Grow Hays and the Fort Hays State University Small Business Development Center are holding a short course on Value Acceleration at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, at BriefSpace, 219 W. 10th.
Guest speaker — FHSU SBDC’s Rick Feltenberger — will lead participants through the process by focusing the approach on building a business with characteristics that drive value, and integrating the owner’s personal and financial objectives into it now.
The first 10 paid registrations will receive a free copy of the groundbreaking book “Walking to Destiny: 11 Actions an Owner MUST Take to Rapidly Grow Value and Unlock Wealth.”
Contact Ernee Sly at (785) 628-3102 to register for the event.
Memories of Earl and Nonie Field, and their gift to Fort Hays State University – the largest gift in university history – were celebrated today in a news conference in the Memorial Union, attended by almost 200 people.
The Fields, childhood sweethearts, lifelong citizens of Hays and devoted alumni and supporters of Fort Hays State, made an extraordinary gift to FHSU in their estate plans.
“Nonie passed away in 2009 and Earl in 2013,” said Jason Williby, president and CEO of the FHSU Foundation.
“At the time of Earl’s passing, their estate gift to Fort Hays State University was valued at approximately $20 million. Their gift is unequivocally life-changing for our students, but it is also the largest single gift ever made to FHSU,” he said.
“The Fields Estate gift will be counted toward FHSU’s Journey campaign and will support student scholarships in perpetuity for the areas of art, athletics and music.”
FHSU President Emeritus Edward H. Hammond told the story of the Fields’ love for each other and for the college they attended.
FHSU President Emeritus Edward H. Hammond told the story of the Fields’ love for each other and for the college they attended, which became Fort Hays State University. It was the love story he learned during the 26 years that he knew the Fields.
“Higher education was always a very high priority for the Fields,” said Hammond. “Earl graduated in 1937 with degrees in economics and business and married Nonie a year later.”
The Fields started their adventure in life together with Earl as a teller for First National Bank of Hays and Nonie as a teacher. One of their true loves became Fort Hays State University, which Earl served as board member and president of the FHSU Alumni Association and a leader of the Tiger Half Century Club.
Hammond recounted that Earl Field, with Nonie’s support, built the Field Abstract and Title Co., Hays, and operated it from 1946 until he retired in 1979. He also served as chairman of the board for Heritage Savings Association and Heritage Financial Corp., Hays, and was president and chairman of the board for Farmers State Bank.
Together, Hammond said, they received the university’s Distinguished Service Award, served as members of the university’s first Capital Campaign Committee, were members of the Tiger Athlete Difference Makers, and in 1991 were inducted into the Tiger Sports Hall of Fame.
“Earl and Nonie did most things as a couple, but a couple with different interests,” said Hammond. “For Earl it was athletics, and for Nonie it was art and music.”
“It’s difficult to put into words the impact the Fields have had on the Hays community and Fort Hays State University,” said Curtis Hammeke, FHSU director of athletics.
“Earl and Nonie loved this university and realized that scholarships were the lifeline for the future. They didn’t anticipate that tuition and educational costs would do anything but rise over the years, and they wanted to assist in providing scholarships that would keep pace.”
Adam Flax is one of 164 students who have already benefitted from Fields scholarships.
Adam Flax is one of 164 students who have already benefitted from Fields scholarships.
“I was born and raised right here in Hays, Kansas, and am currently finishing my senior year as a music education major,” said Flax. “I have been fortunate to live in a community that holds music and the arts in great esteem – Fort Hays State University being no exception. I would like to thank the Fields on behalf of myself and so many others for allowing us the chance to not only grow and share our talents, but to keep music and the arts as an integral part of Fort Hays State University.”
Current FHSU President Tisa Mason wrapped up the conference by touching on the Fields’ monumental act of generosity and the beautiful legacy that they have left at Fort Hays State.
“We could not be more appreciative and delighted to honor the lives of Earl and Nonie Field,” said President Mason. “The impact that their charitable gift will have on the lives of current and future Tigers at Fort Hays State University is incredible. Earl and Nonie are giving educational opportunity to students in need, to students who often must work multiple jobs, and to students who might not otherwise be able to afford to attend college.”
“I only wish that Earl and Nonie could see the faces and genuine joy of the students who will benefit from their gift,” she said.
