Trent Loos will be theguest speaker at theStevens County Conserva-tion District’s Sixty-FifthAnnual Appreciation Ban -quet Saturday, February21 at the Memorial Hall inHugoton. The speakerTrent Loos is co-sponsored by FaulknerReal Estate - Hugoton’sKaren Yoder and Ulysses’Mark Faulkner. Join themfor dinner, accomplish-ments, awards, meetingand elections. Hunny’sBBQ will be catering thedinner, courtesy of Citi-zens State Bank. The ban-quet is free of charge, butRSVP’s are required. Placeyour reservation today bycalling 544-2991 exten-sion 3. Door prizes will begiven away!

Connecting rural andurban America by sharingthe positive story of pro-duction agriculture hasbeen the mission of Trent

since he walked into aradio station in Spearfish,S.D. in 2000 and asked todo his own program. Thatdream of this sixth gener-ation United Statesfarmer, often touted as anagricultural activist, cametrue January 8, 2001when “Loos Tales” airedon radio station KMZU inMissouri. Today three million listeners on nearly300 radio stations in 19states hear the show everyday, along with many wholisten online worldwide. Inaddition to “Loos Tales”Trent now hosts and pro-duces a daily, one-hourradio program entitled“Rural Route”, “IllinoisTruth Be Told”, “DakotaTrails and Tales” and “Colorado Trails andTales”, which are availableat his website www.LoosTales.com.

Trent travels the globe

Floyd and Edwina Daharsh were crowned the2015 Sweetheart Sweep-stakes winners after beingdrawn at Creative Special-ties orignally then again asthe grand prize winners.The couple will enjoy a$50 Hugoton Chamber giftcertificate as well as a $25gift certificate to CreativeSpecialties!

Rob and Rachel Craneclaimed two free rentals,two drinks and a popcornat Showplace Video, andMelissa Taylor won a largepizza from Pizza Hut.Tacho and Karla Estrada-Amador will enjoy a deli-cious meal from Chinawith their $25 gift certificate.

Louise Maravilla will betreated to some yummycuisine at Nieto’s Cafewith her $25 gift certifi-cate, and Bart Andersonclaimed the $25 gift certifi-

cate at Dominoes MexicanGrill. The Steakhousechose Jolene Sherman astheir winner for a $25 giftcertificate. Lonnie andCleta Norris will be de-lighted with their two freedinners and drinks at JetDrive In.

Robert and GloriaEvans got a break on theirgrocery bill after winning a$25 gift card at White’sFoodliner, and George andJosie Orosco won a freeyear’s subscription fromThe Hugoton Hermes.

Michael and Erica Danforth won $25 at FirstNational Bank, and Clay-ton and Natalie Hogie werechosen for the $20 GasCapital Dollars at CitizensState Bank.

Sylvia Medina won a$20 gift certificate fromBultman, Inc. and Randyand Sandy Bane will definitely appreciate their

$50 gift certificate fromBultman Tire Center.

Janet’s Bridal showedShauna Nix some lovewith a $25 gift certificate.Tina Mueller will enjoysome post-Valentine’s Daypampering at RelentlessSalon with a free pedicureand manicure.

Country Garden an-nounced their winners of aGift Basket were Jamesand Mary Behan. Yard-master bestowed an im-pressive Sweetheart GiftBasket on their winnersWalt and Jennifer Beesley.

Congratulations to allthe winning couples.Enjoy your prizes!

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World War II Veterans who have not taken the HonorFlight trip to Washington DC are encouraged to do sothis year.

The trip is free to Veterans, and they are encouragedto apply. Trips will begin in April and run through October.

Applications are available at www.honorflight.org.Questions and more information can be obtained bycalling Kansas Honor Flight President Mike VanCam-pen at 620-546-2400.

National FFA WeekFebruary 21– 28

Wichita State Universityhas selected Katie Murrayof Rolla as a top-ten final-ist for its DistinguishedScholarship Invitational.The competition consistedof 275 students competingfor the DSI ScholarshipSaturday, December 6, atWichita State UniversityCampus. To be invited tocompete in the invita-tional, students had tohave a 24 or higher ACTscore and a minimum 3.5cumulative GPA. The tenfinalists this year have anaverage ACT score of 28and average GPA of 3.88.

This yearly scholarshipis awarded to freshmanstudents on the basis ofleadership potential. Afterinterviews in Wichita February 25, 2015, twowinning finalists will beselected to receive the

Harry Gore Memorialscholarship. The winnerswill be announced Thursday, February 26 ata press conference in Wichita.

Katie attends Rolla HighSchool and is the daugh-ter of Jim and SuzanneMurray of Rolla. She plansto attend college andmajor in physical therapy.

Good luck, Katie!

Katie Murray

Rolla student is top-ten finalist for Distinguished Scholarship Invitational

Trent Loos

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS THE HUGOTON HERMES?Judy Zordel trekked halfway around the world to Eden Parkin Auckland, New Zealand where New Zealand won the WorldCup in 2011. Judy traveled Down Under to visit family.

Floyd and Edwina Daharsh receive a hug fromCleo Webb of Creative Specialties for beingchosen as the 2015 Sweetheart Sweepstakes

winners. They won a $25 gift certificate fromCreative Specialties and a $50 gift certificatefrom the Chamber of Commerce.

The 2015 Homecoming court are front, left toright, Genesis Martinez, Isaac Alvarado, sophomore attendant Brittany Crocker, juniorattendant Keely Hittle, Queen KimberlyCabezas, senior candidate Brissa Ordonez, senior candidate Monica Bustillos, freshmanattendant Skyelynn Munoz and flower girl

Lauren Nix. In back are Edgar Villa, RanceRalstin, Ulises Armendariz, Alex Duarte,Kellen Watkins, King Jacob Teeter, ZackaryLeininger, Danny Tapia, Parker Titus, PedroOrdonez, Marcus Baeza and Mitchell Hamlin.Photo courtesy of Kathy Purcell.

Kansas Honor Flightis looking for VeteransPioneer Manor Valentine Queen Lynetta Willis and King

Melvin Webb were crowned Saturday, February 14.

The Stevens CountyBoard of County Commis-sioners met in regular ses-sion Tuesday, February17, 2015 with all mem-bers, Pat Hall, Dave Bozone and Joe D.Thompson present. Alsopresent were CountyCounselor Robert Johnson, County ClerkPam Bensel, RoGlendaCoulter from The HugotonHermes, Paul Kitzke andRay Hoggatt. The following

is just an agenda for themorning with a few of theunofficial highlights. Official minutes may bepublished at a later date.

The agenda schedulewas a short one and included bills at 8:30;Josh Morris at 9:00; TonyMartin at 9:30; ErickNordling from Rotary at10:00; Chris Lund withCity on a Hill at 10:30;and lunch at noon.

When this reporter ar-rived at around 8:35,Commissioners movedinto executive session fol-lowed up with another ex-ecutive session.

Following the two

executive sessions, motionwas made and passed toappoint Paul Kitzke asCounty Counselor for2015 starting April 1,2015.

Extension Agent JoshMorris came in to updatethe Commissioners for hisdepartment. He said sinceKansas State picked upthe tab for Nancy Honigbeing on sabbatical, theywere able to use the extrafunds for a Suburban fortheir office. They tradedthe 2009 with 72,000miles for it. Josh was toldthat for future reference,county entities are re-

Linda and Dean Brooks were honored as Senior Center Valen-tine Queen and King. They will soon be celebrating their fifty-third wedding anniversary.

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Commissioners join County Attorney and Counselor position

Floyd and Edwina are crowned 2015 Sweethearts

Appreciation Banquet Saturday evening

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������������AL-ANON Family Groupmeets at 1405 CemeteryRoad Mondays and Thurs-days at 8:00 p.m. Call 620-544-2610 or 620-544-2854for more information.HUGOTON LIONS CLUBmeets every Second andFourth Thursday of themonth at Memorial Hall at7:00 p.m. HUGOTON MASONICLODGE #406 AF&AM meetsevery second and fourth Tues-day of the month at 7:30 p.m. MY HOPE SUPPORT GROUPfor adults grieving the death ofa loved one meets the secondTuesday of each month fromnoon to 1:00 p.m. in Class-room 3 at St. Catherine Hos-pital at 401 E. Spruce inGarden City. Call 620-272-2519 for more information.BREAST FRIENDS CANCERSUPPORT GROUP for breastcancer patients meets the sec-ond Wednesday of eachmonth from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.at the Legacy House, at 309 E.Walnut in Garden City. Formore information call 620-272-2360.Every fourth Tuesday- Stevens County Heath De-

partment is at the SeniorCenter every fourth Tuesdayof the month from 11:00 a.m.to Noon to do free blood pres-sure checks.Wednesday nights

- Inside Out Kids at theHugoton Assembly of God,138 S. Main, beginning withdinner at 6:45 p.m. Programwill be from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.Rides are available by callingPastor Ben Coats at 620-428-1487 before 5:30 p.m.Wednesday evenings.Every Friday- The Church of Jesus Christof Latter Day Saints is seek-ing community service proj-ects every Friday. Call620-770-9255 if you needhelp with yard work, housemaintenance, or other chores.NOW- Stevens County Health De-partment has seasonal flushots, flu mist and high doseflu shots available at 505 S.Polk. Please bring your insur-ance information with you.

- Pizza Hut is having anEaster coloring contest! Tues-day nights are kids’ night -kids eat free with an adult.Crayons and pictures are pro-vided at the restaurant, andwill be colored while at PizzaHut, 610 E. Eleventh inHugoton.Until February 28- Pay your dog taxes at the

Office of the City Clerk beforeFebruary 28 to avoid apenalty. Call 620-544-8531

for information.January 2-March 21- Adult winter reading pro-

gram at the Stevens CountyLibrary. Call 620-544-2301 tofind out more or visit steven-scountylibrary.com.February 2-27- Local Artists’ Exhibit at theStevens County Library Meet-ing Room.February 19

- No school for USD 209Moscow students due to Par-ent/Teacher Conferences.Grade school conferences willbe from 4:00 to 7:30 p.m. andjunior/senior high confer-ences will be from 5:00 to9:00 p.m.February 20- Hugoton High School’s Na-

tional Honor Society will hosta Pink Out/Black Out duringthe basketball games againstColby, starting at 4:45 p.m.- Deadline to register for the

21 Day Beachbody Challenge.Call 620-453-2469.February 21- Legislative Update- Life Story at the Senior

Center, 624 S. Main, from10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Everyoneis invited!- Stevens County Conserva-

tion District’s Sixty-Fifth An-nual Ranch, Farm andProducer’s Annual Apprecia-tion Banquet and Meeting.Make your reservations todayby calling 620-544-2991, ext.3. RSVP deadline is February12, 2015.February 21-March 21- Pastor Jo Mead of HugotonUnited Methodist Church willlead a book study about Dr.Brene Brown’s “DaringGreatly” at the StevensCounty Library every Satur-day from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m.Register with the church at620-544-8715 by February20.February 22- Moscow High School’s Ger-man Exchange program willbe hosting a Soup Luncheonfrom 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.at the Hugoton High SchoolCafeteria. - Hugoton United Methodist

Church will host Chapel serv-ices at Pioneer Manor at 3:00p.m.February 24- Prairie Pet Mobile Vet will

be set up at the ForewindsGolf Course, two miles west ofHugoton on Highway 56.- Southwest Kansas Irriga-

tion Association’s annualmeeting, starting with regis-tration at 9:00 a.m. at theGrant County Fairgrounds inUlysses in the Lawson Room.The program will start at10:00 a.m. Lunch will be

served at 12:30 p.m.- Free blood pressure checksat the Hugoton Senior Cen-ter, 624 S. Main, from 11:00a.m. to 12:00 noon.February 25- Heritage Christian Academywill host Mission’s Day HotLunch.February 27- “Purple Out” night at Rolla

High School’s basketballgame. RHS cheerleaders areaccepting orders for purple t-shirts to honor the fightagainst pancreatic cancer.Call 620-593-4345 to reserveyour shirt! Several area spon-sors will be buying out thegame, so please support thePirates as they face Deerfield!- Hugoton High School win-

ter Senior Night, starting withthe game against Lakin at4:45 p.m.February 28- Catholic Social Service will

host an Adoption Workshopat Newman College, 246 SanJose in Dodge City, from 9:00a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Registrationis required at 620-792-1393or by emailing ltitsworth@catholicsocialservice.org.March 1

- Rolla United MethodistChurch will host Chapel serv-ices at Pioneer Manor at 3:00p.m.March 2- Stevens County Commis-

sioners will meet at 8:30 a.m.in the Commissioners’ Roomat the Stevens County Court-house.- Stevens County Hospital/

Pioneer Manor board willmeet at 5:30 p.m. in the hos-pital’s community conferenceroom.- Hugoton’s National Honor

Society will host the annualMr. HHS pageant and talentshow, beginning at 7:00 p.m.March 3- Heritage Christian AcademyBoard will meet at 7:00 p.m.March 4- Local Emergency Planning

Committee will meet at 11:30a.m.March 5- Stevens County Genealogi-

cal Society will meet at 1:00p.m. in the Stevens CountyLibrary’s computer lab.- Sons of Thunder will host

Felix Gilbert at their monthlyevent at the Grant CountyCivic Center, 1000 W. Patter-son Avenue in Ulysses. Doorsopen at 6:30 p.m. and theevent will finish at approxi-mately 8:30 p.m. Visitwww.sonsofthunderswks.com for more information.

- Hugoton Elementary’sfourth graders will presenttheir recorder concert at 7:00p.m. in the HES gym.March 8- Moscow Baptist Hillbilly

Band will host Chapel serv-ices at Pioneer Manor at 3:00p.m.March 9- Hugoton City Council will

meet at 5:15 p.m. in themeeting room at the City Of-fice.

- Stevens County LibraryBoard will meet at 5:30 p.m.- Hugoton Elementary third

graders will present theirmusic program at 7:00 p.m.in the HES gym.

March 10- Stevens County Economic

Development will meet at theSenior Center, 624 S. Main,at 12:00 noon.- Hugoton Sports Boosters

will meet at 7:00 p.m. in thehigh school cafeteria.March 12- Stevens County Genealogi-

cal Society will meet at 1:00p.m. in the Stevens CountyLibrary’s computer lab.March 13

- No school for HeritageChristian Academy or USD210 Hugoton students.March 13-23- Spring Break for USD 209

Moscow students.March 15- First Christian Church will

host Chapel services at Pio-neer Manor at 3:00 p.m.March 16- Stevens County Commis-

sioners will meet at 8:30 a.m.in the Commissioners’ Roomat the Stevens County Court-house.- USD 210 Board of Educa-

tion will meet at 6:30 p.m. inthe Hugoton Middle SchoolLibrary.March 16-20- Spring Break for USD 210

Hugoton, USD 217 Rolla andHeritage Christian Academystudents.March 17- Hugoton Area Chamber of

Commerce will host theirmonthly luncheon at 12:00noon.March 21- Legislative UpdateMarch 22- Assembly of God will host

Chapel services at PioneerManor at 3:00 p.m.March 24- Hugoton Elementary Schoolspring portraits, starting at8:00 a.m.- Rolla High School Winter

Sports Banquet at 6:30 p.m.- Parent/Coach meetings for

Rolla High School track andgolf athletes, starting at 7:30p.m.March 25- Hugoton Early Childhood

Development Center springportraits, starting at 8:00a.m.March 28- Hugoton High School FFA

Chapter Banquet, starting at6:30 p.m. March 29- Lighthouse Fellowship will

host Chapel services at Pio-neer Manor at 3:00 p.m.March 30- USD 210 Board of Educa-

tion will meet at 6:30 p.m. inthe Hugoton Middle SchoolLibrary.April 1-30- Photography Exhibit in the

meeting room at the StevensCounty Library.

Death has claimed the lifeof Lester Eugene Glenn. Mr.Glenn, 88, passed from thislife Wednesday, February 11,2015 at Help for Health Hos-pice Home in Riverton, Wy.

