September 18, 2014

The Stevens CountyBoard of County Commis-sioners met in regular ses-sion Monday, September15, 2014 with all membersPat Hall, James Bell andDave Bozone present. Alsopresent were County ClerkPam Bensel, County Coun-selor Robert Johnson andRoGlenda Coulter from TheHugoton Hermes. The fol-lowing is just an agenda forthe morning with a few ofthe unofficial highlights. Of-ficial minutes will be pub-lished at a later date.

The commissioners’agenda included: 8:30 -Bills/Vernon Anderson;9:00 - Phillip Willis; 9:30 -Tony Martin; 10:00 - LanceBrown; and 12:00 - lunch.

When this reporter arrived around 8:40 thecommissioners were fin-ished talking with VernonAnderson.

Warren Willis stopped byto see if the hospital boardwas on the agenda. Whenhe was told they were not,he offered to call them in.He understood the commis-sioners say at the last meet-ing to meet with them againin two weeks. The commis-sioners said that they un-derstood Paula Rowden ison vacation and will not beback until October. Warrensaid he had visited withPaula about a few things.Bob said if the board andPaula were working on itmaybe the commissionersdidn’t need to be involved.Dave spoke up and said heand Pat and Jim are notonly the commissioners,they are also the CountyBoard of Health and have a

responsibility to the com-munity to resolve this issue.Warren said he just wantedto stop by and give answersto questions they had forthe board like the Medicaidissue. He didn’t want to bea no show and he had donea lot of research. Commis-sioners said they really did-n’t know if they knew howto help the situation by hav-ing any new answers. War-ren said the hospital does infact already have a voucherprogram in place at thecounty health. A voucher isbrought to the clinic andthe patient pays a nominalfee to see the doctor and thevoucher is then taken andbilled to the proper party,not the health department.They are trying to make acontract with countyhealth; it will not affect thehospital’s Medicaid pay-ments. Much research hasbeen done in the matterand since the voucher pro-gram is already in placethere will be no problems ifthey all work together. War-ren can get the numbers ofthe voucher usage if needbe. He said a nurse practi-tioner has been available forthe health department foryears and has not beenused. This brought the hos-pital to the conclusion thatthe needs were being met,but if not, they definitelyneed to be addressed. Com-missioners hope things canbe worked out. Warrenlooks forward to meetingwith Paula in October to setgoals and work together toachieve them. The commis-sioners expressed theirthanks for all the hard work

and research that has goneinto this matter.

Phillip Willis came in tohave the commissioners ap-prove some committeemembers. Motion wasmade and passed to ap-prove them. Phillip told thecommissioners KDI is need-ing 1,000 tons of crushedconcrete. A deal has beenoffered to help pay for theconcrete to be crushed.Commissioners gave theirok. Commissioners thentalked about making a po-sition a part-time position.

Sheriff Heaton stoppedby. He was busy working acattle truck accident on theOklahoma border. Cattlehad to be rounded up andpicked up. He talked aboutsome other matters goingon involving his office.

Tony Martin came infrom Road and Bridge. Theytalked about a few road is-sues. Letters have beensent out for some of these.In regard to another roadissue it was decided to dragdirt from the sides for theroad and fill in mud holes.Tony said they are workingwith bus routes and mailroutes and trying to keepharvest routes good. Theyalways do their best to keeproads from blowing. Tonyhas been in touch withKirkham Michael. He willhave some questions forTheresa at the budget hear-ing. Tony told of some treeshis department removed tofix vision blockage.

Next on the agenda wasLance Brown, the new dis-trict ranger from the Cimar-ron National Grasslands.Officer Brown relocated into

the area about a year ago.This is his first ranger posi-tion but he has been a biol-ogist with the USDA ForestService in Nevada for 13years and in Arizona beforethat. He brought in papersfor the commissioners tosign. He talked about thework being done to the oldburn area with some dam-aged trees being removedand other damage cleanedup. Dave asked if some re-seeding is being done. Hesaid this might be a futureproject. The commissionerssuggested he take his pa-pers, show them to RodneyKelling and have him signthem, as they had to dowith fire control.

Lance said the NationalGrasslands is planning a“Meet and Greet” that hewanted to invite the com-missioners to.

The commissionersmoved into an executivesession.

Meeting adjourned. Official Minutes

Commissioners MeetingSeptember 2, 2014

The Stevens CountyBoard of County Commis-sioners met Tuesday, Sep-tember 2, 2014 with allmembers present. Alsopresent were County Coun-selor Bob Johnson, CountyClerk Pam Bensel andRoGlenda Coulter from TheHugoton Hermes. Davecalled the meeting to order.Jim moved to approve theminutes of the last meeting.Pat seconded. Motion car-ried. Jim moved to approvethe county vouchers. Patseconded. Motion carried.The clerk was instructed todraw warrants on theTreasurer chargeable to thevarious funds of the countyfor the following amounts:General .. 180,331.68;Road & Bridge ..134,324.07; Airport ..5,426.64; Noxious Weed ..5,956.10; Alcoholic Treat-ment .. 237.50; CommunityHealth .. 26,972.35; Em-ployee’s P/R Misc W/H ..55.96; Reg of Deeds TechFund .. 472.77.

Jack Rowden with Citi-zens State Bank and GaryGold with First NationalBank came in to present aquote for refinancing the

lease purchase agreementof the Pioneer Manor. Thecommissioners will decideand get back with themlater in the week.

Commissioners talked toVernon about replacingRoger Lynch on the South-west Kansas Area Agencyon Aging Board. Pat movedto appoint Vernon to theSouthwest Kansas AreaAgency on Aging Board toreplace Roger Lynch. Jimseconded. Motion carried.

Tony Martin and KirkSpikes came in to discussopening a section line roadbetween sections SW 3-33-36 and SE 4-33-36. Tonysaid the letters to the farm-ers have helped with thesprinkler situation. He saysthe Road Department is fin-ishing with the asphaltroads and the new phonesystem is in and workingwell. Tony said he talked toJon Halbgewachs aboutKDOT paying back pay-ments for the highway proj-ect instead of all at the endof the project.

Ted Heaton, T.J. Steersand Duane Topliss came.Ted reported everything is

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Stevens County Commissioners meet Cimarron National Grasslands District Ranger Lance Brown

Stevens County Commissioners, along with Bob Johnson andPam Bensel, listen as Grasslands Ranger Lance Brown talksabout the local grasslands he is in charge of. Ranger Brown ispictured in the inset to the left.

The Hugoton High School Marching Band represents Hugoton well and earns a SuperiorI rating from the State Fair

marching competition. They have been march-ing three weeks and put in a lot of hard work.Hugoton couldn't be prouder!

Continued to page 3

Senator Bob Dole plansto visit Hugoton duringthe eighth of several tripsto Kansas this year. Allvisits are open to the pub-lic. Senator Dole will be inHugoton at Memorial Hallat 200 East Sixth Street,Wednesday, September 24from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m.

“I’m looking forward tomy eighth trip back to myhome state of Kansas thisyear,” Senator Dole said.“I plan to enjoy lots ofcookies and browniesalong the way.”

Other planned stops:Monday, September 22Dodge City - [venue TBD] –6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, September 23Kinsley - Edwards CountyFair Building (HWY 183,south of Kinsley) - 10:30to 11:30 a.m.Greensburg - Kiowa Sen-ior Center (431 S. MainSt.) - 12:15 to 1:15 p.m.Ashland - Senior Commu-nity Center (800 Main St.)- 2:15 to 3:15 p.m.Meade - Beam Senior Cen-ter (624 Carthage) - 4:00to 5:00 p.m.Liberal - Historic Rock Is-land Depot (4 Rock IslandRoad) - 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.Wednesday, September 24:Elkhart - City Hall (433Morton St.) - 12:30 to 1:30p.m.

Johnson City - StantonSenior Center (205 E. Weaver) - 2:30 to 3:30p.m.Ulysses - Grant CountySenior Center (117 E.Grant) - 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.Thursday, September 25Ulysses - Sunflower Electric Power CorporationPlant Dedication - 11:00a.m. to 12:00 p.m.Satanta - Dudley Township Library (105 N.Sequoyah) - 1:00 to 2:00p.m.Cimarron - Over Fifty Center (205 South MainSt.) - 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Senator Bob Dole visits Hugoton

BRRRRR!!! The Hugoton Hermes Staff accepts the ice bucket challenge issued to themby the hospital staff last week, but not beforeissuing their own challenges to Ghumm’s

Auto/NAPA; Citizens State Bank/TA Dudley;First National Bank; and the Fitness Centerwith Robert Rich. You all better hurry beforecold weather hits!! Yes! There was ice involved.

The recent spate ofmeasurable earthquakesin Oklahoma, California,and even in Kansas haveprompted some consumersand the media to wonderabout earthquake insur-ance options.

With the number ofearthquakes reported thissummer, Kansans are cer-tainly more aware of thepossible need to purchaseearthquake insurance.

Earthquake coverage isnot a part of a regularhomeowners’, renters’ orcondominium insurancepolicy. If your insurancecompany offers it - andmost of them do - coveragecan be added by includingan endorsement to yourpolicy or by purchasing aseparate earthquake pol-icy. In either case, you willpay an extra premium, butit is usually inexpensive.

A recent survey by theInsurance Information In-stitute shows only sevenpercent of homeowners na-tionwide have earthquakeinsurance. That is also theaverage for those of us wholive in the Midwest. Evenin California, only 12 per-cent of homeowners havepurchased this coverage.

Most of us have heard ofthe New Madrid fault inMissouri, but many don’tknow Kansas has a faultzone running through ittoo.

According to the Kansas

Geological Survey, theNemaha Ridge is a buriedgranite mountain rangethat extends from Omahasouth to Oklahoma City.The Humboldt Fault Zoneis the eastern boundary ofthe ridge, passing nearWamego, east of Manhat-tan to El Dorado. West ofthe ridge is the Midconti-nent rift, which runs fromnear Salina to the GreatLakes region. This is azone where the continentalcrust broke apart anddrifted about 50 miles dur-ing the earth’s early days.

As you ponder whetherearthquake coverage isright for you, consider thefollowing: • Coverage can protectyour dwelling, other struc-tures like a garage andyour personal property. Itmay cover increased coststo meeting current build-ing codes and costs to sta-bilize the land under yourdwelling.• Coverage doesn’t in-clude damage to your vehi-cles. That may be coveredunder your current auto-mobile policy. Check withyour local insurance agentor company to verify thevehicle coverage. If youhave comprehensive cover-age on your vehicle, theearthquake insurance isincluded, however.• Questions to ask your-self: How much would itcost to repair or rebuild

your home? How muchwould it cost to replaceyour household items?How much would it cost tofind a temporary place tolive because you couldn’tlive in your home after anearthquake?• The deductible forearthquake insuranceusually is ten to 20 percentof the coverage limit. Thisis different from a home-owners policy, which isusually only one flatamount deductible, like$500 or $1,000.• The time to buy the cov-erage is before an earth-quake. Most insurers won’tsell any new earthquakeinsurance for 30 to 60days after a recent earth-quake. Check with your in-surance company to besure.• As with any householdcoverage, make a house-hold inventory. Go througheach room to write downand video everything. Store

the inventory in a secureplace at another location,such as a safe deposit box.(For a download of a Per-sonal Home Inventory, goto www.ksinsurance.org,and on the home pagescroll down under the“Quick Links” button andclick on “Publications.”) Ifyou have a smartphone,you can get the applicationfor a mobile personal homeinventory, MyHomeScr.APP.book, from yourphone’s app store.

For additional assis-tance, contact our KansasInsurance Department’sConsumer Assistance Hot-line at 800-432-2484.

The Kansas InsuranceDepartment, established in1871, assists and educatesconsumers, regulates andreviews companies and li-censes agents selling insur-ance products in the state.More about the departmentis available online atwww.ksinsurance.org.

ObituariesThe Hugoton Hermes Thursday, September 18, 2014 Page 2

“The name of the Lord is a

strong tower; the righteous

runneth into it, and is safe.

Proverbs 18:10

Death has claimed the lifeof Ricardo Rodriguez, age 76,of Ulysses. Mr. Rodriguezpassed away Saturday, Sep-tember 13, 2014 at his homein Ulysses.

Mr. Rodriguez was bornJanuary 8, 1922 in El TerreroNamiquipa Chihuahua, Mex-ico, the son of Reinaldo Ro-driguez and the formerRosario Medina.

Ricardo grew up in Mexico.He married Gricelda Ortegain 1955 in Allende Mexico.They moved to Great Bend in1977.

Mr. Rodriguez was a yardoperator for Great BendFeeders, retiring in 2004.They moved to Ulysses in2005 to be near family andhelp with the farming. Ahumble man, Ricardo en-

joyed fishing and hunting.He is survived by his wife,

Gricelda of their home; sons,Guadalupe Rodriguez andwife Alicia, Ricardo Rodriguezand wife Eloisa and Eriet Ro-driguez and wife Rosa;daughters Isidra Rodriguezde Vargas, Bilga Esparza,Aide Rascon and MireyaCrawford; his 31 grandchil-dren; and 39 great grandchil-dren.

Ricardo is preceded indeath by two daughters BanyAntllon and Zulet Harp.

Funeral services were at-tended Wednesday afternoon,September 17, 2014 atPrimera Iglesia Bautista inUlysses with Pastor ManuelP. Perez officiating. Inter-ment followed at the UlyssesCemetery. Arrangementswere in care of Garnand Fu-neral Home, 405 W. GrantAve, Ulysses, Ks. 67880.

Ricardo RodriguezFriends and family mem-

bers gathered Monday to re-member and honor Sylvia“Susie” Billings She peace-fully slipped into heavenTuesday, September 9, 2014at the age of 68.

Born October 17, 1945 in Eureka, she was thedaughter of Sherman WayneLewis and the former MarthaIone Morgan.

Susie attended school inQuincy and Hamilton. Shegraduated from HamiltonHigh School in May of 1964.She missed her first year ofschool due to RheumaticFever. That put her and heryoungest sister one yearapart in school and fun theydid have.

One of eleven children,boredom wasn’t in this fam-ily’s vocabulary. The fouryoungest were in a span offive years so that kept thegames and the kids busy allthe time. Susie grew up inthe United Methodist Churchwhere she and her sistersang in the choir and atschool singing both duetsand solos. She had a beauti-ful soprano voice.

Susie married LynnBillings in 1966. They hadtwo boys and one girl. Theylater divorced but remaineddear friends. Susie workedten years for Greyhound Busout of Pueblo, Colorado

Springs and Denver, Co. as aTicket Sales Clerk. She was areal people person andgreeted all with a big smile.She loved her job and had togive it up due to health prob-lems.

Mrs. Billings loved playingPitch and Hand – N – Foot.She liked to win but just en-joyed to play for fun. She willbe missed by many, espe-cially her family and Bill.

Susie will be rememberedas a person who smiled withboth her eyes and her mouth;she had a giggle that every-

one loved. Survivors include her soul

mate Bill Belohlavy of Wilber;her sons; daughter-in-lawDebbie Billings; her twograndchildren; four greatgrandchildren; brothers,Jerry Lewis of OklahomaCity, Ok. and Larry Lewis ofAlva, Ok.; sister RachaelStewart of Rolla; sister-in-lawSandra Lewis of Toronto; andher numerous nieces andnephews.

