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Hugoton City Councilmet in adjourned sessionfrom the meeting of July 8,2013 at noon in the citycouncil room July 12,2013. Attending the meet-ing were Mayor Jack E.Rowden, City ClerkThomas G. Hicks, OutsideUtilities Supervisor PaulNordyke and CouncilmenDean Banker, Dan Cor-pening, Shannon Craw-ford, Mike Eshbaugh andTron Stegman. Also pres-ent were City AttorneyWayne R. Tate, EngineerPete Earles, EcoDevo’sNeal Gillespie, Stevens

County Commissioner PatHall, Hugoton Hermes re-porter Ruthie Winget andKDI’s Tim Gomez, MattGreen and Brian Hemann.

All those presentworked for a solution ofthe contamination toHugoton’s sewer lagooncell #1. The biological oxy-gen (BOD) demand andthe fats, oil and greases(FOG) from Kansas DairyIngredients is overwhelm-ing the process by whichthe city’s lagoon systembreaks down the waste-water.

The city decided to add

more aeration units to cell#1 and to add bacteria tothe lagoon.

KDI will soon have aDissolved Air Flotationunit in place at the milkprocessing plant to cleanup its wastewater. The ul-timate goal is to make thewastewater meet the limitsfor discharge in the city’sordinance before it entersthe city’s system.

The meeting adjourned.

While 68 of the state’sbest football players getready for the state’s pre-mier all-star football gameJuly 27, another set ofathletes, arguably the bestthe state has to offer intheir sport, prepares tocompete as well. Amongthose competing from thewest in cross country arePatrick Weaver and JacobMartin.

For the sixth straightyear, 60 of the bestKansas cross-countryrunners will compete formedals and the opportu-nity to perform part of

their race before a largecrowd and a state-widetelevision audience. TheShrine Bowl Cross Coun-try All-Star event features15 men and 15 womenfrom the East competingagainst 15 men and 15women from the West. Se-lection to the cross coun-try squads is based oninformation obtained fromrace records, and fromcoaches of the KansasCross Country Track andField Association. They’llrun a course around andthrough the WashburnUniversity campus inTopeka just prior to thefortieth Annual KansasShrine Bowl, finishing thelast portion of the race onthe track that surroundsthe football field at YagerStadium. The plan is tohave the race finished aspart of the televisedpregame show precedingthe game telecast. Organ-izers note, however, thatthe plan could change, de-pending on the weather. If

the forecast says theKansas heat and humidityare predicted to be ahealth risk for runners,who normally participatein the sport in more mod-erate weather, the crosscountry run will be heldearly in the morning ofgame day. That was the

case last year in Emporia,when searing tempera-tures forced the crosscountry meet to the earliertime.

One of this year’s racedirectors is Joe Shrag,head track coach at

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Shrine Bowl Marching Band members for 2013from Hugoton are from left to right Trace Pe-

terson, Chance Ghumm and Takoda Eckert.Photo courtesy of Emily Peterson.

Patrick Weaver

Jacob Martin

Time has almost runout to sign up for the up-coming Stevens CountySorghum Queen Contest.Contestants must be aresident of StevensCounty attending schoolin Moscow or Hugoton asa freshman through 2013graduates. She must beunmarried and have nochildren. Entry forms maybe picked up at 1013 PolkStreet and returned nolater than July 22 at 6:00p.m.

Many contestants havealready signed up for thecontest. They are MontanaBeesley sponsored by PateAgency, Maggie Whitesponsored by CountryGarden, Abigail Crawfordsponsored by State Farm,Sara Pinkham sponsored

by American Implement,Gabby Rawlins sponsoredby Keating Tractor, KatyHeger sponsored by Dillco,Melissa Fabela sponsoredby Don and ReneeBeesley, Hailey Whitesponsored by E & JFarms, Hannah Rodriquezsponsored by Tate &Kitzke, LLC., Toni Meltonsponsored by CitizensState Bank, BrecklynStump sponsored by Cir-cle H Farms, Mariah Romesponsored by Rome Farmsand Anna Rome spon-sored by Matthew RomeFarms.

Contestants who areseeking sponsors areKealy Hittle, Maria Cece-nas, Krysta Hines, LeslieMiller, Brittney Kolb, JadaMaravilla, Sayra Chavez,

Athziri Figueroa, MarkiAnton, Mariah Reynolds,Yessenia Reyes and SofiaJimenez. If anyone wouldlike to sponsor one ofthese girls, please callLynda Prine at 544-3055.

Gifts awaiting the 2013Sorghum Queen are aTiara from Pollyannas,Rose Bouquet fromKramer, Nordling andNordling, LLC; $50 giftcertificate from Janet’sBridal and Boutique; oneyear subscription fromThe Hugoton Hermes, onemonth membership fromStevens County FitnessCenter; $100 cash fromCitizens State Bank, $50cash from First NationalBank; $25 cash fromFarm Bureau Financial;

The Stevens CountyEconomic DevelopmentBoard met Wednesday,June 14, 2013 at noon inthe Senior Center craftroom. Attending the meet-ing were Stevens CountyEconomic DevelopmentDirector Neal Gillespie andboard members JanLeonard, Jack Rowden,Josh Morris, Mark Craw-ford and Steve Rome. Alsopresent were SecretaryRuth Van Horn and Hugo-ton Hermes reporterRuthie Winget. Absentwere board membersDoug Martin, BryneSullins and Jody Wacker.

Ruth Van Horn was in-troduced as the newEcoDevo Secretary andChamber of Commerce Di-rector.

Treasurer Jack Rowdenreported the checking ac-

count balance is$1,673.47 and the totalSpecial Projects balance is$62,916.34, which in-cludes the City ofMoscow’s $785.07 dis-persement. Included inthe Special Projects bal-ance is the Housing Incen-tive balance of$16,199.17.

The board voted totransfer $1,500 from Spe-cial Projects to checking topay bills.

Gillespie reported therenovation of the welcomesigns at Moscow andHugoton were complete.When the director ap-proached the county com-missioners about payingfor renovating the signs,he mistakenly reportedthere were four welcomesigns instead of five. Thecommissioners approved

the motion to pay for fourof the signs so the Eco-nomic DevelopmentBoard voted to pay$1,031.49 for the othersign.

The board approved theproposed budget. Nealwill now present it to theStevens County Commis-sioners.

Gillespie reported theNeighborhood Revitaliza-tion Plan is now effectivebeginning July 1, 2013.Applications can be pickedup at the EcoDevo officeand turned in to LoriRome, the County Ap-praiser. This is a five-yeartax refund plan for quali-fied taxpayers. The tax re-fund is based on aminimum of a $50,000 in-vestment. The refund planis based on the appraised

A total of 202 studentsare scheduled to comprisethe thirtieth AnnualKansas Masonic All-StateHigh School MarchingBand Camp at WashburnUniversity from July 23through 27. Among thestudents attending will bethree from Hugoton.Takoda Eckert will playthe trumpet, ChanceGhumm will play the mel-lophone and Trace Peter-son will play the horn.

The five day band campfeatures the top highschool musicians from

across the state of Kansas.Marching and musical in-structions are under thedirection of Michael Mappand his Washburn bandstaff. Band camp endswith performances in theShrine Bowl Parade in themorning and a pre-gameand half time performanceat the Kansas East-WestShrine Bowl FootballGame Saturday evening,July 27.

Over 5,000 young peo-ple have performed in theKansas Masonic All-StateHigh School Marching

Band since 1984.The marching band is a

project of the Kansas Ma-sonic Foundation. Spon-sorship for each student ispaid by local Lodges andother affiliated bodies intheir communities. Moniesleft from Band Camp afterexpenses are given back tothe students in the form ofscholarships. Net pro-ceeds from the East-WestShrine Bowl Game are do-nated to the Shriner’sHospitals for Children.

Miss Emily was the first child to put a 100 book sticker on thelibrary’s 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten wall...and now sheis also the very first to put her 1,000 book sticker on the wall!The Stevens County Library is very proud of you Emily! Wehope you enjoy your Clifford Dictionary!!

Hugoton Airport Boardmet for their regularlyscheduled meetingWednesday, July 10, 2013at the airport meetingroom. Present at themeeting were Airport Man-ager Gary Porter, Secre-tary Risa Norton andBoardmembers Dell Culli-son, Jeff Crawford andKim Harper. Also attend-ing were Hugoton Hermesreporter Ruthie Wingetand Kirkham Michael’sEric Johnson and Curtis

Houser. Board membersRobert Davis and DaxGaskill were absent.

Eric Johnson gave theupdate for the closeout ofFAA taxiway project andapron project. He alsogave an update about theKDOT grant for apron re-placement between hang-ers. Johnson reportedKDOT was excited aboutgetting this project going.Kirkham Michael is readyto begin the design to besubmitted to KDOT for ap-

proval. Bids will be let andthe project will hopefullybe started this fall. EricJohnson will take per-sonal charge of this proj-ect.

The board voted to ap-prove the contract withKirkham Michael. The mo-tion also passed for KimHarper to sign the con-tract since ChairmanRobert Davis was absent.

Eric stated KDOT men-tioned that this is one of

The Stevens CountyCommissioners’ regularmeeting was scheduled forMonday morning, July 15.Pat Hall and Jim Bell wereboth unable to be presentso the meeting wasrescheduled to Wednes-day, July 17 at 5:00 p.m.The agenda of people washeard from but no deci-sions were made. Themeeting at 1:00 p.m. withKDOT was attended.

This reporter tried toget Commissioner Dave tosay what the two possiblenew businesses are goingto be but Dave said theyhave to wait until all threeare present. Also no con-tracts have been officiallysigned as of yet.

Commissionersreschedulemeeting date

City Council searches for solution for lagoon contamination

Hugoton sends three musicians to Shrine Bowl

Two HHS runners selected as Shrine Bowl All-Stars

Deadline looms near to sign up for Sorghum Queen Contest

Stevens County Economic Development Board meets

Airport Board hears update of KDOT grant

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Pioneer Manor residentsplay Bingo at 2:00 p.m.Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fri-days and Saturdays. Com-munity members are invitedto volunteer or play a gamewith the residents!AL-ANON Family Groupmeets at 1405 CemeteryRoad Mondays and Thurs-days at 8:00 p.m. Call 620-544-2610 or 620-544-2854for more information.CELEBRATE LIFE everyMonday night 6:30-8:00p.m. at Assembly of God, 138S. Main in Hugoton. Park inthe back lot.HUGOTON LIONS CLUBmeets every Second andFourth Thursday of themonth at Memorial Hall at7:00 p.m. HUGOTON MASONICLODGE #406 AF&AM meetsevery second and fourthTuesday of the month at 7:30p.m. Wednesday nights

- Inside Out Kids at theHugoton Assembly of God,138 S. Main, beginning withdinner at 6:45 p.m. Programwill be from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.Rides are available by callingPastor Ben Coats at 620-428-1487 before 5:30 p.m.Wednesday evenings.Friday nights

- Looking for something todo Friday nights? You are in-vited to come to Faith Com-munity Church at Sixth andMain for food, music and fel-lowship every Friday eveningbeginning at 6:00 p.m. Formore information, call Eu-nice Lunceford at 620-649-7644 or 620-428-5296.Now through July 31- Open Class exhibits for theStevens County Fair will beaccepted through July 31 at11:00 a.m. To have your pre-

entry card printed, pleasesubmit your entry byWednesday, July 17.July 15-August 12- Annual and School/ SportsPhysicals will be offered atthe Stevens County MedicalClinic from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30p.m. Please call 620-544-8563 to schedule your ap-pointment. A copy ofimmunization records will berequired. Physicals are byappointment only, and noSaturday appointments areavailable.July 17-20- - Garry Moore Amusements

carnival will be at theStevens County Fairgrounds!July 18- The Earth Storytime at

Stevens County Library be-ginning at 10:00 a.m.- Camera Club will meet at

7:00 p.m. at the HugotonRecreation Commission at7:00 p.m.July 19-20- Bazaar Days at Liberal. Allare invited to shop, eat andhave fun!July 20-27- Seward County Commu-

nity College will host a theatre camp along withBroadway Academy of Per-forming. Campers will audi-tion, rehearse and performthe musical “Cinderella” inonly one week’s time. Formore information, contact620-417-1460 or visitwww.broadwayacademyofperforming.comJuly 21-September 1- Stauth Memorial Museum

will host “Americans byChoice: The Story of Immi-gration and Citizenship inKansas” at their location,111 N. Aztec in Montezuma.“Immigration and Caricature:Ethnic Images from the

Appel Collection” will also beexhibited.July 22

- Deadline to enter theStevens County Fair Back-yard Cook-Off. Entry formsand rules are available at theStevens County ExtensionOffice. Call Theresa at 620-544-2707 for more informa-tion.July 22-24- Garden City Community

College will host an AthleticTraining Camp with GCCCHead Athletic Trainer T.J.Horton and his staff. For in-formation and registration,call 620-260-7521.July 24- Finale for Stevens County

Library’s “Dig Into Reading”Summer Reading Program at10:00 a.m.July 25- Hugoton Kiwanis will meetat 6:30 p.m. at Ranchito Tex-Mex Cafe.July 26- Deadline to sign up an

open class float for theStevens County Fair Parade.Theme is “Saddle Up for Funat the Stevens County Fair.”For more information or an

entry form contact StevensCounty Extension at 620-544-4359 or email [email protected] 27- Three Hugoton students,

Takota Eckert, ChanceGhumm and Trace Peterson,will play at the annualKansas East-West ShrineBowl football game.July 29- Enrollment for new stu-

dents at USD #210. Pleasecall the Central Office at 620-544-4397 for more informa-tion.- “Saddle Up for Fun at the

Stevens County Fair” paradebeginning with lineup at 5:00p.m. at the City Park. The July 30- Enrollment for returning

students at USD #210.Please call the Central Officeat 620-544-4397 for more in-formation.- Stevens County Fair Back-yard Cook-Off! Entry formsand rules are available at theStevens County ExtensionOffice. For more informationcontact Theresa at 620-544-2707.

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, July 18, 2013

ObituariesHUGOTONHUGOTONPOLICEPOLICE

REPORTREPORT

Business Hours, Call544-4959 After

Hours, Call 544-2020

WHAT’S HAPPENIN’

Hugoton City CouncilMike Eshbaugh 544-8572

Shannon Crawford 544-8464Tron Stegman 544-2034Dean Banker 544-2064

Dan Corpening 544-8214---------------

Stevens County Commissioners

Pat Hall 544-4017David Bozone 593-4448

James Bell 598-2469---------------

Governor Sam BrownbackOffice of the Governor

Capitol Building300 SW Tenth Ave.,

Suite 241STopeka, Ks. 66612-1590

Phone: 877-579-6757785-296-3232

Web site: governor.ks.gov----------

Lieutenant GovernorJeff Colyer

Officer of the Lt. GovernorState Capitol, 2nd Floor

300 SW Tenth Ave.Topeka, Ks. 66612

Toll-free: 800-748-4408785-296-2214

----------U.S. Senator Jerry Moran

Russell Senate Office Building, Room 354

Washington, D.C. 20510Phone: 202-224-6521Fax: 202-228-6966

Web site:moran.senate.gov/public

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U.S. Representative Tim Huelskamp

U.S. House of Representatives

126 Cannon HOBWashington, D.C. 20515

Phone 202-225-2715Fax 202-225-5124

Web site:huelskamp.house.gov

----------Kansas Senator

Larry Powell - District 39Phone: 785-296-76942209 Grandview Dr. E

Garden City, Ks. 67846Phone: 620-275-6789

Email: [email protected]

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Kansas RepresentativeSteve Alford District 124

Phone: 785-296-76964179 East Road 19Ulysses, Ks 67880

Phone: 620-356-1361Email: j.stephen.alford@

house.ks.gov----------

State Board of EducationSally Cauble - District 5

530 LilacLiberal, KS 67901

620-624-6677Email: [email protected]

----------Kansas Bureau of

Investigation1620 SW Tyler

Topeka, Ks. 66612Phone: 785-296-8200

Wichita Office:P.O. Box 6

Wichita, Ks. 67201Web site:

accesskansas.org/kbi/Kansas Insurance

DepartmentInsurance Commissioner

Sandy Praeger420 SW Ninth St.

Topeka, Ks. 66612Phone: 785-296-3071Fax: 785-296-7805

Email: [email protected]

Web site: ksinsurance.orgInsureUOnline.org

----------Treasurer Ron Estes

Kansas State Treasurer900 SW Jackson, Suite 201

Topeka, Ks. 66612-1235Phone: 785-296-3171

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ON YOUR PAYROLL

Monday, July 8, 2013• Loud Music, 200 Block of Wilson,

Advised Subjects to Turn It Down,Sergeant Johnson

Tuesday, July 9, 2013• Vehicle Damage, 600 Block of East

Eleventh, Took Report, OfficerGoetzinger

• RP of Snake, 100 Block of EastThird, Unable to Locate, OfficerGoetzinger

• Vehicle Unlock, 500 Block of WestNinth, Citizen Assist, Officer Crane

• Vehicle Unlock, 1000 Block ofMonroe, Citizen Assist, OfficerCrane

• Vehicle Unlock, 600 Block ofSouth Trindle, Citizen Assist, Offi-cer Crane

• Fight, 1400 Block of South Madi-son, Subject Arrested, OfficerCrane

Wednesday, July 10, 2013• Suspicious Vehicle, 200 Block of

South Monroe, Investigated, Offi-cer Lamatsch

• Suspicious Vehicle, 1000 Block ofMain, Subjects Arrested, OfficerLamatsch/Sergeant Johnson

Thursday, July 11, 2013• Vehicle Unlock, 200 Block of

South Harrison, Unable to Unlock,Officer Hagman

• Suspicious Vehicle, 900 Block ofWest City Limits, Subjects Ar-rested, Officer Lamatsch/SergeantJohnson

• Stop Sign Missing, Jessica Lane/Washington, Notified the City, Ser-geant Johnson

Friday, July 12, 2013• Public Service, 1000 Block of

South Jackson, Public Service,Sergeant Johnson

• Possible Fight, 600 Block of SouthMonroe, Everything Okay on Ar-rival, Sergeant Johnson

Saturday, July 13, 2013• Missing Lights, 700 Block of West

City Limits, Took Report, OfficerGoetzinger

• Medical Assist, 300 Block of SouthMain, Public Service, SergeantJohnson

• Noise Complaint, 600 Block ofSouth Monroe, Advised Subjects toQuiet Down, Sergeant Johnson

Sunday, July 14, 2013• Dogs at Large, 500 Block of South

Main, Dogs Impounded, OfficerGoetzinger

• Vehicle Unlock, 1000 Block ofSouth Main, Citizen Assist, OfficerGoetzinger

• Vehicle Unlock, 1000 Block ofSouth Washington, Citizen Assist,Officer Goetzinger

• Harassing Phone Calls, 1000 Blockof South Main, Left Warning, Offi-cer Goetzinger

The death of Amalia S.Bowker of Richfield is beingmourned. Amalia passedfrom this life Tuesday, July 9,2013 at her home. She was33.

