May 2016 – Page 13 – Hays Post Archive

This weekend’s Hays-area garage sales

Posted on May 26, 2016May 27, 2016

Hays-area garage sales

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Address: 1408 Montgomery, Hays
Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Lots of baby/kids clothing and some misc. Please, no early birds.

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Address: 1304 E. 21st, Hays
Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon

Pack N Play, toys, girls and boys clothes ranging in size from 18 mths to 5T, PlayStation games and controllers, shoes, women’s clothes, strollers and much much more!!

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Address: 1313 Haney, Hays
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday

Set of twin size mattresses, small flat-screen TV, fitness equipment and more. Everything priced to sell.

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Address: 100 W 36th St, Unit A, Hays
11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday

This is a true Multi-Family Garage Sale with over 12 families being represented. There is a bit of everything at this sale from Men’s and Women’s clothes to Baby stuff. The huge pile pictured is 12 totes full of sale items and that is only from one family!!! Hunting and fishing stuff including tip-ups that were only used once! Bicycles and a bicycle trainer in case the weather doesn’t allow you to ride outside. 5 gallon bucket full of once fired trap grade high brass 12 ga. shotgun hulls great for reloading! Assorted décor, Candles, DVDs, CDs, CD/DVD carrying cases, Board games, Men’s Watch, iPod, Small bookcase/bedside table, Assorted glassware and vases, Large Sterilite storage tote. If you need it, we will have it, along with a few things you didn’t even know you needed!

Typically we only do a one day sale, but need to sell Friday as well due to so much stuff! One family is moving out of Kansas, and is very motivated to sell items!!!

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Address: 2704 Oak Street, Hays
3 to 8 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday

Multi-family garage sale including boys clothes size 6-8, women’s clothes including name brand clothing, girls clothes infant to size 3T, 2 cribs w/ mattress, exersaucer, swing, baby gate, pack-n-play, indoor/outdoor playpen, women’s coats, women’s leather jacket, books, stereo, full size comforter and sheet set, stroller, carseat, puzzles, LOTS of miscellaneous. NO EARLY BIRDS, PLEASE!

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Address: 1712 Marjorie, Hays
8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday

Estate/Garage Sale: Household items, baby items including a double stroller, jewelry, antiques (Lefton birds, carnival glass, large trunks, old dolls), LOTS of home decor, women’s (L) clothing items including Cold Water Creek clothing, girls size 7/8 and 10/12 clothing, LOTS of Christmas decor including Lefton Colonial Village (15 houses and stores with MANY pieces trees, people to complete the village.)
Something for EVERYONE!!

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Address: 1322 Golden Belt, Hays
10:30 to 7 p.m. Friday

Items for sale: Women’s clothing (XL), boys clothing (8-10/medium), Holy Family Elementary Parker clothing (M), toys, games, crafts, hundreds of sewing patterns, air hockey/ping pong table, kitchen items, computer tray stand, antiques, collectibles. This is a HUGE sale!!!! No early birds please 🙂

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Address: 1306 E. 15th, Hays
11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday

Items for sale: Three family garage sale right off of Marshall in Hays (2nd house in on 15th). Friday 11-7, Saturday 9-1. Tons of namebrand clothes and baby clothes (baby clothing 25 cents each), two like new Rockn’Plays, baby playmats, sliding glass door gate, printers, VCR, computer monitor, small gas tools including small air compressor, 110v generator, 90 amp wire welder, Queen duvet, pillow shams and two weights of fiberfill inserts–barely used, daycare or homeschool/preschool books and other items, set of luggage, household items, oak bar stools, nice laminate 2-piece computer desk for office. Much more!!!

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Address: 1300 Washington Circle
5 to 8 p.m. Friday

Items for sale: A couch, household items, clothing including lots of girls Buckle clothing, hats, electronics, TVs, bedding, etc…

Police: Kan. man arrested after locking himself in neighbor’s home

Posted on May 26, 2016

SALINA – Law enforcement authorities in Saline County are investigating a suspect in connection with burglary and criminal damage to a neighbor’s home.

Salina Police reported a homeowner called them around 9p.m. Wednesday evening to report a man, who lived across the street, had gone inside and locked him out of his home in the 400 Block of Missouri Street.

The man refused to let Davis back into the house.

After obtaining a key, officers went inside and found Brandon Doherty who had kicked at 42 inch television into a window and eaten a hamburger.

