawnee counties, Eakin Enterprises has deep local roots

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akin Enterprises Inc., along with Eakin Placement Inc. and Eakin Transport Inc., is proud to celebrate its 70th year in business in 2020.

Currently owned and operated

by Chad Eakin, Brock Eakin, and Shabree Eakin, along with a great group of dedicated employees, the business was founded in 1950 by Willis and Wanda Eakin, Chad’s grandparents. Before moving to Larned, the Eakins had leased a sand pit in Dodge City.

The Larned business was run

by Willis and Wanda with the help of their two sons Wendell (Chad’s father) and Nolan. While in high school, Chad helped out at the business and also started his own construction business. He opened and started operations in Great Bend at 3022 Railroad Avenue in 2001. Currently the two locations employ 35 people.

The main office is located at 111 Main Street in Larned.

According to Chad “customer service is very important to us

and going that extra mile for our customers makes a huge difference.”

Eakin Enterprises, Inc. covers a very large area with a variety of services including sand and gravel, rock, dirt, dirt work, concrete construction (commercial and residential), demolition, trucking of any type of material with end dumps or dump trucks, spreading with a belly dump trailer, construction equipment rental, concrete

construction supplies, storage containers (buy or lease), snow removal, storm shelters, culvert replacement/new, grading with their GPS grader, excavation and tree removal/cleanup.

The Eakin Placement, Inc. division provides concrete placement through the use of the 37Z Alliance Concrete Pump with a horizontal reach of 106 feet and a vertical reach of 119 feet. The Putzmeister Telebelt is a truck-mounted telescopic belt conveyor ideal for a variety of ap-

plications including foundations, decks, backfilling, mat pours, slabs, and footings. It can also place high volumes of materials easily such as, concrete, gravel, backfill, dirt, mulch, sand, rock and lots of other materials in hard to reach places.

The Eakin Transport, Inc. division provides trucking for all types of aggregates, bulk cement, fly ash, dirt, and grain. Also available is a lowboy and flatbed trailer to haul any type(s) of equipment.

Check them out on Facebook or their website at www.eakinenterprises.com or call 620-285-2097 for your free estimate!

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AMERICAN Granny’s Kitchen 925 E. 10th Street 620-793-7441

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PAWNEE COUNTY EVENTS 2020 SEPTEMBER 27.......................Larned Area Chamber’s Last Chance Golf Tournament OCTOBER 10 & 11 ..............Santa Fe Trail Center Tired Iron Show NOVEMBER 14?.....................Burdett American Legion Auxiliary’s Pheasant Hunter’s Feed 11.......................Larned Veterans Day Parade TBD ...................Garfield Turkey Shoot 20.......................Annual Meeting of the Fort Larned Historical Society Membership 28.......................12 Turkeys & Hams of Christmas Giveaway Begins DECEMBER 4.........................Larned Community Christmas Tree Lighting. Shopping and Refreshments, Santa’s House 5.........................Larned 100th Annual Christmas Celebration & Christmas Parade Christmas Gift Fairs and Bake Sale, Kiddie Movie, Santa’s House 6.........................Rozel Christmas Celebration Community Meal, Parade, Games and Activities for the Whole Family 12.......................Burdett Christmas Celebration Lunch, Drawings, Games and Activities for the Whole Family 12.......................Larned Civic Pride Kiddie Shopping Day, Santa’s House 12.......................Santa Fe Trail Center’s Christmas on the Prairie 2021 JANUARY TBD ...................Fort Larned Kansas Day Celebration TBS ....................Santa Fe Trail Center Kansas Day Celebration FEBRUARY 12-14 .................51st Annual Chamber Antiques & Collectible Show MAY 28-30 .................29th Annual Santa Fe Trail Days TBD ...................Fort Larned Memorial Day Weekend Event JUNE TBD ...................Juneteenth Celebration JULY TBD ...................Old Fashioned 4th of July at Fort Larned TBD ...................Larned Area Chamber Ambassadors Community Fireworks Show TBD ...................Larned Civic Pride’s Santa Fe Run, Walk & Triathlon 21-24 .................Pawnee County Fair AUGUST TBD ...................Rozel Summer Celebration SEPTEMBER TBD ...................Santa Fe Trail Center Rendezvous TBD ...................Larned Area Chamber’s Last Chance Golf Tournament

Keep up with events and changes to events at: larnedks.org santafetrailcenter.org www.nps.gov

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sually held on the last weekend of July, the Pawnee County Fair helps to showcase the accomplishments of people from all the communities in the county. It’s a chance for everyone from youth to seniors to put their best foot forward and demonstrate a year’s worth of learning in the areas of raising and handling pets and livestock, agricultural and marksmanship skills, and hobbies and crafts including photography, needlework, painting, sculpting, woodworking and more.

While historically the roots of the 4-H program are deep in the world of agriculture, the modern era has seen the variety of projects expand to include many designed to appeal to kids growing up in rural and urban environments. Livestock shows still drive the action, but many of today’s kids are just as apt to display the results of their tech skills as their ability to lead a sheep, pig or cow around the ring. Visitors to the fair can take in all types of displays throughout the days-long event.

Pawnee County was fortunate in 2020 because its fair occured later in the season.

Kansas State University Extension Service, which oversees the state’s 4-H program, halted in-person activities in 2020 as a precaution, resuming them in early July. Therefore, Pawnee County 4-Hers were able to take part in some live activities.

Typically, judges who are called in from neighboring counties arrive in the early days to judge 4-H dog and cat shows and a fashion revue the week prior to the fair. This ensures pets are under the least amount of stress, and participants need not worry about mussing their clothes before or after their handiwork and sewing machine skills have been admired up close.

Looking ahead to 2021, the return of a regular fair experience is anticipated, with something new and unique offered each day. For the active, there’s a 5K run. There’s also the chance to watch a tractor pull or ranch rodeo, fill up on burgers and steaks at the steak cookoff, or relax in the beer garden.

Ice cream socials, watermelon feeds,

community coffees provide even more opportunities to sample and catch up with friends and family at the fair.

One highlight of the fair is the 4-H Livestock Sale, where Pawnee County Youth learn the ins and outs of marketing their project livestock. The sale is followed by the annual livestock buyer’s dinner.

The Pawnee County Fair takes place at the Pawnee County Fairground located on North Toles Ave. in Larned. Fair books are available in the weeks before the fair, outlining exhibit requirements. They can be picked up at the Pawnee County Extension Office located in the basement of the Pawnee County Courthouse at 715 Broadway. It can also be accessed on the website at www.pawneecountyfair.com.

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“We had a good harvest, yields and test weights,” said Kim Barnes, chief financial officer and grain merchandiser for the Pawnee County Coop Association. “It was little better

than we expected. Ample rains came when we needed them. There were a few pleasant surprises.”

Harvest varied widely with a range from 20 to 85 bushels per acre. Test weights were on target, ranging from 59 to 62.

Barnes said the 2020 Pawnee County wheat harvest delivered a good harvest after last year’s total of 2.2 million bushels at the

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“Ample spring rain helped the plant mature to finish.

Some disease issues helped limit the harvest.

The prospective Pawnee County fall harvest of corn, milo and soybeans looks promising because of the sufficient summer rain. Corn harvest generally starts in August along with milo and soybeans.

“The fall crop harvest appears bigger than we’ve had in recent years,” Barnes said. “We’ve enjoyed an ample year of moisture.

Dryland corn and irrigated corn looks to be a good crop. The milo is heading out.”

PCCA has changed the grain storage skylines of Larned, Garfield, Macksville and Dartmouth.

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Larned farmers met at the Pawnee County Courthouse in 1905 to plan a wooden grain elevator in Larned. Since then, the PCCA has

expanded to offer complete grain handling facilities, with more than five million bushels of storage space.

Winter wheat, corn, sorghum, soybeans and alfalfa headline Pawnee County’s cropland production. Pawnee County is primarily agricultural. Irrigated and dry-land crops are raised to feed cattle further west.

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Pawnee County Commission Pawnee County has three elected commissioners who meet Monday of each week at 9:00 a.m. in the commissioner’s room at the courthouse, second floor, 715 Broadway Larned 620-285-3721; Fax: 620-285-2559 Deborah Lewis, 1st District 620-285-3721 Phillip Hammeke, 2nd District 620-285-3721 Bob Rein, Jr., 3rd District 620-285-3721 Directory of Departments www.pawneecountykansas.com Pawnee County Appraiser Tina Keeler 715 Broadway, Larned 620-285-2915; Fax: 620-285-3802 tina.keeler@pawneecountyks.org Pawnee County Attorney Douglas W. McNett 715 Broadway, Larned 620-285-2139; Fax: 620-285-6293 Pawnee County Clerk Ruth M. Searight 715 Broadway, Larned 620-285-3721; Fax: 620-285-2559

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24th Judicial District Court Services 606 Topeka, Larned 620-285-3100

Pawnee County Attorney Douglas McNett 715 Broadway St., Larned 620-285-2139 Fax: 620-285-6293 Pawnee County District Court Pawnee County Courthouse 715 Broadway St., Larned 620-285-6937 Fax: 620-285-3665 Clerk of the District Court Kay Schartz 620-285-6937 24th Judicial District Chief Judge Bruce Gatterman 620-285-2247 District-Magistrate Judge Julie Fletcher-Cowell 620-285-6937

Community Corrections & Juvenile Intake 606 Topeka, Suite 102, Larned Director Gail Antenen 620-285-3128

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awnee County Kansas was created in 1867 and named for the Pawnee Indians, who inhabited the area as their hunting

grounds.

The land recognized as Pawnee County was a high-traffic area long before its boundaries were officially plotted and a permanent settlement began in 1872.

Pawnee County’s most recognized citizen is Clyde W. Tombaugh (1906-1997), who discovered the planet Pluto in February 1930. Tombaugh graduated from Burdett High School in 1925. He discovered Pluto while working at the Lowell Observatory in

Flagstaff, Ariz.

Other notable Pawnee County natives include Hall of Fame coach Gene Keady, former Purdue basketball coach; Ralph Terry, former New York Yankees pitcher; Gary Patterson, Texas Christian University head football coach; John Zook, All-Pro NFL player and All Big 8 player at the University of Kansas; Mitch Webster, major league baseball outfielder; Hal Patterson, Canadian football player; and Belle Jennings Benchley, past director of the San Diego Zoo. Pawnee County currently includes the cities of Garfield, Burdett, Rozel and Larned.

The buffalo and Indians

roamed freely for centuries before the white soldiers arrived in 1859 to establish a military post at Fort Larned to assist in commerce and travel along the Santa Fe Trail.

George Custer, Kit Carson, William Cody, Black Kettle, Satanta, and Yellow Bear were but a few of the legendary people frequenting the fort.

The establishment of Fort Larned on the Santa Fe Trail was significant not only for defense of the trail, but also to assist settlers in the area.

The Hancock-Custer expedition, referring to General Winfield S. Hancock and Colonel George Custer, arrived at Fort Larned on April 7, 1867, and the two men conducted meetings with Cheyenne Chiefs Tall Bull and White Horse in an attempt to satisfy Indian displeasure at white settlers.

The meeting delayed problems along the Santa Fe Trail.

It was Henry Booth (18381898), retired captain of Company L, 11th Kansas Calvary, who petitioned the state for official organization of the county in 1872, naming it after the familiar Pawnee River as well as recognizing the Pawnee Indians who inhabited the area historically. Booth served in the Kansas Legislature, serving as the Legislature’s Speaker of the House.

The organization of Pawnee County is colorful. A colonizer from Chicago, Dr. Samuel Grant Rodgers, had arrived in the Pawnee County area and he and his associates had laid out a town, naming it Petersburg in honor of

an official of the Santa Fe Railroad, T.J. Peters. Today it is called Kinsley.

Realizing that Petersburg was a threat to Larned, as both towns were within the original boundaries of Pawnee County, Booth and other Larned promoters moved at once toward organization of the county. A law passed that same year by the Legislature prescribing that a petition asking for organization of a new county was to be signed by “40 householders who were legal electors of the county.”

There were not 40 legal electors in Pawnee County, but Booth and A.H. Boyd secured the signatures by an extra-legal procedure.

One report said they stopped an immigrant train that was toiling westward along the Santa Fe Trail and forced the men in the party to sign their petition.

Booth forwarded the petition to Gov. James M. Harvey recommending F.C. Hawkins as a good man to take the census.

Governor Harvey accepted Booth’s recommendation and appointed Hawkins. Nine days later Hawkins finished his enumeration and filed his certified report with the governor. It showed a population of 674 men, women and chil-

dren, an amazing figure in view of the difficulty Captain Booth had experienced in finding 40 legal electors to sign his petition.

Dr. Rodgers was in Chicago recruiting settlers for his colony while Booth and his associates were taking the preliminary steps toward county organization. It is assumed that Dr. Rodgers went to Topeka and that he registered a protest with the governor and secretary of state, but they must have convinced him that nothing could or should be done to delay the organization of Pawnee County.

Gov. James M. Harvey’s proclamation admitting Pawnee as the 65th county was dated November 4, 1872 by Henry Booth, A.H. Boyd, Timothy McCarthy, and George J. Cox. Larned became the permanent county seat of Pawnee County in an election held on October 7, 1873.

Dr. Rodgers and Booth were opposing candidates for state representative. Rodgers won the seat, but Booth, although denied membership in the Legislature, had considerable influence in that body. The boundaries of Pawnee County were changed, cutting 12 miles off the south, which left out Dr. Rodgers’ town, Petersburg,

and adding six miles on the north, taken from Rush County and six miles on the east, taken from Stafford County.

