PARADISE – A Victoria man was injured in an accident just before 11:30 a.m. on Saturday in Russell County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1990 Honda Accord driven by Christopher Allen Rogers, 32, was westbound on Kansas 18 one mile west of Paradise.
The vehicle entered the north ditch, became airborne at a field entrance and rolled.
Rogers was transported to Russell Regional Hospital
The KHP reported he was properly restrained at the time of the accident.
Vera Florence Dawson, 102, of Russell, Kansas, died on Thursday, November 06, 2014, at the Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell.
Vera was born on June 03, 1912, in Russell, Kansas, the daughter of Henry and Cathrine Elizabeth (Mai) Reinhardt. She grew up on the family farm south of Russell and graduated from Russell High School in 1930. She met, fell in love and was united in marriage to Wallace H. Dawson on January 28, 1962. She worked as a sales person for J.C. Penny’s and Jane Harris Shop. She was a longtime member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Russell. She was also a member of the Love Circle, Life Member of the V.F.W. Post 6240 Ladies Auxiliary, Russell Regional Hospital Auxiliary, Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, Bridgearama, and various other bridge clubs. She enjoyed needlework, reading, cooking, playing cards and planning social events.
She is survived by many nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews and great-great nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Wallace on March 17, 1972; brothers Milton, Arnold and Martin Reinhardt; sisters Olinda Stenzel, Alvina Michael, Pauline Boxberger, Elfreda Boxberger Stenzel, Ella Nora Eichman, Esther Krug, Isabel Eichman, Hattie Wittman, Martha Dumler and Marie Burket.
A celebration of Vera’s life will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, November 13, 2014, at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Russell with Pastor John Thompson officiating. Burial will take place immediately following the church service, at the Russell City Cemetery. Visitation will be 9 A.M. to 8 P.M. on Wednesday, November 12, 2014, with family present to greet guests from 6 P.M. to 7 P.M. Wednesday evening. Memorials may be given to Trinity United Methodist Church or Russell Regional Hospital Auxiliary and sent in care of the mortuary. Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell is in charge of the funeral service arrangements.
The Sternberg Museum will be hosting a trip to the Denver/Boulder, Colorado area in December to learn about fossils, paleontology and the science behind the creation of beer.
The trip will begin on December in Hays where participants will start the expedition at the Sternberg Museum for a meet and greet and “behind the scenes” fossil collection tour. The visit will give travelers a chance to “find out what goes into the curation process and why fossil collections are crucial to answering many important science questions.” The group will then travel to Hay’s own Defiance Brewery to chat with the brewmaster’s about their process. After an evening dinner, the group will then travel to Denver.
Saturday’s agenda includes a stop at the Denver Museum of Natural History with another behind-the-scenes tour of their fossil collections.
“Participants will have a chance to ask questions and learn about the history of life recorded in the rocks of Colorado,” said Public Relations Intern Marcella McCluskey. “Museum education staff will make a point of discussing the differences and similarities in the fossil record between Kansas and Colorado through time.”
Time will also be given to view the other exhibits at the museum. Following the museum stop, the group will use the rest of Saturday and Sunday to visit various breweries throughout Denver and Boulder including the De Steeg Brewery, where the brewmaster is a mechanical engineer.
“The idea for this trip came from our desire to broaden the range of programs we offer,” said education director David Levering. “We already had a lot of stuff for kids and young adults, so we we’re looking for something to fill the void for those that were older.”
The trip is intended for those 21 and older. All participants must have a valid photo ID with proof of age.
“There will be a very strong emphasis on the science components of this trip,” Levering said. “I know it may look like we’re just going there to drink beer, which is a byproduct of the trip, but there are a lot of really good breweries that are cooperating with us on this trip.
Levering said the trip is $450 for museum members and $500 for non-members, but different payments can be arranged for couples or friends traveling together. The cost will cover travel, lodging and the various excursions. Participants are expected to be back in Hays on Sunday night.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An upscale Kansas City restaurant leveled by a gas explosion that killed one worker and injured several others will reopen next week less than a block from its original location.
Brothers Jimmy and David Frantze, owners of JJ’s restaurant, have spent nearly a year recreating the original restaurant in a 5,000-square-foot lobby space of a new 10-story building. The Kansas City Star reports that JJ’s also will have a 1,600-square-foot patio.
A natural gas leak caused the February 2013 explosion that killed server Megan Cramer, destroyed the restaurant and damaged two neighboring buildings.
The new space will open at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Although the blast happened 20 months ago, more than 90 percent of JJ’s 35 former employees are returning.
The Hays Sunrise Rotary Club is offering one lucky winner that chance to spend five minutes filling up a grocery cart — and not having to worry about paying at the checkout.
