Book Review: All and Sundry – Uncollected Work 2004-2009    (Author Paul Hornschemeier)

All and Sundry, perhaps more than any previous collection of Hornschemeier’s work, demonstrates the variety and depth of the artist’s interests and pursuits, and invites an examination of the entirety of his process, from first fevered scrawl to final, pristine brush line.

Though I understand that there are many out there who do not like the “workbook” approach but I find they are very useful in new discoveries. Paul Hornschimeier’s work is so intriguing in these little snippets and bits I am definitely going to look for his completed works.

Great introductory book to a wonderful artist!

4 out of 5 stars.

Marleah Augustine is the Adult Department Librarian at the Hays Public Library

You can see more of her blog here https://hayspubliclibrary.wordpress.com

 

 

Library Events August 19- August 25

Monday, Aug. 19

10:00 AM Storytime- Children

11:00 AM Storytime- Children

4:00 – 4:40 PM Bal-A-Vis-X (pre-register at www.hayspublib.org or call 785-625-591)- Children

6:00 PM Movie Monday: feature film “Corpo Celeste”- Adult

6:30 PM Storytime- Children

Tuesday, Aug. 20

10:00 AM Storytime- Children

11:00 AM Storytime- Children

4:00 PM Mini Mights- Children

6:00 PM Line Dancing- Adult

Wednesday, Aug 21

10:00 AM Storytime- Children

10:00 AM Hora De Leer en Espanol- Children

10:45 AM Lapsit- Children

12:00 PM Feed & Film- Adult

3:30 PM Extreme Bingo-Young Adult (YA)

4:00 PM Kids in the Kitchen: Won-ton treats-Children

4:00 – 4:40 PM Bal-A-Vis-X (pre-register at www.hayspublib.org or call 785-625-591)- Children

6:30 PM Tea and Trouble: A Cozy Mystery Book Club

Thursday, Aug. 22

9:00 AM CKLS Meeting

10:00 AM Storytime- Children

11:00 AM Digital Storytime- Children

3:30 PM Make-n-Take- YA

4:00 PM Back to School Party: How to Eat Fried Worms- Children

6:00 PM Creative Writing Group- Adult

6:00 PM Computer Class- Adult

6:30 PM ESL Discussion Group

Friday, Aug. 23

10:00 AM Cre-8-tive Moments- Music Sparks with JoAnn Jordan

11:00 AM Storytime: Special guest author Michelle Goldsberry- Children

4:00 PM Movie and Snack- YA

6:30 PM Gallery Walk- FHSU Graduate Student Art in the Schmidt Gallery

Sunday Aug. 25

2:00 PM Guest Author Tammy Zimmerman featuring her book “Blinded by His Shadow”

As Kansas Republican and Democratic Mayors Speak Out On Immigration Reform, Congressman Yoder Refuses to Consider Solutions

Thirty-two Kansas Mayors are urging Kansas’s congressional delegation – including Congressman Kevin Yoder – to support immigration reform – but as always, Congressman Yoder is refusing to consider solutions to fix our country’s immigration system, working instead to block immigration reform in Congress.

That’s why the Kansas Democratic Party is calling on Congressman Yoder to answer Kansas mayors and explain what steps he will take to reform our country’s broken immigration system.

“Congressman Yoder needs to stop following Kris Kobach’s extremist agenda and start listening to Kansas mayors in his own district who want our immigration system fixed,” said Jason Perkey, Executive Director or the Kansas Democratic Party. “Republican and Democratic mayors across our state sent a clear message that they are fed up with CongressmanYoder’s obstruction, inaction and refusal to consider solutions to fix our immigration system which is threatening Kansas’s economy. Congressman Yoder owes our mayors, and Kansas families, an answer to exactly what steps he is going to take to start fixing our immigration system. “

BACKGROUND:

32 Kansas Mayors Urged Immigration Reform. “Saying they are deeply concerned, 32 Kansas mayors signed a letter Wednesday urging the state’s congressional delegation to support immigration reform efforts that allow their economies to grow and protect the quality of life of its citizens.” [Associated Press, 8/14/13]

