February 2013 – Hays Post Archive

Hays High Rolls Over Great Bend

Posted on February 28, 2013March 1, 2013

BOYS: Hays High 49, Great Bend 20
Hays and Great Bend were supposed to play last Friday night to end the regular season, but mother nature had other plans.

The Indians and the Panthers however still met up, but in the first round of the sub-state tournament. The result was all Hays High, winning 49-20.

Hays never trailed in the game, that was tied at three and five before a 10-2 run covering the end of the first quarter and beginning of the second quarter but Hays up 17-7. Hays eventually lead 20-9 and the lead was never again cut to single figures. The Indians finished the second quarter on a 11-1 run grabbing a twenty point half time lead 31-11.

Great Bend scored just two second half field goals and never pushed the Indians rest of the way.

Hays shot 18-34 (53%) from the field and 2-10 on threes. Great Bend was held to just 17% shooting on 6-35, while making just 4 of 19 behind the arc.

The Indians out-rebounded Great Bend 29-23 while turning the ball over just 11 times.

Great Bend never scored more than seven points in any quarter.

Hays was led by Brady Werth with 19 points. Derek Bixenman tied his season high with 12. Overall eight different Indians scored on their makeshift senior night when both boys and girls basketball seniors were honored along with senior dancers, cheerleaders and band members.

Hays improves to 13-7 on the year, Great Bend ends their season at 5-15.

The Indians play at home on Saturday against the Liberal Redskins in the sub-state championship game. Liberal beat Maize South 68-49 on the road. It will be the third meeting between the Hays and Liberal. The Indians won the two prior meetings earlier this season. Game time is 6:00.

Keltner Post Game Interview 2-28
Indian Highlights 2-28

Visitation Up at Nicodemus National Historic Site in Graham County

Posted on February 28, 2013February 28, 2013

More than 3,500 people visited the Nicodemus National Historic Site in Graham County last year. That’s up considerably from the 2,681 visitors in 2011 reported by the National Park Service (NPS).

A new NPS report for 2011 shows visitors to Nicodemus NHS spent $133,000 in area communities. The spending supported two local jobs.

“Nicodemus NHS is a wonderful place to learn about America’s story,” says park superintendent Angela Wetz. “We attract visitors from across the U.S. and around the world who come here to experience the park and getting to know this amazing part of the country.”

Nicodemus is the only remaining black settlement west of the Mississippi River.

The historic site is part of a National Park Service analysis showing visitor spending in 2011 had a $30 billion impact on the entire U.S. economy and supported 252,000 jobs nationwide.

The Bible 30-Day Church Experience at Celebration Community Church

Posted on February 28, 2013

Celebration Community Church. 5790 230th Ave. 9:00 a.m., 10:45 a.m., and 6:00 p.m. Sunday Services.

From now until Easter at Celebration Community Church the great stories of the Bible come to life with “The Bible 30-Day Church Experience.” Based on the epic TV miniseries, The Bible, which airs on the History Channel at 7pm for five consecutive Sunday nights, those in attendance on Sunday mornings will experience the power and drama of the Old Testament, the compassion of Jesus’ life, the pain of his crucifixion, and the triumph of his resurrection.

“Each Sunday evening’s episode of The Bible brings Scripture to life with powerful performances and dazzling visual effects to present HIS-STORY of faith and courage from Genesis through Revelation.” said Kyle Ermoian, founding and senior pastor of Celebration Community Church. Over the next 5 weeks from March 3rd through Easter Sunday at the 9 & 10:45 am Celebration Services and at the 10:45am and 6pm EDGE services (cutting edge worship for the next generation) Pastors Kyle Ermoian and Brant Rice will present the principles of the Bible in relevant and practical ways. Each service will feature stunning video clips from the TV miniseries produced by Emmy Award winning husband and wife team of Mark Burnett (The Voice, Survivor) and Roma Downey (Touched By an Angel). You can watch the TV Miniseries at home or by exclusive licensing on the big screens at Celebration Community Church.

“At Celebration, we are excited to be able to invite everyone in Northwest Kansas to attend this unique series and we hope many will come see the Bible in a whole new way”. This 30-Day Church experience will conclude on Easter Sunday March 31^st at The Beach-Schmidt Performing Arts Center at 9am & 10:45am with an all are welcome, community-wide Easter celebration.

“All of us at C3 want to share the good news of Easter with all who do not have a church home through inspiring music, dramatic videos and powerful messages of love and hope found in a relationship with the risen Savior.” said Pastor Ermoian.

