This School Is Cool

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By Ray Racobs
The Haysville Times

Photo Credit: Tri-City Day School

Tri-City School has gone to the dogs or dog, to be more precise. They’ve also taken the next step and have gone to the rabbits, too. It’s all in a good way, however, and the school’s administrator, Gina Keirns couldn’t be happier.
Small in size, but not in stature, the school and its staff of around eighteen, tend to the educational, emotional, and developmental needs of up to thirty K-12 students from the communities of Haysville, Derby and Mulvane. Given the diversity of the students and the situations that the staff faces daily, it’s a safe bet that boredom is never a problem at TCS.
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Racing: A Wife’s Perspective

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You’ve read about the drivers on the track. Have you ever wondered about the drivers’ wives?
Here
is a little insight on what a wife goes through, or at least one wife:
me. As the wife of a new driver, it hasn’t been that easy for me. I’ve
learned a lot in the last few months, and I’m still learning.
One lesson I learned really quick was not to get behind the car when there are just two people getting it off of the trailer.
Let
me tell you how I learned that lesson. Jerry and I were at the track on
a Sunday afternoon for practice, and we were getting ready to take the
car off the trailer. Now mind you, I had helped get the car off the
trailer several times in the past. I’d always been on the back end of
the car, and nobody ever told me not to get behind it. So we started
backing the car off the trailer, and my foot got caught on something.
The next thing I knew, I’m yelling at Jerry to stop, and I end up
underneath the car. But I crawled out and was just fine, except for a
few bruises and having to spend a little time going to the chiropractor.
So now I don’t get behind the car when we are unloading it!
I
will never forget the first race of the season. Jerry was in the A
Feature on the front stretch on a caution flag. Then all of a sudden he
got hit from the back and spins completely around. I was standing
there, and all I could do was scream.
I can’t speak for the other
wives, but I know I get scared every time Jerry goes off the track or
other drivers get too close to him. Sometimes I wish you could put a
bubble around the car, and then he would be safe inside the bubble.
But
I’m really proud of Jerry and how well he is doing for a new driver. He
is in 18th place in points right now. I’m always on the wall cheering
him on.
Well, that is enough for this week. Keep reading to learn
about what other things happen or how other wives deal with their
husbands’ racing.
If you are a wife or girlfriend of a racer and
have a funny story or something you want to share, let me know by
e-mailing me at cloffland@sbcglobal.net

By

Cathy Loffland

Holt Retires

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By Barb Walters
The Haysville Times

Photo Credit: Barb Walters

It was the end of an era last week when long-time Library Board member Dorothy Holt participated in the last meeting of what she has said would be her last term. Holt was there at the beginning, in the days before Haysville had a library.
She recalls a time when a bookmobile from a neighboring community made regular stops in the parking lot of the grocery store. Residents could choose from a very limited number of titles and would have to check out and return their selections on specified days during specific hours. Nevertheless, the people of Haysville patronized the bookmobile as their only source of library materials. Continue reading “Holt Retires”

Lady Colts Clinch AVCTL Title

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By Donna & Amy White
The Haysville Times
Posted on May 4, 7:25 PM
Can anybody stop the Lady Colts soccer team these days? With the momentum the ladies have this season, it seems the only thing that has slowed them down is the unpredictable Kansas weather. Campus has just a handful of games remaining to make this the best season in ladies soccer history.
Last Thursday, Campus hosted the Goddard Lions. Goddard has a history of strong soccer teams, so this game was a real test for the Lady Colts. The two teams battled back and forth in the first half of play. Campus’ first goal would come unassisted from Lorielle Slates. Later in the half, Johanna Adolfs would finish the Lady Colt’s second goal of the half with some assistance from Kayla Delzer. Campus would lead at the half, 2-1.
Goddard did their best to deter Campus’ efforts in the second half taking a 3-2 lead. But the Lady Colts could not be deterred as Amy Brickman tied the game at three with a goal. Both teams refused to quit and Goddard, once again, took the lead. However, Campus kept pushing to the goal and tied the game again with another Johanna Adolfs goal.
As the end drew near, Campus kicked it into high gear not wanting to go into overtime. The Lady Colts had several great scoring opportunities in the final minutes of the game. Finally, the ladies would capitalize as Amy Brickman’s shot would run short and Lorielle Slates was able to follow through and finish for her second goal of the game.
The Lady Colts took a 5-4 lead and put the pressure on Goddard who had some close shots on goal. As the final whistle blew, the Lady Colts knew that they had done their job. Campus defeated Goddard 5-4. And the icing on the cake, winning this game meant that the ladies clinched the first place position in Division II to be named AV-CTL Champions!
On Friday, the Lady Colts were scheduled to make up a game from April 6th against Salina Central. But once again, Kansas weather prevailed and the game was postponed until May 12th in Salina.
On Monday, the team was back in action against Salina South. The first half of the game was a little slow for the ladies who trailed 2-1 at halftime. Amy Regier would score the Lady Colts only goal of the half with the assist from Slates.
In the second half, Campus refocused and went to work scoring their first goal of the half within the first five minutes. Lorielle Slates would score the tying goal of the game. She would score another goal in the final minutes on a breakaway that would give Campus the lead. Her two goals and one assist would provide the Lady Colts with a 3-2 win over Salina South.
Both wins push the Lady Colts to a 9-1 record on the regular season and a 9-4 record overall. Campus has just two home games remaining. The first being Thursdays game against McPherson followed by the ladies final home appearance on Monday, May 8th against Buhler.
You have to give the Lady Colts a big round of applause for all their hard work this season. Not only to hold a 9-1 record, but also to win five of those games with a seven point spread shows that these ladies know how to play the game. Congratulations to the Lady Colts and keep it up!

