Week five of the high school football season is already here! On Friday night, Hays Post and Eagle Communications will live stream the Thomas More Prep-Marian Monarchs as they travel to Phillipsburg. The Hays High Indians can be heard hosting Wichita South on 96.9-KFIX, and Logan/Palco at Osborne can be heard on 101.9 The Bull..
Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Check out Hays Post for live game action or tune in to listen in!
Fort Hays State University professors, Dr. Robert Lloyd, associate professor of management, and Dr. Michael Martin, associate professor of marketing, were awarded first place by the MidAmerican Business Deans Association for their case study on strategic selling.
Lloyd and Martin will receive their award at the annual meeting from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2 in Chicago. While there, they will also present their findings.
Dr. Daniel Connolly, co-chair for the MidAmerican Business Deans Association, congratulated Lloyd and Martin on their “wonderful and innovative project.”
Martin
Lloyd and Martin studied students learning to cold-call prospective clients. Students in the class were cold-calling about a small liberal arts college and were required to find target students, construct strategies, build rapport, and close the deal by having students visit campus.
At the end of the study, Lloyd and Martin found that students were able to learn and implement the behaviors that make cold-callers successful. The study also benefited the university in recruiting potential students to visit campus.
Homecoming candidates for Hays High are Jaysa Wichers, Palmer Hutchinson, Brittani Park, James VonLintel, Brooke Pflaum, Keaton Markley, Isabelle Braun, and Peyton Thorell. Homecoming activities will take place from Oct. 1-6 with king and queen crowning to take place on Friday, Oct. 5 during halftime of the Hays-Dodge City football game.
(Photo courtesy Ground Zero K9 Emergency Training Center)
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TOPEKA – A northwest Kansas rural firefighter is one of two Kansans who will be the first state-level Urban Search and Rescue canine handlers from outside of Oklahoma to graduate from the Ground Zero Emergency Training Center in Okla. City this Thursday.
The Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) has partnered with Ground Zero to provide two Kansas Urban Search and Rescue canine handlers with dogs and specialized training. Ground Zero, a non-profit organization started by former University of Oklahoma head football coach Barry Switzer and his wife Becky, has provided dogs to Oklahoma Task Force 1, as well as numerous other teams in Oklahoma and federal teams across the country.
On Sept. 17, Kansas sent the first two handlers, Chad Winton, Wichita Fire Department/KS-TF5, and Andy Kear, Sherman County Rural Fire/KS-TF7, to Tuttle, Okla. to start an intensive two-week, handler training course where they have trained and been paired with a canine partner. After returning to Kansas, the teams will train with other members of the Kansas Task Force K9 Unit to achieve a Type I certification in disaster search. Currently the KS-TF K9 Unit has five certified canine teams with a goal of eventually having 12 certified teams in the state.
“It is an honor to be working with an organization like Ground Zero,” Randy Hill, OSFM Search and Rescue Coordinator, said. “Kansas needs to build its cadre of canine search teams that specialize in locating victims after a disaster like a tornado or building collapse.”
While the goal is to provide deployable canine teams for the State of Kansas, Hill added, having certified disaster search dogs will be a tremendous benefit to each handler’s employer and local jurisdiction.
Ground Zero will host a “Passing of the Leash,” ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 27, at 11 a.m. During this ceremony, they will be presenting four Urban Search and Rescue canines to four canine handlers from across the United States. The ceremony will be held at the Survivor Tree in the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum, the site of the 1995 bombing of the Murrah Federal Building that claimed 168 lives. Media are encouraged to attend.
“The ceremony is important and marks the official beginning of the team’s journey of becoming another life-saving asset in disaster response,” Darrell Wilkerson, Ground Zero Program Director, said.
The handler and canine teams projected to take part in the ceremony are:
New Jersey (FEMA) Task Force (TF) 1 handler Charlie LaTerra and K-9 Ziva
Since my return here after three years away, I have been fond of saying “There’s no place like home.” I said that a lot, and wrote it a lot more, in the first few months after I came home to Fort Hays State University. Now we are in the middle of the one special week of the year that we call “Homecoming,” and I get to say it again: There’s no place like home.