Mrs. Billings is precededin death by her parents; ex-husband Lynn; infant daugh-

ter Stephanie Kay; brothers,Don, Elvin, Keith, Kennethand Jack; sisters, Katherineand Karen; and two nephews.

Graveside services wereattended Monday afternoon,September 15, 2014 at Rich-field Cemetery under the direction of Garnand FuneralHome of Elkhart.

Memorial contributionsmay be given to the SusieBillings Memorial Fund incare of Garnand FuneralHome, PO Box 854, Elkhart,Ks. 67950.

Sylvia “Susie” Billings

The death of Lorri RaeCullison of Moscow is beingmourned. Mrs. Cullisonpassed away Thursday, Sep-tember 11, 2014 at her resi-dence. She was 53.

The daughter of DonaldPost and the former VidaWoolery, Lorri was born Sep-tember 15, 1960 in Lamar,Co.

Lorri loved her family andshe enjoyed going campingand to K-State games. Sheenjoyed music and PBR Bullriding.

April 14, 1986 she andDavid B. Cullison were married in Hugoton.

Survivors include her sonMatt Cullison and wifeTashina of Turpin, Ok.;

daughter Tara Shaddix andhusband Casey of Moscow;brothers, Steven Post andwife Sandra of Manter andDarin Post of Johnson; sisters Dyvonne Sides andhusband Ron of Hugoton,Elaine Warner of Hutchinsonand Dawn Higgins and hus-band Steve of Buckeye, Az.;grandchildren, Teegan, Taylor and Maverick Cullisonand Skylar Shaddix; hergrandmother Lillian Woolery;and many other relatives andfriends.

Lorri was preceded indeath by her father; hus-band; grandparents Lloydand Lucille Post; and grand-father Floyd Woolery.

Memorial services were attended Monday afternoon,September 15, 2014 at theStanton County Cemetery ofJohnson. Paul’s FuneralHome of Hugoton was incharge of arrangements.

A memorial has been established for St. Jude’sHospital. Memorials may bemailed to Paul’s FuneralHome, PO Box 236, Hugoton,Ks. 67951.

Lorri Cullison

Elkhart resident IreneGladys Griffith passed fromthis life Wednesday, Septem-ber 10, 2014 at MortonCounty Special Care Center inElkhart. She was 96.

Gladys was born November23, 1917 in Enterprise, thedaughter of John August Lin-dahl and the former Anna M.Johnson.

Gladys was educated in theEnterprise Schools, KansasState University in Manhattanand the Vogue School of Fash-ion Art in Chicago, Il. She wasa member of the UnitedMethodist Church in Elkhart.Gladys was also a member ofChapter B7, PEO in Elkhartand The Order of Eastern Star.

June 28, 1941, she wasunited in Holy Matrimony with

C. Lyndon Griffith in Salina.He preceded her in death January 26, 2006.

She leaves to mourn, oneson, Quentin Lindahl Griffithof Chickasha, Ok.; daughterCatherine Ann Griffith McKinley and husband Davidof Manter; two grandchildren,Tim O’Neill and wife Jill andCara Bailey and husbandAdam; and her four greatgrandchildren, Sophia O’Neill,Ailey O’Neill, Colin Bailey andBrendan Bailey.

Mrs. Griffith was precededin death by her parents; hus-band; son Clarence LyndonGriffith III; brothers Melvin A.Lindahl and Harold W. Lindahl; and her sister EthelWeir.

Graveside services were at-tended Wednesday morning,September 17, 2014 at theElkhart Cemetery with Rev.Dennis Reimer officiating.Garnand Funeral Home ofElkhart was in charge of thearrangements.

The family requests memo-rials be given to the MortonCounty Special Care Unit,United Methodist Church inElkhart or Elkhart PEO all incare of Garnand FuneralHome, PO Box 854, Elkhart,Ks. 67950.

Irene “Gladys” Griffith

Word has been received ofthe death of Edith MayTuman. Mrs. Tuman ofElkhart, passed from this lifeTuesday, September 9, 2014at the age of 96.

She was born September24, 1917 to Charles Fast andthe former Almedia Wallis inTrinidad, Co.

November 27, 1937, shemarried Cecil Lee Tuman inLiberal.

Mrs. Tuman enjoyed attending First BaptistChurch in Elkhart, garden-ing, horseback riding, cro-cheting and most of allspending time with her muchloved family and friends.

Those preceding Edith indeath were her parents; hus-

band; brother Richard; andsisters Alice, Deloris, Lucilleand Esther.

Her survivors include herson Jack Tuman and wifeBev of Hugoton; granddaugh-ter Cindy Ely and husbandTom from Wildwood, Mo.;

grandson Rusty Tuman andwife Lindsay of Hugoton; hertwo great grandsons, WestonEly and wife Kacey from Pa-cific, Mo. and Gregory Elyand wife Jessica of Dittmer,Mo.; three great great grand-children, Charlotte, Gabi andWilliam Ely; and her manynieces and nephews.

Graveside services were at-tended Saturday afternoon,September 13, 2014 at Liberal City Cemetery withPastor Ed Richards officiat-ing. Miller Mortuary was incharge of the arrangements.

The family suggests memorials be sent to FirstBaptist Church, P.O. Box751, Elkhart, Ks 67950.

Edith Tuman

Stevens County EmergencyServices run activity for September 1 through September 14.Fire Department

Hugoton Station Friday, September 5 - 6:55p.m. dispatched to 200 blockof Public for a rescuestandby. Sunday, September 7 -7:34 a.m. dispatched toHighway 51 between Road 22and Road 23 for a motor vehicle accident. Monday, September 8 -5:29 p.m. dispatched to

Highway 56 and Highway 25for a controlled burnstandby. Fire Department

Moscow Station Sunday, September 7 -7:34 a.m. dispatched toHighway 51 between Road 22and Road 23 for a motor vehicle accident.

Ambulance Activity Six medical runs, onemotor vehicle accident, fivetransfers, one rescuestandby and seven footballstandbys.

Stevens County Fire Department and

Ambulance Report

by Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy PraegerCommissioner’s Corner

The death of TimothyJames Jones, age 49, of Rollahas been learned. Mr. Jonespassed away Saturday, Sep-tember 13, 2014 at his home.

He was the son of CarlJones and the former JudyBennett.

Timothy was with KSU Ex-tension as an agent inElkhart in 2000.

Local survivors include hiswife Karen and two daugh-ters, Kenzie Lynn and CarlieAnn Jones all of Rolla.

Memorial services areplanned for 2:00 p.m. Thurs-day, September 18 at theMorton County Civic Centerin Elkhart with Rev. TimothyQ. Clark officiating.

Memorial contributionsmay be given to the Kenzieand Carlie Jones EducationFund in care of Garnand Funeral Home, PO Box 854,Elkhart, Ks 67950.

A complete obituary willbe in next week’s Hermes.

Timothy Jones

HUGOTON POLICE REPORTHUGOTON POLICE REPORTBusiness Hours, Call 544-4959

After Hours, Call 544-2020

Tuesday, September 9, 2014• Non Injury Accident, 100 Block of

West Fourth, Took Report, Ser-geant Johnson

Wednesday, September 10, 2014• Vehicle Unlock, 1000 Block of

South Washington, Citizen Assist,Sergeant Johnson

Thursday, September 11, 2014• Funeral Escort, 800 Block of South

Main, Public Service, Chief Leslie/ACO Smith

Saturday, September 13, 2014• Loud Music, 200 Block of South

Main, Advised to Turn It Down, Of-ficer Hagman

• Loud Music, 200 Block of SouthHarrison, Officer Hagman

• Loud Music, 200 Block of South

Harrison, Unable to Locate, OfficerHagman

• Window Peeker, 100 Block of EastFirst, Unable to Locate, OfficerHagman

Sunday, September 14, 2014• House Egged, 700 Block of West

City Limits, Talked to Both Sub-jects, Sergeant Johnson

• Medical Assist, 900 Block of SouthCoulter, Public Service, SergeantJohnson

• Property Damage, 200 Block ofSouth Lincoln, Took Report, OfficerHagman

• Vehicle Unlock, 100 Block of SouthAdams, Citizen Assist, Officer Hag-man

The Hugoton USD #210Board of Education met Mon-day, September 15 for the regu-lar monthly meeting. Present atthe meeting were board mem-bers Stephanie Heger, MartinDaharsh, Todd Gayer, Barry Hit-tle, Paula Rowden, Matt Millsand Don Beesley. Also presentwere Mark Crawford, EliseHeger, John Girodat, TiffanyBoxum, Larry Lyder, LanceCuster, Jan Kilbourne, TraciShields and Kay McDaniels.

The board approved theagenda and accepted the resig-nations of Donice Medina, HMSsecretary effective September 9,2014; Aurora Lopez, HLA AdultESL teacher - the district nolonger offers an Adult ESLevening program; Mary Gonza-les, HES secretary effective Sep-tember 25, 2014; and NikkiGilmore, HMS secretary effectiveSeptember 24, 2014.

New hires approved by theboard were Emmanuel San-tanta, Part time grounds worker;Hannah Abernathy, HHSWrestling cheerleader; and RitaGonzales, HMS Secretary.

The board accepted thetransfer of Rachel Hale fromECDC aide to HHS secretary/bookkeeper, replacing GinnyPearson.

Elise Heger, Director of Cur-riculum and Professional Devel-opment, discussed with theboard math instructional shiftsand helping parents understandthe changes. She discussed theprocess by which the CommonCore was started and developed.

She said one goal of the Com-mon Core math standard is tomake American students betterat applying math in real life - acrucial skill for science and tech-nology jobs, but one at whichAmerican students are particu-larly weak compared with peersaround the world.

Elise informed the board stu-dents will still learn what’sknown as the “standard algo-rithm” - the way their parentslearned to multiply, divide, addand substract - but they will alsolearn other methods to try tomake the underpinnings of thestandard method more obvious.This is the conceptual, deeperlearning component.

Superintendent Mark Craw-ford showed the transportationoutsourcing data to the boardand discussed the proposed cap-ital outlay planning.

Primary School Principal Mrs.Tiffany Boxum informed theboard the primary school is hav-ing hearing and vision screeningduring the month of September.The school is also doing AimsWeb fall testing, and they are fin-ishing that up. She said 40 par-ents had signed up for sitecouncil.

Intermediate School PrincipalMr. Larry Lyder talked about im-munization and the requirementof a second chicken pox vaccine.He said the Intermediate schoolfinished Aims Web and MAPtesting last week.

Middle School Principal Mr.Lance Custer said the middleschool students were also re-

quiring a couple of extra shotsfor immunization this year also.This year the After School Program is focusing more onmissing assignments and not asmuch on grades. Mr. Custer reported there were 45 girls outfor volleyball this year.

HHS Principal Mr. John Giro-dat talked about an extra immu-nization Nurse Holly informedhim about for this year. He alsotold the board of the graduationrequirements needed for the stu-dents.

Hugoton Learning AcademyPrincipal Mr. Jan Kilbourne saidthere are 45 students enrolled atthe school, and they averageabout 35 students attendingpresently. The school has 15students who are out of the district.

Paula Rowden gave the HighPlains Education Cooperative(HPEC) report.

Safe Routes to School projectand the city council meetingwere discussed.

The board discussed the Gov-ernor’s School Efficiency TaskForce report and Food Serviceand federal and state guidelines.

Also discussed was the dona-tion of an aluminum eagle by theDust Bowl Riders.

A motion was made andpassed to amend the agendaand to add item 10K to accept adonation from Dust Bowl Riders.

The board approved out-of-district students. This motion ismore of a formality for the districtto know which students arecoming from other nearby dis-

tricts. The board approved the mo-

tion to accept a gift of $500 fromCitizen State Bank for the Ele-mentary School’s after schoolprogram.

Also approved by the boardwere long distance and out-of-state field trips for the 2014-2015 school year.

The motion to approve thepurchase of 25 Macbook Airs forECDC and HES teachers waspassed. The BOE approved thelow bid from Apple at $23,225 or$929 per unit. Currently, 17pre-K through sixth grade teach-ers have a 13” MacBook Air.Now, all certified staff in the dis-trict will have a laptop. All ECDCand HES classrooms will also begetting an Apple TV device.

The board approved the re-newal of the 2011 Office Suitesoftware license for all teacherand seventh through twelfthgrade student laptops. The BOEapproved the low bid fromGreenbush Education ServiceCenter at a cost of $29,653.

The motion to declare surplusand trade in a 1990 Clarke floorscrubber was approved. The unitis around ten to 13 years old andis a discontinued model; there-fore, the school cannot get partsfor it.

The board voted to accept thelow bid, and trade in credit topurchase a riding floor scrubber.The BOE approved a new Ad-venger riding floor scrubber for$14,487.53, minus $500 for atrade in on the Clarke scrubber.The unit is needed to keep theHES Terrazzo floors in goodshape.

The board approved the mo-tion to clarify and re-state theBoard motion from June 27,2014. The revised motion needs

to read as follows: Motion to ap-prove and transfer $4,587.50from general fund to Food Service fund due to the low paidmeal prices.

Also approved was Abengoathe use of a USD 210 activitybus for their grand opening October 17, 2014.

The board voted to approvethe motion to provide a singlehealth insurance benefit to allfull-time transportation routedrivers.

The motion to accept the giftof an eagle from the Dust BowlRiders was approved.

The meeting was adjourned.

UNTIL September 22- Order Blue & Gold

sausage, chicken strips orbacon from Hugoton HighSchool FFA members. Deliv-ery will be October 2. Contactan FFA member or call 620-544-4311 or 620-544-4728.September 18- The Hugoton Camera Clubwill meet.

- Dodge City AreaAlzheimer’s Cargiver’s Sup-port Group will meet Thurs-day, September 18 from12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. atthe First Methodist Church,210 Soule in Dodge City inthe West Chapel. ContactJudy Fraley-Hinnergart at620-225-4309, Jan Scogginsat 620-225-2439 or SarahGodbey at 620-225-5894 ifyou have any questions.September 20- Pioneer Manor “Costume”

Dog Show, beginning at10:30 a.m. in the Manor’seast courtyard. All dogs en-tered must be on a leash. Forinformation, please contactCelain Baker at 620-544-

2023, extension 2610.- Moscow Senior Center will

host a potluck supper at6:00 p.m. After the meal, amovie will be shown. All sen-iors are welcome to attend.The meal and movie will be amonthly event.- Twentieth Annual Founda-tion Party Auction at SewardCounty Community College/Area Technical School at theSeward County Event Cen-ter, starting at 6:00 p.m.Silent and live auctions, en-tertainment, food and bever-ages. Call 620-417-1131 orvisit sccc.edu/go/auction topurchase tickets. No ticketssold at the door. Proceedsfund scholarships and in-structional programs.September 22- First day of autumn- National Centenarian Day

at Pioneer Manor. Celebrateresidents who have lived acentury or longer at 2:00p.m. in the coffee shop at Pi-oneer Manor, 1711 S. Main.

