ELLIS — The Ellis City Pool is offering public swimming lessons June 18-28 and July 9-19 at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. through the American Red Cross Learn-To-Swim Program. They will offer levels 1-6 and Preschool/Toddler Aquatics.
Lessons are $25 per family for the first student, $20 for the second student, and $15 for subsequent students. If you would like to sign up your child, contact the Ellis City Pool in person at 301 Taylor St. in Ellis or call (785) 726-3130.
My father continued to live on the coast of Texas. Because of the move and the distance, as well as all of the things that kids get into as they grow older (such as work, school activities, and the like), our time together was, many times, a week or two at Christmas, and a week or two in the summer.
One summer, my dad decided to spend most of his summer in Silverton, Colorado, commuting every couple of weeks back to Texas. That summer, I got a job in Silverton and lived with my dad.
My dad was really laid back that summer. He had some funky leather pants that he would wear while in Silverton.
His favorite activity was to get in his Jeep and go four-wheeling over some mountain passes. That summer, dad had many visitors from his hometown of Edna, Texas. Both friends and relatives would come to visit and stay for a period of time.
My dad would volunteer to take the visiting family and friends on a guided Jeep tour. My recollection is that the tour was over a pass called Engineer Pass, and you would come back on Cinnamon Pass.
This was not an easy jaunt. It was a “most of the day” trip. We would travel over one pass to Lake City, generally have lunch there, and then come back over the other pass back to Silverton.
I do not know how many times my dad did that trip that summer – many, many times. Most of the time, I would go with him, if I was not working.
What really amazed me later on in life was thinking about the enthusiasm that he showed each and every time that he made that trip. Though he had done it many times, he always showed enthusiasm to the family or friends that he was guiding over the mountain passes. His enthusiasm never diminished. He knew that for many of them this was the first time that they had been in the mountains and had this type of experience.
The climb over the passes was not easy. Not only was it rocky, it, many times, was on mountain edges. But my dad was always safe; he always calmed everyone down. Though there were a lot of gasps, he never exacerbated the situation. In all the times that I have done those passes with my dad, never was there a problem.
I know that when a family comes to me and they are facing long-term planning, or even dealing with a chronic illness, they are going on a journey that they have never been on before. The journey may be long, and certainly complex, and many times scary, if not heartbreaking.
It is important for me to let families know that they have a guide on their journey. It is important to me that families know that issues are going to come up, but we are here to take care of them.
Dealing with elder law, and helping people with long-term plan or chronic-illness issues, is very specialized. It ends up being more than a transaction. At least in my office, it becomes a life-long relationship. Elder law should deal with more than just estate planning; it should also address financial, health care and self-determination issues.
Sometimes I think that when people are looking at long-term planning, or if they are trying to deal with how to manage a chronic illness in their planning process, they get really overwhelmed. They just freeze rather than face what is going on.
I often tell families in my office that I know we are going to go on a long journey. Sometimes the journey may seem like a maze, but if they let me get them to the next corner, I will tell them where to turn.
I kind of felt like that with my dad. He was willing to bring his enthusiasm and knowledge in being a guide for people’s journey over the mountain passes. With him they felt safe.
My dad died two years ago. At his funeral, I had an interesting thought. I know that my dad was at peace with his passing, but I had this vision that in the afterlife, he would be meeting his friends and family. He would be wearing those funky leather pants, standing by his Jeep, probably with a little bit of beard growth, and ready to give them a tour of their new world.
Please do not be afraid addressing long-term care issues. With the proper guide, you will find great relief, and perhaps even peace of mind.
Randy Clinkscales of Clinkscales Elder Law Practice, PA, Hays, Kansas, is an elder care attorney, practicing in western Kansas. To contact him, please send an email to [email protected]. Disclaimer: The information in the column is for general information purposes and does not constitute legal advice. Each case is different and outcomes depend on the fact of each case and the then applicable law. For specific questions, you should contact a qualified attorney.
