Today, in the doldrums of February and heading into March, let’s briefly discuss what causes all plants, but especially our crop plants to flower.  It’s more complicated than you might imagine.

During a special Board meeting on Jan. 30, the Barton Community College Board of Trustees announced Dr. Marcus Garstecki as Barton’s sixth president.

Children ages three to twelve who love animals can enjoy a camp full of creative expression led by the Barton Dance Theatre students from 2-5 p.m. Feb. 11 in the Fine Arts Building.

Today we are in a much different moisture situation than we were for the last several years. 

The Barton Community College Board of Trustees will hold a special Board meeting at 4 p.m.  Jan. 30. in the Fine Arts building, room F-30. The agenda includes the announcement and approval of Barton’s sixth president.

The Shafer Gallery will host an opening reception for its “Agrarian Spirit in the Homestead Era: Artwork from the Moseman Collection of Agrarian Art” exhibit from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 2 in the Gallery and will feature light refreshments and a talk by Shafer Gallery Director Alyssa Bliven.

Barton Community College’s Dance Department invites all dance students aged 12-19 to be a college dance student for a day at the third annual “Barton Cougar Dance Day” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 2 in Studio 34 on the Barton Campus.

Students interested in auditioning for vocal ensembles or instrumental ensembles and learning about scholarships opportunities in music for the 2024-2025 season are encouraged to sign up one of Barton’s “Music Scholarship Days” on Feb. 10 or March 2 at auditions.bartonccc.edu.

Today, as we wait for the snow to melt with warmer temperatures next week, let’s discuss the employment outlook in agriculture and related careers. 

Ellinwood resident and Barton Welding Program alum Devin Christiansen gets to work each day, puts on her safety gear at her station, and once she pulls down her welding helmet all the distractions of the world fade away while she focuses on her job as a welder at Primus Sterilizer in Great Bend.