This, Booth observed, “brought Larned nearer the center of the county and strengthened it as the county seat.” It also cut off Petersburg and practically every other town in the county.

When in 1874, a petition was presented to the Legislature asking that the original boundaries of Pawnee County be restored, the Legislature again came to the rescue of Booth and his county seat by returning one township to Pawnee – the one containing Garfield – and creating Edwards County from the “orphan townships.”

Interesting sites in the county include the nine original buildings at Fort Larned, the Pawnee County Courthouse (former), the Eagle Optic Building, the Masonic Building, the Campbell House (1886) and the Patterson House (circa 1876).

The Larned Presbyterian Church was organized on July 15, 1873. The first county fair was held in 1876. Currently it is a 4-H fair.

The first school district was Pawnee Number 1, formed in Larned on June 24, 1873.

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Trustee—Ron Pfenninger, 620-527-4456 3040 X Rd, Nekoma 67559 Treasurer—Greg Umberger, 620-527-4472 3018 U Rd, Rozel, KS 67574 Clerk—Alan Hagerman, 620-527-4491 2247 270th Ave, Rozel, KS 67574

Trustee—David Hammeke, 620-995-3665 1205 C Rd, Belpre, KS 67519 Treasurer—Ruth Colglazier, 620-285-2560 1081 F Rd, Larned, KS 67550 Clerk—David Zook, 620-285-2507 496 Main, Larned, KS 67550

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Trustee—Jerrod Smith, 620-285-2729 357 K Rd, Larned, KS 67550 Treasurer—Kathy Zook, 620-285-2577 895 40th Ave, Larned, KS 67550 Clerk—Alan Crane, 620-285-3323 1191 30th Ave, Larned, KS 67550

Trustee—Marty Loving, 620-982-4430 351 T Rd, Pawnee Rock 67567 Treasurer—Linda Slavik, 620-982-4480 399 R5 Rd, Pawnee Rock, KS 67567 Clerk—Steve Apley, 620-285-2598 1456 60th Ave, Pawnee Rock, KS 67567

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Trustee—Justin Vanmeter, 620-527-4504 1513 US 183 Hwy, Larned, KS 67550 Treasurer—Danny Dipman, 620-285-3478 1727 190th Ave, Larned, KS 67550 Clerk—Stanley D. Crawford, 620-285-6266 1809 200th Ave, Larned, KS 67550

Trustee—Jared Larry Skelton, 620-285-5963 1153 180th Ave, Larned, KS 67550 Treasurer—Clint Barger, 620-285-7353 1692 I Rd, Garfield, KS 67529 Clerk—Bryan L. Fischer, 620-285-7466 1649 L Rd, Larned, KS 67550

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Trustee—Allan Smith, 620-285-3087 1666 150th Ave, Larned, KS 67550 Treasurer—Roy Pleasant, 620-285-3632 1529 140th Ave, Larned, KS 67550 Clerk—Chad Erway, 620-285-0086 1457 160th Ave, Larned, KS 67550

Trustee—Edgar Schadel 620-525-6794, 620-525-6617 3724 Y Rd, Alexander, KS 67513 Treasurer—Rodney Albrecht, 620-525-6628 3448 T Rd, Burdett, KS 67523 Clerk—Steve Miller, 620-525-6551 3535 U Rd, Burdett, KS 67523

GARFIELD Trustee—Eldon Meckfessel 620-569-2317; 620-569-2454 115 N Sherman, Garfield, KS 67529 Treasurer—Melvina Prescott, 620-569-2563 687 200th Ave, Garfield, KS 67529 Clerk—Daryl Prescott, 620-569-2563 687 200th Ave, Garfield, KS 67529 GRANT Trustee—Jerry Knauf, 620-527-4265 204 Smith St, P.O. Box 85, Rozel, KS 67574 Treasurer—Robert Hammeke, 620-525-6675 2968 O Rd, Rozel, KS 67574 Clerk—Jim Snodgrass, 620-527-4486 1810 310th Ave, Rozel, KS 67574

PLEASANT GROVE

KEYSVILLE Trustee—John Woelk, 620-527-4424 1146 270th Ave, Rozel, KS 67574 Treasurer—Bill Price, 620-527-4443 817 270th Ave, Rozel, KS 67574 Clerk—Ray Colglazier, 620-527-4236 2638 I Rd, Rozel, KS 67574

Trustee—Sharla Woods, 620-285-6773 1041 K19 Hwy S, Larned, KS 67550 Treasurer—Pete Schartz, 620-285-2951 826 I Rd, Larned, KS 67550 Clerk—Jane Zook, 620-285-3362 1227 I Rd, Larned, KS 67550

LARNED

PLEASANT RIDGE

Trustee—Jerald Hadley, 620-285-5560 1254 O Rd, Larned, KS 67550 Treasurer—Debora Fox-Johnson 620-285-7449 1354 100th Ave, Larned, KS 67550 Clerk—Ken Fenwick, 620-285-7229 833 O Rd, Larned, KS 67550

Trustee—Alan Converse, 620-569-2296 2216 J Rd, Garfield, KS 67529 Treasurer—Richard Meckfessel 620-569-2359 2450 K Rd, Rozel, KS 67574 Clerk—Steve Hall, 620-569-2499 933 220th Ave, Garfield, KS 67529

VALLEY CENTER Trustee—Frederick Grizzell, 620-348-4968 344 30th Ave, Macksville, KS 67557 Treasurer—Gary Seibert, 620-348-2081 651 20th Ave, Macksville, KS 67557 Clerk—Teddy Gingrich, 620-348-4753 270 70th Ave, Larned, KS 67550 WALNUT Trustee—Jason Skelton, 620-285-3854 1276 U Rd, Larned, KS 67550 Treasurer—Kevin E. Fox, 620-285-2301 1206 U Rd, Larned, KS 67550 Clerk—Leonard Grant, 620-285-2573 1949 110th Ave, Larned, KS 67550

Township officials are elected by residents of their township.

Elections are held during regular county-wide elections.

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he Pawnee County Humane Society Inc. is a 501(c)3 charity.

Its mission is to prevent suffering, neglect, abuse and cruelty to animals through community awareness and education, promoting responsible pet ownership and ending the euthanasia of healthy, adoptable animals in Pawnee County. Andrea Buhler-Lartz has served as shelter manager since 2017.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, out of respect and concern for the health and well-being of the human staff and volunteers, the decision was made in March of 2020 to close the animal shelter to the public until further notice.

“Pawnee County Humane Society will fully reopen to the public

when it feels it is safe to do so,” Buhler-Lartz said in July. At that time PCHS did not have a reopen date.

“PCHS has one paid staff member and employs inmate laborers, hence the need for strict adherence to safety measures and standards regarding COVID-19,” she explained. “PCHS is operating on an appointment-only basis for adoptions, surrenders, vouchers, etc.

People can call 620-285-8510 to talk to staff and make an appointment. Applications for adoptions are needed first and can be found at www.pawneehumane.com.”

Services available The humane society has $50 vouchers from a PetSmart grant that can be used at either Frick

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Hours: M-F 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

24-hour Emergency Services Large and small animal medicine and surgery, in-house diagnostics, grooming, boarding and pet supplies.

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Pawnee County Humane Society 1406 M5 Road (the corner of 8th Street and K-264), Larned 620-285-8510 www.pawneehumane.com Business Hours* Noon - 2:00 p.m. Monday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Thursday 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Saturday * Shorter hours were imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

If you call and no one is there, leave a message.

Vet Services or Larned Veterinary Clinic. Vouchers can be used by Pawnee County pet owners to offset the costs of spaying, neutering, wellness vaccinations, rabies vaccinations, flea/tick/heartworm preventatives, and more.

PCHS still gives clickers and clicker training information to dog adopters, should they choose to take them.

Best Chance Training Back in 2006, the PCHS entered into an agreement with the Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility to use inmates as dog handlers who provide basic socialization and obedience training to dogs that have been surrendered to PCHS, helping them become more adoptable. All dogs in training have been spayed or neutered and are current on vaccinations. They are trained to kennel, are housebroken and are socialized with humans as well as other dogs.

PCHS still has a partnership with the Kansas Department of

Corrections and has four dogs at the prison enrolled in the Best Chance Training Program, BuhlerLartz said.

Trap, Neuter and Return (TNR) program In 2009, the PCHS started a community-wide Trap, Neuter, Return (TNR) program to control the feral cat population in Larned.

TNR programs reduce the number of feral cats by trapping the animals, spaying or neutering them, and then returning them to their neighborhood. PCHS believes the TNR program is the best option for controlling the feral cat population.

Feral cats are cats that have returned to living like a wild animal – either because they were born to a feral mother or because they were abandoned by previous owners.

For more information on how PCHS can help with feral cats, contact PCHS board member Chasitty Solko by calling 620-2859387. Or call the PCHS number, 620-285-8510.

Immunization Requirements for the 2020-2021 School Year K.A.R. 28-1-20 defines immunizations required for any individual who attends school or a childcare program operated by a school. Below are the requirements for the indicated school year. Please carefully review the requirements. The usual number of doses required are listed; however there are exceptional circumstances that could alter the number of doses a child needs. If you have questions about your child’s immunization status, contact your chld’s primary care provider or local health department.

Proof of receiving the required immunizations must be provided to the school prior to the student attending the first day of school.

Early Childhood Program Operated by a School Ages 4 Years and Under Vaccine DTaP/DT (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis) IPV (Polio) MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) Varicella (Chickenpox) Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hib (Haemophilus Influenza Type B) Prevnar (Pneumococcal Conjugate)

Requirement 4 doses 3 doses 1 dose 1 dose* 2 doses 3 doses 4 doses** 4 doses**

Kindergarten and Grade 1 - New Requirement!

Vaccine DTaP/DT (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis) IPV (Polio) MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) Varicella (Chickenpox) Hepatitis A - New NEWRequirement!

REQUIREMENT! Hepatitis B

Requirement 5 doses 4 doses*** 2 doses 2 doses* 2 doses 3 doses

Grade 2 - 6 Vaccine DTaP/DT (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis) IPV (Polio) MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) Varicella (Chickenpox) Hepatitis B

Requirement 5 doses 4 doses*** 2 doses 2 doses* 3 doses

Grade 7 - 8 New Requirement!

Vaccine TdaP/DT (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis) IPV (Polio) MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) Varicella (Chickenpox) Hepatitis B NEW NEWRequirement!

REQUIREMENT! Meningococcal (serogroup A, C, W, Y)

Requirement 1 doses ~ 4 doses*** 2 doses 2 doses* 3 doses 1 dose

Additional ACIP RECOMMENDED Vaccines Not Required for School Entry

• Influenza (Flu) Vaccine: Annual vaccination is recommended for all those 6 months of age and older.

• HPV (Human Papillomavirus) Vaccine: 2 doses recommended at age 11 years 2 doses needed if started at 11-14 years 3 doses needed if started at 15 years or older

Grades 9 - 12 Vaccine Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis) IPV (Polio) MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) Varicella (Chickenpox) Hepatitis B

Requirement 1 dose ~ 4 doses *** 2 doses 2 doses* 3 doses

Grade 11 - 12 New Requirement!

In addition to above vaccines for Grades, 8, 9, 10 & 12:

Meningococcal (serogroup A, C, W, Y)

1 - 2 doses

If only one dose has been received, and it was before the age of 16, a second dose is required.

If one dose is received at age 16 or older, no aditional doses are required.

Notes: * Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine is not required if child has had Chickenpox disease and disease is documented by a physician’s signature. Without a physician’s signature, vaccine is required even if you believe your child has had Chickenpox disease. ** Total doses needed are dependent on vaccine type and the age doses were administered. *** All students in grades K-8, all new students and students currently completing the Polio series must have 6 months between the last 2 doses of Polio Vaccine, and one dose must be after the 4th birthday. ~ All students in grades 7-12 are required to have one dose of Tdap regardless of the interval since the last dose of DTaP or Td. 715 Broadway, Larned 620-285-6963 or 1-800-211-4401 Fax: 620-285-3246 www.pawneecountyks.org Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., phones answered 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Closed Fridays The Pawnee County Health Department is a public health agency that provides preventive health care, such as immunization clinics and well child clinics to people who live in Pawnee County. It can assist clients to obtain medical care if needed. Pawnee County Health Department’s professional staff provides care to individuals through its services. Services are strictly confidential. Emphasis is placed on preventive health care services and education.

Health care with the department is partly paid for through federal and state grants; Fees for service/self pay; Medicaid, Medicare and other 3rd party insurance. Donations accepted.

Child Safety Seat inspection by appointment.

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FORT LARNED USD 495 120 E. 6th, Larned, KS 67550 Phone: 620-285-3185 FAX: 620-285-3185 www.usd495.com

The Class of 2020’s final semester was far from typical, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In April, the Kansas State Department of Education noted, “the last weeks of a senior’s high school journey should be filled with solidifying plans for the future, donning formalwear for prom and celebrating graduation with friends and family. Instead, the Class of 2020 navigated uncharted territory.”

Fortunately, schools were up to the task. Larned High School student Mason Perez was part of a group of 64 seniors from across Kansas selected to share their own stories and give guidance to their peers on how to transition from high school to postsecondary plans during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fort Larned USD 495 is committed to developing and maintaining an environment that en-

sures all students will be prepared to meet the challenges of the ever-changing world. By building bridges with parents, community members, and local businesses, students will obtain the academic skills and personal characteristics necessary to effectively communicate, utilize resources available to them, and maintain a safe and healthy lifestyle.

