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Month: September 2015

Complete schedule of FHSU’s 2015 Homecoming activities

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Homecoming weekend begins Thursday for Fort Hays State University, and a full slate of activities will be available as the FHSU Alumni Association welcomes alumni and friends to Hays for Homecoming 2015 “Passport to the World.”

THURSDAY, Oct. 1

Tiger Alumni & Friends Golf Tournament
8 a.m., registration; 9:30 a.m., shotgun start, Smoky Hill Country Club, 3303 Hall

Tiger Alumni & Friends Social
5:30-7 p.m., Robbins Center

Tiger Bonfire & Pep Rally
7:30 p.m., Robbins Center (east lawn)

FRIDAY, Oct. 2

Homecoming Registration
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Memorial Union

Kappa Sigma Kappa Coffee
9 a.m., Memorial Union

Campus Tour
10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Memorial Union

Half Century Club Luncheon & Induction
11 a.m., social; 12 p.m., luncheon, Memorial Union

Class of 1955 & 1965 Reunion Campus & Hays Bus Tour and Social
2:30 p.m. tour (meet in Sunset Lounge); 3:30 p.m., social, Memorial Union

Tiger All-Year Football Reunion Social & Dinner
5:30-8 p.m., Robbins Center, Eagle Communications Hall

Alumni & Friends Awards & Recognition Banquet
6 p.m., social; 7 p.m., banquet, Memorial Union

SATURDAY, Oct. 3

Homecoming Registration
8 a.m.-noon, Memorial Union

5K Tiger Run/Walk
7:30 a.m., registration; 8:30 a.m., race, Robbins Center

Chapter Leadership Symposium
8 a.m.-noon, Memorial Union

Class of 1955 Reunion Breakfast
9:30 a.m., breakfast; 11:45 a.m., board parade vehicle, Memorial Union

Class of 1965 Reunion Breakfast
9:30 a.m., breakfast; 11:45 a.m., board parade vehicle, Memorial Union

Delta Sigma Phi Reunion Breakfast
9:30 a.m., Memorial Union

Kappa Sigma Kappa Reunion Breakfast
9:30 a.m., Memorial Union

Delta Zeta Reunion Brunch
10 a.m., Memorial Union; 12:45 p.m., gather for parade, Fox Theater, 13th & Main

Tiger All-Year Football Reunion Tour of Lewis Field Stadium/Schmidt-Bickle Indoor Facility
10 a.m., Lewis Field Stadium

Homecoming Parade
1 p.m., Main Street, Downtown Hays

Tiger All-Year Football Reunion Tailgate
4 p.m., Lewis Field Stadium, Tiger Alley Tailgate (along Elm Street)

Delta Zeta Open House & Social
3 p.m., 410 W. Sixth

Tiger Friends & Family Picnic
4:30-6:30 p.m. (food served at 5 p.m.), east side of Lewis Field Stadium

Delta Sigma Phi Reunion Mixer and Banquet
5 p.m., mixer; 6:30 p.m., banquet, Smoky Hill Country Club, 3303 Hall

FHSU vs. Washburn University Football Game
6 p.m., pre-game ceremonies; 7 p.m., kickoff, Lewis Field Stadium

SUNDAY, Oct. 4

Delta Sigma Phi Reunion Farewell Breakfast
9:30 a.m., Golden Corral Buffet, 383 Mopar Drive

World War II legend celebrated in Kansas on 100th birthday

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GARDNER, Kan. (AP) — The 100th birthday of a one-of-a-kind World War II veteran lasted for days.

The Joplin Globe  reports that the festivities started last Thursday for retired Lt. Col. Richard Cole. That’s when the Texas man, who flew with Doolittle’s Raiders, the Himalayan Hump Route pilots and the 1st Air Commandos, received a standing ovation at the Kansas City Royals game.

 

Friday night at New Century Airport in Gardner, Kansas, people purchased copies of a Park University professor’s new biography about Cole.

On Saturday, he climbed into a PT-19 for a flight. He was given a print of his famed B-25 painted superimposed on a historic front page of the Globe.

Then Sunday, he tucked the key to the city of Olathe into his suitcase and headed home with “wonderful memories.”