Congressman Yoder “can’t support the comprehensive immigration bill.” “The two-term congressman concluded that he can’t support the comprehensive immigration bill that’s passed the Senate” [Kansas City Star, 7/8/13]

NYT: “Republicans in House Resist Overhaul for Immigration.” “Meeting for the first time as a group to hash out their approach to immigration, House Republicans on Wednesday came down overwhelmingly against a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws […] The House also does not intend to move very quickly, and some Republicans are wary of passing any measure at all that could lead to negations with the Senate, talks that could add pressure to the House to consider a broader plan.” [New York Times, 7/10/13]

Senator Marco Rubio Warned of Executive Order of Congress Failed to Act on Immigration Reform. “If Congress doesn’t pass a comprehensive immigration reform law in the next year then President Barack Obama might be ‘tempted’ to legalize 11 million undocumented immigrants by executive order, Sen. Marco Rubio said Tuesday morning. Stalling on Capitol Hill might force the president’s hand, the Florida Republican said. That could result in a mass legalization of undocumented immigrants without any of the reforms included in the Senate-passed immigration bill that Rubio played a key role in writing and negotiating.” [Politico, 8/13/13]

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Given that the First Amendment precludes the government from being an actual “watchdog on news media,” who else steps in to call the news media to account?

In today’s world, increasingly it is citizen- critics or organizations outside of mainstream journalism, empowered by the Web’s ability for two-way conversations and comments, and by independence from past restraints of expensive printing presses and broadcast machinery.
Free-standing journalism reviews at one time also helped fill the role, but their numbers are down. The idea of press councils to review and judge press performance still exists, though the real numbers are miniscule.
But there’s one more approach, present in about 25 news organizations: An in-house public critic, the ombudsman. In various ways and formats, those ombudsmen – down from 40 such positions just a few years ago — tackle complaints, evaluate newsgathering and arbitrate claims of misreporting, distortion and even the absence of coverage.
Sometimes called “reader advocate” or “public editor,” the idea of an on-the-payroll, independent reviewer is a relatively new concept in the United States – about a half-century in its current form.
Their very-public presence means correcting faults in public. Whistleblowers exist in many kinds of businesses, but rarely are they paid to operate in plain view from the start – which can result in some very-public spats.
Case in point: The current flap inside National Public Radio over a 2011 report critical of South Dakota’s state-funded efforts that relocated what the report said was a surprisingly high number of Native American children into foster care. NPR ombudsman Edward Schumacher-Matos spent more than a year checking the report and found that it was “fundamentally flawed,” according to a story posted on NPR’s online news site.
The original NPR report said state authorities appeared to disregard the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, which favors placing Native American children with relatives or other Native American families before other options – and may have done so because of cultural bias and to gain increased federal aid to support such placements, involving as much as $100 million.
Both Schumacher-Matos and NPR News agree that figure isn’t correct. But they disagree over the tone of some of the report, and whether state officials’ views were properly represented. In the end, the ombudsman’s 80-page critique may well be more significant for opining on a story missed or underreported than about factual errors.
NPR’s management stands by the story’s essentials, while conceding some mistakes. But, “I had a gnawing sense that the real issue was deeper than the story,” Schumacher-Matos wrote.
The ombudsman wrote that “… the centrally relevant matter of child neglect is simply dismissed. That many of the foster decisions, meanwhile, are in fact made by the tribes’ own independent judges goes unreported altogether. The crucial context of social ills and a crisis of Indian family breakdowns on the state’s reservations are also all but missing.”
Disagreements over the scope and focus of news reports are the daily stuff of news meetings and editor-correspondent discussion – but all of that generally takes place in private. The NPR situation affords a unique peek into the somewhat messy process of newsgathering and reporting, replete with individual judgment calls and editing decisions. Such a real view contrasts with what some see as a monolithic news media machine, where political views guide each and every move and shape every story.
Notable also is that no government-based review board or state appointed “truth judge” will rule on the NPR situation, leaving it up to the public to decide with their eyes and ears.
Newsrooms large and small have been battered by economic hardship and traditional audiences have been splintered by new ways of getting information. What’s left to sustain a free press is a focus on credibility – fair and truthful reporting — that surveys and polls say the public wants.
More news operations should provide for the kind of public follow-up and self- critique that NPR engaged in, both for the sake of accuracy and to sustain a free press. By holding itself accountable with the same vigor the news media employs on others, we will have the credible “watchdog on government” that the nation’s Founders envisioned.
Gene Policinski is chief operating officer of the Newseum Institute and senior vice president of its First Amendment Center.

