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Month: December 2012
Several Christmas Activities Going On In Hays This Weekend
Hays Public Library Frost Fest Events today:
10:00 a.m. – Breakfast with Santa
2:00 p.m. – Cookie Decorating
3:00 p.m. – Holiday Student Recital
4:00 p.m. – Gingerbread Men
4-6:00 p.m. – Hot Cocoa Bar in the Adult Department Gallery
The 12th Annual Illuminated Parade with the theme of “Candy Cane Lane” will take place tonight at 5:30pm, traveling from 17th street to 4th street on Main Street in Hays. More information can be found at Downtownhays.com or on the FrostFest-Historic Downtown Hays Facebook page.
Christmas Past at Historic Fort Hays will go on again tonight, 1472 Hwy 183 Alt, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m Experience an old-fashioned Christmas at the Fort. Sample cookies, hot spiced cider and hot fried apples. Enjoy Christmas carols and horse-drawn wagon rides. Admission is free.
The Hays Community Theater presents “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” tonight at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2:00pm at the TMP High School Performing Arts Center, 1701 Hall St., Hays. Tickets are $7.00 and available by calling 785.259.4605
Other Events:
The Annual Christmas Crib Display of the “Little Town of Bethlehem” at St. Boniface Church in Vincent will again be open for visitors on the weekends of December 8th & 9th, 15th & 16th, 22nd & 23rd and Christmas day. Hours are Noon to 5:00PM. This is the 85th year that the “Christmas Crib” has been assembled and all visitors are welcome.
The Annual Cathedral Christmas Concert will be hosted by The St. Fedelis Church in Victoria on Sunday with 2 performances, one at 3:00pm and again at 6:30pm. The Fort Hays State University Choral Music Department and various other community choirs as well as guest performances will join in this spirit filled occasion. Free admission.
TV Crew to Visit Kansas in Search For Bigfoot
A film crew for an Animal Planet network show is coming to Kansas next month to look for evidence that Bigfoot might be roaming the state.
“Finding Bigfoot” producer Sean Mantooth says the TV crew will be in the Wichita area in late January to film scenes for the show. He wouldn’t say where the hunt will take place because he doesn’t want anyone to try to pull a hoax.
A town hall meeting is scheduled for Jan. 26 in the Wichita area, but Mantooth says the location hasn’t been determined.
The most recent Bigfoot report in Kansas was in Sedgwick County in 2006 by a husband and wife who said they felt like they were being watched, then heard a guttural growl.
Kansas Man Pleads Guilty in Double Fatality Crash
A 32-year-old northeast Kansas man has pleaded guilty in Jefferson County District Court to two counts of involuntary manslaughter for an accident that killed two people in March.
Brian Keefe also pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of driving under the influence.
Keefe’s vehicle crossed the center line, causing a two-vehicle crash that killed two people in the other car, 38-year-old Shawn Fraker of Winchester and 27-year-old Daniel Shawn Walker of Oskaloosa.
Keefe was out on bond for the March crash when he was arrested again for drunken driving in August.
He is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 10. Jefferson County Attorney Jason Belveal says Keefe is likely to serve a sentence of 38 to 86 months.
