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The 22nd annual Wild West Festival in Hays is scheduled for June 30 to July 4.

Hays Post is partnering with the Wild West Festival committee to offer a sneak peak at the performers taking the stage this year.

The name Homebrew hit us as we were eating at Mo’s Place in Beaver, Kan. Mo brews his own beer, which gave us the idea, but when we realized that all of the members of the band were born or “homebrewed” in Great Bend, we were all sold on the name.

Brothers Aaron and Ryan Hammeke are cousin’s to Kyle Jeffrey. Code Cale had Aaron playing drums for him in a band he formed in high school. Kyle had played in a band with his brother Kevin before playing in another band with Aaron, which featured Hammekes from a previous generation including Aaron and Ryan’s dad, Colin Hammeke. Years passed and Ryan started playing bass guitar. With all four members living in Barton County at the time, the group had a couple jam sessions and quickly decided to take the show on the road.

Click HERE for more on the band.

Homebrew takes the stage July 2.

Check HaysPost.com for more acts in the coming weeks.

By RANDY GONZALES
FHSU University Relations and Marketing

Despite the sweltering heat, despite the lack of electricity and water — despite everything — once someone makes a mission trip to Haiti that person feels compelled to go back. The reason? The children.

Dr. Jeff Burnett, professor of health and human performance at Fort Hays State University, recently returned from leading his third mission trip to Haiti. Burnett is also the director of Encounter, a faith-based organization on campus through which the trips are sponsored. On the first trip in 2014, 43 students signed up. Last year, it was 59, and this year, it was 55 for the six-day trip. Burnett has had several students who have made all three trips to the poverty-stricken nation in the Caribbean.

“The trip is definitely a humbling experience,” Hays graduate student Kelsey Billinger said. “I’ve had a kid that’s been with me the past three years. I met another little baby this year, and this was probably my hardest trip to leave.

“It makes me super emotional,” she added. “I get really attached to those kids. I still think about them all the time; makes me want to go back every year to go see these kids I get close with.”

The FHSU students give attention to the children, teaching them the basics of living, from good hygiene to proper nutrition. Some students also help build schools and churches. It’s all for the children.

“They really don’t have anything,” said Kade Spresser, who is from Hoxie and will be a junior in the fall. “They don’t have anything to look forward to. It’s just survival, day by day.”

Lauren Clark founded “Here Am I Ministries” after moving to Haiti in 2004 as a missionary. She started a feeding program for the street children and, in 2010, she partnered with a local pastor to start an orphanage, church and school. Meanwhile, Burnett had some Encounter members who wanted to go on a mission trip. He mentioned it to his mother-in-law, and she put him in contact with Clark, a friend of hers.

The trip costs $1,200, but what the students receive in return is priceless.

“I’ve never experienced anything like this,” said Spresser, who made his first trip. “I think it’s good for people to get out of their comfort zone a little bit. God can call you to serve in the mission field. I think everybody should go see a third-world country and experience how nice we have it back here in the (United) States.”

Billinger, who said she was heavily involved with the Encounter group on campus, saw the trips to Haiti as an opportunity to grow in her faith.

“I know we’re super privileged in the U.S., and I wanted to see how other people lived, knowing they still had their relationship with God,” she said.

What the students find out upon arriving in Haiti is that the children are craving love and attention.

“The first thing we do is play with kids and love on these kids that truly have one parent — or many of them (who) have no parents,” Burnett said. “The next thing we do is make sure they’re all fed and they all have water. Water down there is gold.”

The students stayed in the evenings in Clark’s guest house, which had security in place for their safety. During the day, they ministered to the children or worked on construction projects.

“The humidity, it’s so sticky, you just sweat all night,” Spresser said. “They don’t have air conditioning. They don’t have a lot of good, running water. They don’t have a trash system. It’s pretty sad.”

Yet, still, the students were encountered by young, smiling faces every day.

“The kids just love you,” Spresser said.

And the FHSU students keep loving back and coming back, year after year.

“It does go back to the quality of students we have, looking beyond themselves,” Burnett said. “That’s one of the great things about Fort Hays State. It’s a testament to the administration all the way down to the students, the parents.”

Burnett sees what the students accomplish during the mission trip and sees how they are changed, too.

“I so much enjoy watching their faces and their reactions and how their lives can change and they get moved on a daily basis,” Burnett said. “Every day down there, we cry together. We all smile, we all laugh, we all cry.”

FHSU University Relations and Marketing

Fort Hays State University’s Science and Mathematics Education Institute has completed its third and fourth summer camps, “Mathematical Fitness” and “Camp North Star.”

During “Mathematical Fitness,” students entering grades fifth through seventh used their brains and body to become mathematically fit. The camp explored the behind-the-scenes mathematics at the FHSU Wellness Center. Students tested their knowledge with a paper plate Frisbee challenge and the construction of a water balloon shot put.

Teachers at the camp included Dr. Lanee Young, associate professor of mathematics, Dr. Keith Dreiling, associate professor of mathematics, and Judy Brummer, instructor of mathematics.

“Camp North Star,” taught participants about the engineering design process, Newton’s laws of motion, nanotechnology, atmospheric properties and rockets. Jason Johnston, office manager for Kansas Starbase in Kansas City, led students through team projects and experiments.

Starbase is a science, technology, engineering and math program that allows students to learn about the exciting possibilities of a career in the STEM fields.

SMEI summer camps are held each year and are open to elementary and middle school students.

For more information on SMEI, visit www.fhsu.edu/smei or contact Cari Rohleder at [email protected] or (785) 628-4743.

