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Entries are now being accepted for the 49th Annual Smoky Hill Art Exhibition.

The exhibition, which is sponsored by the Hays Arts Council, is the longest continuous running art show in the state of Kansas.

All artists presently living in Kansas are invited to enter. All work (two- or three-dimensional) must be original, completed in the last two years and not previously exhibited by the HAC.

Awards for the show will total $2,750, $250 for the John C. Thorns Landscape Award.

One or two works can be entered for $25. Two additional works may be entered for a fee of $5 each.

Entry forms are due to the HAC by March 8. Judging will be April 16, and the opening reception for the exhibit will be 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. April 27 on the night of the HAC Spring Art Walk.

The exhibit will close on June 6.

For more information on the exhibition, see the HAC website or contact the HAC at 785-625-7522.

 

 

The Catwalk on the Bricks event that was scheduled for April 20 is being revamped due to a staff change.

Watch the Hays Post for updates.

TOPEKA, Kan. – Annually, the Kansas State High School Activities Association presents an award known as the KSHSAA Governor’s Award, to an individual recognizing their outstanding contributions in the field of secondary education in the state of Kansas. We are pleased to announce Mark Tallman, Topeka, has been selected as the recipient of this prestigious honor in 2018.

A native of Hays, Kansas, Mark Tallman graduated from Thomas More Prep High School and received a degree in English from Fort Hays State University. He went on to earn a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Kansas, with a thesis on the enactment of the 1992 Kansas school finance law.

After serving as executive director of the Associated Students of Kansas and communications specialist for the Kansas Independent College Association, Tallman was hired as a lobbyist by the Kansas Association of School Boards in 1990. KASB is a non-profit organization providing representation and services to local school boards and education agencies in Kansas. Tallman has served as Governmental Relations Director, Assistant Executive Director for Advocacy, and currently is Associate Executive Director with responsibility for advocacy, communications and research. He was also selected to serve as chairman of the National School Board Association’s Council of State Association Legislative Staff (CSALS).

Tallman’s primary areas of expertise include Kansas school funding, academic achievement and education governance. He is KASB’s chief spokesman before Legislative committees, for media interviews and public presentations on education policy issues, writes articles for association publications, edits the Tallman Education Report blog, and represents KASB through social media. He is a frequent presenter to other associations and at public events.

Tallman was appointed to an open seat on the Auburn-Washburn USD 437 Board of Education in 1989 and was elected to two full terms, serving total of 11 years. His wife Kathy is a former executive secretary for KASB and former local school board member in WaKeeney, KS.

The KSHSAA Governor’s Award Selection Committee is comprised of the presidents of the Kansas National Education Association, Kansas Association of School Boards, United School Administrators, Kansas Association of Secondary School Principals and the Kansas School Superintendents’ Association.

(Courtesy KSHSAA)

By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

Bids for the 2018 Street Maintenance Program will be presented during tonight’s Hays City Commission work session by Project Manager John Braun.

According to Braun, “unit price bids were very competitive.” The projects in this year’s program include seal coat, micro-surfacing, diamond grinding, curb and brick repair, and polypatch.

Commissioners will also hear an annual review of the city Financial Management Policy by Finance Director Kim Rupp.

Eric Burks, president of North Central Kansas Technical College, will give the annual report of the Big Creek Technical Training Center. The center is housed at 101 South Main Street as part of an agreement with the city.

The complete Feb. 15 agenda can be seen here.

The meeting will start one hour earlier than usual, at 5:30 p.m., in Hays City Hall, 1507 Main.

COLBY — America’s Navy is coming to Colby, one of 21 cities in 12 states to host a performance by the United States Navy Band during its 2018 tour — one of the signature outreach programs of the U.S. Navy.

The United States Navy Concert Band performance is scheduled for March 4, 2018, at 7:30 p.m. CST at the Colby Community Building, 285 E 5^th Street. The Navy Band concert is co-sponsored by The Western Plains Arts Association and The Colby Free Press and Country Advocate.

While all Navy Band performances are free and open to the public, Band personnel encourage people to order advance free tickets. For tickets send self-addressed stamped envelope to: Pat Zeigelmeier, Colby Community College, 1255 South Range Ave., Colby, Kansas 67701

The Navy Concert Band, the premier wind ensemble of the U.S. Navy, presents a wide array of marches, patriotic selections, orchestral transcriptions and modern wind ensemble repertoire. As the original ensemble of the Navy Band, the Concert Band has been performing public concerts and participating in high-profile events for nearly 90 years.

One of the U.S. Navy Band’s primary responsibilities involves touring the country. All of the band’s primary performing units embark each year on concert tours throughout specified regions of the country, allowing the band to reach out to audiences in areas of the country that do not have opportunities to see the Navy’s premier musical ensembles on a regular basis. The concerts are family-friendly events, meant to be entertaining to veterans, families, individuals and those interested in joining the Navy.

“For many years, Navy bands have been where it matters, when it matters, just like the rest of our Navy. Today, we have Sailors performing around the world, improving relations with our allies abroad as well as telling the Navy story here at home,” said Capt. Kenneth Collins, U.S. Navy Band commanding officer.

QUICK FACTS

-The U.S. Navy Band is the flagship musical organization of the Navy, and one of 11 Navy bands located around the world.

-The U.S. Navy Band is based at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C.

-The Navy Band has been touring the country since 1925.

-There are six performing ensembles in the Navy Band: the Concert Band, Ceremonial Band, Sea Chanters chorus, Commodores jazz ensemble, Country Current country/bluegrass ensemble, and the Cruisers popular music group

-Ensembles from the Navy Band tour nationally 12-15 weeks each year.

-Sailors in the Navy Band are full-time professional musicians.

-Almost all of the Sailors in the Navy Band have undergraduate degrees in music, and most have graduate degrees.

LINKS

U.S. Navy Band (www.navyband.navy.mil)

Navy Band tours (www.navyband.navy.mil/national_tour.html)

Navy Concert Band (https://www.navyband.navy.mil/concert_band.html)

U.S. Navy (www.navy.mil)