RUSSELL – The next exhibition at the Deines Cultural Center in Russell features ceramic artist Janelle Null.
Janelle Null taught ceramics at Independence Community College in Independence, Kansas, for 33 years before retiring this May. She was raised near Minden, Nebraska and spent summers at her grandparents north of Sylvan Grove.
Null throws pots on the wheel, intentionally leaving the walls thicker so she can carve and pierce them. The versatility of the clay allows her to push each form to the limit often utilizing patterns found in nature. The function of her vessels are not important but instead the aesthetics. Null’s fondness of nature and its irregularities influence every creation as she carves, pierces and then glazes them.
The opening reception will be from 5-7pm on Friday, August 10th. Admission is free and open to the public.
Her ceramics will be on exhibition at the Deines Cultural Center from August 10th through September 14th 2018.
“What am I supposed to do with this?” grumbled a motorist as the policeman handed him a speeding ticket. “Keep it,” the cop said. “When you collect four of them, you get a bicycle.”
HaysMed, part of The University of Kansas Health System, will present a Trauma Symposium 2018 on Friday, August 24, 2018. The programs are jointly provided by HaysMed, part of The University of Kansas Health System, The University of Kansas Medical Center Continuing Education and Professional Development and the Area Health Education Center – West. The program will be held at HaysMed in the Hadley Conference Rooms.
Registration for the program begins at 8:30 am with Breakfast and Vendor booths. The program runs from 9:00 am – 4:30pm. Topics covered include: burn care priorities, lower extremity injuries, ATV safety and Safe Kids Kansas, geriatric trauma and traumatic brain injury.
Speakers for the program include: Christopher Thompson, RN, EMT-P, Wichita; Cherie Sage, KDHE, Topeka; and Jennifer Biggs, BA, RN, MSN, CNRN, Englewood, Colorado.
The program is designed for Physicians, Physician Assistants, Advance Practice Nurses, Nurses, Social Workers, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and other interested Healthcare Professionals.
All participants are required to complete and sign a “verification of attendance” form. After the program, a certificate of completion will be provided to activity participants based on documentation of actual attendance time.
Physician: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of The University of Kansas Medical Center Office of Continuing Medical Education and HaysMed, part of The University of Kansas Health System. The University of Kansas medical Center Office of Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The KU Medical Center Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of the participation in this activity.
CNE: Hays Medical Center is approved as a provider of continued nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. The course offering is approved for 6.0 contact hours applicable for RN, or LPN re-licensure. Kansas State Board of Nursing Approved Provider Number: LT0021-1138.
RESPIRATORY THERAPY
The Hays Medical Center Respiratory Care Continuing Education Evaluator on behalf of the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts has approved this program 6.0 CRCE Hours. Providership No. 004.
PT/OT
Paperwork will be provided to submit to KOTA and KPTA for credits.
ASRT
An application has been submitted to ASRT. Approval is pending.
EMS
Ellis County EMS is an approved as a provider of continuing education for Emergency Medical Personnel. The course offering is approved for 6.0 contact hour applicable for all EMS recertification. Approved Provider Number: pp5800.
The fee for the program is $60 for non HaysMed employees, $30 for CAH employees. There is no registration fee for HaysMed, Pawnee Valley Community Hospital and St. Rose Health Center Associates. You can register online: www.haysmed.com/education and click on professional education or registering by calling 785-623-5500. You may pay online with a valid credit card or may choose to be invoiced.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Refund of CE fees: Workshop fees will be refunded if notification of cancellation is made 24-hours prior to the workshop. Cancellation: HMC reserves the right to cancel any workshop that does not meet enrollment quota. All pre-registered attendees; will receive a full refund.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Rookie Jake Cave hit his first career grand slam and closer Fernando Rodney survived a chaotic ninth inning as the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Sunday.
Rodney gave up Whit Merrifield’s fourth hit of the game leading off the ninth, but catcher Mitch Garver threw him out trying to steal second. Rodney then allowed two more base runners, but with the tying run 90 feet away he retired Rosell Herrera on a ground ball to earn his 24th save in 30 chances.
