Online ranker OnlyInYouState.com recently unveiled its Top 10 Christmas light displays in Kansas. Two northwest communities made the list.&nbsp;

The Ellis Polar Express and Christmas City of the High Plains were included in the rankings.&nbsp;

Click <a href="https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/kansas/kansas-christmas-lights-2016/">HERE</a> for the story.

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 </figure>Online ranker OnlyInYouState.com recently unveiled its Top 10 Christmas light displays in Kansas. Two northwest communities made the list.&nbsp;The Ellis Polar Express and Christmas City of the High Plains were included in the rankings.&nbsp;Click <a href="https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/kansas/kansas-christmas-lights-2016/">HERE</a> for the story.

NW Kansas towns make 'magic' Christmas light tour list

WAKEENEY — Author Roxie Yonkey will be signing her best-selling book "100 Things to Do in Kansas Before You Die" at The Studio 128, 128 N. Main, WaKeeney, from 3 to -4 p.m. Saturday. Buy a book at The Studio 128 or ahead of time at RoxieontheRoad.com/Shop.&nbsp;

WaKeeney, Christmas City of the High Plains, and the Kansas Veterans Cemetery are No. 40 in the book.&nbsp;

“We hope you will join us in exploring Studio 128 and the rest of downtown WaKeeney at the Christmas opening,” Yonkey said.&nbsp;

Yonkey has been writing about Kansas for over 30 years. The book "100 Things to Do in Kansas Before You Die" is her second book. In 2020, she co-authored the book "Midwest Road Trip Adventures." That book includes road trip guides for all 12 Midwest states. Yonkey wrote the Kansas chapter and the Black Hills section of the South Dakota chapter.&nbsp;

Additional signings are scheduled throughout the state. Check the schedule at RoxieontheRoad.com/signings.

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 </figure>News releaseWAKEENEY — Author Roxie Yonkey will be signing her best-selling book "100 Things to Do in Kansas Before You Die" at The Studio 128, 128 N. Main, WaKeeney, from 3 to -4 p.m. Saturday. Buy a book at The Studio 128 or ahead of time at RoxieontheRoad.com/Shop.&nbsp;WaKeeney, Christmas City of the High Plains, and the Kansas Veterans Cemetery are No. 40 in the book.&nbsp;“We hope you will join us in exploring Studio 128 and the rest of downtown WaKeeney at the Christmas opening,” Yonkey said.&nbsp;Yonkey has been writing about Kansas for over 30 years. The book "100 Things to Do in Kansas Before You Die" is her second book. In 2020, she co-authored the book "Midwest Road Trip Adventures." That book includes road trip guides for all 12 Midwest states. Yonkey wrote the Kansas chapter and the Black Hills section of the South Dakota chapter.&nbsp;Additional signings are scheduled throughout the state. Check the schedule at RoxieontheRoad.com/signings.<figure>
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'100 Things' author will have book-signing in downtown WaKeeney

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WASHINGTON&nbsp;– U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) announced a $1,594,970 U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) investment in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/FY21MPIRGDescriptionofFundedProjects.pdf" target="_blank">eight Kansas small and midsized meatpackers</a>&nbsp;through the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG) program.

The MPIRG program was created by Sen. Moran’s legislation, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=9524D7CF-F387-4715-83E9-6F5A98EB7810" target="_blank">Requiring Assistance to Meat Processers for Upgrading Plants (RAMP-UP) Act</a>,&nbsp;for small and midsized meatpacking plants to make the necessary investments to become federally inspected.&nbsp;

Currently, meatpacking facilities can only make sales across state lines if they are federally inspected.

“Small meatpackers in Kansas are a vital component in our supply chain, providing new market opportunities for regional livestock producers and helping meet a growing, nationwide demand for quality meat and poultry,”&nbsp;said Moran.&nbsp;“I introduced the RAMP-UP Act to equip small meatpackers with the necessary resources to meet federal standards, and I am pleased to see the resulting investment will help meatpackers across Kansas expand their businesses and reach a wider customer base with the ability to sell their products across state lines.”

The MPIRG’s Planning for a Federal Grant of Inspection project supports small and midsized meat processing facilities working to meet the standards of the&nbsp;Federal Meat Inspection Act&nbsp;or&nbsp;Poultry Products Inspection Act&nbsp;and the MPIRG’s Cooperative Interstate Shipment Compliance project is assisting facilities working to meet the standards to operate under a state’s Cooperative Interstate Shipment program.

The&nbsp;RAMP-UP Act&nbsp;was signed into law by President Trump on December 27, 2020 as part of the&nbsp;Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.

·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Burkhart Meat Processing (Kinsley):&nbsp;Doubles their current slaughter and processing capacity and obtain a Federal Grant of Inspection.

·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Alta Vista Locker (Alta Vista):&nbsp;Supports modernization of facilities to improve the safety and speed of the slaughter process.

·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Price Ventures (LaCygne):&nbsp;Expands current slaughter and processing capacity to meet demand by local producers currently served and increase access for new producers.

·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Freedom Meats (Caney):&nbsp;Expands and upgrades facility to a retail meat operation and finish obtaining Federal Grant of Inspection.

·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Circle P Processing (Waterville):&nbsp;Modernizes equipment, allowing for increased safety standards, to obtain a Federal Grant of Inspection.

·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Schenker Family Farms Inc. (McCune):&nbsp;Obtain a Federal Grant of Inspection to expand distribution channels for specialty foods.

·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;BD Meats Inc (Yoder):&nbsp;Supports modifications necessary for Federal Grant of Inspection, expands facility size and allows renovation of freezer space to accommodate increased processing capacity.

·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dieck's Inc (Clay Center):&nbsp;Increases production of raw and further processed meats and helps obtain Federal Grant of Inspection, allowing local producers to broaden markets.

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 </figure>Office of Sen. MoranWASHINGTON&nbsp;– U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) announced a $1,594,970 U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) investment in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/FY21MPIRGDescriptionofFundedProjects.pdf" target="_blank">eight Kansas small and midsized meatpackers</a>&nbsp;through the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG) program. The MPIRG program was created by Sen. Moran’s legislation, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=9524D7CF-F387-4715-83E9-6F5A98EB7810" target="_blank">Requiring Assistance to Meat Processers for Upgrading Plants (RAMP-UP) Act</a>,&nbsp;for small and midsized meatpacking plants to make the necessary investments to become federally inspected.&nbsp;Currently, meatpacking facilities can only make sales across state lines if they are federally inspected.“Small meatpackers in Kansas are a vital component in our supply chain, providing new market opportunities for regional livestock producers and helping meet a growing, nationwide demand for quality meat and poultry,”&nbsp;said Moran.&nbsp;“I introduced the RAMP-UP Act to equip small meatpackers with the necessary resources to meet federal standards, and I am pleased to see the resulting investment will help meatpackers across Kansas expand their businesses and reach a wider customer base with the ability to sell their products across state lines.”The MPIRG’s Planning for a Federal Grant of Inspection project supports small and midsized meat processing facilities working to meet the standards of the&nbsp;Federal Meat Inspection Act&nbsp;or&nbsp;Poultry Products Inspection Act&nbsp;and the MPIRG’s Cooperative Interstate Shipment Compliance project is assisting facilities working to meet the standards to operate under a state’s Cooperative Interstate Shipment program.The&nbsp;RAMP-UP Act&nbsp;was signed into law by President Trump on December 27, 2020 as part of the&nbsp;Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.MPIRG Grant Recipients in Kansas:·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Burkhart Meat Processing (Kinsley):&nbsp;Doubles their current slaughter and processing capacity and obtain a Federal Grant of Inspection.·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Alta Vista Locker (Alta Vista):&nbsp;Supports modernization of facilities to improve the safety and speed of the slaughter process.·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Price Ventures (LaCygne):&nbsp;Expands current slaughter and processing capacity to meet demand by local producers currently served and increase access for new producers.·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Freedom Meats (Caney):&nbsp;Expands and upgrades facility to a retail meat operation and finish obtaining Federal Grant of Inspection.·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Circle P Processing (Waterville):&nbsp;Modernizes equipment, allowing for increased safety standards, to obtain a Federal Grant of Inspection.·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Schenker Family Farms Inc. (McCune):&nbsp;Obtain a Federal Grant of Inspection to expand distribution channels for specialty foods.·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;BD Meats Inc (Yoder):&nbsp;Supports modifications necessary for Federal Grant of Inspection, expands facility size and allows renovation of freezer space to accommodate increased processing capacity.·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dieck's Inc (Clay Center):&nbsp;Increases production of raw and further processed meats and helps obtain Federal Grant of Inspection, allowing local producers to broaden markets.

Clay Center, Kinsley meatpackers receive USDA grants for growth

By CRISTINA JANNEY Hays Post

A retired nurse is growing food for her community using a unique form of greenhouse.

Alice Hill of rural Luray literally wrote the book on the use of topless high tunnels — "Grow Topless: A Modified High Tunnel Design for Headache Free Extended-Season Gardening," which was published in 2019. 

Hill has been able to provide produce to her community from her small farm through the farmer's market she co-founded — the Step Back in Time Food Market. She has been able to grow enough produce to sell at the market a couple of days a week on less than an acre of cultivated space.

Her tunnels are similar to most other high tunnel greenhouses. Vegetables are grown in the ground with a covering in a half circle over the top. The side walls are solid to protect tender plants from the harsh Kansas wind. However, the roofs of the topless high tunnels are made of anti-hail netting.

This allows Hill to take advantage of natural moisture and sunlight. Natural sunlight helps the plants create nutrition and tastier fruit.

&nbsp;The topless high tunnels result in better ventilation, while keeping out unwelcome pests, such as grasshoppers. Hill has no issues with fungal disease or condensation, and she doesn't have to worry about rolling up and letting down the sides of the tunnel.

Because the mesh netting allows the wind to go through the tunnels, the tunnels are not as vulnerable to high winds compared to other greenhouses.

Hill applied for and received a United States Department of Agricultural Natural Resource Conservation Service grant three years ago to build her 36-by-24-feet high tunnel and the following year erected a second one, 34-by-48 . 

In addition to the high tunnels, she installed two 1,500-gallon tanks that collect runoff from the farm's pole shed. She uses an inline electric pump to help pump water to the vegetables through soaker hoses. Yet another rain barrel collects water from the house.

“Rural water is expensive and full of chemicals that my plants don’t like," Hill said.

She uses straw mulch to retain moisture and reduce the need for supplemental watering. However, Hill doesn't just use any straw, she seeks straw that hasn't been treated with herbicides.

The straw also keeps down weeds. Combining the drip irrigation with the mulch, the high tunnels require little maintenance once planted, Hill said.

Although Hill is not officially certified as an organic grower, she follows organic growing procedures.

“The term organic, used to be the way we all raised our food. Now its a specialty niche market, which is completely wrong," she said. “Instead of saying organic, we should say all other food is adulterated."

