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This weekend’s Hays-area garage sales

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2519 E. 21st, Hays
Friday June 7th 3:00 to 8:00 pm. Saturday June 8th 8:00 to 12:00 am

Multi family garage sale Friday June 7th 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Saturday June 8th 8:00 to 12:00. Lots of house hold items, home decor, women’s clothing, nursing scrubs, purses, scrapbook items, dorm size refrigerator & much more.

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700 E 6th, No. 161, Hays (across from Gordon’s Carpet)
Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th 8am -?

Moving Sale! This weekend only! All must go! Hundreds of items of quality women’s clothing mostly Med and Large. Some clothing brands include Reebok, Big Star, Nike, Ann Taylor, Coach, Banana Republic, Lula Roe, Columbia and Clark’s. Lots of business casual. Crafts items, Star Wars and Trek items, antiques, kitchen, bird and rabbit decor, signed art and ceramics, disc golf, books, vinyl records and more!

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2902 Roosevelt Ave., Hays
Friday Noon- 8pm : Sat. 8am-Noon

3 family sale : Home decor : furniture : antique/ vintage items: Longaberger baskets: treasures : junk: Something for everyone

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1410 3rd St., Hays
Saturday-9:00 a.m.

Lots of name brand clothes (Business and Casual), women shoes, house hold items, Pampered Chef items, furniture, tools and misc. items

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1308 Grand Street, Hays
6.8.2019

ESTATE GARAGE SALE. Most everything that an estate would have to sell within a home – new things and old things. A considerable amount of women’s cloths, purses and shoes most hardly ever worn or used. This will be part of the Prairie Acres 9th Annual Community-Wide Garage Sale.

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2218 Haney, Hays
June 7th and 8th

2218 Haney Drive friday june 7 12 (possibly earlier) to 6:30 (possibly later depending on traffic) saturday june 8 8 am to 1 (possibly later depending on traffic) priced to move!! Girls clothes 12-18 month to 3t and some 4t…boys size 4t/4 to 6/7(kids clothes all brands including some nike/UA…lots of shoes..some mens, womens size l/xl shirts, pants with some buckle name brand, lots of toys, household and misc, books, some misc baby/toddler items, coffee table, 18 inch like new ford rims, adding as we go ALL PRICED TO MOVE!

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109 West 14th, Hays
Friday, June 7 from 8am to 7pm

Plants, flower seeds, garden tools & usual garage sale items

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2519 E. 21st., Hays
Friday June 7th. from 3:00 to 8:00 pm Saturday June 8th from 8:00 am to 12:00 am Saturday June 8th from 8:00 to 12:00 am

Multi family garage sale. 2519 E. 21st. St. Hays. Friday June 7th 3:00 to 8:00 pm, Saturday 8:00 to 12:00 am Lots of house hold items, home decor, women’s clothing, nursing scrubs, purses, scrapbook items, dorm size refrigerator & much more.

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660 Commerce Parkway, Hays
Friday, June 7th, 7am-7pm Saturday, June 8th , 8am-12pm

Employment Connections Benefit Sale. Kitchen items, household decor, books, furniture, collectibles, lots and lots of misc. Proceeds benefit persons with disabilities.

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4101 Covenant Dr., Hays
Friday the 7th from 1-7 PM

Tons of women’s name brand clothing and shoes
Brand new furniture, accessories, lamps, etc.
Baby girl clothing and toys
Pbteen room decor (bedding, lamps, rugs, etc)
Kitchen and bath items
Beauty items (perfumes, lotions, hairsprays, shampoo & conditioners)
Name brand purses and bags
Exercise equipment
Dance outfits/clothing

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1503 Henry Drive, Hays
June 8th from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Desks, small sofa table, jeans, purses, electric weed eaters, greeting cards, children’s books, pendant lights, Chiefs and Cowboys jackets, plastic shelving, coolers, bath rugs, lazy susan and many other items items.

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2230 Southview Drive, Hays
Thursday 4-7; Friday 8-6