Doris M. Bradley

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Former Naponee, Neb., resident Doris M. Bradley passed away Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita at the age of 79.

She was born August 18, 1936, the daughter of Loren & Jeannette (Brouliette) Townsend. Her husband, Lyle, preceded her in death.

She is survived by three sons: Wendell, of Atlanta, GA and Damon and Todd, both of Naponee, NE; a daughter, Diana Losey, of Wichita, KS; 12 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the Naponee Wesleyan Church, Naponee, NE, with Rev. Scott Randall officiating. Burial will follow in the Germantown Cemetery, Smith County, KS.

Mrs. Bradley will lie in-state on Thursday, Oct. 1, from 5-9 p.m. and Friday, Oct. 2, from 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. at the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel in Phillipsburg, KS.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials be given to the American Cancer Society or the American Diabetes Association. Online condolences to www.olliffboeve.com.

Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, Phillipsburg, is in charge of arrangements.

KFIX Rock News: “Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church” Documentary Being Released On DVD & Blu-ray Next Month

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jimichurchAfter premiering on Showtime in early September, Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church, the documentary that captures The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s July 4, 1970, performance at the second Atlanta International Pop Festival, will be released on DVD and Blu-ray October 30.

The home video will feature an expanded edition of the film, and will include live renditions of “Red House” and “Freedom” not seen in the televised version.

Directed by John McDermott, Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church focuses on Atlanta promoter Alex Cooley’s efforts to organize the festival, as well as Hendrix and his band’s role as the event’s headliner.

The festival took place just 10 weeks before the guitar legend’s death, and was Hendrix’s largest headlining performance ever in the U.S., with an audience estimated at over 300,000.

Hendrix’s set included such classic songs as “Purple Haze,” “Foxy Lady,” “Hey Joe,” “Fire,” “All Along the Watchtower” and “Voodoo Child (Slight Return),” as well as his version of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” which was performed against a backdrop of fireworks.

The documentary also includes never-before-seen footage, plus interviews with Paul McCartney, Steve Winwood, The Black Crowes’ Rich Robinson, Metallica’s Kirk Hammett, and ex-Allman Brothers Band guitarist Derek Trucks, as well as Jimi Hendrix Experience bassistBilly Cox and late Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell.

The DVD and Blu-ray version of the documentary also features bonus music video for “Room Full of Mirrors” that combines film footage and previously unseen photos of the performance.

A companion soundtrack to documentary titled Freedom: Atlanta Pop Festival was released in late August and became Hendrix’s 46th album to chart on the Billboard 200.

Here are the Jimi Hendrix Experience performances featured on Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church DVD and Blu-ray:

“Fire”
“Spanish Castle Magic”
“Red House”*
“Room Full of Mirrors”*
“All Along the Watchtower”
“Freedom”*
“Foxy Lady”
“Purple Haze”
“Hey Joe”
“Voodoo Child (Slight Return)”
“Stone Free”
“Star-Spangled Banner”
“Straight Ahead”

* = not featured in televised version.

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Departing Kansas teacher who lacked ‘passion’ faces state complaint

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HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — The Hutchinson school district wants the state to cancel the teaching certificate of a woman who resigned because she said she no longer had “any more passion” for the job.

The Hutchinson News reports Amanda Brackett said in her Aug. 19 resignation letter that her third-grade students need somebody who will provide “the best education possible.” Brackett, the mother of a baby, was under contract through May.

Because of her contract, the school board voted unanimously to reject the resignation. The board gave Brackett grace time to reconsider, or it would file a complaint with the state, but she didn’t return to work.

The school board approved the hiring of a replacement Monday night. Superintendent Shelly Kiblinger says students “suffer” if teachers are allowed to leave abruptly.

FHSU president ‘re-energized’ by Pope’s message

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By DIANE GASPER-O’BRIEN
FHSU University Relations

She admits she is seldom at a loss for words. But Dr. Mirta M. Martin found it hard to find the right words to describe her recent “once-in-a-lifetime experience.”

Martin, president of Fort Hays State University, was one of hundreds of thousands of people who flocked to the nation’s Capitol last week to get at least a glimpse of Pope Francis during his visit to America.