Hill grew up on a military base in the era of DDT and is very passionately against the use of chemical herbicides and pesticides. 

"They fogged for mosquitoes with a DDT truck," she said. "We thought the cloud was so cool. We would ride our bicycles behind the truck. Birds would drop from the sky for days. That's going to be in us, in me, forever."

Hill rotates crops through the high tunnels based on the season, but she will be able to grow bok choy, kale and spinach all winter long.

She also uses crop rotation from year to year so the same plants aren't going back in the same places each year.

During the summer she grows tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, eggplant, beans, snow peas, broccoli, summer squash, spinach and carrots in her high tunnels.

Hill didn’t grow up as a farm girl. She was a reader and passionate about how generous the earth can be to us if we work with it. She never took an agronomy class or was a master gardener. She is completely self-taught.

“I give it all back to my grandmother,” she said. “She gave me a great northern bean seed, maybe a handful of them. She said go out and plant those, so I did. I was about 8 or 9 years old. … When those things sprouted, I thought I had witnessed a miracle. I had. It's miraculous.”

She and her husband farmed for 40 years. In 1983 during the farm crisis, they went through bankruptcy and lost everything. They had two girls, so Hill ended up becoming a nurse to help support the family.

“People tell me, no one wants to work this hard,” she said. “Guess what? We all have eight to 12 hours per day. We’re all doing something. I could sit in a ginormous tractor and farm 5,000 acres and listen to 'rrrrr' and worry about paying the loan off and breaking down, or I can be on my hands and knees listening to the birds and the crickets and the frogs, pulling weeds and smelling the earth. Guess who's happier at the end of the day?

“And I know my food is going to make some other family happy,” Hill said. 

Today, Hill believes in micro-food chains and buying local — neighbors feeding neighbors. She said we should be able buy meat products, milk products, bread products, cereal products, vegetables and pet food all locally.

“Can I feed the world? No, I don’t want to,” she said. “I only want to feed X number of people. [What] if the neighbor down the road feeds X number of people, and they are feeding them people food, not livestock, monocropping, chemical killers?

“We lost our ability to feed ourselves, but it can be regained,” she said.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1637262246301.jpeg" alt="Alice Hill grows produce for the Step Back in Time Food Market in her topless high tunnels on her small farm near Luray. She wrote the book"Grow Topless: A Modified High Tunnel Design for Headache Free Extended-Season Gardening." " />
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 </figure>By CRISTINA JANNEY Hays PostA retired nurse is growing food for her community using a unique form of greenhouse.Alice Hill of rural Luray literally wrote the book on the use of topless high tunnels — "Grow Topless: A Modified High Tunnel Design for Headache Free Extended-Season Gardening," which was published in 2019. Hill has been able to provide produce to her community from her small farm through the farmer's market she co-founded — the Step Back in Time Food Market. She has been able to grow enough produce to sell at the market a couple of days a week on less than an acre of cultivated space. Her tunnels are similar to most other high tunnel greenhouses. Vegetables are grown in the ground with a covering in a half circle over the top. The side walls are solid to protect tender plants from the harsh Kansas wind. However, the roofs of the topless high tunnels are made of anti-hail netting. This allows Hill to take advantage of natural moisture and sunlight. Natural sunlight helps the plants create nutrition and tastier fruit.&nbsp;The topless high tunnels result in better ventilation, while keeping out unwelcome pests, such as grasshoppers. Hill has no issues with fungal disease or condensation, and she doesn't have to worry about rolling up and letting down the sides of the tunnel.Because the mesh netting allows the wind to go through the tunnels, the tunnels are not as vulnerable to high winds compared to other greenhouses.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1637262405567.jpeg" alt="Hill grew items such as peppers, tomatoes and squash in her topless high tunnels this summer, but can grow cool season crops even in the winter months in the topless high tunnels. " />
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 </figure>Hill applied for and received a United States Department of Agricultural Natural Resource Conservation Service grant three years ago to build her 36-by-24-feet high tunnel and the following year erected a second one, 34-by-48 . In addition to the high tunnels, she installed two 1,500-gallon tanks that collect runoff from the farm's pole shed. She uses an inline electric pump to help pump water to the vegetables through soaker hoses. Yet another rain barrel collects water from the house.“Rural water is expensive and full of chemicals that my plants don’t like," Hill said. She uses straw mulch to retain moisture and reduce the need for supplemental watering. However, Hill doesn't just use any straw, she seeks straw that hasn't been treated with herbicides.The straw also keeps down weeds. Combining the drip irrigation with the mulch, the high tunnels require little maintenance once planted, Hill said.Although Hill is not officially certified as an organic grower, she follows organic growing procedures.“The term organic, used to be the way we all raised our food. Now its a specialty niche market, which is completely wrong," she said. “Instead of saying organic, we should say all other food is adulterated."<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1637262523252.jpeg" alt="The topless high tunnels can take advantage of natural rainfall, but Hill uses soaker hoses attached to these 1,500-gallon rain barrels to supplement water for her produce during the hot, dry months. " />
 <figcaption>The topless high tunnels can take advantage of natural rainfall, but Hill uses soaker hoses attached to these 1,500-gallon rain barrels to supplement water for her produce during the hot, dry months. </figcaption>
 </figure>Hill grew up on a military base in the era of DDT and is very passionately against the use of chemical herbicides and pesticides. "They fogged for mosquitoes with a DDT truck," she said. "We thought the cloud was so cool. We would ride our bicycles behind the truck. Birds would drop from the sky for days. That's going to be in us, in me, forever." Hill rotates crops through the high tunnels based on the season, but she will be able to grow bok choy, kale and spinach all winter long.She also uses crop rotation from year to year so the same plants aren't going back in the same places each year. During the summer she grows tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, eggplant, beans, snow peas, broccoli, summer squash, spinach and carrots in her high tunnels.Hill didn’t grow up as a farm girl. She was a reader and passionate about how generous the earth can be to us if we work with it. She never took an agronomy class or was a master gardener. She is completely self-taught. “I give it all back to my grandmother,” she said. “She gave me a great northern bean seed, maybe a handful of them. She said go out and plant those, so I did. I was about 8 or 9 years old. … When those things sprouted, I thought I had witnessed a miracle. I had. It's miraculous.”She and her husband farmed for 40 years. In 1983 during the farm crisis, they went through bankruptcy and lost everything. They had two girls, so Hill ended up becoming a nurse to help support the family.“People tell me, no one wants to work this hard,” she said. “Guess what? We all have eight to 12 hours per day. We’re all doing something. I could sit in a ginormous tractor and farm 5,000 acres and listen to 'rrrrr' and worry about paying the loan off and breaking down, or I can be on my hands and knees listening to the birds and the crickets and the frogs, pulling weeds and smelling the earth. Guess who's happier at the end of the day?“And I know my food is going to make some other family happy,” Hill said. Today, Hill believes in micro-food chains and buying local — neighbors feeding neighbors. She said we should be able buy meat products, milk products, bread products, cereal products, vegetables and pet food all locally.“Can I feed the world? No, I don’t want to,” she said. “I only want to feed X number of people. [What] if the neighbor down the road feeds X number of people, and they are feeding them people food, not livestock, monocropping, chemical killers?“We lost our ability to feed ourselves, but it can be regained,” she said.

Luray grower uses topless high tunnels to feed community year round

By TROY RUDA Thomas More Prep-Marian

iGiveCatholic is an annual opportunity taking place on and before the
 national day of giving, Giving Tuesday. This year the big event is 
Nov. 30, always the Tuesday after Thanksgiving — but you can 
participate now.

Both TMP-M and Holy Family Elementary have been blessed with $5,000 each of matching funds by 24/7 Travel Stores.
 These funds are only available for our Catholic schools. So when you 
give to iGiveCatholic for either TMP-M or HFE, your dollar will be 
doubled up to the first $5,000 raised.&nbsp; That means the minimum potential benefit for our schools will be $10,000 each!

<a href="https://salina.igivecatholic.org/organizations/holy-family-elementary">Click here to give to Holy Family Elementary through iGiveCatholic</a>

<a href="https://salina.igivecatholic.org/organizations/tmpmarian">Click here to give to TMP-Marian though iGiveCatholic</a>

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 </figure>By TROY RUDA Thomas More Prep-MarianiGiveCatholic is an annual opportunity taking place on and before the
 national day of giving, Giving Tuesday. This year the big event is 
Nov. 30, always the Tuesday after Thanksgiving — but you can 
participate now.Both TMP-M and Holy Family Elementary have been blessed with $5,000 each of matching funds by 24/7 Travel Stores.
 These funds are only available for our Catholic schools. So when you 
give to iGiveCatholic for either TMP-M or HFE, your dollar will be 
doubled up to the first $5,000 raised.&nbsp; That means the minimum potential benefit for our schools will be $10,000 each!Quick tips:<ul>
 <li>Funds raised through iGC will be restricted for classroom capital improvements&nbsp;and do not affect any other annual or project giving options.</li><li>Advanced giving has begun and the matching funds are available now.</li><li>Both schools have $5000 of potential matching funds.&nbsp;</li><li>Offline donations (cash/check) are matched as well and are not subject to fees.&nbsp;</li>
 </ul><a href="https://salina.igivecatholic.org/organizations/holy-family-elementary">Click here to give to Holy Family Elementary through iGiveCatholic</a><a href="https://salina.igivecatholic.org/organizations/tmpmarian">Click here to give to TMP-Marian though iGiveCatholic</a>

TMP-M, Holy Family students benefit from iGiveCatholic matching funds

Fort Hays State University was recently awarded a $1.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, and the university celebrated with an announcement just before Thanksgiving.

Numerous law enforcement officers and dignitaries attended Tuesday’s on-campus ceremony in the new Fischli-Wills Center for Student Success. One of those was U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, whose efforts proved invaluable in FHSU’s effort to secure the grant.&nbsp;

“I am here to, first of all, to tell Fort Hays State University thank you for writing a grant that was so acceptable, so easy for us to assist with,” Moran said. “Thank you for having the idea, the dream, the vision to create a program that, in my view, will not just benefit Kansas, but will bring students from across the country for law enforcement training.”

This Community Policing Development Program grant will support the expansion of programs offered by the Regional De-Escalation Training Center that was established at FHSU in August of 2020. The center at FHSU is one of several in a national network of regional centers under the direction of the National De-escalation Training Center (NDTC).

FHSU’s regional training center will train police on how to de-escalate potentially dangerous situations using a psychological approach.&nbsp;The training provided by Fort Hays State places the university at the forefront of this vital law enforcement training initiative.&nbsp;

“This is a grant that I think will allow people from across the country to find Fort Hays State University and Hays, Kansas, and learn what life is like where we all call home,” said Moran, a former Hays resident, who grew up in nearby Plainville and took classes at FHSU.

