Hays High s Vilaysing places in statewide essay contest
Hays Masonic Lodge 195 press release
Three Ellis County students, two from Hays High School, and one from Ellis High School, submitted essays as part of the Kansas Masonic Essay Contest. Essay submissions discussed the application of Masonic values such as: promoting morality, lifting the oppressed, respecting the laws of our government, and extending charity, and were judged based on content and form.
The three students were judged locally, with one student from each school eligible to be advanced to the next round, which came with a chance to earn the first place spot, and $4,000. Gace Eck of Ellis, and Ashley Vilaysing of Hays were selected to represent Ellis County in the state level contest.
Fullerton, North Dakota, hunting lodge sees busy hunting seasons this year. Written By: Keith Norman | ×
Hays Lodge is located north of Fullerton in Dickey County, North Dakota. Submitted photo
Few businesses can say the coronavirus pandemic has helped bring new customers to the door but that seems to be the case for Hays Lodge at Fullerton, N.D. Lots of groups came because they couldn t get into Canada, said Anne Jordahl, owner of the lodge. Instead they had their hunt at Hays Lodge.
Down the road, Virginia Schumacher, owner of Prairie Pothole Lodge, said travel restrictions, like the closer at the U.S.-Canada border, increased the number of people looking for a hunting destination.