Colts Lose to Wichita NW

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By Donna & Amy White
The Haysville Times

It was a cold night in Haysville last Friday not only for Campus football fans but also for the team. While diehard fans bundled up in coats, hats and gloves, the Colts were looking for another way to heat up the field.
Friday night’s game saw Campus face off against Wichita Northwest in the first of three district games. Both teams were slow to start and remained scoreless until the middle of the second quarter. Northwest took the lead in the second quarter with a lone touchdown, 0-7.
After a well-rounded, but cold halftime show, the Colts returned to the field. Within the first minute of play, Northwest scored another touchdown and kick for the extra point. The 0-14 deficit seemed to light a fire under the Colts. Campus scored their first seven points later in the quarter with a touchdown pass from Ryan Burke to Michael Hyde to close the gap. Campus ends the quarter down but not out, 7-14.
And just as the night air began to really chill, the two teams turned up the heat. Campus and Northwest combined for 36 points in the fourth quarter alone. Northwest added nine points with an interception return and a field goal. Campus responded with a 54-yard pass from Burke to Hyde. The failed two-point conversion left the Colts down 13-23.
Before the game was over, Northwest added two more touchdowns with matching extra point kicks. Sandwiched in the middle of the two touchdowns was Campus’ final touchdown of the game. Burke and Hyde would team up one last time in this game. However, the duo could not fill the 17-point gap between the two teams. Campus loses this one 20-37.
Campus is ranked second in the AVCTL Division 2 behind McPherson with a 4-1 league record, 4-3 overall. The loss to Northwest puts the Colts in a must-win situation for the final two district games against Maize and Wichita North. Campus will travel to Maize this week and return home on October 27th for their final home game of the season against North.

Cross Country Takes League

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By Student Reporter Brayden Barrientez
The Haysville Times

The Campus Cross Country team competed in the Ark Valley Chisolm Trail League on Saturday, October 14th. In the boys race, a race where all 5 of the runners would have to perform well, the boys did just that.
Chris Taylor lead the boys, running a 5K time of 17:01 and coming in 4th place. Next came Brayden Barrientez at 17:18 at 6th place. Both Chris and Brayden claimed 1st team AVCTL Division II honors. Tre’ Doherty and C.J. Manuel took 9th and 10th, claiming 2nd team AVCTL honors. Possibly the most surprising performance came from Nick Ward, a freshmen, who took 16th place. These key performances resulted in the boys cross country team to take 1st place in AVCTL Division II, beating the defending champion Newton Railroaders by 14 points. Campus boys haven’t won league in over 25 years, making the whole thing even more fantastic.
On the girl’s side, the Campus girls took 4th place. The girl’s varsity race was a bit harder than the boy’s race, but the girls were nevertheless successful. Bailey Martinson and Emily Capoun claimed 2nd team AVCTL Division II honors. The girls have their hopes set high this weekend for an even better race at Regionals this Saturday, and hope to qualify for 6A State.
In Junior Varsity, the Campus boys dominated. Casey Amos placed 1st; Cooper Clark placed 2nd; Channing Tate placed 3rd; Garrett Patrick placed 6th; Joshua Whalen placed 7th; and Marshall James Berube placed 8th. In the girls JV race, Chelsea Chavez placed 4th.
So over the weekend, I wondered to myself: What was the best part of it all? Was it the look on Coach Curless’ face after the race? Was it receiving the plaque that will go in the Campus trophy case? Was it the collective groans from the Newton runners when it was announced that we had won it? Or maybe it will come several years from now, when we can look at the banner in the CHS gym as we can all say to ourselves, “I was a part of that team.”
The Campus Colts compete at Regionals this Saturday to decide which teams and runners qualify for the State Competition at Rim Rock Farm. Both teams expect to qualify. Expectations for each runner have been set high by the coaches. The stakes are especially high for the boys, who have 2 seniors on the team. Varsity boy runners include: Casey Amos, Britt Barrientez, Brayden Barrientez, Cooper Clark, Tre’ Doherty, C.J. Manuel, Chris Taylor, and Nick Ward. Varsity girl runners include: Katie Bruner, Emily Capoun, Chelsea Chavez, Larissa Dunn, Lisa Kemmer, Bailey Martinson, and Lizzy Spence. Plan to hear more about Campus Cross Country success in Regionals and State in the next couple weeks.

Colts Win at Homecoming

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By Donna & Amy White
The Haysville Times