The 3-car garage is full! All items are from pet-free/non-smoking homes. Cash only, please.
*Vintage Barbie Dolls and Collectibles (new in boxes)
*1930s Depression Glass (Most are $2 or less; Patterns: Strawberry, Waterford, Tea Room, Fortune, Queen Mary, Manhattan, Rose Cameo)
*Large assortment of vintage toy collectibles (New in packages; Looney Tunes, Disney, Flintstones, Felix the Cat, Kellogg’s, Oscar Meyer
*Caboose cupola seats *Vintage Pez (New in packages, including sets of Simpson’s Pez and Pokémon Pez)
*Girls’ Clothing 10/12 and up (summer and winter; Gymboree, Nike, Children’s Place, Crazy 8, Justice, Xersion). Excellent condition. Most are $1, or less.
*Girls’ Shoes sizes 3 and up (excellent condition)
*CB&Q railroad cans and tools
*Little Black Sambo vintage wooden children’s puzzle and other wooden puzzles
*Girl Scout Journey Junior Books (New)
*Vintage Matchbox and HO trucks (new in packages)
*Halliburton license plates (vintage; never used)
*Electric welder
*Vintage Craftsman tap and die thread cutter set in original wooden box
*Engine overhaul tools
*John Deere tractors and collectibles (new in boxes)
*Fisher Price Learn with Me Zebra Walker (new in the box- $10)
*Thomas and Friends Sea Monsters Pirate Set (new in the box- $10)
*Fisher Price Little People Disney Princess Magical Wand Palace (new in the box- $10)
*1965 Walt Disney Dumbo Record
*Warner Brothers Beanie Babies- new with tags/large assortment (Batman, Scooby Doo, Flash, Robin, Tweety, Taz, Speedy, Dino, Astro, etc.)
*Disney Beanie Babies- new with tags/large assortment (Mickey Mouse, Woody, Little Mermaid, Thumper, Seven Dwarfs, Dumbo, Flower, Flounder, Goofy, Flubber, Herbie, Panic and Pain, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Baloo, Pegasus, Lady and the Tramp, etc.)
*Harley Davidson Beanie Babies- new with tags
*1996 Cabbage Patch Swimming OlympiKid USA Olympics Doll (new in box) *100’s of McDonald’s and Wendy’s toys (Throw these out at the next parade instead of candy!)
*Batman Virtual Reality System
*Jurassic Park Virtual Reality System
*Set of 62 NEW 1990 Major League Baseball M.V.P. Collector Pin Series Cards (Each package contains a baseball card and collector’s pin.)
*Complete set of eight 1990 High Fashion Barbie plate set by Susie Morton (produced by Danbury Mint) (Each plate is rimmed in 23K gold and measures just over 9 inches in diameter. New condition with certificates of authenticity.)
*Boyd’s Bears (new with tags) *Collectibles, home décor, household items
*Disney Princess Comforter (twin)
*Pfaff sewing machine in cabinet (1960’s)
*New and gently worn women’s shoes and women’s clothing
*Books, toys, arts/crafts, games
*Polly Pocket Pet Shop, Cars, etc.
*Children’s costumes, holiday décor and much more!!!
**Directions to 2230 Southview Drive: Go south on Canterbury, past the railroad tracks and Highway 40. Continue south past El Charro and the RV Center until you arrive at Reservation Road (the dirt road going east and west). Turn left (east) and go past Josephine and Big Creek Drive. Turn left (north) at the next corner (Logan Drive). If the wind cooperates, we will have a garage sale sign at this corner. Continue north for about a block. 2230 is a green house on the corner.

Now That’s Rural: Tom Circle, Pecans in Kansas?

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Ron Wilson is director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University.

By RON WILSON
Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development

Pecan groves in Kansas? The idea might seem rather far-fetched. In fact, some would say it sounds nuts. But today we’ll learn about a family-owned business in southeast Kansas which is raising and marketing pecans and more.

During the last two weeks, we have learned about local foods in southeast Kansas. A USDA Rural Development grant is supporting K-State’s Technology Development Institute in building markets for local foods.

Tom Circle and his family represent another example of a value-added, local foods producer. In this case, the food is pecans.

“We are on the northern edge of the pecan belt,” Tom said. He grew up on the family farm here where his parents and grandparents raised traditional row crops. During the farm downturn of the 1980s, his family wanted to diversify.

During the late 1960s, a neighbor of theirs had grown a few pecan trees, but the pecan grove had not been maintained. In 1992, Tom’s father bought the property and started to improve it, clearing brush, flagging the trees they wanted and transplanting the trees into rows. Then they began grafting and improving the varieties they wanted. The pecan trees did well.

One natural pest affecting pecans is the pecan weevil. Tom’s grandfather designed a weevil trap to monitor and control these pests. That innovative weevil trap is used nationwide today.

“(My dad) started selling a few nuts in an old building at the corner of the highway,” Tom said. Their roadside stand was open only in November and December during pecan harvest.
The business continued to grow, and the Circle family remodeled the old building. Tom’s father kept thinking of ways to add products and value, and his mother started baking pecan pies, for example. Pecan pie, by the way, is my absolute favorite.

Tom went to college and spent a few years away before he and his wife Barbara came back into the family pecan business. Another building expansion took place in 2011.

Today, Circle’s Pecans and Country Store is open year-round. The store offers pecans and much more. There are pecans in the shell, those which are called cracked and blown, and those which are completely shelled as halves and pieces. Then there are pecan pies, fruit pies, cream pies, and homemade ice cream. Did I mention pecan pies?

Circle’s Pecans and Country Store includes a full bakery and deli with a daily lunch menu. The food is homemade, using family recipes handed down from Tom’s mother and grandmother. The sandwich meats are shaved by hand for deli sandwiches. The store also offers other Kansas products, such as jams, jellies and homemade fudge.

Breakfast is offered on Saturday mornings. On the third Saturday of each month, there is an open mike, bluegrass pickers jam from noon to 4. “We’re just down-home folks and we want to welcome everyone,” Tom Circle said. His son helps part-time, making four generations which have been involved with the family business so far. Grandkids are also on the way.

