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Volume 127, Number 12 Thursday, March 20, 2014 18 Pages, 70 Cents Plus Tax Per Copy

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS THE HUGOTON HERMES? —In Washington D.C., that’s where! Pictured left to right areHunter Helmer, Rev. Jo Mead, Drew Helmer and Steve Mead.The Meads took an early spring break trip to D.C. with theirgrandchildren to see the Capitol. The above view is off the bal-cony from Speaker of the House John Boehner’s office lookingtoward the Washington Monument. Senator Pat Roberts’ officegave the family the tour, as well as setting up a tour of the WhiteHouse.

Sixteen Hugoton High School boys compete at Abilene for the4A State Powerlifting Championships. As a team Hugotonplaced fourteenth out of 27 schools in 4A with ten team points.Salvador Valles placed second in his weight class and Pedro Or-donez placed fifth overall in his weight class. Pictured in thephoto are front left to right Andrew Mendoza, Miguel Rubio,

Jack Stalcup, Michael Baeza, Mitchell Persinger, Noel Camacho,Salvador Valles and Landan Hickey. In back are Maverick Mills,Luis Castro, Pedro Ordonez, Josh Gonzalez, Jesus Quevedo,Moses Carrillo, Alfredo Luna and Romano Burger. Photo courtesy of Kathy Pate.

The Stevens County Economic Development Board metTuesday, March 11, 2014 at the Senior Center craft roomfor their March meeting. Attending the meeting were Di-rector Neal Gillespie, Secretary Ruth Van Horn, HugotonHermes reporter Ruthie Winget and board members JackRowden, Jan Leonard, Doug Martin, Dan Corpening, JoshMorris, Jody Wacker and Mark Crawford. Ray Hoggattand Teresa Colantonio were absent.

The board reviewed and approved the monthly minutes.Treasurer Jack Rowden reported the checking account

balance was $1,709.75. The total Special Projects balancewas $55,526.56, of which $7,699.17 is the Housing In-centive balance.

Director Gillespie informed the board March was Busi-ness Appreciation Month. The board agreed to nominateKansas Dairy Ingredients for the Business AppreciationAward. This nomination will be submitted to the state forconsideration.

Neal also stated people had been calling about the pro-posed city annexation. He had been telling them a PublicHearing will have to be scheduled before the annexationcan be approved.

USD 210 Superintendent Mark Crawford commentedabout how the ruling on School Funding would affect USD210. He stated the Supreme Court ruling was a good rul-ing but it doesn’t mean a lot for the school district as faras new monies. Underfunded small districts would prob-ably benefit more by the ruling.

Mark also stated the Rural Opportunity Zone, whichhelps new residents to pay student loans, is an attractionfor new teachers. Neal remarked he hoped the ROZ willhelp Stevens County to get a new veterinarian, dentist andchiropractor.

Neal reported KDOT met with the Stevens County Com-missioners to get the contract signed concerning theEcoDevo Grant for the highway expansion and turninglanes east of Hugoton. Construction should begin in July.

He informed the board he went to the city council meet-ing the night before to get the amended Neighborhood Re-vitalization Plan approved. Neal will be going to all fivegoverning bodies for approval of the new plan. The planwill then go to the Attorney General’s office.

Moderate Income Housing Grant is still proceeding.This will involve building spec homes, two triplex homesand one duplex. At least one unit must be completed bythe end of November to comply with the requirements.

Neal reported the organizational meeting for the AllSchool Reunion for the first weekend in July 2015 wasconducted last month. Frankie Valens of the 1960s and1970s will be part of the entertainment.

The director stated he hoped the new hotel would be upand running before the reunion. He had heard they wereplanning to break ground this spring.

Gillespie stated Abengoa is still under construction.The number of employees has dropped to less than 400from 1,300 employees previously.

The meeting adjourned. The next meeting will be April8, 2014.

Dr. Milton Wolf, candidate for United States Senate,announces southwest Kansas visits for Liberal, Hugo-ton, Garden City and Dodge City, Saturday and Sun-day, March 29 and 30.

Dr. Wolf is challenging Senator Pat Roberts in the Au-gust Republican primary. Wolf was born and raised onthe family farm in Lyons. He graduated from the Uni-versity of Kansas and the KU School of Medicine. Dr.Wolf now serves as a radiologist in Kansas City.

Starting in Liberal at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 29,he will host a Town Hall meeting including a questionand answer session until 12:00 noon at the SewardCounty Administration Building at 515 N. Washington.

Dr. Wolf will then travel to Hugoton and host another

Town Hall meeting at the Stevens County Library at 500N. Monroe beginning at 1:00 p.m. Saturday afternoon,March 29.

The caravan will then head to Garden City for a Sat-urday evening Town Hall and another event is sched-uled in Dodge City for Sunday afternoon, March 30.

The public is encouraged to attend one or all of theseevents, learn about Dr. Wolf, ask questions and perhapsget involved if you like what you hear. This is an excel-lent opportunity to educate yourself about this candi-date for the United States Senate. For more information,contact Jim Rice at 620-624-3140 or visit www.miltonwolf.com.

The Stevens County Board of County Commissionersmet Monday, March 17, 2014 with all members, PatHall, James Bell and Dave Bozone, present. Also pres-ent were County Counselor Robert Johnson, CountyClerk Pam Bensel and RoGlenda Coulter from TheHugoton Hermes. The following is just an agenda forthe morning with a few of the unofficial highlights. Of-ficial minutes will be published at a later date.

The commissioners’ agenda included: 8:30 - bills;9:00 - Rodney Kelling; 9:30 - Tony Martin; 10:00 - NealGillespie; 10:30 - Jeremy Garrison from Pioneer Elec-tric; 11:30 - Paula Rowden; and 12:00 - lunch.

When this reporter arrived at approximately 9:00 thecommissioners were just finishing talking with RodneyKelling. They were talking about the possibility of hav-ing the county shop do maintenance for emergency ve-hicles.

Bills were handed out for the commissioners to lookat. Motion was made to pay the bills.

Sheriff Ted Heaton came in to report for the Law En-forcement Center. He was asking about Mario, themaintenance man at the courthouse, needing moretime/hours to work on the floors at the Law Enforce-ment Center. The commissioners said Susan Schultehas the say over that. They asked Susan to come in.Ted, commissioners and Susan all commended Marioon the job he does on floors and remarked his floors arefabulous. Susan said he is at his limit for hours now.This would not be every week, only once in awhile atthe law enforcement center. It was agreed that it wouldbe okay for a little overtime if Mario agrees.

Ted wants to petition for a road to a future house. Itwill be Road Three on some property Ted has in thecounty. This joins with some of Dave Bozone’s property.Tony Martin came in and they talked to him about theroad. It could be 3/4 of a mile long and not all the waythrough. There is already electricity flagged at the loca-tion and already in place a half mile from where theyneed it. Motion was made to do the road, but motiondied with no second. Matter was tabled. Ted said thereare ten prisoners in the Law Enforcement Center at thistime. The juvenile fire suspect is still in Wichita.

Tony Martin took his turn. He said the timing is badto build roads, they are getting ready to be very busy.He said in the next few months they could go in, dosome leveling and haul in some other dirt material.

Tony said they plan to try out the asphalt plant tosee if the new gas hook-ups work with no leaks. Theyhave 27 miles of roads to seal when the plant gets

going. He talked about some new electricity lines beingworked on in the county. He told the commissionerswhat roads they will be sealing. Tony said KirkhamMichael will be coming next week to shoot-in the roadfor Gibsons, and he plans to have them work out theproblems on the access road east of town. Tony neededan executive session for personnel.

Before the executive session, they were talking toTony about tumbleweed problems. Dave was talkingabout the road near him that is closed because of thetumbleweeds. Tony said they have a few other roadswith the same problems. Some they have to keep openbecause there are people with medical needs. Tony andthe commissioners continued to talk about variousways to deal with the tumbleweed problems. Dave of-fered the use of a pit he has to burn the thistles in.

Following the executive session they were talkingabout the county shop doing the work on the EMS ve-hicles. Tony was saying the county mechanics wouldhave to be certified to do outside work such as brakes,rearends - etc. They do not have to be certified to dotheir own work. They can do minor things, like oilchanges, without certification. He was concerned thatthey would be reimbursed for oil and whatever materi-als needed for the EMS vehicles. He said they alreadydo some maintenance for the airport.

Neal Gillespie came in to talk about the Neighbor-hood Revitalization Plan. The plan was authorized andapproved earlier, but it also needed to be approved bythe Attorney General. The plan will need to be renewedevery three years also. Most counties are doing this soNeal feels Stevens County needs to offer it also to becompetitive. He said most county plans include thewhole county in their plans, not just city areas orblighted areas. People who filed late may not get the taxrefund this year, but next year they’ll be eligible. Thetax exemption is only for one year. This is mostly fornew construction and not for remodeling. It has to cre-ate an increase in tax roles to be eligible. The thresholdis $50,000. Motion was made and passed to approveand sign the plan.

Next on the agenda was Jeremy Garrison from Pio-neer Electric. He brought in a right-of-way form for thenew lagoon project which will bring new electric linesacross Stevens County. He brought a copy of the ease-ment for the commissioners to look at and sign. Motionwas made and passed to do so.

The commissioners moved into executive session for

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Roads, tumbleweeds and neighborhood, commissioners hear it all

Senate candidate will conduct Town Hall meeting March 29

EcoDevo se lects KDI asBusiness Appreciation nominee

Pioneer Manor residents playBingo at 2:00 p.m. Tuesdays,Thursdays, Fridays and Sat-urdays. Community membersare invited to volunteer or playa game with the residents!AL-ANON Family Groupmeets at 1405 CemeteryRoad Mondays and Thurs-days at 8:00 p.m. Call 620-544-2610 or 620-544-2854 formore information.HUGOTON LIONS CLUBmeets every Second and FourthThursday of the month at Me-morial Hall at 7:00 p.m. HUGOTON MASONIC LODGE#406 AF&AM meets every sec-ond and fourth Tuesday of themonth at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday nights- Inside Out Kids at the Hugo-ton Assembly of God, 138 S.Main, beginning with dinner at6:45 p.m. Program will be from7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Rides areavailable by calling Pastor BenCoats at 620-428-1487 before5:30 p.m. Wednesdayevenings.- Moscow United Methodist

will host Kids Club, from 3:45to 4:45 p.m. Kids Club is avail-able for children ages Kinder-garten through fifth grade. Formore information, contact thechurch at 620-598-2426.Beginning in March- Project Hope will be open

from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Sundayafternoons at 1030 S. Main.Now through May 1- Pioneer Communications is

accepting submissions for their

phone directory cover photocontest. Entry forms and infor-mation available at www.pioncomm.net or at any Pio-neer Communications office.The contest is open to anyonewho receives local telephoneservice from Pioneer or whoseparent or guardian receivessuch service.March 2-29- Baker Arts Center will host

local student artists’ work attheir facility at 624 N. Pershingin Liberal. Museum hours are9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesdaythrough Friday and 2:00 to5:00 p.m. Saturdays.March 14-23- Spring Break for USD 210

students.March 20- National Cotton Council of

America will host a Farm Billinformation meeting in the 4-HBuilding at Stevens CountyFairgrounds in Hugoton at1:00 p.m. - Hugoton Senior Center will

take a van to Liberal for theLive on Stage performance of“Back on Broadway.” The vanwill leave at 6:15 p.m. from theActivity Center. For more infor-mation, call 620-544-2283.March 21- Stevens County Library will

host a kids’ movie starting at3:35 p.m.March 24- Deadline to sign up for Co-

Ed and Church volleyballleagues. Competitive leaguewill play Tuesday nights and

church league will play Thurs-day nights. Call 620-544-4675for more information.March24-28- Spring Activity signups at theHugoton Recreation Commis-sion, 211 S. Madison, from8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday. T-Ball is of-fered for five and six year olds,and Blast Ball is offered forfour year olds. Participantsmust be within the age rangeby May 1.- Stevens County Library will

accept photos for their April ex-hibit.March 25- Hugoton Elementary stu-

dents will take portraits.- Glenda Hopkins will be at theStevens County Library from10:00 to 11:00 a.m. to helpVeterans and their dependentsapply for benefits from the Vet-erans Administration. Formore information, call 620-276-3102.- Stevens County Healthcare’sOutpatient Physical Therapywill be hosting a come and goOpen House event from 12:00noon to 1:00 p.m. at their newlocation, 525 S. Polk in Hugo-ton.- Stevens County Health De-

partment will host an OpenHouse at their new location,505 S. Polk in Hugoton. Re-freshments will be served andthere will be a drawing for labwork specials.- “Discover E-Mail” course of-

fered by Garden City Commu-nity College from 6:00 to 8:00p.m. Call 620-275-3259 or visitgcccks.edu/business-commu-nity for information about reg-istration and payment.March 26- Hugoton Early Childhood

Development Center studentswill take portraits.- Circle Time at the Stevens

County Library at 10:30 a.m.for children ages 0-5 and theirparents.March 27- Stevens County Library will

host Moscow Elementary Pre-school outreach students forstorytime at 9:30 a.m.- Hugoton Aglow will meet at

the Senior Center at 7:00 p.m.for coffee and fellowship. Ameeting will follow at 7:30 p.m.All are welcome! Sharon Ben-nell will join the group forApril’s meeting. Don’t miss out!

March 28- Kiwanis will host their annualsale at the Stevens CountyFairgrounds. Sale starts at10:00 a.m.- Stevens County Library will

host Hugoton ECDC’s Kinder-Prep students for storytime at10:00 a.m. and 1:15 p.m.- Stevens County Library will

host a kids’ movie starting at3:35 p.m.March 29- Kiwanis will host their annualsale at the Stevens CountyFairgrounds. Sale will start at10:00 a.m. and two auctionrings will start at 11:00 a.m.Lunch will be served by 4-Hmembers.- Wedding shower for Hayley

Harvey and Joe Bellinger from10:00 a.m. - Noon at theMoscow Methodist Church’sFellowship Hall.- Hugoton High School’s Na-

tional Honor Society chapterwill host a benefit volleyballtournament and carnival in theMiddle School gym, beginningat 10:00 a.m. Contact MicahBaehler for more information at620-453-0958. Deadline tosign up a volleyball team isMarch 25.- Dr. Milton Wolf, candidate forU.S. Senate, will host a TownHall meeting at the StevensCounty Library beginning at1:00 p.m.March 31- Stevens County Commis-

sioners will meet in the Com-missioners’ Room at theStevens County Courthouse,beginning at 8:30 a.m.- USD 210 Board of Educationwill meet at 6:30 p.m. in theHMS Library.- Deadline for high school stu-dents to submit scholarshipapplications and essays for theSouthwest Kansas Bar Associ-ation Law Day ScholarshipEssay Contest. The essay mustbe about the subject of theAmerican Bar Association2014 Law Day theme: “Ameri-can Democracy and the Rule ofLaw: Why Every Vote Matters.”Essays and applications can bepicked up from high schoolcounselors or by mail to:Southwest Kansas Bar Associ-ation, Law Day ScholarshipEssay Contest, c/o Hon. LindaGilmore, 200 E. Sixth, Hugo-ton, Ks. 67951.

ObituariesThe Hugoton Hermes Thursday, March 20, 2014

Commissioner’s Cornerby Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger

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HUGOTON POLICE REPORTHUGOTON POLICE REPORTBusiness Hours, Call 544-4959

After Hours, Call 544-2020

Word has been received ofthe death of William L. “Bill”Coble. Mr. Coble, age 92,passed away Tuesday, March11, 2014 at Wheatridge ParkCare Center in Liberal.

He was born July 15, 1921in Red River County, Tx., theson of William Vallard andEtta Coble.

Bill spent most of his lifein Texas. He served his coun-try as a Sergeant duringWorld War II. Among otherjobs, Bill was a mechanic atHedgeco Automotive in Amar-illo, Tx. He enjoyed spendingtime with his family andfriends, hunting, fishing anddogs.

In 1951, he married Ber-nice Viola Ruzowski in Amar-illo.

Survivors include his sons,James R. Hughes of Meade,Kenneth Watson of Ord, Ne.

and Jerry Coble of Midland,Tx.; his daughter BobbieJean Brown of Florida;brother Richard Coble of SanAntonio, Tx., sister SybilAlexander of Ft. Worth, Tx.;his granddaughter SherriMartin and husband Larry ofHugoton; four great grand-children, Caressa Jays andhusband Russell of Hugoton,Deidre Dixon and husbandDallas of Canyon, Tx., KaylanMartin of Canyon and Kei-than Martin of Manhattan;and five great great grand-children, Rowan Dixon, RiggsDixon, Lexi Jays, Becca Jaysand Ashton Jays.

Mr. Coble is preceded indeath by his parents; wifeBernice, April 9, 2011; grand-son James William Hughes;three brothers, L.G. “Doc”,Gene and Delbert; and onesister, Laura Mae Coble.

Funeral services were at-tended Saturday morning,March 15, 2014 at the FirstChristian Church in Hugotonwith Pastor Heath Kelly offici-ating. Interment followed atthe Hugoton Cemetery.

Memorial contributionsmay be given to theWheatridge Park Care Centerof Liberal in care of GarnandFuneral Home, 423 S Main,Hugoton, Ks 67951.

William “Bill” Coble

Gloria MillerLongtime Hugoton resi-

dent Gloria Mae Millerpassed from this life Satur-day, March 15, 2014 at theage of 83.

Gloria was born March 17,1930. She made her home inHugoton until moving to Mis-souri three years ago.

A celebration of Gloria’s

life is planned for 11:00 a.m.Thursday, March 20 at theHugoton Cemetery with Pas-tor Larry Bradford officiating.Paul’s Funeral Home is incharge of the arrangements.

Memorials may be sent otPaul’s Funeral Home, Box236, Hugoton, Ks 67951.

Friends and family gath-ered Saturday afternoon toremember and honor ArcineLamberson, age 72, ofUlysses. Mr. Lambersonpassed from this life Wednes-day, March 12, 2014 at BobWilson Memorial Hospital inUlysses.

He was born May 11, 1941in Dumont, Tx., the son ofWilber Lee Lamberson andthe former Tempie Overton.

Arcine moved to Hugotonwhen he was in the fifth

grade. In 1955, he moved toUlysses and graduated fromGrant County Rural HighSchool in 1959.

June 26, 1960, Arcinemarried Linda Thompson inUlysses.

He was a butcher for Hi-Low Foods and IGA duringhis high school years and hisearly 20’s. He then moved toa lifelong career with JohnDeere; working many yearsin Ulysses and also manag-ing SteveCo Implement inHugoton, where he workeduntil his retirement. After ayear of retirement, he workedin the maintenance depart-ment of Pioneer Electric inUlysses.

Arcine loved old cars andplaying with his grandkids.He enjoyed yard work, work-ing on the house, and tinker-ing. He also enjoyedantiquing and collectedlemon juicers and JohnDeere items.

He is survived by his wifeLinda of their home; daugh-ter Holly Mathes and hus-band Allen of Ulysses;brothers, Kenneth of NorthCarolina, Glynn of Washing-ton, Gail of Ulysses, Garry ofWashington and Wayne ofUlysses; sister Ginger Kil-burn of Independence, Mo.;his three grandchildren,Adam, Emily and Jake; andsix great grandchildren,Leah, Addison, Chayden,Chaunee, Cash and Claude.