- Live On Stage “SimplySinatra” starring Steve Lippia

and a ten-piece band. TheSenior Center will be takinga bus. Call 620-544-2283 ifyou would like to go. Youmust be a season tickets forLive On Stage.September 22-24- Holy Spirit Week at Her-

itage Christian Academy.September 24- Circle Time for children

ages birth to five years oldand their parents at 10:30a.m. at the Stevens CountyLibrary. Contact the SCL at620-544-2301 for more infor-mation.- Former Senator Bob Dole

will visit Hugoton’s MemorialHall from 10:45 to 11:45a.m. at Memorial Hall. Thisevent is open to the public.September 25-26

- No school for HeritageChristian Academy or USD210 Hugoton students.September 26- Hugoton High School fall

homecoming. HHS will playGoodland starting at 7:00p.m.

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DIABETESSELF-MANAGEMENT

Stevens County Health DepartmentDo you or someone you know live with Type 1 or Type 2Diabetes? Are you a caretaker of someone with Diabetes?Come join us for a self-management program to assist youor your loved one with Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes.

Join us for six sessions once weekly at the Health Department to gain knowledge on how to live life with diabetes! This program was developed by a group from Stanford University and was made available by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

Session OfferingsSummary of Sessions

• Session 1 – What is Diabetes? Monitoring /Healthy Eating

• Session 2 – Problem Solving / Healthy Eating / Hypoglycemia

• Session 3 – Complications / Meal Planning /Stress and Muscle Relaxation

• Session 4 – Difficult Emotions / Reading Labels / Guided Imagery

• Session 5 – Depression / Positive Thinking /Communication / Medications

• Session 6 – Sick Days / Foot Care / Workingwith Healthcare Providers

Class: Diabetes Self-Management

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Time: 2:00-4:00Cost: $20

Please register at the STEVENS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

505 S. Polk

Sign up due by September 19Hurry! Class size limited to 10

participants and spots will go quickly!Questions?

Call Trista Panjwani, RN, BSN620-544-7177 ext 12

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going well at the Sheriff’s Office.

Commissioners discussedthe recycling bins on theparking lot of Seventh andMain Street. Pat moved to getrid of the Lane Recyclingbins. Jim seconded. Motioncarried. Bob will contact LaneRecycling to pick up the bins.

Brandon Kolb came in todiscuss opening a section lineroad on Road G from Road 11to Road 12. Brandon asked tohave it maintained so hewould be able to get his graintrucks in and out of the field.Tony says that would not bea problem.

Stachia Nordyke andLinda Crawford came in todiscuss a concern with theCommissioners. Pat moved togo into executive session fornon-elected personnel for 15minutes with County Coun-selor Bob Johnson, StachiaNordyke and Linda Crawfordpresent. Jim seconded. Mo-tion carried. Meeting recon-vened at 10:45 a.m.

Paula Rowden withStevens County CommunityHealth Department and War-ren Willis, Dean Van Horn,Joyce Baughman and MiltonGillespie with the Stevens

County Hospital Board camein to discuss a Wellness pro-gram for the community.Paula wants to provide WellWomen services for the com-munity. The Hospital Boardis working with her to figureout a solution. Dr Samer Al-Hashmi has a concern forcovering other medical staffexcept the ones employed byStevens County. The HospitalBoard expressed the MedicalClinic has access for thisservice. Paula is concernedabout the cost for Medicareusing the sliding fee scale.Paula says the County PublicTransportation bus takes pa-trons to other towns for med-ical services, along with otherservices. Paula had the com-missioners sign the contractfor the Public Transportationbus. Paula informed the com-missioners the air condi-tioner at the CommunityHealth building is not work-ing. Paula checked the me-chanical room and foundwater leaking. She calledKansas Trane Company to fixthe problem.

By motion the board ad-journed.

Max McClure participates in the six-year-old division in thetractor pull at the Kansas State Fair. Max is the son of Joel andKaren McClure.

CommissionersContinued from Page 1

Zachary Willis wins a blue ribbon for his California Dreamin’cookies at the Kansas State Fair. Zachary is the son of Warrenand Amanda Willis.

Kaitlyn Willis takes second in the four-year-old girls’ tractorpull at the Kansas State Fair. Kaitlyn is the daughter of Warrenand Amanda Willis.

Emma McClure is a purple award winner for her apple pie atthe Kansas State Fair. Her pie was judged in the 12 to 14 agegroup along with 800 other entries. Emma is the daughter ofJoel and Karen McClure.

School board discusses Common Core and immunizations

Meet the Bogans - Roy,Kathleen, Ethan, Lynnelle,Trevor and Heidi. The familymoved to Hugoton fromBrighton, Co., in early August.

Roy is the new pastor atBethel Friends Church.Kathleen is a stay-at-homemom who enjoys volunteer-ing. Ethan is a junior atHugoton High School andLynnelle is a sophomore.Both are enjoying meeting

people through cross countryand are excited to be part ofthe upcoming fall musical.Trevor is a seventh grader atHugoton Middle School wholoves to play baseball andbasketball. Heidi is a fifthgrader at Heritage ChristianAcademy and enjoys riding

her bike all over town. They are being blessed by

this community and wish tosay thank you to everyone forhow friendly and welcomingpeople have been. They leavethese words with you: Jeremiah 29:11-13.

The family of Verda MarieEllsaesser of Hugoton gatheredSaturday, August 30, to helpher celebrate her ninetiethbirthday. Her children, grand-children, great-grandchildren,sister-in-law, nieces and

nephews - 80 people in all -were at the Early Childhood Development Center in Hugo-ton. They enjoyed visiting, pic-ture taking and a meal together.

Verda was born in Montrose,S.D., August 28, 1924. Shegraduated from high schoolthere in 1943. Two years later,April 20, 1945, she marriedHarley Ellsaesser of Ordway,Co. He was a soldier stationedin Sioux Falls, S.D.

They moved to southwest

Kansas in 1947 where theyraised five children, Sharon ofOklahoma, Ron (who died in1983), Larry from Missouri,Nancy of North Carolina andGary from Hugoton. Harleypassed on in 2007. Verda nowhas 18 grandchildren and 34great-grandchildren.

If you would like to send acard, Verda would enjoy hear-ing from you at 706 Washing-ton Street, Hugoton, Ks. 67951.


Citizens State Bank601 S. Main - Hugoton

Pyramid Agency, Inc.521 S. Main - Hugoton

PAUL'S FUNERAL HOMEDavid & Brandy Robson

314 S. Van Buren 544-4122

Faith Publishing LLC522 S. Main 620-544-4321

TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH516 N.E. Avenue 544-2355

Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.Worship Service - 10:45 a.m.

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

YOU ARE WELCOME!UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

828 S. Main Hugoton 544-8715Reverend Jo Mead, Pastor

Monday Bible Study - 1:30 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.Wednesday Praise! Kids - 3:45 p.m.

Wednesday Jr. High Youth Fellowship - 5:30 p.m.Wednesday Sr. High Youth Fellowship - 7:00 p.m.

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

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ROLLAEMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

ROLLA PENTECOSTALHOLINESS CHURCH

Corner of Third and Adams, RollaMarcus Light, Pastor

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

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

UNITED METHODIST CHURCHROLLA - RICHFIELD

593-4596 or 593-4781Sandy Ferguson, Pastor

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

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

MOSCOWMOSCOW BAPTIST CHURCH

598-2455 Church 1 mile S. of Moscow, 1/2 mile E. of

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

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

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

598-2426Tim McCrary, Pastor 598-2421


Kid’s Club - Wednesday 3:30 p.m.UMYF Jr. High - 6:00 p.m.UMYF Sr. High - 5:00 p.m.

FAITH LUTHERANTenth and Adams 544-2092

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

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

600 S. Van Buren - 544-2715Pastor Heath Kelley

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

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

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

Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m.Evening Worship - 7:00 p.m.

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

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

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

LIGHTHOUSE FELLOWSHIP424 S. Jackson 544-4828Don Quattlebum, PastorSunday School - 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Church - 10:30 a.m.Wednesday - 7:00 p.m.

Pre-Service Prayer - half hour before serviceLONE STAR FRIENDS CHURCH

14 Miles East of Hugoton on Highway 51Church 624-3784 Home 624-3104

Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.Contemporary Worship Celebration - 10:45 a.m.Jr. High & Sr. High Youth Group - Sunday 6:30 p.m.

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

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

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

Pam Peachey, Pastor544-2436Services

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

HISPANO Congregación618 Main sur - Hugoton

620-370-1003Pastor Marcelino Auila

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

SOVEREIGN REDEEMER CHURCHPastor - Eric Mason

620-544-6386www.sovereignredeemerchurch.org

ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH1011 South Jefferson Street 544-2551

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

AGAPE CHURCH OF HUGOTON

409 East Ninth, Hugoton453-2244

Pastor Bob RichSunday – 10:30 a.m.

ASAMBLEA DE DIOSLOS REDIMIDOS DEL REY

Martes 7:00 PMJueves 7:00 PM

Domingo 3:00 PM138 S. Main Hugoton

Pastores: Martinez620-544-7096

ASSEMBLY OF GODMain and Second Street

544-2773Ben Coats, Pastor


Life Groups Sunday Nights - 6:00 p.m.Inside Out Kids Wed. - 6:30 p.m.

Student Ministry @ The Turnaround - Wed. 7:00 p.m.

BETHEL FRIENDS CHURCH11th & Jefferson - 544-8517

Roy Bogan, PastorSunday School - 9:30 a.m.

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

(Children, Youth, & Adult)

CHURCH OF CHRIST1045 S. Van Buren

Church: 544-2825 Home: 453-0965Lee Rottman

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


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

OF LATTER DAY SAINTS520 E. First

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

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

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE500 S. Van Buren 544-2493

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

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

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

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

FAITH CHAPEL CHURCHOF GOD IN CHRIST

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

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

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

Bible Study - 7:00 p.m.

You are invited tocome worship withfamily and friends at Pioneer Manor

September 21Agape

October 5Hugoton UMC

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Reece McDaniels, Sports EditorWilma Bartel, Asst. CompositionMarie Austin, Asst. CompositionToni Hamlin, Asst. MailingJean Coulter, Asst. MailingPhoebe Brummett, Rolla Correspondent

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Opinion PageOur opinion page is open to the public.We encourage comments from readersin the form of letters to the editor or guestcolumns. All letters must be signed andmust include the address and telephonenumber of the sender. (names will be pub-lished but not address & phone#) Lettersshould be no more than 300 words. Nolibelous or offensive letter will be pub-lished. The guest column or letter to theeditor does not reflect the opinion of thisnewspaper or its representatives.

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SEPTEMBER 249 a.m. – 5 p.m.

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Dean and Tillie RoehrSeptember 18, 1949

Dean and Tillie RoehrSeptember 2014

The family of Dean and Betty “Tillie” Roehr would liketo announce their parents’ sixty-fifth wedding anniversary. What a blessed milestone, Dad and Mom!

Their vows were said September 18, 1949 in Cañon

City, Co., at the Methodist Church. They then made theirhome in Stevens County to take over the family farm.Dean and Tillie now reside in Hugoton, in their new home,enjoying family and friends.

Roehrs celebrate 65 years of wedded bliss

Roy Bogan is the new pastor at Bethel friends Church. Sittingwith him are his family Ethan, Heidi, Kathleen, Roy, Lynelle andTrevor.

The Hugoton Camera Club visits the wilds of El Rancho Exoticafor a photo safari. In attendance were Shila Moore, Floyd Wat-son, Marilyn Watson, Lowell Stanley, Betty Harris, LeAnnAkins, Judy Hickert, Wilma Bartel and Ruth Bartel.

Bethel Friends welcomes new pastor and familyVerda Ellsaesser

Verda celebrates her ninetieth birthday with family

The Hugoton Area CameraClub took a tour of El RanchoExotica Zoo north of LiberalSunday afternoon, September14. The group had a wonderfultime seeing all of the differentanimals and many birds andwere able to take lots of pic-tures. The beautiful plants andponds also afforded camerashots. It was a great day totake pictures, and the guidegave so much informationabout all the various animals!

Members attending wereFloyd and Marilyn Watson andLeAnn Akins of Liberal; ShilaMoore , Zachery Day, Ruth andWilma Bartel and Betty Harrisof Hugoton; and Judy Hickertand Lowell Stanley of Moscow.

One of the more unusualanimals the group observedwas a zedonk - a cross betweena donkey and a zebra. Themany different species of monkeys were very interesting.

Camera Club visits Exotica Zoo

Saturday, October 4, 20147:00 to 11:00 a.m.

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

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History Of Our SchoolAny educational institution, to

be successful, must rise out of aconscious need of the community.Hugoton and the people ofStevens County in general feltthis need before the establish-ment of the Hugoton High School,whose influence on the boys andgirls of Stevens County canhardly be estimated. The immedi-ate need rose from a demand forqualified teachers for our gradeand rural schools. Having nomeans of qualifying teachers inour own county, we were forced toimport them, often getting thosewho were inferior.

So, at our first opportunity, inthe fall of 1911, we established ahigh school at Hugoton, to bemaintained with aid from thecounty. Mr. C. A. Thompson wasselected as the first principal. Hewas undoubtedly the most ableman to fill the position, for it waslargely through his efforts, deter-mination and perseverence thatthe high school was established.His name will always be linkedwith the beginning of a progres-sive educational era in Hugoton.Mr. Thompson was principal fortwo years and again during theterms of ‘17 and ‘18. For the lastthree years he has been one of ourforemost instructors.

Since the first two years of theschool’s existence, it has beenpresided over successively by thefollowing men: J. M. Shull, O. R.Bowman, Chas. Hill, J. P. Evans, P.C. Funk, W. T. Logan, J. H. Kile,and our present principal, Mr. W. E. Woodard.

During this time we have occu-pied first, the two room framebuilding on North Main, then theeight-room building now used bythe grades, and finally the finenew brick building in which wehave been working for the lasttwo years.

From the employment of onlyone instructor in 1911, we haveincreased to that of seven in

1925. Also, in 1911 the curricu-lum consisted of only one course,namely, the general. Since thattime the following others havebeen added: College, Commercial,Normal Training, Domestic Sci-ence and Art and Manual Train-ing.

The increased interest in ourhigh school is shown by the factthat while only twenty-two percent of the class to enter in 1911completed the full four year’scourse, now practically seventy-five per cent of those who enterthe freshman class are gradu-ated. The first class, that of 1915,was comprised of three gradu-ates, while our present classnumber is eighteen, ten boys andeight girls. The enrollment in

1911 was fourteen; now it is onehundred and sixteen.

For our success we are in-debted, first, to the loyal people ofour county who have so liberallycontributed of their money to thesupport of our high school; sec-ondly, to the faithful teachers whohave, at all times, held a highstandard before those under theircharge; and last but not least, tothe students who have so loyallyco-operated to make this one ofthe largest and best high schoolsin this part of the state.

The above history is takenfrom the 1925 edition of “TheNew Eden” as the HHS yearbookwas called. Thank you to Dixieand Clinton Nordyke for sharingthis treasure!

Pioneer Manor residents bring home the gold,silver, bronze and huge smiles from the SeniorOlympics in Guymon, Ok., September 5. Fromleft to right are Nora Anderson, Pioneer Manoremployee Sarah Reimer, Gloria Lewis, PioneerManor employee Tonya Schnurr, Dean Lewis,

Ruby Reed, Martha Arange, Donna Little,Mike Colvin, Karroll Wagner (standing), AlanSherrill (seated), Olympics volunteer, DelsaBurrows, Chuck “Doc” Littell, and PioneerManor employee Sandra Betance. Photos cour-tesy of Tonya Schnurr.