DCC

RUSSELL–On Friday, July 1, 2016, the Deines Cultural Center is pleased to present a very special free concert featuring members of the Heartland Men’s Chorus of Kansas City.

As one of three stops on their road trip across Kansas, the singers will arrive at the center for a Pop-up performance starting at 5:00 p.m. The performance will be approximately 15 minutes long and include patriotic favorites to kick off the holiday weekend.

The Heartland Men’s Chorus and the Deines will provide light refreshments during the performance.

This event is free and everyone is welcome. The Deines Cultural Center is located at 820 North Main Street in Russell.
Call (785) 483-3742 for details.

RUSSELL COUNTY – A man from Russell died in an accident just after 10p.m. on Friday in Russell County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1992 Suzuki motorcycle driven by James Howard Zordel, 59, was northbound on 189th Street six miles south of Interstate 70 when the motorcycle collided with a black cow.

Zordel was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Pohlman Verner Peeler Mortuary

He was not wearing a helmet, according to the KHP.

Hays-area garage sales

Scroll to the bottom for a map of garage sale locations. Hays Post offers FREE garage sale listings weekly. Having a sale next weekend? Click HERE for details.

Address: 1312 Donald Drive
Friday, June 24th 4-7 pm and Saturday, June 25th 8 am – 1 pm

MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE: Lawn Mower, Trailer Tires, Coffee Table, Vintage Household Items, Wall Decor, Picture Frames, Complete Punch Bowl Set, Quilting Fabric and Notions, Craft Items, Wooden Sewing Box, FHSU t-shirts, KU sweatshirt, Men’s new 4XL shirts, and much more . . . Cash only, please.

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Address: 108 N. Maple Russell, KS
Saturday, June 25 8:00- 3:00

Items for sale: Teacher bulletin board supplies, canning jars, holiday items, electronics, fabric,
kitchen items, hand weights, bedding, curtains, teen name brand clothing, books, 3 room tent, childrens organ.

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Address: 211 W. 35th, Hays
Friday evening 6pm – dark & Saturday 7:30am – 10am

Items for sale: *5ft Bathroom vanity with counter top, vessel bowl sink & faucet
*Bathroom Accessories
*Large desk with cabinets & counter top
*Ottomans
*60 Slot 12×12 Scrapbooking paper holder
*Huge lot of scrapbooking supplies
*Miscellaneous Computer Supplies
*Jewelry
*kids toys
*other miscellaneous items

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Address: 1307 E 32nd Street, Hays
Friday, 6/24 noon to 7pm. Saturday, 6/25 8am-1pm

Moving Sale! Bunches of baby & toddler items. Clothes, toys, baby swing, strollers, nursery décor, booster seats, and more. Lots of great books and puzzles for teachers! New towels, down comforter, board games, and a few other household items.

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Address: 327 N. 13th, WaKeeney, KS
June 24 4:00 – 8:00, June 25 8:00-noon

Items for sale: Furniture, knitting and sewing items,kitchen items,treadmill,New player piano with rolls,decorative items, office desk, misc. Items. No checks.

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Address: 1701 Agnes Hays, KS
Friday from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm and Saturday from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

Items for sale: Baseball equipment (bats, helmets, ball gloves, batting gloves, etc.), pitch back, sofa and loveseat, Razor scooter, Chief’s bedding, exercise bike, Meccanoid Robot, boy’s clothes sizes 8-16, girls clothes sizes 8-10, women’s clothing, men’s clothing, various household items, toys

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Address: 100 W. 36th St., Hays
Saturday June 25th from 7:00 am to 1:00 pm

This is a Moving Sale with very motivated sellers. There is a bit of everything at this sale from Men’s and Women’s clothes to Baby stuff. Hunting and fishing stuff. 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, Precious Moments Ornaments. If you need it, we will have it, along with a few things you didn’t even know you needed! Car battery charger, quilting fabric, kitchen step stool, beads for making jewelry, candles, blender, George Foreman grill, microwave, and a stone fireplace setting that retails for $180 new marked down to $50!

Designer Clothes!!!

The last hour of the sale, 12:00 to 1:00 everything is half off the sticker price, we will not hold items, if you want it half price you need to show up.

LOTS of good stuff, won’t all fit in the moving truck! Please come shop around and buy some quality items!

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Address: 1205 East 32nd, Hays, KS
Friday 6/24/16 5-7pm Saturday 6/25/16 9-11 am

Huge Estate Sale. 88 years of collecting. ABSOLUTELY NO EARLY BIRDS!!

Complete household liquidation. Living and Bedroom Furniture. Piano. Coffee/End Tables. Living room Chairs.

Huge collection of Antiques, Crystal, China, Glassware, Primitives, Linens, Household, Tools, Automotive, Lawn & Garden Items. Décor, Holiday, Teacher supplie. Large collection of Red and Black Rimmed Enamelware. Fire King glassware, Pyrex, Stand Mixer. Fiber Optic Christmas Tree, Boxes of Holiday Decor

All from non-smoking home. Everything you can imagine and more. New items Added Saturday!

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Address: 2217 Henry Drive, Hays
Friday from 2-7PM and Saturday from 8-11AM

Items for sale: Nice Mens Big and Tall 4XLT clothing, Women’s Plus Clothing 2X-3X (22/24), Computers, Household Decor, Cookbooks, Christmas Decorations, Name Brand Juniors Clothing Size Small (Buckle, Bling, American Eagle), Miss Me Jeans, KC Chiefs Coat, Handbags/Purses, Sofa/Couch, Computer Desk, End Tables, Exercise Recombent Bike, Cordless Worx Weed Eater, Wii Gaming Console