SATURDAY, JUNE 16th, 10:00 a.m. City Hall Building, Stockton, Ks. Selling: 6 SHOTGUNS, 4 RIFLES, 2 REVOLVERS, KNIFE COLLECTION, CAST IRON AND POST OFFICE DOOR BANKS, ANTIQUE DROP FRONT SECRETARY, 2 WINDMILL WEIGHTS, VINTAGE WIND UP TIN FERRIS WHEEL PLUS OTHER OLD TOYS, HOUSEHOLD, NEW SHOP TOOLS, 2 WACONDA SPRINGS CROCK JUGS PLUS MANY MORE HARD TO FIND ANTIQUES!
Come spend the day with us June 16th to see what all we find for the Auction.
Seller: Loren Hale. Ashley’s Auction, P.O. Box 117, Kirwin, Ks 67644 785-543-5612
MARION COUNTY — One person died in an accident just before 5p.m. Wednesday in Marion County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2000 Chevy pickup driven by Shelbi E. Kind, 22, Wichita, was westbound on U.S. 50 at Turkey Creek.
The vehicle crossed the center line and collided head-on with an eastbound semi.
Kind was pronounced dead at the scene. The semi driver Daniel I. Coyle, 56, Hillsboro, was not injured.
Both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Dozens of elected officials in Rep. Kevin Yoder’s congressional district in Kansas are pushing him to demand an end to the forced separation of families caught crossing the U.S. border illegally.
Democratic state Rep. Jarrod Ousley of Merriam and Republican state Rep. Linda Gallagher of Lenexa delivered a letter Wednesday to Yoder’s office in Overland Park.
The letter urged Yoder to demand that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security stop separating families. The GOP congressman is chairman of a House Appropriations homeland security subcommittee.
Yoder said in a statement that he is “heartbroken” by the separations and is working to find a solution.
Most of the more than 60 people who signed the letter are state lawmakers or local officials in the 3rd Congressional District in the Kansas City area.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Tyler Mahle allowed three hits while pitching into the seventh, Adam Duvall hit a ninth-inning grand slam and the Cincinnati Reds beat the skidding Kansas City Royals 7-0 on Wednesday night.
Mahle (5-6) allowed only one runner to touch second base in 6 1/3 innings, matching his career longest start. He is 2-0 in June, allowing two earned runs and 14 hits in 16 1/3 innings.
The Royals have lost nine of 10 and have dropped 23 of 33 home games. They have scored 11 runs in their last eight games and 23 in 12 June games.
Kansas City is hitting .147 this month with runners in scoring position, including 1 for 25 in the past six games.
Duvall greeted rookie reliever Jason Adam with his second grand slam in two weeks, driving a 2-2 pitch over the left-center wall.
Royals starter Jason Hammel (2-7) allowed three runs on seven hits over 7 1/3 innings.
Alex Gordon, a five-time American League Gold Glove winner, made two defensive gems in the sixth inning. Curt Casali singled off the left-field bullpen fence and tried to stretch it into a double. Gordon threw him out from the warning track for his fifth outfield assist this season and the 85th of his career.
Two pitches later, Gordon made a diving head-first catch of Billy Hamilton’s liner to rob him of a hit.
Salvador Perez and Hunter Dozier grounded into double plays to end the first two Royals innings.
Mahle retired 12 of the next 13 batters he faced after Gordon walked in the second inning.
The Royals did not have a runner touch second base until Whit Merrifield doubled with two out in the sixth. Mike Moustakas flied out to center to end the inning.
STREAKING REDS
Scooter Gennett had two singles, extending his hitting streak to 10 games. … Jose Peraza has reached base in 15 consecutive games. … Reliever Jared Hughes, who pitched a scoreless inning, has not allowed a run in 15 straight appearances.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Royals: 1B Lucas Duda (right foot plantar fasciitis) is doing on-the-field activity. Manager Ned Yost said he is hopeful Duda will go out on a minor league rehab assignment this weekend.
UP NEXT
Reds: They are off Thursday before RHP Matt Harvey will start Friday in Pittsburgh.
