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If you have an item for the Community Calendar, E-mail it to phil.grossardt@eagleradio.net or fax it to 620-792-3649.
Be sure to include a contact name and phone number for your organization.  TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE PLEASE

Week of October 3 - October 9

(9/28—10/6)  RUSSELL’S ORIGINAL ART REVIEW  (785-483-4039)

RUSSELL’S ORIGINAL ART REVIEW RETURNS TO THE 4-H BUILDING AT THE FAIRGROUNDS EAST OF TOWN THIS WEEKEND (10/10, 11 & 12).  STOP BY AND VIEW A VAST ASSORTMENT OF ART BY AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE AS THEY EXHIBIT PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, SCULPTURE, PASTELS AND PHOTOGRAPHY. 

 

(10/5 – 10/9)  CLAFLIN SOUP SUPPER  (620-587-3556)

ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH IN CLAFLIN INVITES YOU TO A SOUP SUPPER FROM 5 UNTIL 7 P.M. FRIDAY (10/10) AT THE CHURCH, IN CLAFLIN.  SUGGESTED DONATION IS $5 FOR ADULTS AND $3 FOR CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER.  ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE EVENT WILL FUND REPAIRS TO DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE 2007 SPRING STORMS.  THRIVENT FINANCIAL SERVICES WILL MATCH ALL MONEY DONATED. 

 

(10/5 – 10/10)  LARNED GOLF TOURNAMENT  (620-285-6916)

THE LARNED AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL SPONSOR ITS 18TH ANNUAL LAST CHANCE 4-PERSON SCRAMBLE GOLF TOURNAMENT ON SUNDAY, (10/11) AT THE LARNED COUNTRY CLUB.  REGISTRATION BEGINS AT 8:30 A.M. FOLLOWED BY A SHOTGUN START AT 9:15.  NUMEROUS HOLE CONTESTS AND PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED AND ALL PROCEEDS WILL FUND PROJECTS SPONSORED BY THE LARNED AREA CHAMBER. 

 

(10/5 – 10/10)  PAWNEE CO. HUMANE SOCIETY (620-282-2554)

THE PAWNEE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY WILL PRESENT ITS 2ND ANNUAL “PUMPKINS FOR POOCHES” EVENT FROM 1 UNTIL 5, SATURDAY, (10/11) AT THE SANDSTONE PUMPKIN PATCH, 914 WEST 2ND IN LARNED.  YOU CAN PICK OUT A PUMPKIN AS WELL AS A PET FROM THE NUMEROUS ANIMALS THAT WILL BE UP FOR ADOPTION.  IT’S A DAY OF FALL FUN WITH ALL PROCEEDS GOING TO THE DIRECT CARE OF PAWNEE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY ANIMALS. 

 

(10/5 – 10/10)  RUSSELL CHILI FEST  (785-483-6960)

THE RUSSELL MAIN STREET ORGANIZATION INVITES YOU TO THE RUSSELL CHILI FEST FROM 11 A.M. UNTIL 5 P.M. ON SATURDAY (10/11) IN DOWNTOWN RUSSELL.  ENTRY FEE FOR THIS SANCTIONED CHILI COOK-OFF COMPETITION IS $10 WITH JUDGING DIVIDED INTO TEAM, ADULT AND CHILDREN’S CATEGORIES. TROPHIES AND CASH PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED.  ALSO FEATURED WILL BE A CLASSIC CAR SHOW, CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES, PUMPKIN PAINTING AND LIVE MUSIC ON THE SQUARE. 

 

(10/5 – 10/10)  TIRED IRON SHOW  (620-285-2054)

THE SANTA FE TRAIL CENTER, 2 MILES WEST OF LARNED, INVITES YOU TO ITS ANNUAL SANTA FE TRAIL TIRED IRON SHOW ON FROM 9 UNTIL 5 ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, (10/11 & 10/12).  ENJOY 2 DAYS OF OLD FASHIONED WHEAT THRESHING DEMONSTRATIONS, ANVIL SHOOTING, WOODCARVING AND STONE CUTTING, THE PUNKIN’ CHUNKIN CONTEST AND  ANTIQUE FARM MACHINERY, VINTAGE AUTOMOBILES AND VEHICLES FROM WORLD WAR II.   THE SANTA FE TRAIL CENTER IS 2 MILES WEST OF LARNED ON HIGHWAY 156.   