Download the USD 495 app on Android: http://bit.ly/2MVjXK6 or iPhone: https://apple. co/2MKAhgC.

The district commits to this mission by providing a comprehensive system of support.

Gifts to the Ft. Larned Foundation for Education are fully tax deductible as a charitable contribution.

Contact with the foundation is through the district office, 120 6th St., Larned.

Bryce Wachs, Superintendent Phil Martin, Attorney Tiffany Burris, Board Clerk Board of Education The Board of Education meets at 6:00 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at the District Office.

Charles Tabler, President Sharon Toll, Jessie Pleasant, Brent Hemken, Vance Smith, Jade Meyer, Brian Carlton

Larned High School Dustin Wilson, Principal 815 Corse 620-285-2151 Larned Middle School Shane Sundahl, Principal 904 Corse 620-285-8430 Fort Larned Elementary Catrina McGurk, Principal 2104 Broadway 620-285-2141 Tri-County Cooperative, ALC Cris Seidel Special Education Director 904 Corse 620-285-3119 Tri-County Preschool Cris Seidel 904 Corse 620-285-3119 Jump Start Fort Larned Elementary Catrina McGurk 2104 Broadway 620-285-2141

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Pawnee Heights USD 496 in Rozel and Burdett has a tradition of excellence. Class of 2020 Senior Harrison Van Meter was named to the Kansas Governor’s Scholars list. The Confidence in Kansas Public Education Task Force recognize these seniors as being in the academic top 1% of their graduating class.

A low student to teacher ratio provides for more one-on-one instructional opportunities in the classroom. The staff encourages academic excellence in the classroom and good sportsmanship in extracurricular activities.

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Pawnee Heights USD 496 100 W. Grand, Rozel, KS 67574 620-527-4212 www.phtigers.net Casey Robinson, Superintendent and K-6 Principal Mark Pywell, 7-12 Principal The Board of Education meets at the district office.

Board of Education: Candi Polson, President; Laurie Josefiak, Vice-President; Cindy Colglazier, Rod Eldridge, Tracy Hands, Jeff Holste, Kelcee Pelton Phil Martin, Attorney Traci Nuckolls, Board Clerk

“Let Your Life Speak” For 51 years our loyal and generous donors have let their actions speak loud and clear, creating a legacy for future generations. As the Foundation reflects on its 51st anniversary we wish to acknowledge the contributions of every one to our success and growth!

As we join all of you in recovering from the effects of COVID-19, we remain grateful for the generosity and support each and every donor and volunteer has given us over the years.

We understand all of you are not able to give at this time and thank those of you whose resources allow you to continue to contribute to our mission, initiatives and projects.

We never take for granted the loyalty and support of all the communities the College and Foundation serves.

On behalf of the faculty, staff and students of Barton Community College we salute your Generous Spirits and Open and Caring Hearts.

THANK YOU!

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Non-discrimination Notice: Barton Community College is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Visit equal.bartonccc.edu for more information.

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Burdett-Rozel A Pride Committee organizes recycling efforts. A trailer is shared between Rozel and Burdett. When it’s in Rozel it’s located on Main Street. When it’s in Burdett it’s located on Elm Street.

Larned recycling Larned recycling is handled by Sunflower Diversified Services in Great Bend.

Drop-off location: 831 E. 14th

Sunflower Diversified Recycling Center 5523 10th Street Great Bend 620-793-5800 Items accepted • Office pack • Pastel paper, envelopes, • Mailings, file folders, • Carbonless forms • Shredded office papers • White ledger • Typing and copy paper • Adding machine tape • Computer paper • Green bar, blue bar • Orange bar, white form feed • Non-corrugated • Construction paper, dark paper • Paper board boxes • Gift wrap (no foil) • Paperbacks, egg cartons

• Paper tubes, toilet backing • Phone books, brown envelopes • TV guides, digests • Magazine and catalogs • All slick paper mailings • Newspapers • Rechargeable battery • Misc. Metals • Plastic pop and juice bottles • Plastic milk bottles (rinse and remove lids) • Aluminum cans (purchased or donated) • Pie plates, clean foil, misc.

• Glass jars and bottles (rinse and remove lids) • Steel or tin cans (rinse) • Corrugated cardboard • Brown paper bags • Hard backed books • Plastic grocery bags Items not accepted • Carbon paper • Wax paper • Foil coated paper • Plastic food containers • Colored plastic containers • Plastic food wrap • Paper towels • Photographs • Motor oil containers • Chemical containers • Window glass • Batteries • Household hazardous waste containers • Styrofoam

LANDFILL HOURS Monday, 1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Note: All trash with mixed loads must be taken to transfer station first Household hazardous waste: Ask for the Transfer Station Supervisor Rod Wheaton 620-285-2016

Pawnee County Landfill 1044 K Road, Larned 1.5 miles south of Larned on K-19 south to K Road, then 1/2 mile east on the north side of the road Pawnee County Solid Waste Transfer Station 1044 K Road, Larned 1.5 miles south of Larned on K-19 south to K Road, then 1/2 mile east on the north side of the road Supervisor Rod Wheaton 620-285-2016 Household Waste: (Transfer Station) A. Trash should be bagged B. Furniture, TV’s, carpet, five-gallon containers other than chemicals, box springs and mattresses C. Oil filters with a hole punched in the end and drained D. Burned trash must be put in plastic bags or box

Burnpit: (No Trash) A. Tree limbs Compost: (No Trash) A. Yard waste grass and leaves, do not bag White Goods: Appliances (No Trash) A. Refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners B. Stoves, furnaces, dishwashers, washers & dryers, water heaters C. Clean wire will be accepted with no posts in an adjacent area (ask attendant) Used Oil: A. No anti-freeze or other liquids Construction and Demolition Pit: (No trash) A. Concrete, composition shingles, house demolition debris, plaster, lath and sheetrock (ask attendant)

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Pawnee County oil production

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ccording to the Kansas Geological Survey at the University of Kansas, the earliest production oil well in Pawnee County was drilled in July 1936.

The operator was Simpson Oil Company and it was located in the northeast corner of the county, northwest of the City of Pawnee Rock.

Located in what is known as the Arbuckle Formation, the well was 3,841 feet deep. The well was plugged in October 1939.

The KSGS reported that in 2018, 173 oil wells produced 259,497 barrels of oil. In

addition, 86 wells produced 501,233 mcf of natural gas (one mcf equals 1,000 cubic feet).

As of April 2019, 145 wells had pumped 78,436 barrels, and 72 wells had extracted 134,082 mcf of natural gas.

There are 107 active oil and gas fields in Pawnee County.

Pawnee County ranks 43rd of the 105 Kansas counties in terms of oil production for .74% of the state’s total. It ranks 457th nationally.

Kansas total oil production for 2018 was 34,707,978 barrels, ranking 10th nationwide. For gas, the total was 202,139,702 mcf, ranking 16th nationwide.

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fter a three-month hiatus on faceto-face gatherings in the spring of 2020, friends were happy to begin meeting again in June. The Welcome Inn Leisure Center in Larned and the Burdett Senior Center both serve as community centers where Pawnee County’s older residents can come together for coffees, meetings and other activities for senior citizens. The Welcome Inn is also a Friendship Meal site.

Welcome Inn Leisure Center 113 W. Fourth St., Larned 620-285-3504 Open 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Monday through Friday The building can also be rented. Friendship Meals Director Marilyn Bell said lunch is served Monday through Friday at noon, followed by cards and dominoes.

Lunch is $3.50 for those 60 years or older and $5.75 for those younger than 60.

Take-out meals and frozen meals are available. Home-delivered meals are also available Monday through Friday for eligible persons.

Exercise equipment is available for use from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday Friday Activities and meeting times: • Friendship Meals Monday through Friday, noon • Birthdays celebrated on the 2nd Wednesday with cake • Carry-in meal and card party fourth Thursday, 6:00 p.m.

• Nutrition programs • Coffee Tuesday, 9:30-10:30 a.m.

• Free blood pressure checks 1st Tuesday, 11:15 a.m.

Angel Care 3rd Tuesday, 11:30 a.m.

Pawnee County Health Department • Free legal service quarterly • Diabetes support group 2nd Thursday, 7:00 p.m.

• Hand waxing by appointment • Yoga Monday and Thursday 11:00 a.m.

Burdett Senior Center 203 Elm Street, Burdett 620-525-6655 Activities and meeting times: • Potluck Mondays at noon • Coffee and doughnuts 3rd Friday 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

• Ladies’ Coffee Tuesday & Thursday 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

• Men’s Coffee Sunday - 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

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SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR PAWNEE COUNTY Senior Services Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services kdads.ks.gov Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas (SHICK) 800-860-5260 SHICK offers: • Free, Confidential Counseling: An opportunity to speak with real people, not automated systems • Employment and Medicare Information • Disability and Medicare Information • Supplemental Rate Comparisons via the Kansas Insurance Department Website • Assistance with Medicare Part D - Prescription Drug Coverage The SouthWest Kansas Area Agency on Aging 1905 Washington St., Great Bend 620-793-6633 236 San Jose Drive, Dodge City 800-742-9531 www.swkaaa.org SWKAAA is a planning, coordinating and funding agency for services to anyone age 60 and older living in southwest Kansas. This includes rental assistance and caregiver programs.

SWKAAA has information vital for senior citizens’ well-being and lifestyle.

Printed materials can be picked up at either senior center.

Emergency Alert Device Golden Belt Telephone Rush Center 785-372-4236 or 800-432-7965

Employment The Older Kansans Employment Program (OKEP) is funded by the Kansas Legislature through the Kansas Department of Commerce to assist individuals age 55 and older in obtaining gainful employment. The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is a federally-funded, work-based training program providing economically disadvantaged older persons the opportunity to gain key work skills necessary for viable employment. SWKAAA is the contracted provider for these and other employment services.

Disabled Placard and/or Plate Pawnee County Treasurer 715 Broadway, Larned, 620-285-3746 Legal services Elder Law Hotline, 888-353-5337, is a project of Kansas Legal Service. At the tollfree hotline, attorneys answer questions in civil cases for Kansans age 60 or older.

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Jordaan Memorial Library 724 Broadway, Larned, 620-285-2876 Large print books, audio books, Talking Books, magazines, DVDs, meeting room, copy machine, Internet access, microfilm reader, microfilm of Pawnee County newspaper and censuses, magnifiers and vision aids.

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Transportation The Welcome Inn Leisure Center dispatches the Pawnee County Bus, which is available to anybody who needs transportation, not just senior citizens.

Call 620-285-3504 from 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Monday - Friday.

The eight-passenger bus is funded by the Kansas Department of Transportation through grant money, and volunteer drivers operate the bus. Schedules are built on the availability of the bus and drivers. The fare for in-county transportation is $2 per person.

Out-of-county fares are $7.

On-call trips, if available, are made to Hutchinson, Great Bend, Hays and Wichita for doctors’ appointments.

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Leisure Homestead Association 405 Grand Ave., Stafford, 620-234-5208 402 N. Santa Fe, St. John, 620-549-3541 www.leisurehomestead.com

Housing Authorities and Subsidized Housing Apartments for age 62+ or handicapped or assistance for families under age 62

Locust Grove Village 701 W. 6th, La Crosse, 785-222-2574

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Medicalodges Inc. has been serving communities in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma since 1961.

Offering rehab to home, short term care, long term care and skilled nursing services in your hometown. Give us a call at 620-792-2165.

1401 Cherry Lane in Great Bend.

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Pawnee Plaza 1801 Broadway, P.O. Box 8, Larned 620-285-6661 Santa Fe Trail Apartments 1312 Carroll, Larned 620-285-2630

Housing Opportunities Inc. 1313 Stone, Great Bend 620-792-3299 HOI was founded in 1995 as a Community Housing Development Organization to develop affordable housing projects in a three-county area.

Pawnee County projects include Prairie Villas (1001 W 13th St.), Hearthstone (417 W. 18th St.), MeadowBrooks (North of 18th Street), and Street of Dreams (223 W. 17th St., all ages). HOI also manages the City-owned Larned Dream Homes (113 E. 20th St., all ages).

CHURCHES ASSEMBLY OF GOD

CHURCH OF CHRIST

Assembly of God Church 921 Broadway, Larned 620-285-3077 www.larnedchurch.com Pastor Ryan Webster Sunday worship: 10:00 a.m.

Larned Church of Christ 1515 Carroll Ave., Larned 620-285-6143

BAPTIST Rozel First Baptist Church 100 Grand, Rozel 620-527-4385 First Southern Baptist Church 1224 Corse Ave., Larned 620-804-1863 Pastor Mark Slattery Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday worship: 10:45 a.m. www.fsbclarned.com Independent Baptist Church 124 E. 14th St., Larned 785-826-6397 Pastor Plato Shepherd Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday worship: 10:30 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday worship: 7:00 p.m.

59 Faith Fellowship Church 27311 NE 232 Road, Hanston 7 miles west of Burdett on K-156 620-525-6261 Pastor Doug Ellison Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday worship: 10:30 a.m.

EPISCOPAL Sts. Mary & Martha of Bethany Episcopal Church 803 Main St., Larned 620-285-6503 Rev. Mark Cowell Sunday worship: 10:00 a.m.

PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian Church 1004 W. Eighth Street, Larned 620-285-6033 Rev. P.J. Southam Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday worship: 11:00 a.m.