Gifts to Fort Hays State University are 100-percent tax deductible. To learn more about the Fort Hays State University Foundation, and how you can support FHSU, visit https://foundation.fhsu.edu/ or contact the office at 785-628-5620 or by email to [email protected].
On Saturday, Thomas More Prep-Marian and Hays High School Student Councils teamed up to host a TMP-M versus HHS Faculty/Staff basketball game to raise funds for the Hays ARC Park.
Along with the basketball game, the event consisted of a student dunk contest and Hays Police Department versus Hays Fire Department three-point shooting contest. The game was a close and entertaining game, and TMP-M came out victorious. The winner of the dunk contest was HHS student Trey Adams and TMP-M student Jack Johnson took runner-up. For the three-point contest, the Hays Fire Department came out on top with Travis Hageman making six three pointers over the HPD’s Kyle Comstock with four three pointers.
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The fundraising goal between both schools was $4,000 and, by the end of the evening, the grand total fundraised was $4,323. Since the goal was met, TMP-M Principal, Chad Meitner and HHS teacher and girls basketball coach Alex Hutchins received a pie in the face.
“Both student councils groups would like to thank everyone who participated in the event as well as those who donated both time and money,” TMP-M said in a news release.
Gregory Ray Martinez III, age 21, passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, in rural Wichita County, Kansas.
Greg was born May 22, 1997, in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Gregory R. Martinez, Jr. & Jacki Hilburn. An employee of Seaboard Industries, he was a lifetime resident of Leoti, Kansas.
Greg was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Leoti, Kansas and was a 2018 graduate of Northwest Kansas Technical College in Goodland, Kansas.
Greg’s surviving family includes-
His father and step mother-
Gregory & Sheryl Martinez, Jr.-Leoti, Kansas
His grandparents-
Isabel Clark-Garden City, Kansas
Ken Clark-Leoti, Kansas
Gene & Doris Langdon-Leoti, Kansas
Numerous uncles, aunts and cousins
His grandparents, Gregerio & Josephine Martinez precedehim in death.
Vigil services will be held at 9:30 am Monday, April 15, 2019, at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Leoti, Kansas.
Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 am Monday, April 15, 2019 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Leoti, Kansas with Father Tim Hickey presiding.
Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery in Marienthal, Kansas
Friends may call from 1:00 pm until 8:00 pm Sunday at Price & Sons Funeral Home in Leoti, Kansas.
Memorials may be given to the Greg Martinez III Memorial Fund in care of the funeral home.
Condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at priceandsons.com
Barry David Walker, 47, was born on May 16, 1971 in Wheatridge, Colorado. He passed away on April 5, 2019 in Northglenn, Colorado. Barry graduated from Lake County High School in Leadville, Colorado.
He had a passion for both hunting and fishing. Barry’s favorite holiday was the 4th of July. He was the “firework expert” of Selden, Kansas. Barry loved spending time with his family and friends.
Barry was preceded in death by his brother, Brian and grandparents: Dorman and Carol Hill and Mahlon and Gladys Walker. He is survived by his parents, Ellis and Gloria Walker of Selden, Kansas; brother, Todd Walker of Selden, Kansas; sister, Luann Walker of Norton, Kansas and numerous uncles, aunts and cousins.
Memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at 11:00 am at the United Methodist Church in Selden. Inurnment will follow at Selden Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Pauls Funeral Home to help with expenses.
Nickalaus Dale Leiker, 37, passed away April 9, 2019 in Great Bend. He was born January 3, 1982 at Denver, Colorado to Bradley & Patricia (Davis) Leiker.
Survivors include, his mother, Patricia McCartney; his wife, Ronda S. Leiker; one daughter, Jazmin Leiker; two stepsons, Clayton and Ray; three brothers, Paul Leiker and his wife Rebecca, Anthony Leiker and William Leiker; and one sister, Elizabeth Daniels. He was preceded in death by his father, Bradley Leiker.
There will be no visitation as cremation has taken place and services will be held at a later date.
Memorials are suggested to the Nickalaus Leiker Funeral Expense Fund, in care of Bryant Funeral Home.
Deborah Nadine Cobb, 68, passed away April 9, 2019 at her home in Great Bend. She was born January 27, 1951 at Belvidere, to Donald & Nellie (Hembree) Cobb.
Deborah had been a long-time Haviland resident and homemaker. She liked to listen to classical music, read, paint and draw. She especially loved to have tea parties with her grandkids and read to each of them.