Royals starter Danny Duffy (7-10) had allowed just two earned runs over 19 innings in three starts against the Twins this season. But the fourth time around, the Twins roughed him up for six runs in six innings, the biggest blow being Cave’s grand slam in the second inning.
Meanwhile, Twins starter Ervin Santana lasted just 4 1/3 innings in his third start since spending half of the season on the disabled list. Santana gave up three runs on seven hits and left after throwing 78 pitches.
Lefty Gabriel Moya (2-0) got the Twins out of a two-on, one-out jam in the fifth and earned his second career victory. He picked up career win No. 1 in Friday’s series opener.
Lucas Duda hit a two-run homer in the first inning, a 431-foot blast into the bullpen in left-center, to put Kansas City on top 2-0.
The Twins got that back and then some in the second inning. After Miguel Sano and Logan Forsythe singled to start the inning, Ehire Adrianza drew a two-out walk, bringing up Cave, the Twins’ No. 9 hitter. Cave worked the count full before jumping on a Duffy fastball for his first career grand slam and a 4-2 Twins lead.
Minnesota doubled its cushion in the fourth on Adrianza’s RBI single and Robbie Grossman’s run-scoring double. But Kansas City strung together three singles leading off the fifth, with Alex Gordon driving in a run to cut the Twins’ lead to 6-3.
Merrifield’s two-run homer off Trevor Hildenberger pulled the Royals to within 6-5 in the seventh.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Royals: Infielder Adalberto Mondesi got a second day off to rest his right shoulder, which he strained while diving for a ball on Friday. Manager Ned Yost said that Mondesi could have played on Saturday, but he wanted to give him another day of rest.
Twins: Grossman was replaced by a pinch runner after hitting a one-out single in the seventh. He walked gingerly to the dugout and is listed day-to-day with a mild right hamstring strain.
UP NEXT
Royals: RHP Jakob Junis (6-11, 5.12 ERA) takes the mound on Monday to open a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs in Kansas City. In his last start, Junis pitched into the sixth inning and struck out five White Sox to pick up his first victory since May 18.
Twins: RHP Kyle Gibson (5-8, 3.47) will face the Indians for the second straight outing as the Twins open a three-game series in Cleveland on Monday. Gibson pitched six innings and allowed three earned runs while fanning six in a 6-2 loss to the Indians last Tuesday.
The city of Hays is changing its office business hours to accommodate the needs of residents beginning Monday, August 6, 2018.
By opening 30 minutes earlier and staying open 30 minutes laterMonday through Thursday, residents will have an opportunity to conduct business before 8 a.m. or after 5 p.m.
To make the customer-service initiative budget-neutral for taxpayers, these facilities will close at 11:30 a.m. on Fridays.
Crop rotations, weed control and no-till versus till are among this year’s topics
TRIBUNE – Against the backdrop of a diminishing Ogallala Aquifer, dryland farming is increasingly moving into sharper focus. A Kansas State University field day planned in Tribune will feature research related to growing dryland crops in western Kansas.
The Dryland Ag Day will be Aug. 21 at K-State’s Southwest Research-Extension Center one mile west of Tribune on Kansas Highway 96. Registration and refreshments are available at 8:30 a.m. MDT, followed by field tours, indoor seminars and a lunch sponsored by TBK Bank.
Field tours starting at 9 a.m. MDT include:
Dryland corn planting date x maturity
Tillage vs. no-till in dryland systems
Dryland crop rotations
Weed control in fallow and row crop
Indoor seminar topics beginning at 11:15 a.m. MDT include:
Economics of dryland tillage systems
Managing iron chlorosis in grain sorghum
Production of annual forages
More information is available by calling 620-376-4761.
Steve Gilliland
This spring local farmer Bob Friesen began finding puddles in a soybean field that’s watered by underground drip irrigation. Rodents, (likely gophers) had chewed holes in the irrigation tubing and after repairing the damage, Brian Wedel from Heartland Irrigation in Moundridge, KS suggested Bob try hanging nest boxes to attract barn owls, screech owls and kestrels to help control rodents, a fairly new concept being tested here in Kansas and all around the country.
