July 2013 – Page 27 – Hays Post Archive

This week at HRC

Posted on July 20, 2013July 25, 2013

DEADLINES FOR JULY 24TH

If a class is full PLEASE put your name on the waiting list. We always do our best to accommodate everyone so if you are not on the waiting list and we add an additional class you will miss out!

TWEEN TAS (5 & OLDER)

SCHOOL’S OUT

Come on out for a day of fun. Each day we have a full schedule of games, trips, crafts, cooking and trips to Centennial Lanes, Mini golf, Area Parks and Hays Aquatic Park. Space is limited so stop by the Hays Recreation to reserve your spot.

Entry Deadline: Wed. before each session

Entry Fee: $10.00 per session

Held on: Session 8: July 31 Master the Art

Session 9: August 7 Beat the Heat

Times: 1:00 – 5:00pm

Ages: 6 – 12

Location: Recreation Center

Limitation: Min. 5 Max.24

WELLNESS

HELL CREEK ON HEELS TRAIL RACE SERIES

Join Hays Recreation in conjunction with Sara Kay Carrell of Wild Within You for the Third annual trail running series, Hell Creek on Heels! Want to see what trail running is all about? Come out and test your skills with a 5k! Seasoned trail runner? Join us and test your will power and endurance! The Switchgrass Trail at Wilson State Park will NOT leave you disappointed! All trail runs will begin at the trail head for Switchgrass Trail, which is located in the Switchgrass Campground of Wilson State Park. All events are fully supported with aid stations. Come on out and give your Wild a try! Run distances are approximate due to the nature of trail running. Be prepared for the event to be a tad bit longer! Check for most current trail conditions at Facebook Switchgrass Trail!

Entry Deadline: Session 4: July 24 – Trail 25k & 5k

Session 5: August 7 – Trail 10k & 5k

Session 6: Sept 18 – Trail 30K & 5k

Entry Fee: $20 for each event, $5.00 late fee after the deadline

Held on: Trail 25k and 5k – Sunday, July 28

Trail 10k and 5k – Sunday, August 11

Trail 30k and 5k – Sunday, Sept 22

Time: Races register at 7:00am, with a 8:00am start

Location: Wilson State Park – 5 mi. N. of I-70 – Exit 206 on K232

ACTIVELY 55

TOPEKA STATE CAPTIAL – NEW

Let’s spend the day in our State Capital. We will begin with a tour of the Capital followed by lunch at Annie’s Place. In the afternoon will be a tour of Brown vs. Board of Education and a tour of the Tiffany Windows at the First Presbyterian Church. This will be a great day of adventure. Your meal is not included in your fee.

Entry Deadline: July 24

Entry Fee: $20.00

Held on: Friday, July 26

Depart at: 7:00am – 5:30pm

Ages: 55 & older

Depart from: Recreation Center

Limitations: Min. 5 Max. 15

SPECIAL POPS

To participate in these activities, a person must:

-be diagnosed with intellectual disabilities

-have a significant learning or vocational problem

To sign up for these activities by the deadline you can contact:

-Haley Nixon at HRC @ [email protected] or (785)623-2650

–DSNWK Members – Scott Stults @ [email protected] or (785)625-5678

–ARC Members – Gloria VonFeldt @ [email protected] or (785)628-6512

-Visit haysrec.org and sign up online!

Special Pops – PICNIC

Meet us down at Frontier Park East for an evening of food, games, and socializing. We’ll provide the main dishes, dinnerware, and drinks if you’ll bring a side dish to share with everyone! What a great opportunity to enjoy the weather and outdoors with friends! If rain out occurs meet at the Hays Recreation.

Entry Deadline: Session 2: July 24

Entry Fee: Side Dish

Held on: Session 2: Thursday, July 25

Times: 5:30pm

Ages: All ages

Location: Frontier Park East

Limitations: Min. 5 Max. 15

UPCOMING DEADLINES

July 31

Adapted Day Camp

Advanced Knitting

iPad Know Hows

Kanine Kollege

Mystery Class

Pint Size Paintings

Rock Your Baby Socks

SP J.A.M.