He was born October 2,1926 at Okeene, Ok., the sonof Theodore Elling Glenn andthe former Cora EdnaMaxwell. He graduated fromTurpin High School.

June 17, 1950, Lestermarried Mildred “Millie”Ruby DeShazer at Raton,N.M. She preceded him indeath January 9, 1991.

Mr. Glenn served hiscountry in the Army duringthe Korean War from 1945 to1948.

Lester was a Custom Cut-ter all of his life and workedin Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas,Nebraska, South Dakota,North Dakota and Colorado.

A member of United StatesCustom Harvesters, Mr.

Glenn was also a member ofthe American Legion and theLiberal Senior Center.

Survivors include hisdaughter Catherine McIntyreand husband David of River-ton, Wy.; two sons, RichardGlenn and wife Elizabeth ofTurpin, Ok. and Lester“Gene” Eugene Glenn, Jr.and wife Rita of Joplin, Mo.;his 12 grandchildren; and 39great grandchildren.

Lester was preceded indeath by his parents, oneson, Robert Glenn; onegrandson, Dustin Glenn; onegranddaughter, Charis Mc-Neal; his sister Leota Young;and daughter-in-law TeresaGlenn.

Funeral services were at-tended Monday afternoon,February 16, 2015 at CentralChristian Church of Liberalwith Pastor Bill Moore pre-siding. Burial took place atLiberal Cemetery under thedirection of Brenneman Fu-neral Home.

Memorial contributionsmay be given to Help forHealth Hospice of Riverton incare of Brenneman FuneralHome,1212 West Second,Liberal, Ks 67901.

Condolences may be sentto the family at www.brennemanfuneralhome.com.

Lester Glenn

Friends and family mem-bers gathered over the week-end to remember and honorDennis “Denny” Harnden.Mr. Harnden went to be withhis Lord Wednesday, Febru-ary 4, 2015 at ColoradoSprings, Co. at the age of 86.

Born March 25, 1928 atHugoton, he was the son ofFrancis Harnden and the for-mer Hazel Graham.  He grad-uated in 1947 from LiberalHigh School.

Denny was a farmer northof Liberal until he and hisfamily moved to ColoradoSprings in 1970.  He ownedan irrigation business servingEastern Colorado and North-ern New Mexico.

Mr. Harnden was a mem-ber of the Village Seven Pres-

byterian Church in ColoradoSprings where he served asan usher for many years.

January 11, 1951 he mar-ried Doris Ellis at Liberal. Shesurvives.             

Other survivors includehis three daughters, NancyWoodward of Dallas, Tx.,Phyllis Palandro and hus-band Bo of Lewisville, Tx. andDebra Harnden of ColoradoSprings; his brother HughHarnden of Wichita; threesisters, Nadine Gahaganof  Santa Margarita, Ca.,Loree Hale of Liberal and LolaSutton and husband Dale ofHugoton; his three grandchil-dren, Jeff Woodward and wifeKelly, Lauren Gilmore andhusband Travis and AnthonyPalandro; and his four greatgrandchildren, Baylee Kirk-endall, Dayton Colberg, Tay-lor Woodward and NoahWoodward.

Inurnment was attendedSaturday morning at LiberalCemetery with Pastor RexPetty presiding. BrennemanFuneral Home was in chargeof arrangements

Condolences may be sentto the family at www.brennemanfuneralhome.com.

Dennis “Denny” Harnden

Obituaries

By Traci Bruck-ner, tracib@cfra.org, Centerfor Rural Affairs

Time is running out forfarmers and ranchers thatwant to participate in theConservation StewardshipProgram (CSP) this year. Feb-ruary 27 is the deadline forthe 2015 round. Producersshould visit their local NRCSoffice before that date to initi-ate the application process.

The CSP rewards farmers,ranchers, and foresters formaintaining existing conser-vation practices and foradopting additional practiceson cropland, grassland, non-industrial private forestlandand tribal lands. The programpays producers for fosteringclean water, better soil man-agement, improved habitat,and other natural resourcebenefits.

As part of the CSP applica-tion process, applicants workwith NRCS field personnel tocomplete a resource inventoryof their land to determine theconservation performance forexisting and new conservation

activities. Theapplicant's con-servation per-

formance will be used todetermine eligibility, rankingand payments. Contracts areawarded to those offering thehighest level of environmentalbenefits, with NRCS workingdown through the list of eligi-ble applicants until acreageallocated to the particularstate runs out.

In addition, producers whoreceived a CSP contract in2011 have the opportunity torenew their contract for an-other five-year period. Re-newal applications must bereceived by March 31, 2015 toensure a seamless transitioninto their next contract with-out a lapse in payments. Re-newal contracts do notcompete with new applicants.

Potential applicants cancall the Center for Rural Af-fairs Farm Bill helpline bycalling 402-687-2100 oremailing Traci Bruckner attracib@cfra.org for assistancefrom Center staff with knowl-edge about program rules.

Traci Bruckner

Guest Opinion: Time is runningout for sign - up for CSP

Word has been received ofthe death of Vera Helen GatzPeery who passed peacefullyat her home in LiberalThursday, February 12,2015 at the age of 93. She was born to DavidGatz and the former LenaTrefzer September 16, 1921

and raised on the farm inFalls City, Ne. She was thesecond of three siblings. March 27, 1946, she mar-ried C. E. “Bud” Peery at Wi-chita. Bud and Vera weremarried for 67 years and hadmade Liberal their home forthe past 58 years. After Bud’s retirementfrom The National SupplyCompany, Vera and Budspent most of their retire-ment years traveling thewestern United States at-tending many trap gunshooting events. Bud was agreat trap shooter winningmany events, and Vera washis greatest fan. Vera was a loving wife, awonderful mother and agreat influence and mentorto her children, grandchil-dren and great grandchil-dren. She was a member ofFirst Presbyterian Church, afounding member of P.E.O.Chapter, IB and a volunteerwith the Southwest MedicalCenter Auxiliary. She will begreatly missed by her familyand friends. Mrs. Peery is survived byher son Michael Peery of

Sugar Land, Tx.; daughterAnnette Fitzgerald and hus-band Mike of Liberal; her sis-ter Evelyn Yanders ofColumbia, Mo.; four grand-children, Garrett Peery,Cameron Peery, Matt Fitzger-ald and wife Lindsay andKate Mohrmann and hus-band Noel; and her five greatgrandchildren. Vera was preceded indeath by her husband BudJune 11, 2011; daughter-in-law Cynthia Peery; and herbrother Robert Gatz. Graveside services were at-tended Monday morning,February 16 at Liberal Ceme-tery with Pastor Kitty Lumpresiding. In lieu of flowers andplants the family request me-morial contributions sent toVeterans of Foreign Wars orthe American Heart Associa-tion in care of BrennemanFuneral Home, 1212 WestSecond, Liberal, Ks 67901. Condolences may be sentto the family at www.brennemanfuneralhome.com.

Vera Peery

Monday, February 9, 2015• Hit & Run, 900 Block of South

Polk, Took Report, Officer Crane• Dog at Large, 200 Block of Wilson,

Returned to Owner, Officer CraneTuesday, February 10, 2015• Vehicle Unlock, 1000 Block of

South Washington, Citizen Assist,Officer Crane

• Welfare Check, 100 Block of SouthJefferson, Subject Okay, OfficerCrane

Thursday, February 12, 2015• Damage to Mailbox, 200 Block of

Van Buren, Took Report, OfficerCrane

Friday, February 13, 2015• Vehicle Unlock, 500 Block of South

Washington, Citizen Assist, Ser-geant Johnson

• Removed Cat from Under Car,1000 Block of Jackson, PublicService, Sergeant Johnson

• Kids Climbing on Fence, 600 Blockof Copperstone, Unable to Locate

Kids, Sergeant Johnson• Vehicle Unlock, 500 Block of East

Fifteenth, Citizen Assist, OfficerLamatsch

• Fire Assist, 600 Block of SouthTrindle, Public Service, OfficerLamatsch

Saturday, February 14, 2015• Puppy at Large, 200 Block of East

Fourteenth, Unable to Locate, Ser-geant Johnson

• Puppy at Large, 200 Block of EastFourteenth, Puppy Impounded,Sergeant Johnson

• Vandalism, 500 Block of Jayhawk,Took Report, Officer Crane

• Smoke, 1000 Block of South Jack-son, Investigated, Officer Crane

• Domestic, 200 Block of South Jef-ferson, Subject Left Prior to Arrival,Officer Crane

Sunday, February 15, 2015• Dog at Large, 300 Block of South

Madison, Unable to Locate, Ser-geant Johnson

HUGOTON POLICE REPORTHUGOTON POLICE REPORTBusiness Hours, Call 544-4959

After Hours, Call 544-2020

to unearth stories about thepeople involved in the manydifferent facets of productionagriculture and to spread thegood word about food pro-ducers. In 2013 Trent trav-eled to 22 different states,and Ireland and Canada toshare his passion for an in-dustry he truly believes in.He encourages producers tostand up and proudly tellconsumers about life on theiroperations. He utilizes mod-ern technologies to share hisexperiences abroad and to“spread the good word” aboutthis age-old and “essential tolife” industry with his radioand web audience.

In 2008 Trent was recog-nized by West Quest as the“Voice of Rural America”.Written Loos Tales columnsare printed weekly in the

High Plains Journal andreprinted in countless otherpublications. He enjoys volunteering when he canwith the All-American BeefBattalion.

Trent was raised on a di-versified farm near Quincy, Il.and got his start in swineproduction with a runt pig atthe age of five. He and his father expanded their opera-tion to a purebred seedstockcompany that supplied boarsand gilts to producers nation-wide. Along the way, heearned on American FarmerDegree in FFA and won nu-merous awards at State andNational swine shows. In1990, Trent expanded his op-eration to include purebredLimousin and Angus cattle.Quarterhorses were added tothe mix in the late ‘90’s, meat

goats came to the ranch in2008 and now the family isreturning to its pig-rearingroots with 40 sows. Last yearthey sold prize-winning showpigs into 12 different states.

Trent and his wife Kellienjoy living on the ranch incentral Nebraska with theirdaughters, Libbi, Lindsi andLandri. Their adventures as afamily include traveling,training and riding horses,youth sports, 4-H andarchery.

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Stevens County farmer Wayne Reynolds won$2,500 from the Monsanto Fund to donate tohis favorite charity. Wayne opted to donate toPheasant Heaven Charities. Holding the bigcheck in front is Monsanto’s Daron Cowan andPheasant Heaven board member Bob Pass-

more. Pheasant Heaven Charities board mem-bers standing in back are Greg Loibl, BryneSullins, Ron McFarlane, Jim Wilson, YvonneJackson, Corey Spikes, Jerry Hull and BradMusgrove.

The Hugoton USD #210Board of Education met Mon-day night in a regularmonthly meeting. All boardmembers were present. Alsopresent were Mark Crawford,Traci Shields, Elise Heger,Tiffany Boxum, Lance Custer,Larry Lyder, Jan Kilbourne,Davonna Daharsh, C. J. Korf,John Girodat and Kay Mc-Daniels.

Activities Director C. J.Korf discussed the new mid-dle school sports league pos-sibilities. Hugoton will be ableto join the GWAC JuniorLeague for the 2016-2017school year. It was too late tojoin the league for next year.He told the board the middleschool would be able to playmost of the GWAC teams nextyear, giving the middle schoolteams some sports competi-tion.

Business ManagerDavonna Daharsh discussedsub-contracting out to a foodservice. Sub-contracting outto a food service managementcompany could save the dis-trict approximately $30,000to $40,000 a year and give thestudents a larger variety ofchoices.

Prior to the USD 210 Boardof Education meeting, MarkCrawford asked each admin-istrator to reflect and includein their report their answersto these two questions: “Whatare the cost reductions thatyou've implemented alreadythis year in your building?”and “Based on USD 210’s mis-sion statement, core valuesand district goals what are thethings that we absolutely haveto keep doing, the things wecannot underfund?” Each ad-ministrator then shared theirreport, as well as their an-swers.

Curriculum Director EliseHeger, Primary School Princi-pal Tiffany Boxum, Intermedi-ate Principal Larry Lyder,Middle School Principal LanceCuster, High School PrincipalJohn Girodat and HLA Princi-pal Jan Kilbourne each gavetheir reports about cost-sav-ing practices implemented attheir levels. The principalsalso informed the board of theParent/Teacher conferences.

Crawford talked aboutnews from Topeka. He at-

tended the February Coalitionof Innovative School District(CISD) Board meeting. Heshowed the Board a new Spe-cialized Certificate Approvalprocess. The CISD Boardpassed this pilot program lastweek. The objective is to pro-vide a certificate process sim-ilar to what has been providedto industry professionals inCareer and Technical Educa-tion (CTE). Because of the In-novative Coalition work, itaffords USD 210 additionalopportunities. This is happen-ing this year using AshleyFiss, from Fiss Architectureand the students are greatlybenefitting from Ashley’s realworld experience for an HHSdrafting and CAD class. TheSpecialized Certificate appli-cant still has to have a collegedegree, gain local BOE ap-proval, and CISD Board ap-proval, as well as meet allKSDE regulations, includingcriminal background checksand fingerprinting. This pilotprogram will now go to theState BOE for approval inMarch.

The board then discussedcost savings. The Governor’sFebruary rescission bill willimmediately cut $75,000 outof this year’s district budget.The state budget crisis isgrowing more serious eachmonth, as revenues to thestate continue to fall. Morebudget cuts from Topeka areanticipated as well as latestate aid payments. Superin-tendent Crawford reportedeach building and departmentis doing an excellent job offinding cost savings; however,more reductions of staff viaattrition will have to come inthe future. The goal of the dis-trict is to reduce $100,000out of this year’s budget.Mark was told last week by astate financial expert the min-imum reduction to USD 210,based on a best-case scenariois a 4% or a $300,000 loss inthe general fund. Unfortu-nately, this amount is likely togrow higher according toCrawford. The district has$400,000 in reserve funds;however, this is likely to be amulti-year crisis and theBoard is apprehensive abouttapping into Contingency Re-serve now. Hugoton is in a

better position than most dis-tricts, but payroll makes up75% of the budget. Crawfordsaid he believes some reduc-tions in the number of staffmembers is an area the dis-trict still needs to carefullyconsider. The Board reiter-ated again their goal of pro-tecting the classroom.

The Superintendent’sCouncil last month asked for- and was granted - the oppor-tunity to gather input fromteacher and grade levelsabout ideas for future cost re-ductions. Building represen-tatives presented their lists atthe February 10 Superinten-dent’s Council meeting. Theadministration and all depart-ment heads also submittedsimilar cost reduction lists tothe Central Office. The Ad-ministrative Team has lookedat the teacher’s lists and aprocess is in place in themonths to come.

In January, a video wasrecorded, exposing issueswith boilers and chillers in theelementary school and highschool. This video was devel-oped to play on Channel 12 toincrease awareness in thecommunity. A greater under-standing of the district HVACsystem needs will help to de-velop a long-term plan to ad-dress these systems. BoardPresident Don Beesley en-couraged the message to behow many extra years Hugo-ton has gotten out of theseboilers and chillers. The dis-trict has obviously done wellwith maintenance for the boil-ers’ and chillers’ lives to be ex-tended 15 to 20 years pastnormal usage.

The board approved theadoption of the resolution op-posing Senate Bill 171 andlegislative actions relating toforcing partisan school boardelections.