Kansas has pocket gophers like court houses have pigeons, and whether searching for water in dry years or just because gophers like to chew stuff, pocket gophers can wreak havoc with underground irrigation which is very popular of late in irrigated farm country because of its efficiency and water conservation. Heartland Irrigation and Netafim that manufactures the irrigation tubing used by Heartland have been working with a Pennsylvania company called the Barn Owl Box Company to help drip irrigation customers implement this practice.
A piece of irrigation tubing from Bob Friesen’s field showing chew marks and holes
One of Mark Browning’s plastic barn owl boxes at the corner of a cornfield
A back view of another of Browning’s plastic barn owl boxes
While working for the Pittsburgh Zoo as an Animal Care Specialist and Trainer, biologist Mark Browning conducted a project attempting to bolster the barn owl population in PA. Barn owls were bred and released in western PA with limited success, so their focus changed to habitat enhancement instead of a breeding program and wooden barn owl nesting boxes were erected. Making nest boxes large enough for barn owls required using plywood instead of weather resistant cedar, and the boxes soon began to deteriorate, even to the point of becoming detrimental to attracting owls. Meanwhile, owl nest boxes were attracting owls so successfully in countries like Israel and Malaysia and in the states of Florida and California, that Browning began working to design molded plastic nest boxes that stood up to adverse weather conditions. Today Browning owns and operates the Barn Owl Box Company in Pittsburgh PA, dedicated to supplying molded plastic nest boxes for barn owls, screech owls, kestrels, bluebirds and wrens, and to providing technical knowledge and support to help people provide nesting opportunities to attract these beneficial birds to their property. Check out his website www.barnowlbox.com.
While screech owls and kestrels are great help with rodent control, Browning says barn owls are the birds farmers should focus on attracting for a number of reasons. Barn owls are cavity nesters and are easily attracted to nest boxes. They are comfortable around human activity and are not territorial so they can be attracted in large numbers. Barn owls are faithful to their nest sites and return year after year. Common clutch sizes are large, from 4 to 7 chicks or more, and it’s estimated a single family of barn owls can consume over 1000 gophers or 3000 mice or voles per year. Since Barn Owl Box Company’s nest boxes are made from molded plastic, they will last indefinitely. They need only to be on an 8 foot tall pole, and while easterly facing is good for gathering the warm morning sun into the box, Browning assures me they will work just fine facing any direction. Maintenance is minimal; simple put 3 to 4 inches of course bark mulch into the box before nesting season and change it each year.
I spoke at length with Jim Hunt, Market Segment Leader for Corn and Soybeans with Netafim USA. Hunt says they have been working for years to fix the problem of rodents chewing the tubing, and he told me about all the other solutions they have tried, including toxicants, fumigants and repellents, even incorporating a repellent into the plastic itself. All were either unsuccessful or became unusable for a one reason or another. They then began working with Browning to distribute and test his owl boxes and the results have been very promising. One large Kansas farmer who reported over 100 leaks in his irrigations lines last year was very pleased to report only around 10 leaks this spring after erecting one of Browning’s barn owl nest boxes last year. Netafim continues to work on solutions to this problem, but Hunt told me “These owls are natural critter control that works 24-7-365 and that makes pretty good sense to me.”
The concept of purposely attracting barn owls for rodent control was a new concept to John Gallagher, Superintendant of Dillon Nature Center in Hutchinson. But he agrees it has great merit and told me “If we are concerned enough to use water-wise watering solutions, then using owls as natural rodent control is wonderful; just be prepared for it to be a long-term solution and not immediate.” I think everyone I spoke with agrees that putting up an owl box today probably won’t have gophers fleeing your fields tomorrow like rats from a sinking ship, but it will certainly put them on notice, and the owls will likely come. I say bring on the owls! Continue to Explore Kansas Outdoors.
JEFFERSON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities including officials from the Kansas Wildlife and Parks are investigating a weekend drowning at Perry Lake, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s department.