The daughter of Warren C.Bowker, Jr. and the formerTracie K. Sleeper, she wasborn June 15, 1980 in Guy-mon, Ok.

Amalia loved her family.She enjoyed reading books,listening to music and watch-ing TV. She had two specialdogs, Peewee and Lizzy.

Survivors include her par-ents Warren Jr. and TracieBowker of Richfield; maternal

grandmother Grace Sleeperof Elkhart; paternal grand-parents, Warren Sr. andRosie Bowker of Austin, Tx.;brother-in-law Walter Hicksof Elkhart; two nieces,Sharmin Hicks and AshlynHicks of Richfield; uncles,Shaun Bowker and wife Deb-bie of Richfield, Earl Sleeperand wife Pam of San Angelo,Tx. and Alan Sleeper and wifeTeri of Moses Lake, Wa; andBruce Sleeper of Liberal; andother relatives and friends.

Those preceding Amalia indeath were her sister TarenHicks and grandfatherWilliam E. Sleeper.

Funeral services were at-tended Monday morning,July 15, 2013 at ChristLutheran Church in Elkhartwith Rev. ChristopherFincher presiding. Burial fol-lowed in Richfield Cemeteryunder the direction of Paul’sFuneral Home of Hugoton.

A memorial has been es-tablished for The Family. Me-morials may be mailed toPaul’s Funeral Home, PO Box236, Hugoton, Ks 67951.

Amalia BowkerDear Editor,What do you do when an

entire nation begins to losethe capacity to think ration-ally? Many Americans spenda great deal of time criticizingthe government, and there iscertainly a lot to complainabout, but it is not just thegovernment that is the prob-lem. All over America, peopleappear to be going insane. It isalmost as if we have beencursed with stupidity. And itapplies from the very top ofour society to the very bottom.A lot of us find ourselves ask-ing the following questionmuch more frequently thesedays: “How could they be sostupid?” Many people seem tobelieve that if we could just getObama out of office or if wecould just reform our eco-nomic system that our prob-lems as a nation would besolved, but that is simply nottrue. Our problems run muchdeeper than that. The societal

decay that is plaguing ourcountry is very deep and it iseverywhere. We are a nationthat is full of people that donot care about others andthat just want to do what isright in their own eyes. Wehold ourselves out to the restof the world as “the greatestnation on earth” and an ex-ample that everyone elseshould follow, and yet ourown house is rotting aroundus. The words crazy, insaneand deluded are not nearlystrong enough to describe ourframe of mind as a country.America has become a delu-sional old man who can’tthink straight anymore. Theevidence of our illness iseverywhere.

As mentioned earlier: whatAmerica is experiencing is notjust an economic collapse butour entire society is collaps-ing.

For many years our pros-perity covered up our problembut now our economic poweris fading fast and it is becom-ing very difficult to deny howfar we have fallen as a nation.Anyone with half a brain cansee what is happening to theUnited States. It really is sadbecause America was once atruly great nation.

It would truly be a breathof fresh air if common sensestandards were taught in ourschools and our society in-stead of some dead fish smelllike common core or No ChildLeft Behind or whatever kindof a title some bleeding heartliberal can dream up just tomake everybody think thatthey care.

Is there any hope for a re-covery?

Not if we keep going downthe same path.

In the end, it’s up to youAmerica.

Danny Skinner

“Common Sense” standards consideredDanny Skinner

The Kansas Department ofHealth and Environment willconduct a statewide tele-phone survey for five weeksstarting Monday July 15 todetermine the public’s per-ception of the services androle of the state health de-partment. Surveys will be tenminutes in length and becompleted through randomdigit dialing with 1,000Kansas adults using landlineand cellular phones.

Survey results will be usedto help guide the develop-ment of an agency communi-cations plan to be used,together with the agencystrategic plan, in the futurecommunication of health pro-motion and protection out-reach efforts by KDHE.Survey reporting will alsosupport the State Health Im-provement Plan and ulti-mately the agency’sapplication for national ac-creditation to the PublicHealth Accreditation Board.

“To the Kansans who are

randomly selected for thissurvey, I thank you in ad-vance for your participation.While State and local agen-cies are reviewing Kansas’leading health indicators andthe capacity to address them,it’s imperative we assess thepublic perception of KDHE’srole and outreach to ensurethere is effective communica-tion to all stakeholders,” saidRobert Moser, M.D., KDHESecretary and State HealthOfficer. “Effectively communi-cating with Kansans aboutpublic health threats andwellness opportunities is cru-cial to improving health out-comes in our state.”

The KDHE Office of Com-munications is overseeing thesurvey project and the pend-ing communications plan.

“The survey findings willbenefit the work of every pro-gram across the agency. It’svitally important to ouragency’s mission that pro-gram directors in our publichealth, environment and

health care finance divisionsare able to use the informa-tion to help inform their pub-lic outreach,” said KDHECommunications DirectorMiranda Steele. “Even healthagencies at the local level inKansas can take advantage ofthe resulting KDHE commu-nications plan, as they, too,depend on the same data toguide and support their pub-lic outreach initiatives.”

The survey implementa-tion, analysis and report aresupported by a federal grantto KDHE’s Center for Per-formance Management fromthe Centers for Disease Con-trol and Prevention’s NationalPublic Health ImprovementInitiative.

For more informationabout the survey, please con-tact Miranda Steele at 785-296-5795.

KDHE’S mission is to pro-tect and improve the healthand environment of allKansans.

KDHE to conduct random telephone survey

Stevens County EmergencyServices Run Activity July 8through July 14.Fire Department

Hugoton Station Monday, July 8 - 6:18 a.m.- called to Road B and Road12 for motor vehicle accidentwith fire. Saturday, July 13 - 7:00a.m. - called to Bluebell Road(Seward County), mutual aidassist on hay bale fire

Saturday, July 13 - 3:52p.m. - called to half milesouth and half mile west ofRoad L and Road 21 for awheat stubble fireFire Department

Moscow Station No activityAmbulance Activity Four medical, three trans-fers and one motor vehicleaccident.

Stevens County Fire Department and

Ambulance Report

Death has claimed the lifeof Anna L. Kroeker Reimer.Mrs. Reimer passed awayMonday morning, July 15 atthe Minneola District Hospi-tal. She was 90. Services are planned for2:00 p.m. Saturday July 20,2013 at the Emmanuel Men-nonite Church in Meade.Friends may call from 9:00a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Fridayat Fidler - Orme - Bachman

Mortuary in Meade Memorials would be wel-come to the Lone Tree Retire-ment Center Front EntranceLandscape Fund or the Em-manuel Mennonite ChurchElevator Fund in care of thefuneral home. Personal con-dolences may be given to thefamily at www.fidlerormebachmanmortuary.com A complete obituary will bein next weeks Hermes.

Anna Reimer

value listed on the tax rolls.The county appraiser has tobe notified before construc-tion begins.

Neal reported the KDIOpen House June 29 was agreat success. About 500people were served at thebarbeque lunch.

Gillespie informed theboard 1000 CommunityGuides were delivered by TheHugoton Hermes to the Eco-nomic Devolopment Office.They will be available for dis-tribution to businessesaround Hugoton throughoutthe year.

The board passed a mo-tion for the director to nego-tiate a weekly contract withthe Hugoton radio station.

Director Gillespie in-formed the board StevensCounty recently became eli-gible to qualify for Rural Op-portunity Zone pendingapproval from the countycommissioners. Its purposeis to get people to move intorural counties where thepopulation is declining. Peo-ple moving into StevensCounty from another statecould be eligible for state in-come tax relief. Also theymay qualify for some studentloan forgiveness if the countycommissioners approve.

The board adjourned. Thenext meeting will be August13, 2013.

$25 cash from Jordan Air;$25 cash from State Farm In-surance; $15 cash from E-ZAccess Self Storage, gift cer-tificate for one month tan-ning from Tan’alon; $10 giftcertificate from Buffie’s; GiftBasket from Country Gar-den; 8x10 photo by K&KPhotography; large pizzafrom Pizza Hut; and giftsfrom RJ’s Salon, CreativeSpecialties, BG’s Design andCrawford Farms.

First Princess gifts includea Rose Bouquet from RileyChevrolet; $50 cash from Cit-izen State Bank; one monthmembership from StevensCounty Fitness Center; $25cash from First NationalBank; $15 cash from E-Z Ac-cess Self Storage; $10 cash

from Jordan Air; one yearsubscription from The Hugo-ton Hermes; large pizza fromPizza Hut; $10 gift certificatefrom Buffie’s; gift basket fromCountry Garden; and giftsfrom Creative Specialties andJanet’s Bridal and Boutique.

Gifts for Second Princessare Rose Bouquet fromGhumm’s Auto; one monthmembership from StevensCounty Fitness Center; $10gift certificate from Buffie’s;large pizza from Pizza Hut;one year subscription fromThe Hugoton Hermes; $25cash from Citizens StateBank; $25 cash from FirstNational Bank; $15 cashfrom E-Z Access Self-Storage;$10 cash from Jordan Air;gift basket from Country

Garden; and gifts from Cre-ative Specialties and Janet’sBridal and Boutique.

Miss Congeniality gifts arecomprised of a rose bouquetfrom Paul’s Funeral Home;one year subscription fromThe Hugoton Hermes; onemonth membership fromStevens County Fitness Cen-ter; 8x10 photo from Imagesby K&K Photography; giftbasket from Country Garden;$10 gift certificate fromBuffie’s; large pizza fromPizza Hut; $25 cash from Cit-izen’s State Bank; $25 cashfrom Neira Chiropractic; $25cash from First NationalBank; $25 cash from High

Plains Lumber; $15 cashfrom E-Z Access Self-Storage;$10 cash from Jordan Air;and gifts from Fiss Architec-ture, Creative Specialties,Janet’s Bridal and Boutiqueand Farm Bureau Associa-tion.

If any other businesseswould like to contribute aprize, contact Ruthie Wingetat 544-4322.

All contestants will needto gather at the park locatedat Eighth and Main StreetMonday, July 22, 2013 at6:30 p.m. for a photo for TheHugoton Hermes newspaper.


Stevens County FairBackyard Cook-Off

This fun and friendly competitionwill be held July 30. Showcase your

talents and possibly win a cash prize of up to $600.

Entry deadline

is July 22

Entry forms and rules are available at the Stevens County Extension Office.

For more information contact Theresa at 544-2707.

Dustin E JohnFinancial Advisor.

608 S Main Street

Hugoton, KS 67951

620-544-8818

Stephanie A Weeast,CFP®, AAMS®Financial Advisor

Dustin JohnsonFinancial Advisor

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Hudson has completed 700 books in the 1,000 Books BeforeKindergarten challenge at the Stevens County Library. Only300 books to go, Hudson. You can do it!

Yandel has experienced 400 books in the 1,000 Books BeforeKindergarten challenge at the Stevens County Library. Greatjob Yandel! (P.S. We LOVE your shirt!!)

their bigger projects theywere planning. When KDOTvisited the Hugoton Airport tolook the project over, they de-cided they wanted to do thewhole project at one time.The general condition of theairport was a great influencetoward the grant. The eco-nomic development of Hugo-ton was a big factor.

Johnson also reported theEnvironmental Assessmentwas complete. This is a doc-ument the FAA needs, tokeep the project moving. Thegrant of $81,000 has been re-ceived for the study. FAA will

pay 90 percent of the cost.The airport has to pay theother ten percent. This studywill be filed with the FAA.

The board reviewed andapproved the financial report.They then paid the bills.

Manager Gary Porter re-ported the new conferencetable and chairs had arrived.He stated the water fountainin the airport has a hole inthe cooling coil. The boardpassed a motion to purchasea new water fountain.

The meeting adjourned.The next meeting will be Au-gust 7, 2013.

Topeka West for 28 years, from1975 to 2003. He says theShrine Bowl cross-countrymeet is a good event for theparticipants. “They have a dif-ferent motivation than footballand basketball players”, hesays. “They work just as hard.It just so happens their eventdoesn’t have quite the fan ap-peal as other team sports, sothey don’t get as much notori-ety. This is an opportunity toget their names in the paper,and to be seen in a runningsituation.”

Shrag says cross-countryrunners are normally high-achieving kids in the class-room and various otherendeavors. “They’re highachievers simply because theytake pride in excellence, pridein performing well, and theyget great satisfaction. They’revery competitive, and yet theyhave a great respect for theiropponents. Sometimes thebest of friends are the onesthey compete the hardestagainst each other.”

Members of the public arealso invited to run the two-milecourse. The race will be timedseparately from the cross-country runners, and medalswill be awarded for both menand women runners in severalage categories. Registrationcan be made by calling theShrine Bowl office at 785-530-5524. The race will start to thesouth of the Student Recre-

ation and Wellness Center.Game day registration starts at6:00 p.m. at course startingline.

This year’s cross countrycoaching staff includes headcoach J.J. Wanamaker,Shawnee Mission South. As-sistant coaches are JustinWrigley, St. Thomas Aquinas;Mike Pope, Wichita North;Mike Horton, Stanton County;and Brenda Peschel, Axtell.Shrag and Jack Wiley willserve as race directors.

All Shrine Bowl events areproduced and presented tobenefit Shriners Hospitals forChildren [SHC]. SHC is ahealth care system of 22 hos-pitals dedicated to improvingthe lives of children by provid-ing pediatric specialty care, in-novative research, andoutstanding teaching pro-grams for medical profession-als. Children up to the age of18 are eligible for care and re-ceive all services in a family-centered environment,regardless of the patients' abil-ity to pay. The fortieth annualKansas Shrine Bowl will beplayed Saturday, July 27,2013, in Topeka at Yager Sta-dium on the Washburn Uni-versity campus. Kickoff will beat 7:00 p.m. Tickets and addi-tional information are availableat www.kansasshrinebowl.com or by calling800-530-5524.

Kansas First Lady MaryBrownback announced thethird annual Kansas BookFestival will take place at theKansas Capitol Building Sat-urday, September 7. The fes-tival will showcase currentauthors and books and willpromote the importance ofreading. It is free and open tothe public from 9:00 a.m. to4:00 p.m.

More than 30 authors willtake part in the festival, mostnotably former Kansas CityRoyals player Frank White,who will be talking about “MyTeam, My Town, My Time”.Several authors will be dis-cussing their latest books, in-cluding Joel Rosenberg, AlexGrecian and Larry Berman.Local favorites include GaryKrohe, Larry Welch and DebGoodrich Bisel.

“Our mission is to promote

literacy and encourage a life-long love of reading,” MaryBrownback said. “This yearthe Kansas Book Festival hasput together a great lineup ofauthors and activities for thewhole family to enjoy. TheKansas Book Festival is awonderful way to spend aSaturday together.”

Along with the authors’presentations there will bebook signings, outdoor enter-tainment, and activities forchildren of all ages. The pres-entation for the Kansas No-table Book award winnerswill also take place at theevent.

The Kansas Book Festivalis sponsored by Security Ben-efit. To see the full list of au-thors or for event, sponsor orvendor information, visitwww.kansasbookfestival.com.

First Lady announces KansasBook Festival presenting authors

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The Hugoton USD 210Board of Education met in aregular monthly session Mon-day, July 15, 2013 in theBoard Conference Room of theDistrict Office in Hugoton.Board members present werePaula Rowden, Don Beesley,Todd Gayer, Stephanie Heger,Martin Daharsh and MattMills. Barry Hittle was absent.Also present were TraciShields, Mark Crawford, EliseHeger and Emily Snyder.

The agenda was approved.The board accepted the resig-nation of Dettra Crawford,HHS Science. New hire ac-cepted was Shawnda Noyes,food service.

College and Career Readi-ness Advocate plans for 2013-2014 were discussed withEmily Snyder. Much discus-sion ensued after Mrs. Snyder

presented the plans and goalsfor using the teachers andcounselors in a more definedand intentional process tocoach students in the area ofcollege and career. This initia-tive may have the effect ofpointing more of the studentstowards post high school tech-nical programs as the right fitfor a career. The most reveal-ing data from the HHS gradu-ates from 2007 to present isthe high dropout rate our stu-dents experienced one year outof high school. With four yearsof post HS data it shows 63%of the students go into a postHS program of some sort (col-lege, vo-tech, and/or military)of that 63% of HHS graduates,only 45% go back for a secondyear. This represents a 19%dropout rate. However, thegood news is, of the studentswho return for their sopho-more year in college or tradeschool, 97% of those studentsgraduate within five years!The district is still studying thereasons for this high initialdrop out rate. The other aspectthe board liked the best is theimportance of students andparents having sessions everyyear from seventh grade totwelfth grade, discussing postHS interests, plans and op-tions. The board felt stronglythat students need to havetheir post HS plans narroweddown by the end of their junioryear.

