By BECKY KISER Hays Post

Camber Boland and her family were enjoying their dinner on their driveway last Wednesday evening where they could see and talk at a safe distance with most of their neighbors who live in the West 43rd Street cul-de-sac in Hays.

The families were eating food prepared and delivered by Paisley Pear Wine Bar, Bistro and Market — a popular downtown Hays eatery that has dramatically changed how it serves customers due to the coronavirus pandemic.&nbsp;

The block supper was organized by Krista Brooks, a reading teacher at Roosevelt and O'Loughlin Elementary schools, which are closed along with the rest of Hays USD 489 classrooms.

"We heard about it in Kansas City and several of us put together a flier and left it on everyone's porches," Brooks said.

She and her husband, Matt, a teacher of world history and psychology at Hays High School, are friends with the Paisley Pear owners — Shaun and Heather Musil.&nbsp;&nbsp;

"I knew we could work with Shaun and hopefully, if this takes off, we could do a different local business this week."

They also hope the idea will spread to other Hays neighborhoods.

"Even though we're doing this this one night, if it doesn't keep up&nbsp; and the businesses don't have other people picking up on this, it won't be enough to sustain them during this time, or be enough to sustain them so that they could come back if they would have to close down for&nbsp; awhile.&nbsp;&nbsp;

"Most people eat out at times, so hopefully this is a way that is convenient for the businesses and the neighborhoods, in people not having to get out so much."&nbsp;

The Brooks are ardent supporters of the downtown Hays business district.

 One store told her "they've lost 75 percent of what they typically have come in. That's hard on small local businesses.

"This is a way the community can help them because so often they help us with local fundraisers and such."&nbsp;

The Paisley Pear already delivers "but not in this mass, so we're learning," Shaun Musil said. They soon figured out one order had not been filled.&nbsp;

He and Heather drove two vehicles down the cul-de-sac, loaded with bagged orders to deliver to the 10 participating homes.&nbsp;

Shaun Musil, also the current Hays mayor, was quick to give Heather credit for the project.

"My wife did most of the work," he smiled. "We have more customers interested so I hope people are patient."

Most residents were outdoors eating on driveways or the sidewalk, and took the hand-off from the Musils. At least one elderly woman asked that her food order be left on her porch.

"I've been at home for three weeks," Betty told Matt Brooks from across the street, "going nowhere except walking around our cul-de-sac."

Checking in with the neighbors as well as socializing are important aspects of the block party.

"We have a couple older couples in our neighborhood," Krista noted. "And it's a good way for the kids to see each other and have a conversation."

Haleigh Spray, a senior at Thomas More Prep-Marian and a member of the girls' golf team, was eating with her family and their dogs.

The governor's decision to close public and private K-12 schools in Kansas and issue a stay-at-home executive order to help slow the virus spread, have completely upended Haleigh's final semester of high school.

"When we first heard about the news, it was really sad, kind of like heart-breaking," Haleigh acknowledged. But I've come to terms with it. Things happen."

Haleigh says she'll miss her not going on her senior trip and "a lot of those last final memories we were going to make. Stuff like that were going to make lifelong memories.&nbsp;

"Since kindergarten through at least the first semester of my senior year, it's kind of been the same routine. You wake up, you go to school, you get home, you do your homework, you go to your sports, you go do your activities, and then you repeat.

"So," shrugged Haleigh, "it's kind of a wrench in the plans."

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/4/1586198103679.png" alt="Melissa, Camber, Ben and Roger Boland have dinner on the driveway where they can see and talk — or yell — to their neighbors." />
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 </figure>By BECKY KISER Hays Post"It's just good to see people."Camber Boland and her family were enjoying their dinner on their driveway last Wednesday evening where they could see and talk at a safe distance with most of their neighbors who live in the West 43rd Street cul-de-sac in Hays.The families were eating food prepared and delivered by Paisley Pear Wine Bar, Bistro and Market — a popular downtown Hays eatery that has dramatically changed how it serves customers due to the coronavirus pandemic.&nbsp;The block supper was organized by Krista Brooks, a reading teacher at Roosevelt and O'Loughlin Elementary schools, which are closed along with the rest of Hays USD 489 classrooms."We heard about it in Kansas City and several of us put together a flier and left it on everyone's porches," Brooks said.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/4/1586197889950.png" alt="The Brooks and other families in the West 43rd cul-de-sac enjoy a neighborhood block party April 1 after ordering delivery from the downtown Paisley Pear." />
 <figcaption>The Brooks and other families in the West 43rd cul-de-sac enjoy a neighborhood block party April 1 after ordering delivery from the downtown Paisley Pear.</figcaption>
 </figure>She and her husband, Matt, a teacher of world history and psychology at Hays High School, are friends with the Paisley Pear owners — Shaun and Heather Musil.&nbsp;&nbsp;"I knew we could work with Shaun and hopefully, if this takes off, we could do a different local business this week."They also hope the idea will spread to other Hays neighborhoods."Even though we're doing this this one night, if it doesn't keep up&nbsp; and the businesses don't have other people picking up on this, it won't be enough to sustain them during this time, or be enough to sustain them so that they could come back if they would have to close down for&nbsp; awhile.&nbsp;&nbsp;"Most people eat out at times, so hopefully this is a way that is convenient for the businesses and the neighborhoods, in people not having to get out so much."&nbsp;<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/4/1586214935395.png" alt="The Patterson family enjoys bierocks ordered from Paisley Pear. They saved servings of cheesecake for dessert." />
 <figcaption>The Patterson family enjoys bierocks ordered from Paisley Pear. They saved servings of cheesecake for dessert.</figcaption>
 </figure>The Brooks are ardent supporters of the downtown Hays business district. One store told her "they've lost 75 percent of what they typically have come in. That's hard on small local businesses."This is a way the community can help them because so often they help us with local fundraisers and such."&nbsp;The Paisley Pear already delivers "but not in this mass, so we're learning," Shaun Musil said. They soon figured out one order had not been filled.&nbsp;He and Heather drove two vehicles down the cul-de-sac, loaded with bagged orders to deliver to the 10 participating homes.&nbsp;<figure>
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 </figure>Shaun Musil, also the current Hays mayor, was quick to give Heather credit for the project."My wife did most of the work," he smiled. "We have more customers interested so I hope people are patient."Most residents were outdoors eating on driveways or the sidewalk, and took the hand-off from the Musils. At least one elderly woman asked that her food order be left on her porch."I've been at home for three weeks," Betty told Matt Brooks from across the street, "going nowhere except walking around our cul-de-sac."Checking in with the neighbors as well as socializing are important aspects of the block party."We have a couple older couples in our neighborhood," Krista noted. "And it's a good way for the kids to see each other and have a conversation."Haleigh Spray, a senior at Thomas More Prep-Marian and a member of the girls' golf team, was eating with her family and their dogs.The governor's decision to close public and private K-12 schools in Kansas and issue a stay-at-home executive order to help slow the virus spread, have completely upended Haleigh's final semester of high school.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/4/1586214508726.png" alt="TMP-M senior Haleigh Spray with her family and their dogs." />
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 </figure>"When we first heard about the news, it was really sad, kind of like heart-breaking," Haleigh acknowledged. But I've come to terms with it. Things happen."Haleigh says she'll miss her not going on her senior trip and "a lot of those last final memories we were going to make. Stuff like that were going to make lifelong memories.&nbsp;"Since kindergarten through at least the first semester of my senior year, it's kind of been the same routine. You wake up, you go to school, you get home, you do your homework, you go to your sports, you go do your activities, and then you repeat."So," shrugged Haleigh, "it's kind of a wrench in the plans."

🎥 Neighborhood party supports local business while 'staying-at-home'

As of Monday, the City of Elli has closed the city parks and Ellis Lakeside Campground until further notice as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus.

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City of Ellis closes parks, campground 

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*All Kansas public and private schools, Kindergarten through Grade 12, are closed through their respective spring semesters by order of the Kansas governor.*

*<a href="https://governor.kansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/EO20-16.pdf">Kansas has a "stay home" order until at least April 19, 2020.</a>* <a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/5e8cd44eeb7f17053601eec6">Church services are also limited in size.</a>

FHSU Half-Century Club Spring Luncheon canceled

Annual Chamber Golf Tournament rescheduled for September 18

Hays VFW Stars and Stripes Breakfast canceled

Trego County Courthouse closed to public until further notice.