Gloria Lewis, in the green shirt, took home more than medalsfrom the Olympics. She reconnected with a friend she had notseen in many years and took home memories of old friendships.Seated is Nora Anderson, formerly of Hugoton, who worked forThompson IGA in the ‘70s, when Dean Lewis, Jr., owned it.Nora worked as a checker and in the meat market and Gloriaand husband Dean, Sr., worked in the dairy section until thestore closed. Nora now lives in Garden City. The two ladies planto keep in touch.

Ruby Reed, center, took home the gold in towel folding - 28 towelsin two minutes - and third place in basketball. Mike Colvin, farright, won first place in javelin and third place in basketball.

Delsa Burrows, at right, takes home the gold in pie building.

Left to right are Alan Sherrill, with second place honors in bas-ketball and Martha Arange, with second place in pie buildingand third place in basketball.

Alan Sherrill rolls in for afree-throw.

Mike Colvin is a picture ofconcentration as he readieshimself to throw the javelin.

Dean Lewis won third placein bowling and met Mr. Bowling Pin himself.

Delsa Burrows keeps her fingersdexterous by folding towels.

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Friday night was the Ea-gles’ second game of the sea-son against Ulysses on theTigers’ home field. Hugotonput up a good battle in thefirst quarter, ending it trailingby two. Ulysses got thingsturned around in the secondquarter and when the firsthalf ended the Tigers were up39 to 6.

Hugoton started the sec-ond half receiving the ball butcould not get anything to gotheir way. The fourth quartershowed some promise andwhen the final buzzersounded Ulysses had wontheir second game of the sea-son, 14 to 46.

The Eagles kicked off tostart the battle againstUlysses. The Tigers got off toa rocky start and were forcedto give the ball to Hugoton.The Eagles pushed their waydown field and with 7:22 onthe clock, a five-yard passfrom Quarterback ParkerTitus to Zack Lininger scoredthe first touchdown of thegame. The point after kickfailed and the Eagles had asix to nothing lead. Ulyssesscored a touchdown near theend of the first quarter as wellas a two-point conversiontaking them to the lead goinginto the second quarter.

Ulysses dominated thefield, scoring 34 points beforehalf-time. Hugoton tried to

score but was stopped re-peatedly by the Tigers. Hugo-ton’s defense did a better jobholding Ulysses in the thirdquarter. The Tigers scoredone touchdown during thethird quarter coming from a91 yard run. Titus made apass near the Tigers’ goal,and it was intercepted andrun back by Rigo Martinez ofUlysses.

Hugoton caught a break inthe final quarter and addedanother touchdown. EddieMarquez scored from fouryards out, giving the Eagles amuch needed touchdownwith 6:46 on the clock. A two-point conversion run in byValentine Degollado gave theEagles their final points of thegame. Ulysses did not scoreduring the fourth quarter.

The Eagles lost 55 yardson eight penalties whileUlysses only had one flag fora loss of ten yards. Despitethe low score by the Hugotonteam they still managed 226yards rushing and 47 yardspassing for a total of 273yards. Ulysses added 355yards on rushing with mostyardage made by the Tigers’Ian Rudzik and Zack Romero.

Ulises Armendariz led theEagles in rushing, carryingthe ball eleven times for 90yards. Michael Baeza alsomoved the ball carrying it 14times for 64 yards. Quarter-

back Titus carried the balleleven times for a 25-yardgain and went eight for 22 inpassing, adding another 47yards. Leininger only receivedthe ball twice on passes butgained the most yardage on apass play with 20 yards.Ulises Armendariz added 14yards on two passes and

Ulises Reyes also had 14yards on one pass. Reyes alsopunted twice for the Eaglesfor 46 yards.

The loss gave the Eagles aone and one record early inthe season. Hugoton willtravel to Colby this Fridaywhere they hope to add an-other win to their record.

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Sports Schedule


Thursday, September 18Middle School Football at

Liberal West 4:00 p.m.Friday, September 19High School Football at

Colby 7:00 p.m.Saturday, September 20High School Cross Country

HERE 9:00 a.m.High School Volleyball at

Liberal Tournament V 8:00a.m.

High School JV Volleyball atSublette Tourament 9:00 a.m.

Middle School Seventh &Eighth grade Volleyball atUlysses Tournament 9:00 a.m.

Middle School Cross Coun-try HERE 9:00 a.m.

Monday, September 22High School JV Football

HERE vs Colby 5:00 p.m.High School V Girls Golf at

Colby 1:00 p.m.Middle School Seventh

grade Volleyball HERE 4:00p.m.

Middle School Eighth gradeVolleyball at Garden City-KH4:00 p.m.

Tuesday, September 23High School Cross Country

at Ulysses 4:00 p.m.High School Volleyball

(JV/V) at Elkhart Quad 4:00p.m.

Middle School Cross Coun-try at Ulysses 4:00 p.m.

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Keely Hittle serves the ball at a recent volleyball tournament.The Lady Eagles are the Hugoton tournament championsafter volleyball action Saturday. The Lady Eagle Golf team

traveled to Goodland whereall three competitors pro-duced personal bests. GabbyRawlins shot a 120, followedby Abby Crawford with a 124and Mary Weaver with a 126.

“The girls are playing greatgolf and improving every

day,” said coach Rex Evans.The team traveled to

Ulysses Tuesday where theyparticipated in the JV tourna-ment. Coach Evans expectsto bring home medals at themeet. Look for results in nextweek’s Hermes.

(First published in the Hugoton Her-mes, Thursday, September 18, 2014)3t

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

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

Case No. 14-AD-2

NOTICE OF ADOPTION HEARING

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

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

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

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

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

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

Liberal, Kansas 67901Telephone: 620-624-5599

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

Attorney for Petitioner

PUBLIC NOTICE

Michael Baeza takes the ball from Parker Titus on a hand offand makes a break down field. Baeza added 64 yards rushingagainst the Ulysses Tigers.

Parker Titus checks his receivers before passing during Friday’sgame against Ulysses. Titus passed 47 yards, connecting eightout of 22 attempts.

Ulises Reyes punts the ball during Friday’s away game. The Eagles lost to Ulysses only scoring twice while allowing theTigers to add more points to their side of the scoreboard.

Gabrielle Rawlins gets set for the swing at the golf tournamentin Goodland. Gabrielle shot a 120 at the meet. The team traveledto Ulysses Tuesday to play in the JV tournament.

Mary Weaver swings and hits the ball during varsity action inGoodland last Tuesday. Mary shot at 126 at the meet.



IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFWILLIAM SUTCLIFFE, DECEASED

Case No. 14PR36

NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Chapter 59)

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:

You and each of you take noticethat on the 21st day of August, 2014,pursuant to her petition, Julia Millerwas appointed as administrator of the

estate of William Sutcliffe, deceased.Letters of Administration were issuedto her on said date by the DistrictCourt of Stevens County, Kansas. Allparties interested in the estate willgovern themselves accordingly. Allcreditors of the decedent are notifiedto exhibit their demands against theestate within four (4) months from thedate of the first publication of this no-tice as provided by law. If their de-mands are not thus exhibited, theyshall be forever barred.

Julia Miller, Administrator

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

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

Case No. 14PR40NOTICE OF HEARING

(Chapter 59)


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

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

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

Carrie E. Kruse, Petitioner

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

PUBLIC NOTICE

Saturday was one of thebest days Hugoton’s crosscountry runners have everhad to race. The conditionswere ideal for the runnerswith temperatures in theupper 40’s-low 50’s and nowind. “We really had somegood things happen thisweekend. In the girls’ race itwas the first time we havetaken a team back toWamego in quite a few yearsand I thought they performedwell. We were missing two ofour other varsity runners butthe others ran well,” reportedCoach Nick Rodriguez.

Hugoton had one runner

who medaled. Katy Heger, anAll-State performer from lastyear, ran one of her best oftimes ever, 16:22, for a 4Krace. She looked strong.

“Jackie Garcia was nothealthy last year at State andshe ran well. The other girlswho raced ran very well. Iwas very pleased with theirrun,” said Coach Rodriguez.

The boys ran very wellalso. Hugoton had three boyswho medaled. Issac Castrowas the individual meetchampion; this was the firsttime Hugoton has had some-one from the team win the in-dividual race. MiguelMartinez was in the top 20with a great run, and ReedRome was in the top 40 - ahuge step forward for thisguy coming off a broken legfrom last spring. The otherguys ran well also. The Ea-gles just put forth a reallystrong performance at themeet.

Hugoton will host the nextmeet at 9:00 a.m. September20, 2014.Wamego ResultsGirls’ ResultsGirls’ Team Place-NinthKaty Heger 16:22 6Jackie Garcia 17:59 44Katie Weaver 18:39 61Mariana Shuck 18:55 68Lauren Fox 19:23 77Boys’ ResultsBoys’ Team Place-SeventhIssac Castro 16:25 1Miguel Martinez 17:27 19Reed Rome 18:19 39Chance Ghumm 18:53 63Zack Littell 19:02 70Edgar Villa 20:07 94

The Lady Eagles partici-pated Tuesday and Thursdayof last week. Tuesday, theLady Eagles defeated Lakinand Cimarron and lost toElkhart. Thursday’s gamesresulted in a loss againstboth Holcomb and Colby.Due to technical problems,no scores were available atpress time.

Hugoton also played in atournament Saturday wherethe home team won thechampionship. BattlingSouth Gray first, the LadyEagles won in two matches,25 to 9 and 25 to 11. Gametwo was against Syracuse

where again the home teamwas victorious in twomatches, with scores of 25 to9 and 25 to 7. Game threewas played against Elkhartwhere the Lady Eagles won intwo matches, 25 to 15 and 25to 9. The final game for thechampionship was againstMeade, and the ladies went tothree matches to win. Hugo-ton won the first game with ascore of 25 to 19 then lost thesecond game, 21 to 25.Hugoton came back strong inthe final match for the cham-pionship with a final score of25 to 18.

Maria Martinez sets her paceduring time trials recently.Maria is a junior on the crosscountry team.

Ethan Bogan runs the course during time trials recently. Ethanis new to the the cross country team this year and is a junior.

Riley Sosa gets set to serve the volleyball during action lastweek. The Lady Eagles lost to Holcomb and Colby Thursdayand defeated Lakin and Cimarron Tuesday.

Estafani Armendariz sets up the hit for a point during varsityaction in Lakin Tuesday. The Lady Eagles are this year’s Hugo-ton tournament winners - after defeating South Gray, Syracuse,Elkhart and Meade Saturday.

Load up your bird dog anddig out that hunter orange be-cause the Early PrairieChicken Season is here. Be-ginning September 15,hunters with a valid Kansashunting license and a GreaterPrairie Chicken Permit canhunt in Greater PrairieChicken Unit, which includesnorthwest, north central andeastern portions of the state.The early greater prairiechicken season will run Sep-tember 15 through October15, 2014. The regular, tradi-tional prairie chicken seasonis November 15, 2014 throughJanuary 31, 2015. The dailybag limit is two birds and pos-session limit is eight.

The Early Greater PrairieChicken Season was estab-lished to allow hunters to walkup birds using dogs, which isusually not effective duringthe traditional season. In Sep-tember and October, greaterprairie chickens may be inloose family groups and aremore likely to hold for hunterswith pointing dogs. After a coldsnap reduces insect popula-tions in the tallgrass prairie,prairie chickens will feed incrop stubble fields. During theregular season, hunters com-monly station themselvesaround these feed fields topass shoot prairie chickensflying in.

Both hunting methods arechallenging. During the earlyseason, hunters and dogsmust cover vast areas ofprairie searching for birds.During the regular season,hunters must locate fields that

birds are using then hopethose birds pass within shot-gun range when they fly in.And even when a hunter is inthe right spot, the fast-flyingbirds are difficult quarry.

Greater prairie chicken per-mits can be purchased wher-ever licenses are sold andonline at ksoutdoors.com.

For more information, con-sult the 2014 Kansas Huntingand Furharvesting Regula-tions Summary online atk s o u t d o o r s . c o m / H u n ting/Hunting-Regulations.

Early Greater Prairie Chicken seasonruns through October 15, 2014

Early season provides hunters with unique and challenging op-portunities.

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Ryle Riddlesperger wins first place at the junior sprints at Gar-den City Saturday, September 12. He took home a trophy in thefeature event. Congratulations!

Cross country runners off to a strong start

Lady Eagles emergevictorious at home meet

Youth from across thestate have entered 1,733head of animals for theeighty-second annual KansasJunior Livestock Show(KJLS). A total of 760 4-H andFFA members from 90 coun-ties will show 126 marketsteers, 308 breeding heifers,332 market hogs, 131 breed-ing gilts, 275 market lambs,220 breeding ewes, 236 meatgoats and 105 commercialdoe kids. The competition willtake place September 19-22at the Kansas Pavilions in Wi-chita. Among those showingwill be Megan Newlon ofHugoton, showing her sheep.

Douglas County leads thestate with the most ex-hibitors, 34, and the largestnumber of total livestock en-tries, 75. Youth from thiscounty also have entered themost breeding gilts, eight,and breeding ewes, 14.McPherson County youthhave entered the most steers,ten. The largest number of

heifers, 21, was entered byPottawatomie County. Themarket hog category is led byFranklin County, with 22 en-tries. The largest number ofcommercial doe kids entered,8 head, is a tie between Dou-glas and Pottawatomie coun-ties. Exhibitors from LabetteCounty entered the mostmarket lambs and meatgoats, with 16 head and 12head, respectively.

When the competition iscomplete, grand and reservesteers, hogs, lambs and goatswill sell during the KJLS Auc-tion of Champions, Septem-ber 22 at 7:00 p.m. Thepublic is welcome and en-couraged to support theevent by bidding on livestockin the live auction. In manycases, exhibitors of the win-ning animals use the moneyearned from the auction tohelp fund their college educa-tions and buy next year’s live-stock projects.

Prior to the auction, KJLSwill present a number ofscholarships ranging from$750 to $2,500 to exhibitorswho have excelled academi-cally, in community serviceand in 4-H/FFA. A total of$348,600 in scholarships hasbeen presented to 268 KJLSexhibitors since the pro-gram’s inception in 1993.Last year, a total of $20,500was awarded to 12 ex-hibitors. The scholarship pro-gram is funded primarilythrough private contributionsand income generated by theBeefeaters Barbecue held inthe Sam Fulco Pavilion priorto the premium sale. Ticketsto the barbecue, which willbegin at 5:30 p.m., can bepurchased at the door thatevening or in advance by call-ing Betsy Anderson at 316-706-9750.

“KJLS is a great chance forour livestock-producingyouth to participate at ahigher level of competitionand interact with others fromthroughout the state,” saidKJLS President Brian Crea-ger of Emporia. “We invite in-dividuals and businesses tohelp reward these hard-work-ing young people by attend-ing the Beefeaters Barbecue,participating in the sale orcontributing to the scholar-ship fund.”

Separate from the selec-tion of species champions, ashowmanship contest will beheld. The top showman inboth the junior and senior di-visions of each species will re-ceive a silver belt buckle.Prizes also will be awardedfor second through fifth placein each division.