High School Basketball 12/07
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Purple & Gold Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
LaCrosse 29, Western Plains 24
Semifinal
Smith Center 62, Trego 22
AREA SCORES
Ellinwood 56, Kinsley 55
Great Bend 51, Junction City 43
Ell-Saline 51, Phillipsburg 36
Plainville 47, Russell 40
Logan 45, Triplains-Brewster 44
Stockton 58, St. Francis 33
Fairfield 36, Otis-Bison 34
STATE WIDE
Abilene 32, Augusta 29
Andale 49, Pratt 40
Anderson County 29, Iola 22
Andover 52, Andover Central 51
Atchison County 53, Atchison 40
Baldwin 56, Louisburg 49
Burlington, Colo. 40, Goodland 39
Centralia 51, Clifton-Clyde 35
Chase County 48, Lyndon 31
Cherryvale 49, Southern Coffey 22
Clay Center 50, Marysville 36
Clearwater 44, Chaparral 26
Council Grove 46, Rock Creek 33
Derby 60, Wichita Campus 50
Doniphan West 47, Troy 25
Dumas, Texas 54, Scott City 40
Goddard-Eisenhower 72, Arkansas City 29
Halstead 44, Solomon 28
Holcomb 74, Wichita Trinity 29
Holton 56, Royal Valley 25
Horton 39, Immaculata 31
Jefferson North 64, Jefferson West 35
Kapaun Mount Carmel 64, Wichita Southeast 25
Lawrence Free State 73, Shawnee Heights 49
Maize 57, Hutchinson 14
Maize South 58, Goddard 17
Manhattan 53, Dodge City 38
McPherson 49, Washburn Rural 41
Mulvane 59, Circle 44
Newton 45, Salina Central 42
Republic County 47, Beloit 38
Riley County 66, Silver Lake 61
Sabetha 36, Perry-Lecompton 23
Salina South 44, Buhler 42
Santa Fe Trail 54, Nemaha Valley 36
Smoky Valley 57, Concordia 50
St. Mary’s 47, Jackson Heights 30
Topeka Seaman 58, Lansing 25
Topeka West 70, KC Washington 50
Valley Falls 32, West Franklin 21
Valley Heights 73, Wabaunsee 45
Washington County 69, Frankfort 44
Wellsville 63, Oskaloosa 32
Wichita Collegiate 39, Hutchinson Trinity 28
Wichita East 51, Wichita North 19
Wichita Heights 76, Wichita West 23
Wichita South 43, Wichita Bishop Carroll 31
Brewster (Sagebrush) Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Heritage Christian 52, Healy 7
Weskan 57, Stratton, Colo. 32
Caldwell Tournament
Caldwell 58, Central Burden 12
Chapman Tournament
Salina Sacred Heart 26, Rossville 22
Cimarron Tournament
Satanta 55, South Gray 49
Conestaga Classic
Bartlesville, Okla. 58, Liberal 21
Fairfield Tournament
Cunningham 43, Chase 24
Fowler Tournament
Ingalls 43, Ashland 24
Goessel Tournament
Pool Play
Goessel 53, Burrton 22
Goodland Tournament
Burlington 62, Chanute 36
Consolation Semifinal
Oakley 59, Wray, Colo. 47
Semifinal
McCook, Neb. 64, Wallace County 29
Ottawa 72, Norton 28
Herington Tournament
Northern Heights 52, Herington 40
Southeast Saline 35, Hope 20
Hugoton Tournament
Southwestern Hts. 47, Ulysses 44
Consolation Semifinal
Lakin 45, Guymon, Okla. 40
Semifinal
Hugoton 64, Stratford, Texas 28
Humboldt Tournament
Erie 41, Humboldt 27
Kingman Tournament
Wellington 36, Kingman 24
Larned Tournament
Semifinal
St. John 51, Hoisington 21
Marmaton Valley Tournament
Olpe 71, Marmaton Valley 17
Moundridge Tournament
Hillsboro 51, Lyons 28
Moundridge 30, Inman 19
Olathe South Tournament
Olathe East 31, Leavenworth 24
Osawatomie Tournament
Third Place
KC Christian 46, Central Heights 36
Osborne Tournament
Osborne 56, Lakeside 23
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 33, Thunder Ridge 27
Oxford Tournament
Bluestem 35, Flinthills 13
Palco Tournament
Palco 57, Natoma 55, OT
Rolla Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Johnson-Stanton County 51, Syracuse 42
Semifinal
Moscow 38, Beaver, Okla. 31
Tescott Tournament
South Central 37, Rock Hills 35
Wilson 56, Tescott 13
Udall Tournament
Garden Plain 49, Emporia 24
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
AREA SCORES
Trego Tournament
Semifinal
Smith Center 66, LaCrosse 60
Palco Tournament
Flinthills 69, Sylvan-Lucas 41
Quinter Tournament
Semifinal
Dighton 61, Hoxie 49
Goodland Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Ottawa 89, Oakley 29
