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Former United StatesSenator and presidentialcandidate Bob Dole was inHugoton last Wednesday asa part of his Gratitude Tourthrough all 105 Kansascounties. Memorial Hall wasfilled with people eager tomeet and visit with SenatorDole.

Bob Dole is an attorneyand retired United StatesSenator from Kansas. Heserved in the Senate from1969 to 1996, and set arecord as the longest servingRepublican leader duringhis time as United StatesSenate Majority Leader.

Mr. Dole is actively seek-ing all World War II Veteranswho have resided in Kansasto include in his WWII me-morial at the Robert J. Dole

Institute of Politics at theUniversity of Kansas inLawrence. If you or a lovedone served in World War IIand have lived in Kansas forany length of time, you areencouraged to do the follow-ing:Mail a photo of the Veteran,along with his or her firstand last name, to theRobert J. Dole Institute ofPolitics, 2350 Petefish Drive,Lawrence, Ks. 66045. Yourphoto will be scanned and returned to you; OREmail a photo of the Veteran, along with his or

her first and last name, [email protected]. Thephoto must be in .jpg format;ORBring a photo of the Veteran, along with his orher first and last name,and enjoy a visit to the DoleInstitute of Politics at KU!

The Institute would alsoappreciate a name and ad-dress of someone to whomthey can send confirmationwhen the picture has beenentered into the memorialkiosk. More informationabout the Dole Institute is

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Home fires can start andspread quickly, which iswhy everyone needs to becareful and educated whenit comes to fire safety. Inhonor of National Fire Pre-vention Week, October 5-11,the Office of the State FireMarshal and Safe Kids

Kansas remind familiesthat, when it comes to fire,just a little bit of planningcan make a big difference.

Every day, at least onechild in the U.S. dies from ahome fire and every hourapproximately 16 childrenare injured from fires or

burns. To date, 14 Kansanshave lost their lives this yearfrom fires. According to thelatest National Fire Protec-tion Association (NFPA) re-search, working smokealarms cut the chance ofdying in a fire in half. Mean-while, almost two-thirds ofhome fire deaths resultedfrom fires in homes with nosmoke alarms or no workingsmoke alarms.

“In a fire, seconds count,”said Doug Jorgensen, StateFire Marshal. “Roughly halfof home fire deaths resultfrom fires reported at nightbetween 11:00 p.m. and7:00 a.m. when most peopleare asleep. Home smokealarms can alert people to afire before it spreads, givingeveryone enough time to get

Wednesday, September 24, 2014, the students and staff at Hugo-ton Elementary School gathered on the west playground fortheir thirteenth annual playground picture. The Power Eaglepicture they created in red, white, and blue this year goes alongwith this year’s school wide theme of KEEP CALM ANDLEARN ON! The students also enjoyed participating in PajamaDay Monday and Hat Day Tuesday as part of Fall HomecomingWeek Festivities.

HHS 2014 Homecoming Court, sitting left toright, are Dallie Hoskinson, Katy Heger, RingBearer Cooper Nix, son of Brandon and KelliNix, Amanda Mills, Queen Mariah Archuleta,Flower Girl Emily Hurtado, daughter of Oscarand Lydia Hurtado, Katie Weaver and LacieSwafford. Standing are Abraham Garcia,

Chance Ghumm, Daniel Bustillos, Zack Littell,Edgar Villa, Genesis Martinez, HomecomingKing Michael Baeza, Kellen Watkins, Ulises Ar-mendariz, Caleb Henry, Mitchell Hamlin, NoelCamacho and Hunter Dale. Photo courtesy ofKathy Purcell.

Stevens County Hospi-tal’s Free Health Fair iscoming up Saturday, Octo-ber 4 at Hugoton MiddleSchool cafeteria. The fair isopen from 7:00 to 11:00a.m. and shouldn’t bemissed by anyone! Stevens County Hospitalwill be providing free gen-eral health screening testsincluding CBC, CMP, Lipidpanel, TSH, and A1C. PSAwill be available for menover 50 only. The lipidpanel requires a 12 to 14hour fasting. These testswill be done for anyone nineyears and older. Pre-registration is en-couraged for the event. Toget your forms, visit theStevens County Hospital at

the outpatient desk or frontdesk, Pioneer Manor orStevens County MedicalClinic anytime until Octo-ber 3. A self addressedstamped envelope will berequired to receive your re-sults. Community informa-tion booths, self-breastexam learning area, bloodpressure checks and muchmore will be available. If you do not fill out aregistration form prior tovisiting the fair you canpick up a form Saturday.Walk-ins are welcome. Plan to take advantage ofthe incredible savings. Youwill be very grateful you did. For more informationcontact Alisha Esarey at544-6162.

Ms. Skinner’s Civics class from Hugoton Mid-dle School eagerly huddles around Senator BobDole during his visit Wednesday, September 24.The Senator came through Stevens Countyduring his 105-county Gratitude Tour ofKansas. The tour started several months ago,

and Senator Dole has already visited over halfof Kansas’ counties. Senator Dole broughtalong information about his World War IIkiosk project and a Bob Box, a box of pantrystaples to help senior citizens who occasionallyexperience food insecurity.

Senator Bob Dole thanks Stevens County

State agencies offer tips for Fire Prevention Week

Free Health Fair is this weekendContinued to page 5

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS THE HERMES? The Hermestagged along with our own roving reporter Ruthie Winget, asshe vacations in Minnesota, “Land of 10,000 Lakes”. This par-ticular body of water is Lake Minnetonka, the ninth largest lakein Minnesota.

Travelers with the Senior Trip this year to Niagara Falls pausetheir sight seeing long enough to snap this picture featuring

“Where is The Hugoton Hermes”. They are posing in front ofthe Floral Clock in Ontario, Canada. Great picture! Thank you.

The Hugoton area is dealing with a big loss as GladysRenfro passed from this life last week at St. Catherine'sHospital in Garden City following a brief illness.

Gladys’ sweet face was so familiar as she providedaccompaniment and background music at all kinds offunctions throughout the years. This is not to mentionif you decided to visit the Stevens County Gas and Historical Museum in Hugoton where Gladys was anirreplaceable wealth of information. She served as museum curator for many years following her father’sfootsteps.

There is no doubt that Gladys’ beautiful music isechoing off of those mansions and streets of gold now.

An obituary for Gladys can be seen on page two.

Gladys Renfro leaves her mark

ObituariesThe Hugoton Hermes Thursday, October 2, 2014

WHAT’S HAPPENIN’September 29-October 3- Book Fair Week at Hugoton

Elementary SchoolUntil December 6- Project Hope “Ten Can Chal-lenge” - grab one extra itemduring your weekly groceryshopping trip and set it asideto donate to Project Hope dur-ing the first week of December.They gratefully accept any andall donations.October 1- First Christian Church will

be going around Hugoton col-lecting canned goods, startingat 7:00 p.m. Food items will bedonated to Project Hope.October 1-11- Yardmaster will host their

sixteenth annual Mum Festi-val. Gather your Mum MoolahDollars to spend on mums,shrubs, pansies, candles, gifts,or almost anything in thestore! Yardmaster Gift, Green-house and Nursery is locatedat Third and Main in Hugoton.October 1-31- Textile exhibit at the StevensCounty Library.October 2- Sons of Thunder’s South-

west Kansas chapter will meetat 7:00 p.m. at the GrantCounty Civic Center, 1000 W.Patterson in Ulysses. WarrenBaldwin of Ulysses will speak.Refreshments, fellowship andworship will be offered. For

more information, contactMonty at 620-353-9507 orCary at 620-353-9601. Youcan also visit their Web site atwww.sonsofthunderswks.com.October 3- Moscow High School Fall

HomecomingOctober 4- Stevens County Healthcare

will host a free health fair from7:00 to 11:00 a.m. at theHugoton Middle School Cafe-teria. For more information,contact Alisha Esarey at 620-544-6162. You may pre-regis-ter at Stevens CountyHospital, Pioneer Manor orStevens County Medical Clinicuntil October 3. A self-ad-dressed stamped envelope willbe required to receive your re-sults.

- Pioneer Communicationsand Pioneer Electric Coopera-tive will host a Safety Fest from9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at theGrant County Activity Centerin Ulysses - at the corner ofBaughman and Grant Streets.There is no charge for admis-sion, tote bag giveaways forstudents and a free hot doglunch at 11:30 a.m.- Life Story Workshop at the

Hugoton Senior Center, 624 S.Main from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.Call 620-544-2283 for moreinformation. October 6- The Stevens County Com-

missioners will meet at 8:30a.m. in the Commissioners’Room at the Stevens CountyCourthouse.- Stevens County Hospital/

Pioneer Manor Board will meetat 5:30 p.m.October 7- Heritage Christian AcademyBoard will meet at 7:00 p.m.

- Hugoton Sports Boosters willmeet at 7:00 p.m.- The Hugoton Airport Board

will meet at 7:00 a.m. at theAirport Lounge.October 8- Circle Time for children agesbirth to five years old and theirparents at 10:30 a.m. at theStevens County Library. Con-tact the SCL at 620-544-2301for more information.- Flu shots will be given at theHugoton Senior Center, 624 S.Main by the Stevens County

Health Department from 11:00a.m. to 12:00 Noon. Bring in-surance information.- The Hugoton Area Chamberof Commerce Board will meetin the Senior Center’s ActivityRoom at 12:00 noon.October 9- Hugoton Middle and High

School picture retakes in theold high school gym.- Stevens County GenealogicalSociety will meet at 1:00 p.m.in the Stevens County Li-brary’s computer lab.

Longtime Stevens Countyresident Verda Marie Ell-saesser, age 90, went to herheavenly home Tuesday, Sep-tember 23, 2014 at St. Cather-ine Hospital in Garden City.

Born August 28, 1924 inMontrose, S.D., Verda was thethirteenth child of Iver Iversonand the former Ida Larson.

April 20, 1945 Verda mar-ried Harley C. Ellsaesser. Theylived most of their 62 years ofmarriage in southwest Kansas.Harley preceded her in death inDecember of 2007 and their

son Ronald in February 1983.Verda is survived by her

daughter Sharon Kraber andhusband John of Guymon,Ok.; Ron’s wife Beth and hus-band Dennis Moser of Hugo-ton; son Larry Ellsaesser andwife Nell of Springfield, Mo.;daughter Nancy Riney andhusband Terry of Pinehurst,N.C.; and son Gary Ellsaesserand wife Susan of Hugoton.

Mrs. Ellsaesser was amuch-loved wife, mother andgrandma to 18 grandchildren,and Grandma G. to 35 great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will beconducted Saturday afternoon,October 11 at 2:00 p.m. atFaith Lutheran Church inHugoton with Pastor Jo Meadofficiating. A private burial tookplace Wednesday, September24, 2014 at the Hugoton Ceme-tery in Hugoton.

Memorials may be given tothe Hugoton Senior Center incare of Garnand FuneralHome, 423 S. Main, Hugoton,Ks. 67951.

Verda Ellsaesser

A pillar of the community,Gladys Evelyn Parsley Renfropassed from this life Wednes-day, September 24, 2014 atSt. Catherine's Hospital inGarden City following a briefillness.

Gladys was born Septem-ber 5, 1929 to Everette C.Parsley and the former HelenRosalie Novotny.

Besides her parents,Gladys was preceded indeath by her husband of over50 years, Maurice D. Renfro.

September 20, 1947 sheand Maurice D. Renfro weremarried at First ChristianChurch in Hugoton by LloydRobins.

Gladys began her musicaljourney at a young age, tak-ing private piano lessons inLiberal. Over the course ofher married life, she took ad-ditional music courses atOklahoma City Universityand later at Midwest Chris-tian College where she andMaurice were students.Gladys and Maurice attendedOzark Christian College inthe early 1950’s.

After Maurice's graduationfrom college and while theywere in a located ministry inGlencoe, Ok, she took addi-tional music courses at Okla-homa State College inStillwater, Ok.

After completing her bach-elor's degree from OklahomaPanhandle State University,Gladys taught music approx-imately 14 years in elemen-tary schools in Oklahomaand Texas. She also gave pri-vate piano and voice lessonsin Hooker, Ok.

After Maurice's retirement,they returned to Hugotonwhere Gladys later becamethe curator of the StevensCounty Gas and HistoricalMuseum. Doing so, she fol-lowed in the footsteps of herfather Everette Parsley whoserved as president and di-rector of the Museum formany years. Maurice alsoworked along with her at theMuseum as long as he wasable.

Being such a talented mu-sician, music was always anintegral part of her life andministry. She played for wed-dings, funerals, civic groupsand other events. She will bevery missed.

Mrs. Renfro was active incivic organizations in Hugo-ton and was selected as "BetaSigma Phi Woman of theYear” in 2004.

Survivors include herbrother David E. Parsley andwife Phyllis of Johnson City,Tn,; niece Jennifer NovotnyLeonard and husband LeslieJames of Jonesborough, Tn.;two great nieces, Danielleand Carrie of Tennessee;

cousin Ben Bailey and wifeHelen of Pratt; special friendNorman Dawson Smith ofHolcomb; and her numerousother relatives and dearfriends.

Services were conductedat the First Christian Churchin Hugoton Monday after-noon, September 29 by Min-ister Heath Kelley. Burialfollowed in the HugotonCemetery. Paul's FuneralHome was in charge of thearrangements.

Friends and family gath-ered over the weekend tohonor and remember DonnaD. Livingston. Mrs. Liv-ingston, age 63 and longtimeresident of Hugoton, passedfrom this life Tuesday, Sep-tember 23, 2014 surroundedby her family at PioneerManor in Hugoton.

She was born August 7,1951 in Dodge City to Sidneyand Elna Fail.

August 9, 1969 Donnaand James Livingston wereunited in marriage in DodgeCity and were married 45years. Donna gave birth totheir only child Denese Lee inJanuary of 1971.

Mrs. Livingston spent hertime working at the PioneerManor where she consideredit more of a hobby than a job.She loved talking and takingcare of the residents at theManor. Her hobbies includedfollowing her grandchildren'sactivities and sports. ColtonWade Yancey, the oldestgrandson, is enlisted in theUnited States Navy and isstationed in Hawaii. PaytonWade Yancey, the middlegrandson, is a sophomore atLiberal High School. HayleyLynn Yancey, the youngest,is an eighth grader at WestMiddle School in Liberal.The grandchildren wereDonna’s bundle of joy.

Donna is preceded indeath by her younger sisterDebbie Frank; father SidneyFail; and one nephew.