The Kansas LivestockFoundation (KLF) will spon-sor a club calf show and saleduring KJLS. Steer and heiferprospects from some of thetop club calf producers in theMidwest will be consigned.The event will take place Sep-tember 20. Sale proceeds willgo toward KLF Youth in Agri-culture scholarships.

The Mid-America ClassicCollegiate Livestock JudgingContest also will be Septem-ber 20 in conjunction withKJLS. This event, which hasbeen held for more than 30years, provides college teamsthe chance to compete in aquality collegiate-level live-stock judging contest early inthe season.

KJLS is sponsored by KLA,Kansas State University andthe Agri-Business Council ofWichita. In addition to thesegroups, hundreds of volun-teers from across the statehelp organize and put on theshow.

Lawn Seeding DeadlineNears

September is the bestmonth to reseed cool-seasonlawns such as tall fescue andKentucky bluegrass. How-ever, you can get by with anearly to mid-October plantingfor tall fescue. October 15 isgenerally considered the lastday for safely planting oroverseeding a tall fescue lawnin the fall. If you do attempt alate seeding, take special carenot to allow plants to dry out.Anything that slows growthwill make it less likely thatplants will mature enough tosurvive the winter. Seedingsdone after the cut-off datecan be successful, but thesuccess rate goes down thelater the planting date. Lateplantings that fail are usuallynot killed by cold tempera-tures but rather desiccation.The freezing and thawing of

soils heave poorly rootedgrass plants out of theground, which then dry anddie. Keeping plants wateredwill help maximize rootgrowth before freezingweather arrives. Planting Trees in the Fall

The fall season can be anexcellent time to plant trees.During the spring, soils arecold and may be so wet thatlow oxygen levels inhibit rootgrowth. The warm and moistsoils associated with fall en-courage root growth. Fall rootgrowth means the tree be-comes established well beforea spring-planted tree and isbetter able to withstand sum-mer stresses. However, cer-tain trees do not producesignificant root growth duringthe fall and are better plantedin the spring. These includebeech, birch, redbud, magno-lia, tulip poplar, willow oak,scarlet oak, black oak, wil-lows, and dogwood (Only theredbud tree is a recommendedtree for the Southwest Area.Not that the others can beplanted here but they will notdo as well as a recommended

tree for our area). Fall-planted trees require somespecial care. Remember, thatroots are actively growingeven though the top is dor-mant. Make sure the soilstays moist but not soggy.This may require wateringnot only in the fall but alsoduring the winter months ifwe experience warm spellsthat dry the soil. Mulch alsois helpful because it mini-mizes moisture loss andslows the cooling of the soilso root growth continues aslong as possible. Evergreensshould be moved earlier inthe fall than deciduousplants. They need at least sixweeks before the groundfreezes for the roots to be-come established.Adding Organic Materials

Directly to the Garden If the severe summer

weather has brought an earlyend to your garden, consideradding organic materials di-rectly to the soil rather thancomposting. Materials suchas residue from lawn renova-tion, rotted hay, or rottedsilage can be added and then

tilled in. Coarser materialssuch as tree leaves or gardenresidue should be shredded.A lawn mower with a baggingattachment can be used toshred this material and col-lect it in one operation. Or-ganic materials can be spreadto a depth of about threeinches and tilled in. Be surethe soil is not too wet beforetilling. During warm weather,the material will decomposequickly and the process canbe repeated every two weeks.Later in the fall, it may takelonger. This process can berepeated from now until lateNovember to early December.Remember that organic mat-ter helps almost any soil. Itimproves clay soil by improv-ing tilth, aeration and howquickly the soil takes upwater. In sandy soils, it actsas a sponge by holding waterand nutrients.

Ward Upham; HorticultureRapid Response Center Coor-dinator

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FFA takes a field trip to the Kansas State Fair to learn moreabout agriculture across Kansas. Pictured are, in front left toright, Juana Vera, Ethan Bogan, Maverick Nelson, AustinNewlon, Emma French, Taylor Cox, Jessica Harper, AdysonGooch, Jaysa Featherston, Gerardo Rojas, Colton Swinney,Lacy Brecheisen, Brennan Featherston, Aaron Cruz, Reed Rome

and Brittany Crocker. Back row are Elias Mendoza, Trace Peterson, Andrew Stevenson, Roman Lindstrom, Henry Beesley,Mariah Rome, Kyra Kalani, Bernabe Mendoza, AustinNordyke, Jacob Teeter, Christian Heger, Anna Trotter, CodyGuerrero, Kyle Hills, Zach Wells and Luis Flores.

Kansas Junior Livestock Show starts September 19

The Quilt, Art and Photogra-phy Show last weekend was ahuge success! I appreciate allthose who brought their items todisplay and to all those whohelped. I also appreciate all thepeople who came by to visit thedisplays. I look forward to nextyear.

The new season for “Live onStage” begins Monday, Septem-ber 22, 2014. We’ll be taking thevan to Liberal to see the perform-ance called “Simply Sinatra”starring singer Steve Lippia anda ten-piece big band. We will de-part at 6:30 p.m. Please call theCenter if you’d like to join us.You must have season tickets for“Live on Stage”. Please note therewill be no line dancing Mon-day, September 22.

The Stevens County HealthDepartment will be at the Centerchecking blood pressures Tues-day, September 23, from 11:00a.m. until Noon. They are hereevery first and fourth Tuesday.

There is a Taxpayer Advocate

Service within the IRS to helpyou resolve your tax problem ifyou have tried unsuccessfully toresolve the problem throughnormal IRS channels. Their of-fice is in Wichita and the phonenumber is 316-651-2100 or toll-free 877-777-4778.

Yolanda Hernandez is thesponsor of the high school stu-dent organization Latinos Mak-ing a Difference. They are lookingfor service projects like painting,yard work, moving, etc. If youneed their services, please callYolanda at the high school, 544-2513 or on her cell phone at620-453-0971. There is nocharge for their services.

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

MenuSept. 18.............Polish Sausage

Sept. 19..............................ChiliSept. 22 ....Chicken Fried SteakSept. 23..........................BrisketSept. 24 ..Chicken Cordon BleuSept. 25.............Sausage Gravy

ActivitiesThursday, September 18Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Friday, September 19Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Bingo.........................12:30 p.mSaturday, September 20Sew All Day................................Cards & Games .........6:00 p.m.Dance.........................7:00 p.m.Monday, September 22Exercise....................10:30 a.m.“Live on Stage” in Liberal...........

*See article for detailsTuesday, September 23Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Blood Pressure Checks..............

.........................11:00 – NoonWednesday, September 24Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Paint...........................1:00 p.m.Thursday, September 25Exercise....................10:30 a.m.

The Kansas Division of Emer-gency Management is hostingseveral emergency preparednessWebinars in September and Oc-tober as part of “Kansas Pre-paredness Month” and “ZombiePreparedness Month.”

The Webinars may be ac-cessed by going online towww.KSReady.gov and clickingon the title of the Webinar of in-terest. Participants will need tocall in to hear the audio. Dial-innumber for all participants is866-620-7326; Conference Codefor all participants is 855-100-8957.

Get Winter Weather ReadyWednesday, September 24

10:30 to 11:00 a.m.• No, winter isn’t here yet, butit’s coming and now is the timeto be thinking about what you

need to do to be ready. Littlesteps every few days are easierwith winter weather approach-ing.

Citizen Corps OverviewThursday, September 25

10:00 to 10:30 a.m.• A visit with Citizen Corpsleaders to discuss the directionthey are heading.• Kansas has strong and effec-tive teams throughout the state,each working to provide volun-teer service to assist the localcommunity.

Get to Know Kansas VOADWednesday, October 8

10:00 to 10:30 a.m.• Voluntary Organizations Ac-tive in Disasters play a key rolebefore, during and after a disas-ter. What’s their role? How do

they coordinate their efforts?What is their relationship withinthe formal emergency manage-ment structure?

The High Plains MusicFest Board Members wouldlike to express their appreci-ation to all those who helped,attended and made the con-cert in August a very success-ful event. Due to everyone’s

support, the members wereable to help the followingcharites by donating a por-tion of the proceeds to theAmerican Cancer Society,Peace House Ministries, Sal-vation Army, Southwest Mir-

acles, Hugoton Boy Scouts,Rolla Fire Department andthe Dust Bowl Riders.

They look forward to doingthis event again in 2015, withthe community’s continuoushelp and support.

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, September 18, 2014 Page 1B

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Abengoa provides $5,000 to support theStevens County Emergency Services. Picturedare EMS Director Rodney Kelling receiving thedonation from Brent Inkelaar, Abengoa’s Qual-ity, Safety and Environmental Manager and amember of the Volunteer Fire Department.

Also pictured from left to right are BaileyEsarey, Abengoa Control Room Operator andFire Department Captain, Martin Westerhuis,Abengoa Logistic Manager and Volunteer FireFighter and Hannah Sullivan, Chair of Aben-goa's Social Responsibility Committee.

High Plains Music Fest Board Members present $1,000 to Peace House Ministries. Pictured are Hannah Sullivan, Van Yoder,

Joshua Morris, Patty Bultman, Casey Settlemyer, Stacy Harlow and David Snyder.

Music Fest benefits local charities

KDEM will host preparedness Webinars

OSU Vets entrepreneur program accepting applications

High Plains Music Fest board members present$8,000 to American Cancer Society. Pictured are,back row left to right, David Snyder, AshleyPearcy, Joshua Morris and Casey Settlemyer. In

front are Curtis Crawford, Hannah Sullivan,Stacy Harlow, Jan Leonard, Kelly Reza, AlishaEsarey, Katie Araiza, Lisa Nelson and ChristinaTower. Not pictured is Jamie Gooch.

The Oklahoma State Uni-versity’s Veterans Entrepre-neurship Program (VEP) iscurrently accepting applica-tions for VEP 2015. VEP helpsdisabled veterans launch andgrow their own businesses.Their mission is to “empowerour service men and womento make a successful transi-tion back to civilian life by cre-ating financially sustainableventures.”

VEP offers “cutting-edge,experiential training in entre-preneurship and small busi-ness management to veteransfrom all branches of thearmed services. VEP trainsveterans to recognize and em-brace the entrepreneurialspirit and gives them the toolsto act on their dreams andpassion.” This program in-volves some of the nation’s topeducators and experts in

fields such as business modeldevelopment, funding, mar-keting, operations, accountingand legal issues. Over thepast six years, nearly 280 vet-erans have graduated fromthe VEP and are now usingthe knowledge gained to startventures of their own or totake existing ventures to thenext level.

This year-long program ex-ists of three phases: ConceptDevelopment and Self Study,12/8/14–1/24/15; VEP Boot-camp, 2/7/15–2/15/15; andMentoring and Venture Devel-opment, March through De-cember 2015.

The program is offered en-tirely free to any veteran ac-cepted into the program. OSUcovers all costs including:courses, instructors, booksand materials, as well astransportation to and accom-

modations in Stillwater, Ok.and food and outings associ-ated with the eight-day on-campus “Bootcamp” portionof the program in February.

Applications are due Octo-ber 1, 2014. To apply, visit theOSU Web site athttp://riata.okstate.edu/veterans/.

Local businessman CurtisCrawford, Security Specialistfrom Alert Alarm and formerCaptain in the U.S. Air Force,completed the program sev-eral years ago. “It’s a reallygood, in-depth program forveterans,” Crawford said.

Information provided byChad G. Stephens, GraduateAssistant, Riata Center for En-trepreneurship. For more infor-mation, please contact theRiata Center [email protected] or call 405-744-7552.


Avoid an animal’shind legs and

approach larger animals at the

shoulder.

When visiting afarm, parents should

ensure all access doors to

grain storage structures are

locked before lettingkids out of their

sight.

Never permitsmoking in barns

or near any flammable materials.

New hay shouldbe checked

frequently for possible heating.

Wear proper attire,including steel toedshoes. Kids should

always wear helmets when riding

animals.

Lock entrances tograin handlingareas to keep

bystanders andchildren out.

Keep all guardsand shields in

place on powerequipment.

Always turn equipment off,

lower hydraulicsand remove the

key before leavingequipmentunattended.

Avoid wearingloose-fitting clothes or

dangling itemswhen working

with machinery.

Steer clear of animals with newborns, no

matter how cuteand cuddly such

animals might appear.

Fuel should never be stored

inside a building.

Wear approvedhearing protection

when workingaround noisyequipment,

aeration fans, dryers, etc.

Inspect the equipment and

correct any hazards before

operating.

Run the blower toventilate the silo at

least 20 minutes before

entering.

Inspect your farm ona regular basis forhazards that can injure children

wandering on yourfarm.

Develop a schedule for conducting

routine safety checks around

the farm.

Check for powerlines before operating

equipment. Always stay at

least ten feet away from power lines.

KRAMERSEED

FARMS1114 S. Monroe

544-4330

Make sure all hay is properly dried

before putting it inthe barn.

A working farm is abusy place. Whilebeing careless iseasy and often

unintentional, doeverything you can

to ensure your farm is as safe as it

can be.

Keep kids away fromstallions, bulls, boars,

and rams, and emphasize the

importance of havingan accessible escape

route whenever working with animals.

Uncovered haystored outdoors

should be formedinto tight stacks

to resist penetration by

rain.

Avoid breathingharmful fumes or

vapors.Remove junk piles

and store raw materials safely.

104 E. 7th Hugoton, KS 67951

544-2949

Pate Agency, LPThe Crop Insurance Specialists

Office: 620-544-8068Cell: 620-544-6888Equal Opportunity Provider

Don Beesley,Agent

Northwest CottonGrowers

Co-op Gin

598-2008Moscow, KS

Grow With Us!

OWENSWELDING &

CUSTOMFABRICATION

1411 Industrial St428-2148

GLB SERVICES

217 1/2 N. Jackson544-2121

G+Ag,Inc.(620) 428-6086Createdto

Serve

(620) 544-TIRE (8473)Highway 51 East

Hugoton, KS 67951

Let somebodyknow where youwill be working

during the day, andcarry a cell phonefor emergencies.

HUGOTON TIRESHOP, INC.

24 Hrs. Road & Local Service620-544-7424 700 E. 11 St.

Hwy 51 Hugoton, KS

Take frequentbreaks in the

shade or in a coolenvironment

during the hottesttimes of the day.

Insurance AgencyKaren Yoder,

Agency Manager 600 S. Main • Hugoton

601 S. Jackson • Hugoton620-544-2975

DILLCOFLUID

SERVICE INC.513 W. 4th St.

544-2929

601 S. Main620-544-4331

Serving Southwest KansasSince 1980

•Commercial & Residential • Concrete Contractors

• Curb & Guttering Our Speciality613 E. 11th, Hugoton

544-7146

ROMEFARMS544-8991

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502 S. JacksonHugoton, Ks 67951

620-544-8908www.fnbhugoton.com

MEMBER FDIC

Hugoton/Liberal��

Loren Seaman Gerry Deckman

Ron Honig Travis Cermak

Scott Schechter

620-544-4920Commodity Hauling

Hugoton, Ks.

HoskinsonWater Well

Service“Your Complete Do-mestic Well Service”

544-7978

JOHNSON LAWOFFICE

Robert Johnson, Attorney at LawDaniel Schowengerdt, Attorney at Law

Brandon R. Bieker, Attorney at Law

118 W. Madison Avenue,Iola, KS

620-365-3778

Jordan AirInc.