HJBL Not to Use City Facilities

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By N.N. Wyant
The Haysville Times

The Haysville Junior Baseball League will not be using the city facilities this year. This comes after a series of e-mail debates between Kevin Groom and city personnel. The council passed the okay of HJBL’s use of the baseball diamonds upon one condition. The council unanimously wanted the league to use the facilities, but noted that Groom would have to comply with the contract, which basically stipulates that the city wanted to see the operating expenses and meet with the board of the HJBL.
Groom eventually showed up to the meeting, talking on a cell phone as he entered the meeting. “I see it as a micromanagement by the city. We have nothing going on this year that we need the complex.”
Monday’s city council meeting was standing room only by the time the mayor called things to order at 7:00. The crowd was not there to complain to the council. Instead they were there for recognition. Cindy Taylor from the Senor Center spoke before the council in appreciation of the more than 50 volunteers that help at the Center.
Some additional recognition was also due. Dave Harper, Waste Water Supervisor for the city, received the Hatfield award in recognition of his superior work for the city.
The Mayor read the city’s proclamation of Volunteer Week in Haysville, mentioning the numerous people who volunteer in Haysville and help keep the community what it is.
The Senior Center volunteers were not the only special guests Monday, County Commissioner Tim Norton gave the council an update of the many projects Sedgwick County has planned that will affect Haysville. Two miles of 87th street will be “cold mixed.” This is a process of re-surfacing that will save the county $450,000 per mile when compared to other methods of surfacing. Additionally, Norton told the council that a lot of progress has been made on the cleaning of Cowskin Creek, noting that at one farm 1,200 tires were removed to aid in drainage.
Remember the railroad project? It won first place in the Kansas public works competition. The project will now compete at the national level.
After all the “feel good” city discussion, the council got down to business, taking a serious look at pornography. An ordinance strictly limiting the operations of pornography shops was passed 6-0 by the council. Among other things, the ordinance would ban such shops from operating within 1000 feet of a residential area, church, school, government building, park, or other such business. The old ordinance stipulated 500 feet.
On a sad note, Carla Mann is resigning from her duties as the Administrative Secretary. Several members of the council noted that her presence will be missed.
The city is finishing up their solicitation for bids for trash removal from the city. The current proposal would allow for recycling as well as large item collection on specified days, and recycling on a volunteer basis.
The Latchkey program is experiencing a $2 increase from previous years to ward off the expected rise in snacks for children, due to the rising cost of fuel. The program has not had an increase in cost since 2003 and operates at a much cheaper rate than other programs in the surrounding area.
Haysville has been recognized as a tree city for the 6th straight year. To keep up with the tradition, there will be a tree planting at Plagans Carpenter park on May 3rd at 4:00 p.m.

Vickers Building to Open Soon

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By Angie Gumm
The Haysville Times

Haysville residents looking to talk things over with Larry Powell, the city’s community developer, will soon be able to do so at the restored Vickers Building. After years of talk and planning, the old Vickers Building has been fixed into community developer’s office.
Powell said they were mainly waiting for fiber optics to be installed and that “barring a parking fiasco,” the building would be open at least by May 19, in time for the next Haysville Forward meeting.
Joking about the small size of the building, Superintendent Dr. John Burke said that the committee “may have to lose weight.”
A few major faces were missing from the Haysville Community Expo this year, including Dairy Queen, Dana Haislett’s Shelter Insurance, and Homeland. According to the committee, the first two businesses had prior commitments and Homeland did not hear back from their corporate office with authorization to attend.
Tom Gibson, who helped organize the event, was disappointed about the smaller turnout. “It’s a little disheartening thinking about what’s here and what’s in the community and who we get involved with it,” he said.”
Gibson said he was especially referring to the lack of participation by churches and student organizations in the last couple of years.
The $100 price tag to have a booth at the expo was seen as a possible deterrent, but Gibson said that was the lowest prices could go unless Haysville Forward helped subsidize them.
Haysville Forward and the school district have each contributed $5,000 for the city’s new advertising campaign, which they are hoping to air on regular, local television instead of cable. The group is starting to collect bids from agencies.
The new Haysville Leadership Academy is revving up to start in September. The group is looking to meet the first Thursday of every month from September to March, with the exception of December. The program will teach local people how to get involved and become leaders in the community. The cost of the program will be $100, with $25 of that to be paid by the attendee’s employer. The academy is starting to solicit names of potential community leaders who might be interest in attending. You can nominate someone else or yourself by calling Sandy Bradshaw at 554-2200. Between 12 and 20 people will be participating in the group.
The annual Haysville, Mulvane, Derby Tri-City breakfast will take place at 7 a.m. on May 5 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Mulvane. For more information, call Dr. John Burke at 554-2200.

