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Area students awarded 'full-ride' FHSU scholarships Garden City Telegram HAYS - The first five winners of the Robert E. and Patricia A. Schmidt Foundation scholarships to attend Fort Hays State University have been announced. The inaugural class of Schmidt Foundation Scholars is comprised of Edwin Garcia-Arreola, Lakin; Bianca Bultman, Elkhart; Makenna Bartholomew, Gypsum; Julina Wall, Ingalls; and German Hernandez, Leoti.  Those incoming freshmen will receive full-ride, $14,900 scholarships for the 2021-22 school year. Those students’ counselors, teachers, coaches, or principals made arra...

First Call press release First Call for Help will receive up to $50,000 matching in matching funds from the Schmidt Foundation. Donations received will be used in the First Step Housing, Phase ll Remodeling project and opening. This project, located at 607 E 13th St, will provide temporary housing and support for individuals residing in Ellis County who are struggling with homelessness. “Housing struggles are all too common in our community and First Step Housing will aid others in this area of need. We are excited and grateful to the Schmidt Foundation and the opportunities it represents�...

How to make us all a little better, starting with teenagers January 1, 2021 — 11.10pm Normal text size Rutger Bregman is a lousy prophet. In 2014, he published a book, Utopia for Realists, in which he pronounced that a universal basic income would make humanity happy. Then the Finnish government ran a trial of the UBI and discovered that Finns liked the idea significantly less by the end of the trial. In 2019, he followed it up with Humankind, in which he assured us that human beings were fundamentally good. The next year was 2020. In some ways, 2020 did bring out the best in us. Voluntee...

Hays Daily News With the generosity of the Schmidt Foundation and collaboration with the United Way of Ellis County, a free Christmas Dinner will be provided to individuals in the community, on Wednesday, December 23rd. Sign up for the dinner ends Wednesday, December 16th “The Schmidt Foundation is pleased to partner with the United Way to help families in our community celebrate the spirit of Christmas. It is always so exciting to see how our community comes together to help each other.” Gary Shorman, President of the Schmidt Foundation. The Press and Thirsty’s will be providing the me...