Call Terryat 620-544-4361

Warren andAmanda Willis

Hugoton620-544-4732

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544-7333Fax • 544-8333

1520 W. 10th 544-8995


Mount and dismount on a

tractor’s left sideto avoid controls.

Have another person presentwhen loading orunloading hay or

equipment.

Only one personshould be allowed

to drive an ATV,with no

passengers.

Protect the safetyand prosperity of

your farm by making sure yourfarm animals are

contained in a secure area.

Always make yourpresence known before touching a farm animal.

Handle cattle withrespect and

awareness. Theyhave the strength

and speed to causeserious injury.

Make sure farm equipment is

properly hitchedto ensure stability.

We pray you will have a safe and

bountiful harvest.

Label grain binsto warn of

entrapment hazards.

Wear protective equipment like

masks and goggles to

safeguard yourlungs and eyes.

Develop a “safety first”

attitude aroundharvesting equipment.

Never operate machinery

when you are fatigued,

stressed or highly medicated.

Always read andfollow

owner’s manualsand safety decals

on all equipment.

Outfit all farm buildings

with smoke detectors and

fire extinguishers.

Never allow morethan one rider on atractor at one time,

and never allowyoung children toride on tractors.

Keep childrenaway from

tractors andother farm machinery.

Remember toclearly labeland store all pesticides in

a lockable, well-lighted and well-ventilated area.

Wear appropriateclothing,including

protective footwear,masks and a hat for

sun protection.

Always inspect machinery

and complete any necessary repairsbefore operating.

1026 S. Main 620-544-8011

Dale Noyes and Crew544-4488

BartlettGrain

Company,L.P.

Moscow

598-2144

Jeff C. Ramsey, Agent

613 S .Main, P.O. Box 610,Hugoton, KS 67951(620) 544-4303

Fax: (620) 544-4925

E Hwy 51, Hugoton(620)544-4351

Never allow extra riders on

machinery. No seat, no rider!

Remember todrive safely and watch

side roads forother vehicles.

Plan an escaperoute when

working aroundanimals in tight

areas.

K-C OilCompany

218 S. Main St.544-4660

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

Moscow300 N. Road 20 620-598-2214 East Hwy 56620-598-2101

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BULTMANINC.

110 E 6th St. Hugoton544-2620

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620-544-2189Hugoton, Kansas

620-544-7226

PEARCY IRR IGATION LLC

510 W. Fifth Hugoton510 W. Fifth Hugoton

ContactOffice 620-428-6333 Office

620-544-4488

SUPE

RIOR IR

RIGATION SERVICE CO. LLC

REINKE SALES & SERVICEService To All Brands928 East Eleventh Street

Hugoton, KS

838 E. 11th Hugoton

620-544-8522

Clifford & Paula Shuck620.428.6400

[email protected]

National Farm Safety and Health Week is a great opportunity to stress the importance of keeping our farm families safe and healthy. The agriculture

industry is unique in that so many of its members live, work and play at the worksite. This often increases the level to which farmers and their families are exposed to dangerous

chemicals, machinery and livestock. Because of this potentially hazardous environment, it’s essential that each and every person on the farm is experienced

and knowledgeable in the area of farm safety.

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CIRCLE HFARMS LLC

1242 Road 12544-2688

Triple H Farms LLC

620-544-4557 - OfficeHugoton

Elkhart Co-opEquity

ExchangeFeterita

Rolla Dermot

304 W. HighlandJohnson492-2126

SouthwestKansas Co-opFuel Service,

LLC

Accepting Contracts onFall Corn Harvest

Steven Bagley, General Manager 620-544-4379 • Hugoton

A respected leader in the grainindustry since 1979.

Hansen-Mueller Company1182 Road Q,

Hugoton, Kansas 67951(620) 428-6518

B & TFarms

Bryne and Tina Sullins598-2304

Check with us foryour baling needs.

Carry a fire extinguisheron each piece of

powered equipment.

Never attempt to unplug equipment when power is

engaged.

Dell CullisonFARMS

Daron CowanDistrict Sales Manager

Ulysses, KS620-353-8587

Warren WillisSeed Sales

Hugoton, KS620-428-1063

Contact your ChannelSeedsman:

Equip livestockpens with

emergency exits.

BROWN-DUPREEOIL CO INC

2 locations in Hugoton:

1400 S Washington544-9010

428 S Main544-1352

There was a chill in the airbut excitement in the standswhen the Homecoming candi-dates were announced Friday.

Freshman candidate wasMiss Vanessa Reza, daughter ofCourtney and Saul Reza. Shewas escorted by Carson Milburn,son of Kent and Jamie Milburn.

Next was the sophomore can-didate, Miss Aileen Cruz, daugh-ter of Feliciano and ElizabethCruz. She was escorted by TracyPeitz, son of Misty and BrianPeitz.

The junior candidates wereannounced next, with Miss Joy-anna Guerrero, daughter ofYolanda and Jorge Guerrero, es-corted by Garry Norton, son ofKaylee and Philip Norton.

The flower girl and crownbearer were then announced asKindergarteners Miss OliviaReza, daughter of Courtney andSaul Reza and Remi Hull, son ofTJ and Clint Hull. The two wereescorted by Coleman Kirby, sonof Jamie and Kent Milburn.

The senior candidates wereannounced last. First was MissJanelle King, daughter of Robertand Teresa King. She was es-corted by senior JordanSchwindt, son of Shawn andJosh Schwindt. Then Miss KatieMurray, daughter of Suzanneand Jim Murray, was an-nounced. Her escort was Obie

Telford, son of TJ and Clint Hull. The moment everyone was

waiting for finally arrived, andthe 2014 Homecoming Queenwas Miss Katie Murray. The Kingwas Mr. Jordan Schwindt.

The photos were takenquickly and most of the girls

hurried to change and cheer forthe football team. It was not inthe cards for Rolla to win. Theylost to Balko, 8-52.

Better luck next week, whenthe Pirates will play Springfield,Co., at Rolla at 3:30 p.m.

September 1, 2014,Nicholas Link traveled toBoone, Ia., to compete in thethirty-second annual “IMCASpeedway Motors Super Na-tional’s”. This six-day racingevent, billed as “America’sRacin’ Vacation”, featureddrivers from 27 states as wellas Canada. The race boasts atotal monetary purse of$250,000 and an equalamount of product contin-gencies.

Although not qualifying forthe final feature, Nicholas fin-ished fifty-second out ofnearly 300 drivers in themodified class.

At this year’s race, drivershonored “Speedy” Bill Smith,founder of Speedway Motors,who died earlier this year.Nicholas’s car featured ablack wrap with yellow, pur-ple, and white accents with aphotograph of “Speedy”proudly displayed on thenose.

Traveling with Nicholas tooffer support and encourage-

ment were his grandparentsGene and Nancy Link, his fa-ther Tracy Link, and brotherTaylor Link, all of Rolla.

In his races closer tohome, Nicholas currently sitsfourth in points at Dodge CityRaceway and claimed theclass win at the 2014Stevens County Fair Races atDirtona Raceway.


Dominador Perido, M.D.General Surgery

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

Monday

Haley McCammon, PA-COffice Hours

9:00 to 12:00 noonFriday

Manuel Caga-anan, M.D.Internal Medicine

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

Thursday

Supported and Sponsored by Morton County Health System Elkhart, KS

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

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

Monday to Friday

Rolla Doctors Office

Rolla NewsBy Phoebe Brummett

Thursday, September 18- Senior Magazine Sales

meeting; 10:00 a.m.Friday, September 19

- High School Football vsSpringfield at Home; 3:30p.m.

- ARGH - No SchoolSaturday, September 20

- Junior High and HighSchool Cross Country atHugoton; 10:00 a.m.

Tuesday, September 23- Junior High and High

School Cross Country atUlysses; 4:00 p.m.

- High School VolleyballQuad at Deerfield; 4:30 p.m.Wednesday, September 24

- Jostens - Class rings;12:30 p.m.

- Jostens - Senior an-nouncement orders; 1:00p.m.

Morton County has somevery talented young people,as evidenced by their show-ing at the Kansas State Fairinterviews and FashionRevue Saturday, September13.

Katie Murray from Rolla,won Grand Champion Buy-manship for the second yearin a row. Other winners were

Mallory Overpeck fromElkhart - Buymanship Pur-ple; Preston Bashford of Rich-field - Buymanship Blue;McKenzey Hanna of Richfield- Honorable Mention ClothingConstruction; and KenzieJones of Rolla - Clothing Con-struction Blue.

Congratulations to all theState Fair participants!

The Rolla Booster Club willbe having a free-will donationChicken Enchilada DinnerFriday, September 19, follow-ing the high school footballgame in the multipurposeroom. They will have rice,

beans, chips and salsa to goalong with the chicken enchi-ladas and a dessert.

Come and have supperwith the Booster Club andsupport the efforts to supportthe Rolla Pirates!

The Rolla High Schoolband left bright and earlyWednesday, September 10, totravel to Hutchinson tomarch at the State Fair. Theband earned an excellent rat-ing for their performance.

After the event, the stu-dents were allowed to wanderthe fairgrounds for a fewhours. The bus trip homeended up being longer thananticipated when a coolantline in the bus began leaking.An extra stop in Kinsley andhelp from the Kinsley schooldistrict transportation de-partment was all the Piratesneeded to help them returnhome.

Everyone who attendedhad a great time.

Rolla’s Homecoming court for 2014 are, in back left to right,Tracy Peitz, Garry Norton, King Jordan Schwindt, ObieTelford, Carson Milurn and Coleman Kirby. In front areAileen Cruz, Joyanna Guerrero, Katie Murray, Janelle Kingand Vanessa Reza. Flower girl and crown bearer are OliviaReza and Remi Hull.

Morton County students take home honors from the State Fair.Left to right are Mallory Overpeck, Katie Murray, PrestonBashford and McKenzey Hanna. Not pictured is Kenzie Jones.

Morton County places well at State Fair

Booster Club to host fundraiser Friday

Nicholas Link competes in IMCA Speedway Motors Super National

RHS marching band earns “Excellent” rating at State Fair

Schwindt and Murray crowned homecoming king and queen

The Rolla High School band prepares to march at the Kansas State Fair.

Nicholas Link competes in the thirty-second annual “IMCASpeedway Motors Super Nationals in Boone, Ia. He finishedfifty-second out of nearly 300 drivers.

Seniors Jordan Schwindt andJanelle King

Freshmen Carson Milburnand Vanessa Reza

Juniors Garry Norton andJoyanna Guerrero

Sophomores Tracy Peitz andAileen Cruz

Obie Telford and Katie MurrayRemi Hull, Coleman Kirby and Olivia Reza

Nicholas’ car featured a blackwrap with yellow, purple andwhite accents with a photo of“Speedy” proudly displayedon the nose.

Rolla Homecoming2014

Jeri Davey was the honoredguest at an open house at theMoscow Senior Center Satur-day, September 13. The cele-bration was for her onehundredth birthday and wasgiven by her grandchildren.The center was beautifullydecorated with pink flowers, a

“Happy Birthday” banner andballoons. Cake, punch andsnacks were served to themany friends who came towish Jeri “Happy Birthday”.

The event was hosted bygrandsons, Greg, Scott andAlan Downing and their fami-lies. Grandchildren, great

grandchildren and great greatgrandchildren in attendancewere Greg and Lori Downing ofGuymon, Ok. and their chil-dren, Jessica a teacher inGuymon and Paul a studentand pilot instructor at OSU;Lonna and Scott Downing ofMoscow and their son BeauDowning and wife Melva ofOberlin where Beau is a policeofficer, their sons, Ahron ofOberlin and Dack of Moscow;Alan and Dianne Downing,their son Marc and wife Sa-

vannah and children Emma,Maggie and Coleman of Hays,daughter Abbie and ManuelGonzalez and Gracie all ofHays, and daughter Beth andJoe Simon, teachers atPlainville, and their childrenKade and Gordyn. Also attend-ing from Hays were Debbieand Alexa Martin.

Jeri also has a son in SanAntonio and a granddaughterand her family in Las Vegas.Jeri is planning a trip to seeher son the last of September.

The Moscow High School vol-leyball team traveled to FowlerSeptember 9 to face the FowlerGoldbugs and the HodgemanCounty Longhorns. The LadyCats opened the evening againstthe Longhorns, a well-roundedteam with a strong attack. TheLady Cats lost the first set 11-25.Their defense picked up in thesecond set, but they were notable to hold out for the win andlost 18-25.

The second match wasagainst Fowler. Fowler’s team isshort on numbers but they haveimpressive height, especiallycompared to the Lady Cats. TheLady Cats were defeated in twosets: 16-25 and 16-25.

September 13, the Lady Catstraveled to Jetmore for theHodgeman County VolleyballTournament. Their first matchwas against Ingalls. The Ladiestook the match to three sets, butwere not able to take the win.They lost 25-23, 15-25 and 18-25.

The second match was victo-rious against Minneola. TheLady Cats won 25-11 and 25-22.

The third match was against

the tough opponent of Hodge-men County again. The Cats de-fense was tougher, butHodgeman County still domi-nated and the Cats lost 16-25and 19-25.


Thursday, September 18- Junior High Volleyball at

Home; 4:00 p.m.- Junior High Football at

Home; 5:30 p.m.- Hugoton Camera Club

meeting.

Saturday, September 21- Pot Luck Supper at the

Moscow Senior Center at6:00 p.m., followed by amovie. This will be a monthlyevent, taking place the thirdSaturday of each month.

MOSCOW NEWSby Judy Hickert

(First published in the Hugoton Hermes, Thursday, September 18, 2014) 1t

ORDINANCE NO. 813AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUGOTON, KANSAS, AUTHORIZING IS-SUANCE OF THE CITY’S GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 2014, INTHE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $690,000 TO PAY UNPAIDCOSTS OF CERTAIN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY; PROVIDINGFOR THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF AN ANNUAL TAX TO OF PAY THEPRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS; AUTHORIZING RELATEDOTHER DOCUMENTS AND ACTIONS; AND MAKING CERTAIN COVENANTSWITH RESPECT TO THE BONDS.

WHEREAS, the governing body of the City of Hugoton, Kansas (the “City”),under the authority of K.S.A. 12-6a01 et seq., as amended and supplemented(the “Special Assessment Act”), has authorized the construction and installationof water, sewer and street improvements in Pioneer Manor Addition in the City(collectively the “Pioneer Manor Addition Improvements”); and

WHEREAS, the final total costs of Pioneer Manor Addition Improvementswere determined by the governing body the final costs and amount of specialassessments paid in cash are as follows:

% Chargeable to Amount of Properties Special

% Chargeable to Benefiting from AssessmentsImprovement Final Cost City-At-Large Improvements Paid in CashWater Project $139,276.30 0.00% 100% $0.00Sewer Project $199,176.53 0.00% 100% $0.00Street Project $441,547.17 35.2% 64.8% $87,867.99

WHEREAS, the City is authorized by the Special Assessment Act and K.S.A.10-101 to 10-125, inclusive, as supplemented and amended (the “Bond Act”),to issue, sell and deliver its general obligation bonds for the purpose of providingfinancing for the otherwise unpaid costs of the Pioneer Manor Addition Improve-ments; and

WHEREAS, the governing body has authorized the public sale of general ob-ligation bonds of the City, and notice of the public sale was published, the pub-lic sale was held, and the general obligation bonds have been awarded to thebest bidder; and

WHEREAS, the governing body determines it necessary and appropriate toauthorize and provide for the issuance of the general obligation bonds and tospecify the terms, details, form and conditions of the general obligation bonds.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THECITY OF HUGOTON, KANSAS:

SECTION 1. Authorization of the Bonds. General Obligation Bonds,Series 2014, of the City in the total principal amount of $690,000.00 (the“Bonds”) are authorized to be issued for the purpose of providing funds to paya portion of the costs of the Pioneer Manor Addition Improvements describedabove (the “Project”).

