April 2018 – Page 26 – Hays Post Archive

FHSU’s Encore Series to close season with “Cinema Vivant”

Posted on April 21, 2018April 16, 2018

FHSU University Relations

After three sold out shows during 2017-2018, the Fort Hays State University Encore Series will host its final show of the season, The Hot Club of San Francisco Presents: “Cinema Vivant,” at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 25, in the Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center.

“Cinema Vivant” is an imaginative and innovative evening of vintage silent films accompanied by live gypsy swing. Before World War I, European filmmaker Ladislaw Starewicz, pioneered stop-action animation, creating a never-before-seen movie experience. A gifted storyteller who used the new medium of animation to illuminate his fantastic imaginings of the secret lives of ordinary objects, Starewicz has become an obscure cult hero.

Two Starewicz films are featured in “Cinema Vivant:” “The Cameraman’s Revenge,” a charming piece about the marital troubles of beetles; and “The Mascot,” an adventure story about lost toys. In addition, “Cinema Vivant” includes American film pioneer Charley Bowers’ rediscovered film “There It Is,” a whimsical comedy about a mysterious occurrence investigated by Scotland Yard.

In addition to the evening performance, The Hot Club of San Francisco will participate in a variety of activities throughout the day, including educational performances with area elementary students and an invitation-only reception for Encore Series contributors.

The educational outreach program for local elementary students, sponsored through a partnership with the Hays Arts Council, will begin after noon on Wednesday, April 25, in Beach/Schmidt. Approximately 700 to 800 fourth- and fifth-grade students will attend a matinee performance including educational commentary from cast members about the history of gypsy jazz.

The annual contributors reception will also be on the evening of April 25 prior to the Encore performance. This invitation-only event allows the Special Events Committee the opportunity to thank all those who financially contribute to the series. These private donations help support the series and allows Encore to bring high-caliber performances to the Hays community. Contributors will receive an extended sneak peek at the 2018-2019 season.

The day will culminate with the evening performance of “Cinema Vivant” at 7:30 p.m. in Beach/Schmidt. Tickets are available at the Memorial Union Student Service Center by calling 785-628-5306 or by visiting www.fhsu.edu/encore.

Tickets for the general public are $30 reserved and $26 unreserved; for seniors and children ages 5-17, tickets are $28 reserved and $24 unreserved; and for FHSU students, tickets are $21 reserved and $17 unreserved with a Tiger Card. If the performance does not sell out, FHSU students have the option of purchasing half price tickets at the door. The ticket booth opens at 6:45 p.m.

🎥 FHSU Ag Day: Do you know where your food comes from?

Posted on April 21, 2018April 20, 2018

Shayelyn Akers, FHSU Ag Business senior, chaired Ag Day. She will go to work for Midland Marketing in Hays after graduating next month.

By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

Although she could have used her chairmanship of Fort Hays State University Agriculture Day as a resume builder, Shaelyn Akers doesn’t need to.

The senior agriculture business major from Cheyenne Wells, Colo., has already accepted a job with Midland Marketing in Hays as an assistant grain merchandiser.

“I’m looking forward to meeting a lot of the farmers in the area and being able to help them with their operation,” Akers said. “I’ll be helping the advisory team buy and sell the farmers’ grain, working with their position.”

Wheat was just one of the many commodities visitors could learn about in the FHSU quad Tuesday where they enjoyed a free beef meal on a perfect spring morning.

“It takes one bushel of wheat to produce 69 loaves of bread,” WaKeeney FFA high school sophomore Carter Minson explained to an international FHSU student.

Minson, along with senior Blake Spencer, were demonstrating how much a bushel of wheat weighs — 60 pounds — and handing out samples of wheat kernel snacks. Models of farm equipment used to harvest wheat lined the table top along with a variety of foods made with wheat.

“Even though Kansas is a leading wheat-producing state, it’s crazy how much people don’t know about wheat,” Minson said.

“Somebody asked how many states are in the wheat production business,” Spencer said. “They didn’t know and we had to tell them it’s 41.”

Spencer works at Frontier Ag in WaKeeney and will continue there when he graduates next month. Minson currently serves as treasurer of their FFA chapter.

FHSU Bee Club members Ryan Engel and Elissa Jensen with honey harvested from the university’s hives.

Members of the Hays High School FFA talked to the crowd about growing sunflowers for seed and oil and how the monarch butterfly plays a role in assisting with pollination of flowers and some crops.