Circle’s Pecans and Country Store is located along Highway 400, making it a convenient stop for tour busses, travelers, and the local regulars. The store is situated between Parsons and Pittsburg, near the rural community of McCune, population 409 people. Now, that’s rural.

The business website reports that interest in pecans is up, due to the nutrient-dense nature of the pecan meats. Pecans are said to be high in fiber, zinc, important vitamins such as E, and other essential minerals that support strong bones and good digestion. Pecans contain superior levels of antioxidant flavonoids and cholesterol-lowering plant sterols, more than any other tree nut. In fact, pecans are the only nut to rank in the top 20 antioxidant-rich foods.

For more information, go to www.kansaspecans.com.

Pecan groves in Kansas. Not only can these be found within our state, this entrepreneurial family is adding value by marketing pecans and related products directly to the consumer. We commend Tom Circle and family for making a difference by creatively marketing this special crop. If you haven’t guessed it by now, I must tell you that I’m nuts for pecan pie.

🎥 Little Jerusalem State Park to open this year with lower entrance fee, says owner The Nature Conservancy

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By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

Sometime this year.

That’s when the Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park in Logan County south of Oakley is expected to open to the public after the land was purchased three years ago.

An update on the newest state park in Kansas was presented Thursday night by Laura Rose Clawson, director of marketing and outreach for The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Kansas field office, at the Hays Public Library.

“This is the first anyone’s hearing about it,” Clawson told the small but enthusiastic audience. “What I’m telling you is pretty new and there’s always something that could change. But there’s a good certainty [this] is going to be what happens.

“We need to get it open sooner than later so we’re going to do it in phases.”

The Nature Conservancy owns Little Jerusalem which is adjacent to the Conservancy’s 17,290-acre Smoky Valley Ranch in Logan County.

TNC purchased the 330 acres from fifth-generation owner Jim McGuire in late 2016. The family was ready to sell but only if the land and wildlife were protected and public access be granted to the previously private property.

Laura Rose Clawson, of The Nature Conservancy-Kansas, told a Hays audience Thursday the Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park is expected to open this year with a standard $5 entrance fee.

During 2017, Clawson said TNC realized “we were in over our heads. We are a nature conservationist organization. We are not a visitor access organization.”

TNC started exploring options, and looked towards the public/private partnership the organization has with the U.S. National Park Service at the Tall Grass Prairie National Preserve in the Flint Hills of Chase County.

They landed on a similar partnership with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT).

The project next had to go through the legislative process. Then-governor Jeff Colyer signed the bill creating Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park about a year ago.

Phase 1 trail system at Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park (Click to enlarge)

Since then, work has been underway to open the park. Phase 1 is a series of designated trails.

Last Dec. 13, the  KDWPT Commission approved a $50 fee that would be charged to access the trails, although a $5 fee per vehicle would allow entrance to the grounds. The Nature Conservancy was not in favor of such a high fee.

“It’s really important to the Nature Conservancy that access is affordable as possible so that as many people as possible can experience it,” Clawson said.

TNC has been working with KDWPT, she said, and “landed on what we all feel is a really good solution.”

“It’s currently in front of the KDWPT Commission. What’s most likely going to happen and what everybody wants at this point is the Kansas standard park entrance fee, currently $5 a vehicle, or an annual pass [to all state parks].”

Clawson says the KDWPT Commission will discuss the joint proposal by KDWPT and TNC for lowering the fee from $50 to $5 will be discussed at a quarterly meeting and then voted on at the following meeting. “We don’t anticipate any push back with that,” she said.

The KDWPT Commission will meet June 13 at Rolling Hills Zoo in Salina. The agenda items currently do not specifically list Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park.

The Nature Conservancy owns the property and has partnered with the state of Kansas to offer public access.

During questions from the audience Clawson reiterated the entrance fee would be $5 per vehicle, the same as any other Kansas state park.

“So you come in, however many people are in your car, you pay one [$5] fee to get in and then you can get out and go on the trails.”

Clawson said the $50 fee came from “some former state personnel recognizing how excited people are for this, and knowing what it’s going to take [to open], was trying to make up the funds for it.”

KDWPT does not get any appropriation or general funding from the state, she noted. The department funds itself by charging fees.

“Nature Conservancy was okay with a fee, not a $50 fee. We’re all on the same page now and have worked it out.”

Clawson was unable to confirm a specific date for the park’s opening.

“There are a lot of  moving parts, but it’s gonna be this year the park will open. I can’t put a month to it quite yet. Too many little things that could come up.”

The plan calls for KDWPT to hire a new park ranger to start work this summer – a naturalist – who will have regularly scheduled guided walks on and off the trails. Rangers now working at Historic Lake Scott – just seven miles to the south in Scott County – are now rangers working in both parks, according to Clawson. The park manager for Lake Scott is also the park manager for Little Jerusalem.

There will also be occasional special events that would have a additional fee and different staffing. “We’re not talking $50,” she stressed. People are already requesting a night photography event to take pictures of the stars in the clear sky with no light pollution.