Royals: After an off-day Thursday, the Royals will open a three-game home series Friday with the Houston Astros. RHP Jakob Junis will be the KC starter for the opener.
The Hays Police Department responded to 13 animal calls and conducted 16 traffic stops Wed., June 13, 2018, according to the HPD Activity Log.
Lost Animals ONLY–400 block E 13th St, Hays; 12:57 AM
Domestic Disturbance–300 block E 12th St, Hays; 5:36 AM
Warrant Service (Fail to Appear)–100 block W 12th St, Hays; 6:59 AM
Animal At Large–1900 block Pine St, Hays; 10:48 AM
Theft (general)–1900 block Vine St, Hays; 6/12 6:55 PM; 7 PM
Lost Animals ONLY–1300 block E 30th St, Hays; 1:27 PM
Suspicious Activity–100 block W 12th St, Hays; 1:38 PM
Suicidal Subject–200 block W 16th St, Hays; 2:43 PM
Suspicious Activity–1500 block Marjorie Dr, Hays; 4:15 PM
44 – Traffic Stop–800 block Ash St, Hays; 4:33 PM
Animal At Large–1200 block E 27th St, Hays; 5:26 PM
Suspicious Person–1100 block E 15th St, Hays; 6:52 PM
Suicidal Subject–3500 block Canal Blvd, Hays; 11:13 PM
By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post
The Hays Arts Center will feature “A Summer Together” by Larry Peters and Barbara Waterman-Peters, a husband and wife team from Topeka, for the Summer Art Walk on Friday.
Barbara primarily works in oil on canvas. Larry produces ceramics as well as mixed-media artwork.
“These will be pieces that have figurative subjects in them,” Brenda Meder, director of the Hays Arts Council, said. “Larry’s works are a little more conceptual and abstract. Some of them are even inspired by the Holocaust. It is the stripes that are his inspiration. It is not an in-your-face darkness kind of thing. It has been an inspiration for a whole series of paintings he has done.”
Larry earned a BFA in 1962 from Washburn University in Topeka, and an MFA in 1965 from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, according to his bio on the Strecker Nelson West Gallery website. He joined the Topeka Library first as a reader’s adviser in the fine arts department, and went on to become the director of the library’s gallery in 1974, retiring in 2003. Special honors include the creation of a bird ornament for the 2002 White House Christmas tree and participation in the U.S. State Department “Arts in the Embassies” program.
Barbara has a BFA from Washburn University and MFA from Kansas State University, according to her website. She has shown regionally, nationally and internationally in more than 250 solo, invitational and juried exhibitions. Waterman-Peters taught at Washburn and Kansas State Universities as well as Lassen Community College in California. She writes about artists for TOPEKA and LAWRENCE Magazines and has illustrated several books.
“Even though their styles are different, you can truly see the inspiration they get from each other,” Meder said, “but they don’t attempt to do what the other does in any way, shape or form.”
Meder said some of Barbara’s paintings almost look like photographs.
“The personalities—you just feel like you know who these people are—you want to know them,” Meder said of Barbara’s paintings. “Don’t they feel so real and honest? She is an incredible figurative artist.”
The couple plans to attend the opening reception for the exhibit on Friday. The Art Walk will be 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The show will be on exhibit at the Arts Center through Aug. 10.
The Hays Arts Center Annex will feature Gordon Sherman, Dagan Sherman, Ariel Sherman and Brian Hutchinson in “Shermantiestablishmentism Part Deux.”
Gordon Sherman is a longtime professor at FHSU in printmaking. His son, Dagan, and former student, Hutchinson, are both also teachers and printmakers. Hutchinson, who was teaching art in Great Bend, has recently been hired to teach FHSU. He will be working with art education majors. Hutchinson has also taught summer youth art classes for the HAC.
Ariel works in fiber arts. Gordon also does paintings and assemblage work.
As usual, there will be several venues where you can listen to music, including Max Walker and Friends at the Downtown Pavilion, hosted by the Downtown Hays Development Corporation; Sunrise Biscuits at Breathe Coffee House; Company 11 at Paisley Pear; Wayne and Tammy Lang at the Ellis County Historical Society; and jazz by Brad Dawson and Luke Johnson at Gella’s Diner.