Survivors include her hus-band James Livingston ofHugoton; beloved daughterDenese Yancey and husbandClay of Liberal; the threegrandchildren, Colton, Pay-ton and Haley Yancey; hermother Elna Fail of DodgeCity; sister Marsha Yeager ofDodge City; her four nieces;and two nephews.

Funeral services were at-tended Saturday morning,September 27 at The Churchof God in Hugoton with DaveMason and Eric Mason pre-siding. Burial followed at theHugoton Cemetery under thedirection of Paul's FuneralHome of Hugoton.

In lieu of flowers dona-tions can be sent to: BicherCancer Institute, 12099 W.Washington Blvd. #304, LosAngeles, Ca. 90066.

Donna Livingston

Gladys Renfro

Word has been received ofthe death of Vernon Janzen,age 77, of Elkhart. Mr. Janzenpassed away Monday, Septem-ber 25, 2014 at Morton CountyHospital in Elkhart.

He was born December 19,1936 in Peabody, the son ofGustav R. Janzen and the for-mer Emma Voth.

Vern grew up in Hillsboro.He moved to Newton duringhigh school and graduatedfrom Newton High School in1954. Vern also served in theUnited States Air Force from1955 to 1958. He worked as aninsurance representative forUSF&G, traveling all overKansas including Elkhart.

In 1969, Vern moved toElkhart and partnered withBurt Elder and started Janzen-Elder Insurance Agency.

June 9, 1984 Vern marriedVi Hamilton.

Mr. Janzen was a member ofthe Lions Club, UnitedMethodist Church, Kansas

Calvary and Chairman of thelocal Republican Party. Heserved on the High PlainsHealth Foundation Board, AreaMental Health Board for 20years and the Morton CountyHospital Board.

Survivors include his wife ViJanzen of their home; children,Vienna Lee and husband Galenof Elkhart, Patsy Kemp ofLawrence, Jim Hamilton andwife Tina of Aurora, Co. andSherri Hurn and husband

Travis of Yuba City, Ca.; sisters,Eunice Matz and husband Rayof Hillsboro and Janice Plenertand husband Abe of Dillon, Mt.;three grandchildren, JayreZimmerman, Jess Lee andEmme Hurn; and great grand-child Cap Lee.

Vern is preceded in death byhis parents; sister Adeline Ban-man; and brother CalvinJanzen.

Funeral services were at-tended Saturday morning, Sep-tember 27 at United MethodistChurch in Elkhart with Rev.Dennis Reimer and Rev. GaryMurrell officiating. Intermentfollowed at Elkhart Cemeteryunder the direction of GarnandFuneral Home in Elkhart.

Memorial contributions maybe given to United MethodistChurch Building Fund or HighPlains Health Foundation incare of Garnand Funeral Home,PO Box 854, Elkhart, Ks.67950.

Vernon Janzen

HUGOTON POLICE REPORTHUGOTON POLICE REPORTBusiness Hours, Call 544-4959 After Hours, Call 544-2020

Stevens County Fire Department

andAmbulance Report

Monday, September 22, 2014• Medical Assist, 600 Block of South

Washington, Public Service, ChiefLeslie

• Welfare Check, Third and Adams,All Okay, Chief Leslie

• Kid on Dirt Bike, 1000 Block ofSouth Monroe, Chief Leslie

• Possible Fight, 700 Block of SouthMonroe, Unable to Locate, OfficerHagman

Tuesday, September 23, 2014• Vehicle Unlock, 800 Block of South

Madison, Citizen Assist, ChiefLeslie

• Dog at Large, Second and Main,

Unable to Locate, Chief Leslie• Dog at Large, 400 Block of East

Fourth, Dog Impounded, ChiefLeslie

• Dog at Large, 100 Block of SouthMadison, Dog Impounded, ChiefLeslie

Wednesday, September 24, 2014• Non Injury Accident, 500 Block of

West Ninth, Took Report, SergeantJohnson

Thursday, September 25, 2014• Escort, Public Service, Sergeant

Johnson, Officer Hagman, OfficerLamatsch, Officer Stevenson

• Reckless Motorcycle, Eleventh and

Main, Unable to Locate, OfficerHagman

Friday, September 26, 2014• Medical Assist, KDI, Public Service,

Chief Leslie• Dog at Large, 1100 Block of South

Madison, Unable to Catch, ChiefLeslie

• Writing on Play House, 500 Blockof South Harrison, Made SubjectClean It, Chief Leslie

Saturday, September 27, 2014• Dog at Large, 500 Block of South

Monroe, Impounded Dog, OfficerStevenson

• Funeral Escort, 800 Block of West

City Limits, Public Service, OfficerStevenson

• Suspicious Subject, 100 Block ofSouth Madison, Need Permit to SellMagazines, Officer Stevenson

• Suspicious Subject, 900 Block ofSouth Coulter, Need Permit to SellMagazines, Officer Stevenson

• Hit & Run, Took Report, OfficerLamatsch

Sunday, September 28, 2014• Vehicle Unlock, 400 Block of South

Adams, Citizen Assist, Chief Leslie

Stevens County Emer-gency Services run activitySeptember 22 through Sep-tember 28.Fire Department

Hugoton Station Wednesday, September 24,6:24 a.m. dispatched to ahalf mile north and a halfmile west of Road Q andRoad 20 for a bale stack fire. Fire Department

Moscow StationNo activity this period.

Ambulance Activity Four medical runs, oneLife Flight, one fire standbyand football standby.

Carol CampbellLifelong Stevens County

resident Carol J. Campbellpassed from this life Sunday,September 28, 2014 at WesleyHospital in Wichita at the ageof 72.

The daughter of David“Bud” Sutton and the formerDonna Belle Rasler, she wasborn February 17, 1943 at Liberal.

June 14, 1959, Carol andTerry Campbell were united inmarriage at First ChristianChurch in Hugoton.

Mrs. Campbell attended theLonestar Friends Church inrural Stevens County. Sheserved as rodeo secretary forthe National Little BritchesRodeo Association in pastyears.

Survivors include her hus-band Terry Campbell of thehome; son Gentry Campbelland companion Stacey Helgetof Hugoton; daughter CherylWomack and husband Bob ofHugoton; her brother Ron Sutton and wife Rebecca ofPaola; sister Donita Graham ofHugoton; sister-in-law Janet

Sutton of Hugoton; uncleHenry “Hank” Staples of Hugoton; her three grandchil-dren, Kenyon Campbell, BaileyGraves and Brady Graves; anda host of other relatives andfriends.

Carol was preceded indeath by her parents and herbrother Billy Sutton.

Funeral services areplanned for Friday, October 3,2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the Lonestar Friends Church eastof Hugoton on Highway 51with Pastor Butch Hearon pre-siding. Burial will follow atLonestar Friends Cemetery.Paul’s Funeral Home of Hugo-ton is in charge of arrange-ments. Friends may callWednesday from 2:00 to 8:00p.m. and Thursday 10:00 a.m.to 8:00 p.m. at the funeralhome.

A memorial has been estab-lished for American Cancer So-ciety. Memorials may bemailed to Paul’s FuneralHome, PO Box 236, Hugoton,Ks. 67951.

Word was received atpress time of the death of former Hugoton residentDennis Walter Smith. Mr.Smith, 69, passed away Sun-day, September 28, 2014 inFort Worth, Tx.

Dennis graduated fromHugoton High School in1963.

Funeral services areplanned for 2:00 p.m. Satur-day, October 4 at TateSprings Baptist Church,4201 Little Rd., Arlington,Tx. with the Reverends ChrisShirley, Charles Clary,Bobby Hancock and BartMcDonald officiating.

Memorials may be madeto Tate Springs BaptistChurch Building Fund, oryour choice of charity.Arrangements are under thedirection of Wade Family Fu-neral Home, 4140 W. PioneerParkway, Arlington, Tx.76013, Ph. 817-274-9233.

A complete obituary willbe in next week’s Hermes.

Dennis Smith

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, October 2, 2014

Average retail gasolineprices in Kansas have fallen0.9 cents per gallon in thepast week, averaging $3.18per gallon Sunday, accordingto GasBuddy’s daily survey of1,329 gas outlets in Kansas.This compares with the na-tional average increase of 1.2cents per gallon in the lastweek to $3.34 per gallon, ac-cording to gasoline price Website GasBuddy.com.

Including the change ingas prices in Kansas duringthe past week, prices Sunday

were 21.4 cents per gallonlower than the same day oneyear ago and are 9.0 centsper gallon lower than amonth ago. The national av-erage has decreased 8.5cents per gallon during thelast month and stands 8.6cents per gallon lower thanthis day one year ago.

“Hard to believe, but in aweek that saw U.S. airstrikeson Iraq targeting ISIS (the Is-lamic State of Iraq and Syria)terrorism, the resulting‘spike’ in crude oil prices wasbarely a ripple,” said Gas-Buddy.com Senior PetroleumAnalyst Gregg Laskoski. “Thebenchmark West Texas Inter-mediate (WTI) ended the weekjust two dollars per barrelhigher than it started.”

“Undoubtedly, robust U.S.oil production this year hasgreatly reduced the potentialvolatility in global marketsthat such events would haveotherwise induced,” headded.

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Bob and Diana Moser Hittle were married October 3,1964 at the United Methodist Church in Hugoton. Theycelebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary this pastweekend with family and friends at the Pub on the Bricksin Liberal.

The dinner was hosted by their sons, Kyle and Pam Hit-tle of Moscow and Kelly Hittle of Hugoton; and theirgrandchildren, Dexter and Emmy Hittle of Woods andKelsey and Keely Hittle of Hugoton.

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State Fire Marshal announces infographic contest

United States airstrikes targeting ISIS causesurprisingly small changes in gas prices

The Office of the State FireMarshal has opened a newchallenge for Kansas residentsto create an infographic aboutFire Safety using Kansas firedata. The contest, VisualizeKansas Fire Safety, is open toall Kansas residents currentlyenrolled in a university, collegeor technical school with entriesdue by 8:00 a.m. November 3,2014. Interested participantsshould visit www.ksfm.ks.gov/Visualize for more information.

The contest centers on theKansas Fire Incident ReportingSystem (KFIRS) which collectsinformation from fire depart-ments and is highly useful forboth public safety and the FireService. By allowing access toraw data the participants formtheir own conclusions andthen present that informationvisually in infographic format.

“We’re putting education in

the hands of the audience wewant to reach by giving them abehind the scenes look atwhere information starts. Thishas never been done beforeand our Office is excited to seewhat the products of this con-test will be,” says State FireMarshal Doug Jorgensen.

The winners will be an-nounced November 10, 2014.Prizes include $200, $100 and$50 for first, second, and thirdplace respectively, as well aspublication in the 2013 An-nual KFIRS Report, an awardcertificate with letter for pro-fessional portfolios, and avail-able opportunities to appear ata National Fire Incident Re-porting System Workshop inKansas City, Mo. and otherconferences.

Submitted by the KansasOffice of the State Fire Marshal.

Last week we were happy to welcome Former United StatesSenator Bob Dole to Hugoton. The meet and greet event at Me-morial Hall Wednesday, September 24, was well attended. Sen-ator Dole took the opportunity to speak briefly to the crowd andthen took the time to meet everyone personally. It is amazing at91 years of age he could undertake such a task as visiting all 105Kansas counties during 2014. During this trip to SouthwestKansas Senator Dole visited a total of 12 counties in three days.It was truly an honor to meet this remarkable man. He trulyserved the people of Kansas.

The annual Textile Exhibit is now open in the MeetingRoom of the Stevens County Library. It includes the work oflocal artisans. Be sure to stop by the Library during their regularhouse and see all of the beautiful work. This exhibit will runthrough the month of October.

This Saturday, October 4, Stevens County Healthcare willhost their annual FREE Health Fair from 7:00 to 11:00 a.m.at the Hugoton Middle School Cafeteria. Free lab draws willinclude: CBC, CMP, Lipid panel, TSH, A1C, and PSA (men over50 only). Fasting is required at time of test. These tests will bedone for anyone nine years of age and older. There will be com-munity information booths, self-breast exam learning area, bloodpressure checks, and much more. You can pre-register at StevensCounty Hospital, Pioneer Manor, or Stevens County MedicalClinic anytime until October 3. Provide a self-addressed stampedenvelope (when pre-registering) to receive your results. For moreinformation, please contact Alisha Esarey at 620-544-6162.

The KSBDC at Garden City Community College and theKansas Department of Revenue are hosting tax workshopsin Southwest Kansas for small business owners and contractors,as well as their office managers and/or bookkeepers. Each work-shop will be presented by specialists from the Kansas Depart-ment of Revenue and will cover current state tax laws, includingthe Kansas Sales Tax and Compensating Use Tax, WithholdingTax, and other related Kansas tax issues. A representative fromthe Kansas Department of Labor will present an overview of theKansas unemployment tax requirements and filing process andclarify the difference in the classification of a worker as an em-ployee or an independent contractor. Three Locations and dates:Garden City - October 7, Dodge City - October 8, and Liberal -October 9. In Liberal, the General Session is from 9:00 a.m. toNoon and the Contractor Session is from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Timesvary at the other two locations. Advance registration is requiredand a small registration fee will be charged. The fee will allow at-tendance at both the general business and contractor sessions.For more information and registration forms, contact the Cham-ber office.

The Hugoton Lions Club Presents their First Annual Bas-ket Bingo Friday, October 10, 2014 at Memorial Hall. Doorswill open at 6:15 p.m. and Bingo will begin at 7:00 p.m. Therewill be 15 games plus five special games. All game prizes are filledwith goodies donated by our local community. Reduced-pricetickets are available in advance or regular price tickets will be of-fered at the door. Extra tickets, raffle tickets, and concessions willbe available. For more information or to get advanced tickets callLions Beth Settlemyer at 443-533-1184, Mallory Moser at 870-613-2857 or Bob Eyestone at 620-544-8680.

Do you need an activity for your party or special event? Thinkabout renting Captain Parsons’s Pirate Putt Putt from the Cham-ber. The Chamber has a nine-hole miniature golf course for rent.Call the Chamber Office for availability and rental fees.

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Mr. Dole and his team alsobrought along a “Bob Box”. ABob Box contains food items forsenior citizens who experiencefood insecurity. The Bob Box is

described as a “safety net” pro-vided by Senator Dole and theKansas Food Bank, and arespecifically designed to assistseniors who would rather gowithout before asking for help. ABob Box is a “hand up, not ahand-out”.