Elise Heger discussed withthe board the creation of theUSD 210 mentor Teacher Pro-gram for 2013-2014. Since thestate discontinued funding of

a teacher mentor program,USD 210 has not had a formalmentoring system in place forthe new teachers. She dis-cussed the ways a mentorwould help the new teacherscoming into the district and re-ducing the number leaving.

Superintendent MarkCrawford talked further aboutcareer readiness advocates. Hedetailed what options areavailable to students, such asvocational schools and college,and what the district can do tohelp the student to succeed.

The board discussed the ve-hicle bids from July 10 and bidlaws and practices for USD210. The board discussed thedistrict’s history of bidding outfuel and going with the lowestpriced vendor even if this com-pany was not locally owned.

The board approved the lowbid for a route bus. This mo-tion was approved to acceptthe low bid of $37,500 for a2005 International, 48 passen-ger VT365 Diesel with 28,000miles from First School BusSales out of Tulsa, Ok.

Also approved was the lowbid for two new Suburbans.This motion was approved toaccept the low bid on two newSuburbans from Riley Chevro-let at $35,632 each.

The board also approvedthe job description and pay fora Maintenance Assistant persuperintendent’s recommen-dation. The job descriptionand pay of $15.00 an hourminimum, but up to $20.00an hour with an industry rec-ognized certificate in the areaof HVAC was approved.

The Hugoton ElementarySchool handbooks for the2013-2014 school year wasapproved.

The board approved theHugoton Middle School hand-books for 2013-2014 schoolyear.

The board also approvedthe Hugoton High Schoolhandbooks for the 2013-2014School year.

The Hugoton LearningAcademy handbooks for the2013-2014 school year wasapproved.

The board approved theUSD 210 Coach’s handbooksfor the 2013-2014 school year.

The board approved theUSD 210 Employee Code ofConduct. The board discussedthe importance of clarity in ex-pectations related to profes-sional conduct of the district’semployees. Improved commu-nication was a positive theydiscussed related to teacherand community relations.

The motion to rescind theJune 24, 2013 motion to holda special election July 30,2013 was approved. The boardhas decided not to hold thisspecial election. The board in-structed SuperintendentCrawford to be frugal andmake this year’s budget work.

The School District medicaldirector contract between Dr.Samer Al-Hashmi M.D. andUSD 210 for the 2013-2014school year was approved.

The motion was made andapproved for the sports medi-cine contract between USD210 and Sandhill Orthopaedicand Sportsmedicine, LLC forthe 2013-2014 school year.

The board approved themotion to establish copy andfax rates per superintendent’srecommendations for the2013-2014 school year. Thisgives the district’s offices aconsistent rate to apply whenemployees or patrons wouldlike copies to be made. Copyfee is .10 for employees and.15 for patrons; color copy feeis .75 for employees and .80for patrons; and fax fee is .50to send and .30 to receive.

The board approved themotion to change the due datefor bids to sell the two useddistrict Suburbans approvedto be declared surplus at theJune 24, 24 2013 BOE meet-ing. Due date for bids will nowbe Wednesday, August 14 at2:00 p.m.

The motion to approve payraise for classified staff per su-perintendent’s recommenda-tion was approved. Mostclassified staff members will begetting a one percent raise.With an upcoming tight gen-eral fund budget year, this isthe same amount the boardnegotiators are offering to theteachers.

The board approved theUSD 210 Mentor Teacher Pro-gram and the budget for the2013-2014 school year. Thisprogram will pay mentorteachers $800 when they arepaired with a new teacher.Combined with $500 in re-sources the total budget for2013-2014 is $6,900. One ofthe mentor program goals is toreduce teacher turnover.When the district trains newteachers and loses them, itcosts the district about $8,000in training and recruiting costsper teacher.

The board approved theMemorandum of Understand-ing for the Adult ESL eveningprogram salary for Ms. BarbTrujillo. Ms. Trujillo has donean excellent job with this pro-gram. The Adult ESL programhas been housed in the HLAand has been very successfulas these Spanish speakingadults do not have a highschool diploma and are learn-ing to speak, read and write inEnglish. This school year, thisprogram will be housed in twoempty classrooms in thenorthwest wing of ElementarySchool.

The Board Policy Handbookrevisions were approved. Theboard reviewed and approvedseven policies. Policy topics in-cluded: use of tobacco prod-ucts, necessary parentcommunication for in classvideos and movies, studenttransportation, enrollment andnon-resident students, and fi-nally possession of a firearm.The policy adopted related toweapons prohibits any adultor even an employee from pos-sessing a firearm, even if theyhave a concealed carry license.The district is working withSheriff Heaton to have aSchool Resource Officer hiredfor this coming school year.This officer will carry a firearmand will be housed primarily atthe HMS and HHS, but willhave a visible presence at allbuildings.

The meeting was ad-journed.


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Citizens State Bank601 S. Main - Hugoton

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PAUL'S FUNERAL HOMEDavid & Brandy Robson

314 S. Van Buren 544-4122

Faith Publishing LLC522 S. Main 620-544-4321

SOVEREIGN REDEEMER CHURCHPastor - Eric Mason

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ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH1011 South Jefferson Street 544-2551

Sunday - 11:00 a.m. English Mass- 1:00 p.m. - Spanish Mass

TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH516 N.E. Avenue 544-2355Morning Worship - 9:00 a.m.

Fellowship/Refreshments - 10:00 a.m.Sunday School - 10:30 a.m.

Rev. Larry Bradford, Interim Pastor544-9492 or 598-2400

YOU ARE WELCOME!UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

828 S. Main Hugoton 544-8715Harry Cross, Pastor

Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m.

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ROLLAEMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH

202 Monroe St. - Rolla, Ks. 67954Henry McGuire, Pastor 593-4693

Sunday School - 10:00 a.m.Sunday Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m.

Sunday Evening Service - 6:00 p.m.Wednesday Evening, AWANA’s - 6:45 p.m.

ROLLA PENTECOSTALHOLINESS CHURCH

Corner of Third and Adams, RollaMarcus Light, Pastor

Church - 593-4626, Parsonage - 593-4796Sunday School - 10:00 a.m.

Worship - 11:00 a.m.Wednesday night meal - 6:00 p.m.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCHROLLA - RICHFIELD

593-4596 or 593-4781Sandy Ferguson, Pastor

Rolla Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m.Sunday School - 10:00 a.m.Youth Groups - 5:00 p.m.

Richfield Morning Worship - 9:15 a.m.Sunday School - 10:30 a.m.

MOSCOWMOSCOW BAPTIST CHURCH598-2455 Church - 598-2400 Home

Rev. Larry Bradford, Pastor1 mile S. of Moscow, 1/2 mile E. of

Moscow/Hooker Rd.Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.Wednesday Bible Study - 7:00 p.m.

Team Kids (Wed.) - 3:30-5:00p.m. Sept.-MayMOSCOW UNITED

METHODIST598-2426

Tim McCrary, Pastor 598-2421Sunday School - 10:00 a.m.

Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m.Kid’s Club - Wednesday 3:30 p.m.

UMYF Jr. High - 6:00 p.m.UMYF Sr. High - 5:00 p.m.

FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH531 S. Main 544-7077Michael Taylor, Pastor

Monday Bible Q & A - 6:30 p.m.Wednesday Book Study- 6:30 p.m.

Friday Prayer - 8:00-10:00 p.m.Saturday Bible Study - 6:30 p.m.

Sunday Coffee & Fellowship - 10:00 a.m.Sunday Services - 10:30 a.m.

FAITH LUTHERANTenth and Adams 544-2092

Christopher M. Fincher, PastorMorning Worship - 9:00 a.m.Sunday School - 10:30 a.m.

Bible Study, Wednesday - 7:30 p.m.FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH

600 S. Van Buren - 544-2715Pastor Randy Nash

Sunday School - 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.Fellowship - 10:15 - 10:30 a.m.Worship Hour - 10:30 - 12:00Children's Church, 10:30 a.m.

Jr. High Youth Group, 6:30-7:30 p.m.Sr. High Youth Group, 7:45-9:00 p.m.

Information on small groups call 544-2715FIRST CHURCH OF GOD801 W. City Limits 544-2652

Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m.Evening Worship - 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday Evening Service - 7:00 p.m.Call 544-2652 for Church Bus

HUGOTON BAPTIST CHURCHEighth and Main 544-2210506 East Eighth - 544-2295Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m.Wednesday Bible Study - 6:30 p.m.

LIGHTHOUSE FELLOWSHIP424 S. Jackson 544-4828

Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.Sunday Church - 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday - 7:00 p.m.Pre-Service Prayer - half hour before service

LONE STAR FRIENDS CHURCH14 Miles East of Hugoton on Highway 51

Church 624-3784 Home 624-3104Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.

Contemporary Worship Celebration - 10:45 a.m.Jr. High & Sr. High Youth Group - Sunday 6:30 p.m.

Sunday Evening Fellowship - 6:00 p.m.Wednesday Evening Adult Study - 6:30 p.m.

Prayer Meeting Wednesday - 8:00 p.m.Christian Life Club (age 2 - 18) - 6:30 p.m.

MY FATHER’S HOUSEA Full Gospel Church207 East 6th - Hugoton

Pam Peachey, Pastor544-2436Services

Sundays 10:30 a.m. & 5:00 p.m.PRIMERO BAUTISTA IGLESIA

HISPANO Congregación618 Main sur - Hugoton

620-370-1003Pastor Marcelino Auila

Servicio de la Iglesia11:00 a.m. - Domingo7:00 p.m. - Miércoles

AGAPE CHURCH OF HUGOTON

409 East Ninth, Hugoton453-2711

Pastor Bob RichSunday – 10:30 a.m.

ASAMBLEA DE DIOSLOS REDIMIDOS DEL REY

Martes 7:00 PMJueves 7:00 PM

Domingo 3:00 PM138 S. Main Hugoton

Pastores: Martinez620-544-7096

ASSEMBLY OF GODMain and Second Street

544-2773Ben Coats, Pastor

Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m.Sunday Evening - 6:00 p.m.

Service Wed. Night - 7:00 p.m.Celebrate Recovery -

Every Monday at 7:00 p.m.BETHEL FRIENDS CHURCH

11th & Jefferson - 544-8517Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.

Morning Service - 10:30 a.m.Wednesday Evening Ministries - 6:30 p.m.

(Children, Youth, & Adult)

CHURCH OF CHRIST1045 S. Van Buren

544-2825Matthew Russell, Minister

1041 S. Van BurenWednesday - 7:00 p.m.

Sunday School - 10:00 a.m.Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m.

Evening Service - 6:00 p.m.CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST

OF LATTER DAY SAINTS520 E. First

544-2125Sacrament - 9:00 a.m.

Sunday School - 10:00 a.m.Priesthood - 11:00 a.m.

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE500 S. Van Buren 544-2493

Pastor Dave PiperSunday School - 9:45 a.m.

Morning Worship - 10:45 a.m.Evening Services - 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Study - 7:00 p.m.COWBOY CHURCH - HUGOTONSecond & Fourth Tuesday of every month

Stevens County Commercial Building at Fairgrounds 7:00 p.m.

FAITH CHAPEL CHURCHOF GOD IN CHRIST

Tenth and JeffersonLawrence Johnson, PastorSunday School - 10:00 a.m.

Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m.Bible Band (Tuesday) - 6:00 p.m.

Home and Forn. Miss. (Friday) - 6:00 p.m.Youth - 6:00 p.m.

Bible Study - 7:00 p.m.

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at Pioneer Manor

July 21Church of Christ

July 28Rolla UMC

August 4Moscow Baptist

Jeff and Brenda Mills and Ted and Judy Heaton ofHugoton are pleased to announce the engagement oftheir children, Cammie Jo Mills and Austin JamesHeaton. The bride graduated with the class of 2005 fromHugoton High School and from nursing school in2008. She is employed at Stevens County Hospital asa registered nurse. Austin graduated from Hugoton High School in2002 and from Emporia State University with a Bach-elor’s Degree in Physical Education in 2007. He is em-ployed by the Hugoton Recreation Commission as theassistant director. Grandparents of the bride are the late Jerry Millsand Shirley Dillmon and the late Leigh and DoloresRoehr. Grandparents of the groom are Laura LeeHeaton and the late Buddy Heaton and Benny andJane Nix. The couple is planning an August 3 wedding at theUnited Methodist Church.

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SOCIAL SECURITY NEWSBy Brandon Werth Social Security District Manager in Dodge City

USD 210 BOE discusses career readiness among HHS students

The Ranchland Trust ofKansas (RTK) invites profes-sional and amateur photogra-phers to submit photographsfor its second annual photocontest to showcase the nat-ural beauty of ranching andgrazing lands across thestate. The competition, opento anyone, offers Kansans thechance to explore the manyactivities, seasons and facesof Kansas’ ranching tradition.

“We are excited to con-tinue our photo contest afterthe overwhelming quality andquantity of photos we re-ceived last year,” says RTKboard chairman HeatherFuesz of Eureka. “The grass-land in our state has a storyto tell and photos are a greatway to tell those stories withothers who share a love foragriculture and those whowant to learn more.”

The contest, which runsthrough September 10, asksparticipants to submit photosexpressing the mission ofRTK: “To preserve Kansas’ranching heritage and openspaces for future generationsthrough the conservation ofworking landscapes.” Thismay include livestock, peopleand landscapes, with prefer-ence to grasslands, grazinglands with cattle, ranchers,ranching families and much

more.“All ages and skill levels

are welcome,” Fuesz says.“The photo contest is allabout capturing the beauty ofKansas’ grassland, cattle andpeople.”

The contest is open to any-one with an original photo-graph taken in Kansas sinceJanuary 1, 2011. Partici-pants may enter up to fivephotos. The categories in-clude: landscape, livestockand people. The entry dead-line for the contest is Sep-tember 10, 2013. Entrieswill be judged by a panel ofprofessionals in the field ofphotography and by RTK rep-resentatives.

A total of ten prizes will beawarded to competition win-ners, sponsored by Wolfe’sCamera of Topeka. A $25Wolfe’s Print Services Cardand a certificate for ten photocards of the winning photofrom Wolfe’s will be awardedto the winner in each cate-gory, while the single imageselected as the overall winnerwill receive PromasterCatalina 8x30 Binoculars, a$25 Wolfe’s Print ServicesCard and a certificate for tenphoto cards of the winningphoto from Wolfe’s. In addi-tion, a youth from ages 5-17,a Fan Favorite via Facebook

voting, a Kansas LivestockAssociation member winnerand three honorable men-tions each will receive a $25Wolfe’s Print Services Cardand a certificate for ten photocards of the winning photofrom Wolfe’s.

For full contest rules andto enter, visith t t p : //www. ranch l andtrustofkansas.org/2013photo

contest.aspx. For questions,please contact Mike Beam at785-273-5115 or [email protected].

RTK is an agricultural landtrust affiliate of the KansasLivestock Association, with amission to preserve Kansas’ranching heritage and openspaces for future generationsthrough the conservation ofworking landscapes.

Sandy Praeger, Commis-sioner of Insurance, hasnamed Steve O’Neil as Con-sumer Assistance Division di-rector and LeAnn Crow andElizabeth Fike as supervisorsin the same area. Crow willserve as the division’s propertyand casualty supervisor, andFike as the division’s health su-pervisor.

All three previously workedin the same division; O’Neil wasthe health manager and Fikewas a consumer health repre-sentative / attorney. Crowworked as a market conductexaminer in the division.

O’Neil replaces JenniferSourk, who has left the depart-ment to work in private busi-ness. Crow replaces DarylRichardson, who retired fromthe Department in June.

“We are privileged to haveSteve, Elizabeth and LeAnnstep up into their new roles,”Commissioner Praeger said.

“The transition means the de-partment’s outstanding effortsin helping Kansas insuranceconsumers will carry forward.”

A 26-year department em-ployee, O’Neil began as a policyexaminer in the Accident andHealth Division but moved toConsumer Assistance in 1988,where he was a consumer rep-resentative until being pro-moted to supervisor in 2005.

Crow began at the Depart-ment in 2011 as a consumerrepresentative in the Con-sumer Assistance Division.Prior to coming to the Depart-ment she worked for severalyears in the insurance indus-try.

Fike began working for theKansas Insurance Departmentin 2010. She received her lawdegree from Washburn Univer-sity School of Law in May 2009.

Submitted by the office ofKansas Insurance Commis-sioner Sandy Praeger.

Kansans with low incomewill have a little extra helppaying their utility bills thissummer, thanks to the LowIncome Energy AssistanceProgram (LIEAP).

“The summer heat cantake a dangerous toll on ourmost vulnerable popula-tions,” said DCF SecretaryPhyllis Gilmore said. “Thisextra assistance will helpkeep Kansans safe from ex-treme heat.”

LIEAP provides an annualbenefit to help qualifyinghouseholds pay winter heat-ing bills. Persons with dis-

abilities, older adults andfamilies with children are theprimary groups assisted. Inthe winter of 2013, nearly48,000 households receivedan average benefit of $386.

This year, funding is avail-able to provide an additionalbenefit to those householdsfor energy costs. This is not anew application period.Households that applied andreceived a benefit during theregular application period willautomatically be issued asupplemental benefit of ap-proximately $103, bringingthe average benefit for theyear to almost $490. Thesupplemental funds are inthe process of being dis-persed.

Funding for the Low In-come Energy Assistance Pro-gram is provided by the U.S.Department of Health andHuman Services, Office ofCommunity Service throughthe Federal Low IncomeHome Energy Assistance Pro-gram.