“There was an energy in the air I have never felt,” she said.

Martin received an invitation from U.S. Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins and Congressman Tim Huelskamp to attend Pope’s visit to the Capitol last Thursday, and she immediately began making plans for the trip. Martin left her Washington hotel at 3 a.m. Thursday to make sure she got a good spot on the West Terrace lawn of the Capitol.

She said she could feel the anticipation growing as people waited for the Pope to complete his address to Congress.

Dr. Mirta Martin, FHSU president
Dr. Mirta Martin, FHSU president

“When the Pope came out on that balcony, you almost dropped to your knees,” Martin said. “The air was energized with faith.”

Martin, a devout Catholic, had hopes of getting close enough to the Pope to give him a photo of her daughter, Katherine, and ask him to pray for her.

Katherine Martin is a 25-year-old doctoral student at the University of Miami who suffers from chronic pain disease stemming from a fall during a gymnastics routine 10 years ago. Katherine broke her back during the fall, and while she recovered from her injuries, she still suffers from nerve damage from the impact.

While Martin was “disappointed I wasn’t able to put her picture into his hands, I felt so energized, and I felt Katherine and others who suffer like her received his blessing and his compassion.

“This was a personal pilgrimage for Katherine, for those who suffer, for Fort Hays State University.  It was a personal pilgrimage to revitalize the strength in my faith, too. I’m very much at peace.”

What particularly caught Martin’s attention was the Pope’s reference to instilling hope and leading with the heart.

“I felt like the words of the Pope were intended for me,” she said. “He talked about leading with the heart and charity, and that’s what I want to do because leading with the heart is principled, servant leadership.”

The Pope also said “to make sure the fruits of our labor are for the common good,” Martin said.

“The speech was one I needed to hear, to reaffirm the course for this institution,” she said. “The Pope gave me reaffirmation that the vision I have, a vision that is shared, embraced and supported by the Fort Hays State University family has, is the right vision; it is the right journey.”

Martin, announced as the ninth president of Fort Hays State in May 2014, is the university’s first woman president and the first Hispanic president in the Kansas Board of Regents system.

Following a whirlwind 14 months since her arrival on campus in July 2014, Martin said her trip was “a refreshing retreat.”

“It gave me strength to continue what we started here, the energy to continue this journey,” she said.

Martin’s mantra even before being named FHSU president was “We Are Family.”
Pope Francis reaffirmed that message for her.

“His message was, ‘We are one people, we are one family,’ ” she said. “He talked about taking care of your family. It was a simple message, but such a powerful message.”

HPD Activity Log Sept. 25-27

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The Hays Police Department responded to 12 animal calls and 15 traffic stops Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Suspicious Activity–2400 block Main St Terr, Hays; 12:50 AM
Criminal Damage to Property–400 block W 5th, Hays; 1:13 AM
Warrant Service (Fail to Appear)–600 block Park St, Hays; 2:57 AM
Water Use Violation–2300 block Donald Dr, Hays; 4:46 AM
Animal At Large–18th and Main St, Hays; 8:06 AM
Juvenile Complaint–1400 block Hall St, Hays; 9:08 AM
Animal At Large–300 block Milner St, Hays; 9:22 AM
Tobacco Violation–2300 block E 13th St, Hays; 9/24 8:30 PM
Animal At Large–22nd St and Haney Dr, Hays; 10:07 AM
Civil Dispute–500 block W 17th St, Hays; 11:45 AM
Welfare Check–2800 block Augusta Ln, Hays; 12:32 PM
Assist – Other (not MV)–Westbound I70 Milepost 159, Hays; 12:44 PM
MV Accident-Private Property–2300 block E 13th St, Hays; 1:28 PM
Animal Bite Investigation–1400 block US 183 Alternate Hwy, Hays; 1:36 PM
Shoplifting–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 1:38 PM
MV Accident-City Street/Alley–3300 block Vine St, Hays; 1:43 PM
Lost Animals ONLY–500 block W 20th St, Hays; 3:06 PM
Burglary/vehicle–600 block E 7th St, Hays; 9/20 8 AM; 9/25 4:45 PM
Civil Dispute–2300 Gen Custer Rd, Hays; 5 PM
Shoplifting–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 6:24 PM
Theft (general)–1000 Elm St, Hays; 1:15 PM; 1:30 PM
Warrant Service (Fail to Appear)–Lewis Dr, Hays; 7:50 PM
Death by Natural Causes–300 block W 6th St, Hays; 9/24 11 PM; 9/25 8:11 PM
Battery – Domestic–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 6:10 PM; 6:15 PM
Found/Lost Property–Lewis Dr, Hays; 9:51 PM
Disturbance – Noise–400 block E 13th St, Hays; 10:11 PM
Welfare Check–2200 block Canterbury Dr, Hays; 10:53 PM
MV Accident-City Street/Alley–100 block E 18th St, Hays; 11:30 PM