The motion to approve thefront-end work and the lettingof bids for USD 210 food serv-ice contract for the 2015-2016 school year was passed.This motion gives the districtpermission to keep movingforward with the work in-volved in getting bids.Davonna Daharsh has done alot of research on this. This isa valid way for the district tosave general fund money in

years to come.The motion to approve rou-

tine personnel, resignationsfrom Kristen Miller, LupeShopteese and Adela Badillo,new hires of Gerald Guerreroand change of status for KimWilliams and hours reductionfor Lance Cornelsen, JackieAnderson, Lisa LeNeve andMichael Burrows was ap-proved.Resignations• Kristen Miller - HES libraryaide, effective February 13,2015• Lupe Shopteese - HES secretary, effective March 6,2015• Adela Badillo - HES second shift custodian, effective February 16, 2015New Hires• Gerald Guerrero - part timebus driver /Vo-techChange of Status/transfers:• Kim Williams to secondshift custodianHours reduction for:• Lance Cornelsen (Groundsemployee)• Jackie Anderson (Trans-portation Secretary)• Lisa LeNeve (Public relations – Facebook, Web siteand IT manager)• Michael Burrows (HLA secretary)

The meeting adjourned.Next meeting will be March30, 2015 at 6:30 p.m.

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Pheasant Heaven Charitieshas received a $2,500 dona-tion from Stevens Countyfarmer Wayne Reynolds andAmerica’s Farmers GrowCommunities, sponsored bythe Monsanto Fund. The do-nation will help the organiza-tion offer financial assistancefor families in the communitywith medical needs.

“The agri - businessmenand women in our commu-nity are some of the mostgenerous people around,”said Brad Musgrove, secre-tary for Pheasant Heaven.“Wayne’s generosity in think-ing of our organization is thespirit and life-blood of Pheasant Heaven.”

For five years, America’sFarmers Grow Communitieshas collaborated with farmersto donate over $16.5 millionto over 7,300 community or-ganizations across ruralAmerica. This year winningfarmers will direct another$3.3 million to nonprofits tohelp fight rural hunger, pur-chase life saving fire and EMSequipment, support ag youthleadership programs, buymuch needed classroom re-sources, and so much more.America’s Farmers GrowCommunities is part of theAmerica’s Farmers initiative.Since 2010, the America’sFarmers campaign and pro-grams have advocated in be-half of farmers and theirefforts to meet society’s needsthrough agriculture. Today,consumers are more inter-ested than ever in agricultureand how food is grown. Con-sider joining the conversation

and helping to raise aware-ness about agriculture. Learnmore at FoodDialogues.com.

A sister program in theAmerica’s Farmers effort,Grow Rural Education, iscurrently in its farmer nomi-nation phase. Farmers inter-ested in supporting math andscience education in theircommunities should visitwww.GrowRuralEducation.com from now through April1 to learn how.

The America’s Farmers ini-tiative celebrates U.S. farm-ers and highlights theimportance of agriculturethrough communications andcommunity outreach pro-grams. To learn more, visitAmerica’s Farmers atwww.americasfarmers.com.

The Monsanto Fund, thephilanthropic arm of theMonsanto Company, is anonprofit organization dedi-cated to strengthening thefarm communities wherefarmers and Monsanto Com-pany employees live andwork. Visit the MonsantoFund at www.monsanto-fund.org.

Chelsea Ghumm graduated from OklahomaPanhandle State UniversityDecember 11, 2014, earninga Bachelor of Science degreein Elementary Education.Chelsea is the daughter ofJim and Stacy Ghumm ofHugoton.

The Southwest KansasBar Association is sponsoringits annual scholarship essaycontest for all qualified sen-iors attending a high schoolin the 29-county area servedby the Association.

The essay must be on thesubject of the American BarAssociation 2015 Law Daytheme, “Magna Carta: Sym-bol of Freedom Under Law.”Guidelines and applicationsmay be obtained from highschool counselors.

Five scholarships of$1,000 each will be awarded.The deadline for submittingthe completed applicaton andessay is 5:00 p.m., March 31,2015.

Applications and essaysshould be sent to:

Southwest Kansas Bar Association Law Day

Scholarship Essay Contestc/o Hon. Linda Gilmore

200 E Sixth StHugoton, KS 67951

Whether you want to driveacross the state, find theclosest airport, discover newplaces of interest or checkout a state lake, the new2015-2016 Kansas OfficialState Transportation Mappublished by the Kansas Department of Transporta-tion has it all.

City and county indexesare above the map as well asa distance map that allowsmotorists to pick the bestroute to their destination.Visitor resources, helpfulphone numbers and websitesas well as a list of all staterecreation areas are also provided.

On the back of the mapare inset maps of KansasCity, Wichita, Topeka and 13other cities. There is informa-tion on how to get road condition information andhighlights of Kansas drivinglaws.

“The state map offers somuch more than just direc-tions – it’s a great source ofinformation for those travel-ing or just want to learn moreabout Kansas,” said Secretary of TransportationMike King. “It’s always goodto have a state map handy.”

Maps will be available atvarious travel informationcenters, attractions and otherlocations across the state.They can also be requestedon the KDOT Web site atwww.ksdot.org/maps.asp.

Submitted by the KansasDepartment of Transportation.

Wayne Reynolds gives donation to Pheasant Heaven Charities

Kansas statemaps now available

Appreciation Banquet

Chelsea Ghummg r a d u a t e sfrom OPSU Seniors may enter

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August 6, 1945, a spe-cially-equipped American B-29 Superfortress dropped anatomic bomb on Hiroshima,Japan. August 9, anotheratomic bomb fell on Na-gasaki. For most Americans,the immediate reaction to theatomic bomb was relief: ithad ended the war. But asthe United States celebrated,it also braced itself for the

uncertain future of theAtomic Age. For the next twodecades, the looming threatof Atomic war dominatedAmerican society.

The traveling exhibition“Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow:Living with the Atomic Bomb,1945-1965,” which opened atthe Stauth Memorial Mu-

seum January 25, 2015, ex-plores the ways in whichAmericans experienced theAtomic threat as part of theirdaily lives—at school, in thehome, and even at play. Theshow features more than 75original objects from the era,as well as large-scale graph-ics, radio broadcasts, andfilm. Visitors will experiencehow Americans were floodedwith messaging through im-ages and media that depictedthe dangers of atomic energy.Although the threat of Atomicannihilation eventuallydrifted to the background ofAmerican consciousness inthe late 1960s, the AtomicAge left a legacy of govern-mental response and civic in-frastructure that remainsrelevant today. This exhibitwill only be on display untilMarch 15, 2015.

The museum is expectingmany tours for this exhibit,so please call in advance forgroups of five or more! Toursand groups are welcome byappointment, just contact620-846-2527 for informa-tion or to set up a tour. Mu-seum hours are Tuesdaythrough Saturday, 9:00 a.m.to Noon and 1:00 to 4:30p.m., Sunday 1:30 to 4:30p.m. The museum is closedMondays and all major holi-days. Admission is free, butdonations are gratefully ac-cepted to help pay for this in-credible exhibit! The Webaddress is www.stauthmemorialmuseum.org

“Alert Today, Alive Tomor-row” is curated by MichaelScheibach, an independentcollector in Independence,

Mo., and Leslie Przybylek,Curator of Humanities Exhi-bitions at Mid-America ArtsAlliance. The exhibition istoured by ExhibitsUSA, a na-tional program of Mid - Amer-ica Arts Alliance. ExhibitsUSA sends more than 25 ex-hibitions on tour to morethan 100 small- and mid-sized communities everyyear. Mid-America is the old-est nonprofit regional arts organization in the UnitedStates. More information isavailable at www.maaa.organd www.eusa.org.

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Jan Black has been named February Artist of the Month at theArt Gallery in Guymon, Ok. Among the pieces up for exhibit is“Red and Yellow Roses.”

Local artist featured in Guymon Art Gallery

Black Out Day is Friday at Eagles’ basketball game

Area Camera Club will meet Thursday

“Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow: Living With the Atomic Bomb” opens at Stauth Museum

We had a busy Valentine’sweekend here at the Senior Cen-ter. Last Friday during lunch, wecrowned Dean and Linda Brooksas our new Valentine King andQueen. Saturday, February 14,we had a big turn out for ourBingo party and dance spon-sored by the 4-H’ers. Theycrowned Steve and Cynda Perryas the King and Queen of the“Senior” Prom. Thank you toeveryone who comes out andsupports our activities! A specialthank you to the 4-H’ers, theirparents and sponsors!

Coming up this weekend Sat-urday, February 21, is our nextLife Story Workshop from 10:00to 11:00 a.m. A group gets to-gether in a very informal setting,we write a little about our lives,then we share our stories witheach other. Our goal is to writeour life story and eventually pub-lish it in a book for our family.Please join us if you have an in-terest in preserving your lifestory.

Our next blood pressurecheck day will be Thursday, Feb-ruary 24, from 11:00 a.m. tonoon.

If you are interested in beingthe Silver Haired Legislator forour area, please call the center.You must be over 60 years oldand be willing to travel to Topeka

once a year and to Dodge Cityonce a year.

If you have questions con-cerning caregiving, legal matters,disability, health insurance,housing, etc., please call MichaelJohnston at Southwest KansasArea Agency on Aging at 620-225-8240.

MenuFeb. 19 ..............Sausage GravyFeb. 20................................FishFeb. 23......Chicken Fried SteakFeb. 24...............................StewFeb. 25....Chicken Cordon BleuFeb. 26.........................Goulash

ActivitiesThursday, February 19Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Friday, February 20Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Bingo........................12:30 p.m.Saturday, February 21Life Story Workshop ..................

..............10:00 to 11:00 a.m.Cards & Games .........6:00 p.m.Monday, February 23Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Line Dancing..............7:00 p.m.Tuesday, February 24Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Blood pressure checks ..............

...............11:00 a.m. to noonWednesday, February 25Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Paint...........................1:00 p.m.Thursday, February 26Exercise....................10:30 a.m.

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The “All Fired Up” exhibitopened at the Art Gallery inGuymon, Ok., Tuesday, February 17, featuring localartist Jan Black, who was selected as the FebruaryArtist of the Month.

Jan grew up in the harshlandscape of southwestKansas. She learned at anearly age to create beauty forherself and others. Her color-ful floral and landscape

painting can be seen in over400 private and commercialart collections in Kansas,Texas, Oklahoma and Col-orado.

Jan’s knowledge of color,composition and designserved her well in the profes-sion of Interior Design inDenver for 29 years. Retiredand returned to her roots inKansas, she now spends hertime as a full-time artist.

Friday, February 20, isBlack Out Day at the Hugo-ton Eagles basketball game.First National Bank is thebuy out sponsor, so in lieu ofadmission you can make adonation to the AmericanCancer Society. Relay for Lifewill be collecting donations,running the concessionstand, selling feet for a mem-ory wall in honor/memory ofloved ones with cancer, andface painting.

This year the game iscalled Black Out instead ofPink Out because Relay forLife wanted to recognize allcancers, not just breast cancer. The Black Out shirtssay “2015 Black Out vs. Cancer” “stay well, get well,find cures, fight back”.

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By Judy HickertThe Hugoton Area Camera

Club will have their monthlymeeting at the Hugoton Senior Center Thursday, February 19 at 7:00 p.m. The picture theme for themonth is two - colored pictures.

If you like to take pictures,you are more than welcometo come. It is a great time toshare pictures and learn a little more about taking photographs.

Brother and sister duo,Khalid and Aminah-Gabriellaboth want an active family thatwill adopt both of them together.

Older brother Khalid likeshelping around the house anddoing chores, including doingthe dishes. In school Khalid’s fa-vorite subject is math, which hesays is easy for him. He enjoyshaving family game night andalso likes to go bowling. OverallKhalid is a happy and friendlychild who enjoys being aroundother children. He is respectfulof adults and gets along withthem very well.

Younger sister Aminah-Gabriella, who goes by Gabby,also enjoys helping around thehouse. She enjoys going swim-ming and bowling as she con-siders those activities to be a lotof fun to do. Gabby’s favoriteclass in school is art, as she likesto paint and be creative. She isan outgoing and happy little girlthat is kind and polite to her

peers and adults. Both children want a family

that will take the time to includethem in family activities and givethem the love and stability theydeserve. A home with pets is abonus as well. 

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Legislative UpdateLegislative Update

Saturday, February 21, at 2:30 p.m.at the Stevens County Library Meeting Room

SenatorLarry Powell

RepresentativeStephen Alford

Co-Sponsored byStevens County

Economic Development Board

Stevens CountyFarm BureauAssociation

and theHugoton Area Chamber of Commerce and their Gold Members

Jordan Air Inc.

This is the first of three legislative updates scheduled this session. Future dates: March 21 and April 18 - same time and location.

The Hugoton AirportBoard met at the airportmeeting room for their regu-lar monthly meeting Tuesday,February 10, 2015. Attend-ing the meeting were boardmembers Dax Gaskill, JoshJorde and Robert Davis. Alsopresent were secretary RisaNorton, Kirkham Michael’sCurtis Houser and HugotonHermes reporter RuthieWinget. Manager Gary Porterand board members DellCullison and Jeff Crawfordwere absent.

The board read and ap-proved the minutes of theprevious meeting. They thenvoted to pay bills.

Curtis Houser of KirkhamMichael informed the boardthe most important item onthe agenda is the Capital Im-provement Plan (CIP), whichwill be land aquisition. TheCIP needs to be turned inFebruary 16, 2015.

Chairman Robert Davis re-ported KDOT stopped by fortheir inspection of the run-way, which completed theKDOT grant. The KDOT peo-

ple said there was no moregrant money available at thistime. When it comes time torepair the cracks on thecrosswind runway withslurry, Robert stated the air-port will have to use theirown money to pay for it.

Davis informed the boardthe trim around the airportbuilding needs to be painted.The board passed the motionto get estimates for a contrac-tor to paint the trim.

Davis suggested the boardexplore the possibility of in-stalling a pipeline for 24-hourself service of jet fuel. Pipewould have to be installed,the software would need to beupdated and a new hose reelwould have to be installed.The truck could be sold topay for this project. The air-port already offers 24-hourself service for AvGas.

The board went into Exec-utive Session. Afterward themeeting adjourned.

The next meeting for theHugoton Airport Board isscheduled for Tuesday,March 10, 2015.

The Stevens County Eco-nomic Development Boardmet Tuesday, February 10,2015 at the Senior Centercraft room for their regularmonthly meeting. Attendingthe meeting were DirectorNeal Gillespie, StevensCounty Commissioner PatHall, Secretary Ruth VanHorn and board membersJosh Morris, Ray Hoggett,Mark Crawford, Jack Row-den, Doug Martin, Dan Cor-pening and Curtis Crawford.Guest of the meeting wasHugoton Hermes reporterRuthie Winget. Board mem-bers Jan Leonard and JudyParsons were absent.

The minutes of the previ-ous meeting were approved.Treasurer Jack Rowden re-ported the current balance ofthe Special Projects accountis $59,136.68 and the check-ing account balance is$1,709.43. The board votedto transfer $2,200 from Spe-cial Projects to the checkingaccount to pay the monthlybills.

Director Gillespie informedthe board the Alco buildinghad been sold. A farm andhome store is planned forthat location.

The director stated AquaShield has basically finishedthe house they were buildingto qualify for some fundingunder the Moderate IncomeHousing grant. They plan anOpen House at 5:00 p.m.Tuesday, February 17 atSixth Street and WashingtonPlace. They plan to build sixmore houses and a duplexunder this grant.

Gillespie reported theTourism Board recommendedgiving $1,000 to the Chamberof Commerce for Park Day,

$1,000 to the all-school re-union, $50 for Wild WestCountry dues and $1,920(less 20%) for Wild WestCountry advertising in theVisitors Guide. The HugotonCity Council also approvedthese expenditures.

The board re-elected thesame officers who served lastyear. Doug Martin will con-tinue as Chairman, MarkCrawford will continue asVice Chairman and JackRowden will continue asTreasurer.

Gillespie brought up thepossibility of a CandidateForum concerning the election. Candidates forHugoton City Council andUSD 210 School Board areup for election. The possibil-ity of working with the schoolwill be explored. Election Dayis April 7, 2015.

Secretary Ruth Van Horninvited all chamber membersto attend the Chamber Ban-quet, planned for February28, 2015. The Chamberawards will be presented thatevening.

The board looked over theMinnow Tank application.After some discussion, themotion was passed to approve the application withminor changes to be made byCurtis Crawford, Neal Gillespie and Ruth Van Horn.