For more informationabout the Low Income EnergyAssistance Program, visithttp://www.dcf.ks.gov/services/ees/Pages/Energy/EnergyAssistance.aspx or call 1-800-432-0043 toll free.

Submitted by Kansas De-partment for Children andFamilies.


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Gayle Claggett of Hugoton would like to announcethe engagement of her son Steven Carl Claggett toDevin Lane Carlisle, daughter of Jamie Monroe ofTulsa, Ok. and David Carlisle of Flower Mound, Tx. Grandparents of the prospective groom are Richardand Sally Claggett of Hugoton. Grandparents of the bride-elect are Mona and GaryDavis of Amarillo, Tx., Gayle Carlisle of Flower Moundand the late David Carlisle. Devin is employed at State Farm Insurance inHugoton and Steven is a farmer in Hugoton. The couple plans to wed August 24, 2013 at theBotanical Gardens in Amarillo.

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David has experienced 400 books in the 1,000 Books BeforeKindergarten challenge at the Stevens County Library. Keep itup David!

New consumer assistance director named

KU releases 2013spring honor rolls

Low income energy assistance program helps Kansas stay cool

RTK launches second annual photo contest

Stevens County Gas andHistorical Museum hashosted 79 total guests thismonth. Hugoton visitorsnumbered 13 and out oftown numbered 66.

From out of town, Kansasguests were from Parsons,Concordia, Moscow, Wichita,Newton, Garden City, Meadeand Satanta. Texans camefrom Perryton, Kenyon,Bryan and Celina. Oklahomapatrons included some fromBeggs, Tulsa, Fletcher andAlva. Some came from Pon-chatoula, La. and Madis-onville, La. We also hostedsome from Farmington, N.M.and Albuquerque, N.M. Visi-

tors from Colorado camefrom Sugar City, Denver andAurora. Illinois guests camefrom Acton and Madisonville.We also had visitors from LasVegas, Nv.; Blountville, Tn.;Pasco, Wa. and Orlando, Fl.Another came all the wayfrom Sweden!

As you can see we havebeen busy here at the Mu-seum. Wish you could meetall the good people we meet.We invite you to visit us atthe Stevens County Museumat 905 S. Adams. Our hoursare 10:00 a.m. to noon and1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday and 2:00 to4:00 p.m. Saturday.

MUSEUM UPDATEfrom The Stevens County Gas & Historical Museum

Gladys Renfro and Beulah Carter

Approximately 4,450 un-dergraduate students at theUniversity of Kansas earnedhonor roll distinction for thespring 2013 semester.

The students, from KU'sLawrence campus and theschools of allied health andnursing in Kansas City, repre-sent 96 of 105 Kansas coun-ties, 41 other states and theDistrict of Columbia, and 43other countries.

Area honorees include Kait-lyn Hemann of Hugoton. Kait-lyn is a senior studying appliedbehavioral science. She wasnamed to the honor roll for theCollege of Liberal Arts and Sci-ences.

Christopher Hull of Rolla isa senior studying anthropol-ogy. He was named to thehonor roll for the College ofLiberal Arts and Sciences.

Laci Kinser of Hugoton wasalso named in the list. Kinseris a senior studying pharmacy.She was named to the honorroll for the School of Phar-macy.

The honor roll comprisesundergraduates who meet re-quirements in the College ofLiberal Arts and Sciences andin the schools of allied health;architecture, design and plan-ning; business; education; en-gineering; journalism; music;nursing; pharmacy and socialwelfare.

Honor roll criteria varyamong the university's aca-demic units. Some schoolshonor the top ten percent ofstudents enrolled, some estab-lish a minimum grade-pointaverage and others raise theminimum GPA for each yearstudents are in school. Stu-dents must complete a mini-mum number of credit hoursto be considered for the honorroll.

Each year, hunters canapply for exclusive entry intoareas with limited accessthrough the Kansas Depart-ment of Wildlife, Parks andTourism (KDWPT) SpecialHunts Program. This specialaccess tends to mean ahigher quality hunt and po-tentially greater harvestrates, but just like with anyother outdoor activity, noth-ing is guaranteed. Becauseaccess to these areas is lim-ited, hunters must apply on-line for the hunts they desire.The application period forFall and Winter 2013/2014Special Hunt opportunitiesopened July 16 and close Au-gust 11.

During the applicationprocess, hunters will selectwhat type of species theywould like to hunt as well aswhat type of hunt they prefer,be that an open hunt, ayouth hunt or a mentoredhunt. Open hunts are avail-able to all successful appli-cants, regardless of age orhunting experience. Youthhunts require parties to in-clude at least one youth 18 oryounger, accompanied by anadult 21 or older who will nothunt. Mentored hunts areopen to both youth andnovice hunters supervised bya mentor 21 or older whomay also hunt.

Applicants will be enteredinto a random computerdrawing conducted withinone week of the application

deadline. Successful appli-cants will then be emailedtheir hunt permit, as well asany necessary maps andother pertinent information.

2013/2014 Fall and Win-ter Application Deadlines:- First Draw (September andOctober Special Hunts): Au-gust 11, 2013- Second Draw (November,December, January and Feb-ruary Special Hunts): Sep-tember 29, 2013

Last year, the SpecialHunts Program made 646hunts in 13 counties avail-able for the fall/winter hunt-ing season. Depending uponthe location and speciesbeing hunted, special huntscan range from a half-day upto the entire length of theseason.

Although similar to theWalk-In Hunting Access(WIHA) program in that pri-

vate landowners are compen-sated for the use of theirland, the Special Hunts Pro-gram allows landowners toexercise more control overthe use of their land. Rulessuch as which dates huntingcan occur, how many peoplecan hunt, as well as whatspecies can be hunted are allleft to landowners’ discretion.In addition, land areas desig-nated for special hunts pro-vide limited access to thepublic, whereas WIHAs pro-vide open access to hunters.

For more information onthe Special Hunts Program,visit ksoutdoors.com andclick “Hunting/Special HuntsInformation,” or contactKDWPT public land supervi-sor Mike Nyhoff at 785-628-8614 or by email [email protected].

The Stevens County 12-year-old All-Stars traveled toWellington Thursday, July 11to participate in the Cal Rip-ken State Tournament.Coaches Matt Richard, JamieGold and Dave Littell helpedget these boys prepared for anexciting weekend of baseball.

The first game for StevensCounty took place Friday,July 12 at 2:00 p.m. againstOsawatomie. Rollin Richardpitched three innings andDawson Kerbow pitched twoinnings. Stevens County run-ruled Osawatomie with ascore of 13-3 in the bottom ofthe fifth. MVP was awarded toLeonardo Armendariz. Healso hit a homerun during

this game and received thehomerun ball. The WOWAward was given to RollinRichard.

In game two Saturday,July 13, Stevens County lostto Cottonwood Valley with ascore of 8-9. Pitching the firsttwo innings was J.J. Gonza-lez, Carlos Montiel the thirdand fourth innings, and Daw-son Kerbow the last two in-nings. Dawson Kerbow wasawarded MVP and NicholasGold was awarded the WOWAward.

Stevens County playedtheir third game againstWellington Saturday eveningand won with a score of 10-3.Rollin Richard pitched four

innings and Wade Angellpitched two. MVP wasawarded to J.J. Gonzalez whohit a homerun and alsoearned the homerun ball. TheWOW Award was given toCarlos Montiel.

Due to rain, games werepostponed until later Sundayevening. Stevens Countyplayed against Paola at 9:30p.m. It was a close game andStevens County took the winwith a score of 2-1. Rollin,Dawson and Wade all pitchedtwo innings during this game.Leonardo earned MVP for thesecond time during this StateTournament and Wade Angellearned the WOW Award.

Stevens County’s finalgame took place around mid-night Monday morningagainst Cottonwood Valley forthe second time. CottonwoodValley took the win with ascore of 12-7. Rollin pitchedfour innings and Dawsonpitched two innings. MVP wasawarded to Wade Angell andthe WOW Award was given toEthan Fox. Rollin Richardand Dawson Kerbow werealso given the “All Tourna-ment Team” Award.

Stevens County placedthird in the Cal Ripken StateTournament.

They did an awesome joband should be very proud oftheir achievement. Thanks tothe coaches for all of theirtime and effort given to theseboys. They couldn’t have gonethis far without their coach’ssupport.

Special appreciation goesto all of the businesses thatwere able to donate money tohelp with travel expenses. Theteam and parents cannot ex-press how much they appre-ciate the support from theStevens County community.Also special appreciation goesto White’s Foodliner for pro-viding drinks for the playersduring their games.


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Don’t worry, it’s one you can pass easily. Routinephysical exams are important because they allow usto detect potential health problems as well as evalu-ate your health and nutritional habits.

ANNUAL AND SCHOOL/ SPORTSPHYSICALS will be held atSTEVENS COUNTY MEDICAL CLINICJuly 15th - August 12th 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Physicals are by appointment only!!No Saturday Appointments!

$25.00 eachPAYABLE UPON ARRIVAL.

NO INSURANCE WILL BE FILED!For Annual Well Child Physicals, insurance will be filed &

the physical forms will be filled out at that time.

After August 12th you will pay the full amount for the physical.Physical forms must be picked up and completed prior to visit.

All students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian or the following consent

form must be signed. NO EXCEPTIONS!!You will need a copy of your immunization records.Contact us at 544-8563 to schedule your appointment.

Call early for scheduling availability.

Date: ____________Student Name:________________________

I authorize Stevens County Medical Clinic to provide treatment, including diagnostic procedures, as determined by the physician

or his assistant, to the above named student.

Signed______________________________________Parent/Legal Guardian

The 2013 Stevens County 12-year-old All-Starsstand proud with their third place plaque atState Tournament in Wellington. The team did

an outstanding job a the State Tournament lastweek.

The 2013-2014 special hunt application period is open

Special hunt application period is open, so get your applicationin for an exclusive entrance to areas of limited access.

All-Stars place third in State Tourney

The Kansas Department ofHealth and Environment(KDHE) samples publicly ac-cessible bodies of water forcyanobacteria, commonlycalled blue-green algae, whenthe agency is alerted to a po-tential algae bloom in Kansaslakes. When harmful algalblooms are present, KDHE, incooperation with the KansasDepartment of Wildlife, Parksand Tourism and other lakemanagers where appropriate,responds by informing thepublic of these conditions.

Based upon sampling re-sults and established healthrisk levels, the followingWarnings and Advisories arein place.

KDWPT reminds visitorswhen a lake is under an Ad-visory or Warning, marinas,lakeside businesses, andpark camping facilities re-main open for business, al-though swim beaches will beclosed. Park drinking waterand showers are safe and notaffected by the algae bloom.Also, it is safe to eat fishcaught during a harmfulblue-green algae outbreak, aslong as consumers clean andrinse the fish with clean,potable water; consume onlythe fillet portion; and discardall other parts. People shouldalso wash their hands withclean, potable water afterhandling fish taken from anaffected lake.

CURRENT WARNINGS &ADVISORIES

Public Health Warning:High levels of toxic blue-green algae have been de-tected. A Public HealthWarning indicates water con-

ditions are unsafe and directwater contact (wading, skiingand swimming) is prohibited.

Kansas public waters cur-rently under a “Warning” sta-tus:LOGAN CITY LAKE, PhillipsCountyMARION RESERVOIR, Mar-ion County (NOT MarionCounty Lake)MEMORIAL PARK LAKE(Veteran's Lake), BartonCountySOUTH PARK LAKE, John-son County

When a Warning is issued,KDHE recommends the fol-lowing precautions be taken:• Humans, pets and live-stock do not drink lake water• Water contact is prohib-ited. Avoid swimming, wadingor other activities with fullbody contact of lake water• Clean fish and rinse withclean water, consume onlythe fillet portion, and discardall other parts• Do not allow pets to eatdried algae• If lake water contacts skinor pet fur, wash with cleanpotable water as soon as pos-sible• Avoid areas of visible algaeaccumulation

Public Health Advisory:Harmful blue-green algaehave been detected. A PublicHealth Advisory indicates ahazardous condition exists.Water activities like boatingand fishing may be safe; how-ever, direct contact withwater (i.e., wading, swim-ming) is strongly discouragedfor people, pets and livestock.

Kansas public waters cur-rently under an “Advisory”

status:MILFORD LAKE, GearyCounty

When an Advisory is is-sued, KDHE recommends thefollowing precautions betaken:• Humans, pets and live-stock do not drink untreatedlake water• Clean fish and rinse withclean water, consume onlythe fillet portion, discardingother parts• Do not eat or allow pets toeat dried algae• If lake water comes in con-tact with skin or pet fur,wash with clean potablewater as soon as possible• Avoid areas of visible algaeaccumulation

KDHE will update thesestatements as conditionswarrant.

PUBLIC Contact Informa-tion: Receive up-to-date lakeconditions at this Toll FreeNumber: 1-855-HAB-LAKE(1-855-422-5253).

For information on blue-green algae and reporting po-tential harmful algal blooms,go to: http://www.kdheks.gov/algae-illness/algae_advisories.htm.

KDHE announces Blue-green algae advisories, warning

Call The Hugoton Hermes at 620-544-4321 or email [email protected]

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PLAN NOW!to be part of the

Stevens CountyFair Parade

Monday, July 29starting at 5:30 p.m. City Park

Line-up 5:00 p.m. - Judging 5:00 p.m.You are Invited to participate in the Fair Parade.

The parade consists of actual floats, commercial vehicles, fire engines, police cars,groups of individuals walking, politicians in convertibles, motorcyclists, hopefully horse

and carriages, etc....No ATV’s - KSA 8-15, 100 ( No 4 Wheelers-It is The Law!)

TThhee FFaaii rr PPaarraaddee IIss ““SSaaddddllee UUpp ffoorr FFuunn aatt tthhee

SStteevveennss CCoouunnttyy FFaaii rr””The Overall Float Winner will take home $100.00First Place is $50.00, Second is $35.00 & Third is

$20.00 up to $30.00 reimbursement for Float Builders

In order to be eligible for prize money, open classfloats must be pre-entered by Friday, July 26.

Divisions: Commercial, Organization/Club or Junior(any organized youth group or individuals of High

School Age or younger) Floats are judged on Beauty,Originality, Workmanship & Adherence to Theme

For More Information or an Entry Form contactStevens County Extension at 544-4359 or

Hugoton Chamber of Commerce at 544-4305

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$20$20Year-round school/sports physicals

(Must be paid at time of visit-No insurance will be filed)

DOT Physicals are also available(Price varies)

402 W. 11th Street Hugoton, KS, 67951Office: (620) 544-7200

Regular Hours:Mon.-Fri. 9:00am-12:00pm and 1:30pm-5:00pm

PLEASE make an appointment.

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The Kansas Department ofWildlife, Parks and Tourism iscurrently offering Hunter Edu-cation classes throughout thestate, providing a variety ofclass times, formats, and loca-tions to meet nearly any sched-ule. Kansas law currently statesanyone born on or after July 1,1957 must be certified by anapproved course in hunter ed-ucation before they can hunt inKansas, except that anyone 15years old and under may huntwithout hunter education certi-fication provided that they areunder the direct supervision ofan adult 18 years old or older.Students must be 11 years oldto be certified.

In an effort to provide greateraccessibility to students,Kansas Hunter Educationcourses are given in one of twoformats: traditional or internet-assisted. Traditional hunter ed-ucation courses are ten hourslong, typically in a classroomsetting, and usually take placeover the course of two to threedays. Internet-assisted coursesare designed to meet the needs

of individuals with conflictingschedules by providing onlineclasswork to be done at home.After the internet work is com-pleted, students must attend afield day, which often includeslive-fire, trail-walk and safe gunhanding exercises before finaltesting and certification. Stu-dents must register for an inter-net-assisted course beforecompleting the internet portion.

Subjects covered includehunter responsibility, ethics,fair chase, history of firearms,firearms basics, ammunition,basic gun safety, field safety,bowhunting, conservation andwildlife management, wildlife ofKansas, outdoor emergencies,Kansas hunting regulationsand boating safety for hunters.

Students should pre-registerbecause space is limited andclasses fill up quickly. Newclasses are scheduled weekly,so visit ksoutdoors.com andclick “Services,” “Education,”and then “Hunter,” for more in-formation and up-to-dateschedules.

Hunter Education Classes

Currently Being Offered (by re-gion)Region 3• 8/2/13 - 8/3/13: FinneyCo. - Holcomb. Holcomb Rec.Center. To register, contact theHolcomb Rec Center at 620-277-2152.• 8/17/13: Barton Co. - GreatBend. Internet-assisted fieldday and testing session, City ofGreat Bend Police Range. Toregister, visit safehunters.com.• 8/24/13 - 8/25/13: Hamil-ton Co. - Syracuse. 4-H Build-ing. To register, contact MikeLewis at 620-373-2106 [email protected].• 9/28/13 - 9/29/13: FordCo. - Bucklin. Bucklin Legion

Building. To register, contactPaul Petrowski at 620-826-3358.• 10/18/13 - 10/19/13:Finney Co. - Holcomb. HolcombRec. Center. To register, contactthe Holcomb Rec Center at 620-277-2152.

In response to the an-nouncement from the KansasFarm Service Agency (FSA)emergency haying and grazingof certain land enrolled in theConservation Reserve Program(CRP) will be allowed in certaincounties, Kansas Secretary ofAgriculture Dale Rodman urgedfarmers and ranchers to imme-diately meet with their countyFSA and Natural Resource andConservation Service officials torequest any special exemptionsnecessary for CRP acres thatwere hayed or grazed in 2011 or2012.