City of Hays offices closed to public until further notice; airport remains open

Hays Municipal Court appearances suspended through April 6

Ellis City Hall closed to the public until further notice. City employees will still be available on premises during regular office hours and will be available by phone or email. Citizens should utilize the outside drop box, mail, or phone in utility payments.

Victoria City Hall closed to public until further notice

Eagle Media Center in Hays closed until furthur notice.

Doerflers' Harley-Davidson closed until further notice. We will offer curbside service along with motorcycle pickup and drop-off by appointment.

Big Creek Crossing stores closed - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BigCreekCrossing/">click here to see most recent updates</a>

Hays Recreation Commission including the Fitness Center closed through April 30, 2020

Center for Health Improvement at Hays Med closed until further notice.

Hays Chamber canceling/postponing all public events until April 30.

Hays United Methodist Church online services and broadcast on KAYS 94.3 FM and 1400 AM only

Hays North Oak Community Church Activities and services canceled; Online Sunday services at www.northoak.netHays VFW Fish Fries have been canceled though Lent

Hays Public Library closed until further notice

No bingo at the Heritage Eatery and Bingo in Hays

The Hays Senior center meal site is closed, but will still be offering to go meals and home deliveries to current home delivered customers. To arrange for food call 785-628-8824.

Group meetings for DREAM, Inc. canceled. Clients should call 785-628-6655 to schedule telephone sessions.

Community Assistance Center in Hays will have no shopping available until further notice.

The ARC Thrift Store in Hays closed until further notice.

Habitat for Humanity of Ellis County ReStore closed until further notice; not accepting donations.

Fort Hays State Historic Site closed until further notice.

Walter P. Chrysler Boyhood Home &amp; Museum in Ellis closed until further notice.

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 </figure>Please call <a href="http://785-301-2211">(785)-301-2211</a> to add your cancellation. Leave a voicemail if no one answers. You may also email your cancellation to <a href="http://admin@haypost.com">admin@hayspost.com</a>. We will add your cancellation as soon as possible.<a href="https://www.kandrive.org/kandrive">Click here for Kansas road conditions.</a>*All Kansas public and private schools, Kindergarten through Grade 12, are closed through their respective spring semesters by order of the Kansas governor.**<a href="https://governor.kansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/EO20-16.pdf">Kansas has a "stay home" order until at least April 19, 2020.</a>* <a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/5e8cd44eeb7f17053601eec6">Church services are also limited in size.</a>April 11Hays Toy Show postponedApril 15Hays VFW Stag &amp; Stagette canceledApril 16Hays Job Fair canceledMay 1FHSU Half-Century Club Spring Luncheon canceledAnnual Chamber Golf Tournament rescheduled for September 18May 2Hays Symphony Concert has been canceledMay 3Hays VFW Stars and Stripes Breakfast canceledMay 11Hays After 5 dinner meeting canceled*****Trego County Courthouse closed to public until further notice.City of Hays offices closed to public until further notice; airport remains openHays Municipal Court appearances suspended through April 6Ellis City Hall closed to the public until further notice. City employees will still be available on premises during regular office hours and will be available by phone or email. Citizens should utilize the outside drop box, mail, or phone in utility payments.Victoria City Hall closed to public until further noticeEagle Media Center in Hays closed until furthur notice.Doerflers' Harley-Davidson closed until further notice. We will offer curbside service along with motorcycle pickup and drop-off by appointment.Big Creek Crossing stores closed - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BigCreekCrossing/">click here to see most recent updates</a>Hays Recreation Commission including the Fitness Center closed through April 30, 2020Center for Health Improvement at Hays Med closed until further notice.Hays Chamber canceling/postponing all public events until April 30.Hays United Methodist Church online services and broadcast on KAYS 94.3 FM and 1400 AM onlyHays North Oak Community Church Activities and services canceled; Online Sunday services at www.northoak.netHays VFW Fish Fries have been canceled though LentHays Public Library closed until further noticeRussell Public Library closedNo bingo at the Heritage Eatery and Bingo in HaysThe Hays Senior center meal site is closed, but will still be offering to go meals and home deliveries to current home delivered customers. To arrange for food call 785-628-8824.Group meetings for DREAM, Inc. canceled. Clients should call 785-628-6655 to schedule telephone sessions.Community Assistance Center in Hays will have no shopping available until further notice.The ARC Thrift Store in Hays closed until further notice.Habitat for Humanity of Ellis County ReStore closed until further notice; not accepting donations.Fort Hays State Historic Site closed until further notice.Walter P. Chrysler Boyhood Home &amp; Museum in Ellis closed until further notice.

Latest cancellations and delays

Due to the COVID-19 closures and the uncertainty as to when we may be able to restart Hays Recreation Commission programs we postponed the printing and mailing of the Spring &amp; Summer Hays Rec Times scheduled to be delivered April 3,&nbsp;and the start of registration.

This is not how we wanted to start this spring and summer season, but feel that until we have a date in which we can safely resume operations, it is better to not take registrations and then have to issue more credits and refunds, if we can’t start on the given dates.

We do hope that there will be some kind of summer season, what that season will look like all depends on how things progress.&nbsp; So keep checking back for updates.&nbsp; 

Our staff has been busy posting videos and posts to keep connected to our HRC family.&nbsp; 

And if you are looking for a summer job we are still taking applications for Hays Aquatic Park because once given the all-clear, it is full speed ahead to UNPLUG AND PLAY!

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 </figure>HRCDue to the COVID-19 closures and the uncertainty as to when we may be able to restart Hays Recreation Commission programs we postponed the printing and mailing of the Spring &amp; Summer Hays Rec Times scheduled to be delivered April 3,&nbsp;and the start of registration.This is not how we wanted to start this spring and summer season, but feel that until we have a date in which we can safely resume operations, it is better to not take registrations and then have to issue more credits and refunds, if we can’t start on the given dates.We do hope that there will be some kind of summer season, what that season will look like all depends on how things progress.&nbsp; So keep checking back for updates.&nbsp; Our staff has been busy posting videos and posts to keep connected to our HRC family.&nbsp; And if you are looking for a summer job we are still taking applications for Hays Aquatic Park because once given the all-clear, it is full speed ahead to UNPLUG AND PLAY!

HRC summer programs delayed; job applications open for HAP

The ServSafe program is a national certification program designed to teach safe handling practices to foodservice employees and others who handle and serve food to the public. 

Because everyone is concerned about the safety of our family and friends, ServSafe and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation is offering ServSafe Food Safety Handler and ServSafe for Covid-19 training free through April 30.&nbsp; More information can be found here <a href="https://www.servsafe.com/Landing-Pages/Free-Courses?fbclid=IwAR18oyZg32iwsY_4UBeRf0tOG2_G6XYlF-mpvVoE0YLIui8RMys_d3JaQkc">https://www.servsafe.com/Landing-Pages/Free-Courses</a>

The free trainings include Takeout and ServSafe Delivery Covid-19 Precautions. These are short videos and a certificate of completion can be printed after viewing the videos. The other free offer includes ServSafe Food Handler training and assessment. It does not include food manager training courses. ServSafe provides training for the food service and restaurant industry to ensure that guests are provided a safe food dining experience. All those in the food service industry are encouraged to take advantage of this free offer.&nbsp;

Berny Unruh is the Family and Community Wellness Agent for the Cottonwood Extension District.&nbsp; She can be reached at 785-628-9430 or at <a href="mailto:bunruh@ksu.edu">bunruh@ksu.edu</a>

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 </figure>The ServSafe program is a national certification program designed to teach safe handling practices to foodservice employees and others who handle and serve food to the public. Because everyone is concerned about the safety of our family and friends, ServSafe and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation is offering ServSafe Food Safety Handler and ServSafe for Covid-19 training free through April 30.&nbsp; More information can be found here <a href="https://www.servsafe.com/Landing-Pages/Free-Courses?fbclid=IwAR18oyZg32iwsY_4UBeRf0tOG2_G6XYlF-mpvVoE0YLIui8RMys_d3JaQkc">https://www.servsafe.com/Landing-Pages/Free-Courses</a>The free trainings include Takeout and ServSafe Delivery Covid-19 Precautions. These are short videos and a certificate of completion can be printed after viewing the videos. The other free offer includes ServSafe Food Handler training and assessment. It does not include food manager training courses. ServSafe provides training for the food service and restaurant industry to ensure that guests are provided a safe food dining experience. All those in the food service industry are encouraged to take advantage of this free offer.&nbsp;	Berny Unruh is the Family and Community Wellness Agent for the Cottonwood Extension District.&nbsp; She can be reached at 785-628-9430 or at <a href="mailto:bunruh@ksu.edu">bunruh@ksu.edu</a>

UNRUH: Free food safety training offered for food service workers

&nbsp; To register, people can go online to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.livewellnwk.org/upcomingevents">https://www.livewellnwk.org/upcomingevents</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>&nbsp; To register, people can go online to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.livewellnwk.org/upcomingevents">https://www.livewellnwk.org/upcomingevents</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Free virtual workshop: Building Resilience in Real Time

Grow Hays and Rep. Barb Wasinger, R-Hays, today announced that Kansas Secretary of Commerce David Toland has approved the application for the Heart of America Development Corporations Rural Housing Incentive District (RHID) in eastern Hays for the development of workforce housing. 