The parking lot, designed for 30 to 40 vehicles plus a designated bus area, has been carved out, overflow parking areas have been identified, fencing is going up, and hiking trails with a variety of views are being mapped. The trail system will be adjusted as needed.

A researcher in the Kansas State University Conservation and Parks Management Department is conducting a three-year study on the impact of visitors in the park.

“She has pictures of all the trespassers we’ve had because she’s got cameras hidden through Little Jerusalem,” Clawson laughed.

“But it also means she knows where every trickle of stream water is. And she’s going to be able to see where everybody is going off-road and going through. So maybe we need to put the trail there. Or maybe we have to do something more significant with our signage preventing people from going down there.

“We’re going to make those real-time decisions based on a combination of her scientific data and the park rangers that are going to be patrolling every day and see what’s happening.”

The mile-long valley of 150- to 160-foot-tall spires and cliffs encompasses the state’s largest Niobrara Chalk formations, created 85 million years ago when what is now western Kansas was under the Western Interior Seaway. Fossils can be seen embedded in the chalk.

Trails cross the historic Smoky Hill Trail territory that once saw “Wild Bill” Hickok and “Buffalo Bill” Cody pass through, and today is home to wildlife and plants rarely found anywhere else in the world.

Interpretive signage of the flora and fauna, along with information about the shortgrass prairie and the 200 acres of exposed chalk formations, will be placed along the trails.

Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park will be open 365 days a year during daylight hours, except for special night time events. Inclimate weather could force closure of the park or its entrance access, 400 Road, a dirt road maintained by Gove County.

Two staff members of The Nature Conservancy live in the area and manage Smokey Valley Ranch. “They’re sort of the first-line decision for Little Jerusalem as well,” Clawson explained.

The ranch and park are connected with cattle grazing in both areas. “That’s why we have fencing in the parking lot. It’s not so much to keep people in but to keep the cattle out,” she said with a smile.

Clawson thinks visitation will rival that of Tallgrass Prairie National Reserve, which sees up to 25,000 visitors a year. “We’ve gotten a lot of public interest about Little Jerusalem.”

Because TNC wants to limit the number of structures in the park, there will not be a visitors center.

“That’s one of the roles the new naturalist park ranger will play during the regular interpretive hikes and while meeting with school groups,” Clawson explained.

There are plans for a restroom facility.

Hays resident Jane Gilman told Clawson she would be “willing to pay $50” to hike in Little Jerusalem. She and her husband were recently on the Gove County 400 Road to pick up a piece of equipment. Gilman says she could see the tall chalk spires.

“I’m from western Kansas and I love open spaces.”

Gilman is an avid walker, three miles a day when she can. “I’m excited to go out and see this,” she said. “I picture this like my own ‘Little Grand Canyon’ here in Kansas.”

Sunny, warm Friday

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Friday Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning.

Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light south southeast after midnight.

Saturday Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 6 to 13 mph.

Saturday Night Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

SundayScattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Russell Police seeking information following string of vehicle burglaries

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BY JAMES BELL
Hays Post

Russell Police are investigating a string of vehicle burglaries that occurred overnight Tuesday.

“We are trying to screen through any tips that we have,” said Dale Weimaster, Russell Chief of Police, Thursday afternoon.

“Early morning of June 5, reports were being received of vehicles in the City of Russell being burglarized,” a release from the department said. “A Russell police officer responded to those reports and confirmed several vehicles that had been rummaged through.”

Eighteen reports came from the west and southwest parts of Russell, with some reports including items being taken from vehicles.

“As a general suggestion, citizens should make sure to always have your vehicles locked and valuables removed from the vehicles,” the release said. “You should also lock your residences and outbuildings as well.”

While there have been no arrests made, the department is trying to identify two people caught on camera as they may have information about the burglaries.

A group of vehicle burglaries occurred in Hays earlier in the week, but Weimaster said he had not yet consulted with Hays police about the case.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Russell Police Department at 785-483-2121.

 

‘AK-47 bandit’s’ final chase started in NW Kansas; bank robber sentenced to 35 years

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Montana man dubbed the AK-47 bandit and accused of holding up banks in several states over a five-year period has been sentenced in a Nebraska federal court to 35 years in prison.

Gathercole in a Dawson County Nebraska courtroom July 2018 image courtesy KNOP TV

Richard Gathercole, of Roundup, Montana, received the maximum sentence Wednesday after pleading guilty in March to bank robbery.

A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper tried to stop Gathercole on Interstate 70 eastbound five miles east of Goodland on the evening of June 19, 2017. The suspect was driving a Toyota Camry that was believed to be stolen. Gathercole fled from the trooper, exchanging gunfire with the trooper. The trooper was not hit, according to Trooper Tod Hileman of the KHP.

Gatherole carjacked a truck from a Kansas farmer at gunpoint and fled into Nebraska. He was apprehended by law enforcement at a gas station in Lexington, Nebraska.

The 41-year-old Gathercole admitted during his plea hearing to using an AK-47 while robbing a Nebraska City bank in 2014. Gathercole also pleaded guilty to the 2017 carjacking of the farmer in Kansas.

