Ladies' Golf League: Any women interested in golfing this summer
are invited to attend a kickoff BBQ at the Medicine Lodge Golf Course
on Tuesday, May 21st at 5:30pm. All types of golfers welcome ...
beginners, pros, has beens, and wanna bes. For more info call
886-1761.
GARAGE SALE: Multiple Garage Sales in Sharon on May 24 & 25! The
St. Boniface NCYC youth will hold a fundraiser garage sale/bake sale
on Friday, May 24 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturday, May 25 from 8
a.m. through mid-afternoon. Sale will be held at St. Boniface Parish
Hall with multiple families donating items. Lunch will be available
along with homemade pies, bread, cookies, and cinnamon rolls. If you
would like to donate items, please call 620-294-5491 or 620-294-5421
to make arrangements for drop-off. There are at least 2 more garages
sales in Sharon during this time! Thanks for your support!
VBS: Fly over to this VBS! Join us in ancient Athens, where we’ll
explore what life was like for Apostle Paul on his dangerous journey
to share the truth. You’ll create cool projects in the Marketplace,
laugh as you play Bible-time games, visit with Paul, and eat some
interesting new food. First Christian Church, 300 S. Main, Medicine
Lodge, Wednesday, May 29 - Friday, May 31, 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. For
more information, call 620-886-3743.
CONCERT IN THE BARN: Free show and concessions! Country, oldies and
Gospel music, Saturday, May 25th at 7:00 p.m. 13 miles east of
Medicine Lodge on Highway 160. Watch for signs. Featuring the band,
Isaiah, special guest, Mark Logan. Also featuring Lonnie Dreyer.
MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES: American Legion Post #98 of Isabel will be
having Memorial Day Services on May 27, 2013 at the following
locations:
Coats - 8:30 a.m.
Sawyer - 9:30 a.m.
Nashville Lutheran -
10:15 a.m.
Nashville Liberty -
10:25 a.m.
Isabel - 11:30 a.m.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: A five week Patient Volunteer Training will be
offered in Pratt at the South Wind Hospice House on Tuesdays June
18,25, and July 2,9, and 16 from 6-9 pm. If you would be interested in
attending this training to become a South Wind Hospice volunteer
please contact Gail Zook, Volunteer Coordinator at 620 672-7553 to
pre-register. There is no fee for this training.
MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES: VFW Post #7625 and American Legion Riders
#69 are having Memorial Day services at Highland Cemetery. Medicine
Lodge at 10:00 AM, May 27
th,
2013. Flags across the front of the cemetery will be raised at 8:00 AM
and lowered at 5:00 PM by the Post that day. Assistance from the
public would be appreciated.
T-SHIRTS: Historic Barber County t-shirts are available! The
Greater Barber County Historical Action Association (GBCHAA) is
pleased to announce the availability of the Historic Barber County
t-shirt. The shirt celebrates the various communities in Barber
County, current and past. Created in conjunction with Fincher's
Findings in Medicine Lodge, the shirts are being sold to help support
the operation and upkeep of the Heritage Center facility. Order forms
are available online @ www.theheritagecenter.org, as well as from
several businesses in town. You can also contact Lois @ 620-886-5242
for more information.
QUILT RAFFLE: American Legion Riders are raffling off a quilt
donated by PFC Beatrice Boe-Davis. It is a denim and flannel quilt and
will fit a queen size bed. Tickets are $1.00 or 6 for $5.00. Contact
Stacy Conner at 620-886-1623 or Randy Mae at 620-886-1521 for tickets.
Proceeds go to the Wounded Warriors.
FLAGS AVAILABLE: The VFW Post #7625 have flags available in three
different sizes: 3’x5’, 4’x6’, and 5’x8’. For more information,
contact Dallas or Patty Lawrence at (620) 886-5256.
VETERANS SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE: Vincent Scott Dorsey, Veterans
Service Representative of the Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs,
Fort Dodge, Kansas, will be in Medicine Lodge at the Raleigh Law
Office from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on Tuesday, May 14, to assist
Veterans, their dependents or survivors with questions concerning
veterans benefits.
EARLY HOURS AT WELLNESS CENTER: Thanks to some great volunteers the
wellness center will be open for exercise for all you early birds at
5:30 a.m. Monday-Friday! So our newest hours are Monday - Friday 5:30
- 10:00 a.m. and 4:00- 9:00 p.m and will begin 9/10. Keep your eyes
out for some exciting announcements regarding classes and training
coming soon!
LANE CLOSED: Traffic is closed on Walnut Street in front of the
hospital until construction progress allows for safe traveling.
Visitors are asked to park in the parking lot that is south of the
clinic parking lot. Entry to the building will be through the clinic
entrance and access to the upper floor can be made by stairs or
elevator. The current Emergency Room entrance will remain open until
completion of the new Emergency Room. Future updates will be posted in
this column and on the hospital’s website.
SISTERHOOD OF HOPE CALENDARS: May still be purchased at Citizens
Bank of Kansas or by contacting Debbie Winter at 620-886-5686.