Email him at [email protected].

The views and opinions expressed in this post are solely those of the author. These views and opinions do not represent those of Hays Post and/or any/all contributors to this site. 

 

By Bart J. Allen

I’ve driven a lot in my life, nearly a million miles more or less. In all that driving, one thing I’d see from time to time was that the highway patrol had set up signs along the highway announcing a drug checkpoint ahead. My impression was always that it was a primitive endeavor in psychological warfare with drug runners. Unfortunately, this amusing pastime for cops, which presumably doesn’t affect law-abiding citizens, has taken an ominous turn.

While running down I-70 recently, I’ve come across these signs, only they have added some more words. Now they’re drug and currency checkpoints. Yep. They want to know how much money you have in your pocket and if they don’t like your answer they take it, simple as that. Great incentive program.

Incidentally, they don’t prosecute you. They just keep the money. I guess the only step left is to make sure you have your traveling papers in order.

For those that are unaware of this mindless tool in the failed drug war, this is how it works. You’re driving with a ton of drugs and money. All of a sudden, you see a hastily thrown up sign announcing a drug and currency checkpoint ahead. Coincidentally, they put these in front of exits to nowhere. The Flint Hills is a particularly good spot.

Since you have all these drugs, your first thought is to pull of at this handy exit, except that’s where the checkpoint is. And since the exit goes literally nowhere, the simple act of getting off at the exit constitutes probable cause for searching you and your vehicle. Remember this if you are ever pulling off to take a emergency leak. This excuse is not on the list of accepted reasons to get off the public highway and exit you funded with your taxes.

Of course, my first thought when I see these signs is that it’s impossible to pull over all of the traffic on I-70, either practically or legally, so it’s obviously a BS ruse to cause you to initiate some sort of behavior, other than total panic that causes a crash, which gives them a reason to toss out the constitution, like taking the first exit. I’ve always considered it a voluntary program, designed to keep NSA updated on my whereabouts, in case I don’t have my phone on, since only a moron would pull off.

I’ve known a few college kids to fall for it. I also know a guy that runs real weed up and down I-70. He tells me he appreciates them announcing their location like that, in case he wants to stop and take an emergency leak and inadvertently pulls off at one of these exits. Not only that, he knows at least one less cop is patrolling the road, where all the drug runners are. All in all, he sees it as very considerate of them.

I didn’t think that, on the whole, it really affected regular people, with brains and without drugs, but I guess that’s changed since “terrorism” has arrived. Now we have to be saved from ourselves.

You may not have drugs, but people who make their money living on the road tend to carry large amounts of cash, for very basic, practical reasons. In fact, we all carry some amount of cash. How much is too much to have without having the proper documentation on hand, and then they simply take it? After all, it’s been proven time and again that nearly all money in this country is contaminated by minute drug residue.

It turns out that you and I are criminals and we don’t even know it. Thank God we have these warriors of truth and justice to randomly single us out and take our money when we have more than they think we should. Seig Heil, Y’all.

 

The views and opinions expressed in this post are solely those of the author. These views and opinions do not represent those of the Post News Network and/or any/all contributors to this site. 

 

Congressman Tim Huelskamp announced today that he will be hosting 13 town hall meetings across the state in the upcoming weeks. He has already hosted 41 town halls just this year and is well on his way to his annual goal of a town hall in each of the 63 counties in the “Big First.” During his two and half years in Congress, Huelskamp has already hosted 180 town halls, dozens of telephone town halls, and visited dozens of businesses and groups.