As part of his plea deal, Gathercole won’t be prosecuted by other jurisdictions for other violent crimes, including shooting at the Kansas state trooper in 2017 and bank robberies in California, Idaho, Iowa and Washington state from 2012 to 2017.

Some of the crimes had passed the five-year federal statute of limitations.

Cristina Janney of the Hays Post contributed to this story.

FHSU student from Colorado selected for internship at Jana’s Campaign

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Jana’s Campaign

Brooklynn Bracelin
Brooklynn Bracelin

Through generous support from the Dane G. Hansen Foundation and Fort Hays State University, Jana’s Campaign secured a full-time intern for the 2019 summer semester.

FHSU student Brooklynn Bracelin, Wray, Colo., was selected to fill this position through an application and interview process.

Brooklynn was first introduced to Jana’s Campaign during her time serving on the Colorado FCCLA State Executive Council in high school.

Her team of officers invited Jana’s Campaign to present at their state conference, where she heard the story of Jana losing her life to violence perpetrated by an ex-boyfriend.

She was immediately impacted and wanted to find a way to be involved with the organization.

Years later, Brooklynn became a student at FHSU and accepted a student coordinator position for the Women’s Leadership Project.

The WLP is an initiative designed to educate, inspire, and empower women to be leaders of tomorrow on the FHSU campus.

Here, she had the privilege of working under the guidance of both, Curt and Christie Brungardt, Jana’s parents.

“It means the world to me to have the opportunity to intern with Jana’s Campaign,” Bracelin said. “I am excited to see the work they are doing firsthand and add to the impact Jana’s Campaign is making in Kansas, Colorado, and Nebraska to end gender and relationship violence.”

Brooklynn’s active leadership on campus and passion to end gender and relationship violence will add great value to Jana’s Campaign.

Thank you to Fort Hays State University and the Dane G. Hansen Foundation for providing us with this opportunity.

City commissioners to review purchase policy

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By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

Purchase policy revisions are the sole agenda item on tonight’s Hays city commission work session agenda.

The policy was created in 2003 and changed in 2008 with minor revisions.

Several sections are now in need of updating, City Manager Toby Dougherty wrote in a memo to commissioners, describing many of the suggested revisions as “minor.”

Suggested updates include:

  • Adjustment of purchasing limits
  • Removal of references to a Purchasing Agent
  • Codifying of the current process to purchase vehicles and large pieces of equipment from
    government contracts

The complete June 6 agenda is available here.

The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. in Hays City Hall, 1507 Main.

 

Over 800 biking enthusiasts to visit Hays Monday

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By James Bell
Hays Post

It has been 17 years since riders from the annual Biking Across Kansas tour stopped in Hays, taking in the sights and sounds of the city.

Even then it was only a portion of the amount of riders.

This time, the full group of over 800 biking enthusiasts will take up residence for a night in the city as the tour rolls into the area Monday.

“Hays is welcoming Biking Across Kansas with the red carpet,” said Stefanie Weaver, BAK executive director.

“We will just feel like we are being treated like kings and queens when we come to Hays,” she said.

This year’s ride marks the 45th tour. A different route is selected each year.

“One of our goals each year is to take people through the beautiful areas of Kansas, which have hidden gems at every turn,” Weaver said.

“One of the things we try to do is look for overnight stops where we can really look at the comfort and convenience for our riders and stay in a cohesive unit.”

While in Hays a variety of options for meals and other services will be available for riders with shuttles providing transportation.

“Melissa (Dixon) and her team and others in the community have worked really, really hard to make sure we have access to shuttles that will be taking our riders to really strategic points around the community,” Weaver said.

The shuttles are a partnership with USD 489 in conjunction with their use of the Hays High gymnasium as sleeping quarters.

“Shuttle stops will include the Historic Fort Hays, Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Ellis County Historical Society Museum, and Hays Aquatic Park, as well as specific requests from BAK, such as Precision Valley Golf and Bike Center, and the 27th and Hall Laundromat,” according to a press release from the Hays Convention and Visitors Bureau.

“Facilities offering special rates for BAK participants include Sternberg Museum and Hays Aquatic Park. In addition, Downtown Hays Development Corporation will sponsor live music and refreshments in the Downtown Hays Pavilion from 3 to 6 p.m.”

“We really appreciate that some of our attractions are stepping up and opening their facilities on days they would normally be closed, such as the Historic Fort Hays Site and the Ellis County Historical Society Museum,” said Hays CVB Executive Director Melissa Dixon.

Another event is also scheduled the morning of their departure.

“St. Fidelis Basilica of Victoria will provide a fundraiser breakfast of cinnamon rolls and breakfast burritos at 5:30 a.m. at Hays High before the riders depart for Wilson on Tuesday, June 11,” the release said.

Along with enjoying Hays, riders will give a little back with a presentation scheduled at Via Christy Village,  2225 Canterbury Drive.

“They will be sharing information with the residents about Biking Across Kansas and biking in general, which may look a little bit different than when the residents rode their bike last,” Weaver said.

A barbershop chorus from the group will also perform for the residents at 2 p.m.