LUTHERAN – ELCA Garfield Lutheran Church 203 Sherman, Garfield Sunday worship: 9:00 a.m.

Sunday school: 10:15 a.m.

UNITED METHODIST First United Methodist Church 701 Main, Larned 620-285-3183 larnedumc.org Pastor Trish North Sunday worship: 10:15 a.m.

LUTHERAN – MISSOURI SYNOD Grace Lutheran Church 524 Carroll, Larned 620-285-2013 Sunday service: 10:30 a.m.

Adult Bible study and Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.

Burdett United Methodist 502 Elm, Burdett 620-525-6232 Pastor Linda Doyle Sunday worship: 10:00 a.m.

CATHOLIC

NAZARENE

Sacred Heart Church 1111 State Street, Larned 620-285-2035 Father Bernard Felix Sunday Mass: 10:30 a.m.

Saturday Mass: 5:00 p.m.

For more service times at the church, Larned State Hospital and Belpre, see the website: sacredheartlarned.org

New Beginnings Church 1014 Broadway, Larned 620-285-6392 Daryl Riffel Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday worship: 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday Bible study: 7:00 p.m.

CHRISTIAN

The Father’s House of Larned 221 E. 10th St., Larned 620-285-7377

First Christian Church 716 Broadway, Larned 620-285-2964

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

CHRISTIAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL Escue Chapel CME 1220 Carroll Street, Larned 620-285-6611 Rev. Cameron J. Moore Sunday school: 10:00 a.m.

Sunday worship: 11:00 a.m.

Rozel Christian Fellowship Smith & Edwards Street, Rozel 620-525-1500 Pastor Stan Bryant Saturday worship: 7:30 p.m.

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Garfield United Methodist 204 Sherman, Garfield 620-285-3183 (Larned office) larnedumc.org Pastor Trish North Sunday worship: 8:45 a.m.

The Lord’s Remnant 521 Corse Ave., Larned 620-285-3724 Saturday worship: 10:30 a.m.

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Rozel United Methodist 300 W. Grand Ave., Rozel 620-527-4375 Pastor Linda Doyle Sunday worship: 10:00 a.m.

Fellowship and Sunday school follows worship

Trinity Lutheran Church Worship & Education Schedule

Saturday Worship - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday Worship - 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Education Hour - 9:15 a.m.

KICKS Midweek Education, Wednesdays during school year, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

TLC Discoveries After-School Program: 620-793-8816 Little Blessings Preschool: 620-793-8295 Rev. Barbara Ann Jones Rev. Jon L. Brudvig

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60 ARGONNE FOREST 2100 McKinley, Great Bend 620-793-4160 • North side of Veterans Memorial Park • Dedicted to the young men from Barton County and the surrounding area who fought in World War I with emphasis on the Battle of Argonne in Germany on Sept. 26, 1918.

• Displays, artwork, photos and signage.

GREAT BEND - BRIT SPAUGH ZOO AND RAPTOR CENTER 2123 Main St., Great Bend 620-793-4226 Open 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. daily.

• Visitors pay no admission fee.

The zoo features grizzly bears, multiple species of cats and a variety of smaller, exotic critters.

Be sure to check out the newly renovated Grizzly Bear exhibit and check out the Bison in their brand new exhibit!

• This free zoo is good for about a 45-90 minute visit.

FARMER’S MEMORIAL K-96 Park at the corner of K-96 and 10th St., Great Bend • 20-foot stainless steel sculpture created by Bruce and Brent Bitter, B & B Metal Arts of Hoisington. A tribute to early pioneer families who settled Great Bend and the surrounding communities.

BARTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM & VILLAGE 85 U.S. 281, Great Bend 620-793-5125 • Located on five acres, just south of Great Bend on US 281, across the Arkansas River Bridge, the Village boasts several authentically furnished period buildings including a one-room school house, a church, a pioneer cabin and a Lustron home. Collections tell the story of this area from the Paleo Period through the Indian Wars to World War II and beyond.

• Admission $4 for non-members 16 & older.

SUMMER HOURS (APRILOCTOBER) Tuesday through Friday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday 1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.

WINTER HOURS (NOVEMBER-MARCH) Tuesday through Friday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

BARTON COUNTY POINTS OF INTEREST B-29 BOMBER MEMORIAL PLAZA Great Bend Army Air Field Great Bend Municipal Airport entrance • Great Bend’s B-29 Memorial Plaza is open to visitors every day, to honor the men and women of the Great Bend Army Air Field.

• No admission charge.

• Self-guided.

ELLINWOOD UNDERGROUND WORLD Northwest corner of Main & Santa Fe, Ellinwood, U.S. 56 at the stoplight.

To make tour reservations call 620-564-2400 • Built in 1887 and listed on the Kansas State Historical Register.

• Tunnels originally connected the business district.

• Original flooring, wallpaper, and barber’s mirror.

• Tunnels under the Dick Building and the Historic Wolf Hotel.

• Tours are conducted only by advance reservation.

• Prohibition era Speakeasy open on Friday and Saturday nights.

• Period style lunch on Sundays.

• Hotel open year around by reservation.

• Admission $6 adult per side or combined tunnel tour $10.

CHEYENNE BOTTOMS 204 NE 60 Rd, Great Bend 620-793-3066 • The largest marsh in the interior of the United States, designated a “Wetland of International Importance”.

• The Bottoms is one of the most important ecosystems in Kansas and one of the most important migration points for shorebirds in North America.

• Hunting, primarily duck and goose, is a big draw for locals and those from other states.

GOLDEN BELT VETERANS’ MEMORIAL 59 NW 50 Rd., Great Bend • Honoring Barton County Veterans from all six branches of the military from the Civil War until today.

• Project paid for through donations, call 620-793-1800 for information.

Details also found at www.bartoncounty.org and on the County’s social media pages.

• Three stones are in place with the names of 1,139 veterans.

• Names are being accepted for Stone IV.

FORT ZARAH

GREAT BEND COMMUNITY THEATRE

East of Great Bend on Hwy. 56 • Roadside park located near one of the two original locations of the fort.

• Fort was established in 1864 to help protect mail service along the Santa Fe Trail.

1905 Lakin Ave., Great Bend 620-792-4228 • Renovated former movie theater.

• Live performances.

• Available for rent.

CLAFLIN MUSEUM 210 Main Street, Claflin 620-786-9307 or 620-793-0546 • Open all holidays and by appointment.

• Housed on the second floor of the old Claflin Grade School with over 1800 items and old photographs.

• Pertains mainly to the history of northern Barton County, including the towns of Claflin, Odin, Beaver, Hitschman, Dubuque and St. Peter & Paul Church.

• Free Admission.

• Self-guided tour, spend as much time as you like.

SHAFER ART GALLERY Barton Community College 245 NE 30th Road, Great Bend shafergallery.org • Attached to the Fine Arts Building on BCC campus.

• Featuring trending regional and national artists.

• Workshops and family activities.

• Free admission, open year round WINTER HOURS Monday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

SUMMER HOURS Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

• Tour groups welcome.

Gallery is closed for most college observed holidays.

HOISINGTON HISTORY MUSEUM 120 E. 2nd, Hoisington 620-282-0913 or 785-483-9402 • Call for appointment.

• Facebook - Hoisington History Museum • E-mail - htownhistorymuseum@ gmail.com JACK KILBY SQUARE Downtown Great Bend • The grounds that surround the Barton County Courthouse.

• Massive bronze sculpture created by local artist Chet Cale entitled “The Gift”.

• Splash pad.

• Home to the Clayton M. Morrison Memorial Bandshell and Thelma Faye Harms Stage.

• Holiday lights.

HEARTLAND FARM www.heartlandfarm-ks.org 1049 CR 390, Pawnee Rock 620-923-4585 hfarm@gbta.net • Registered agri-tourism operator.

• Tours welcome by appointment.

• Workshops and demonstrations held year-round.

• Walking trails, labyrinth, pottery, fiberarts, weaving, spinning, organic gardening methods.

• Great spaces for bird watching.

• Guest house available for small groups of 6-8 or individuals.

• Home to lovable alpacas.

GREAT BEND PUBLIC LIBRARY 1409 Williams, Great Bend 620-792-2409 • Permanent art display featuring works by Birger Sandzen, Charles B. Rogers, Bill Shaddix and others along with local artists.

• Free internet / scanning / computer access / printing (10 pgs) / study rooms.

• Children, Teen & Adult activities year round.

• Summer Library Program.

• Digital lending services.

WINTER HOURS Monday - Thursday, 9:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.

SUMMER HOURS Monday - Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.

- 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, 8:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.

KANSAS OIL & GAS HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM 5944 10th St., Great Bend 620-793-8301 • Displaying the history of the oil & gas industry, geography of Kansas, and much more.

• The Midwest Energy Education Center offers an interactive space for youth programming.

• The Biggs Conference Room is available for private party rentals.

• Due to COVID-19 and completion of the restoration The Oil and Gas Museum will be closed for the rest of 2020.

They look forward to opening back up in 2021.

BARTON COUNTY POINTS OF INTEREST DOROTHY MOSES MORRISON CHAPEL Barton Community College 245 NE 30th Road, Great Bend 620-792-9342 • Part of the Fine Arts Building on the BCC Campus, the chapel boasts five stained glass windows from the razed First Congregational Church in Great Bend. The chapel can be rented for events such as small weddings or performances. It has become a popular space for chamber groups and music recitals.

SANTA FE TRAIL The Santa Fe Trail throughout Barton County. From Plum Buttes to the Walnut Creek Crossing to Pawnee Rock, the area that is now Barton County played a major role in the history of the Santa Fe Trail.

• Big Bend of the Arkansas River — This was the next overnight campground after leaving Cow Creek and the only reliable source of water in the area.

Located on the west edge of Ellinwood.

• Walnut Creek Crossing — Located east of Great Bend. Also known as Allison Booth Ranch and Peacock Ranch. From 1855 through 1872, a number of enterprises were located there, including a trading post (ranch), stage station, post office, toll bridge, Camp Dunlap and Fort Zarah.

KANSAS WETLANDS EDUCATION CENTER 592 NE K-156, Great Bend 620-566-1456 or 877-243-9268 www.wetlandscenter.fhsu.edu • Branch of Fort Hays State University’s Werth College of Science Technology and Mathematics.

• Located on the SE corner of KDWPT’s Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area on Hwy. 156 along Wetlands and Wildlife National Scenic Byway.

• Interpretive exhibits on Cheyenne Bottoms, including the importance of wetlands and the plants and animals inhabiting them.

• Scheduled educational programs, Nature Trail, Classroom, Auditorium, Gift Shop.

• Free admission.

OPEN APRIL 1 - OCTOBER 31 Monday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

OPEN NOVEMBER 1 - MARCH 31 Tuesday-Saturday, 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Closed Monday

PAWNEE ROCK MONUMENT 12 miles west of Great Bend on U.S. 56 Hwy., Pawnee Rock • Natural landmark along the Santa Fe Trail. In the trail days it was 30 feet higher than it is today. A pavilion atop the rock, erected through the efforts of several women’s service clubs a century ago, indicates the original height before the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad took the top portion of the rock to use as fill in railroad construction.

• Enjoy a panoramic view across the prairie.

• Carving in rocks mark where travelers on the Santa Fe trail paused in their journeys, some as far back as the early 1800s.

SANTAS AROUND THE WORLD AND SANTA HOUSE 1223 Main St., Great Bend 620-792-2536 • Twenty-four one-of-a-kind lifesized, international Santas personally made by Great Bend artist Loretta Miller.

OPEN NOVEMBER 29 DECEMBER 24 Thursdays & Fridays, 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Groups by appointment.

Admission is a freewill donation.

Presented by the Rosewood Roots and Wings Foundation.

CLAYTON M. MORRISON MEMORIAL BANDSHELL AND THELMA FAYE HARMS STAGE Lakin St. side of Jack Kilby Square between Main St. and Kansas St. • Home of the Great Bend City Band summer concert series and live music during June Jaunt.

For rental information contact Community Coordinator at chayes@greatbendks.net.

PLANETARIUM Barton Community College 245 NE 30th Road, Great Bend 620-792-9320 • Groups can enjoy full-dome movies and tours of the night skies year-round and the special “Season of Light” and “The Christmas Star” show during the Christmas holidays. In addition to the regularly scheduled shows open to the public, groups like schools, scout troops, or civic organizations can call to arrange special showings for 5-60 people.

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TRAIL OF LIGHTS GREAT BEND

Expo Complex, Great Bend 620-792-5079 www.srcadragstrip.com • Home of the first NHRA Nationals in 1955.

• Total length of track is 3/4 mile.

• NHRA sanctioned 1/4 mile dragstrip which holds a NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Event.

• NHRA Summit Drag Racing Series held through the year.

• Check facebook for more information.

• Memorable Christmas light displays. Many original works are designed and crafted by park department employees.

• Trail includes Brit Spaugh Park on North Main St., Jack Kilby Square, Downtown Main St. and Veteran’s Park located on McKinley St. Starts the Saturday evening after Thanksgiving during the holiday festival and ends Dec. 31.

For more information contact Great Bend Convention and Visitor’s Bureau 620-792-2750 or City of Great Bend 620-793-4111. www.exploregreatbend.com www.greatbendks.net

FARMERS MARKET • Broadway parking lot of Great Bend Public Library, Great Bend.

Every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings in the spring, summer and fall.

SUMMER STREET STROLL FARMERS MARKET • Jack Kilby Square, downtown, Great Bend. Thursday nights 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. June October.