The inaugural 5 Minute Grocery Grab is scheduled for 8 p.m. Nov. 16 at Dillons, 1902 Vine, and the winner will be announce the week prior. Deadline to sign up is Nov. 13.
A $10 donation is requested, but no purchase is necessary to win. Proceeds will help benefit Ekey Neighborhood Park renovations and upgrades.
“Other events have found that five minutes of filling up a grocery cart can earn about $1,500 worth of merchandise,” said Sunrise Rotary member Tammy Wellbrock. “Not too bad for a $10 initial investment!”
To enter, participants must be age 18 or older. No pharmacy, alcohol or tobacco items can be put into the cart, and there will be some limitations in the meat department, as well.
For more information or to sign up, visit hayssunriserotary.org, email [email protected] or call (785) 621-3333.
JIM SALTER, Associated Press
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Seizures of homemade methamphetamine labs are down by nearly half in many high-use meth states.
But use of the drug remains high, because of imported Mexican meth.
Data compiled by The Associated Press shows that meth lab busts are down 40 percent this year in Tennessee, 34 percent in Missouri and nearly 50 percent in Oklahoma.
Enforcement actions and tougher laws are partly responsible, but experts say meth made by Mexican cartels has become so cheap and pure that it is finally supplanting meth made in home labs or inside cars.
The cartel’s reach has even expanded to in small towns and rural areas.
DERBY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas school district that has equipped high school and middle school students with laptop computers and tablets is finding its wireless network overwhelmed.
The Derby Informer reports the problem is most acute during the 42-minute advisory period each afternoon at Derby High School.
The school’s roughly 2,000 students were issued laptops in the past year, and the advisory period is a peak time for accessing the wireless network with their computers, cellphones or other devices.
All that demand means a reliable Internet connection may not be available to students and staff. The Derby School District is now looking at doubling its bandwith, but officials are worried about how they’ll pay for it.
Listen to Mike Cooper interviewing CardioVascular Surgeon Dr. Elizabeth Ashworth; and Cardiologist Dr. Mohammed Janif, from from the DeBakey Heart Institute at HaysMed, by clicking the link above and then clicking the play button
The annual Christmas Tree Auction — Bright Lights for Little Tykes — is scheduled for next month.
The Hays Area Children’s Center event, which helps fund early intervention and education efforts, will be Saturday, Nov. 22, at Rose Garden Banquet Hall, 2350 E. Eighth. The silent auction is set to begin at 6 p.m., with the live auction following at 7 p.m.
A $50 donation includes one buffet meal and complimentary wine. Auction items include vacations, electronics, holiday trees and more.
RSVPs are requested by Nov. 15 to (785) 625-3257 or [email protected].
SALINA- Investigators are working today to learn what caused a fire at a home in Salina.
Fire crews were dispatched at 11:52 p.m. to report of a fire on a front porch at a home in the 100 Block of West Prescott.
There had been reports of occupants still inside the residence said Fire Battalion Chief Scott Abker.
“We went into the home and checked but all the occupants were able to exit the home prior to our arrival,” said Abker.
The fire moved from the porch to the first floor, up a stairway and into the attic. The home suffered major heat and smoke damage said Abker. There were no injuries.
The Red Cross is helping the residents with living arrangements.
FHSU Athletics
Fort Hays State Women’s Soccer saw its MIAA Tournament run come to an end on Friday (Nov. 8) at the hands of Southwest Baptist. Seeded third in the tournament, the Tigers fell, 1-0, to the second-seeded Bearcats in the MIAA Semifinals.
The Tigers’ seven-match winning streak came to an end as well in the game, as FHSU (13-5-2) launched just four shots all night against a stout SBU defense. The Tigers’ one shot on goal came from Kylee Loneker, who took aim midway through the first period from 25 yards out.
SBU grabbed the lead early, as Taylor Schmidt scored an unassisted goal just 7:04 into the match. Schmidt’s goal originally looked to be a cross pass from the right corner of the box, but it snuck past Tigers’ goalkeeper Kristin Thompson into the upper left corner of the net.
That proved to be all the Bearcats needed as neither team scored the rest of the way, sealing the shutout. It was just the third time FHSU has been held scoreless all season.
Loneker had two shots for FHSU, with Kelsey Steffens and Mallory Diederich splitting the other two team shots.
Thompson picked up a season-high 12 saves for the year, keeping the Tigers within striking distance while facing 33 total shots (13 on goal).
FHSU will now await the NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer Selection Show on Monday, Nov. 10 at 4:30 p.m. to determine its NCAA Tournament status. The Tigers were seventh in all three NCAA Central Region Rankings leading up to the final rankings (released Monday) this season. Six teams advance to the NCAA Tournament.