Arcine is preceded indeath by his parents; andbrothers, James, Gene, Earl,Rod and David.

Memorial services were at-tended Saturday afternoon,March 15, at the Shelton Me-morial Christian Church inUlysses with Rev. KellyGindlesberger and Rev. SamBynum officiating.

Memorial contributionsmay be given to the UlyssesAnimal Shelter or the SheltonMemorial Christian Churchin care of Garnand FuneralHome, 405 W. Grant Ave,Ulysses, Ks 67880.

Arcine Lamberson

Monday, March 10, 2014• Vehicle Unlock, 1700 Block of

South Main, Citizen Assist, OfficerLamatsch

Tuesday, March 11, 2014• Public Service, 900 Block of South

Coulter, Public Service, OfficerHagman

• Vehicle Unlock, 500 Block of SouthMain, Citizen Assist, Officer Hag-man

Wednesday, March 12, 2014• Vehicle Unlock, 400 Block of South

Van Buren, Citizen Assist, OfficerCrane

• Non Injury Accident, 1000 Block ofSouth Van Buren, Took Report, Of-ficer Crane

• Disturbance, 1100 Block of SouthMadison, Subject Already Left, Ser-geant Johnson

Thursday, March 13, 2014• Medical Assist, 300 Block of South

Main, Public Service, Officer Crane• Court Service, 500 Block of South

Monroe, Public Service, Sergeant

Johnson• Possible Fight, 200 Block of East

Eighth, Both Subjects Left, Ser-geant Johnson

• Vehicle Unlock, 900 Block of SouthTrindle, Citizen Assist, SergeantJohnson

Friday, March 14, 2014• Possible Disturbance, 300 Block of

South Van Buren, Unable to Lo-cate, Officer Hagman

Saturday, March 15, 2014• Public Service, 900 Block of South

Polk, Public Service, Officer Hag-man

• Lost Wallet, 500 Block of SouthMonroe, Took Report, Officer Hag-man

Sunday, March 16, 2014• Dog at Large, 500 Block of South

Monroe, Dog Impounded, OfficerLamatsch

• Suspicious Vehicle, 400 Block ofEast Third, Unable to Locate, Offi-cer Hagman

According to the NationalHighway Traffic Safety Ad-ministration, more than fivemillion motor vehicle wrecksoccur every year. If you werein an accident, would youknow what information youneed for an insurance claim? The Kansas Insurance De-partment and the NationalAssociation of InsuranceCommissioners (NAIC) offerthese easy-to-follow tips toget the necessary informationfollowing a crash.Be Prepared Before you hit the road, it’simportant to understandyour auto insurance policy.Your insurance follows thevehicle, not the driver. Alwayskeep a copy of your currentinsurance card in the carwith registration and otherimportant documents. Ask your insurance agentto explain the important ele-ments of your policy to you,including your deductible. InKansas, your policy has to in-clude liability, Personal In-jury Protection (PIP) coverage,uninsured and underinsuredcoverage. These are to helpprotect you if you are in anaccident and the accidentwas the other driver’s fault. If you are a parent with ateen driver, sit down withyour teen and talk about therisks of unsafe driving beforeyou hand over the keys. Re-search shows that teenswhose parents establish rulesassociated with driving privi-

leges are less likely to get in acrash.After an Accident Getting into an accidentcan be stressful and chaotic;it’s difficult to rememberwhat to do immediately fol-lowing a wreck. Many peopleare unsure about what infor-mation they need to sharewith and collect from theother driver. In most cases,you only need to provide yourname and insurance infor-mation. Divulging more thanthat, such as your address ordriver’s license number,could put you at risk for iden-tity fraud. To help take the worry outof collecting information andfiling an insurance claim, theNAIC developedWRECKCHECK, a free mobileapp for iPhones and Androiddevices. This award-winningapp walks you through astep-by-step process to createan accident report. WRECKCHECK allows youto take photos of the sceneand document only what isnecessary to file an insuranceclaim. You can even send thecompleted accident report toyourself and your insuranceagent. WRECKCHECK also pro-vides tips on what to do im-mediately following anaccident:• Remain calm and assessthe scene. Do not get out ofyour car if it is not safe to doso.

• Call the police and informthem of any injuries. If thepolice are not dispatched, filean incident report. This mayassist you with your claim.• Be courteous, but do notadmit fault.• Get names and contact in-formation of any witnesses.Filing the Claim It’s best to start the claimsprocess as soon as possible,while the details of the acci-dent are still fresh in yourmind. When you call your in-surance company or agent,have available the police orincident report, your insur-ance information, and a copyof the accident report thatyou created at the scene.Take notes, including thename and contact informa-tion of the person you spokewith during any conversa-tions you have with insur-ance companies, claimsadjusters or auto shops. Your insurance companyshould be able to file theclaim and work with theother insurance companieson your behalf. Keep in mindthat you may be asked to doan interview with the otherdriver’s insurance companyso the company can investi-gate the circumstances of theaccident as well. A claims ad-juster or auto repair shop willlikely examine the damage tothe car and talk with youabout the accident. Your in-surance company will use theadjuster’s findings as the

basis of the settlement. Talk to your insurancecompany about whose cover-age will pay for damages tothe vehicles, for rental carexpenses or for medical costsas a result of the accident.Some of these expenses coulddepend on who is at fault orwhat coverage you have onyour policy.More Information The Kansas Insurance De-partment’s Consumer Assis-tance Division can help youunderstand the laws or helpsettle a claim with the insur-ance company. Use our Con-sumer Assistance Hotline (inKansas), (800) 432-2484. Youcan also check out our“Kansas Auto Insurance andShopper’s Guide.” The 2014edition will be publishedsoon, and you can downloadit from our Web site,www.ksinsurance.org. For more information andtips on how to save money onyour premiums, visit theNAIC’s www.InsureUonline.org. The Kansas Insurance De-partment, established in1871, assists and educatesconsumers, regulates and re-views companies, and li-censes agents sellinginsurance products in thestate. More about the depart-ment is online at www.ksin-surance.org or atwww.facebook.com/kansasinsurancedepartment.

Stevens County Emer-gency Services run activityfor March 3 through March16.Fire Department

Hugoton Station Sunday, March 9 - 6:22p.m. dispatched to 1529West Tenth for a motor vehi-cle accident. Fire Department

Moscow Station No activity this period.

Ambulance Activity Eight medical runs, sixtransfers, three Life Flightsand one motor vehicle acci-dent.

Stevens County Fire Department

andAmbulance Report

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, March 20, 2014

Dustin E JohnFinancial Advisor.

608 S Main Street

Hugoton, KS 67951

620-544-8818

Dustin E JohnsonFinancial Advisor Stephanie A Weeast,

CFP®, AAMS®Financial Advisor

Dr. Milton WolfCandidate for US Senate

will be at theStevens County Library

500 S. Monroe, Hugoton

Saturday, March 291:00 p.m.

to conduct a Town Hall meeting along

with a Q & A sessionYou are encouraged to attendPolitcal Advertisement paid by the

Committee to Elect Milton Wolf

will be leading worship & sharing testimonies at Lighthouse Fellowship

Wednesday, March 267 p.m.

Thursday, March 277 p.m.

for Aglow

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is a music group from Pocahontas, Arkansas. Members of this group have been fellowshipping at Lighthouse Fellowship for the last two years while they completed work on the Abengoa Biomass Plant.

The community is invited to attend.

Lighthouse Fellowship • 424 S. Jackson St, Hugoton

Hugoton food drive drop off locations: USDA Service Center at 607 E. 11st St.,

State Farm at 617 Main St., and the Methodist Church at 828 Main St.

attorney - client pending litigation.Motion was made and ap-

proved to give raises to threecounty employees.

Nicole Crites backed out ofbuying two lots during the taxsale. Jim Ghumm has expressedinterest in buying the lots.

Minutes were approved andmotion was made to accept them.

Pam called Paula Rowden tosee if she would come in earlier.

The commissioners threwaround the idea of raising thecounty sales tax. It would have tobe put on the ballot.

The hospital board will be ask-ing for bids for some work in thenew pharmacy.

Paula said she had been askedto offer more information abouther transportation departmenttransporting children to and fromschool. The general program issponsored by state and federalfunds recouping 70% of thedriver’s cost. Car seats are re-quired for transporting children.Since the health department al-ready has a car seat program, andseats are supplied by the stateand federal government, they havea couple seats they can use in thetwo vehicles. If Nellie, one of thedrivers, is not driving she hasdown time. So she drives for in-town or out-of-town trips. Passen-gers pay for these trips, $2.00 forin town and $10.00 for out-of-town. Parents pay for the childrento ride each way. They have nowmade tickets to be purchased andpunched for rides. This hasbrought in to the department ap-proximately $500 a month fromone driver and $400 from theother. Paula feels this is a goodservice for the community and itlooks good on grants that are sentin. Other counties are offering thissame service.

Paula then told the commis-sioners about some needed re-pairs for the drinking fountains.She would rather not have thefountains at all, but they are re-quired. There are some other re-pairs needed to the boiler and softwater system. She said she ranthe numbers and there have beenno loss of clients since 2011. Shetalked about some trainingclasses she and Trista have re-

cently attended. They will be offer-ing some courses regarding whatthey learned.

The Health Department will behaving an open house March 25.It will be in conjunction with theTherapy Department. The HealthDepartment’s event will be fromnoon until 2:00 p.m. and Ther-apy’s noon to 1:00 p.m. She in-vited the commissioners.

Meeting adjourned. Official Minutes

Commissioners MeetingMarch 3, 2014

The Stevens County Board ofCounty Commissioners met Mon-day, March 3, 2014 with Pat Halland Dave Bozone present. Alsopresent were County CounselorRobert Johnson, County ClerkPam Bensel and RoGlenda Coul-ter from The Hugoton Hermes.Commissioner James Bell was ab-sent. Dave called the meeting toorder. Pat moved to approve theminutes of the last meeting. Daveseconded. Motion carried. Patmoved to approve the countyvouchers. Dave seconded. Motioncarried. The clerk was instructedto draw warrants on the Treasurerchargeable to the various funds ofthe county for the followingamounts: General .. 178,131.08;Road & Bridge .. 240,291.95; Air-port .. 5,302.63; Building ..40,799.26; Noxious Weed ..8,095.77; Alcoholic Treatment ..237.50; Community Health ..71,061.62; Airport Grants ..5,033.70; Employee’s P/R MiscW/H .. 73.48

Jan Leonard came in to ask forapproval of a cereal malt beveragelicense for the business HighPlains Country Music Fest atDirtona Raceway and / or EagleRV Park. Dave moved to approvea cereal malt beverage license toJan Leonard for the business HighPlains Country Music Fest atDirtona Raceway and/or Eagle RVPark. Pat seconded. Motion car-ried.

Tony Martin came in to informthe commissioners he has re-ceived all the materials for thesummer projects at the Road De-partment. Tony says the Road De-partment is ready to move thefrontage road at Stevens Indus-trial Park. He says the Asphalt

Plant is almost changed over togas. The Road and Bridge Depart-ment helped clean off the countybusinesses during the snowstorm. Tony says the Road De-partment is ready to start on RoadM between Road 13 and Road 14.

Ted Heaton came in to updatethe commissioners on the Sheriff’sDepartment.

Dave moved to go into execu-tive session for trade secrets andland acquisition for five minuteswith County Counselor BobJohnson and Jim Ghumm pres-ent. Pat seconded. Motion car-ried. Meeting reconvened with noaction taken.

Phillip Willis came in for Daveto sign the contract from the statefor the spraying of roadsides inStevens County.

By motion the board ad-journed.

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Kansas Department forChildren and Families (DCF)Secretary Phyllis Gilmore an-nounced recently, the resultsof a temporary program de-signed to help low-incomefamilies that rely on propaneas their primary heatingsource. Approximately 600households applied for andhave received assistancethrough the EmergencyPropane Relief Program.

“During the recent propanecrisis, the State of Kansasworked quickly with propanemarketers and others to en-sure that the high cost ofpropane did not stand in theway of keeping residents safeand warm,” Governor SamBrownback said. “I want tothank everyone who made thishappen.”

Governor Brownback di-rected DCF to create the Emer-gency Propane Relief Program

to help families whose incomesfell between 130 and 185 per-cent of the federal povertylevel. The program provided aone-time $511 benefit to eligi-ble households. The paymentwas issued as a two-partycheck, so that only thepropane vendor could depositit.

As propane costs are nowleveling off and returning toclose-to-normal levels, theEmergency Propane Relief Pro-gram will not be extended atthis time.

“We are pleased thatKansans in need benefittedfrom this temporary program,”Secretary Gilmore said. “DCFstaff worked as quickly as pos-sible to process the applica-tions with priority status.”

Priority status was alsogiven to certain applicationsfor the Low Income Energy As-sistance Program (LIEAP). Ap-

plications that listed propaneas the household’s primaryheating source were processedwith urgency. LIEAP is an en-ergy assistance program forhouseholds with an income ofless than 130 percent of thefederal poverty level. The appli-cation period for LIEAP runsthrough March 31. Applica-tions are available at all DCFservice centers, online atwww.dcf.ks.gov or by calling 1-800-432-0043.

Emergency Propane ReliefProgram applications are stillbeing processed at this time,with approximately 250 stillpending.

Submitted by the Office ofGovernor Sam Brownback.

Emergency propane relief program helps hundreds of households

Kansas exporting grows by more than 6% in 2013Kansas businesses ex-

ported more than $12.45 bil-lion worth of goods in 2013, a6.46 percent increase over2012, according to data re-leased Thursday, February27 by the Kansas Depart-ment of Commerce. Exportshave grown by more than 25percent during the last threeyears, and in 2013, the statenearly matched its pre-reces-sion record achieved in 2008.

“Kansas businesses con-tinued to build off of thestrong growth of the past fewyears in 2013, and weretremendously successful ininternational markets,” saidKansas Commerce SecretaryPat George. “The global econ-omy is fiercely competitive, sothe many successful Kansasexporters should be com-mended for their hard work.We will continue to work withthem to make our state thebest possible place to build athriving business.”

The top ten industry sec-tors were up from 2012 by12.46 percent. The largestgains occurred in cereals(64.5 percent); oil seeds,grain, seed, fruit and plants(36.3 percent); meat and edi-ble offal (27.6 percent); andelectric machinery (23.4 per-cent). The top ten industriesaccounted for 77.4 percent ofthe state’s exports. Aircraftand parts were once againthe most exported commod-ity, with $1.86 billion in ex-ports.

Canada, China, Mexicoand Japan were again thestate’s top four export mar-kets. Exports to China in-creased by 46.24 percent,and have grown by nearly $1billion since 2011. China hasmoved from the fifth largestexport market for Kansas in2010 to second place in2013.Other Kansas export facts:• Canada continues to beKansas’ largest export mar-ket, accounting for 20.96 per-cent of total exports. The topthree markets (Canada,China and Mexico) accountedfor 46.6 percent of the total.• Exports to China movedfrom third to second place inthe rankings after growing bymore than $526 million in2013, an increase of 46.2percent from the previousyear.• The top ten markets ac-counted for 71.9 percent oftotal exports.• Cereal and meat productsexperienced the highestgrowth, increasing by $686million and $298 million re-spectively.• In the five-state regionthat includes Kansas, Col-orado, Missouri, Nebraskaand Oklahoma, the averageexport value during 2013 was$9.67 billion. Kansas compa-nies surpassed this averageby $2.78 billion.

For information about pro-grams and events, go toKansasCommerce.com/Trade.


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Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Webb of Moscow will celebratetheir sixty-fifth wedding anniversary with a receptionfrom 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., Saturday, April 5, 2014 at theMoscow United Methodist Fellowship Hall. Melvin and the former Anna Marie Dyck met whenshe came to Moscow in 1947 to teach school. They weremarried June 3, 1949 at Buhler Mennonite Church inBuhler. They have lived in Moscow their entire marriedlife. Their children are Mark and Marilyn Webb ofPlains, Marla Webb of Sublette, and the late Tim Webb.They have six grandchildren and six great grandchil-dren. Melvin is a retired farmer/stockman, StevensCounty commissioner, Pioneer Electric Board member,and Anna Maria served as the Moscow City Clerk formany years before her retirement. Cards may be mailedto PO Box 85, Moscow, Ks 67952.

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The Kansas Historical So-ciety announced recentlyspring and summer hours ofoperation have resumed atthe State Archives. BeginningMarch 4 and continuingthrough October 31, the facil-ity will be open 9:00 a.m. to4:30 p.m. Tuesday throughSaturday. The State Archivesare located at the KansasHistorical Society at 6425 SWSixth Avenue in Topeka.

About the State Archives:the State Archives, a divisionof the Kansas Historical Soci-ety, has the most comprehen-sive collection of historicaldocuments in the state. Sinceits founding by newspaper

editors and publishers in1875, the Historical Societyhas actively collected andmade available the photo-graphs, letters and diaries,books and periodicals, maps,newspapers, videos and gov-ernment records telling thestory of Kansas. For more in-formation, visit kshs.org/state_archives.

The Kansas Historical So-ciety is a state agency operat-ing the Kansas Museum ofHistory, State Archives,Kansas State Capitol VisitorCenter, and 16 state historicsites. For more information,visit kshs.org.

Congressman Tim Huel-skamp announced entries arenow being accepted for the2014 Congressional ArtsCompetition. All high schoolstudents in the First Con-gressional District are en-couraged to participate inthis competition. The winningartwork will be displayed inthe U.S. Capitol for one year.

“In previous years, I’ve re-ceived numerous outstandingsubmissions for our Congres-sional Arts Competition bythe many talented youngartists in our district,” Con-gressman Huelskamp said.“The judges stated that al-though choosing a winnerwas difficult, they weregreatly inspired by the tal-ented young artists. I am ex-cited to announce this year’scompetition and look forwardto submissions from Kansasstudents for this competi-tion."

The 2014 competition willbe hosted by The BirgerSandzen Memorial Gallery,401 North First Street in

Lindsborg.The Congressional Arts

competition is divided intoseven categories: paintings,drawings, collage, prints,mixed media, computer gen-erated art and photography.All submissions must be re-ceived between April 19and April 23 during busi-ness hours from 1:00 to 5:00p.m., or by appointment toRon Michael at 785-227-2220. The Show will openThursday, April 24.

Awards will be given ineach category and will beawarded by CongressmanHuelskamp at a receptionSaturday, April 26 from 2:00to 4:00 p.m. at the BirgerSandzen Gallery, 401 NorthFirst Street in Lindsborg.

For more information, in-terested students and artteachers can contact theCongressman’s Dodge Citydistrict office at 620-225-0172. Competition guidelinescan also be found athttps://huelskamp.house.gov/services/art-competition.

Rural school districts inKansas are digging into mathand science education bytaking the classroom out-doors and into the garden.One way districts are growinginterest among students is bybuilding greenhouses thatprovide hands-on learningopportunities. In Kansas,Southern Lyon CountySchool District, Grinnell Pub-lic Schools, and North Jack-son USD 335 initiatedgreenhouse projects, withgrants they received throughAmerica’s Farmers GrowRural Education, sponsoredby the Monsanto Fund.

Mike Argabright, superin-tendent for Southern LyonCounty School District, saysthat measurement and analy-sis of plants and activity inthe greenhouse will con-tribute to a better under-standing of math andscience.

