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Reminder: Keep your pets out of Great Bend zoo
While the Great Bend Brit Spaugh Zoo has dozens of animals to enjoy visiting, that does not mean your pets can come check out fellow animals. Zoo staff sent out a reminder to the public, that pets are not allowed inside the zoo. Curator Ashley Burdick said outside animals can...
Billy Joel hits opens concert season in Great Bend
No stranger to the Golden Belt Community Concert Association, Jim Witter is back to perform “Timeless Hits of Billy Joel” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, in the Great Bend Municipal Auditorium, Lakin and Stone. The event is for Golden Belt Community Concert members. As with all of...
More than 600 people attend KWEC's 11th annual Butterfly Festival
Nature plays by its own rules. Saturday's 11th annual Butterfly Festival at the Kansas Wetlands Education Center drew in more than 600 people - the most since COVID - but just a handful of monarch butterflies to tag. KWEC Director Curtis Wolf said there were plenty of other bugs and butterflies to catch, and several activities for attendees to enjoy.
Silent auction deals available Oct. 5 at Rosewood Rodeo
Story by: Michael Dawes, director of PR, Rosewood Services. When can you celebrate like Christmas in October? When you participate in Rosewood Rodeo’s Silent Auction. Here’s how: Come by Rosewood Rodeo Oct. 5, set a competitive price on cool auction items, then get notified for your winning bids. It’s a FUN opportunity to purchase quality items at under-market-value prices.
WINKEL: Eat better, eat together
Parenting is difficult to navigate, but small habits can make a tremendous difference. For example, including family meals in your routine can boost children’s self-esteem and academic performance. It can even improve heart health, and reduce the risk of depression, substance misuse, and teen pregnancy. According to Harvard research, one hour a day of genuine connection at dinner can improve the physical and mental health of the whole family!
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