SECTION 2. Security for the Bonds. The Bonds are general obligationsof the City, payable as to principal and interest thereon, in part from specialassessments levied upon certain property in the City benefiting from the Project,and if not so aid, from ad valorem taxes which may be levied without limitationas to rate or amount, upon all the taxable tangible property, real and personal,within the territorial limits of the City. The full faith, credit and resources of theCity are pledged to secure the payment of the principal of and the interest onthe Bonds as the same severally become due and payable. The governing bodyof the City covenants that it shall annually make provision for the payment ofthe principal of and the interest on the Bonds as and when the same becomedue and payable by levying and collecting the necessary special assessmenttaxes upon the properties liable therefor, and/or by levying and collecting thenecessary ad valorem taxes upon all of the taxable tangible property locatedwithin the territorial limits of the City, in such amounts as are necessary toprovide for such annual payment.

SECTION 3. Terms, Details and Conditions of the Bonds. The Bondsshall be dated and bear interest, shall mature and be payable at such times,shall be in such forms, shall be subject to redemption and payment prior tomaturity thereof, and shall be issued and delivered in the manner prescribedand subject to the provisions, covenants and agreements set forth in a resolu-tion adopted by the governing body of the City concurrently with this Ordinance(the “Resolution”).

SECTION 4. Designation of Paying Agent and Bond Registrar;Issuer/Agent Agreement. Pursuant to K.S.A. 10-620 et seq., the governing bodyelects to have the provisions of the Kansas Bond Registration Law apply to theBonds and designates and appoints the Treasurer of the State of Kansas,Topeka, Kansas, as the Bond Registrar and Paying Agent for the bonds (the“Paying Agent”). The terms, conditions and provisions under which the PayingAgent will perform its duties are set forth in an Agreement between Issuer andAgent dated as of October 1, 2014 (the “Issuer/Agent Agreement”), which is in-corporated here by this reference. The Issuer/Agent Agreement, in substantiallythe form presented to the governing body with this Ordinance, is approved and

the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to execute and deliver the Issuer/AgentAgreement for and on behalf of the City.

SECTION 5. Levy and Collection of Annual Tax. The governing body ofthe City shall annually make provision for the payment of principal of, premium,if any, and interest on the Bonds as the same become due by levying and col-lecting the necessary taxes upon all of the taxable tangible property within theCity in the manner provided by law.

The taxes above referred to shall be extended upon the tax rolls in each ofthe several years, respectively, and shall be levied and collected at the sametime and in the same manner as other general ad valorem taxes of the City arelevied and collected, shall be used solely for the payment of the principal of andinterest on the Bonds as and when the same become due and the fees and ex-penses of the Paying Agent.

If at any time such taxes are not collected in time to pay the principal of orinterest on the Bonds when due, the City Treasurer is authorized and directedto pay said principal or interest from the general funds of the City and to reim-burse such general funds for money so expended when the taxes are collected.

SECTION 6. Tax Covenants. The governing body of the City covenantsand agrees that so long as any of the Bonds remain outstanding and unpaid, itwill not use or permit the use of the proceeds of the Bonds in a manner which,if such use had been reasonably expected on the date of issuance and deliveryof the Bonds, would have caused the Bonds to be “arbitrage bonds” within themeaning of Section 103(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended(the “Code”); and that it will comply with all applicable requirements of Section148 of the Code and the applicable rules and regulations of the United StatesTreasury Department promulgated under the Code. The governing body furthercovenants to take all such action in its power as may be required from time totime in order to assure the continued tax-exempt status of the interest on theBonds, and to comply with all provisions of the Code, as the same be amended,and any applicable rules and regulations of the United States Treasury Depart-ment issued thereunder.

SECTION 7. Authorization of Official Statement; Continuing Disclo-sure. The governing body of the City approves the form and content of the Of-ficial Notice of Bond Sale and Preliminary Official Statement for the Bonds datedAugust 21, 2014 and “deems final” the Preliminary Official Statement, exceptfor the omission of certain information as permitted by Securities and ExchangeCommission Rule 15c2-12 (the “Rule”). The City approves the form and contentof those additions to the Preliminary Official Statement necessary to preparethe final Official Statement and authorizes the use of the final Official Statement(in its entirety) in the reoffering of the Bonds by the original purchaser of theBonds. The Mayor is authorized to execute and the City Clerk to attest the finalOfficial Statement on behalf of the City. Under the Rule the City “deems final”the final Official Statement. The Bonds are part of a “primary offering of munic-ipal securities” as defined by the Rule, with an aggregate principal amount ofless than $1,000,0000 and thus are not subject to the Rule. Therefore, the Cityhas not and will not execute an agreement with respect to the Bonds to provideongoing continuing disclosure regarding the City.

SECTION 8. Designation as Qualified Tax-Exempt Obligations. Thegoverning body of the City designates the Bonds as “qualified tax-exempt obli-gations” as defined in Section 265(b) (3) of the Code.

SECTION 9. Further Authority. The City and its officers, agents andemployees are authorized and directed to take such actions, expend such mon-eys and execute such other documents, certificates and instruments as may benecessary or desirable in order to carry out and comply with this Ordinanceand to give effect to the transactions authorized here, including final certificatesrequired to be included in the official Transcript of Proceedings evidencing is-suance of the Bonds, all without further action by the governing body.

SECTION 10. Severability. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision ofthis Ordinance is, for any reason, held invalid or unenforceable, the invalidityor unenforceability of such section, paragraph, clause or provision shall not af-fect any remaining provisions of this Ordinance.

SECTION 11. Governing Law. This Ordinance and the Bonds shall begoverned exclusively by and construed in accordance with the applicable lawsof the State of Kansas.

SECTION 12. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in force and takeeffect from and after its adoption and approval and its publication one time inthe City’s official newspaper.

ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the governing body of the City of Hugoton,Kansas on September 8, 2014.

CITY OF HUGOTON, KANSAS[Seal]

By /s/ Jack E. RowdenJack E. Rowden, Mayor

ATTEST:

By /s/ Thomas G. HicksThomas G. Hicks, City Clerk

PUBLIC NOTICE

Solution to September 11, 2014 puzzle

Moscow High School Volleyballplays in the Hodgeman Co. Tour-nament Saturday, September 13.Kaitlyn Dobie goes up to spike.Photo courtesy of Marcie Knoll.

Bryan Erives runs cross coun-try. He finishes seventh in JVat South Gray Saturday. Photocourtesy of Marcie Knoll.

Moscow High School defense tries to hold Hodgeman Co. dur-ing the game Friday, September 12. Left to right are JesseStuckey, Alexis Manriquez, David Miramontes, Zac Slemp andJalen Shaddix. Photo courtesy of Marcie Knoll.

Jeri Davey is surprised Friday, September 12, when Teri Chris-tian of Ulysses brings cake to the Senior Center for Jeri's hun-dredth birthday. Jeri especially loves the coconut creme cakeTeri makes. Jeri drives to town each day to eat at the SeniorCenter with friends. Grandsons Alan Downing, Scott Downing and Greg Downing

surround Grandma Jeri with love and fun at her one hundredthbirthday celebration.

Axel Granillo runs the ball inthe junior high football gameagainst Holly, Co. Thursday,September 11, 2014. Photocourtesy of Marcie Knoll.

MHS volleyball starts season with mixed results

Jeri Davey celebrates centenary birthday with friends and family

Team Kids starts up this weekThe Moscow Baptist Church will begin Team Kids youth

program Wednesday, September 17, from 3:40 to 5:00 p.m.The program will include stories, games, songs and snacks.For more information contact Barb Williams at 620-544-7958or 453-0212. All are welcome.

There will be a pot lucksupper at 6:00 p.m. Saturdayevening at the Moscow SeniorCenter. A movie will beshown following supper. Thiswill be a monthly event thethird Saturday of each monththroughout the winter.

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By Angie Haflich, Garden CityTelegram Staff WriterReprinted by permissionULYSSES, September 4 — Whenit comes to water, western Kansasis actually heading in the right di-rection, according to Kirk Heger,vice president of SouthwestKansas Groundwater Manage-ment District, GMD3.

“Crop yields are trending up-ward, irrigation use is trendingdownward and irrigation cropwater productivity is trending up-ward. We’re doing fine with whatwe’ve been doing so far,” Hegersaid at a recent meeting in Ulyssesto gather feedback on a draft of thestate’s recently released Water Vi-sion plan. “I wanted to go throughthat so we get the message outthere that we are responding, weare responsible, we are good stew-ards, and we are adapting technol-ogy. The vision team has heard itbefore, but we need to get thatmessage out to the general publicand reinforce it with the visionteam.”

The Southwest Kansas Irriga-tion Association (SWKIA) boardand the executive director andboard of the Southwest KansasGroundwater Management Dis-trict (GMD3) held the informalmeeting with members of Gov.Sam Brownback’s Water Visionteam Thursday morning inUlysses to exchange ideas and ad-dress concerns about the draft ofthe team’s Vision for the Future ofWater in Kansas, issued July 1.

Heger and Mark Rude, execu-tive director of GMD3, sought tomake the Water Vision team, com-prised of the Kansas Water Office(KWO), Kansas Department ofAgriculture (KDA) and KansasWater Authority (KWA), aware ofconservation practices and newtechnologies irrigators and agricul-tural producers in western andsouthwestern Kansas are alreadyusing. They hoped it woulddemonstrate that they are not onlygood stewards of water, but also toensure the team takes their inputinto account in the development ofa refined draft, expected in Novem-ber.

The team put together the July1 draft after spending six monthsgathering input, compiling dataand conducting research in re-sponse to Gov. Sam Brownback’scall for the development of a 50-year vision for water in October2013. Brownback’s call to actionwas sparked by several years ofdrought and dwindling water levelsin the Ogallala Aquifer, the largeunderground reservoir of waterstretching from Texas to the Dako-tas that provides water for agricul-ture and people.

The Ogallala is declining fasterthan it is recharging. Officials esti-

mate it will be 70 percent depletedwithin 50 years, causing a loss of40 percent of irrigated acres due toinadequate well flow. In addition,reservoirs will be 40 percent filledwith sediment, and five of sevenmajor reservoirs in eastern Kansaswon’t be able to meet water needsin a prolonged drought.

There are four themes to theJuly 1 draft: water conservation,water management, technologyand crop varieties and newsources of supply. Each of thosefour themes contain three to fivestrategies, and each strategy con-tains short-, medium- and long-term milestones with potentialaction items.

Since the release of the draft,the water vision team has been ob-taining feedback from meetingsheld across the state. Heger shareda Power Point presentation con-taining data compiled by KansasState Research and Extension irri-gation engineers, showing the his-tory of irrigation development inKansas, which culminated with agraph that reflects a drop of500,000 irrigated acres since2010.

“The point being that over time,we’ve adapted, we’ve invested intechnology to increase efficiencyand productivity,” Heger said.

Heger also discussed farmingpractices, such as residue man-agement.

“Leaving more residue on thesurface reduces evaporation andincreases our efficiency and pro-ductivity,” Heger said.

He also shared statistics reflect-ing an inverse relationship be-tween irrigated water usage andrainfall.

“We hear a lot in our worldabout how we water when it’srained, and we’re wasting water,and we’re using more water thanwe need, but the research showssomething different. The researchshows that we do respond to rain-fall. There is an inverse correlationbetween the amount of water thatwe apply and the amount of rain-fall we receive,” Heger said.

Rude went over several itemsthat the SWKIA and GMD3 boardswant to make sure are addressedin future drafts of the water visionplan, including the establishmentof the role of a water right as aproperty right granted by the stateof Kansas, inclusion of past workthat has gone into the manage-ment of the Ogallala, and reiterat-ing what was said regardingcurrent conservation practices.

“Based on some of the num-bers we looked at earlier, there area lot of good things happening, andwe’re moving in the right directionin terms of conservation,” Rudesaid.

Wayne Powell, SWKIA board

member, told the vision team thatthe fact that a lot of the wordingmakes it sound like producers inwestern Kansas aren’t doing any-thing to conserve water, is offen-sive. He said many producers havespent their own money to improveconservation.

Jackie McClaskey, secretary ofthe KDA, said that at all theirmeetings, her team shares thingsthat are being done in western andsouthwestern Kansas.

“We talk about Ogallala issuesin every other part of the statem,and every time Greg (Foley) standsup and does that section, he talksabout the good things that have al-ready been accomplished andwhat’s been implemented,” Mc-Claskey said.

Foley is one of the water visionteam members and executive di-rector of the KDA’s division of con-servation.

“We’re also trying to carry themessage that agriculture is a goodsteward and that it’s incredibly im-portant that we support agricul-ture and the Ogallala because ofthe importance it has in thestatewide economy,” McClaskeysaid. “You would be pleased withhow this team represents westernKansas irrigators and agriculture.”

She said comments fromacross the state about the area’sagricultural and conservationpractices are generally positive, aswell.

A member of the audience ex-pressed concerns that stakehold-ers, such as western Kansasagricultural producers, haven’thad as much input into the visionplan as others in the state.

“I am concerned that that’s howfolks feel because I thought wewere doing a better job of beingsupportive than maybe it soundslike,” McClaskey said.

Another member of the audi-ence said the message he wouldlike is for as little regulation as pos-sible, and to let conservation tech-nologies play out.

McClaskey said Gov. Brown-back has argued for local control,something Rude and Heger men-tioned when speaking aboutstrides made in conservation ef-forts in southwest Kansas.

“I’m glad to hear the reinforce-ment of the local — from theground up, local control. That’scertainly historically the road map,if you will, that Kansas adoptedwith the GMD act, which was toprovide a mechanism for variabil-ity across the state, particularlygroundwater areas, and then allowthose local minds to get togetherformerly with the stakeholders onwhat the rules ought to be, whatthe strategies ought to be, locally,”Rude said. “And so, enhance whatwe’ve already done, but certainly

don’t reinvent the wheel. Therewas a lot of thought, a lot of historywith that institutional framework,so how can we build on that wouldbe the appropriate question to thevision process.”

Katie Ingels, communicationsdirector for KWO, said that prior tothe revised draft being released inNovember, the team will continueto accept input from across thestate.

The vision team is encouragingpeople to share input regarding theWater Vision plan through an on-line survey at the Kansas WaterOffice website, www.kwo.org.

Southwest Kansans talks water with governor's water vision team

EcoDevo board updated about projectsThe Stevens County Eco-

nomic Development Board metTuesday, September 9, 2014 inthe Senior Center craft room fortheir monthly meeting. Presentat the meeting were EcoDevoDirector Neal Gillespie, Secre-tary Ruth Van Horn, StevensCounty Commissioner Jim Belland board members MarkCrawford, Jack Rowden, JanLeonard, Josh Morris, DougMartin and Curtis Crawford.Hugoton Hermes reporterWilma Bartel also attended themeeting. Board members JudyParsons, Dan Corpening andRay Hoggatt were absent.