 

(10/5 – 10/10)  HOLYROOD AMERICAN LEGION  (785-252-3509)

HOLYROOD AMERICAN LEGION POST #200 WILL HOST AN ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BARBEQUE RIB AND LOIN DINNER FROM 5 TO 7 P.M., SATURDAY OCTOBER 11TH AT LEGION HALL IN HOLYROOD.  TICKETS ARE $10 AND WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR.  PROCEEDS WILL SUPPORT THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 200 SENIOR CENTER IN HOLYROOD. 

 

(10/5 – 10/10)  GBHS CHOIR FUND RAISER  (620-793-1521)

THE GREAT BEND HIGH SCHOOL A CAPPELLA CHOIR WILL HOST A COMMUNITY-WIDE GARAGE SALE FUND RAISER FROM 7 A.M. UNTIL NOON ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11TH AT THE FOUNDRY METHODIST CHURCH GYM, 5401 BROADWAY IN GREAT BEND.  DONATED ITEMS WILL BE SOLD WITH ALL PROCEEDS GOING TO FUND THE CHOIR’S TRIP TO WASHINGTON, D.C. NEXT MONTH. 

 

(10/5 – 10/10)  CRAFT & BAKE SALE  (620-792-1232)

A BENEFIT CRAFT AND BAKE SALE WILL BE HELD FROM 7 UNTIL 5 ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 10TH AND FROM 8 UNTIL 2 SATURDAY OCTOBER 11TH AT THE CONVENT AUDITORIUM, 3600 BROADWAY IN GREAT BEND.  A WIDE ASSORTMENT OF CRAFT AND FOOD ITEMS, GREETING CARDS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL BE ON SALE WITH ALL PROCEEDS BENEFITTING THE CENTRAL KANSAS ASSOCIATION FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED.   

 

(10/5 – 10/11)  ELLINWOOD PANCAKE FEED (620-793-8436)

ELLINWOOD KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MEMBERS WILL SPONSOR A PANCAKE AND SAUSAGE BREAKFAST FROM 8 A.M. UNTIL 12:30 P.M., SUNDAY (10/12) AT THE ST. JOSEPH PARISH CENTER, 110 WEST 2ND IN ELLINWOOD.  FREE WILL DONATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE DOOR. PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT AREA CHARITIES SUPPORTED BY THE ELLINWOOD KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. 

 

(10/5 – 10/11)  KANSAS FOOD FOR LIFE  (620-793-7100)

KANSAS FOOD FOR LIFE IN GREAT BEND IS TAKING ORDERS FOR ITS OCTOBER FOOD DISTRIBUTION THROUGH SUNDAY, (10/12)  AT THE NEW FOOD FOR LIFE OFFICE ON NORTH WASHINGTON IN GREAT BEND.  THIS MONTH’S FOOD DISTRIBUTION WILL BE HELD FROM 11 A.M. UNTIL 1 P.M. ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25TH.  KANSAS FOOD FOR LIFE SUPPLIES THE AREA WITH GROCERIES EACH MONTH AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES AND WITHOUT QUALIFICATIONS OR INCOME LIMITS. 

 

(10/5 – 10/11)  KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS  (785-887-1700)

YOU CAN HELP PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES BY PARTICIPATING IN THE 36TH ANNUAL TOOTSIE ROLL FUND DRIVE, OCTOBER 10TH, 11TH AND 12TH, SPONSORED BY THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.  EVERY DIME DONATED TO THIS CAMPAIGN REMAINS IN KANSAS TO ASSIST THOSE SPECIAL CITIZENS IN OUR STATE WITH DISABILITIES.  THE 2008 OVERALL STATE GOAL IS $325,000.  LOOK FOR THE KNIGHTS THIS WEEKEND AND DO WHAT YOU CAN TO HELP.   