Riders of all ages — from 7 years old to 86 — will be a part of the group.

“We have one gentleman who was on the very first Biking Across Kansas,” Weaver said.

“He was a teenager at the time in 1975. He left and was not in the area for a number of years. Now his schedule allows him to come back to Kansas and ride BAK.”

Thirty-one states are also represented by the riders.

“It’s quite the spectrum,” Weaver said.

Riders will arrive between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., but noon to 2 p.m. is likely to be the peak time of arrivals, depending on weather conditions.

“Every town really shows its own personality and its points of interest and amenities to highlight and show off, and we are definitely looking forward to all of the above in Hays,” Weaver said.

🎥 City will load you up with free mulch Sat. morning

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The free wood chip pile is located at the Hays Parks Dept., 1546 Highway 40 Bypass.

By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

The city of Hays will offer a free mulch loading event Sat., June 8 at the Hays Parks Department, 1546 Highway 40 Bypass.

A city employee will be on hand 8 a.m. to noon with equipment to load large quantities of wood chips into pickup beds and trailers, according to Jeff Boyle, director of parks.

Water Conservation Specialist Holly Dickman says the chipped trees make great organic mulch, a critical part of a watersmart landscape.

Wood chip mulch

“Organic mulch, like wood chips, placed around plants helps to keep the soil cooler in the heat of summer, reduces evaporation from the soil surface, and limits weed competition,” says Dickman. “In addition, it breaks down over time adding organic matter to the soil which is beneficial for our heavy clay soils.”

The wood chips, ground from dead trees recovered by the Parks Dept., are free to pick up any time.

Dickman and Boyle hope to have another free loading event in the fall.

This weekend’s Hays-area garage sales

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Scroll to the bottom for a map of garage sale locations. Hays Post offers FREE garage sale listings weekly. Having a garage sale next weekend? Click HERE to submit your information.

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2519 E. 21st, Hays
Friday June 7th 3:00 to 8:00 pm. Saturday June 8th 8:00 to 12:00 am

Multi family garage sale Friday June 7th 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Saturday June 8th 8:00 to 12:00. Lots of house hold items, home decor, women’s clothing, nursing scrubs, purses, scrapbook items, dorm size refrigerator & much more.

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700 E 6th, No. 161, Hays (across from Gordon’s Carpet)
Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th 8am -?

Moving Sale! This weekend only! All must go! Hundreds of items of quality women’s clothing mostly Med and Large. Some clothing brands include Reebok, Big Star, Nike, Ann Taylor, Coach, Banana Republic, Lula Roe, Columbia and Clark’s. Lots of business casual. Crafts items, Star Wars and Trek items, antiques, kitchen, bird and rabbit decor, signed art and ceramics, disc golf, books, vinyl records and more!

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2902 Roosevelt Ave., Hays
Friday Noon- 8pm : Sat. 8am-Noon

3 family sale : Home decor : furniture : antique/ vintage items: Longaberger baskets: treasures : junk: Something for everyone

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1410 3rd St., Hays
Saturday-9:00 a.m.

Lots of name brand clothes (Business and Casual), women shoes, house hold items, Pampered Chef items, furniture, tools and misc. items

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1308 Grand Street, Hays
6.8.2019

ESTATE GARAGE SALE. Most everything that an estate would have to sell within a home – new things and old things. A considerable amount of women’s cloths, purses and shoes most hardly ever worn or used. This will be part of the Prairie Acres 9th Annual Community-Wide Garage Sale.

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109 West 14th, Hays
Friday, June 7 from 8am to 7pm

Plants, flower seeds, garden tools & usual garage sale items

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2519 E. 21st., Hays
Friday June 7th. from 3:00 to 8:00 pm Saturday June 8th from 8:00 am to 12:00 am Saturday June 8th from 8:00 to 12:00 am

Multi family garage sale. 2519 E. 21st. St. Hays. Friday June 7th 3:00 to 8:00 pm, Saturday 8:00 to 12:00 am Lots of house hold items, home decor, women’s clothing, nursing scrubs, purses, scrapbook items, dorm size refrigerator & much more.

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660 Commerce Parkway, Hays
Friday, June 7th, 7am-7pm Saturday, June 8th , 8am-12pm

Employment Connections Benefit Sale. Kitchen items, household decor, books, furniture, collectibles, lots and lots of misc. Proceeds benefit persons with disabilities.