"We are very thankful to David Toland, Kansas Secretary of Commerce and Representative Barb Wasinger for their expeditious turnaround of this application,"&nbsp;said Doug Williams, executive director of Grow Hays. "Given the economic challenges we are currently facing in our community, this housing development will be a critical component to our recovery."&nbsp;

“It is very important that we all work together to get projects as important as this RHID moving. I am grateful for the help of Secretary Toland who immediately acted on my request to expedite the RHID,” said Representative Wasinger. 

She added that Toland told her this was exactly the type of project the state of Kansas was wanting to promote.

The next step in the process is the creation of a development plan and development agreement. 

Final approval for the development is anticipated to take place in July. 

For further information regarding this development, contact Grow Hays at 785-628-3102.

Grow HaysGrow Hays and Rep. Barb Wasinger, R-Hays, today announced that Kansas Secretary of Commerce David Toland has approved the application for the Heart of America Development Corporations Rural Housing Incentive District (RHID) in eastern Hays for the development of workforce housing. "We are very thankful to David Toland, Kansas Secretary of Commerce and Representative Barb Wasinger for their expeditious turnaround of this application,"&nbsp;said Doug Williams, executive director of Grow Hays. "Given the economic challenges we are currently facing in our community, this housing development will be a critical component to our recovery."&nbsp;“It is very important that we all work together to get projects as important as this RHID moving. I am grateful for the help of Secretary Toland who immediately acted on my request to expedite the RHID,” said Representative Wasinger. She added that Toland told her this was exactly the type of project the state of Kansas was wanting to promote.The next step in the process is the creation of a development plan and development agreement. Final approval for the development is anticipated to take place in July. For further information regarding this development, contact Grow Hays at 785-628-3102.

Kan. secretary of commerce approves Hays workforce housing district

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COLBY — Awards have
been announced for the annual Art on the Oasis show held March 6 to 8 at Colby
Community College. Organizers extend appreciation to the donors and communities
involved with another successful event.

The top three
artists in professional, amateur, and high school divisions were presented with
cash prizes. High schools at the show included Colby, Decatur Community, Hoxie,
Wheatland-Grinnell, and Wauneta-Palisade in Nebraska.

Former Colby
resident James Hahn, Hays, received Best of Show. Winners are listed in
each division with their current town or high school.

PROFESSIONAL Opaque Painting&nbsp; 1. Rebel Mahieu, Colby 2. Cindy Musgrave, Wray, Colo. 3. Mahieu &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Painting &nbsp;1. Cindy
Musgrave, Wray,
Colo. 2. Patrycia Ann Herndon, Dighton 3. Musgrave &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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Mixed Media 1. Rebel Mahieu, Colby 2. Patrycia Ann Herndon, Dighton 3. Marcia Bauerle, Imperial, Neb.

2D 1. Patrycia Ann Herndon, Dighton 2. Julie Peterson-Shea, Phillipsburg 3. Peterson-Shea&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Sculpture 1. Wendy Tan, Hays 2. Tobias Flores, Hays 3. Flores &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Photography&nbsp; 1. Ray Walker, McCook, Neb. 2. Doyle Saddler, Colby 3. Walker &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Best of
Show&nbsp; James Hahn, Hays&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

AMATUER Opaque Painting 1. David Ketchum, Rexford 2. Suzanne Schielke, Colby 3. Ketchum

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Painting &nbsp;1. Marji Brown, Colby &nbsp;2. Crystal Hammerschmidt, Hays &nbsp; 3. Tony Spivey, Goodland &nbsp;Mixed Media &nbsp; 1. Mike McLaughlin, Colby 2. Crystal Hammerschmidt, Hays&nbsp; 3. Suzanne Schielke Colby &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

2D&nbsp; 1. Ashley Hathaway (CCC student), Shelley, Idaho 2. Tony Spivey, Goodland 3. Hathaway Sculpture 1. Xondra Bouray, Hays 2. Ashley Hathaway, Shelley, Idaho 3. Jerry L. Lohoefener, Oberlin &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Photography 1. Rihards Sergis (CCC student), Cesis, Latvia 2. Tony Spivey, Goodland 3. Sergis &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

HIGH SCHOOL Painting 1. Hannah Lovell, Wauneta-Palisade (Neb.) 2. Lakin Denny, Colby 3. Anna Carter, Decatur Community&nbsp; Mixed Media 1. Mason Wright, Colby 2. Lakin Denny, Colby 3. Brandon Brier, Colby&nbsp; 2D 1. Jordyn Vincent, Wheatland-Grinnell 2. Leonor Mergenschoder, Wheatland-Grinnell 3. Vincent Sculpture 1. Sage Lohoefener, Decatur Community 2. Saige Meier, Wheatland-Grinnell &nbsp;3. Isabel Dixon, Colby &nbsp;Photography&nbsp; 1. Cydney Brown, Colby&nbsp; 2. Kaitlyn Williams, Colby 3. Liv Tubbs, Colby

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<figure>
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 </figure>CCCCOLBY — Awards have
been announced for the annual Art on the Oasis show held March 6 to 8 at Colby
Community College. Organizers extend appreciation to the donors and communities
involved with another successful event.The top three
artists in professional, amateur, and high school divisions were presented with
cash prizes. High schools at the show included Colby, Decatur Community, Hoxie,
Wheatland-Grinnell, and Wauneta-Palisade in Nebraska.Former Colby
resident James Hahn, Hays, received Best of Show. Winners are listed in
each division with their current town or high school.PROFESSIONAL Opaque Painting&nbsp; 1. Rebel Mahieu, Colby 2. Cindy Musgrave, Wray, Colo. 3. Mahieu &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;Transparent
Painting &nbsp;1. Cindy
Musgrave, Wray,
Colo. 2. Patrycia Ann Herndon, Dighton 3. Musgrave &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Mixed Media 1. Rebel Mahieu, Colby 2. Patrycia Ann Herndon, Dighton 3. Marcia Bauerle, Imperial, Neb. 2D 1. Patrycia Ann Herndon, Dighton 2. Julie Peterson-Shea, Phillipsburg 3. Peterson-Shea&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Sculpture 1. Wendy Tan, Hays 2. Tobias Flores, Hays 3. Flores &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Photography&nbsp; 1. Ray Walker, McCook, Neb. 2. Doyle Saddler, Colby 3. Walker &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Best of
Show&nbsp; James Hahn, Hays&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
AMATUER Opaque Painting 1. David Ketchum, Rexford 2. Suzanne Schielke, Colby 3. Ketchum Transparent
Painting &nbsp;1. Marji Brown, Colby &nbsp;2. Crystal Hammerschmidt, Hays &nbsp; 3. Tony Spivey, Goodland &nbsp;Mixed Media &nbsp; 1. Mike McLaughlin, Colby 2. Crystal Hammerschmidt, Hays&nbsp; 3. Suzanne Schielke Colby &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
2D&nbsp; 1. Ashley Hathaway (CCC student), Shelley, Idaho 2. Tony Spivey, Goodland 3. Hathaway Sculpture 1. Xondra Bouray, Hays 2. Ashley Hathaway, Shelley, Idaho 3. Jerry L. Lohoefener, Oberlin &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Photography 1. Rihards Sergis (CCC student), Cesis, Latvia 2. Tony Spivey, Goodland 3. Sergis &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
HIGH SCHOOL Painting 1. Hannah Lovell, Wauneta-Palisade (Neb.) 2. Lakin Denny, Colby 3. Anna Carter, Decatur Community&nbsp; Mixed Media 1. Mason Wright, Colby 2. Lakin Denny, Colby 3. Brandon Brier, Colby&nbsp; 2D 1. Jordyn Vincent, Wheatland-Grinnell 2. Leonor Mergenschoder, Wheatland-Grinnell 3. Vincent Sculpture 1. Sage Lohoefener, Decatur Community 2. Saige Meier, Wheatland-Grinnell &nbsp;3. Isabel Dixon, Colby &nbsp;Photography&nbsp; 1. Cydney Brown, Colby&nbsp; 2. Kaitlyn Williams, Colby 3. Liv Tubbs, Colby &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Hays man named Best in Show at Art on the Oasis

COLBY&nbsp; — Colby Community College is enrolling students in the new Certificate of Completion in Telecommunications Networking Technician program set to begin in the fall semester.&nbsp;

There are no prerequisites for the 15-credit hour certificate, and courses are delivered online. A weekend “boot camp” in Colby must be completed on Dec. 5 and 6 to satisfy the hands-on and certification requirements. The curriculum includes an orientation class, introductions on cabling fiber optic and copper-based systems, and system integrations.