Summer Slam Triathlon

Superhero Party

Disappointing Overnight Moisture totals

Posted on July 20, 2013July 20, 2013

Rain clouds near the Ellis County fair grounds on Friday night

More clouds and wind than moisture overnight. Unofficially the city of Ellis received .30 of an inch and .38 of an inch of rain was recorded at the Eagle Media Center, 2300 Hall Street in Hays.

The K-State Agricultural Research Center just South of Hays reported .54 of an inch of rain in the last 24 hours.

Large Hay Bale Fire Kills Farmer

Posted on July 19, 2013July 20, 2013

An Osborne County farmer has died of injuries suffered in a large hay bale fire Thursday night.

Osborne County Sheriff Curt Miner told Hays Post, “Lowell Lund, age 82 of rural Waldo, died from severe burns at a Wichita hospital. Lund and his son had been hauling bales all day when something started the fire.

Firefighters from Paradise, Waldo, Natoma, Alton, Luray, and Osborne County Rural Fire arrived at the scene in southwest Osborne County about six p.m. Thursday.

Natoma Fire Chief Keith Koelling said many of the 300 bales were already fully engulfed.

The fire continued burning into early Friday morning. “Firefighters burned around the bales, in a controlled burn,” said Miner. “They also dug a ditch and placed the bales there to control the blaze.”

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

(Photos courtesy Russell County Emergency Manager Keith Haberer)

Nigerian man sentenced in Kansas for threat

Posted on July 19, 2013July 19, 2013

(AP) — A Nigerian man who was convicted on a federal weapons charge in Wichita has drawn an additional five-year sentence for threatening a federal agent’s family.

The U.S. attorney’s office for Kansas said in a release Friday that 22-year-old Osayuwame Bazuaye was charged in 2012 with unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition after he fired a handgun from the balcony of his Wichita apartment.

While he was in custody on that charge, he was also convicted of threatening to sexually assault the wife and daughter of a deportation officer with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

The prosecutor’s office says he was sentenced Friday to five years on the threat charge. The five-year sentence will run consecutively to the two-year sentence he’s serving in the firearms arms case.

KHAZ Country Music News: Luke Bryan Taking the Entire Family Out on the Road This Weekend

Posted on July 19, 2013September 16, 2014

Luke Bryan‘s schedule is literally non-stop these days as he prepares to release his new album, Crash My Party, next month and perform sold-out shows on the Dirt Road Diaries tour at the same time. That doesn’t leave much time for Luke to be at home with his wife, Caroline, and their two young boys, Bo and Tate. So, he’s bringing them along on the road with him this weekend.

Luke tells ABC News Radio, “I’m getting the bikes’ tires pumped up and we’ll put bikes under the bus, and gonna buy some inflatable swimming pools, and just put ’em out there by all the buses and let ’em play and ride their bikes and throw the baseball and have fun.”

Luke puts a premium on having fun with his family, but keeping the lines of communication open with his wife is just as important. Even though Luke is arguably country’s hottest star right now, he and Caroline face the same challenges as any other couple.

“Well, you have just have to figure it out with any marriage,” he says. “If I was a banker, I’d come in and I’d be in a bad mood one day, and she’d be in a bad mood one day. So, you just have to figure it out.”

Luke’s album, Crash My Party, comes out August 13. The deluxe edition with four extra songs is available exclusively at Target.

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FAA warns public against shooting guns at drones

Posted on July 19, 2013July 19, 2013

(AP) — Federal aviation officials are warning that people who fire guns at drones could be prosecuted or fined.

A Federal Aviation Administration statement released Friday said firing guns at unmanned aircraft could cause them to crash, injuring people or damaging property.

The agency was responding to a proposed law in the tiny farming community of Deer Trail, Colo., that would grant hunting permits to shoot drones. The permits would cost $25 each.

The proposal would also encourage drone hunting by awarding $100 to anyone who presents a valid hunting license and identifiable pieces of drone that has been shot down. It’s expected to come up for a vote next month.

