KDA

MANHATTAN — A public hearing will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, to consider the adoption of proposed amendments to regulations relating to consumptive use of water rights and to civil penalties for delinquent water use reports.

The hearing will be held in the first floor meeting room 124 of the Kansas Department of Agriculture building at 1320 Research Park Dr. in Manhattan. Individuals wishing to participate by teleconference may go to one of the four KDA field office locations in Garden City, Stafford, Stockton, 820 S. Walnut, or Topeka on the date and time of the public hearing.

Proposed amendments are under consideration for the following regulations: K.A.R. 5-5-9, K.A.R. 5-5-10 and K.A.R. 5-5-16 (calculation of consumptive use of a water right) and K.A.R. 5-14-11 (civil penalty on a delinquent water use report). Copies of the notice of hearing and the proposed changes to these regulations are posted on KDA’s website at: agriculture.ks.gov/dwr.

For additional information about the public hearing, including directions for a field office location, please contact Ronda Hutton at KDA: 785-564-6715 or [email protected]. Written comments prior to the hearing may be submitted through July 24 by mail or via the KDA website at www.agriculture.ks.gov/PublicComment.

Persons who require special accommodations must make their needs known at least two days prior to the meeting.

By KIRBY ROSS
Phillips County Review

“Well I hear you went to Saratoga
And your horse, naturally, won
Then you flew your Learjet up to Nova Scotia
To see the total eclipse of the sun”

Short of a half-century ago, singer-songwriter Carly Simon put those words on paper in her runaway hit song, “You’re So Vain,” which rocketed to Billboard’s number one spot in January 1973.

While the song was about an unnamed self-absorbed lover she once had (possibly Warren Beatty), what is generally overlooked in Simon’s telling of the tale is the fact that solar eclipses are so rare, and the paths they travel so limited, that in order to see one in its totality a person generally needs to hop onto a jet and travel considerable distances to experience it.

Solar eclipses occur when the moon passes directly between the Earth and the Sun, resulting in the blocking out of sunlight along a small path that moves across the Earth’s surface as the planet rotates.

Carly Simon wrote her song in 1971, indicating that the eclipse she was referring to was one that took place March 7, 1970.

That 1970 eclipse moved southwest to northeast, originating near the equator in the central Pacific Ocean. Moving eastward, the path of totality (the track along which the sun was totally obscured) moved across Central America and the Yucatan Peninsula, on into the Caribbean, continuing up the eastern U.S. seaboard and soon making its way across Nova Scotia in Canada.

For those who were around back then, the level of totality, or obscurity, in Kansas was around 50 percent — meaning that the moon blocked around 50 percent of the sun. The visual effect was essentially the same as a very cloudy day.

As a general rule, the path of totality of a solar eclipse covers less than one percent of the Earth’s surface, and is less than 100 miles wide. Across the globe there were just 228 eclipses in the 20th century, but since they can take place anywhere on the planet, including the North and South Poles, the odds of a total eclipse passing over the spot you happen to live at is extremely small.

For example, the last total eclipse that passed over where Princeton, NJ, is now located was in 1478. The next total eclipse there will not take place until 2079 — that’s 601 years.

And of those 228 eclipses in the last century, only eight touched upon a portion, sometimes just a very small portion, of the United States. The last one to hit any part of the U.S. took place in 1979.

You’re probably starting to get the picture here. If ya wanta experience a total eclipse, ya gotta jump on a jet to go see one….

But not so fast.

That’s about to change this summer. In what is being billed as the Great Solar Eclipse of 2017, the U.S. is going to host a solar eclipse next month.

And it’s going to be a doozy.

First making landfall on the West Coast on the Oregon shoreline at 11:05 a.m. Central Time on Monday, August 21, its path of totality will touch upon a dozen U.S. states before exiting the U.S. at South Carolina around an hour and a half later.

Between 11:20 a.m. and 11:40 a.m., Central Time, the path of totality will cross the breadth of Nebraska from its far northwest corner to its far southeast corner.

The path of totality on this one will be 70 miles wide, with the Sun being obscured for over two minutes as the eclipse passes over a given spot along the way.

Hundreds of towns along the path in Nebraska and Missouri will experience 100 percent totality. But even for many Kansas communities which are a little off the main path, including Hays America, the experience will be much the same as for those whom are on the path — with close to 95 percent or so of the Sun being blocked, there will be little noticeable difference.