MUSEUM OF ELLINWOOD 104 N. Main, Ellinwood 620-564-2886 ellinwoodhistoricalsociety.com • Open Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

• Check Museum of Ellinwood facebook for information.

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62 ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES Elder or dependent adult abuse can be physical, psychological, sexual, emotional or financial. Abusers can be caregivers, acquaintances or family members.

Report Abuse Kansas Department for Aging and Services 800-922-5330 Nursing Home Complaints Kansas Department of Health & Environment, 800-842-0078 ALCOHOLISM/SUBSTANCE ABUSE NA Larned Main St. Group 803 Main Alcoholics Anonymous 504 Broadway, 620-285-2656 CHILD CARE SUPPORT Kansas Department for Children and Families 888-369-4777 Employed parents financial help with child care expenses. (Cash assistance)

SUPPORT / IN NEED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Family Crisis Center Inc. Great Bend, 620-792-1885 ECONOMIC & EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT Social and Rehabilitation Services Larned State Hospital, Larned 620-285-4630 Temporary assistance for families (cash assistance), food assistance, medical assistance, child care assistance and general assistance.

EMERGENCY SERVICE AID American Red Cross Central and Western Kansas 120 W. Prescott Salina, KS 67401 1-785-827-3644 www.redcross.org Pawnee County Ministerial Alliance Provides emergency aid. Most pastors in Pawnee County are contacts. See page 60.

United Way of Central Kansas 1125 Williams, Great Bend Gaila Demel, 620-792-2403 First United Methodist Church 701 Main St., 620-285-3183 Helping Hands Ministries 501 Main St., Larned 785-259-2140 Tonya Andrews, Director Open Tuesday and Thursday 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. larnedhh@att.net Provides emergency assistance to local persons; Salvation Army vouchers also available to assist with clothing, rent, utilities, glasses, prescriptions, school supplies, etc. Transient assistance for gasoline, lodging, and food.

Disaster assistance is also available.

Orphan Grain Train 501 Main St., Larned Lois Eye, 620-804-0019 Open 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Donate clothes to be shipped to third world countries.

FAMILY SERVICE Family Preservation Kansas Department for Children and Families 785-296-4653 Intensive in-home services are provided through a contract with a Child Welfare Case Management Provider.

FOOD SERVICES Friendship Meals 113 W. 4th, Larned 620-285-3504 Pawnee County Food Pantry 501 Main Street, Larned Linda Wyman, 620-285-3449 Open Tuesday and Thursday 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

63 IN HOME SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS ElderCare, Inc. 1121 Washington St. Great Bend 620-792-5942 MENTAL ILLNESS The Center for Counseling Consultation 5815 Broadway, Great Bend 620-792-2544 www.thecentergb.org A Full Service, Licensed, Community Mental Health Center Haviland Care Center 200 N. Main St., Haviland 620-862-5291 www.havilandcarecenter.com

HOSPICE CARE SEXUAL ASSAULT Golden Belt Home Health and Hospice 3515 Broadway Great Bend 620-792-8171

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64 Child/Adult Abuse Reporting 800-922-5330 CrimeStoppers 620-285-3277 Domestic Abuse Sexual Assault 888-363-2287, 888-END-Abuse Family Crisis Center 620-792-1885, 866-792-1885 Fraud Abuse Hotline 800-432-3913 Missing/Abducted Children National Center Missing & Exploited Children 800-843-5678

Kansas Children’s Service League Parent Helpline Box 517, Wichita 316-942-4261, 800-332-6378 www.kcsl.org Kansas Legal Services, Inc. 800-723-6953 www.kansaslegalservices.org

Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services www.kdads.ks.gov Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800-273-TALK (8255) www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org Tobacco Cessation 800-QUIT-NOW, 800-784-8669

Kansas Weatherization Assistance Program 800-333-4636 Medicaid (Customer Assistance) 800-766-9012

Child Find of America 800-426-5678, 800-292-9688

Nursing Home Complaints Kansas Department of Health & Environment 800-842-0078

Youth in Trouble/Runaways 800-786-2929

Poison Control 800-222-1222

Kansas Department for Children and Families 1305 Patton Road, Great Bend 620-792-5324 www.dcf.ks.gov

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HELPFUL NUMBERS There’s an emergency.

Police and fire departments – 911 There’s a power outage in your neighborhood.

KPL – 620-285-8585 Midwest Energy, Rozel & Burdett 800-222-3121 You suspect child abuse.

Kansas Department for Children & Families – 620-792-5324 Pawnee County Sheriff 620-285-2211 Larned Police – 620-285-8545 You smell gas.

Kansas Gas Service 888-482-4950 Black Hills Energy, Burdett 800-694-8989 You find an injured animal.

Burdett – City Maintenance Manager 620-525-6676 or 620-525-6279 Garfield – Mayor – 620-569-2544 Rozel – City Office – 620-527-4399 Larned Police – 620-285-8545 Pawnee County Sheriff 620-285-2211 You see someone being cruel to an animal.

Burdett – City Maintenance Manager 620-525-6676 or 620-525-6279 Garfield – Mayor – 620-569-2544 Rozel – City Office – 620-527-4399 Larned Police – 620-285-8545

Your water main breaks.

Burdett – 620-525-6279 Garfield – 620-569-2385 Larned – 620-285-8500 Rozel – 620-527-4399 You want to register to vote.

Pawnee County Clerk 620-285-3721 Pawnee County Health Dept.

620-285-6963 Larned City Office – 620-285-8500 You want to talk to the mayor.

Burdett – Linda Schadel 620-525-6770 Garfield – Kevin Greathouse 620-569-2544 Larned – William Nusser 620-285-8500 Rozel – Erin Josefiak 620-527-4404 You want to know if you live in a flood zone.

Emergency Preparedness Director Mark Wagner 715 Broadway, Larned 620-285-8966 You have a zoning question.

Burdett – 620-525-6279 Garfield – 620-569-2385 Larned – 620-285-8500 Pawnee County – 620-285-8966 Rozel – 620-527-4399

You see someone illegally dumping garbage in an unincorporated area.

Your pet is at the pound.

Burdett – City Maintenance Manager Pawnee County Sheriff 620-285-2211 620-525-6676 or 620-525-6279 Garfield – Mayor – 620-569-2544 You know of an unsafe sidewalk Rozel – City Office – 620-527-4399 or street or have a street light Larned Police – 620-285-8545 problem.

Burdett – 620-525-6279 You want to complain about Garfield – 620-569-2385 a parking ticket or loud music.

Larned – 620-285-8500 Pawnee County Sheriff Rozel – 620-527-4399 620-285-2211 Larned Police – 620-285-8545

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You have a question about water quality.

Burdett – 620-525-6279 Garfield – 620-569-2385 Larned – 620-285-8500 Rozel – 620-527-4399 You have a health question.

Pawnee County Health Department 620-285-6963 or 1-800-211-4401

You have a question about farming activities.

Pawnee County Extension 620-285-6901 You are interested in adoption or foster care.

Catholic Social Service 620-792-1393 Emberhope – 800-593-1950

You want to escape domestic violence.

Family Crisis Center 620-792-1885 You want to dispose of household hazardous waste.

Pawnee County Landfill 620-285-2016 You want a business license.

Burdett – 620-525-6279 Garfield – 620-569-2385 Larned – 620-285-8500 Rozel – 620-527-4399 You want to dispute your property tax bill.

Pawnee County Treasurer – 620-285-3746 You need a referral for day care.

Pawnee County Health Department 620-285-6963 or 800-211-4401 You want to know if you are eligible for an affordable rental or housing unit.

Contact a local real estate agent Department of Housing and Urban Development www.hud.gov Housing counseling for home buyers and renters.

1-800-569-4287 You want to subscribe to a local newspaper.

Great Bend Tribune, 2012 Forest Ave., Great Bend 800-950-8742 The Tiller & Toiler 115 W. 15th, Larned 620-285-3111

POST OFFICES Burdett 67523 Postmaster Judith Wasko 202 Elm, 620-525-6631 Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. - noon Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Forever stamps and priority mail flat rate envelopes may be purchased.

Garfield 67529 213 3rd, 620-569-2210 Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. - noon Saturday: 8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

Rozel 67574 108 N. Main, 620-527-4229 Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - noon Saturday: 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Larned 67550 Postmaster Steve Penick 803 Broadway 620-285-2791 Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Saturday: 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

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Veterans of Foreign Wars Jack Kreiger Post No. 7271 603 Edwards St., Larned 620-285-6036 Commander Tristan Gill

LARNED 4-H Clubs of Pawnee County Pawnee County Extension Office 715 Broadway, Rm. 6, Larned 620-285-6901 The Pawnee County clubs are Gem Dandys, Pawnee Peppers, Tiny Toilers, Western Wranglers, Zook Zippers.

VFW Auxiliary Post No. 7271 603 Edwards St., Larned Rita Kurtz, 620-285-1262 DAR Merlene Baird, 620-285-0670

Walter S. Chears American Legion Post 106 American Legion Community Building 603 Edwards, Larned 620-285-6146 Commander Charlie Perez

FCE Units in Pawnee County Pawnee County Extension Office Rm. 6, 715 Broadway, Larned 620-285-6901 The units in Pawnee County are Sunflower Homemakers FCE, Modern Homemakers FCE.

American Legion Auxiliary Post 106 American Legion Community Building 603 Edwards, Larned Rita Kurtz, 620-285-1262

Knights of Columbus Norman Dreiling, 620-285-2035 Meets 1st Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.

1216 M Road, Larned.

Larned Garden Club Merlene Baird, 620-285-6070 Meets 4th Friday, 2:00 p.m. at Chamber of Commerce meeting room.

Larned Music Club Connie Carlton, 620-285-9216 Meets 2nd Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.

September-May at Larned Chamber of Commerce building, Jordaan Club Room Larned Civic PRIDE 620-285-6901 Meets every Monday noon 1:00 p.m. except the first Monday of the month Larned Quilting Bees Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday 7:00 p.m. at Larned Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall 8th and Morris

American Legion Riders Chapter 106 Larned, Co-Director Mark Johnson 620-804-0578

Noon Lions Club Dr. Kristy Mull larnednoonlionsclub@gmail. com Meets Wednesday at noon at the University of Kansas Health System Pawnee Valley Campus meeting room.

Fort Larned Lions Club Steven Lewis, 620-285-1609 ftlarnedlions@gmail.com Meets 1st and 3rd Monday, 6:00 p.m.

Pawnee Co. Farmers Union Tom Giessel, 620-285-2517 P.E.O. Nancy Adams, 620-285-2053

Prairie Arts Unlimited Patricia Hassman 620-285-7223 Rotary Club Merlene Baird, 620-285-6070 Meets every Tuesday, 7:00 a.m. at Sweets ‘n Eats 422 Broadway, Larned Women’s Golf Association 620-285-3935

BURDETT Frederick A. Browne American Legion Post 280 206 Elm, Burdett Commander Orel Schadel 620-525-6770 American Legion Auxiliary Post 280 American Legion Community Building 206 Elm St., Burdett Linda Schadel, 620-525-6770 EMS (volunteer) Chelsea Hoffman, Director 620-282-8844 Meets 1st Monday every other month at the Senior Center, 211 Elm, Burdett.

Volunteer Fire Department Gary McJunkin, 620-525-1038 Meets 3rd Monday Fire Station 209 Elm, Burdett

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Laureate Beta Nu Connie Mauney, 620-804-1001 Meets 2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m. during the school year. Meets in member’s homes, call for location.

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Rozel Lions Club Meets 3rd Monday September - May at Rozel Methodist Church 7:00 p.m.

Rozel PRIDE Pam Taylor www.facebook.com/rozel.pride

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Larned Juvenile Correctional Facility opens as COVID-19 intake center Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility helps inmates return to society

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n response to COVID-19, in April, the former Larned Juvenile Correctional Facility was opened to serve as an Intake Isolation Unit (IIU).

New admissions to the Kansas Department of Corrections will spend a minimum of 14 days in the IIU being monitored for symptoms prior to moving on to the Reception and Diagnostic Unit (RDU) at El Dorado.

The Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility (LCMHF) currently includes two units. The Central Unit which has the capacity to house 310 male offenders, and the West Unit, which has the capacity to house 288 male offenders, for a current total population capacity of 598.

The LCMHF Central Unit is now a programming facility, housing medium and maximum custody, general population offenders who meet specific programming criteria.

Emphasis is placed on offenders needing Education (GED) and/ or Vocational Education.

Any inmate, regardless of age and who meet specific programming criteria are helped with emphasis placed on offenders needing Education (GED) and/or Vocational Education. LCMHF partners with Barton Community College providing degree and certificate opportunities in Carpentry, Computer Certification, Introductory to Craft Skills, OSHA 10, Plumbing, Welding, Associate in General Studies, and High School Diploma, empowering offenders towards successful reintegration through education and career training.

In addition, qualifying offenders receive programming consistent with their specific

risk need area(s), such as substance abuse, attitude, family/marital, and financial.

The LCMHF West Unit is a minimum custody, work facility. These offenders provide support services to LCMHF and the Larned State Hospital, holding jobs that simulate the regular hours and routines usually associated with employment found in the community. Offender employee positions in NonPrison Based and Prison Based Industries Programs are also available, allowing offenders to begin saving and preparing for eventual release, and to begin paying for expenses such as room and board, transportation, court costs, fines, restitution, child support and taxes, while they are still incarcerated.