From wherever they make their homes now, from near and far, thousands of people will come back to Fort Hays State this week because it is a place that makes a home in their hearts.
Here they will gather to celebrate a place where their futures began. We give special recognition to two groups, the 50-year (class of 1968) and 60-year graduates (class of 1958). They even have a special FHSU Alumni Association organization, the Half Century Club.
The Alumni Association will recognize three outstanding alumni with the Alumni Achievement Award for their accomplishments in their careers and for their service to community, state and nation, and to the university. Two others, who graduated more than 10 years ago but less than 15, will be honored with the Young Alumni Award for their accomplishments and service. One alumni will receive the Nita M. Landrum Award for volunteer service to the Alumni Association and FHSU.
These alumni return to a place that meant so much to them in their early years. They come to a place they once knew very well to see how it has changed, to take note of its growth. They come especially to see friends, classmates, faculty and staff.
One special event at every homecoming is the Half Century Club Luncheon and Induction. This year, the class of 1968 will officially be welcomed into the club.
People who are now in the beginning or middle of their working careers, like the half century Tigers, are also here to see what is the same and what is not, what is old and what is new.
The visitors will gather into various other reunion families. This year has several special events for specific disciplines and interests. There is something for everyone:
• Of several events featuring art and design graduates and students, one will involve molten iron being cast into forms.
• A social for basketball alumni, men and women from all years.
• A 10-year reunion for tourism and hospitality management graduates.
• A celebration to mark the 80th anniversary of the Department of Political Science.
• A luncheon for geosciences alumni.
• Tailgate events for Tiger Friends and Family, the College of Education, and tourism and hospitality alumni, in addition to all the tailgate parties for individual families or groups.
• A 5K Run/Walk for fitness buffs and people who just like to run or walk.
• Several T-shirt exchanges, where you can trade in some other university’s shirt and get an Tiger Gold on Friday T-shirt, instead.
• Special reunion events for alumni of the 1974 baseball team.
All of these activities and events, and many others, are not only for the graduates but for faculty, staff, family and community, because all of those things are part of what we are. This week is set aside – designed – to bring all the different parts and pieces together to rejoice in what we have done, individually and together. It means bonfires, parades, football and soccer and a host of other things that can’t be listed in a schedule of events – sights, sounds, conversations, old friends, new friends, old things and new things.
In other places and in other ways, I have said that the culture of Fort Hays State encourages and rewards hard work, dedication and perseverance. Our students, faculty and staff, our alumni and our friends, are dedicated to the proposition that we all need to be life-long learners, unafraid to experiment and innovate. We are committed to each other’s success and the success of our community, state, nation and the world. We help and encourage each other. Together, we have worked and learned.
Today, this week, at home – which, by the way, there’s no place like – we celebrate together. The welcome mat is out. Come join us.
Kim Nutting, RN, nursing instructor for the ADN nursing program at NCK Tech – Hays campus, knows the importance of bleeding control and the potential lifesaving ability.
Nutting is not only an RN but is in her 42nd year as an EMT. The program focuses on training individuals to step in and provide immediate front line aid until first responders are able to take over care of an injured person.
(American College of Surgeons)
A workshop held on the Hays campus of NCK Tech recently verified the entire nursing faculty as meeting the competencies of the Stop the Bleed program. The program is a ninety-minute course that covers skills training along with lecture.
Nursing faculty, now verified, can provide training for students to meet the Stop the Bleed competencies. Nursing students at NCK Tech are now going through the Stop the Bleed program. The goal of the technical college is to train all faculty and staff in this program.
Nutting has held workshops for farm groups and other organizations. “With Hays Med as a verified Trauma Level III hospital, it allows for a cooperative effort. With their support I am able to provide this service to others,” Nutting said.
The American College of Surgeons and the Committee on Trauma sponsor the Stop the Bleed – Save a Life program. More information on the program is available by visiting www.bleedingcontrol.org.
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for Rush County Rural Water District 1 in Rush County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
Boil water for one minute prior to drinking or food preparation or use bottled water.
Dispose of ice cubes and do not use ice from a household automatic ice maker.
