Hays High girls fall against #1 Salina Central
The Hays High girls basketball team suffered a loss at the hands of the #1 5A Salina Central Mustangs Friday night. The Indians fell by a score of 68-43.
January 2022
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#4 Hays High boys push past Mustangs
Through all four quarters, the Hays High boys basketball team showed their dominance over the Salina Central Mustangs, coming out with a 58-32 win “I’m proud of how the guys took the scouting report to heart, took the environment, took the officials, and made really smart decisions and played really smart basketball,” Head Coach Alex Hutchins said of his team’s efforts. The first quarter was taken over by the Indians as they went on an 8-0 run to start the game.
Methodist church selling tickets to dinner theater
The Hays First United Methodist Church, 305 W. Seventh, is selling tickets to its “Rocking & Rolling to a Red Hot Valentines Dinner Theater” from 5:30 to 9 p.m.
Grief support group ready to begin new session
GriefShare, a support group for individuals who have experienced the loss of a spouse, family member, or friend, will begin its next 13-week session beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, at the North Oak Community Church Center, 3002 Northridge Court.
St. Valentine understood about the sanctity of love
One of our Bible readings at church recently was from the First Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians: “Brothers and sisters: There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there are different workings but the same God who produces all of them in everyone.” This verse, to a lot of folks, may lead them to think about service in the form of action--giving to the poor, helping one’s neighbor. For some reason, this verse has always made me think of God’s unconditional love, a very special gift.
‘Option 3’ offers us Jesus’ unconditional love
Our society today has become one of wanting to choose to do things the easy way rather than the hard way. Many today would select push-button gadgets and automatic appliances. For everything, and in every situation, there would be no struggle and no sweat and no toil. Every decision that we make would have the outcome of ease where there would be no obstacles.
Loving when it’s easy, hard, and in-between
Love is a funny thing. It populates a lot of media spaces, like TV storylines about love, books on how to love or be loved, advice columns filled with suggestions for strengthening, offering, or getting love-- even some old-school classifieds with people looking for love.
The key is to seeing God’s love in every day life
While we can clearly see God’s love through Jesus’s life, ministry, and sacrifice to pay for our sins, I find that I tend to actively experience His love in many of the little blessings He provides each day.
Charlotte Lisner
* Live beneath your means. * Return everything in better condition than it was when you borrowed it. * Do charity for charity’s sake. * Listen more. * Talk less. * Be kind to people. Be kind especially to unkind people. * Be humble. * Learn from the past. Plan for the future. * LIVE in the present.
Amy Louise Hays
Amy Louise Hays, 55, of Ponca City, OK, died on January 20, 2022. A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, January 26, 2022, Trout Funeral Home Chapel with Larry Kitchell officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Trout Funeral Home & Crematory, 505 W. Grand Ave, Ponca City, OK, 74604.