Additionally, there is some limited programming available at the West Unit, most notably, the Substance Abuse Program and Thinking 4 Change.

Tim Easley was selected to

serve as warden by Secretary Jeff Zmuda on March 1, 2020.

Easley began his career with KDOC at LCMHF in 1996 as a Corrections Officer I, promoting to Corrections Officer II in 1998, then to Corrections Specialist I later that year. In 2000, Easley transferred to the Enforcement, Apprehension and Investigations (EAI) unit and became an EAI agent, promoting to Special Agent Supervisor in 2011. Easley was selected in 2014 to serve as deputy warden.

LCMHF was built in response to a 1989 federal court order which directed the KDOC to meet the long-term needs of mentally ill inmates.

Construction of the 150-bed facility began on the grounds of the Larned State Hospital in 1991 and the facility was dedicated in December of that same year. The facility received its first inmates on January 22, 1992.

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ituated on K-156 23 miles west of Larned, Burdett began its life as “Brown’s Grove”, named for Dr. Gallatin Brown who staked out the townsite in 1876. In 1879 Wright and Johnson built a flour mill with a dam on the Pawnee River furnishing power for the machinery. It was the first in Kansas west of Hutchinson and was in operation for eight years.

The railroad was surveyed from Larned in 1885 and the first train arrived in 1886. The tracks came in a half mile south of “Brown’s Grove” so business moved to the railroad and the town was re-named “Burdett” by the railroad officials

for a famous writer and humorist Robert Jones Burdette.

At one time there was a grade school and a high school with the 64th and last class graduating from Burdett High School in 1966. Burdett and Rozel unified to become Pawnee Heights High School the next year.

Today, together with nearby Rozel, the town still boasts an active 4-H club, and an active senior center, Burdett Seniors, Inc., which hosts potluck lunches every Monday, as well as a coffee hour and summer farmer’s market.

The famous astronomer Clyde Tombaugh and discoverer of the planet Pluto graduated from

Burdett Rural High School in 1925.

The town’s City Park features a space inspired miniature golf

course, as well as a playground, tennis courts, a walking path and four-hole disc golf course.

CITY COUNCIL

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Mayor – Linda Schadel 620-525-6770

City Clerk Ashley Selfridge 620-525-6279 or 620 923-5416 Street/Utilities Superintendent Leonard Mostrom 620-525-6676 or 620-525-6279 City Attorney Philip Martin 620-285-3813 City Fire Chief Gary McJunkin 620-525-1037 or 620-525-6279 City Library Paula Catlin 620-525-6743 or 620-525-6279 City Parks Gary Schmidt 620-525-6279 City Zoning Joe Miller 620-525-6279 Animal Control Leonard Mostrom 620-525-6676 or 620-525-6279 Water Joe Griffe 620-525-1003 EMS Director Brandi Johnson, 911

Electric Midwest Energy, 800-222-3121 Gas Black Hills Energy 1-888-890-5554 (Customer Service) 1-800-694-8989 (24 Hour Emergency) Water City, 620-525-6279

Council Members Council members can be reached at the city office.

Councilman – Gary McJunkin 620-525-1037 Councilman – Joe Griffie 620-525-1003 Councilman – Joe Miller 620-525-6209 Councilwoman – JoAnn Lewis 620-525-6574 Councilman – Gary Schmidt 620-525-6322 Council members meet on the second Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m.

Burdett City Hall, 207-1/2 Elm 620-525-6279, burdett@gbta.net

OTHER SERVICES Medical Care The University of Kansas Health System Pawnee Valley Campus 923 Carroll, 620-285-3161 Recycling A trailer is located on Elm Street.

Post Office 202 Elm, 620-525-6631 Zip Code 67523

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bell now hangs in the Garfield City Park. That bell has an interesting, and presidential, story.

But, first some background.

The first settlers of Garfield came from Ohio, not Sweden, as was once believed. The Swedes came a few years later.

In January 1873, two months after Pawnee County was organized by proclamation of Gov. James Harvey, members of the Ohio colony filed on about 30 pieces of land near the present site of Garfield, then known as Camp Criley.

Camp Criley was established in the late summer of 1872 as

a supply station for workmen building the Santa Fe Railroad. It was named for Capt. J.D. Criley, superintendent of the construction.

In March 1873, the advance guard of the Ohio colony arrived.

During the summer of 1873, others joined the growing settlement on the Arkansas River. The first religious services were held in the town that summer, the Methodists forming a Sunday school class and the Congregationalists organizing a church. Later a Union Sabbath school was established. The Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized in 1879.

But, the founders changed the name of the town from Criley

CITY COUNCIL Mayor – Kevin Greathouse 620-569-2544

to Garfield in honor of James A. Garfield, the congressman from their old district in Ohio, and later president of the United States.

When Mr. Garfield was informed of this honor, he wrote that he would present a bell

City Treasurer – Evalina Craig, 620-569-3442 Fire Chief – Robert Meckfessel, 620-569-2373 City Maintenance Supervisor – C.J. Wilder UTILITIES

Council Members Councilman – Bill Philo, 620-569-2373 Councilman – Eldon Meckfessel, 620-569-2317 Councilwoman – Denise Hoch, 620-569-2382 Councilman – Robert Hoch, 620-569-2382 Councilwoman – Janet Olson, 316-214-3370 The City Council meets at 7:00 p.m. on the first Monday of each month at the City Building 217 3rd Street home@gbta.net CITY DEPARTMENTS City Clerk – Linda Meckfessel, 620-569-2373

Electric Midwest Energy, 800-222-3121 Gas Kansas Gas Service, 800-794-4782 OTHER SERVICES Sewer City of Garfield, 620-569-2373 Post Office 213 Third 620-569-2210 Supervisor C.J. Wilder

to the first church erected in the town. The bell hung in the Congregational Church from 1875 to 1959 and is now part of a monument in the City Park. The park also features a bandstandstyle gazebo.

Recycling Larned Industrial Park East of town off K-156 620-285-8555 Tuesday, Thursday 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

Saturday 9:00 a.m.-Noon Trash Service Pawnee Sanitation, 620-285-7780 Animal Control Lonnie Able, 620-569-2484 Medical Care The University of Kansas Health System Pawnee Valley Campus 923 Carroll, 620-285-3161 Police Department, 911 Dispatches out of Larned Zip Code 67565

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he “Grand Entry” of a mounted rodeo queen carrying the U.S. flag kicked off a two-day Summer Celebration and Rodeo in Larned on a warm August weekend.

Kraft Rodeo Company of Abbyville brought popular rodeo events to the fairgrounds for the event, sponsored by the Santa Fe Trail Rodeo Association and the Larned Area Chamber of Commerce. Events included bareback riding, bull riding, barrel racing and other competitions, along with mutton busting and mini bronc riding for kids.

Cowpokes could try the mechanical bull. The celebration concluded with a dance/concert featuring the local band Crazy Horse 2.0 Watch for the 2021 rodeo, planned during next year’s Santa Fe Trail Days.

Kansas’ largest psychiatric facility is based in Larned

1 IN 5 AMERICANS EXPERIENCE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. 1 IN 1 AMERICANS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

BE THE ONE Larned State Hospital (LSH), operated by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS), sits on a 78-acre campus and is the largest psychiatric facility in the state, serving Kansans since 1914. The hospital serves more than 450 patients and residents and employs more than 750 staff members. The hospital has three patient/resident programs on campus, the Psychiatric Services Program, State Security Program, and the Sexual Predator Program. The hospital employs medical staff, nurses, mental health technicians, social workers, psychologists, a full time chaplain and therapists to address routine medical and psychiatric needs of patients.

Additionally, the hospital has multiple support service areas, including laundry, purchasing and supply, financial services, safety/security, and engineering, to name a few.

LSH is also home to the popular Sunflower Grill and has an amazing greenhouse that offers bedding plants and crafts for sale to the general public.

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arned was laid out in 1873 and the first post office was established at Larned in 1872. The city drew its name from nearby Fort Larned and named for Colonel Benjamin F. Larned, U.S. Army paymaster from July 1854 to his death Sept. 6, 1862.

Now, the commerce hub for Pawnee County, Larned is situated along the Santa Fe Trail which was a thoroughfare for early expeditions, traders, and the livestock movement. From 1822 to 1880, the Santa Fe Trail was one of America’s most important

trade routes, carrying millions of dollars worth of goods annually in commercial traffic between Independence, Missouri and Santa Fe, N.M. A military establishment was needed along the trail and in October 1859, Camp Alert was constructed. It was renamed Camp on the Pawnee in 1860 and later that same year became known as Fort Larned. The Fort became the principal guardian of Santa Fe Trail commerce.

Today, Fort Larned National Historic Site is a part of the National Park Service. It was

designated an historic site in 1964 and underwent major renovations in the years that followed. It is one of the few frontier forts where

the original buildings have been preserved.

In addition, the Santa Fe Trail was established as a national historic trail in May 1987 and trail ruts made by the countless ox and mule drawn wagons can still be seen near the Fort. The Fort is located at 1767 K-156, west of Larned.

Also situated near Larned are the Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility which falls under the Kansas Department of Corrections and Larned State Hospital which falls under the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services.

Both are major employers for the area.

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611 E. 14th Moffett Stadium 318 Mann Stadium has a seating capacity of 1,100 with a baseball diamond and tennis courts.

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1st Ward – Gary Rainbolt 620-285-6554 1st Ward – Carroll Bennett 620-285-6376 2nd Ward – Terry Clark 620-285-9011 2nd Ward – George Elmore 620-285-6778 3rd Ward – Jason Murray 620-804-1345 3rd Ward – Dennis Wilson 620-285-3453 4th Ward – Kim Barnes 620-285-3541 4th Ward – Sharon McGinness 620-285-6382 The city is governed by the mayor and city council. The city manager is hired by the city council and provides administrative services. City elections are held every year.

The mayor is elected from the city at large for a two-year term. Council members are elected for two years from their respective wards and serve staggered terms with an election of one position in each ward annually. There is no limit on the number of terms that may be served.

The Larned City Council meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first Monday of each month at 417 Broadway. Council members can be reached at the city office, 620-285-8500.

Larned Community Center Mike Seeman Larned Recreation Director 1500 North Toles 620-285-6002

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Fire Department Randy Bird, Fire Chief 814 Main 620-285-8520 Emergency Medical Service Kara Lawrence, EMS director 123 W. 9th 620-285-8505 Larned Swimming Pool 620-285-8570 Parks/Cemetery 620-285-8535 620-285-8500 (records) Building Inspection 620-285-8509 Street Department 620-285-8560 Sanitation Department 620-285-8555 Wastewater Treatment 620-285-8513 Pawnee Sanitation 620-285-7780

Medical Care The University of Kansas Health System Pawnee Valley Campus 923 Carroll 620-285-3161

UTILITIES Electric, Water, Trash, Sewer City of Larned 620-285-8500 Gas Kansas Gas Service 800-794-4780 OTHER SERVICES Poison Control 800-332-6633 Post Office 803 Broadway, 620-285-2791 Jordaan Memorial Library 724 Broadway Municipal Court 417 Broadway, 620-285-8500 Recyling 620-285-8555 620-792-1321

Lowery Park 544 W. 1st Park benches and glider, statuary and monuments, drinking water hydrant, off-street parking, playground equipment, basketball court, ball field, Zebulon Pike Plaza, Youth Building for rent Doerr Vernon Park 1500 Carroll Tennis courts, picnic shelter, playground equipment Jordaan Memorial Park 18th & Toles Softball fields, Pawnee County Fair Facilities, John Haas Building for rent, walking path with exercise stations, and Community Center South East Neighborhood Park 3rd & Park Playground equipment Cemetery The city owns and maintains the cemetery located one mile west of Larned on 8th Street.

Records and maps are located at City Hall.

Airport The Larned-Pawnee County Airport is located one mile north and one mile east of Larned. A 4,200 ft. paved and lighted runway is featured.

Rental hangars and a selfservice credit card fueling facility is available.

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esiliency and civic pride are hallmarks of Rozel, an active town of 128 residents 17 miles west of Larned.

Rozel mayor Erin Josefiak noted the town has several active civic organizations, making Rozel a very vibrant and proud small community.

The Rozel PRIDE organization, for example, has undertaken several projects, including updating the town fitness center, adding a library and public computer stations in City Hall, and is looking at raising money to improve the playground, among other town beautification projects. The Lions Club holds several scholarship fundraisers each year, including a soup supper and pancake breakfasts.

They also partner with the town’s volunteer fire department to host a Christmas parade and celebration each year.

The town is also home to an active 4-H club,

which has consolidated with the nearby town of Burdett. The group participates in several community service projects each year.

Beyond the civic organizations, Josefiak says residents are very active, take a lot of pride in the community and “wear a lot of hats”, and says that is crucial to life in a small town.

It is situated on the Jetmore branch of the Santa Fe Railroad, formerly the Chicago, Kansas and Western R.R. The original townsite was deeded to the Arkansas Valley Town and Land Company by the railroad on July 19, 1886. The name Rozel was selected in honor of a daughter of one of the founders of the Land Company, whose name was Rozella.

Since it was incorporated, the town has persevered through multiple natural disasters, including a fire and a tornado.

Rozel is the hometown of K-State alumnus and Texas Christian University head football

coach Gary Patterson.

It was incorporated Nov. 29, 1929, and has a mayor-council form of city government with water and gas systems municipally owned. It is home to the consolidated Pawnee Heights Unified School District.

