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.
November 6, 2015
Story by Brandon Steinert
Barton Community College has been designated a 2016 military friendly school by Victory Media, a “veteran-owned small business that connects classrooms to careers for the nation’s next generation of professionals,” according to a news release from the organization.
The designation requires institutions to submit data and information via extensive surveys to qualify.
Great Bend Tribune
Published November 1, 2015
Is a Career In Agriculture For You?
Great Bend Tribune
October 25, 2015
Fall Weather
Speak with many older farmers and almost all of them mention how unusual this fall’s weather has been. Since this is Kansas, most of us consider unusual weather usual, however, this year’s fall weather has been extreme so far. How extreme has it been and potentially mean for crop and livestock producers?
October 29, 2015
Story by Joe Vinduska
The Barton Community College Library will host a “Game Night” from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, which will include a “Minute to Win It” portion that will start at 6:30. The event is free and is open to all. Refreshments will be served and all participants will be entered in a drawing for a chance to win a “dorm food” prize bag.
Games include: Apples to Apples, Battleship, Buzzword, Twister, Monopoly and more.
October 28, 2015
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert
The Barton Community College Board of Trustees gathered Tuesday evening for its regular meeting and discussed one of its nine overarching goals, known as ENDs, one of which is “Barton Experience.”
October 27, 2015
Story by Joe Vinduska
Barton Community College will continue its Kansas History Snapshot series, by featuring “Buffalo Soldiers: An American Legend on the Western Frontier,” a presentation by Fort Larned National Historic Site Park Ranger Celeste Dixon, at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 in the Library. Catered refreshments will be served.
