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🎥 Roundabout discussion migrates to 27th & Indian Trail

The Hays city commission has asked for more information from city staff about the possible installation of a traffic roundabout at 27th and Indian Trail.

By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

A renewed discussion of a possible traffic roundabout at 27th and Canterbury wound up with a request to prioritize a solution for traffic problems at 27th and Indian Trail during Thursday night’s Hays city commission work session.

Commissioner Sandy Jacobs had asked commissioners to again talk about 27th and Canterbury, this time suggesting a permanent roundabout might help with congestion involving traffic from Hays High School and HaysMed employees at certain times of the day. An earlier discussion of a temporary roundabout was not moved forward.

Proposals for a 27th and Canterbury Roundabout include adding sidewalks in the area. (Click to enlarge)

After Projects Manager John Braun presented suggestions for the intersection with costs ranging from $27,600 to $81,000, Vice-Mayor Henry Schwaller said he was “very opposed to the project” and called it “a solution looking for a problem.”

“It does function well 98 percent of the time.”

Schwaller believes the intersection of 27th and Indian Trail, with four-way stop signs, is much more problematic.

“You want to put a roundabout there? Now you’ve got my interest.” Schwaller also pointed to 27th and Broadway, 27th and Plaza, and Dillons grocery store at 1902 Vine as problem traffic areas. “Those are dangerous intersections.”

“I appreciate the desire to do something at 27th and Canterbury,” Schwaller added, “but this isn’t where our money is needed.”

“Personally, I think roundabouts are a solution,” Mayor James Meier said. “We think they’re a solution on north Vine Street but are there other places where they can be a solution? Honestly, Indian Trail and 27th is the first one that came to mind. But my problem is (it would involve moving) utilities, property acquisition and the access roads on the north side would have to be closed. I think it’s a harder sell, but to me it’s not an either/or.”

“I think it’s worth talking about,” agreed Jacobs, adding that she still supports a roundabout at 27th and Canterbury. Outgoing commissioner Chris Dinkel disagreed, saying “it doesn’t make sense to revisit this. It would have been a good idea when we were (recently) working on the intersection anyway.”

Commissioner Shaun Musil brought up the issue of prioritizing street projects.

“I feel like we’ve knocked a lot of those out – 13th Street, 8th Street, 41st Street. We don’t have a lot of major street projects but I think we’ve always prioritized them, making sure we have the money and paid cash. I think we should get Indian Trail on there,” Musil suggested, “and figure out what we need to do. I don’t think Canterbury is a bad idea. I just don’t think it’s a need right now.”

The other commissioners agreed, each saying they’ve heard many concerns from residents about the 27th and Indian Trail intersection and asked City Manager Toby Dougherty to present more information at an upcoming meeting.

This isn’t the first time traffic problems at that intersection have been addressed by the city commission, according to Dougherty.

“The last time the city commission formally discussed Indian Trail and 27th, they petitioned the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) to cost-share in a traffic signal. KDOT said they’re not going to cost share because it doesn’t meet the requirements for a traffic signal, and that’s the last time it was discussed, back in 2005 or 2006,” Dougherty reported.

Since then, the city has done some in-house studies of the intersection including geometrics for a roundabout.

Dougherty said rough cost estimates and what type of property would need to be acquired will be prepared for the commission’s review.

MythBusters: Four-way stop vs. Roundabout

Schwaller suggested people watch an online episode of the television show “Mythbusters” about the efficiencies of four-way stops versus roundabouts.

City Attorney John Bird recommended the AARP website as a another resource.

 

R9 Ranch proposal public hearing will be June 21 in Greensburg

Kansas Department of Agriculture Division of Water Resources

MANHATTAN — A public informational meeting will be held on Thursday, June 21, to discuss the applications submitted by the cities of Hays and Russell to change the use made of water, points of diversions, and places of use for the R9 Ranch water rights. The meeting will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. at the Twilight Theater, 200 S. Main Street in Greensburg, Kansas.