Alert: New Designer Drug

Posted on February 28, 2013February 28, 2013

A drug that is part stimulant and part hallucinogen has been found in eastern Kansas communities, and Regional Prevention Specialist Kari Sparks with the Smoky Hill Foundation says parents and law enforcement locally need to be on the look out for the drug called Molly.

Molly creates the symptoms of an amphetamine and ecstasy. A person on the drug may have dilated pupils, flushed skin, cracked lips, rapid speech, sudden changes in emotion and the tendency to touch.

Emergency room personnel are having trouble treating reactions to the drug, which can result in death.

Molly is also referred to as Boom, Lady Ex and Night Life.

Closet Classic – REO Speedwagon Flying Turkey Trot featuring Gary Richrath

Posted on February 28, 2013February 25, 2013

Closet Classic ~ Rock Archive

REO Speedwagon
Flying Turkey Trot
featuring Gary Richrath

Kansas Teacher of the Year Team Impressed with Visit

Posted on February 28, 2013February 28, 2013

“What an opportunity I have to start them on their career paths,” says longtime Ellis kindergarten teacher Stacy Befort. She’s the USD 388 District Teacher of the Year and a Region I semi-finalist for state Teacher of the year.

Thursday, Befort was host to the Kansas Teacher of the Year visiting team, which toured Washington Grade School and Ellis High School.

The six members of the KTOY Teacher Team are from Great Bend, Pratt, Dodge City and Liberal.

Laurie Harwood has been teaching Great Bend fourth-graders for 26 years. Although she’s now teaching the sons and daughters of her first students, Harwood says she still has a lot to learn. And that’s the purpose of the KTOY visiting team–to see what works, and what doesn’t, in other Kansas classrooms.

Harwood is impressed with the Ellis grade school atmosphere. “I really liked the third grade Daily Five, and character education,” she says. Technology is changing many teaching methods. “We saw the kindergarten students using smartboards,” adds Harwood.

USD 388 Superintendent Bob Young accompanied the KTOY visitors. “We have a good mix of veteran teachers and young teachers in Ellis,” he says, “and Mrs. Befort is a good representation of what we’re doing for our community.”

Gas Skip Marijuana Arrest

Posted on February 28, 2013February 28, 2013

A gas skip report led Hays Police to a drug arrest Wednesday night. Lt. Brandon Wright told Hays Post, “Officers tracked down a suspect accused of filling up his vehicle at Cervs, 2701 Vine, and not paying.” The gas skip was apparently an oversight.

However, during the investigation police also found marijuana and other drug paraphernalia in the vehicle and arrested 20-year old Rodney Jones of Hays.

Regional Sunflower Spelling B-E-E is in Hays Saturday

Posted on February 28, 2013

Eighty-five of the state’s best spellers in third through eighth grades will be in Hays Saturday for the 2013 Sunflower Spelling Bee.

The Sunflower region includes 75 western Kansas counties. The winner advances to the National Spelling Bee in Washington the last week of May.

The spelling bee starts at 9a.m. at Fort Hays State University’s Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center in Sheridan Hall.

The 85 competitors are their school’s winners of their county bee. The Ellis County representative is Sally Lushbough, a Hays Middle School eighth-grader.

This is the first time Hays has hosted the Sunflower Bee, which was in Great Bend the past five years.

The Sunflower Bee is co-sponsored by The Hays Daily News, AT&T and Sunflower Electric.

Program Rewards Universities for Helping Startups

Posted on February 28, 2013

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Gov. Sam Brownback says he is considering a program that would reward universities and technical colleges for helping startup companies.

During a meeting of economic advisers Wednesday, the governor said it’s only an idea and no details of how to structure the program have been finalized.

But he says the schools could be paid $2,000 to $5,000 to sponsor startup companies. He says the program would help create an entrepreneurial atmosphere in the state.

Graham Toft of the consultant group GrowthEconomists Inc., has suggested Kansas should rebrand itself by focusing on its educated workforce, quality schools, robust transportation and work ethic.

He says the state should also seek more federal grants for small business innovation and research.

KHAZ Country Music News: Brad Paisley Sets Out to Beat This Summer with New Tour

Posted on February 28, 2013September 16, 2014

Brad Paisley has announced that the first leg of his Beat This Summer Tour will in fact beat the summer and begin this spring. Chris Young and Lee Brice will open on the 29-city trek that kicks off May 9 in St. Louis, Missouri and is scheduled to run through an August 24 show in San Bernardino, CA.

