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Month: February 2013
Public Works Department Hoping for Sunshine
City work crews have done an outstanding job keeping essential roads open in the midst of the biggest snowfall in many years. Hays Public Works Director ID Creech told Hays Post that his team has also received some assistance to get the work done. ” We pushed all day (Thursday) trying to stay even on the major traffic routes and got some help from the Parks and Utility Departments with equipment and manpower and cleaned out several of the intersections.”
Now Creech and city staff can possibly see some light at the end of this snowstorm tunnel.
“We have had a crew working through the night further clearing the major snow routes and also working on the secondary routes. Some salt/sand applications and
brine will be applied with the anticipation of sunshine today to activate and begin the melt.” Then they have the big task of moving the snow away from downtown, said Creech.
“Our plan is to clean the downtown area Friday night into Saturday morning hauling the snow out of the area to a deposit location off South Main.”
If you see city work crews, away from their busy task, be sure to thank them. They have had quite a week.
For more information on the winter weather, cancellations, and schedule changes, stay tuned to Eagle radio, Eagle Community Television and Hays Post.
Singers Brave the Storm
Music students and teachers from Hays are in Wichita for the Kansas Music Educators Association workshops and especially the All State music performances. The singers from Hays High School, under the direction of Johnny Matlock, have braved the snowstorm, arrived safely, and are ready for their performances at Century II Auditorium this weekend. The photo shows the HHS students and staff enjoying some time away from studying and performing, courtesy of Matlock’s facebook page.
Please click on the link below and listen to the students practicing https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=3797328992311&set=vb.1849851749&type=2&theater
February 21, 2013
Bernice Ann Singleton, 75, Hays, Kansas, passed away on February 21, 2013, in McAllen, TX. She was born on October 29, 1937 in Lyons, Kansas, to Wesley and Mildred (Miller) Bernstorf. Bernice married Kenneth Singleton on January 24, 1959 at Salem United Methodist Church near Bushton, KS.
Bernice grew up on the family farm west of Chase, KS. She attended Banner School in Rice County through 8th grade and graduated from Chase High School in 1955. After high school she attended McPherson College and graduated with a Bachelors of Business and Education with a minor in English in 1959. She later earned a Master’s in Education from Southwestern Oklahoma State University at Weatherford, OK. She was a homemaker while her children were young and then taught business classes at Lakin High School in Lakin, KS for 26 years until her retirement in 1996.
Kenneth and Bernice were happily married for 54 years. In the earlier years of marriage, they resided in Lyons, Stockton, and Radium, KS. They lived in Lakin, KS from 1966 until 2001 when they moved to Hays, KS. Bernice was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma and a lifelong member of the United Methodist Church. She enjoyed her family, holidays, RVing, crafts, and wintering in Texas upon retirement.
Bernice is survived by her husband, Kenneth Singleton, of the home; one son, Scott Singleton and wife, Nancy, Wichita, KS and two daughters, Susan High and husband, Bob, Wichita, KS; Lisa Reed and husband Tommy, Hays, KS; one sister Adele Pulliam and husband, Phil, Wichita, KS, one granddaughter, Alyssa Reed, Hays; two step-granddaughters, Jacinta (Josh) Messerole and Kimberly Reed, Houston Texas, and one step great granddaughter, Journey Messerole, Houston Texas; and 14 nieces and nephews.
Bernice was preceded in death by her parents and one infant grandson, Marcus Reed.
A celebration of life service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at Westview Church, 3000 West 41st St., Hays, Kansas. A private inurnment will be held at a later date. Lunch will be served at 11:30 A.M. at Westview Church prior to the service. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, at the Church.
Cline’s Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas 67601 is in charge of arrangements. Condolences can be sent via e-mail to [email protected]
KHAZ Country Music News: Jason Aldean Launching New Tour
Jason Aldean launches his Night Train tour Thursday night in Bossier City, LA with special guests Jake Owen and Thomas Rhett. The trek will also feature Miranda Lambert and Luke Bryan on select stadium dates this year, and Jason spent a lot of time deciding which acts he wanted to join him this year.
“It’s something that kind of starts way in advance,” Jason tells ABC News Radio. “I think you kind of take a look at some artists and see who, obviously, who’s having some success.”
On top of their big success, Jake, Miranda and Luke have all come up in the music business about the same time as Jason.
He says, “We’ve all worked together and toured together in the past. And that’s always a big part of it for me too is being out on the road with people that I enjoy hanging out with and that I’m a fan of what they do.”
Ultimately, Jason thinks about the people buying tickets to his shows when deciding who will fill those supporting slots on his tour.