“Having a greenhouse willteach the students aboutsupport systems and how toanalyze the results of thegrowing process,” said Ar-gabright. “It also providesthem with a new and appliedperspective on local and ruralaspects of the economy, en-trepreneurship and agricul-ture.”

Southern Lyon CountySchool District received agrant of $25,000 to build twogreenhouses, where vegeta-bles will be grown and thensold to the schools’ kitchens.One greenhouse is being builtat Olpe Junior-Senior High

school, and a second will beshared between HartfordHigh School and NeoshoRapids Junior High.

Grinnell Public Schools isfocused on meeting their col-lege and career readinessstandards with their green-house project. According toMike McDermeit, superin-tendent for Grinnell PublicSchools, students can im-prove their understanding ofmath and science throughlearning about proportionsand measurement associatedwith the monitoring of growthrates, fertilizer and water.Grinnell Public Schools re-ceived a $10,000 grantthrough the program andplans to begin constructionon their greenhouse thisspring.

“We are providing studentswith real life, hands-on op-portunities to help themlearn the value of math andscience in a rural communitywhere agriculture is at thecenter of what we do,” saidMcDermeit.

North Jackson USD 335 isalso building a greenhousewith their $10,000 grant. Itwill have a heating and cool-ing unit as well as equipmentlike digital microscopes,planter benches, pH meters,probes and soil testing kits,to help students conduct ex-periments in the greenhouse.In all, $485,000 in grantswas awarded to 35 schooldistricts across the countrydedicated to building green-houses and outdoor class-room learning environments.These new opportunities aredesigned to provide real-world experiences that helpgrow the next generation bypreparing them for success incollege and in their careers.

Now in its third year, theAmerica’s Farmers GrowRural Education program isonce again gearing up to helprural school districts by in-vesting over $2.3 million tostrengthen math and scienceeducation in rural communi-ties.

Between now and April 6,2014, farmers have the op-portunity to nominate theirlocal public school district tocompete for a grant of either$10,000 or $25,000. Admin-istrators from nominatedschool districts can then sub-mit grant applications for ei-ther amount, through April21, 2014 to enhance theirmath and/or science pro-grams.

For more informationabout the America’s FarmersGrow Rural Education pro-gram and to view the officialrules, a list of eligible states,counties and CRDs, visitwww.GrowRuralEducation.com.

Huelskamp acceptingapplications for interns

The Office of CongressmanTim Huelskamp is now ac-cepting applications for aninternship opportunity in theWashington, D.C., Salina,Dodge City and Hutchinsonoffices.

"I encourage applicationsfor internships from collegestudents or recent graduateswho want to learn firsthandhow Congress operates andhow federal legislation affectsKansas," Congressman Huel-skamp said. "This is a uniqueexperience in which to obtain

greater understanding andinvolvement of the legislativeprocess and constituent serv-ices."

Interns may be asked tocomplete a variety of tasks,including day-to-day officework such as answeringphones, writing letters andassisting with media clips. Inaddition, interns may be as-signed to assist with con-stituent casework or attendCongressman Huelskamp'spublic events throughout theFirst District.

Students will be given flex-ible hours to accommodatetheir course schedules, buthours in the Kansas officesgenerally run from 8:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m. This is an un-paid internship.

Additional informationabout the internship programcan be found at http://huel-skamp.house.gov/services/internships.

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Spring and summer hours resumeat Kansas Historical Society

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The Southwest Kansas Li-brary System, along with theDodge City Public Library, theDodge City Area Chamber ofCommerce, and the Dodge CityConvention and Visitor’s Bu-reau, is pleased to announcefree admission to customerservice training presentations,“Lead Through Your Service”and “Lead Through Your Cus-tomer”, that will encouragebusiness leaders and employ-ees to strive to create fantasticand memorable customer serv-ice. The presentations are opento businesses and service or-ganizations throughout south-west Kansas and will be at theUnited Wireless ConferenceCenter in Dodge City.

Speaker J. Jeff Kober hasfocused on organizationaltransformation for the private,public, and nonprofit sectorsfor nearly 30 years. Jeff is wellknown for his design of Disneycustomer service programsand the application of thoseconcepts to the corporate worldthrough the popular bench-marking title “Be Our Guest”.Former clients include FederalExpress, Office Depot, City ofNew York, and the StarwoodHotel brands of Westin, Shera-ton and St. Regis. He will givetwo presentations on customerservice at the United WirelessConvention Center April 15.

“If you want to raise the barin customer service, this is aunique opportunity for you!”,notes Director of the DodgeCity Convention and Visitor’sBureau Jan Stevens. Accord-ing to Stevens, “This presenta-tion is part of the ongoingbenefits the Dodge City Hospi-tality Program offers to thisarea”. Anyone in the serviceindustry who strives to attractand retain customers shouldplan to attend one or both ses-sions.

The morning session, from8:30 to 11:30 a.m., “LeadThrough Your Service”, will as-sist and encourage those whowant to be great leaders tomaster the skills needed toprovide an outstanding serviceexperience. Jeff will talk aboutwhat world class organizationsdo to provide extraordinaryservice and how you can applythose principles to your situa-tion.

The afternoon session, from1:00 to 4:00 p.m., “Lead WithYour Customer”, will help frontline staff to understand whothe customer is and how to es-tablish systems that ensure aconsistent customer experi-ence. In addition to talkingabout what to do when thereare service challenges, Jeff willreview approaches taken byworld-class businesses to cre-ate a great service experience.

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Kansans safely disposed ofmore than 27 tons of per-sonal documents during lastweek’s observance of NationalConsumer Protection Week,Kansas Attorney GeneralDerek Schmidt announcedrecently.

“We had an overwhelmingresponse to our documentdestruction events this year,”Schmidt said. “Kansansclearly recognize the impor-tance of safely disposing ofdocuments containing per-sonal information once theyare no longer needed. As a re-sult, these documents havebeen safely shredded and re-cycled and are no longer atrisk of falling into the handsof identity thieves.”

More than 1,400 Kansans

dropped off 55,414 pounds ofdocuments at eight locationsacross the state. A ninth loca-tion scheduled in Hutchinsonwas postponed to March 24due to inclement weather.This year’s total nearly dou-bled last year’s record of 16tons of documents.

The document destructionprogram was made possiblethrough partnerships withJayhawk File Express, Docu-ment Resources, Shred-It,Westar Energy, Dillons andCommunity National Bank &Trust.

Kansas consumers canfind more information aboutprotecting themselves fromidentity theft and otherscams at www.InYourCornerKansas.org.

March 11, 2014 the U.S.House of Representatives ap-proved H.R. 311, the FarmersUndertake EnvironmentalLand Stewardship (FUELS)Act, in an effort to prevent theEnvironmental ProtectionAgency from enforcing new ex-pensive and burdensome regu-lations on farmers with smallerfuel tanks that have no historyof spills. Representative TimHuelskamp co-sponsored theFUELS Act to protect Kansansfrom the regulatory overreach:

“The EPA continues to over-step its boundaries when itcomes to farmer and ranchersin America and Kansans aretired of it. The latest Washing-ton regulatory scheme to regu-late fuel storage tanks on smallfarms is not only impracticalbut also unnecessary. What’sworse, many states do not even

have a single inspector whocan certify that farmers aremeeting the new requirements– making it nearly impossibleto comply. Why is it that thisAdministration wants to con-trol and oversee every aspect ofour lives?

“As a farmer, I am verypleased with today’s vote as I’vebeen fighting for three years topass legislation to lower regu-latory burdens on farms. In2011, I introduced the FreeingAgriculture to Reap More(FARM) Act to address multipleover-regulations threateningagriculture. One of the biggestcomplaints I hear in TownHalls is that there is too muchregulation from WashingtonBureaucrats. We need lesscontrol and fewer mandatesfrom Washington, not more.”

Top scams of 2013The first week of March

marks National Consumer Pro-tection Week. While our officemakes educating and protect-ing Kansas consumers a prior-ity year-round, we take thisweek as an opportunity todraw Kansans’ attention toways they can protect them-selves from scams and how ouroffice can help if they’ve be-come a victim.

During 2013, our officehandled more than 4,000 com-plaints from Kansas con-sumers on a wide variety oftopics – and this is only count-ing those who file a formal,written complaint. In addition,our staff handles many in-quiries from constituents whojust have questions about afishy email or phone call theyreceived.

We also made more than 90in-person presentations togroups and organizationsthroughout our state, sharinginformation and tips to helpKansans avoid falling victim toscams and rip-offs. There is noway of knowing how muchmoney Kansans have savedsimply by being alert and ask-ing questions if something justdoesn’t seem right.

Many of the same scamscontinue to linger on, becausethey work. To help you watchout for some of these scams,we’re sharing our top five most-common complaints from2013:1. No-Call: Kansans who haveregistered their numbers onthe Do-Not-Call list have an ex-pectation that they will be leftalone. In 2013, our office filed17 enforcement actions againstcompanies caught violating theNo-Call Act. We’re workingwith the Legislature this yearto improve the Act by prohibit-ing calls to cell phones.2. Collection Agencies: Con-sumers have rights under theFair Debt Collection PracticesAct as to when and how debtcollectors can call. In addition,scam artists often pose as debtcollectors, offering you a “one-time” deal to pay off your debt

for a low rate. Before giving outany personal information to adebt collector, make sure youknow who is on the other endof the phone and ask them tosend you information in writ-ing.3. Internet Sales: Good dealscan be found when shoppingonline, but sometimes thosedeals are too good to be true.Make sure you’re buying froma trusted seller, especially ifyou’re making purchases ononline auction or classifiedsites. Use a credit card to makepurchases so that paymentcan be disputed if you are notsatisfied with your purchase.Never wire money to an onlineseller.4. Cell Phones: Make sureyou thoroughly read and un-derstand the terms of your cellphone contract before yousign. Try testing out coveragein your area with a prepaidservice for a month before sign-ing a long-term contract.Closely review your monthlycell phone bill, just like youwould your bank or credit cardstatements. Unscrupulousthird parties may attempt toadd charges onto your bill afterobtaining your information on-line or through a text-message.If you spot a suspicious chargeor you’re receiving unwantedtext messages, contact yourservice provider right away.5. Used Car Sales: Buying avehicle can be among the mostexpensive purchases we makeas consumers. Doing your re-search before you buy is im-portant to making sure you geta good deal and a reliable formof transportation. Get a de-tailed vehicle history report,have it inspected and test driveit in varying conditions. Makesure the seller gives you allpromises and discounts inwriting to avoid later disagree-ment about the terms of thesale.

More information on all ofthese topics – and much more– is available on our consumerprotection website, www.InY-ourCornerKansas.org, or bycalling us at (800) 432-2310.

by Kansas Attorney General Derek SchmidtConsumer Corner

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Free customer service seminaroffered at Dodge City

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The Hugoton High SchoolPower lifters traveled to Abi-lene last week to participatein the 4A State PowerliftingChampionship meet. SixteenEagles made the trip where,as a team, they placed four-teenth out of 27 schools. Theteam scored ten points totake the fourteenth position.

“I am extremely proud ofhow our young men com-peted and conducted them-selves,” said coach MichaelMiller.

The Eagles had 14 out of16 lifters doing a Power Clean(lifting from the floor) wheremost of the other competitorslift the Hang Clean (from theknee). “I am very proud of ourguys and their Power Cleantechnique,” added Miller.

There were approximately470 athletes competing in the4A State Powerlifting meetwith approximately 340 ofthose being male and 130 fe-males.

Powerlifters participatingand placing at State are:

Salvador Valles placed sec-ond overall in his weightclass (114 pounds) out of 11lifters. Salvador had two per-sonal records or “PRs”. For

his second place finish over-all, he earned HHS eightteam points.

Pedro Ordonez placed fifthoverall in his weight class(132 pounds) out of 21 lifters.Pedro had a PR on the powerclean (200 pounds). For hisfifth place overall, Pedroearned two points for theteam.

Jack Stalcup placed four-teenth overall in the 132pound weight class out of 21lifters. Jack had a PR in theBack Squat with 210 pounds.

Luis Castro was twelfthoverall in the 140 poundweight class out of 21 lifters.Luis earned a medal for hav-ing the top Bench Press in hisweight class with a 220pound bench. It was also aPR for his bench.

Miguel Rubio, 156 poundweight class, placed eigh-teenth overall out of 35lifters. Miguel had a PR foreach of the three lifts.

Jesus Quevedo, 156weight class, placed twenty-fourth out of 35 lifters in hisweight class. Jesus had twoPRs.

Maverick Mills,165 weightclass, placed eleventh overall

out of 35 lifters. Maverickhad the best Power Ratio ofany HHS athlete who com-peted, with a Power Ratio of4.7314.

Moses Carillo, 165 weightclass, placed twenty-seventhout of 35 lifters. Moses hadthree PRs Saturday.

Mitchell Persinger, 173weight class, placed eleventhoverall out of 28 lifters. Hehad a PR on the bench press.

Michael Baeza, 173 weightclass, placed twelfth overallout of 28 lifters. Michael hada PR on the power clean.

Romano Burger, 173weight class, placed twenti-eth out of 28 lifters. Romanohad two PRs.

Noel Camacho, 181 weightclass, placed fourteenth out

of 28 lifters. Josh Gonzalez, 198 weight

class, placed twenty-seventhout of 39 lifters. Josh hadthree PRs.

Landan Hickey, 198weight class, placed thirty-first out of 39 lifters. He hadtwo PRs.

Alfredo Luna, 198 weightclass, placed thirty-third outof 39 lifters. Alfredo is cur-rently not in a weight classand so he had to be coachedup the week before. Alfredodid great considering he onlyhad about three hours ofcoaching.

Andrew Mendoza, 242weight class, placed tenthoverall out of 28 lifters. An-drew had a PR on the benchpress.

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The Lady Eagles went tothe State Basketball Tourna-ment last week where theyplayed Holton in their onlygame. Going into the tourna-ment Hugoton was 19 and 3while Holton was 15 and 7.This was a very physicalgame and this may have beenthe Lady Eagles weaknessand contributed to their loss.

“Holton was a very strongand physical team with theofficiating crew allowing acertain amount of contactwithout calling fouls,” saidCoach Jeff Ramsey.

The Lady Eagles got off toa slow start, only scoring fivepoints in the first quarterwhile allowing Holton to scoreten. The second quarter wentbetter with both teamsadding 13 each. Hugotontrailed 18 to 23 at half time.The Lady Eagles came out forthe third period pumped andadded another 13 points.Holton was also ready to playand kept the Hugoton girlsfrom catching up by adding18 points in the quarter. Thefinal quarter was a battle tothe end and the Lady Eaglesadded another ten points to

their side of the scoreboard.Holton remained strong andadded 12 points in the finalquarter taking the win, 41 to

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fun season!” exclaimed Ram-sey. “The future is very bright

for the Lady Eagles,” he con-cluded.

Riley Sosa goes up for three during State bas-ketball action last week. The girls ended their

season with a 19-4 record. Photo courtesy ofPaul Kitzke.

Amy Scott goes up for a two-point basket during State basketball action last week. Photo courtesy of Paul Kitzke.

Hugoton High School’sNational Honor Society’s Mr.HHS pageant scheduled forMarch 13 was cancelled inorder for students and thecommunity to support theLady Eagles at the State bas-ketball tournament. Theevent is being replaced by abenefit volleyball tournamentand carnival Saturday,March 29 at 10:00 a.m. inthe Middle School gym. In thetradition of Mr. HHS, pro-ceeds from this event will bedonated to families with med-ical needs in the community.

The carnival will feature

events for all ages, includinga cake walk, balloon darts,pie throwing, ring toss, dunktank, face painting and more!

For those interested in thevolleyball tournament, con-tact Micah Baehler at 620-453-0958 for moreinformation about rules andcost to participate. Volleyballteam rosters and paymentwill be accepted at Fiss Architecture, 516 S. Main inHugoton. Deadline to sign upis March 25. Please supportthe event by organizing a volleyball event or visiting thecarnival.

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Eagle power lifters take fourteenth at State

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The deadline is fast ap-proaching for farmers to nomi-nate rural public schooldistricts to compete for a grantof up to $25,000, throughAmerica’s Farmers Grow RuralEducation, sponsored by theMonsanto Fund. Nominationswill be accepted until April 6,2014. Eligible farmers cannominate their school districtby visiting www.GrowRuralEducation.com or by calling 1-877-267-3332. Grants areawarded based on merit, needand community support. Themore farmers who nominate aschool district, the more itdemonstrates community sup-port and can strengthen theschool district's application.

This year, the program has ex-panded to 18 new counties, fora total of 1,289 eligible coun-ties across 39 states.

School administrators innominated districts will haveuntil April 21, 2014 to submittheir applications online. Theapplication Web site is alsoequipped to help answer spe-cific questions about the GrowRural Education program over-all and assist with the grantwriting process.

“As we work to grow ournext generation of farmers,building a strong math andscience foundation is vital,”said Linda Arnold, Monsantocustomer advocacy lead.“Working together with farmers

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The America’s FarmersGrow Rural Education Advi-sory Council, a group of ap-proximately 30 farmers fromacross the country, will reviewand select the winning grantapplications. Advisory Councilmembers were selected basedon their passion for farmingand education, as well as expe-rience in rural school districts.

Last year, more than 73,000farmers nominated 4,024school districts, resulting in$2.3 million in grants to im-prove math and science educa-tion in 181 districts across thecountry.

The America’s FarmersGrow Rural Education pro-gram is part of a broad com-mitment by the MonsantoFund to strengthen farmingcommunities. America’s Farm-ers Grow Rural Educationlaunched in 2012, after a suc-cessful pilot in Minnesota andIllinois, and has since awardednearly $5 million to school dis-tricts across the county.

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Deer, and Pheasant, andQuail - OH, MY!!!!! Have youever wondered how thedrought is affecting thewildlife? Have you had a con-versation recently about:What the pheasant popula-tion might be like next hunt-ing season? Have you beenout exploring the county andwondered: Why have I notseen very many deer/pheas-ant/quail? Next week thereis an Extension meeting thatcould help answer thesekinds of questions.

Just looking at the chart Iput together (see below) withour recent annual rainfalls,one can deduce we have nothad very much moisture.Stevens County is currentlylisted as a D3 ExtremeDrought, according to theU.S. Drought Monitor.Drought takes its toll on all ofus in the county and region -including livestock, animals,pets and wildlife. Wildlife issometimes the most over-looked on list. Wednesday,March 26, 2014 from 7:00 to8:00 p.m. Charles Lee, Exten-sion Wildlife Specialist for K-State Research and

Extension, will be at the PointRock Room within the Mor-ton County Extension Officeat 625 Colorado Street inElkhart. He will be talkingabout the impacts thedrought is having on ourwildlife. He will also discusssome ways to help managethe wildlife, during thesetimes of drought. Have youasked yourself any of thequestions I listed previously?If so, I would encourage youto attend this meeting tolearn more and get yourquestions answered. If youwould like more informationor to register for this eventcontact: Josh Morris at 620-544-4359 or Tim Jones at620-697-2558. This event issponsored by the Stevensand Morton County Exten-sion Councils.

Lawn Calendar for Cool-Season Grasses

The following suggestionsare for cool-season grassessuch as Kentucky bluegrassor tall fescue. Zoysiagrass,bermudagrass, and buffalo-grass are warm-seasongrasses and require a differ-ent maintenance regime. Thecalendar for warm seasongrasses will be described inthe next few Ag Wise NewsColumns.