Bees are vital to crop pollination. FHSU Bee Club Ryan Engel and Elissa Jensen explained why as they gave out samples of the lightly colored, lightly sweet honey harvested from the university’s two bee hives.

Girls Scout Troop 10058 with chickens and ducks

Girls Scouts from Troop 10058 were there with chickens and ducks, talking about humane ways to raise the poultry.

Other participants provided information about soil and water quality and quantity.

One student from China was surprised to learn how much bigger American farms are than those in his country.

The Sonrise Farm, operated by the Neher family of Pfeifer, had two of their Boer meat goats in a pen on the green grass. People were invited to lean down and pet the goats but cautioned about the goats’ propensity to nibble on loose clothing.

“Goat meat production is increasingly dramatically in the U.S.,” Jeff Neher said. “It’s a very lean meat that’s high in protein.” Sonrise Farm has been raising show does, wethers and registered breeding stock the past four years.

Akers is also a member of the FHSU Collegiate Farm Bureau chapter, which organized Agriculture Day. The event was formerly known as Beef Day and was reorganized last year to include all types of Kansas agriculture.

“This was the first time we invited all these commodity commissions and the FFA kids,” said Steph Eckroat, coordinator for Ellis County Farm Bureau. “Next year we hope to invite area school children and the general public to attend.”

A calf birth is demonstrated by Dr. A. J. Tarpoff, KSU assistant professor and Extension Beef Veterinarian.

Demonstrations included a life-size model of a cow giving birth by Dr. A.J. Tarpoff, an assistant professor and Extension Beef Veterinarian at Kansas State University, Manhattan. The crowd watched with rapt attention as he talked them through the birth process, using the same supplies and equipment utilized by ranchers, and in difficult cases, by a veterinarian, to help pull a calf from the mother’s body.

An old fashioned miniature cotton gin was in use by the Southern Kansas Cotton Growers Coop and the Southwest Dairy Museum brought their mobile cow milking unit.

The Kansas Soybean Commission and Kansas Corn Growers Association were also on hand as was Harry Watts, director of the Kansas Farm Bureau Foundation in Manhattan and an FHSU alum. Other booths featured the latest technology for use in agriculture, including drones.

“I love everything about agriculture. It’s always been in my blood and it always will be,” Akers vowed as she surveyed Ag Day from the steps of the Memorial Union.

She grew up on her family’s farm in eastern Colorado, helping with production of wheat, milo, corn and feed, along with the cow/calf operation. They’ve raised horses, pigs and even buffalo.

“We’re the ones feeding the world, putting the food on the plate,” Akers added. “Everyone needs to be aware of that.”

Sen. Moran introduces legislation honoring fallen Big Red One soldiers

Posted on April 21, 2018April 20, 2018

OFFICE OF SEN. MORAN

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) this week introduced legislation honoring those who have made the ultimate sacrifice while serving our nation in the Army’s First Infantry Division.

This bill authorizes these fallen soldiers’ names to be added to the First Division Moment located on White House grounds in Washington, D.C. The First Infantry Division was established in 1917 and has been on continuous active duty for more than 100 years.

“Since 1917, Big Red One soldiers have fought bravely to protect our nation from global threats and preserve freedom for all,” said Sen. Moran. “I am pleased to introduce legislation that will honor all fallen BRO soldiers at the monument that memorializes their sacrifice. As the Big Red One motto states: ‘No Mission Too Difficult, No Sacrifice Too Great, Duty First!’ I am proud to represent Fort Riley and work with the Society of the First Division on this effort.”

The First Division Monument was developed by the Society of the First Division to honor the heroic efforts of those who fought in World War I. Additions have since been made to commemorate soldiers from the First Infantry Division who lost their lives in World War II, the Vietnam War and Desert Storm. Future additions will honor members of the First Infantry Division killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn, Operation Enduring Freedom and future U.S. operations.

First District Congressman Roger Marshall (R-Great Bend) last month introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives.

KHI: Suicides in KS increase; higher in least populated counties

Posted on April 20, 2018April 22, 2018

KHI

TOPEKA – Suicide deaths in Kansas have increased over the past two decades.

In 2016, suicide was the 10th leading cause of death in Kansas, and more than 500 Kansans died by suicide. This increase has occurred as other health outcomes have improved.

This issue brief, Deaths by Suicide: Disparities in the Sunflower State, describes trends and disparities that exist in suicide deaths in Kansas.

