Due to concerns of public health, the city council is considering a smoking ban to be put on November’s ballot. The proposed draft would “ban smoking inside and within thirty feet of public entrances to all public places of employment within its city limits” with several exceptions such as private homes, drinking establishments and bingo halls. The council voted to put it on the agenda for the first meeting in September, because Mayor Bruce Armstrong advised the council that election commissioner Bill Gale had said that they could not put the smoking ban question on the November ballot as a nonbinding referendum. After discussion by the council, they decided that the board should vote on the issue at the first meeting in September.
In an effort to reduce the number of drunk drivers, Haysville Police and the Kansas Highway Patrol are joining forces. This weekend, in a national effort to minimize drunk drivers, local authorities will be patrolling the 7000 block of South Broadway. The checkpoint will run from midnight Friday until 2 a.m. Saturday.
The city then approved the contract between USD 261 for use of the soccer fields for fall and spring soccer season. According to Recreation Director, Georgie Root, currently there are 73 kids signed up and sign ups will continue to be taken through Sept. 1st.
The council then moved to discuss the trash receptacle screening ordinance. After several ideas for revisions were discussed, it was decided to send the ordinance back to the attorneys for redrafting.
After hearing citizens’ concerns and acknowledging several thank you cards received by the city council, the meeting was adjourned.
Students at the Haysville Middle School look over musical instruments brought back by their teacher from her trip to Asia.
Students at the Haysville Middle School look over musical instruments brought back by their teacher from her trip to Asia.. Credit: Walking into Kathi Fischer’s music room at Haysville Middle School is like walking into any other music room at any other middle school. Chairs are neatly arranged in rows while musical instruments decorate the left over spaces.
But one corner of the room is anything but typical. That is where Fischer proudly displays instruments, postcards, and pictures almost too numerous to count from East Asia.
Fischer was one of twenty two teachers from Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma who participated in an educational, three-week tour of East Asia this summer, a trip which Fischer says she was “very pleased” to take.
She explains how her students will benefit from her experience, “That is why this whole program happens.” According to her this trip “encouraged [teachers] to close the gap, and create bridges between the countries.” The teachers not only help students understand the increasingly importance of connecting with people overseas, but also to integrate other parts of the learning process.
“Right now our sixth graders and our seventh graders study those parts of the world in their social studies. So now it’s great because we know kids are hearing it from their social studies teacher. They can hear it from different sides . . . they can also hear it in the music.”
Fischer’s students will be able to experience the sounds of East Asian music from instruments and CDs she purchased on the trip. She says she wanted to take the trip because she wanted to learn more and says it went “way beyond” her expectations.
Fischer was able to apply for the trip after she attended a Teaching East Asia workshop last year. The trip was organized by Associate Director Nancy Hope of the Kansas Consortium for Teaching about East Asia (KCTA) and Director Dr. Jessica Stowell, of the Oklahoma Consortium for Teaching about Asia.
Because of the minimal cost for the teachers, and because of the great experience, Fischer encourages other teachers to attend workshops and apply for these grants. More information can be found at www.kcta.ku.edu/tea.
The proposed 2007 budget was the focus of Monday’s city council meeting. During the public hearing portion of this issue, a concerned citizen spoke of his doubts about the increase in the 2007 budget compared to previous years. The city council members followed by having a somewhat heated debate about whether certain items should be removed from the budget. A proposition was made by some members that the addition of one park worker and one police officer could be removed to cut budget costs along with buying a new water truck. When it came down to voting, the motion to delete the two positions did not pass, with the tie being broken by the mayor’s vote against the changes to the budget. When all was said and done, the proposed 2007 budget was passed, allowing the park and police departments the freedom to expand their workforce.
Haysville’s PRIDE Committee Chairperson, Tom Gibson, presented Morris Floyd, the winner of the PRIDE motto contest, with a check for $200. “Pride. Partnership. Progress.” may become the city’s official slogan if the city council passes a resolution for it.
Tom also mentioned that the PRIDE Committee proposes having the city flower, an idea that has been spreading throughout Haysville, be the day lily. He said that the reason this flower would be a good choice is due to all the lilies that were enjoyed by citizens at this year’s garden tour in town.
Council members passed a resolution Monday night that allows for Haysville to submit an application to the Kansas Department of Transportation for the Safe Routes to School Program founded by SAFETEA-LU. This program promotes children walking to school by allowing funds to be set aside for sidewalk improvements.
Haysville recently took part in a public protection classification survey. The results for the survey regarding the structure fire suppression delivery system was a class 2, with only 5 other cities in the state of Kansas having such an excellent score. This score should improve insurance for water and fire departments, allowing citizens to save money on insurance.
As part of the governing body announcements, council members encouraged citizens to continue to attend the Hometown Market on Saturday mornings from 8-noon in the Haysville Historic District to support the vendors and enjoy their products.
September’s tree board meeting will be moved from the first Monday of the month to Tuesday, September 5th due to Labor Day.
Georgie Root of the Recreation Committee reported that the deadline for volleyball and soccer sign-ups through the HAC has been extended to September 1st.