After a short speech about hisproudest moments, as well asdisappointments during his timein the U.S. Senate, Senator Dolegreeted all his visitors with asmile and a handshake, includ-ing the 18 Hugoton MiddleSchool Civics students, alongwith instructor Ms. Skinner.Special guests at the event in-cluded Hugoton Senator SteveMorris and his wife Barbara.


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Dole visitContinued from page 1

Fire PreventionContinued from page 1

Erick Nordling offers some remarks before Bob Dole takesthe stage.

Dave Eckert of Hugoton Masonic Lodge #406 presents Senator BobDole, a 33rd degree Mason, with a pin in behalf of the SouthwestKansas Masons Scottish Rite Club. The Senator will also be pre-sented a pin commemorating the hundredth anniversary of theHugoton Lodge. (The commemorative pin was not available the daythe Senator visitied Hugoton.) Photo courtesy of Dave Eckert.

Hugoton High School’s annual HomecomingBonfire burns through countless pallets - andthe hapless Goodland Cowboy effigy affixed to

it - within an hour. A Stevens County fire truckand crew were on standby, in case the blazegrew out of control.

Clockwise from bottom:Hugoton Eagle football play-ers thunder a “breakdown” atthe bonfire. Spectatorscheered after their last gut-tural shout.

The Eagles are inspired bytheir fearless brethren - thePowderpuff Girls - who per-formed to the song “Fancy” atthe bonfire.

Girls’ golf coach Rex Evansgives a stirring speech to encourage the Eagles to earn avictory at the football gameFriday night.

Children of all ages gatheredat the bonfire to cheer for theHugoton Eagles, sing theschool song, and of course seethe incredible bonfire!

Hugoton High School’s marching band performs at the Fall Homecoming parade Thursday, September 25.

The Latinos Making a Difference Club hams it up during theparade before the Homecoming Bonfire Thursday evening.Yolanda Hernandez is the sponsor for the Hugoton High SchoolLMD.

HHS Dance Team members - and their male counterparts, the“Powderpuff Girls”, throw sweets to youngsters attending theHomecoming Parade last Thursday.

Some children amassquite a pile of candy fromtheir trick-or-treating efforts.It may be too much to eat inthe weeks following Hal-loween, even for candy lovers.According to "Better Homesand Gardens," many differenttypes of candies can be frozento preserve their freshness.Fudge, pralines and caramelsfreeze well, and even choco-late-covered candies can befrozen with ease. Use an air-tight freezer bag or containerto keep frozen candies asfresh as possible and not sus-ceptible to moisture infiltra-tion.

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the highest priority for the Of-fice of the State Fire Marshal(OSFM). With that in mind, theOSFM launched a statewidesmoke alarm installation pro-gram last week. For more infor-mation about the free smokealarm program, visit www.k s f m . k s . g o v / S m o k e A larm.

The following fire safety tipscould save your life:

SMOKE ALARMS• Install smoke alarms inevery bedroom, outside eachseparate sleeping area and onevery level of the home, includ-ing the basement.• Interconnect all smokealarms throughout the home.This way, when one sounds,they all do.• Test alarms at least monthlyby pushing the test button.• Replace all smoke alarmswhen they are ten years old orsooner if they don’t respondproperly.• Make sure everyone in thehome knows the sound of thesmoke alarm and understandswhat to do when they hear it.

FIRE SAFETY FOR KIDS• Teach kids never to playwith matches and lighters.

Make a habit of placing theseitems up and away from youngchildren.• Create and practice a homefire escape plan with two waysout of your house in case of afire. Get a stopwatch and timehow fast your family can es-cape. The kids will love it. Cre-ate a map of your home to helpplan escape routes. You canfind a map worksheet to getyou started at www.safekids.org/sites/default/files/Images/SafetyTips/fire_escape_plan_grid_2014.pdf or atwww.nfpa.org/~/media/Files/Safety%20information/For%20consumers/Escape/escape_plan.pdf• Children should know howto respond to the sound of asmoke alarm. Teach them toget low and get out when theyhear it. A child who is coachedproperly ahead of time willhave a better chance to be safe.• Watch the video “Start Safe:Learn how to plan and practicehome fire drills with your chil-dren” so your family will knowhow to be prepared and get tosafety if a fire occurs in yourhome. Visit www.safekids.org/video/start-safe-fire-planning-and-practicing-home-fire-drillsto see the video.

The Eagles gave up theirthird conference game toGoodland Friday at theirhomecoming game. The firsthalf was a back and forthgame with Hugoton gainingthe lead by one at the end ofthe second quarter. The Cow-boys moved ahead in thethird quarter by five and heldthe lead to the bitter end. TheEagles had their chance towin the game in the final mo-ments but a turnover by thehome team forced the loss.Hugoton’s record slid to 1-3with a final score of 28 to 31.

Hugoton won the coin tossto start the game and gaveGoodland the first reception.The first quarter was a back-and-forth game, with bothsides taking possession of theball. The Cowboys got theirchance when they inter-cepted a pass on Goodland’sown 31-yard line. The Cow-boys got on the board firstwith 4:06 left in the quarter.Hugoton rallied back when abad kick by Goodland put theEagles in a good scoring posi-tion. Quarterback ParkerTitus pushed the ball acrossthe goal line from seven yardsout with 4:06 left in the quar-ter. This quarter ended in atied score, 7 to 7.

Goodland made their wayback on top early in the sec-ond quarter on a four-yardrun. The extra point failed,and the Cowboys were backon top. Hugoton still hadplenty of fight in them andsoon scored a touchdown oftheir own. Noel Camacho ranthe ball inside from fouryards out for another Eagle

touchdown. Colby Korf addedthe Eagles’ extra point andHugoton took the lead. Thesecond quarter had wounddown to only 1:54 left in thehalf when a 56-yard pass byGoodland’s quarterback KoltTrachsel to Luke Avil addedanother six points to the vis-iting team’s side of the score-board.

Just one minute remainedin the first half when Hugo-ton worked the ball backdown into Goodland territory.Titus made an excellent passto Wade Heger with 45 sec-onds on the clock. Hegerdodged and weaved andscored for Hugoton. Hugotontried a two-point conversionbut it was blocked, giving theEagles a 20 to 19 point leadto start the third quarter.

The Eagles received tostart the second half but lostthe ball on the 50-yard linewhen the ball was strippedfrom Titus and recovered byGoodland. It took most of thethird quarter before Good-land finally added the firsttouchdown of the secondhalf. Hugoton did not scoreduring the third quarter, al-lowing the Cowboys to regainthe lead.

Goodland stayed tough inthe fourth quarter. With 5:20left in the game, they scoredanother six points. Hugotonfollowed with a touchdown oftheir own a few minutes later.Titus made the Eagles’ finaleight points to end Hugoton’sscoring for the night. Good-land was held from the goaland the game ended with theEagles trailing by three.

Hugoton played a betterpassing game Friday nightpassing 29 times, connecting15 times for 225 yards. Theirground game only added 111yards rushing for a total of336. Goodland, on the otherhand, passed 29 times con-necting 14 times for 253yards. Add this to their run-ning game of 186 and theCowboys had a total of 439yards.

Titus passed to seven dif-ferent receivers in Friday’sgame with Tyler Goode get-ting the most yards with 91yards on three carries. Hegeralso carried three times andadded 46 yards while MichaelBaeza only carried twice for38 yards. Titus also carriedthe ball 13 times for 47 yards

gained, followed by Ulises Ar-mendariz, who carried theball eight times to add 43yards. Armendariz returnedthe ball once on a punt re-turn for eight yards.

In comparison, Hugotonhad eight penalties for 60 lostyards while Goodland hadten penalties for 75 yardslost. Hugoton had eleven firstdowns, four fumbles withthree losses while the Cow-boys had 16 first downs andone fumble with one loss.

Hugoton’s next game willbe at home against Scott Citywhere the Eagles will try fortheir first conference win. TheEagles’ record so far is oneand three with Guymon beingtheir only win.

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Scott City at Home; 7:00 p.m.Saturday, October 4-Girls 7a & 7b Volleyball

Tournament at Liberal WestMiddle School; 9:00 a.m.-Girls Volleyball V Tourna-

ment at Oakley High School;9:00 a.m.-Girls Volleyball C-Team

Quad at South Central HighSchool; 9:00 a.m.-Girls & Boys Cross Country

Varsity Invitational at SyracuseHigh School; 10:00 a.m.Monday, October 6-Girls 7A & 7B Volleyball

Tournament at Home; 4:00p.m.-Girls Volleyball C-Team

Quad at Scott City HighSchool; 4:00 p.m.-High School JV Football at

Scott City High School; 5:00p.m.Tuesday, October 7-Seventh & Eighth Grade

Cross Country vs. ComancheMiddle School at Dodge CityHigh School; 4:00 p.m.-Girls 8A & 8B Volleyball

Tournament at Horace GoodMiddle School in Garden City;4:00 p.m.Thursday, October 9-Girls V Golf at Syracuse

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Katie Weaver races down the course during cross countryaction recently. Katie is on the varsity girls’ team.

Wade Heger attempts to catch the pass while a Goodland Cowboy does his best to intercept the ball. Hugoton lost by anarrow margin in Friday’s Homecoming game.

Ulises Armendariz breaks the tackle by a Goodland player dur-ing Friday’s Homecoming game.

Kellen Watkins does not let this Cowboy get by him Fridaynight. Watkins ran the ball for ten yards on one carry duringthe match against Goodland.

Eagles battle Cowboys for Homecoming game

The Hugoton High School marching band showcases their talentduring half time of the Homecoming game against Goodland

Friday night. The band played several musical numbers for theappreciative audience.

Hugoton Eagle football boys proudly represent HHS in the parade Thursday evening.

Lady Eagle volleyball players are ready to start the parade asthey line up all the floats.

Eagle cheerleaders kick off the Homecoming parade Thursday.

Cross country team members Reed Rome, Issac Castro and Emmanuel Valles take it easy while lounging on a couch travel-ing down Main on their Cross Country float Thursday.


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Stevens County Hospital Specialty ClinicsSpecialty ClinicsScheduled for October 2014

For appointments with:Dr. Ansari 624-6222; Dr. Brown 544-8339;

Dr. Farhoud 1-855-969-8900; Dr. Plomaritis 275-3030; Dr. Frankum 544-8339; Dr. Hu 227-1148

For all other appointments please call 544-8339 or 544-6160.

Hugoton High Schoolcross country teams traveledto Stanton County Saturday,September 27. Both teamsended up placing first at thismeet. “We had pretty goodraces but we can get better asa team. We are still nothealthy with our girls so wehave to get things figured outhere. Our boys still have notrun our best seven in a raceyet. That will happen soon.Issac Castro is really runningwell right now and we have alarge number of both boysand girls who are seeing theimprovement with their run-ning. Our goals for the nexttwo weeks are to get our-selves better prepared for theLeague and Regional Meets,”said Coach Nick Rodriguez.

Girls’ VarsityKaty Heger 16:45 6Sarah Johnson 17:09 9Jackie Garcia 17:27 13Maria Martinez 17:27 15Katie Weaver 18:20 28Lauren Fox 18:55 41Mariana Shuck 19:37 48Boys’ VarsityIssac Castro 17:27 1Reed Rome 18:49 7Miguel Martinez 19:15 13Zack Littell 19:22 15Edgar Avalos 19:43 26Danny Tapia 20:16 37Girls’ JVLynnelle Bogan 19:06 1Boys’ JVJahaziel Garcia 18:34 1Chance Ghumm 18:53 2Ivan Villa 20:19 4Abraham Garcia 20:44 10Edgar Villa 21:11 14Eric Perry 22:32 23Vicente Flores 29:56 52

Members of the highschool cross country teamwent to Ulysses Tuesday,September 23, and partici-pated in the Ulysses Invita-tional meet. “We had threegirls and nine guys go to thismeet. Last year this meetwas on a Monday and we hadjust competed the previousSaturday and really strug-gled. It was helpful to getthis meet back on a Tues-day,” said Coach Nick Ro-driguez.

“Our girls all ran reallywell. All three medaled andran some pretty good timesfor this time of the season.Our boys that went were splitamong JV and Varsity teams.We had mostly JV runnerson our varsity and these

guys placed third as a team.That speaks well for our JVrunners. It was exciting tosee how well all these kidsdid,” concluded Coach Ro-driguez.Varsity GirlsSarah Johnson 16:44 2Maria Martinez 17:46 3Varisty BoysJahaziel Garcia 17:57 2Danny Tapia 18:20 7Edgar Avalos 18:35 11Ivan Villa 19:37 20Abraham Garcia 20:04 23Girls JVLynnelle Bogan 18:15 1Boys JVEthan Bogan 20:52 1Eric Perry 21:51 6Hunter Dale 22:37 10Vicente Flores 29:57 20

All of the seventh gradersand eighth graders ran onemile at the meet at StantonCounty Saturday, September27.

Seventh grader Toby Mc-Clure placed third at themeet.

The eighth grade girls’team was once again verysuccessful as individuals andas a team. Hugoton medaledthree girls at this meet andthe team looked very strong.

Rebecca Johnson placed sev-enth, Abby Heger eighth andKara Rodriguez thirteenth.

“I continue to see improve-ment every time these kidscompete. We have a week offand then we have two moremeets and then the ARMSLeague tournament. What agreat season so far!” saidCoach Bobbi Ferguson.

Tuesday, September 23the HMS cross country teamtraveled to Ulysses wherecouch Bobbi Ferguson re-ported “the course was verychallenging and we competedvery well.”

The seventh grade crosscountry girls had two run-ners receiving medals. TobyMcClure received a secondplace medal, along with FaithDegollado who placed fif-teenth.

Diego Montoya of the sev-enth grade boys’ team placedwell, receiving sixth place,

and Ivan Valles placedtwelfth.

The eighth grade girls hadthree girls receive medals atUlysses as well. RebeccaJohnson placed second, fol-lowed by Abby Heger whoplaced fifth, and Kara Ro-driguez, who placed thir-teenth. Luis Geuerrero of theeighth grade boys’ teammedaled eighth.

“I’m very proud of howhard these runners are work-ing and how much improve-ment they have shown,”Ferguson concluded.

Hugoton Middle School cross country eighth grade girls’ teamare, from the left, Kara Rodriguez, Rebecca Johnson, AbbyHeger, Luz Romo and Mekenzie Hagman.

The Lady Eagles partici-pated in Liberal Volleyballtournament where the Hugo-ton girls went 1-4.

Hugoton competed in thefirst match against Meadewinning 25-21 and 25-15.The second match wasagainst Liberal where theylost in three games: 25-22,15-25 and 17-25. The nextgame was against W. South-east where Hugoton lost intwo games: 16-25 and 14-25.