The meeting will include presentations by the city of Hays, its consultants, and the Kansas Department of Agriculture Division of Water Resources. Discussion will center around understanding the cities’ change applications; the proposed terms and conditions being considered for the change applications’ contingent approval (i.e., the master order and its incorporated individual change approvals); and the cities’ technical work supporting their applications. There will be an opportunity to ask questions during the meeting.

The presentations will be followed by an opportunity for attendees to make public comments related to the change application process. Submission of written comments will also be allowed through July 12. Video of the presentations will be available for viewing via the KDA-DWR website following the meeting.

For more information about the change application, including all documents related to the application and the form to submit written comments, please visit the KDA-DWR website at agriculture.ks.gov/HaysR9. Persons who require special accommodations must make their needs known at least five days prior to the meeting.

After Memorial Day flooding, U.S. 24 set to reopen in Graham Co.

KDOT

A portion of U.S. 24 from the K-18 junction in Graham County to Stockton will reopen to one-lane traffic on Wednesday, June 13. The road was previously closed because of damage to a box bridge structure and adjacent roadway located approximately 1 mile west of Nicodemus caused by heavy rains and flooding on Memorial Day.

Crews from the Kansas Department of Transportation are currently making repairs to the damaged section. Traffic will be controlled through the work zone by stoplights and a 14-foot width restriction will be in place. Minor delays not exceeding 5 minutes should be expected.

Motorists are reminded to slow down and be alert when approaching and driving through work zones.

Midwest Energy holds public meetings on electric rate changes

Midwest Energy is seeking Board of Directors approval for proposed electric rate changes, effective Jan. 1. A public meeting to discuss the changes is being held in Hays on Thursday, June 21, at 6 p.m. in Robbins Center at Fort Hays State University. All Midwest Energy customers are welcome to attend.

The rate changes, if approved, would be revenue-neutral for the company. This is Midwest Energy’s first general electric rate change since 2011. It is needed to address significant differences between similar customers on the M and W Systems, as well as simplify rate structures. If approved, the proposed rate changes will take place over a three-year period.

Details on the proposed rate changes are available on the Midwest Energy website at www.mwenergy.com/residential/electric-rate-changes.

Other public meetings scheduled to discuss the rate changes include: Great Bend, July 3, at 6 p.m., Barton Community College Fine Arts Building, Room #30; and Macksville, July 5, at 6 p.m., American State Bank & Trust Building.

— Midwest Energy

Hays author’s work included in 2018 Kansas Notable Books

TOPEKA — Acting State Librarian Eric Norris announced today the 13th annual selection of Kansas Notable Books. The fifteen books feature quality titles with wide public appeal, either written by a Kansan or about a Kansas-related topic.

“I am proud to present the 2018 Kansas Notable Book list. Choosing only 15 books is no easy task,” said Eric Norris, Acting State Librarian. “The selection committee began with a pool of over 100 submitted titles and worked diligently to identify the year’s best works by authors and illustrators from Kansas, as well as those works that highlight our history and heritage. Kansans are encouraged to visit their local public library and celebrate the artists and the artistry of Kansas.”

Kansas Notable Books is a project of the Kansas Center for the Book, a program of the State Library. The Kansas Center for the Book is a state affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. Throughout the award year, the State Library promotes and encourages promotion of all the titles on this year’s list at literary events, and among librarians and booksellers.

An awards ceremony will be held at the Kansas Book Festival, Saturday, September 8, 2018, 9:30 a.m., at the State Capitol to recognize the talented Notable Book authors. The public is invited.

For more information about Kansas Notable Books, call 785-296-3296, visit kslib.info/notablebooks or email [email protected].

2018 Kansas Notable Books

Bad Kansas: Stories by Becky Mandelbaum (Rockport WA), University of Georgia Press
In this darkly humorous collection, Kansas becomes a state of mind as the characters struggle to define their relationship to home and what it means to stay or leave, to hold on or let go.

Cricket in the Thicket: Poems about Bugs by Carol Murray (Overland Park), illustrations by Melissa Sweet (Portland ME). Henry Holt & Co
Playful poems highlight surprising facts about the world of insects – from familiar ants and exotic dragonflies to cringe-worthy ticks and magnificent fireflies in this picture book for children.