Dawson and Johnson will perform later in evening from 9 to 11 p.m., Company 11 will perform from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Paisley Pear, and Wayne and Tammy Lang will perform from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the museum. The historical society also will feature 2-D and 3-D artwork by Harley Torres and Tyler Dallis,
Also in the area of the Pavilion at Union Pacific Park will be “Apophenia Art” by Craig Brendan and the KSU Watersheds and City of Hays WOW Trailer. Brendan is a self-taught artist who often works in pen and ink and mixed media. The Watershed on Wheels Trailer features hand-pained murals by FHSU students that tell the story of Hays water system and need for water conversation.
“They are using the art to have it be something bigger,” Meder said of the WOW trailer.
Visual art at Breathe will be “Wednesday Morning Breakfast” Club with Jim Hinkhouse, Michael Jilg, Kathleen Kuchar, Darrell McGinnis and Cal Mahin. This group is retired art faculty who still meet regularly for breakfast.
You can see a preview of the Hays Community Theatre’s summer musical, “The King and I” at its new performance space at 121 E. Eighth.
Angela Muller, who will exhibit at Couture for Men and Women uses many organic media in her paintings, including rainwater, wheat kernels and ground limestone. Her exhibit is titled “Spirit of the Prairie.” Although her materials are natural, her visual presentation tends to be more abstract, Meder said.
“They are made with these true, organic things—a very spiritual approach to art that is very much of the earth,” Meder said.
Meder is trying to get an exhibit of Muller’s work at the Art Center later this year.
A variety of young artists will be featured during the art exhibit. The Hays Public Library will present “The Art of Coding: Stem & Robots” by local teens.
The library also will host Sean Conroy, author of “Through the Eyes of a Young Physician Assistant.” He will be selling and signing books.
A2Z Escape will feature sisters Morgan and Madison Schremmer, both of Ellis County. Morgan is a student at FHSU and is a painter. Madison is a photographers. Jeanne Schwartz, a non-traditional FHSU student from Hays, will exhibit her mixed media work.
Students Kurt Breshears, Woody Stauffer and Zane Mahanna will be a part of an exhibit that will also include Holly Ray, Nicole Thibodeau and Shannon Trevethan, director of the Denies Culture Center in Russell. The exhibit will be at Thibodeau’s home at 206 E. Sixth St. These artists work in a variety of media, including painting, sculpture and photography.
Thibodeau works at the Hays Public Library and will be leading a Plein Air Painting Workshop on Saturday, June 23 at the Ag Research Center, which is sponsored by the Hays Arts Council. Enrollment is sill open for that workshop.
Diamond R. Jewelry will feature Darris Worcester of Hill City. Meder said he paints traditional subjects in a traditional style on canvas, paper as well as saw blades and metal. This is his first time on the Art Walk.
Avalon Advanced Health, which in Eagle Plaza at 27th and Hall streets, is on the Art Walk for the first time. They will be open from 5 to 7:30 p.m. and feature the works of Aaron Phillips, recent FHSU BFA grad; Brett Novack; and Can “Cadie” Long. Long was a student at FHSU and, since graduation, has moved to the west coast. She specializes in 3-D art and illustrations. Phillips is a painter.
The Summer Art Walk tends to have fewer stops than the spring event, Meder said.
“This is still a lot of places,” she said. “Because there are fewer places, maybe people’s pace for the evening will be a little more relaxed, and that is kind of nice too. There is still enough here to completely fill up three hours. It is nice people can just take their time and really relish what I hope will be gorgeous evening.”
