<a></a>LOGAN — "Under Pressure: Painting With Air" (A Survey of Contemporary Airbrush Realism)&nbsp;is on view at the Hansen Museum&nbsp;now&nbsp;through May 22. &nbsp;

This&nbsp;exhibition is comprised of&nbsp;45&nbsp;works,&nbsp;wide-ranging in&nbsp;theme,&nbsp;by&nbsp;noteworthy,&nbsp;working&nbsp;artists who have chosen airbrush as their principal&nbsp;medium of expression.&nbsp;According to the exhibit’s curator,&nbsp;David J. Wagner,&nbsp;"Under Pressure: Painting With Air"&nbsp;has been a long time in coming.

“The&nbsp;earliest, and perhaps the&nbsp;last&nbsp;exhibition to&nbsp;broadly&nbsp;survey&nbsp;airbrushed&nbsp;fine&nbsp;art that I am aware of was&nbsp;The Artist and The Airbrush,&nbsp;curated by Barbara Rogers, herself an accomplished artist,&nbsp;40 years ago&nbsp;at&nbsp;the Art Department&nbsp;of&nbsp;San Jose State University in California&nbsp;where she served on the faculty.”&nbsp;&nbsp;

Two&nbsp;of the artists whose work&nbsp;was featured in&nbsp;that seminal exhibition&nbsp;who are still active&nbsp;today,&nbsp;have current work in&nbsp;"Under Pressure: Painting With Air" — Don Eddy (b. 1944) and Jerry Ott (b. 1947) — as does another,&nbsp;George Green(1943-2020),&nbsp;though he&nbsp;passed&nbsp;away&nbsp;unexpectedly&nbsp;during the organization of&nbsp;"Under Pressure: Painting With Air."&nbsp; This&nbsp;exhibition is comprised of works&nbsp;by&nbsp;these and&nbsp;the&nbsp;artists&nbsp;who followed&nbsp;in their footsteps&nbsp;including&nbsp;several of&nbsp;today’s&nbsp;younger&nbsp;generation of&nbsp;accomplished&nbsp;airbrush&nbsp;masters.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Airbrush as a medium may be known to most people as a&nbsp;go-to medium for commercial artists who&nbsp;decorate a broad&nbsp;range of&nbsp;material culture&nbsp;beyond fine art,&nbsp;such&nbsp;as&nbsp;t-shirts,&nbsp;sporting equipment&nbsp;andvehicles ranging from boats to&nbsp;pickup trucks, semis,&nbsp;cars and motorcycles, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp;In the ‘50’s and ‘60’s, it became a go-to medium for&nbsp;the so-called Kustom Kulture, a neologism&nbsp;that refers to&nbsp;styles and&nbsp;fashionsassociated with&nbsp;custom cars and motorcycles in the United States&nbsp;particularly the&nbsp;hot rod culture of Southern California.&nbsp;Then there is animation,&nbsp;the culinary arts,&nbsp;body art, make up, and tattoos. &nbsp;You name it, and airbrush artists seem to have covered it in one form or another. As would be expected, many commercially successful airbrush artists possess incredible skill, but&nbsp;many&nbsp;lack true artistry, which&nbsp;may be the reason&nbsp;the medium has been&nbsp;unfairly&nbsp;maligned or ignored by&nbsp;highbrow aesthetes over the years.&nbsp;

Though a hip medium&nbsp;in the world of commercial art today,&nbsp;airbrush&nbsp;is&nbsp;actually&nbsp;a&nbsp;nineteenth-century invention.&nbsp;Francis Stanley, who with his twin brother became&nbsp;famous for the Stanley Steamer, patented a simple “atomizer” airbrush to colorize photographs in 1876.&nbsp;An instrument called the “paint distributor,” which relied on a hand-operated compressor to supply continuous air, was developed in 1879 by Abner Peeler “for the painting of watercolors and other artistic purposes.”&nbsp;A commercial prototype was developed by Liberty Walkup who re-patented it under a name suggested by his wife: “air-brush.” She would go&nbsp;on&nbsp;to&nbsp;establish&nbsp;the Illinois Art School in Rockford where airbrushing&nbsp;would be&nbsp;taught.&nbsp;Seventy-five miles north and a decade later, Charles Burdick&nbsp;revolutionized the air brush&nbsp;in Madison, Wisconsin.&nbsp;Patented in 1892,&nbsp;his airbrush was a double-action, internal-mix&nbsp;airbrush similar to those used today. It contained paint somewhat like a fountain&nbsp;pen and&nbsp;featured an index finger trigger with the air supply re-positioned through the bottom, which&nbsp;improved balance and control. Burdick’s invention was&nbsp;promotedby Thayer and Chandler, a Chicago mail order arts and crafts retailer,&nbsp;which&nbsp;also&nbsp;showcased it&nbsp;at the 1892 World Columbian Exposition.&nbsp;As other improvements ensued&nbsp;the medium took off.&nbsp;Today,&nbsp;airbrushes are used for&nbsp;countless commercial applications, as well as fine art.&nbsp;&nbsp;

In the world of fine art, Man Ray (1890–1977),&nbsp;remembered&nbsp;to many&nbsp;as a force of&nbsp;the Dada and Surrealism art movements,&nbsp;was among the first to employ&nbsp;airbrush in the production of fine art. Alberto Vargas (1896–1992), the pioneering artist who had emigrated from Peru to the U.S. after studying art in Europe, used airbrush in combination with watercolors, to produce his signature pin-ups, which&nbsp;associated&nbsp;airbrush with so-called girlie pictures,&nbsp;an association&nbsp;that has&nbsp;trended&nbsp;to this day. &nbsp;With the emergence of Photorealism in the mid and late 1960’s, the airbrush assumed a special place of distinction as a&nbsp;favorite medium among&nbsp;the first generation of&nbsp;artists practicing&nbsp;that style in America,&nbsp;e.g.,&nbsp;Paul&nbsp;Sarkisian (1928-2019) and&nbsp;Ben Schonzeit (b.&nbsp;1942)&nbsp;though he&nbsp;stopped airbrushing about a decade ago and&nbsp;no&nbsp;longer works in airbrush today.&nbsp;Interestingly,&nbsp;this&nbsp;phenomenon&nbsp;hasn’t&nbsp;just&nbsp;been&nbsp;male dominated.In addition to Barbara Rogers&nbsp;(b. 1937),&nbsp;Audrey Flack (b. 1931),&nbsp;for example,&nbsp;projected images onto canvas instead&nbsp;of making preliminary drawings,&nbsp;and&nbsp;developed a method of applying paint in layers with an airbrush. Others followed.&nbsp;&nbsp;After the first wave of Photorealists in the ‘60’s and ‘70’s, younger artists produced work that extended&nbsp;the medium of&nbsp;airbrush&nbsp;in new and interesting ways, notably, in the stylistic realm of what has become known as, Hyperrealism. &nbsp;Today,&nbsp;work by artists who use airbrush embodies adiverse range&nbsp;of style, subject matter, and technique.

Of the artists exhibiting in&nbsp;"Under Pressure: Painting With Air,"&nbsp;Southerner, Dru Blair(Charleston, SC),&nbsp;is widely known&nbsp;as much for his art as he is an educator having founded his Blair School of Art in the ‘90’s in Raleigh, NC which he&nbsp;operates today in Charleston. &nbsp;To&nbsp;demonstrate&nbsp;his impact, examples of work by&nbsp;several&nbsp;former students&nbsp;now&nbsp;having&nbsp;their own&nbsp;successful careers&nbsp;are&nbsp;also featured: Silvia Belviso (from&nbsp;Italy, now&nbsp;residing&nbsp;in&nbsp;Charleston), David&nbsp;Evanoff&nbsp;(Cleveland, GA), and Joshua&nbsp;Zarambo (Richmond, VA). &nbsp;In addition to&nbsp;this younger generation, and the older masters previously mentioned -- Don Eddy&nbsp;(New York, NY), George Green, and&nbsp;Jerry Ott (Duluth, MN) – others&nbsp;exhibiting in&nbsp;"Under Pressure: Painting With Air,"&nbsp;include&nbsp;some of the very best who have ever worked with the medium:&nbsp;Bruce Evans (Philadelphia, PA), Kirk Lybecker (Portland, OR), Alan Pastrana (Queens, NY; with studio in Plainville, CT), Cesar Santander (New York, NY), and Hisaya Taira (Tokyo, Japan).&nbsp;&nbsp;"Under Pressure: Painting With Air"&nbsp;features a&nbsp;diverse selection&nbsp;of works by&nbsp;each of these artists to share&nbsp;with viewers&nbsp;the breadth and&nbsp;depth&nbsp;of each artist’s oeuvre and their&nbsp;artistic prowess. &nbsp;As such,&nbsp;the exhibit&nbsp;is a celebration of&nbsp;artistic virtuosity&nbsp;and achievement&nbsp;through a unique, American&nbsp;medium:airbrush.&nbsp;&nbsp;Serving as Curator for&nbsp;"Under Pressure: Painting With Air,"&nbsp;is David J. Wagner, who earned his Ph.D. in American Studies and served as a museum director for 20 years. &nbsp;