Dodge City: Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and the Wickedest Town in the American West by Tom Clavin (Sag Harbor NY), St. Martin’s Press
Cowpokes, desperadoes, and lawmen: it wasn’t always easy to tell which was which. This rollicking tale of Dodge City brims with colorful characters. From frontier settlement, to cattle drives, to a railroad town, the history of Dodge City is the story of how the West was won.
Feet of the Messenger: Poems by H.C. Palmer (Lenexa), BkMk Press Books
Between the horrors of the Vietnam War and the pacific silences of the Kansas prairie, these poems honor both the beauty of the English language and the ancient powers of poetry to speak experience without diminishing it.

Fireflies in the Gathering Dark: Poems by Maril Crabtree (Mission), Aldrich Press
These poems traverse landscapes, inner and outer: physical landscapes and metaphysical ones; the landscape of relationships; the landscape of age, from childhood to maturity; and the questing landscape that leads to new understandings.

Headlights on the Prairie: Essays on Home by Robert Rebein (Irvington IN), University Press of Kansas
These essays bring a storyteller’s gifts to life’s dramas, large and small. Moments of singular grace and grit encapsulate the lives of feedlot cowboys, long-haul truckers, and farm kids dreaming of basketball glory.

Ike and McCarthy: Dwight Eisenhower’s Secret Campaign Against Joseph McCarthy by David A. Nichols (Winfield), Simon & Schuster
This fast-paced account reveals President Eisenhower’s subtly clever role in the destruction of demagogue Joe McCarthy. Drawn from documents in the Eisenhower Presidential Library, Nichols presents a gripping story of a classic power struggle.

Kansas Baseball, 1858-1941 by Mark E. Eberle (Hays), University Press of Kansas
The early history of baseball in Kansas is the story of towns and the ballparks they built. It was a time when baseball was adopted by early settlers, then taken up by soldiers sent west, and finally by teams formed to express the identity of growing and diverse communities.

Kansas Guidebook 2 for Explorers by Marci Penner (Inman) and WenDee Rowe (Inman), Kansas Sampler Foundation
The ultimate guidebook for all things to see and do in Kansas features 4,500 attractions, 843 eateries, and more than 1,600 color photos. Counties are arranged alphabetically within six geographic regions as are the cities within each county. Entries include directions, hours and contact information.

The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery by Bill James (Lawrence) and Rachel McCarthy James (Lawrence), Scribner
A baseball statistician and his daughter deliver a provocative story that aims to solve a 100-year-old mass murder case. The two painstakingly scoured thousands of newspapers and records to discover and reveal the identity of one of the deadliest serial killers in America.

Midnight at the Electric by Jodi Lynn Anderson (Asheville NC), HarperTeen
While the stories of three women span multiple generations and thousands of miles, their lives are intertwined. Before leaving Kansas to go to Mars, Adri discovers Catherine’s journal of the Dust Bowl and Lenore’s letters about World War I. Each story weaves a unifying thread of hope.

The Shape of Ideas: An Illustrated Exploration of Creativity by Grant Snider (Derby), Abrams ComicArts
What do ideas look like? Where do they come from? These one- and two-page comics have been featured in the New Yorker, the New York Times, and the Kansas City Star. They are a colorful look into the creative process.

Stark Mad Abolitionists: Lawrence, Kansas, and the Battle over Slavery in the Civil War Era by Robert K. Sutton (Bethesda MD), Skyhorse Publishing
In 1854, Boston was in an uproar. Businessman Amos Adams Lawrence was inspired to put his efforts and considerable fortune toward keeping slavery out of Kansas. The town that came to bear Lawrence’s name became part of a bigger story of people willing to risk their lives and fortunes for freedom.

That is My Dream! by Langston Hughes and Daniel Miyares (Lenexa), Schwartz & Wade
Langston Hughes’s inspiring and timeless poem “Dream Variation” comes joyously to life in a gorgeously illustrated picture book. Follow one child on a walk through his small segregated town in the 1950s. Then watch his mind take flight as he images a brighter, more inclusive world.

