
STEVEN HAUSLER • Hays Daily News Lydia Nelson, the daughter of John and Stacie Nelson, Hays, enjoys a hot dog during the $1 hot dog meal Friday at Union Pacific Park in Hays. The event is part of the Wild West Festival activities and proceeds from the meal benefit downtown Hays.

RAYMOND HILLEGAS • Hays Daily News Country music artist Tracy Lawrence takes the stage Thursday night to perform for a near capacity crowd at Hays Municipal Park during the 2009 Wild West Festival.

RAYMOND HILLEGAS • Hays Daily News From left, Jason Stegman, 16, Cody Younger, 16, Emily Braun, 14, Kylee Filley, 14, and Derek Stiles, 16, all of Hays, test their luck in a game of bouy ball Wednesday during the Heart of America Carnival in downtown Hays. The object of the game was to toss a light, white ball into one of the many colored bowls for prizes.

MIKE CORN • Hays Daily News Darren Brungardt runs his John Deere combine Tuesday through a field of certified Fuller wheat about 2 miles east of WaKeeney. In the background is an ever-growing pile of wheat being dumped on the ground by the Cargill elevator.

MIKE CORN • Hays Daily News Backed by the rocky outcrops of the confluence of the Smoky Hill River and Hackberry Creek in Trego County, Casey Kraus, Ransom, drives a combine for his brother, Weston, on Monday.

RAYMOND HILLEGAS • Hays Daily News Warren Wittman, owner of Warren’s Meat Market, 1010 E. 29th, makes fresh bratwurst with the help of his wife, Arlene, on Thursday at his business in Hays.

MIKE CORN • Hays Daily News Preparing for the start of the wheat harvest, Bob Wolfe, Midland Marketing’s Brownell coordinator, sweeps out the last bit of milo remaining in the elevator.
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