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After calling for help, friends and family pulled the body of a man from the water at the Party Cove area of Lake Perry. They pulled him on to their boat and the he was unresponsive at that point, according to the sheriff’s department.
CPR was started while they called 911 and headed to the nearest boat ramp. CPR continued until first responders and an ambulance arrived. The victim, identified as a resident of Denver, Colorado, never regained consciousness and was pronounced dead at the south Slough Creek boat ramp.
Cause of death at this time is undetermined. The victims name is being withheld pending other family notification.
COLBY – Melda A. Moore, 81, died Thu., August 2, 2018, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby, Kansas.
She was born Nov. 7, 1936 in Wichita County, Kansas and was a retired medical aide at Latern Park Nursing Home, Colby, Kansas.
Moore was preceded in death by her husband Glenn and son Donald, both in 1985.
Survivors include sons Wesley (Claudia) Moore, Centerville, Kansas; Charles Moore, Kailau, Hawaii; and Jack (Connie) Moore, Gothenburg, Nebraska; daughter Christine (Glenn) Griffin, Colby, Kansas; brothers James Headley, Hamilton, Texas; and Duane Headley, Brewster, Kansas; and sisters Ulella Norton, Denver, Colorao and Edith Harringon, Colby, Kansas; 6 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services with Pastor Larry Booth will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 7 at Kersenbrock Funeral Chapel, 745 S. Country Club Drive, Colby. Visitation will be held 2-6 p.m. Monday, August 6 at Kersenbrock Funeral Chapel.
Burial will be in Beulah Cemetery, Colby.
Memorials may be made to Hi-Plains Lions club in care of the funeral chapel. Online condolences are at kersenbrockfuneralchapter.com.
Evan R. Henderson, age 45, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Thursday, August 2, 2018, at Hays Medical Center. He was born May 5, 1973, in Hays, Kansas, to Floyd B. and Diane Marie (Zachman) Henderson. He graduated from Ellis High School in 1991 and attended Fort Hays State University.
Evan has been employed by Sizewize Manufacturing in Hays for the past 22 years. He loved to watch football and was an avid sports fan. It was also important for him to spend time with his family and friends.
He is survived by his parents of Ellis; a sister, Erin Henderson Rogers and her husband Jerry and their children, Isaac and Christian, all of Ellis; grandparents, Ernest and Adabelle Zachman of Ellis, as well as numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Dale and Delores Henderson, and an uncle, Gordon Henderson.
Funeral services will be 2 PM Tuesday, August 7, 2018, at St. John Lutheran Church, 394 St John – St Andrew Rd, Ellis, KS 67637.
Visitation will be Monday from 5 PM – 8 PM with a prayer service at 7 PM all at Keithley Funeral Chapel, 400 E. 17th Ellis, KS 67637.
Memorial contributions are suggested to St. John Lutheran Church.
Melva A. Rose, age 90, passed away on Friday, August 3, 2018 at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas. She was born August 16, 1927 in Logan County, Kansas, the daughter of Anson Robert & Daisy May Cook McDaniel. A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 2007 moving from Greeley, Colorado, she was a Institutional Cook at a nursing home for over 35 years and was a founder for the Meals on Wheels program both in Greeley, Colorado.
She was a member of the Lutheran faith.
Survivors Include her Two Sons – Bill & Dee Rose of Trophy Club, Texas, Martin & Pam Rose of Victorville, California, Two Sisters – Roberta Leiker of Bel Aire, Kansas, Lucille Barraza of Wichita, Kansas, One Granddaughter – Tina LaMontagne of LaVista, Nebraska, Two Grandsons – Eric Rose of Manistee, Michigan, Christopher Rose of Salt Lake City, Utah, Five Great Grandchildren and Numerous Nieces & Nephews.
She was preceded in death by her Parents Two Brothers – Arlo McDaniel & Robert McDaniel and Two Sisters – Virgie Redding and Marjorie McDaniel.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at Price & Sons Funeral Home in Scott City, Kansas with Pastor Warren Prochnow presiding.
Burial will be in the Scott County Cemetery.