Hugoton played Pratt inthe Silver Bracket losing intwo: 22-25 and 21-25. Thelast match of the bracket forHugoton was against Dodge.The final scores of that gamewere 25-21, 21-25 and 26-28. Pratt won the game in twoand went on to defeat Liberalto win the Silver Bracket.

Number 14 of the Chiefs looks to hand off the ball during a recent Thursday Hugoton Recreation football game.

Down, set. . . hike! It’s a fun night for the third and fourth gradeHugoton Recreation football teams when the Chargers faced theChiefs.

Sarah Johnson runs down the course during a cross crountrymeet. Sarah is the second place finisher at Ulysses last week.

Reed Rome, Chance Ghumm and Jahaziel Garcia set their paceduring the cross country meet. The boys’ team placed first atthe Stanton County meet last week.

Taylor Fiss gets down to set the ball up during varsity volleyballaction recently. The next volleyball game will be Thursday inUlysses starting at 5:00 p.m.

Cross country teams win first at Stanton County

Cross country boys placethird at Ulysses meet

Five receive medalsat cross country meet

Milers earn medals

Lady Eagles compete in Liberal tournament


Wheat . . . . . . . . . . . .5.21Milo . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.86Corn . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.42Soybeans . . . . . . . . .8.23

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Hugoton High School FFA hosts 2014 Regional Soil Judging ContestThe Southwest Area State

Land Judging and Home SiteEvaluation Career Develop-ment Event was hosted by theNatural Resources Conserva-tion Service of StevensCounty, the Stevens CountyConservation District, KSUExtension and the HugotonFFA September 24 with thewinning team being selected togo to the National Contest nextsummer. The contest was of-ficiated by Tom Cochran, astate soil specialist from Gar-

den City.In the Land Judging con-

test, FFA members who havelearned about soil texture, ero-sion, slope, soil depth and thecurrent soil fertility levels usethis information to project per-meability and surface runoff;all are used to establish whatfactors keep the plot of landfrom receiving a #1 Land Clas-sification, which in turn helpsdetermine land values. Thisinformation is then used inevaluating the plot as a Home

Site and determining whatlimitations the site would havefor foundations for buildings,landscaping, septic tanks andsewage lagoons.

These contests are highlycompetitive in southwestKansas and at this year’s con-test there were 28 teams rep-resenting 14 schools with over90 contestants. The winners ofthe Team Division were as fol-lows: first - HodgemanCounty, second - Hugoton “A”,third - Scott City and fourth -Hugoton “B”. In fact, the fourteams from Hugoton placed inthe top 12 teams.

Individuals recognized fromHugoton placing in the top tenwere third - Jacob Teeter, fifth- Bernabe Mendoza and ninth- Mariah Rome. All the Hugo-ton team members placed inthe top half of the individuals.

The FFA wishes to expresstheir appreciation to all the in-dividuals and businesses whomade this contest such a suc-

cess; Shannon Crawford forletting them use his land forthe sites; Stevens CountyFarm Bureau for providing thelunch meal; Darin Heger for

cooking the meal; Phil Goochfor digging the holes at thesites and Michelle Heger forserving as the photographer.Individuals who organized the

event - Keri Morris, Josh Mor-ris and Sherri Martin - are de-serving of accolades for havingthe best contest ever attendedby Hugoton FFA.

Dandelion Control in Home Lawns

Dandelion is a perennialherb that forms a rosette inlawns and gardens. Inflores-cence composed of yellow rayflorets that give rise to a “puff-ball” head. New plants germi-nate primarily in the fall (lateSeptember).

Early November is the mosteffective time to controlbroadleaf weeds, includingdandelions in lawns. Dande-lion usually produces a flushof new plants in late Septem-ber. These young plants aresmall and easily controlledwith herbicides such as 2,4-Dor combination products(Trimec, Weed-B-Gon, Weed-Out) that contain 2,4-D,MCPP and Dicamba. Even es-tablished dandelions are moreeasily controlled in the fallrather than in the spring be-cause they are actively movingmaterials from the top portionof the plant to the roots. Her-bicides will translocate to theroots as well and will kill theplant from the roots up. Besure to choose a day that is 50degrees or higher. The betterthe weed is growing, the moreweed killer will be moved fromthe leaves to the roots. Coldtemperatures will slow or stopthis process. Weed Free Zone(also sold under the name ofSpeed Zone) contains thethree active ingredients men-tioned above plus carfentra-zone. It gives a quickerresponse than the other prod-

ucts mentioned and will workbetter when temperaturesdrop below 50 degrees.

KanMark: New Wheat Variety from K-State

KanMark is a new hard redwinter wheat variety from K-State’s Manhattan wheatbreeding program. It was re-leased in 2014. KanMark istargeted primarily for thewestern half of Kansas, west ofRussell. It can also do well incentral Kansas as long as pro-ducers take precautions onacid soils and where wheat isplanted after corn. KanMark’smost desirable trait is its reli-ability under moderatedrought. It is more of a “work-horse” than a “racehorse” va-riety, with remarkablyconsistent yields under less-than-favorable water inputs.It tends to be in the top thirdof the tests every time. It is notoften right at the top of thetests, but is always up there.

Its performance under irri-gated conditions is also no-table. It is a short wheat witha very upright growth habitand open canopy. Leaf rustand stripe rust resistance is astrength of this new variety. Itis also resistant to soilbornemosaic and moderately resist-ant to stem rust. It is interme-diate to tan spot and septorialeaf blotch, but is susceptibleto powdery mildew and Hess-ian fly. It is moderately sus-ceptible to barley yellow dwarfand wheat streak mosaic.One of the weaknesses of Kan-

Mark is that it is extremelysusceptible to head scab—similar to Overley. For thisreason, it is not well suited forplanting after corn. KanMarkis also moderately susceptibleto aluminum toxicity on low-pH soils, with a reaction simi-lar to Fuller. Its straw strengthis excellent, and its test weightis very good. It has mediummaturity. KanMark is mar-keted by Kansas Wheat Al-liance. Foundation seed hasbeen distributed this fall to in-terested seed producers who

have a license with KWA. Alimited supply of certified seedcould be available in 2015with larger supplies the follow-ing year. KanMark is namedafter Mark Carleton, an earlyplant explorer with K-Stateand first president of theAmerican Society of Agron-omy. Carleton also developedKanred, the first wheat varietyto be released by K-State. Thepedigree of Kanred includeslines from a Karl 92 derivative,Parula, and Pastor.By Allan Fritz, Wheat Breeder

Hugoton FFA hosts the 2014 Regional Soil Judging Contest.Fourteen schools consisting of 28 teams competed in the contest.Shannon Crawford allowed the students to have the contest on

his farm ground and Tom Cochran of NRCS was the soil pitjudge.

Students and staff representing Hugoton at the2014 Regional Soil Judging Contest are, inback row, left to right Josh Morris, Cody Gur-errero, Christian Heger, Reed Rome, EthanBogan and Les McNally. In the second row are

Romano Burger, Mariah Reynolds, AustinNordyke, Mariah Rome and Maverick Nelson.In front are Elias Mendoza, Jacob Teeter, Baxter Self, Roman Lindstrom, MontanaBeesley and Bernabe Mendoza.

The second place team from Hugoton are Jacob Teeter, thirdindividual; Baxter Self; Bernabe Mendoza, fifth individual; andMariah Rome, ninth individual.

The fifth place team consists of Austin Nordyke, Elias Mendoza,Roman Lindstrom and Cody Guerrero.

By Junior Club Reporter Lan-don Brecheisen

The monthly meeting ofthe Cloverleaf Cowboys 4-HClub was called to orderMonday evening, September22, at 7:00 p.m. at the 4-Hbuilding. Junior PresidentSydney Beesley called themeeting to order.

The pledges were led byZachary and Thomas Willisand Faith Beesley. Roll callwas “What do you like bestabout the State Fair?”

Minutes from the previousmeeting were read by secre-tary Sarah Johnson. Mon-tana Beesley gave theTreasurer’s report.

There was no old or newbusiness. Members who at-tended the State Fair wererecognized. The leader’s re-port was given by Mrs. ReneeBeesley. She announced offi-cer elections will be in Octo-

ber. She also reminded every-one to get their record bookscompleted and turned intothe Extension Office by Sep-tember 26.

The club will fill out thenecessary forms and applyfor a purple seal again thisyear. The 4-H enrollmentforms need to be turned in byOctober 1 and there will alsobe an online registration at alater date. Members were en-couraged to take items to theStevens County Library forthe Textile Exhibit.

Landon Brecheisen andMrs. Vicky Newton led thegroup in an egg toss for recre-ation.

The meeting was ad-journed and members andtheir parents signed up forcommittees and other activi-ties for the coming 4-H year.

The next meeting is sched-uled for October 27.

Cloverleaf Cowboys discuss State Fair

Winners crowned at Kansas Junior Livestock Show Auction premiums and

scholarships were just a fewof the benefits for youth whoparticipated in the eighty-second annual Kansas Jun-ior Livestock Show (KJLS),September 19-22 in Wichita.The event featured 715 con-testants from 89 Kansascounties showing 1,428 headof cattle, hogs, sheep andgoats. Major sponsors of theshow were the Kansas Live-stock Association (KLA),Kansas State University andthe Agri-Business Council ofWichita.

Among the winners at thelivestock show was MeganNewlon of Hugoton, whoplaced tenth in Class 10 with

a commercial ewe lamb.Submitted by Kansas

Junior Livestock Show.

Hugoton Aglow will meetThursday, October 9 at 7:00p.m. for coffee and fellowshipat the Hugoton Senior Centerat Seventh and Main. Visitorsare asked to enter through theMain Street entrance. A meet-ing with speaker SharonBenell will follow.

Sharon Benell, founder ofRose of Sharon Ministries,Inc. will be in Hugoton for fourdays this month. Her engage-ments begin Thursday, Octo-ber 9 with Aglow. The singleessence of Rose of SharonMinistries is a love for people.This love and desire for themis that they walk in God’s wayof life. Sharon is compelled todo God’s will, including trav-eling to nations far and near.She ministers in the love ofGod and the power of the HolySpirit. This ministry hastaken her to 33 nations andover 30 states in the UnitedStates.

Sharon uniquely combinessinging and teaching the

Word of God with ministeringthe power of the Holy Spirit.This combination brings atremendous witness and am-bassador for God. Ambassa-dor means, “sent on behalf ofanother”. Sharon proves to beone of God’s ambassadors forthis hour. She is comfortablewith the gifts and supply Godhas given to her to do her job.Sharon is bold, yet loving;courageous yet humble; dy-namic yet insightful. She willspeak a prophetic word orsing a psalm, whatever isneeded to incite God’s peopleto action and doing the Wordof God, thus bringing helpand encouragement.

Join Hugoton Aglow Thurs-day, October 9 to hearSharon’s uplifting messageand enjoy fellowship.

Sharon Benell will also bespeaking Friday, October 10,from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. atLighthouse Fellowship, 424 S.Jackson. Then she will host aSchool of Ministry at Light-

house Fellowship from 9:30a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday,October 11. Sunday, October12, Sharon will preach atLighthouse Fellowship from10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

You are invited to come toany—or all—of these events.Bring your friends and family!

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September Students of the Month in seventhgrade are Trevor Bogan and Alexis Jays and

eighth grade students are Kara Rodriguez andJonathan Flores.

Hugoton Aglow will meet Thursday, October 9

“Becoming a Giant Killer” with Sharon BenellLighthouse Fellowship will

host Sharon Benell from Roseof Sharon Ministries, Inc. forthe School of Ministry Saturday, October 11 from9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Probably one of the mostwell-known characters in theBible is David. He grew up ashepherd boy, defeated thegiant Goliath, then went on tobecome King of Israel. Whileking, David made some serious mistakes. However,he didn’t try to place theblame on other people. He

took responsibility andshouldered the blame him-self. By doing this, he was described by God as a “manafter his own heart”.

In the School of Ministry,you will learn God has a goodplan for every individual, butyou can thwart that plan byyour own lustful desires anddreams. However, where sinabounds, grace aboundsgreater, as referenced in Romans 5:20.

Even though David madeterrible mistakes and cost

people their lives, he repentedand was able to completeGod’s purpose for his life.God’s grace is evidentthroughout the entire life ofDavid. There’s a better waythan finding out these truthsthrough your own mistakes.It’s better to learn at David’sexpense.

Roger Lynch’s high school art class made necklaces for the fe-male residents at Pioneer Manor and last week presented themto the residents. Above is student Estefani Armendariz, PioneerManor resident Ruby Reed and art instructor Roger Lynch.

Roger Lynch helps resident Verda Swaggerty with her necklace.

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Recent surveys show thereare fewer young people andmore senior citizens behindthe wheel in the UnitedStates. According to the Na-tional Household Travel Sur-vey, members of GenerationY, who are between the agesof 16 to 34, are driving less.From 2001 to 2009, the aver-age annual number of vehiclemiles traveled by Gen-Y-ersdropped by 23 percent. Somefind the process to be a has-sle, others are frightened bythe prospect of controlling avehicle, and others aremerely taking a green ap-proach to transportation,choosing bicycles or publictransportation. There is alsothe high cost of owning andfueling-up a vehicle today.On the flip side, researchersat the University of Michiganhave found that people age70 and older make up thelargest group of drivers onthe road -- even higher thanthose in their 40s and 50s.


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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFCHERI R. JOHNSON, DECEASED

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THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:

You and each of you take noticethat on the 22nd day of August, 2014,pursuant to his petition, Kalvin R.Johnson was appointed as adminis-trator of the estate of Cheri R. John-son, deceased. Letters of

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All creditors of the decedent arenotified to exhibit their demandsagainst the estate within four (4)months from the date of the first pub-lication of this notice as provided bylaw. If their demands are not thus ex-hibited they shall be forever barred.

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During National Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs fromSeptember 15 to October 15, Social Security recognizes themany contributions of Hispanic Americans and celebratesHispanic heritage and culture. Our award-winning website provides information and serv-ices in Spanish. Find out why by visiting www.segurosocial.gov. More than a million people visit this websiteeach year to get the information they need. Our popular Spanish-language website offers informationthat is useful to people whose first language is Spanish. The www.segurosocial.gov website features more than 100public information pamphlets, leaflets, and fact sheets inSpanish. The website also lets visitors use benefit calculators,sign up for direct deposit, and locate their nearest Social Se-curity office. Our popular Retirement Estimator, available inSpanish, provides instant, personalized estimates of future re-tirement benefits. Check it out at www.se gurosocial.gov/calculador. If you want to visit an office and speak with someone inSpanish, we have interpreter services available if there is nota Spanish-speaking representative working in the office. Tolearn about our interpreter services, visitwww.socialsecurity.gov/es panol/interpreter.htm. In addition, our national toll-free number (1-800-772-1213)provides automated prompts in Spanish for callers. So whether it’s via the Internet, our national 800 number,or through face-to-face office visits, Social Security remainscommitted to providing quality service to an increasingly morediverse American public. This National Hispanic Heritage Month, visit www.segurosocial.gov (or www.socialsecurity.gov in English) to learnabout Social Security.

