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Midwest Energy selects Parke as next general manager

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Midwest Energy’s Board of Directors has chosen Patrick Parke, currently vice president customer service, as its next president and general manager.

Parke will succeed Earnie Lehman, who is retiring after serving as Midwest Energy’s president and general manager for 15 years. Parke will work with Lehman, who will continue to exercise overall management responsibility, until Lehman’s retirement Feb. 1, 2018.

Midwest Energy’s Board conducted an exhaustive nationwide search for candidates, with more than 100 applying for the position.

“The board recognized Pat’s many accomplishments in his more than 33 years with Midwest Energy and his strong management and leadership abilities,” said Keith Miller, Midwest Energy’s board chairman.  “We’re confident that his deep knowledge of Midwest Energy and its employees will allow him to take the cooperative to new heights.”

Lehman said of the board’s decision, “I’m pleased the board chose to promote from within for the first time in our 78 year history, recognizing Pat’s many talents and the high regard in which he is held by our employees and the community.”

In accepting the board’s offer, Parke said, “I am grateful to have this opportunity.  The choice of an internal candidate sends a strong message about our entire workforce. We have the knowledge and skills needed to serve our customers well in a rapidly changing industry.”

Parke, a native of Trego County, graduated from Trego Community High School, and earned both Bachelor’s and Master’s of Science degrees in Agricultural Engineering from Kansas State University. He joined Midwest Energy in February 1984.

HaysMed presents trauma symposium 2017

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HaysMed, part of The University of Kansas Health System, will present a Trauma Symposium 2017 on Friday, Aug. 25.

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 at HaysMed in the Hadley Conference Rooms.

Registration for the program begins at 8:30 a.m. with breakfast and vendor booths.  The program runs from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Topics covered include: blunt trauma, geriatric trauma patients, expeditious early transfer to tertiary care center, entrance and exit wounds, evidence packaging for clothing worn during a shooting, pediatric orthopedic fractures, pediatric orthopedic trauma patients, urgent versus routine pediatric orthopedic care, pediatric orthopedic problems that are commonly masked by orthopedic trauma or fractures, implications of inappropriately treated pediatric orthopedic fractures.

Speakers for the program include: Derek Yarmer, MD, HaysMed, part of The University of Kansas Health System, Hays; Burt Bote Katubig, MD, Swedish Medical Center, Denver; Nicole Apprill, APRN, ANP-BC, The University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City; Jennifer L. Johnston, DNP, MSN, APRN, AFN-BC, CFN, SANE-A, SANE-P, Shawnee Health Hospital, Kansas City;  Matt Hollenbeck, MD, MPT, Kansas Orthopedic Center, PA, Wichita; and Lillian Slater, EMS Assistant Director, Hays.

The program is designed for Physicians, PAs, APRN’s, Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Social Workers, PTS, OTS 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 5.0 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.

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.

NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT

The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability, status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender identity, gender expression and genetic information in the University’s programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Director of the Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access, [email protected], 1246 W. Campus Road, Room 153A, Lawrence, KS, 66045, (785)864-6414, 711 TTY.

Hays Medical Center receives grant to support baby-friendly designation

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Hays Medical Center is among six Kansas sites receiving grants to facilitate attainment of Baby-Friendly designation, the gold standard of breastfeeding support for hospitals.

The project is funded by the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s Bureau of Family Health, with support from the Title V Maternal & Child Health Block Grant.

The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative encourages and recognizes hospitals and birthing centers offering an optimal level of care for infant feeding and bonding between mother and baby.

For mothers, delivery at a Baby-Friendly hospital means they will have the information, confidence, and skills to initiate and maintain breastfeeding.

The grant will support Hays Medical Center in implementing the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding, a collection of evidence-based practices shown to increase breastfeeding initiation and duration rates and a requirement for attaining Baby-Friendly designation.

An abundance of scientific evidence has demonstrated lower risks for certain diseases and improved health outcomes for both mothers and babies who breastfeed.

The ten steps include having a written breastfeeding policy, training staff in skills to implement the policy, informing pregnant women about benefits and management of breastfeeding, helping mothers initiate breastfeeding within one hour of birth, showing mothers how to breastfeed and maintain lactation even if separated from their infants, giving infants no food or drink other than breastmilk unless medically needed, allowing mothers and infants to room together 24 hours a day, encouraging breastfeeding on demand, giving no pacifiers or artificial nipples to breastfeeding infants, and fostering availability of breastfeeding support groups and resources for mothers after their hospital stay.  More information on Baby-Friendly may be found at babyfriendlyusa.org.