Below is the complete schedule:
2018 Hays Arts Council
~ Summer Art Walk ~
Friday, June 15 – 6:30-9:30pm
Hays Arts Center
112 E. 11th “Peters/Waterman-Peters: A Summer Together”
Works by Barbara Waterman-Peters & Larry Peters
Hays Public Library
1205 Main “The Art of Coding: STEM Projects & Robots”
~ presented by the Young Adult Department
Sean Conroy book signing ~
“Through the Eyes of Young Physician Assistant”
Paisley Pear Wine Bar, Bistro, Market
1100 Main Photography by Gilbert Kinderknecht
Live Music by “Company 11” 8:30-10:30pm
Couture for Men & Women
1111 Main “Spirit of the Prairie” earth art with limestone,
wheat kernels & cottonwood by Angela Muller
J Studio & Salon
112 W 11th Sculpture by Danielle Robinson,
Poetry by Ross Karlin, & Music by Lane Werth
Hays Arts Center Annex
1010 Main “Shermantiestablishmentism Part Deux”
works by Gordon Sherman, Dagan Sherman,
Ariel Sherman, & Brian Hutchinson
Paintings & Photographs by Bruce Burkholder
Union Pacific Park
10th & Main “Apophenia Art” by Craig Brendan
KSU Watersheds & City of Hays “WOW Trailer”
~ with hand painted interior murals
Downtown Pavilion (hosted by DHDC)
10th & Main Live Music by Max Walker
Hays Community Theatre
121 E. 8th “The King and I” HCT Summer Musical Showcase
A2Z Escape
115 W. 8th Paintings, photography & mixed media works
by Madison Schremmer, Morgan Schremmer
& Jeanne Schwartz
Diamond R Jewelry
807 Main Paintings by Darris Worcester
Breathe Coffee House
703 Main “Wednesday Morning Breakfast Club”
~ works by Jim Hinkhouse, Michael Jilg,
Kathleen Kuchar, Darrell McGinnis, and Cal Mahin
Music by “Sunrise Biscuits”
Ellis County Historical Society
100 W. 7th “Exploration” ceramics & drawings
by Harley Torres & Tyler Dallis
Music by Wayne & Tammy Lang
Garden Art Gallery
206 E. 6th Works by Kurt Breshears, Zane Mahanna,
Woody Stauffer, Holly Ray,
Shannon Trevethan & Nicole Thibodeau
Friday, June 15 – Early or Extended Hours
Avalon Advanced Health 5:00-7:30pm
2703 Hall, Suite13 Works by Aaron Phillips,
Can “Cadie” Long & Brett Novack
Gella’s Diner & Lb. Brewing Co. 9:00-11:00pm
117 E. 11th Live Jazz by Brad Dawson and Luke Johnson
Today Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Windy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 24 mph.
Friday Sunny, with a high near 99. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Friday NightMostly clear, with a low around 74. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 22 mph.
SaturdaySunny, with a high near 97. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
PRATT COUNTY— Two people died in an accident just after 3p.m. Wednesday in Pratt County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2011 Kenworth semi driven by Evaristo S. Mora, 63, Chaparral, NM., was eastbound on US 54.
The semi was approaching some slower moving traffic ahead, made an evasive maneuver to the left to avoid it and collided head-on with a westbound 2003 Volvo semi driven by Patricio Maturino, 36, El Paso, TX.
Maturino was transported to the hospital in Pratt where he died.
A passenger in the Kenworth Arturo Mora, 42, Chaparral, NM., was transported to the Kingman County Hospital where he died.
Evaristo Mora was transported to the hospital in Wichita. All three were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.
SUNFLOWER FOUNDATION
TOPEKA – The Sunflower Foundation Board of Trustees has awarded a $200,000 grant to the Center for Practical Bioethics to identify strategies aimed at detecting, addressing and preventing elder abuse in Kansas. Kathy Greenlee, Vice President of Aging and Health Policy at the Center, will oversee the grant.
Over the next 12 months, Greenlee will engage consumers and advocates, as well as state and national experts, to identify best practices and develop strategies and recommendations to address and prevent elder abuse in Kansas.
As Vice President of Aging and Health Policy at the Center, her work focuses on advance directives and end of life planning, health care reform, strengthening community organizations and raising awareness about elder abuse. During her career, Greenlee has worked on programs and policies at the local, state, national and international level. Prior to joining the Center, Greenlee had a 25-year career in public service. In 2009, she was appointed U.S. Assistant Secretary for Aging by President Obama. She served in that position until July 2016.
