The Heartland Community Foundation, which serves Ellis, Rooks and Trego Counties, has relocated to an office suite at the Chestnut Building in downtown Hays. The foundation joins two other nonprofits in the building, which is located at 1200 Main St.

Also relocating to the Chestnut Building is the Downtown Hays Development Corporation. “We welcome you to stop in and enjoy a cup of coffee while we show off our beautiful new space located right on the first floor,” said DHDC Executive Director Sara Bloom.

HCF was previously housed in the Hays Welcome Center, 2700 Vine. DHDC was located in the 100 block of West 12th, just a block west of its new locale.

“It is going to be a dynamic environment full of nonprofit synergy,” added HCF Executive Director Sandy Jacobs.

With assets totaling more than $3.1 million, the community foundation helps donors pursue their charitable interests and supports local organizations through its competitive grants program. During the 2018 fiscal year, HCF awarded $353,581 in competitive grants among the three counties in its service area. Applications for the upcoming fall grant cycle will open on September 15.

Learn more about the Heartland Community Foundation at www.heartlandcommunityfoundation.org.

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DGHF

LOGAN – Within each of our communities and counties there is an endless list of wants and needs. We strategize, set priorities and start work on having our projects come to life. But along the way we get slowed down by the need to raise funds.

To learn more about raising funds, in particular crowd funding and capital campaigns, plan to participate in a free one-hour webinar hosted by the Dane G. Hansen Foundation and K-State Research and Extension on Tuesday, August 14, at 6:30 p.m.

Josie Hammer with JenRuss Freelance will be sharing information on crowd funding and Betty Johnson, of Betty Johnson & Associates and Nancy Wolff, of the Harvey Nonprofit Development, will share on capital campaigns.

To register for “Crown Funding and Capital Campaigns” email Nadine Sigle at [email protected]. Upon registration a link will be sent. The webinar will be recorded and stored on the Dane G. Hansen website under the Northwest Initiatives tab.

For further details please contact Sigle.

DCC

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.

HAYSMED

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.

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.