MarchSpot treat broadleaf weeds

if necessary. Treat on a daythat is 50 degrees or warmer.Rain or irrigation within 24hours of application will re-duce effectiveness.April

Apply crabgrass preventerwhen redbud trees are in fullbloom, usually in April. Thepreventer needs to be wa-tered in before it will start towork. Remember - a good,thick lawn is the best weedprevention and may be allthat is needed.May

Fertilize with a slow-re-lease fertilizer if you wateryour lawn or if you receiveenough rainfall that your turfnormally doesn’t go drought-dormant during the summer.If there are broadleaf weeds,spot treat with a spray or usea fertilizer that includes aweed killer. Rain or irrigationwithin 24 hours of applica-tion will reduce effectivenessof the weed killer, but the fer-tilizer needs to be watered in.If you are using a productthat has both fertilizer andweed killer, wait 24 hoursafter application before wa-tering in.June through Mid-July

Apply second round ofcrabgrass preventer by June15 – unless you have usedDimension (dithiopyr) or Bar-ricade (prodiamine) for the

April application. These twoproducts normally provideseason-long control with asingle application. Remem-ber to water it in. If grubshave been a problem in thepast, apply a product con-taining imidacloprid duringthe first half of July. Thisworks to prevent grub dam-age. It must be watered in be-fore it becomes active.Late-July through August

If you see grub damage,apply a grub killer containingDylox. Imidacloprid is effec-tive against young grubs andmay not be effective on lateinstar grubs. The grub killercontaining Dylox must be wa-tered in within 24 hours oreffectiveness drops.September

Fertilize around LaborDay. This is the most impor-tant fertilization of the year.Then water in the fertilizer.November

Fertilize. This fertilizer istaken up by the roots but isnot used until the followingspring. Water in fertilizer.Spray for broadleaf weedseven if they are small.Broadleaf weeds are mucheasier to control in the fallthan in the spring. Spray ona day that is at least 50 de-grees. Rain or irrigate within24 hours reduces effective-ness. Use label rates for allproducts!

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Stevens County K-State Weather Station DataTotal Annual Precipitation (inches)

2014 2013 2012 2011 20100.53 (Jan1-Mar 16) 7.3 10.7 11.07 23.06

Stevens County’s “D3 Extreme Drought” has incurred noticeable changes in the environments of deer, pheasant and

quail. A meeting addressing questions concerning wildlife man-agement during drought will take place March 26 in Elkhart.

State Conservationist Eric B.Banks, of Salina, last week an-nounced the extended deadlinefor enrollments in the LesserPrairie-Chicken Initiative (LPCI)for fiscal year 2014. Producersinterested in participating in theprogram can submit applica-tions to the Natural ResourcesConservation Service (NRCS)through April 18, 2014.

Kansas NRCS will fund thisinitiative through its Environ-mental Quality Incentives Pro-gram (EQIP) and provideproducers an opportunity to

improve the Lesser Prairie-Chicken (LPC) habitat whilepromoting the overall health ofgrazing lands and the long-termsustainability of Kansas ranch-ing. Expired or expiring Con-servation Reserve Program(CRP) fields in permanent coverthat may benefit LPC habitatmay also be eligible for funding.

All applicants must meetEQIP eligibility requirements.In Kansas, socially disadvan-taged, veteran, limited resource,and beginning farmers andranchers will receive a higher

payment rate for conservationpractices implemented throughthe LPCI.

For more information visitthe Kansas NRCS Web page atwww.ks.nrcs.usda.gov or con-tact your local USDA ServiceCenter (listed in the telephonebook under United States Gov-ernment or on the internet atoffices.usda.gov). Follow themon Twitter @NRCS_Kansas.USDA is an equal opportunityprovider and employer.

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The Stevens County Gas &Historical Museum has a newquilt to exhibit! Betty Fellers isfriends with Opal Dill andwhen Opal decided not to passher mother’s quilt down to hertwo sons, she asked Bettywhat could she do with it.Betty responded by telling hershe could donate it to the Mu-seum. Betty brought the quiltto the Museum Thursday afterreceiving it Wednesday. Thequilt is a friendship quilt.

Thirty Moscow residents con-tributed to the quilt to make ita beautiful work of art. Nameson the quilt are Lillie M. Curtis,Bessie Herron, Anna Fillpot,Pearl Cooper, S.C. Odneal, Nel-lie Armitrage, Mattie Reynolds,Mary Hunsinger, Mrs. P.O.Seymour, Lucy Maxwell, GraceMedcalf, Betsy May, EdithChalfin, Lucy Hoskinson,Mabel Morrell, Mrs. J.W. Brol-lier, Inez Fox, Bertha Nickles,Anna Chalfant, Dorothy Se-

shauster, Martha Rose, Mrs.Shaw, Maude Miller, EdithThompson, Mrs. W. C. Grand-staff, Edna Stevens, L.M. Gray,Mrs. E.L. Gaskill, MabelMcCue and Cora Hoon.

The Stevens County Gasand Historical Museum is lo-cated at 905 S. Adams. Youare invited to visit Mondaysthrough Fridays from 1:00 to5:00 p.m. and Saturdays from2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

When the time comes, peo-ple around the world diligentlyturn their clocks an hourahead come the springtimeand turn them back againwhen autumn arrives. This isbecause of daylight savingtime, an idea first introducedcenturies ago by BenjaminFranklin.

When daylight saving time,or DST, was first introduced,much of what people did intheir daily lives was governedby sunlight, as it was difficultto do anything once the sun setand night could only be illumi-nated by fire and candles.Franklin felt the country couldbe more productive if everyonerose earlier to maximize day-time. In the summer, pushingthe clocks ahead allowed peo-ple to work longer into theevening.

But Franklin's idea was notofficially implemented untilmuch later, when it was insti-tuted during World War I tosave money on electricity anddevote more money to coalduring the time of war. DSTwas repealed during peace-time, but implemented againduring World War II and onceagain during the 1973 oil em-bargo. Today, more than 70countries participate in DST,many of which do so becausethey believe it helps to savemoney on electricity. In theUnited States, Arizona andHawaii do not participate.

Despite all of the hype sur-rounding DST and its financialimpact, a 1975 U.S. Depart-ment of Transportation Studyindicated that DST has a rela-tively insignificant impact onelectricity usage. A 2008 studyconducted in the state of Indi-ana compared electricity usebefore and after the stateadopted DST. The results indi-cated a 1 percent increase inresidential electricity use afterDST was implemented.

Various governments andscientists continue to look atthe practice of DST to see if it

has any measurable benefits.Some medical studies indicatethat DST can disrupt sleepingpatterns, leading to addedstress on the body and an in-creased risk of heart attack.

But DST has its supportersas well, and individuals cantake their own steps to curbelectricity usage throughoutthe year.• Tailor your schedule to thedaylight hours. Rise when thesun rises and go to bed whenthe sun sets to reduce your re-liance on electricity.• Only use lights in the roomsyou're occupying. Turn off elec-trical appliances and fixtureswhen you leave the room.• Spend more time outdoors,grilling outside and dining onthe patio.• Use appliances during off-

peak hours to save money onenergy costs.• Open the windows on coolerdays to keep interior spaces ata comfortable temperature.• Rely on sunlight as much aspossible, opening curtains andblinds to let more light intoyour home.• Adjust the thermostat onHVAC systems to keep the sys-tem off when you're not athome.• Reduce reliance on electricalforms of entertainment, suchas televisions, computers,tablets, and gaming systems.

While daylight saving timemay not be all it was intendedto be, people can still do theirpart to conserve energythroughout the year.

From Metro Editorial Serv-ices.


Stevens CountyHealth Department

505 S. Polk

Tuesday, March 25from

12 Noon to 2:00 p.m. at

Open House

We invite you to come and look at our new facility.Learn about our

programs and classes.

The Public is Invited

Refreshments will be served

Drawing forLab WorkSpecials

Tuesday, March 25from

12 Noon to 1:00 p.m.

Come & Go

StevensCounty

HealthcareOutpatientPhysicalTherapy

525 South Polk (South Building of the former Pioneer Manor)

“Public Health Makes Everyone’s Life Better”

Museum Curator Gladys Renfro and BettyFellers, on the right, display the hairloom quiltdonated by Opal Odneal Dill. Opal donated her

mother’s quilt to the Stevens County Gas andHistorical Museum. Both of Opal’s grandmoth-ers’ names are among the 30 names on the quilt.

The Kansas Department ofWildlife, Parks and Tourism(KDWPT) is accepting appli-cations for federal grantsfrom the Land and WaterConservation Fund (LWCF)until April 30, 2014. Theprogram provides 50 percentreimbursement to selectedoutdoor recreation projectssponsored by cities, counties,and other appropriate publicagencies. Since 1965, Kansashas received over $50 millionand funded approximately

650 LWCF projects in nearlyevery county.

Grant application materi-als can be found on theKDWPT Web site,www.ksoutdoors.com, byclicking “State Parks” then“Grants.” Eligible projects in-clude development and/oracquisition of outdoor facili-ties for the purpose of publicrecreation. Applicationsshould provide clear evidenceof public input and addressrecreation needs identified in

the 2009 Kansas StatewideComprehensive OutdoorRecreation Plan (SCORP),which may be downloaded atwww.ksoutdoors.com.

For more informationabout project eligibility or ap-plication requirements, con-tact Kyle Jackson, KDWPTLWCF Grant Coordinator at620-672-0740.

Submitted by the KansasDepartment of Wildlife, Parksand Tourism.

Southwest Friends of theArts Society presents “It’sSaturday Night Live: Hugoton- The Best of the Best fromthe Southwest” Saturday,April 5 at 7:00 p.m. at Memo-rial Hall in Hugoton.

The evening’s entertain-ment will feature several ofthe top actors and actressesfrom the area, performing hi-larious entertainment and hitplays.

Excerpts from “A Little Offthe Top”, “Death by Disco”,“Luv Thy Neighbor”, and

“Murder Rides Again” areamong the planned entertain-ment offerings, in additin tomany exciting entertainers.

There will be a charge toattend “SNL: Hugoton”. Chil-dren under three years oldwill be free. All children mustbe accompanied by an adult.

You may purchase ticketsat Yardmaster or at the doorfor this exciting event. Don’tmiss it!

“Live from Hugoton, it’sSaturday Night!”

KDWPT accepting grant applications

Translate Daylight Savings to your wallet

SWFAS presents “SNL: Hugoton”

MUSEUM UPDATEfrom The Stevens County Gas & Historical Museum by Gladys Renfro, Beulah Carter and Linda McCrary

Stevens County Health-care is pleased to announcean open house Tuesday,March 25 from 12:00 noon-2:00 p.m. at their newly re-modeled Physical Therapyfacility located at 525 SouthPolk (the old Pioneer Manor).The Chamber of Commerce isexcited to be participating inthis event with a ribbon cut-ting at 12:15 p.m. Addition-ally, the Stevens CountyHealth Department will behaving their open house,same time and location. Weinvite the community to comejoin in on these events.

DO ALL YOU ‘CAN’!!Support your neighbors inneed and make a donation tothe Neighbor to Neighborstatewide food drive nowthrough next Tuesday,March 25. This food drive isbeing sponsored by theKansas Department of Com-merce. Hugoton drop off lo-cations are as follows: USDAService Center at 607 EastEleventh Street, State Farmat 617 Main Street and theMethodist Church at 828Main Street. All local dona-tions will go to ProjectHope. The statewide goal thisyear is to raise 100,000 mealsthrough food collections andmonetary donations. Let’s bea part of this great project!

Southwest Friends of the

Arts Society presents “It’sSaturday Night Live:Hugo-ton – The Best of the Bestfrom the Southwest” Satur-day April 5 at 7:00 p.m.This program will feature sev-eral of the top actors and ac-tresses in hilariousentertainment and past hitplays. You will see excerptsfrom “A Little Off the Top”,“Death by Disco”, “Luv ThyNeighbor” and “Murder RidesAgain” plus many other per-formances. Tickets are avail-able for a fee. Children threeand under are free. All chil-dren must be accompaniedby an adult. You can pur-chase tickets at Yardmasteror at the door the night of theperformance. Don’t miss it!

Just in time for the sum-mer tourism season! The Li-braries of Southwest Kansasare bringing a very specialprogram to SouthwestKansas about customer serv-ice. Spur-on Employees toExtraordinary Hospitality –Lead Through Service willbe presented by speaker J.Jeff Kober April 15 at theUnited Wireless ConferenceCenter in Dodge City.There will be two sessionsand they are both FREE(this is a $200 value). Themorning session from 8:30 to11:30 a.m. is for managers,the afternoon session from

1:00 to 4:00 p.m. is for front-line employees. Mr. Koberwas formerly a leader withthe Disney Institute and de-signed many of Disney’s cus-tomer service programs. Youcan register for either or bothof these seminars by contact-ing the Dodge City AreaChamber of Commerce at620-227-3119 to reserveyour FREE spots at thisevent! This is a wonderful op-portunity for you and youremployees to learn the art ofhospitality encouraging re-peat business. The StevensCounty Library has completedetails about this programand as always you can con-tact the Chamber office if youhave any questions 620-544-4305.

Kappa Eta in conjunctionwith the Hugoton RecreationCommission and the Hugo-ton Area Chamber of Com-merce is sponsoring theirannual Easter Egg HuntSaturday, April 19 startingat 9:00 a.m. This event willbe at the Parsons SportsComplex on WashingtonStreet and is for children ages0-9.

Stevens County EconomicDevelopment Board, StevensCounty Farm Bureau Associ-ation and the Hugoton AreaChamber of Commerce inviteall residents of StevensCounty to attend the Legisla-tive Update Saturday, April19 at 4:00 p.m. at theStevens County LibraryMeeting Room. SenatorLarry Powell and Representa-tive Stephen Alford will behere to inform the residentsof Stevens County about hap-penings at the State Capitolin Topeka and answer yourquestions and concerns. Wehope you will plan to attendthis event.

Shop Stevens CountyFirst!

The Hugoton Area Cham-ber of Commerce is here foryou!

This Easter season, South-west Kansans can experiencethe last day of Jesus Christ’s lifeon earth through the “Living LastSupper,” a drama with music,written by Dr. Ruth Vaughn anddirected by Naomi Jantz.

There will be two perform-ances: Saturday evening April 5at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday after-noon April 6 at 3:00 p.m. at Clif-ford Hope Auditorium inGarden City. This drama haspreviously been presented inDodge City and Hays.

This meaningful and movingproduction will be open to thepublic with no admissioncharge.

The financial obligation forthis production is met by localbusinesses, organizations,churches and individuals so thatanyone wishing to attend can doso at no cost.

The cast and supportingmembers represent many differ-ent churches throughout South-west Kansas including Bucklin,Kingsdown, Minneola, Cimarronand Dodge City.

In this drama, set to music,you will witness Jesus and theDisciples in the Upper Room, thewashing of the feet, The LastSupper, the revealing of the trai-tor Judas, Jesus in the gardenspeaking to the Father and Hisappearing to doubting Thomasafter The Resurrection. Thedrama concludes with The Dis-ciples and Christ freezing in theposition of Leonardo da Vinci’spainting of “The Last Supper.”

Music will be provided by Na-then Prisk, formerly of DaybreakQuartet and Gregory Howlett, pi-anist extrodinare.

Free tickets will be availablestarting March 1 at Weber Re-

frigeration, American Imple-ment, Keller Leopold Insurance,American Warrior, D. V. DouglasRoofing, Western State Bank,The Clarion/ Sleep Inn, LewisAuto Group as well as severallocal Garden City Churches.

Please join us for a meaning-ful and moving production of the“Living Last Supper.” For moreinformation, email Stan Wilsonat [email protected] or call620-225-4677.

Submitted by SouthwestKansas Faith and Family.

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, March 20, 2014 Page 1BHugoton CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

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NEWS FROM

STEVENS COUNTYSENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER

Shila Moore, Director544-2283 - Activities 544-8041 - Meals

624 S. Main, Hugoton

Pioneer Manor—and residents and visitors—was bedecked withgreen Monday to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Dixie Nordyke sitsbeside her mother Fanny Kagarice in the Coffee Shop.

Guest Georgina Jordanstopped by to celebrate St.Patrick’s Day.

Guest Lita Talbert stops in forSt. Patrick’s Day. She says sheis a “half-breed”—half Mexi-can, half Irish.

Resident Almeta Thompsonsmiles broadly in enjoyment ofthe holiday.

Even the nurses were decoratedfor the day. Nurse Marie Meltonthinks she is Irish for the day.

Resident Donna Little cele-brates the day with a bit of“wearin’ o’ the green”.

Resident Mary Lou Cullison,comes from the leprechaunconvention to help celebratethe day.

Live on Stage is Thursday,March 20. We’ll be taking avan from the Activity Centerat 6:15 p.m. to Liberal. Theperformance is a musicalcalled “Back on Broadway”.Please join us if you have aseason ticket or can borrowone.

We still have room forthose who want to attend ourApril 11–12 Dinner Theatertrip to Cowtown in Wichitafor the performance of the Di-amond W Wranglers. Thedeadline was last Friday, butI thought I’d announce it onemore time before I release theextra reservations. Pleasecontact me at the ActivityCenter as soon as possible ifinterested.

In case you didn’t know,we have a book room at theActivity Center. If you enjoyreading, bring some of yourbooks to trade for the ones wehave on the shelves.

The Southwest KansasArea Agency on Aging hastwo Certified MarketplaceNavigators who can assistcommunity members with Af-fordable Health Care. If youhave questions and needhelp, please call 620-225-

8230 and ask for Lyn Weath-erhead or Lyle Dotson. If youhave questions concerningcaregiving, legal matters, dis-ability, health insurance,housing, etc., please callMichael Johnston at thesame phone number.

MenuMar. 20 .............Swiss SteakMar. 21.........................FishMar. 24.....Baked Potato BarMar. 25 .Smothered Chicken

BreastMar. 26 Chicken Fried SteakMar. 27 ........Polish Sausage

ActivitiesThursday, March 20Bridge.................12:30 p.m.Live on Stage

...Van leaves at 6:15 p.m.Friday, March 21Bingo..................12:30 p.m.Saturday, March 22Cards & Games.....6:00 p.m.Monday, March 24Line Dancing ........7:00 p.m.Tuesday, March 25Bridge.................12:30 p.m.Wednesday, March 26Paint.....................1:00 p.m.Thursday, March 27Bridge.................12:30 p.m.Daily – Monday thru FridayExercise ..............10:30 a.m.

“Living Last Supper” wil l be performed April 5-6 in Garden City

Kansas gas prices stay same; averaging $3.42 per gallon

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Including the change ingas prices in Kansas duringthe past week, prices Sundaywere 12.9 cents per gallonlower than the same day oneyear ago and are 19.1 centsper gallon higher than amonth ago. The national av-erage has increased 15.5cents per gallon during thelast month and stands 15.1cents per gallon lower thanthis day one year ago.

"The national average hasunsurprisingly continued itsmarch higher, and for thesixth consecutive week, mo-torists have faced rising gaso-line prices," saidGasBuddy.com Senior Petro-leum Analyst Patrick De-Haan. "While the rate thatgasoline prices may slow na-tionally this week, I don't yetbelieve we've seen the peak inprices. Refineries are in themiddle of one of their twomajor yearly maintenanceseasons, which means as re-fineries wrap up their work inApril, we could see restartingissues, which could bring thespikes in gasoline priceswe're nearly accustomed toseeing every spring," DeHaansaid.