For booking information, contact: &nbsp;DAVID J. WAGNER, L.L.C.,&nbsp;EXHIBITION&nbsp;TOUR OFFICE&nbsp;(414) 221 6878;&nbsp;<a href="mailto:davidjwagnerllc@yahoo.com">davidjwagnerllc@yahoo.com</a>;&nbsp;davidjwagnerllc.com

The Hansen Museum is open Monday through Friday 9-12 &amp; 1-4; Saturdays 9-12 &amp; 1-5; Sundays &amp; Holidays 1-5. We are closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. The Museum is handicapped&nbsp;accessible,&nbsp;and admission is always free thanks to the generous support of the Dane G. Hansen Foundation.&nbsp;To learn more, call 785-689-4846, visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.hansenmuseum.org/">www.hansenmuseum.org</a>, or follow us on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/InsideNatGeo/">Facebook</a>.

News release<a></a>LOGAN — "Under Pressure: Painting With Air" (A Survey of Contemporary Airbrush Realism)&nbsp;is on view at the Hansen Museum&nbsp;now&nbsp;through May 22. &nbsp;This&nbsp;exhibition is comprised of&nbsp;45&nbsp;works,&nbsp;wide-ranging in&nbsp;theme,&nbsp;by&nbsp;noteworthy,&nbsp;working&nbsp;artists who have chosen airbrush as their principal&nbsp;medium of expression.&nbsp;According to the exhibit’s curator,&nbsp;David J. Wagner,&nbsp;"Under Pressure: Painting With Air"&nbsp;has been a long time in coming.“The&nbsp;earliest, and perhaps the&nbsp;last&nbsp;exhibition to&nbsp;broadly&nbsp;survey&nbsp;airbrushed&nbsp;fine&nbsp;art that I am aware of was&nbsp;The Artist and The Airbrush,&nbsp;curated by Barbara Rogers, herself an accomplished artist,&nbsp;40 years ago&nbsp;at&nbsp;the Art Department&nbsp;of&nbsp;San Jose State University in California&nbsp;where she served on the faculty.”&nbsp;&nbsp;Two&nbsp;of the artists whose work&nbsp;was featured in&nbsp;that seminal exhibition&nbsp;who are still active&nbsp;today,&nbsp;have current work in&nbsp;"Under Pressure: Painting With Air" — Don Eddy (b. 1944) and Jerry Ott (b. 1947) — as does another,&nbsp;George Green(1943-2020),&nbsp;though he&nbsp;passed&nbsp;away&nbsp;unexpectedly&nbsp;during the organization of&nbsp;"Under Pressure: Painting With Air."&nbsp; This&nbsp;exhibition is comprised of works&nbsp;by&nbsp;these and&nbsp;the&nbsp;artists&nbsp;who followed&nbsp;in their footsteps&nbsp;including&nbsp;several of&nbsp;today’s&nbsp;younger&nbsp;generation of&nbsp;accomplished&nbsp;airbrush&nbsp;masters.&nbsp;&nbsp;Airbrush as a medium may be known to most people as a&nbsp;go-to medium for commercial artists who&nbsp;decorate a broad&nbsp;range of&nbsp;material culture&nbsp;beyond fine art,&nbsp;such&nbsp;as&nbsp;t-shirts,&nbsp;sporting equipment&nbsp;andvehicles ranging from boats to&nbsp;pickup trucks, semis,&nbsp;cars and motorcycles, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp;In the ‘50’s and ‘60’s, it became a go-to medium for&nbsp;the so-called Kustom Kulture, a neologism&nbsp;that refers to&nbsp;styles and&nbsp;fashionsassociated with&nbsp;custom cars and motorcycles in the United States&nbsp;particularly the&nbsp;hot rod culture of Southern California.&nbsp;Then there is animation,&nbsp;the culinary arts,&nbsp;body art, make up, and tattoos. &nbsp;You name it, and airbrush artists seem to have covered it in one form or another. As would be expected, many commercially successful airbrush artists possess incredible skill, but&nbsp;many&nbsp;lack true artistry, which&nbsp;may be the reason&nbsp;the medium has been&nbsp;unfairly&nbsp;maligned or ignored by&nbsp;highbrow aesthetes over the years.&nbsp;Though a hip medium&nbsp;in the world of commercial art today,&nbsp;airbrush&nbsp;is&nbsp;actually&nbsp;a&nbsp;nineteenth-century invention.&nbsp;Francis Stanley, who with his twin brother became&nbsp;famous for the Stanley Steamer, patented a simple “atomizer” airbrush to colorize photographs in 1876.&nbsp;An instrument called the “paint distributor,” which relied on a hand-operated compressor to supply continuous air, was developed in 1879 by Abner Peeler “for the painting of watercolors and other artistic purposes.”&nbsp;A commercial prototype was developed by Liberty Walkup who re-patented it under a name suggested by his wife: “air-brush.” She would go&nbsp;on&nbsp;to&nbsp;establish&nbsp;the Illinois Art School in Rockford where airbrushing&nbsp;would be&nbsp;taught.&nbsp;Seventy-five miles north and a decade later, Charles Burdick&nbsp;revolutionized the air brush&nbsp;in Madison, Wisconsin.&nbsp;Patented in 1892,&nbsp;his airbrush was a double-action, internal-mix&nbsp;airbrush similar to those used today. It contained paint somewhat like a fountain&nbsp;pen and&nbsp;featured an index finger trigger with the air supply re-positioned through the bottom, which&nbsp;improved balance and control. Burdick’s invention was&nbsp;promotedby Thayer and Chandler, a Chicago mail order arts and crafts retailer,&nbsp;which&nbsp;also&nbsp;showcased it&nbsp;at the 1892 World Columbian Exposition.&nbsp;As other improvements ensued&nbsp;the medium took off.&nbsp;Today,&nbsp;airbrushes are used for&nbsp;countless commercial applications, as well as fine art.&nbsp;&nbsp;In the world of fine art, Man Ray (1890–1977),&nbsp;remembered&nbsp;to many&nbsp;as a force of&nbsp;the Dada and Surrealism art movements,&nbsp;was among the first to employ&nbsp;airbrush in the production of fine art. Alberto Vargas (1896–1992), the pioneering artist who had emigrated from Peru to the U.S. after studying art in Europe, used airbrush in combination with watercolors, to produce his signature pin-ups, which&nbsp;associated&nbsp;airbrush with so-called girlie pictures,&nbsp;an association&nbsp;that has&nbsp;trended&nbsp;to this day. &nbsp;With the emergence of Photorealism in the mid and late 1960’s, the airbrush assumed a special place of distinction as a&nbsp;favorite medium among&nbsp;the first generation of&nbsp;artists practicing&nbsp;that style in America,&nbsp;e.g.,&nbsp;Paul&nbsp;Sarkisian (1928-2019) and&nbsp;Ben Schonzeit (b.&nbsp;1942)&nbsp;though he&nbsp;stopped airbrushing about a decade ago and&nbsp;no&nbsp;longer works in airbrush today.&nbsp;Interestingly,&nbsp;this&nbsp;phenomenon&nbsp;hasn’t&nbsp;just&nbsp;been&nbsp;male dominated.In addition to Barbara Rogers&nbsp;(b. 1937),&nbsp;Audrey Flack (b. 1931),&nbsp;for example,&nbsp;projected images onto canvas instead&nbsp;of making preliminary drawings,&nbsp;and&nbsp;developed a method of applying paint in layers with an airbrush. Others followed.&nbsp;&nbsp;After the first wave of Photorealists in the ‘60’s and ‘70’s, younger artists produced work that extended&nbsp;the medium of&nbsp;airbrush&nbsp;in new and interesting ways, notably, in the stylistic realm of what has become known as, Hyperrealism. &nbsp;Today,&nbsp;work by artists who use airbrush embodies adiverse range&nbsp;of style, subject matter, and technique.Of the artists exhibiting in&nbsp;"Under Pressure: Painting With Air,"&nbsp;Southerner, Dru Blair(Charleston, SC),&nbsp;is widely known&nbsp;as much for his art as he is an educator having founded his Blair School of Art in the ‘90’s in Raleigh, NC which he&nbsp;operates today in Charleston. &nbsp;To&nbsp;demonstrate&nbsp;his impact, examples of work by&nbsp;several&nbsp;former students&nbsp;now&nbsp;having&nbsp;their own&nbsp;successful careers&nbsp;are&nbsp;also featured: Silvia Belviso (from&nbsp;Italy, now&nbsp;residing&nbsp;in&nbsp;Charleston), David&nbsp;Evanoff&nbsp;(Cleveland, GA), and Joshua&nbsp;Zarambo (Richmond, VA). &nbsp;In addition to&nbsp;this younger generation, and the older masters previously mentioned -- Don Eddy&nbsp;(New York, NY), George Green, and&nbsp;Jerry Ott (Duluth, MN) – others&nbsp;exhibiting in&nbsp;"Under Pressure: Painting With Air,"&nbsp;include&nbsp;some of the very best who have ever worked with the medium:&nbsp;Bruce Evans (Philadelphia, PA), Kirk Lybecker (Portland, OR), Alan Pastrana (Queens, NY; with studio in Plainville, CT), Cesar Santander (New York, NY), and Hisaya Taira (Tokyo, Japan).&nbsp;&nbsp;"Under Pressure: Painting With Air"&nbsp;features a&nbsp;diverse selection&nbsp;of works by&nbsp;each of these artists to share&nbsp;with viewers&nbsp;the breadth and&nbsp;depth&nbsp;of each artist’s oeuvre and their&nbsp;artistic prowess. &nbsp;As such,&nbsp;the exhibit&nbsp;is a celebration of&nbsp;artistic virtuosity&nbsp;and achievement&nbsp;through a unique, American&nbsp;medium:airbrush.&nbsp;&nbsp;Serving as Curator for&nbsp;"Under Pressure: Painting With Air,"&nbsp;is David J. Wagner, who earned his Ph.D. in American Studies and served as a museum director for 20 years. &nbsp;For booking information, contact: &nbsp;DAVID J. WAGNER, L.L.C.,&nbsp;EXHIBITION&nbsp;TOUR OFFICE&nbsp;(414) 221 6878;&nbsp;<a href="mailto:davidjwagnerllc@yahoo.com">davidjwagnerllc@yahoo.com</a>;&nbsp;davidjwagnerllc.comThe Hansen Museum is open Monday through Friday 9-12 &amp; 1-4; Saturdays 9-12 &amp; 1-5; Sundays &amp; Holidays 1-5. We are closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. The Museum is handicapped&nbsp;accessible,&nbsp;and admission is always free thanks to the generous support of the Dane G. Hansen Foundation.&nbsp;To learn more, call 785-689-4846, visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.hansenmuseum.org/">www.hansenmuseum.org</a>, or follow us on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/InsideNatGeo/">Facebook</a>.