To The Stars Through Difficulties by Romalyn Tilghman (Long Beach CA), She Writes Press
Inspired by the women who built fifty-nine Carnegie libraries in Kansas, the No Guilt Quilters overcome numerous obstacles to build the Cultural Center on the Plains- proving that New Hope is more than just the name of a town.

— The State Library of Kansas

SPONSORED: City of Ellis seeking FT Police Officer

The City of Ellis, Kansas, is accepting applications for a Full Time Entry Level Police Officer or a Lateral Transfer Police Officer. Police Officers are required to enforce local, state, and federal laws as well as serve papers and complete other various tasks.

Minimum requirements are U.S. citizen, High School diploma or GED, 21 years of age, valid driver’s license, no felony, serious misdemeanor or domestic violence convictions. Police Officer employed with the city of Ellis is required to establish residence with the Ellis School district USD 388. KLETC certification is required for lateral transfers. A background check will be conducted on each applicant. Applicant must pass a pre-employment drug screen, written test, oral interview, and physical and mental health evaluations. Applicant will provide a current driving history and current credit report.

The City of Ellis is an equal opportunity employer offering a highly competitive benefit package including paid family health insurance. Starting pay for Police Officers is $15.90 an hour. Lateral transfers will receive $17.22 an hour after they complete field training.

To apply, go to the city of Ellis Kansas web page click the job opportunities link and fill out the application. Send the application either by mail to the Ellis Police Department 815 Jefferson St. Ellis, Kansas 67637 or by email to Chief Taft Yates at [email protected]. You may also contact the Ellis Police Department by phone at (785) 726-4462 or the Ellis City Clerk by phone at (785)726-4812 for an application.

Shoebox gift recipient to speak in Hays June 16

Désiré Nana

By LINN ANN HUNTINGTON
Contributing Writer

Désiré Nana grew up in a poor family of nine in Burkina Faso, West Africa. He walked three miles each way to school every day, often searching for discarded food along the way.

At the age of 8, Nana received an Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift. He said two items inside stood out in particular: a green toy car and a light-up yo-yo.

“That was the first time I had received a gift in my entire life,” he recalled.

Along with the box, Nana received a booklet called “The Greatest Gift,” which told him about the love of Jesus. He said he would read through the booklet several times a day.

Today Nana is a college student in the United States. He will be in Hays on Saturday, June 16, to share how that one Christmas gift changed his life completely.

Nana will be speaking from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Downtown Pavilion, 10th and Main. Jared Thom, a local singer/songwriter, will be performing praise music.

The shoebox gift that Nana received as a child is part of Operation Christmas Child, a ministry of Samaritan’s Purse, headquartered in Boone, S.C.

Each Christmas season, individuals are encouraged to wrap a shoebox containing small gifts for a needy child. The shoeboxes are then dropped off at sites all across the U.S. and are sent to children in Third World countries. For many children, the small gifts inside those shoeboxes are the first gifts the children have ever received.

Last year, 2,933 boxes were collected from people in Hays and the surrounding area, said Rachel Albin, the ministry’s area director for Northwest Kansas. In all of northwest Kansas, 6,399 shoeboxes were collected.

This year’s shoebox National Collection Week is Nov. 12-19. Hays will have two shoebox drop-off sites, Messiah Lutheran Church, 2000 Main, and Cross Point Church, 1300 Harvest Road.

Nana said receiving that shoebox and learning about Jesus’ love ultimately inspired him to work with children. He eventually went on to serve with the team of volunteers who coordinate the efforts of Operation Christmas Child in Burkina Faso. Today Nana is studying at Victory Bible College in Oklahoma.

Hays will not be Nana’s only stop in northwest Kansas. He will be speaking at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 16, at First United Methodist Church in Norton. His presentation there will be followed by a free lunch. Although both events are open to the public, lunch reservations are required to Albin by Thursday, June 14, at (785) 639-1325 or [email protected].

The following day, Sunday, June 17, Nana will be speaking during the 10:30 morning worship service at Oakley Christian Church. Albin will also be presenting the church with an award for being a shoebox drop-off site for 10 years.