Becoming a Baby-Friendly facility is a comprehensive, detailed and thorough journey toward excellence in maternity care.  The process to achieve designation compels facilities to examine, challenge and modify long-standing policies and procedures.

It requires training and skill building among all levels of staff, and entails implementation of audit processes to assure quality in all aspects of maternity care operations. For hospitals, the journey is challenging but creates opportunities to develop high-performance work teams, build staff leadership skills, promote employee pride, enhance patient satisfaction, and improve health outcomes.

Other Kansas hospitals receiving the grants of $25,000 each are Lawrence Memorial Hospital; Pratt Regional Medical Center; Ransom Memorial Hospital, Ottawa; Saint Luke’s South Hospital, Overland Park; and Salina Regional Health Center.

United Methodist Health Ministry Fund is a Hutchinson-based health philanthropy serving Kansas. Since its founding in 1986, United Methodist Health Ministry Fund has invested more than $65 million toward improve health, healing, and wholeness in Kansas. Additional information about its grant initiatives may be found at www.healthfund.org.

The KDHE Bureau of Family Health is responsible for administering the Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant for the State of Kansas. The Title V MCH program plays a key role in the provision of services in Kansas and targets activities to improve the health of all women, infants, and their families. Find more information at www.kansasmch.org or www.kdheks.gov/bfh. You can also find us on Facebook (Kansas Maternal & Child Health).

Ellis Baptist Church plans mission trip to Kenya

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By CRISTINA JANNEY

Hays Post

Michael Pritchett, his mother, Tricia Pritchett, and Julia Cox all of Ellis Baptist Church pose for a picture during a fundraiser at Arthur’s Pizza in Ellis.

A group from Ellis Baptist Church is about half way to its fundraising goal to send nine church members to Kenya next summer.

The trip has already been in the planning stages for more than a year.

The church has sent members on mission trips before, but in 2018 they will be joining missionaries Josh and Bethany Wormley, who the church is sponsoring, in Eldoret, Kenya, a city of about 290,000 people.

Youth and adults will assist the missionaries with work at a local orphanage and school as well as tasks at a newly formed Bible institute that is training Kenyans to be local ministers.

Although the city does have modern conveniences, such as electricity and common American fast food chains like KFC, it also has much poverty, Chad Pritchett, Ellis Baptist Church pastor, said.

Pritchett is an Army veteran who served in both the Gulf and Iraq wars and has also taken mission trips abroad.

“I have seen the impact of missions on our own children,” he said. “They get to see truly what other countries have, and they are never the same.”

Lauren Pritchett, 19, traveled to Livingstone, Zambia, Africa, about four years ago on a similar mission trip.

“We take a lot of things for granted. They love the Lord and will do whatever He wants them to do,” she said.

Residents in this rural area, which they call the bush, lived in stick huts with leaf roofs with no running water and no electricity. Lauren’s group conducted revivals in the area, and some faithful walked seven miles to come to church.

Lauren was so inspired by her trip she plans to go into the ministry and is considering foreign missions.

“I realized how much God has blessed me and my family. I could see the love God has, and how it could translate over here too,” she said.

Lauren’s mom, Tricia, is also going on the Kenya trip along with Lauren’s brother Michael.

Tricia has never been out of the country. She hopes to share some of Lauren’s experiences.

“This will be my daughter’s third mission trip,” she said. “ Every time she comes back, she is so excited about what she has done and seen. She is changed in her heart and her ministry toward other people.”

Tricia said she is most looking forward to working in the Eldoret orphanage. Their own family adopted one of their children, who is now grown.

Kelly Hansen, 35, a teacher at Ellis’ Washington Elementary School, has been to Africa on multiple mission trips. She has taught in schools and done in-services for local teachers in Africa. After first-grade, most teaching in Kenya is done in English, and most children know both English and local tribal languages.

Leading Bible study for a small group of teen girls has been among her most rewarding activities, she said.

“I have always had joy in my heart for helping someone else grow and change,” she said.

Hansen said the Kenyan people are very hospitable and usually offer tea or food when guests visits. They appreciative when westerners can help with money or physical things, but Hansen learned there were problems she could not solve.

“The Gospel is more than that,” she said. “There were times I couldn’t fix things financially for them. It really laid on my heart that the  Gospel was so much more than that, that eternal salvation is so much more than anything I could give or bring with me.”

Those who wish to give to the mission trip can send checks to Kenya Team, Ellis Baptist Church, PO Box 204, Ellis, KS 67637.

A member of Ellis Baptist Church dressed as a piece of pizza stands outside Arthur’s Pizza in Ellis during a fundraiser for the group’s trip to Kenya.