The Kansas State FSA Tech-nical Committee, in a July 11,2013, meeting, determined toretain the current Kansas pol-icy with a minimum averagegrazing and haying height of

five inches. In addition, thecommittee accepted a recom-mendation to prohibit hayingand grazing of CRP land in2013 if that land was utilizedfor emergency haying and graz-ing in 2011 or 2012. The com-mittee granted an exception tothat prohibition in areas whereadequate moisture conditionshave permitted sufficient covergrowth and vigor, as deter-mined on a county or area withthe county basis.

“Opening these acres up tohaying or grazing immediatelywill provide critical forage forlivestock and could very likelybe the difference between main-taining a cowherd or facing liq-uidation,” said SecretaryRodman. “Kansas farmers andranchers should contact their

county FSA and district NRCSofficials immediately, to requestthe exemption for CRP acresthat were hayed or grazed in2011 or 2012. I strongly en-courage FSA to expeditiouslyreview requests on a county-by-county basis to ensure ourfarmers and ranchers have ac-cess to forage for their live-stock.”

Secretary Rodman ex-pressed sincere appreciation tothe USDA FSA agency statecommittee and FSA directorAdrian Polansky for the releaseof CRP acres for emergencyhaying and grazing in certaincounties in Kansas.

For more information aboutKansas county FSA offices, visitusda.gov.

Kansas Farm Service Agency(FSA), announced recentlyemergency haying and grazingof Conservation Reserve Pro-gram (CRP) acreage has beenapproved for 66 counties inKansas effective Tuesday, July16.

The Kansas FSA State Com-mittee used their authority withthe D2 Severe drought designa-tions on the U.S. Drought Mon-itor Map to authorize thefollowing counties once the pri-mary nesting and brood rearingseason concludes July 15:

Barber, Barton, Butler,Chase, Cheyenne, Clark, Co-manche, Cowley, Decatur, Ed-wards, Elk, Ellis, Ellsworth,Finney, Ford, Gove, Graham,Grant, Gray, Greeley, Green-wood, Hamilton, Harper, Har-vey, Haskell, Hodgeman,Jewell, Kearny, Kingman,Kiowa, Lane, Lincoln, Logan,Marion, McPherson, Meade,Mitchell, Morris, Morton, Ness,Norton, Osborne, Pawnee,Phillips, Pratt, Rawlins, Reno,Republic, Rice, Rooks, Rush,Russell, Scott, Sedgwick, Se-ward, Sheridan, Sherman,Smith, Stafford, Stanton,Stevens, Sumner, Thomas,Trego, Wallace and Wichita.

“This authorization providesrelief for many Kansas livestockproducers who have sufferedthrough severe drought condi-tions,” Polansky said. “Thedrought has depleted hay sup-plies and affected the growth ofhay and pasture in parts ofKansas. Many livestock pro-ducers cannot maintain theircurrent herds without imple-mentation of CRP emergencyhaying and grazing.”

Due to multiple years ofdrought and concerns for longterm negative impacts to thesustainability of the grass, theKansas FSA State Committeedetermined all 2013 emergencyhaying and grazing activitieswill be limited to specificacreage that was not utilized forhaying or grazing in 2011 and2012. This includes all prior2011 or 2012 grazing or hayingactivity under emergency ormanaged practices. An excep-tion is available in areas whereadequate moisture conditionshave permitted sufficient covergrowth and vigor which justifiesfuture use as determined on acounty or area basis within thecounty. Local officials will bemaking the initial exception de-cision by July 16.

Current CRP enrollment inKansas is 2.3 million acres.The haying and grazing acreageutilized in 2011 and 2012 plusineligible continuous CRPacreage totals 950,000 acres.This leaves a balance of over 1.3

million CRP acres to be used forhaying and grazing in 2013 inaddition to the acreage meetingthe adequate moisture excep-tion described above.

Emergency haying in ap-proved counties is allowedthrough August 15, 2013. Par-ticipants must leave at least 50percent of each field or contigu-ous CRP field un-hayed forwildlife. Hay must be removedfrom the field within 30 daysfrom the end of the haying pe-riod. Hay cannot be sold. Pro-ducers without livestock mayrent or lease the haying privi-leges.

Emergency grazing in ap-proved counties is allowedthrough September 30, 2013.The grazing timeframe beginswhen the individual request isapproved. All livestock must beremoved at the end of the graz-ing period or when the mini-mum average height reachesfive inches. Producers withoutlivestock may rent or lease thegrazing privileges.

CRP participants in ap-proved counties shall contactthe local FSA county office to re-quest emergency haying orgrazing on an individual con-tract basis prior to haying orgrazing. Participants will workwith the NRCS to develop a for-age management plan. If theCRP cover is destroyed, thepractice must be re-establishedat their own expense to remainin compliance with the CRPcontract.

Participants must also ac-cept a 25 percent reduction inthe annual rental payment forthe acres actually hayed orgrazed. CRP haying and graz-ing policies are available on-lineat www.fsa.usda.gov/ks.

USDA is an equal opportunityprovider and employer. To file acomplaint of discrimination,write: USDA, Office of the Assis-tant Secretary for Civil Rights,Office of Adjudication, 1400 In-dependence Ave., SW, Washing-ton, DC 20250-9410 or call866-632-9992 (Toll-free Cus-tomer Service), 800-877-8339(Local or Federal relay), or 866-377-8642 (Relay voice users).

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544-2261USDA is an equal opportunity provider,

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No-Till on the PlainsWinter Conference

The Division of Conserva-tion has allocated funds tothe local conservation districtoffices to sponsor landownersto attend the “No-Till on thePlains” Winter Conference inSalina January 2014.

Landowners must be first-time attendees to the “No-Tillon the Plains” Winter Confer-ence to be eligible for reim-bursement of theirregistration fees to the con-ference. If interested contact

the Stevens County Conser-vation District at 544-2991extension three to enterlandowners’ names in thecounty for the conference.Applications will be taken ona first-come first-served basisuntil the funds are expended.Approved landowners willhave to provide documenta-tion to the conservation dis-trict that they attended thewinter conference before theycan be reimbursed by the dis-trict for the registration fee.

Hunter Education classes being offered

Hunter Education classes are being offered in surrounding areasin southwest Kansas.

Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism is providinga forum and survey to learn more about what park-goers want.

KDWPT wants to know what park-goers want in recreation

KDA encourages counties to help farmers

As part of the State Compre-hensive Outdoor RecreationPlan (SCORP), the Kansas De-partment of Wildlife, Parks andTourism is providing a forumand survey to learn more aboutwhat park-goers want. Publicinput is desired regarding top-ics including managed parkuse, issues and needs, and thetypes of experiences park-goershope to have in the future.

Public input gathered fromthe forum will be shared withthe State Outdoor RecreationPlan Advisory Committee attheir September meeting. Theonline forum, moderated by Dr.Sid Stevenson of Kansas StateUniversity, will focus on fourtopics during specific timeframes:

June 21-July 4: Which out-door recreation facilities aremost in need of renovation orreplacement at state and fed-eral parks in Kansas to best en-hance outdoor recreationexperiences? Specific examplesare welcomed.

July 5-July 18: Share a storyof a meaningful outdoor recre-ation experience that you oryour family had in Kansas andhow the site where that experi-ence took place contributed.

July 19-August 1: Which ofthe following local outdoorrecreation experiences wouldyou like most to be within walk-

ing distance of your home (ifyou live in town)? Trails, picnicareas, sports venues, naturalareas, playgrounds, etc.

August 2-August 15: Im-proved access to natural out-door experiences, particularlythose that are water-based, isimportant for urban dwellers.Please provide suggestionsabout how this can best beachieved and examples of suc-cess stories.

The Kansas Outdoor Recre-ation Needs and Issues survey,which is being offered in con-junction with the forum, will as-sist outdoor recreation plannersand agency decision makers indeveloping strategies to addressimportant issues facing outdoorrecreation in Kansas over thenext five to ten years. Partici-pants should expect to take ap-proximately 15-20 minutes tocomplete the survey.

SCORP serves as a vision foroutdoor recreation in Kansas. Itis designed to meet the require-ments of the Land and WaterConservation Fund Act of 1965(LWCF) which requires states tohave an approved State Com-prehensive Outdoor RecreationPlan on file with the NationalPark Service.

For more information, visitk s o u t d o o r r e c r e a t i o n .blogspot.com.

With the school year over andsummer officially here, kids arespending more time outdoors.Exposure to the sun’s harmfulultraviolet (UV) rays increasesskin cancer risk, which can bedangerous and even deadly. Suf-fering one or more blisteringsunburns in childhood or ado-lescence more than doubles aperson’s chances of developingpotentially-deadly melanomalater in life. However, skin canceris highly preventable, and adopt-ing a complete sun protectionregimen can drastically reduceskin cancer risk. There are manythings parents and caregiverscan do to keep children sun-safe, whether they are at camp,the beach or just in the back-yard.

“Children are more sensitiveto the sun, and the sun’s raysare strongest during the sum-

mer months, when children tendto spend ample time outdoors,”says Perry Robins, MD, Presi-dent of The Skin Cancer Foun-dation. “Teaching children toadopt a sun-safe lifestyle whenthey’re young will prevent skincancer and encourage them tobegin lifelong healthy skinhabits.”

Help children enjoy outdooractivities safely this summerwith these tips from The SkinCancer Foundation:

At Summer CampRemind kids to seek the

shade. Tell kids to play inshaded areas in order to limit UVexposure. Check with coun-selors to see if there are ade-quate places for campers to seekshade during outdoor activitiestaking place between 10:00 a.m.and 4:00 p.m., when UV raysare most intense.

Dress kids in sun-protectiveclothing. For optimal protectionfrom the sun, send kids to campin tightly woven or knit, dark- orbright-colored fabrics. Don’t for-get wide-brimmed hats (thougha baseball cap is better thannothing) and wraparound, UV-blocking sunglasses.

Practice sunscreen applica-tion beforehand. Teach childrento apply one ounce (two table-spoons, or about the size of a golfball) of sunscreen to all exposedareas, 30 minutes before out-door activities. Remind them tocover easily missed areas suchas the back of ears and neck,and the tops of feet and hands.If camp rules allow, ask coun-selors to help children reapplysunscreen every two hours, orafter swimming or excessivesweating. For extended outdooractivities, a broad-spectrum(UVA/UVB) sunscreen with anSPF of 30 or higher is best.

At the Beach

Dress kids in sun-safeswimwear. Look for high-UPF(Ultraviolet Protection Factor)swim shirts or rash guards, andchoose bathing suits that covermore skin, like one-piece suitsand long trunks.

Take extra precautions. Re-member water and sand reflectthe sun's rays. Help childrenreapply sunscreen frequently,cover them up with clothing, andbring a beach umbrella for kidsto play under. The most effectivebeach umbrellas provide a min-imum UPF of 30.

Talk to your teens about tan-ning. Teenagers may be temptedto “lay out” or visit tanning sa-lons. But there is no such thingas a safe tan, because tanning it-self is caused by DNA damage tothe skin. Remind teens tanningincreases skin cancer risk, andleads to wrinkles, blemishes andage spots later in life.

Additional Skin Cancer Prevention Tips

Avoid sunburn. It may seemlike a temporary irritation, butsunburns cause long-lastingdamage to the skin.

Keep newborns out of thesun. Sunscreen should be usedfor babies over the age of sixmonths.

Practice what you preach. In-corporate these tips into yourown lifestyle. You’ll not only seta good example, but you’ll re-duce your risk of skin cancer,sun damage and skin aging.

For more information, visitSkinCancer.org.

SUMMER READING PROGRAMS

The final day to registersummer reading pages/mis-sions/books is July 20 at5:00 p.m. The grand prizedrawing for adults will be Mon-day, July 22. One winner willbe selected by computer draw-ing from those who have en-tered books, and one will beselected by computer drawingfrom those who have com-pleted BINGO cards. The finalsummer reading program willbe our hot dog party Wednes-day, July 24, at 10:00 a.m. Allremaining awards for pagesand missions will be awardedat that time. Wear your T-shirt!There is sure to be at least onecamera to take pictures for thenewspaper!

Kids who earn their T-shirtwill also receive a Library

Champion yard sign. Havesomeone take a picture of youwith the yard sign, send it (orbring it) to the library, and we’llpost it on Facebook to shareyour accomplishment witheveryone!

STEVENS COUNTY FAIRThe library will have a booth

at the Stevens County Fair inthe Commercial Building. Wewill be connecting via Pioneerto the Internet in order to showour patrons all the online op-portunities that the library hasavailable. Bring your e-readertoo! We can help you get set upwith a Kansas Library Cardand One-Click Audio andKansas EZ Library materials!See you at the fair!

JODI BARROWSJodi Barrows has taken her

love for quilting and combinedit with her love of the Old Westin the creation of an inspiringlecture and trunk show. Jodiwill be at the SCL Thursday,August 8, at 6:00 p.m. to pres-ent her show, as well as hernew fiction novel “Threads ofChange.” Pick up an excerpt ofher novel and come meet herAugust 8.

XBOX 360 GAMES COLLECTION

We now have a small collec-tion of games for XBOX 360!Kids under age 18 will need aparental permission form onfile to check out a game. Onlyone video game per household,please. They check out for aweek and cost $5.00 a day inlate fees. Our titles will rangefrom E (Everyone) to T (Teen).”Bring your parent in today toregister you for the new gamecollection!


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Charles Ratledge enjoysgardening at the PioneerManor. He maintains planterscontaining pepper plants andtomato plants in two differentcourtyards. He also enjoys at-tending exercise class and sit-ting on the patio. He readsfrom the Bible every day andoccasionally listens to Hankthe Cowdog books. Wood-working used to be his hobby,and he would make smallshelves to hang on the wall.He also liked to travel andcamp throughout most of theUnited States, includingAlaska and Hawaii. He could-n’t really choose his favoriteplace because there are somany he likes.

Charles is an Army Veteranand was in the service from 1955-57 stationedin Bamberg, Germany. He was in special unitsfor awhile, but most of the time he was withFox Company, 85th Infantry. One of his dutieswas as a tail gun runner on a convoy.

When he got out of the service, Charles

went to Colorado and pickedapples. After that he went toIdaho and picked cherries. Hepicked cotton in California,and then went to Yuma, Az.,where he picked fruit. Heeventually made his way toMoscow, where he got a jobworking at an elevator.

Charles was born in north-ern Kansas and comes from afamily of 12 children. Duringpart of his youth, he lived ona farm where he helped milkten cows. He also helped withthe farming and remembersdriving three kinds of tractors- a Case, a John Deere and aFarm all. Charles has two chil-dren, a son and a daughter,who both live in Arkansaswith their families. His wife

Joann lives in Moscow.With his experience in agriculture and a life

full of physical labor, I understand whyCharles enjoys gardening on a smaller scalenow.

Charles Ratledge is shown here witha John Deere throw on his lap, pic-tures of his family, and a calendarwith a farm scene — all reminiscentof his life.

Gavin P. has experienced 900 books in the 1,000 Books BeforeKindergarten challenge at the Stevens County Library. Greatjob Gavin!...only 100 more books to go!! You can do it!

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Gavin has read 800 books in the 1,000 Books Before Kinder-garten challenge at the Stevens County Library. Gavin startsKindergarten this August, so he's ready to read, read, read toreach his goal! We are very proud of you Gavin!

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Mobile phones are ingrainedin our everyday lives. Few peo-ple leave home each day with-out their mobile phones. But asmobile phones evolve, so, too,do the rules of mobile phoneetiquette and safety.

According to Retina-X Stu-dios, more than 75 percent ofAmerican teenagers now have amobile phone. The Interna-tional TelecommunicationUnion says that, by the end of2011, there were six billion mo-bile subscriptions, which isequivalent to 87 percent of theworld population. Mobile phonecompanies in the developedworld have admitted cell phoneplans have reached the satura-tion point, with at least onesubscription per person.

As billions of people use mo-bile phones to talk, downloaddata or send text messages,new concerns have arisen.These concerns largely involvesecurity and etiquette. Manypeople insist on taking everycall, forgetting about commoncourtesy to those around them,whether in a restaurant or in ameeting. Mobile phone userslooking to take a considerateand safe approach to theirusage should consider the fol-lowing guidelines.

Do be accessible, but filterphone usage. Keep your phonestored out of sight when youare with another person anddon't feel the need to check thedisplay every two minutes.Keep the phone at a low volumeor on vibrate.

Don’t keep your phone outon a table or in plain sight.Doing so tells the person sittingacross from you that he or sheis no more important than thelong list of other people whomight be contacting you at anyminute.

Do enforce personal cellphone rules and those for othermembers of the family. Suchrules may eradicate phoneusage during meals or thosetimes when homework or officework needs to be done. Somefamilies have even adopted aperiod during the day whenmembers have agreed to turntheir phones off.

Don’t get involved inlengthy conversations via tex-ting. Texting is meant to bebrief and to the point. Too

much information can be mis-construed through text mes-saging, and it is not always thebest way to communicate. Ifyou have something to say thatcan't be expressed in a fewwords, make a phone call in-stead.

Do use a phone supportingkey features like encryptionand password protection. Mo-bile phones are much morethan just phones. Now they aremini-computers, making userssusceptible to identity theft.

Don’t reveal personal infor-mation you don't want theworld to know while talking ona phone. Very often peopleraise their voices when talkingon a mobile phone, and manyothers can overhear the conver-sation. Avoid discussing med-ical or personal information ona phone.

Do recognize phones comeequipped with global position-ing systems and other softwarethat could compromise yourprivacy. Read the manual tolearn how to turn off such fea-tures if you so desire.

Don’t use mobile devices toupdate social media sites dur-ing work hours if this behavioris frowned upon. Employersmay be able to see the timestamp of your post, whichcould lead to disciplinary ac-tion.