Huelskamp released the following statement regarding the town hall schedule:

“Visiting with you at town halls is one of the highlights of my job as Congressman. Since taking office, I have hosted 180 town halls all across Kansas. And August will be no different. If you are in the area, we would love to see you there.”

Below is the schedule for the August Town Halls. For more information please Click Here

Monday August 19, 2013
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. – Reno County Town Hall

Wednesday August 21, 2013
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – Smith County Town Hall
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Jewell County Town Hall
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Republic County Town Hall

Friday August 23, 2013
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Riley County Town Hall

Tuesday August 27, 2013
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – Finney County Town Hall
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Kearny County Town Hall
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Wichita County Town Hall
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Scott County Town Hall

Wednesday August 28, 2013
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – Seward County Town Hall
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Meade County Town Hall
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. – Clark County Town Hall
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Ford County Town Hall

By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau

What would a sweltering summer day be like without an occasional stop at the local ice cream parlor for a couple of scoops?

Can you imagine eating piping hot chocolate cookies without a frosty glass of milk?

Imagine sipping a buttery glass of chardonnay without a couple of pieces of aged cheddar.

Every day in this great country of ours we have the opportunity to partake of these wholesome, nutritious dairy products; but if there were no dairy farmers, dairy cows or dairy industry, there would be none of these tasty treats.

Dairy products remain a major source of nutrients in our daily diets. If they’re not, they should be.

For example, to find another source for the 300 milligrams of calcium found in either an eight-ounce glass of milk, a cup of yogurt or 1 ½ ounces of natural cheese, the average person would have to graze on eight cups of spinach, six cups of pinto beans or two and one half cups of broccoli, according to the Midwest Dairy Association.

The primary nutrients found in milk and other dairy products are calcium, vitamins A and D, carbohydrates, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, riboflavin and high-quality proteins.

For most Americans, eating healthy, nutritious dairy products is simple. They just stop by their supermarket and purchase the foods they desire. But providing dairy products from this country’s 9 million dairy cows on 49,331 farms isn’t that easy.

U.S. dairy farmers provide an estimated $140 billion annually to this nation’s economy. Dairy farmers help sustain rural America. Even considering this nation’s continuing economic challenges, dairy farmers and companies are a lifeline to 900,000 jobs in this country.

Dairy is local. Dairy farm families are business owners. Every glass of milk and each dairy product produced by these family businesses brings vitality to local and state economies.

As in nearly every sector of the agricultural industry, the United States has more milk production than any other country in the world. This country has six major breeds of dairy cattle: Holstein, Jersey, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Ayrshire and Milking Shorthorn.

Dairy cows begin producing milk after they calf, when they are about two years old. Most cows are milked twice a day in modern milking facilities that incorporate gentle machines attached and removed by dairy farmers.

The average dairy cow weighs about 1,500 pounds and in Kansas produces approximately 8.3 gallons of milk per day. That’s more than 3,029 gallons of milk during a typical year.

Kansas has just fewer than 299 licensed dairy herds and this state’s dairy farms produce 317 million gallons of milk, according to the Midwest Dairy Association. Kansas generates $519 million in milk sales annually.

Today, all milk sold in grocery stores is pasteurized during processing. During pasteurization, milk is briefly heated to a temperature high enough to destroy bacteria without affecting its flavor or food value.

Yes, since the first cow arrived in the Jamestown Colony back in 1611, America’s dairy farmers have been helping provide a healthy, nutritious food product. So fill your glass with milk every day. Dip a couple scoops of vanilla ice cream on that piece of apple pie. Cut another slice of cheese for a summer snack. And give thanks to America’s dairy farmers.

John Schlageck is a leading commentator on agriculture and rural Kansas. Born and raised on a diversified farm in northwestern Kansas, his writing reflects a lifetime of experience, knowledge and passion.

by Rich Pottorff, Doane chief economist & Washington analyst

Members of Congress will need to focus on money matters when they return in September.