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4101 Covenant Dr., Hays
Friday the 7th from 1-7 PM

Tons of women’s name brand clothing and shoes
Brand new furniture, accessories, lamps, etc.
Baby girl clothing and toys
Pbteen room decor (bedding, lamps, rugs, etc)
Kitchen and bath items
Beauty items (perfumes, lotions, hairsprays, shampoo & conditioners)
Name brand purses and bags
Exercise equipment
Dance outfits/clothing

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2230 Southview Drive, Hays
Thursday 4-7; Friday 8-6

The 3-car garage is full! All items are from pet-free/non-smoking homes. Cash only, please.
*Vintage Barbie Dolls and Collectibles (new in boxes)
*1930s Depression Glass (Most are $2 or less; Patterns: Strawberry, Waterford, Tea Room, Fortune, Queen Mary, Manhattan, Rose Cameo)
*Large assortment of vintage toy collectibles (New in packages; Looney Tunes, Disney, Flintstones, Felix the Cat, Kellogg’s, Oscar Meyer
*Caboose cupola seats *Vintage Pez (New in packages, including sets of Simpson’s Pez and Pokémon Pez)
*Girls’ Clothing 10/12 and up (summer and winter; Gymboree, Nike, Children’s Place, Crazy 8, Justice, Xersion). Excellent condition. Most are $1, or less.
*Girls’ Shoes sizes 3 and up (excellent condition)
*CB&Q railroad cans and tools
*Little Black Sambo vintage wooden children’s puzzle and other wooden puzzles
*Girl Scout Journey Junior Books (New)
*Vintage Matchbox and HO trucks (new in packages)
*Halliburton license plates (vintage; never used)
*Electric welder
*Vintage Craftsman tap and die thread cutter set in original wooden box
*Engine overhaul tools
*John Deere tractors and collectibles (new in boxes)
*Fisher Price Learn with Me Zebra Walker (new in the box- $10)
*Thomas and Friends Sea Monsters Pirate Set (new in the box- $10)
*Fisher Price Little People Disney Princess Magical Wand Palace (new in the box- $10)
*1965 Walt Disney Dumbo Record
*Warner Brothers Beanie Babies- new with tags/large assortment (Batman, Scooby Doo, Flash, Robin, Tweety, Taz, Speedy, Dino, Astro, etc.)
*Disney Beanie Babies- new with tags/large assortment (Mickey Mouse, Woody, Little Mermaid, Thumper, Seven Dwarfs, Dumbo, Flower, Flounder, Goofy, Flubber, Herbie, Panic and Pain, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Baloo, Pegasus, Lady and the Tramp, etc.)
*Harley Davidson Beanie Babies- new with tags
*1996 Cabbage Patch Swimming OlympiKid USA Olympics Doll (new in box) *100’s of McDonald’s and Wendy’s toys (Throw these out at the next parade instead of candy!)
*Batman Virtual Reality System
*Jurassic Park Virtual Reality System
*Set of 62 NEW 1990 Major League Baseball M.V.P. Collector Pin Series Cards (Each package contains a baseball card and collector’s pin.)
*Complete set of eight 1990 High Fashion Barbie plate set by Susie Morton (produced by Danbury Mint) (Each plate is rimmed in 23K gold and measures just over 9 inches in diameter. New condition with certificates of authenticity.)
*Boyd’s Bears (new with tags) *Collectibles, home décor, household items
*Disney Princess Comforter (twin)
*Pfaff sewing machine in cabinet (1960’s)
*New and gently worn women’s shoes and women’s clothing
*Books, toys, arts/crafts, games
*Polly Pocket Pet Shop, Cars, etc.
*Children’s costumes, holiday décor and much more!!!
**Directions to 2230 Southview Drive: Go south on Canterbury, past the railroad tracks and Highway 40. Continue south past El Charro and the RV Center until you arrive at Reservation Road (the dirt road going east and west). Turn left (east) and go past Josephine and Big Creek Drive. Turn left (north) at the next corner (Logan Drive). If the wind cooperates, we will have a garage sale sign at this corner. Continue north for about a block. 2230 is a green house on the corner.

Phillipsburg, Colby part of Office of Rural Prosperity Listening Tour

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OFFICE OF GOV.

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly and Lieutenant Governor Lynn Rogers announced at a press conference Wednesday details on the upcoming Office of Rural Prosperity Listening Tour.

The tour is intended to foster new ways to help rural Kansas communities by hearing from the residents themselves.

“Rural Kansas has been overlooked and unheard for far too long,” Governor Kelly said. “Our small towns have been neglected. Today we’re taking an important step toward changing this serious problem.”

This upcoming series of events serves as the first phase of the new Office of Rural Prosperity, which has been approved for a $2 million allocation in the newly approved FY 2020 budget. Each location will partner with local hosts in order to set up locations and events.

The Office of Rural Prosperity is dedicated to improving life in rural Kansas. The office is guided by the blueprint created by Governor Kelly, Lt. Governor Rogers and Secretary of Commerce David Toland, which includes:

  • Developing rural housing
  • Revitalizing Main Street corridors
  • Investing in rural infrastructure
  • Supporting rural hospitals and medical professional recruitment
  • Making state government work for rural Kansas
  • Incentivizing active tourism
  • Supporting agribusiness

The tour is intended to travel to the following towns across the state:

  • Nickerson – June 17
  • Atchison – June 20
  • Colby – June 24
  • Phillipsburg – June 25
  • Ulysses – July 8
  • Dodge City – July 9
  • Garnett – July 22
  • Independence – July 23
  • Concordia – July 31
  • Sabetha – August 1
  • Lindsborg – August 7
  • Winfield – August 8

The tour will cover a wide area of the state in order to learn specific challenges and opportunities for the many different rural communities across Kansas.