Do wait for the right time tocheck missed calls. People sur-vived decades upon decadeswithout being in constant con-tact with others. It is possible towait to check your messages,especially when you're spend-ing time with someone else.

Don’t use texting as a way

to avoid uncomfortable situa-tions. Some things are bettersaid in person. Rather thantexting a declined invitation,make the call. Do not use tex-ting as a means to avoid otherpeople.

Do respect others' privacy.Do not take pictures of othersand post them online withoutpermission. Also, do not as-sume they want you to updatesocial statuses indicating youare with them at a particularlocation. Your friends may pre-fer their whereabouts remainprivate.

Don’t assume you have anyprivacy with a mobile phone.Calls can be tracked, as cantext messages.

Mobile phones have cer-tainly changed the way peoplecommunicate. But even as mo-bile phones evolve, there re-mains certain rules of usage tomake cell phones safer andmore people-friendly.

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Come out and enjoy the rides

Here is a HappeningTaking Place

What: A Card ShowerWhen: July-August 14Where: 608 S. MadisonWhy: Beulah Carter is

having a Birthday

If you know Beulah andwould like to wish her a

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Stevens County Extension Agent Nancy Honig and AndreiaLeininger explain the process of making delicious dirt in a cup.The Stevens County Library Summer Reading participants hada blast!

Stevens County Extension Agent Josh Morris brought samplesof different types of soil to the Stevens County Library's DigInto Reading Summer Reading Program.

Helium Litigation Scholarship Fund Committee announces fall scholarships

Cell phone etiquette evolves along with its technology

Chamberlain earns place in WSU spring honor roll

Over 115 kids attend the Stevens County Extension Office program at the Stevens

County Library Wednesday morning. A greattime was had by all!

A pleasant weekend -hopefully there will be rainthis week.

The Senior Center Boardmet Tuesday, and we had adance Saturday evening.

Garland and I went toHobbs, N.M. to see mybrother Rodney. He has can-cer and is not doing well. It ishot and dry down there, as itis here. It was an interestingdrive. All kinds of crops aregrowing and being planted.

The staff always does agreat job when I need to begone. I appreciate them somuch.

Have a great week.Menu

July 18.....BBQ Polish SausageJuly 19.....................Sloppy JoeJuly 22...............................ChiliJuly 23...................Baked HamJuly 24 ...Chicken Cordon BleuJuly 25...............................Stew

Activities ScheduleThursday, July 18Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Bridge.........................................Friday, July 19Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Bingo........................12:30 p.m.Saturday, July 20Cards .........................6:00 p.m.Monday, July 22Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Line Dance.................7:00 p.m.Tuesday, July 23Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Wednesday, July 24Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Paint...........................1:00 p.m.Thursday, July 25Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Bridge.........................................

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The Helium LitigationScholarship Fund Committeeis pleased to announce theselection of the new recipi-ents of scholarships from theHelium Litigation Scholar-ship Fund. These students,who will be incoming collegefreshmen this fall, will eachreceive a $1000 scholarship.The scholarship is renewableeach year of their undergrad-uate degree program. Thenew recipients are Riley Hayof Liberal and Brett Dozefrom Syracuse. Riley plans toattend Kansas State Univer-sity and major in chemicalengineering. Brett will attendthe University of Kansas tomajor in Dentistry.

These new recipients willjoin approximately eight stu-dents who are also receivingthe renewable scholarships.Since the Scholarship Fundwas established in 1991there have been 100 scholar-ships awarded, with$404,900 being awarded tothe selected recipients.

Eligible applicants mustbe a resident of one of the fol-lowing counties: southwestKansas counties of Hamilton,Kearny, Finney, Stanton,Grant, Haskell, Stevens, Se-ward and Morton; the Okla-homa panhandle counties ofTexas, Beaver and Cimarron;or the Texas panhandlecounties of Moore, Sherman,Hansford, Ochiltree andHutchinson.

For further informationabout the Helium LitigationScholarship Fund, Inc.,

please address inquiries toPO Box 248, Hugoton,Kansas 67951 or you maycall 620-544-4333 or viaemail to [email protected].

Submitted by the HeliumLitigation Scholarship Fund,Inc.

Wichita State Universityhas announced the names ofmore than 2,000 studentswho were on the WSU dean'shonor roll for spring 2013.Among those students wasCarley R. Chamberlain ofHugoton with a Bachelor ofScience, Dental Hygiene-BS,Cum Laude.

To be included on thedean's honor roll, a studentmust be enrolled full time - atleast 12 credit hours - andearn at least a 3.5 grade point

average on a 4.0 scale.For a list of honor stu-

dents, go to http://www.wichita.edu/deanhnr.

WSU enrolls nearly 15,000students and offers morethan 50 undergraduate de-gree programs in more than150 areas of study in six un-dergraduate colleges.

The Graduate School of-fers an extensive program in-cluding 42 master's degreesthat offer study in more than100 areas; a specialist in ed-

ucation degree; and doctoraldegrees in applied mathemat-ics; audiology; chemistry;communication sciences anddisorders; human factors andcommunity/clinical psychol-ogy; educational leadership;nursing practice; physicaltherapy; and aerospace, elec-trical, industrial and me-chanical engineering.

Meet Dominick! He likesplaying outside and listeningto music, especially children’sbible songs. Dominick is alsovery creative and loves takingphotos. He likes to arrangethings for the pictures andtries to capture items in mo-tion. He has even tried back-drops for some of his pictures!Dominick likes school andloves to learn and play inde-pendently. Dominick showspride in the things he doesand at school. He needs a lov-ing and nurturing family thatis patient, calm and struc-tured. They need to show himconsistency along with calmdirections. A home with onlyone or two children would bepreferable so that Dominick

will get the attention he needsto feel secure and bonded tothe family. To learn moreabout adoption visitwww.adoptkskids.org or call877-457-5430. Dominick’scase number is CH-5863.

Dominick, age eight

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Nonresident hunters whowere unable to draw aKansas deer permit duringthe April nonresident applica-tion period shouldn’t con-sider themselves out of therunning just yet. As of July10, the Kansas Departmentof Wildlife, Parks andTourism (KDWPT) still had902 leftover nonresident deerpermits available for pur-chase. These Nonresident Ei-ther-sex White-tailed DeerCombo Permits will be soldonline, first-come, first-served basis, and are avail-able for Deer ManagementUnits (DMUs) 9, 10, 11, 13and 14.

Up-to-date informationabout the total number ofpermits available for anygiven unit can be viewed byvisiting ksoutdoors.com andclicking “Hunting,” “Applica-tions and Fees,” “Deer,” and“Quotas and Draw Stats.” Topurchase a 2013 NonresidentEither-sex white-tailed deerpermit, visit ksoutdoors.comand click “License/Permits.”Permits may also be pur-chased from KDWPT licensevendors or by calling 620-672-5911.

During the time of pur-chase, hunters may desig-nate equipment and season,as well as one adjacent unitto hunt in. Hunters who pur-chase a leftover permit willlose any preference pointsthey may have accumulatedfor next year's drawing. Nohunter may purchase morethan one permit that allowsthe taking of an antlereddeer. An antlered deer permit

is required before purchasingadditional Antlerless-onlyWhite-tailed Deer Permits. Allnonresident White-tailed Ei-ther-sex Deer Combo Permitsinclude two tags; one good fora buck or doe, and one validfor a white-tailed antlerlessdeer.

2013 Deer Season Dates• Youth/Disabled: Septem-ber 7 - 15, 2013• Muzzleloader-Only: Sep-tember 16 - 29, 2013• Archery: September 16 -December 31, 2013• Pre-rut Firearm WhitetailAntlerless: October 12-13,2013• Firearm: December 4 - 15,2013• Extended Whitetail Antler-

less: January 1 - 12, 2014• Special Extended WhitetailAntlerless: January 13 - 19,2014 (units 7, 8, and 15

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These three All-Stars from Moscow play for the SouthwestKansas All-Star Baseball Team and are headed to IndependenceThursday to play for a chance at the State title Friday. Fromthe left are Jesse Stucky, Jaylen Shaddix and Tad Stucky.

Moscow’s own JJ Gonzalez plays on the 12-year-old Steven's County All-Star Baseball

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Even the healthiest relation-ships include arguments, butthe topic of the argument couldpredict risk of divorce, accord-ing to a Kansas State Universityresearcher.

"Arguments about money isby far the top predictor of di-vorce," said Sonya Britt, assis-tant professor of family studiesand human services and pro-gram director of personal finan-cial planning. "It's not children,sex, in-laws or anything else.It's money — for both men andwomen."

Britt conducted a studyusing longitudinal data frommore than 4,500 couples aspart of the National Survey ofFamilies and Households. Thestudy, "Examining the Relation-ship Between Financial Issuesand Divorce," is published inFamily Relations, an interdisci-plinary journal of applied familystudies.

"In the study, we controlledfor income, debt and networth," Britt said. "Results re-vealed it didn't matter howmuch you made or how muchyou were worth. Argumentsabout money are the top predic-tor for divorce because it hap-pens at all levels."

It takes longer to recoverfrom money arguments thanany other kind of argument, ac-cording to Britt, and such argu-ments are more intense.Couples often use harsher lan-guage with each other, and theargument lasts longer.

"You can measure people'smoney arguments when they

are very first married," Brittsaid. "It doesn't matter how longago it was, but when they werefirst together and already argu-ing about money, there is agood chance they are going tohave poor relationship satisfac-tion."

By continuing to have finan-cial arguments, couples de-crease their relationshipsatisfaction, Britt said. Even ifdivorce is not a possibility be-cause of low income, the low re-lationship satisfaction couldmake matters worse. Asidefrom a negative effect on chil-dren, increased stress leads toa further decrease in financialplanning that could help betterthe situation.

"We, as financial planners,can help clients reduce theirstress through education," Brittsaid. "This is important becausepeople who are stressed arevery short-term focused. Theydon't plan for the future. If youcan reduce stress, you can in-crease planning."

Britt advises new couples toseek a financial planner as partof premarital counseling, pulleach other's credit reports andtalk through how to handle fi-nances fairly for both individu-als. To find a local accreditedfinancial counselor go to TheAssociation for Financial Coun-seling, Planning and Educationwebsite, http://members.afcpe.org/search. On the site con-sumers may search for a coun-selor by entering their zip code.

Britt warns of credit report-ing sites that may have a hid-

den agenda. To avoid thesetypes of websites, she suggestspeople go to http://www.annu-alcreditreport.com, which is re-quired by the U.S. governmentto provide one free copy a yearof an individual's credit reportfrom each of the three credit re-porting agencies. This site doesnot provide a credit score, butsome sites use advertising as asource of income to provide freeservices to consumers, shesaid.

Britt recommends www.creditkarma.com, which offers freeaccess to credit scores, a gradebased on age and notificationemails if the score changes.Talking through tough financialsituations — payment of stu-dent loans or how money will beallotted if one spouse stayshome to raise children — willhelp decrease potential argu-ments, Britt said.

"If the money is not beingtreated fairly in the household,then the relationship satisfac-tion is going to be lower," shesaid.

Britt received her master'sdegree in marriage and familytherapy from Kansas State Uni-versity and her doctoral degreein personal financial planningfrom Texas Tech University.She is accredited in financialcounseling, a Certified Finan-cial Planner and a Certified Re-tirement Counselor. Also, she isthe founding president of theFinancial Therapy Association,an international association ofpractitioners and academi-cians.

The Southwest All-Star Team is headed to Independence Thursday, July 18 for a chanceat the State title. Three Moscow athletes play

on this All-Star Team, J. Stucky, J. Shaddix andT. Stucky.

Researcher finds disagreements about money allocation top predictor of divorce

Hugoton Hermes advertising deadline

is Mondays at 5:00 p.m.

Average retail gasolineprices in Kansas have risen15.8 cents per gallon in thepast week, averaging $3.52per gallon Sunday, accordingto GasBuddy's daily survey of1,329 gas outlets in Kansas.This compares with the na-

tional average that has in-creased 11.7 cents per gallonin the last week to $3.62 pergallon, according to gasolineprice Web siteGasBuddy.com.

Including the change ingas prices in Kansas during

the past week, prices Sundaywere 14.0 cents per gallonhigher than the same day oneyear ago and are 5.0 centsper gallon lower than amonth ago. The national av-erage has increased 0.4 centsper gallon during the lastmonth and stands 19.5 centsper gallon higher than thisday one year ago.

"Nationally, gasoline priceshave begun moving upwardyet again. I suspect that theunrest in Egypt is playing asignificant role in pushingcrude values higher, andthus retail gasoline priceshigher as well," said Gas-Buddy.com Senior PetroleumAnalyst Patrick DeHaan. "Themarket is seemingly quitesensitive to the situation inEgypt as the Energy Informa-tion Administration has re-ported two consecutive weeksof large declines in crude oilinventories, drawing concernthat a loss in Middle Easterncrude would mean continueddeclines in inventories state-side," DeHaan said.

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History From The HermesCompiled by Ruthie Winget

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APPLICATIONSOF

AGRICULTURALCHEMICALS

SEEDING AND FERTILIZING

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MOSCOW, KS. 598-2356


Gasoline prices trending upwards — again

Kansas State University isreceiving more plaudits for itsengineering programs, andit's earning strong marks forwhat its graduates receive fortheir investment in their edu-cation.

The College Database is anoncommercial Web site thatprovides higher education in-formation based on federaldata and classifications bythe Carnegie Foundation. TheCollege Database ranked theuniversity twenty-second inthe nation for engineering,above MIT, Cornell, OhioState and Rensselaer Poly-

technic Institute."This is an outstanding

recognition that validateswhat those involved in ourengineering program have al-ways known - that the Col-lege of Engineering at KansasState University does an ex-ceptional job of educatingand training the next genera-tion of engineers for the ben-efit of society," said GaryClark, the college's interimdean.

The College Database alsoranked the university top inthe state for the return on in-vestment made by students,

measured by the cost of tu-ition and a graduate's start-ing salary.

"K-State will continue todo everything it can duringthese difficult times to remainaffordable, accessible and,most importantly, responsiveto our students and families,"said Pat Bosco, vice presidentfor student life and dean ofstudents. "Being recognizedonce again by an outsidegroup for what we do is atribute to our teaching fac-ulty, staff and students."

Contributed by KansasState University.

Kansas State University scores well in engineering

Kansas sets one-year concealed-carry application recordA record number of Kansans

applied for permits to carry con-cealed handguns during the re-cently ended Fiscal Year 2013,Kansas Attorney General DerekSchmidt announced.

Schmidt said his office re-ceived 25,340 applications forconcealed carry permits betweenJuly 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013.This number was more thandouble the previous fiscal-year

record of 12,408 permit applica-tions in Fiscal Year 2012.

Schmidt's office administersthe concealed carry licensingprogram. The law enacting theprogram was created by the2006 Kansas Legislature. Con-cealed carry permits have beenissued in the state since 2007.As of July 1, there are 63,455 ac-tive concealed carry permits is-sued by the State of Kansas. One

year ago, July 1, 2012, the num-ber of active permits was 44,307.

The Attorney General's Officeis currently processing permitapplications in 82 days or lessexcept those awaiting additionalinformation. Details about thelatest concealed carry statisticscan be found by visiting theKansas Attorney General's Website at www.ag.ks.gov.

Thursday, July 24, 2008Emmett Reardon and

DonEtta Moser were selectedas Pioneer King and Queenfor the 2008 Stevens CountyFair.

Hugoton Police Depart-ment Patrol Officer DavidGoetzinger graduated fromthe Kansas Law EnforcementTraining Center July 18,2008 at the Kansas StateFairgrounds. David’s wife Jo-hanna, along with their twochildren, were on hand tocongratulate him.

Thursday, July 17, 2003

Dwain Towner was re-cently named “Hospice Vol-unteer of the Year” in thequarterly newsletter “Caringand Sharing”. Dwain hasbeen a hospice volunteer forthe past ten years. His wifeAdena is also a longtime Hos-pice volunteer.

Thursday, July 22, 1993Betty Barrows was hon-

ored with a luncheon July 16,1993. Betty is retiring after a29 and a half year career atSRS.

Thursday, July 21, 1983Lonnie O’Bryan has been

hired to the Hugoton PoliceForce. He is a veteran of over25 years in law enforcement.

Thursday, July 19, 1973Rhonda Ray will return to

Hugoton this fall to begin herteaching career in the Hugo-ton Elementary School. Shewill be teaching third grade.

Thursday, July 25, 1963Dick Marquardt was

elected the first president ofthe newly organized HugotonIndustrial Development, Inc.in its first meeting last week.Charles Wagner was electedsecretary/treasurer. The or-

ganization was formed to as-sist growth of industry inStevens County.

Thursday, July 23, 1953Janet Bryan rode in the

horse show in Wichita. Shewon first prize in horseman-ship for sixteen years andunder. She also won fourthprize in the three gaited eventfor seventeen years andunder.

Friday, July 23, 1948W.W. Virtue, Inc. will open

one of the finest departmentstores in western Kansashere in Hugoton. Bert Frazierof Dodge City will come toHugoton as the new man-ager.

Friday, July 9, 1943A fire of unknown origin

destroyed the barn at theRenfro property where Don

Brubaker lives in the eastpart of Hugoton Monday af-ternoon. The family cow wasnot in the barn at the time ofthe fire.

Friday, July 20, 1928Monday night, the largest

loaded train ever pulled fromthe Hugoton yards was takenout by engine 903. The trainconsisted of 132 cars, 119 ofwhich were loaded withwheat, carrying 233,000

bushels. The train was on itsway east and had picked upits enormous load betweenFelt and Hugoton. The trainhad quite a time climbing theSatanta hill and had to be cutbefore it managed to get toSatanta.

