(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.