“The governor and I recognize the needs of our rural communities are unique, and there is no one-size-fits-all approach,” Lt. Governor Rogers said. “We must look at a variety of multifaceted policies and programs that will empower local leaders by helping them access the resources they need. In other words, we must help Kansas communities and local leaders carve out their own route to prosperity.”

More information is available at https://ruralkanprosper.ks.gov. 

You can follow along with the tour with the Lt. Governor on Twitter @LtGovRogers and use the hashtag #LynnListens.

“I’m excited to begin this tour and have meaningful conversations about rural Kansas.,” Lt. Governor Rogers said. “It’s time for elected leaders to be sincere about listening to people in rural communities who’ve been overlooked and taken for granted far too long. We can and will do better.”

CROSS: We need a new American understanding of energy

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Edward Cross / KIOGA

By EDWARD CROSS
Kansas Independent Oil & Gas Association

America’s energy revolution has changed the global landscape. The U.S. has surpassed all expectations and achieved a level of domestic energy production that was unthinkable just a few years ago. We are now the number one producer of oil and natural gas.

Additionally, this market-driven success has helped our nation achieve significant emission reductions. According to Energy Information Administration (EIA) data, U.S. carbon emissions are the lowest they have been in nearly seven decades.

While we can thank American oil and natural gas producers for the hard work and entrepreneurial spirit that made this possible, we must ensure that elected officials work to ensure that our nation achieves its full energy potential. What we need from our elected leaders are smart energy policies that promote our nation’s position as a leader in energy production.

In general, the most affordable forms of energy come from fossil fuels, such as oil, natural gas, and coal. Compared to these energy sources, alternative fuels such as solar and wind power are considerably more expensive and less reliable.

Burning fossil fuels to generate electricity or provide power necessarily releases carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is a gas we exhale every time we breathe. Erupting volcanoes, decaying trees, wildfires, and the animals on which we rely for food all emit CO2. This by-product, which is essential for plant life and an unavoidable aspect of human life, is at the center of today’s climate change controversies.

The United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released its latest climate change report. The IPCC’s models emphasize the need for people to change their lifestyle and consumption patterns to more sustainable alternatives, specifically in areas they can control, like modes of transportation, the buildings they inhabit and their dietary preferences.

While the 133 report authors are undoubtedly well accomplished in their scientific fields, they fail to understand the unintended consequences and high taxpayer and consumer costs that come with climate action. They want to drastically cut carbon emissions worldwide to limit global warming by 1.5 degrees over the next few decades. In order to meet the 1.5 degree goal, the IPCC envisions a future where people travel less using buses, trains, hybrid and electric cars. And in order to overhaul agricultural and land-use practices, the IPCC suggest eating less meat. Going all in to limit warming to a degree and a half would mean bilking the poor around the world while increasing other environmental harms.

Those who believe that increased CO2 emissions inevitably lead to global warming believe this change is directly attributable to the widespread use of fossil fuels. Because they believe further warming will have catastrophic effects, they have waged a war on carbon for many years. They advocate restricting carbon-based fuels in favor of subsidized alternative energy and encourage policymakers to make fossil fuels more expensive in hopes of discouraging their use.

If the goal is really to reduce carbon emissions, it’s worth noting that the U.S. is already doing a good job of achieving that goal. Greenhouse gas emissions continue to plummet according to the latest U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data. The EPA found that greenhouse gas emissions, mostly carbon dioxide, fell 2.7% from 2016 to 2017.

Increased natural gas consumption has generated a truly incredible story for the environment as U.S. greenhouse gas emissions have fallen to their lowest levels since 1992. This downward trend is occurring even as U.S. oil and gas production grows dramatically.

Methane emissions from onshore U.S. oil and natural gas production fell 24%, while oil and natural gas production rose 65% and 19%, respectively, from 2011 to 2017, according to data from the EPA and the EIA.
America’s oil and natural gas producers are working hard to develop America’s own abundant resources in a safe and environmentally sound manner. The federal government’s own data confirms methane emissions have fallen in recent years and are continuing to drop, even as oil and natural gas production has risen.

Industry processes have become more efficient. Responsible energy development has and will continue to play a leading role in making the U.S. the world leader in greenhouse gas reductions.

Rational, data-driven, common-sense approach to energy policy is what our nation needs to fulfill its full energy potential, and sadly is all too often absent from today’s energy discussion. We need a new American understanding of energy and with it a national energy policy based on science, the free market, and entrepreneurial spirit. Those who act on our behalf at all levels of government should use those principles as the foundation for their energy policy decisions.

The oil and gas industry has proven that over the long-term it is possible to lead in energy production and environmental stewardship. By focusing on more efficient use of energy, it is possible to lower emissions without imposing even more environmental restrictions. The key is to avoid placing unnecessary political or legal obstacles in the way of innovation and expansion. An American energy policy that values innovation over regulation can turn energy policy challenges into great opportunities for economic growth and energy security. This approach is not just good business, it’s good stewardship and a much better strategy for improving the quality of life for all.

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