FHSU Athletics
Fort Hays State had two set-point opportunities in the fourth set to possibly force a final set, but Missouri Western held off FHSU both times and eventually won the set 29-27 and the match 3-1 on Friday (Nov. 7) in St. Joseph, Mo. The Tigers held an early 1-0 lead in the match before the Griffons took the next three sets. The Tigers moved to 13-15 overall, 7-12 in the MIAA with the loss.
Fort Hays State jumped out to an early 8-4 advantage in the first set, but the Griffons inched their way back, tying it up at 11-11. The rest of the set was a back-and-forth battle as neither team could gain more than two points of separation all the way to a 23-23 tie. The Tigers pulled out the final two points of the set on a kill by Callie Christensen and then an attack error by the Griffons, posting a 25-23 opening set win.
The Griffons bounced back to build an 8-4 lead in the second set, but the Tigers went on a six-point run to take a 10-8 lead. That was short lived as the Griffons scored three straight to take the lead back, and then the teams battled back and forth to a score of 16-16. A rash of three attack errors and a pair of kills by the Griffons pushed them to a five-point lead. FHSU had a late three-point run to cut the lead back to two at 23-21, but the Griffons closed the set with a pair of kills to tie the match.
The third set saw the Tigers take an early 7-4 advantage, but the Griffons eventually pulled even at 12-12. The teams engaged in another mid-set see-saw battle, eventually pushing the score to 20-20. The Griffons would take four of the next five points, three on kills by Erica Rottinghaus, and closed out the set by a score of 25-22.
The fourth set was tight throughout, as FHSU would find itself on the brink of forcing a fifth and deciding set. The teams traded points to a 7-7 tie, but the Tigers jumped into the lead with a four-point run to make it 11-7. The Tigers looked in good shape with a 17-12 lead, but they surrendered six straight points on four kills and two service aces to allow the Griffons to take an 18-17 lead. The teams battled back and forth once again to a tie at 23-23. The Griffons had match point at 24-23, but a kill by Rebekah Spainhour forced the win-by-two situation. A block by Christensen and Sara Hewson had the Tigers at set point leading 25-24, but the Griffons came up with a block to tie the set again. FHSU forged back ahead 26-25 on kill by Taylor Mares, but the Griffons answered with a kill once more. A kill by Christensen killed the second match-point opportunity for MWSU to make it 27-27, but Jessie Thorup would put the match away for MWSU with consecutive kills, ending the set at 29-27.
Redshirt-freshman Kaitlin Bradley led a balanced attack by the Tigers with 13 kills, followed by Hewson and Spainhour each with 12. Hewson added 11 digs for a double-double. Reagan Vanderplas had 25 assists, while Kristin Conor added 20. Keanu Bradley led FHSU in digs with 16.
Rottinghaus led Missouri Western with 19 kills, followed by Thorup with 15. Rottinghaus also tied for a team-high 15 digs, recording a double-double. Jordan Chohon had 59 assists and 12 digs for a double-double.
The Tigers complete the weekend road trip by visiting Northwest Missouri State on Saturday at 2 pm.
The Ellis County Ministerial Alliance annual Thanksgiving Day Feast is scheduled to begin at noon Nov. 27 at Rose Garden Banquet Hall, 2350 E. Eighth.
Pam Burgardt and the Rose Garden Steak Haus staff have, for the last seven years, provided the meal for the day. Since 2007, a partnership of cooperating Ellis County churches and other community volunteers helped feed those who did not have a place to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal. Last year, more than 600 turkey and fixins dinners were served.
Other organizations who have in the past committed to help helped pay for the meal are Eagle Communications, the Hays Daily News, the Hays Area Chamber of Commerce, the Hays Lions Club, First Call for Help, Hays Medical Center and the United Way of Ellis County. Ellis County Abstract and Great Plains Dermatology also support the event by helping to make the ACCESS van available to pick up people who need rides. Many other service clubs, churches and individuals also help to maintain the event.
Volunteers will be collecting food from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at both Dillons locations and Walmart. The food collected will be sacked the Wednesday evening before Thanksgiving and distributed Thanksgiving Day after lunch.night at 5:30 p.m. at the banquet hall and passed out on Thanksgiving day after lunch. Last year, 367 bags of food for people in need were distributed.
If you would like to contribute to this event, make your tax-deductible donations payable to ECMA, P.O. Box 173, Hays, KS 67601. Memo your checks “Thanksgiving Dinner.” Any extra proceeds will go into ECMA’s Second Mile Fund, which assists Ellis County residents in need.
More than 150 volunteers are needed for the feast. If you would like to volunteer, call First Call for Help at (785) 623-2800