This weekend’s Hays-area garage sales

Hays-area garage sales

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

1326 Western Plains, Hays
6/8/2018 1:00 p.m.

Items for sale: Furniture, household, decor, kitchenware, boys and girls large and extra large clothing and also teen girl size small and medium. Football pants and shoes, Harley Davidson Tops, toys. Too many items to list! Everything is a $1.00 unless otherwise marked!

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205 W 34th St, Hays
Friday 8am to 7:30 and Saturday 8 to ?

Items for sale: Hunting equipment
Reloading equipment
Ammunition 12/20 gauge and pistol
Boating equipment
Tubes
Wake boards
Life jackets
Snow blower
Bedroom set
Hutch
Shelves
Scentsy
Household items
Toys

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1313 Douglas Drive, Hays
Saturday, June 9 8am to 11am

Items for sale: Lots and lots of great stuff

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1100 Canterbury, Hays
Thursday 3-6:30p and Friday 3-6:30p

Tools, Tools, n more Tools, JD weed eater, sprayers, roller skates.

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307 E 21st, Hays in the Back Garage
8:00 am to 12:00 pm

Items for sale: China Hutch, Coffee Table, Bar Chairs, Overstuffed Chair, Antique Telephone Table, Queen Size Metal Headboard, Adjustable Bed Frame, Home Decor, Dishes, Casserole Dishes, Misc Household Items, Teen Boys Clothes, Huffy 10-Speed Bicycle and other Misc Items,

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1607 E 28th St, Hays
June 8-9 Friday 4-8 & Saturday 8-11

Items for sale: 6 family sale with a little of everything. All sizes name brand (Buckle, Nike, Under Armour) adult clothing and boys 10/12. Household goods, home decor, luggage, handbags, wedding decor, 20”boys bike, Mary Kay.

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1206 Woodbury St, Ellis
Friday, June 8, 4pm – 8pm Saturday, June 9 9 am – 1 pm

Items for sale: 1206 WOODBURY ST., ELLIS, KS

SOUTH OF FOOTBALL FIELD

Friday, June 8, 4pm – 8pm
Saturday, June 9 9 am – 1 pm

Collectables, bottles, gallon jars, 80’s memorbilia, Kids on the Block,
Furniture, end tables, magazine rack, quilt stand, lamps, swivel wicker bar stool
Craft supplies, counted cross stitch frames, counted cross stitch fabric, rose bowls, silk flowers,
Party Supplies, table cloths, napkins, gift boxes
Vintage items, wood frames, mirrors, tupperware
Household misc., wall deco, pictures
Office supplies, hanging file folders, tab folders, leather brief case, leather laptop carrying case, plastic sorting files, pens, rolodex cards
Boys coats 6-10, mens shirts large,
Curtains, shower curtain, waste basket,
Office chair
Metal office shelf
Solid wood end tables, coffee table, wood dining set w/chairs, children’s rocke
EVERYTHING MUST GO!
No early birds.
Cash only.
New items added daily.

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1331 Douglas Dr., Hays
Friday, June 8 from 3-7 Saturday, June 9 from 8-11

Items for sale: Lots of toys, girls clothes, children’s books, twin bedding, girls bikes, Weathertech floor mats for a full size GM truck or SUV, and much more!

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SUBMIT your free garage sale listing where it will be SEEN! Deadline is noon each Wednesday, but, hey, we’re flexible here at Hays Post. Click HERE to submit your weekend garage sale.

Early bird discount deadline nears for annual AHSGR Convention in Hays

By KEVIN RUPP
AHSGR Sunflower Chapter

If you’re planning to attend the AHSGR Convention in Hays from July 30 to Aug. 2, it’s time to get registered.

After June 15, registration increases from $100 for members/$120 for nonmembers to $125/$145.

Registration information is available at ahsgr.org. You can buy tickets through our online store, but make sure to watch your email for an information form after you register and fill that out; we need one form for each attendee. This is information regarding your ancestral villages and surnames, volunteering, and so on.