When going back to Doherty’s residence, police found he had caused damage to walls, windows, window blinds inside the home and damaged property in a detached garage.

He also smashed windows, mirrors and did extensive damage to a 2000 Volkswagen Beetle parked nearby.

Doherty was arrested on requested charges including burglary and several counts of criminal damage to property,

First Amendment: Without virtue, freedom fails

Posted on May 26, 2016

Charles C. Haynes is director of the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum Institute.

Civic virtue — or the loss of civic virtue — doesn’t make the top ten list of issues pollsters ask voters to rank. But I suspect many, if not most, Americans are doing a fair amount of private handwringing these days about our collective descent into the proverbial mud.

In the brave new world of presidential politics, personal attacks, insults and ridicule are becoming the new normal. Protesters shout down candidates, partisans get into violent confrontations and users of social media create daily streams of vitriol and hate.

The easy answer, of course, is to blame Donald Trump. After all, Trump has broken every unspoken rule about how presidential candidates speak and behave (apparently a significant part of his appeal). Because Trump hurls insults, intimidates the media, mocks the disabled, the argument goes, the lid is off for the rest of us to do likewise.

But did Trump create the current climate — or did the current climate create Trump? Perhaps soul-searching about how we got to this unfortunate place should begin by asking the American people to take a good, hard look in the mirror.

After all, “we the people” give high ratings to angry radio talk show hosts, shock jocks, reality-show shouting matches and popular entertainment filled with images that demean and dehumanize others.

Of course, the loss of virtue — the inattention to character — in much of our culture is only one factor in the coarsening of our political arena. But it helps explain how an outrageous reality TV star can successfully transition to an outrageous presidential candidate aided and abetted by media outlets eager to cover demagoguery and bad behavior in pursuit of higher ratings.

If Americans continue to ignore or devalue core civic virtues such as commitment to civil discourse, respect for the rights of others, concern for the common good and compassion for those in need, our experiment in democratic freedom is doomed.

“Liberty can no more exist without virtue,” warned John Adams, “than the body can live and move without a soul.”

Absent civic virtue, ideological differences lead to censorship, as is the case on many college campuses today. Absent civic virtue, religious differences trigger anger and violence, inflicting harm on minority religious groups. Absent civic virtue, school board and city council hearings degenerate into shouting matches, tearing apart communities. In short, absent civic virtue, freedom is no longer free.

Reversing the decline in our collective commitment to civic virtue will not be easy — especially in the year of the anything-goes presidential campaign.

But if we take the long view, there is something we can do to prepare the next generation to do better: Make sure that every school teaches and models civic virtues and good character as a core part of its educational mission.

Earlier this month, while grownups were shouting past each other at the Democratic convention in Nevada, young people of strong civic character were being celebrated in Washington, DC.

At a press event on May 17, Character.org, a national organization that supports character development in schools, workplaces and communities, designated 68 schools and four districts from 15 states as National Schools and Districts of Character. (Full disclosure: I am a founding board member of Character.org.)

If you want to feel hopeful about the future of democratic freedom in America, visit a School of Character (the complete list of past and current honorees can be found at www.Character.org). From the moment you walk in the door, you can tell that this is a place where young people and adults care about one another.

In Schools of Character, students, teachers, administrators, staff and parents collaborate to create a shared commitment to core ethical values that are taught and modeled throughout the school culture. Students participate in service-learning projects, develop the skills of civil dialogue, learn to address differences with understanding and respect, and in many other ways, prepare to be engaged, ethical citizens in a democracy.

Educating for civic virtue works: In Schools of Character, bullying is rare, cheating declines, test scores go up, drop out rates are low, attendance and graduation rates are high. Isn’t that the learning environment we want for every student in every school?

Legislatures and courts alone cannot protect our fundamental freedoms, especially the freedoms protected by the First Amendment. Our freedom is ultimately sustained by the civic virtue of citizens.

“Human rights can only be assured among a virtuous people,” wrote George Washington. “The general government can never be in danger of degenerating into a monarchy, an oligarchy, an aristocracy, or any despotic or oppressive form so long as there is any virtue in the body of the people.”

