June 2022

Get Your 2022-23 Season Tickets for FHSU Athletics

Contact the Fort Hays State Athletic Department to secure your 2022-23 season tickets for the upcoming football and basketball seasons. Take advantage of great prices on football, basketball, and all-sport tickets and watch the Tigers compete in the MIAA, one of the elite NCAA Division II conferences in the country. Call (785) 628-4050 or stop by the FHSU Athletic Department inside Cunningham Hall on the campus of Fort Hays State University to purchase your tickets today!

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Eleanor Tangeman McMindes

Eleanor Tangeman McMindes, 91, died Tuesday April 19, 2022 at The Cedars in McPherson, Kansas. Services will be held July 9, 2022 at Messiah Lutheran Church, Hays, Kansas where Eleanor had been a faithful member since 1959.

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Agnes Mae Schrant

Agnes Mae Schrant, 90, longtime Hays resident, died Friday, June 17, 2022 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar in Lawrence. She was born January 5, 1932 in Victoria, the daughter of Frank C.

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FHSU at 120 – a legacy of massive moments

In June of 1902, Theodore Roosevelt was president. The Wizard of Oz opened as a musical in Chicago. And on June 23 of that year, 57 students attended the first day of classes in the infirmary building on the grounds of the former military outpost, Fort Hays. Few could have predicted extraordinary journey of service, innovation, and persistence that would follow for what was then known as the Western Branch of the Kansas State Normal School. As we celebrate our blessings on this 120th anniversary, I thought I would share some massive moments that have shaped our journey.

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A simple, flavorful salad to whip up in a snap

When preparing meals at home, cooks know that it helps to have a few simple, easily prepared dishes in their culinary repertoire. These are dishes that don’t require too much planning and utilize certain staples that are present in everyone’s pantry. Such is the case with this recipe for “Crunchy Cucumber Salad with Crushed Peanuts” from Ruta Kahate’s “5 Spices, 50 Dishes” (Chronicle Books). Most of the ingredients for this flavorful salad are likely already in your kitchen, and it won’t be long after you begin preparing the recipe that you’ll be sitting down and enjoying a meal with family and friends.

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