Government funding runs out Sept. 30, and the U.S. will reach the debt ceiling by November. Some members of Congress are already talking about shutting down the government unless Congress agrees to bigger cuts in spending.

While no bill has been proposed yet, House leaders are working on a plan that would reduce spending o the food stamp program by $40 billion over 10 years. This is double the saving proposed in the farm bill passed by the House Agriculture Committee.

Supporters of the food stamp program contend that the cuts would cause about 5 million people to lose benefits. Agriculture Secretary Vilsack says that 92 percent of the people receiving food stamps are senior citizens, the disabled, children and the working poor. House members designing the bill say it would tighten eligibility standards and impose new work requirements.

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, is planning to ask for a vote on the food stamp bill right away when Congress returns from the August recess after Labor Day, according to House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson,D-Minn.

He says that whatever the outcome, the Speaker will then appoint conferees to work with members of the Senate to finish the farm bill.

Boehner hopes to get the farm bill completed by the end of September – a tall order since Congress will only be in session for 9 days in September.

Stacy Campbell

K-State Research & Extension

Forages, forages seem to be the buzz word this coming fall. With the drought we have experienced for the last 2 to 4 years depending where you live. Livestock producers need more forage to supplement less grass and hay production.  Last week’s article went over the more traditional options for fall grazing or haying of using small grain cereals or oats, but also there are many other options today with the advent of cover crops in replacing fallow. There are so many different plant species now for cover crops which could also be utilized for forages as well that there would be no way to even briefly cover part of them.

One plant species that has gained some popularity are brassicas, such as canola, turnips, kale, rape, and rutabagas, are highly productive and high quality forage options for the fall and winter in Kansas. Brassicas can be utilized on crop fields that would otherwise remain fallow. They can also be mixed with small grain cereals for a forage blend.

Nitrogen rates of 50 lbs/acre will increase fall forage production. Brassicas are high nitrate accumulators, so if excess nitrogen is in the soil producers should not add additional fertilizer. It is important to use a soil test for this reason. Producers should also test the forage for nitrates prior to grazing. Brassicas are very high in quality and have high moisture content. When grazing brassicas, cattle will often become loose and will require some roughage in their diet. Dry hay should always be available to cattle grazing on brassicas and should be about one-quarter of the ration.

Canola which is more commonly grown in South Central Kansas should be planted in our area by the middle of August or early September at the rate of 5 lbs/acre. If the stand is adequately established, grazing is generally available starting in mid-October through December. Energy content and digestibility generally increase after a hard freeze, and cattle will quickly devour the forage.

Top growth of canola in the fall is highly palatable for grazing purposes. Stocking rates in Kansas have been as high as 1,000 pounds of animal per acre if ample precipitation and thus forage is available. The quality is excellent. Protein levels are normally more than 20 percent. The relative feed value can be 400, compared to about 200 for rye/wheat forage. A typical average daily gain is about 2 lbs/head/day, but some ranchers have recorded over 3 lbs/head/day.

If producers wish to harvest canola for grain, expect lower grain yields with a graze-and-grain program. Canola crowns rest on top of the soil surface and when grazed, plants may be physically damaged by hoof traffic. Reductions in grain yield of 25 to 50% are not uncommon. Also remember that if canola seed is treated, the forage cannot be grazed. Canola that is grazed is currently uninsurable.

Turnips like canola, are a brassica crop that is high in protein and digestibility. The advantage of turnips compared to canola is that once the top growth of turnips is killed by a freeze, the cattle will utilize the bulb until it is frozen. Turnips should be seeded in late July or August at a rate of 3 lbs/acre. The seed can be drilled or broadcast. Many producers have had turnip seed applied aerially into a standing corn crop, as long as little to no atrazine had been applied to the corn.

Turnip top growth can be grazed from late September until the first killing frost with temperatures below 18 degrees. Bulbs will continue to be utilized into January as long as they remain intact. Turnip forage quality is very high, ranging from 17 to 22 percent protein while the protein in the bulb will usually exceed 8 percent protein.