'Under Pressure' airbrush exhibition open at Hansen

Beginning Monday, the reconstruction of 27th Street between Lincoln Drive and Fort Street will resume. During this phase of construction, the south side of 27th Street will be reconstructed while maintaining one-way westbound traffic along the north side of 27th Street.&nbsp;

For more, visit the project <a href="https://www.haysusa.com/778/27th-St-Project">webpage</a>&nbsp;or by contact the Office of Project Management at (785)&nbsp; 628-7350 or Paul-Wertenberger Construction at (785) 625-8220. &nbsp;

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 </figure>Beginning Monday, the reconstruction of 27th Street between Lincoln Drive and Fort Street will resume. During this phase of construction, the south side of 27th Street will be reconstructed while maintaining one-way westbound traffic along the north side of 27th Street.&nbsp;For more, visit the project <a href="https://www.haysusa.com/778/27th-St-Project">webpage</a>&nbsp;or by contact the Office of Project Management at (785)&nbsp; 628-7350 or Paul-Wertenberger Construction at (785) 625-8220. &nbsp;

27th Street reconstruction project will resume next week

The DAV Fort Hays Chapter 18 Hays just received a new van with partnership with the DAV Nationals and Ford Motor Company.

The chapter only has two drivers and really in need of more drivers and is trying to recruit new drives. Please help veterans get to their appointments.

If you know of somebody, please call or email Mike Dreilng at 785-735-7117 or <a href="mailto:mike.47-dreiling@hotmail.com" target="_blank">mike.47-dreiling@hotmail.com</a>.

SubmittedThe DAV Fort Hays Chapter 18 Hays just received a new van with partnership with the DAV Nationals and Ford Motor Company.The chapter only has two drivers and really in need of more drivers and is trying to recruit new drives. Please help veterans get to their appointments.If you know of somebody, please call or email Mike Dreilng at 785-735-7117 or <a href="mailto:mike.47-dreiling@hotmail.com" target="_blank">mike.47-dreiling@hotmail.com</a>.

Hays DAV looking for drivers

By CRISTINA JANNEY Hays Post

<a href="https://wildwestfestival.com/">Wild West Festival</a> tickets are on sale now. Despite some increases in costs, the old favorites will be back, including the fireworks and the carnival.

VIP tickets are $200 up from $150. General admission tickets for all three nights will be $25 this year — up from $20. Tickets at the gate will be $30 per night. Children 5 years and younger will be admitted free.

<a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/72c571d3-c2a8-466d-b9d5-7dfda02cdfc8">The Wild West Festival has already set its music lineup. </a>

Lainey Wilson, who will appear July 2, recently won two Academy of Country Music Awards — one for new young female artist for the year and the other for Song of the Year, "Things a Man Oughta Know."

She has been nominated for a CMT Music Awards for Breakthrough Video of the Year for "Things a Man Oughta Know."

VIP tickets include alcoholic drinks and dinner, as well as preferred seating. Gella's Diner, Fuzzy's Tacos and the Rose Garden will be catering the meals for the VIPs this year. 

Which nights the three caters will be serving has yet to be determined. Hard alcohol is served in the VIP area until 9 p.m. Beer is served until 10:30 p.m.

The Kiwanis will be hosting beer garden sales for general admission again this year.

Concert tickets can be purchased online now. They will be available at all three Cervs locations and possibly other locations starting May 1.

Sandi Maier, event coordinator, said tickets are going up this year to help cover costs. The cost to ship a container of fireworks from China to the United States went from about $9,000 to $50,000.

What used to cost the festival $15,000 for fireworks is now going to cost $25,000.

To further help defray the increased costs for fireworks, the festival is asking for fireworks sponsors this year.

Sponsorship levels are available from $400 to $10,000 and above. Sponsors receive festival concert tickets based on their sponsorship amounts. To become a sponsor, contact Maier at 785-639-3365 or at <a href="mailto:contact@wildwestfestival.com">contact@wildwestfestival.com</a>.

Maier said sponsorships also help the festival keep ticket prices affordable.

The festival will have a carnival again this year provided by Ozark Amusements of Springfield, Mo.

The carnival will be open from Friday, July 1, through Monday, July 4.

The annual festival parade will be at 10 a.m. down Main Street. There is no cost to have an entry in the parade, but pre-registration is suggested, which will help with parade lineup. 

Candy or items can't be thrown from vehicles per the Hays Police Department. These items must be handed out by walkers.

The parade theme is yet to be announced. Registration forms will be available through the website soon.

The 5K, which is sponsored by another group in conjunction with the Wild West Festival, also will be back this year. Look for more information on that event to be announced at a later date.

The Convention and Visitor's Bureau also is sponsoring a kite festival at the Bickle-Schmidt Sports Complex during the Fourth of July weekend. More information will be announced on this event at a later date.

The Wild West Fest Committee annually sponsors the Wichita Special Olympics team when they visit Hays for the annual basketball tournament in Hays. That event was Saturday at Gross Memorial Coliseum.