SOCIAL SECURITY NEWSBy Rich Fowler Social Security Operations Supervisor,Dodge City

Saturday, October 4, isour next Life Story Workshopfrom 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Ifyou are interested in writingthe story of your life, pleasejoin us.

Wednesday, October 8,the Stevens County HealthDepartment will be at the Ac-tivity Center giving flu shotsfrom 11:00 a.m. to Noon.Please bring your insuranceinformation so they can filethe cost of the flu shot withyour insurance. Otherwise,the amount is $35.

Our monthly dance iscoming up on Saturday, Oc-tober 11 from 7:00 to 10:00p.m. Steve and Cynda Perrywill be celebrating their an-niversary that evening andare paying for the band sothere is no admission charge.Join us and dance to the livecountry music of Bob Walter.Please bring a snack toshare.

Sew All Day is also on Sat-urday, October 11, beginningat 8:30 a.m.

Kansas Legal Services willbe at the Senior Center onOctober 23 from 10:00 to11:00 a.m. Please call theActivity Center if you needlegal advice and would likean appointment. If there areno appointments, the attor-ney will not plan on beinghere. This is a free service ofthe Southwest Kansas SeniorCitizens Law Project.

The next “Live on Stage” isThursday, October 23. JasonColeman, the grandson of thefamous pianist FloydCramer, is on tour withLegacy of Floyd Cramer. Ifyou have season tickets andwould like to ride with us tothis presentation, call the Ac-tivity Center and have yourname added to the list. Thevan will depart at 6:30 p.m.for the 7:30 p.m. perform-ance.

There is a Taxpayer Advo-cate Service within the IRSthat can help you resolveyour tax problem if you havetried to resolve the problemthrough normal IRS chan-

nels. Their office is in Wichitaand the phone number is316-651-2100 or toll-free877-777-4778.

Yolanda Hernandez is thesponsor of the high schoolstudent organization LatinosMaking a Difference. Theyare looking for service proj-ects like painting, yard work,moving, etc. If you need theirservices, please call Yolandaat the high school, 544-2513or on her cell phone, 620-453-0971. There is no chargefor their services.

If you have questions con-cerning caregiving, legal mat-ters, disability, healthinsurance, housing, etc.,please call Michael Johnstonat Southwest Kansas AreaAgency on Aging at 620-225-8240.

MenuOct. 2.............Smothered SteakOct. 3 ..................................FishOct. 6..........................MeatballsOct. 7........................Roast BeefOct. 8.........Oven-Fried ChickenOct. 9 ..................Ham & Beans

ActivitiesThursday, October 2Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Friday, October 3Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Bingo.........................12:30 p.mSaturday, October 4Life Story Workshop

..............10:00 to 11:00 a.m.Cards & Games .........6:00 p.m.Monday, October 6Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Line Dancing..............7:00 p.m.Tuesday, October 7Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Blood Pressure Checks..............

.........................11:00 – NoonWednesday, October 8Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Flu shots ....11:00 a.m. to NoonPaint...........................1:00 p.m.Thursday, October 9Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Saturday, October 11Sew All DayMonthly Dance ..........................

..................7:00 - 10:00 p.m.Thursday, October 23Kansas Legal Services

................10:00 - 11:00 a.m.Live on Stage..............7:30 p.m.

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Many Halloween imagesare depicted with a full moonin the background. Fullmoons evoke visions of were-wolves baying or vampirebats fluttering by. But a fullmoon for Halloween is actu-ally quite rare. A full moonthat occurs on Halloween isactually most often a “bluemoon”, or the second fullmoon of the month.

On average, a full moonappears once every 28 days,or the time it takes for the

moon to orbit around Earthand be on the other side ofthe sun. Very rarely a bluemoon can occur when the fullmoon appears twice in onemonth.

The last time a full moonappeared on Halloween wasin 2001. The next time Halloween revelers will betreated to a full moon on Halloween is Saturday, October 31, 2020.


No Halloween full moon until 2020

These beautiful Monarch Butterflys seem to have de-cided to take a week long stopfor a rest in Dana Swan’sbackyard. Dana’s yard wasnot the only one decorated,there have been numerous re-ports of the wonderful insectsall around town. It is said theyare migrating south to Mexico.Hugoton has been a stoppingplace for the butterflys inother years as well.


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Haley McCammon, PA-COffice Hours

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The Dermot communitysupper took place Saturday,September 27. Members ofDermot, Richfield and Rollajoined together to enjoy thepotluck supper. Melody Ellisdecorated the tables with fall

leaves and chocolate kisses,to the delight of everyone.The tables were full and theso were the bellies by the endof the evening. A great timewas had by all.

Thursday, October 2- Junior High Volleyball /

Football at Moscow; 4:30 p.m.Friday, October 3

- ARGH - No School- William Allen White Trip -

Leaving at 7:30 a.m.- High School Football at

Deerfield; 7:00 p.m.Saturday, October 4

- High School Volleyball atTourname at Moscow; 9:00a.m.

- Junior High/High SchoolCross Country at Syracuse;10:00 a.m.

- Junior High Band at OPSUHomecomig ParadeMonday, October 6

- Red Board Meeting; 6:00p.m.Tuesday, October 7

- High School Volleyball Triat Home; 4:30 p.m. (Parent’snight at 5:30 p.m.)Wednesday, October 8

- 5th Grade OWLS Class-room; 9:30 a.m.Thursday, October 9

- Pre-K through 5th gradefire station visits; 8:05 a.m.

- Junior High Football atBoise City; 6:00 p.m.

- Penny Supper sponseredby Rolla UMW; 7:00 p.m.Friday, October 10

- ARGH - No School- High School Football at

Fowler; 7:00 p.m.Saturday, October 11

- Junior High/High SchoolCross Country at Lakin; 10:00

a.m.Monday, October 13

- Junior High Volleyball atDeerfield; 4:30 p.m.

- Junior High Football atGoodwell; 6:00 p.m.

- Board of Education Meet-ing; 6:30 p.m.Tuesday, October 14

- High School Volleyball Triat Minneola; 4:30 p.m.

- Junior Class Zak’s Cheese;11:00 a.m.Wednesday, October 15

- Juniors PSaT Test; 8:00a.m.Friday, October 17

- ARGH - No School- High School Football vs In-

galls at Home - Pink Out Night;7:00 p.m.Monday, October 20

- High School Scholars’ Bowlat Meade; 4:00 p.m.Tuesday, October 21

- Junior High/High SchoolSFTL Volleyball at Deerfield;4:30 p.m.Friday, October 24

- No School -Parent/Teacher Conferences8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

- High School Football at Sa-tanta; 7:00 p.m.Saturday, October 25

- Cross Country Regionals;TBA

- Volleyball Sub-State; TBAMonday, October 27

- Junior High BasketballPractice begins

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Rolla High School volley-ball will be coming to the Pi-rate Arena Tuesday, October7. The tri meet will also beParents’ Night for the squad.There will be no admissioncharged for these games, as

funds were generously do-nated by First National Bankof Elkhart to buy out thegame.

Come out and support theLady Pirates on their homecourt! Good luck!

ROLLA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL TEAM—Top, left toright: Tre-Tre Cooper, Paige Claassen and Tori Simmons (farright top). Middle, left to right: Aileen Cruz, Deserae Schwindt,Ashly Hart, Allyson Norton, Angelina Fosdick, Mica Ratzlaff,

Vanessa Reza, Teagan Simmons and Ne-Ne Green. Bottom, leftto right: Miesha Gonzales, Ellie Easterwood, Jasmine Miller,Aaliyah Earl, Sarah Easterwood, Katie Murray and Janie Martinez.

Pirates host volleyball tri meet

Dermot supper is well attended

Penny Supper to be October 9Science Fair project fills halls with smoke

Double T Industries will provide Pep bus for Friday

NOTICE TO ROLLA RESIDENTSThursday, October 2, the City of Rolla will be sealing Washington Streetand Third Avenue. Please have all vehicles moved o! of these streetsprior to Thursday. If you have any questions please call City Hall at 593-4777. We will answer all questions to the best of our ability.

There is never a dull momentat the Rolla School. Monday,September 29, a science experi-ment showed everyone just howthings can happen.

One of the students in theScientific Methods class waspreparing for the annual sciencefair and was mixing two com-pounds, a chemical with sugar.A comment was made that thecompounds might explode and

that’s just what happened, al-though it was a quiet explosion.

Smoke filled the halls of thehigh school but no one was injured. All students were evacuated quickly and safely.

Fire drills each month haveprepared students and staff forjust such an emergency. Thestudent now has an interestingtwist to add to his science fairpresentation.

The Richfield UnitedMethodist Women (UMW) metSeptember 25 and decidedthat the monthly Penny Sup-per for October would be Oc-tober 9 at 7 p.m.. The PennySupper began as a way forthe women’s group to raisemoney for missions andgather the community for fel-

lowship. It is a potluck sup-per and freewill donations areaccepted. The UMW also puttogether birthing kits forUMCOR, a Methodist groupto help with relief in foreigncountries. The three mem-bers enjoyed visiting andplanning the events.

Pep buses are being providedfor every away football game,courtesy of local businesses andcommunity members.

The pep bus for the October 3game is being provided by Dou-ble T Industries. There is no feeto ride the bus but admission tothe game is up to the person rid-

ing. Please contact the high

school office to reserve your seatto Friday’s game to Deerfield.For a complete list of who issponsoring what games, pleasego to www.usd217.org and allthe information is there. Goodluck, Pirates!

Will Your Kids Inherit Your Debt?

Many people finally get around towriting a will in order to safeguardtheir assets for their heirs. But whatif you've got the opposite problem:Your nest egg was decimated by therecession, bad investments or sim-ply living longer than expected andnow you've got a mountain of billsyou can't pay off.

Will your kids inherit your debtsafter you die?

The short answer is, not in mostcases. But there are situationswhere someone could be legally re-sponsible for paying off your billsafter death. Plus, aggressive credi-tors have been known to coerce heirsinto paying off debts for whichthey're not responsible, just to be leftalone.

If you're afraid that your financiallegacy will be a heap of unpaid bills,here's what you need to know andprepare for:

In general, children aren't re-sponsible for paying off their parents'unsecured debts—things like creditcards, personal loans and medicalbills, which aren't collateralized byphysical property. If there's notenough money in the estate to payoff those bills, creditors will have towrite them off.

There are several exceptions,however:

•If your child, spouse or other ac-quaintance is a cosigner on a creditcard or loan (e.g., mortgage, car, per-sonal loan), they share equal respon-sibility for paying it off. This is whyyou should always think twice beforecosigning anyone's loan.

•If someone is a joint accountholder—that is, their income andcredit history were used to help ob-tain the loan or credit card – they'regenerally responsible to pay off thebalance.

•Widows and widowers are re-sponsible for their deceased spouse'sdebts if they live in a communityproperty state.

Note that authorized users onyour credit cards aren't liable for re-payment since they didn't originallyapply for the credit. Chances arethey were simply "piggybacking" onyour credit record to help build theirown. However, to protect authorizedusers from being bothered by credi-tors after your death, you may wantto remove them from your accounts.

If you have outstanding secureddebts upon death, such as a mort-gage or car loan, your estate mustpay them off or the creditor can seizethe underlying asset. For example, ifyou were planning to leave yourhouse to your kids, they'll need to ei-ther pay off or continue making pay-ments on any outstandingmortgage, property taxes and insur-ance, or risk foreclosure.

Depending on your state's laws,there are a few types of assets, likelife insurance proceeds and retire-ment benefits, which you can pass

along to beneficiaries that generallywon't be subject to probate or taxa-tion and thus may be safe from cred-itors.

Just be aware that if you nameyour estate as beneficiary for an in-surance policy or retirement ac-count, creditors can come after themoney to pay off your debts. Thus,it's usually wise to name specific in-dividuals as beneficiaries—andback-up beneficiaries, in case theydie first. Also, if your beneficiary is acosigner on any of your debts, cred-itors can pursue him or her for anybalances owed.

Check with a probate attorney orlegal clinic familiar with your state'sinheritance and tax laws. Free orlow-cost legal assistance is oftenavailable for lower-income people.

Bottom line: If you expect to leaveunpaid debts after you die, alert yourfamily now, so that together you canplan a course of action. You don'twant to blindside your loved ones inthe midst of their grief.

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Unexpected results from anongoing experiment in the labof Kristi Neufeld, co-leader ofthe Cancer Biology Program atthe University of Kansas Can-cer Center, led to a potentiallyimportant discovery that couldhave an effect on how cancerresearchers test anti-cancertherapies in mice as well aspossibly prevent colon cancer inpeople.

Neufeld, associate professorin the Department of MolecularBiosciences, studies the adeno-matous polyposis coli protein,which protects against coloncancer. Many of her experi-ments involve testing mice withAPC mutations, which causecolon cancer, and seeing if anynew drug compounds will workagainst the mutations.

While doing one of these ex-periments a few years ago,Neufeld’s team discovered thatsome mice weren’t developingcolon tumors like mice withAPC mutations normally do.The mice with fewer tumorscould not be used to test drugs;however, Maged Zeineldin, apostdoctoral fellow working inNeufeld’s lab, didn’t want to letthe research go to waste. Theyfurther explored the cause ofthis unexpected tumor de-crease and reported their re-sults in the August issue ofGenetics.

Neufeld’s lab discovered whythese strains of mice were de-veloping fewer tumors — theyhad a quirk in a genetic modi-fier called Pla2g2a that turnedout to be protecting them fromtumors. They suspected thatoutbred nude mice, which arecommonly used to grow tumorsfrom human cancer cells foranti-tumor drug testing, wouldalso have alterations in Pla2g2athat can affect tumor growth.

“We’re thinking maybe thisvariation could affect other tu-morigenicity studies as well,”Neufeld said. “If you’re injectinga nude mouse with a humancolon cancer cell and you don’tknow whether the Pla2g2a al-teration is there or not, it couldpotentially change the outcomeof the experiment.”