Wray, Colo. 42, Norton 38
Great Bend 49, Junction City 38
STATE WIDE
Abilene 64, Augusta 50
Andale 64, Pratt 40
Baileyville-B&B 56, Wetmore 40
Beloit 58, Republic County 55
Bennington 52, Minneapolis 37
Buhler 49, Salina South 44
Burlington 80, Anderson County 73
Centralia 60, Clifton-Clyde 36
Chanute 50, Iola 42
Concordia 54, Smoky Valley 35
Derby 91, Wichita Campus 63
Flint Hills Job Corps 68, St. John’s Military 48
Goddard-Eisenhower 75, Arkansas City 39
Hutchinson 56, Maize 48
Jefferson North 42, Jefferson West 36
Kapaun Mount Carmel 66, Wichita Southeast 58
Lansing 66, Topeka Seaman 36
Lawrence Free State 77, Shawnee Heights 54
Maize South 32, Goddard 3
Manhattan 34, Dodge City 30
McPherson 70, Washburn Rural 54
Newton 55, Salina Central 52
Rock Creek 61, Council Grove 27
Silver Lake 50, Riley County 36
Valley Falls 57, West Franklin 45
Valley Heights 53, Wabaunsee 45
Washington County 45, Frankfort 41
Wellsville 69, Oskaloosa 44
White City 65, Flint Hills Christian 28
Wichita Bishop Carroll 65, Wichita South 37
Wichita Defenders 64, Hartford 58
Wichita Heights 68, Wichita West 40
Amos Morris/George Stephens Classic
Ell-Saline 58, Ellsworth 46
Blue Valley Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Lawrence 56, Olathe North 41
Olathe Northwest 49, Ralston, Neb. 43
Brewster Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Healy 59, Heartland Christian 23
Triplains-Brewster 44, Logan 36
Semifinal
Stockton 79, St. Francis 53
Weskan 60, Stratton, Colo. 29
Burlington Tournament
Louisburg 50, Baldwin 41
Chapman Tournament
Rossville 63, Salina Sacred Heart 61
Cimarron Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Wichita County 54, Deerfield 45
Fowler Tournament
Ashland 45, Ingalls 42
Fowler 62, Minneola 38
Garden Plain Tournament
Hesston 56, Rose Hill 45
Goessel Tournament
Pool Play
Goessel 54, Burrton 37
Herington Tournament
Southeast Saline 56, Hope 35
Hugoton Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Guymon, Okla. 69, Hugoton 35
Semifinal
Southwestern Hts. 44, Lakin 43
Kingman Tournament
Haven 65, Sterling 40
Wellington 58, Kingman 53
Larned Tournament
Macksville 45, Kiowa County 38
Semifinal
St. John 63, Hoisington 43
Leavenworth Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Raytown South, Mo. 61, KC Wyandotte 46
Word of Life 49, North Kansas City, Mo. 47
Marion Tournament
Marion 47, Remington 35
Moundridge Tournament
Lyons 41, Hillsboro 35
Northwestern Prep Classic
South Central 57, Freedom, Okla. 29
Osawatomie Tournament
Central Heights 60, Osawatomie 30
Osborne Tournament
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 70, Thunder Ridge 37
Oxford Tournament
Chase 53, Cunningham 48
Oxford 75, Tyro Community Christian 31
Palco 53, Natoma 36
Paola Tournament
KC Harmon 49, KC Bishop Ward 41
Rolla Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Johnson-Stanton County 73, Syracuse 60
Semifinal
Beaver, Okla. 45, Moscow 33
Tescott Tournament
Rock Hills 55, Southern Cloud 37
Udall Tournament
Cedar Vale/Dexter 63, Elk Valley 29
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Group Opposes McPherson Police Chaplain Program
A national group says a new police chaplain program in a central Kansas town violates the U.S. Constitution.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation notified McPherson city officials that it had received a complaint about the program, saying it violates the separation of church and state. The Wisconsin-based organization is asking the city to end the program.
The program allows two Christian ministers to ride along with McPherson police officers, to counsel officers and be present when officers inform families of deaths.
An attorney for the foundation says the complaint came from a McPherson resident.
The Hutchinson News reports the city council is expected to address the issue at its regular meeting on Monday. But Mayor Tom Brown says he’s optimistic the program will be kept.