They usually provide a $100 donation to the group in addition to playing host to the club.

Burglars broke into the group's storage shed shortly before this year's tournament and stole all of the group's athletic gear. Maier has asked the festival committee to increase its contribution to the group to $300 this year to help the club replace some of that equipment.

CORRECTION: This story was updated to correct the price of the three-day General Admission tickets. Hays Post apologizes for the error.

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 </figure>By CRISTINA JANNEY Hays Post<a href="https://wildwestfestival.com/">Wild West Festival</a> tickets are on sale now. Despite some increases in costs, the old favorites will be back, including the fireworks and the carnival.VIP tickets are $200 up from $150. General admission tickets for all three nights will be $25 this year — up from $20. Tickets at the gate will be $30 per night. Children 5 years and younger will be admitted free. <a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/72c571d3-c2a8-466d-b9d5-7dfda02cdfc8">The Wild West Festival has already set its music lineup. </a>Lainey Wilson, who will appear July 2, recently won two Academy of Country Music Awards — one for new young female artist for the year and the other for Song of the Year, "Things a Man Oughta Know."She has been nominated for a CMT Music Awards for Breakthrough Video of the Year for "Things a Man Oughta Know."VIP tickets include alcoholic drinks and dinner, as well as preferred seating. Gella's Diner, Fuzzy's Tacos and the Rose Garden will be catering the meals for the VIPs this year. Which nights the three caters will be serving has yet to be determined. Hard alcohol is served in the VIP area until 9 p.m. Beer is served until 10:30 p.m.The Kiwanis will be hosting beer garden sales for general admission again this year. Concert tickets can be purchased online now. They will be available at all three Cervs locations and possibly other locations starting May 1.<figure>
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 </figure>Sandi Maier, event coordinator, said tickets are going up this year to help cover costs. The cost to ship a container of fireworks from China to the United States went from about $9,000 to $50,000.What used to cost the festival $15,000 for fireworks is now going to cost $25,000. To further help defray the increased costs for fireworks, the festival is asking for fireworks sponsors this year.Sponsorship levels are available from $400 to $10,000 and above. Sponsors receive festival concert tickets based on their sponsorship amounts. To become a sponsor, contact Maier at 785-639-3365 or at <a href="mailto:contact@wildwestfestival.com">contact@wildwestfestival.com</a>. Maier said sponsorships also help the festival keep ticket prices affordable. The festival will have a carnival again this year provided by Ozark Amusements of Springfield, Mo.The carnival will be open from Friday, July 1, through Monday, July 4.The annual festival parade will be at 10 a.m. down Main Street. There is no cost to have an entry in the parade, but pre-registration is suggested, which will help with parade lineup. Candy or items can't be thrown from vehicles per the Hays Police Department. These items must be handed out by walkers. The parade theme is yet to be announced. Registration forms will be available through the website soon.The 5K, which is sponsored by another group in conjunction with the Wild West Festival, also will be back this year. Look for more information on that event to be announced at a later date. The Convention and Visitor's Bureau also is sponsoring a kite festival at the Bickle-Schmidt Sports Complex during the Fourth of July weekend. More information will be announced on this event at a later date.The Wild West Fest Committee annually sponsors the Wichita Special Olympics team when they visit Hays for the annual basketball tournament in Hays. That event was Saturday at Gross Memorial Coliseum. They usually provide a $100 donation to the group in addition to playing host to the club. Burglars broke into the group's storage shed shortly before this year's tournament and stole all of the group's athletic gear. Maier has asked the festival committee to increase its contribution to the group to $300 this year to help the club replace some of that equipment. CORRECTION: This story was updated to correct the price of the three-day General Admission tickets. Hays Post apologizes for the error.

Wild West Festival tickets on sale; fireworks on despite cost increase

Hays will be hosting the annual Kansas Mission of Mercy free dental clinic on March 25 to 26 at the Ellis County Fairgrounds in Hays. 

After intense planning by the steering committee, the state team and local organizers are ready to receive patients. Chairs of the local committee are Dr. Jarrod Jones and Dr. Kurt Martin of Hays.

Volunteers from across the state are registered to help with the clinic. From dentists, dental professionals and medical staff to security, parking and food preparation, the clinic is prepared to serve patients in need of fillings and extractions.

The clinic is free – there are no eligibility or income requirements and no appointments will be taken. It will be first-come, first served. Breakfast and lunch will be served to the patients with doors opening at 5:30 a.m. on Friday.

The Kansas Mission of Mercy is celebrating its 21st project of offering free dental service, beginning in Garden City in 2003. Since that time, the organizers and volunteers have developed an efficient system which has served 31,135 patients with dental care valued at more than $20.8 million.

Hays will be welcoming the volunteers from across the state beginning Wednesday and Thursday with the clinic setup to take place on Thursday. Anyone needing dental work should consider coming to the clinic and receiving the service.

For more information on the Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation and KMOM, visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ksdentalfoundation.org">www.ksdentalfoundation.org</a>.

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 </figure>Submitted Hays will be hosting the annual Kansas Mission of Mercy free dental clinic on March 25 to 26 at the Ellis County Fairgrounds in Hays. After intense planning by the steering committee, the state team and local organizers are ready to receive patients. Chairs of the local committee are Dr. Jarrod Jones and Dr. Kurt Martin of Hays.Volunteers from across the state are registered to help with the clinic. From dentists, dental professionals and medical staff to security, parking and food preparation, the clinic is prepared to serve patients in need of fillings and extractions.The clinic is free – there are no eligibility or income requirements and no appointments will be taken. It will be first-come, first served. Breakfast and lunch will be served to the patients with doors opening at 5:30 a.m. on Friday.The Kansas Mission of Mercy is celebrating its 21st project of offering free dental service, beginning in Garden City in 2003. Since that time, the organizers and volunteers have developed an efficient system which has served 31,135 patients with dental care valued at more than $20.8 million.Hays will be welcoming the volunteers from across the state beginning Wednesday and Thursday with the clinic setup to take place on Thursday. Anyone needing dental work should consider coming to the clinic and receiving the service.For more information on the Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation and KMOM, visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ksdentalfoundation.org">www.ksdentalfoundation.org</a>.

KMOM annual free dental clinic ready for patients in Hays

Eighth Hays Toy Show scheduled for April

On Monday, Feedlot Road from U.S. 183 to 230th Avenue will be closed until further notice for continued construction of the Northwest Business Corridor. The
project is currently progressing and will be transitioning to Phase 2, which includes the reconstruction of this section of Feedlot Road. Adjacent property owners will be
provided access to their property, however no through-access will be permitted.


Traffic along U.S. 183 will be diverted to 55th Street to access 230th Avenue. For questions pertaining to the project, call the contractor representative Clayton Pagenkopf
(316) 640-2733 with Wildcat Construction or contact Buck Driggs with Driggs Design Group PA at (785) 313-1346.


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project is currently progressing and will be transitioning to Phase 2, which includes the reconstruction of this section of Feedlot Road. Adjacent property owners will be
provided access to their property, however no through-access will be permitted.
Traffic along U.S. 183 will be diverted to 55th Street to access 230th Avenue. For questions pertaining to the project, call the contractor representative Clayton Pagenkopf
(316) 640-2733 with Wildcat Construction or contact Buck Driggs with Driggs Design Group PA at (785) 313-1346.

Feedlot Road will be closed as business corridor build continues

Oakley High School plans to host&nbsp;“Nashville Legacy”&nbsp;at 3 p.m. CST, on Sunday,&nbsp;March 27.

This 52nd&nbsp;anniversary season concert is made possible from businesses and individual donors throughout northwest Kansas including special grants from the Dane G. Hansen Foundation, Logan, and the Greater Northwest Kansas Community Foundation for Logan County, Bird City. At the door admission is $20 adults and $10 students.

The musicians&nbsp;bring new life to the&nbsp;“Nashville&nbsp;Sound”&nbsp;pioneered by their legendary forerunners –&nbsp;Jason&nbsp;Coleman’s grandfather&nbsp;Floyd Cramer&nbsp;and&nbsp;Meagan&nbsp;Taylor’s uncle&nbsp;Chet Atkins&nbsp;– in this nostalgic concert,&nbsp;“Nashville Legacy.”&nbsp;You’ll hear&nbsp;the musicians&nbsp;perform songs like&nbsp;Cramer’s “Last Date” on piano and&nbsp;Atkins’&nbsp;“Freight Train” on guitar.