Opening Day at 81 Speedway

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Opening day at 81 Speedway turned out to be a good day for almost every
one. But for the most part, the day was packed with a lot of good
racing and fun things going on at the speedway.
Bobby Cox Pro Clown
was available to entertain the race fans. There were also jump houses
and the monster truck that you could take a ride in. Silent auctions
going on for several different prizes. All proceeds from the jump
houses and monster truck ride and silent auction went to March of Dimes
and they raised $1,295.
Racing was good all day long. There were
several new drivers trying their luck for the first time this year.
Some of them were Marc Robe, out of Wichita, first time out in the
Sprint Car division finishing 5th in the feature; also, Jeff Richey and
Jerry Loffland are new in the Rookie Modified division.
Some of
you may know this name: Cale Gottschalk, out of Benton. He used to race
in youth hornets and in the street stock division, and this year, he
chose to move to the modified division, skipping the rookie class
altogether.
During the afternoon, there were the heat laps, and
all was going good. We had a few spin outs, but nothing real bad until
the late models were doing their heat laps, and Brian Bolster got
pushed into the wall on the backstretch and tore the front end of the
car up. There was no way for Bolster to repair it and get back out
there for the features. He loaded the car up and called it a day. We
hope Bolster is doing ok and can get back out there as soon as he can.
Shawn
Langhover Sr. and Shawn Langhover Jr. are back racing this year.
Langhover Sr. is in the modified division, and Langhover Jr. is in the
rookie division. Senior said he felt like his car was twice as good as
it was two weeks ago in the NCRA Modified race. “There are just a few
things that I need to work on to get it just the way I want it,” said
Langhover Sr. Senior finished ninth in his heat lap, started last in
the C feature, and finished eighth and made the transfer to the B
feature and finished 14th.
Langhover Jr. had a rough night. But it
was the first time he ever had the car out. “I was not able to make the
heat laps and made the heat race and the feature but I broke a drive
shaft and transmission,” said Langhover Jr. Junior is really optistimic
and says he really likes the car and will be out there on Saturday
night racing again.
Jerry Richey out of Haysville had a really
good night. He is driving a new car this year and looks to be set up
just right for him. Richey won the rookie modified A feature.
Congratulations Jerry and good luck the rest of the season.
All in
all the night was good and packed with a lot of racing action. If you
missed April 15th then be sure to catch a different night of action at
81 Speedway and support your hometown drivers.

By Cathy Loffland

Williamson Trial Starts Monday

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By Angie Gumm
The Haysville Times

The trial of former Haysville teacher Matthew Williamson is scheduled to begin on Monday. Last Friday, the 23 charges against Williamson were consolidated into one case. The charges include rape, lewdly fondly or touching a child, furnishing a child with alcohol, and encouraging a child to have sex with him. Five separate victims were named in the charges, all between 14 and16 years of age.
Williamson, now 26-years-old, was employed as a shop teacher at Campus High School from August 12, 2003, to January 10, 2005. The alleged crimes occurred from October 31, 2004, to January 1, 2005.
Among those scheduled to testify are Campus Principal Myron Regier, Campus Counselors Cathy Voss and Walter Zemanick, Haysville Police Officer Kevin Sexton, and shop teacher J.L. Walker.

City to Vote on New School Plat

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By Patricia Barkley
The Haysville Times

A joint workshop was held Tuesday between the City of Haysville and the Board of Education to discuss issues concerning the plans for the new middle school and elementary school. It was announced that the school district’s share of the cost for putting in a new sewage pipe would be two thirds of the total cost, $136,850, in keeping with the district’s estimated usage of the pipe. The majority of the discussion, however, centered on the Mayor’s and City Council’s objections to the district’s drainage plans for the land at the northwest corner of 71st and Meridian. Bruce Armstrong stated that the City used the County’s standard of a 1% grading on the land, and the school land was only at .25%. The district’s engineering consultants and the City’s consultant from PEC both felt that this would be fine, though, and the County has not voiced any objections. Putting in a swale was one possible solution, but the Council felt that the more expensive piping was the best plan. The next step will be for the City Council to vote on the plat for that land at their April 10 meeting.