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This week marked a 100-meeting milestone for theGovernor’s Vision Team forthe Future of Water inKansas. The team has beencanvassing the state since Oc-tober when Governor SamBrownback issued the call toaction for the development of

a 50-Year Vision for KansasWater. The team has met withmore than 4,500 Kansas citi-zens and stakeholders andhas more listening sessionsplanned.

“The Vision Team hasworked hard to accommodateevery request from organiza-

tions and individuals to comeand present the Governor’sCall to Action,” said KansasWater Office Director TracyStreeter. “Many of the eventshave been in direct responseto requests from organizationsand communities seeking theopportunity to provide inputand discuss their water prior-ities which is very encourag-ing to the Team.”

At the Governor’s WaterConference in October, Gov.Sam Brownback issued a callto action for a Vision that en-sures Kansas water prioritiesare met to meet the state’scurrent and future needs. TheGovernor’s Vision Team forthe Future of Water in Kansasconsists of the Kansas WaterOffice, Kansas Department ofAgriculture and Kansas WaterAuthority, working in concertwith the Governor’s Council ofEconomic Advisors and sisteragencies such as Kansas De-partment of Health and Envi-ronment and KansasDepartment of Wildlife Parksand Tourism.

“The input, ideas and feed-back gained during the stake-holder outreach process todate has been tremendous,”said Secretary of AgricultureJackie McClaskey. “So far thethoughts for ensuring a reli-able future water supply forthe state can be characterizedin general as policies, toolsand incentives that promotewater conservation and im-proved water management aswell as finding access to addi-tional water supplies andwater efficient crop varieties

and technology.” The stakeholder and citizen

input that has been heard tothis point will form the foun-dation of the draft Vision forthe Future of Water inKansas. Following the KansasWater Authority approval of

the first draft in May, the Vi-sion Team will host manypublic meetings throughoutthe state to share the prelimi-nary document and seek moreinput and guidance before thefinal document is submittedto the Governor’s office in No-

vember.For more information

about the Governor’s Call toAction for a 50-Year Visionand a list of upcoming meet-ings input, visit www.kwo.org.

Submitted by the Office ofGovernor Sam Brownback.

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, March 20, 2014 Page 2B

(First published in the Hugoton Hermes,Thursday, March 20, 2014) 2t

Ordinance No. 14-04An Ordinance granting Black

Hills/Kansas Gas Utility Company,LLC d/b/a Black Hills Energy, a

Kansas corporation, its lessees, suc-cessors and assigns, a natural gas

franchise and the authority to con-struct, operate, maintain, and ex-

tend a natural gas distribution plantand system, and granting the rightto use the streets, alleys, and otherpublic places within the present or

future corporate limits of the City ofMoscow, Kansas

Be it ordained by the Governing Body ofthe City of Moscow, Kansas, as follows:

FRANCHISE GRANTED The City of Moscow, Kansas (hereinafterreferred to as “Grantor”), hereby grantsa non-exclusive franchise to BlackHills/Kansas Gas Utility Company, LLCd/b/a Black Hills Energy, a Kansas lim-ited liability corporation (hereinaftercalled “Grantee”), its lessees, successorsand assigns. Grantee is hereby grantedthe right, privilege, franchise, permis-sion and authority to lay, construct, in-stall, maintain, operate and extend in,along, over, above or across the presentand future streets, alleys, avenues,bridges, public rights-of-way and publiceasements as are now within the pres-ent or future limits of said Grantor, anatural gas distribution system and allfacilities necessary for the purpose ofsupplying natural gas or processed gasand other operations connected there-with or incident thereto for all purposesto the inhabitants of said Grantor andconsumers in the vicinity thereof, andfor the distribution of natural gas fromor through said Grantor to points be-yond the limits thereof. Such facilitiesshall include, but not be limited to, allmains, services, pipes, poles, communi-cation devices, conduits and all otherapparatus and appliances necessary orconvenient for transporting, distributingand supplying natural gas for all pur-poses for which it may be used, and todo all other things necessary and properin providing natural gas service to theinhabitants of Grantor and in carryingon such business.

TERM The rights and privileges granted here-under shall remain in effect for a periodof twenty (20) years from the effectivedate of this Ordinance.

FRANCHISE FEES OR TAXES In exchange for the franchise grantedherein, Grantee shall collect from its gascustomers located within the corporatelimits of Grantor and pay to Grantor anamount equal to three percent (3%) ofgross receipts Grantee derives from thesale, distribution or transportation ofgas delivered within the present or fu-ture limits of Grantor. Gross receipts asused herein are revenues received fromthe sale, distribution or transportationof gas, after adjustment for the netwrite-off of uncollectible accounts andcorrections of bills theretofore rendered.The amount paid by Grantee shall be inlieu of, and Grantee shall be exemptfrom, all other fees, charges, taxes or as-sessments which the Grantor may im-pose for the privilege of doing businesswithin the present or future corporatelimits of Grantor, including, withoutlimitation, excise taxes, occupationtaxes, licensing fees, or right-of-way per-mit fees, and in the event the Grantorimposes any such fee, charge, tax or as-

sessment, the payment to be made byGrantee in accordance with this sectionshall be reduced in an amount equal toany such fee, charge, tax or assessmentimposed upon the Grantee. Ad Valoremproperty taxes imposed generally uponall real and personal property within thepresent or future corporate limits ofGrantor shall not be deemed to affectGrantee’s obligations under this section.

Grantee shall report and pay anyamount payable under this section on asemi-annual basis. Such payment shallbe made no more than thirty (30) daysfollowing the close of the period forwhich payment is due. Initial and finalpayments shall be prorated for the por-tions of the periods at the beginning andend of the term of this Ordinance.

Grantee shall list the franchise fee col-lected from customers as a separateitem on bills for utility service issued toits customers. If at any time the KansasCorporation Commission or other au-thority having proper jurisdiction pro-hibits such recovery, then Grantee willno longer be obligated to collect and paythe franchise fee. Any customer refundsordered by the Commission or other au-thority due to an unlawful or prohibitedcollection of the franchise fee collectedby Grantee and remitted to Grantorshall be refunded by Grantor.

Within ten (10) days of the date of thisordinance, Grantor shall provideGrantee with a map of its corporate lim-its (the “Map”). The Map shall be of suf-ficient detail to assist Grantee indetermining whether their customersreside within Grantor’s corporate limits.The Map along with Grantee’s Geo-graphic Information System (“GIS”)mapping information shall serve as thebasis for determining Grantee’s obliga-tion hereunder to collect and pay thefranchise fee from customers; provided,however, that if the Grantor’s corporatelimits are changed by annexation orotherwise, it shall be the Grantor’s soleresponsibility to (a) update the Map sothat the changes are included therein,and (b) provide the updated Map to theGrantee.

Grantee’s obligation to collect and paythe franchise fee from customers withinan annexed area shall not commenceuntil the later: (a) of sixty (60) days afterGrantee’s receipt from the Grantor of anupdated Map including the annexedarea, or (b) after Grantee’s receipt fromthe Grantor of an updated Map includ-ing the annexed area as is reasonablynecessary for Grantee to identify thecustomers in the annexed area obli-gated to pay the franchise fee; provided,further that neither party shall have theobligation to correct a mistake, includ-ing but not limited to collection of the feeby Grantee from its customers or remit-tance of that fee by Grantee to Grantor,that is discovered more than one (1)year after the occurrence thereof.Grantor shall indemnify Grantee fromclaims of any nature, including attorneyfees, arising out of or related to the im-position and collection of the franchisefee. In addition, Grantee shall not be li-able for paying franchise fees from or toany customer originally or subsequentlyidentified, or incorrectly identified, byGrantor or by Grantee, as being subjectto the franchise fee or being subject to adifferent level of franchise fees or beingexempt from the imposition of franchisefees.

Grantor shall have access to and theright to examine, during normal busi-

ness hours, such of Grantee’s books, re-ceipts, files, records and documents asis necessary to verify the accuracy ofpayments due hereunder. If it is deter-mined that a mistake was made in thepayment of any franchise fee requiredhereticide, the mistake shall be cor-rected promptly upon discovery suchthat any under-payment by Granteeshall be paid within thirty (30) days ofrecalculation of the amount due, andany over-payment by Grantee shall bededucted from the next payment ofsuch franchise fee due by Grantee toGrantor.

GOVERNING RULES AND REGULA-TIONS The franchise granted hereunder is sub-ject to all conditions, limitations and im-munities now provided for, or ashereafter amended, and applicable tothe operations of a public utility, bystate or federal law. The rates to becharged by Grantee for service withinthe present or future corporate limits ofGrantor and the rules and regulationsregarding the character, quality andstandards of service to be furnished byGrantee, shall be under the jurisdictionand control of such regulatory body orbodies as may, from time to time, bevested by law with authority and juris-diction over the rates, regulations andquality and standards of service to besupplied by Grantee. Provided however,should any judicial, regulatory or leg-islative body having proper jurisdictiontake any action that precludes Granteefrom recovering from its customers anycost associated with services providedhereunder, then Grantee and Grantorshall renegotiate the terms of this Ordi-nance in accordance with the actiontaken. In determining the rights and du-ties of the Grantee, the terms of this Or-dinance shall take precedence over anyconflicting terms or requirements con-tained in any other ordinance enactedby the Grantor.

PROVISION FOR INADEQUATE EN-ERGY SUPPLIES If an energy supplier is unable to fur-nish an adequate supply of energy dueto an emergency, an order or decision ofa public regulatory body, or other actsbeyond the control of the Grantee, thenthe Grantee shall have the right and au-thority to adopt reasonable rules andregulations limiting, curtailing or allo-cating extensions of service or supply ofenergy to any customers or prospectivecustomers, and withholding the supplyof energy to new customers, providedthat such rules and regulations shall beuniform as applied to each class of cus-tomers or prospective customers, andshall be non-discriminatory as betweencommunities receiving service from theGrantee.

CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTE-NANCE OF GRANTEE’S FACILITIES Any pavements, sidewalks or curbingtaken up and any and all excavationsmade shall be done in such a manneras to cause only such inconvenience tothe inhabitants of Grantor and the gen-eral public as is reasonably necessary,and repairs and replacements shall bemade promptly by Grantee, leavingsuch properties in as good a conditionas existed immediately prior to excava-tion.

Grantee agrees that for the term of thisfranchise, it will use its best efforts tomaintain its facilities and equipment ina condition sufficient to meet the cur-rent and future energy requirements ofGrantor, its inhabitants and industries.

While maintaining its facilities andequipment, Grantee shall obtain per-mits as required by ordinance and willfix its excavations within a commerciallyreasonable time period, except that inemergency situations Grantee shall takesuch immediate unilateral actions as itdetermines are necessary to protect thepublic health safety, and welfare; inwhich case, Grantee shall notifyGrantor as soon as reasonably possible.Within a reasonable time thereafter,Grantee shall request and Grantor shallissue any permits or authorizations re-quired by Grantor for the actions con-ducted by Grantee during theemergency situation.

Grantor will give Grantee reasonablenotice of plans for street improvementswhere paving or resurfacing of a perma-nent nature is involved that affectsGrantee’s facilities. The notice shall con-tain the nature and character of the im-provements, the rights-of-way uponwhich the improvements are to bemade, the extent of the improvements,and the time when the Grantor will startthe work, and, if more than one right-of-way is involved, the order in whichthe work is to proceed. The notice shallbe given to the Grantee as soon as prac-tical in advance of the actual com-mencement of the work, consideringseasonable working conditions, to per-mit the Grantee to make any additions,alterations, or repairs to its facilities.

EXTENSION OF GRANTEE’S FACILI-TIES Upon receipt and acceptance of a validapplication for service, Grantee shall,subject to its own economic feasibilitycriteria as approved by the Kansas Cor-poration Commission make reasonableextensions of its distribution facilities toserve customers located within the cur-rent or future corporate limits ofGrantor.

RELOCATION OF GRANTEE’S FACIL-ITIES If Grantor elects to change the grade ofor otherwise alter any street, alley, av-enue, bridge, public right-of-way orpublic place for a public purpose, un-less otherwise reimbursed by federal,state or local legislative act or govern-mental agency, Grantee, upon reason-able notice from Grantor, shall removeand relocate its facilities or equipmentsituated in the public rights-of-way, atthe cost and expense of Grantee, if suchremoval is necessary to prevent interfer-ence with Grantor’s facilities.

If Grantor orders or requests Grantee torelocate its facilities or equipment forthe primary benefit of a commercial orprivate project, or as a result of the ini-tial request of a commercial or privatedeveloper or other non-public entity,and such removal is necessary to pre-vent interference with such project, thenGrantee shall receive payment for thecost of such relocation as a preconditionto relocating its facilities or equipment.

Grantor shall consider reasonable alter-natives in designing its public worksprojects and exercising its authorityunder this section so as not to arbitrar-ily cause Grantee unreasonable addi-tional expense. If alternative publicright-of-way space is available, Grantorshall also provide a reasonable alterna-tive location for Grantee’s facilities.Grantor shall give Grantee written no-tice of an order or request to vacate apublic right-of-way; provided, however,that its receipt of such notice shall notdeprive Grantee of its right to operate

and maintain its existing facilities insuch public right-of way until it (a) if ap-plicable, receives the reasonable cost ofrelocating the same and (b) obtains areasonable public right-of-way, dedi-cated utility easement, or private ease-ment alternative location for suchfacilities.

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATIONGrantor acknowledges that certain in-formation it might request from Granteepursuant to this Ordinance may be of aproprietary and confidential nature, andthat such requests may be subject tothe Homeland Security Act or other con-fidentiality protections under state orfederal law. If Grantee requests that anyinformation provided by Grantee toGrantor be kept confidential due to itsproprietary or commercial value,Grantor and its employees, agents andrepresentatives shall maintain the con-fidentiality of such information, to theextent allowed by law. If Grantor is re-quested or required by legal or admin-istrative process to disclose any suchproprietary or confidential information,Grantor shall promptly notify Grantee ofsuch request or requirement so thatGrantee may seek an appropriate pro-tective order or other relief.

FORCE MAJEURE It shall not be a breach or default underthis Ordinance if either party fails toperform its obligations hereunder due toforce majeure. Force majeure shall in-clude, but not be limited to, the follow-ing: l) physical events such as acts ofGod, landslides, lightning, earthquakes,fires, freezing, storms, floods, washouts,explosions, breakage or accident or ne-cessity of repairs to machinery, equip-ment or distribution or transmissionlines; 2) acts of others such as strikes,work-force stoppages, riots, sabotage,insurrections or wars; 3) governmentalactions such as necessity for compli-ance with any court order, law, statute,ordinance, executive order, or regula-tion promulgated by a governmental au-thority having jurisdiction; and (4) anyother causes, whether of the kind hereinenumerated or otherwise not reason-ably within the control of the affectedparty to prevent or overcome. Eachparty shall make reasonable efforts toavoid force majeure and to resolve suchevent as promptly as reasonably possi-ble once it occurs in order to resumeperformance of its obligations hereun-der; provided, however, that this provi-sion shall not obligate a party to settleany labor strike.

HOLD HARMLESS Grantee, during the term of this Ordi-nance, agrees to save harmless Grantorfrom and against all claims, demands,losses and expenses arising directly outof the negligence of Grantee, its employ-ees or agents, in constructing, operat-ing, and maintaining its distributionand transmission facilities or equip-ment; provided, however, that Granteeneed not save Grantor harmless fromclaims, demands, losses and expensesarising out of the negligence of Grantor,its employees or agents.

SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS All rights, privileges and authoritygranted to Grantee hereunder shallinure to the benefit of Grantee’s lessees,successors and assigns, subject to theterms, provisions and conditions hereincontained, and all obligations imposedupon Grantee hereunder shall be bind-ing upon Grantee’s lessees, successorsand assigns.

NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIESThis Ordinance constitutes a franchiseagreement between the Grantor andGrantee. No provision of this Ordinanceshall inure to the benefit of any thirdperson, including the public at large, soas to constitute any such person as athird party beneficiary of the agreementor of any one or more of the termshereof, or otherwise give rise to anycause of action for any person not aparty hereto.

SEVERABILITY If any clause, sentence or section of thisOrdinance is deemed invalid by any ju-dicial, regulatory or legislative body hav-ing proper jurisdiction, the remainingprovisions shall not be affected.

NON WAIVER Any waiver of any obligation or defaultunder this Ordinance shall not be con-strued as a waiver of any future de-faults, whether of like or differentcharacter.

REPEAL CONFLICTING ORDI-NANCES This Ordinance, when accepted byGrantee as provided below, shall consti-tute the entire agreement between theGrantor and the Grantee relating to thefranchise granted by Grantor hereun-der, and the same shall supersede allprior ordinances relating thereto, andany terms and conditions of such priorordinances or parts of ordinances inconflict herewith are hereby repealed.Ordinance No. 94-l of the City ofMoscow, Kansas, is hereby repealed asof the effective date hereof.

EFFECT AND INTERPRETATION OFORDINANCE The captions that precede each sectionof this Ordinance are for convenienceand/or reference only and shall not betaken into consideration in the interpre-tation of any of the provisions of this Or-dinance.

EFFECTIVE DATE AND ACCEPT-ANCE This Ordinance shall become effectiveand be a binding contract between theGrantor and Grantee upon its final pas-sage and approval by Grantor, in accor-dance with applicable laws andregulations, and upon Grantee’s accept-ance by written instrument, within sixty(60) days of passage by the GoverningBody, and filing with the Clerk of theCity of Moscow, Kansas. The Clerk ofthe City of Moscow, Kansas shall signand affix the community seal to ac-knowledge receipt of such acceptance,and return one copy to Grantee. IfGrantee does not, within sixty (60) daysfollowing passage of this Ordinance, ei-ther express in writing its objections toany terms or provisions containedtherein, or reject this Ordinance in itsentirety, Grantee shall be deemed tohave accepted this Ordinance and all ofits terms and conditions.

Passed and approved by the GoverningBody of the City of Moscow, Kansas,this 3rd day of March, 2014.

/s/William BellMayor

Attest:

/s/Norma NajeraClerk of City of Moscow, Kansas

PUBLIC NOTICE

Cat and dog owners knowthat the responsibility of caringfor their favorite felines andpreferred pooches changes asthose animals age. But ownersmay not know just what con-stitutes an "aging" pet. Manymight go by the popular notionthat one dog year is equal toseven human years. But thatfigure is not quite accurate andis rarely associated with cats,leaving many cat owners towonder the age equivalents fortheir furry companions. TheAmerican Veterinary MedicalAssociation notes that deter-mining the age equivalent ofpets is not as simple as "1human year = X cat/dogyears." In fact, making suchdeterminations is especiallydifficult with dogs, whose ageequivalents depend on the sizeof the dog. But the AVMA doescalculate pet age in humanterms, and the following are

the equivalents on which theytend to rely.

CatsCat years Human years7 4510 5815 7520 98

Dogs (small-medium)Dog years Human years

7 44-4710 56-6015 76-8320 96-105

Dogs (large-very large)Dog years Human years7 50-5610 66-7815 93-11520 120

From Metro Editorial Services.