Director Gillespie reminded board membersJerry Moran will be at theStevens County LibraryTuesday, February 17 at 2:00p.m.

After going into an Executive Session, the meeting adjourned. The nextEcoDevo meeting will beMarch 10, 2015.

By Judy HickertThe Kiwanis Club of Hugo-

ton met Thursday, February12, for their bi-monthly meet-ing at the Ranchito’s Tex-MexRestaurant. PresidentRichard Clinesmith openedthe meeting with the Pledge ofAllegiance, followed by prayerand devotions.

Richard read a letter ofcommendation from the Kiwanis International Elimi-nate Project. The club waspresented a Model Club cer-tificate for their involvement

in the Eliminate Project. Theprogram is dedicated to elim-inate maternal and neonataltetanus from the world onceand for all. This is the fifthyear the Eliminate Projecthas made a big difference inthe number of babies dying.So far 9,000 fewer babies dieeach year from MNT. Theclub is committed to continueto support this worthwhileprogram.

Following dinner, LeeRottman spoke to the groupabout his life. He had such

varied occupations, fromroughneck to student toteacher to law officer in Col-orado for the fish and game.He had many interesting en-counters to tell about. Hethen completely changed di-rection to become a mission-ary in several differentlocations and finally came toHugoton as evangelist at theHugoton Church of Christ.

The group prepared Valen-tine gifts for 86 residents ofPioneer Manor and SunflowerPlaza, to be delivered forValentine’s Day.

The Kiwanis Auction iscoming up March 27-28.Consignments are due March

10 to be included in the salebill. To consign, call RonBrewer at 544-8985 or WalterMcClure at 544-4202.

Economic Development Boardmeets at Senior Center craft room

Lee Rottman speaks at the Kiwanis Club of Hugoton meeting

Airport board discussesCapital Improvement Plan

At the Kiwanis Club meeting Thursday night the group preparesValentine gifts for the residents at Pioneer Manor.

President Richard Clinesmith shows a letter of commendationfrom the Kiwanis International Eliminate Project.

County CommissionersContinued from page 1quired to get at least two bidswhen making such a pur-chase. It was established thatthe county pays 80% of the Ex-tension’s expenses.

Sheriff Heaton reported forthe Law Enforcement Center.They had to work a few wrecksrelated to the weather. Theyalso had to work an accidenton Optima/ Evans Road thatkept them busy until 3:00 a.m.He promises a story for nextweek.

Tony Martin was next onthe agenda. Tony came in to re-port for Road and Bridge. Thediscussion with Tony includedcompleted roads, some ques-tionable bills, a new employeeand the issue with KDOT of theentrance into KDI. Tony up-dated Dave about the tenhours a day - four day workweek they are thinking aboutimplementing. This would onlybe for the months of Maythrough August.

Discussion followed aboutthe permits and the resolutionrequiring the permits fromseismographers. Bob has seento it.

Erick Nordling from Rotarycame in to talk about the raisein price to use the MemorialHall. They have been using theMemorial Hall ever since Mrs.Peterson used to make theirmeals for them - years ago. Theraise in price has made themwonder if they can still keepusing the hall. Pat told Erickthey did offer the Rotary aslight discount, but there are alot of other organizations alsousing the hall. These organiza-tions also perform communityservice. Budgets have had to becut and ways of saving moneyare important. The Commis-sioners learned the costs ofhaving the hall set up andcleaned were now higher thanwhat they were charging to usethe hall. This had to be fixed.Erick commented the Rotaryshould have been included inthis decision, with maybe aninvite to the meeting duringwhich this decision was made.Commissioners gave him apaper with information to takeback to the Rotary members toexplain the matter.

Erick went on to express hisdislike of the requiring a prior

cash deposit to use the hall.This was not in regard to Ro-tary, but another meeting. Boband the Commissioners agreedthe cash part of this is not agood idea, and that checkswould be a more appropriateoption. Pam expressed herconcern of bad checks. Com-missioners suggested a modifi-cation.

Chris Lund from City on aHill came in to see if the Com-missioners would help fund hisorganization this year. Pat toldChris the Commissioners hadbeen advised by their account-ant to not allow this fundinganymore. He told Mr. Lund hewas free to go ahead with hispresentation but they wantedhim to know this before. Chrisinformed the Commissionersthat SKADAF has merged withthem. SKADAF is a drug andalcohol treatment organizationthe county does help fund.Chris included more details,including how much SewardCounty funds SKADAF. SinceCounty Attorney Kitzke wasstill present, he was asked ifthe county makes use of thesetwo organizations. Mr. Kitzkesaid Mr. Lopez or Ms. Craft’sservices have generally beenused but it is good to havethese organizations available.Mr. Lund said he will return inJuly.

Pat said he has been con-tacted by two heating and aircompanies about the hospital’ssystem. They wanted to knowif a serious bid was reallyneeded. The Commissionersagreed an idea of an approxi-mate cost must be estimated.The amount in the buildingfund was checked on.

Pat said Rodney Kelling hadasked, in an emergency situa-tion, if all three Commissionersneed to be contacted or justone. The commissionersagreed one was appropriate,but the one commissionerwould be in contact with theother commissioners to get ap-proval as well as the countycounselor.

Minutes were approvedfrom last meeting and theCommissioners moved into an-other executive session afterwhich they said they would ad-journ the meeting.

Lee Rottman is the speaker atthe Kiwanis meeting.

Regions that adhere to day-light saving time, or DST, willset their clocks forward at2:00 a.m. Sunday, March 8,2015. Many people look for-ward to daylight saving time inthe spring because it extendslight into the evening hours,allowing those who live in re-gions where DST is practicedto spend more time outdoorsin natural sunlight. The mod-ern incarnation of DST wasproposed by New Zealand en-tomologist and astronomerGeorge Vernon Hudson in1895. Hudson enjoyed collect-ing insects and knew that itwould be easier to do so ifthere were more hours of day-light in the evening. Thatprompted him to present apaper to the Wellington Philo-sophical Society in which heproposed a two-hour daylightsaving shift. In April 1916,Germany and Austria-Hun-gary became the first coun-tries to implement DST, andmany countries have since fol-lowed suit. Many proponentscite the positive impact thatDST has on energy consump-tion, but research studyingthe impact of DST on heatingand cooling usage patternshas produced mixed results.

From Metro Editorial Serv-ices.

Did you know DaylightSaving Time was firstproposed in 1895

The Hugoton Lady Eaglesfaced the Goodland Cowgirlslast Friday evening, February13 during Hugoton’s WinterHomecoming. The Lady

Eagles came away with animpressive victory, finishing68-34.

During the first quarter,Hugoton outscored Goodland

15 to eight. The ladies reallypoured it on during the second quarter, sinking 28points to the Cowgirls’ 11.The girls emerged from thelocker room and added another 18 points to thescore in the third quarter,and seven more in the fourth,ending the game with 68points.

The Lady Eagles’ recordnow stands at 14-2 overall.The girls will play Friday,February 20 at home againstColby. Girls’ varsity will playat 6:30 p.m.

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Sports ScheduleThursday, February 19-Basketball: Boys 7th Grade

B-Team at Horace Good MiddleSchool, Garden City; 4:00 p.m.-Basketball: Boys 8th Grade

B-Team vs Horace Good Mid-dle School at Home; 4:00 p.m.-Basketball: Boys 7th Grade

A-Team at Horace Good MiddleSchool, Garden City; 5:00 p.m.-Basketball: Boys 8th Grade

A-Team vs Horace Good MiddleSchool at Home; 5:00 p.m.Friday, February 20-Wrestling: Varsity Tourna-

ment at Pratt High School; TBA-Basketball: Girls JV vs Colby

at Home; 4:45 p.m.-Basketball: Boys JV vs

Colby at Home; 4:45 p.m.-Basketball: Boys C-Team vs

Colby at Home; 6:30 p.m.-Basketball: Girls Varsity vs

Colby at Home; 6:30 p.m.-Basketball: Boys Varsity vs

Colby at Home; 8:00 p.m.

-Basketball; Girls C-Team vsColby at Home; 8:00 p.m.Saturday, February 21-Wrestling: Varsity Tourna-

ment at Pratt High School; TBATuesday, February 24-Basketball: Boys JV at Hol-

comb High School; 4:45 p.m.-Basketball: Girls JV at Hol-

comb High School; 4:45 p.m.-Basketball: Girls Varsity at

Holcomb High School; 6:30p.m.-Basketball: Boys C-Team at

Holcomb High School; 6:30p.m.-Basketball: Boys Varsity at

Holcomb High School; 8:00p.m.-Basketball; Girls C-Team at

Holcomb High School; 8:00p.m.

The Hugoton Wrestling Clubtraveled to Dodge City thispast Saturday to compete inthe Gunsmoke Nationals.Hugoton’s own Michael Mendoza earned the title ofchampion in the 12 and under140 pound division. Congrat-ulations Michael!

The Hugoton High Schoolboys’ basketball program ishosting a youth basketballtournament Saturday Febru-ary 21 at the Hugoton HighSchool Gymnasiums. Thetournament begins at 8:00a.m. and will consist of third-fourth grade and fifth-sixthboys’ and girls’ divisions. Thepublic is invited and encour-aged to attend. Fourteenteams from around the areaare scheduled to compete.

All the proceeds from thetournament will help fundHigh School boys basketballcamps/activities throughoutthe year. Please show yourappreciation to the localbusinesses and individualsthat have sponsored thetournament. They are Hugo-ton Rotary Club, Circle HTransport, TA Dudley Insur-ance Agency, The First Na-tional Bank, Ag 1stInsurance Agency LLC, Citi-zens State Bank, Ghumm’sAuto Center LLC, MusgroveInsurance Services Inc.,Hugoton Uptown Auto Body,Ray and Leslee Hoggatt, StateFarm Insurance, Farm Bu-reau Financial Services andHancock Electric.

For questions or interests please contact Ginny Titus at620-428-2161.

Forewinds GolfCourse

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We’re Moving!As of February 24, 2015,

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Thursday, February 12,Hugoton hosted Ulysses for adual, and HHS’s SeniorNight. Hugoton’s two seniorsfor the year are Edgar Villaand Genesis Martinez. Theturnout was pretty good andthe Eagles wrestled a total ofseven matches, and unfortu-nately Hugoton did not fairtoo well. “We were on theshort end of a couple of closelosses. We had good perform-ances from both our seniorswho both lost by two pointsbut wrestled very goodmatches. In the end, we wonthe dual by a narrow mar-gin,” said Coach Brian Camp-bell.

The Eagles head to Prattfor Regionals this weekend.

Varsity members receivinga forfeit at the Hugoton /Ulysses dual were DanielBustillos, Bradan Slemp, Is-

rael Montoya, Jack Stalcup,Romano Burger and Noel Camacho.

Team member DannyTapia lost by fall; Edgar Villa lost by points; Marcos Baeza lost by points; Genesis Martinez lost by points;Ulises Juarez Reyes lost byfall; and Brian Flores lost byfall.

The lineup for the Regionals is as follows:113: Daniel Bustillos170: Genesis Martinez120: Bradan Slemp182: Romano Burger126: Israel Montoya195: Noel Camacho132: Pedro Ordonez220: Landan Hickey138: Danny Tapia285: Brian Flores145: Edgar Villa152: Marcos Baeza

The Hugoton bench anxiously watches the action Friday evening at the Winter

Homecoming game. The Eagles ended up victorious, smashing Goodland 62-38.

Lady Eagles stomp Goodland Cowgirls 68-34

Lady Eagle Melissa Fabela attempts to block a Goodlandshooter during the Homecoming game Friday evening. Theladies won the game 68-34.

Hugoton High School wrestler Jack Stalcup is victorious duringthe home meet Thursday, February 12.

Youth basketball tournamentscheduled for this Saturday

Senior Edgar Villa dominates an opposing wrestler during themeet Thursday, February 12 at Hugoton. Thursday also markedSenior Night for the HHS wrestlers. Edgar was recognized, alongwith Genesis Martinez.

Eagles soar over Cowboysduring Homecoming game

The Hugoton Eagles facedthe Goodland Cowboys Fri-day, February 13 on the Ea-gles’ home court. The Eaglesoutscored the Cowboys everyquarter, ending with a 62-38victory, and an 11-5 overallrecord.

In the first quarter, Hugo-ton scored 15 points againstGoodland’s ten. The Cowboysfought hard in the second,sinking 12 points, but the Eagles upped the ante, scor-ing 16 more points before thehalf.

Hugoton came out with avengeance after halftime, put-ting up 18 points on their sideof the scoreboard. Goodlandcouldn’t keep up, scoring onlyten. In the fourth, the Eagles’

13 points were answered withonly six Cowboy points, andHugoton tallied another winfor the night.

Top scorers for the nightwere junior Parker Titus with14, junior Wade Heger with13 and sophomore ZackLeininger with ten. Titus andHeger each scored a three-pointer for the Eagles.Leininger was a beast at theboards Friday night, wrestlingdown three offensive andeight defensive rebounds.Ulises Armendariz had themost assists with eight.

The Eagles’ varsity will playColby Friday, February 20during the Pink Out/ BlackOut game, starting at 8:00p.m.

Wrestlers host dual with Ulysses for Senior Night

Lady Eagles negotiate defensive coverage during a Goodlandfree throw at Homecoming Friday night.

Zack Leininger comes down with yet another rebound Friday. Leininger had 11 rebounds for the night.

Hugoton High School senior wrestlers Genesis Martinez andEdgar Villa were recognized Thursday after the home meet,along with their parents.

Quitting smoking and los-ing weight consistently topNew Year’s resolutions lists.In an effort to stop smoking,a growing number of smokersare turning to electronic cig-arettes, or e-cigarettes, tohelp them quit once and forall. Although e-cigarettes arenot currently regulated, theU.S. Food and Drug Adminis-tration is weighing regula-tions in a market thatestimates suggest could be asbig $5 billion in 2015. Butare these devices safe? Oreven effective?

There is mixed informationregarding the efficacy of e-cig-arettes to help a person quitsmoking. Some studies pointto e-cigarettes as a goodmethod of smoking cessation,while others say there’s lim-ited evidence to supportthose claims.

E-cigarettes typically con-tain liquid nicotine, which isinhaled as vapor. The vaporresembles smoke and canmimic the look and feel ofsmoking traditional ciga-rettes. But e-cigarettes typi-cally do not contain any ofthe additional chemicals,such as tar and other poten-tially toxic ingredients, foundin traditional cigarettes. Nico-tine cartridges for e-cigarettesalso come in various concen-trations and flavors, andsmokers can even purchasenicotine-free replacementcartridges. Much like users ofnicotine patches or chewers

of nicotine gum, e-cigarettesmokers can gradually lowertheir nicotine doses overtime.

The American Lung Asso-ciation currently has not ap-proved any e-cigarette as asafe or effective method tohelp smokers quit. They citea study that estimates thereare nearly 500 different e-cig-arette brands today withvarying levels of nicotine andthe possible presence of otherchemicals. These e-cigarettesare unregulated. The ALAsays there is a great dealmore to learn about theseproducts before they can berecommended as a safe andeffective way for smokers towean themselves off of smok-ing.

E-cigarettes may containadditional chemicals besidesnicotine. Studies have founddetectable levels of chemicalsused in antifreeze in twoleading brands of e-ciga-rettes. Formaldehyde and

benzene have been detectedin some e-cigarette emis-sions. Other studies havefound secondhand emissionsfrom e-cigarettes can proveharmful to nonsmokers.

While some organizationsdo not endorse e-cigarettes,others state that they should-n’t be ruled out just yet. A2014 study by British re-searchers and published inthe journal Addiction foundpeople were 60 percent morelikely to succeed in quittingsmoking using e-cigarettescompared to would-be quit-ters who tried a nicotinepatch or gum. Backgroundinformation in the report sug-gests that, since the e-ciga-rette vapor only containsnicotine and not tobaccosmoke, e-cigarettes may helpreduce cravings and with-drawal symptoms.