Cramer&nbsp;and&nbsp;Atkins&nbsp;were&nbsp;legends at their instruments, two giants in the music industry.&nbsp;Cramer’s unique “slip note” piano style was an essential part of countless country, pop, and rock hits in the 1950s and ‘60s and is widely regarded as the standard for country piano.&nbsp;As&nbsp;innovative thumb-style guitar led&nbsp;Atkins&nbsp;to become known as one of the world’s pre-eminent guitar virtuosos, and many of the records he produced for RCA have become classics.

Though&nbsp;Cramer&nbsp;and&nbsp;Atkins&nbsp;have passed away, their&nbsp;Nashville Legacy&nbsp;lives on through pianist&nbsp;Coleman&nbsp;and&nbsp;guitarist&nbsp;Taylor.&nbsp;In this concert,&nbsp;the musicians&nbsp;take audiences on a journey back in time to Nashville’s “golden era,” sharing the music made famous by&nbsp;Cramer and Atkins, as well as by the countless country, pop, and rock artists whose careers they impacted, including Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline, the&nbsp;Everly&nbsp;Brothers, Roy Orbison, Don Gibson, Dolly Parton&nbsp;and&nbsp;Jim Reeves.

The concert is much more than just music, the two share their&nbsp;personal stories of growing up with “Granddad” and “Uncle Chester,” and audiences will enjoy hearing tales of Nashville’s early recording days as told straight from the source.&nbsp;Nashville Legacy&nbsp;is&nbsp;topped off&nbsp;by&nbsp;a&nbsp;heartwarming series of video duets with&nbsp;the descendants&nbsp;and their legendary predecessors that you’ll have to see to believe.

From a young age, it was evident that&nbsp;Coleman&nbsp;had inherited his grandfather’s “slip note” touch at the piano, as it managed to “slip” its way into even the most elementary songs from his early piano lessons.&nbsp;Coleman’s keen ability to play music by ear led to a childhood spent arranging his own renditions of the songs he loved, just as his “Granddad” did throughout his career.&nbsp;He&nbsp;grew up performing with&nbsp;Cramer&nbsp;at his concerts and on national&nbsp;television.Though he was only 12 years old when&nbsp;Cramer&nbsp;passed away, the close relationship they shared formed the foundation upon which&nbsp;Coleman&nbsp;has built his own&nbsp;music&nbsp;career.&nbsp;He&nbsp;made his Grand Ole Opry debut at age 17, and two years later, he was given the honor of playing for the Medallion Ceremony recognizing&nbsp;Cramer’s induction into&nbsp;the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Taylor&nbsp;started out playing piano and then switched to fiddle around age 10, when Atkins gave her a lesson. She did not begin playing guitar until she was 18. While his health had begun failing by then,&nbsp;Atkins’ friends were able to teach&nbsp;her&nbsp;many&nbsp;of his techniques, and today is an accomplished guitarist and vocalist herself.

See&nbsp;jasoncolemanmusic.com&nbsp;for&nbsp;album&nbsp;information.&nbsp;Coleman and Taylor have&nbsp;produced&nbsp;a number of&nbsp;albums&nbsp;individually or together&nbsp;over&nbsp;the nearly 20&nbsp;years they have known one another.

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'Nashville Legacy' will take stage at Oakley High School

Trego Co. economic development town hall is next week

BUNKER HILL — "The Kansas Legislature," a local production of Smoky Hills PBS, will feature state Rep. Clarke Sanders, R-Salina, and state Rep. Ken Rahjes, R-Agra at 7 p.m. Friday, March 25.

"The Kansas Legislature" is a program that takes place during the legislative session and gives the legislators and viewers the opportunity to discuss up-to-date issues.  During the program, viewers can call 1-800-337-4788 with their legislative questions.  The Kansas Legislature is hosted by Becky Kiser, news reporter for Hays Post and Eagle Radio. 

Streaming is available for each episode on the <a href="http://bit.ly/StreamSmokyHillsPBS">Smoky Hills PBS YouTube channel.</a> A schedule of programs and past episodes are available at <a href="http://www.SmokyHillsPBS.org">www.SmokyHillsPBS.org</a>.

"The Kansas Legislature" is made possible in part by ITC Great Plains and through a partnership with the Docking Institute of Public Affairs, Fort Hays State University.

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 </figure>Smoky Hills PBSBUNKER HILL — "The Kansas Legislature," a local production of Smoky Hills PBS, will feature state Rep. Clarke Sanders, R-Salina, and state Rep. Ken Rahjes, R-Agra at 7 p.m. Friday, March 25."The Kansas Legislature" is a program that takes place during the legislative session and gives the legislators and viewers the opportunity to discuss up-to-date issues. During the program, viewers can call 1-800-337-4788 with their legislative questions. The Kansas Legislature is hosted by Becky Kiser, news reporter for Hays Post and Eagle Radio. Streaming is available for each episode on the <a href="http://bit.ly/StreamSmokyHillsPBS">Smoky Hills PBS YouTube channel.</a> A schedule of programs and past episodes are available at <a href="http://www.SmokyHillsPBS.org">www.SmokyHillsPBS.org</a>. "The Kansas Legislature" is made possible in part by ITC Great Plains and through a partnership with the Docking Institute of Public Affairs, Fort Hays State University.

NW Kansas legislator set to appear on 'The Kansas Legislature'

RUSSELL — "Roommates" will be the first production of the Russell Community Theater’s 2022 season&nbsp;trying out a new show format — two&nbsp;consecutive weekends&nbsp;rather than a five-night run (for this production only).

RCT&nbsp;Chairman,&nbsp;Robert Roe,&nbsp;is&nbsp;off the stage and back in the role of director for this production&nbsp;featuring two RCT veterans, Deb Kreutzer and Rob Williams,&nbsp;and&nbsp;three newcomers to the RCT stage&nbsp;family&nbsp;– Brandon Fitzgerald, Carol Ridgley and Edwin Muller. Frank&nbsp;Avino&nbsp;(Brandon Fitzgerald)&nbsp;is a divorced 40-something accountant with dreams of becoming a best-selling author. A pretty smooth operator when it comes to the dating game, Frank's only problem seems to be how to keep his overbearing mother, Sophie (Deb Kreutzer),&nbsp;back in Brooklyn and out of his small suburban New Jersey apartment. The serenity is broken when a police officer brings Frank's best friend Tom&nbsp;Flynn&nbsp;(Edwin Muller)&nbsp;over to the tiny apartment. Tom, it seems, has been thrown out of the house of his live-in girlfriend due to a domestic squabble. The "put up-on" Frank agrees to let Tom stay a few nights until he can find his own place. However, as the days turn into weeks Frank is a little concerned that Tom is getting too comfortable. Add in a tough downstairs landlord, Vito&nbsp;Angellini&nbsp;(Rob Williams), Franks' latest flame, Kathy Carver (Carol Ridgley),&nbsp;and a surprise visit by Frank's mother and things start to get hilarious.

Performances&nbsp;will&nbsp;run&nbsp;Friday and Saturday, April&nbsp;22-23, and the following Friday and Saturday April 29-30, 2022,&nbsp;at the&nbsp;RCT Playhouse (Fifth&nbsp;and Kansas, Russell). Show time is 8 p.m. Admission is $12&nbsp;or by season ticket.&nbsp;"Roommates"&nbsp;is&nbsp;presented&nbsp;by special arrangement with&nbsp;Joe Simonelli. Russell Community Theater is a nonprofit theater company in Russell, Kansas. The sole purpose of RCT is to produce theater for the community and the surrounding area. Completely volunteer-driven, RCT is supported financially solely through ticket admissions and gifts from those supportive of community theater. Since its inception in 1986, RCT has presented&nbsp;100&nbsp;full-scale theatrical productions.&nbsp;For more information, call&nbsp;785-483-4057.&nbsp;Find us on Facebook.