There also are options to register for individual days of the convention if you can’t attend the whole thing. And there will be Kindertag, a youth heritage day, Aug. 1. More information about that is available at https://echshays.org/2018-2/kindertag/.

We’re very excited about the list of presentations planned. There still may be a few tweaks here and there, but here’s the current itinerary:

Maggie Hein: Finding Your Ancestors’ German Origins
Terry Needham: When I Was a Child – the Story Behind the Story
Ulrich Merten: The German Russian Communities in the Age of Stalin’s ‘Great Terror’
Patty Nicholas (FHSU Ethnic Studies): A Roomful of History – The Volga Germans of Ellis and Rush Counties in Kansas
Olga Litzenberger: Germans in Russia: History Milestone (Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Volga Germans’ Autonomy)
Masterpieces of German Religious Architecture on the Volga
Eric Schmaltz: Remembering a ‘Ravaged Century’: The German Colonies Caught in ‘The Storm’ of the Russian Revolution (July 31 keynote)
Letters to Pauline (Schlegel) Lehl: Volga German Family Correspondence from Russia to Oklahoma, 1913-1937
Lee Macklin: DNA I: The Basis of Life
DNA II: Analyzing Your DNA Results
Peggy Goertzen: Ethnic Clothing for Mennonites and Other Germans from Russia
Panel title: Mennonites in Russia after the Revolution
Norma Pipkin: The Immigrant Woman
Terry Batt: Dutch Hop: Music of the Volga Germans
Michael Wanner: History of HFDR (Historical Research Association of Germans from Russia)
Alex and Nancy Herzog: Lives of Ethnic Germans in Soviet Exile during and after WWII
Tanja Nyberg: 80th Anniversary of Sandamokh Massacre
Sisters Alice Ann Pfeifer, Mary Ann Schippers & Mary Elise Leiker: Religious Persecution of Germans in Siberia
Michael Brown, Sue Nakaji, Peggy Goertzen and Christina Zahn panel discussion: Effects of Russian Revolution on German Colonies
Brent Mai: Volga Famine Relief
Karen Schutt: Book talk

In addition to the presentations, of course, the convention will feature our AHSGR Bookstore, Research Room and Heritage Hall. There will be tours of historical and cultural sites in Hays; you have to register separately for those, and some have participant limits. We’ll also have music, food and lots of time for fellowship and networking with your fellow GRs.

The American Historical Society of Germans from Russia is hosting their International Convention July 30 through August 2. You can find convention and registration information at AHSGR.org.

In association with the AHSGR and our local AHSGR Sunflower chapter, Ellis County Historical Society is hosting a Kindertag, a Youth Day that will focus on German traditions. Children ages 5-14 are invited to spend August 1 with us at ECHS to learn about German music, dance, and games; folktales and German words; daily life for the early Volga German settlers in Ellis and Rush counties; and German recipes. Many hands-on activities will give the participants experience, including making and eating grebble.

🎥 Dinkel resigns; Hays city commission seat open

Hays Projects Manager John Braun shakes hands with City Commissioner Chris Dinkel who is resigning to move to New York City.

By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

Hays City Commissioner Chris Dinkel announced his resignation, effective June 20, 2018, during Thursday night’s commission work session.

Dinkel has been accepted to Columbia Law School and will move with his family, wife Ervis and son Liam, to New York City to start classes this fall.

In a letter to Mayor James Meier which he read aloud, Dinkel said he “chose to vacate my seat early to allow the commission to select my replacement before this year’s budget process begins rather than as it ends.”

Dinkel said he originally intended to serve through the end of the 2019 budget process, but must be in New York prior to the final budget vote.

“I hope that the timing of my resignation will allow whomever you choose to fill this seat to feel that they have had ample opportunity for input in the budget process before voting on the finished product in August.”

After thanking Dinkel for his service and wishing him well, the other four commissioners discussed how to fill the vacant seat.

Previously, vacancies have been dealt with by appointment or through an application process. The commissioners decided to ask for interested Hays residents to contact one of them.

“There are a number of people in the community that have been voicing lots of opinions about what we’re doing and how we’re doing it, and maybe there’s people that would like to apply,” said Commissioner Sandy Jacobs.