Although some e-ciga-rettes may contain harmfulbyproducts, toxicity tests in-dicate they are safer than

regular cigarettes. Somehealth experts believe thebenefits of quitting traditionalcigarettes outweigh the risksposed by e-cigarettes.

The American Heart Asso-ciation agrees. In a policystatement released in August2014, the American Heart As-sociation said physiciansshouldn’t discourage e-ciga-rette use as a last resort to

stop smoking.“If people cannot quit at all

and have tried everything inthe field, we would not dis-courage them,” said AruniBhatnager, the statement’slead writer. “It’s not some-thing we would suggest.”

The AHA recommends e-cigarettes only if smokers re-fuse or are intolerant of otheroptions.

People who desire to quitsmoking may look to e-ciga-rettes to help their fight. Thesafety and efficacy of e-ciga-rettes remains open to de-bate. Many former smokersfeel e-cigarettes played a sig-nificant role in helping themto quit smoking once and forall, although this cannot beproven.

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Easy ways to start living healthier every dayContrary to popular belief,

adopting a healthy lifestyle isnot a difficult undertaking. Incertain instances, conveniencemay need to be sacrificed infavor of nutrition, but manypeople find that living healthy isnot nearly as difficult as they as-sumed it would be when theyinitially decided to make achange.

When men and women de-cide they want to start livinghealthier, many mistakenly as-sume they must abandon theirexisting habits entirely and startfrom scratch. But the followingare some easy ways to start liv-ing healthier every day.

• Eat more fruits and vegeta-bles. One of the best and easiestways to live healthier is to begineating more fruits and vegeta-bles. Instead of unhealthysnacks like potato chips andcookies, snack on a piece offruit, and never sit down to ameal unless you include somevegetables to go along with themain course. Studies haveshown that men and womenwhose diets are high in fruitsand vegetables are less likely todevelop certain types of cancers,including cancers of the diges-tive tract. In addition, the UnitedStates Department of Agricul-ture notes that people whosediets are rich in fruits and veg-etables have a lower risk forheart disease, including heartattack and stroke.

• Slow down your eating rou-tine. Some people may alreadybe eating the right foods, butthey may just be eating toomuch of them. It takes time foryour body to let you know it’shad too much to eat, so eatingtoo fast can increase your risk ofovereating. While eating, try tolimit distractions that can takeyour attention away from howmuch you’re eating. If you’re al-ways watching television orchecking emails on your phonewhile eating, try a few days ofdistraction-free, careful eating,and you may find yourself eat-ing less and feeling more ener-gized after a meal.

• Skip the second glass ofwine. The much publicizedmedical benefits of wine aresomewhat misleading. Accord-ing to the Mayo Clinic, whenconsumed in moderation, redwine can help prevent heart dis-ease. That’s because alcoholand antioxidants found in redwine have been shown to in-crease levels of high-densitylipoprotein, often referred to as“good” cholesterol, and protectagainst artery damage. But

wine also contains sugars thatcan fatten the liver, and a fattyliver can contribute to a host ofserious health problems. If youalready drink wine, limit your-self to one glass per day. If youare not a wine drinker, then it’simportant to note that manydoctors believe the potentialbenefits of drinking wine do notoutweigh the potentially nega-tive consequences associatedwith alcohol consumption,which include neurologicalproblems and an increased riskfor heart disease.

• Get more sleep. Inadequatesleep affects the body in a vari-ety of ways. Many people areaware that one poor night’ssleep is certain to affect their en-ergy levels the following day, butfewer may know of the link be-tween sleep duration andchronic disease. For example,the Harvard Medical Schoolnotes that studies have linkedinsufficient sleep to type 2 dia-betes, as the body’s ability toprocess glucose can be compro-mised by poor sleeping habits.Other medical conditions thathave been linked to insufficientsleep include obesity, heart dis-

ease and mood disorders. Whileyou might be proud of your abil-ity to function on minimal sleep,the long-term effects of insuffi-cient sleep can be dire, so besure to get at least seven hoursof sleep each night.

Choosing to live healthierdoes not mean you need tocompletely overhaul your exist-ing lifestyle. In fact, you canmake several easy everydaychanges to dramatically im-prove your overall health.

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Including more fruits andvegetables in your diet is aneasy and effective way to im-prove your overall health.

Elanor “Ellie”, Jazmin, Cur-tis and Marshall need a familythat will to commit to loving allfour of these wonderful siblings.

Ellie, the oldest sibling, en-joys reading, journaling, watch-ing TV and going swimming.Ellie’s favorite class in school isreading; she loves adventurebooks! She would like a familythat lives in the country and at-tends church.

Jazmine enjoys drawing,singing and acting. She enjoyshelping around the house andfeeding the animals. Art and re-cess are her favorite classed inschool. Jasmine works reallyhard in school.

Curtis likes riding his bike,

playing outside and buildingwith his Legos. His favoriteclass in school is PE.

Marshall is the youngest sib-ling. He is an affectionate andcurious boy. He enjoys paint-ing, drawing and helping fixthings. Marshall likes to be onthe go.

Ellie, Jazmin, Curtis andMarshall would do best with anactive family that has enoughtime for all of them together andindividually.

To learn more about adop-tion, visit www.adoptkskids.orgor call 877-457-5430. The chil-dren’s case numbers are: CH-6108, CH-6109, CH-6110 andCH-6111.

Elanor, age 11, Jazmin, age 9, Curtis, age 8 and Marshall, age 5

P leas e Adopt Me!

Many people know that acombination of a healthy dietand routine exercise is thebest way to maintain theirphysical health. But whatabout mental well-being?Memory lapses are often as-sumed to be an accepted sideeffect of aging, but such anassumption is incorrect, asthere are many steps menand women can take to main-tain their mental acuity wellinto their golden years.• Find time for cardiovascu-lar exercise. Cardiovascularexercise can help men andwomen maintain healthyweights and reduce their riskfor potentially deadly ail-ments like diabetes and heartdisease. But cardiovascularexercise also can boost brainpower. Cardiovascular exer-cise pumps oxygen-rich bloodto the brain, and that bloodcontains glucose to fuel braincells. Cardiovascular exercisealso strengthens blood ves-sels, which can help prevent

potentially devastating dis-eases, such as stroke, thatcan have a lasting and nega-tive impact on cognitive func-tion.• Find time for friends andfamily. Many people need noreason to socialize, but thosewho do can now cite boostingbrain function as a great rea-son to get together with fam-ily and friends. Routinesocialization can keep a brainsharp by reducing its levels ofcortisol, a potentially de-structive hormone broughton by stress. Researchersalso believe routine interac-tion with other people stimu-lates structures in the brain’sfrontal lobe likely responsiblefor planning, decision makingand response control.

• Squeeze in a nap every sooften. Naps can have a reen-ergizing effect on men andwomen, but a study fromGerman researchers alsofound naps also can improvememory. In the study, re-searchers divided partici-pants into three groups:people who would stay awakefor 60 minutes; people whowould sleep for six minutes;and people who would sleepfor 30 to 45 minutes. Afterthe hour was up, participantswere given a word recall test,and those who slept per-formed better on the testthan those who hadn’t. Butthe development that wasperhaps most interesting wasthat those who slept for justsix minutes performed just as

well on the test as those whoslept for far longer, leadingresearchers to suggest menand women need not takelong naps to improve theirmemories.• Include fish in your diet. Astudy from researchers atChicago’s Rush UniversityMedical Center found peoplewho eat fish once per weekhave a 60 percent lower riskof developing Alzheimer’s dis-ease than those who do notinclude fish in their weeklydiets. Researchers credit thislower risk to DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid that is found inboth the brain and in fishsuch as salmon and tuna.

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Kansas high school sen-iors have the opportunity towin up to $2500 in scholar-ship money to help cover thecost of tuition at a Kansasschool of higher education byentering the Kansas Finan-cial Scholars Essay Scholar-ship Contest. The contest isjointly sponsored by the Of-fice of the Kansas SecuritiesCommissioner (KSC) and theOffice of the State Bank Com-missioner (OSBC). A total offive scholarships, rangingfrom $500 to the top $2500prize, will be awarded toKansas high school seniors.

In a three to four pageessay, students are asked toprofile an individual whosepersonal financial habits im-pacted the lives of others, andapply the wisdom or a lessonfrom that person’s life to theirown future financial plans.

“Investing in the financialeducation of our college-agedcitizens is central to our mis-sion of equipping Kansans togrow and protect their as-sets,” said Securities Com-missioner Josh Ney.“Through this scholarshipprogram, we hope to raiseawareness of the importanceof financial prudence to theindividual lives of Kansansand the future of our state.”

“We are pleased to supportfinancial education programsthat help students developthe knowledge and skills nec-essary to make sound finan-cial decisions for their future.

These scholarships give stu-dents the opportunity to earnmoney for higher educationby sharing what they havelearned through participationin these programs,” saidBank Commissioner DerylSchuster.

Participation in one of thethree financial literacy pro-grams sponsored by bothagencies (EverFi, the StockMarket Game or Life$marts)is a prerequisite to enteringthe contest. Teachers, par-ents or students may contact

the KSC to sign up today forone of the free prerequisiteprograms by calling 800-232-9580 to speak with ShannonStone, the Director of In-vestor Education for the KSC.

Essays will be acceptedfrom February 16, 2015,through April 1, 2015. Tolearn more about participat-ing in the Financial ScholarsEssay Scholarship Contest,visit www.ksc.ks.gov, www.osbckansas.org, or send anemail to Shannon.Stone@ksc.ks.gov.

The buffalo head made of clay was entered by Derick Perry.This is one of the exhibits at the Stevens County Library.

The painting of a farmer on the wagon was entered by DonaldPerry. It is up for display at the Stevens County Library.

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State financial agencies partner to award scholarships to high school seniors

The exhibit of a Tall Swamp Frog on a Tree was entered by BobEyestone. It is actually a ceramic bank.

Ja’Nea and Mathayus need afamily that is patient, loving andsupportive!

Ja’Nea, the oldest, likes bas-ketball, volleyball, and track.She enjoys spending time withher friends and family. In school,her Flex class is her favorite be-cause she gets to do differentthings at different times. Ja’Neais doing very well in school.

Mathayus, the youngest, isgood at building drawing andplaying computer games. Helikes to ride his bike and playsports; football and basketballare his favorite. Mathayus alsodoes well in school.

Both Ja’Nae and Mathayusenjoy attending church. A familythat is active and enjoys spend-ing time together would be agreat match for Ja’Nea andMathayus.

To learn more about adoptionvisit www.adoptkskids.org orcall 877-457-5430. The chil-dren’s case numbers are: CH-6091 & CH-6092.

Ja’Nea and Mathayus, ages 12 and 11

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This beautiful rose was painted by Paula Perry. She currentlyhas it displayed at the Stevens County Library.

Lance and Nathan Snyderof Moscow are the Soil Conservation Award winnersfor 2014.

Lance and Sheila Snyderhave three children, Nick, Natalie and Nathan. The ancestors of both Lance andSheila have farm back-grounds in Stevens County.Several generations go backto the 1920’s. J.E. “Elmer”Snyder was Lance’s grandfa-ther and Don and BeverlySnyder are his parents.

Sheila’s parents are Eldonand Shirley May. Shirley is areading teacher at theMoscow schools. Sheila’s an-cestor, Bessie Stevens May,used to carry mail around theMoscow area on horseback,15 miles a day, three times aweek.

Nathan and Michele Snyder have three children,Austin, Madison and Jordan.

The Snyders farm drylandwheat and milo. They alsoraise irrigated wheat, cornand milo. Their farm hasbeen in the family for generations.

The Snyder farm operationlikes to keep good residuecover on their fields and espe-cially focus on the road-fieldedges. They utilize strip-till tofertilize their row crops, usingonly liquid fertilizer.

They have started varyingpopulation when plantingcorn to match the availablewater and soil types. Occa-sionally they ask Abengoa tobale off residues where theyneed to increase the health ofsucceeding crops. ButNathan remembers some ofthe wind storms back in 2010and wants to lean towardkeeping plenty of residuesout there.

Lance’s father Don helped Lance put in the wind-break around Lance andSheila’s house. That wind-break won the Soil Conserva-tion award in 2002.

Nathan is in the process ofstarting trees around hishome. He has planted somecottonwood, cedar, bluespruce, locust, willow andpeach. With the drought ofthe last few years, it hastaken a lot of work to keep

them going.Congratulations Lance

and Nathan for winning the

2014 Soil ConservationAward.

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Craig and Velvet White ofMoscow are the 2014 SoilConservation winners for thewindbreak on their farm.They have lived in Moscow for17 years, and 12 years attheir current location. They

have three children, Hailey,Talley and Brayden.

Craig helped his parentsEd and Janet White startplanting this award winningwindbreak in 1983. They in-stalled a drip line to keep the

trees irrigated. In later years,when the drip line disinte-grated, Craig hauled in wateronce a year during thedrought to keep the treeshealthy.

Their windbreak consistsof cedar trees, and they alsohave Austrian pine trees ontheir farm.

Over the years Craig hasbeen employed by ADM andUnited Prairie Ag, and nowhe works for Pinnacle Agri-cultural Holdings. Velvetteaches second grade at theHugoton Elementary School.

Craig and Velvet are plan-ning to move to Colorado thissummer. The whole familyliks to fish, hunt, hike and dowhite water rafting so theybelieve this will be a goodmove. They said the best partof moving to Colorado is thereare no tumbleweeds in thearea where they are moving.

Congratulations Craig andVelvet for winning the SoilConservation WindbreakAward for 2014.

Sheila and Lance Snyder show their beautiful country home eastof Moscow.

Nathan and Lance Snyder pause for a photo during their busyday in their shop. They raise dryland and irrigated crops.

Craig and Velvet White stop for a picture in front of their spa-cious home.

The Snyders occasionally ask Abengoa to bale off residues oftheir crops where needed.

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District’s Sixty-Fifth Annual

Appreciation Ban quetSaturday,

February 21 Memorial Hall guest speaker

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Whites are 2014 Conservation Windbreak winnersLance and Nathan Snyder are Soil Conservation Award winners

Craig and Velvet White are the 2014 Soil Conservation Windbreak Award winners.

Craig helped his parents Ed and Janet Whitestart planting this windbreak in 1983.

Nathan Snyder shows some of the farm equip-ment that helped Nathan and his father Lance

to win the 2014 Soil Conservation Award. Theyutilize strip-till to fertilize their row crops.

The White family home also has Austrian pinesgrowing around the farm. During these last

drought years, Craig has hauled in water to ir-rigate both the cedars and the Austrian pines.

The windbreak located north of the Craig andVelvet White home was deemed the winner of

the Soil Conservation Windbreak Division.

Making Sure Loved OnesAre Prepared for Their

Retirement YearsWhat if a sudden, debilitat-

ing illness, fraud or economicdownturn affected your seniorfamily member's retirement,estate or long-term care is-sues? Would you be preparedto take over?

If the answer is no, you'renot alone. According to 2013research (www.pewresearch.

org/fact-tank/2013/07/18/as-population-ages-more-americans-becoming-care-givers/) from the PewResearch Center, four in tenU.S. adults are caring for aloved one with significanthealth issues.

Don't wait for a crisis to ini-tiate this conversation. Start-ing early can help you planand even safeguard your owncareer and retirement plan-ning. Here are some sugges-tions for starting theconversation:

Identify the missing links.Find information gaps youneed to fill to help your senior

relative plan for retirement. Ifkey financial information—in-vestment and banking ac-counts, legal documents ordoctors' contact information—is missing, list any and all un-knowns to be researched andcompiled.

Schedule a family financialmeeting. Schedule a specificday and time and create anagenda that meets the needsof your senior relative. It is notalways necessary to involve alldirect family members in apreliminary discussion, butmake sure that relevant indi-viduals are aware of the meet-ing. After helping your seniorrelative assess his or her fi-nancial situation, make sureto identify next steps and re-sponsibilities.

