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Month: April 2013
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United Way Moment – March 2013
Closet Classic – Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
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Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
Blinded By The Light
Kansas Senate Rejects Rape Exception On Abortion
AP — The Kansas Senate has rejected a proposal to add an exception for pregnancies resulting from rape and incest from the state’s restrictions on abortion.
The proposal from Democratic Sen. David Haley, of Kansas City, was defeated Monday on a 28-9 vote as the chamber debated an anti-abortion bill.
Kansas bans most abortions starting with the 22nd week of pregnancy. Haley’s amendment would have added an exception for rape and incest victims.
It would also have added the same exception to other laws, such as one restricting private health insurance coverage for elective abortions.
The underlying bill would block tax breaks for abortion providers and bar their participation in public school sex education classes. It already has passed the House, and abortion opponents expected the Senate to give it first-round approval Monday.
KHAZ Country Music News: ACM Awards Making a Big Splash Through Social Media
Fan voting in the ACM Entertainer of the Year and New Artist of the Year categories is now underway at VoteACM.com, but that isn’t the only way the fans can get involved in this year’s ACM Awards. The show takes place Sunday, April 7 live on CBS, and fans can get their tweets on the air during the broadcast by using the official ACM Awards hashtag, #ACMs. An ACM Awards app is also available to iPhone and Android users.
In another fun social media twist, the ACM Awards have made up flat cutouts of this year’s co-hosts Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan, and they’re now available for printing at ACMSocialSplash.com. The ACM is looking for fans to take “Flat Blake” and “Flat Luke” with them to the grocery store, to work or anywhere else. Just take your photo with either of the cutouts and use #FlatBluke when posting the image to Instagram and Twitter. Details on how fans can win prizes posting those photos will be announced soon.
Brad Paisley is also recruiting fans attending his performance at the ACM Fan Jam to become part of the light show during his performance. The Brad Paisley Lightshow app allows users phones’ to display colors in sync with the music during the performance.
The 48th Annual ACM Awards broadcast live from Las Vegas Sunday, April 7 at 8 p.m. Eastern on CBS.
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FHSU’s McPhail Named MIAA Women’s Field Athlete of the Week
Fort Hays State junior javelin thrower Makayla McPhail has been named the MIAA Women’s Field Athlete of the Week for her efforts this past weekend at the Alex Francis Classic in Hays.
In her first competition of the spring, McPhail won the women’s javelin competition at the Alex Francis Classic in Hays. Her throw of 154’5″ is second best in the nation, just four inches off the best throw in the nation so far this year. She broke her own meet record with the throw and was just five inches off her own stadium record.
The distance is an automatic qualifying mark for the NCAA Championships as she is now one of four athletes with an automatic qualifying mark in the event.
McPhail was the national runner-up in the javelin last year.
Weekend Police Activity Log
The Hays Police Department conducted 49 traffic stops and received 18 traffic stops between Friday morning and Sunday morning.
Theft: The Hays Police Department investigated eight theft reported Friday afternoon and Sunday morning. The first two thefts were reports of shoplifting. The first was reported in the 4300 block of Vine Street between 1:06 and 1:46 p.m. Friday. The second was reported in the 1900 block of Vine Street at 4:38 p.m. Officers responded to the 500 block of Ash Street at 1:56 a.m. for the report of an intoxicated subject and investigated a theft in connection with the report. The Hays PD investigated a disturbance and a theft reported Saturday morning in the 100 block of 5th Street. The incident occurred between 2:10 and 2:15 a.m.
Another theft was reported in the 300 block of West 21st Street Saturday morning. The alleged theft occurred between Friday afternoon at 4:00 and Saturday morning at 9:00. Officers responded to the 2200 block of Vine Street to begin a miscellaneous investigation and investigated a theft at 12:01 p.m. Saturday. Officers investigated a theft in the 2900 block of Barclay Drive that occurred between February 25th and March 15th. The final theft was in connection with a report of found or lost property in the 2700 block of Canal Boulevard.