Key points from the brief include:

Non-Hispanic Whites in Kansas (19.1 per 100,000) were approximately twice as likely to die by suicide in 2016 than were non-Hispanic Blacks (10.5) or Hispanics, Any Race (9.5).
Males made up over three quarters (78.3 percent) of Kansas suicide deaths in 2016.
The least populated counties had the highest rates of suicide deaths in Kansas in 2016 (25.9 per 100,000 in Frontier counties).

Royals snap 9-game skid, beat Tigers to salvage split

Posted on April 20, 2018April 21, 2018

DETROIT (AP) — The promise of youth, and the price of inexperience.

It’s all part of the equation this year for the rebuilding Detroit Tigers.

Hours after JaCoby Jones homered in the 10th inning to give the Tigers a 3-2 victory over Kansas City, rookie first baseman Niko Goodrum dropped a grounder and made a wild throw as Detroit squandered a chance at a doubleheader sweep. The Royals scored twice in the ninth to win the second game 3-2 on Friday night, snapping a nine-game losing streak.

“I guarantee that the guys out there in the clubhouse are rallying around him, and that’s the way we’re going to do it around here — take the good with the bad,” Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire said. “It happens. That’s part of the game, too. You make a mistake and it ends up costing you.”

The Tigers led 2-1 in the ninth of the nightcap before pinch hitter Abraham Almonte hit a tying bloop single with one out. With runners at first and second, Jon Jay hit a grounder to Goodrum, who didn’t handle it cleanly. Goodrum then compounded his problems by flipping the ball over the head of pitcher Shane Greene (1-1), who was covering the bag. The tiebreaking run scored on that error .

“It all kind of evens out,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “We haven’t been getting our fair share of the bloopers and the stuff like that. It was good that it finally came around our way a little bit and helped us win a game.”

Kelvin Herrera pitched the ninth for his third save, ending Detroit’s four-game winning streak.

Jakob Junis (3-1) allowed two runs and four hits in eight innings for the Royals.

With one out in the 10th inning of the first game, the 25-year-old Jones hit a fastball from Brad Keller (0-1) deep to left and immediately put up his right index finger in celebration.

“I was worried as the ball got toward the wall, because I was going to look stupid if it didn’t go out,” he said. “That’s the best feeling in baseball.”

Joe Jimenez (2-0) pitched a scoreless 10th in the opener.

Royals starter Jason Hammel allowed two runs on five hits and two walks in nine innings in the afternoon game, matching the longest outing of his career. Tigers starter Michael Fulmer pitched seven innings, allowing two runs on eight hits and a walk while striking out four.

Alcides Escobar led off the ninth with a flyball to deep left, but Jones made a leaping catch at the wall.

Mike Moustakas homered in the first game for Kansas City, and Whit Merrifield went deep in the nightcap.

STRONG STARTS

The Royals only needed to use four pitchers in the doubleheader since Junis and Hammel pitched so deep into their games.

“That’s pretty awesome for two starters to go nine and eight innings in a doubleheader,” Junis said. “Definitely saves the bullpen for tomorrow and hopefully we get another win.”

IMPRESSIVE DAY

In addition to his game-winning homer, Jones also hit an RBI double in the first game. In the nightcap, he tripled and scored in the third inning and added a sacrifice fly in the seventh.

DEBUT

Tigers outfielder Mike Gerber was recalled from Triple-A Toledo to be the 26th man in the doubleheader. He made his big league debut as a pinch runner in the ninth inning of the nightcap.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Royals: OF Alex Gordon was scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Omaha on Friday night. Gordon has been out since April 10 with a left hip tear. … C Salvador Perez (knee) caught seven innings on Thursday for Double-A Memphis.

UP NEXT

Detroit sends RHP Mike Fiers (1-1) to the mound to face Kansas City LHP Danny Duffy (0-2) on Saturday.

McCrae wins second individual title in two days; HHS golf takes Salina South Invite

Posted on April 20, 2018April 21, 2018

SALNA, Kan. – Tradgon McCrae shot a 2-under-par 69 and won the Salina South Invitational by three strokes Friday helping the Hays High Indians to the team title. McCrae, who won the Dodge City Invitational the day before, has won two straight and four of the five tournaments this spring.

As a team, Hays shot a 296 and finished 30 shots ahead of Salina Central and Salina South at the Salina Municipal Golf Course.

The Indians had five golfers finish in the top-ten. Josh Norris finished fourth with 3-over-par 71. Erik Kreutzer was sixth with a 76, Allen Zollinger seventh with 77 and Peyton Keiffer ninth
with a 79.