For anyone wishing to save the price of a ride on a Learjet and instead plan on pulling out a cold beer and sitting on a lawn chair in their backyard to experience the Great Solar Eclipse of 2017, below are selected site locations that list the eclipse totality percentage.

Kansas
Smith Center 98.269%
Phillipsburg 97.667%
Osborne 97.225%
Salina 96.319%
Plainville 95.896%
Ellsworth 95.263%
Russell 95.162%
Hays 94.609%
Ellis 94.573%
Hoisington 93.910%
LaCrosse 93.384%
Great Bend 93.376%
Quinter 94.346%

Nebraska
North Platte 100%
Lexington 100%
Kearney 100%
Minden 100%
Hastings 100%
Hebron 100%

Kirby Ross can be reached at [email protected].

Republished with permission.

Hays-area garage sales

Made possible by our sponsors: Coldwell Banker Executive Realty, Midwest Energy, Nex-Tech Wireless, Northwestern Printers and RE/MAX Pro.

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: 2201 Downing Street, Hays
Everything must go! Whole house estate sale.
Household items, furniture, some antiques, and some garden tools available.

Friday July 14, 4pm to 7pm
Saturday July 15, 8am to 1pm

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Address: 701 North Eighth, WaKeeney and 725 North Eighth, WaKeeney
Items for sale: small brass curio cabinet, bedding sets, electric keyboard, kitchen items, toys, 2 sets of youth golf clubs, home decor, small tv that mounts under cabinet, car stereo and speakers, wicker chairs, small lamps, PictureMate personal photo lab,, white daybed,
Everything you need on one block and priced low!

Saturday July 15, 8:00

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Address: 1520 Commerce Parkway, Hays
Items for sale: Young adult clothing both men’s and ladies – all name brands – some teenage also
Home décor – shower curtains, rugs
Comforter sets – very nice – hardly used – twin, full, queen and king size – No Stains
TV stand
Oak bathroom vanities with sinks and extra cabinets for above the vanity -very nice – must see
Oak coffee table
Authentic coach purses
Ab exercise chair
Several 10X7 Area Rugs and 5X8 Area Rug with matching runner Very good condition – No Stains
Lots of misc. items – 3 Family Garage Sale

Friday July 14th 10:00 – 6:00 PM

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Address: 1217 Motz Avenue, Hays
Items for sale: name brand boys clothes – infant through 5T
name brand adult clothes
household goods
toys
miscellaneous

Saturday 9;00 a.m to 1:00 p.m.

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Address: 513 West 31st, Hays
Items for sale: Multi-family sale:
Home decor
Longaberger baskets
Christmas decor
toys, games,
household goods, Pampered Chef items
adult and children’s clothing
special occasion dresses jr size small, girls jr clothing small, boys clothes books, cookbooks
baseball caps
saucer chair
roller blades
brand new garage door rails

Friday, July 14, 2017 from 9am – 6pm

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Address: 1701 Agnes Dr., Hays
Items for sale: *Multi- family sale! Priced to sell!
*Sports equipment (bats, gloves, helmets, baseballs, etc)
*boy’s bike, women’s bike
*toys
*many name brand boy’s clothing sizes 10/12 and up
*men’s and women’s name brand clothing from size small to men’s 4x and women’s 3x
*at least 100 pairs of shoes (football cleats, baseball cleats, track spikes, tennis shoes, dress shoes, etc.)
*life jacket and sleeping bags
*Nike back packs
*American Girl Doll with accessories
*kitchen items
*car stands
*Xbox 360 games and Xbox 360 controllers,

Fri. 11am-7pm and Sat. 9-12

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Address: 109 W 37th St, Hays
Items for sale: Friday Only! Noon – 6 p.m.
109 W. 37th in Hays
Cash Only!
Name Brand clothing!!
Teen girl clothing & shoes – mainly sizes 2 – 6 (ages 14 – 16)
Pre-Teen boy clothing – mainly sizes 10 – 12 (ages 11 – 13)
Pre-Teen girl clothing – mainly sizes 10 – 16 (ages 10 – 14)
Over 10 Lego sets – range in ages 5 – 16
– include Star Wars, Harry Potter & Pirates of Caribbean
Fitbit Charge – size small – black
4 sturdy, white square baskets – for baby’s changing table or other organizer!!
Minnie Mouse dress from Walt Disney World
KU wall décor
Books & toys
Hot wheels Radio/CD player
Large box full of fabric
Like new rain train sprinkler
Jewelry
Inline skates – size 5-8
Holiday décor – all different seasons
Kitchen items & Tablecloths
Pillows, Blankets & Baskets
Brushed nickel ceiling fixture with 4 lights
2 white 2” window blinds