Open House/Ribbon Cutting
Christmas Open House/Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting
At our new location: 1308 Main (formerly DeWaynes Design)
December 7th, 4:30-7:00 p.m.
We will be offering Hot Cider, Lavender Shortbread Cookies, and Free Massages!!
As per our tradition, 1/2 price massage gift certificates will be sold.
New location presents Photography by local artists, Herbal Therapy, and Holistic Retail Options.
See you then!!
785-301-2218
www.elementsofmassagehays.com
[email protected]
Wife Of Convicted Killer In Kansas Dropped From Lawsuit
The wife of a man convicted of killing a rural Kansas woman has been removed from a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the victim’s children.
An Atchison County judge on Thursday removed Rebecca Hollister from the lawsuit filed by the children of 58-year-old Patricia Kimmi of rural Horton.
Hollister’s husband, Roger, is serving life in prison for Kimmi’s November 2009 death.
Kimmi’s children allege in their lawsuit that their estranged father, Eugene Kimmi, and the Hollisters conspired to cause Patricia Kimmi’s death.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the judge ruled the plaintiffs had presented no evidence to prove Rebecca Hollister was involved in Patricia Kimmi’s death. He said Rebecca Hollister might have lied to investigators after the crime but that was not part of the lawsuit.
Governor Orders Flags Lowered In Honor of Pearl Harbor Rememberance Day
In accordance with Executive Order 10-12, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff from sun-up to sun-down on Friday, December 7th in honor of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is an annual observance to commemorate the soldiers, sailors and marines who lost their lives on December 7th, 1941 when the Empire of Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, forcing America’s entry into the Second World War.
Hays Won’t Renew League Membership
The City of Hays dropped its membership in the League of Kansas Municipalities last year, and that status is not going to change. City Commissioner Barbara Wasinger says the decision was not based on the city not getting its way. The city feels the league was not representative and did not keep the city informed.
City Attorney John Bird says the need for the league as a resource has dwindled in a big part due to the internet.
The consensus of the commission is to not renew the membership.
Thursday’s High School Basketball Scores (12-6-12)
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Hays 63, Colby 29
Purple & Gold Tournament – WaKeeney
Palco Tournament
Flint Hills Christian 69, Sylvan-Lucas 41
Larned Tournament
Larned 53, Spearville 43
Fowler Tournament
Fowler 69, Ingalls 31
Garden Plain Tournament
Emporia 70, Rose Hill 50
Topside Tipoff – Goodland
Goodland 46, Burlington 37
McCook, Neb. 58, Wallace County 41
Oakley 61, Norton 49
Ottawa 120, Wray, Colo. 29
Herington Tournament
Southeast Saline 57, Wakefield 49
Hugoton Tournament
Hooker, Okla. 51, Ulysses 46
Lakin 60, Guymon, Okla. 56
Perryton, Texas 63, Hugoton JV 28
Southwestern Hts. 58, Hugoton 42
Kenneth Sooter Tournament
Chelsea, Okla. 58, Chetopa 29
Kingman Tournament
Wellington 37, Medicine Lodge 27
KOFM Tournament
Alva, Okla. 65, Wichita Home School 50
Leavenworth Tournament
KC Washington 77, Word of Life 49
Leavenworth 77, KC Wyandotte 60
Topeka 58, Raytown South, Mo. 55
Marion Tournament
Berean Academy 35, Belle Plaine 25
Remington 53, Peabody-Burns 36
Moundridge Tournament