If you missed Campus’ Friday night football game, you will be kicking yourself by the time you finish reading this. It was a magical night for the Colts in their Homecoming game against Arkansas City. And of course, the big question on everyone’s mind was who will win king and queen?
The first quarter of play for Campus was no indication of how the evening would turn out. The Colts took a 6-0 lead over Ark City off a 57-yard pass from Ryan Burke to Michael Hyde. But the end of the quarter was only the beginning of the stampede.
In the second quarter, Campus stepped it up a notch. Ryan Burke scored a touchdown on an 8-yard run. Aaron McGraw would score a 2-point conversion off a pass from Burke. McGraw scored again later in the half on a 32-yard pass from Burke. Brandon Daley gave Campus the extra point with the kick.
Ark City scored their first touchdown in between both of Campus’ and added a field goal to end the half. The Colts maintain the lead at the end of the first half, 21-10.
Halftime hosted the traditional Homecoming coronation ceremony where each of the candidates are introduced before crowning a king and queen. The queen candidates were driven to the 50-yard line in white convertible cars while being serenaded by the Campus Marching Band. The king candidates then escorted the ladies out of the car and onto the football field. Then the announcement was made. Campus’ 2006 Fall Homecoming king and queen are Jacob Crossman and Kasey Hartman!
Halftime hosted the traditional Homecoming coronation ceremony where each of the candidates are introduced before crowning a king and queen. The queen candidates were driven to the 50-yard line in white convertible cars while being serenaded by the Campus Marching Band. The king candidates then escorted the ladies out of the car and onto the football field. Then the announcement was made. Campus’ 2006 Fall Homecoming king and queen are Jacob Crossman and Kasey Hartman!
As the ceremony concluded, the Colts took to the field for the third quarter. And it was a big quarter for the Colts. It was also the longest quarter of football in recent memory. Campus started the quarter with Blake Phillips’ first touchdown of the game. Daley’s kick was good for the extra point.
Somewhere in the third quarter, Ark City scored two touchdowns for another 14 points. However, the Colts 27 points overshadowed their efforts. Blake Phillips scored another touchdown before the end of the quarter followed by touchdowns scored by Michael Hyde and Ryan Burke. Campus ends the quarter ahead 48-24.
Campus’ fourth quarter was uneventful compared to the previous quarter, but still prosperous. Ark City opened the quarter with their final touchdown of the game. Blake Phillips scored his third touchdown of the game on a 20-yard interception return. Lorenzo Jefferson closed Campus’ scoring with his 5-yard run for the touchdown. The Colts dominated this game to win 62-31.
The win keeps the Colts atop the AV-CTL Division II rankings tied with McPherson with a 4-1 league record. Campus is 4-2 overall. The Colts turned in 479 yards of offense and 41 points in the second half. Ryan Burke made 11 of 20 passes for 268 yards. Burke also had two touchdowns of his own and ran 104 yards.
Campus’ next encounter will be this Friday at Colt Stadium against Wichita Northwest at 7 pm.
And Campus soccer fans, don’t miss your last chance to see the Colts at home against Newton on Tuesday, October 17th. Game time is 4 pm.

A New Library, Or Not?

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By Pamela ONeal
The Haysville Times

The proposed site for the new library is located in the Historic District of Haysville on Hays street just east of the old main street. This site “will hopefully become the centerpiece of Haysville’s attempt to reestablish the Historic District and spur redevelopment in the area since its destruction by the tornado in May of 1999,” said Zoe Burgess, Library Board and Friends of the Library member.
“Reading and literature opens the world to all of us at virtually no expense,” said Burgess. She cites how members can get a library card, request a book, check out a book, a movie, a book on tape, re-check a book, use a computer, do research online, attend children’s reading groups, attend featured lecturers, speakers, or a book discussion group lead by a college professor. All of these features would be available as well as many of the other functions and presentations by the library at no cost. Continue reading “A New Library, Or Not?”

Haysville Fall Fest 2006

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By Kayleigh Kaufman
The Haysville Times

This year’s 22 annual Fall Festival features Ty England, former lead guitar player for Garth Brooks. England will perform after the lead-in group Twang, 9 p.m. Saturday night.
“The festival begins Friday night at 5:30 p.m.,” said Vice President Clem Dickerson. “There is bingo in the park and a carnival.”
Other events include tractor pulls, craft shows, local entertainment and a carnival.
“Saturday kicks off with a parade at 9 a.m.,” said Dickerson. “It heads down Grand St. and ends at the middle school.”
There is no admission for the festival. Festival buttons are sold to show support for the festival. “If you buy a button you can win a prize at the end of the festival,” said Dickerson. There will be a closing ceremony at 5:00 p.m. Sunday, where the prizes will be drawn.
At 6:00 p.m. a flag retirement ceremony will commence. “The flag retirement is when people bring in old ragged flags and we burn them the correct way,” said Dickerson. It is the respectful way to discard the American Flag.
The festival runs from Oct. 21-22.
See the special Fall Festival pull-out in this issue for more on the 2006 Fall Festival!

Colts Stampede over Winfield Vikings

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By Sara Loffland
The Haysville Times

September 29, 2006, will go down in Colt’s history as a victory. Last Friday, the Campus Colts played the Winfield Vikings, and the Colts won 31-12. The Colts accumulated 296 yards, while the Vikings got 161. The Vikings seemed to be having trouble throughout the game with fumbles and the quarterback exchange. They started the game with the first three downs, but they fumbled, which lost them the chance of making the first down on the fourth.
Although they had many fumbles, their kicker, Luke Pray, nailed field goals of 42 and 37 yards. Colt’s player Ryan Burke scored on a 9-yard quarterback keeper. The Colts kicked a field goal before half time to make the score 10-6. At the beginning of the third quarter, Burke ran, and John Simmons made a seven-yard touchdown pass that made the score 17-6. The Vikings made another fatal fumble, and the Colts made a touchdown that put the score at 24-6 . The Colts were forced to punt after Brant Calvin made a seven yard touchdown, putting the score at 24-12. The Vikings fumbled again at the 5, and the Colts ended the game with a touchdown, leaving the final score at 31-12.

