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Child Welfare Training
Monday, May 12, 2008
This event continues through May 13th
Kennedy Middle School Spring Concert
Monday, May 12, 2008
Kennedy Middle School Spring Concert - Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center - 600 Park - 7:30 pm - 785-623-2470
Felten Middle School Spring Concert
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Felten Middle School Spring Concert - Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center - 600 Park - 7:30 pm - 785-623-2450
Hays Medical Center Volunteers Community Blood Screening
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Hays Medical Center Volunteers Community Blood Screening - HMC Hadley Conference Room #1 - 2220 Canterbury Dr - 6:30-9:30 am - 785-623-5000 - Cost = $24 for complete chemical profile and $15 for PSA - 10-12 hours fasting prior to screening is preferred. - Join us for NATIONAL HOSPITAL WEEK
6th Annual Pioneer Day at Ellis County Historical Society Museum
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
6th Annual Pioneer Day at Ellis County Historical Society Museum - 100 W 7th - 9:30 am-2:30 pm - 785-628-2624 - This is a free, educational, outdoor event for elementary age children. Learn and have fun at our more than 15 hands-on demonstrations. Throughout the years we have had demonstrations on: butter churning, cross bow sawing, washing clothes with homemade soap & wash board, relay and sack races, rug braiding, old time toys & games, music, storytelling, a general store, grooming horses, milking a goat and a petting zoo. Plus tour the Volga German Haus and the Harness Shop. No admission fee. Public invited.
Hays High School Spring Concert
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Hays High School Spring Concert - Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center - 600 Park - 8:15 pm - 785-623-2600 - Annual spring concert featuring the Hays High bands, orchestra and choirs.
Kennedy Middle School 8th Grade Recognition Night
Friday, May 16, 2008
Kennedy Middle School 8th Grade Recognition Night- Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center - 600 Park - 7:30 pm - 785-623-2470
Fort Hays State University Commencement
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Fort Hays State University Commencement - Gross Memorial Coliseum - Hwy 183 By-pass - 10 am - 785-628-4000
NCK Technical College Nursing Pinning Ceremony
Saturday, May 17, 2008
NCK Technical College Nursing Pinning Ceremony - Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center - 600 Park - 1:30 pm
NCK Technical College Graduation
Saturday, May 17, 2008
NCK Technical College Graduation - Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center - 600 Park - 3 pm - 785-625-2437
Hays VFW Post #9076 Stars & Stripes Breakfast
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Hays VFW Post #9076 Stars & Stripes Breakfast Benefiting the St. Catherine Church Building Fund - VFW Hall - 22nd & Vine - 7 am-12:30 pm - 785-625-9940 - Advanced tickets = $5.75/Adult & $2.75/Child - Tickets at th, e door = $6.00/Adult & $3.00/Child - Under 5 Free - Buffet features: pancakes, biscuits & gravy, eggs, hashbrowns, toast, saugage, bacon, coffee & orange juice.
Blue Sky Farm's Special Day On The Farm: The Wonderful World of Miniature Horses
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Blue Sky Farm's Special Day On The Farm: The Wonderful World of Miniature Horses - Blue Sky Miniature Horse Farm - 1650 Locust Grove Rd - 10 am-4 pm - For directions go to www.blueskyhorses.com or call 785-625- 6725 -Come see the smallest miniature horses in Kansas and the new 2008 foals, plus see the neatest "little farm" designed just for miniature horses! Visit our ribbon & trophy room, and see how the horses are trained in the lounging pen, the obstacle course, and how to give surrey or cart rides. Learn about how they are imprinted trained, how & why they are groomed, and see what they eat and where they live. Admission Fee applies and includes: Demonstrations of miniatures trained to obstacle course, training in the lounging pen, grooming for the show ring and imprint training. Tours will be held at 10 am, 12 pm and 2 pm. Music & cart rides , are scheduled for 11 am, 1 pm & 3 pm. Blue Sky Miniature Horse Farm is a registered Kansas Agritourism Site and is a member of the Amazing 100 Miles Tourism Coalition. All miniature show horses are double registered with the American Miniature Horse Association - Texas and the American Miniature Horse Registry - Illinois.
