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Calendar of activities lists variety of events

2001
Through Aug. 12 - Hays Convention and Visitors Bureau Twilight Tours. Call the bureau or a list of locations, 628-8202.
FHSU's Encore Series of Performing Arts begins each September and runs through April of the following year. The series for the 2001-02 year begins in September. Call 628-5306 for details.

2001 - JULY
29-31 - 54th annual Band Camp at FHSU; July 23-28 - Ellis Junior Free Fair at Ellis; July 14-21 - Ellis County Fair at Ellis County Fairgrounds; 15-19 - Smith County Fair, Smith Center; 17-21 - Logan County Fair at Oakley; 20-27 - 125th anniversary of Volga-Germans, Ellis County communities; 24-28 - Sheridan County Fair, Hoxie; 24-28 - Trego County Fair, WaKeeney.

JULY
29 - Final day of Hays City Merchants Golf Tournament, Fort Hays Municipal Course; 29 - Last day of Scott County Free Fair, Scott City; 29 - Last day of Ness County Fair at Ness City; 29-30 - 54th annual High Plains Band Camp; 29-31 - Osborne County Fair at Osborne; 30-31 - Graham County Fair at Hill City; 30-31 - Phillips County Fair at Phillipsburg; 31 - Russell County Fair at Russell; 30-31 - Thomas County Free Fair at Colby.

AUGUST
1 - Graham County Fair at Hill City; 1-2 - Phillips County Fair at Phillipsburg; 1-2 - Osborne County Fair at Osborne; 1-4 - 54th annual High Plains Band Camp at Fort Hays State University; 1-4 - Cheyenne County Fair at St. Francis; 1-4 - Russell County Fair at Russell; 1-4 - Thomas County Free Fair at Colby; 2-4 - Rush County Fair at La Crosse; 6-11 - Northwest Kansas District Free Fair at Goodland; 7-11 - Decatur County Fair at Oberlin; 9-11 - Herzogfest at Victoria; 13-18 - Rooks County Fair at Stockton; 20 - FHSU Community Picnic at campus quad.

SEPTEMBER
7-8 - Pioneer Days at Historic Fort Hays, 7 - Kansas State University Ag Research Center 100-year celebration; 15 - TailGreat 2001 at FHSU's Lewis Field Stadium; 15 - Ellis Oktoberfest; 21 - Ellis High School Homecoming; 21 - Victoria High School Homecoming; 22 - FHSU Sports Hall of Fame Induction; 28 - Thomas More Prep-Marian High School Homecoming.

OCTOBER
5 - Oktoberfest at Frontier Park, South Main; 6 - FHSU Homecoming; 7 - Hays Symphony Orchestra Concert, 3 p.m. at FHSU's Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center; 12 - Hays High School Homecoming; 22 - High Plains Marching Festival at FHSU's Lewis Field Stadium; 27 - Daylight Savings Time ends; 26-27 - KSHSAA Class 2A and 1A Kansas State High School Volleyball Championships at FHSU's Gross Memorial Coliseum.

NOVEMBER
3 - Annual American Heart Walk at FHSU, 9 a.m.; 8 - Math Relays at FHSU's Memorial Union; 10 - Pheasant season opens; 11 - Veterans' Day; 14 - International Geographic Information Systems Day at FHSU; 17 - Quail season opens; 17 - KSHSAA Class 3A and 2-1A Kansas State High School Football Championships at FHSU's Lewis Field Stadium; 30 - Christmas Past at Historic Fort Hays and Ellis County Historical Society; 29-30 - Hays City Shoot-Out Basketball Tournament at Hays High and Felten Middle School; 30 - Madrigal Dinner at Fort Hays State University.

DECEMBER
1 - Madrigal Dinner at Fort Hays State University; 1 - Follow the Star to Ellis Christmas Celebration; 1 - Hays City Shoot-Out Basketball Tournament at Hays High and Felten Middle School; 2 - Hays Symphony Concert, 3 p.m. at FHSU's Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center; 6 - FHSU Christmas Concert at St. Fidelis Catholic Church in Victoria; 7-8 - Christmas Past at Historic Fort Hays and Ellis County Historical Society.

2002
FEBRUARY
22-23 - KSHSAA Class 3-2-1A State High School Wrestling Championships at FHSU's Gross Memorial Coliseum.

MARCH
6-9 - KSHSAA Class 1A Boys' & Girls' State High School Basketball Championships at FHSU's Gross Memorial Coliseum; 14-16 - Special Olympics Kansas State Basketball Tournament at FHSU's Gross Memorial Coliseum.

APRIL
27 - Auction for Christian Education (ACE) at TMP-Marian.

MAY
11 - FHSU Graduation at Gross Memorial Coliseum; 18 - North Central Kansas Technical College Graduation at FHSU's Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center; 19 - Hays High Graduation at Hays High gym; 19 - Victoria High School Graduation at VHS gym; 22 - Ellis High Graduation at EHS gym; 26 - TMP-Marian Graduation at Al Billinger Fieldhouse.

JUNE
23 - FHSU turns 100 years old; TBA - Big Creek Riverfest at Ellis; AAU Junior Olympics State Track and Field Championships at FHSU's Alex Francis Track; Relay for Life Fund-raiser for the American Cancer Society at Felten Middle School.

JULY
TBA - Wild West Festival at Frontier Park; Wild West Festival American Legion Baseball Tournament at Larks Park; 55th annual Band Camp at FHSU; 15-21 - Ellis County Fair at Ellis County Fairgrounds, Hays; 22-27 - Ellis Junior Free Fair.

AUGUST
TBA - Herzogfest at Victoria, FHSU Community Picnic at campus quad, Bukovinafest at Ellis.

SEPTEMBER
TBA- Pioneer Days at Historic Fort Hays; TailGreat 2002 at FHSU's Lewis Field Stadium, Ellis Oktoberfest, Sept. 21 - FHSU Sports Hall of Fame Induction.

OCTOBER
11 - Oktoberfest at Frontier Park, South Main; 12 - FHSU Homecoming.

NOVEMBER
1-2 - KSHSAA Class 2A and 1A Kansas State High School Volleyball Championships at FHSU's Gross Memorial Coliseum; 23 - KSHSAA Class 3A and 2-1A Kansas State High School Football Championships at FHSU's Lewis Field Stadium.

DECEMBER
6-7 - Christmas Past at Historic Fort Hays and Ellis County Historical Society; TBA - Follow the Star to Ellis Christmas Celebration; Hays City Shoot-Out Basketball Tournament at Hays High and Felten Middle School; Madrigal Dinner at FHSU; FHSU Christmas Concert at St. Fidelis Catholic Church in Victoria.