 

(9/28 – 10/11)  SANTA FE TRAIL CENTER  (620-285-2054)

ON DISPLAY AT THE SANTA FE TRAIL CENTER IN LARNED IS AN EXHIBIT OF 22 WOODCARVINGS BY BOB BUTTON OF GREAT BEND.  BUTTON IS KNOWN FOR HIS CARVINGS OF AMERICAN INDIANS FROM THE NORTHWEST AND THIS EXHIBIT INCLUDES SOME OF THOSE PIECES, AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF DECORATIVE DUCK DECOYS.  THE EXHIBIT CAN BE VIEWED THROUGH OCTOBER 12TH.  THE SANTA FE TRAIL CENTER IS 2 MILES WEST OF LARNED ON HIGHWAY 156.   

 

(10/5 – 10/17)  KANS 4 KIDS ENDOWMENT  (620-792-3000)

THE KANS FOR KIDS FIGHTING CANCER FOUNDATION NOW HAS ITS OWN ENDOWMENT FUND THROUGH THE GOLDEN BELT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.  KANS FOR KIDS PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO FAMILIES OF BARTON COUNTY CHILDREN WHO ARE BATTLING CANCER.  ANYONE MAY CONTRIBUTE TO THE NEW ENDOWMENT FUND AND ALL DONATIONS ARE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE.  FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL THE GOLDEN BELT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IN GREAT BEND. 

 

(10/5 – 10/17)  CENTRAL KANSAS TOY RUN  (620-791-7615)

YOU CAN HELP A NEEDY CHILD BY PARTICIPATING IN THE 27TH ANNUAL CENTRAL KANSAS TOY RUN AT 2 P.M. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18TH AT BRIT SPAUGH PARK IN GREAT BEND.  REGISTRATION BEGINS AT 10 A.M. WITH THE POKER RUN AT 11 AND APPRECIATION PARTY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE RIDE.  ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE ASKED TO BRING A NEW TOY FOR A CHILD IN NEED OR A CASH DONATION OF $10. 

 

(10/5 – 10/12)  WILSON DESSERT THEATER  (785-658-2202)

THE WILSON HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC DEPARTMENT WILL PRESENT ITS ANNUAL DESSERT THEATER AT 7:30 P.M. ON MONDAY NIGHT (10/13) AT THE HIGH SCHOOL COMMONS AREA.  JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR AND BAND MEMBERS WILL BE PERFORMING VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC SELECTIONS.  SUGGESTTED DONATION IS $3.  DESSERT WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CONCERT.  THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND.

 

Week of September 26 - October 2

(9/28 – 10/3) ELLINWOOD FOLKS FEST  (620-564-2242)

THE ELLINWOOD HISTORICAL SOCIETY INVITES YOU TO ITS FALL FOLKS FEST EVENT FROM 8 A.M. UNTIL 4 P.M. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4TH IN DOWNTOWN ELLINWOOD.  ENJOY CRAFTS, A FLEA MARKET, AN HISTORIC CEMETERY WALK AT 6:30 P.M. HOSTED BY HISTORIAN ROBERT YARMER AND AN ANTIQUE SHOW AND SALE ON OCTOBER 5TH SPONSORED BY THE ELLINWOOD GARDEN CLUB. 

 

(9/28 – 10/3)  TEXAS HOLD-EM BENEFIT  (620-653-4913)

HOISINGTON KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MEMBERS INVITE YOU TO COMPETE IN A TEXAS HOLD ‘EM BENEFIT POKER TOURNAMENT AT 7:30 P.M., SATURDAY OCTOBER 4th AT THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HALL ON NORTH MAIN IN HOISINGTON.  ALL PLAYERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING SNACKS TO BE SHARED AT A SNACK TABLE.  PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT AREA CHARITIES SUPPORTED BY THE HOISINGTON KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHAPTER. 