Dr. Tamara Lynn,&nbsp; chair of the Department of Criminal Justice and an associate professor at FHSU, serves as president of the NDTC’s Executive Council – responsible for coordinating all regional training centers. She and Police Chief Ed Howell are co-directors of FHSU’s regional training center and are looking forward to getting started.

&nbsp;“We’ve proposed to train approximately 2,000 officers just in our region in the next year and a half,” Dr. Lynn said. “We appreciate the U.S. Dept. of Justice and the office of community-oriented policing services for giving us the opportunity to make a big impact here in the central U.S.”

Dr. Tisa Mason, FHSU president, said the ceremony was “the perfect way to end our work week as we approach Thanksgiving.”

“There are so many blessings in our community, from law enforcement to everyone sitting in this audience,” Mason said. “Thank you for your service as legislators, as regents, as faculty and staff, for making this community so special.”

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 </figure>FHSU University RelationsFort Hays State University was recently awarded a $1.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, and the university celebrated with an announcement just before Thanksgiving.Numerous law enforcement officers and dignitaries attended Tuesday’s on-campus ceremony in the new Fischli-Wills Center for Student Success. One of those was U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, whose efforts proved invaluable in FHSU’s effort to secure the grant.&nbsp;“I am here to, first of all, to tell Fort Hays State University thank you for writing a grant that was so acceptable, so easy for us to assist with,” Moran said. “Thank you for having the idea, the dream, the vision to create a program that, in my view, will not just benefit Kansas, but will bring students from across the country for law enforcement training.”This Community Policing Development Program grant will support the expansion of programs offered by the Regional De-Escalation Training Center that was established at FHSU in August of 2020. The center at FHSU is one of several in a national network of regional centers under the direction of the National De-escalation Training Center (NDTC).FHSU’s regional training center will train police on how to de-escalate potentially dangerous situations using a psychological approach.&nbsp;The training provided by Fort Hays State places the university at the forefront of this vital law enforcement training initiative.&nbsp;“This is a grant that I think will allow people from across the country to find Fort Hays State University and Hays, Kansas, and learn what life is like where we all call home,” said Moran, a former Hays resident, who grew up in nearby Plainville and took classes at FHSU.Dr. Tamara Lynn,&nbsp; chair of the Department of Criminal Justice and an associate professor at FHSU, serves as president of the NDTC’s Executive Council – responsible for coordinating all regional training centers. She and Police Chief Ed Howell are co-directors of FHSU’s regional training center and are looking forward to getting started.&nbsp;“We’ve proposed to train approximately 2,000 officers just in our region in the next year and a half,” Dr. Lynn said. “We appreciate the U.S. Dept. of Justice and the office of community-oriented policing services for giving us the opportunity to make a big impact here in the central U.S.”Dr. Tisa Mason, FHSU president, said the ceremony was “the perfect way to end our work week as we approach Thanksgiving.”“There are so many blessings in our community, from law enforcement to everyone sitting in this audience,” Mason said. “Thank you for your service as legislators, as regents, as faculty and staff, for making this community so special.”

FHSU celebrates $1.25M grant for de-escalation center

ELLIS — On Tuesday, Ellis High School inducted eight juniors and seven seniors into the local chapter of the National Honor Society. Requirements to get into NHS are a 3.5 GPA, leadership in seven organizations within the school or community, accumulation of 40 hours of community service, and a positive character evaluation by teachers.&nbsp; The following students were inducted into the National Honor Society:

Back Row:&nbsp; Senior George Crawford IV, son of Bret &amp; Kimberly Andries and the late George Crawford III; Junior Dakota Metzler, son of Jim &amp; Becky Metzler; Junior Jarret Mader, son of Michael &amp; Mindi Mader; Senior Samuel Honas, son of Randy &amp; Wendy Honas; Senior Tyson Jimenez, son of Javi &amp; Jessica Jimenez; and Junior William Crawford, son of Bret &amp; Kimberly Andries and the late George Crawford III

Front Row:&nbsp; Senior Madison Gottschalk, daughter of Dean &amp; Julie Gottschalk; Senior Faith Fondoble, daughter of Matt &amp; Sharona Fondoble; Senior Lakyn Fischer, daughter of DJ &amp; Julie Fischer; Junior Hannah Schiel, daughter of Jared &amp; Beth Schiel; Junior Myah McCoy, daughter of Casey &amp; Melanie McCoy; Junior Makenna Kohl, daughter of Jeff &amp; Emily Kohl; Junior Emily Eck, daughter of Mark &amp; Sarah Eck; Senior Elliott Cox, daughter of Monty &amp; Janeen Cox; Junior Harlie Bittel, daughter of Blake Bittel &amp; Kristi Bittel

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 </figure>News releaseELLIS — On Tuesday, Ellis High School inducted eight juniors and seven seniors into the local chapter of the National Honor Society. Requirements to get into NHS are a 3.5 GPA, leadership in seven organizations within the school or community, accumulation of 40 hours of community service, and a positive character evaluation by teachers.&nbsp; The following students were inducted into the National Honor Society:Back Row:&nbsp; Senior George Crawford IV, son of Bret &amp; Kimberly Andries and the late George Crawford III; Junior Dakota Metzler, son of Jim &amp; Becky Metzler; Junior Jarret Mader, son of Michael &amp; Mindi Mader; Senior Samuel Honas, son of Randy &amp; Wendy Honas; Senior Tyson Jimenez, son of Javi &amp; Jessica Jimenez; and Junior William Crawford, son of Bret &amp; Kimberly Andries and the late George Crawford IIIFront Row:&nbsp; Senior Madison Gottschalk, daughter of Dean &amp; Julie Gottschalk; Senior Faith Fondoble, daughter of Matt &amp; Sharona Fondoble; Senior Lakyn Fischer, daughter of DJ &amp; Julie Fischer; Junior Hannah Schiel, daughter of Jared &amp; Beth Schiel; Junior Myah McCoy, daughter of Casey &amp; Melanie McCoy; Junior Makenna Kohl, daughter of Jeff &amp; Emily Kohl; Junior Emily Eck, daughter of Mark &amp; Sarah Eck; Senior Elliott Cox, daughter of Monty &amp; Janeen Cox; Junior Harlie Bittel, daughter of Blake Bittel &amp; Kristi Bittel

Ellis High inducts 15 into National Honor Society

	The season of Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for all of our blessings and all that we have.&nbsp; So how is being grateful different from being thankful?&nbsp;

	“Thank you for the birthday present”, “thank you for dinner”, and “thank you for picking up the dry cleaning” are easy words to say. And don’t get me wrong, I do believe we need to say “thank you”.&nbsp; My children will tell you that I made them write a thank you note for every birthday present and graduation card. I wanted them to express their appreciation to family and friends. A quick thank you note can make a difference in someone’s day.

	I believe that gratefulness is a something that develops over time. Maybe you are grateful for close lifelong friends. Maybe you are grateful for your childhood opportunities. If I asked my kids to write a letter of gratitude I believe the letter would be written to someone who has made a difference in their life. It might be a friend, relative, teacher or a significant other. If you are truly grateful, you should easily be able to share how this person’s behavior affected your life. John F Kennedy said, “We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.”&nbsp;

	Jodi Schulz, Michigan State University Extension, explains “Remember that being grateful is about appreciating what one has, as opposed to what one wants. Being thankful or thanking someone often implies you are acknowledging your thanks for something that someone has given you.”&nbsp;

	Last year I presented a program “Staying Positive as we Age” and one portion of the program focused on being grateful. One suggestion to stay positive was to keep a gratitude journal and to write down three things each day that you are grateful for. It does take practice but your level of gratitude will develop and become deeper over time.

	Parents who show gratefulness often will pass that on to their children and they will develop an attitude of gratitude. Modeling being grateful is the first step in teaching children to be grateful. Also talking about the meaning behind a gift will give the child a better understanding of why they should be thankful for a gift but also why they can be grateful for that gift that came their way.&nbsp;

	Teaching and learning gratefulness is not a simple process but the benefits will pay off. Studies have shown that being grateful can boost the immune system and decrease depression. It is not a simple cure for mental health issues but it definitely helps with a positive outlook on life.&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 season of Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for all of our blessings and all that we have.&nbsp; So how is being grateful different from being thankful?&nbsp;	“Thank you for the birthday present”, “thank you for dinner”, and “thank you for picking up the dry cleaning” are easy words to say. And don’t get me wrong, I do believe we need to say “thank you”.&nbsp; My children will tell you that I made them write a thank you note for every birthday present and graduation card. I wanted them to express their appreciation to family and friends. A quick thank you note can make a difference in someone’s day.	I believe that gratefulness is a something that develops over time. Maybe you are grateful for close lifelong friends. Maybe you are grateful for your childhood opportunities. If I asked my kids to write a letter of gratitude I believe the letter would be written to someone who has made a difference in their life. It might be a friend, relative, teacher or a significant other. If you are truly grateful, you should easily be able to share how this person’s behavior affected your life. John F Kennedy said, “We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.”&nbsp;	Jodi Schulz, Michigan State University Extension, explains “Remember that being grateful is about appreciating what one has, as opposed to what one wants. Being thankful or thanking someone often implies you are acknowledging your thanks for something that someone has given you.”&nbsp;	Last year I presented a program “Staying Positive as we Age” and one portion of the program focused on being grateful. One suggestion to stay positive was to keep a gratitude journal and to write down three things each day that you are grateful for. It does take practice but your level of gratitude will develop and become deeper over time.	Parents who show gratefulness often will pass that on to their children and they will develop an attitude of gratitude. Modeling being grateful is the first step in teaching children to be grateful. Also talking about the meaning behind a gift will give the child a better understanding of why they should be thankful for a gift but also why they can be grateful for that gift that came their way.&nbsp;	Teaching and learning gratefulness is not a simple process but the benefits will pay off. Studies have shown that being grateful can boost the immune system and decrease depression. It is not a simple cure for mental health issues but it definitely helps with a positive outlook on life.&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: Gratitude and thankfulness

A Kansas man is facing kidnapping charges after an incident in a Hays parking lot.

At around 6:40 p.m. Nov. 16, Hays Police were dispatched to a disturbance in a parking lot in the 2800 block of Vine.

The reporting party said a woman heard a scream and saw a woman on the ground, according to Hays Police Chief Don Scheibler. The woman was then reportedly thrown into a car that left the scene.

"By the time the officers got up there, the suspect was gone, but there was a broken cellphone and blood in the parking lot," he said. "When we began investigating, our concern was that it was a domestic disturbance and somebody got hurt, or this was a kidnapping. It turned out to be both."

That evening, he said, officers spoke with the victim and the suspect via phone, but were unable to determine their location.

On Nov. 17, the Kansas Highway Patrol located the suspect vehicle in Russell County and apprehended the suspect, identified as David Keith Mason, 38.

The victim was transported to Hays Medical Center for the treatment of head injuries, Scheibler said.