The Hays Police Department responded to 5 animal calls and 15 traffic stops Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Driving Under the Influence–3800 block Hall St, Hays; 12:31 AM
Unwanted Person–100 block W 7th St, Hays; 1:01 AM
Suspicious Activity–2500 block Vine St, Hays; 1:11 AM
Driving Under the Influence–500 block W 7th St, Hays; 1:58 AM
Lost Animals ONLY–400 block E 22nd St, Hays; 3:21 AM
Criminal Damage to Property–2700 block Epworth St, Hays; 4:29 AM; 4:34 AM
Criminal Damage to Property–200 block W 14th St, Hays; 2 AM; 3 AM
Animal At Large–2200 block Virginia Dr, Hays; 8:08 AM
Suspicious Activity–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 8:10 AM
Found/Lost Property–6th and Oak, Hays; 9:31 AM
Water Use Violation–1300 block Harvest Rd, Hays; 10:51 AM
Drug Offenses/DUI–100 block E 7th St, Hays; 11:29 AM
Create Public Nuisance–100 block W 5th St, Hays; 11:42 AM
MV Accident-Private Property–2500 block Vine St, Hays; 1:04 PM
Abandoned Vehicle–400 block E 12th St, Hays; 1:17 PM
MV Accident-Hit and Run–200 block W 11th St, Hays; 2:27 PM
Driving Under the Influence–500 block W 16th St, Hays; 2 PM; 2:05 PM
Animal At Large–400 block W 11th St, Hays; 3:24 PM
Assist – Other (not MV)–500 block W 36th St, Hays; 3:01 PM
Suspicious Activity–1900 block Vine St, Hays; 3:58 PM
Assist – Other (not MV)–300 block E 14th St, Hays; 7:25 AM
Assist – Other (not MV)–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 4:39 PM
911 Hangup Call–500 block E 8th St, Hays; 5:29 PM
Escape from Custody–1200 block Main St, Hays; 5:53 PM
Credit Card Violations–2000 block Vine St, Hays; 8/19; 9/18
Battery – Domestic–3400 block Vine St, Hays; 9:39 PM
Criminal Damage to Property–400 block W 4th St, Hays; 8 PM; 10 PM
Lost Animals ONLY–1100 block Elm St, Hays; 10:51 PM
Underage Possession of CMB/LIQ–400 block W 5th St, Hays; 10:54 PM
Theft (general)–200 block E 5th St, Hays; 11:53 PM

The Hays Police Department responded to 7 animal calls and 21 traffic stops Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Disturbance – Noise–300 block W 6th St, Hays; 12:08 AM
Underage Possession of CMB/LIQ– 300 block W 6th St, Hays; 12:14 AM
Intoxicated Subject–8th and Elm St, Hays; 12:43 AM
Theft (general)–300 block W 6th St, Hays; 12:55 AM; 1:15 AM
Criminal Damage to Property–1400 block Allen St, Hays; 1:55 AM; 2 PM
Suicidal Subject–1000 block Reservation Rd, Hays; 2:26 AM
Found/Lost Property–400 block W 4th St, Hays; 2:31 AM
Intoxicated Subject–700 block W 12th St, Hays; 3 AM
Lost Animals ONLY–100 block E 7th St, Hays; 9:51 AM
Abandoned Vehicle–4500 block Larned Cir, Hays; 10:03 AM
Battery – simple–500 block E 8th St, Hays; 10 AM; 11:04 AM
Found/Lost Property–Lewis Dr, Hays; 11:10 AM
MV Accident-Private Property–400 block W 8th St, Hays; 11:21 AM
Animal Injured-400 block Riley St, Hays; 11:21 AM
MV Accident-Hit and Run–2700 block Vine St, Hays; 11:45 AM
Unattended Death–2500 block Sherman Ave, Hays; 9 AM; 12 PM
Animal At Large–2000 block Canal Blvd, Hays; 1:04 PM
Abandoned Vehicle–17th and Milner, Hays; 4:16 PM
Civil Transport–2200 block Canterbury Dr, Hays; 4:38 PM
MV Accident-Private Property–700 block E 6th St, Hays; 5:26 PM
Disturbance – Fight–100 block W 4th St, Hays; 7:25 PM; 7:33 PM
Suicidal Subject–200 block W 5th St, Hays; 11:11 PM