 

(9/28 – 10/3)  STAFFORD OKTOBERFEST  (620-770-9671)

THE STAFFORD COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM INVITES YOU TO ITS ANNUAL OKTOBERFEST EVENT ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4TH.  FROM 11 A.M. UNTIL 3 P.M., ALL FOUR BUILDINGS OF THE MUSEUM WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.  ON DISPLAY THROUGH OCTOBER ARE 25 GRAY STUDIO GLASS-PLATE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT DOCUMENT LIFE IN AND AROUND STAFFORD COUNTY FROM 1908 THROUGH 1917.  ADMISSION IS FREE AND THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO ATTEND. 

 

(9/28 – 10/5)  BARTON MUSIC CONCERT  (620-792-9395)

THE BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE MUSIC DEPARTMENT WILL PRESENT ITS FALL SNEAK PREVIEW CONCERT AT 7:30 P.M., MONDAY OCTOBER 6TH IN THE FINE ARTS AUDITORIUM.  FEATURED WILL BE THE HILLTOP SINGERS, CONCERT CHOIR, JAZZ BAND AND THE PRAIRIE WINDS COMMUNITY CONCERT BAND.  THE CONCERT IS FREE AND THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO ATTEND.  FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE. 

 

(9/28—10/6)  RUSSELL’S ORIGINAL ART REVIEW  (785-483-4039)

RUSSELL’S ORIGINAL ART REVIEW RETURNS TO THE 4-H BUILDING AT THE FAIRGROUNDS EAST OF TOWN OCTOBER 10TH, 11TH, AND 12TH.  IN ITS 40TH YEAR, YOU CAN VIEW A VAST ASSORTMENT OF ART BY AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE AS THEY EXHIBIT PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, SCULPTURE, PASTELS AND PHOTOGRAPHY.  ENTRY DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 7TH. 

 

(9/28 – 10/6)  HOISINGTON CHAMBER  (620-653-4767)

IT IS PROJECTED THAT 200,000 VISITORS WILL PASS THROUGH HOISINGTON EACH YEAR ON THE NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY AND A MAJOR DRAW TO THE AREA WILL BE THE WETLANDS EDUCATION CENTER WHICH WILL OPEN IN APRIL OF 2009.  TO MAKE SURE THAT HOISINGTON IS READY, THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO PROVIDE INPUT PRIOR TO THIS INFLUX OF VISITORS.  PLAN TO ATTEND THE NEXT SPECIAL EVALUATION MEETING AT 7 P.M., TUESDAY OCTOBER 7TH AT THE HOISINGTON ACTIVITY CENTER.   

 

(9/28 – 10/9)  BCCC FALL PLAY  (620-792-9382)

TICKETS ARE ON SALE FOR THE 2008 FALL PLAY PRESENTED BY THE BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE THEATER DEPARTMENT.  THIS YEAR’S PRODUCTION IS THE NEIL SIMON COMEDY “JAKE’S WOMEN.” SHOWS WILL BE HELD AT THE CREST THEATER IN DOWNTOWN GREAT BEND AT 7:30 P.M. ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10TH AND 11TH AND AT 2 P.M. ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 12TH. TICKETS ARE $5 FOR ADULTS AND $4 FOR STUDENTS.  TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE OR 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO EACH SHOW. 

 

(9/28 – 10/10)  LARNED GOLF TOURNAMENT  (620-285-6916)

THE LARNED AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL SPONSOR ITS 18TH ANNUAL LAST CHANCE 4-PERSON SCRAMBLE GOLF TOURNAMENT ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11TH AT THE LARNED COUNTRY CLUB.  REGISTRATION BEGINS AT 8:30 A.M. FOLLOWED BY A SHOTGUN START AT 9:15.  NUMEROUS HOLE CONTESTS AND PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED AND ALL PROCEEDS WILL FUND PROJECTS SPONSORED BY THE LARNED AREA CHAMBER. 