Mason was arrested on suspicion of aggravated kidnapping, aggravated robbery, aggravated battery, domestic battery and criminal damage to property.

"This is a violent domestic incident," Scheibler said. "We'd like to remind the public that there are resources available at Hays Police Department. ... We'll see an increase in domestic violence through the holidays. Please, we encourage you to reach out for help. We're here to help you. These domestic violence-type situations won't get better on their own and they won't go away."

<a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/bf1bc97c-4631-43b6-a88b-87701cf28c80">SEE ALSO: Attempted armed robbery Friday in Hays leads to three arrests</a>

By JAMES BELL Hays PostA Kansas man is facing kidnapping charges after an incident in a Hays parking lot.At around 6:40 p.m. Nov. 16, Hays Police were dispatched to a disturbance in a parking lot in the 2800 block of Vine.The reporting party said a woman heard a scream and saw a woman on the ground, according to Hays Police Chief Don Scheibler. The woman was then reportedly thrown into a car that left the scene."By the time the officers got up there, the suspect was gone, but there was a broken cellphone and blood in the parking lot," he said. "When we began investigating, our concern was that it was a domestic disturbance and somebody got hurt, or this was a kidnapping. It turned out to be both."That evening, he said, officers spoke with the victim and the suspect via phone, but were unable to determine their location.On Nov. 17, the Kansas Highway Patrol located the suspect vehicle in Russell County and apprehended the suspect, identified as David Keith Mason, 38.The victim was transported to Hays Medical Center for the treatment of head injuries, Scheibler said.Mason was arrested on suspicion of aggravated kidnapping, aggravated robbery, aggravated battery, domestic battery and criminal damage to property."This is a violent domestic incident," Scheibler said. "We'd like to remind the public that there are resources available at Hays Police Department. ... We'll see an increase in domestic violence through the holidays. Please, we encourage you to reach out for help. We're here to help you. These domestic violence-type situations won't get better on their own and they won't go away."<a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/bf1bc97c-4631-43b6-a88b-87701cf28c80">SEE ALSO: Attempted armed robbery Friday in Hays leads to three arrests</a>

Domestic disturbance in Hays leads to kidnapping arrest

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Wednesday reported a cluster of COVID-19 cases at a northwest Kansas nursing home.

KDHE reported there have been 34 cases of coronavirus identified in the last 14 days at Smith County Health and Rehabilitation in Smith Center.

Of the 170 active clusters identified by KDHE, it is the only one located in northwest Kansas. KDHE updates its COVID cluster report each Wednesday.

Click <a href="https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/160/COVID-19-in-Kansas">HERE</a> for more.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Wednesday reported a cluster of COVID-19 cases at a northwest Kansas nursing home.KDHE reported there have been 34 cases of coronavirus identified in the last 14 days at Smith County Health and Rehabilitation in Smith Center.Of the 170 active clusters identified by KDHE, it is the only one located in northwest Kansas. KDHE updates its COVID cluster report each Wednesday.Click <a href="https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/160/COVID-19-in-Kansas">HERE</a> for more.

COVID-19 cluster identified at NW Kan. nursing home

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Wednesday reported 19 new COVID-19 cases in Ellis County had been identified since Monday.

<a href="https://www.ellisco.net/97/Health">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;for information on how to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.&nbsp;

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, KDHE's next case update will be Monday.

As of Wednesday morning, HaysMed reported 22 COVID-19 inpatients, up from 18 on Monday.

The KDHE reported Friday 53 percent of eligible Ellis County residents are fully vaccinated, noting the vaccination rate for the eligible Kansas population (12 and older) is approximately 64 percent.

Since reporting began, there have been 4,812 cases of COVID-19 identified in Ellis County, including 75 coronavirus-related deaths.

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 </figure>The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Wednesday reported 19 new COVID-19 cases in Ellis County had been identified since Monday.<a href="https://www.ellisco.net/97/Health">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;for information on how to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.&nbsp;Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, KDHE's next case update will be Monday.As of Wednesday morning, HaysMed reported 22 COVID-19 inpatients, up from 18 on Monday.The KDHE reported Friday 53 percent of eligible Ellis County residents are fully vaccinated, noting the vaccination rate for the eligible Kansas population (12 and older) is approximately 64 percent.Since reporting began, there have been 4,812 cases of COVID-19 identified in Ellis County, including 75 coronavirus-related deaths.

KDHE: 23 new cases of COVID in Ellis Co. since Monday

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Small
steps can help keep food safe during the holiday weekend, Glen McNeil, from
Fort Hays State University stops by to talk to us about that on his nutrition
health and wellness segment on this episode of the Post Podcast.

We are a
social people, you know, they call social animals we are because we like to get
together. And one of the things that generally happens when we get together is
food. Because food shows comfort, it shows love, it shows respect, you know, it
shows that we like and enjoy the people we're around. So we offer them
something, and then that encourages them to stay for longer periods of time.
And, and visit and so you know, we have a lot of food and holidays and, and a
lot is what tends to be there and it tends to be around quite a bit. And since
you know we're off, so to say work, or we're with family, we tend to spend a
lot more time sitting in the same locale. And that's when we find more snacking
going on. And a lot of times, especially when you look at Thanksgiving,
somebody does a really good job on making a particular order or a particular
dessert or whatever that that food item it is. And we as individuals feel
whether we acknowledge it or not, we feel a little bit of responsibility to eat
something of everything. Now, except me, I don't eat sweet potatoes. So I don't
like sweet potatoes. So how can you not okay, well, we'll talk that would be a
whole two or three days.

Well,
they're good for you. Okay, we're good for well, they're good for you in the
fact of like any potato, they're good for you if you just eat the potato. But
when you put all those other toppings and sweets and marshmallows and brown
sugar, you sort of take away the good from it, and they're good source of
vitamin A good, they're good source of beta carotene if you skins are a good
source of fiber. So you know all of that I know that I just don't really like
sweep. So okay, why do you do that? And I guess that's true. I tell my wife
that. So she makes it every year. And they she says they're good. So I'll buy
into that. But in other words, we we feel a responsibility to eat something
that people repair to show that. Oh, well, thank you for bringing it. Yes,
it's, it's good. Yes, I respond to the love and time you put into that food
product. And so at Thanksgiving, of course, you know, it's traditional Turkey
in a traditional meal. So first thing is, if you have not yet been to Turkey,
good luck. Okay, they're tough to get right now the stores have them. Prices
are up a little bit. We haven't seen any of these fantastic Turkey sales we've
seen in the past, but kind of like everything else that's going on right now.
It's tough to get items and products like that. So if you haven't watched
turkey for, you know, a week from in essence a week from today, probably got to
get your shopping done, okay to do that. And then if you're going to cook your
turkey, next Thursday, take it home and put it in the refrigerator. Okay, don't
put it in the freezer, it's gonna take a while for that to thaw out. Right. And
we usually say about seven days, okay. And depending upon the size of the bird,
you know, if you get a, if you get a, you know, a 15 to 20 pound bird, it's
probably gonna take about seven days, in the average refrigerator, when you put
it in the refrigerator, put it on a pan, put it on the bottom shelf. Okay, make
sure there's no raw food product or anything below it, just in case those
juices would have to spill over the pant would spill over the pan a little bit
because like any poultry, you have the concern of salmonella, okay. But they're
usually you know, in a plastic case or whatever. And part of the reason it
takes so long for them thaw out, they're big. They're frozen all the way
through, and you leave them encased in that wrapping. Okay, you don't want to
unwrap it and put it in the refrigerator laying out, you leave it in case in
the wrapping. So that kind of traps some of that cold in there in that process.
So give it a good, I mean, now's a good time to put it in there. Give it seven
days or so to thaw out. And if your refrigerator is not one that gets opened
frequently, it may take a little longer than the recommended time that's on the
turkey or the information because the temperature of the refrigerator doesn't
go up and down very much. Terry and I learned that a few years ago with the
kids all gone. You know the refrigerator doesn't get open as much as it used
to. So it takes an extra day or two for our turkey to thaw out. So ours is
sitting in the refrigerator now getting ready for we're going to host it next
weekend. So we're giving it about 10 days to get good and thought out and
you're okay so long as it sits in there and thaws. Depending upon how you're
going to cook it then that that has an effect to the popular method these days
is deep frying your turkey. Biggest key when you deep fry that Turkey is make
sure it's completely thawede out. Okay, there's no water and there's no ice crystals.
Ttapped in the cavity of that Turkey, because if there are, you're going to get
a, not just a foaming of that oil, when you put it in there, you're gonna,
you're gonna get a little pop that goes a big pop that goes along with it. And
that the immediate thaw of that moisture coming out through the cavity where
the neck is causes that oil to shoot up. Okay, and so it's very dangerous
process. So it's a good idea to make sure it's really thought out, you know,
open the cavity, take the giblets out of there, there in the giblets and make
sure the cavity is somewhat dry and thought out on the inside. If your bird is
not completely thought out, okay, you can thaw it out under running water,
don't put it on the counter, you can use a microwave. I've never been real fond
of, of using the microwave to thought that big of an item. Okay, in terms of
that, but she thought under cold running water, you don't throw it under hot
water, because that causes part of the bird to come up to a warmer temperature.
And if there's bacteria present, it may allow some minor growth there. So you
just put it in a pan big enough that it can stay submerged in, let the turn the
faucet on cold and get it full, get that pan full, and then turn it down to
just a little bit of a dribble so that the water continually runs off of it.
And you'll find that it will fall very quickly. You know that that water is
considerably warmer, it's cool to the touch, but it's considerably warmer than
the bird. And so that will thaw your bird out relatively quickly. Okay, I mean,
it's not super fast and don't use hot water. Okay, from from that process, and
then it comes down to how you're going to cook it, whether you're going to
smoke it, you're going to barbecue it, you're going to bake it in the oven, you're
going to defend fry it, you know, I don't know whether never I've never thought
about air frying, full size Turkey, but I suppose you could do it these days?
Probably a little bit, it's probably a little bit big and thick. To actually
air fry, you could use your air fryer, I suppose if your oven has an air fryer
in it, you could use it to crisp the outside of the turkey. Okay, I don't know,
I have not researched that part hadn't thought about that. And the other reason
that brought up is we just our oven of 30 some years died. Oh, so we had to
replace it here. And we got one with an air fryer in it. And you know, I hadn't
thought about that. But you know, we're usually not big on that. If you do not
have a $2 stick thermometer, go by. Right it is worth it. And it'll tell you
I'm not going to say temperature. What I'm going to say is right on that
thermometer, it's going to say Turkey. Okay, you cook it until it reaches
turkey. Alright, until you reach that point get out. If you buy one that has
one of those pop up thermometers in it. You know, the little pop up stick
thermometer is when the birds done it, it pops up. I still say go get you a
stick thermometer. And it's a you know, they're about five inches long with a
dial on the end. And don't do not I had a friend of mine one time called me
says Glenn I went out bought one of those thermometers, but it's just I don't
understand it, it melted in the oven. Well said they're not designed to be used
some of them. That's a pretty special thermometer, not the $2 one not to $2 one
and he said oh, okay, but you know, put it in, I usually encourage people to
put a right in the center of the breast, okay, and the largest part of the
meat, make sure that that is up to temperature. When you take that bird out of
the oven or out of the fryer or whatever, let's meet continues to cook for
approximately five minutes, the temperature will continue to rise for
approximately five minutes after you take it out. Now you can take it out and
what I think is good, you take it out, you cover it with some aluminum foil,
and you put a towel on top of it and you just let it sit there on the pan for
about five minutes. So many people take it out of the oven set on the table and
slice it right away. Wow, look at the juices run that's going to be so good.
And then what they find out is it sits there for a while it gets dry. Okay,
well, the meat, the protein that cooks when you cook protein, meat butter is
forced out of it. And then when you let it sit and as the temperature starts to
drop, some of that water is pulled back in. So then when you slice it after
about five minutes, yes, you're still gonna see some of the juices run. But
your meats gonna be more tender, it's gonna be juicy from that standpoint so
that that's a good process. Recommendations these days if you're going to stuff
your turkey you know whether you make your stuffing or you use stovetop or
whatever it is you do, smart thing to do is cook the turkey when it's nearly
done, okay stuff or wait until it's done and then put the stuffing in it and
let it sit in there for that five minutes or so and absorb some of that taste.
Problem is that sometimes in the cavity especially the bigger birds, the as The
juices cook out of the turkey during during the heat process, they get absorbed
by the stuffing, sometimes that stuffing doesn't reach 165 degrees. So you have
a little bit of an issue there. So that you know, just the safe thing is to fix
your stuffing separately. And then stuff your bird if you want, but most people
I know now just make a pan of stuffing and put it on the table. You know, and
of all things left over after Thanksgiving.