Hays High School Baccalaureate
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Hays High School Baccalaureate - 12th Street Auditorium - 1:30-2:30 pm - 785-623-2600
Hays High School Graduation
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Hays High School Graduation - Gross Memorial Coliseum - 3:30-5 pm - 785-623-2600
Felten Middle School 8th Grade Recognition Night
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Felten Middle School 8th Grade Recognition Night - Beach Schmidt Performing Arts Center - 600 Park - 7 pm - 785-623-2450
"Disaster Planning for Businesses" Workshop
Thursday, May 22, 2008
This is a FREE WORKSHOP but preregistration is required. Please call Janae at 785-628-5615 by May 16th.
8:00am - Registration begins
8:30am - 11:30am - Workshop
The workshop will help businesses prepare for and react to disasters ranging from floods, tornadoes, power outages, backed up sewers, malfuntioning sp, rinklers, etc. Paula Phillips, training officer for Kansas Emergency Management/Homeland Security, will cover the following topics:
Business continuity including customer communication
Equipment issues
Record retrieval (hard copy and electronic)
Damage assessment
Financial procedures (payroll, accounts payable, etc)
Site recovery/alternate site
Employee safety and notification
Recovery goals
Mock disaster - discussion of shutting down for a day to test plan
3rd Annual Children's Book Sale
Friday, May 23, 2008
3rd Annual Children's Book Sale - Hays Public Library Children's Department - 1205 Main - 10 am-4 pm - 785-625-5916 - Don't miss this annual sale! Stock up for summer reading! This event will also be held on Saturday, May 24th from 10 am-4 pm.
Plan B Benefit for the DeBakey Heart Institute
Friday, May 23, 2008
Fox Pavilion - Hays - Doors Open at 8pm - Band Starts at 9pm. Here's your chance to hear Plan B LIVE and win some GREAT PRIZES donated by several local businesses. Items include: Traeger Grill, Electric Guitar, CASH, Foosball Table, Motel Room, and much, much more! For more information please visit www.plabhaysks.com
OPENING DAY: "T. rex cetera" - STERNBERG MUSEUM
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Most Sternberg Museum of Natural History events--for example, exhibitions such as "T. rex cetera: Dinosaurs and other Mesozoic Monsters" that opens today--last for a period of days, weeks, or even months. For a complete listing of Sternberg Museum events, simply click on as appropriate:
For the museum's traveling and temporary exhibitions: http://www.fhsu.edu/sternberg/traveling.shtml.
For the museum's public programs: http://www.fhsu.edu/sternberg/programs.shtml.
For the museum's PERMANENT exhibits, click on http://www.fhsu.edu/sternberg/exhibits.shtml.
Thank you!
3rd Annual Children's Book Sale
Saturday, May 24, 2008
3rd Annual Children's Book Sale - Hays Public Library Children's Department - 1205 Main - 10 am-4 pm - 785-625-5916 - Don't miss this annual sale! Stock up for summer reading!
TMP-Marian Baccalaureate
Sunday, May 25, 2008
TMP-Marian Baccalaureate - Al Billinger Fieldhouse - 10 am - 785-625-6577
TMP-Marian Graduation
Sunday, May 25, 2008
TMP-Marian Graduation - Al Billinger Fieldhouse - 1701 Hall - 2 pm - 785-625-6577
St. Fidelis Church's "Fidelisfest"
Monday, May 26, 2008
St. Fidelis Church's "Fidelisfest" - 900 Cathedral - Victoria, KS - 785-735-2777 - 11 am-7 pm - Join us for this annual fundraiser. The morning begins with visits to the 5 local cemeteries--Emmeram, Walker, Pfeifer, Vincent & Victoria--followed by an 11 am Mass at the "Cathedral of the Plains", St. Fidelis Church. After mass, the festivities begin with a German Wedding style dinner until 2 pm. There will be a country store with home made baked items, a beer g, arden, hamburger and braut stand, gift shop, free kid's games, mud volleyball tournament, musical entertainment throughout the day, a raffle with BIG CASH prizes and an auction of new items donated by businesses and parishioners. Proceeds are used to maintain the beautiful and historical church.
** St Fidelis Church has been named one of the 24 finalists for the 8 WONDERS OF KANSAS. The 8 winners will be chosen by popular vote and will be announced on January 29, 2008 (Kansas Day) by Governor Sebelius. For more information on voting, e-mail fidelis@ruraltel.net.