Family Video to Open Doors

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By Cathy Loffland
The Haysville Times

Haysville is getting a new video store in town. Depending on how soon they can get the shelves stocked, they either will be open by the time this goes to print or will open today.
Family Video chose Haysville because Haysville is a good family town. Family Video likes to build where families can walk to the store and kids can ride their bikes there.
The demographics they look for when they search for land to purchase is a neighborhood near homes rather than a main business street.
Family Video is owned by one family, and that is where the name comes from.
There are 470 Family Video Stores in 15 different states, and there are four new stores opening this week. This will make the 12th store in Kansas. Family Video was the first video store in America, opened in 1978.
A couple of things that set Family Video apart from the other video stores is that Family video owns the land that the store is sitting on, according to Levin Dinkla, Regional Manager.
All the employees at the Haysville Family Video live in the Haysville area. There are eight employees now, and the Store Manager is April Mitchell.
Memberships are free, and for the first 30 days, you can rent new releases for half price. You will find Family Video at 521 W. Grand, and they can be reached at 522-3670. Their hours are 10 am to midnight, seven days a week.

Bomb Threat at Alternative High School

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By Austin Falley
The Haysville Times

The bomb threat at the Haysville Alternative High School was a false alarm, Sandy Bradshaw, USD 261 communciations director, said.
Just before 1PM on Thursday, September 21, Alternative High School administrators were notified of an anonymous note found at the school giving them reason to believe that a bomb threat was possible. Principal Mark Foster notified authorities and ordered an immediate evacuation of the students, as well as people in the surrounding area.
Alternative High School students were evacuated to a near-by church while officers investigated the threat. A bomb specialist was called onto the scene where he examined the premises with a bomb-detecting dog.
After carefully surveying the area, police officers were unable to find any explosive devices. The students were allowed back into the building to finish out the school day.
No arrests have been made. The school has offered a $100 reward through Crimestoppers for information about the perpetrator(s).

Council Nixes Smoking Ban

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By Pamela ONeal
The Haysville Times

The city council once again voted down an ordinance that would eliminate smoking in public places. After much debate by the council members, they voted 5-3 opposing.
Another issue the council discussed for the November ballot was a consideration of approval to authorize bonds to build a new library. According to Zoe Burgess, plans for the new library include:
· Increasing the square feet of the building from 12,000 to 30,000.
· Expand the number of general reading material including books and periodicals.
· Allow storage to triple.
· Provide a 100-seat community meeting room with a raised stage.
· Supply rooms for satellite courses from area universities and colleges.
· Eliminate the need to make improvements to the police department by satisfying the needs at the current library site.
· Parking stalls for the library would double.

Also on Monday, the council:
· Discussed plans for a new Haysville Senior Center.
According to Mayor Bruce Armstrong, $396,000 is “100 percent of the amount that engineers estimate to build the building.” After the council reviewed the amount that was needed to maintain the building, a motion was passed to accept the bid.
· Heard from members discussing the rules and regulations concerning solid waste storage and collection. After amendments were made to chapter seven, article two of the Haysville municipal governing rules and regulations applicable to solid waste storage and collection, the council approved the ordinance.
· Voted to take action to declare the property at 374 W. Fourth as an unsafe structure. Following the viewing of several pictures of the site, members voted to declare the property as unsafe.
· Considered the approval of bids for an RV dump station. Causing some debate about public safety and vandalism, the council agreed to approve the bid for $19,684 to K and M Building to build the facility.
· Considered the approval of bids for the water treatment plant chlorination telemetry improvements.
· Let a motion die that would look into the possible need of time clocks for city employees. In a debate to discuss whether city employees needed to clock in and out, the council let a motion die that would have had a committee look into the possibility of installation of time clocks for city employees.

Church Expansion Planned

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By Ray Racobs
The Haysville Times

The main order of business for the Haysville Planning Commission, during their September 14th meeting, was to conduct a public hearing to consider a conditional use permit requested by Haysville’s First Baptist Church at 153 South Delos.
Pastor Phillip was present and addressed the board members to explain the request and answer questions. The church needs to expand and build an additional structure on the property that will be used for meeting spaces and Sunday school classrooms.
The only verbal or written concern that anyone from the public offered, in regards to the request, dealt with too many vehicles parking on the streets around the church. The pastor stated that there was enough space available in their parking lot for the members and he would address the matter with them.
The commission recommended approval of the conditional use permit with a few stipulations attached. The new structure would need to blend in architecturally with other buildings on the site and any added outside lighting should not interfere with the neighbors surrounding the church.
The street-side parking issue was also mentioned. If it continues to be a problem, “no parking” signs might be needed along the street to free up the congestion of having cars parked on both sides of the surrounding streets.
The next open meeting of the Haysville Planning Commission is scheduled for 7:00 p.m., September 28, 2006, at the Municipal Building, 200 W. Grand.