The program is approved under the Excel in Career Technical Education Initiative (SB-155), which provides Kansas high school students with state-funded tuition.&nbsp;

Upon completion, students receive certification through New Jersey-based C-Tech. The company averages a 90 percent certification rate and has certified more than 100,000 students. According to a recent&nbsp;<a href="http://indeed.com/">Indeed.com</a>&nbsp;survey, the average beginning salary is $17.01 per hour in the United States.

CCC started a similar face-to-face program in the Norton Correctional Facility in 2019 for inmates nearing release.&nbsp;

“With the growing emphasis on remote communication, jobs in this field are expected to keep expanding,” said program coordinator Daniel Blake.

For more information, contact Blake at (785) 460-5537 or&nbsp;<a href="mailto:daniel.blake@colbycc.edu">daniel.blake@colbycc.edu</a>.

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 </figure>CCCCOLBY&nbsp; — Colby Community College is enrolling students in the new Certificate of Completion in Telecommunications Networking Technician program set to begin in the fall semester.&nbsp;There are no prerequisites for the 15-credit hour certificate, and courses are delivered online. A weekend “boot camp” in Colby must be completed on Dec. 5 and 6 to satisfy the hands-on and certification requirements. The curriculum includes an orientation class, introductions on cabling fiber optic and copper-based systems, and system integrations.The program is approved under the Excel in Career Technical Education Initiative (SB-155), which provides Kansas high school students with state-funded tuition.&nbsp;Upon completion, students receive certification through New Jersey-based C-Tech. The company averages a 90 percent certification rate and has certified more than 100,000 students. According to a recent&nbsp;<a href="http://indeed.com/">Indeed.com</a>&nbsp;survey, the average beginning salary is $17.01 per hour in the United States.CCC started a similar face-to-face program in the Norton Correctional Facility in 2019 for inmates nearing release.&nbsp;“With the growing emphasis on remote communication, jobs in this field are expected to keep expanding,” said program coordinator Daniel Blake.For more information, contact Blake at (785) 460-5537 or&nbsp;<a href="mailto:daniel.blake@colbycc.edu">daniel.blake@colbycc.edu</a>.

Telecom technician program launches this fall at Colby CC

<a href="https://hayspost.com/state-farm-weather-window/">For a full look at weather visit the State Farm Weather Window by clicking here.</a>

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Three-day weather outlook

By KIM BALDWIN McPherson County farmer and rancher

When I was in high school, I was introduced to John Steinbeck’s work. As a high schooler, I devoured “The Grapes of Wrath” while on a road trip across west Texas and made an extreme effort to go see a production of “Of Mice and Men.”&nbsp;&nbsp;

Perhaps it was because I had been exposed to black and white images of my grandfather as a small boy during the Great Depression, or because I was interested in the agriculture represented in his works, or perhaps it was because Steinbeck’s words became vivid images in my mind. 

I embraced Steinbeck’s characters, his themes and the lessons presented. By the time I left home for college I had declared Steinbeck as one of my favorite authors.&nbsp;&nbsp;Like many families, we have converted to conducting our day-to-day operations from home these days. The kids and I are both completing our learning and working from home as my husband prepares to begin our spring planting. 

While the majority of my husband’s days are generally spent in isolation in a tractor cab, my days are spent in our farm office with our two children attempting to be as productive as possible with both work and school.&nbsp;As we prepared for the kids to begin their continuous learning plan from home because of COVID-19, many well-meaning people began sharing a colorful, detailed schedule on Facebook for parents to implement and children to follow to keep order and organization during our days at home.&nbsp;

I know how important routines are. I was a public school teacher for 16 years and know the value of good routines. However, I’ve also learned over the years that sometimes things don’t go as planned.&nbsp;Aside from getting lost within his stories, Steinbeck served as a gateway to other literary works. “Of Mice and Men” is a prime example of this. The title of this work by Steinbeck references the poem “To a Mouse,” by Robert Burns.&nbsp;

The poem is about all of the hard work a small mouse has done to prepare its nest for winter, only to have the nest destroyed by Burns as he plowed a field. In the original Scots-language poem, Burns reflects that oftentimes “the best-laid schemes o’mice an’ men Gang aft agley.” Translated it means that the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.&nbsp;&nbsp;

As the kids and I have transitioned to remote learning and working, Burns and Steinbeck have popped into my mind many times. In fact, I have told myself on more than one occasion, “Gang aft agley,” as a reminder that I need to approach each day with flexibility.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Did I anticipate my daughter would use a Sharpie marker on my dry erase board one hour into our new learning environment? No.&nbsp;&nbsp;Did I plan that the online platform my son’s teacher is using to communicate with her students would crash the first day we started our new schooling? No.&nbsp;Did I expect Rosie our farm dog to come into the office during lunch and steal my daughter’s sandwich on our first day of school from home? Nope.&nbsp;Did I think my children would forget they’ve been raised as civilized individuals and skip using the toilet in our house and instead “go” outside on the first day of our new home schooling? Absolutely not. Yet, here we are.&nbsp;

As we continue day by day, I am reminded — thanks to Steinbeck and Burns — that my best laid plans can be affected by outside factors, and the plan has to be modified.&nbsp;&nbsp;May we all remember that a mix of grace, flexibility and humor will go a long way as we move forward into this new, temporary normal. 

And may we remind ourselves there still are blessings to be found even if our best laid plans have gone awry.

"Insight" is a weekly column published by Kansas Farm Bureau, the state's largest farm organization whose mission is to strengthen agriculture and the lives of Kansans through advocacy, education and service.&nbsp;

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 </figure>By KIM BALDWIN McPherson County farmer and rancherWhen I was in high school, I was introduced to John Steinbeck’s work. As a high schooler, I devoured “The Grapes of Wrath” while on a road trip across west Texas and made an extreme effort to go see a production of “Of Mice and Men.”&nbsp;&nbsp;Perhaps it was because I had been exposed to black and white images of my grandfather as a small boy during the Great Depression, or because I was interested in the agriculture represented in his works, or perhaps it was because Steinbeck’s words became vivid images in my mind. I embraced Steinbeck’s characters, his themes and the lessons presented. By the time I left home for college I had declared Steinbeck as one of my favorite authors.&nbsp;&nbsp;Like many families, we have converted to conducting our day-to-day operations from home these days. The kids and I are both completing our learning and working from home as my husband prepares to begin our spring planting. While the majority of my husband’s days are generally spent in isolation in a tractor cab, my days are spent in our farm office with our two children attempting to be as productive as possible with both work and school.&nbsp;As we prepared for the kids to begin their continuous learning plan from home because of COVID-19, many well-meaning people began sharing a colorful, detailed schedule on Facebook for parents to implement and children to follow to keep order and organization during our days at home.&nbsp;I know how important routines are. I was a public school teacher for 16 years and know the value of good routines. However, I’ve also learned over the years that sometimes things don’t go as planned.&nbsp;Aside from getting lost within his stories, Steinbeck served as a gateway to other literary works. “Of Mice and Men” is a prime example of this. The title of this work by Steinbeck references the poem “To a Mouse,” by Robert Burns.&nbsp;The poem is about all of the hard work a small mouse has done to prepare its nest for winter, only to have the nest destroyed by Burns as he plowed a field. In the original Scots-language poem, Burns reflects that oftentimes “the best-laid schemes o’mice an’ men Gang aft agley.” Translated it means that the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.&nbsp;&nbsp;As the kids and I have transitioned to remote learning and working, Burns and Steinbeck have popped into my mind many times. In fact, I have told myself on more than one occasion, “Gang aft agley,” as a reminder that I need to approach each day with flexibility.&nbsp;&nbsp;Did I anticipate my daughter would use a Sharpie marker on my dry erase board one hour into our new learning environment? No.&nbsp;&nbsp;Did I plan that the online platform my son’s teacher is using to communicate with her students would crash the first day we started our new schooling? No.&nbsp;Did I expect Rosie our farm dog to come into the office during lunch and steal my daughter’s sandwich on our first day of school from home? Nope.&nbsp;Did I think my children would forget they’ve been raised as civilized individuals and skip using the toilet in our house and instead “go” outside on the first day of our new home schooling? Absolutely not. Yet, here we are.&nbsp;As we continue day by day, I am reminded — thanks to Steinbeck and Burns — that my best laid plans can be affected by outside factors, and the plan has to be modified.&nbsp;&nbsp;May we all remember that a mix of grace, flexibility and humor will go a long way as we move forward into this new, temporary normal. And may we remind ourselves there still are blessings to be found even if our best laid plans have gone awry."Insight" is a weekly column published by Kansas Farm Bureau, the state's largest farm organization whose mission is to strengthen agriculture and the lives of Kansans through advocacy, education and service.&nbsp;