The church is a 501(c)3, and contributions are tax deductible. The group is selling T-shirts as a fundraiser, will have a soccer camp and plans a fundraising night at Arthur’s Pizza in Ellis on Aug. 31.

HAWVER: Fall off-year elections nonpartisan, for now

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Martin Hawver

We’re getting ready for the first test of a political-season, non-partisan primary election that comes up in August, followed by November’s general, and we’ll see just how non-partisan things stay.

The movement of city, school district and some other elections from spring to the traditional fall season—when for decades Kansans have been looking for that little elephant or donkey on yard signs and on handbills—may be the first chance we have to see whether those nonpolitical local offices are going to become just as political as the races for the Legislature, statewide offices and national offices in even-numbered years.

Both Republicans and Democrats have been doing some campaign seminars for candidates for those nonpartisan seats, maybe just showing candidates how to best organize a campaign, get voters to turn out—and maybe offering up some party activists to assist in those races.

Nothing dramatic yet, but there’s a little background work going on, in which parties can get a look at potential candidates for partisan offices, get a little more background on local issues, or maybe just interest more Kansans in politics and government and public policy.

Oh, and this year’s “off-year” election for nonpartisan offices might well give political parties a chance to become more involved in races without donkeys and elephants and red and blue signs to expand their influence, membership and contributions and such.

Now, this year, everything is going to be subtle. There will be candidates for the school district or city council who may, on inquiry, tell you what political party they identify with, after or before they also explain that non-partisan means non-partisan.

But, this is just the first time out with these fall elections, and so expect that those candidates will be a little quiet about what political party they belong to; actually, most issues at the school district and municipal election level aren’t hard political ones—or haven’t been turned into partisan issues…yet. For many voters, they’ll probably be interested in whether the school board candidate has kids in school. For local government seats? It might be whether you want whoever is in charge of storm water drainage to live higher up the hill than you do, with probably less interest on how well the water moves at the bottom of the hill, where your basement is…

Is this spooky? Probably not now.

Remember, the ballots don’t show a party affiliation…at least they don’t this year. But a couple election cycles from now, there might be some interesting nicknames that candidates want on the ballot. Joe “Dem” Smith, or Jack “Rep” Jones?

Now, there are some advantages to the odd-numbered year fall elections. It means that newly elected city council and school board members will not have to jump into the deep end of the pool in putting together a budget for the upcoming fiscal year. It gives those newly elected members some time to figure out just what they need to do, how things work, who’s doing what, and how they’d like to see their unit of government managed.

And…it might give some of those candidates a chance to start a political career that just might wind up in a larger office representing more constituents and larger issues that affect more people.

Or, this could just turn out to be a better way to make sure that county election offices have more time to make sure that they’re ready for the odd-year elections, and it might just provide work every year so that if there are economies in conducting an election, they can be realized.

We probably ought to be watching for the subtle party-affiliation hints, how candidates and parties participate in the campaigns, and just what is the future of “nonpartisan.”

Syndicated by Hawver News Company LLC of Topeka; Martin Hawver is publisher of Hawver’s Capitol Report—to learn more about this nonpartisan statewide political news service, visit the website at www.hawvernews.com

🎥 Library gives tours of historic downtown district

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By CRISTINA JANNEY

Hays Post

The Hays Public Library took people on a trip back in time during historic downtown tours Friday night.

Tours started every half hour from the library and traveled through Hays’ Chestnut District. The original name for Hays’ Main Street was Chestnut Street.

The tour began at the Hays Public Library, which was built in 1911. The Women’s Literary Club, which was organized in 1899, raised money for the library. However, the bulk of the $8,108.25 for the construction of the original library came from a gift from Andrew Carnegie.

A new larger building was constructed in 1968 at a cost of $440,000, and the most recent renovation and addition to the building was completed in 2004 at a cost of $700,000, said Samanthan Dean, adult librarian.

The Wiesner Builging is one of the oldest buildings in the Hays, which was built in 1913 by AA Wiesner.

The Wiesner Building is one of the oldest buildings in the Hays. It was built in 1913 by AA Wiesner, a Volga German. He worked in a couple of grocery stores before borrowing $500 from his uncle to open his own store. He made $2 on his opening day in 1879. The store remained open until 1991.

“One of things I wanted to hit on is I talked to a lot of locals in doing research on these buildings and every single one of the locals I spoke to said this is one of the most iconic buildings they feel in the Chestnut Street District because they remember shopping here when they were kids,” Dean said. “It is one of the buildings they cherish the most and they want to see talked about and preserved.”