I well,
I don't want to associate with them. People I'm sorry. I'm sorry, folks,

Kind of
like sweet potatoes. Some people don't like stuffing, you know, leftover
stuffing. So you know, if you're going to do that make your bird so you know,
you can display it. And it looks really good in terms of that process in which
you're going to do. So we've got turkey and we've got stuffing and then you
know, cranberry sauce, if you really, if you want to go along with it, you know
make it and some people make their own cranberry sauce or they buy real cranberry
sauce or, you know what's popular is the jelly cranberry sauce and they can
that's the good stuff. That's the good stuff. You know why it's the good stuff.
For sugar? Yeah, there we go. So that's, that's one of those things you want to
be a little bit careful with about how much you're going to consume as a
commercial product, it does have some more sugar in it. And whether you do
mashed potatoes or twice baked potatoes, or just plain baked potatoes, you
know, that's that's up to you and how you fix them and fresh and to get the
most nutritional value out of your potatoes leave the skins on. Now a lot of
people don't like mashed potatoes with the skins on him. But you know, that's
the the fiber component component of the potato, that's also the little little
piece in there between the skin and the potato itself where the true
nutritional value is. And, and I understand that, I mean, I like my mashed
potatoes to be real fluffy and soft. And you kind of don't get that if you
leave the skins on that process. But I know some people who basically bake
their potatoes first, and then peel the skins off and make mashed potatoes that
way gives a different tastes a little bit different texture, and then they fry
the skins and eat the skins later, you know, as a snack later in the day. So
there's a lot of things that you can do. Remember, the two hour rule, okay,
from the time you put it out, two hours needs to be after that two hour time
period, it needs to be broken down into smaller portions put in the refrigerator
or the freezer, you know, because the longer you leave it out there past that
two hour time period, the longer it's in that danger zone that 40 to 140 Danger
Zone for bacterial growth. And that's true as appetizers you set out ahead of
time. You know, if you set things out ahead of time, like you know, we like to
put cheese and crackers and vegetables and dip out kind of the first thing in
the morning. So those things to snack on, you know, while you're fixing the
dinner and everybody's The kitchen is the center place because everybody's
around the food the kitchen in the dining room, you know, so we have those
kinds of snacks out you just want to be careful that you don't leave them out
too long. I know it's it's it's tough to throw food away. So you always kind of
need to watch the times a little bit and and some things that are smoked or
fermented you know, can last a little longer because they're in essence they
have enough preservatives in them but I always remind people that the two hour
time limit you know just when you get past that that's the real safe side can
go somewhat past that but usually with a and especially with colds and flues on
the way up COVID still around. The fact is you don't want to leave all that
food out exposed so people can read on it. It's gonna happen you know, and
hopefully nobody gets sick but but you want to do that. What else we need?

Well,
your have given us so much good information. I keep writing notes. I notice
that you're just checking them off as I'm I don't even have to ask your just on
it.

Desserts.
You know, whatever your favorite dessert is. Mine's called butter finger
dessert and it's made with pool whip and ice cream mixed together pushed, put
on a graham cracker crumb crust, and then cooled it put on top and then crushed
Butterfinger candy bars put all over it.

I'd
never heard of that. I would eat that.

My
mother in law made makes it all the time. And my wife makes it and I just think
it's.&nbsp; Pumpkin pie is okay, I like
pumpkin pie tube of Oh yeah, it's got French vanilla pudding in it too. Okay,
so by the time you're all done, and you get all that together, I really don't
mind if nobody else eats any of it because it's really good in the refrigerator
for three, four or five days, you know as the flavors plan but that's that's my
favorite but we always have pumpkin pie and we have like a fruit pie and apple
pie or a cherry pie that that goes along with it. And so you you know if you
spend the time to bake them yourself. You can do those things ahead of time. Do
what you can ahead of time so the The person in the kitchen also has the time
to interact with everybody else. You know, that's, that's a key don't don't
lock somebody away in the kitchen. But some, some people want to be, you know
that, that their this is their meal to fix yeah playing the role of the host.
And yeah, you know, this, this is their meal to fix this is in our house, this
is my wife's meal to take care of, I can help if she wants me to go get
something or peel some this or peel some of that, but, but she's in charge in
charge of the meal and the food because that's something that, you know, this
she likes to do now when it comes to Christmas, and we're doing primary ever
ham or something like that. And that's my part. Besides we don't get along in
the kitchen, you can believe that. She does things her way. And I do things my
way, which we've just learned, you know, from that, so we get along pretty
good. And I will admit, she's a better baker. Much better. I'd rather eat her
cookies and pies and cakes than mine. 

So you
know, a selection of variety of foods and desserts and what goes on the
probably one of the biggest things is just watch how much you eat. Remember,
the key one of the keys is, the smaller the plate you use, the fuller, it looks
with smaller portions, right. So if you're trying to moderate that, always
think of it in this way, I'm going to take a small portion, because I can
always take more, there's plenty there, I don't need to fill my plate up here,
you know, and really do this, what I can do is I can have a small portion, I
can leave a little bit of everything I want. And then I can go back and have
more of the things that that I really want, what we run into so often holiday
times is is is people lose the awareness of what they're eating, there's, you
know, so much communication, people who see having a good time, we just don't
think about how long we've been snacking, how many times we've dipped into the
dressing, or you know, the the sauce that goes along with the chips that are
out there, or how many different types of cheese and sausage we've had with the
four different types of crackers that are sitting there before and after the
meal, you know, all of that thing, we tend to get lost in it and, and that's
really that's good for us to get lost. You know that social aspect is good. But
you need to have a little bit of awareness and spread out your your food intake
during the day, you know, you're going to eat a big meal. It's just hard to do
with all that food sitting around. It's not do that. But then you also know
that there's going to be things brought out for the afternoon while you're
around. Okay, and then there's going to be that evening meal that comes back.
And for many people, it's tricky. You know, okay, well that's okay, so long as
when you're done with lunch, you get that turkey broken down into smaller
packages, put it in the refrigerator, so it can cool. And then when you pull it
out in the evening, it's safe to, to eat from that standpoint. So you know, you
that's that's what you do in that process is be able to do those things. And a
lot of people say that, you know, the best part of Thanksgiving is two three
days afterwards.

That's
when my wife is she cooks way so much to eat way too much food just so we have
it or so she can have it.

Well
yeah, you can eat it after break it down into small meals, you know, and just
watches things cool, cool things in your refrigerator properly, don't leave
things sitting out. That's what you really want to be careful of, you know, you
want to think of the meal and at the same time, you want to think of what
what's going to happen the next few days or time period where you're going to
eat all those leftover foods and enjoy it. I mean, that's that's pretty much
what we want to do. Especially the way things have been the past few years,
make your favorite foods, take your favorite foods along with you snack just be
careful. And it's a good idea for the afternoon while you're watching football
and you're doing all those things and you have those chips and depths and vegetables
and all of those things set out have small plates for people to use. That will
help them eat less than if they just go and dip

Then you
end up just standing there right watching.

So you
put it on a plate then you move. People tend when they put it on a small plate
like that they tend to move away from the food and then he eat what's on their
plate now maybe they go back but there's less likelihood that they will consume
more so you can help your guests you know in in terms of that. 

🎙Post Podcast: Small steps keep food safe during Thanksgiving holiday

The Hays school district will survey the community on options for an upcoming bond issue beginning the first of December.

No decisions have been made on the scope or the cost of the bond.

However, USD 489 officials, after meeting with members of community and teachers, have ideas that have floated to the top of the discussions.

These have included: • Close Lincoln Elementary School and move students the district's existing but updated elementary schools. • Close Lincoln and Wilson elementary schools and move them to the middle school. This would require building a new middle school or moving the middle school to the high school and building a new high school. • Build a new middle school • Repurpose Hays High School into a middle school and build a new high school • Build a new high school auditorium • Move Rockwell administrative service and Westside to Wilson Elementary School. Relocate Wilson students and close Westside school and Rockwell Administration Center. • Do additions and updates at all schools to provide adequate space.

"I think one of themes that has risen to the top is that we have all realized space is our No. 1 priority," Wilson said. "We don't have enough space in our schools."

Wilson said this is another way to receive input from the community. It doesn't meant the district will pursue any of these options.

"Now we're trying to reach out to a broader group of people and get their feedback," he said.

Board President Tammy Wellbrock said she appreciated the survey will focus on need and not on cost initially.

The survey will be available online on the district's website, sent out through the parent alert system and available through all of the district's social media platforms. 

The survey will also contain general questions about how individuals feel about the district's current facilities and what they should look like in the future.