Survivors include, one son, Garrison Cobb and his wife Brittaney of Great Bend; one brother, Grant Cobb and one sister, LaDonna Herman, both of Missouri; and six grandchildren, Christopher Avery, Adalynn Cobb, Daniel Lewis, MaKynna Lewis, Teigan Cobb and Brinley Cobb. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Cremation has taken place and Private Family Services will be held at a later date.
Memorials are suggested to the Deborah Cobb Funeral Expense Fund, in care of Bryant Funeral Home.
The Hays Fire Department will be inspecting and flow testing fire hydrants on Fri., April 12, 2019 in the area of Hall St. to Fort St. between 27th St. and 16th St. also from Main St. to Vine St. between 21st St. and 12th St.
This is part of a coordinated effort by the City of Hays to inspect all fire hydrants in the city and flush all water mains annually.
Approximately 1,100 students from 67 schools are expected for the Fort Hays State University Department of Art and Design’s 45th annual High School Art Exhibition on Wednesday, April 17, in Gross Memorial Coliseum.
Students will also participate in a sidewalk chalk competition and can attend demonstrations in Rarick Hall hosted by art and design students and faculty.
The exhibit will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to noon.
The following Thomas More Prep-Marian students received a I Rating at the Regional Music Festival and will now compete in the State Festival on April 27 at Southeast of Saline.
Paul Brull – I Rating
Cameron Rozean – I Rating
Nick Herrman – I Rating
Jessica Herrman – I Rating
Alexandra Herrman – I Rating
Madelyn Seiler – I Rating
Maggie Baalmann – I Rating
John Wasinger – I Rating
Saxophone Quartet (Lane Werth, Grant Ginther, Braden Manhart, Jadyn Gottschalk) — I Rating
Low Brass Quartet (R. J. Whitmer, Kade Urban, Connor Staab, Sophia Balthazor) — I Rating
Pop Singer Girls Ensemble – I Rating
Pop Singer Boys Ensemble – I Rating
DOWNS — The Downs Arts Council invites the public to share in the magic of storytelling through education. The Kansas Storytelling Festival opens on Friday afternoon, April 27, and closes Saturday evening, April 28.
The Kansas Storytelling Festival offers one graduate hour of college credit to certified teachers and librarians through Friends University. Workshop sessions are part of the college credit requirements. These sessions are designated as opportunities to learn from professionals and are open to all Festival attendees.
This year’s workshops are designed to grow your awareness of storytelling techniques and build confidence in your own creativity!
Bill Harley – A Love of Story
This workshop focuses on the connections between two aspects of Bill’s work: storytelling and writing. Students who can tell a story are often the ones with stronger reading and writing skills. Bill will offer his insights on the connection between oral fluency and literacy giving teachers a better understanding of how and why storytelling is an essential teaching tool. With a simple hands-on experience in telling stories, this session will be fun, educational and inspirational.
Ed Stivender – StoryLab
Under the direction of Dr. Francelia Butler of the University of Connecticut, Ed has developed this workshop for performers, teachers, and librarians. This introduction to the craft includes the 5 rules for success, as well as practical suggestions for getting started. In the course of our explanation, issues of censorship, oral tradition, environment and bombing on stage will be discussed. Practical tips for preparing and presentation will be also discussed.
Geraldine Buckley – Uniting Hearts – The Power of Personal Stories
This workshop is for anyone who wants to change people’s lives through story. It explores the power of personal stories and humor as outreach tools and instructs in shaping a personal story. Part lecture and part group discussion with an interactive element.
Megan Hicks – Stories UnFolding with the Origami Swami
The Origami Swami, demystifies this ancient folk art for children and adults — for recreation, as STEM curriculum enhancement, and as professional development for librarians, teachers, and entertainers. This workshop is a happy marriage of storytelling and paper folding. Participants learn simple stories whose plots provide cues to the folding sequences of equally simple – but very cool – origami models. No experience – telling or folding – is required.
Simple steps for Enrollment:
1. Submit an Application by clicking on the link located atwww.friends.edu/edworkshops Submitting this form activates you as a student, and allows you to enroll for any desired workshop. Complete this step now, so that you may register later! For those of you who are tech savvy, you may select the Online Application for Graduate Workshop Attendance link to either establish yourself as a newcomer to Friends OR re-activate your account for the term in order to allow enrollment. For those feeling somewhat technologically challenged, feel free to complete the Paper Application for Graduate Workshop Attendance and hit “submit.” Either choice will work! Mention on this form if you are interested in knowing more about the Master’s degree program or call us.