Before leaving for Washington, Greenlee spent 18 years in Kansas state government. Among the positions she held was Secretary of Aging, Long-Term Care Ombudsman, General Counsel of the Kansas Insurance Department, and Assistant Attorney General.
“Kathy has been a pioneer in raising awareness about elder abuse and reforming and strengthening systems to support seniors,” says Billie Hall, President and CEO of the Sunflower Foundation. “She brings to this project a unique mix of seasoned experience, well-established relationships with a vast network of local, state and national partners, and a passion to prevent what is a very challenging and complex issue.”
Much like the rest of the country, the percentage of the population over 65 years old is growing and, in Kansas, the median age continues to rise. According to the National Elder Mistreatment Study (NEMS), nearly one in 10 Americans over the age of 60 have experienced abuse, neglect or exploitation. But these numbers only reflect the cases reported. Experts believe that there are a significant number of cases that go unreported each year. Many communities – and states – lack the support networks necessary to easily identify and report elder abuse.
Greenlee says the primary goal of this project is to identify strategies for addressing both prevention of and response to elder abuse. This will be accomplished, in part, by developing a set of research-based recommendations to strengthen and advance the work already underway in Kansas. “With the support and funding from the Sunflower Foundation, I am thrilled to be able to lead an intensive research project – Addressing Aging Challenges in Kansas – which focuses on elder abuse and aging in Kansas.”
The final report will be released next year. For more information about this initiative, please contact Sunflower Foundation President and CEO Billie Hall at 785-232-3000 or [email protected].
The Sunflower Foundation was formed in 2000 as part of a settlement between Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, the Kansas attorney general, and the Kansas insurance commissioner. The Foundation’s mission is to serve as a catalyst for improving the health of all Kansans by directing resources to grant programs, special initiatives, and related activities that help people and communities achieve and maintain optimal health. The nine-member Board of Trustees governs the foundation’s work and oversees the long-term goals of the foundation. Eight of the members are appointed by the attorney general, and one member is appointed by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas. The voluntary trustees serve three-year terms and can serve up to three terms.
The Center for Practical Bioethics is a nonprofit, free-standing and independent organization nationally recognized for its work in practical bioethics. For more than 30 years, the Center has helped patients and their families, healthcare professionals, policymakers and corporate leaders grapple with difficult issues in healthcare and research involving patients. The Center does not wait to be called upon. Our vision and mission require us to be proactive — to call attention to ethical issues and to develop programs, policies and publications that address them.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — It’s already law, but the ceremonial signing of the Kansas State Fair sales tax bill was held on the fairgrounds Wednesday afternoon.
The event was held in the domestic arts building with a large crowd of residents, dignitaries and local politicians. Gov. Jeff Colyer was present for the ceremonial signing.
The ceremony also included remarks from Interim GM Bob Moeder, Chamber President Debra Teufel, Reno County Commissioner Ron Hirst and Virginia Crossland-Macha, President of the Fair Board.
“There is nothing better than the Kansas State Fair,” Colyer said. “It’s a great celebration of Kansas and I’m honored to sign Senate Bill 415.
The new law will allow the fair to collect the sales tax it generates.
The funds will go to the fair’s CIP fund. Based on the events that come to the fairgrounds each year, it has the potential to generate as much as $400,000 per year.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A former Wichita police officer who wounded a 9-year-old girl when he fired at her family’s dog has pleaded not guilty to aggravated battery.
Dexter Betts entered the plea Wednesday. Prosecutors say Betts shot at a Wichita family’s miniature English bull Terrier twice on Dec. 30.
Officers went to the family’s home when the girl’s mother reported her husband was threatening to hurt himself.
Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett says the girl was sitting on the floor next to the dog when it moved and Betts fired twice.
The family’s attorney says the dog only went up to the officer and barked. The girl and dog were not seriously injured.
Betts was fired from the department less than a month after the shooting.