News releaseRUSSELL — "Roommates" will be the first production of the Russell Community Theater’s 2022 season&nbsp;trying out a new show format — two&nbsp;consecutive weekends&nbsp;rather than a five-night run (for this production only).RCT&nbsp;Chairman,&nbsp;Robert Roe,&nbsp;is&nbsp;off the stage and back in the role of director for this production&nbsp;featuring two RCT veterans, Deb Kreutzer and Rob Williams,&nbsp;and&nbsp;three newcomers to the RCT stage&nbsp;family&nbsp;– Brandon Fitzgerald, Carol Ridgley and Edwin Muller. Frank&nbsp;Avino&nbsp;(Brandon Fitzgerald)&nbsp;is a divorced 40-something accountant with dreams of becoming a best-selling author. A pretty smooth operator when it comes to the dating game, Frank's only problem seems to be how to keep his overbearing mother, Sophie (Deb Kreutzer),&nbsp;back in Brooklyn and out of his small suburban New Jersey apartment. The serenity is broken when a police officer brings Frank's best friend Tom&nbsp;Flynn&nbsp;(Edwin Muller)&nbsp;over to the tiny apartment. Tom, it seems, has been thrown out of the house of his live-in girlfriend due to a domestic squabble. The "put up-on" Frank agrees to let Tom stay a few nights until he can find his own place. However, as the days turn into weeks Frank is a little concerned that Tom is getting too comfortable. Add in a tough downstairs landlord, Vito&nbsp;Angellini&nbsp;(Rob Williams), Franks' latest flame, Kathy Carver (Carol Ridgley),&nbsp;and a surprise visit by Frank's mother and things start to get hilarious.Performances&nbsp;will&nbsp;run&nbsp;Friday and Saturday, April&nbsp;22-23, and the following Friday and Saturday April 29-30, 2022,&nbsp;at the&nbsp;RCT Playhouse (Fifth&nbsp;and Kansas, Russell). Show time is 8 p.m. Admission is $12&nbsp;or by season ticket.&nbsp;"Roommates"&nbsp;is&nbsp;presented&nbsp;by special arrangement with&nbsp;Joe Simonelli. Russell Community Theater is a nonprofit theater company in Russell, Kansas. The sole purpose of RCT is to produce theater for the community and the surrounding area. Completely volunteer-driven, RCT is supported financially solely through ticket admissions and gifts from those supportive of community theater. Since its inception in 1986, RCT has presented&nbsp;100&nbsp;full-scale theatrical productions.&nbsp;For more information, call&nbsp;785-483-4057.&nbsp;Find us on Facebook.

Russell Community Theater will open season with 'Roommates'

United Way of Ellis County invites the public to an evening filled with information and fun. Come learn about the different resources and services our partner agencies provide while enjoying some local foods. Additionally, there will be piñatas, a dance and cultural booths. You will not want to miss this unique experience. 

United Way of Ellis County los invita a una tarde llena de información y diversión. Vengan a aprender sobre los diferentes recursos y servicios que brindan nuestras agencias asociadas mientras disfrutan de algunas comidas locales. Además, habrá piñatas, baile y casetas culturales. No querrá perderse esta experiencia única.

More on the second annual Tardeada Community Fiesta from Hays Post on Sunday morning.

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 </figure>United Way of Ellis County invites the public to an evening filled with information and fun. Come learn about the different resources and services our partner agencies provide while enjoying some local foods. Additionally, there will be piñatas, a dance and cultural booths. You will not want to miss this unique experience. United Way of Ellis County los invita a una tarde llena de información y diversión. Vengan a aprender sobre los diferentes recursos y servicios que brindan nuestras agencias asociadas mientras disfrutan de algunas comidas locales. Además, habrá piñatas, baile y casetas culturales. No querrá perderse esta experiencia única.—&nbsp;SubmittedMore on the second annual Tardeada Community Fiesta from Hays Post on Sunday morning.

Tardeada Community Fiesta scheduled in downtown Hays

ROOKS COUNTY — Annual camping permit increases in price on April 1.  Call the Webster State Park office at 785-425-6775 or stop by the&nbsp; office.

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 </figure>SubmittedROOKS COUNTY — Annual camping permit increases in price on April 1. Call the Webster State Park office at 785-425-6775 or stop by the&nbsp; office.Current price--$202.50Price on April 1, 2022--$252.50

Webster State Park camping permits prices to increase $50 on April 1

Join us for auditions for our summer production, The Wizard of Oz.

We're looking for actors, singers, and dancers from age 7-99 for a large cast.

All audition information is on our website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.hctks.com/oz?fbclid=IwAR3CIGW-pi38CvBa1ogJfoE9UKrben8kAuZQKMYWGv-NjAe3hB5v9CSkn0M" target="_blank">https://www.hctks.com/oz</a>.

Rehearsals will start the first week of June and be held on Sunday-Thursday evenings. We will have a detailed rehearsal schedule available on the first night of rehearsals.&nbsp;

Thursday, July 28 Friday, July 29 Saturday, July 30

Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center, FHSU campus

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 </figure>SubmittedJoin us for auditions for our summer production, The Wizard of Oz.We're looking for actors, singers, and dancers from age 7-99 for a large cast.All audition information is on our website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.hctks.com/oz?fbclid=IwAR3CIGW-pi38CvBa1ogJfoE9UKrben8kAuZQKMYWGv-NjAe3hB5v9CSkn0M" target="_blank">https://www.hctks.com/oz</a>.REHEARSAL SCHEDULERehearsals will start the first week of June and be held on Sunday-Thursday evenings. We will have a detailed rehearsal schedule available on the first night of rehearsals.&nbsp;PERFORMANCE DATESThursday, July 28 Friday, July 29 Saturday, July 30 Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center, FHSU campus

HCT 'Wizard of Oz' auditions to be held April 9 & 23 for summer production

Severe weather training offered in Ellis County by NWS

The Ellis Memorial VFW Post 9139 will have its 75th-anniversary German sausage meal from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.. Saturday, March 19 at the Ellis VFW Hall.

The meal will include German sausage on a bun, sauerkraut, beans, onion, mustard, ketchup, chips, cookie and water.

Meals will be served to go or for dine in.

Cover photo courtesy of Pixabay.

SubmittedThe Ellis Memorial VFW Post 9139 will have its 75th-anniversary German sausage meal from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.. Saturday, March 19 at the Ellis VFW Hall.The meal will include German sausage on a bun, sauerkraut, beans, onion, mustard, ketchup, chips, cookie and water.Meals will be served to go or for dine in.Cost is a free-will donation.All are welcome. Cover photo courtesy of Pixabay.

Ellis VFW sausage feed set for Saturday

The Ellis County Fire Department on Monday announced the
implementation of a temporary burn ban in all unincorporated areas of Ellis County effective
immediately.


This is due to several reasons. First, as we move into springtime, the temperatures will start to climb
and, with little moisture to claim, ground fuels are dried out and easily susceptible to burning. In
addition to the climbing temperatures, there is continuous low humidity levels, and a long spell
without measurable moisture. The recent snowfall was not enough to keep a burn ban at bay.


The burn ban will stay in place for the foreseeable future until there is an adequate amount of
moisture throughout all the areas of Ellis County. As a reminder, the only allowable burning during a
burn ban is household waste in a barrel no larger than 55 gallons with a protective screen over the
top.


In any case in question, call 911 immediately to report a fire.


News releaseThe Ellis County Fire Department on Monday announced the
implementation of a temporary burn ban in all unincorporated areas of Ellis County effective
immediately.
This is due to several reasons. First, as we move into springtime, the temperatures will start to climb
and, with little moisture to claim, ground fuels are dried out and easily susceptible to burning. In
addition to the climbing temperatures, there is continuous low humidity levels, and a long spell
without measurable moisture. The recent snowfall was not enough to keep a burn ban at bay.
The burn ban will stay in place for the foreseeable future until there is an adequate amount of
moisture throughout all the areas of Ellis County. As a reminder, the only allowable burning during a
burn ban is household waste in a barrel no larger than 55 gallons with a protective screen over the
top.
In any case in question, call 911 immediately to report a fire.

Ellis County enacts temporary burn ban

By TROY RUDA Thomas More Prep-Marian

Seniors
 Kassidi Yost and Ella Brummer are hosting a delicious Sunday breakfast 
with all proceeds benefitting the Disaster Relief Fund with the 
Heartland Community Foundation.

Let us do the cooking and you 
enjoy scrambled eggs, sausage links, biscuits and gravy, hashbrowns, 
orange juice, coffee and water.

<a href="https://www.tmp-m.org/o/tmpm/page/capstone-breakfast">Click here to purchase your tickets online</a>, or visit the TMP-M front office to purchase in person.