Both Vice-Mayor Henry Schwaller and Commissioner Shaun Musil said they’d already been contacted by people who are interested.

“I’m happy to talk to anybody,” said Meier. “I’m not going to ask anybody. If this is something you want to do, then you need to express an interest in doing it, and not expect somebody to reach out to you.

“Being a commissioner is a responsibility to serve, and not just showing up,” Musil added, although he noted that sometimes missing a meeting was unavoidable. “It’d be nice to get somebody who really cares about the community, wants to do good for the community. And we all come in different shapes.”

Dinkel is the marketing coordinator for High Plains Mental Health Center, Hays, and also an adjunct professor of history at Fort Hays State University.

Interested persons should contact a city commissioner by June 20. Email addresses are available on the city’s website. Kansas statutes require a vacancy of the city commission to be filled within 10 days of the leaving commissioner’s official written resignation.

City Manager Toby Dougherty said Dinkel’s replacement could be seated at the June 28 commission meeting.

According to Hays City Clerk Brenda Kitchen Dinkel’s term ends in 2020.

SPONSORED: Jackie Creamer’s The Dance Studio summer camps, classes

Jackie Creamer’s The Dance Studio has scheduled the following summer camps and classes for the coming weeks.

• Princess Dance Camp
June 18 to 22
9 to 10 a.m.
Performance Friday at noon
$50 per dancer, includes T-shirt

Cheer Pom Dance Camp with a KU Rock Chalk Dancer
June 18 to 22
10 to 11 a.m.
Performance Friday at noon
$50 per dancer, includes T-shirt

Couples Social Dancing
July 18 and 19
6 to 8 p.m.
$50 per couple

Vision Dance Company Camp and Auditions also are scheduled for Aug. 7 to 9.

For more information, call (785) 623-1939 or email [email protected].

HPD Activity Log June 7

The Hays Police Department responded to 16 animal calls and conducted 37 traffic stops Thu., June 7, 2018, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Abandoned Vehicle–100 block W 18th St, Hays; 12:38 AM
Animal At Large–400 block E 21st St, Hays; 8 AM
Animal At Large–100 block E 17th St, Hays; 8:02 AM
Drug Offenses–400 block E 5th St, Hays; 6/7 9:45 AM; 10:32 AM
MV Accident-Private Property-Hit and Run–500 block W 27th St, Hays; 11:03 AM
Abandoned Vehicle–2700 block Sherman Ave, Hays; 11:23 AM
Disturbance – Fight–1400 block E 29th St, Hays; 11:49 AM
Found/Lost Property–100 block W 12th St, Hays; 12:40 PM
Animal At Large–200 block W 5th St, Hays; 1:23 PM
Warrant Service (Fail to Appear)–100 block W 12th St, Hays; 3:34 PM
Phone/Mail Scam–1300 block Golden Belt Dr, Hays; 3:45 PM
Animal Cruelty/Neglect–2000 block Milner St, Hays; 4:16 PM
Dead Animal Call–1400 block Hall St, Hays; 4:47 PM
Drug Offenses–1500 block E 17th St, Hays; 5:19 PM
Intoxicated Subject–3400 block Vine St, Hays; 6 PM
MV Accident-Co Road/St Hwy–1300 block Vine St, Hays; 6:20 PM
Theft (general)–500 block E 8th St, Hays; 6/6 5:30 PM; 6 PM
Harassment (All Other)–400 block E 8th St, Hays; 5:30 PM; 5:40 PM
Suspicious Activity–8th St and Vine St, Hays; 9:44 PM
Suspicious Activity–3400 block Vine St, Hays; 11:31:59 PM

Sunny, hot Friday

Today Sunny, with a high near 93. South southeast wind 7 to 13 mph.

Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South southeast wind 7 to 14 mph.

Saturday Sunny, with a high near 98. South wind 8 to 16 mph.

Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 70. South wind 11 to 14 mph.

Sunday Sunny, with a high near 99. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Sunday NightPartly cloudy, with a low around 72. Breezy.

MondaySunny, with a high near 91.

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