Harvest in most of Ellis County is winding down after a busy weekend of cutting. The Midland Marketing elevators in downtown Hays and Yocemento were quieter

on Sunday evening than they had been the over the past week. Their Toulon elevator told Hays Post that Sunday was slow but they had received 550-600,000 bushels of wheat thus far. The Yocemento elevator reported receiving approximately 45,000 bushels on Saturday and another 25,000 on Sunday. They expect to add another 25,000 today and that harvest will be wrapped up by the end of the week.

In Ellis, Golden Belt told Hays Post they took in 160,000 bushels at their elevators over the weekend. The wheat is dry and yields are from 20-35 bushels an acre. They believe harvest is 90-95% complete.

In Trego County, Caleb with Cargill told Hays Post that they took in approximately 200,000 bushels on Saturday and another 100-150,000 on Sunday at their elevator in WaKeeney and another almost 50,000 bushels in Ogallah “There is still a lot of cutting to do in the northern part of the county,” he said.

“The yields are better than what many of us expected. There are some low numbers but we continue to see a 30-50 bushel an acre average. We’ll also have another train to load in here on Monday evening.”

With the cooperation of the Hays Recreation Commission staff, City of Hays firefighter/EMTs will be practicing water rescue procedures at the Hays Aquatic Park. This training is being conducted Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week in the mornings before regular pool hours. Firefighters will be practicing surface water rescue and swimming pool rescue procedures.

During the month of July, the Hays Public Library is hosting a scavenger hunt titled ‘Get to Know Hays.’ Learn more about the city of Hays by solving 10 clues that will bring you to different landmarks and destinations throughout city. Visit the library’s Kansas Room or our website at www.hayspublib.org for a list of the scavenger hunt clues. Participants who take their photo at every site can submit them to be entered in a drawing to win a prize!

Scavenger Hunt Rules of Play: Each clue will lead you to a specific location in Hays. Go to that location and snap a picture of yourself there. When you’ve completed the scavenger hunt, you can drop off or email the photos to the library by visiting the Kansas Room or emailing [email protected]. You’ll be entered into a drawing for a $25 Chamber Cheque! You must complete the hunt and submit your photos by July 31 in order to have a chance to win.

Chamber Cheques can be used like cash and are redeemable for products or services at any participating Chamber member business. This program keeps dollars circulating within our Chamber member businesses and keeps our economy strong. For more information or for a listing of Chamber businesses go to www.discoverhays.com.