<figure>
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 </figure><div><iframe title="USD 489 Board of Education recap: Nov. 22, 2021" allowtransparency="true" height="300" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=tgn98-113bef3-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=3267a3&font-color=auto&btn-skin=3267a3&size=300" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>By CRISTINA JANNEY Hays PostThe Hays school district will survey the community on options for an upcoming bond issue beginning the first of December. No decisions have been made on the scope or the cost of the bond.However, USD 489 officials, after meeting with members of community and teachers, have ideas that have floated to the top of the discussions.These have included: • Close Lincoln Elementary School and move students the district's existing but updated elementary schools. • Close Lincoln and Wilson elementary schools and move them to the middle school. This would require building a new middle school or moving the middle school to the high school and building a new high school. • Build a new middle school • Repurpose Hays High School into a middle school and build a new high school • Build a new high school auditorium • Move Rockwell administrative service and Westside to Wilson Elementary School. Relocate Wilson students and close Westside school and Rockwell Administration Center. • Do additions and updates at all schools to provide adequate space."I think one of themes that has risen to the top is that we have all realized space is our No. 1 priority," Wilson said. "We don't have enough space in our schools."Wilson said this is another way to receive input from the community. It doesn't meant the district will pursue any of these options."Now we're trying to reach out to a broader group of people and get their feedback," he said.Board President Tammy Wellbrock said she appreciated the survey will focus on need and not on cost initially. The survey will be available online on the district's website, sent out through the parent alert system and available through all of the district's social media platforms. The survey will also contain general questions about how individuals feel about the district's current facilities and what they should look like in the future.

🎙 Hays USD 489 to seek input on bond options through community survey

Among the many fans of Fort Hays State University, Jim and Sherry Dibble of Hays are two of the most loyal supporters. Both FHSU alumni, the Dibbles can be found cheering at any number of athletic events throughout the year or attending one of the Encore Series performances or Department of Music and Theater productions.

However, these two spirited fans, who met during their time on campus, go beyond just attending events. They have generously supported Fort Hays State for 40 consecutive years.

They are Encore Series program sponsors, long-time members of Tiger Club and of the most elite group of donors to the athletic department, the FHSU Athletic Difference Makers. Recently, they decided to take their philanthropy one step further. The Dibbles are 1972 and 1973 graduates of FHSU who have taken advantage of the Charitable IRA Rollover and designated the funds to go to a series of scholarships for Fort Hays State students.

&nbsp;“We believe that without the education that we got from Fort Hays State, we wouldn’t be able to do what we’re doing today,” Jim said.

When the Dibbles discovered the Charitable IRA Rollover, they found it to be a perfect match for their needs, saying, “After learning more about the Charitable IRA Rollover and how easy it was, we’ve decided to give a percentage of our estate to FHSU now so we can see the impact of our gifts throughout campus and enjoy meeting some of our scholarship recipients while we’re still living.”

Donors at least 70.5 years old can use their IRA rollover to support FHSU with a gift up to $100,000. It’s easy, 100% tax free, and can reduce the amount of their taxable income.

One of the Dibbles’ favorite parts about the IRA rollover gift is that it allowed them to choose specific areas of campus that they wanted to support. The Dibble family had the opportunity to choose not only what kind of scholarships they wanted to create, but also who would be eligible to receive them.

The Dibbles established scholarships that will support the reading department in honor of Sherry’s mother, who earned two degrees in elementary education from FHSU; to the music department because of their enjoyment of music; to the nursing department because their daughter and daughter-in-law are nurses; one in business and finance, from where Jim received his degree at FHSU and in honor of their son, a financial advisor, who assisted with the IRA rollover process; and one to the agriculture department since Jim grew up on a farm with a strong appreciation and love for agriculture, as well as his 41.5 year career at Farm Credit. &nbsp;

Most people want to leave this Earth having made a positive and lasting impact. Members of the Fort Hays State Tiger family have the unique opportunity to lower their taxes while creating a legacy at FHSU through the Charitable IRA Rollover. A gift of this kind may qualify as a required minimum distribution, permitting a reduction on income and taxes for this year.

The Dibbles are making an incredible – and visible – impact on FHSU students who rely on scholarships to complete their education

“It's good to give while you can see the results,” Jim said, “and the Charitable IRA Rollover is a great benefit that people need to take advantage of. It’s a win-win situation.”

To learn more about the Charitable IRA Rollover, contact Darci Cain with the FHSU Foundation at 785-628-5719 or&nbsp;<a href="mailto:dacain@fhsu.edu">dacain@fhsu.edu</a>. You can also visit&nbsp;<a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=AzU7JuM9gNoo13mIpsUPJKGIsNja6RbFBYgEb02TA3bkAgKrMf6xhkClz99sBEPR7BdR_-2FnwFlkKVzcKMOkDYhP8GUyFUplsqhIzQPvqFQr864lE6mcAzErX0FzZi5JGU6rvvK6MLOuHK4jhl5V61fmGkhToZRMbpEKBDAFMZ0jElT3tJmz7vmG2Oh1wrxpMGOIemHAWtqbx9BxHiHPTFnndOKUfoPjVb6kda-2BTFfXO3Coyau3d7sXrQovb-2FmcaYIYGLQBCJsrMhNsuVPTU-2FXR-2FV8qVCAbmi-2F5QMU8V5kxtck5NNQZ7RMPuQrpQ5CT-2FXD4A7dYS8pX2b39vxBakm6PJFjH8TW1WkIbnQkDinjyQjyjlaxLR50WhLbKTJWALtx3PVQxavsYZ8M8Bb5a90BDlO7EztFWD3etNUbmVoTsFb5VjNpK2sC1kmJVa-2BCV2mnQijJNXvK01Xz-2FZqgnM4oIJiCiQ-3D-3D">www.fhsulegacy.com</a>.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1637267669038.png" alt="Jim and Sherry Dibble" />
 <figcaption>Jim and Sherry Dibble</figcaption>
 </figure>FHSU University RelationsAmong the many fans of Fort Hays State University, Jim and Sherry Dibble of Hays are two of the most loyal supporters. Both FHSU alumni, the Dibbles can be found cheering at any number of athletic events throughout the year or attending one of the Encore Series performances or Department of Music and Theater productions.However, these two spirited fans, who met during their time on campus, go beyond just attending events. They have generously supported Fort Hays State for 40 consecutive years.They are Encore Series program sponsors, long-time members of Tiger Club and of the most elite group of donors to the athletic department, the FHSU Athletic Difference Makers. Recently, they decided to take their philanthropy one step further. The Dibbles are 1972 and 1973 graduates of FHSU who have taken advantage of the Charitable IRA Rollover and designated the funds to go to a series of scholarships for Fort Hays State students.&nbsp;“We believe that without the education that we got from Fort Hays State, we wouldn’t be able to do what we’re doing today,” Jim said.When the Dibbles discovered the Charitable IRA Rollover, they found it to be a perfect match for their needs, saying, “After learning more about the Charitable IRA Rollover and how easy it was, we’ve decided to give a percentage of our estate to FHSU now so we can see the impact of our gifts throughout campus and enjoy meeting some of our scholarship recipients while we’re still living.”Donors at least 70.5 years old can use their IRA rollover to support FHSU with a gift up to $100,000. It’s easy, 100% tax free, and can reduce the amount of their taxable income.One of the Dibbles’ favorite parts about the IRA rollover gift is that it allowed them to choose specific areas of campus that they wanted to support. The Dibble family had the opportunity to choose not only what kind of scholarships they wanted to create, but also who would be eligible to receive them.The Dibbles established scholarships that will support the reading department in honor of Sherry’s mother, who earned two degrees in elementary education from FHSU; to the music department because of their enjoyment of music; to the nursing department because their daughter and daughter-in-law are nurses; one in business and finance, from where Jim received his degree at FHSU and in honor of their son, a financial advisor, who assisted with the IRA rollover process; and one to the agriculture department since Jim grew up on a farm with a strong appreciation and love for agriculture, as well as his 41.5 year career at Farm Credit. &nbsp;Most people want to leave this Earth having made a positive and lasting impact. Members of the Fort Hays State Tiger family have the unique opportunity to lower their taxes while creating a legacy at FHSU through the Charitable IRA Rollover. A gift of this kind may qualify as a required minimum distribution, permitting a reduction on income and taxes for this year.The Dibbles are making an incredible – and visible – impact on FHSU students who rely on scholarships to complete their education“It's good to give while you can see the results,” Jim said, “and the Charitable IRA Rollover is a great benefit that people need to take advantage of. It’s a win-win situation.”To learn more about the Charitable IRA Rollover, contact Darci Cain with the FHSU Foundation at 785-628-5719 or&nbsp;<a href="mailto:dacain@fhsu.edu">dacain@fhsu.edu</a>. You can also visit&nbsp;<a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=AzU7JuM9gNoo13mIpsUPJKGIsNja6RbFBYgEb02TA3bkAgKrMf6xhkClz99sBEPR7BdR_-2FnwFlkKVzcKMOkDYhP8GUyFUplsqhIzQPvqFQr864lE6mcAzErX0FzZi5JGU6rvvK6MLOuHK4jhl5V61fmGkhToZRMbpEKBDAFMZ0jElT3tJmz7vmG2Oh1wrxpMGOIemHAWtqbx9BxHiHPTFnndOKUfoPjVb6kda-2BTFfXO3Coyau3d7sXrQovb-2FmcaYIYGLQBCJsrMhNsuVPTU-2FXR-2FV8qVCAbmi-2F5QMU8V5kxtck5NNQZ7RMPuQrpQ5CT-2FXD4A7dYS8pX2b39vxBakm6PJFjH8TW1WkIbnQkDinjyQjyjlaxLR50WhLbKTJWALtx3PVQxavsYZ8M8Bb5a90BDlO7EztFWD3etNUbmVoTsFb5VjNpK2sC1kmJVa-2BCV2mnQijJNXvK01Xz-2FZqgnM4oIJiCiQ-3D-3D">www.fhsulegacy.com</a>.