Neufeld now will screen hermice for this Pla2g2a polymor-phism and hopes to make othercancer researchers, especiallythose who test new drug thera-pies, aware of how genetic mod-ifiers alter the results of anexperiment.

“We think this is really im-portant because if someone in-jects cancer cells, grows atumor and then injects a com-pound to see if it treats the can-cer, you don’t know if whatyou’re seeing is a result of theactual test compound or if itwas affected by the differencesin genes in these outbred nudemice,” she said.

Though this work was a sideproject from her concentrationon the APC protein, Neufeldhopes to collaborate with an-other lab to determine whetherthis genetic modifier is some-thing that would have a similareffect in humans. Would theoverexpression of Pla2g2a pre-

vent tumors from forming in ahuman colon? Would it be assimple as infecting the gut withbacteria that expresses thePla2g2a alteration?

Though the answers to thosequestions are likely many yearsaway, discoveries like this couldpotentially aid in preventingcancer or screening for a modi-fier that could affect whethersomeone is at risk for coloncancer. Perhaps doctors willsomeday screen for the absenceor presence of the Pla2g2a al-teration like they do for theBRCA or HER2 genes, but firstresearchers would have to see ifthe Pla2g2a alteration helps toprevent tumors like it did in themice, according to Neufeld.

“We would want to figure outif simply expressing thePla2g2a would be enough inhumans to have the same pro-tective properties,” Neufeldsaid. “We were just trying tosalvage something from ouroriginal experiment, but itturned out to be a lot more in-teresting. I think the lesson isthat if you have the time, some-times following through onthings that don’t make sensereally pays off.”

She noted seeing large vari-ability in results has likely hap-pened before in numerouscancer experiments, but re-searchers often see these miceas outliers and remove themfrom the experiment all to-gether rather than try to deter-mine the potential effect ofgenetic modifiers on this vari-ability.

Genetic modifiers arechanges in a gene which resultin the modification of anothergene’s function. For example, ifa person’s hair color is the A al-lele (one variant of a gene) andthe shade of a person’s hair iscontrolled by the C allele, the Callele doesn’t mask the effect ofthe A allele but rather justchanges how it’s expressed. Aperson could have light brownhair or dark brown hair, de-pending on whether the domi-nant or recessive allele isexpressed. In the case ofPlag2ga, the mice either havetwo sensitive or resistant alle-les, or one of each.

To confirm that the Pla2g2amodifier did indeed play a rolein whether the outbred nudemice formed colon tumors,Neufeld’s team injected micewith colon cancer cells to see iftumors would form andscreened them for the Pla2g2aalteration.

“What we found is that theformation of tumors correlatedwith the presence or absence ofthese resistant alleles,” Neufeldsaid. “Mice with resistant alleles(the Pla2g2a alteration) hadfewer tumors than the oneswith the sensitive alleles.”

This is only one change inone genetic modifier—there arehundreds of others that haveyet to be identified that could beaffecting cancer research exper-iments and influence preven-tion and treatment options inthe future.

“There are so many genetic

modifiers. Any change to thesemodifiers can affect many otherthings, therefore, many gene al-terations could potentially havean effect on cancer,” Neufeldsaid. “Even in the case ofPla2g2a, it’s not clear why itprotects against these tumors.

It’s still something we have tofigure out.”

— This news release isbased on a story by Erinn Con-nor that originally appeared atwww.kucancercenter.org.

Submitted by the Universityof Kansas.


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IN THE TWENTY-SIXTH JUDICIALDISTRICT

DISTRICT COURT, STEVENSCOUNTY, KANSAS

PROBATE DEPARTMENT

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFLloyd W. Robinson, Jr., Deceased,

Pursuant to Chapter 59 of K.S.A.

Case No. 14 PR 37

NOTICE OF HEARING


YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Peti-tion has been filed in this court byPierre Ware, as the heir of Lloyd W.Robinson, Jr., deceased, requesting:

Descent be determined of the fol-lowing described real estate situatedin Stevens County, Kansas:

Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of Sec-tion Thirty-Two (32) in TownshipThirty-Two (32) South, RangeThirty-Six (36) West of the 6th Prin-

cipal Meridian, Stevens County,Kansas

and all personal property and otherKansas real estate owned by decedentat the time of death. And that suchproperty and all personal propertyand other Kansas real estate ownedby the decedent at the time of deathbe assigned pursuant to the laws ofintestate succession.

You are hereby required to fileyour written defenses to the Petitionon or before the 10th day of October,2014, at 10:00 a.m. of said day in saidcourt, in the City of Hugoton, StevensCounty, Kansas, at which time andplace said cause will be heard.Should you fail to file your written de-fenses, judgment and decree will beentered in due course upon the Peti-tion.

PIERRE WAREPetitioner

KENNEDY & WILLIS727 North Waco, Suite 585Wichita, Kansas 67203Telephone: (316)263-4921Facsimile: (316)263-0045E-mail: [email protected]

PUBLIC NOTICE

Thursday, October 2- Junior High Football vs

Rolla at Home- Bonfire at Pearon home;

8:00 p.m.Friday, October 3

- Parade and Pep Rally;2:40 p.m.

- Football Homecoming vs.Rolla at Home; 7:00 p.m.

(Coronation—6:30 p.m.)Saturday, October 4

- Volleyball tournamenthosted by Lady Wildcates;9:00 a.m.

- Stevens County FreeHealth Fair at Hugoton Mid-dle School Cafeteria; 7:00 –11:00 a.m.

The German Exchange students will be arriving in MoscowWednesday, October 1. There will be 14 students and threesponsors. They will be staying with different host families fortwo weeks. Our students will be traveling to Germany in thespring.

Roy and Debbie Stoddard. Tim and Cherie Freed, andDuane and Barbara Williams hosted a card party Saturdayevening at the Moscow Baptist Church.

A great carry-in supper was served, followed by several ta-bles of pitch. The lively games concluded with Lowell Stanleytaking men’s high score, and Harry Lashway, a guest of Mar-lin Heger visiting here from Florida, getting the men’s lowscore. Judy Hickert took ladies’ high score and Eva Reynoldsthe low score.

Everyone had such a good time they are going to try tomake it a monthly event.

The Moscow Baptist Church is getting some major repairsand renovation work done. One of the main beams in the ceil-ing of the sanctuary has to be repaired, so everything is shutoff with services being held in the dining area. How long it willtake will depend on the extent of the repairs.

The Baptist Church is searching for a new pastor followingthe retirement of Pastor Larry Bradford. Randy Caddell is theinterim pastor with visiting guest pastors filling in for Sundayservices. All members are encouraged to come and help in theselection of the new church pastor.

Moscow Homecoming isFriday, October 3, with thecoronation at 6:30 p.m. Thequeen candidates for this foot-ball homecoming are MariaCecenas, Kaitlyn Dobie,Tapanga Dahle, Alex Moranand Palama Maaria. The kingcandidates are Brock Brazeal,Alexis Manriquez, BriceValdez, Tad Stuckey and IvanEnns.

The celebration beginsThursday, October 2, followingthe Junior High football gameagainst the Rolla Pirates.There will be a bonfire at the

Pearson's home at 8:00 p.m.Friday there will be a pa-

rade and pep rally, all startingat 2:40 p.m. The pep rally willbe down Main Street this year.

The football game againstRolla will start at 7:00 p.m.During halftime there will be asenior jersey auction. This willinclude football, volleyball andcheerleading for all seniorsparticipating in fall sports.

The proceeds of the auctionwill go to the Moscow BoosterClub. Come bid on the jerseysof your favorite senior athlete.

The Lady Wildcats arehosting a volleyball tourna-ment Saturday. October 4 at

9:00 a.m. Come and supportthe girls and have a fabuloushomecooked meal.

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Lady Wildcats host volleyball tourney this week

Heard About TownMOSCOW NEWSby Judy Hickert

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Rachelle is talkative andoutgoing! She is intelligentand very friendly. Rachelleenjoys helping out with littlekids, being around animalsand playing volleyball. Shedoes well in school andmakes As and Bs. Rachelledoes well with peers andmakes friends easily. Shewould do great in a foreverfamily that is structured, af-fectionate and patient. Tolearn more about adoption

visit www.adoptk skids.org orcall 877-457-5430.Rachelle’s case number isCH-5603.

Rachelle, age 15

P leas e Adopt Me!

Meet Deacon, an activechild who is good at art, play-ing basketball and doingmath in school. He likes artand basketball in particularbecause he considers themto be relaxing and helpful tohim in becoming calmer.When he grows up Deaconsaid he would like to be a vet-erinarian and work with ani-mals. One of the thingsDeacon is most proud of ishis parachute and survivorbracelets. Deacon would dowell with a family that isavailable to spend a consid-erable amount of one on one

time with him. A consistent,patient and encouragingfamily would be best. Tolearn more about adoptionvisit www.adoptkskids.org orcall 877-457-5430. Deacon’scase number is 101440.

Deacon, age 13

The Moscow Baptist Church is getting some major repairs andrenovation work done. Services are currently taking place in thedining room.

Siblings Makinzie andIzaya both would like a car-ing family who enjoys thegreat outdoors. Big sisterMakinzie loves to be outside,climbing trees, riding herbike and playing softball. Inschool her favorite thing ismusic class as she likes tolearn all the notes that areinvolved. Makinzie loves toplay with her foster family’sdogs and with her youngerfoster sibling as well, she en-joys all the laughs theyshare. When she grows upshe would like to be ateacher. Younger brotherIzaya also likes to play out-side, digging in the dirt andriding on his four-wheeler. Inschool, it’s no secret; his fa-vorite part of the day is whenthey get to play at recesstime. When Izaya grows uphe wants to be a policemanand help people. He will needan experienced family and alot of one on one attention soa family with older children

or no other children would bebest. Both children would dowell with a strong family whowill make sure to includethem in their family activitieswhile providing them all thenurturing and love they de-serve. To learn more aboutadoption visit www.adoptkskids.org or call 877-457-5430. The children’s casenumbers are CH-6060 & CH-6061.

Makinzie and Izaya, ages nineand six

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BEFORE THE STATE CORPORATION

COMMISSION OF THE STATE OFKANSAS

NOTICE OF FILING APPLICATION

RE: BEREXCO, LLC. - Applicationfor a second exception to the 10 yeartime limitation of K.A.R. 82-3-111 for

the Cutter #3 well, located inStevens County, Kansas.

TO: All Oil & Gas Producers, UnleasedMineral Interest Owners, Landown-ers, and all persons whomever con-cerned.

You, and each of you, are hereby no-tified that Berexco, LLC. has filed anapplication for an exception to the 10year time limitation of K.A.R. 82-3-111 for the Cutter #3 well located inthe NE SE of Section 1-31S-35W,

Stevens County, Kansas.

Any persons who object to or protestthis application shall be required tofile their objections or protest with theConservation Division of the StateCorporation Commission of the Stateof Kansas within fifteen (15) days fromthe date of this publication. Theseprotests shall be filed pursuant toCommission regulations and muststate specific reasons why the grant ofthe application may cause waste, vio-late correlative rights or pollute thenatural resources of the State ofKansas.

All persons interested or concernedshall take notice of the foregoing andshallgovern themselves accordingly.

BEREXCO, LLC2020 N. Bramblewood

Wichita, Kansas 67206316-265-3311

PUBLIC NOTICE



IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFHugh D. Holt, deceased,

CASE NO.14-PR-42

NOTICE OF HEARING


You are hereby notified that Peti-tion has been filed in this Court byFrances Holt Musco, an heir, deviseeand legatee of Hugh D. Holt, de-ceased, praying the Will of Hugh D.Holt, deceased, be admitted to pro-bate and record in this Court; andLetters of Administration WWA begranted to Susan M. Smith to serve asAdministrator WWA without bond.

You are required to file your writ-ten defenses thereto on or before Oc-tober 24, 2014 at 9:30 A.M., in this

District Court in the City of Hugoton,Stevens County, Kansas, at whichtime and place the cause will beheard. Should you fail therein, judg-ment and decree will be entered indue course upon the Petition.

All creditors of the decedent arenotified to exhibit their demandsagainst the Estate within the latter offour months from the date of firstpublication of notice under K.S.A. 59-2236 and amendments thereto, or ifthe identity of the creditor is known orreasonably ascertainable, 30 daysfrom actual notice was given as pro-vided by law, and if their demands arenot thus exhibited, they shall be for-ever barred.

Frances Holt Musco, Petitioner

James A. Kuharic, #08952Brollier, Wolf & KuharicBox 39, Hugoton, KS 67951(620) 544-8555Attorney for Petitioner

PUBLIC NOTICE


STATE OF KANSASORDER for closing of registrationbooks before the general election

November 4, 2014

Pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A.25-2311(c), notice is hereby given thaton the 14th day of October, 2014, allregistration books for the general elec-tion will close at the end of business

hours. Registration books will remainclosed until the 5th day of November,2014.

WITNESS MY HAND and the seal ofmy office this 3rd day of September,A.D. 2014.

/s/ Kris W. KobachKris W. Kobach

PUBLIC NOTICE

Thursday, October 8, 2009The Hugoton Animal Shelter

won a $500 prize from Maddie’sFund. Animal Control OfficerStephanie Smith won the prizeby answering the phone and de-livering helpful informationabout an available cat or dogposted on the group’s Web site.Stephanie was so courteousand helpful that they awardedher the weekly prize. Thursday, October 7, 2004

David Arange, son of MarthaArange, reenlisted on April 16,2004. Arange received his reen-listment aboard the USS Mis-souri, signing in the same placethe Japanese stood for theirWWII surrender sixty years ago.Thursday, October 7, 1999

The all new Westfield Apart-ments hosted their grand open-ing last week. The apartmentcomplex is located at 910 S.Coulter.Thursday, October 6, 1994

WWII Veterans who werenurses during the war werehonored by the Hugoton Her-mes newspaper in commemora-tion of Veterans Day. LoraHamilton, Grace Lewis, HedyLairmore, Shirley Rome, BettyBarber and Edith Weston werethe Veteran nurses who werehonored. Thursday, October 5, 1989

The doors of the HugotonUptown Auto Body Shop at 624S. Monroe are expected to opensoon. John Akers and partner

Kenny Omo have made plansfor the new structure now beingcompleted as a facility to com-plete general auto body work.Thursday, October 11, 1984

Dean and Mary Myers hosttheir grand opening of the SantaFe Steak Parlour which is lo-cated at the corner of Highway51 and Washington. Two SantaFe Railroad depots were movedto the site and joined together atthe ends to make one building.The east half of the building wasthe depot at Elkhart and thewest half was formerly theUlysses Depot.Thursday, October 10, 1974

Merle Skinner did great atthe Kansas State Fair. Merle, ajunior at Hugoton High School,was runner-up as BestGroomed Boy and won ReserveChampion Boy in the 4-H com-petition at the Kansas StateFair.Thursday, October 8, 1964

Hugoton FFA Chapterranked First in the Parliamen-tary Procedure contest at theLeadership Training School heldin Dodge City September 30,1964. This makes them eligibleto compete in the State contestin April. The FFA members par-ticipating are Lex Ford, JimKuharic, Mike Willis, MikeSchechter, Bob Thomas andDarroll Johnson.Thursday, October 7, 1954

A surprise picnic dinner wasgiven at the H.E. Mueller home

in honor of Mr. and Mrs. HaroldMueller. The dinner was en-joyed by 93 friends, neighborsand relatives. Harold and hiswife will make their home for thepresent near Buckeye, Co., onthe Mueller farm.