2. Register and Pay, after submitting either an online or paper Application. If you are a returning student, please wait 1 business day for your account to be updated. After 24 hours, you can register and pay for any workshop. If you are a new student, please wait 2-3 business days to receive a reply email which will provide your login and password information. Once you receive this information, you can register and pay. If you need assistance, call us at 316-295-5516.
With Friends University, Kansas Storytelling Festival invites teachers and librarians to enroll in Storytelling in Education Special Opportunity: Graduate College Credit. “This is an opportunity to pick up one graduate credit hour while attending the Festival and enjoying all the fun of the weekend,” said Glennys Doane, KSF Chair. “The Kansas Storytelling Festival brings five nationally-renowned storytellers each providing workshops for graduate college credit,” said Doane.
For other details of enrolling for college credit at the Festival, call (785)454-6648.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Trump administration regulation set to go into effect Friday bars transgender people from the military unless they “correct those deficiencies,” a description the American Medical Association said Thursday is unfair and defies science.
The AMA told The Associated Press on Thursday the policy and its wording mischaracterizes transgender people as having a “deficiency.” It said it also objects to the Defense Department classifying the need to transition to another gender among “administratively disqualifying conditions” that include those the Pentagon has labeled as “congenital or developmental defects.”
The new regulation strips transgender troops of rights they only recently secured under the Obama administration to serve openly and receive care if they choose to transition to another gender.
The Defense Department said its use of the words “deficiencies” is military lingo for when an individual fails to meet standards to maintain a lethal force. It is not a reference to gender dysphoria, a condition of extreme distress from not identifying with one’s biological gender, Lt. Col. Carla Gleason said.
The department says transgender people can serve if they remain in their biological sex.
“The only thing deficient is any medical science behind this decision,” American Medical Association President Dr. Barbara L. McAneny said.
Decorated Army helicopter pilot Lindsey Muller was a plaintiff in one of four lawsuits that tried to block the policy from taking effect. But the final legal injunction was lifted in March, though new legal challenges are expected.
Muller said she and other transgender troops feel demoralized.
“Under our ethical standards, we can’t say anything derogatory against the administration, while we are being presented in a disparaging and derogatory light,” said Muller, 37, who is based in Fort Carson, Colorado.
Troops like Muller, who began openly identifying as a woman in 2016, are worried they will be discharged. The administration says it will not boot current service members who transitioned before the Pentagon issued its directive, though the government has also said it retains the right to eliminate that protection.
Muller said the policy will cost the armed forces far more in terms of losing experienced personnel like herself and training replacements than any costs associated with specialized health care for trans servicemembers. She plans to retire from the military next year after serving 20 years.
Under the new policy, a service member can be discharged based on a diagnosis of gender dysphoria if he or she is “unable or unwilling to adhere to all applicable standards, including the standards associated with his or her biological sex, or seeks transition to another gender.”
It said the discharge should come after an individual “has been formally counseled on his or her failure to adhere to such standards and has been given an opportunity to correct those deficiencies.”
The policy calls for troops diagnosed with gender dysphoria to be medically evaluated before discharging them to see if they qualify as having a disability. Otherwise gender dysphoria can be considered a “condition that interferes with military service” like sleep walking, bed wetting, motion sickness, and personality disorders.
“They can dress it up in whatever words they want, but when you carefully look at this it’s total disrespect for these human beings by saying a core piece of them is not acceptable,” former acting U.S. Army Surgeon General Gale Pollock said.
Pollock signed a statement with three former U.S. surgeons general and two former military surgeons general, saying they are “troubled by the Defense Department’s characterization of the need to undergo gender transition as a ‘deficiency,’ and by the addition of gender dysphoria to official lists of ‘congenital or developmental defects’ that include bed-wetting and ‘disturbances of perception, thinking, emotional control, or behavior.'”
An estimated 14,700 troops identify as transgender.
Military chiefs testified before Congress last year that they found no problems with transgender troops on morale or unit cohesion. Many have received medals since the armed forces welcomed them in 2016.
Transgender troops say the regulation mirrors the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that prohibited gay men and women from serving openly in the armed forces before Congress repealed it in 2010.
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