Win-win situation for two Fort Hays State University alumni

The Hays Police Department responded to 11 animal calls and conducted 9 traffic stops Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Found/Lost
Property—200 block W 10th St, Hays; 11/12 9:32 AM; &nbsp;11/13 10 AM 
Criminal Threa—1300 block Hall St, Hays; 9:34 AM; 9:40 AM 
False/Altered ID—700 block Vine St, 11/13 10:30 PM; 11 PM 
Dead Animal Call--17th St and General Custer Rd, Hays; 3:29 PM 
Phone/Mail Scam—2500 block General Hancock Rd, Hays; 4:4 PM; 5:30 PM 
Violation of Restraining Order/PFA—200 block W 4th St, Hays; 6:53 PM 
Disturbance – Noise--700 block E 6th St, Hays; 6:55 PM; 7:15 PM 
Found/Lost Property—4300 block Vine St, Hays; 7:17 PM 
Shoplifting—4300 block Vine St, Hays; 7:30 PM; 7:44 PM 
Lost Animals ONLY—200 block E 14th St, Hays; 8:14 PM 
Drug Offenses--1000 block E 8th St, Hays; 10:50 PM

The Hays Police Department responded to 5 animal calls and conducted 6 traffic stops Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Animal At
Large—1800 block Walnut St, Hays; 8:40 AM 
Welfare Check—1500 block US 183 Alt Hwy, Hays; 10:04 AM 
Violation of Restraining Order/PFA—Hays; 11/13 12 AM; 3 AM 
Suspicious Activity—200 block Pershing Ct, Hays; 12:35 PM 
MV Accident-City Street/Alley--3200 block Vine St, Hays; 12:58 PM 
Drug Offenses—200 block W 6th St, Hays; 3:57 PM 
Lost Animals ONLY—500 block W 24th St, Hays; 4:24 PM 
Phone/Mail Scam--2200 block Vine St, Hays; 8/26 1 PM; 6 PM 
MV Accident-City Street/Alley—3500 block Willow St, Hays; 3:30 AM; 3:50 PM 
Drug Offenses—1200 block Tamarac Cir, Hays; 4:36 PM; 5:22 PM 
Phone/Mail Scam—1000 block E 27th St, Hays; 10/8 1 PM; 6 PM 
Phone/Mail Scam—1000 block E 27th St, Hays; 11/5 1 PM; 6 PM 
Lost Animals ONLY—2800 block Country Ln, Hays; 6:41 PM 
Kidnapping—2800 block Vine St, Hays; 6:40 PM; 6:55 PM 
Suspicious Vehicle—1000 block Reservation Rd, Hays; 7 PM; 7:10 PM 
Phone/Mail Scam—1200 block Vine St, Hays; 9:14 PM

The Hays Police Department responded to 3 animal calls and conducted 7 traffic stops Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Lost Animals
ONLY—400 block W 20th St, Hays; 9:19 AM 
MV Accident-City Street/Alley—400 block Halladay St, Hays; 9:54 AM 
Water Use Violation--3100 block Eldorado Ln, Hays; 12:01 PM 
Lost Animals ONLY—1100 block E 17th St, Hays; 2:18 PM 
Suspicious Activity—300 block W 7th St, Hays; 3:21 PM 
Shoplifting—1700 block Vine St, Hays; 3:30 PM; 4:30 PM 
Sex Offense—2200 block E 15th St, Hays; 4:06 PM 
Abandoned Vehicle--300 block W 9th St, Hays; 4:37 PM 
Suspicious Activity—300 block E 13th St, Hays; 4:46 AM 
Warrant Service (Fail to Appear)—100 block W 12th St, Hays; 10/7 8 AM 
Civil Dispute—100 block W 12th St, Hays; 9:05 PM

The Hays Police Department responded to 2 animal calls and conducted 16 traffic stops Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Lost Animals
ONLY—200 block Northridge Dr, Hays; 8:25 AM 
Stalking—3700 block Vine St, Hays; 11/15 11 PM; 11/18 6 PM 
Theft (general)—3400 block Summer Ln, Hays; 11/17 8 AM; 11/18 1:20 PM 
Found/Lost Property—1900 block Vine St, Hays; 2:01 PM 
Theft (general)—4300 block Vine St, Hays; 11/9 12:54 PM 
Disturbance – General—1200 block Vine St, Hays; 4:04 PM 
Suicidal Subject—200 block W 5th St, Hays; 4:44 PM 
Found/Lost Property—500 block W 27th St, Hays; 5:54 PM 
Warrant Service (Fail to Appear)—2700 block Hall St, Hays; 7:05 PM 
MV Accident-City Street/Alley--1700 block Vine St, Hays; 7:02 PM

The Hays Police Department responded to 5 animal calls and conducted 15 traffic stops Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Warrant
Service (Fail to Appear)—500 block W 27th St, Hays; 1:46 AM 
Violation of Restraining Order/PFA—500 block W 36th St, Hays; 8:03 AM 
MV Accident-Hit and Run—200 block Ash St, Hays; 11/18 9 PM; 11/19 12:46 PM 
Civil Dispute—500 block W 36th St, Hays; 1:49 PM 
Criminal Damage to Property—500 block W 24th St, Hays; 4:05 PM 
Drug Offenses--1500 block E 17th St, Hays; 4:41 PM 
Overdose—1600 block E 27th St, Hays; 11/19 5:43 PM; 11/20 6:16 PM 
Drug Offenses—1000 block Reservation Rd, Hays; 4:51 PM 
MV Accident-Hit and Run—3200 block Willow St, Hays; 6:30 PM; 7 PM 
Found/Lost Property—Hays; 8:04 PM 
Unwanted Person—200 block E 28th St, Hays; 9:30 PM 
Abandoned Vehicle--3100 block Willow St, Hay; 11/19 9:52 PM; 11/21 8:50 PM 
Lost Animals ONLY--1700 block Dechant Rd, Hays; 11:23 PM 
Warrant Service (Fail to Appear)—100 block W 12th St, Hays; 11/15 8 AM

The Hays Police Department responded to 6 animal calls and conducted 26 traffic stops Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, according to the HPD Activity Log.

44 - Traffic
Stop--500 block W 8th St, Hays; 1:39 AM 
Dead Animal Call--1200 block Vine St, Hays; 9:06 AM 
Animal Injured-1200 block Felten Dr, Hays; 10:43 AM 
Disturbance – General--1600 block E 27th St, Hays; 11:10 
Welfare Check--2200 block Vine St, Hays; 1:23 PM 
Suspicious Person—2500 block Vine, Hays; 1:38 PM 
Welfare Check—300 block W 8th St, Hays; 4:26 PM 
Civil Dispute—1300 block Hall St, Hays; 5:12 PM 
Drug Offenses--1600 block E 27th St, Hays; 8 AM; 5:28 PM 
Drug Offenses—1000 block Reservation Rd, Hays; 5:43 PM 
Suicidal Subject—4300 block Vine St, Hays; 6 PM 
MV Accident-Hit and Run--US 183 Alternate Hwy and Main St, Hays; 6:02 PM 
Drug Offenses—3300 block Vine St, Hays; 7:01 PM; 7:21 PM 
Suspicious Activity--700 block E 6th St, Hays; 10:57 PM; 12:20 AM 
Driving Under the Influence—300 block W 8th St, Hays; 11:10 PM

The Hays Police Department responded to 2 animal calls and conducted 7 traffic stops Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Driving
Under the Influence--800 block Elm St, Hays; 1:44 AM 
Driving Under the Influence--200 block W 6th St, Hays; 2 AM 
Open Door/Window—1700 block Volga Dr, Hays; 3:03 AM 
Civil Dispute—2800 block Fort St, Hays; 7:18 AM 
Animal At Large—2200 block Centennial Blvd, Hays; 10:26 AM 
Animal At Large—1700 block Fort St, Hays; 12:48 PM 
MV Accident-City Street/Alley--2600 block Vine St, Hays; 2:27 PM 
Suspicious Activity—100 block W 12th St, Hays; 3:11 PM

<figure>
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 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>The Hays Police Department responded to 11 animal calls and conducted 9 traffic stops Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, according to the HPD Activity Log.Found/Lost
Property—200 block W 10th St, Hays; 11/12 9:32 AM; &nbsp;11/13 10 AM 
Criminal Threa—1300 block Hall St, Hays; 9:34 AM; 9:40 AM 
False/Altered ID—700 block Vine St, 11/13 10:30 PM; 11 PM 
Dead Animal Call--17th St and General Custer Rd, Hays; 3:29 PM 
Phone/Mail Scam—2500 block General Hancock Rd, Hays; 4:4 PM; 5:30 PM 
Violation of Restraining Order/PFA—200 block W 4th St, Hays; 6:53 PM 
Disturbance – Noise--700 block E 6th St, Hays; 6:55 PM; 7:15 PM 
Found/Lost Property—4300 block Vine St, Hays; 7:17 PM 
Shoplifting—4300 block Vine St, Hays; 7:30 PM; 7:44 PM 
Lost Animals ONLY—200 block E 14th St, Hays; 8:14 PM 
Drug Offenses--1000 block E 8th St, Hays; 10:50 PMThe Hays Police Department responded to 5 animal calls and conducted 6 traffic stops Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, according to the HPD Activity Log.Animal At
Large—1800 block Walnut St, Hays; 8:40 AM 
Welfare Check—1500 block US 183 Alt Hwy, Hays; 10:04 AM 
Violation of Restraining Order/PFA—Hays; 11/13 12 AM; 3 AM 
Suspicious Activity—200 block Pershing Ct, Hays; 12:35 PM 
MV Accident-City Street/Alley--3200 block Vine St, Hays; 12:58 PM 
Drug Offenses—200 block W 6th St, Hays; 3:57 PM 
Lost Animals ONLY—500 block W 24th St, Hays; 4:24 PM 
Phone/Mail Scam--2200 block Vine St, Hays; 8/26 1 PM; 6 PM 
MV Accident-City Street/Alley—3500 block Willow St, Hays; 3:30 AM; 3:50 PM 
Drug Offenses—1200 block Tamarac Cir, Hays; 4:36 PM; 5:22 PM 
Phone/Mail Scam—1000 block E 27th St, Hays; 10/8 1 PM; 6 PM 
Phone/Mail Scam—1000 block E 27th St, Hays; 11/5 1 PM; 6 PM 
Lost Animals ONLY—2800 block Country Ln, Hays; 6:41 PM 
Kidnapping—2800 block Vine St, Hays; 6:40 PM; 6:55 PM 
Suspicious Vehicle—1000 block Reservation Rd, Hays; 7 PM; 7:10 PM 
Phone/Mail Scam—1200 block Vine St, Hays; 9:14 PMThe Hays Police Department responded to 3 animal calls and conducted 7 traffic stops Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, according to the HPD Activity Log.Lost Animals
ONLY—400 block W 20th St, Hays; 9:19 AM 
MV Accident-City Street/Alley—400 block Halladay St, Hays; 9:54 AM 
Water Use Violation--3100 block Eldorado Ln, Hays; 12:01 PM 
Lost Animals ONLY—1100 block E 17th St, Hays; 2:18 PM 
Suspicious Activity—300 block W 7th St, Hays; 3:21 PM 
Shoplifting—1700 block Vine St, Hays; 3:30 PM; 4:30 PM 
Sex Offense—2200 block E 15th St, Hays; 4:06 PM 
Abandoned Vehicle--300 block W 9th St, Hays; 4:37 PM 
Suspicious Activity—300 block E 13th St, Hays; 4:46 AM 
Warrant Service (Fail to Appear)—100 block W 12th St, Hays; 10/7 8 AM 
Civil Dispute—100 block W 12th St, Hays; 9:05 PMThe Hays Police Department responded to 2 animal calls and conducted 16 traffic stops Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, according to the HPD Activity Log.Lost Animals
ONLY—200 block Northridge Dr, Hays; 8:25 AM 
Stalking—3700 block Vine St, Hays; 11/15 11 PM; 11/18 6 PM 
Theft (general)—3400 block Summer Ln, Hays; 11/17 8 AM; 11/18 1:20 PM 
Found/Lost Property—1900 block Vine St, Hays; 2:01 PM 
Theft (general)—4300 block Vine St, Hays; 11/9 12:54 PM 
Disturbance – General—1200 block Vine St, Hays; 4:04 PM 
Suicidal Subject—200 block W 5th St, Hays; 4:44 PM 
Found/Lost Property—500 block W 27th St, Hays; 5:54 PM 
Warrant Service (Fail to Appear)—2700 block Hall St, Hays; 7:05 PM 
MV Accident-City Street/Alley--1700 block Vine St, Hays; 7:02 PMThe Hays Police Department responded to 5 animal calls and conducted 15 traffic stops Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, according to the HPD Activity Log.Warrant
Service (Fail to Appear)—500 block W 27th St, Hays; 1:46 AM 
Violation of Restraining Order/PFA—500 block W 36th St, Hays; 8:03 AM 
MV Accident-Hit and Run—200 block Ash St, Hays; 11/18 9 PM; 11/19 12:46 PM 
Civil Dispute—500 block W 36th St, Hays; 1:49 PM 
Criminal Damage to Property—500 block W 24th St, Hays; 4:05 PM 
Drug Offenses--1500 block E 17th St, Hays; 4:41 PM 
Overdose—1600 block E 27th St, Hays; 11/19 5:43 PM; 11/20 6:16 PM 
Drug Offenses—1000 block Reservation Rd, Hays; 4:51 PM 
MV Accident-Hit and Run—3200 block Willow St, Hays; 6:30 PM; 7 PM 
Found/Lost Property—Hays; 8:04 PM 
Unwanted Person—200 block E 28th St, Hays; 9:30 PM 
Abandoned Vehicle--3100 block Willow St, Hay; 11/19 9:52 PM; 11/21 8:50 PM 
Lost Animals ONLY--1700 block Dechant Rd, Hays; 11:23 PM 
Warrant Service (Fail to Appear)—100 block W 12th St, Hays; 11/15 8 AMThe Hays Police Department responded to 6 animal calls and conducted 26 traffic stops Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, according to the HPD Activity Log.44 - Traffic
Stop--500 block W 8th St, Hays; 1:39 AM 
Dead Animal Call--1200 block Vine St, Hays; 9:06 AM 
Animal Injured-1200 block Felten Dr, Hays; 10:43 AM 
Disturbance – General--1600 block E 27th St, Hays; 11:10 
Welfare Check--2200 block Vine St, Hays; 1:23 PM 
Suspicious Person—2500 block Vine, Hays; 1:38 PM 
Welfare Check—300 block W 8th St, Hays; 4:26 PM 
Civil Dispute—1300 block Hall St, Hays; 5:12 PM 
Drug Offenses--1600 block E 27th St, Hays; 8 AM; 5:28 PM 
Drug Offenses—1000 block Reservation Rd, Hays; 5:43 PM 
Suicidal Subject—4300 block Vine St, Hays; 6 PM 
MV Accident-Hit and Run--US 183 Alternate Hwy and Main St, Hays; 6:02 PM 
Drug Offenses—3300 block Vine St, Hays; 7:01 PM; 7:21 PM 
Suspicious Activity--700 block E 6th St, Hays; 10:57 PM; 12:20 AM 
Driving Under the Influence—300 block W 8th St, Hays; 11:10 PMThe Hays Police Department responded to 2 animal calls and conducted 7 traffic stops Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, according to the HPD Activity Log.Driving
Under the Influence--800 block Elm St, Hays; 1:44 AM 
Driving Under the Influence--200 block W 6th St, Hays; 2 AM 
Open Door/Window—1700 block Volga Dr, Hays; 3:03 AM 
Civil Dispute—2800 block Fort St, Hays; 7:18 AM 
Animal At Large—2200 block Centennial Blvd, Hays; 10:26 AM 
Animal At Large—1700 block Fort St, Hays; 12:48 PM 
MV Accident-City Street/Alley--2600 block Vine St, Hays; 2:27 PM 
Suspicious Activity—100 block W 12th St, Hays; 3:11 PM<figure>
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Hays PD Activity Log, Nov. 15-21