Age equivalents for cats and dogs

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Monday, March 24High School Golf Practice

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Spring Sports Banquet;6:30 p.m.

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tanta; TBAFriday, March 28

ARGHSaturday, March 29

High School Band/ChoirRegionals @ Garden CitySunday, March 30

History Bee FundraiserDinner; 11:00 a.m. - 1:00p.m.

Thursday, March 13 wasRolla’s National Honor Soci-ety Induction Ceremony.Three sophomores: JessicaPinkley, daughter of Andyand Sherry Pinkley; ChandlerBurrows, son of Stacy andShelli Burrows; and Garry

Norton, son of Phillip andKaylee Norton, were in-ducted. The ceremony in-cluded the traditional candlelighting. Seniors Karly Cline-smith and Jessica Johns en-tertained the crowd with apiano solo.

Rolla’s NHS plays an im-portant role in hosting twoblood drives per year and inassisting with the annualRolla Recreation CommissionEaster egg hunt. Membersare seniors Karly Clinesmith,Jessica Johns, Kaleigh Bar-rett, Jada Maravilla, TinaWiebe, juniors Katie Murray,Janelle King, Trey Hall, Cole-man Kirby, Colton Clemens,Chandler Huddleston, andsophomores Jessica Pinkley,Chandler Burrows and GarryNorton.

Congratulations to thenew members and theirsponsor Traci Taylor. Goodluck in the upcoming year.

Rolla High School inducts three sophomores attheir recent Induction Ceremony. Members ofNHS are seniors Karly Clinesmith, JessicaJohns, Kaleigh Barrett, Jada Maravilla, Tina

Wiebe, juniors Katie Murray, Janelle King,Trey Hall, Coleman Kirby, Colton Clemens,Chandler Huddleston, and sophomores JessicaPinkley, Chandler Burrows and Garry Norton.

National Honor Society inducts three new members

RJHS scholarsfinish first at home

Rolla junior high scholars’bowl team finished the sea-son with a first place win atRolla Monday, March 10.Rolla hosted several schoolsand their own team came outon top.

Team members for bothjunior varsity and varsitywere Henry Wiebe, DeseraeSchwindt, Vanessa Reza,Carson Milburn, PaigeClaassen, Preston Burrows,Raegan Hinds, Cacee Mil-burn, Alex Hernandez andAndres Villa. Rolla’s schol-ars’ bowl teams will continueto thrive! Congratulations tothe team and their coaches.

Pioneer Electric Coopera-tive in Ulysses offers youthtours to any sophomore orjunior student in their servicearea. This year, Rollaboasted three winners, themost from any one school insouthwest Kansas.

Junior Chandler Huddle-ston, son of Mickey and TinaHuddleston, will be travelingthis summer to SteamboatSprings, Co., for the Cooper-ative Youth Leadership Campin July. Chandler was se-lected last year to go to theGovernment in Action YouthTour in Washington, D.C.

Juniors Katie Murray,daughter of Jim and SuzanneMurray and Coleman Kirby,son of Kent and Jamie Mil-burn, were selected to attendthe Government in ActionYouth Tour in Washington,D.C. in June. Katie attendedthe Steamboat Springs triplast summer.

Congratulations to allthree students!

Pioneer Electricselects threeRHS students

Chandler Huddleston, sonof Mickey and Tina Huddle-ston, traveled to Manhattanto compete in the KansasConstitution Bee March 2.The “bee” is sponsored by theFlint Hills Tea Party andKansas is the only stateboasting such a contest.

Chandler walked away

with first prize this year,which was a $3500 scholar-ship. This was Chandler’ssecond year to participate inthis event. He won secondplace last year and went backto take all honors this year.Congratulations, Chandler!Rolla is so proud of you andyour accomplishments!

Chandler wins big at Bee

Common fuel efficiency myths debunkedFuel efficiency is an impor-

tant issue for car buyers, andunderstandably so. Conserv-ing fuel is good for drivers'budgets and the planet, sothe concept of fuel efficiencywould seem to benefit every-one.

But just because fuel effi-ciency is a good concept doesnot mean there are not mis-conceptions about it amongdrivers and automotive pro-fessionals alike. The followingare some of the more widelyheld misconceptions aboutfuel efficiency.• Full tanks conserve fuel.Many people have long be-lieved that a nearly full tankof gas means the fuel withinthat tank is less likely toevaporate, and that tanksthat half-full tanks are losinggas to evaporation. Thoughthis might have been the caseyears ago, today's vehicle'sare smarter than ever before,and their fuel systems are de-signed with vapor recoverysystems so drivers travelingaround with tanks that arecloser to empty than fullaren't losing gas to evapora-tion. • Manual transmissions aremore fuel efficient. Technologycan once again be creditedwith turning conventionalwisdom on its head. In thepast, manual transmissionvehicles might have beenmore fuel efficient becausedrivers could more efficientlycontrol engine revving with a5-speed manual transmis-sion than they could with thestandard 3-speed automatictransmission. However, auto-matic transmissions haveevolved over the years, andthey are now more adept atcontrolling revs and conserv-ing fuel than many drivers ofmanual transmission vehi-cles.• When you fill up matters.Some drivers have long be-lieved filling up during thecooler hours of the day earnsthem more gas than filling upwhen the temperatures are attheir peak. This theory tracesits origins to the fact liquidsare at their most dense whenthey are cool. But today's fill-ing stations store their gas intanks beneath the ground,which is why you might see atanker emptying its contentsinto the ground at the fillingstation. These undergroundtanks are insulated from tem-perature swings, so youaren't likely to receive any

more gas by filling up in themorning than you will whenfilling up at night.• An old vehicle is destinedto be less fuel efficient. Anyproduct allowed to fall intodisrepair will prove less effi-cient than products that arewell maintained, and cars areno exception. A poorly main-tained car will not operate atpeak fuel efficiency becauseit's likely being forced to workharder to get down the streetthan it would if it was wellkept. But a well-maintainedvehicle should not grow lessfuel efficient over time.• Shifting into neutral whilestopping saves gas. This isanother misconception thatwas once true but no longerapplies thanks to advances intechnology. When engines

still had carburetors, shiftinginto neutral might havehelped conserve fuel by stop-ping the flow of gas into theengine while the car wasidling. However, fuel injectionsystems are now computer-ized and capable of sensingwhen an engine is revvingabove idle. This shuts off thefuel injectors, preventing gasfrom being injected into theengine and preventing gasfrom being wasted while thevehicle is stopped as a result.

Taking steps to conservefuel is a good way for driversto save money and benefit theenvironment. However, someof the conventional means toconserving fuel are no longerviable.

From MetroEditorial Serv-ices.

Simple fixes for insomniaMen and women who ex-

perience trouble sleeping mayfind that their inability to geta good night's rest affectsevery aspect of their daily life.Their performance at workoften suffers when men andwomen fail to get enoughsleep, and interpersonal rela-tionships with family andfriends may suffer as well. Adisorder characterized by dif-ficulty falling and/or stayingasleep, insomnia may be theculprit when men and womencannot get adequate sleep.

While a host of things,from a cold to external noiseto an upset stomach, canmake it difficult to fall asleepat night, insomnia is often asign of something more sig-nificant and, unfortunately,longer lasting. Acute insom-nia can last from one night toa few weeks, but insomniathat occurs at least threenights a week for a month orlonger is considered chronic.Men and women who suspectthey might be suffering frominsomnia should contact aphysician who can help de-termine the cause of the in-somnia and develop a courseof treatment. In the mean-time, there are a few thingsmen and women can do thatmay help them get a betternight's rest.• Establish a routine. Ac-cording to the Sleep Council,establishing a sleep routinein which you go to bed andwake up at roughly the sametime every day can programthe body to sleep better. Stickto this routine as closely as

possible, even on weekends,when you may be tempted tosleep in or stay up later.• Replace an old or uncom-fortable mattress. Some peo-ple struggle to get a goodnight's rest because theirmattress is no longer con-ducive to sleep or because anew mattress simply isn't theright fit. If you find yourselfshifting throughout the nightin an attempt to find a com-fortable sleeping position,then your mattress might bethe culprit behind your in-somnia.• Exercise. Moderate exer-cise can help relieve stress,which is a common cause ofacute insomnia. But try toavoid working out too close tobed time, as vigorous exerciseshortly before bedtime canmake it harder to fall asleep.• Avoid alcohol late at night.Alcohol should always beconsumed in moderation,and it's not just how muchyou drink that can affectsleep patterns but when youdrink as well. Alcohol con-sumed right before bed mighthelp some people initially fallasleep. However, such sleepis less restorative and likelyto be interrupted during thenight when the effects of thealcohol have worn off or if youneed to use the restroom.

Insomnia can affect nearlyevery aspect of daily life, butthere are ways to beat insom-nia and get back to enjoyinga restful night's sleep.

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produced, fourteenth in dry edible beans, seventeenth in upland cotton and eighteenth in oats. Thestate is also a leader in beef processing facilities. Kansas ranks second in cattle and calves on

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LITTLE CHANGES MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN

SERVING YOU A new year is a time forchange. People across theworld make resolutions and setgoals to better themselves andthe world around them.Whether you want to shed afew pounds, secure your fi-nances for retirement, devotemore time to charity or go on avacation you’ve alwaysdreamed about, chances areyou have some ideas for a freshstart in 2014. Social Security is no differ-ent. Our goal is to provide thebest service possible to every-one who comes to us for help,whether they’re applying fordisability benefits or gettingverification of their Social Se-curity number. By investing innew technologies and findinginnovative, cost-effective waysto deliver service, we are able toreach this goal. We continue torank high in customer servicesatisfaction and have the bestonline services in government,providing the best service tothose who come to us for help. Technology is vital to deliv-ering quality service, and wecontinue to provide more op-tions for customers to do busi-ness with us over the Internetor through self-service kiosks.For example, My Social Secu-rity provides people who usethe Internet a secure way to dobusiness with us in an easyand convenient way atwww.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount. We are making changes inthe way we provide some serv-ices so we can serve the vastmajority of Americans betterand more efficiently. Most peo-

ple won’t even notice thechanges. So allow us to fill youin. Later this year, Social Secu-rity will stop providing benefitverification letters in our localoffices. You can still get an in-stant letter online by creating apersonal My Social Securityaccount at www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount, or by callingour toll-free telephone numberat 1-800-772-1213 to requestone by mail. In addition, we will discon-tinue providing Social Securitynumber printouts. These print-outs have no security featuresand could be easily misused orcounterfeited. If you need proofof your Social Security numberand you do not have your So-cial Security card, you mayapply for a replacement cardby completing the Applicationfor a Social Security Card andproviding the required docu-mentation. You’ll find the ap-plication online atwww.socialsecurity.gov/online/ss-5.pdf. As always, wecontinue to work directly withother agencies to minimize theneed for furnishing proof ofyour Social Security number. You may want to check outour webinar that aired liveJanuary 9, “Benefit VerificationLetters Online, Easy as 1-2-3.”The webinar explains how toestablish an account on MySocial Security, how to get abenefit verification letter andother services offered at ourWeb site. Watch the webinar atwww.socialsecurity.gov/webinars. We wish you all the best in2014 and hope you are suc-cessful in meeting your owngoals and resolutions. If one ofthem is to do business with So-cial Security, or even if it is not,we will strive to continue pro-viding the best and most se-cure customer service possible.Learn more about Social Secu-rity and what we do for you atwww.socialsecurity.gov.


Saturday, March 29Wedding shower for Hayley Harvey and Joe Bellinger from

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Moscow schools are out forspring break until March 25.

The German exchange

students left Friday, March14 for Germany.

The regular meeting of theMoscow City Council wascalled to order Wednesday,March 12 in the City Hall at125 Main Street at 6:00 p.m.by Mayor Billy Bell. Councilmembers Curtis Crawford,Jim Rawlins, Denise Shoff,Billy Brazael and Jon Lundwere in attendance. Otherspresent were William Graham,Janie Gaskill, Norma Najera,representatives of PioneerElectric, representatives ofBlack Hills Energy, Brad Mus-grove of Musgrove Insuranceand Sheriff Ted Heaton.

The minutes for the regularmeeting February 12, 2014 at6:00 p.m. were presented andapproval was unanimous.

FinancialFebruary’s accounts

payable were presented andapproval was unanimous.

Treasurer’s ReportJanie went over the reports.

She stated water receipts weregood and the City is stillwithin budget.

Resident Concerns

Misty Slemp was present toask the Council for a donationfor the AfterProm Project. TheCouncil decided to donate$500.00. A motion was madeand approved unanimously.

The Moscow Rec also re-quested a donation for a Kid’sNight. The Council decided todonate $500.00. A motion wasmade and approval was unan-imous.

Sheriff’s ReportStevens County Sheriff Ted

Heaton informed the Councilthe City of Moscow has a newofficer. David Goetzinger is liv-ing in Moscow.

Mayor ReportMayor Billy Bell informed

the Council he has beenspeaking to Alan Nichols,KDHE District Supervisorabout the pond levels.

New BusinessBlack Hills Representatives

were present to speak to theCouncil about renewing thefranchise fees agreement. Amotion was made and ap-proved unanimously.

Pioneer Electric representa-tives were also present tospeak to the Council abouttheir franchise fees agreement.After discussion, Billy Brazaelmade a motion to accept theagreement. The approval wasunanimous.

Brad Musgrove of Mus-grove Insurance was presentto renew the insurance pro-posal with the city. After dis-cussion, Jon made a motion toaccept the proposal. The ap-proval was unanimous.

Mayor Billy Bell discussedthe HUGS grants program tothe Council. It is a programfunded by Pioneer Electric’srecycled materials. The CityCouncil is excited to be able toutilize a program such as thisto help improve the City ofMoscow.

Mayor Billy Bell discussedthe re-appointment of the city

clerk, city superintendent,councilmen and Sheriff. BillyBrazael made a motion to ap-prove, and approval wasunanimous.

Old BusinessThe Cunningham Water

Repair Team will be in townMarch 20 and 21 to begin re-pairs to the water tower.

The City will be takingsealed bids for the old Cityshop, located on McLeod Stuntil May 1, 2014.

City Clerk ReportA Fourth of July meeting

took place February 26, 2014to discuss helping the MoscowRec during the Fourth Of Julyfestivities.

After an Executive Sessionthe meeting adjourned.

The next regular meeting ofthe City Council will be April9, 2014 at 6:00. The public isinvited to attend.

A UNIQUE TAKE ON FRENCH TOASTFew breakfasts are as

beloved as French toast, a dishso hearty and fulfilling thatmany people enjoy it for dinner.Though traditional French toastis very popular, the traditionalrecipe can be altered to makethe dish even more delightful.Such is the case with the follow-ing recipe for "Panettone FrenchToast WithCaramelized Apples"from Norman Kolpas' "Buon-giorno!" (Contemporary Books).

Panettone French Toast With Caramelized Apples - Serves 41⁄4 cup slivered almonds

Caramelized Apples2 tablespoons unsalted butter2 Golden Delicious or Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and cut

into 1⁄2-inch thick wedges1⁄4 cup apple juice3 tablespoons honeyPinch of freshly grated nutmeg

Panettone French Toast2 extra-large eggs, lightly beaten1⁄2 cup low-fat milk1 tablespoon sugar1⁄2 teaspoon almond extract8 3⁄4-inch thick slices panettone or egg bread4 tablespoons unsalted butter

Preheat the oven to 325 F. Put the almonds in a baking dish andtoast in the oven until golden, about 5 to 7 minutes. Reduce the oventemperate to 200 F.

For the caramelized apples, melt the butter in a nonstick skilletover medium heat. Add the apples and saute until lightly browned,about 5 minutes. Add the apple juice, honey and nutmeg and con-tinue cooking, stirring frequently, until the apples are tender and athick, caramel-like sauce has formed. Cover and keep warm.

To make the French toast, stir together the eggs, milk, sugar, andalmond extract in a wide, shallow bowl or baking dish. Add the breadslices to the mixture, turning to coat them evenly on both sides andthen leaving them to soak.

Meanwhile, melt half of the butter in another nonstick skilletover medium heat. Add half of the bread slices and cook them untilgolden brown, about 4 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer them to a bak-ing dish, cover with aluminum foil, and put in the oven to keep warm.Melt the remaining butter in the skillet and cook the remainingFrench toast. Serve topped with the caramelized apples and gar-nished with the toasted almonds.

SOCIAL SECURITY NEWSBy Chad IngramSocial Security District Manager in Hutchinson

Morgan is a sweet, smartand polite young man. He en-joys watching and playingsports, some of his favoritesare basketball and wrestling.Morgan works hard inschool, as he does well andgets good grades. Morganalso loves to read and canfocus on a book for hours ata time. He relates well to bothpeers and adults with noconcerns. Morgan would liketo have a family that willspend time with him and al-ways be there for him. A fam-ily with a strong father figureis ideal. To learn more aboutadoption visit www.adoptk

skids.org or call 877-457-5430. Morgan’s case numberis CH-6011.

Morgan, age 11

P leas e Adopt Me!Potentially lifesaving blood

donations can only come fromgenerous volunteers. This April,during National VolunteerMonth, the American Red Crossinvites eligible donors of all bloodtypes to roll up a sleeve and helpmeet the constant need for do-nated blood. Red Cross will be inHugoton April 1, from 12:00noon to 6:00 p.m. at FirstChristian Church, 600 S. VanBuren.

Approximately 5,600 times aday someone receives blood do-nated through the Red Cross.While all types are needed,donors with type O positive ornegative, B negative and A nega-tive are especially encouraged togive.

Visit redcrossblood.org or call1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to learn more and sched-ule an appointment.

Other upcoming blood dona-tion opportunities:Beaver CountyApril 1, 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.,Beaver United MethodistChurch, 201 Ave. F, Beaver, Ok.Edwards CountyApril 15, 2:00 to 6:00 p.m., Ed-wards County Fair Building,1305 S Niles, Kinsley. Gray CountyApril 7, 3:15 to 7:00 p.m., GrayCounty Rec Center, 17002 High-way 50, Cimarron. Morton CountyApril 8, 11:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,Elkhart City Hall, 433 MortonStreet, Elkhart. Seward County

April 2, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.,Seward County Community Col-lege, 1801 N Kansas Ave, Lib-eral. April 3, 12:00 noon to 6:00p.m., Western Avenue Church ofChrist, 215 S. Western Ave., Lib-eral.

Simply call 1-800-REDCROSS (1-800-733-2767) orvisit redcrossblood.org to makean appointment or for more in-formation. All blood types areneeded to ensure a reliable sup-ply for patients. A blood donorcard or driver’s license or twoother forms of identification arerequired at check-in. Individualswho are 17 years of age (16 withparental consent in some states),weigh at least 110 pounds andare in generally good health maybe eligible to donate blood. Highschool students and otherdonors 18 years of age andyounger also have to meet cer-tain height and weight require-ments.

The American Red Crossshelters, feeds and providesemotional support to victims ofdisasters; supplies about 40 per-cent of the nation’s blood;teaches skills that save lives;provides international humani-tarian aid; and supports militarymembers and their families. TheRed Cross is a not-for-profit or-ganization that depends on vol-unteers and the generosity of theAmerican public to perform itsmission. For more information,please visit redcross.org or visitus on Twitter at @RedCross.