Cattle stocking rates for turnips are often very high, ranging from 1,000 to 2,000 pounds of beef/acre, depending on available forage. Turnips can be blended with a small grain cereal crop. Cattle will initially seek out the cereal before utilizing the turnip tops until later in the season when the brassica forage becomes more desirable.

Information provided by Doug Shoup, and John Holman, K-State Research & Extension Agronomists, and Mike Stamm, Canola Breeder.

 

 

A Rodeo Clown Impersonates President Obama At Missouri State Fair and draws criticism for Obama mask

 

10:45 a.m. Monday   AP) — The president of the Missouri Rodeo Cowboy Association says he didn’t know that a clown at the Missouri State Fair rodeo planned an act that critics on both sides of the political aisle have deemed disrespectful to the president.

The clown wearing a President Barack Obama mask appeared at the rodeo Saturday in Sedalia. Media reports said the announcer asked spectators if they wanted to see “Obama Run down by a bull,” and many fans responded enthusiastically.

Mark Ficken is rodeo association president and was the rodeo announcer. His attorney, Albert S. Watkins, said Monday that the clown was acting unscripted and it was the clown, wearing a microphone, who made comments riling up the crowd.

Watkins says Ficken’s only comment was to say, “Watch out for that bull Obama!”

 

 

5 a.m. Monday The rodeo announcer asked spectators if they wanted to see “Obama run down by a bull.”

The state’s second-highest-ranking official denounced the performance in a tweet Sunday. Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, a Republican, said it was “disrespectful” to the president and insisted Missourians “are better than this.”

State Fair officials said the performance Saturday in Sedalia was “inappropriate” and “does not reflect the opinions or standards” of the fair.

Spectator Perry Beam says another clown ran up to the one wearing the Obama mask, pretended to tickle him and played with the mask’s lips.

Beam says the audience responded enthusiastically.

It wasn’t clear if any action will be taken against the performers.

 

Deadline Wednesday Gazette
Welcome to this week’s edition of Deadline Wednesday Gazette.
Here you will find information about deadlines and other exciting things going on at the Hays Recreation Commission!
Please feel free to e-mail us with comments, questions or concerns.
We love to hear from you!

GYMS CLOSED – NO GROUP FITNESS!

We will be refinishing the gym floors next week. The gyms will be closed Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday.

There will be no Group Fitness Classes Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday next week!

UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS!

BACK TO SCHOOL LUAU DANCE

Come and celebrate the end of summer and the beginning of another school year at the Hays Recreation Commission. Enjoy a Hawaiian luau while hanging out with your friends. The night’s activities will include a live DJ, snacks, and prizes. Appropriate clothing is required. Girls no low cut shirts, short shorts or skirts or swim tops. Boys must wear a shirt.

Entry Fee: $5.00
Held on: Friday, August 16
Time: 7:00 – 9:00pm
Grades: 6th – 8th

7TH ANNUAL YOUTH OUTDOOR FESTIVAL
Area conservation groups and businesses have teamed together to offer a FREE day of target shooting for youth ages 17 and under. All target shooting materials and equipment are supplied for the event which offers trap shooting, skeet shooting, archery, air rifle / BB gun, muzzleloader, small bore rifle, computerized target shooting, paintball target shooting, BASS Casting Kids, and fur harvesting demonstrations. This is an excellent opportunity to introduce youth to the world of shooting sports, hunting, fishing and fur harvesting. Hunter Education Certification is not required, but participants must be accompanied by an adult. Persons specializing in their field of shooting will closely supervise youth at each station. Registration for the event will be completed on site and participants can enjoy a free lunch.