I want to say thank you to our residents of Hays for entrusting me again as a Hays city commissioner. 

 The city of Hays has many initiatives on the horizon that I’m looking forward to overseeing:  a new fire station, the progression of the R9 Ranch, a continued focus on maintaining infrastructure, and developing a plan for increasing housing. 

  With all these innovative projects, I want to continue to have a safe and sustainable community that continues to grow.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1637698399382.jpeg" alt="Shaun Musil" />
 <figcaption>Shaun Musil</figcaption>
 </figure>I want to say thank you to our residents of Hays for entrusting me again as a Hays city commissioner. The city of Hays has many initiatives on the horizon that I’m looking forward to overseeing: a new fire station, the progression of the R9 Ranch, a continued focus on maintaining infrastructure, and developing a plan for increasing housing. With all these innovative projects, I want to continue to have a safe and sustainable community that continues to grow.&nbsp;&nbsp;Shaun Musil

Crop Pest Management School is next month in Great Bend

By KIM BALDWIN McPherson County farmer Earlier this summer after we had finished harvesting our wheat crop and wrapped up planting the rest of our fall crops, my husband casually mentioned that fall harvest would take a while this year. At that time, we had a lot of acres of corn, soybeans and sorghum growing that would all need to be harvested before the end of the year. &nbsp; As the summer transitioned to fall, the machines were brought out of the sheds, and I mentally prepared myself for the long harvest ahead.&nbsp; &nbsp; While the summer wheat harvest for us is an incredibly busy two-week stretch requiring our undivided time and effort to get the grain out of the fields, our fall harvest is much more drawn out.&nbsp;I generally describe the summer wheat harvest as a sprint, whereas fall harvest is definitely a marathon.&nbsp; &nbsp; As August rolled into September, my family transitioned into the long days of fall harvest. September moved into October, and the combines and grain cart continued to traverse the dirt roads to the next fields awaiting their harvest while our trucks methodically delivered the grain to local elevators. Lower temperatures and less daylight ushered October out and we settled into a colder November while the harvest continued. &nbsp; The food delivered to the fields for the noon and evening meals were intentionally warmer than the meals we started out with just a few, long months ago. The shorts and T-shirts some of us wore at the start of fall harvest have been traded in for coveralls and sweatshirts. The air conditioning in the combine was turned off and the seat warmer turned on. Satellite radio tuned to baseball and football broadcasts earlier in the season now occasionally plays Christmas music. &nbsp; Yes, this year’s fall harvest absolutely fits that “marathon” description. But my family has much to be thankful for today as we will not be in the field this Thanksgiving. Our crew has crossed that finish line and this year’s harvest is now complete! &nbsp; We have wrapped up this year’s long harvest with the help of many hands who dedicated their days and nights to keeping the machines and trucks moving the grain out of fields. Our crew remained safe and healthy during these long days and nights that easily and often become a blur over a three-month period. Our days were long, yet productive, and harvest was bountiful. We have so much to be thankful for this year. &nbsp; And much like someone who has just completed another marathon, we will now rest and recover before preparing for the next race that’ll be here before we know it. Until then, we will enjoy each other’s company and be thankful for all that we’ve been afforded.

"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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 <figcaption>Kim Baldwin</figcaption>
 </figure>By KIM BALDWIN McPherson County farmer Earlier this summer after we had finished harvesting our wheat crop and wrapped up planting the rest of our fall crops, my husband casually mentioned that fall harvest would take a while this year. At that time, we had a lot of acres of corn, soybeans and sorghum growing that would all need to be harvested before the end of the year. &nbsp; As the summer transitioned to fall, the machines were brought out of the sheds, and I mentally prepared myself for the long harvest ahead.&nbsp; &nbsp; While the summer wheat harvest for us is an incredibly busy two-week stretch requiring our undivided time and effort to get the grain out of the fields, our fall harvest is much more drawn out.&nbsp;I generally describe the summer wheat harvest as a sprint, whereas fall harvest is definitely a marathon.&nbsp; &nbsp; As August rolled into September, my family transitioned into the long days of fall harvest. September moved into October, and the combines and grain cart continued to traverse the dirt roads to the next fields awaiting their harvest while our trucks methodically delivered the grain to local elevators. Lower temperatures and less daylight ushered October out and we settled into a colder November while the harvest continued. &nbsp; The food delivered to the fields for the noon and evening meals were intentionally warmer than the meals we started out with just a few, long months ago. The shorts and T-shirts some of us wore at the start of fall harvest have been traded in for coveralls and sweatshirts. The air conditioning in the combine was turned off and the seat warmer turned on. Satellite radio tuned to baseball and football broadcasts earlier in the season now occasionally plays Christmas music. &nbsp; Yes, this year’s fall harvest absolutely fits that “marathon” description. But my family has much to be thankful for today as we will not be in the field this Thanksgiving. Our crew has crossed that finish line and this year’s harvest is now complete! &nbsp; We have wrapped up this year’s long harvest with the help of many hands who dedicated their days and nights to keeping the machines and trucks moving the grain out of fields. Our crew remained safe and healthy during these long days and nights that easily and often become a blur over a three-month period. Our days were long, yet productive, and harvest was bountiful. We have so much to be thankful for this year. &nbsp; And much like someone who has just completed another marathon, we will now rest and recover before preparing for the next race that’ll be here before we know it. Until then, we will enjoy each other’s company and be thankful for all that we’ve been afforded."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: The marathon of fall

HAYS – TMP-Marian senior Jace Wentling signed his National
Letter of Intent Tuesday to play baseball at Neosho County Community College.

Wentling enters his senior season a career .428 hitter with
23 RBIs and 60 runs scored.

As a junior he hit a team-best .500 (36-72) and he safely in
21-of-23 games, all while hitting out of the leadoff spot in the lineup.

Wentling was also 1-3 with a 3.42 ERA as a pitcher. He appeared in eight
games on the mound, with six starts, and allowed 15 earned runs in 30.2 innings
pitched. He struck out 32 and issued 22 walks on the season.

He was also a four-year starter for the TMP-Marian football
team, garnering several all-league honors, a starter on the TMP boys basketball
team and he won the 3A state long jump last spring.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1637716855887.jpeg" alt="Courtesy TMP-Marian" />
 <figcaption>Courtesy TMP-Marian</figcaption>
 </figure>HAYS – TMP-Marian senior Jace Wentling signed his National
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23 RBIs and 60 runs scored.As a junior he hit a team-best .500 (36-72) and he safely in
21-of-23 games, all while hitting out of the leadoff spot in the lineup.Wentling was also 1-3 with a 3.42 ERA as a pitcher. He appeared in eight
games on the mound, with six starts, and allowed 15 earned runs in 30.2 innings
pitched. He struck out 32 and issued 22 walks on the season.He was also a four-year starter for the TMP-Marian football
team, garnering several all-league honors, a starter on the TMP boys basketball
team and he won the 3A state long jump last spring.

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