Memorials may be given to the Holy Cross Lutheran Church or Park Lane Nursing Home in care of Price & Sons Funeral Homes.
Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Monday at Price & Sons Funeral Home in Scott City, Kansas.
Marion J. Schmidt, 87, Hays, died Friday, August 3, 2018 at his home.
He was born November 7, 1930 in Hays, the son of Paul J. and Catherine (Walters) Schmidt. Marion was raised on the family farm on Hopewell Road north of Hays, the 12th of 13 children. Life early on the farm included hauling hay with horse drawn wagon, hand milking in the dairy, and moving into town for weekdays in the winter to attend Catholic School. In 1949 he graduated from St. Joseph Military Academy. He earned his B.S. Degree in Education from Fort Hays State University and M.S. Degree in Education from the University of Northern Colorado. Marion served in the U.S. Army from 1951-1953 and was stationed at Lakenheath Air Force Base, in England. On December 3, 1955, he was united in marriage to Donna Mae Garrett at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Claflin, celebrating nearly 63 years of marriage.
Marion played on two undefeated football teams. As a player, he was All-State Quarterback in 1948-1949 while playing on the State Championship team at St. Joseph’s Military Academy, All-Conference at Fort Hays State University playing fullback in 1950-1951 and 1953-1954, and set the school record for the longest punt from scrimmage of 80 yards, held for 47 years at Fort Hays State University. From 1961 to 1978, he was athletic director, coach and teacher at St. Joseph Military Academy/Thomas More Prep High School. He previously coached teams at Jetmore, Leoti, Troy, and St. Mary of the Plains High School in Dodge City. He was the head football coach for three undefeated football teams, the 1960-1961 team in Troy, 1966-1967 St. Joseph Military Academy team, and the 1977-1978 Thomas More Prep High School team.
In 1990 with his wife Donna, Marion started Blue Sky Miniature Horse Ranch in Hays. He explained, “… when I saw my granddaughter raise one of these in a youth project … I decided that this is what I’m going to do in my retirement.” Schmidt raised only pure-bred miniature horses that are double-registered by the American Miniature Horse Association in Texas and the American Miniature Horse Registry in Illinois. Blue Sky is a well-known agri-tourism site that offered tours, horse cart rides and has been has been highlighted at area festivals for many years. The story of this miniature horse ranch was highlighted in the PBS (Public Broadcasting System) Television series “Sunflower Journeys” in their October 2017 season premiere show #3001 called “Fun Little Things” (online at https//ktwu.org/sunflower-journeys ).
Marion was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Lions Club, Deputy Officer in charge of the Northwest Kansas region for the Kansas Corporation Commission from 1978-1996, the VFW, American Legion, Kansas Teachers Association, American Miniature Horse Association, and American Miniature Horse Registry.
Survivors include his wife Donna of the home in Hays, two sons; Mayo Schmidt of Las Vegas, NV and Garret Schmidt and wife Laura of Prairie Village, two daughters; Pamela J. Schmidt of Topeka and Sandra Barnes and husband Mark of Ottawa, one brother; Donald Schmidt and wife Rose of Sun City, AZ, one sister, Helen Edmonds of Grosse Pointe, MI, eight grandchildren; Grier Schmidt, Nolan Schmidt, Lauren Barnes, Harrison Schmidt, Carson Barnes and wife Sarah, Darian Schmidt, Elaine Schmidt, and Kaitlyn Barnes, and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, six brothers; Alphons, Edwin, Alexius, Vincent, Cyril, and Jerome, and four sisters; Loretta Joy, Lidwina Schreiner, Cecilia Quint, and Mary Louise Rupp.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 9:00 am on Friday, August 10, 2018 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 1805 Vine Street, Hays. Burial with military honors by the Hays VFW honor guard will follow at the St. Catherine Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm until 7:00 on Thursday at Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine Street, Hays and from 8:30 am until 9:00 on Friday at the church. A Daughters of Isabella rosary will be at 5:30 pm and a combined vigil service and rosary will be at 6:30 pm, all on Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the family, in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com.
