November 18, 2015
Story by Joe Vinduska
Barton Community College will be closed for Thanksgiving break Wednesday, Nov. 25, through Friday, Nov. 27. The college will resume its regular schedule on Monday, Nov. 30.
November 17, 2015
Story by Joe Vinduska
Barton Community College is offering a Horse Science course from 11:30-12:50 on Mondays and Wednesdays starting Jan. 11 through May 12 in the Math and Science Building room S137. The deadline to sign up is Jan. 6.
November 17, 2015
Story by Joe Vinduska
Courtesy photo submitted
Barton Community College in conjunction with the National Partnership for Environmental Technology Education (PETE) will begin offering a 10-day Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program at military installations across the country. The course is geared toward transitioning soldiers, retirees and family members at no cost.
November 16, 2015
Story by Joe Vinduska
Photo by Brandon Steinert
Barton Community College’s Prairie Winds Concert Band and Jazz Band, featuring members of the community, will present their annual fall concert titled “It Is Christmas,” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23 in the Fine Arts Auditorium.
November 16, 2015
Story by Joe Vinduska
Photo by Brandon Steinert
The Barton Theatre Department will present “The Santaland Diaries,” starring Barton Theatre and Kansas State University Theatre alumnus, Great Bend resident Grady Bolding at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 in the Fine Arts Auditorium. Donations will be taken at the door and will go toward new equipment and materials for the theatre program. The play was adapted for the stage by Joe Mantello.
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November 11, 2015
Story and photos by Joe Vinduska
Barton Nursing student, 19-year-old Breanna Towers of St. John, started making strides toward her career during her sophomore year of high school by taking college classes online and her forward thinking made it possible to complete all her pre-requisites before she even set foot in a Barton Nursing classroom.
November 11, 2015
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert
U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins met with Barton Community College Board of Trustees Chair Mike Johnson and Barton President Dr. Carl Heilman Tuesday afternoon to discuss the college’s prevalence as a comprehensive community college in Kansas.
November 10, 2015
Story and photo by Joe Vinduska
Each year, as part of the Theatre Program at Barton, students are asked to take the reins and produce a show entirely by themselves. This year, theatre Majors Caleb Rivera and Randyll Smith are co-directing “Said and Meant: Ten Short Plays about Language and Misunderstanding,” by Randy Wyatt with showings at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 and 20 in the Barton Fine Arts Auditorium.
The show consists of 10 short plays delivered skit-style focused on how the use of language can affect the intended meaning very drastically.
November 9, 2015
Story by Joe Vinduska
Courtesy photos submitted
Some quilts aren’t made for warmth. Some of them are meant to be stared at in awe and wonderment. These are the types of quilts on display in the National Quilt Museum’s Exhibit that opened Friday in the Shafer Art Gallery.
The annual traveling show’s title this year is “New Quilts from an Old Favorite 2015: Nine Patch.” The exhibit will be up through Dec. 13. The Shafer Gallery is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Admission is free.