By TROY RUDA Thomas More Prep-MarianSeniors
 Kassidi Yost and Ella Brummer are hosting a delicious Sunday breakfast 
with all proceeds benefitting the Disaster Relief Fund with the 
Heartland Community Foundation.Let us do the cooking and you 
enjoy scrambled eggs, sausage links, biscuits and gravy, hashbrowns, 
orange juice, coffee and water.<ul>
 <li>Sunday, April 24th, 2022</li><li>8:00 am - 12:00 pm</li><li>TMP-Marian Dining Hall</li><li>Adults - $10/$12 at the door</li><li>Students - $7/$9 at the door</li><li>Seniors - $8/$10 at the door</li><li>5 and under - Free</li>
 </ul><a href="https://www.tmp-m.org/o/tmpm/page/capstone-breakfast">Click here to purchase your tickets online</a>, or visit the TMP-M front office to purchase in person.

TMP-M Senior Capstone Breakfast will benefit disaster relief fund

Recently,&nbsp;<a href="https://imagineelliscounty.org/">Imagine Ellis County&nbsp;</a>hosted representatives of various organizations from Ellis County&nbsp;as well as a Hays town hall meeting,&nbsp;to identify community needs&nbsp;that needed to be met for long-term growth and success of our&nbsp;county and region.&nbsp;

On March 24, the organization will host a Victoria town hall and facilitate small- and large-group discussions&nbsp;to learn more from community members. It is&nbsp;from&nbsp;5:30 to 8 p.m. at the&nbsp;Victoria VFW.&nbsp;Dinner&nbsp;will be provided by Fork That Bakery&nbsp;for those who attend.

While&nbsp;walk-ins are welcome, RSVPs are requested via the group's Facebook page&nbsp;or use a&nbsp;sign-up&nbsp;form&nbsp;at &nbsp;<a href="https://forms.gle/QfJgHZak8dFcrXQeA">https://forms.gle/QfJgHZak8dFcrXQeA</a>.&nbsp;See the&nbsp;<a href="https://fb.me/e/4y9Jp7sxP">Facebook&nbsp;event&nbsp;page</a>&nbsp;for&nbsp;more information.&nbsp;

Imagine Ellis County is a committee comprised of over 30 community members from Ellis County. The committee exists to serve the long-term interests of Ellis County. We have representatives from Catharine, Ellis, Hays, and Victoria on our committee. Committee members include people who serve as local elected officials, local government employees, employees from various community businesses, and those who are involved with non-profits and charitable organizations.If you would like more information, contact&nbsp;Grow Hays Inc.&nbsp;at 785.628.3102 or&nbsp;<a href="mailto:IEC@GrowHays.com">IEC@GrowHays.com</a>. Imagine Ellis County is a&nbsp;collaborative strategic vision for our community and region.

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 </figure>News releaseRecently,&nbsp;<a href="https://imagineelliscounty.org/">Imagine Ellis County&nbsp;</a>hosted representatives of various organizations from Ellis County&nbsp;as well as a Hays town hall meeting,&nbsp;to identify community needs&nbsp;that needed to be met for long-term growth and success of our&nbsp;county and region.&nbsp;On March 24, the organization will host a Victoria town hall and facilitate small- and large-group discussions&nbsp;to learn more from community members. It is&nbsp;from&nbsp;5:30 to 8 p.m. at the&nbsp;Victoria VFW.&nbsp;Dinner&nbsp;will be provided by Fork That Bakery&nbsp;for those who attend.While&nbsp;walk-ins are welcome, RSVPs are requested via the group's Facebook page&nbsp;or use a&nbsp;sign-up&nbsp;form&nbsp;at &nbsp;<a href="https://forms.gle/QfJgHZak8dFcrXQeA">https://forms.gle/QfJgHZak8dFcrXQeA</a>.&nbsp;See the&nbsp;<a href="https://fb.me/e/4y9Jp7sxP">Facebook&nbsp;event&nbsp;page</a>&nbsp;for&nbsp;more information.&nbsp;Imagine Ellis County is a committee comprised of over 30 community members from Ellis County. The committee exists to serve the long-term interests of Ellis County. We have representatives from Catharine, Ellis, Hays, and Victoria on our committee. Committee members include people who serve as local elected officials, local government employees, employees from various community businesses, and those who are involved with non-profits and charitable organizations.If you would like more information, contact&nbsp;Grow Hays Inc.&nbsp;at 785.628.3102 or&nbsp;<a href="mailto:IEC@GrowHays.com">IEC@GrowHays.com</a>. Imagine Ellis County is a&nbsp;collaborative strategic vision for our community and region.

Imagine Ellis County town hall scheduled in Victoria

Severe weather training offered in Ellis Co. this week

After&nbsp;enduring&nbsp;two years of no&nbsp;annual&nbsp;shows, barbershop harmony is&nbsp;returning&nbsp;to Northwest Kansas. The Tumbleweed Chorus presents its 40th&nbsp;“mostly” annual show “Sound Celebration” at 2 p.m. CDT Saturday, March 26, at the Cultural Arts Center at Colby Community College.&nbsp;

The Tumbleweed Chorus will sing jointly with the Hays High Plains Barbershop Chorus.&nbsp;Max&nbsp;Befort&nbsp;is director of the Hays chorus and will direct most of the jointly performed songs.

Combined chorus songs featured&nbsp;include: Sound Celebration, True Love, Sentimental Journey, Stand by Me,&nbsp;Lullabye&nbsp;(Goodnight My Angel), Hooked on a Feeling, When I Lift Up My Head, Hallelujah and God Bless the USA.

The Tumbleweed Chorus and the Prairie Rose Harmony women’s group will be led by&nbsp;director Thomas&nbsp;Annis.&nbsp;Northwest Kansasmen’s quartets&nbsp;“Uncalled Four”&nbsp;and&nbsp;“Prairie Timbre”&nbsp;will also&nbsp;entertain.

Kansas State University’s&nbsp;In-A-Chord&nbsp;is a contemporary&nbsp;a&nbsp;capellagroup that&nbsp;will showcase the second half of the Colby show. Among the student members is Eric&nbsp;Annis,&nbsp;collage&nbsp;freshman son of Thomas and Suzy&nbsp;Annis, Oakley, who&nbsp;started singing&nbsp;with the Tumbleweed Chorus&nbsp;in late 2011 as a third grader.

In-A-Chord&nbsp;performs&nbsp;a wide variety of pop&nbsp;and contemporary music throughout&nbsp;Kansas and surrounding states.&nbsp;They were recently selected to perform at the National A Cappella Conference in Memphis and for the Southwest ACDA Conference in Kansas City.In-A-Chord&nbsp;is overseen by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.k-state.edu/mtd/faculty-staff/music/oppenheim/index.html">Dr. Joshua Oppenheim</a>, Co-Director of Choral Studies.&nbsp;

See&nbsp;<a href="https://www.k-state.edu/mtd/music/choirs/ensembles/in-a-chord/index.html">https://www.k-state.edu/mtd/music/choirs/ensembles/in-a-chord/index.html</a>&nbsp;for links to In-A-Chord including video samples.

For&nbsp;Colby&nbsp;tickets call 785-694-3057 or buy from any&nbsp;area&nbsp;member. Tickets are just $10 each and will also be available at the door&nbsp;for the March 26 show in Colby.

The Tumbleweed Chorus&nbsp;made it a priority&nbsp;to&nbsp;harmonize&nbsp;Thursday nights whether via zoom, in a&nbsp;Brewster member’s implement-&nbsp;shop building, and at an alternate Oakley church for much of thepandemic from March 2020 through&nbsp;spring&nbsp;2021. Only in the last several months was the chorus able to meet again at the Colby United Methodist Church from 8-10 p.m. Thursdays.

“Those of us in the Tumbleweed Chorus take a lot of joy in singing together,“ Dan O’ Brien, chorus president said. “We invite everyone to come to our March 26 show and enjoy these Barbershop harmonies together with us.&nbsp;This is a show for the whole family to enjoy. The In-A-Chord group from Kansas State University will provide a vibrant, energetic and entertaining experience for all. We look forward to seeing you all there.”

Colby travels to Hays in April for Hays High Plains&nbsp;Chorus&nbsp;shows

The Tumbleweed Chorus will then join the Hays High Plains Barbershop&nbsp;Chorus&nbsp;for its 54th&nbsp;Anniversary Show “Let’s Celebrate Singing Again.”