Charles C. Haynes is vice president of the Newseum Institute and founding director of the Religious Freedom Center. [email protected]

KDA Seeks Participants for Beef Genetics Trade Missions

Posted on May 26, 2016

Kansas Department of Agriculture

The Kansas Department of Agriculture is seeking individuals to participate on agricultural trade missions to Argentina and Uruguay. Tentatively, the Argentina mission will take place July 25-31, 2016, and the Uruguay mission Sept.12-18, 2016. The goal of these missions is to provide an opportunity for Kansas purebred beef cattle producers and allied industry to continue developing relationships with livestock producers in Argentina and Uruguay in an effort to increase market opportunities for U.S. and Kansas beef genetics.

The primary activity during each mission will be to interact with breeders and promote the use of U.S. beef genetics while attending major livestock shows including the Expocisión Rural (Palermo) in Argentina or ExpoPrado in Uruguay. Kansas ranchers and related agribusinesses specializing in export of Angus and Hereford genetics are invited to participate.

This trade mission is funded in part by the United States Livestock Genetic Export, Inc. Selected participants will be eligible for travel stipends for airfare depending upon number of applicants and fund availability. Participants will be responsible for the cost of hotels, meals and other incidental expenses.

KDA strives to encourage and enhance economic growth of the agriculture industry and the Kansas economy by exploring and expanding both domestic and international marketing opportunities.

Those individuals interested in participating in the trade mission should complete the application forms available online on the KDA website. The deadline for submitting applications for consideration is Wednesday, June 15.

For more information on the trade missions, please contact Billy Brown, KDA agribusiness development coordinator, at [email protected] or 785-431-5049.

Robert Gerald ‘Jerry’ Messamore

Posted on May 26, 2016

Robert Gerald “Jerry” Messamore, 90, of Colby, died Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at Brookdale Rosehill, in Shawnee, KS. He was born on May 10, 1926 to James and Genevieve (Wheaton) Messamore in Colby. He served in the United States Army in the European Theatre from 1944 to 1946. Among other awards he received the Bronze Star. He married Florene J. Bixenman Williams on January 7, 1965. A lifelong resident of Colby, he was a member of the Colby American Legion and V.F.W. Jerry was a builder and bricklayer, and later was a real-estate broker.

He was preceded in death by his Parents; sisters, Doris and Joyce and brother Kenneth.

He is survived by wife, Florene; children, Mriana Williams, Rebecca (Brad) Belanger, Mischele Williams and Dr. Darrell “Pete” (Barbara) Williams; brother Bill Messamore; Eight grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren, who have been the “Light of his life” and many nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be 4-8:00pm on Friday, May 27, 2016 at Baalmann Mortuary, Colby, with a vigil service at 7:00pm. Funeral Mass will be 10:00am on Saturday, May 28, 2016 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Colby. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the VFW and the Colby American Legion in care of Baalmann Mortuary, PO Box 391, Colby KS 67701. Information or condolences: www.baalmannmortuary.comRobert Gerald “Jerry” Messamore, 90, of Colby, died Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at Brookdale Rosehill, in Shawnee, KS. He was born on May 10, 1926 to James and Genevieve (Wheaton) Messamore in Colby. He served in the United States Army in the European Theatre from 1944 to 1946. Among other awards he received the Bronze Star. He married Florene J. Bixenman Williams on January 7, 1965. A lifelong resident of Colby, he was a member of the Colby American Legion and V.F.W. Jerry was a builder and bricklayer, and later was a real-estate broker.

He was preceded in death by his Parents; sisters, Doris and Joyce and brother Kenneth.

More severe weather could be on the way to northwest, north-central Kan.

Posted on May 26, 2016

The wild weather at the end of May could continue Thursday, with the National Weather Service warning more storms could be on the way.

According to the NWS hazardous weather outlook, severe thunderstorms capable of producing large hail, high wind and tornadoes are possible this afternoon into the early evening.

The area most favorable for strong tornadoes will be east of Dodge City and south of Hays.

Scattered thunderstorms also are expected Friday. As of Thursday morning, those storms were not expected to be severe, but there is a threat of hail.

The threat of additional storms as a front moves through Kansas will continue through Tuesday.

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Justice students volunteer in California

Posted on May 26, 2016May 26, 2016

Fort Hays State University Relations and Marketing

The Global Justice Living Learning Community at Fort Hays State University recently volunteered in Los Angeles during a year-end educational trip.

The students volunteered with the Burrito Project, a local organization that meets once a month to make burritos for the residents of Los Angeles’ Skid Row neighborhood. Students helped make and distribute burritos, as well as water, fruit, clothing and hygiene products.