Updates about Moscow schools

Celebrate National Volunteer Month bydonating blood and helping to save lives

Council discusses donations for local events

Ottawa University ispleased to announce the ad-dition of a Bachelor of Sci-ence in Engineering to itsdegree offerings beginning fallof 2014.

By combining a liberal artscurriculum with the funda-mental course work in thefield of engineering, studentsof Ottawa University's Bach-elor of Science in Engineeringprogram will participate in apowerful academic experi-ence to help them develop notonly the technical skills ex-pected of all engineers, butalso the soft skills often miss-ing from an engineer's educa-tion - skills to set them apartfrom their peers.

Students in Ottawa Uni-versity's engineering programwill develop knowledge andskills in an array of liberalarts courses, core courses inengineering, hands-on labo-ratories, and practical andtheoretical mathematicscourses. Their educationalexperience will culminate in asenior-level design course intheir final semester in whichstudents are expected toapply the skills and knowl-edge they've gained through-out their academicexperience to the solution ofan open-ended problem. Togain valuable industrial expe-rience during their time inthe engineering program, stu-dents will be encouraged tointern at a partner engineer-ing firm to allow them to puttheir education into practicein a real-world setting.

Dr. Dennis Tyner is thefounder of the University'sengineering program andserves as its dean of appliedsciences. "Ottawa Univer-sity's engineering programwill provide its students withan exceptional experiencethat immerses them in theschool's highly regarded lib-eral arts curriculum supple-

mented with a mix of broadbased engineering coursework," says Tyner. "The pro-gram will couple thestrengths and advantages ofa liberal arts education withan engineering education toprepare its graduates to con-sider the well-being of theworld and humankind asthey develop solutions to thetechnological challenges thatlie ahead."

Beyond the technical as-pects of the degree, OttawaUniversity provides multipleopportunities for publicspeaking, writing and groupproblem solving throughoutthe liberal arts and engineer-ing curriculum, thus equip-ping engineers with tools toprime them for advancementinto leadership positions.This is consistent with mar-ket needs within the STEM(science, technology, engi-neering, math) segment asoutlined by Dr. Brian C.Mitchell, director of the Ad-vance Foundation, in a Feb-ruary 17, 2014 HuffingtonPost article titled "Show Methe Money: Higher Educationand the Workforce."

American employers mustbe more clear about whatskills they seek and will need.Employers value the ability toarticulate, write, apply quan-titative methods, use technol-ogy, and work in collaborativesettings as the foundationalprerequisites for employ-ment. As such, they must be-come the most vocalsupporters of a liberal artseducation which does thesethings for them.

Pure and simple - it's whatliberal arts graduates bring tothe table. And, it's the valueadded that makes STEMgraduates exposed to a liberalarts education outstandingemployees.

Research indicates thatwithin 150 miles of Kansas

City, there are approximatelytwo engineering jobs for everyone applicant. When ex-panded to the eight sur-rounding states, the ratiorises to more than 3:1. Theaverage starting salary forgeneral engineers in thePlains States ranges from$50,000 to $73,000, com-pared to $35,000-$50,000 forgraduates in most other dis-ciplines. If engineers go on tograduate school, their entry-level earning potential surgesby at least ten percent.

The Ottawa UniversityB.S. in Engineering offersstudents a number of uniqueopportunities they may notenjoy at other institutions.For example, with afaculty/student ratio of 1:12,Ottawa University engineer-ing students have access todoctorate-level professorswho know them by name andcome alongside them in theirdegree pursuit.

In addition, by helpingstudents learn to understandpeople as well as systems,speak and write effectively,and look at things from mul-tiple perspectives, OttawaUniversity ensures graduatesdon't become engineersstereotyped as poor commu-nicators and collaborators.

Engineering students arealso encouraged to take ad-vantage of Ottawa Univer-sity's many opportunities forbroadening their college ex-perience, whether through

athletics, theater, music, or-ganizations or ministry.These areas may also provideoptions for scholarships be-yond academic aid they mayreceive.

"I was so excited to hearthat Ottawa University isgoing to be offering an engi-neering degree next year, andas soon as it is available, Iplan to change my major,"says junior Ryan Kramer."The options at OU are al-most endless, so the intro-duction of the engineeringdegree will open up yet an-other opportunity for me andother individuals in a schoolthat provides all the one-on-one with faculty you couldever want. That and knowingI will learn to communicatewith people across lots of pro-fessions are two things thatexcite me the most about thismajor."

Ottawa University alsoprovides students with a ded-icated, four-year advisor whoguides them through the col-lege experience and helpsthem develop a personal Life-Plan Narrative. The LifePlancompels students to examineand develop not only aca-demic and career goals, butgoals in other major facets oftheir lives as well, such ashealth and wellness, faith, fi-nances, healthy relation-ships, and identity formation,thus setting them on a pathfor success far beyond a de-gree.

Thursday, March 19, 2009The new Stevens County

Law Enforcement Center willhost their open house thisweek. The new jail will holdforty-four inmates. SheriffHeaton states they are plan-ning to board inmates fromWichita to help pay for thisfacility.Thursday, March 18, 2004

The newly appointed PoliceChief Chuck Allen has nowtaken office. He and his wifeNina have moved here fromPagosa Springs, Co.Thursday, March 24, 1994

Corner Mart in southeastHugoton hosted a grandopening of the Hugoton com-pressed natural gas station.This is one of only four suchstations in the state ofKansas. Vehicles can be con-verted to use both gas andCNG.Thursday, March 22, 1984

Three candidates havecompleted filing requirements

for public office, according toCounty Clerk Sara EttaReynolds. Verna Kay Mc-Queen is a candidate for re-election as Magistrate Judge.Betty Marquis filed for re-elec-tion as Registrar of Deeds andSara Etta Reynolds is runningfor re-election as StevensCounty Clerk.Thursday, March 21, 1974

Donna Anderson, daughterof Mr. and Mrs. Budd Ander-son of Hugoton, has recentlybeen hired by the HugotonBoard of Education to fill theposition of CommunicationsCoordinator. As a public rela-tions worker, her duties con-sist of providing to the publicvital information pertaining tothe educational programing.Thursday, March 26, 1964

Miss Stella Mae Kinser,daughter of Mrs. BlancheKinser and Norman Barton,son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bar-ton, were united in marriageMarch 22, 1964 at the Bethel

Friends Church. The youngcouple will make their homein Hugoton.

Miss Martha Pittman,Hugoton senior at Fort Hays,will soon begin eight weeks ofstudent teaching as one of thefinal steps in preparation for a

teaching career.Thursday, March 25, 1954

The Sinclair service stationhas been opened again forbusiness after a brief period ofinactivity. It is now operatedby Gayle Cox, a former em-ployee of the county highway

department.Friday, March 17, 1944

The H.E. Mueller sale wasone of the outstanding salesof the year. Everythingbrought top dollar. Milk cowsbrought as much as $335 andone two-year-old heifer sold

for $310.If any readers have picturesor memories for the historypage of the Hermes, pleasebring them in to RuthieWinget at The Hugoton Her-mes.


(First published in the Hugoton Her-mes, Thursday, March 13, 2014) 2t

GENERAL NOTICE TO CONTROLNOXIOUS WEEDS

The Kansas Noxious Weed Law K.S.A.2-1314 et seq requires all personswho own or supervise land in Kansasto control and eradicate all weeds de-clared noxious by legislative action.The weeds declared noxious are: fieldbindweed, musk thistle, John-songrass, bur ragweed, Canada this-tle, sericea lespedeza, leafy spurge,hoary cress, quackgrass, Russianknapweed, kudzu and pignut. _____and _____ is/are County Option Nox-ious Weed/Weeds declared noxiousby the Board of County Commission-ers of Stevens County. Notice ishereby given pursuant to the KansasNoxious Weed Law to every personwho owns or supervises land inStevens County that noxious weedsgrowing or found on such land shallbe controlled and eradicated. Controlis defined as preventing the produc-tion of viable seed and the vegetativespread of the plant.

Failure to observe this notice may re-sult in the County:

1. Serving a legal notice requiring con-

trol of the noxious weeds within aminimum of five days. Failure to con-trol the noxious weeds within the timeperiod allowed may result in thecounty treating the noxious weeds atthe landowners expense and placinga lien on the property if the bill is notpaid within 30 days or,

2. Filing criminal charges for non-compliance. Conviction for non-com-pliance may result in a fine of $100per day of non-compliance with amaximum fine of $1500.

The public is also hereby notified thatit is a violation of the Kansas NoxiousWeed Law to barter, sell or give awayinfested nursery stock or livestockfeed unless the feed is fed on the farmwhere grown or sold to a commercialprocessor that will destroy the viabil-ity of the noxious weed seed. Customharvesting machines must be labeledwith a label provided by the KansasDepartment of Agriculture and mustbe free of all weed seed and litterwhen entering the State and whenleaving a field infested with noxiousweeds. Additional information may beobtained from the Stevens CountyNoxious Weed Department or by con-tacting the Kansas Department ofAgriculture, 109 S.W. 9th St., Topeka,KS 66612.

PUBLIC NOTICE

History From The HermesCompiled by Ruthie Winget


ORDINANCE NO. l4-03

AN ORDINANCE, granting to Pio-neer Electric Cooperative, Inc., a KansasCorporation and Public Utility, its suc-cessors and assigns, an electric fran-chise, prescribing the terms thereof andrelating thereto, and repealing all ordi-nances or parts of ordinances inconsis-tent with or in conflict with the termshereof.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERN-ING BODY OF THE CITY OF MOSCOW,KANSAS:

SECTION 1. That in consideration ofthe benefits to be derived by the City ofMoscow, Kansas, hereinafter designatedas “City”, and its inhabitants, there ishereby granted Pioneer Electric Cooper-ative, Inc., a Kansas Corporation, here-inafter sometimes designated as“Company”, said Company being a cor-poration operating a distribution systemfor the transmission of electric currentbetween two or more incorporated citiesin the State of Kansas, into and throughwhich it has built distribution andtransmission lines, the right, privilege,and authority for a period of twenty (20)years from the 12th day of March, 2014,to occupy and use the several streets,avenues, alleys, bridges, parks, park-ings and public places of said City, forthe placing, constructing, inspecting,maintaining, operating, repairing andrebuilding of facilities, equipment andproperty necessary to carry on the busi-ness of selling and distributing electric-ity for all purposes to the City of Moscow, Kansas, its inhabitants and additionsthereto, and through said City and be-yond the limits thereof; to obtain saidelectricity from any source available;and to do all things necessary or properto carry on said business in the City ofMoscow, Kansas. The City provides thatthe term of the franchise is twenty (20)years but that the various provisionsmay be reviewed by the City and South-ern Pioneer every five (5) years duringthe twenty (20) year period.

SECTION 2. As further considera-tion for the granting of this franchise,and in lieu of any city occupation, li-cense or revenue taxes, the Companyshall pay to the City during the term ofthis franchise four percent (4%) of itsgross revenue from all sales of electricenergy within the corporate limits ofsaid City. Payment to be made monthly,on or about the last day of the month,for the preceding monthly period or asotherwise mutually agreed to by theparties.

SECTION 3. That the Company, itssuccessors and assigns, in the con-struction, maintenance, and operation

of its electric transmission, distributionand street lighting system, shall use allreasonable and proper precaution toavoid damage or injury to persons orproperty, and shall hold and save harm-less the City of Moscow, Kansas, fromany and all damage, injury and expensecaused by the sole gross negligence orwillful misconduct of said Company, itssuccessors and assigns, or its or theiragents or servants.

SECTION 4. IN NO EVENT SHALLEITHER PARTY HERETO BE LIABLETO ANY OTHER PARTY HERETO FORSUCH OTHER PARTY’S INDIRECT,SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSE-QUENTIAL DAMAGES.

SECTION 5. That within sixty (60)days from and after the passage and ap-proval of this ordinance, said Companyshall file with the City Clerk of said Cityof Moscow, Kansas, its unconditionedwritten acceptance of this ordinance.

SECTION 6. That any and all ordi-nances in conflict with terms hereof arehereby repealed.

SECTION 7. That this ordinanceshall become effective and be in forceand shall be and become a binding con-tract between the parties hereto, theirsuccessors and assigns, from and afterits passage, approval, publication as re-quired by law, and acceptance by Com-pany.

SECTION 8. That this ordinance,when accepted as above provided, shallconstitute the entire agreement betweenthe City and the Company relating tothis franchise and the same shall super-sede and cancel any prior understand-ings, agreements or representationsregarding the subject matter hereof, orinvolved in negotiations pertainingthereto, whether oral or written.

SECTION 9. This franchise isgranted pursuant to the provisions ofK.S.A. 12-2001.

SECTION 10. Should the State Cor-poration Commission. if applicable, takeany action with respect to this franchiseordinance, which would or may pre-clude Pioneer Electric Cooperative, Inc.,from recovering from its customers anycost provided for hereunder, the partieshereto shall renegotiate this ordinancein accordance with the CorporationCommission’s ruling.

PASSED AND APPROVED this 12thday of March, 2014

/s/ William BellMayor

ATTEST:

/s/Norma NajeraNorma Najera, City Clerk

PUBLIC NOTICE


IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATEOF BENJAMIN G. MASON, DECEASED

Case No. 14PR10

NOTICE TO CREDITORS(Chapter 59)

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:

You and each of you take notice thaton the 4th day of March, 2014, pur-suant to her petition, Margaret A.Mason was appointed as administratorof the estate of Benjamin G. Mason, de-

ceased. Letters of Administration wereissued to her on said date by the DistrictCourt of Stevens County, Kansas. Allparties interested in the estate will gov-ern themselves accordingly. All credi-tors of the decedent are notified toexhibit their demands against the estatewithin four (4) months from the date ofthe first publication of this notice asprovided by law. If their demands arenot thus exhibited, they shall be foreverbarred.

Margaret A. Mason, Administrator

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

PUBLIC NOTICE


STATE OF KANSAS, STEVENSCOUNTY, ss:


IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LINLY K. TIMKEN, DECEASED

Case No. 12PR8

NOTICE OF HEARING(Chapter 59)

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified that a peti-tion has been filed in the above Courtby Janice E. Turner, executor of the willand estate of Linly K. Timken, deceased,praying for final settlement of the estate,for approval of her acts, proceedingsand accounts as executor, for paymentof court costs, executor’s expenses, at-

torney's fees and expenses, and alsopraying that the Court determine theheirs, legatees and devisees entitled tothe estate, and distributing and assign-ing the same to such persons, in accor-dance with the terms of decedent's will,and for further relief.

You are hereby required to file yourwritten defenses thereto on or before the11th day of April, 2014, at 11:30 a.m. ofsaid day, in said Court, in the districtcourtroom at the county courthouse inHugoton, Stevens County, Kansas, atwhich time and place the cause will beheard. Should you fail therein, judg-ment and decree will be entered in duecourse upon the petition.

JANICE E. TURNER, Executor-Petitioner

Kramer, Nordling & Nordling, LLC209 East Sixth StreetHugoton, Kansas 67951Attorneys for Petitioner Telephone: (620) 544-4333

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Peachey twins, Merl left, Earl right, about 1938. Earl’s 1935Model A John Deere tractor. Photo taken from “The History ofStevens County and its People”.

Ottawa University introduces comprehensive engineering program

The Kansas Department ofCommerce has announcedthat applications for theRural Opportunity Zones em-ployer sponsorship programcan now be filed online. TheRural Opportunity Zones(ROZ) program allows quali-fied new residents of desig-nated counties whichincludes Stevens County toreceive state income taxwaivers for up to five yearsand/or student loan repay-ments up to $15,000.

The student loan repay-ment program is a sharedcost between participatingcounties and the state. Em-ployers can opt to sponsor aROZ candidate to cover thecounty’s share of the cost ofthe student loan repaymentprogram. Through employersponsorship, businesses inrural counties can recruit ad-

ditional workers.“A growing number of ROZ

applications continue to pourin, and as a result somecounties have waiting lists,”said ROZ Program ManagerChris Harris. “Employersponsorships have helpedcounties overcome fundingchallenges and bring newparticipants into the pro-gram. That helps the employ-ers who are usingsponsorships to recruitskilled workers, as well astheir communities, whichbenefit from new residents.”

So far, six businesses havesponsored employees who areparticipating in the ROZ pro-gram. The application andsponsorship regulations canbe found at KansasCom-merce.com/ROZSponsor-ships.

Rural Opportunity Zones employer sponsorship applications now online

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WANT TO PURCHASE: Minerals and other oil/gas in-terests. Send details to P.O. Box 13557, Denver, Co.80201. (150p49-12)

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FOR SALE: Two uprightfreezers: 5.0 cu. ft. and 7.5 cu.ft. Like new. 620-544-8442.

(tfc3)

---------------FOR SALE: Bermuda grasshay, rounds and small bales.Call 620-544-6652. (8p5)

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FOR SALE: Livestock equip-ment: posts, wire, tanks,round bale feeder, truck &trailer, calf cradle, cattlechute, bail mailer. LarryRaney - 620-544-1814. (tfc51)

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

FOR RENT

FOUND KEYS

SUPPORT GROUPS

FOR RENT: 1 & 2 BedroomApartments. Furnished or un-furnished. Bills included,washer and dryer, and cable.Call 544-2232. (tfc)

---------------FOR RENT: 3 bedroom mo-bile home, 2 bath, newly re-modeled. 2 bedroom mobilehome, 1 bath, newly remod-eled. 620-544-1957. (2c12)

WANTED

FOR SALE BY OWNER

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

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

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Project HopeOpen Tues & Thurs

8:30 - 11:30 a.m. 1st Sunday each month

1:30-3:30 p.m.1030 S. Main (tfc37)

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

(tfc15)

AL-Anon Family GroupMen & Women of alcoholic family &

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

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

BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY

Call 620-544-4321 or email

[email protected] see YOUR business here!

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

OLUTIONS HugotonHOME REPAIR & LAWN CARE

Alan D. Higgins, Owner

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

531 S. JacksonHugoton, Ks. 67951 (tfc6)

FDT ELECTRICFrankie Thomas, owner

Licensed & InsuredOver 30 years’ experience in

Residential & Commercial Wiring544-5915 or 544-7776

(tfc34)

(620)428-65181182 Road Q • Hugoton

(tfc12)

600 E. 11th

IN STOCK*Carpet *Tile

*Laminate *Vinyl(tfc)


LAWN PROWill Schnittker

620-544-1517

(tfc46)

LL2 Senior Apartments Available• Must be 62 or disabled to qualify• Rent based on adjusted income• All electric appliances• Coin-operated laundry facilities• Rental assistance available

(tfc6)

atSunflower Plaza

FOR SALE

GARAGE SALES

FIREWOOD FOR SALEOak, Piñon, Mesquite,

Pecan & MoreDelivery & stacking available

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

ROLLA PLAZAAPARTMENTS

1&2 Bedroom Apts (Rental Assistance Available)

Equal Housing Opportunity

For more informationcall Dayna Folger at620-492-3698. (tfc46)

KIWANIS AUCTIONMarch 28 & 29, 2014

Turn in your consignments to:Walter McClure 544-4202, Ron Brewer 544-8985

or any other Hugoton Kiwanis Club MemberConsignments are due by March 14

to be included on the sale bill (tfc3)

TAKING CONSIGNMENTS

CARD OF THANKS

Find these Classified ads online athugotonhermesnews.com/classifieds!