The 4th annual Dog Daze of Summer will be held at the city pool on Saturday, August 19th. You can bring your dog to the pool for a swim from 1-2:30pm for $3 per dog. It’s a great opportunity to have some fun in the sun while enjoying time with your beloved pet.
One of Haysville’s own has the spotlight of fame shining brightly on her in Branson, Missouri.
Kelly Black, former Haysville resident, has been nominated for two of the 2006 Branson Critic Awards. She has been nominated for Best Musician and is a member of Toni Roi’s Powerhouse Band, a Best Band nominee.
Kelly picked up a guitar and taught herself to play in high-school. After growing up in Haysville, Kelly spread her musical wings by moving to Branson ten years ago. She has been a member of various bands and toured over the years with musicians such as Johnny Lee.
The group she is currently playing with, the Powerhouse Band, is part of Toni Roi’s show, who is an Elvis Presley impersonator.
The Branson Critic Awards include six categories that are voted on by fans. If you would like to view the other nominees or vote for Kelly, visit www.bransoncritic.com and click on Branson Critic Awards. Voting ends October 1st.
Our congratulations and good luck wishes go out to Kelly!
Calling all cars to the 2nd Annual Car Show for the Haysville Youth Wrestling! The car show will be held on August 5 at the Haysville Activity Center from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
All vehicles welcome; there will be trophies awarded for 12 different categories. There is a $10 entry fee for all the vehicles.
All the proceeds from the car show and t-shirt sales will go to help pay for tournaments and the other needs of Team Haysville Youth Wrestling.
There will be a bounce house for the kids. They will also have popcorn, sno-cones, and hamburgers and hotdogs. There will be door prizes awarded all day until the prizes run out.
If you need more information call Sarah Hartley at 522-0756 or hartley4@sbcglobal.net
So come out and support your youth wrestling.
On Sunday afternoon at the 400 block of West 79th Street South, a body was found. The body turned out to be that of 27-year-old male John Brown, a Haysville resident.
Brown attended a party on Wednesday evening with some friends at the pond. When Brown’s friends left after the party, they all thought that Brown went home with someone else.
Brown never showed up, and on Thursday, his family reported him missing. The search for the body started on Friday, and it was not found until Sunday afternoon.
By Cathy Loffland
The Haysville Times
The Haysville Information Guide will be out in two weeks.
The new guide will have everything available from city information, feature articles and spotlight on the Fall Festival and a lot more to offer.
The new guide will be a very good tool for economic development to Haysville. If people want to learn more about Haysville before moving here then they can take a look at the guide and learn everything they want to know.
It will be good for businesses to give out in a new client packages.
The company that is putting the guide out is Chamber Marketing Services. As of press time the guide is being sent to the press. There will be 20,000 copies being printed.
They will be available at local real estate offices, City Hall, and the Chamber of Commerce. Extra copies will be available.
There will also be some distributed to the citizens of Haysville.
Chamber Marketing Services has got a great response from the community as a whole on the guide.
Chamber Marketing Services is hoping to make this an annual project.
All of the advertisers in the guide are Haysville businesses.
There is a website in conjunction to the guide; it is www.haysvilleinfo.com.
The guide is a very visual tool about Haysville.
The Haysville Hometown Market is the name of a new approved program for Haysville. It is a community development program that allows for a broader market than that of just the farmer’s market according to Community Development Office Director Larry Powell.
The market will be set up in the Historic District by the amphitheater and will be held every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. The market will take place from July 22nd through October 7th with a flea market style done of the first Saturday of every month. Vendors or individuals can rent a 15ft by 15ft booth for a $10 non-refundable fee.
With the new market, vendors and individuals can bring in anything from produce to handcrafted items they want to sell. Powell says, “We are really wanting to encourage local artists, sculptors, wood carvers and anyone that makes things that they wish to sell.”
Registration forms can be picked up at the Haysville Activity Center.
While 9-year-old Lyndsay Prager lays on the couch, her 13-year-old sister sits at her feet, not letting her little sister ever get out of view or out of hearing distance. Myriah Jacobs tells how she and her sister survived being hit by lightening.
Drowsy from the pain medication, Prager hugs a white, furry stuffed cat given to her by 16 year-old Jessica Worthington who gave Prager CPR. The toy cat’s named appropriately – Jessica. The family credits the teenager with saving Pragers’s life. Continue reading “Haysville Girl Struck by Lightning in Michigan”
A one-room school house in Ohio Township built in 1875 offered professional educators a place in which to teach and, until 1943, provided education to students in District 64 of Sedgwick County. This was the Richmond Hill School, which eventually took on a new life for the entire township as a community gathering spot, as an election voting booth, and a meeting place and for day and evening church services. Continue reading “Mystery of a Schoolhouse”
A one-room school house in Ohio Township built in 1875 offered professional educators a place in which to teach and, until 1943, provided education to students in District 64 of Sedgwick County. This was the Richmond Hill School, which eventually took on a new life for the entire township as a community gathering spot, as an election voting booth, and a meeting place and for day and evening church services.
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