In addition to volunteering, students toured the police headquarters and met with the Chief, Charles Beck, as well as visiting tourist locations in both Los Angeles and San Francisco, including Alcatraz Island and prison.

April Terry, instructor of criminal justice, and Troy Terry sponsored the trip.

Investigation continues after shots fired at fire crews in NW Kansas

Posted on May 26, 2016

WALLACE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities, including the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the State Fire Marshal, are on the scene of Tuesday’s fire and standoff in Wallace County.

Just before 2p.m. Tuesday, the Kansas Highway Patrol, deputies with the Wallace County Sheriff’s Department and fire crews responded to a rural location just north of Weskan, according to Weskan Fire Chief Mike Cox.

The homeowner allegedly fired shots at crews that approached the burning home.

“We got about a quarter of a mile from the house and someone started shooting at the fire trucks,” said Cox. “We never did get to the home, and it burned down. It’s a total loss.”

Fire crews were asked to go in later to cool the concrete at the site of the fire, according to Cox.

Law enforcement authorities from across the state eventually arrived on the scene. A large, dark armored vehicle also was used, and the suspect was taken into custody, according to Cox.

There were no injuries. The suspect’s identity and what prompted the standoff have not been released.

Videos from Wednesday’s devastating tornado in Dickinson Co.

Posted on May 26, 2016

Videos from Wednesday night’s storm in Dickinson County, Kan. Courtesy SVLMediaLLC

Why Planned Parenthood Kansas will merge with Oklahoma affiliate

Posted on May 26, 2016

By DAN MARGOLIES

Planned Parenthood Great Plains will operate nine health centers in Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma, including this one in midtown Kansas City, Missouri. CREDIT MATT HODAPP / HEARTLAND HEALTH MONITOR — Planned Parenthood Great Plains will operate nine health centers in Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma, including this one in midtown Kansas City, Missouri.
CREDIT MATT HODAPP / HEARTLAND HEALTH MONITOR

Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri says it’s merging with its central Oklahoma counterpart and will be renamed Planned Parenthood Great Plains effective July 1.

The combined affiliates will operate nine clinics in Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma and will be headquartered in Kansas City, according to a news release from PPKM.

“This is an unprecedented opportunity to combine two well-established reproductive and sexual health care providers under one system, which will reach more women and men who need crucial preventive health care,” Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri President and CEO, Laura McQuade said in the release.

“The merger strengthens our mission to provide health care to diverse communities with different and changing needs.”

McQuade will lead Planned Parenthood Great Plains as its president and CEO.

The combination comes as Planned Parenthood fights attempts by Kansas to strip it of Medicaid funds. Gov. Sam Brownback vowed in his State-of-the-State address to defund the organization, and the state took steps to do so in May. Planned Parenthood sued to block the move the next day. The case is now scheduled to be heard by a federal judge in June.

In Missouri, the organization scored a victory earlier this month when a federal judge ruled that Missouri’s attempt to revoke the abortion license of its clinic in Columbia was unconstitutional.

And in Oklahoma it’s facing a hostile legislature that recently passed a bill making it a felony for a doctor to perform an abortion, except where the mother’s life is at stake. Gov. Mary Fallin vetoed the bill last week, saying it was vague and unconstitutional.

Planned Parenthood plans to open a new clinic in Oklahoma City, giving it three in the area.

Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri also recently announced plans to expand into three new health service areas this year, including pre- and post-menopausal care, transgender care, and PrEp care, a preventative that lowers the chance of contracting HIV for patients who have a high risk of infection.

Dan Margolies, editor of the Heartland Health Monitor team. You can reach him on Twitter @DanMargolies.

Huelskamp Named ‘Hero of Main Street’

Posted on May 26, 2016May 26, 2016

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Congressman Tim Huelskamp R-Kan., has announced that he has received the “Hero of Main Street” award from the National Retail Federation for his support of legislation critical to the retail industry. Huelskamp is part of a bi-partisan group honored for their support of a wide range of issues including international trade, infrastructure investment, tax reform and labor issues.

“I am proud to stand with Main Street retailers against Obama and his burdensome taxes and over-regulations,” Huelskamp said. ” We need to push back against Obama and give our small businesses fighting chance at survival. They are critical to the growth of our economy and in families around the First District.”