Friday, October 6, 1939Mrs. Clyde Benton enter-

tained the Swastika Club in herhome last week. Members at-tending were Mrs. Jim Thurow,Mrs. Ida Shriver, Mrs. IdaBrown, Mrs. Ruth Dudley, Mrs.Everett Shuler, Mrs. Paul Chaf-fin and Mrs. Walt Hunsinger.

If any readers have pic-tures or memories for the his-tory page of the Hermes,please bring them in toRuthie Winget at The Hugo-ton Hermes.

History From The HermesCompiled by Ruthie Winget

The W.R. Hoskinsons and Charley and EmmaHedrick shopping at Liberal. Photo courtesy of

The History of Stevens County and Its People.

“Notes From Nancy”by Stevens County FACS Agent Nancy Honig

VinegarDoes just the thought of vinegar make you pucker up?

Vinegar adds a twang to your taste buds, and it has becomea hot trend in foods and drinks. Vinegar has been aroundthousands of years. In the second century BC, Roman armysoldiers added date vinegar to water to make it safe to drink.Hippocrates prescribed apple cider vinegar mixed with honeyto cure a variety of illnesses.

In Colonial America, fruit vinegars and water were theequivalent of today’s pick-me-up drinks on hot summer days.Surprisingly, the tangy, tart drinks have made a comeback,due partly to the desire to cut out highly sugared drinks, andalso the healthful benefits of consuming vinegar. Thesedrinks, known as “shrubs”, are made by mixing a flavoredvinegar syrup with spirits, water, or carbonated water. Theterm “shrub” is also applied to the sweetened vinegar-basedsyrups from which the cocktail is made; the syrup is alsoknown as full strength drinking vinegar. Drinking vinegar isoften infused with fruit juice, herbs and spices for use inmixed drinks, or mixed with water for a light refreshing drink.

Vinegar is often used in marinades and can break downprotein fibers. When marinating with vinegar do not marinatefor more than two hours. The marinade only affects the sur-

face of the meat, and leaving it with your meat for an extendedtime will create a mushy surface and a tough texture inside.To brighten the color of any vegetable you are cooking add alittle vinegar to the pot of water.

Though vinegar isn’t a miracle medicine, there are somebenefits to adding more to your diet. It contains antioxidantsand has been shown to improve blood sugar levels. Drinkingapple cider vinegar before high-carbohydrate meals has beenshown in studies to improve insulin sensitivity in people whoare insulin resistant or have type 2 diabetes.

A 2010 study showed that Balsamic vinegar prevents theoxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), a reduction ofwhich can aid in the prevention of heart attacks and strokes.Vinegar can also help you lose weight by using it to reduceunhealthy fats in commercial salad dressings. A simplesplash of olive oil and flavored vinegar can brighten up a saladand reduce calories tremendously.

There are anti-bacterial properties as well that can helpfight the infections behind a sore throat. Adding an ounce ortwo of vinegar each day can also aid digestion. It is importantto remember that vinegar is an acid, so don’t go overboardwith it, and be sure to rinse your mouth after consuming vine-gar drinks to avoid enamel erosion, which can happen overtime.

White vinegar is an amazing cleaner and can remove min-eral deposits, eliminate mold, and help freshen up musty tow-els. Vinegar comes in a wide variety of flavors and uses. Ifyou are interested in learning more, stop by the Extension Of-fice and pick up a handout from the recent Knowledge atNoon program on Vinegar and Oil.

TEXTILE EXHIBITThe annual Textile Exhibit

is currently on display in themeeting room. As of MondaySeptember 29, thirteenartists had registered 29items for the display. The ex-hibit will run through themonth of October.

RECIPE SWAPIt’s time to go through and

try out all those Pinterestrecipes that looked SO GOODin the pictures! The library isnow accepting recipes for theRecipe Swap Luncheon,which will be Thursday, De-cember 11, from 11:30 a.m.to 1:00 p.m. at the StevensCounty Library MeetingRoom. A ticket to the lunch-eon will be given to each per-son that enters a recipe. Theticket entitles the bearer toattend the luncheon, to re-ceive a recipe book contain-ing all submitted recipes andto have a chance to win doorprizes.

There are three ways toenter your recipes in theswap. Enter your recipes on-line through our website atwww.stevenscountylibrary.com; email your recipes torecipes@stevenscountyl i

brary.com; or bring yourrecipes to the library. We willaccept recipes from now untilWednesday, November 27.

SCGS MEETINGThe Stevens County Ge-

nealogical Society meetingwill be Thursday, October 9,at 1:00 p.m. Contact the li-brary or Cathy Clark for de-tails.

UPCOMING EVENTS ATTHE SCL

October – Textile Displayall month

October 9, 1p.m. – SCGSMeeting

October 13 – LibraryBoard

November 10 – LibraryBoard

November 13, 1p.m. –SCGS Meeting

November 27, 28, 29 – Li-brary Closed for Thanksgiv-ing

December – Festival ofTrees

December 8, 5:30 – Li-brary Board

December 11, Noon –Recipe Swap

December 11, 1p.m. –SCGS Meeting

December 25, 26, 27 – Li-brary Closed for Christmas

@ YOUR LIBRARYYour Information Source for 100 Years

500 MonroeHugoton, Ks. 67951-2639

Phone: 620.544.2301 • Fax: 620.544.2322Email: [email protected]

Enrollment numbers re-leased today show that forthe third year in a row, theUniversity of Kansas fresh-man class has grown.

KU has 4,084 new fresh-men on campus — an in-crease of 2.1 percent fromlast year’s total of 4,000 —enrolling nearly 28,000 Jay-hawks this fall.

“Trends for the last threeyears show us that more andmore first-year students wantto be part of a major publicresearch university that con-sistently earns high rankingsfor its academic programs,”said Chancellor BernadetteGray-Little.

This year’s freshman classis also the most diverse in KUhistory. More than 23.6 per-cent are minority students,up from nearly 22 percentlast year. The university’snearly 2,500 internationalstudents set another record.

More than 16 percent ofKU freshman have an ACTscore of 30 or higher.

“It is no coincidence thatKU is increasingly attractinghigh-achieving students,”Gray-Little said. “As we’veoutlined in Bold Aspirations,KU is heavily invested in first-year intellectual experiences.”

KU is among the few pub-lic Association of AmericanUniversities institutions tospecifically include studyabroad, undergraduate re-search, internships and com-munity projects inundergraduate curriculum,with the KU Core Curriculumintroduced last year.

Part of that curriculum areFirst-Year Seminars. The uni-versity increased the numberof sections to 25 this fall, en-rolling 415 students — ajump from 20 sections and315 students last year.

This fall, the university in-troduced a progression andgraduation plan that focuseson three areas: the academicexperience, advising and re-moving barriers to earning adegree.

KU set a record for the per-centage of students graduat-ing in four years with thestudents who entered the

university in fall 2010. Thenumber of students who con-tinue at KU from their fresh-man to sophomore year is thehighest it’s been in the pastseven years.

“Once students have de-cided to become Jayhawks,it’s not enough to just havethem enrolled,” Gray-Littlesaid. “The KU communitywants to see them succeed.”

Today, KU is working tobecome a national leader inredesigning courses, particu-larly gateway courses inwhich some first-year stu-dents struggle.

“By investing in course re-design, we can improve learn-ing and students’ progresstoward their goal — a KU de-gree,” said Jeffrey S. Vitter,provost and executive vicechancellor.

The university’s overall en-rollment this fall has grownto 27,983. The data releasedtoday reflect university’sprogress from fall 2013:

•More students are en-rolled in the schools of Engi-neering, Business, Nursing,Education, Social Welfare,Pharmacy, Law, Journalismand Architecture, Design &Planning.

•The overall minority stu-dent enrollment is at an all-time high of 18 percent.

•All eight undergraduateprograms at the KU EdwardsCampus increased in studentcredit hours.

•The number of Lawrenceand Edwards campusescredit hours enrolled onlineincreased 69 percent.

The university is workingto bring in next year’s class ofJayhawks, said Matt Melvin,vice provost of enrollmentmanagement.

“KU students are scholarsinvested in contributing totheir education,” Melvin said.“We are the top choice forhigh-ability Kansas studentsand their families. Studentswho are looking for a quintes-sential college experience in achallenging and supportiveenvironment are encouragedto apply by Nov. 1.”

Submitted by University ofKansas.

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFSTEPHANIE STEPHENSON, DE-CEASED

Case No. 14PR40NOTICE OF HEARING

(Chapter 59)


You are hereby notified that a pe-tition has been filed in the aboveCourt by Carrie E. Kruse, daughterand sole and only heir at law of thedecedent, Stephanie Stephenson,praying for the determination of de-scent of the decedent’s undivided in-terest in the following described realestate situate in Stevens County,Kansas, to wit: SW/4 of Section 1-33-38; as more fully described in the

petition, and all other property, bothreal estate and personal property, orinterests therein, including mineralinterests, owned by StephanieStephenson within the State ofKansas at the time of her death onDecember 12, 2013.

You are hereby required to fileyour written defenses thereto on orbefore the 10th day of October, 2014,at 11:30 a.m. of said day, in the dis-trict courtroom at the county court-house, in the City of Hugoton, StevensCounty, Kansas, at which time andplace the cause will be heard. Shouldyou fail therein, judgment and decreewill be entered in due course upon thepetition.

Carrie E. Kruse, Petitioner

KRAMER, NORDLING & NORDLING,LLC 209 East Sixth StreetHugoton, Kansas 67951Telephone: (620) 544-4333Attorneys for Petitioner

PUBLIC NOTICE



IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTIONOF GLADYS JUDITH ESTRADA,D.O.B. 01/17/2001, a minor child.Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59

Case No. 14-AD-2

NOTICE OF ADOPTION HEARING

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ERICKLUJAN AND ALL PERSONS CON-CERNED:

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIEDthat a Petition has been filed in theabove-named Court praying for anOrder and Decree of said Court thatthe Petitioner, Anastacio Amador, bepermitted and authorized to adoptGladys Judith Estrada as his ownchild; that an Order and Decree ofAdoption of the said child by the Peti-tioner be made and entered by saidCourt; and that they have all otherproper relief. You are hereby requiredto file your written defenses thereto on

or before the 22nd day of October,2014, at 10:30 o’clock A.M. of saidday, in said Court at the StevensCounty, Kansas District Court, in theCity of Hugoton, State of Kansas, atwhich time and place said cause willbe heard. Should you fail thereof,judgment and decree will be enteredin due course upon said Petition.

If you are unable to obtain counselto represent you in this Matter basedon your income, you may qualify forappointed counsel. You must com-plete an affidavit from the Clerk’s of-fice regarding your lack of funds orassets and file the affidavit with theClerk’s office prior to the final hearingset for October 22, 2014 so that a de-termination can be made by theCourt.

/s/Elsa M. FraireElsa M. Fraire, S.C. 26049

Shellenberger & Associates, P.A.500 N. Kansas Ave.

Liberal, Kansas 67901Telephone: 620-624-5599

Fax: 620-624-5525Email: [email protected]

Attorney for Petitioner

PUBLIC NOTICE

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The buzzards are back at the Stevens County Gas and HistoricalMuseum. The birds can be seen on the tower at the museum andcircling overhead around town at times.

Despite the prevalence ofcancer, some informationabout this potentially deadlydisease is not widely known.The following are some factsabout cancer that may sur-prise you.

1. Cancer is officiallyknown as "malignant neo-plasm."

2. Married people or thosein steady relationships aremore likely to survive cancer,which may be linked to cou-ples' increased concern andawareness of each other'sconditions and their push forcancer screenings.

3. Researchers believe thatmore than half of all cancersand cancer deaths are poten-tially preventable.

4. Most cancers developthrough a combination of en-vironmental factors andheredity.

5. Ovarian cancer, coloncancer, and lung cancer aretypically asymptomatic untilthey spread elsewhere in thebody. That is why routinescreenings for these diseasesare so vital.

6. Those who sleep fewerthan six hours a night aremore likely to develop coloncancer than those who sleepmore.

7. Despite what is knownabout protecting oneself fromthe sun, skin cancer is stillthe most often diagnosedtype of cancer, and rates con-tinue to steadily increase.

8. The highest rate of peo-ple diagnosed withmelanoma, the most deadlyform of skin cancer, are whitemen over the age of 50.

9. Men with a family his-tory of breast cancer are at ahigher risk for prostate can-cer.

10. The left breast is sta-tistically more prone to devel-oping cancer than the rightbreast. Unfortunately, doc-tors and scientists are un-sure why.

11. Women of AshkenaziJewish descent are signifi-cantly more likely to carrybreast cancer genes than thegeneral population.


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any person that relies on this information and consid-ers it material to the purchase as to satisfy themselvesas to its accuracy and condition of the structure in-cluding fixtures and appliances.

David Light 620-544-9763 mobile620-356-5808 office

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

(150p49-12)

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FOR SALELAND FOR SALE: StevensCounty Sec. 26-345-38W and Sec.22-345-38W, 177 acres. 8 years leftin CRR. Call 620-624-7319. (2c40)

---------------FOR SALE: Fifth wheel camper,very good condition. Reasonablypriced. Can be seen at 400 W.Fourth St. (1c40)

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FOR SALE: Yamaha flute, $475,like brand new. 620-544-2871.