Locate important financialdocuments. Ask your seniorrelative to show you where hisor her key documents and ac-counts are, such as retirementand pension information,checkbooks, investment state-ments, insurance policies andlegal and estate data. Find outwhere incoming bills are keptin case you have to step in andhelp manage monthly bills.

Consider seeking financialcounseling. Any number ofreasons, from illness to fraud,may explain losing control ofpersonal finances. If your rel-

ative has been working with aqualified financial or tax advi-sor, the family team shouldconsider meeting with him orher if a need arises. If outsidetax, financial or legal help isneeded, the team and yoursenior relative should discusswho those professionalsshould be, what their fees areand what you expect them todo.

Make and agree on a plan.After all the information gath-ering and discussion is com-plete, make a plan—in writing,if possible—to review the se-nior's wishes, set an actionplan and assign responsibili-ties as necessary. As men-tioned above, you shouldreview this plan every year.And if problems emerge in anytopic area from retirement tohealth issues, you'll find guid-ance throughout the PracticalMoney Skills for Life website.(www.practicalmoneyskills.com/personalfinance/)

Bottom line: Asking olderrelatives about retirement, es-tate and long-term care prepa-rations can be anuncomfortable conversation.Making a plan and initiatingearly conversations to involvethe right people can ease thefinancial strain and stress oneveryone involved.

Meat LabelingLooking at the meat case

can be overwhelming and con-fusing. In addition to differenttypes of cuts and packaging,there are often numerous mar-keting claims, presented di-rectly or at the point of sale. Allof these claims are supposed toprovide the consumer more in-formation so they can makethe purchasing decisions thatbest suit their needs, but whatdo the claims mean? I recentlymet our new K-State Researchand Extension Meat SpecialistTravis O’Quinn, and he pro-vided us with some excellentinformation I want to share.

First it is important to un-

derstand the USDA only regu-lates labels on the product.Product claims in the displaycase or signs are not regulated.Let’s begin by looking at someanimal production claims andwhat they mean.

Natural/Naturally Raised.These terms aren’t synony-mous. The term natural onlyrefers to how a meat productwas processed and does NOTrefer to how an animal wasraised. Minimally processedmeat products cannot containany artificial ingredients, orpreservatives and must have alabel that stating such. Almostall fresh meat sold meets therequirement of natural, butnaturally raised products arerequired to be from animalsraised entirely without growthpromoting products, antibi-otics, and never having beenfed animal or fish by-products.However, animals are allowedto be vaccinated and givenproducts to control parasites.

Organic. The USDA overseesthe National Organic Program(NOP), which administers stan-dards for all organic agricul-tural products. All meatlabeled as “Certified Organic”must have met all of the follow-ing requirements:• Have been raised under or-ganic management techniques

from the last third of gestation;and for poultry, since the sec-ond day of life.• Have been fed a 100%USDA Organic grain or foragediet.• Have never received growthpromotants, hormonal im-plants, parasiticides, or antibi-otics.• Have been given access tothe outdoors for all livestockand access to pasture for cat-tle. Additionally, organic meatproducts must be processed ina facility certified to process or-ganic products, kept separatefrom non-organic productsthroughout processing, and allequipment must be washedbetween processing. There isno scientific evidence to sug-gest any nutritional differencesbetween conventional and or-ganic meat products.

Raised Without Antibiotics.If a meat is labeled “Raisedwithout antibiotics” or “No an-tibiotics administered” they arefrom animals that never re-ceived antibiotics throughouttheir lifetime. The claim “An-tibiotic Free” is not approvedfor use in meat products be-cause the USDA tests all meatproducts and prevents thatsale of any meat found to haveantibiotic residues, thus allmeat sold in the U.S. is antibi-

otic free.Raised Without Added Hor-

mones. Hormones are pro-duced by the cells in allanimals and plants. Therefore,they are naturally occurring inall meat regardless of produc-tion methods. Because of this,the term “Hormone Free” is notapproved for use on labels.

The terms “Raised withoutadded hormones” or “No Hor-mones Administered” indicatethat the beef was producedfrom animals that were nevergiven any additional hormonesthroughout their life. Hor-mones are only approved foruse in beef and lamb produc-tion in the U.S. Therefore, allpork, poultry, and veal animalsare raised without added hor-mones. To clarify this for con-sumers, pork or poultryproducts labeled as “Raisedwithout added hormones”must be immediately followedby "Federal regulations pro-hibit the use of hormones inpoultry/pork”. The additionalwording is required to preventcompanies from misleadingconsumers into believing theproduct was raised differentlyfrom a competitor’s product,thus warranting a higher price.

More about meat labelingwill continue in my columnnext week.

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Moscow Wildcats will sup-port the fight against cancerby participating in Black OutFebruary 24. Shirts were soldfor this event with all the rib-bon colors that represent thetypes of cancers. The fans areencouraged to wear theirshirts to the basketball gameagainst Sublette that evening.It is also Parents Night for the

Wildcat Seniors. This will bethe last basketball game be-fore Substate playoffs whichwill begin in Fowler March 1.

Wildcats in the black for next week’s game

Hickert entertainsspecial guests

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MOSCOW NEWSby Judy Hickert

Saturday, February 21- Senior Citizen Group

monthly carry-in dinner andmovie night at 6:00 p.m.

- Card party (with pitchplaying) and carry-in dinnerat the Moscow BaptistChurch at 7:00 p.m.Tuesday, February 24

- Parents’ Night and BlackOut Night at the Tuesdaynight games.

There will be a German ex-change student slave auctionfundraiser February 24 at thelast Moscow High School bas-ketball game.

Students are TopangaDahle, Briannah Davidson,Amir Granillo, Aysia Harper,David Miramontes, AlexMoran, Paloma Moran, KelsiMueller, Madison Owens,Rachel Pierson and MaggieWhite.

Judy Hickert has been en-tertaining special companyfor the past week: grand-daughter Patti Cabrera andlittle ones Sofia and JuanFrancisco. Judy has beenhaving a busy and fun timewith the little ones around.

The Moscow boys won overWalsh 58-41 Friday. BriceValdez led the offense with 17points. They played to a largehometown crowd in theHomecoming game.

Ashley Dahle and friendDavid Silva from Portales,N.M. were weekend visitors ofher dad Brad Dahle and sister Tapanga. Ashley andDavid came especially for thehigh school homecoming.

The Moscow Lady Wildcatsremained undefeated in Fri-day night play against Walsh,Co. Mueller led the Moscowdefense, scoring 17 points inthe game. The ladies won 49-39.

Jalen Shaddix and Topanga Dahle Photo courtesy of Kristy Brazeal.

Tad Stuckey and Maria Cecenas Photo courtesy of Kristy Brazeal.

Alexis Mariquez and Paloma MoranPhoto courtesy of Kristy Brazeal.

King Brock Brazeal and Queen Maria CecenasPhoto courtesy of Kristy Brazeal.

Ivan Enns and Alex Moran Photo courtesy of Kristy Brazeal.

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Brock Brazeal and Hailey White Photo courtesy of Kristy Brazeal.

Homecoming court from the left, back row:Tad Stuckey, Ivan Enns, King Brock Brazeal,Alexis Mariquez and Jalen Shaddix. In themiddle row are Topanga Dahle, Alex Moran,

Queen Maria Cecenas, Hailey White andPaloma Moran. In front are Tristan Prince,Taeleigh Isenburg and Kaysen DeVaughan.Photo courtesy of Kristy Brazeal.

Lady Wildcats remain undefeated

Boys play Homecominggame to victory

Dahle and friend spendweekend in Moscow

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Main Street Laundry218 S. Main St.

544-4660

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KRAMER SEED FARMSDealer of Certified Wheat

Agripro

1-800-848-1988544-4330

1114 S. Monroe Hugoton

Hugoton509 NW Ave. 620-544-2017 West Road 11620-544-8898

Moscow300 N. Road 20 620-598-2214 East Hwy 56

620-598-2101

James Kuharic, Attorney At Law517 South Main Street620-544-8555 Hugoton

BROLLIER, WOLF &KUHARIC LAW OFFICE

838 E. 11th Hugoton

620-544-8522

Debbie L. Nordling, State Farm Agent617 S. MainHugoton, KS 67951620-544-8528 - Phone620-544-8527 - Fax

Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.debbie.nordling.c2v4@statefarm.com

Hugoton High School 2014-15 FFA Officers are, front row left toright, Instructor Les McNally, Treasurer Mariah Rome, VicePresident Mariah Reynolds, President Austin Nordyke, StuCoRep Reed Rome, Secretary Jessica Harper, Sentinel Kyra Kalaniand Reporter Bernabe Mendoza. Members in the second row areJuana Vera, Brennon Featherston, Jaysa Featherston, Ady

Gooch, Brittany Crocker, Lacey Brecheisen, Alyson Kiley andTaylor Cox. In the third row are Ethan Bogan, Caleb Henry,Jacob Teeter, Colton Swinney, Elias Mendoza, Roman Lindstromand Romano Burger. Members in the fourth row are Nick Evans,Chris Heger, Landon Brecheisen, Anna Trotter, Mitchell Hamlin,Austin Newlon and Thomas Frederick. In the fifth row are Carlos

Garcia, Henry Beesley, Alex Rosas, Brayden Silva, David Padilla,Andrew Stevenson and Kyle Hills. Not pictured are Hugoton HighSchool FFA members Angel Quezada, Gerado Rojas, Trace Pe-terson, Zackary Wells, Luis Flores, Emma French, Tyler Goodeand Maverick Nelson.

Community Service ActivitiesOrganized “Family Fun Night” at County FairHosted at the FFA Hospitality building at the

Kansas State FairCarved Pumpkins with the First GradeServed Stevens County Soil Conservation

Annual MeetingFlags on Main StreetAssisted Lions Club with placement of Flags

Hugoton FFA has participated in these Career Development Events at the

District LevelLeadership School-

Greenhand ConferenceDairy Cattle EvaluationDairy ProductsHorse Judging

Ag MechanicsPrepared Public Speaking

They will be participating this spring in:EntomologyAgronomyFood ScienceLivestock Judging

State Level EventsLeadership Laboratory in MarchState Career Development Events at KSU the

first week of MayState Annual Convention in late MayState Conference for Chapter Leaders in JulyApplied for Superior Chapter AwardState and National Scholarships

70 Years of FFA in Stevens County

Jeff and Karen

613 S. MainHugoton 544-4303

GLB ServicesGary Baker544-2121

217 N. JacksonHugoton, Kansas

Hoskinson WaterWell Service

(Your Complete Domestic Well Service)Dick & Peggy Hoskinson

• Domestic Wells • Livestock Wells • Well Plugging • Stock Tanks and Septic

Systems544-7978 • HC01 Box 33

HugotonOr Call TERRY at1-800-264-4361

Complete Aerial ApplicationSPRAYING - SEEDING - FERTILIZING

10% discount on 30 days accountsHugoton Airport - 544-4361Elkhart Airport - 697-2657

Jordan Air Inc.

Address: 673 Rd 12Hugoton, Ks 67951Office: 620.428.6400Email: cpsoperating@gmail.com

Tanner Rindels, Agent515 S. Main, Hugoton

(620) 544-4266

(620) 428-6086Createdto Serve

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, February 19, 2015 Page 6B

Rolla News��������������

Friday, February 20- School in Session – No

ARGHSaturday, February 21

- Conservation Dinner atMorton County Civic Center;6:00 p.m.Sunday, February 22

- History Bee/Bowl at RollaOld Gym; 1:00 p.m.Monday, February 23

- Junior High Scholars’Bowl at Hugoton; 4:00 p.m.Tuesday, February 24

- High School Basketball vs

Syracuse at Home; 4:30 p.m.Wednesday, February 25

- Staff Birthday Breakfastat District Office; 7:15 a.m.Thursday, February 26

- Staff Game Night in themulti-purpose room; 7:00p.m.Friday, February 27

- High School Basketball atDeerfield; 4:30 p.m.

- Parents’ Night at 5:45p.m.

- Purple Out Night in honorof Helen Higgins 

Dominador Perido, M.D.General Surgery

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

Monday

Haley McCammon, PA-COffice Hours

9:00 to 12:00 noonFriday

Manuel Caga-anan, M.D.Internal Medicine

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

Thursday

Supported and Sponsored by Morton County Health System Elkhart, KS

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

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Monday to Friday

Rolla Doctors Office

Emily Eggleston, daughter of Tim and Gaylynn (Myers) Eggle-ston will be attending (NJC)Northeastern Junior College inSterling, Co. in the fall of 2015. Emily currently attends PuebloWest High School in Pueblo, Co. where she is a senior and willbe graduating in May of 2015. Emily has signed a letter of in-tent to be on the women's golf team while attending NJC andworking on her "Pre-Law" degree. Emily attended schools inLakin until 2013 when she and her family moved to Pueblo, Co.Emily is the granddaughter of Warren and Barbara Myers ofrural Rolla and Mary Nell and the late Estel Eggleston of Tex-homa, Ok.

The RHS scholars’ bowl team again qualifiesfor the State tournament. Pictured are CoachKris Hall, Garry Norton, Paige Claassen,

Chandler Huddleston, Henry Wiebe, AllysonNorton, Chandler Burrows and Coach MaryCourtney.

The RHS Scholars’ Bowl team competes in theQuest tournament. Team members competing

are Henry Wiebe, Garry Norton, ChandlerBurrows and Chandler Huddleston.

RHS scholarswill competeon television

Rolla Scholarsearn fourth atState contest

Gas prices continue to rise

Prom FashionShow scheduledfor February 28

College Goal Sundayteams up to get studentsmoney for college

Do you need a promdress? Angelina Fosdickfrom Rolla will be hosting afashion show Saturday, Feb-ruary 28, at the SouthgateMall in Liberal. She and afriend of hers will be sellinggently used prom dresses andparty dresses for all shapesand sizes. The proceeds willhelp in sending Angelina toEurope with the People toPeople group. Doors will beopen from 11:00 a.m. until6:00 p.m., with the fashionshow from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.Come and support Angelina’sdreams of going to Europe!

by J.BraunThe RHS Scholars' Bowl

team has competed in thisyear's Quest tournament.Quest is an academic compe-tition  between teams fromKansas high schools. The top16 teams from the Super Saturday event advance on tothe television stage of thetournament.

This year Rolla's team hasadvanced to the televisionportion of the event. Theyhave already filmed the com-petitions for this year. Thecompetition was first airedFebruary 8 and will again beaired April 5, May 3 and May17 at 11:00 a.m. each day.(Airings right now are only onKTWU.)

For the ninth year in arow, Rolla’s Scholars’ Bowlteam qualified for the Statetournament. This year’s tour-nament was hosted at LostSprings.

Rolla’s brightest were upearly Friday morning, andmany community membersjoined them in the parking lotto wish them the best of luckat their competition. Funnyglasses were handed out tothe kids and coaches to keepthe mood light for traveling.Rolla ended up in a four-waytie for first place, but endedup being fourth overall. Rollais extremely proud of thisteam and their accomplish-ments.

Chandler Huddleston, asthe only senior, will bemissed next year, but the restof the team should be readyto continue Rolla’s fine tradi-tion of an awesome team.Congratulations to the stu-dents and coaches for a verysuccessful season! Garden City Community Col-

lege Financial Aid office aims toprovide college-bound studentsone-on-one free financial aid as-sistance to get money for collegein partnership with College GoalSunday from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00p.m. Sunday, February 22 atGarden City High School.

At this special event studentsand parents can meet with finan-cial aid advisors for free. They willreceive help filling out the requiredFree Application for Federal Stu-dent Aid (FAFSA), the first step inapplying for federal aid.

College Goal Sunday willaward $11,500 in scholarships atthe events which will be held at 23locations across the state. Onelucky student at each of the 23 lo-cations will receive a $500 schol-arship which can be used for the2015 academic year at any collegeor trade school in the country,provided the student is a first se-mester freshman in the fall of2015.

College Goal Sunday is an an-nual event coordinated by theKansas Department of StudentFinancial Aid Administrators(KASFAA). It is funded by withsupport from USA Funds and thefederal College Access ChallengeGrant, administered by theKansas Board of Regents.