The Philip Hardware Store, 719 Main St., was built in 1874. However, it did not become a hardware store until 1896. Before that it housed a U.S. Public Land Office in 1875. The store was operated as a hardware store until 1997. It has been on the National Register of Historic Places since the 1970s.

The Philip Hardware Store, 719 Main St., was built in 1874.

Most downtown Hays business owners were Volga German, but Philip was from Scotland.

Down the block at 715 Main, there was a carpentry store in the 1890s. The fire department was located in that block until 1911. Dr. Hugo Kohl, the army surgeon at Fort Hays, moved to Hays from Victoria and set up his apothecary in that same block in 1894. An apothecary was the drug store of its time, Dean said.

715 Main St. housed Harkins Pharmacy at one time.

Charles Harkins fell in love with the boss’s daughter and would eventually take over the business. The business was originally at 1111 Main before it was moved. Harkins Pharmacy also had a soda fountain and on Saturdays sold banana splits for 29 cents. It was moved to the 715 Main location in 1960s and was closed in 1974.

What is now called the Chestnut Building, 1200 Main, was originally the Lamar Hotel, which was built in 1930 by CW Lamar. The Lamar family had other hotels in the area, and the family worked in and lived in the hotel, Dean said.

Shirley Temple stayed in the building in the 1930s. In 1966, the building was purchased by First National Bank. Hall Street was named for the first president of the First National Bank, Andrew S. Hall. The bank was remodeled into a Williamsburg style building, which is how the exterior appears today. In 1989 the bank changed its name to Emprise Bank.

Downtown Hays Market adds nights at HaysMed

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By CRISTINA JANNEY

Hays Post

The Downtown Hays Market and HaysMed are partnering to offer four additional market days in the HaysMed parking lot.

The first will be from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the west parking lot near the fitness center. The market will be visible from Canterbury Drive.

The market also will be at HaysMed on subsequent third Tuesdays on Aug. 15, Sept. 19 and Oct. 17 also from 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Stephanie Howie, fitness director at the Center for Health Improvement, said the partnership was born out of HaysMed’s wellness committee. The hospital wanted to make fresh fruits and vegetables more accessible to its associates, their families and patients’ families.

Sara Bloom, executive director of Downtown Hays Development Corp., said she took the idea to the market vendors, and they overwhelmingly supported the project.

“We are very excited to partner with Hays Med and to better serve the Hays community in this way,” Bloom said.

The market is also open to the general public on the additional nights, which Bloom said gives the public another opportunity to shop with local vendors.

“It helps us meet our mission and helps people in the community too,” Howie said. “It is a win-win.”

 

Friends of the Library book sale this weekend

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The Friends of the Hays Public Library will have a book sale today through Sunday in the Schmidt Gallery of the library. Times will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.

The Friends group will be selling donated books that do not fit into the group’s bookstore on the ground floor of the library.

All proceeds from the sale will go back to the library.

For more information, call the library at 785-625-9014.

Hays Area Children’s Center sets carnival for July 25

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Come support the Hays Area Children’s Center at their annual Carnival on Tuesday, July 25 at the Hays Area Children’s Center.

The carnival will feature the Nex-Tech Express, a bubble station (from the Splish Splash Bubble Dash), bouncy house, duck pond, bean bag toss, and much more.

Admission is free to this event. Tickets are $1 for five tickets or 25 cents for per ticket. All proceeds benefit children with developmental delays, disabilities and early education.

St. Joseph Catholic Church launches new app

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By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post

St. Joseph Catholic Church is making a new venture into the tech age.

St. Joseph, which has 775 families, released a church app this week that not only allows parishioners to seek online news but to make their tithes online.

WeShare allows parishioners to schedule reoccurring tithes or a one-time donation from their bank accounts or credit cards. Parishioners can also donate to special missions or projects such as the food pantry or the rectory renovation project.

Parishioners can also access WeShare at https://stj-church.weshareonline.org/.

The app was built by Liturgical Publications Incorporated and is a new trend in religious life.

Millennials as well as older adults are connecting more through smartphones, and the app gives parishioners another way to connect to the church, Kevin Rupp, St. Joseph administrative assistant, said.

One of the first things that drew the church to the app was its ability to offer daily readings and connect liturgical ministers on mobile. The app allows liturgists to look up their readings for mass and find subs if they need them.

It also includes pictures of staff, mass times, contact information and the parish’s bulletin.

Rupp said the app will allow the parish to get news to its parishioners faster.

Now the bulletin has to be sent out of for publishing and is available to the parish on Sundays. With the new app, news can be published on the parish’s website or app immediately.

The app has a prayer request button that will send out requests to all of the parish’s prayer warriors.

The church will continue to have its regular printed bulletin, and Rupp said he doubted online giving will make the collection plate obsolete.