“Beat This Summer” is the latest track off Brad’s Wheelhouse CD, due out April 9.

For the tour Brad is partnering with Live Beyond, a non-profit dedicated to providing medical care, clean water, nutritional support and development activities to impoverished communities in Haiti. He will donate a dollar from each ticket sold on the tour to Live Beyond’s efforts.

Here’s the schedule:

5/9 — St. Louis, MO, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
5/10 — Indianapolis, IN, Klipsch Music Center
5/11 — Chicago, IL, First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre|
5/16 — Holmdel, NJ, PNC Bank Arts Center
5/17 — Boston, MA, Comcast Center
5/18 — Hartford, CT, Comcast Theatre
5/31 — Toronto, ONT, Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
6/1 — Pittsburgh, PA, First Niagara Pavilion
6/2 — Saratoga Springs, NY, Saratoga Performing Arts Center
6/6 — Cincinnati, OH, Riverbend Music Center
6/7 — Charlotte, NC, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
6/8 — Raleigh, NC, Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
6/21 — West Palm Beach, FL, Cruzan Amphitheatre
6/22 — Tampa, FL. Live Nation Amphitheatre
6/23 — Atlanta, GA. Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
6/28 — Virginia Beach, VA, Farm Bureau Live
6/29 — Washington, DC, Jiffy Lube Live
7/12 — Darien Center, NY, Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
7/13 — Ft. Loramie, OH, Country Concert at Hickory Hills Lake
7/20 — Twin Lakes, WI, Country Thunder Festival Grounds
7/27 — Dallas, TX, Gexa Energy Pavilion
7/28 — Houston, TX, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
8/1 — Denver, CO, Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
8/2 — Salt Lake City, UT, USANA Amphitheatre
8/16 — Mission, BC, Rockin’ River Festival-Mission Raceway Park
8/17 — Brownsville, OR, Williamette Country Music Festival
8/22 — Mountain View, CA, Shoreline Amphitheatre
8/23 — Sacramento, CA, Sleep Train Amphitheatre
8/24 — San Bernardino, CA, San Manuel Amphitheatre

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Group to Hear Latest on Kansas Drought

Posted on February 28, 2013

Governor Sam Brownback’s Drought Response Team will meet Friday to hear the latest update on the lingering Kansas drought.

The team will share updates regarding drought conditions, contacts with public water suppliers as well as resources available to Kansans to cope with the ongoing drought.

The 12-member team is chaired by the head of the Kansas Water Office Tracy Streeter.

The meeting will be at 10 a.m. at the Kansas Department of Agriculture.

KHAZ Country Music News: Trace Adkins Ready to Rumble on All-Star Celebrity Apprentice

Posted on February 28, 2013September 16, 2014

Trace Adkins promises All-Star Celebrity Apprentice is going to be a “party every day,” and judging from the trailer featuring the male contestants, it lives up to his word.

The clip not only features Trace wearing an apron and an Italian chef’s hat, but hamming it up in a leopard print caveman dress with a banana leaf on his head.

And as you might expect, things get confrontational for the season 7 runner-up very quickly. “You’re not going to be able to hold back,” he teases. “You’re gonna have to come guns up right out of the chute.”

For Trace, that includes telling Stephen Baldwin, “You be nice to Marilu (Henner) or I’m gonna kill you.” He also threatens to fit Gary Busey with a shock collar, and to “slap the [bleep]” out of another contestant.

He wryly offers, “They called me and said ‘We need you for your energy and enthusiasm.’”

You can check out Trace’s antics for yourself when All-Star Celebrity Apprentice premieres March 3 on NBC.

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Leadership Kansas Includes Two Area Residents; Few Western Kansas Applications

Posted on February 28, 2013February 28, 2013

The Kansas Chamber of Commerce has announced the 2013 class for Leadership Kansas. Nobody from Hays or Salina was included this year.

John Federico, Executive Director of the program told Hays Post, “It was not a great year for applications from Western Kansas and there was only one applicant from Hays. We can only deal with the applications we receive. However, it does say a lot about the 35 year old program, still receiving almost 700 nominations and over 100 applications a year.”

Forty applicants are chosen to participate in each class. This year’s class includes two area residents, Dave Engel, CEO of Phillips County Hospital, and Mark Lowry, owner of Heritage Insurance Group in Stockton.

Throughout the six-month program, the members of the class are exposed to a variety of experts and educational 3-day training sessions in six different Kansas communities. The discussion topics include: business; education; agriculture; public policy; societal health and development; economics; and government.