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Mayor – Erin Josefiak 620-923-6302 (c)

City Attorney – Ron Smith 620-285-3157 City Clerk – Helen Thorne 620-527-4399 City Superintendent – Glen McFann 620-527-4399, 620-923-5220 (c) Fire Chief – Doug Colglazier 620-527-4399 Asst. Fire Chief – Trevis Galliart

Post Office 108 Main 620-527-4229

Council Members Councilman – Derek Spreier Councilman – Joe Trimble Councilman – Terry Ryan Councilwoman – Pat Cook Councilman – Ritch Foos Council members meet at 7:00 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at the City Building, 110 Main Street, Rozel, except for the summer months from June through October at 8:00 p.m. at the Rozel Community Center at 105 Main St., Rozel Messages for council members can be left at the city office at 620-527-4399.

UTILITIES Electric Midwest Energy 800-222-3121 Water, Gas & Sewer City Office 620-527-4399

Medical Care The University of Kansas Health System Pawnee Valley Campus 923 Carroll 620-285-3161 Recycling A Pride Committee organizes recycling efforts. A trailer is shared between Rozel and Burdett. When it’s in Rozel, it’s located on Main Street. When it’s in Burdett it’s located on Elm Street.

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n Thursday, June 18, the Santa Fe Trail Center Museum presented a one-room school house program to about forty “students”, three to ten years old, by volunteers Kristin Keith and education program director, Kathleen Foster. The young visitors were able to tour an authentic mud house and go into a dugout, where people lived while their mud houses were built, at the museum before attending a class in the one-room schoolhouse.

Before class began, “teacher” Foster led the students in the Pledge of Allegiance and then taught a

class in elocution, using the rhymes and songs that were written on the board. The younger students also practiced writing the alphabet in their session, and the older students had a math lesson. Foster also shared how students were punished, by standing in front of the classroom with their arms out and books placed on their arms if the students continued to misbehave. Sometimes the students sat on a stool facing the chalkboard and wore a dunce hat.

Once the lessons were over, the students went back to the center to complete a craft where they drew and created a mud house of their very own to take home.

The center’s kids program is brand new this year, and both Foster and Keith are trying to build upon the success they have seen this summer with brand new programs for next summer. Keep watching the Santa Fe Trail Center and Museum’s Facebook page for details.

Please contact the center with any ideas or suggestions for upcoming programs.

K-156, 2 miles west of Larned 620-285-2054 Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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STATE OFFICES: Governor Laura Kelly State Capitol 300 SW 10th Ave., St. 241S Topeka, KS 66612-1590 Phone: 785-296-3232 Toll Free: 877-579-6757 https://governor.kansas.gov

Lt. Governor Lynn Rogers State Capitol 300 SW 10th Ave. Room 252-S Topeka, KS 66612-1590 Phone: 785-368-8657

STATE REPRESENTATIVES: MARY JO TAYLOR, REPUBLICAN, SENATE DISTRICT 33 Capitol Room: 441-E Seat: 18 Phone: 785-296-7667 Email: MaryJo.Taylor@senate.ks.gov Home: 114 N. Union, Stafford, KS 67578 Email: taylor4senate82@gmail.com First Term: 2017 Barton, Edwards, Kiowa, Lane, Ness, Pawnee, Pratt, Rush, Scott and Stafford Counties Hodgeman County: Cities: Hanston and Jetmore (part) Townships: Center, Hallet (part), Marena, North Roscoe, and Valley.

Rice County: Cities: Alden, Bushton, Chase, Frederick, and Raymond.

Townships: Bell, Center, Eureka, Farmer, Lincoln, Pioneer, Raymond, and Valley.

ALICIA STRAUB, REPUBLICAN, HOUSE DISTRICT 113 Secretary of State Scott Schwab Memorial Hall 120 SW 10th Ave. Topeka, KS 66612-1594 Phone: 785-296-4575 sos@sos.ks.gov

Capitol Room: 167-W Seat: 108 Phone: 785-296-7682 Email: Alicia.Straub@house.ks.gov Home: 401 S. Kennedy, Ellinwood, KS 67526 Phone: 620-564-2196 Email: alicia.straub@house.ks.gov

State Treasurer Jake LaTurner 900 SW Jackson, Ste. 201 Topeka, KS 66612-1235 Phone: 785-296-3171 https:// www.kansasstatetreasurer.com

First Term: 2019 Pratt and Stafford Counties Barton County: Cities: Ellinwood and Pawnee Rock.

Townships: Comanche, Lakin and Pawnee Rock.

Pawnee County: Townships: Logan, River and Valley Center.

Rice County: Cities: Alden, Chase, Lyons and Raymond.

Townships: Atlanta Bell, Center, Harrison, Lincoln, Pioneer, Raymond and Valley.

LEONARD MASTRONI, REPUBLICAN, HOUSE DISTRICT 117 Attorney General Derek Schmidt 120 SW 10th, 2nd Floor Topeka, KS 66612-1597 Phone: 785-296-2215 https://ag.ks.gov/home

Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt 420 SW 9th St. Topeka, KS 66612-1678 Phone: 785-296-3071 Consumer Assistance Hotline 1-800-432-2484 (KS only) www.ksinsurance.org

Capitol Room: 352-S Seat: 103 Phone: 785-296-7396 Email: Leonard.Mastroni@house.ks.gov Home: 102 Fairway Dr., LaCrosse, KS 67548 Phone: 785-222-3260 Email: leonard.mastroni@house.ks.gov First Term: 2017 Edwards, Hodgeman, Kiowa, and Ness Counties Finney County: Township: Garfield (part) Ford County: Cities: Bucklin, Ford, and Spearville.

Townships: Bloom, Bucklin, Ford, Sodville, Spearville, and Wheatland.

Pawnee County: Cities: Burdett, Garfield, Larned, and Rozel.

Townships: Ash Valley, Brown’s Grove, Conkling, Garfield, Grant, Keysville, Larned, Lincoln, Morton, Orange, Pawnee, Pleasant Grove, Pleasant Ridge, Pleasant Valley, Santa Fe, Sawmill, Shiley, and Walnut.

Rush County: Cities: Alexander, LaCrosse, Liebenthal, and McCracken.

Townships: Alexander-Belle Prairie, Big Timber, Hampton-Fairview, LaCrosse-Brookdale, and Union.

LOCAL AND NATIONAL OFFICES

LOCAL OFFICES PAWNEE COUNTY The Pawnee County Commission has three elected commissioners who meet Mondays at 9:00 a.m. in the commissioner’s room at the Courthouse, second floor, 715 Broadway, Larned 620-285-3721, Fax: 620-285-2559 www.pawneecountykansas.com Deborah Lewis, 1st District, 620-285-3721 Phillip Hammeke, 2nd District, 620-285-3721 Bob Rein, Jr., 3rd District, 620-285-3721 CITIES Burdett City Council City Hall, 207-1/2 Elm, Burdett 620-525-6279; 2nd Monday, 7:30 p.m.

Mayor Linda Schadel, 620-525-6770 Councilman Gary McJunkin, 620-525-1037 Councilman Joe Griffie, 620-525-1003 Councilman Joe Miller, 620-525-6209 Councilwoman JoAnn Lewis, 620-525-6574 Councilman Gary Schmidt, 620-525-6322 Garfield City Council City Building, 217 3rd Street, Garfield 620-569-2385; 1st Monday, 7:00 p.m.

Mayor Kevin Greathouse, 620-569-2544 Councilman Bill Philo, 620-569-2373 Councilwoman Denise Hoch, 620-569-2382 Councilman Robert Hoch, 620-569-2382 Councilwoman Janet Olson, 316-214-3370 Councilman Eldon Meckfessel, 620-569-2317 Rozel City Council City Hall, 110 Main St., Rozel 620-527-4399; 2nd Monday, 7:00 p.m.

Mayor Erin Josefiak, 620-923-6302 City Clerk, Helen Thorne Councilman Derek Spreier Councilman Joe Trimble Councilman Terry Ryan Councilwoman Pat Cook Councilwoman Ritch Foos Larned City Council City Hall, 417 Broadway, Larned 620-285-8500; 1st Monday, 6:30 p.m.

Mayor William Nusser, williamnusser@gmail.com First Ward, Gary Rainbolt, 620-285-6554 First Ward, Carroll Bennett, 620-285-6376 Second Ward, Terry Clark, 620-285-9011 Second Ward, George Elmore, 620-285-6778 Third Ward, Dennis Wilson, 620-285-3453 Third Ward, Jason Murray, 620-804-1345 Fourth Ward, Kim Barnes, 620-285-3541 Fourth Ward, Sharon McGinness, 620-285-6382

NATIONAL OFFICES President Donald J. Trump, Republican The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20500 White House Comments: Phone: 202-456-1414; Fax: 202-456-2461 www.whitehouse.gov/president U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, Republican 109 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C., 20510-1605 Phone: 202-224-4774 www.roberts.senate.gov Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry - Chair Joint Committee on the Library Joint Committee on Printing Senate Committee on Finance Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Senate Committee on Rules and Administration Senate Select Committee on Ethics U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, Republican Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 521 Washington, D.C. 20510 Phone: 202-224-6521 Fax: 202-228-6966 www.moran.senate.gov Appropriations Committee; Banking Committee; Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee; Indian Affairs Committee: Chair - Veterans’ Affairs Committee U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall, Republican, 1st District 126 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Phone: 202-225-2715 www.marshall.house.gov House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; Environment subcommittee Ranking Member; Research and Technology subcommittees; House Committee on Agriculture; Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit, Livestock and Foreign Agriculture subcommittees U.S. Rep. Ron Estes, Republican, 4th District 1524 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-1604 Phone: 202-225-6216 www.estes.house.gov Committee on Ways and Means - Social Security - Worker and Family Support

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HEALTH CARE SERVICES Pawnee County Health Department 715 Broadway, Larned 620-285-6963 or 1-800-211-4401 Fax: 620-285-3246 www.pawneecountyks.org Catholic Social Service Pregnancy Counseling 2201 16th St., Great Bend 620-792-1393 Clara Barton Hospital 250 W. 9th St., Hoisington 620-653-2114 www.clarabartonhospital.com

Heart of Kansas Family Health Care 522 Broadway St., Larned 620-804-6100 1905 19th St., Great Bend 620-792-5700 412 Grand Ave., Stafford 620-792-5700 www.heartofkansas.com The University of Kansas Health System Great Bend Campus Full Service Hospital with Emergency Room 514 Cleveland St., Great Bend 620-792-8833 www.gbregional.com

Clara Barton Medical Clinic Family Practice 252 W. 9th St., Hoisington 620-653-2386 1031 Jackson, Great Bend 620-793-6900 www.clarabartonhospital.com

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Central Kansas Orthopedic Group Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Troy Moore, DPT Jake Thompson, DPT Adam Kristek, DPT Mykela Riedl, DPT Jayme Mayers, PT Kayti Trapp, PTA Dominic Trapp, PTA Melissa Tudor, COTA 1514 K-96 Hwy., Great Bend 620-792-4383

Clara Barton Medical Clinic Behavioral & Mental Health Therapy Family Practice 252 W. 9th St., Hoisington 620-653-2386 1031 Jackson, Great Bend 620-793-6900 www.clarabartonhospital.com

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Central Kansas Orthopedic Group L.T. Fleske, MD Randall Hildebrand, MD Joshua Boone, DPM 1514 K-96 Hwy., Great Bend 620-792-4383

Progressive Therapy & Sports Medicine Kevyn Soupiset, DPT Ashley Peintner, DPT Carrie Hildebrand, PT Shawn Jecha, PTA 117 W. 6th, Larned 620-285-6011 www.ptkansas.com The Central Kansas Health and Wellness Expo January 9, 2021 Watch the Great Bend Tribune for more information

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PHYSICAL THERAPY/ OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY & SPEECH THERAPY Clara Barton Hospital 250 W. 9th, Hoisington 620-653-5065 www.clarabartonhospital.com The University of Kansas Health System Pawnee Valley Campus 923 Carroll, Larned 620-285-3161 www.pawneevalleyhospital.com

REHABILITATION/ OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY Advanced Therapy & Sports Medicine Kevyn Soupiset, DPT Jessica Pauly, DPT Dalton Jones, DPT Carrie Hildebrand, PT Dan Crites, PTA Cheryl Ralston, PTA Bonny Schartz, PTA 4801 10th St., Great Bend 620-792-7868

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Make an appointment at one of our Great Bend locations

Trust your healthcare to the experts.

At The University of Kansas Health System, we are committed to providing safe, high-quality care to the people we serve. And, as part of the region’s premier academic health system, our care teams in Great Bend offer you the latest primary, specialty and surgical care right here, close to home – where you and your family need it most.

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Family Medicine 1309 Polk St. Great Bend, KS 67530 620-792-5341 Great Bend Campus 514 Cleveland St. Great Bend, KS 67530 Hospital 620-792-8833 Medical Pavilion 620-792-2151 St. Rose Medical Pavilion 3515 Broadway Ave. Great Bend, KS 67530 620-792-2511 Convenient Care Walk-In Clinic Monday-Friday: 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

Saturday-Sunday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

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or more than a decade, The University of Kansas Health System Pawnee Valley Campus has provided high-quality care of many types for patients of all ages.

It continues to do so today and will for many years to come.

The family medicine practice is ready to provide complete care for you and your family. Recently its dedicated physicians – Crystal Hill, MD, and Christian Whittington, MD – welcomed Susan Aistrup, APRN, and Haley Gleason, APRN, to the team. The addition of these warm, caring and experienced advanced practice registered nurses makes more care available to more people when they need it.

