March 4, 2019
Story by Brandon Steinert
Barton Community College will have no classes during its spring break from March 11-15. Barton’s offices will remain open through March 13, but will be closed March 14 and 15.
The college’s regular class schedule and business hours will resume Monday, March 18.
Great Bend Tribune
Published March 3, 2019
March 1, 2019
Story and portrait by Brandon Steinert
Ana Cristina Potoret, a native of Germany, recently earned her US Citizenship in the summer of 2018. She’ll tell you how much she loves Fort Leavenworth, the state of Kansas and the United States.
She has visited 38 countries has lived in Hungary, Romania and Germany.
Kansas, she says, is her home. But she wasn’t always so sure.
February 28, 2019
Story by Brandon Steinert
Barton Community College will offer a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) refresher course 8 a.m.-5 p.m. March 11-12 in the Adult Healthcare Lab, T-119.
This 15 contact-hour course is approved by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) for a Kansas CNA who has gone inactive and wishes to reactive their credential. It is a state requirement to pass a refresher course to reactivate CNA credentials.
February 27, 2019
Story by Dave Barnes & Brandon Steinert
The Shafer Art Gallery’s latest exhibit is “Biodiversity in the Art of Carel Pieter Brest van Kempen,” produced by David J. Wagner, L.L.C. It is the latest installment of The CUNA Mutual Retirement Solutions Art and Science Encounter Series. The exhibit is scheduled for March 1 through April 18, with a public reception to kick off the exhibit at 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 8.
Great Bend Tribune
Published February 24, 2019
February 22, 2019
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert
Barton Community College will offer transitioning Fort Riley Soldiers, Veterans and family members with DOD ID cards, a grant-funded two-week certificate program at no cost to participants.
The Hazardous Waste Worker Training (HWWT) program gives Soldiers credentials to help them find work after their tenure in the US Army ends. The next course is set from March 18-29 at 100 Continental Ave, Grandview Plaza, which is just north of I-70 at exit 299.
February 20, 2019
Story and photos by Brandon Steinert
The Barton Community College Theatre Department’s three performances of the late Neil Simon’s farce, “Rumors”, are set for 7:30 p.m. March 1 and 2, with a matinee at 2 p.m. March 3. Tickets are $5 at the door. Students are admitted free.
February 20, 2019
Story and portrait by Brandon Steinert
Barton Welding Instructor Wade Morris spent 35 years fusing metal as a pipeline welder, foreman and in various other roles before coming to Barton in the fall of 2018; he knows what it takes to be a good welder. Skill and technique are important technical proficiencies, he said, but the real basis of mastering the trade is found a little deeper.
February 18, 2018
Story by Sara Oberle & Brandon Steinert
The Barton Community College Student Chapter of American Choral Director’s Association (ACDA) will attend the professional organization’s 60th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee National Conference from Feb. 27 – March 2 in Kansas City.