The FAA said it is responsible for regulating the nation’s airspace, including over cities and towns.

Hays Fire Department Training Advisory

Posted on July 19, 2013July 20, 2013

Saturday of this week, the City of Hays Fire Department will be continuing the hands-on-training that was postponed due to the train derailment and fire last

Hays Fire Department training today — Hays Fire Department training on Saturday

Tuesday. This training is for the rescue of unconscious persons from burning buildings. Firefighters will be using the house slated for demolition at 415 West 4th Street from 9 AM until noon each day. Firefighters will work on the teamwork needed to rescue an unconscious adult from a basement, first floor or second floor of a burning building using both stairs and ladders, doors and windows.

To simulate the work of rescuing an unconscious person, the firefighters will be using a special 150-pound rescue mannequin. This training does not involve actual burning of the structure.

KHAZ Country Music News: Jason Aldean: “I’m Not Scared of Falling on My Face”

Posted on July 19, 2013September 16, 2014

Jason Aldean has learned by trial and error what he can and can’t do in country music. It turns out headlining stadium shows is one of the things he does very well. Jason will play Chicago’s Wrigley Field Saturday after performing two sold-out dates at Boston’s Fenway Park last weekend. Triumphant moments like this are the result of taking risks over the course of his career.

“I have always tried to do things in my career that would push myself, and by doing that I have figured out what I could do well and what I couldn’t do well,” Jason tells the Chicago Sun-Times. “I’m not scared of falling on my face. God knows I have done that plenty of times.”

Fans at the Wrigley Field show will get to hear Jason duet with show opener, Kelly Clarkson, on their monster hit “Don’t You Wanna Stay.” Jake Owen and Thomas Rhett are also on the bill.

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Thursday’s Police Activity Log

Posted on July 19, 2013July 19, 2013

The Hays Police Department conducted four traffic stops and received 11 animal calls on Thursday, according to the Police Activity Log.

Theft:

12:44 p.m. – General Theft reported in the 1300 block of East 41^st Street
12:47 p.m. – Theft reported in the 3600 block of Vine Street
8:00 a.m. July 11^th > 04:20 p.m. – Theft of Vehicle reported in the 4800 block of Vine Street
5:45 p.m. > 6:36 p.m. – Theft, Shoplifting reported in the 4300 block of Vine Street
5:45 p.m. > 6:20 p.m. – Theft, Shoplifting reported in the 4300 block of Vine Street
5:45 p.m. > 6:42 p.m. – Theft, Shoplifting reported in the 4300 block of Vine Street
5:45 p.m. > 6:27 p.m. – Theft, Shoplifting reported in the 4300 block of Vine Street

Drug Offenses:

12:11 p.m. – Drug Offenses reported in the 900 block of Walnut Street

Criminal Damage to Property:

11:34 a.m. – Criminal Damage to Property reported in the 1300 block of East 33^rd Street

Fire:

6:31 p.m. – Fire, Assist – Other (not MV) in the 1400 block of Oak Street

Disturbance:

2:45 p.m. – Noise, Disturbance reported in the 2800 block of Indian Trail
4:49 p.m. – General Disturbance reported in the 1200 block of East 27^th Street
6:17 p.m. – Disturbance, Noise reported in the 200 block of East 16^th Street

Vehicle Accidents:

1:19 p.m. – MV Accident-Hit and Run, False Report reported in the 500 block of Halladay Street
4:50 p.m. – MV Accident-Personal Injury-Pedestrian reported in the 400 block of West 8^th Street
12:46 p.m. – MV Accident-City Street/Alley Hays reported at 37^th Street and Hall Street

Water Use Violation:

5:47 a.m. – Water Use Violation reported in the 400 block of West 37^th Street
10:38 p.m. – Water Use Violation reported in the 1700 block of Wheatland Avenue

UPDATED: Monarchs Zone Tournament Schedule

Posted on July 19, 2013July 19, 2013

The Hays Monarchs Legion team opens Zone play Sunday afternoon at Lincoln.