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meet the healthcare needs of patients and their families right here in their own backyards,” she said. “My colleagues and I focus on the health of each individual to ensure they can be as healthy as possible. My many years as a nurse and commitment to listening closely guide me to care for patients of all ages.”

She is no stranger to the Pawnee County area, as she has family in Larned, Rozel and Burdett, Kansas.

Gleason is a resident of Great Bend, Kansas. She provides women’s health services, such as Pap tests and breast exams, as well as dermatology care, wound care and treatment for minor injuries.

“I look forward to providing care to the Pawnee Valley community and getting to know each of my patients personally,” she said. “Caring for patients and seeing them happy and healthy is what I love about being an advanced practice provider.”

Haley Gleason APRN

Complete care for the community The Pawnee Valley Campus family medicine team is ready to plan and provide the important care you and your family need. While the novel coronavirus pandemic may cause some people to question whether obtaining care is safe, our team is fully prepared to maintain safety and offers reassurance for these concerns.

“Being a part of the health system provides us with important guidance and support as we continue to safely care for community,” said Dr. Hill.

“Our team loves providing the care our patients need and deserve.

Patients find comfort in knowing they will receive quality care close to home, and we are honored that Pawnee Valley Campus is viewed as an important asset to our small community.”

For more information or to make an appointment, call 620-804-6007.

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GREAT BEND CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU The Great Bend Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) is located inside the front of the Great Bend Events Center at 3111 10th Street. The office is perfectly located with the Events Center because CVB staff books and bids on big events and conventions for the Events Center and Great Bend in general. The Events Center is designated as a Kansas Travel Information Center which partners with State Travel & Tourism which is a resource for the State of Kansas tourism opportunities.

As of July 2019, the Events Center exterior has been completely repainted with a whole new look.

In the past few years city has updated the front entrance, parking, chairs, sound system, installed all new flooring throughout, purchased a new dance floor and tables. Next step goals include the addition of new back area breakout rooms and offices as well as remodeling of the bathrooms to entice more conferences and meetings to town.

The CVB is part of Community Coordinator/CVB Director Christina Hayes’ department.

CVB staff includes Emily Goad, Visitor Coordinator and the Events Center staff includes Fred Prosser, Building Maintenance Person. Both the CVB and Events Center had huge cuts to their budgets because they are funded by the Transient Guest Tax that is provided from hotel stays.

COVID-19 greatly impacted that, but a new staff member will be added in 2021 to help both the CVB and Events Center as the Visitor Service Representative.

The staff works hard to promote Great Bend in various ways. Christina’s goals for her department include getting Great Bend’s attractions, events, fun things to do and places to stay out to a bigger area of the state, Recruitment of new conventions, tournaments and meetings to town. Continue to provide hospitality program for hotels, gas stations, businesses and doctors’ offices so the front lines of our community know what’s happening in town.

Every two years the CVB will design and distribute a new Visitor Guide for Great Bend, get our community’s name out there as a real presence in the state, effectively market and promote the Event’s Center as the premier location for Events and work with the area to bring people to our wonderful town!

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BARTON COUNTY EVENTS

GREAT BEND 2020

September 24-27 ......... Lucas Oil Drag Races *Summer Street Stroll Season Ends October 2-3 ............. F&E Auto Auction 3................. Rosewood Rodeo 4-10 ........... Restaurant Week 8-9 ............. SRCA Races 16-17 ......... Rock-N-Q on the Planes 23-24 ......... SRCA Races 30............... Downtown Halloween Parade November 7................. Explore GB Month: Grow Great Bend 14............... Explore GB Month: Open Houses 21............... Explore GB Month: Find A Turkey 27............... Explore GB Month: Black Friday 28............... Home for the Holidays Festival & Parade - Cookie Contest - Small Business Saturday - Explore Great Bend Month Winner Chosen - Santa’s Around the World Opens - Trail of Lights Begins December 1................. Hometown Rewards Starts 20............... Last Day for Santas Around the World 20............... Santa leaves for the North Pole 30............... Last Day for Ice Skating 31............... Trail of Lights End

2021 January 1-3 ..............RK Gun Show 9..................Central Kansas Health & Wellness Expo 16................Cabin Fever Relief Sale 16................Habitat For Humanity’s “Barton County’s Got Flavor”

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February 1..................I Heart GB Promo 6..................CASA Chocolate Auction 20................Chamber of Commerce Banquet

August 14................Party in the Park 19................Third Thursday Food Trucks with Summer Street Stroll

March 4..................Kiwanis Pancake Feed 6..................Sunflower Diversified Services Gala 13.....................Dilly & Doc Pop Up Market 20.....................Eagle Radio’s Home and Garden Expo 20................YP Casino Night 26................Family Crisis Center’s Bunco Night

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April 6-8 ..............Great Bend Farm, Ranch & Hemp Expo 9..................Catholic Charities Wine Tasting Event 10................Stores Pay The Tax Sale 23-24 ..........Wings & Wetlands Birding Festival 28................BCC Job Fest 28-30 ..........KCAC Championship Tournament May 1..................KCAC Championship Tournament 1..................Cinco De Mayo in the Square 6..................Art & Wine Walk 27-28 ..........KSHSAA 1-2A State Baseball Championship June 4-6 ..............June Jaunt Festival 4..................Free Outdoor Movie 4-5 ..............Golden Belt Humane Society Garage Sale 17................Third Thursday Food Trucks with Summer Street Stroll July 3..................City Fireworks Display 6-10 ............Barton County Fair 15................Third Thursday Food Trucks with Summer Street Stroll 15................Summer Sidewalk Sale 17................City Wide Garage Sale 23-30 ..........Christmas in July 24................Bike Brew Q

September 28............... Great Bend Tribune’s Women’s Expo For more events go to the following websites: City of Great Bend website: www.greatbendks.net Convention and Visitors Bureau website: www. exporegreatbend.com Great Bend Chamber of Commerce: www.greatbend.org

ALBERT 2021

March TBD ............ Pancake Feed Fundraiser and Raffle

CLAFLIN 2020

December TBD ............ Christmas Events TBD

ELLINWOOD 2020

December 6................. Christkindlmarket

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July 15-17 ......... 48th Annual After Harvest Festival Ellinwood Chamber of Commerce: www.ellinwoodchamber.com

HOISINGTON 2021

September 3-5 ............. 125th Annual Labor Day Celebration Hoisington Chamber of Commerce: www.hoisingtonkansas.com

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Where the buffalo roam in 2020

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pen year-round, Great Bend’s Brit Spaugh Zoo is fun and educational — and admission is free!

After several weeks when it was closed to the public, the zoo reopened from the statewide COVID-19 shutdown on June 1, 2020. Just being able to watch the bears swimming, the big cats sunning or the lemurs strutting their stuff was worth the wait, but the best was yet to come. For the first time in about a decade, bison would be on display at the zoo.

It was 2010 when the zoo celebrated the birth of Burt, a baby bison – mother Buffy’s second successful pregnancy. Her first calf, named Boomer, went to the Sedgwick County Zoo. After the birth of Burt, Zoo Director Scott Gregory said the bison were too dangerous for

their enclosure. The protective, 1,500-pound mother had been charging at keepers when they entered to clean the area or feed the animals.

“We have to renovate this entire enclosure,” Gregory said after the bison were removed to a 30,000-acre preserve in Nebraska in 2011.

The chance to bring bison back came in 2016, when the Dorothy M. Morrison Foundation offered two major gifts, to expand the grizzly bear exhibit and to create a new bison exhibit.

The bear exhibit was completed in 2018 at a

projected cost of $877,290. In 2019, the Great Bend City Council was told the guaranteed maximum price for the bison exhibit would be $443,820.

Now, with Ashley Burdick at the helm as Zoo Supervisor and Curator, the bison have returned. The zoo received a male and a female – a non-breeding pair that are the offspring of Boomer at the Sedgwick County Zoo. The new exhibit opened in June 2020.

Commonly known as buffalo, the American bison were once the most numerous large mammals in North America. According to Smithsonian magazine, in the mid-19th century, it was estimated that 30 million to 60 million buffalo roamed the plains in massive and majestic herds. But they were nearly hunted to extinction and in 1900 it was estimated there were only 300 left in the wild. After conservationist efforts and an act of Congress protecting the only surviving buffalo herd, in Yellowstone National Park, the National Bison Association reports the estimated herd size in North America to be 362,406.

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he Wetlands Waterpark, located at 2303 Main Street in Great Bend, is a safe, clean, family oriented entertainment experience open seven days a week — weather permitting — starting on Memorial Day weekend and continuing until mid-August.

Hours are 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., with Family Swim Nights from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

There were changes in 2020, when the Wetlands, like everything else, was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It remained closed until June 15 and the lawn chairs were removed, although

people were invited to bring their own bag chairs. The Water Wars feature for friendly water balloon battles was also absent.

Everything else was there: seven water slides, refurbished and given a fresh coat of paint in 2020; spray features, a climbing wall, and the original bucket challenge: a 300-gallon tipping bucket that repeatedly refills and then drenches anyone brave enough to stand under it!

Just as the city of Great Bend is located on the National Wings and Wetlands Scenic Byway, our Wetlands Waterpark is designed to capture some of the natural wonder that’s in our nature. See how many shorebirds you can spot

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in the decor. There is also a zerodepth entry area, a swimming pool with a divided shallow end separated by floating features, bath houses, and concession area.

The greatbendwaterpark.com website tracks the daily forecast so you can check on whether the pool is open or closed. The Wetlands Waterpark can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.

Admission is $4 for adults 18 and older; $3 for youths 3-17 years old; and free to children under 3.

Discount passes for 15 admissions are available for $40. Private parties can also be arranged. For more information call 620-7921516 or 620-793-4111.

Swimming lessons and other aquatics programs are provided in partnership with the Great Bend Recreation Commission.

For more information contact the Great Bend Rec Center, 620-7933755 or www.greatbendrec.com.

Summer Jobs The pool supplies dozens of summer jobs for persons 16 years of age and older. To apply for a lifeguard position, you must be at least 16 years old and able to complete the Red Cross Lifeguard Certification Class before the pool season starts. This class is taught by the Great Bend Recreation Commission over spring break. For more information, call Pool Manager Megan Hammeke at the GBRC, 620-793-3755, extension 210, or email mhammeke@gbrec.net Employment applications are available at the City Administration Building at 1209 Williams St. The selection for these seasonal positions takes place during the months of January and February, so for best results submit your application early. The City of Great Bend provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals. For more information call 620-793-4111.

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Great Bend Appliance, Furniture & SleepSource celebrates 22 years of business “We have a phenomenal staff who understands customer courtesy. They know their product and how to treat a customer the way that they want to be treated,” G.B. Appliance Owner Dale E. Pruter said. This philosophy has served the business well as they just celebrated 22 years of business in Great Bend and the surrounding communities.

“We started out with just my wife and me, and have expanded to 20 employees as the business has grown,” Pruter said. They recently hired a second Service Technician, Eric Johnson, to keep up with the demand for service and installations. Both Steven Nagel and Johnson are certified technicians trained at Fred’s Service Academy in Madison, Ohio.

The store’s franchise agreement with BrandSource is the backbone of its variety and competitive edge. BrandSource collaborates with 4,000 individual business owners across the United States to buy brand-market appliances and furniture.

“BrandSource gives the independent owners the visibility of the bigger box stores because we carry the same brands,” Pruter said. “It levels the playing field with the bigger companies. Some people come in and need it all and we can make truly competitive package deals.”

Appliance service has also been a big part of their success.

Service Tech Steven Nagel was trained to service all Whirlpool, Maytag and Kitchenaid appliances, graduating as valedictorian from Fred’s Appliance Repair Academy in Madison, Ohio.

“We are happy and proud to have such a quality young service tech who knows how to treat customers and holds customer service as their number one priority,” Pruter said. In addition to service, they offer delivery, installation and set up as well as in-home design and consulting services for customers.

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Great Bend Appliance showcases Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid and Amana appliances, and recently added “Scratch and Dent” appliances to their line-up, new appliances with slight blemishes, which can save customers a lot of money. The SleepSource offers beds, mattresses, headboards and sheets. Serta’s gel-infused iComfort bed is a best seller, and they offer Corsicana and the new Tempurpedic family of products, plus a new line of Sealy hybrid mattresses.

The England furniture division is a La-Z-Boy company that offers many different furniture products. Additions over the years include: Oreck vacuum cleaners, SunHeat infrared heaters and LG, Samsung, Panasonic and Toshiba flat-panel televisions.

“We are always looking for that next niche in the market,” Pruter said. “We try to have something for everyone. That’s how we succeed – by diversifying and listening to customer requests and needs.”

BrandSource supports the Ronald McDonald House Charities and furnished all appliances for the Ronald McDonald houses throughout the nation. KitchenAid is a sponsor of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Awareness Foundation.

The business was honored as Outstanding Business of the Year by the Great Bend Chamber of Commerce in 2005, and was awarded the BrandSource Dealer of the year in 2005.

Employees include co-owner Sherry Pruter, Kenny Pruter, Steven Nagel, Rachel Nagel, Eric Rostine, Eric Johnson, Eric Juergensen, Audra Rostine, Chonny Simonson, Teresa Wondra, Shelly Post, Jeni Doan, Pablo Ibarra, Tammy Dreese, Daniel Hammeke, Josh Hamilton, Chris Jeska, Kevin Wondra and Roland Nagel.

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