Friday, July 14, Noon – 6 pm

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Address: 207 E 25th, Hays
Items for sale: Baby boy clothes double stroller baby swing walker lots of mic

Sat July 15, 8 am – sell out

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Address: 1701 Agnes Dr, Hays
Items for sale: Everything priced to sell :Over 100 pairs of girls, woman’s, boys, & men’s shoes, teen girl/woman’s size small name brand clothing . Boys size 10/12 & up name brand clothing. woman’s size 3x / men’s size 4x name brand clothing. Nike backpacks , purses, wallets. Boys bike, woman’s bike, Xbox controllers, sports equipment, American Girl doll w/ accessories. Household items and much more!!

Friday 7/14 – 11:00 – 7:00. Saturday 7/15 -9:00-12:00

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Address: 1806 E 25th, Hays
Items for sale: Womens harley Davidson, Under armour running/workout clothes.
Girls size 6-8 like new clothing
Household items, chair, end tables…
All childrens clothing $1
Adult clothing $3-5

8/14 3:00-6:00 8/15 8-12

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Address: 1312 W 46th St, Hays
Items for sale: Name Brand Clothing for Boys, Girls, Women, and Men
Boys athletic shoes
Toys
Home Decor

Friday 9:00-8:00, Saturday 8:00-11:00

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SUBMIT your free garage sale listing where it will be SEEN! Deadline is noon each Wednesday, but, hey, we’re flexible here at Hays Post. Click HERE to submit your weekend garage sale.

The Dane G. Hansen Foundation announced on July 10, 2017 that there is approximately $80,000 in unused Clean-Up Grant Funds earmarked for a 10-county area which was not granted during its initial award period ending June 1, 2017. These unused funds are now being made available to applicants in the area on a first-come, first-serve basis for an amount up to $10,000 per applicant through the Greater Northwest Kansas Community Foundation until the funds are exhausted.

“This Hansen Clean-up Grant Initiative funded 17 clean-up projects totaling more than $121,000 to date,” said Darci Schields, Greater Northwest Kansas Community Foundation Director. “The Hansen Foundation had originally allocated $200,000 in funds for this purpose; allotting $20,000 for each of our ten counties. With the extension on this initiative, they’re goal is to see all of those grant dollars utilized within our ten counties.” Volunteer driven clean-up projects can request funding to help pay for landfill and/or dumpster fees, tree-trimming, paint, tools and supplies, equipment rental, and labor costs for professional services, if needed.

Grant applicants must be a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, educational, governmental or religious Institution. Applicants previously awarded a Hansen Clean-Up Grant may apply again for funding provided the previous awarded grant project has been completed and the final report submitted.

Applications will be accepted until all Clean-Up Funding is awarded. Eligible counties include Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Logan, Norton, Rawlins, Sheridan, Sherman, Thomas and Wallace.

Applicants in the 10-county area can apply online at www.gnwkcf.org.

Pass-through grants
In addition to the clean-up grant extension, the Hansen Foundation announced in May that they had renewed another round of grant funding for each of the 26 northwest Kansas counties in their service area; offering $100,000 funding for pass-through grants. It was in 2015 when they first established this “Hansen Community Grant” initiative; making this their third year in providing these grant dollars for the counties and communities to utilize for projects.

Local community foundation boards or grant review committees meet each month to review the incoming applications for their specific county and weigh the applications according to the Hansen Foundation guidelines. They advise over the local Fund(s) and make the decisions regarding how the grant dollars are best spent for the betterment of their counties.

The Hansen Foundation has already provided a total of $5.2 million in pass-through grants since 2015. An additional $2.6 million will be awarded this year.

The county-specific funds are administered in partnership with the Greater Northwest Kansas Community Foundation and the Greater Salina Community Foundation. Both of these partner foundations offer online grant applications to make the process easier for applicants.

For more information on either grant opportunity, contact the Greater Northwest Community Foundation at 785-734-2556 or by sending an email to [email protected].