 

(9/28 – 10/10)  PAWNEE CO. HUMANE SOCIETY (620-282-2554)

THE PAWNEE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY WILL PRESENT ITS 2ND ANNUAL “PUMPKINS FOR POOCHES” EVENT FROM 1 UNTIL 5, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11TH AT THE SANDSTONE PUMPKIN PATCH, 914 WEST 2ND IN LARNED.  YOU CAN PICK OUT A PUMPKIN AS WELL AS A PET FROM THE NUMEROUS ANIMALS THAT WILL BE UP FOR ADOPTION.  IT’S A DAY OF FALL FUN WITH ALL PROCEEDS GOING TO THE DIRECT CARE OF PAWNEE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY ANIMALS.   

 

(9/28 – 10/10)  RUSSELL CHILI FEST  (785-483-6960)

THE RUSSELL MAIN STREET ORGANIZATION INVITES YOU TO THE RUSSELL CHILI FEST FROM 11 A.M. UNTIL 5 P.M. ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 11TH IN DOWNTOWN RUSSELL.  ENTRY FEE FOR THIS SANCTIONED CHILI COOK-OFF COMPETITION IS $10 WITH JUDGING DIVIDED INTO TEAM, ADULT AND CHILDREN’S CATEGORIES. TROPHIES AND CASH PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED.  ALSO FEATURED WILL BE A CLASSIC CAR SHOW, CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES, PUMPKIN PAINTING AND LIVE MUSIC ON THE SQUARE. 

 

(9/28 – 10/10)  TIRED IRON SHOW  (620-285-2054)

THE SANTA FE TRAIL CENTER, 2 MILES WEST OF LARNED, INVITES YOU TO ITS ANNUAL SANTA FE TRAIL TIRED IRON SHOW ON FROM 9 UNTIL 5 ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11TH AND 12TH.  ENJOY TWO DAYS OF OLD FASHIONED WHEAT THRESHING DEMONSTRATIONS, ANVIL SHOOTING, WOODCARVING AND STONE CUTTING, THE PUNKIN’ CHUNKIN CONTEST AND  ANTIQUE FARM MACHINERY, VINTAGE AUTOMOBILES AND VEHICLES FROM WORLD WAR II.   THE SANTA FE TRAIL CENTER IS 2 MILES WEST OF LARNED ON HIGHWAY 156. 

 

(9/28 – 10/11)  ELLINWOOD PANCAKE FEED (620-793-8436) 

ELLINWOOD KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MEMBERS WILL SPONSOR A PANCAKE AND SAUSAGE BREAKFAST FROM 8 A.M. UNTIL 12:30 P.M., SUNDAY OCTOBER 12TH AT THE ST. JOSEPH PARISH CENTER, 110 WEST 2ND IN ELLINWOOD.  FREE WILL DONATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE DOOR. PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT AREA CHARITIES SUPPORTED BY THE ELLINWOOD KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.   

 

(9/28 – 10/11)  SANTA FE TRAIL CENTER  (620-285-2054)

ON DISPLAY AT THE SANTA FE TRAIL CENTER IN LARNED IS AN EXHIBIT OF 22 WOODCARVINGS BY BOB BUTTON OF GREAT BEND.  BUTTON IS KNOWN FOR HIS CARVINGS OF AMERICAN INDIANS FROM THE NORTHWEST AND THIS EXHIBIT INCLUDES SOME OF THOSE PIECES, AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF DECORATIVE DUCK DECOYS.  THE EXHIBIT CAN BE VIEWED THROUGH OCTOBER 12TH AND IS PART OF THE 2008 RENDEZVOUS AND HISTORY SYMPOSIUM AND.  THE SANTA FE TRAIL CENTER IS 2 MILES WEST OF LARNED ON HIGHWAY 156.  

 

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