This institute is an Equal Opportunity Provider

and Employer

109 W. Seventh - Hugoton544-4011

THIS SPACE FOR RENTONLY $17.50/month

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

See YOUR ad here!

848 Road G. - This home has 2 new electric heatand A/C units. House formerly on free gas. The gascompany pays for up to 20,000 KW of Electricusage in lieu of free gas. The seller has purchaseda used updated fireplace insert, but it has not beeninstalled. The site also contains a mobile home sitewith septic, water and electric available. Lots ofbuilt in storage and a 10' x 10' concrete storm shel-ter accessed from within the house. Additional ad-jacent acreage is available for purchase.

1003 S. Adams Street -This home is richlyadorned with up to date modern color schemesand top grade wood trim and solid wood doorsthroughout. The kitchen cabinets and full wall ofpantry has more than enough room for the mostexotic chef's needs. Solid surface counter topsmake cleaning the kitchen and bathrooms a snap.Enjoy that cup of coffee on the balcony/deck offthe master bedroom on the upper level. The45X24 morton garage contains a 24'X17.5' workshop which is insulated, heated & cooled and alsohas a sink.

307 N. Kansas, Suite 101Liberal, KS 67901

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

UNDER CONTRACT

150 HP Electric Motor with a soft start panel.

Call 620-544-5916

FOR SALE

(tfc9)

KIRBY VACUUM CLEANER CUSTOMERfor Factory Authorized SALES,

SERVICE or SUPPLIESPlease call Jeff @ 800-821-5050We also offer Refurbished KirbysTHANKS FOR YOUR BUSINESS!

(4p10)

IRRIGATED FARMLAND FOR SALE4 quarters in Seward County, Kansas north of Liberal

Good water with 4 sprinklers, turn-key operation2 Owners selling together

Darrell W. Smith, Sales Agent - 620-360-0083Darrel E. Johnson, Broker - 620-629-3328

WHITE REAL ESTATE, LLC701 Vilymaca, PO Box 450

Elkhart, Ks. 67950620-697-2163 or 800-845-7419

(3c10)

FOUND KEYS: Keys found laying in the street in the 700block of Jefferson, during February 2014. To identify andclaim the keys, please come by the Hermes office at 522 S.Main Street or call 620-544-4321. (3p10)

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LOSTLOST: Feeder for baby calf. Lost Sunday, March 9 off a traileron Road K between Roads 26 and 27. Call 620-655-5521 or 620-624-2339. (2c12)

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HOME FOR SALE BY OWNER218 N. Jackson

Ranch Style, 4 bedroom, 3.5 baths, full finished basement.Call for appointment 544-5759 or 544-6825(4c10)

Elkhart Motel20-room Motel w/ Apartment

Offered at$199,000

Hotel General Information:• 20 Rooms, 10 non-smoking• 770 SF 1-bedroom apartment• Approx. $110,000 gross annual income• Rooms include telephone,

microwave, refrigerator and cable TV

Terms: Cash or terms agreeable to SellerThis information is simply an approximate guide;

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

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

120 Main Street, Ulysses, Kansaswww.FaulknerRealEstate.com

Deadline Mondays 5pm

THANK YOU The family of Wilbur David would like to thank everyone who sent thethoughtful sympathy cards, food, visits, phone calls and prayers and expenses and helped me to get to the doctors since I fell.

Betty Harris and family

(tfc10)

Call 544-4321 to see yourclassified ads here

GARAGE SALE: Friday, March 21, 3:00-6:00 p.m., and Sat-urday, March 22, 8:00-11:00 a.m., 402 N. Wildcat in alley, 26’Jayco Fifth Wheel Camper, Scorpion Go Cart, Generator,Clothes, Some Furniture, Miscellaneous

---------------P.E.O. GARAGE SALE: Friday, March 21, 5:00-8:00 p.m. andSaturday, March 22, 8:00 a.m. - ???, Stevens County Fair-grounds Commercial Building

---------------3 FAMILY GARAGE SALE: Saturday, March 22, 7:00 a.m. -12:00 Noon, 1403 S. Monroe, 2 Sofas, 2 Microwaves, Dryer,Electric Stove, Patio Sliding Door, 2 Bikes, Lots of Clothes, andMuch Much More! Come and See!

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Custom digital vinyl signsfor windows, yard signs,vehicle decals, trucks,

trailers & more. DOT signage & Logos.

Teri’s Signs & Designs620-541-1077 (tfc11)



JPMorgan Chase Bank, National As-sociation,Plaintiff, vs.Perry D. Crane, et al Defendant(s).

Case No. 13CV18Div. No.

K.S.A. 60Mortgage Foreclosure

NOTICE OF SALE

Under and by virtue of an Order ofSale issued by the Clerk of the DistrictCourt of STEVENS County, Kansas,to me the undersigned Sheriff ofSTEVENS County, Kansas, I will offerfor sale at public auction and sell tothe highest bidder for cash in hand atthe main lobby of the STEVENSCounty Courthouse at Hugoton,Kansas, at 10:00AM on March 27,2014, the following real estate:

THE SURFACE AND SURFACERIGHTS ONLY IN AND TO A TRACTOF LAND LOCATED IN THENORTHEAST QUARTER (NE/4) OFSECTION TWENTY-ONE (21),TOWNSHIP THIRTY-THREE (33)SOUTH, RANGE THIRTY-SEVEN(37) WEST OF THE 6TH P.M.,MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ASFOLLOWS:BEGINNING AT A POINT 805 FEETSOUTH AND 1620 FEET WEST OFTHE NORTHEAST CORNER OFTHE NORTHEAST QUARTER OFSECTION 21-33-37, THIS POINTBEING ON THE SAME LINE ASTHE WEST SIDE OF BLOCK TWO(2), KALLENBACH'S FIRST ADDI-TION TO THE CITY OF HUGOTON,STEVENS COUNTY KANSAS, AND355 FEET SOUTH OF THESOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID

BLOCK TWO (2), THENCE EASTPARALLEL AND 295 FEET FROMTHE SOUTH LINE OF TWELFTHSTREET A DISTANCE OF 130FEET, THENCE SOUTH 75 FEET,THENCE WEST 130 FEET,THENCE NORTH ON THE SAMELINE AS THE WEST SIDE OF SAIDBLOCK 2 A DISTANCE OF 75FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGIN-NING.

ALSO DESCRIBED AS: LOT FIVE(5) IN BLOCK TWO (2), KALLEN-BACH'S THIRD ADDITION TO THECITY OF HUGOTON, STEVENSCOUNTY, KANSAS, ACCORDINGTO THE DULY FILED ANDRECORDED PLAT THEREOF.

commonly described as 1208South Madison, Hugoton, KS67951

to satisfy the judgment in the above-entitled case. The sale is to be madewithout appraisement and subject tothe redemption period as provided bylaw, and further subject to the ap-proval of the Court.

If the sale is set aside for any rea-son, the Purchaser at the sale shall beentitled only to a return of the depositpaid. The Purchaser shall have nofurther recourse against the Mort-gager, the Mortgagee or the Mort-gagee’s attorney.

Sheriff of STEVENS County, Kansas

PREPARED AND SUBMITTED BY:SINGER JONES & LOCK, P.A.

_____________________________Kenneth C. Jones #[email protected] W. Lock #[email protected] MartyOverland Park, KS 66212Phone: (913) 648-6333Fax: (913) 642-8742ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF

PUBLIC NOTICE

FOR SALE2005 Yamaha Rhino 660

w/ 720 stroker motorToo many accessories to list;

4 seaterMust See! $8500 OBO

620-453-1139(tfc12)

104 Sid Avenue Elkhart- Ranch, 4 bed/2 bath,new windows, nice wood floors, appliances, attgarage, basement, cen H/A, fence. Call todayto see this home!!

2322 Road 7 Ranch Style, 4 bed/2 bath, fpl,cover patio, fence, WIC, outbuildings, 10+/-acres. Much, much more!! Call to see this prop-erty!!

813 S Washington Frame, 4 bed/2 bath, fin-ished basement, nice kitchen w/appliances, attgarage, fence. Much more!! Call for your show-ing!!

1155 Road 25, Rolla - Beautiful Brick, 4bed/3 bath, att garage, horse barn, equipshop, detach garage, feeding facility, all on160 acres. Call today for your private show-ing!!

Feature Of The Week

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

Mark Faulkner-BrokerKaren Yoder - Associate/Broker

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

Chance Yoder - SalespersonAgricultural Land

Residential & Commercial SpecialistChance Yoder- Cellphone 544-1907

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

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

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

510 W. 8th Street- 3 bed/2 b, cen H/A, fire-place, 2 car attached garage, includes ap-pliances. Call for details!!

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!!

901 S Trindle Ranch, 4 bed/3 bath, fpl, fence,sprinkler, att garage, beautiful oak detailing! Callto see this beauty!!

210 West 11th St- Over 4,000 sq ft brick,4 bd, 3 ba, full finished basement, fencedyard, 3 fireplaces, formal dining, includeskitchen appliances, circle drive, lots of stor-age. Call to see this beauty!!

1108 S Main Street- Beautiful Ranch, 4bd/2 bath, fpl, open floor plan, 2 livingareas, WIC. A MUST SEE!!

711 East 5th Avenue- Beautiful ranchstyle, 3 bed/2 bath, Open Floor plan, Oakcabinets, finished bsmt, att garage,cenH/A. Much more... Call for your showing.

131 S Madison- 2 bed/2 bath, 2 livingareas, kitchen/dining combo, att garage, 30x 40 metal bldg, 10 x 12 storage shed,fence, sprinkler, carport. Great neighbor-hood!!

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SALE PENDING

708 Adams, Rolla - Beautiful, ranchstyle, brick home. 5 bed/3 bath, Oakcabinetry, finished basement, sprin-kler, att garage, workshop, fence, dogrun...and much more!! Call to viewthis lovely home!!


Saturday, March 29, 2014

47th Annual Kiwanis

CONSIGNMENTCONSIGNMENTAUCTIONAUCTION

Stevens County Fairgrounds, HugotonTWO BIG DAYSTWO BIG DAYS

Friday, March 28, 2014Sale Starts at 10:00 a.m.

91 Ford Crown Victoria 54,143 Miles73 Ford Tandem Truck with grain bed03 Dodge Grand Caravan16’ Aeroglas Boat 85hp Javlin Motor Trolling MotorOld Compressor30 Gallon Trash Cans2 Gas Cans

ToolsPipe WrenchesShop Light Stand5 Sprinkler Iron WheelsIron Park Bench5’ Tee PostsRV Motor Home20 W&W Cattle Panels 5’ x 10’Trailer for Cattle Panels

Linde Mig Welder 3-Phase 230/460 VoltsLarge Tool Box on WheelsLot of Tool BoxesTires - Some NewWelding Table on WheelsParts BinsMisc. LumberCast Iron HandleLawn Mowers

CONSIGNMENTS ACCEPTED THURSDAY & FRIDAY UNTIL SALE TIMEDisposal Fee On Unsold Tires - Will Sell In Arena At Auctioneers’ Discretion

CONSIGNMENTS ACCEPTED UNTIL SALE TIME SATURDAY

All announcements day of sale take precedence. All items must be out of buildings Saturday night.

All items must be off of grounds by April 10All items sold “as is” unless otherwise stated.

MANY MORE CONSIGNMENTS BY SALE TIME!MANY MORE CONSIGNMENTS BY SALE TIME!Auctioneers - Area AuctioneersClerks - Hugoton Kiwanis Club

544-4202 or 544-8985• Lunch Will Be Served Friday and Saturday by 4-H •

Antique Roll Top DeskLarge Cherry TV CabinetCorner Oak TV CabinetMetal TV Cabinet5 Antique RadiosConcrete HorseOld ComputerCream Separator2 Xerox Copiers With SuppliesCookie JarIce TongsOld Kitchen Items

Office ChairsDishesSilverwareChest of DrawersCamping Equipment6 Jars of MarblesKansas License Plates 50s onVintage HubcapsDoll FurnitureCarnival Glasses & PitchersJewelry Boxes

Enamel WareMilk CanBrass ItemsEgg PlateDuck PlatesLampsOil LampsLead BottleCoke BottlesToysFlower Pot StandBrass Horse

Sale Starts At 10:00 a.m., Two Auction Rings will be started at 11:00 a.m.

Third & Main 544-8030 Hugoton yardmasterks.com

All SeasonsLawn Food

Plus Crabgrass &

Weed PreventerContaining

PRODIAMINECRABGRASS PREVENTER

plus LAWN FOOD

•Consistent long-lasting pre-emergent control

•Stops germination of Crabgrass, Henbit, Oxalis, Poa Annua, Chickweed, Foxtail, Purslane, Shepherd’s Purse, Prostrate Spurge and Knotweed

The prevalence of soy prod-ucts in recipes and ready-made foods has skyrocketed inrecent years. Soy-based milkproducts and others substitut-ing soy with more traditionalingredients are no longer rele-gated to the outskirts of theneighborhood grocery store.While soy is being consumed ingreater numbers than indecades past, some people arestill unaware of the varioushealth benefits and advantagesto including soy in their diets.

Soyfoods provide a numberof nutritional benefits for peo-ple of all ages. According to theSoyfoods Association of NorthAmerica, recent studies haveindicated eating soy at an earlyage may help protect againstsome diseases, includingbreast cancer, later in life. Soyalso may help improve cogni-tive function.

People largely turn to soy tomaintain a healthy weight andcontrol their cholesterol, as soycan replace foods higher in sat-urated fat, calories and choles-terol. For example, a glass ofwhole milk contains 150 calo-ries and eight grams of totalfat. Soy milk, however, comesin between 80 and 100 caloriesand may have roughly fourgrams of fat. The fat is mostlyhealthy fats, as there are onlytrace amounts of saturated fatin soy products.

Soy also has cholesterol-lowering properties and can bebeneficial to those who are lac-tose intolerant. Vegetariansand vegans routinely turn tosoyfoods as a main proteinsource.

Soyfoods can offer a num-ber of healthy benefits, includ-ing providing a lean proteinsource lower in saturated fatsthan other forms of protein.Calcium-fortified soymilk offersthe same nutritional value ascow's milk but can still be con-sumed by those who are lac-

tose intolerant. Soy can helpmany people maintain healthyweights, and soyfoods promotecardiovascular health.

While soyfoods can be ben-eficial, such foods are not per-fect. Allergies to soy arepossible, and as with any di-etary supplement, moderateconsumption may be all that'snecessary to provide nutri-tional benefits. Overconsump-tion of soy may not provide thedesired results.

One concern regarding soyis its relationship to geneticallymodified organisms, or GMOs.Reports suggest the vast ma-jority of soybeans produced inthe United States are GMOs.While these soybeans are pri-marily used for livestock feed,many foods people eat alsocontain GMO soybeans. Thejury is still out with regard to

the impact GMO foods have onpersonal health. Proponents ofGMOs say their use makesagricultural products safer andmore affordable. GMO cropsmay be resistant to pests, elim-inating the need for herbicidesand pesticides. But opponents

of GMOs say they may beharmful, as they might haveless nutritional value, incite al-lergic reactions, cause prob-lems with liver function and beharmful to the planet.

Individuals who still want toenjoy soy products such astofu, miso, tempeh, soy sauce,soy milk and foods containingsoy lecithin, an emulsifier, canopt for organic products andthose specifically advertising“no GMO ingredients”. Moreand more food manufacturersare heeding consumer demandfor foods that do not containGMOs, and producers of soy-foods are no exception. Brandslike SilkR, TofurkyR, WildwoodR

and Eden FoodsR produce soyproducts that are GMO-free.Read labels to determine if soyproducts contain GMOs.


Dental decay is the mostcommon chronic childhooddisease. More than 16 millionchildren in the United Statesalone suffer from untreatedtooth decay, according to theU.S. Centers for Disease Con-trol and Prevention. As moreand more children develop cav-ities, new advice is being of-fered to those who care foryoung children's emerging andestablished teeth.

The American Dental Asso-ciation's Council on ScientificAffairs has updated its dentalcare guidelines for caregivers.While it was once recom-mended to use water only or anonfluoride toothpaste to cleanteeth of the very young, theCSA now recommends the useof fluoride toothpaste even foryoung children, saying parentsand other caregivers shouldbrush their kids' teeth with flu-oride toothpaste as soon as thefirst tooth comes in.

"Approximately 25 percentof children have or had cavitiesbefore entering kindergarten,so it's important to provideguidance to caregivers on theappropriate use of fluoride

toothpaste to help prevent theirchildren from developing cavi-ties," said CSA chair EdmondL. Truelove, D.D.S.

The CSA recommends thatcaregivers use a smear of fluo-ride toothpaste (or an amountabout the size of a grain of rice)for children younger than threeyears old and a pea-sizeamount of fluoride toothpastefor children between the agesof three and six years old. Theupdated guidelines are in-tended to provide children withthe full benefit of cavity protec-tion while limiting their risk ofdeveloping fluorosis, which is amild discoloration of teeth usu-ally appearing as faint lines.The CSA found that using justa "smear" of toothpaste for chil-dren younger than three yearsold and a pea-size amount forchildren between the ages ofthree and six helps to preventcavities and is less likely tocause fluorosis. Childrenshould spit out toothpaste assoon as they are old enough todo so.

Caregivers also are urged totake their children to the den-tist when the first tooth erupts

or no later than a child's firstbirthday. Semiannual or an-nual visits thereafter should bethe norm, or as directed by adentist.

Oral healthcare is importantfor people of all ages, includingvery young children with cavi-ties. Learn more about preven-tative oral care by visitingwww.ada.org.


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@ YOUR LIBRARYYour Information Source for 100 Years

500 MonroeHugoton, Ks. 67951-2639

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

CELEBRATE 100This is the final week to par-

ticipate in the adult winterreading program “Celebrate

100”, which runs throughMarch 21, 2014. Books may beentered individually, or BINGOcards be filled out for addi-

tional awards. This week’s win-ners are Jana Crump, LindsayTuman and Cathy Wolters.Every entry (weekly winner ornot) will be eligible for one ofthree grand prizes - $100.00 inChamber Bucks to be drawnMonday, March 24.

PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITThe photography exhibit will

begin Tuesday April 1. Youmay bring your photos to thelibrary the week before the ex-hibit begins. We will set up thedisplay Thursday and Friday,March 27 and 28. You mayregister your photographsusing a form located on ourWeb site or at the library.

SUMMER READINGSummer reading letters

have gone out! This year’s pro-gram is called “Fizz BoomREAD.” If you would like tohelp with the program, pleasecontact Stacey at the library.

UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE SCL

March 21 – Final day for theAdult Winter Reading Program,“Celebrate 100”

March 24 – Drawing forgrand prizes for “Celebrate100”

March 24 through 28 – Li-brary accepting photos forApril Exhibit

April – Photography ExhibitApril 3 – SCGS meetingJuly 7 – 11 – Library Cen-

tennial Celebration

Emily has experienced 1,600 books in the 1,000 Books BeforeKindergarten challenge at the Stevens County Library. By thetime Emily reaches Kindergarten, we bet she's read all thebooks at the SCL!

for readingThe Hermes

Official Newspaper of Stevens County

march 20, 2014

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new plan

new veterinarian

board members jackrowden

whichhelps new residents

faras new monies

attractionfor new teachers

director neal gillespie

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