In addition to the free shooting opportunities, several door prizes and gifts will also be given away. Mark this day on your calendar and join us for a great day of target shooting and outdoor sports.
For more information contact, or Kent Hensley (785) 726-3212, Troy Mattheyer (785) 726-4212.
Entry Fee: FREE
Held on: Saturday, August 17
Times: 9:00am – 3:00pm – come and go Lunch provided
Ages: 17 & under w/an adult

K-9 SWIM AND PLAY
Bring your dog for some fun in the water. We are opening up the Hays Aquatic Park’s zero depth entry pool for all dogs to come and play before we drain the pool. The pool chemicals are adjusted for a different breed of swimmer. For human safety, only guests 16 years of age and older can get in the water and only up to their thighs. We will not allow children in the water. All dogs must have current vaccinations including rabies. Owners must be in control of their pet(s) at all times, two pets per guest max. Please note that this is open to all dogs so come with the equipment needed to keep your dog under control. You will be responsible for cleaning up after your dog. All participants will be entered into our Doggy Prize Drawing at 12:00pm.
Held on: Saturday, August 17
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Entry Fee: $5.00 per dog

GNARLY NEON 5K
Hays’ funnest 5k is a run for all speeds and ages. Runners rock out to a live DJ and then get their awesome-on being showered in neon colors throughout the course, finishing up at the Gnarly Neon after party where the colorful chaos erupts.
The color starts flying at 9am. Gnarly Neon sunglasses will be handed out prior to the fun, along with a gnarly tattoo and gnarly head-band. Additional color packets will also be available for purchase at packet-pickup. Early registration guarantees a t-shirt!
REGISTRATION MUST BE DONE ONLINE AT WWW.GNARLYNEON5K.COM
Entry Deadline: August 17
Entry Fee: $45.00
Held on: Saturday, August 17
Time: 9:00am
Ages: All Ages
Location: Bickle-Schmidt Sports Complex

DEADLINES FOR AUGUST 14TH
If a class is full PLEASE put your name on the waiting list. We always do our best to accommodate everyone so if you are not on the waiting list and we add an additional class you will miss out!

LOVE YOUR PET PHOTO CONTEST
Take a picture of your sweet pet and enter it in this photo contest. All photos should be no larger than 4×6 in size, with your name and phone number written on the BACK of the picture. All entries must be submitted to the Recreation office by deadline date. Prizes will be award. Winners will be judged on the day of the K-9 swim and play at the Hays Aquatic Park.
Entry Deadline: August 14
Entry Fee: Free
Judging Held on: Saturday, August 17
Ages: All Ages
Location: Recreation Center
Limitations: Min. 3 Max. 50

YOUTH SPORTS
YOUTH VOLLEYBALL CLINIC
Kick off the youth volleyball season with this clinic offered to grades 3rd – 8th. The clinic will focus on the basics of volleyball (bumping, passing and serving).
Entry Deadline: August 14
Entry Fee: $10.00
Held on: August 21 & 22
Time: 7:00 – 8:30pm
Grades: 3rd – 8th grade
Location: Hays High School Gym

ADULT SPORTS
COED USSSA SOFTBALL
Teams consisting of at least 5 men and 5 women are welcome to join us for a great Fall softball season. Recreational leagues will usually play on Tuesday & Thursday evenings; Intermediate and Competitive leagues will play on Wednesday evening. We cannot guarantee that all of your games will be on these dates. The CO-ED TOURNAMENT will be held Mid-Season on September 28 & 29.
Entry Deadline: August 14
Entry Fee: $300.00
Games: 14 Games
Played: August 27 – October
Location: Bickle/Schmidt Sports Complex
Manager’s Meeting: Wednesday, August 21 at 7:00pm at the Recreation Center

ACTIVELY 55
BREAKFAST BINGO
Enjoy a delicious breakfast while trying your luck with a few games of bingo. Win a prize!
Entry Deadline: Session 2: August 14
Entry Fee: $5.00
Held on: Session 2: Monday, August 19
Times: 9:00 – 10:00am
Ages: 55 & older
Location: Recreation Center
Limitation: Min. 5 Max. 15

SPECIAL POPS
To participate in these activities, a person must:
-be diagnosed with intellectual disabilities
-have a significant learning or vocational problem

To sign up for these activities by the deadline you can contact:
-Haley Nixon at HRC @ [email protected] or (785)623-2650
-DSNWK Members – Scott Stults @ [email protected] or (785)625-5678
-ARC Members – Gloria VonFeldt @ [email protected] or (785)628-6512
-Visit haysrec.org and sign up online!

