The game was over. So, finally, was Al Horford’s journey. He grabbed what would be the final rebound of the Eastern Conference finals, threw the ball skyward, sprinted to join his teammates in celebration and then dropped to his knees to slap the floor.
TWO MISSIONARIES TO SPEAK AT NORTH OAK CHURCH Two missionaries will be speaking at North Oak Community Church, 3000 Oak St., over the next two weeks. They will each speak at Sunday worship services and will also visit with children enrolled in the church’s Vacation Bible School (VBS).
“Women are raped in Zion, young women in the towns of Judah. Princes are hung up by their hands; no respect is shown to the elders. Young men are compelled to grind at the mill, and boys stagger under loads of wood. The old men have left the city gate, the young men their music. The joy of our hearts has ceased; our dancing has been turned to mourning.” (Lamentations 5:11- 15) These are the divinely inspired words of Jeremiah, a preacher from generations gone by. He penned them in a spirit of mourning over the condition of his nation, he so loved.
The Downtown Hays Development Center will be hosting Bach’s Lunch Summer Music Series every first, third and fifth Friday of each month from June through August. The series will offer a free one-hour concert with $10 box lunches courtesy of Gellas, avail able on site.
“No greater love has a man than this—that he lay down his life for his friends.” Congressman Tracey Mann used that quote by Jesus as the overriding theme for his Memorial Day speech at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Hays.
Kansas City Royals (16-31, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Cleveland Guardians (20-24, third in the AL Central) Cleveland; Tuesday, 6:10 p.m.
1925 -- Lou Gehrig batted for Pee Wee Wanninger in the eighth and replaced Wally Pipp at first base to start his streak of 2,130 consecutive games. The Washington Senators beat the New York Yankees 5-3.
Thomas More Prep-Marian senior catcher Jace Wentling has been named to the Class 3A second team of the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches all-state team. Wentling, who has signed to play baseball at Neosho County Community College, led TMP in hitting this season, batting .397 for the Monarchs.
Manager Frank Leo said the 77th season of Hays Larks baseball will feature a club with versatility and pitching depth. Hays, which opens the regular season on the road at 7 p.m.
The cyclone sculpture in Codell, Rooks County, Kansas, was built to commemorate the events on May 20 in the years 1916,1917, and 1918. On May 22, 1918, at approximately 9:00 pm, a tornado swept across northern Ellis and southern Rooks counties.