Kansas Farm Bureau Insight: Best laid plans

By CELIA LLOPIS-JEPSEN, <a href="https://www.kcur.org/post/kansas-looking-high-and-low-gear-protect-health-care-workers-covid-19#stream/0">Kansas News Service</a>

TOPEKA, Kansas — Kansas is struggling to get its 
hands on the millions of N95 masks, surgical gowns and other protective 
gear it wants to shield first responders and health care workers against
 COVID-19.

Gov. Laura Kelly told reporters Monday that Kansas has
 been pursuing three routes to get more of those supplies, along with 
testing kits and ventilators.

Kelly said the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has parceled out supplies from <a href="https://www.phe.gov/about/sns/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">the national stockpile</a>
 to states based on their 2010 Census numbers. Kansas has received 90% 
of its share, Kelly said, and has been told by federal authorities that 
it won’t receive the rest.

Kansas has been passing along those 
supplies to counties based on census counts. That work should be 
finished early this week. County health departments will distribute the 
supplies locally.

Kansas
 has also asked FEMA for emergency supplies. Kelly says her 
administration has filed seven requests over the past two weeks, but 
FEMA hasn’t filled them yet.

The state is seeking testing 
supplies from FEMA, in addition to more than 22.3 million gloves, 4.6 
million N95 masks, 1.2 million face shields, 10.7 million surgical masks
 and 500 ventilators.

“Hospitals and first responders have been 
already rationing” their protective gear, Kelly said. “For perspective, 
one of our major hospitals in the state uses 220,000 gloves per day” 
even after scaling back elective care.

Kansas
 has had modest success buying supplies from private companies, but 
through-the-roof global demand has led vendors to postpone or cancel a 
number of the state’s orders.

“We have also not been immune from 
the rising costs,” Kelly said. “An N95 mask that a couple of weeks ago 
cost us $1.85 now costs well over $4.”

The most recent state 
budget included $15 million to help the state’s emergency management 
agency buy protective gear amid the pandemic, she said.

Kansas 
has pending orders for 3.9 million N95 masks, 1.8 million surgical 
masks, 2 million gloves, 4 million gowns, 2 million shoe covers and 2 
million face shields.

Kansas has reached out to in-state research
 labs, auto body shops, tattoo shops and more in search of everything 
from chemicals needed for COVID-19 testing to medical-grade masks and 
gloves. It is also looking for Kansas manufacturers that could make 
these supplies locally.

Celia Llopis-Jepsen reports on consumer health and education for the Kansas News Service. You can follow her on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/Celia_LJ" target="_blank">@celia_LJ</a>
 or email her at celia@kcur.org. The Kansas News Service is a
 collaboration of KCUR, Kansas Public Radio, KMUW and High Plains Public
 Radio focused on health, the social determinants of health and their 
connection to public policy.

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 </figure>By CELIA LLOPIS-JEPSEN, <a href="https://www.kcur.org/post/kansas-looking-high-and-low-gear-protect-health-care-workers-covid-19#stream/0">Kansas News Service</a>TOPEKA, Kansas — Kansas is struggling to get its 
hands on the millions of N95 masks, surgical gowns and other protective 
gear it wants to shield first responders and health care workers against
 COVID-19.Gov. Laura Kelly told reporters Monday that Kansas has
 been pursuing three routes to get more of those supplies, along with 
testing kits and ventilators.<h2>The Strategic National Stockpile</h2>Kelly said the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has parceled out supplies from <a href="https://www.phe.gov/about/sns/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">the national stockpile</a>
 to states based on their 2010 Census numbers. Kansas has received 90% 
of its share, Kelly said, and has been told by federal authorities that 
it won’t receive the rest.Kansas has been passing along those 
supplies to counties based on census counts. That work should be 
finished early this week. County health departments will distribute the 
supplies locally.<h2>Federal Emergency Management Agency</h2>Kansas
 has also asked FEMA for emergency supplies. Kelly says her 
administration has filed seven requests over the past two weeks, but 
FEMA hasn’t filled them yet.The state is seeking testing 
supplies from FEMA, in addition to more than 22.3 million gloves, 4.6 
million N95 masks, 1.2 million face shields, 10.7 million surgical masks
 and 500 ventilators.“Hospitals and first responders have been 
already rationing” their protective gear, Kelly said. “For perspective, 
one of our major hospitals in the state uses 220,000 gloves per day” 
even after scaling back elective care.<h2>The private sector</h2>Kansas
 has had modest success buying supplies from private companies, but 
through-the-roof global demand has led vendors to postpone or cancel a 
number of the state’s orders.“We have also not been immune from 
the rising costs,” Kelly said. “An N95 mask that a couple of weeks ago 
cost us $1.85 now costs well over $4.”The most recent state 
budget included $15 million to help the state’s emergency management 
agency buy protective gear amid the pandemic, she said.Kansas 
has pending orders for 3.9 million N95 masks, 1.8 million surgical 
masks, 2 million gloves, 4 million gowns, 2 million shoe covers and 2 
million face shields.Kansas has reached out to in-state research
 labs, auto body shops, tattoo shops and more in search of everything 
from chemicals needed for COVID-19 testing to medical-grade masks and 
gloves. It is also looking for Kansas manufacturers that could make 
these supplies locally.Celia Llopis-Jepsen reports on consumer health and education for the Kansas News Service. You can follow her on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/Celia_LJ" target="_blank">@celia_LJ</a>
 or email her at celia@kcur.org. The Kansas News Service is a
 collaboration of KCUR, Kansas Public Radio, KMUW and High Plains Public
 Radio focused on health, the social determinants of health and their 
connection to public policy.

Kansas looking high and low for gear to protect health care workers

By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT Hays Post

Ellis County voters have approved a pair of quarter-cent
sales taxes to help fund health services and the county’s general fund.

According to unofficial election results of Tuesday countywide
sales tax election, Ellis County voters approved a quarter-cent sales tax to fund
health services in Ellis County 4,260 to 2,261 (65 percent to 35 percent).

Voters also approved a second quarter-cent sales tax to fund
general operations within Ellis County by a vote of 3,886 to 2,630 (59&nbsp;percent to 41 percent).

The official election canvass is scheduled for April 16 at 5 p.m.

<a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/5e55392065b5d314384974d5">RELATED: County officials explain need for sales tax measures.</a>

By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT Hays PostEllis County voters have approved a pair of quarter-cent
sales taxes to help fund health services and the county’s general fund.According to unofficial election results of Tuesday countywide
sales tax election, Ellis County voters approved a quarter-cent sales tax to fund
health services in Ellis County 4,260 to 2,261 (65 percent to 35 percent).Voters also approved a second quarter-cent sales tax to fund
general operations within Ellis County by a vote of 3,886 to 2,630 (59&nbsp;percent to 41 percent).The official election canvass is scheduled for April 16 at 5 p.m.<a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/5e55392065b5d314384974d5">RELATED: County officials explain need for sales tax measures.</a>

Ellis County voters approve sales tax measures

Rooks County Health Department

Rooks County Health Department is confirming the second presumptive-positive case of COVID-19 in Rooks County. 