Team Results
1. Hays High 296
2. Salina Central 326
3. Salina South 326
4. Emporia 328
5. Maize 330
6. Great Bend 345
7. McPherson 349
8. Junction City 358
9. Topeka-West 361
10. Newton 364
11. Derby 375
12. Haysville Campus 385

Top 10 Individual Results
1. Tradgon McCrae-Hays High, 69
2. Jake Huffaker-Southeast of Saline, 72
3. Addison Alonzo-Topeka West, 73
4. Josh Norris-Hays High, 74
5. Parker Renz-Salina South, 74
6. Erik Kreutzer-Hays High, 76
7. Allen Zollinger-Hays High, 77
8. Jared Murphy-Maize, 78
9. Peyton Kieffer-Hays High, 79
10. Collin Hopkins-Emporia, 79
Connor Hoyt-Emporia, 79
Tyler Gromlovits-Junction City, 80
Logan Roether-Junction City, 79

Tiger baseball drops opener at Lindenwood

Posted on April 20, 2018April 21, 2018

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Timely hits eluded the Fort Hays State baseball team Friday evening (April 20) against Lindenwood, with the Lions coming away with a 9-0 win in game one of the weekend series. The Tigers are now 13-28 overall and 5-22 in MIAA play, while Lindenwood is now 20-20 on the year and 12-16 in league action.

The Tigers saw 10 players reach base on the day, occupying the base paths in all but two innings. All five base hits came from two batters, including three base knocks from Cody Starkel and two from Alex Weiss.

Lindenwood took control with five runs in the third inning, batting around thanks to six hits and two walks. Lions starter Blake Beckmann took over from there, tossing seven scoreless innings while striking out five and allowing just four hits.

Fort Hays State had its best chance to score in the top of the first when it had a pair of runners in scoring position, but a strikeout ended the scoring threat.

Ben Ramberg (2-5) took the loss after allowing five runs over 4.2 innings of work. Austin Weiser tossed 2.1 innings of relief, allowing just two hits and one run.

The Tigers will look to level the series on Saturday when game two kicks off at 3 p.m. from the Lou Brock Sports Complex.

Police catch two Kansas carjacking suspects

Posted on April 20, 2018April 20, 2018

SEDGWICK COUNTY Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects in connection with a carjacking.

Just after 7p.m. Thursday, police responded to a disturbance with weapons call at the Best Buy parking lot in the 6700 block of west Kellogg in Wichita, according to office Charley Davidson.

A 24-year-old woman at the scene told police a man approached her while she was sitting in her vehicle, pointed a gun and drove away in her Chevy Impala.

At approximately the same time, police were called to a carjacking at Lowe’s on in the 300 Block of South Ridge Road. A 55-year-old woman told police a suspect approached her in the parking lot, pointed a gun at her, demanded the keys, and took her 2001, maroon Ford F-150. She also told officers the suspect was seen arriving in a tan Chevy Impala.

Officers quickly located the F-150 near the intersection of Maple and Julia and arrested the 27-year-old driver identified as Bryce Chapman, according to the Sedgwick County booking report.

Police also located the Impala in the Lowe’s parking lot and arrested the 34-year-old passenger identified as Shelly Leitzel, according to the booking report. They are being held for a variety of charges including aggravated robbery, auto theft, possession of firearm by a felon, aggravated assault, transporting an open liquor container, larceny from a vehicle and shoplifting and more.

Chapman has previous convictions for Aggravated Indecent Solicitation of a child and burglary, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections. Leitzel has seven previous convictions for identity theft, battery of a law enforcement officer, forgery, obstruction and Unlawfully obtain prescription-only drug, according to the KDOC.

HHS softball swept in Great Bend

Posted on April 20, 2018April 21, 2018

GREAT BEND, Kan. – The Hays High softball team committed eight errors and were swept in a doubleheader in Great Bend Friday, 3-2 and 7-6. The Indians drop to 5-7 overall and 0-4 in the Western Athletic Conference. The continue conference play Tuesday in Garden City.

Great Bend scored single runs in each of the first three innings and made it hold up in the first game. The Indians took advantage of a hit batter and walk to score two in the sixth on a Mackenzie Fagan two-out double. Kaitlyn Brown went the distance in the circle allowing all three runs, one earned, on six hits with six strikeouts and two walks.