Although the apps the company St. Joseph has been working with have been for Catholic churches, Rupp said he thought other congregations would likely move to their own apps as well.

The app is so new the church has not received much feedback yet, but the little it has received has been positive, Rupp said.

The new app can be downloaded for free. For iPhones, text stjoehays01 to 555888. For Android, text stjoehays02 to 555888.

Information on the app and WeShare can also be found on the parish’s website or Facebook page.

Holy Family completing two construction projects this summer

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By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post

A new concrete parking lot is being laid at Holy Family Elementary School.

Holy Family Elementary School is working to complete two significant construction projects this summer.

The first is a $108,000 project to replace the windows on the south side of the school. The windows were metal-rimmed and single-paned.

During the winter so much heat radiated through the windows on the south side of the building, the rooms would reach temperatures of 80 to 90 degrees, and the school had to run the air conditioner, Rachel Wentling, principal, said.

The new windows are more energy efficient and include escape windows on both floors of the building. The old windows dated back to 1956 when the building was constructed.

Old exterior of the school.

 

In addition, metal sheeting that had covered the exterior of the building was replaced with new stucco, and interior south walls that were covered with ceiling tiles were remodeled.

Wentling said school leaders hope the renovations will help make the rooms more comfortable for students and staff, save on utility costs and be more aesthetically pleasing.

Work is almost done on the window project. The school’s maintenance crew has worked on some of the interior finishes, which has saved the school money.

The renovations were paid for with capital funds the school’s leadership has been setting aside for just such work.

New exterior of the school.

Wentling said she hopes the north windows can be done next year. The north wind blows on those single-pane windows, making that side of the school cold during the winter.

Parish leadership also decided to complete work on east parking lot and playground area at Holy Family this summer. That work began June 26.

An asphalt parking lot is being replaced with concrete. The fence around the playground and parking lot is being replaced with new black, powder-coated chain link, which Wentling said she also hopes will improve the exterior aesthetics of the school.

Interior of a classroom after the window replacement.

The school decided to replace its preschool playground equipment during the construction. Half  of the cost was paid for through capital funds and half from the home school organization.

The equipment had not been replaced in about 15 years, and the school was spending a significant amount to replace plastic pieces that were cracking and breaking.

The new equipment is divided into two sections with stepping stones in between them.

The concrete portion of the project should be done by the end of July, and the fence should be up before school starts in August.

“The inside of our school is so well maintained for a building that was built in 1956. The things that occur on the inside of our building are just fantastic — the faith formation, the education, the social engagements. All the lovely things that you want for a school occur within our walls …” Wentling said.

Dirt work being done on the east side of the school.

“But the outside of our school did not reflect what was going on on the inside, so I feel like when we are all finished with everything, we are going to have a building to be proud of that is really going to be reflecting what is going on on the inside.”

Ellis Railroad Museum seeks donations to fix vandalized train

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By CRISTINA JANNEY

Hays Post

ELLIS—The Ellis Railroad Museum is trying to assess its losses after someone damaged its BK&E miniature train Saturday.

Some of the windows were broken out and someone placed wood and debris under the cars, so the train derailed when staff tried to move it.

The museum will not know the exact amount of damage until volunteers get deeper into repairs, but Glen Keller, museum president and coordinator, said repairs could cost as much as $5,000.

A representative of the Ellis Police Department said police have no leads on who may have caused the damage. Anyone with information on the case is asked to call the EPD at 785-726-4141. Tips will be taken anonymously.

Many members of Ellis have put time and effort into maintaining the train, and the crime has been a significant blow to both the museum and the community.

“This kind of thing is devastating,” Keller said. “So many people make this work. Some are not even alive anymore. I hate to see that type of thing happen.”

The train is a scale model of an Arrow built by GMC. The miniature was built by Ottaway Amusements in Wichita and became a part of the Ellis collection in 1993.

The museum has insurance, but does not know due to the deductible if any of the cost of the repairs will be covered. Money will likely have to be diverted from other maintenance projects on the train.

The museum is taking donations for repairs. Anything raised above what is needed to fix the vandalism damage will be used for other train projects.

If you wish to donate to the restoration of the train, you can mail checks to the Ellis Railroad Museum at PO Box 82, Ellis, KS 67637.

 

 

Friends of Library book sale set for this weekend

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The Friends of the Hays Public Library will have a book sale Thursday through Sunday in the Schmidt Gallery of the library. Times will be 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.

The Friends group will be selling donated books that do not fit into the group’s bookstore on the ground floor of the library.

All proceeds from the sale will go back to the library.

For more information, call the library at 785-625-9014.

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