Each year, the U.S. Depart-ment of Education makes nearly$140 billion in post–secondary fi-nancial aid available to studentsthroughout the nation. CollegeGoal Sunday makes applying forfinancial aid easier.

According to the latest annualsurvey by the College Board, thenation’s public four-year univer-sities increased tuition by 2.9 per-cent in 2012-13. Private four-yearuniversity tuition increased 3.8percent and public two-year col-lege tuition increased 3.5 percent.Many families aren’t prepared forthe high costs.

Families who have completedtheir 2014 income tax returns orbring their 2014 earnings state-ments to College Goal Sunday willbe able to complete the FAFSAonline. Last year College GoalSunday helped more than 700Kansas students obtain financialaid. Volunteers and financial aidprofessionals will staff the seven-teenth annual event.

Average retail gasolineprices in Kansas have risen9.3 cents per gallon in thepast week, averaging $2.13per gallon Sunday, accordingto GasBuddy's daily survey of1,329 gas outlets in Kansas.This compares with the na-tional average that has in-creased 7.6 cents per gallon inthe last week to $2.25 per gal-lon, according to gasolineprice Web siteGasBuddy.com.

Including the change in gasprices in Kansas during thepast week, prices Sundaywere 106.4 cents per gallonlower than the same day oneyear ago and are 33.3 cents

per gallon higher than amonth ago. The national aver-age has increased 17.5 centsper gallon during the lastmonth and stands 110.2cents per gallon lower thanthis day one year ago.

“Prices at the pump arestarting to heat back up,mostly driven by a rebound incrude oil prices," said PatrickDeHaan, senior petroleum an-alyst with GasBuddy. "Nation-ally, almost nine in tenstations are selling over $2per gallon, while a month ago,less than half of stations wereselling over that price- clearlywe're seeing the typical sea-sonal rebound in prices, beingled higher by oil's rebound,and soon to be enhanced fur-ther by refinery maintenanceseason - which hasn't yet got-ten well underway. Motoristsin California are getting ataste of the sourness that willhit across the country in amonth or two as Los Angelesswitches over to cleaner burn-ing gasoline, followed by SanFrancisco in short order, with

the rest of the nation makingmoves in the weeks andmonths ahead. I'm also start-ing to hear more frustrationfrom motorists about risingprices- and while the con-cerns are well rooted, theyshould take solace that gasprices this summer are stillexpected to be some $1 pergallon lower than last sum-mer," DeHaan said.

California, Arizona, Ore-gon, Florida and Washingtonsaw the largest increases inthe last week- all saw in-creases over ten cents per gal-lon. The nation's cheapest fivepercent of stations were sell-ing Sunday at $1.92 per gal-lon, a jump from last month's$1.68 per gallon. Idaho Falls,Id. enjoyed the lowest gasprices, averaging $1.77 pergallon, while Kahului, Hi. sawthe only average over $3 pergallon at $3.13 per gallon. Ex-cluding Hawaii and Alaska,California cities took all 25spots of the top 25 most ex-pensive communities.

Submitted by GasBuddy.com.

for readingThe Hermes

Official Newspaper of Stevens County

History From The HermesCompiled by Ruthie Winget

Thursday, February 25,2010

Six Hugoton High Schoolwrestlers are Statebound.They are Derek Schnittker,Cody Hill, Patrick Weaver,Tyler McBride, Colten Lissoloand David Hawk. This is thefirst time Hugoton has evertaken six athletes to State inwrestling.

Thursday, February 24,2005

Gary Baker of Hugoton isthe new appointee by KansasSenate President Steve Mor-ris to serve a four-year termon the Kansas Water Author-ity. The Authority providesadvice and recommendationson water issues to the gover-nor and legislators.

Wanda Shaddix was in-stalled as the new MoscowPostmaster last week. Shad-dix replaces the former Post-master Lonna Downing.

Thursday, February 23,1995

Maurice and Gladys Ren-fro were named the 1995Senior Center Valentine Kingand Queen. They werecrowned at the Hutton CivicCenter.

Thursday, February 21,1985

Grant and Flossie Burdittare celebrating their fiftiethwedding anniversary. Theywere married February 24,1935, in Hugoton at the oldcourthouse.

Thursday, February 25,1965

Doug Mills, son of Mr. andMrs. O.W. Mills of Hugoton,was a mid-term graduate ofWichita State University witha B.A. degree in business ad-ministration. He and his wife

and daughter are now resid-ing on a farm near Hugoton.

Thursday, February 25,1960

The Colorado High SchoolRodeo will feature ten-year-old Linda Lee Heaton and hertrick horse which will jumpover a new car as her act.Friday, February 25, 1945

The windmill at MoscowHigh School has been brokenand water has been hauledfrom the city water tower thispast week.

Friday, February 20, 1925Dr. McCreery reports the

prevalence of scarlet fever inthe Niagara neighborhood.Every precaution should betaken to stop the spread ofthe disease as soon as possi-ble.

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

Hugoton High School Homecoming Queen will be crowned atthe Liberal-Hugoton game Friday, February 27. Candidatesare, left to right: Robin Young, sophomore; Terri Lutz, junior;Conee Chamberlain, junior; Celain Moore, senior; and VickieMcAmis, sophomore. Photo is taken from the February 26, 1970issue of The Hugoton Hermes.

Patrol to work seatbelt enforcement near high schools across Kansas

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, February 19, 2015 Page 7B

(First Published in The Hugoton Her-mes, Thursday, February 19, 2015) 1t

SUMMARY NOTICE OF BOND SALE$1,975,000

CITY OF HUGOTON, KANSASTAXABLE GENERAL OBLIGATION

BONDS SERIES 2015DETAILS OF THE SALE: SUB-

JECT to the terms and requirementsof the Official Notice of Bond Saledated February 9, 2015, of the City ofHugoton, Kansas (the “City”), bids topurchase the City’s Taxable GeneralObligation Bonds, Series 2015, (the“Bonds”) will be received at the officeof the City Clerk at City Hall, 631 S.Main, Hugoton, Kansas, 67954 or bytelefacsimile at (620) 544-4535 until2:00 P.M., Central Time, on Monday,March 9, 2015. The bids will be con-sidered by the governing body at itsmeeting at 5:15 P.M., Central Time onthe sale date.

No oral or auction bids for theBonds shall be considered, and nobids for less than 100 percent of thetotal principal amount of the Bondsand accrued interest to the date of de-livery shall be considered.

GOOD FAITH DEPOSIT: Eachbidder must submit a good faith de-posit in the manner described in theOfficial Notice of Bond Sale in anamount equal to 2% of the principalamount of the Bonds.

DETAILS OF THE BONDS: TheBonds will be dated April 1, 2015 andwill be issued as registered bonds indenominations of $5,000, or any inte-gral multiple thereof. Interest on theBonds is payable semiannually onApril 1 and October 1 of each year,beginning April 1, 2016. Principal ofthe Bonds becomes due on October 1in the years and amounts as shownbelow:

Maturity SchedulePrincipal MaturityAmount Date $130,000.00 2016175,000.00 2017180,000.00 2018190,000.00 2019195,000.00 2020205,000.00 2021

210,000.00 2022220,000.00 2023230,000.00 2024240,000.00 2025

PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND IN-TEREST: The Treasurer of the Stateof Kansas will serve as the Bond Reg-istrar and Paying Agent for the Bonds.

DELIVERY OF THE BONDS: TheCity will prepare the Bonds at its ex-pense and will deliver the registeredBonds to the successful bidder, on orabout April 1, 2015, at such bank ortrust company or other qualified de-pository in the United States, speci-fied by the successful bidder.Delivery elsewhere shall be made atthe expense of the successful bidder.The successful bidder may elect tohave the bonds registered under abook-entry-only system administeredthrough The Depository Trust Com-pany, New York, New York (“DTC”).

LEGAL OPINION: The Bonds willbe sold subject to the legal opinion ofTriplett, Woolf & Garretson, LLC, Wi-chita, Kansas, Bond Counsel, whosefees will be paid by the City.

FINANCIAL MATTERS: The City’scurrent assessed valuation for pur-poses of calculating statutory debtlimitations is $24,351,192. As ofApril 1, 2015, the City’s total out-standing general obligation debt (in-cluding the Bonds), is $3,800,000.00which excludes temporary notes out-standing in the amount of $2,025,000which will be retired with proceeds ofthe Bonds described herein. TheCity’s total indebtedness which issubject to debt limitation, as of April1, 2015, is estimated to be$289,111.05, which is 1.19% of theassessed valuation of the City.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Foradditional information contact theCity Clerk at the address and tele-phone number shown below.

CITY OF HUGOTON, KANSASBy Thomas G. Hicks

City ClerkCity Hall, 631 S. Main

Hugoton, Kansas 67954Telephone: (620) 544-8531

Fax: (620) 544-4535

PUBLIC NOTICE

Southwest Kansas Irrigation Association 59th Annual Meeting

February 24, 2015Grant Co. Fairgrounds

Lawson room Ulysses, Ks.

Registration 9:00 a.m. Program 10:00 a.m.

Lunch served at 12:30Confirmed Speakers

Secretary of AgricultureJackie McClaskey

Kansas Water OfficeDirector: Tracy Streeter

Kansas Department of Agriculture Division of Water ResourcesWater Appropriation Program Manager: Lane LetourneauSouthwest Kansas Groundwater Management District #3

Executive Dir.: Mark Rude

Topics1). Kansas Water Office

Governor’s 50 year vision request for the OgallalaRegional Planning Teams

2). KDA DWROn Going Water Legislation

3). GMD3Kansas Aqueduct

LegislationProposed reduction in water use?

*Please RSVP by Feb. 20, 2015*620-356-3021

DATE: THURSDAY, MARCH 5TH, 2015 TIME: 11:00AM CT

LOCATION: 5665 South Hwy 25, Ulysses, Ks 67880DIRECTIONS: From Hwy 25 & 160 Jct, go South on Hwy 25, 4 3/4miles, auction site on west side of road.

SPRAYER & TRACTORS:12 JD 8235R MFD tractor, PS trans, 4 remotes,46" stl duals, auto steer SFI 2600 display, 1656 hrs; 03 JD 4710 sprayer,90' booms, 800 gal ss tank, 46" tires, auto steer SF1 w/1800 display, 1528hrs, always shedded; 99 JD 8300 MFD tractor, PS trans, 4 remotes, 46"duals, auto steer, SF2, brown box display, 8210 hrs; 86 JD 4850 tractor,PS trans, 3 remotes, 42" steel duals, new clutch, PTO, new turbo & injec-tors, front tires & a/c compressor new in 13, 11,000 hrs; 77 1486 Int tractor;SWATHERS & HAY EQUIP: 08 JD 4995 rotary swather, 16' head, steelconditioner, 1500 eng hrs, 1100 cutter bar hrs; 10 JD 568 round baler, newwrap, ext wear pkg, approx. 8500 bales; 09 JD 568 rd baler, net wrap ortwine, approx 14,200 bales; 99 Mac Don 9300 swather w/972 25' draperhead, 3,780 hrs; JD 510 Rd baler, twine tie; HS 12 wheel hay rake; Veermerhyd hay rake FARM MACHINERY: 45' Krause mdl 2190 tandem disc,w/rear tine harrow; 45' Sunflower 9x5 mdl 3691 sweep plow w/ pickers; 19'Sunflower mdl 4213 coulter chisel w/rear chopper; Kinze 16 row, mdl 2300planter, pull type, liq fert setup; 30’ JD 730 12 row planter, 3pt; 30' Beslerstalk chopper; JD 853A row head (needs points); 30' Rolacone 13 straightshk dam/diker 3pt; 30’ JD pu reel; 20' Hamby 9 straight dam/diker 3pt; BigOx 9 shank V ripper, 3pt; 30’ Hamby 4x4 trl bar w/13 shanks & sweeps 3pt;30’ Hamby 4x4 sgl bar w/13 shks/shvl; 16' Krause pull type chisel; 12’ dirtmover, pull type; 15’ Bush Hog bat wing mower, pull type; Hesston 30Astacker; Hesston 30A stack mover; 30’ Spring tooth harrow; 2- Krause oneways; 2-SB header trlrs; TRUCKS & TRAILERS-GOLF & G0-KART:74Chevy sgl axle grain trk, V8, 5+2sp trans, 15' steel bed & hoist; 92 42'Timpte grain trlr, Shurlock tarp; 88 Hilbilt drop deck spread axle fb trlrw/3200 gal poly tank, Handler II mixer & pump w/add on sb spray cradle;64 F600 sgl axle winch truck, Tulsa PTO winch; Par Car golf cart, gasmotor; Torq-A-Verter Go Kart; IRR MOTORS & PIPE:1- Sisu diesel 140 hpeng; 10- Sisu diesel 160 hp eng; 2- Cummins 5.9l diesel eng; Approx 800'of 10" alum irr pipe on 30's; Approx 900' of 10" pvc irr pipe on 30's Severalhyd, elbows & misc fittings MISC: Floater tires for swather 21.5L-16.1SL;Trk tires 24.5 & 22.5; 1000 gal rd poly tank; 1000 gal Palmer fg tank; 2-500gal rd fuel tanks; 300 gal rd fuel tank; FME cattle sprayer; 26 Livestock pan-els; 130' windbreak panels

SALE FOR: MANGELS BROTHERS & Others Bob Mangels 620-353-0298 Ronnie Mangels 620-353-4942

Steve Higgs Auctioneer/REALTOR®

620-353-0066 Bobbi Higgs/REALTOR®

620-353-8218 Must show photo ID to register for buyer number. Concessions AvailableEverything sold as is. No warranties expressed or implied. Not responsiblefor theft or accident. Announcements day of sale take precedence overprinted material

See photos & sale bill at www.higgsauction.com

EDITOR’S NOTE: Throughout the months leadingup to the reunion, The Hermes will be includingphotos of the past. If you’re still stumped aboutthe identity of the GUESS WHO photos by nextweek, names will appear in the next issue. If any-one has any photos to share from school daysgone by, you may email them to hermeswb@pld.com or bring or mail them in to have themscanned. If you need the photo returned, pleasestate so and include your mailing address.

DID YOU KNOW?

Classof

1977as 8th graders

Mike MantzkeThea (Rosel)Schnittker

Guess who Guess who

HUGOTON HIGH SCHOOL

100TH YEAR

ALUMNI CHATTER

Cindy Wihebrink, the youngest daughter ofMary Lou Olinger Kelso and sister of Patricia

Phillips sent in this photo of the 1950 HugotonHigh School band. Thank you Cindy!

Beginning February 23,and running through March6, 2015, the Kansas HighwayPatrol will work on an annualseatbelt enforcement cam-paign around area highschools. The campaign ishosted by the Kansas Depart-ment of Transportation’sTraffic Safety Section, and isin conjunction with Kansas’Seatbelts Are For Everyone(SAFE) program.

In 2014, Kansas lost 34teens (ages 13-19) in crashes,with 63% of those victims notbeing properly restrained.

The hope of the enforcementis to work to increase educa-tion and enforcement onseatbelt laws. KDOT, theKansas Traffic Safety Re-source Office (KTSRO), andlaw enforcement partnersacross the state have spentmore than 20 years educat-ing Kansas teens on the dan-gers of driving without aseatbelt.

The Kansas SAFE programbegan in 2008, in southeastKansas. It is a teen run, peerto peer program, focused onincreasing teen restraint

compliance through educa-tion, positive rewards, andenforcement. It is designed tobring awareness to the im-portance of wearing a seat-belt, reducing the number ofmotor vehicle-related injuriesand fatalities among Kansasteens. The goal of SAFE is toincrease seatbelt use amongstudents while providingstrong traffic safety messagesthroughout the school year.

“Our priority is to keepmotorists of all ages safe asthey travel to and from theirdestinations. It is our hopethat by encouraging studentsto wear their seatbelts, this

will begin a lifelong practice,which will help keep themsafe in the years to come,”said Colonel Mark Bruce,KHP Superintendent. “TheSAFE program has alreadyseen life-saving results overthe past few years, and wehope these good results willkeep building.”