The Indians grabbed the early lead in the second game on Reanna Harman’s two-run single. Jaysa Wichers hit a three-run homer in the fifth to put the Indians up 6-4 but the Panthers answered with two in the bottom of the inning to tie then took advantage of three errors to take the lead in the sixth.

Wichers took the loss in the circle allowing seven runs, six earned, on ten hits with seven strikeouts and one walk.

Man guilty of shotgun murder near Emporia St. campus

Posted on April 20, 2018April 20, 2018

EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) — A man has been convicted of fatally shooting a woman in her apartment near the Emporia State University campus.

Sony Uk, of Emporia, was found guilty Thursday of first-degree murder in the March 2017 death of 38-year-old Mahogany Brooks. The defense argued that the killing wasn’t premeditated, which is required for a first-degree murder conviction. But the prosecution argued it was, saying Uk arrived at Brooks’ apartment with a loaded shotgun and pulled the trigger multiple times.

Sentencing is set for July 2. He faces the possibility of life in prison.

Kansas bookie sentenced in illegal gambling probe

Posted on April 20, 2018April 20, 2018

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — An admitted bookie in an illegal gambling ring in Wichita will serve two years of probation for his crimes.

65-year-old Daniel Dreese was sentenced Thursday for two counts of making false statements on income tax returns. He admitted making hundreds of thousands of dollars from illegal bookmaking between 2010 and 2012.

Dreese was also ordered to pay $214,540 in restitution and banned from gambling.

Dreese is the first person to be sentenced who was investigated as part of a federal gambling probe. At least seven other people were charged for running or taking part in illegal poker games in Wichita, bookmaking and tax-related crimes. Some are law enforcement officers and one is a tennis coach who worked at Wichita schools.

Police: Suspects used pepper-spray during Kan. robbery

Posted on April 20, 2018April 20, 2018

TOPEKA — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a robbery and looking for two suspects.

Just before 2a.m. Friday, police responded to a home in the 2900 Block of S Topeka Blvd., in reference to a robbery to an individual that had just occurred, according to Lt. Manual Munoz.

Upon arrival, officers made contact with the adult victim who stated that two unknown race, age men knocked on his door and told him they were maintenance.

The victim opened the door without first checking to see who it was. One of the subjects sprayed the victim with what is believed to be pepper spray as soon as the victim opened the door.

The two subjects pushed the victim down on the ground and robbed him of personal belongings. Fortunately the victim was not seriously injured, according to Munoz. The suspects then left in an unknown direction of travel.

Anyone with information on this crime should call the Topeka Police Department at 785-368-9400 or Crime Stoppers at 785-234-0007.

JaCoby Jones’ homer in 10th sends Tigers past Royals 3-2

Posted on April 20, 2018

DETROIT (AP) – JaCoby Jones homered with one out in the 10 inning Friday to give the Detroit Tigers a 3-2 victory over the Royals in the first game of a day-night doubleheader. Kansas City has lost nine straight.

Jones hit a 2-2 fastball from Brad Keller (0-1) into the Tigers bullpen in leftfield. Joe Jimenez (2-0) picked up the win, Detroit’s fourth straight, with a scoreless 10th inning.

Royals starter Jason Hammel allowed two runs on five hits and two walks in nine innings, matching the longest outing of his career. He pitched a shutout for Baltimore against the Atlanta Braves in 2012.

Tigers starter Daniel Fulmer pitched seven innings, allowing two runs on eight hits and a walk while striking out five.

The Tigers broke the scoreless tie in the fifth on back-to-back doubles by James McCann and Jones. Jones stole third on the next pitch and scored on Dixon Machado’s one-out sacrifice fly.

Moustakas extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a solo homer in the sixth, pulling the Royals within 2-1. Jon Jay’s RBI single tied the game with one out in the seventh.

Kansas City put two runners on with two out in the eighth, but Ryan Goins hit a sharp liner directly at Machado at second.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Royals: OF Alex Gordon is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Omaha on Friday night. Gordon has been out since April 10 with a left hip tear. . C Salvador Perez (knee) caught seven innings on Thursday for Double-A Memphis, and is expected to join Gordon in Omaha.

Tigers: Cabrera has played all 17 games this season despite hip and back issues. Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire said Cabrera could get a day off on Detroit’s upcoming road trip to Pittsburgh and Baltimore.

UP NEXT

The teams face each other again in the second game of the split doubleheader, with Detroit’s Daniel Norris (0-1, 7.11) facing Kansas City’s Jakob Junis (2-1, 1.93).