If any readers have pic-tures for the history page ofthe Hermes, please bringthem in to Ruthie Wingetat The Hugoton Hermes.

STUDENTS TAKE TOUR — Threegroups of summer school studentstoured the Hermes office last week.They were shown type being set, oper-ation of newspaper press, how cuts are

made for the paper and other opera-tions. In the photo above a few of thestudents watch Tom Hall feed the newspress. From the July 18, 1968, issue ofThe Hugoton Hermes.

Six of the ten college ma-jors with the highest salariesfor new graduates have some-thing to do with engineering.So says a survey from the Na-tional Association of Collegesand Employers, which notescomputer engineering majorsearned the top spot with anaverage starting salary of$70,400 for graduates whofinished school in 2012.Chemical engineering majorscame in second with an aver-age starting salary of$66,400, while computer sci-ence majors, with averagestarting salaries of $64,400,came in third. The NACEsalary survey relied on infor-mation from the Bureau ofLabor Statistics, the UnitedStates Census Bureau andJob Search Intelligence, acompensation managementfirm. In addition to computerscience, the survey, which ex-amined starting salaries fornew graduates in more than90 fields of study, found thatfinance, construction sci-ence/management and infor-mation sciences and systemswere the only majors outsidethe field of engineering tocrack the top ten.


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Parents often note kidsseem to grow like weeds.Pants that once reached to thetops of a youngster's feetquickly become too short,while once-loose shirts maysoon become too snug. Manyparents find themselves regu-larly in children's clothing de-partments stocking up on thebasics, which can put quite adent in already stretched-thinbudgets.

Although children'swardrobes are added to at var-

ious times of the year, thebulk of shopping occurs justbefore the school year begins.Though clothing can be ex-pensive, families need notbust their budgets when shop-ping for kids' clothing. Byshopping smart and concen-trating on fashion staples, it'seasier to stretch money fur-ther.

* Spread out purchases.Shopping early allows parentsto make the most of sales.Warm weather clothing gener-

ally goes on sale in July tomake room for new fall lines.Considering the first fewmonths of school may still bewarm, short-sleeved shirts willstill have utility and are gener-ally less expensive thansweaters and sweatshirts.

Staggering purchases alsoenables parents to develop aclothing allowance each andevery month instead of havingone large bill at a certain pointin the year. Parents can evenadd to their children'swardrobes during the holidayseason, when clothes tend toget reduced again for holidaysales.

* Don't discount hand-me-downs. It's trendy to recycleclothing and also to be envi-ronmentally conscious by put-ting items to good use againand again. Aside from you andyour wallet, no one will know

if your child is wearing a sec-ondhand pair of pants or abrand new pair. Many schoolmoms are anxious to swapclothing with others to lessentheir own financial burdenswith children's clothing. Starta clothing swap with a groupof friends, and you may findyou have more than you needin the way of clothes for thekids.

* Take stock of what you al-ready have. How many timeshave you run out to the gro-cery store for a missing ingre-dient only to find that veryitem buried at the back of thepantry? The same thing hap-pens with kids' clothes. Beforetaking kids clothes shopping,take inventory of their closets.Have little ones try on clothesto see which items still fit andwhich can be discarded or do-nated. Make a list of the items

you need to cut down on im-pulse spending at the store.

* Invest in the right high-quality pieces. Spending a for-tune for a trendy pair of pantsthat may end up getting ru-ined on the playground is notthe best way to shop for kids'clothing. However, investing ina quality pair of shoes that willlast much of the year is a goodinvestment. Know when tosplurge and when it's okay toshop at the discount store.

* Stock up on staples. Astraight-leg cut of jeans, somesolid colored polo shirts andan A-line dress or skirt aresome classic foundationpieces for children'swardrobes. Such items tend tolast longer than trendy itemsthat may only last a fewmonths before the next trendarrives.

* Learn to layer. Layering

items can make pieces looklike new by putting them to-gether in different combina-tions. Layering a summerT-shirt under a fall hoodie getsuse out of two different sea-son's worth of clothes. It alsoenables kids to be comfortableduring unpredictable weather.

* Leave it to the kids. Par-ents often worry about whatother parents will think oftheir own children's clothing.Children do not typicallyworry about such things untiltheir preteen or teenage years.You may spend less money onclothing simply because yourchild has a few favorite shirtsand pants he or she wearsover and over. That's lesslaundry for you and lessmoney you have to spend onnew clothes.



HERMES CLASSIFIEDSDeadline for all classified advertising is MONDAY at 5:00 p.m.All Garage, Yard and/or Moving Sale Ads MUST Be Pre-Paid.

1) Classified ad rate is $.20 per word per insertion. The weekly minimum is $3.35. 2) Classified display advertising rate is $5.00 per column inch. 3) All cards ofthanks are charged at the display rate. 4) All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, which makes it illegal toadvertise "any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, children, or national origin or an intention to makeany such preference, limitation, or discrimination." This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Ourreaders are informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

Pioneer Manor is seeking flexible individuals for the Household Co-ordinator Wheatfield. Duties include social services, day to day func-tioning of households, direct resident care, scheduling and staffing,and resident care planning. This job is for 8 hour shifts 5 days a weekwith some weekends and holidays. Requirements: CNA licensure, BasicLife Support, Social Service Designee preferred but not required. Otherrequirements include a love of geriatrics, sense of humor and being ateam player. Please inquire through Human Resources at StevensCounty Hospital. Stevens County Healthcare is searching for Full-time RNs andLPNs to work at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home. These positions arefor the night shift (6 pm - 6 am). Interested candidates must be certifiedwith a Kansas license to be eligible for these positions. Stevens County Healthcare’s Long Term Care Unit is currentlysearching for a Full-time CMA to work the day shift at PioneerManor from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. All interested candidates musthave or be eligible for a Kansas CMA License. We offer a great benefitspackage and an incentive for CMA experience. Stevens County Healthcare is searching for Full-time, Part-timeand PRN RNs or LPNs to work on the Med/Surg floor. These posi-tions are for night shift (7 pm-7 am). All candidates must have a KansasRN/LPN licensure to be eligible. We are also searching for PRN CNAsto work as needed. All candidates must have a Kansas CNA license tobe eligible. We offer outstanding benefits, competitive wages, sign onbonus of $2000 with one year contract for FT RNs/LPNs; $1000 withone year contract for PT RNs/LPNs; and mileage reimbursement to RNsor LPNs that live 15 miles or more outside of Stevens County.

Please contact Robyn Medina in Human Resources 620-544-8511 with any questions.

Applications can be picked up at the Information Desk located by the Medical Clinic.

CURRENT OPENINGS AT STEVENS COUNTY HOSPITAL,

MEDICAL CLINIC ANDPIONEER MANOR NURSING HOME

IMPERIAL SECURITY8 Officers Needed

Officers $9-$11 per hourLead Officers $11-$13 per hour

No experience needed - we will train you!Located in Hugoton

Call 866-840-2066Ask for Carl (tfc4)

TRUCK DRIVER WITH CURRENT CDLBenefits Included ~ Home Every Night

Please inquire at 428-5180 or 544-8889

Premier Alfalfa, Inc. (tfc8)

HELP WANTEDSecretary for Farm/Ranch operation

Computer and QuickBooks experience required. Office in Hugoton. Full-time position. Call 620-544-8300.

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HELP WANTED

CURRENT OPENINGS AT ABENGOA BIOENERGYWe are recruiting for the following positions at our first-

of-its-kind facility in Hugoton:Plant Engineers; Laboratory Supervisor; LaboratoryTechnicians; Microbiologist; Electrical Maintenance

Technicians; Plant Operators (Shift Workers). Applicants should have a good work ethic and the ability

to work closely within a team environment. Good payand great benefits with Health, Dental, Vision and

Life Insurance plus a matching 401k plan. Apply online at www.abengoabioenergy.com

Click “English” then “Employment” at the bottom of the page.

Then click “Job Location” to find the Hugoton positions.

You can also fax your resume to the attention of ABBK HR Manager at 636-728-1148

or email [email protected].(4p27)

TRANSPORT & BOBTAIL DRIVERS WANTED

for very progressive, family-oriented company.Benefit package includes uniforms, health insurance, paid vacation and sick leave. Competitive pay based on experience.Clean CDL required. Applicant must pass physical, drugscreen and back exam.

Apply in person at:Lathem Water ServiceHwy 25 S, Ulysses, KSOr call 620-356-3422 tfc

USD 210 MAINTENANCE ASSISTANTHugoton Schools is accepting applications for a new po-

sition to start in early August. Minimum salary of $15 per hour; with industry recognizedHVAC certificate up to $20 an hour. This is a full time posi-tion with benefits.

Apply at USD 210 Central Office, 205 E. Sixth St. Call 620-544-4397 or

email materials and questions [email protected].

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CITY OF MOSCOW - MAINTENANCE HELP NEEDEDWanted: Maintenance Person

Duties will include mowing, trimming, reading meters, interactionwith the public and more. Some experience in mechanics neces-sary. Must live in Stevens County, speak and write English, be ableto work unsupervised, and be able to lift more than 50 pounds.CDL and drug testing required. (CDL may be acquired after em-ployment.)

Applications are available at Moscow City Hall, 125 Main Street.

Or mail resume to PO Box 7, Moscow, Ks. 67952. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

For more information, please call 598-2234. The City of Moscow is an Equal Opportunity Employer. (1c29)

HELP WANTED: Evening waitresses needed at SouthwestFamily Steakhouse. Call 620-544-7066 for more information.

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Now taking applications for DETAIL PERSONStarting pay commensurate with experience.

Salary plus commission. Paid holidays, paid sick leave,medical insurance, retirement and uniforms.

Will train right person with good attitude.Contact Alvin Riley - Riley Chevrolet Buick

1034 S. Main, Hugoton, Ks. 620-544-4363(2c29)

Solution to July 11, 2013 puzzle

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

CIVIL DEPARTMENT

U. S. Bank Nat\ional AssociationPlaintiff,

vs.

Jose G. Martinez, et. al. Defendants.

Case No. 12CV20Court Number:

Pursaunt to K.S.A. Chapter 60

NOTICE OF SALE

Under and by virtue of an Order ofSale issued to me by the Clerk of theDistrict Court of Stevens County,Kansas, the undersigned Sheriff ofStevens County, Kansas, will offer forsale at public auction and sell to thehighest bidder for cash in hand, at theFront Door of the Courthouse atHugoton, Stevens County, Kansas, onAugust 8, 2013, at 10:00 AM, the fol-lowing real estate:

Surface and Surface Rights Only,in and to: Lot Eight (8) in BlockOne (1) of the Spikes Fifth AvenueAddition to the City of Hugoton,Stevens County, Kansas, accord-ing to the duly filed andrecordedPlat thereof, commonly known as612 East 4th Street, Hugoton, KS67951 (the “Property”)

to satisfy the judgment in the above-entitled case. The sale is to be madewithout appraisement and subject tothe redemption period as provided bylaw, and further subject to the ap-proval of the Court. For more infor-mation, visit www.Southlaw.com.

Ted Heaton, Sheriff

Stevens County, Kansas

Prepared By:South & Associates, P.C.Brian R. Hazel (KS # 21804)6363 College Blvd., Suite 100Overland Park, KS 66211(913)663-7600(913)663-7899 (Fax)Attorneys For Plaintiff(145182)

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How to buy school clothes without busting your budget

PUBLIC NOTICE

GARAGE SALE: Friday, July 19, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m., 501 W.Tenth St., Lots of Miscellaneous

---------------GARAGE SALE: Friday, July 19, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m., 701 S.Adams St., Area Rugs, Roll Top Desk, Tons of Bags, Picturesand Frames, Tent and Camp Stove, Some New Stuff and Lotsof Miscellaneous

---------------YARD SALE: Friday, July 19, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m., 203 S. VanBuren, Nice Clothes, Shoes, Jewelry, Toys, Etc.

---------------YARD SALE: Saturday, July 20, 7:30 a.m. - ???, 920 S. Jack-son, Household Items, Kids’ and Adult Clothes, Some Furni-ture, Toys, New & Old Jewelry and Miscellaneous

---------------YARD SALE: Saturday, July 20, 8:00 a.m. - ???, 1027 S. Har-rison

---------------GARAGE SALE: Saturday, July 20, 8:00 a.m. - ???, 615 S. Har-rison, Couch, 2 Wood Dinette Sets, Retro Chrome Dinette Set,Stove Vent Hood, Kitchen Stuff, Tools, Curtains, Bedding,Clothes, Toys

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Call Selia Crawford at 544-2182If no answer, leave message

FOR SALE: 2009 Camry Hy-brid, tan, 61,000 miles, excel-lent condition, $16,000. 2011Kia Sportage, silver, fullyloaded, sun roof, navigation,20,000 miles. $26,000. Call806-679-7282. (3c28)

---------------FOR SALE: 2011 BuickRegal CXL, 35,000 miles,2004 Jayco 26 ft travel trailer.Call Debbie at 544-8528 or544-6673. (2c28)

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FOR SALE: Black AngusBulls, registered, tested,guarantee, excellent blood-lines, confirmation and per-formance, discounts.Contact: Black Velvet Ranch,Aaron Plunkett, Syracuse,KS 620-384-1101. (14c17)

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FOR RENTTHANK YOU

FOR SALE BY OWNER

REAL ESTATE

SUPPORT GROUPS

FOR RENT: 2 RV hookups in Hugoton on private lot. Callfor details 612-750-9474. (2c29)

--------------FOR RENT: Space to park RV, 111 N. Lincoln - Hugoton,Call 620-428-5637. (2p28)

--------------FOR RENT: 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments. Furnished or un-furnished. Bills included, washer and dryer, and cable. Call544-2232. (tfc)

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WANTEDWANT TO PURCHASE: Minerals and other oil/gas inter-ests. Send details to P.O. Box 13557, Denver, Co. 80201.

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UPCOMING AUCTIONLARGE ANTIQUE AUCTION: Saturday, August 24, 9:00a.m., Elkhart City Hall. Lots of antiques & collectables, Indianartifacts, gold & silver coins, antique furniture, primitives.Auctioneer Jim Cunningham, 620-360-0249. See Web kscbnews.net for list. (2eot29)

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SERVICES OFFEREDFIREARM SERVICE: HPR in Satanta has over fifty blackguns in stock from entry level to bench guns. We are Class3 for your NFA items such as suppressors and short barreledrifles. We take care of ATF paperwork. Give us a call for allyour firearm needs. Shawn 620-629-7080 or shop 620-649-2670. (10p22)

---------------HOPPER?? GENIE?? We have BOTH!! Call us for monthlyprices and comparisons. Information, Upgrades, Full serv-ice, all from your LOCAL Retailer! Jay D’s Satellite 800-952-9634. www.jaydsatellite.com. (12c22)

---------------GARAGE SALES

PREGNANT? NEED HELP?Call Birthright of GardenCity, 620-276-3605 or Birth-line of Liberal, 1404 N. West-ern, 620-626-6763. (tfc3)

ALCOHOLICS ANONY-MOUS will help you if yousincerely want to stop drink-ing. Call 544-8633. (tfc1)

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Project HopeOpen Tues & Thurs

8:30 - 11:30 a.m. 1030 S. Main (tfc37)

Pioneer ManorFamily Support Group3rd Tuesdays - 1:00 p.m.3rd Thursdays - 5:15 p.m. Chapel at Pioneer Manor

(tfc15)AL-Anon Family GroupMen & Women of alcoholic family &

friends meet at 1405 Cemetery Rd. Mon. & Thurs. 8 pm

544-2610 or 544-2854kansas-al-anon.org (tfc)

BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY

(620)544-7777UPERIOR 510 E. 3rd

OLUTIONS HugotonHOME REPAIR & LAWN CARE

Alan D. Higgins, Owner

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Great Deals ~ Easy Financing ~ Quality ServiceOffice: (620)544-7800

531 S. JacksonHugoton, Ks. 67951 (tfc6)

FDT ELECTRICFrankie Thomas, owner

Licensed & InsuredOver 30 years’ experience in

Residential & Commercial Wiring544-5915 or 544-7776

(tfc34)

(620)428-65181182 Road Q • Hugoton

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Small Engine RepairYour Snapper Dealer

OD’s SHOP

620-428-6063 113 S Main, Hugoton(tfc)

600 E. 11th

IN STOCK*Carpet *Tile

*Laminate *Vinyl(tfc)


LAWN PROWill Schnittker

620-544-1517

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THIS SPACE FOR RENT

Call 620-544-4321 or email [email protected] today!

See YOUR ad here!

LL1 Senior Apartment• Must be 62 or disabled to qualify• Rent based on adjusted income• All electric appliances• Coin-operated laundry facilities• NO yard work

AND MORE!!For information,call Plaza Office

544-4011 (tfc6)

atSunflower Plaza

3 Bedrooms, 2-Car Garage, Large Shop, Travel Trailer CementPad for Hookups, Full Basement, Approximately 6 Acres.

Please call David Light at 544-9763.