Burglary: Officers responded to two theft reports on Friday morning and began investigating them as burglaries. The first was reported in the 500 block of Milner Street and occurred between Thursday morning at 10:00 a.m. and Friday morning at 7:30. The second was the burglary of a vehicle in the 300 block of East 7th Street and it occurred between Thursday night at 11:30 and Friday morning at 8:40.
Forgery: The Hays PD investigated four forgery reports in the 2800 block of Plaza Avenue. The first two forgeries allegedly occurred on February 25th. The other two allegedly occurred on February 26th.
Driving Under the Influence: Officers conducted four driving under the influence stops over the weekend. The FHSU Police Department conducted one DUI stop in the 700 block of Park Street at 1:52 a.m. Friday. Hays PD conducted a DUI stop in the 800 block of Ash Street at 2:52 a.m. Officers received a suspicious activity report Sunday morning between 12:20 and 12:28. Officers conducted a DUI stop in connection with the suspicious activity report at 10th and Elm Street. The final DUI stop was conducted in the 400 block of West 7th Street Sunday morning at 2:14.
Drug Offenses: The Hays PD investigated one drug offenses report in the 700 block of West 12th Street at Saturday morning at 2:38.
Domestic Disturbance: Officers responded to three domestic disturbance reports this past weekend. The first was reported Saturday morning at 12:17 in the 400 block of West 8th Street. The second was reported in the 100 block of West 4th Street Sunday afternoon at 4:17. The third domestic disturbance was reported in the 600 block of East 15th Street Sunday evening between 9:45 and 9:50. Officers also investigated an aggravated assault in connection with the domestic report.
Civil Dispute: The Hays PD investigated one civil dispute on Friday morning at 9:31 in the 700 block of East 6th Street. The second civil dispute was reported in the 200 block of East 32nd Street at 1:47 Saturday afternoon.
Weapon: Officers conducted a search warrant for the possession, transport of concealed weapon in the 100 block of East 15th Street Sunday morning. The incident occurred between Saturday at 8:05 p.m. and Sunday at 1:00 a.m.
Missing Person: The Hays Police Department received on missing person reported on Friday morning a 10:56.
Minor in Possession: Officers investigated one minor in possession of cereal malt beverage or liquor in the 400 block of West 8th Street at 12:50 a.m. on Sunday.
Disturbance: The Hays PD received nine disturbance reports over the weekend. Seven of those were for noise reports. There were two more disturbances reported in the 400 block of West 7th Street. The first was in connection with a battery reported at 2:20 a.m. Sunday. The second disturbance was in connection with a report of criminal damage to property and occurred between 3:45 and 3:47 Sunday morning.
Motor Vehicle Accidents: Officers responded to six motor vehicle accidents between Friday evening and Sunday evening.
Chamber of the Year Award, Hays Chamber Meets Criteria
(April 1, 2013) HAYS— More than 200 ACCE member chambers of commerce have been invited to apply for the Chamber of the Year award, the most prestigious
award in the chamber profession. The Hays Area Chamber of Commerce is one of 202 chambers nationwide receiving an invitation to apply. The award is sponsored this year by WebLink International.
Data from the 2012-2013 Chamber Operations Survey was used to pre-qualify applicants for the award. Chambers had to meet four of the six criteria listed below to qualify for the competition:
- Total Revenue minus Total Expenses must equal a positive number.
- Current Assets/Current Liabilities must result in a ratio that is not less
than 1. - Total Assets minus Total Liabilities must equal a positive number
- Net Assets/Total Annual Expenses must equal a ratio that exceeds the average of all survey participants.
- Dollar value of Retained Members must exceed the average of all survey participants.
- Membership Retention based on the number of Member Accounts must exceed the average of all survey participants.
The Chamber of the Year is the nation’s only award recognizing the dual role chambers have in creating both leading businesses and communities. Chambers honored with this designation have not only demonstrated success in community leadership and organizational strength, but also have made an impact on key community priorities such as education, transportation, healthcare, and cultural vitality.