Inman 47, Hillsboro 44
Moundridge 68, Lyons 52
Northwestern Prep Classic
Cherokee, Okla. 39, South Central 30
South Barber 54, Waynoka, Okla. 13
Osawatomie Tournament
Spring Hill 58, Central Heights 48
Coffeyville 62, Osage City 39
Independence 56, KC Christian 20
Pleasanton Tournament
Jayhawk Linn 68, Miami, Mo. 39
Pond Creek-Hunter Tournament
South Haven 61, Medford, Okla. 38
Rolla Tournament
Beaver, Okla. 58, Johnson-Stanton County 49
Greeley County 53, Elkhart 37
Moscow 63, Syracuse 59
Rolla 46, South Baca, Colo. 44
Shawnee Mission East Tournament
SM East 49, St. James Academy 42
SM West 62, Helias Catholic, Mo. 41
St. Mary’s Tournament
Onaga 42, Jackson Heights 37
Yates Center Tournament
Cherryvale 58, Sedan 55
Yates Center 66, Altoona-Midway 49
Others
Bennington 54, Halstead 44
Cair Paravel 55, St. Mary’s Academy 33
Holcomb 73, Liberal 52
Oxford 67, Flinthills 44
Scott City 85, Denver South, Colo. 74
Veritas Christian 57, Hyman Brand 27
Wellsville 72, Valley Falls 42
West Franklin 50, Oskaloosa 24
Wichita Independent 58, Douglass 52
Blue Valley Tournament
Blue Valley 45, Olathe Northwest 42
Highland Park 58, Olathe North 40
KC Sumner 54, Ralston, Neb. 43
Lee’s Summit North, Mo. 55, Lawrence 47
Burlington Tournament
Baldwin 47, Chanute 30
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Colby 43, Hays 38
Purple & Gold Tournament – WaKeeney
Victoria 44, Ness City 20
Hodgeman County 48, Northern Valley 26
Palco Tournament
Sylvan-Lucas 70, Flint Hills Christian 16
Larned Tournament
Kiowa County 53, Macksville 22
Burlington Tournament
Baldwin 48, Chanute 51
Louisburg 54, Iola 22
Eudora Tournament
Eudora 52, KC Turner 41
St. James Academy 44, KC Bishop Ward 40
Paola 55, Highland Park 33
Bonner Springs 40, KC Piper 5
Fowler Tournament
Ashland 58, Minneola 25
Ingalls 44, Fowler 7
TopSide Tipoff -Goodland
Ottawa 57, Oakley 44
Wallace County 57, Goodland 54
Herington Tournament
Southeast Saline 49, Wakefield 35
Hugoton Tournament
Ulysses 27, Perryton, Texas 70
Hooker, Okla. 58, Southwestern Hts. 44
Hugoton 47, Guymon, Okla. 35
Stratford, Texas 44, Lakin 36
Humboldt Tournament
Erie 33, Uniontown 22
Kenneth Sooter Tournament
Chetopa 48, Commerce, Okla. 44
Kingman Tournament
Haven 35, Conway Springs 31
Wellington 50, Medicine Lodge 23
KOFM Tournament
Chisholm, Okla. 37, Wichita Home School 36
Marion Tournament
Remington 40, Peabody-Burns 23
Berean Academy 49, Belle Plaine 27
Moundridge Tournament
Hillsboro 55, Inman 21
Lyons 50, Moundridge 48
Northwestern Prep Classic
South Barber 51, Waynoka, Okla. 26
South Central 51, Freedom, Okla. 19
Olathe South Tournament
Blue Valley 43, Olathe East 31
Olathe South 48, Leavenworth 23
Osawatomie Tournament
Spring Hill 50, Osage City 17
Coffeyville 40, Central Heights 35
Pleasanton Tournament
Jayhawk Linn 52, Miami, Mo. 6
Rolla Tournament
Beaver, Okla. 58, Johnson-Stanton County 27
Elkhart 53, Greeley County 36
Moscow 42, Syracuse 27
Rolla 55, South Baca, Colo. 40
St. Mary’s Tournament
Onaga 42, Jackson Heights 37
Tri-County Classic
Minneapolis 64, Solomon 36
Udall Tournament
Emporia 51, Rose Hill 47
Hesston 43, Garden Plain 36
Others
Basehor-Linwood 40, St. Teresa’s Academy, Mo. 38
BV Northwest 58, Olathe North 41
Denver South, Colo. 69, Scott City 51
Halstead 37, Bennington 31
Holcomb 73, Liberal 52
KC Sumner 64, KC Wyandotte 15
Olathe Christian 54, Heritage Christian 41
St. Thomas Aquinas 42, BV North 36
Valley Falls 41, Wellsville 27
Veritas Christian 47, Hyman Brand 26
West Franklin 47, Oskaloosa 20
Wichita Independent 36, Douglass 35