David Light620-544-9763Fax: 620-356-5462Office: [email protected]

HOME FOR SALE201 6th Ave, RollaDallas Bressler (owner)

THANK YOUThanks for all the support shared by all at the City of Moscow’s

hundredth anniversary! I, William Bell, want to personally thankRusty Crites for all the hard work and dedication to our fine city tomake this event come together like it did. Stan Fiss made the park andtown look amazing with a lot of preparation work before the Fourth -THANK YOU! To start our celebration Antlers let all Moscow pa-trons come to their facility and eat a great FREE breakfast, then servedFREE ice cream from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. for anyone that stopped by. Ialso want to thank the Moscow Fire Department, Henry and JoyceSmith, Craig and Tia Bell for a fabulous hamburger and fish feed andevening fireworks show. The parade was the biggest that I have everseen in Moscow - when I went up there I didn’t know if we were goingto have anybody watching it, but we did and it turned out well - theSpanish ladies and German exchange parents of Moscow deserve abig thanks for a well-rounded meal before the activities started in thepark. The kids and families had a fun filled day at the park - dunkingthe mayor, Stu Moore and of course the Methodist Minister - we havesome good ball throwers in Moscow because we all got soaked anddunked in the tank numerous times. The pumpkin ball went over wellwith the Team Antlers taking away the hundredth year win. We hada lot of people try their luck in the backseat driving contest, with a lotof cones hit and some marks and curb jumping completely off thecourse with Tony Johnson and his son winning the event (KMS farmsdonated use of their Ranger) along with prizes from our local businessThe Store. The horseshoe throwing was won by none other than threeyear returning champions Michael James and Harley Davidson. Iwould like to thank all who donated time, money or both. Withoutyou, none of this would have ever been possible.

All in all, we had a fun day but again I wanted to say THANKSfor all who helped out and donated their time and efforts to make ourday a success!!! We are putting together a “Fourth Committee” sowe can build and have a bigger Fourth of July Park Day every year -so far we have Shirley Hale, Denise Shoff, Teresa Colantonio, SherriBustillos, Misty Slemp and Jonie Crawford. Anyone wishing to be onthe committee, please contact me at 620-655-7057.

William BellMayor - City of Moscow

THANK YOUThe Board of Directors of Rolla Hope would like to thank everyone

who helped and/or participated in the motorcycle benefit run July 6. Theturnout was better than we had ever expected and we hope to make iteven bigger and better next year. The success of the event was only madepossible by the area riders who came out and the following sponsors:

City of RollaTucker’s Greenhouse - Elkhart

Pete’s Auto - ElkhartRJ Mann - Liberal

Liberal Harley DavidsonFoley Cat - Liberal

Murphy - Tulsa, Ok.Ghumm’s Auto/NAPA - Hugoton

Nusser Oil - ElkhartBultman’s - Hugoton

American Implement - HugotonFastenal - LiberalBasco - Guymon

Crazy House - LiberalDouble T - Rolla

Cactus Roofing - RollaWhite’s Foodliner - HugotonUnited Wireless - Hugoton

Miratech & Jones - Tulsa, Ok.

THANK YOUThank you to Larry Bradford and all my friends for making my

ninetieth birthday so wonderful. It was a total surprise! Thank you!!

Louise Ferguson

THANK YOUDear friends,

Thank you everyone for the calls and cards you sent for my nineti-eth birthday! It was great to hear from you. I appreciate them so much!

Hope Dunlap

Handy HaulersLawn Mowing/Odd Jobs

Kelly Mace910 Van Buren

544-4403 or 453-909826p12

Celebrate L i f eAn Encouragement Group

7:00 ~ 8:00 p.m. MondaysAssembly of God, 138 S. Main

(park in back lot) (tfc13)

FOR SALE

FIREWOOD FOR SALEOak, Piñon, Mesquite,

Pecan & MoreDelivery & stacking available

Call DJ @ 620-430-1273 Days620-428-6127 Evenings (tfc)

1003 S. Adams

3325 sq ft5 bed/3 bath2 living roomsMaster suite

upstairs

Car portDet. garage

in backFenced yard

Call 620-544-3201(tfc25)

Gas company pays up to 20,000 KW of electric usage per year.

848 Road G. - This all electric 2 story home with5 bedrooms comes with 6 acres of land and 2 newheating and air conditioning systems. Additionalacreage available. Call today!

307 N. Kansas, Suite 101Liberal, KS 67901

(620) 624-1212Now see these and other SW. Kansas properties at

www.hugotonhomes.com

17957 Road B, - Liberal - 125' Guyed Tower,concrete block building with chain link fence on4.6 acres. West side of property adjacent to Black-top Road.

UNDER CONTRACT

NEW LISTING

ACCEPTING BIDSACCEPTING SEALED BIDS

USD 210 is accepting sealed bids for a 2001 Chevrolet Suburban and a

1999 Chevrolet Suburban. Vehicles will be sold “as is.”Bids will be accepted at Central Office, 205 E. Sixth in

Hugoton until 2:00 p.m. August 14, 2013. Bids will be approved or rejected at the

August 19, 2013 USD 210 Board of Education meeting. The USD 210 Board of Education has the right to accept or reject any and all bids.

For more information, please contact USD 210Transportation Director Lorenzo Cruz at 620-544-2443 or email [email protected].

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902 S. Harrison - Move in ready!!! 2 bed/1b, beautiful kitchen, wood floors and carpet,deck, paved patio, fence, cen H/A!! Greatstarter home!! Call for appt!!

Feature Of The Week

Member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS AND KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS

Mark Faulkner-BrokerKaren Yoder - Associate/Broker

Residential & Commercial SpecialistKaren Yoder- 544-4161 or Cellphone 544-3730

Chance Yoder - SalespersonAgricultural Land

Residential & Commercial SpecialistChance Yoder- Cellphone 544-1907

“Call Us For All Your Real Estate Needs”Karen Yoder Chance Yoder

112 S. Main • 620-356-5808 • Ulysseswww.faulknerrealestate.com Se Habla Espanol-356-5808

600 S. Jefferson - Price Reduced!! 3bed/2 bath, cen H/A, fence, 30 x 40 build-ing. Call for details!!

1155 Road 25, Rolla - Beautiful Brick, 4 bed/3 bath, att garage, horse barn, equipshop, detach garage, feeding facility, all on 160 acres. Call today for your privateshowing!!

1035 S Van Buren-Nice 2 bed/1 b, cen H/A,att garage, circle drive, sprinkler, fence, stor-age shed. A Must See!!

314 West 4th-Complete remodel w/updatedkitchen, 2 bed/1 bath, central H/A, carport,fence...corner lot. A must see!!!

905 S Jefferson- Ranch style, 4 bed/3 bath, 2fpl, att garage, cen H/A, large lot.

1111 S Jefferson- 3 bed/1 b, cen H/A,fence, carport, storage bldg. Call for de-tails!!

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928 S. Jackson - Frame, 2 bed/2 b., lgfamily rm, basement, cen H/A. Call for de-tails!

915 S. Jackson - 2 Bed/2 bath, partialbsmt, 45 x 24 Morton bldg, fence, centH/A. Call for showing!!

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PUBLIC NOTICE

The regularly scheduled meetingMonday, July 16, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. of

the Stevens County Commissionershas been rescheduled to take placeWednesday, July 18, 2013 at 5:00p.m. in the Commissioners’ Room atthe Stevens County Courthouse, 200E. Sixth Street in Hugoton.

PUBLIC NOTICE


Dominador Perido, M.D.General Surgery

Office Hours9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Monday

Lori Harriman, ARNPOffice Hours

8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noonFriday

Steven Samii, MD, MHAOffice Hours

1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.Tuesday

Manuel Caga-anan, M.D.Internal Medicine

Office Hours9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Thursday

Willie Posey, DOInternal Medicine / Cardiologist

Office Hours10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday

Supported and Sponsored by Morton County Health SystemElkhart, KS

Haley McCammon, PA-COffice Hours

9:00 to 12:00 noonTuesday

415 Washington St., Rolla, KS620-593-4242

Office Hours8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Monday to Friday

Rolla Doctors Office

**Free Daily Hugoton Delivery**Same Day Delivery Even on Saturdays

***Independently owned and operatedby Brett and Holli Horyna***

Phone 620-624-4065Hours Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.1033 N. Kansas Avenue in Liberal

Choyce Hays, center, granddaughter of Neill and Lila Hays, isnamed 2013 Level Ten Tumbling National Champion in KansasCity.

RHS football coach Jon Schnable takes part in a photo-op withK-State QB Collin Klein and Senator Garrett Love.

Coach Schnable invited to participate in Passing Academy

Eli Hull will celebrate a triumphant first yearJuly 28 with supportive friends and family

Hays exercise bragging rights over granddaughter’s gymnastic achievements

Two Stauth Museum exhibits explore immigration to Kansas and the U.S.

Buying Life Insuranceis unlike any other purchase.When you pay premiums, you are buying future

financial security for your family.• Why do I need life insurance?• How much do I need?• What is term insurance?• What is permanent insurance?

For All The ANSWERSCall Karen at 544-4314!

Karen Yoder

Insurance AgencyKaren Yoder, Agency Manager

600 S. Main • 316-544-4314 • Hugoton, Ks.

ROLLA NEWSBy Mary Courtney

Rolla High School footballcoach, Jon Schnable, was in-vited to be a local coach for CollinKlein’s First Annual PassingAcademy in Liberal and GardenCity. Klein is hosting footballcamps in seven cities acrossKansas, and outstanding localcoaches will be assisting him.

Senator Garrett Love is alsohelping with the camps. SenatorLove was a stand-out in football,

basketball, track, and scholars’bowl at South Gray High School,and now serves the area as astate senator.

Klein started as quarterbackfor the Kansas State Wildcats,and due to his outstanding 2012college football season, he wasselected as a finalist for the Heis-man Trophy. He is currently afree agent for the National Foot-ball League.

Eli Wayne Hull’s family ishaving a celebration for hisfirst birthday at the RollaPark Sunday, July 28, at4:00 p.m. When Eli was borna year ago, he had manycomplications that concernedhis parents and the entirecommunity. After many

weeks of treatment, he wasable to come home to Rolla.In the following months, Elithrived and grew and is readyto meet the people who sup-ported him and his parentsand all those who prayed forhim through the trying times.

Choyce Janeill Hays ofBristow, Ok., age 16, recentlycompeted at the 2013 USAGymnastics Trampoline andTumbling Championships atthe Kansas City ConventionCenter in Kansas City, Mo.July 2-10. Choyce wasnamed the 2013 Level TenTumbling National Championfor 2013.

As a Level Ten RegionalChampion, Choyce was eligi-ble to represent Region Threeat the Regional All-Star com-petition. GK/Elite Sportswearprovided a leotard and warmup for competition andawards photos. Region Threewas named Grand ChampionTeam. Each team memberwas given a trophy and a per-sonal check.

Choyce has competed innumerous events this pastyear and came to Nationalsundefeated. Her final eventthis competition year will bethe 2013 Stars and StripesCup, August 30-September1, 2013 in Daytona Beach,Fl., where she will move fromLevel Ten to the Elite Divi-sion.

Choyce trains with the2013 Elite Tumbling Coach ofthe Year, Chauncy Haydon ofOklahoma Extreme Tumblingat 8250 E 111th St S, Bixby,Ok. Choyce is one of ten or

more who placed at the Na-tional competition in KansasCity.

When Choyce is not tum-bling, she is studying orcheering. She will be a juniorat Metro Christian Academyin Tulsa, Ok. this fall whereshe also competes competi-tively with Metro VarsityCheer.

Choyce is the daughter ofBrent and Jan Hays of Bris-tow, Ok.. She is the grand-daughter of Neill and LilaHays of Rolla.

Choyce displays understand-able exuberance at the Gym-nastics Trampoline andTumblingh Championships.

Most Kansans can tracetheir heritage to another part ofthe world. Some came in searchof a better life for themselves ortheir children—many came tojoin families or friends. Between1865 and 1880, Kansas at-tracted immigrants at a fasterpace than anywhere else in theUnited States. The state’s pop-ulation grew from 107,205 in1860 to 1,428,108 in 1890—thanks to the irresistible prom-ise of a better life through landand jobs. In 1870, 13 percent ofKansas’ total population wasforeign-born. Employment op-portunities, lower cost of living,and ease of integrating intocommunities in a meaningfulway, continue to attract manynew immigrants to the state.Today, six percent of allKansans are foreign-born. And,each year, the U.S. DistrictCourt, District of Kansas hostsmore than 20 naturalizationceremonies where individualswho have completed the re-quirements for citizenship takethe Oath of Allegiance and be-come United States citizens.

This is the unique story toldin Americans by Choice: TheStory of Immigration & Citi-zenship in Kansas, a new ex-hibit now touring the state. Itwill open to the public at theStauth Memorial Museum July21, 2013 and close September1, 2013. The exhibit illustratesthe paths to citizenship takenby Kansas settlers from aroundthe world over the past 150years, and personalizes thestory of immigration and citi-zenship—who came, wherethey came from, why they cameto Kansas, and why they choseto become U.S. citizens. It fea-tures photographs, documents,quotes, and interactive booksdescribing major laws affectingimmigration and naturalizationover the past 150 years, theconsequences of those laws andhow they directly affected thelife of a Kansan.

The exhibit was commis-sioned by the U.S. DistrictCourt, District of Kansas tohighlight the Court’s role in thenaturalization process. A per-manent exhibit of the same titleis installed at the Robert J. DoleCourthouse in Kansas City,Kansas. The HonorableKathryn H. Vratil, Chief Judge,stated, “I speak for every one ofthe judges on this court when Isay that participating in natu-ralization ceremonies is one ofthe highlights of our profes-sional life. It helps us reaffirmand refocus ourselves on thevalues that we hold very dear toour hearts as American citi-zens.” From 1931 to 2010,more than 75,000 new citizenswere naturalized in Kansas, anaverage of 2,400 annually.

The exhibit project was de-veloped by Jean Svadlenak, amuseum consultant based inKansas City, Missouri, withover 35 years of experience inthe history field. “I have beencaptivated and inspired by thepeople I’ve met through thisproject. Their personal storiesgive meaning to immigrationand citizenship facts and fig-ures. Working on this projecthas given me a deeper appreci-ation for my own American cit-izenship,” Svadlenak said.

Also on display will be theexhibit: Immigration and Car-icature: Ethnic Images fromthe Appel Collection. This ex-hibition explores the role of car-icature and stereotype informing American values andattitudes about the multicul-tural development of the UnitedStates. It utilizes a collection ofimmigrant and ethnic carica-tures from popular graphicsdating primarily from the CivilWar to World War I, a period ofmassive migration to the UnitedStates. To modern Americans,the contents are sometimes hu-morous, sometimes very dis-turbing. Nevertheless, thecollection offers great insight

into American cultural atti-tudes and is a remarkable re-source for the study ofAmerican cultural history. Theitems used in this exhibitionconsist of a variety of printmedia such as cartoons, post-cards, trade cards, and printsand lithographs, all of whichcome from over 4,000 piecesdonated to the Michigan StateUniversity Museum by Dr.John and Selma Appel. Materi-als from their collection havebeen loaned to numerous exhi-bitions on ethnic images andimmigration throughout theUnited States and the Appelshave written many publicationson the subject. Exhibit is avail-

able to tour through the Michi-gan State University Museum.

The Stauth Museum inMontezuma is expecting manygroups for these exhibits, soplease call in advance to sched-ule groups of five or more. Con-tact 620-846-2527 forinformation or to set up a tour.Museum hours: Tuesday -Sat-urday 9:00 a.m.-12 noon and1:00-4:30 p.m., Sun day 1:30-4:30 p.m. They are closed Mon-days and all major Holidays.Admission is free, but dona-tions are gratefully accepted tohelp pay for these two impor-tant and incredible exhibits!www.stauth memorialmu-seum.org.

Per capita revenues (ad-justed for inflation) in StevensCounty decreased nine percentbetween 2003 and 2011 to$3,097. The County’s percapita expenditures increased16 percent to $4,085.

Meanwhile, real per capitarevenues in the averageKansas county increased 26percent to $1,417 and expen-ditures rose 32 percent to$1,471.

This data comes from re-searchers at Kansas State Uni-versity who have just releasedthe newest “Kansas CountyFiscal Conditions and Trends”report to county commissionsstatewide.

The fourteenth in a series,the report’s customized analy-ses detail each county govern-ment’s budgetary trends from2003 to 2011. The data usedto fuel these analyses camefrom the counties’ own budgetdocuments, submitted to theKansas Department of Admin-istration every year.

The report’s main purposeis to be useful to county electedofficials as they prepare thebudget for the next year. But,it can benefit all Kansas citi-zens, said economist JohnLeatherman, director of the Of-fice of Local Government, a K-State Research and Extensionoutreach program.

“It all starts with having ac-cess to basic data,” Leather-man explained. “We’re simplytrying to give county commis-sioners tools that can helpthem monitor their financialsituation.

“At the same time, though,the report can provide averagecitizens with unbiased, inde-pendent information aboutlocal government finance. So,it can serve as a starting pointfor dialogue between elected of-ficials and their constituents.”

The report contains the in-formation for 34 expenditurecategories and 20 revenue cat-

egories for Kansas counties.By adjusting this data for infla-tion over time, K-State’s localgovernment economists couldalso identify and evaluate anyunderlying trends.

Even so, Kansans musttake care when attempting todraw their own conclusionsfrom the data, warned RebeccaBishop, lead author of the re-port and the Office of LocalGovernment’s public financeprogram director.

“You need to look beyondthe numbers to understandthe local situation. You alsoneed to consider any part ofthe broader context that maybe affecting local finances,such as the current economicenvironment or trends in stateaid programs,” Bishop said.

This augmented approachis particularly important whencounties are examining majorcapital expenditures, she said.For example, infrequent butoften costly investments mightinclude a new jail, major roadproject or courthouse renova-tion.

Office of Local Governmentstaff now are working to de-velop a similar, targeted finan-cial trends report for Kansas’cities. Due to a unified county-city governing structure, somecommunities within the greaterKansas City area may be ex-cluded. The staff’s goal is todistribute a copy of this cities’report to each of the state’scounty seats next spring.

Free access to the StevensCounty Fiscal Conditions &Trends report is available on-line at the Office of Local Gov-ernment’s Web site:www.ksu-olg.info. More infor-mation about the Office ofLocal Government is also avail-able online or by calling 785-532-2643.

Submitted by K-State Re-search and Extension.

County budget trends report released

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