For the two-week enforce-ment period, troopers andother officers will work nearlocal high schools. Anyonecaught not properly re-strained could be issued a ci-tation. For more informationabout the SAFE Program, goto www.ktsro.org/safe.

St. Catherine Hospital willhost the Look Good . . . FeelBetter® workshops for areawomen battling cancer. This isthe only location in westernKansas to host the workshops.

The free program, spon-sored by the American CancerSociety, National CosmetologyAssociation and the PersonalCare Products Council Foun-dation, provides a high-qualitymake-up kit and teachesbeauty techniques to femalecancer patients in active treat-ment to help them combat theappearance-related side effectsof cancer treatment.

The first of six workshopswas Monday, February 16,2015 at the Breast Center ofSt. Catherine Hospital, 309 E.Walnut. Dates for the remain-der of the sessions are April 20from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., June22 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Au-gust 17 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.,

October 19 from 5:00 to 7:00p.m., and December 7 from2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the samelocation.

During each session,trained cosmetologists teachcancer patients how to copewith skin changes and hairloss by using cosmetics andskin care products donated bythe cosmetic industry. The freecosmetic kits are valued at$250 each and are available inlight, medium, dark and extra-dark shades. Women learnhow to disguise hair loss withwigs, scarves and other acces-sories, create the impression ofhaving eyebrows or eyelashes,and take care of skin damagedby cancer treatments.

Pre-registration for eachclass is required by calling620-640-1022. For more in-formation about the AmericanCancer Society visit cancer.orgor call 1-800-227-2345.

Workshops announced to help localcancer patients look good, feel better

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Results of the Market StudyAnalysis for Stevens County for

the Assessment Year 2015

Pursuant to L. 1991, CH279, SS2.

A study of the Residential real estatemarket indicated that there is anoverall inflationary trend of 3.86% peryear.

A study of the Commercial and Va-cant Lot real estate market indicatedthat the market is stable with no gen-eral upward or downward trend.

Values on specific properties may notfollow the general trend because ofchanges in the property, correction ofdescriptive information or adjustmentof values based on sales of similarproperties.

In accordance with the provisions inKSA 79-1476, the Division of PropertyValuation is required to annually fur-nish each county the results of itsstudy relating to changes, if any, ofthe Use Value of agricultural land.Changes can and do occur as a resultof several factors including croppingpractices, commodity prices and pro-duction costs.

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

In the Matter of the Marriage of Her-mina Cruz and Fernando Cruz Perez

Case No. 14-DM-71

NOTICE OF SUIT

The State of Kansas to Fernando CruzPerez:

You are notified that a Petition forDivorce was filed in the District Court

of Stevens County, Kansas askingthat the person filing the divorce begranted a divorce and asking that thecourt make other orders in that di-vorce matter. You must file an answerto the Petition for Divorce with thecourt and provide a copy to the filingspouse no later than 41 days afterfirst publication of this Notice of Suit,or the court will enter judgmentagainst you on that Petition.

/s/ Hermina Cruz400 Fifth Avenue

P. O. Box 92Rolla, KS 67954

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

Mark Faulkner-BrokerKaren Yoder - Associate/Broker

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

Chance Yoder - SalespersonAgricultural Land

Residential & Commercial SpecialistChance Yoder- Cellphone 544-1907

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

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

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 - 2 bed/1b, shed. Call today to see this property.

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

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

130 N Jackson - New Price Reduction!!4 bed/4 bath, cen H/A, new roof, att garage,pool, fence. Great Location! $200,000

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!!

906 S Polk- Great starter home!! 3 bed/1bath, basement, cen H/A, shed, appli-ances. Call today!!

903 S Madison- Ranch style, 3 bed/1 bath,cen H/A, covered patio, fenced yard. 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.

1283 Road 6- Country Living, 3 bedroom,2 bath, basement, cen H/A, fpl, 9 acres.Call for details!!

1012 S Lincoln - This could be a very ver-satible property. 1 bed/1.5 bath, 1260 sf,also has a cooler, and drive up window.Hmmmm....the possibilities!!

917 S Polk St - New Reduced Price!!Seller offers $5K Buyers Incentive!! WOW!3 bed/2 bath, kitchen w/appliances, fam-ily/dining combo, living room with access tocovered deck, fence, cen H/A. Cal to seethis property!!

1003 S. Adams - Beautiful 1/2 story, 5bed/3 bath, fpl, 2 decks, oversized garagew/ workshop, storage shed, fenced yard,appliances and much, much more!! Callfor details!

914 S Washington-Ranch style, 3 bed/3 bath,basement, att garage, fence, vaulted ceiling,18x36 Morton building, sprinkler, much more!!Call for details!!

828 East Fourteenth- Commercial Property -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 onpermanent foundation. 3 bed/2 bath,appliances, central heat on corner lot.Call for more details!

1015 S Washington- Cuteranch style home. Well main-tained! 3 bed/2 b, updatedkitchen with appliances, 30 x 40garage/shop. Nice property!!Call for details!!

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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!!

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1280 Acres Irrigated, Dryland, Grass & CRP

“If it’s important to you, it’s important to us.”

212 N. Main, Ulysses, KS | 620-356-1954 |Jerry Stutzman – Owner/Broker, GRI – 620-353-9411Burla Stutzman – Owner/Agent, GRI – 620-353-8382

Tobias Stutzman – Agent – 620-952-1478Joshua Grubbs – Agent – 620-544-9788

www.stutzmanrealty.com

919 S. Monroe3 br, 1 bath$75,000

1501 Rd 95 br, 4 bathOn 5 acres$299,000

1505 S. Madison3 br, 2 bath$127,500

1028 S. Van Buren3 br, 2 bath$39,000

Call Joshua Grubbs @ 620-544-9788 for a free Marketing Analysis.

Grant County150 Acre Expiring CRP Bid by March 3, 2015

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1409 S. Jefferson St. - This Move-in ready home setson a huge corner lot and in the Kallenbach Additionin South Hugoton. The kitchen is larger enough to im-press the most sophisticated chef.

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.

307 N. Kansas, Suite 101Liberal, KS 67901

(620) 624-1212

New Listing! 1025 S. Monroe St. - This nice homewould make a great rental property or first home. Ex-cellent rental history. New carpet in living room, fam-ily room, and hallway- January 2015. New vinyl floorcovering also installed January 2015. Central heat andair unit New in 2007. The extra large garage includesa small work shop area.

107 S. Madison St. - This brick home has nicestreet appeal and a very large fenced back yard.Beautiful hardwood floor. The 3/4 bath in the base-ment is being remodeled.

New Listing! 515 S. Washington St. - Move inready, spacious ranch style home waiting for its newowner. 3 BR, 2 BA, double attached garage withhuge back yard for all family gatherings. Close to El-ementary School. MOTIVATED SELLER!!

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.

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REDUCED912 S. Van Buren - This home is ready to moveright into. Remodeled kitchen and bathroom andupgraded windows. Nice covered patio in frontmake this a great buy as a first home or rental op-portunity.

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.

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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vil-sack announced February 2 thatapplications are being accepted forup to $20 million in grants to fa-cilitate the creation of new, inno-vative markets for carbon credits,providing additional revenuesources for producers to use toaddress natural resource conser-vation challenges. These grantsare part of the Conservation Inno-vation Grants (CIG) program, au-thorized through the 2014 FarmBill.

“USDA has been a leader insupporting market-based solu-tions to improve water quality andreduce carbon pollution,” Secre-tary Vilsack said. “With this op-

portunity, we are supporting thenext generation of projects thatwill help mature these marketsand bring them to scale to benefitboth producers and the environ-ment.”

For 2015, approximately half ofthe $20 million is available for en-vironmental markets and conser-vation finance projects that engageagricultural producers. In pastyears, CIG has helped fund thedevelopment of the basic infra-structure of these markets. Thisyear, the U.S. Department of Agri-culture (USDA), through the Nat-ural Resources ConservationService (NRCS) is seeking applica-tions for projects that will build onthese efforts by maturing andscaling markets and acceleratingefforts to leverage private capitaland investment in private landsconservation. Improved quantifi-cation tools, multi-resource cred-iting, and projects thatsubstantively engage corporate orfinancial partners are the types ofactivities NRCS is pursuing.

USDA is also soliciting propos-als for projects to stimulate natu-ral resource improvements,including, but not limited to, im-provements in water quantity, soilhealth, and wildlife habitat. Appli-cations from this funding poolmay also emphasize expectedbenefits to historically under-served producers, veterans, andorganic producers. Applicationsin the fields of economics and so-ciology as they relate to natural re-sources are also being welcomed.

Under CIG, EnvironmentalQuality Incentives Program fundsare used to award competitivegrants to non-Federal governmen-tal or nongovernmental organiza-tions, Tribes, or individuals. The2014 Farm Bill also included lan-guage that has led to somechanges in this year’s CIG fundingannouncement. One changeeliminates the requirement thathalf the applicant’s match be incash. Another expands eligibilityfor the 10 percent set-aside provi-sion for historically underservedproducers.

As in prior years, NRCS will ac-cept pre-proposals for initial re-view before inviting entities tosubmit full proposals. Pre-pro-posals are due Tuesday, February24, 2015. The full announcementof program funding is available athttp://go.usa.gov/ 4Kvx. Toapply electronically, visit www.grants.gov or contact a local NRCSoffice.

This past Saturday the Hindschildren traveled to Kinsley tocompete in the Edwards County4-H Air Rifle competition. With44 members attending theshoot, competition was tough!

McKenzie and Garrette Hindscompeted in the 12-year-old agegroup, facing ten other youngshooters. Brooke and RaeganHinds competed in the 13- to 14-year-old age group, along with11 competitors from around the

state. After all three positions were

shot, scores were tallied. Awardswere presented to the first fiveplacings in each age group.McKenzie shot a 267 whichearned her eleventh place. Gar-rette shot a 391 earning a fifthplace medal. Raegan shot a 360in his age group, receiving sev-enth place. Brooke shot a 463,her personal best, which earnedher third place and a medal to

add to her team’s collection. Unfortunately the competition

was so stiff the Hugoton kids didnot win a team medal at thisshoot. The team ended up witha total score of 1480, and sixthplace overall. The Hinds kidsplan to attend the BartonCounty 4-H Air Rifle CompetitionSaturday, February 21. If youwould like to follow the kidsprogress you can do so online atorionresults.com.

Kansas NRCS Announces National Initiatives for 2015

Eric B. Banks, State Conser-vationist with U.S. Departmentof Agriculture’s (USDA) NaturalResources Conservation Service(NRCS) announces five nationalinitiatives being offered inKansas through the Environ-mental Quality Incentives Pro-gram (EQIP): LesserPrairie-Chicken Initiative, Na-tional Water Quality Initiative,On-Farm Energy Initiative, Or-ganic Initiative, and SeasonalHigh Tunnel Initiative. WhileNRCS accepts applications forEQIP on a continuous basis,NRCS has set a deadline ofMarch 20, to apply for 2015 ini-tiatives funding.

Initiatives Overview Lesser Prairie-Chicken Initia-

tive: NRCS will assist producersin 36 counties to implement con-servation practices specificallytargeted to improve the lesserprairie-chicken (LPC) habitatwhile promoting the overallhealth of grazing lands and thelong-term sustainability ofKansas ranching. Expired or ex-piring Conservation Reserve Pro-gram fields in permanent coverthat may benefit LPC habitatmay also be eligible for funding.This initiative will be offered in

Barber, Clark, Comanche, Ed-wards, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Gove,Graham, Grant, Gray, Greeley,Hamilton, Haskell, Hodgeman,Kearny, Kiowa, Lane, Logan,Meade, Morton, Ness, Pawnee,Pratt, Rush, Scott, Seward,Sheridan, Sherman, Stafford,Stanton, Stevens, Thomas,Trego, Wallace, and Wichitacounties.

National Water Quality Initia-tive: NRCS will assist producerswith addressing high-prioritywater resource concerns in threewatersheds. These include: BigCreek Watershed in Ellis county;Emma Creek Watershed in Har-vey, Marion, and McPhersoncounties; and GrasshopperCreek Watershed in Atchison,Brown, and Jackson counties.

On-Farm Energy Initiative:Producers work with an NRCS-approved Technical ServiceProvider (TSP) to develop Agricul-tural Energy Management Plansor farm energy audits that as-sess energy consumption on anagricultural operation. NRCSmay also provide assistance toimplement various recom-mended improvements identifiedin the energy audit through theuse of conservation practices of-fered through this initiative.

Organic Initiative: NRCS willassist producers with installa-

tion of conservation practices onagricultural operations related toorganic production. Producerscurrently certified as organic,transitioning to organic, or pro-ducers who are exempt based onthe National Organic Programwill have access to a broad set ofconservation practices to assistin treating their resource con-cerns while fulfilling many of therequirements in an organic sys-tem plan.

Seasonal High Tunnel Initia-tive: NRCS helps producers im-plement high tunnels thatextend growing seasons for highvalue crops in an environmen-tally safe manner. High tunnelbenefits include better plant andsoil quality and fewer nutrientsand pesticides in the environ-ment.

Eligibility EQIP offers financial and

technical assistance to eligibleparticipants to install or imple-ment structural and manage-ment practices on eligibleagricultural land. Conservationpractices must be implementedto NRCS standards and specifi-cations. In Kansas, socially dis-advantaged, limited resource,and beginning farmers andranchers will receive a higherpayment rate for eligible conser-vation practices applied.

For more information aboutEQIP, or other programs offeredby NRCS, please contact yourlocal USDA Service Center or goto the Web sitewww.ks.nrcs.usda.gov. Formore on the 2014 Farm Bill, visitwww.nrcs.usda.gov/FarmBill.Follow us on Twitter@NRCS_Kansas. USDA is anequal opportunity provider andemployer.

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McKenzie Hinds shoots in the standing position at the recent 4-H shooting competition in Kinsley.

Raegan Hinds takes aim in the standing position portion of thecompetition. The Hinds family traveled to Kinsley this pastweekend to participate in a shooting competition.

Grants are being accepted for the creation of new innovative markets for carbon credits

Brooke Hinds smiles after securing a third place at the 4-Hshooting competition in Kinsley Saturday. Her score was 463.

At the shooting competition in Kinsley, Garrette Hinds, center,brings home a fifth place medal after scoring 391.

4-H Shooting Sports project members participate in Shootout in Sublette

Hinds children compete at Kinsley in 4-H Air Rifle competition

Saturday, February 7 tenStevens County 4-H ShootingSports project members partici-pated in the SW 4-H Shootout inSublette. This is a State Quali-fying event sponsored by Stevensand Haskell Counties. Resultsfor BBgun seven- to eight-year-olds: third place, Autry Sullivan;ninth, Thomas Willis; and tenth,Channing Dillinger. BBgunnine- to 11- year-olds: fifth,

Grace Dillinger; twelfth, ZacharyWillis; and fourteenth, AbbyNichols. The Stevens CountyBBgun team placed fourth, con-sisting of Grace Dillinger, AutrySullivan, Zachary Willis andThomas Willis.

Air Rifle Results seven- to ten-year-olds: third, Grace Dillinger.Air Rifle 11- to 14-year-olds: sec-ond, Garrette Hinds; third,Brooke Hinds; sixth, Raegan

Hinds; and eighth, MckenzieHinds. The Stevens County AirRifle Team place first, consistingof Garrette Hinds, Brooke Hinds,Raegan Hinds and MckenzieHinds.

BBgun and Air Rifle teamsscores are determined by thehighest four individual scoresfrom a county. Garrette andBrooke Hinds shot a qualifyingscore to attend the State match.

Back row left to right are McKenzie Hinds,Abby Nichols, Grace Dillinger and GarretteHinds. In front are Autry Sullivan, Thomas

Willis, Channing Dillinger, Brooke Hinds, Raegan Hinds and Zachary Willis.