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FIREWOOD FOR SALEOak, Piñon, Mesquite,

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Call DJ @ 620-430-1273(tfc)

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

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New Location1042 S. Jackson Suite C (tfc37)

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GARAGE SALESGARAGE SALE: Saturday, October 4, 9:00 a.m. - ???, 514 W.Seventh St., Baby Clothing & Items, Furniture, Kitchen Items,Washer

---------------PATIO SALE: Saturday, October 4, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., 1009S. Trindle - First of 3 Planned Patio Sales! Washer & Dryer,Retro Bedroom Furniture, 2 TVs, 2 Microwaves, Entertain-ment Center, 2 VCRs, Big & Tall Men’s Clothes, 4 Ice Chests,Kitchen Things, Miscellaneous Furniture and More!

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509 Recreation,Moscow, KS

2448 Road 20, Moscow, KS

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1107 Monroe

3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroomattached garage, sprinkler system,

nearly-finished basement, roof in good condition

Call 620-453-1474(4p38)

FOR SALE BY OWNER

108 W. 11th

All brick home in HugotonApprox. 3800 sq.ft. w/ basement

3 bedrooms, 2 full baths/3 half-baths, 2 full kitchens

Att. single car garage, det. 2 car garageIn-ground irrigation, 14’x20’ outbuilding

finished w/heat & air (“Man Cave”)New guttering as of 2 years ago, new

basement windows, new roof June 2014ADT Security System & Lots of Storage!

Asking $185,000

Please call A.J.620-453-0996

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HOME FOR SALE1605 S. Jefferson

Hugoton, Ks.Perfectly located on 1.5 acresis this roomy home with five bedrooms and three baths.

Call Lidia(4c40)

$214,900

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531 S. JacksonHugoton, Ks. 67951 (tfc6)

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2 P’s Septic Waste RemovalU Poop It We Pump It

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825 S Polk - Ranch style, 4 bed/2 b, 2 detgarages, cen H/A, circle drive, basement,corner lot location! Call today to view thishome!!

806 S Monroe - Investment Property - 2bed/1 b, shed. Call today to see this prop-erty.

808 S Monroe - Ranch style, 3 bed/1 b, kitchenw/built in appliances, island, central heat, detgarage w/bath, shed w/carport. Call today to seethis home!

810 S Monroe - Investment Property - 50 x190 lot with 2 mobilehome hookups. IncomeProducing!

137 S Madison - Ranch Style home, 4 bd/2b,sgl garage, basement, appliances, cen H/A.NICE!

1016 S Trindle- Ranch style, 3 bed/1 bath,att garage, cen H/A, fence, patio, new car-pet, fresh paint!! Great for starter or thesingle/couple wanting to downsize. Movein ready!!

531 S Main Street- New Reduced Price!!Commercial Property - Porter Building -5,886 SF, retail and office, central H/A.Prime Location!!! Call to view this property!!

48 N Baca, Elkhart - Good location!! 5 bed/3bath, cent H/A, fence, garage for the handyman, corner lot. Lots of room for the growingfamily!!

630 S Trindle- Ranch style brick, 3 bed/2bath, 2 living areas, kitchen w/appliances,attached garage. Quiet neighborhood!! Callfor details!!

715 S Adams St- Corner lot location!! 2bed/2 bath, lg master with WIC, fence, detgarage, covered patio, cen H/A. Nicestarter!!

1109 S Jefferson St- Nice Starter, 3 bed/2bath, basement, fence, cen H/A. KallenbachAddition. Call today !!

500 Copperstone Pl- Frame, ranch style, 5bed/2 b, Cen H/A, basement, fence, deck. Calltoday to set up your private showing.

201 East 14th- Price Reduction!! Three levelsof beauty!! 6 bed/5 baths, fpl, 2 master suites,sprinkler, cen H/A, att garage, Over 4600 sf.Call to see this beautiful home!!

218 N. Jackson St- Beautiful Brick, 4bed/3.5 bath, fireplace, sunroom, coveredpatio, fpl, finished bsmt, att garage, carport,circl drive, much, much more. Call today forshowing!!

950 Road J- Nice Country property! 5bed/2 b, cen H/A, updated kitchen andbaths, new carpet and tile, 40 x 60 equipshed, 7.5 ac more or less.

1015 S Washington- Cute ranch stylehome. Well maintained! 3 bed/2 b, updatedkitchen with appliances, 30 x 40garage/shop. Nice property!! Call for de-tails!!

1609 S Madison- Beautiful home in theKallenbach Addition!! 4 bed/3 bath, Built inappliances, fpl, media room, craft/office,and much more!! Call to see this lovelyhome!

917 S Polk St - Cute Ranch Style, 3 bed/2bath, galley kitchen with family/diningcombo, covered deck, fence, storage shed,cen H/A. Great starter!!

828 East Fourteenth- Commercial Prop-erty - 60 x 40 Steel Building, heated floor,Office, Bath, Loft w/storage. Call for details!!

1001 S Harrison St- Brick, ranch style, 5bed/2.5 bath, fpl, kitchen w/appliances,screened patio, full basement, att garage.Move in ready!!

201 S Lincoln- Manufacture home on per-manent foundation. 3 bed/2 bath, appli-ances, central heat on corner lot. Call formore details!

1110 S Main St- Beautiful Ranch...3bed/2bath, cen H/A, det garage, sprinkler,fence, corner lot. Move In Ready!!

130 N Jackson - REDUCEDPRICE!! Curb appeal says "WOW!"Ranch style, 4 bed, 4 bath, fpl, openfloor plan, in ground pool, 3 cargarage!! Great opportunity!! Calltoday!!

1108 S Main Street- Price Reduced!! 4bed/3 bath, 2 living areas, beautiful kitchen,fpl, patio, fence, sprinkler....Great Location!!

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ACREAGE FOR SALE4.6 acre tract in the NW/4 of Sec 29 Twp 32Rge 34, Seward County. Call for details!!

1407 S EISENHOWERNice location!! 100 x 124 lot! NO SPE-CIALS!! Call today!!

LOTS FOR SALE504 S. Wildcat Ct - Nice lot in cul de sac.19,427 sf. Spikes Addition. Call for details!!401 & 403 S. Jayhawk Ct - Nice lot & a halfin cul de sac. 27,641 sf. Spikes Addition.Call for details!!713 East Fifth Ave - Nice lot in cul de sac.21,855 sf. Spikes Addition. Call for details!!

905 S. Jackson St.- This home is well taken care ofand only minutes away from shopping.The 2 rooms in the basement used as bedrooms, donot have escape windows. The basement is in theprocess of being remodeled.

103 E Fourth St. –Rolla, KS- This property is lo-cated on two large city lots. The back yard has a stor-age shed as well as a 20x40 foot metal building withboth 220 and 110 electrical already wired inside. Thehouse has large rooms with lots of room for storage.

307 N. Kansas, Suite 101Liberal, KS 67901

(620) 624-1212

609 E. 4th Street - This 4 year old home offers anewly painted interior. All bedrooms have walk-inclosets and the unfinished basement is ready for yourown design touches. The large back yard contains avery nice sized open patio.

129 N. Jackson St. - This beautiful brick home isready to move into. Huge back yard. Enjoy theheated enclosed patio through the cooler months andthe updated kitchen (2005) features a 6-burner cooktop, double ovens, and an abundance of pantry andcabinet space. The office could be used as a 4th bed-room. Each bedroom has built-in storage withcounter tops and the storage in this home will holdyears of your accumulated belongings.

1606 S. Eisenhower St. - This 4,560 sq ft., 2 storyhome has it all. The gourmet kitchen has it all withgranite counter tops, stainless steel appliances, builtin refrigerator, microwave, and dual energy 6 burnerrange/oven. Fine detailed tile floors and profession-ally painted and textured walls set off the master bath.Also, included is the 10x19 greenhouse with sky-light, vaulted ceilings, electricity, heating, and airconditioning.

REDUCEDBetty Barn Storage Shed for Sale

Located behind Project Hope's old location at 1031 S MainCurrently taking bids for12ft X 12ft storage shedPlease mail or drop off

bid to the Debbie Nordling State Farm office at 617 S. Main St.

Hugoton, Ks. 67951 BY OCTOBER 15, 2014.

(Minimum bid is $750.00). Building must be moved by buyer. (1c40)

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HAYS, Sept. 26 — Fort HaysState University announcedyet another all-time head-count record for the official20th day of the fall semes-ter, which was Monday,September 15.

FHSU delivers collegecourses through threemodalities—to students onthe Hays campus, to stu-dents in the Virtual Collegeand to students at partneruniversities in China.

The total 20th-day head-count is 13,825, which is anincrease of 2.9 percent fromlast year's 20th-day head-count of 13,441. That is anincrease of 384 studentsfrom last fall and the largestenrollment in the history ofthe university.

FHSU also enjoyed thelargest class of incomingfreshmen in its history thisfall, with 988 students.

The Kansas Board of Re-gents uses the 20th day ofclasses as the official enroll-ment day to provide a stan-dard basis for comparisonfrom year to year. Thisyear's numbers were an-nounced after the last of thesix Regents universitiespassed its 20th day.

We are pleased that onceagain a record number ofstudents have selected FortHays State University astheir destination of choicefor a high-quality educa-tion,” said Dr. Mirta M. Mar-tin, FHSU president. Shetook office on July 1 as the

ninth president in the uni-versity’s 112-year history.

“Our continuing growthresults from hard work byfaculty and staff that allowsus to offer the most afford-able tuition in the regionand academic programs ofdistinction that attract stu-dents with a promise of suc-cess in their chosencareers,” the president said.“We are committed to theirsuccess, and since I arrivedthree months ago, I haveemphasized that both re-cruitment and retention areeverybody's job at Fort HaysState.”

The headcount of FHSUstudents at partner univer-sities in China this fall is3,165. Last fall it was 3,294students, which is a de-crease of 129 students. Thatcontinues a slight decline inenrollment in China, possi-bly resulting from a down-turn in the Chineseeconomy. The governmentpays tuition for its studentsin the partner Chinese uni-versities, but the studentshave to pay their own tuitionto earn FHSU degrees.

Enrollment continued togrow in FHSU's other twodelivery modalities, morethan compensating for thedecline in Chinese enroll-ment.

On-campus headcountthis fall is 4,800 students.Last fall it was 4,767 stu-dents. That is an increase of33 students, or 0.7 percent.

Headcount this fall in theVirtual College is 5,860 stu-dents. Last fall it was 5,380students. That is an in-crease of 480 students, or9.0 percent. The Virtual Col-lege makes a college educa-tion accessible to studentswho might not be able to re-locate to a university com-munity by deliveringcourses at locations andtimes that fit their busy

schedules. It delivers "medi-ated" courses from FHSU'sCollege of Arts and Sciences,College of Business and En-trepreneurship, College ofEducation and Technology,and College of Health andLife Sciences through vari-ous formats, including theInternet.

“According to national re-search, this was supposedto be a year of small growthin online enrollments, so weare excited to see our yearsof effort rewarded,” saidDennis King, director of theFHSU Virtual College. “Inour continuing commitmentto quality improvement,most of the growth in Vir-tual College enrollment wasdue to hiring additional full-time faculty to teach online

courses.” President Martin noted

that FHSU continues togrow in the number ofKansans served. "We have7,141 Kansans enrolled thisfall, compared to 6,900 lastyear," she said. "That is anincrease of 241 students,which is 3.5 percent."

She also noted that thenumber of Hispanic stu-dents continues to grow.That enrollment this year oncampus is 401. "It was just94 as recently as 2002," shesaid, "which is an increaseof more than 400 percentover the past 12 years."

Other interesting areas inthe fall 2014 enrollmentnumbers include:

•A 25.7 percent increasein new transfer students on

campus; •A 14.6 percent increase

in freshmen from Nebraska; •A 43.9 percent increase

in freshmen from SalineCounty;

•A 50.0 percent increasein freshmen from JohnsonCounty;

•A 16.7 percent increasein freshmen from SedgwickCounty;

•The largest transferclass —38, which is an in-crease of 223.5 percent—from HutchinsonCommunity College; and

•The largest transferclass —59, which is an in-crease of 59.5 percent—fromBarton County CommunityCollege.

Submitted by Fort HaysState University.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Throughout the months leading up to the reunion, TheHermes will be including photos of the past. If you’re still stumped aboutthe identity of the GUESS WHO photos by next week, names will appearin the next issue. If anyone has any photos to share from school days goneby, you may email them to [email protected] or bring or mail them in tohave them scanned. If you need the photo returned, please state so andinclude your mailing address.

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Guess whoGuess who

HUGOTON HIGH SCHOOL

100TH YEAR

ALUMNI CHATTER

Harold Mueller


Joy (Campbell) West

SeniorClassof

1950

FHSU fall enrollment for 2014 sets new record

FBI internet scam alertThe Internet Crime Com-

plaint Center (IC3) has re-ceived reports related to atelephone scam in which thecaller purports to be an In-ternal Revenue Service (IRS)representative. Using intimi-dation tactics, the caller triesto take control of the situa-tion from the beginning. Thecaller advises the recipient ofthe call that the IRS hascharges against them andthreatens legal action andarrest. If the recipient ques-tions the caller in any way,the caller becomes more ag-gressive.

The caller continues to in-timidate by threatening toconfiscate the recipient’sproperty, freeze bank ac-counts, and have the recipi-ent arrested and placed injail. The reported allegedcharges include defraudingthe government, money owedfor back taxes, law suitspending against the recipi-ent, and nonpayment oftaxes.

The recipients are advisedit will cost thousands of dol-lars in fees/court costs to re-solve this matter. The callercreates a sense of urgency bysaying the consumer’s arrestcan be avoided and fees re-duced if the recipient pur-chases moneypak cards tocover the fees within anhour.

Sometimes the caller pro-vides specific instructionsabout where to purchase themoneypak cards and theamount to put on each card.The caller tells the recipientnot to tell anyone about theissue and to remain on thetelephone until the money-pak cards are purchased andthe moneypak codes are pro-vided to the caller. The callerstates if the call is discon-nected for any reason, therecipient would be arrested.Some recipients reportedonce the caller obtained themoneypak codes, they wereadvised the transaction tooktoo long and additional fees

were required.Call recipients, who are

primarily immigrants, re-ported the caller spoke withbroken English or stated thecaller had an Indian accent.

If you receive a call similarto this follow these tips:• Resist the pressure to actquickly• Report the contact toTIGTA at www.treasury.gov/tigta by clicking on thered button, “IRS Imperson-ation Scam Reporting.”• Use caution when askedto use a specific paymentmethod. The IRS would notrequire a specific paymentmethod such as a moneypakcard or wire transfer• If you feel threatened,contact your local police de-partment at 620-544-4386or 620-544-2020.• File a complaint atwww.IC3.gov.

Submitted by the FederalBureau of Investigation’s In-ternet Crime Complaint Cen-ter, or IC3.

october 2, 2014

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