The possible case was identified today with testing sent to QUEST Diagnostic on April 6. 

QUEST Diagnostic, which is approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to perform COVID-19 testing, found presumptive-positive results Tuesday afternoon. 

These results will be verified by the CDC lab and will be treated as positive pending confirmation.

The case is in Rooks County and the patient is currently in-home isolation, following the guidance of the CDC. 

Rooks County Health Department continues to work with the local partners and providers and KDHE to identify and contact people who may have come into contact with the individual while infectious and will monitor them for fever and respiratory symptoms. 

No further information about the patient will be released.

<a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fkhap2.kdhe.state.ks.us%2FNewsRelease%2FPDFs%2F4-6-20%2520travel.pdf%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3p0u-F2WJBNlHKPGSiccjbdTZHsVrEF_aM4EFugowL8Ylgp5_oJffIvzA&amp;h=AT0tk1C_j6gLsZmSlespInDV-eiA4t55o48ULr-BS4XezD_fHraW56GRYRqT1AAzfe5CViHchf2JHqSyhg4kMaLtvVfAZc6TQqk4UIo47EeCB_kRCzRV9IXDUeVmyHeOp4qsauyLAkpuepyImXgRGBrKNdNoUcx_42W0oally_xq1uOMlhPyPazLC-ETX5uirOq1JTnzi4JELFnjitzXciqcx0epPvELnmPtVnnNS7dg68rVmxo15r2-GC0ZCfrmi6NIcqT-eNXyAZ_dEtZJ1V1YdsQD19_AVt4F2vTLbZRUuRfmaYUkmxtIUi_BVEcVTxXP1iUCVLcMkUJGlH9qe76MIc6Ocyv7PjyIFwPSkyQvQar4yqfi2GtG16Qhqit1-PQka83T8i5lLjQK0AVRY0yeLkSgzskXhvmtpmrdDsIpFSmrL__tU38trg-rqG7cSVYYqmhhbGmGZlIGV-AkjneEoODegnU-ebVS42ZG-nxoNzPZqghvELlSortZ8Ex8iA6UQTMzAXEahOZrf-QfI7AyiDltRm7BH2hEXkYwVsD9UwprF3d5Z1UkbAT3h7DTNgIWDv3y5gJY1vV6OXWly4TFyUCw7sfsPKq4q9KFPN46ChxL2hnsowUFcAojV6RBiIYyhQCYYpgu863Swzubfg">KDHE has released guidelines for quarantine and isolation of travelers who visited locations in the United States where large numbers of people have contracted the disease.</a>

Rooks County residents can stay informed by visiting&nbsp;<a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgovstatus.egov.com%2Fcoronavirus%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0g6RTWoPBrNWtS-r4VXjhaiBdT4hV9KUcOF0O_pWB7S6R-dHgVIM714v0&amp;h=AT3-2DlJvVIieQflLCtqqakwKJGbeCY-mu_tlAyHzlFv8lDIQ7ULSZCIv4htvzlhywo_1G48PV9277l_HmJyER6wnv4YDiB0kDQp8khiZqDOkjocMoxDR-nlQtvelTgSVyGDkrwMThcv04Q7hvhDNYAFbSQQdCvkE_2OOl8v9f8144RlfyJyJg50rBjFklZwM1wLabblPPPr2eU3kEzuM8_GyQ9J4yQ8o403VmAB8Ixp3-xpWPmJ7AtJ7HfTJ7P_eRgfsTZpdCxa5LDzbfEftbJL2bA5vUsWiFFkJZTF511xCHWoRZO_GgcRhbYf0g3YxNWZ5I_jq8kz2RyL81OOzTEwGNuFkS8tv5DIV11F55XPBrfJsaQMfdlru7Gz13VKUbQrCsZQ4l7o8R7KzwCAH_VnDpk1Stx-G7W8wx09dru_83s0_pt33nYubkoMb26FSaViyoBQ4o2B7crIxAQ8I8cybUxOZ0QyUTf5Ma_Q_ohqV0OIyLFuUxwpkuLCC3SNJdXIC7i8QaiFfoM2kmWflzd1bc0XuA5YR_mxFxusr3kVyyvgMsbwrY919cKIGhPL1imY3bwZunYyodr8CZu5iDuPGPFw-5utekD8iNeGIR2bSKgp2_Zar6EgRlKEvyzbpQkPsrKCowRg78OdelchQQ" target="_blank">https://govstatus.egov.com/coronavirus</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1s7y7jbCWqZjjAMwMZCznLNymm2jICih5biOCgHf64a_P-QzChHK9aC6w&amp;h=AT09RW5t6lRz96F_L68KJnO4hga6Zh9f2CRORICCWW1Zkn_uUniCDXHquvv3xD0aUxrmQV9K4JCoqfMv9C4C3-Wei99VeYFwQLB1Jn3uP2Xhm4nZ59uNL0UbbMKCXi2onNHczISO_onNippUplOrSQd0PKXn22al2dhhMXWONdET2bbiBAyYUKN-XnlBSc-7Eq56QKzg2pjuzZUO_XO2W5euJIlBP_g5W_SfpFKRXRanhPu-EqEckHwgnjf0mPMYdKrAtkE_fPF1-cGM1JX4pdkukN3rv_F3iCtAEdjt-qeKUZyx72rHNuVRzlc8BGSyfmX0k5XdMNVF4tdEh9gu9IC_-pY-6PqO1gsuTUi7WgR2u5iKEzfG5XgE6Wl573iVoY86FdTEiBwWbFZCXdRgZjhdD6sz53M6XXq9MowQJ9Gx8F2cFpVSzQCVviYsIk2sZ63WKe1x_A4zfHySHttrzNqOV9RC3C-chKnPvhie9PZ0XZKza6VfEGG9DR4JKZcUuYt_oVHZTgKmuCDUDUF6lpihQLWZqjrrxbjU-eMIHWfCxde2xCc7S-WkAnVsTG40YIao3AcVpkwLMvVQTrldtXrrLJOiB4z2cLXI4MWnDVbDNBjkYVbr7fywfLFtino0H1hphcmd40FI99sR4bXkrg" target="_blank">http://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus</a>

For general information, contact the KDHE phone bank at 1-866-534-3463 or email COVID-19@ks.gov. 

You may also contact the Rooks County Health Department at 785-425-7352.