Disinfect dishes and other food contact surfaces by immersion for at least one minute in clean tap water that contains one teaspoon of unscented household bleach per gallon of water.
Water used for bathing does not generally need to be boiled. Supervision of children is necessary while bathing so that water is not ingested. Persons with cuts or severe rashes may wish to consult their physicians.
If your tap water appears dirty, flush the water lines by letting the water run until it clears.
The advisory took effect on September 26th and will remain in effect until the conditions that placed the system at risk of bacterial contamination are resolved. KDHE officials issued the advisory because of a loss of pressure. Failure to maintain adequate pressure may result in a loss of chlorine residuals and bacterial contamination. Failure to maintain adequate pressure may result in a loss of chlorine residuals and bacterial contamination.
Regardless of whether the public water supplier or KDHE announced a boil water advisory, only KDHE can issue the rescind order following testing at a certified laboratory.
If you have further questions, please contact the water system or your county emergency manager. For additional questions, contact KDHE at 785-296-5505.
Restaurants and other food establishments that have questions about the impact of the boil water advisory on their business can contact the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s food safety & lodging program at [email protected] or call 785-564-6767.
The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. in Hays City Hall, 1507 Main.
Prior to the meeting, Mayor James Meier will sign proclamations for Domestic Violence Awareness Month (Oct.) at 6 p.m., Helping People with Intellectual Disabilities Days at 6: 15 p.m. He will also sign a proclamation for Small Business Saturday.
HaysMed’s annual drive-through flu shot clinic has been scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 7. The event, which will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., will offer free flu shots for all residents older than 6 months.
It will be the 19th year the hospital has offered the community service, and approximately 3,500 people are expected to be vaccinated during the free clinic.
Adults wanting to receive a free flu shot can get one without having to leave their vehicles. HaysMed volunteers will direct traffic during the event, and the maximum wait time is estimated at 15 minutes.
Children older than 6 months will be vaccinated inside the gym at the Center for Health Improvement.
Adults attending with children also can receive their shots inside the waiting area of Hays Orthopedic Institute, located inside the CHI building.
More than 100 volunteers will be on hand to help with the event. HaysMed partners with Fort Hays State University and North Central Kansas Vo-Tech as both facilities provide students to help with the shots.
There will be no nasal flu vaccine at the drive-through flu shot clinic. There will be no egg free vaccines available at the drive-through flu shot clinic. People with a severe egg allergy will need to contact their local healthcare provider for their flu vaccine.
The event is sponsored by the Hays Medical Center Foundation. While there is no cost for flu shots, participants are asked to bring a canned food item to benefit the Community Assistance Center.
The vaccine also is available at HaysMed clinics for patients who are unable to attend the drive-through flu shot event. Charges will apply at regular clinic visits, though the vaccine is covered by most health insurance plans.
A great opportunity is here for those 55 and older to gather at the Hays Senior Center for a wide variety of activities and special events. One of the biggest draws over the last year has been special events, coordinated by Nancy Augustine, who invites patrons to think of something neat and fun to do.
Past events included a day for Polka Dots, Hat Day combination for men and women, Kansas and Flag Day, Independence, Patriots and Senior Patrons Vets Day.
Come on in and you’ll likely find a group playing chicken foot (dominos), someone working on the latest 1,000-piece puzzle, a foursome at pinochle cards, a weekly game of BINGO, or a few of the eight pool table players who are the saltiest sharks in central Kansas.
Everyone has a story, a history and a proud career they are willing to share.
Socializing is the center point for all being here, where the men exchange ideas on how to change the world and the women are busy “chattering and gabbing.” (Your right, this was written by a man.)
Call us at 785-628-6644 and join us. It’s the place to be!
Trinity Lutheran Church, 2703 Fort, will have a benefit barbecue from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, to support the Community Assistance Center in Hays and Camp Tomah Shinga, a Lutheran summer camp in Junction City.
The menu includes a choice of smoked meats, baked beans, coleslaw, potato salad, and a variety of desserts. A freewill offering lets you enjoy this delicious meal and help support these community groups at the same time.