Winners of the 2013 Chamber of the Year will be announced at this year’s annual ACCE convention, July 23-26, in Oklahoma City. For more information, visit the Chamber of the Year webpage at www.acce.org/chamberoftheyear/chamber-of-the-year.
Drink to Health
Drink to health
By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau
One alarming trend in our society today is the prevalence of junk food in our diets – and more importantly in those of our children. While the selection of junk foods continues to grow and the enormity is mind boggling, let’s focus on just one, soft drinks.
They have wiggled their way into nearly every venue in our society. About the only public place I haven’t seen them is in the back vestibules of our nation’s churches.
Soft drinks have no place is this nation’s schools. Soft drinks have little, if any nutritional value whatsoever. Look at the ingredients in a soft drink the next time you pick one up. Most people wouldn’t have a clue what these ingredients are, myself included.
To be part of a balanced diet, a food product must have nutritional value. Unlike water, soft drinks won’t even quench your thirst. They leave you longing for a tall, cool glass of water.
And that’s what we should have in all our public places – water, lots of it and other healthy drink alternatives.
Talk to a nutritionist or physician and what is the ingredient we’re supposed to drink at least eight glasses of?
That’s right nature’s own liquid – water.
What about that wonderful white liquid chock full of calcium we call milk? Where does it fit in our daily diet?
Milk belongs in a balanced diet. Nutritional research has stressed that men and women between the ages of 11 and 24 need the equivalent of five servings of dairy products daily. This can be milk, yogurt, cheese, ice cream and a whole array of other good-tasting dairy foods.
Kids need healthy food and drinks. During these growing years, the bones in the human body are like a calcium bank. Between 11 and 24, bones are continually taking in calcium. From 24 until about 50 years of age in women and 65 in men, the body reaches an equilibrium point. But after those years, the body begins to extract calcium from the bones.
Milk is a healthy, nutritional food that belongs in our daily diets. Proper intake of milk in a well-balanced diet can reduce the risk of osteoporosis by as much as 50 percent.
Juice from oranges, grapefruit, lemons, strawberries and other fruits is another item that belongs in a balanced diet. Food products from natural primary crops – not always secondary, highly processed food products – are essential to our youngsters’ diets. We owe it to them and their good health.
Vegetable drinks made from tomatoes, carrots, celery and other vegetables are loaded with vitamins, minerals and fiber. Vegetable drinks also belong as part of our daily diets. Have a V-8 instead.
But let’s return to soft drinks. As a youngster my parents only allowed us to drink them on special occasions. Dentists and nutritionists contend these products can cause tooth decay. While I know genetics and proper daily oral hygiene play a major role, I didn’t have my first filling until about six years ago, and I’m somewhere in the half century club age wise.
Coincidence?
I think not.
Selling soft drinks is about one thing only – making money. I don’t have a problem with anyone making a profit. It’s the American way. I just believe that food products should have plenty of nutritional value.
So if you need to treat yourself, add chocolate to the milk. Mix a couple of the fruit juices together or just drink water. You’ll be doing yourself a favor and you’ll be supporting farmers and ranchers who supply these fresh, tasty, nutritious drinks.
Make mine chocolate milk. Bottoms up.
John Schlageck is a leading commentator on agriculture and rural Kansas. Born and raised on a diversified farm in northwestern Kansas, his writing reflects a lifetime of experience, knowledge and passion.
ACLU, Gay Rights Group Fear Kansas HIV Legislation
TOPEKA, Kansas (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union and the leading gay rights group in Kansas worry that state legislators are moving toward ending the legal protections that prohibit AIDS and HIV patients from being quarantined.
State officials said Monday that those fears are unfounded.
House and Senate negotiators are working on the final version of a bill meant to help emergency personnel who deal with people who may have infectious diseases.
It would allow the Department of Health and Environment to set statewide rules for disclosing information about a person’s medical condition to emergency workers and to make it easier for those workers to get tested for diseases.
But the measure also would repeal a 25-year-old law saying people with AIDS or the virus that causes it can’t be quarantined.