Midtown,&nbsp;a recent&nbsp;international&nbsp;contest&nbsp;finalist,&nbsp;will be the finale&nbsp;quartet&nbsp;for both the 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. CDT shows, Saturday, April 2 at the Beach-Schmidt Performing Arts Center, Sheridan Hall, Fort Hays State University Campus.&nbsp;

Based out of Manhattan, New York, Midtown is a dynamic,&nbsp;Barbershop Harmony Society International&nbsp;2019&nbsp;fifth-place award winning vocal quartet that provides an entertainment experience in all genres of American music.

Tickets $15 at the door&nbsp;for the April 2 shows&nbsp;in Hays. For $13 advance tickets call Vance&nbsp;Chartier&nbsp;785-623-6747 or on-line at eventbrite.com.&nbsp;Both&nbsp;Hays&nbsp;shows also feature&nbsp;two&nbsp;chapter quartets&nbsp;and the Fort Hays Singers.&nbsp;

<figure>
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 </figure>WPAAAfter&nbsp;enduring&nbsp;two years of no&nbsp;annual&nbsp;shows, barbershop harmony is&nbsp;returning&nbsp;to Northwest Kansas. The Tumbleweed Chorus presents its 40th&nbsp;“mostly” annual show “Sound Celebration” at 2 p.m. CDT Saturday, March 26, at the Cultural Arts Center at Colby Community College.&nbsp;The Tumbleweed Chorus will sing jointly with the Hays High Plains Barbershop Chorus.&nbsp;Max&nbsp;Befort&nbsp;is director of the Hays chorus and will direct most of the jointly performed songs.Combined chorus songs featured&nbsp;include: Sound Celebration, True Love, Sentimental Journey, Stand by Me,&nbsp;Lullabye&nbsp;(Goodnight My Angel), Hooked on a Feeling, When I Lift Up My Head, Hallelujah and God Bless the USA.The Tumbleweed Chorus and the Prairie Rose Harmony women’s group will be led by&nbsp;director Thomas&nbsp;Annis.&nbsp;Northwest Kansasmen’s quartets&nbsp;“Uncalled Four”&nbsp;and&nbsp;“Prairie Timbre”&nbsp;will also&nbsp;entertain.Kansas State University’s&nbsp;In-A-Chord&nbsp;is a contemporary&nbsp;a&nbsp;capellagroup that&nbsp;will showcase the second half of the Colby show. Among the student members is Eric&nbsp;Annis,&nbsp;collage&nbsp;freshman son of Thomas and Suzy&nbsp;Annis, Oakley, who&nbsp;started singing&nbsp;with the Tumbleweed Chorus&nbsp;in late 2011 as a third grader.In-A-Chord&nbsp;performs&nbsp;a wide variety of pop&nbsp;and contemporary music throughout&nbsp;Kansas and surrounding states.&nbsp;They were recently selected to perform at the National A Cappella Conference in Memphis and for the Southwest ACDA Conference in Kansas City.In-A-Chord&nbsp;is overseen by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.k-state.edu/mtd/faculty-staff/music/oppenheim/index.html">Dr. Joshua Oppenheim</a>, Co-Director of Choral Studies.&nbsp;See&nbsp;<a href="https://www.k-state.edu/mtd/music/choirs/ensembles/in-a-chord/index.html">https://www.k-state.edu/mtd/music/choirs/ensembles/in-a-chord/index.html</a>&nbsp;for links to In-A-Chord including video samples.For&nbsp;Colby&nbsp;tickets call 785-694-3057 or buy from any&nbsp;area&nbsp;member. Tickets are just $10 each and will also be available at the door&nbsp;for the March 26 show in Colby.The Tumbleweed Chorus&nbsp;made it a priority&nbsp;to&nbsp;harmonize&nbsp;Thursday nights whether via zoom, in a&nbsp;Brewster member’s implement-&nbsp;shop building, and at an alternate Oakley church for much of thepandemic from March 2020 through&nbsp;spring&nbsp;2021. Only in the last several months was the chorus able to meet again at the Colby United Methodist Church from 8-10 p.m. Thursdays.“Those of us in the Tumbleweed Chorus take a lot of joy in singing together,“ Dan O’ Brien, chorus president said. “We invite everyone to come to our March 26 show and enjoy these Barbershop harmonies together with us.&nbsp;This is a show for the whole family to enjoy. The In-A-Chord group from Kansas State University will provide a vibrant, energetic and entertaining experience for all. We look forward to seeing you all there.”Colby travels to Hays in April for Hays High Plains&nbsp;Chorus&nbsp;showsThe Tumbleweed Chorus will then join the Hays High Plains Barbershop&nbsp;Chorus&nbsp;for its 54th&nbsp;Anniversary Show “Let’s Celebrate Singing Again.”Midtown,&nbsp;a recent&nbsp;international&nbsp;contest&nbsp;finalist,&nbsp;will be the finale&nbsp;quartet&nbsp;for both the 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. CDT shows, Saturday, April 2 at the Beach-Schmidt Performing Arts Center, Sheridan Hall, Fort Hays State University Campus.&nbsp;Based out of Manhattan, New York, Midtown is a dynamic,&nbsp;Barbershop Harmony Society International&nbsp;2019&nbsp;fifth-place award winning vocal quartet that provides an entertainment experience in all genres of American music.Tickets $15 at the door&nbsp;for the April 2 shows&nbsp;in Hays. For $13 advance tickets call Vance&nbsp;Chartier&nbsp;785-623-6747 or on-line at eventbrite.com.&nbsp;Both&nbsp;Hays&nbsp;shows also feature&nbsp;two&nbsp;chapter quartets&nbsp;and the Fort Hays Singers.&nbsp;

Barbershop harmony returns to the stage in Hays, Colby

By BECKY KISER Hays Post

The Hays Area Board of Zoning Appeals will conduct a public hearing during its meeting March 16.

Blaine and Kimberly Gabel are requesting a two-foot variance to reduce their interior south sideyard setback for construction of an addition to a detached garage at 3103 Tam O'Shanter Drive.&nbsp;

Since the regulations were changed to lessen the setbacks to
five feet for an accessory structure, according to information supplied by Superintendent of Planning and Development Curtis Deines, the request for a lesser setback opposes the general spirit and intent of those regulations.

The complete agenda is available <a href="https://www.haysusa.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03092022-1330">here</a>. The meeting starts at 8:15 a.m. in Hays City Hall, 1507 Main.&nbsp;

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 </figure>By BECKY KISER Hays PostThe Hays Area Board of Zoning Appeals will conduct a public hearing during its meeting March 16.Blaine and Kimberly Gabel are requesting a two-foot variance to reduce their interior south sideyard setback for construction of an addition to a detached garage at 3103 Tam O'Shanter Drive.&nbsp;Since the regulations were changed to lessen the setbacks to
five feet for an accessory structure, according to information supplied by Superintendent of Planning and Development Curtis Deines, the request for a lesser setback opposes the general spirit and intent of those regulations. The complete agenda is available <a href="https://www.haysusa.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03092022-1330">here</a>. The meeting starts at 8:15 a.m. in Hays City Hall, 1507 Main.&nbsp;

Public hearing for Hays setback request is next week

Registration open for March 26 pickleball tourney at Hays Rec

Oberlin native Donna Kump Tucker to perform at Gateway, Morgan Theater

City of Hays crews will be
removing snow from the downtown area from Oak to Fort streets and 7th to 13th
streets, Main Street from 6th to 16th streets, and West 9th and 10th streets in
the 100 and 200 blocks, tonight, Thursday, March 10, 2022, starting at
approximately 10 p.m. 

City crews request that
cars be removed from these areas to allow the crews the ability to completely
plow the street and the on-street parking areas. 

If there are any
questions, please call the Public Works Service Division at 785-628-7350.

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 </figure>City of HaysCity of Hays crews will be
removing snow from the downtown area from Oak to Fort streets and 7th to 13th
streets, Main Street from 6th to 16th streets, and West 9th and 10th streets in
the 100 and 200 blocks, tonight, Thursday, March 10, 2022, starting at
approximately 10 p.m. City crews request that
cars be removed from these areas to allow the crews the ability to completely
plow the street and the on-street parking areas. If there are any
questions, please call the Public Works Service Division at 785-628-7350.

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