An event designed to raise awareness of sexual and domestic violence will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, in the Memorial Union Black and Gold Room at Fort Hays State University. April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Dear Readers, Beneath a sky still rippled with clouds like a puffy bedspread, our swollen pond is all murky browns and greens with waves piling winter grass flotsam against the dam. That storm coming up from the South I told you about last week? Well that barely spit on us.
Readers: Every year I step away from my column for two weeks to work on other creative projects. (Anyone interested in my personal essays and photographs can subscribe to my free newsletter: amydickinson.substack.com).
A benefit concert for the Hays ARC Park will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 24, in the Beach-Schmidt Performing Arts Center.
Catholic churches in the Heartland Parishes have announced the following services during Lent: Wednesday, March 23: St. Catherine, Stations of the Cross at 6:30 p.m.
Habitat for Humanity of Ellis County is seeking home repair applications for low-income homeowners within Ellis County. Programs currently offered are a Brush with Kindness and Critical Home Repair.
The family of Dan Hoffman would like to honor his 99th birthday on March 26 with a card shower. Please help him celebrate this milestone. If you could drop a card in the mail, you will make his celebration more special. He would love to hear from everyone! You can mail cards and well wishes to: 1612 E 28th St Terr, Hays, KS 67601.
Dear Readers: Every year I step away from my column briefly to work on other creative projects. (Anyone interested in my personal essays and photographs can subscribe to my free newsletter: amydickinson.substack.com).
Dear Dr. Roach: I am wondering if the claims of the health benefits from the manufacturers of saltwater hot tubs are factual.
Life expectancy is a measure commonly considered when it comes to the overall health of a population. In this day and age, when most of us think about which medical interventions are most important to increase life expectancy, we probably think about things like treatment of cancer, interventions to treat heart attacks, or surgeries for life threatening illnesses. While those things are all important, their overall impact on a population’s life expectancy pales in comparison to the prevention of infectious disease.