Special Pops – POTTERY WORKS
Come spend a relaxing afternoon painting at Pottery Works! In each session we’ll be painting different pottery; whether that’s mugs, bowls, figurines, etc. Instruction and assistance will be provided for everyone, so come ready to learn! Don’t miss out on a fun way to relax and CREATE!
Entry Deadline: Session 3: August 14
Entry Fee: $10.00 per session
Held on: Session 3: August 15
Times: 4:00pm
Ages: All Ages
Location: Pottery Works – 126 West 9th
Limitations: Min. 5 Max. 30

UPCOMING DEADLINES
August 21st
Coed Volleyball League (Adult)
Abilene Adventure Trip
Coed Kickball League (Adult)
Fall Men’s Softball (Adult)
SP Healthy Eating 101
Ultimate Flag Football League (Adults)
Women’s Volleyball League
Youth Flag Football
Youth Soccer
Youth Volleyball

Monday, August 12

· (Children) Bal-A-Vis-X 4:00 PM (Balance,Auditory and Vision exercises of varied complexity, all of which are deeply rooted in rhythm)

Tuesday, August 13

· (Children) Music Sparks! with JoAnn Jordan 4:00 PM

Wednesday, August 14

· (Adult) Feed and Film 12:00 PM

· (Children) Lego Club 4:00 PM

· (Adult) Meat Free Meals: Nutritional Yeast 5:30 PM

Thursday, August 15
· (Adult) Mangako Anime Club 5:00 PM

· (Adult) Computer Class 6:00 PM

· (Adult) ESL Discussion Group 6:30 PM

Friday, August 16

· (Children) Movie & Snack 4:00 PM

· (All) Live Music: The Hollands! 7:00 PM

Saturday, August 17

· (Children) Reading Circle with FHSU Students 10:00 AM

By Senator Jerry Moran

As another summer winds down, thousands of Kansas high school graduates will leave home and head to college for the first time — and many families are wondering how they will pay for it. They understand the worthy investment comes at a significant cost. From working a second job, to living at home, students and parents seem more willing than ever to make sacrifices for the sake of higher education — including taking out federal loans to help cover the costs.

According to the College Board, nearly 50 percent of the 18.1 million undergraduate students who attend college each year take out federal Stafford loans to help make college dreams a reality. And about 1.6 million graduate students also take out Stafford loans to pay for their educations. Subsidized Stafford loans are federal loans for students with the greatest financial need.

Kansans already making great sacrifices for the sake of a college education recently faced much uncertainty when, on July 1, interest rates for new subsidized Stafford loans doubled to 6.8 percent. Last year, Congress passed legislation to prevent this rate hike, but it was only a temporary, one-year patch. Washington needed to work together to pass a student loan policy that provided all American students and families with certainty.

Fortunately, after months of negotiations this summer, the House and Senate were finally able to put politics aside and come together to pass bipartisan legislation that provides a permanent, market-based solution for all federal student loan interest rates.

I supported this legislation to reverse the July 1 rate hike on subsidized Stafford loans, and set interest rates on all new student loans off of the Treasury 10-year borrowing rate. This legislation also provides much-needed certainty and savings by fixing the rate borrowers pay at the time they take out their loan. In contrast to current law, it lowers rates for all students taking out new federal student loans. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projects this legislation will save Americans more than $700 million over the next decade — good news for students, parents and taxpayers alike. It is critically important this bill is signed into law by the President before students return to campus in a few short weeks.

Covering the increasing costs of higher education is just one of the challenges Kansas students face today. Unfortunately, our current economic environment leaves recent graduates with limited job opportunities to earn enough to pay off college-related debt. According to a 2013 Reuters survey, 40 percent of recent college graduates are jobless or underemployed. And, a recent study by the nonprofit Center for College Affordability and Productivity notes that roughly half of college graduates are working jobs that traditionally don’t require a college degree. By accepting lower-skilled positions and receiving the wages tied to those positions, they simply can’t afford to pay off their student loans.