Rooks County Health DepartmentRooks County Health Department is confirming the second presumptive-positive case of COVID-19 in Rooks County. The possible case was identified today with testing sent to QUEST Diagnostic on April 6. QUEST Diagnostic, which is approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to perform COVID-19 testing, found presumptive-positive results Tuesday afternoon. These results will be verified by the CDC lab and will be treated as positive pending confirmation.The case is in Rooks County and the patient is currently in-home isolation, following the guidance of the CDC. The case is not travel related. Rooks County Health Department continues to work with the local partners and providers and KDHE to identify and contact people who may have come into contact with the individual while infectious and will monitor them for fever and respiratory symptoms. No further information about the patient will be released.<a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fkhap2.kdhe.state.ks.us%2FNewsRelease%2FPDFs%2F4-6-20%2520travel.pdf%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3p0u-F2WJBNlHKPGSiccjbdTZHsVrEF_aM4EFugowL8Ylgp5_oJffIvzA&amp;h=AT0tk1C_j6gLsZmSlespInDV-eiA4t55o48ULr-BS4XezD_fHraW56GRYRqT1AAzfe5CViHchf2JHqSyhg4kMaLtvVfAZc6TQqk4UIo47EeCB_kRCzRV9IXDUeVmyHeOp4qsauyLAkpuepyImXgRGBrKNdNoUcx_42W0oally_xq1uOMlhPyPazLC-ETX5uirOq1JTnzi4JELFnjitzXciqcx0epPvELnmPtVnnNS7dg68rVmxo15r2-GC0ZCfrmi6NIcqT-eNXyAZ_dEtZJ1V1YdsQD19_AVt4F2vTLbZRUuRfmaYUkmxtIUi_BVEcVTxXP1iUCVLcMkUJGlH9qe76MIc6Ocyv7PjyIFwPSkyQvQar4yqfi2GtG16Qhqit1-PQka83T8i5lLjQK0AVRY0yeLkSgzskXhvmtpmrdDsIpFSmrL__tU38trg-rqG7cSVYYqmhhbGmGZlIGV-AkjneEoODegnU-ebVS42ZG-nxoNzPZqghvELlSortZ8Ex8iA6UQTMzAXEahOZrf-QfI7AyiDltRm7BH2hEXkYwVsD9UwprF3d5Z1UkbAT3h7DTNgIWDv3y5gJY1vV6OXWly4TFyUCw7sfsPKq4q9KFPN46ChxL2hnsowUFcAojV6RBiIYyhQCYYpgu863Swzubfg">KDHE has released guidelines for quarantine and isolation of travelers who visited locations in the United States where large numbers of people have contracted the disease.</a>Rooks County residents can stay informed by visiting&nbsp;<a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgovstatus.egov.com%2Fcoronavirus%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0g6RTWoPBrNWtS-r4VXjhaiBdT4hV9KUcOF0O_pWB7S6R-dHgVIM714v0&amp;h=AT3-2DlJvVIieQflLCtqqakwKJGbeCY-mu_tlAyHzlFv8lDIQ7ULSZCIv4htvzlhywo_1G48PV9277l_HmJyER6wnv4YDiB0kDQp8khiZqDOkjocMoxDR-nlQtvelTgSVyGDkrwMThcv04Q7hvhDNYAFbSQQdCvkE_2OOl8v9f8144RlfyJyJg50rBjFklZwM1wLabblPPPr2eU3kEzuM8_GyQ9J4yQ8o403VmAB8Ixp3-xpWPmJ7AtJ7HfTJ7P_eRgfsTZpdCxa5LDzbfEftbJL2bA5vUsWiFFkJZTF511xCHWoRZO_GgcRhbYf0g3YxNWZ5I_jq8kz2RyL81OOzTEwGNuFkS8tv5DIV11F55XPBrfJsaQMfdlru7Gz13VKUbQrCsZQ4l7o8R7KzwCAH_VnDpk1Stx-G7W8wx09dru_83s0_pt33nYubkoMb26FSaViyoBQ4o2B7crIxAQ8I8cybUxOZ0QyUTf5Ma_Q_ohqV0OIyLFuUxwpkuLCC3SNJdXIC7i8QaiFfoM2kmWflzd1bc0XuA5YR_mxFxusr3kVyyvgMsbwrY919cKIGhPL1imY3bwZunYyodr8CZu5iDuPGPFw-5utekD8iNeGIR2bSKgp2_Zar6EgRlKEvyzbpQkPsrKCowRg78OdelchQQ" target="_blank">https://govstatus.egov.com/coronavirus</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1s7y7jbCWqZjjAMwMZCznLNymm2jICih5biOCgHf64a_P-QzChHK9aC6w&amp;h=AT09RW5t6lRz96F_L68KJnO4hga6Zh9f2CRORICCWW1Zkn_uUniCDXHquvv3xD0aUxrmQV9K4JCoqfMv9C4C3-Wei99VeYFwQLB1Jn3uP2Xhm4nZ59uNL0UbbMKCXi2onNHczISO_onNippUplOrSQd0PKXn22al2dhhMXWONdET2bbiBAyYUKN-XnlBSc-7Eq56QKzg2pjuzZUO_XO2W5euJIlBP_g5W_SfpFKRXRanhPu-EqEckHwgnjf0mPMYdKrAtkE_fPF1-cGM1JX4pdkukN3rv_F3iCtAEdjt-qeKUZyx72rHNuVRzlc8BGSyfmX0k5XdMNVF4tdEh9gu9IC_-pY-6PqO1gsuTUi7WgR2u5iKEzfG5XgE6Wl573iVoY86FdTEiBwWbFZCXdRgZjhdD6sz53M6XXq9MowQJ9Gx8F2cFpVSzQCVviYsIk2sZ63WKe1x_A4zfHySHttrzNqOV9RC3C-chKnPvhie9PZ0XZKza6VfEGG9DR4JKZcUuYt_oVHZTgKmuCDUDUF6lpihQLWZqjrrxbjU-eMIHWfCxde2xCc7S-WkAnVsTG40YIao3AcVpkwLMvVQTrldtXrrLJOiB4z2cLXI4MWnDVbDNBjkYVbr7fywfLFtino0H1hphcmd40FI99sR4bXkrg" target="_blank">http://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus</a>For general information, contact the KDHE phone bank at 1-866-534-3463 or email COVID-19@ks.gov. You may also contact the Rooks County Health Department at 785-425-7352.

Second case of presumptive-positive COVID-19 identified in Rooks County

Enjoy the 80-degree weather while it lasts.

The National Weather Service in Dodge City is predicting a major shift in the weather this weekend. While high temperatures in the mid- to upper-60s are called for through Saturday, forecasters say the mercury will dive beginning Saturday night.

The cold front will bring north winds that could exceed 50 mph, as well as a 30 percent chance of rain or thunderstorms, possibly changing to snow Sunday morning.

The high temperature Sunday is only expected to be in the low-40s Sunday and Monday, forecasters said.

Check Hays Post and tune into your Eagle Radio of Hays stations for the latest on cancellations and severe weather.

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 </figure>Enjoy the 80-degree weather while it lasts.The National Weather Service in Dodge City is predicting a major shift in the weather this weekend. While high temperatures in the mid- to upper-60s are called for through Saturday, forecasters say the mercury will dive beginning Saturday night.The cold front will bring north winds that could exceed 50 mph, as well as a 30 percent chance of rain or thunderstorms, possibly changing to snow Sunday morning.The high temperature Sunday is only expected to be in the low-40s Sunday and Monday, forecasters said.Check Hays Post and tune into your Eagle Radio of Hays stations for the latest on cancellations and severe weather.

NWS: Get ready to bundle up again

D2Football.com announced on Tuesday its All-Decade Team for 2010-2019. The team consists of 50 of the finest players from Division II over the past decade. Fort Hays State kicker&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5067">Dante Brown</a>&nbsp;was one of the 50 named to the team, earning a second-team selection at kicker.

See full team at the bottom of this release.

Brown, a Mississauga, Ontario native, joins Greg Zuerlein as the two kickers listed on the All-Decade Team, both representing the MIAA. On an interesting note, Brown and Zuerlein's collegiate stories have similar pathways.

Zuerlein closed out his collegiate career at Missouri Western in 2011, displaced when Nebraska-Omaha discontinued its football program in the spring of 2011 as a part of its move to NCAA Division I. Nebraska-Omaha was also a member of the MIAA at the time, so Zuerlein made the trek south on I-29, from Omaha to St. Joseph, to finish his collegiate career. He had the distinction of earning All-America honors at both schools (2009 at UNO, 2011 at MWSU), making 59 field goals and 169 PATs for 346 points over four years between the two schools. Zuerlein has gone on to a very successful career in the NFL, now a member of the Dallas Cowboys after eight straight seasons with the St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams. He made a 57-yard game-winning kick in the 2019 NFC Championship Game to send the Rams to the Super Bowl, the longest game-winning kick in NFL Playoff history.

When St. Joseph's College (Ind.) closed its doors in the spring of 2017, Brown, like Zuerlein, was left searching for a new place to play. St. Joseph's was a member of Division II, part of the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Brown was nearly committed to play in his native country of Canada at the University of Western Ontario as a defensive back, but Fort Hays State contacted Brown with an offer a couple weeks prior to the start of the 2017 season. Brown took the opportunity at FHSU and turned it into gold, earning All-America honors for the Tigers as both a kicker and punter over his final three years of collegiate football.