“Huelskamp has shown through his support that he cares about retailers big and small, and values the role these businesses play in communities across the country,” said NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay. “Huelskamp is an advocate for his thriving Main Street and to the long-term growth the retail industry – our nation’s largest job creators and the catalyst for continued growth and opportunity for our nation’s economy.”

The Hero of Main Street award was created by NRF in 2013 to recognize members of Congress for support of the retail industry’s public policy priorities. Eligibility is based on NRF’s Retail Opportunity Index, bill sponsorship and advocacy to advance the industry’s priorities. The “heroes” have supported policies and initiatives defined by NRF that recognize the contributions of the retail industry and have worked to encourage a “vibrant, sustained and healthy” retail sector.

NRF is the world’s largest retail trade association, representing discount and department stores, home goods and specialty stores, Main Street merchants, grocers, wholesalers, chain restaurants and Internet retailers from the United States and more than 45 countries. Retail is the nation’s largest private sector employer, supporting one in four U.S. jobs – 42 million working Americans. Contributing $2.6 trillion to annual GDP, retail is a daily barometer for the nation’s economy. NRF’s This is Retail campaign highlights the industry’s opportunities for life-long careers, how retailers strengthen communities and the critical role that retail plays in driving innovation.

Thelma Hiebsch

Posted on May 26, 2016

Thelma Hiebsch, age 84, former Hays resident, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2016 at Bethesda Home in Goessel, Kansas. She was born May 15, 1932 in rural Thomas County, Kansas to Ted E. and Grace Mae (Chadwick) Griffin. She married Donald E. Hiebsch on December 10, 1950. He preceded her in death.

She had worked as an LPN at St. Anthony Hospital and the Good Samaritan Society, Hays. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and WKACD-Western Kansas Association Concerns of the Disabled and Elderly. She loved crafts and enjoyed volunteering for various organizations including Meals on Wheels.

She is survived by a daughter, June Grumbein of Hays; two sisters, Ruby Feess and Connie Towey both of Colby; four grandchildren, Candice Loffredi, Rachel Grumbein both of Hays, Brandon Funk of Princeton, KS and Raelynn Grumbein of Houston, TX and eight great grandchildren, Evie grumbein-Banegas, Taylor and Tyra Loffredi, Trinity and Tanaya Funk, Stuart Grumbein-Littrel, Kayley Geaslin and Justin Grumbein.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Joyce Funk, four brothers, Jay, Ike, Allen and Gary Griffin; a sister, Ethel Cooper; a son-in-law, Jerry Grumbein, and two grandson-in-laws, Rolando Banegas and Justin Loffredi.

Memorial services will be 6:30 PM Friday, May 27, 2016 at Brock’s-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601 with visitation Friday 5:30 PM until service time.

Inurnment will be at a later date in the McCracken, Kansas Cemetery.

Condolences may be left by guest book at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or emailed to [email protected].

Mary Lou Schmidt

Posted on May 26, 2016

Mary Lou Schmidt, age 87, of Hays, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2016 at the Rush County Nursing Home in LaCrosse, Kansas. She was born January 18, 1929 in Hays, Kansas to Paul and Catherine (Walter) Schmidt. She graduated from Girls Catholic High School in 1947 and earned a Masters in English from Fort Hays State University.

Mary was a Commercial and Residential Real Estate Broker. She was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hays. She enjoyed Tennis, Traveling, reading, writing poetry and talking politics.

She is survived by two brothers, Marion Schmidt (Donna) of Hays and Donald Schmidt (Rose) of Arizona; a sister, Helen Edmonds of Michigan; three grandchildren, Erika Noone (Bryan of Hays, Jennifer Haselhorst (Fiance Chris Sida of Kansas City, Missouri and Meaghan Haselhorst of Denver, Colorado as well as four great grandchildren, Morgan, Kian, Logan and Ava.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Jacqueline Chamoff; a son, Brad Rupp; five brothers, Edwin, Alexius, Vincent, Cyril and Jerome Schmidt and three sisters, Lydia Schreiner, Cecilia Pfeifer and Loretta Joy.

Memorial services will be 10 AM Saturday, May 28, 2016 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hays. Inurnment will be in the church cemetery.

Arrangements in care of Brock’s-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601

Memorial contributions are to the wishes of the family to be determined at a later date.

Condolences may be left by guest book at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or emailed to [email protected].