Kansas man sentenced for sale of steroids

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MANHATTAN – A Kansas man accused in a drug manufacturing operation was sentenced to 92 months in prison in Riley County Court on Tuesday.

Grant Hamel, 23, Manhattan, was arrested on February 4, 2015 following an investigation by the Riley County Police Department into a drug manufacturing operation at 3 locations in Manhattan.

Officers seized approximately 14 pounds of marijuana, ½ pound of methamphetamine, over 2000 prescription pills, 5 firearms, approximately $51,000 in cash and two vehicles.

They also discovered a marijuana grow operation and steroid manufacturing operation.

Following a plea deal agreed to by the State, Hamel was charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute anabolic steroids.

 

Arrest made in connection with alleged sexual assault case at FHSU

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By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT
Hays Post

A 20-year-old international student has been arrested in connection with an alleged sexual assault that occurred earlier this month on the Fort Hays State University campus.

Ellis County Attorney Tom Drees said in a news release Wednesday that Fernando Insaurralde Cantero, 20, Paraguay, was arrested Tuesday by the FHSU Police Department on suspicion of rape, aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated burglary.

Cantero made his first appearance in Ellis County Court on Wednesday morning and bond was set at $250,000. He remains in the Ellis County jail in lieu of bond.

According to Drees, the incident, which occurred Sept. 20 on the FHSU campus, remains under investigation by law enforcement. FHSU Police, the Hays Police Department, the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation are all assisting with the investigation.

All criminal suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

HPD Activity Log Sept. 29

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The Hays Police Department responded to 15 animal calls and 7 traffic stops Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Criminal Damage to Property–700 block W 12th St, Hays; 9/28 10:20 PM; 11:45 PM
Suicidal Subject–500 block W 16th St, Hays; 8:29 AM
Animal At Large–2500 block Donald Dr, Hays; 8:40 AM
Animal At Large–500 block E 13th St, Hays; 9:37 AM
Theft (general)–1800 block E 27th St, Hays; 9/28 8 PM; 9/29 9:30 AM
Dangerous Animal–600 block E 6th St, Hays; 11:48 AM
Found/Lost Property–Hays; 11:56 AM
Animal At Large–400 block Riley St, Hays; 12:09 PM
Worthless Check–3600 block Vine St, Hays; 9/16 12:01 AM; 11:59 PM
Contempt of Court/Fail to Pay–500 block E 5th St, Hays; 9/25 5 PM
Worthless Check–3600 block Vine St, Hays; 9/21 12:01 AM; 11:59 PM
Worthless Check–3600 block Vine St, Hays; 9/22; 9/22
Driving While Suspended/Revoked–2700 block Vine St, Hays; 3:18 PM
Theft (general)–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 5:44 PM
Suspicious Person–3300 block Vine St, Hays; 6:37 PM
Animal Call–1300 block Douglas Dr, Hays; 7:07 PM; 8:03 PM
Criminal Damage to Property–100 block E 7th St, Hays; 8:20 PM
Burglary/residence–200 block E 18th St, Hays; 9:25 PM; 9:46 PM
Disturbance – Noise–2400 block Main St Terr, Hays; 9:45 PM
Domestic Disturbance–200 block W 29th St, Hays; 11:22 PM

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