D2Football.com announced on Tuesday its All-Decade Team for 2010-2019. The team consists of 50 of the finest players from Division II over the past decade. Fort Hays State kicker&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5067">Dante Brown</a>&nbsp;was one of the 50 named to the team, earning a second-team selection at kicker.See full team at the bottom of this release.Brown, a Mississauga, Ontario native, joins Greg Zuerlein as the two kickers listed on the All-Decade Team, both representing the MIAA. On an interesting note, Brown and Zuerlein's collegiate stories have similar pathways.Zuerlein closed out his collegiate career at Missouri Western in 2011, displaced when Nebraska-Omaha discontinued its football program in the spring of 2011 as a part of its move to NCAA Division I. Nebraska-Omaha was also a member of the MIAA at the time, so Zuerlein made the trek south on I-29, from Omaha to St. Joseph, to finish his collegiate career. He had the distinction of earning All-America honors at both schools (2009 at UNO, 2011 at MWSU), making 59 field goals and 169 PATs for 346 points over four years between the two schools. Zuerlein has gone on to a very successful career in the NFL, now a member of the Dallas Cowboys after eight straight seasons with the St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams. He made a 57-yard game-winning kick in the 2019 NFC Championship Game to send the Rams to the Super Bowl, the longest game-winning kick in NFL Playoff history.When St. Joseph's College (Ind.) closed its doors in the spring of 2017, Brown, like Zuerlein, was left searching for a new place to play. St. Joseph's was a member of Division II, part of the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Brown was nearly committed to play in his native country of Canada at the University of Western Ontario as a defensive back, but Fort Hays State contacted Brown with an offer a couple weeks prior to the start of the 2017 season. Brown took the opportunity at FHSU and turned it into gold, earning All-America honors for the Tigers as both a kicker and punter over his final three years of collegiate football.When&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5067">Dante Brown</a>&nbsp;arrived at FHSU, another Brown had a stronghold on the placekicker job, that being Brandon Brown, who went on to earn MIAA Special Teams Player of the Year and All-America Honorable Mention honors in 2017. While Brandon was closing out a solid two-year career for the Tigers with 182 total kicking points, Dante's mark on the program was just beginning. Though he didn't serve as placekicker his first year at FHSU, Dante made an immediate impact for the Tigers as a punter averaging 43.5 yards per attempt for the second-best average in program history. It also netted him his first All-America honor while wearing the Black and Gold, helping the Tigers to a perfect 11-0 regular season and the No. 1 seed in Super Region 3 of the NCAA Playoffs.Though he made his presence known as a punter in 2017, Brown had a massive impact for the Tigers in 2018 by taking on the role of both kicker and punter. Brown decimated the FHSU record for kicking points in a season with 123, breaking Brandon Brown's mark of 94 set just one year earlier. He knocked through 28-of-33 field goal attempts and added 39 PATs that year, while also averaging a solid 41.4 yards on his 67 punt attempts for the season and tying the longest punt in FHSU history (an 84-yard bomb). Brown's numbers were staggering for the year, just two field goal makes shy of the NCAA Division II single-season record of 30. He earned MIAA Special Teams Player of the Year and All-America honors as a kicker from three organizations, while being named an All-America selection at both kicker and punter by the Don Hansen Football Committee. That netted him the distinction as Don Hansen's Division II National Special Teams Player of the Year, helping the Tigers to another appearance in the NCAA Playoffs.Though Brown handed the workload at punter over to freshman&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5593">Benjamin Donald</a>&nbsp;in 2019, he closed out a signature career at FHSU at kicker by earning All-America honors from five organizations that included four first team selections. Named the National Special Teams Player of the Year by the Don Hansen Football Committee for a second-straight year, he made 19 field goals alongside 52 PATs for 109 points on the season. Brown is the only FHSU kicker in history to break the 100-point barrier in a season, accomplishing it twice. He finished with 232 points in two years of holding the kicker role at FHSU, coming up just 12 points shy of career points leader&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1318">Drew O'Brien</a>, who enjoyed a strong four-year kicking career for the Tigers from 2012-15. He also finished second on the career punting average list at FHSU, averaging 42.4 yards per attempt over two years in the punter role.Both Brown and Zuerlein stamped their legacy in Division II lore against perennial powerhouse Northwest Missouri State. Zuerlein finished his collegiate career by knocking through three field goals over 50 yards for Missouri Western in an NCAA Playoff game against their bitter rivals from just 30 minutes north, though NWMSU went on to win the game by six. The trio of field goals included a career-long 58-yarder. Brown on the other hand, drilled a career-long, pressure-packed 56-yard field goal as the clock expired to force overtime against the Bearcats on November 9, 2019 at Lewis Field Stadium, though the Tigers went on to fall by three in the thriller. Brown closed out his career with 10 PATs a week later, not attempting a field goal in a 91-7 drubbing of Northeastern State. Both players have the distinction of making their longest collegiate field goals in games where they took their final field goal attempt, both against the same opponent.Though Zuerlein has already enjoyed a long and successful professional career, Brown may be on the verge of just beginning his, drawing the attention of several professional leagues as a 2020 prospect. It may be just a matter of time before&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5067">Dante Brown</a>&nbsp;is kicking at the professional level as well.Brown finished his decorated three-year career at FHSU as a two-time National Special Teams Player of the Year and saw his name on All-America lists 10 times (5 organizations in 2019, 3 organizations in 2018, and 1 organization in 2017). Below is Brown's full list of accolades at FHSU.Career Accolades• 2X Don Hansen Football Committee National Special Teams Player of the Year (2018 &amp; 2019)• 2X Don Hansen Football Committee Super Region 3 Special Teams Player of the Year (2018 &amp; 2019)• 2X MIAA Special Teams Player of the Year (2018 &amp; 2019)• 2019 All-America First Team selection at kicker by D2CCA, AP, D2Football.com, Don Hansen Football Committee• 2019 All-America Second Team selection at kicker by AFCA• 2018 All-America First Team selection at kicker by Don Hansen Football Committee and D2CCA• 2018 All-America Second Team selection at kicker by D2Football.com• 2018 All-America Honorable Mention selection at punter by Don Hansen Football Committee• 2017 All-America Honorable Mention selection at punter by Don Hansen Football Committee• 2X All-MIAA First Team selection at kicker (2018 &amp; 2019) and All-MIAA First Team selection at punter (2018)• 2017 All-MIAA Third Team at punter• 2X Finalist for Fred Mitchell Outstanding Placekicker Award• FHSU career record holder for field goals made with 47• FHSU single-season record holder for points (123 in 2018), field goals made (28 in 2018), and made PATs (52 in 2019)• Led NCAA Division II in field goals made (28) and all NCAA levels in field goals made per game (2.33) in 2018• Set MIAA record for field goals made in a season (28) in 2018• 7X MIAA Special Teams Player of the Week (5 times in 2018, 2 times in 2019)• Second in career punting average at FHSU with 42.4 yards per attempt.

D2Football.com All-Decade Team (2010-2019)First Team QB-Jason Vander Laan-Ferris State RB-Franklyn Quiteh-Bloomsburg RB-Austin Ekeler-Western Colorado WR-Jeff Janis-Saginaw Valley WR-Billy Brown-Shepherd TE-Adam Shaheen-Ashland OL-Ryan Schraeder-Valdosta State OL-Garth Heikkinen-Minnesota Duluth OL-Ryan Jensen-CSU-Pueblo OL-Amini Silatolu-Midwestern State OL-Joe Long-Wayne State (Mich.) DL-Matt Judon-Grand Valley State DL-Brandon Williams-Missouri Southern DL-Jamie Meder-Ashland DL-Matt Longacre-Northwest Missouri State LB-Deon Lacey-West Alabama LB-Nate Dreiling-Pittsburg State LB-Connor Harris-Lindenwood DB-Malcolm Butler-West Alabama DB-Kyle Dugger-Lenoir-Rhyne DB-Rontez Miles-California (Pa.) DB-Pierre Desir-Lindenwood K-Greg Zuerlein-Missouri Western P-Taylor Accardi-Colorado School of Mines AP-John Brown-Pittsburg State

Second Team QB-Luis Perez-Texas A&amp;M-Commerce RB-Cameron McDondle-CSU-Pueblo RB-Ja'Quan Gardner-Humboldt State WR-Brody Oliver-Colorado Mines WR-Shane Zylstra-Minnesota State TE-Brian Leonhardt-Bemidji State OL-Alex Cappa-Humboldt State OL-Eric Kush-California (Pa.) OL-Brandon Fusco-Slippery Rock OL-Matt Armstrong-Grand Valley State OL-Trey Pipkens-Sioux Falls DL-Marcus Martin-Slippery Rock DL-Grover Stewart-Albany State DL-Cedric Thornton-Southern Arkansas DL-Zach Sieler-Ferris State LB-Larry Dean-Valdosta State LB-Adam Bighill-Central Washington LB-Carlos Fields-Winston-Salem DB-Janoris Jenkins-North Alabama DB-Jeff Heath-Saginaw Valley DB-Tavierre Thomas-Ferris State DB-Brandon Dixon-Northwest Missouri State K-<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5067">Dante Brown</a>-Fort Hays State P-Randy Weich-Wayne State (Neb.) AP-Deonte Harris-Assumption&nbsp;&nbsp;

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