“If you do it right, I think it turns out to be a great thing for fans when they come out,” Jason explains.
Jake Owen is honored to join Jason for every date of the Night Train tour in the opening spot Luke Bryan filled last year.
“The way that his album sales, ticket sales and just his presence in our format, he’s about as big as you can get,” Jake says of Jason. “So, to be kind of the guy he puts his arm around, kind of like he did with Luke, ‘This guy’s my guy here.’ I’m very flattered for that.”
After rehearsing with his own state-of-the-art stage set and lighting rig this week in Nashville, Jake is prepared to put on a headliner-caliber show.
He says, “I’m excited for the fans out there to see it, because obviously they know what they’re gonna get with Jason, an amazing, great rocking country show, but I’m excited for them to be pretty blown away with our show as well. We’ve been working pretty hard.”
For a complete list of Night Train tour dates, go to JasonAldean.com.
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Tuesday’s FHSU Softball Doubleheader Canceled
The home softball doubleheader scheduled against Southwestern Oklahoma State on Tuesday, February 26 has been cancelled due to the large amount of snowfall that has occurred in Hays.
There is no make-up date scheduled at this time.
Next on the slate for the softball team will be the Teri Mathis Zenner Memorial Tournament in Joplin, Mo., March 1-2.
KHAZ Country Music News: Lee Brice Getting Married in Branson This April
Lee Brice and his fiancé Sara are getting married in April, and they’ve decided to hold the ceremony in Branson, MO of all places. So, why are they headed there to say “I do”?
Lee tells MetroMix.com, “We wanted a small wedding, so Nashville seemed like too many people, and Sumter [South Carolina] where I’m from had too many folks, too. We wanted to go somewhere neutral.”
There’s no danger of getting cold feet at the altar though. He says, “I’m so excited, I wish I was getting married tomorrow.”
Until then, Lee is on the road with Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley‘s Locked and Reloaded tour. They’ve got a show in Ames, IA Thursday night.
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Cattle Still Need to Be Checked During Snow Storm
Victoria farmer/rancher Tim L. Schumacher, along with his grandson Chase Schumacher and their dog Buckshot, check cattle earlier this afternoon.
“Just the regular daily check,” according to Tim’s wife Tammy. “No new baby calves. We’re hoping we don’t have any in this weather,” she says, “although there have been years when we had to bring calves into the house to warm them up.”
The Schumachers live four miles south of Victoria. They estimate the snowfall there is more than 12 inches.
It’s still snowing.
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Longtime Russell County Ag Agent Retires
Longtime Russell County K-State Research and Extension Agent John Stannard retired this week.
Stannard has served in the position for 17 years. His last day on the job was Monday, although Stannard says he’ll continue doing volunteer work.
Right now he’s fundraising for the Russell High School FFA team to compete in the international livestock judging competition in Scotland this summer.
FHSU Prof Earns Civic Coach Designation
Darrell Hamlin, a senior fellow at the Fort Hays State University Center for Civic Leadership, is now a certified Civic and Community Leadership Coach.
The designation by the Kansas Leadership Center means Hamlin has met KLC standards and those of the International Coach Foundation for training, practice and assessment of people who are coaching in civic and community settings.
Hamlin focuses on civic renewal, leadership and expanded narratives of public life. He is also an assistant professor of justice studies at FHSU.
Committee Drafting Bill to Remove Civil Service Protections for Employees
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – A Kansas House committee is working on a bill that would be the first phase of a plan to do away with civil service protections for state employees.
The House Appropriations Commission is drafting the bill, which would allow state agencies to hire unclassified workers for more jobs.
State agencies currently must hire classified employees for nearly all positions. Classified employees are protected under the Kansas Civil Service Act from being hired, fired or demoted based on several factors, such as race, religion or disability. Unclassified employees can be hired and fired at will.
The supporters contend phasing out the civil service protections would give state agencies more flexibility in hiring.
Opponents say state law already provides ways to move employees from classified to unclassified status.
KHAZ Country Music News: Brantley Gilbert’s Hell on Wheels Tour Off to Big Start This Year
The second leg of Brantley Gilbert‘s Hell on Wheels tour is off to a big start with seven sold-out arena shows already played this year. The trek continues this weekend with sold-out dates in Tulsa, OK and Thackerville, OK. Kip Moore is opening this leg of Brantley’s tour.
In addition to his hits “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do” and “Country Must Be Country Wide,” Brantley has been singing his latest single, “More Than Miles” in the show. Some new singles are popping up in the set list too, and Brantley expects to put those out on a new album coming later this year.
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