The Monarchs are 14-12 and are the three seed. They will take on Lincoln, the one-seed at 12:00 Sunday afternoon.

Smith Center is the number two seed and they play Hoisington, the four seed in the second game, at 2:30 on Sunday afternoon.

The two winners play each other in the 5:00 p.m. game.

The championship game, of the double elimination tournament is Monday evening and if needed a second championship game is Wednesday.

KHAZ Country Music News: Dierks Bentley Adds His Voice to Outcry Against “Rolling Stone” Boston Marathon Bomber Cover

Posted on July 19, 2013September 16, 2014

Dierks Bentley is the latest public figure to speak out against the Rolling Stone cover featuring a photo of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev. Dierks posted a picture of someone, presumably himself, holding the magazine, with the tweet, “childish but had to d-ck the cover of @rollingstone in airport. Keep your 1st amendment & ill keep my 7 bucks. #mericah.”

As previously reported, some members of the media claim the image — a self-taken photo that shows the 19-year-old Russian immigrant with tousled hair — is reminiscent of pictures of rock icons like Bob Dylan and The Doors‘ Jim Morrison that previously have graced the front of the magazine.

Brad Paisley also tweeted against the Rolling Stone cover Wednesday, saying it was “in poor taste.”

Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty last week to 30 counts associated with the bombing. He’s accused of working with his older brother, Tamerlan, to set off a pair of bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15 that killed three and injured more than 260 others.

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Roberts Continues to Seek Aid for Kansas Livestock Producers

Posted on July 19, 2013

U.S. Senator Pat Roberts today urged U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to allow emergency haying and grazing on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) CP25 acreage to provide an important feed option for Kansas livestock producers, especially those in Western Kansas who have been hard hit by multiple years of historic drought.

Senators Pat Roberts and Jerry Moran had issued a similar letter to Vilsack on July 11th stressing the severity of the drought in most of Kansas, asking for emergency Haying and Grazing of CP25 fields. Text of that letter can be found here.

The following is text of the letter sent to Secretary Vilsack today, July 19th:

Dear Secretary Vilsack:

“Thank you for your attention to producers suffering from drought conditions across the country. Kansas farmers and ranchers continue to experience drought for the fourth and in some cases fifth consecutive year, impacting our rural communities, and the agricultural supply chain. As Secretary of Agriculture, you have the authority and ability to provide assistance to those in need.

I appreciate the efforts of the Kansas State FSA Committee and State Director to provide relief for farm and ranch families by approving emergency haying and grazing of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acreage. This action provides an important feed option for many of these producers.

Despite this previous action, livestock producers are running out of forage to support their herds. Kansas has 2.3 million acres enrolled in CRP, including 850,000 acres designated as CP25, which to date has not been released for emergency haying or grazing. The majority of CP25 acreage in Kansas is found in areas experiencing severe and prolonged drought, where additional forage is a critical need for livestock.

I write to request that you grant additional emergency grazing authority for CP25 acreage as requested by the Kansas State FSA Committee on June 6, 2013. I also request that you authorize haying of CP25 with the same rules and provisions as in 2012. Kansas Secretary of Agriculture Dale Rodman and the Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) made a similar request on July 17, 2013.

The livestock industry and wildlife interests in Kansas have a strong partnership. These groups have been actively working on efforts in coordination with Kansas FSA and NRCS to manage grazing that is beneficial to both wildlife habitat and livestock production. Your prompt consideration and approval of this time sensitive request will be most appreciated.”

Senator Roberts is a senior member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.

Arrest made in theft from builders association

Posted on July 19, 2013

AP) — Authorities in Manhattan have arrested an executive of the Flint Hills Area Builders Association after the association discovered more than $25,000 missing.

The Riley County Police Department announced Friday that the builders association contacted police Tuesday after discovering the missing money.

Forty-four year-old Tracy Roberts, Executive Officer of the Association from Wamego was arrested on Wednesday and his home was searched. The Riley County Attorney’s office said Friday no charges have been filed yet in the case.