The minutes of last month’smeeting were read and ap-proved unanimously.

The treasurer’s report statedthere was a balance of$2,634.60 in the checking ac-count and a balance of$51,591.70 in the Special Proj-ects account. The board mem-bers voted to pay the bills out ofthe checking account.

Director Gillespie reported heattended the water meeting inlate August in Ulysses. It wasvery informative and he felt KirkHeger and the SWKIA (South-west Kansas Irrigation Associa-tion) and GMD3 (GroundwaterManagement District 3) staffand board members repre-sented southwest Kansas wellin their presentation to Gover-nor Brownback’s visioning com-mittee. See related article onthis page.

Gillespie announced Secre-tary Van Horn would be askingHugoton resident Liz Sosa tospeak at an upcoming Chambermeeting, which should be of in-terest to EcoDevo board mem-bers and others. Sosa is ChiefExecutive Officer of PublicSquare Communications, Inc.Public Square’s mission is toidentify, connect and developcommunity leaders who cantransform towns, cities, coun-ties and regions into thrivingcommunities which nourishyouth, engage citizens and fos-ter partnerships, engaging allfour sectors of the community -business, education, govern-ment and human services. Theprevious CEO made a presenta-

tion here several years ago, butGillespie suggests it may betime to take another look.

Gillespie announced the newcomputer monitor had come in.The EcoDevo office printer/copier also needs to be replaced.After some discussion about op-tions available, the board votedunanimously to terminate thecurrent service agreement andauthorize the purchase of a newcopier/printer for up to $700.

Gillespie said he would try toset up a tour for the EcoDevoboard with Southwest Fresh Po-tato for next year.

Gillespie announced he willbe attending the westernKansas Rural Economic Devel-opment Alliance (wKREDA) inGarden City. A tour of some ofthe new Garden City businessesis planned and board membersare invited to attend, if possible.

Gillespie said he had spokenwith the sales representativefrom radio station 106.7 who in-dicated they need more spon-sors in order to be able tobroadcast HHS sports events.

Gillespie reported thetourism board has an opening,and he will be working with theHugoton mayor and city councilto find and appoint a replace-ment.

Gillespie informed the boardthe house and garage on the lotwhere a new retail store isplanned would need to bemoved or demolished within thenext 45 days.

Ruth announced Bob Dolewould be coming to HugotonWednesday, September 24, aspart of his “gratitude tour” as hevisits all 105 counties in thestate. He will be at MemorialHall from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m.The public is invited to attend.

Gillespie updated the boardabout some of the constructionprojects around town. Rebarand some concrete work hasbeen completed for the newmotel to be built north of High-way 51 near Kansas Dairy In-gredients. The builder haspreviously estimated the com-pletion date to be in June 2015.

There was no further updateon the grocery store. They werewaiting for approval from the

Kansas Department of Revenueon IRBs (Institutional RevenueBonds), allowing for a sales taxexemption for building materi-als.

Abengoa is planning for agrand opening in mid-October.

Aqua Shield is movingquickly on the spec home underconstruction near Sixth andWashington. The basementwalls and flooring have alsobeen completed on the first oftwo triplexes being built byRome Construction.

Two additional home ownershave applied for benefits fromthe Neighborhood RevitalizationProgram to do major additionsand renovations. Commentswere made that the real estatemarket is doing better now thanit has for the last few years.

The KDOT projects for High-way 51 east of town are still onschedule. Some concern wasvoiced that these projects mightcause some traffic problemsduring the hundredth HugotonHigh School reunion plannedfor next Fourth of July.

There being no other busi-ness, the meeting adjourned.

Emily has experienced 1,900books in the 1,000 Books Be-fore Kindergarten challengeat the Stevens County Li-brary! She sure loves books!Way to go Emily!


Thursday, September 24,2009

Passmore Brothers werechosen as the October Busi-ness of the Month by theHugoton Area Chamber ofCommerce. Bob and CarlisPassmore have been in theroustabout business in Hugo-ton for the past 36 years.


Twins Donna Taylor andDonald (also known as D.D.)Perry celebrate their sixtiethbirthday September 25, 2004.The celebration is at D.D.’s res-idence.

Both Hugoton veterinarydoctors reported positive testsfor West Nile have been de-tected in several animals. Twohorses and one dog tested pos-itive and all the animals diedfrom this disease.


The retirement of JerryLeonard was announced at thecity council meeting. Leonardhas been with the City ofHugoton for thirty-four years.


Anadarko officially opens inHugoton September 22, 1989with a ribbon cutting at theirnew office located at 114 W.Second Street. During thesummer of 1986, Anadarkowas spun off as an independ-ent company to PanhandleEastern Pipeline Co. Anadarkohas continued to prosper as aseparate corporation since thespinoff. The area supervisor isJunior Stuck.


Daisy Mills, Lorene Dunlap,Margaret Clark and MyrtleQuimby were honored at aluncheon at the FlamingoRestaurant as Gold Star Moth-ers by the VFW Auxiliary.


Bloodhart Drug has a newpharmacist. Bill Marquardt willbe assisting his uncle Richard“Dick” Marquardt. Bill comesfrom Shreveport, La.


Carl Ellington, owner of theOld Variety Store in Hugotonfor many years, announcedlast week that he is closing thestore. Ellington has been inpoor health recently.


Everett Rowden climbed al-most ninety feet up the citywater tower to rescue a blackcat only to come within fourfeet of the animal before the cat

jumped the distance down andran off unharmed.


Shelton Shafer has sold hisShafer House Motel to O.W.Bradfield and Marvin Brad-field.

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

History From The HermesCompiled by Ruthie Winget

This is the home of Lee and Mary EttaReynolds, built in the early 1900’s. They hadsix boys and four girls born to their family. Theremaining children living in Stevens County in

1979 when this book was printed are Ben, Don-ald, Marion (Babe), Edythe, Ethyle, Floyd andArt Reynolds. This photo was taken from theStevens County and its People history book.

CIRCLE TIMECircle Time, or preschool

story time, is scheduled forevery Wednesday at 10:30a.m. when school is in ses-sion. Register your pre-schooler online or at thelibrary. Check with MissStacey for a schedule ofevents. NATIONAL LIBRARY CARD

SIGNUP MONTHSeptember is Library Card

Sign-up Month - a time whenthe American Library Associ-ation and libraries across thecountry remind parents a li-brary card is the most impor-tant school supply of all. Theobservance was launched in1987 to meet the challenge ofthen Secretary of EducationWilliam J. Bennett whosaid: "Let's have a nationalcampaign . . . every child

should obtain a library card -and use it." Since then, thou-sands of public and school li-braries join each fall in anational effort to ensure everychild does just that. Thismonth when you presentyour card for checkout, youwill be entered in a drawingfor gift cards. Names will bedrawn at the end of themonth.

TEXTILE EXHIBITThe annual Textile Exhibit

is fast approaching. If youwork in animal, plant, min-eral or synthetic fiber, we in-vite you to share yourfinished projects at our ex-hibit. Contact Eunice for de-tails and to register youritems. There is also an onlineregistration form available onour Web site at www.stevenscountylibrary.com. Setup

will be September 29 - 30 andthe exhibit will run throughthe month of October.UNATTENDED CHILDREN

POLICYThe SCL requires a sign-in

for every child who comes tothe library without a parentor guardian. Children undereight years of age must be ac-companied by someone atleast 16 years old. (Childrenunder the age of eight maynot remain without a parentor guardian attending them.Please find a safe after-schoollocation for them.) The childmust know the full name of aparent and the phone num-ber where the parent may bereached in case of emergency.A full copy of the UnattendedChildren Policy is available atthe front desk.

CLICK FOR BABIES

Knit or crochet to preventinfant abuse. Drop off yourcompleted purple baby capsat the library and we’ll sendthem in! Contact the libraryfor additional details.

UPCOMING EVENTS ATTHE SCL

October – Textile Displayall month

October 13 – LibraryBoard

November 10 – LibraryBoard

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

December – Festival ofTrees

December 8, 5:30 – Li-brary Board

December 11, Noon –Recipe Swap

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

@ YOUR LIBRARYYour Information Source for 100 Years

500 MonroeHugoton, Ks. 67951-2639

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

Calling all former Hugo-ton High School CrossCountry runners!!! HugotonHigh School is having theirhome cross country meet thisSaturday, September 20.This year is Coach Ro-driquez’s twentieth year tocoach the cross country team.The cross country team wouldlike to encourage all formerteam members to come out tothe Forewinds Golf Course tosupport Coach Rod and theteam during this milestoneevent. The Hugoton Invita-tions Cross Country meet be-gins at 9:00 a.m. Saturdaymorning.

The Hugoton Area Cham-ber is very excited to be a partof Bob Dole’s visit to South-west Kansas. Former Sena-tor Bob Dole will visitHugoton Wednesday, Sep-tember 24, from 10:45 to11:45 a.m. at MemorialHall. This meet and greet isopen to the public. This stopis part of a three-day tour to

southwest Kansas where hewill be visiting 11 counties.Senator Dole’s goal has beento visit all 105 Kansas Coun-ties this year with the purposeof his sentimental journeysimply to visit with the peopleof Kansas and express his ap-preciation for their long sup-port. Be sure to come toMemorial Hall September 24to give him a big StevensCounty welcome!

September is National Li-brary Card Sign-up Month.We want to help the StevensCounty Library remind par-ents a library card is the mostimportant school supply of all.Library cards are free. Limitedborrowing privileges aregranted on the spot. TheStevens County Library re-quires a photo ID and signa-ture for a library card.Studies show children whoare read to in the home andwho use the library performbetter in school. If you or yourchild do not have a library

card, get one today! The Hugoton Lions Club

Presents their First AnnualBasket Bingo Friday, Octo-ber 10, 2014, at MemorialHall. Doors will open at 6:15p.m. and Bingo will begin at7:00 p.m. There will be 15games plus five special games.All game prizes are filled withgoodies donated by our localcommunity. Tickets are avail-able in advance and at thedoor. Extra tickets, raffle tick-ets, and concessions will beavailable. For more informa-tion or to get advanced ticketscall Lions Beth Settlemyer at443-533-1184, Mallory Moserat 870-613-2857 or Bob Eye-stone at 620-544-8680.

Did you know? You canbuy vacuum bags for yourKirby vacuum here in Hugo-ton! The Verizon Store (in-side CarQuest) has bags forKirby vacuums. This is greatnews for those who have beengoing to Garden City or DodgeCity to get them. Shop LOCAL

first!“The History of Stevens

County Hospital” written byShila Moore is currentlyavailable for sale. The bookcan be purchased at the infor-mation desk at the StevensCounty Hospital. This book isfilled with interesting informa-tion and history about thehospital. It includes picturesof many of the people ofStevens County and stories oftheir experiences at the hospi-tal. Get your copy today - orbuy a copy for a friend or fam-ily member!

Do you need an activity foryour party or special event?Think about renting CaptainParsons’s Pirate Putt Puttfrom the Chamber. TheChamber has a nine-holeminiature golf course for rent.Call the Chamber Office foravailability and rental fees.

Shop STEVENS COUNTY First!

The Hugoton Area Chamber of Commerce

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By Lisa NelsonRelay For Life 2014 is offi-

cially in the books for anotheryear! It was once again a suc-cessful year! The StevensCounty goal we set for our-selves was $31,000; we ex-ceeded that by raising over$32,000!! It would not havebeen possible without theRelay Committee, teams andsponsors!! We work all yearround recruiting, fundraisingand spending countless hoursputting together an event thatwill be honoring and remem-bering those who have battledcancer! Our community is soblessed to have so many whoare willing to help out a cancervictim - there is no way we canthank you all enough!!!!

We did something differentthis year and had the event in-side. The Rec Board was gra-cious enough to allow us to usethe building. We had it packedand enjoyed not having to fightthe wind and heat, as it takesall day to prepare for this event!Todd Gayer and Austin Heatonwere very helpful in assistingus making this happen, plusthe Rec Board who approved

the use of it.A highlight of the evening

was the arrival of Henry andJudy Cantrell riding in a limodonated by the Robson Familyfrom Paul’s Funeral Home.Henry and Judy were the luckywinners when their name wasdrawn out at the Survivor Din-ner. The smiles on the faces ofeach of these two families wereawesome, one for the ride andthe other for making the heartsof two deserving people happy!

Relay For Life is now in fullswing for 2015! We had ourfirst fundraiser by helping theHigh Plains Music Fest Com-mittee by selling tickets fortheir event, which was also an-other success. They donatedback to the American CancerSociety a grand total of $8,000!What a great way to start offthe 2015 Relay For Life. All wecan say is “WOW!!” It was a lotof fun and we look forward tohelping them again next year

If you are interested in beinga part of the Relay for 2015 orwould like more information,contact Katie Shelton Araiza,2015 Event Chair. Get involved- you will be glad you did!

Relay For Life surpasses goal

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

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

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

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IN THE TWENTY-SIXTH JUDICIALDISTRICT

DISTRICT COURT, STEVENSCOUNTY, KANSAS

PROBATE DEPARTMENT

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

Pursuant to Chapter 59 of K.S.A.

Case No. 14 PR 37

NOTICE OF HEARING


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

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

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

cipal Meridian, Stevens County,Kansas

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

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

PIERRE WAREPetitioner

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

PUBLIC NOTICE

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The Hugoton HermesClassifieds online:

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The meeting of the hospitalboard was called to order Mon-day, September 8, 2014, at 5:30p.m. in the Stevens County Hos-pital community room.

Present were board membersWarren Willis, Joyce Baughman,Milton Gillespie, Kirk Heger, PattyLahey, Keith Rome and DeanVan Horn. Others present wereHospital Administrator LindaStalcup, Health Information Offi-cer Marilyn Crane, Chief Finan-cial Officer Dave Piper, ChiefOperating Officer Boyet Tablate,registered dietician MichelleGooch, Director of Nursing/Pio-neer Manor Jennifer Featherson,Public Relations and Risk Man-ager Alisha Eseray, Director ofNursing/Hospital Dawn Maas,Care Coordinator Lisa Steers, As-sistant Care Coordinator MonicaJackson, Dr. Samer Al-Hashmi(Dr. Sam) and Hermes reporterWilma Bartel.

The minutes of the last meet-ing and the amended agenda forthe current meeting were ap-proved unanimously.

Registered dietician MichelleGooch was first on the agendaand gave a presentation on cul-ture change and resident-cen-tered care at Pioneer Manor.“Culture change” and “residentcentered care” are part of a na-tional movement for the transfor-mation of services provided fornursing homes residents. Thegoal is to provide a more home-like atmosphere for the residentsand make it less like institutionalliving by providing the residentsopportunities to direct their ownlives to the greatest extent possi-ble. The resident may eat whatthey want and when they want,they may rise for the day whenthey want and pursue activitiesthey are interested in; they are al-lowed as much autonomy as al-lowed within the stateregulations. (One of the morepopular activities added at Pio-neer Manor is “movie afternoon.”So many residents have shownan interest that they are quicklyoutgrowing their “theater” space.)The changes will come througheducation, sharing information,changing public policy and in-creasing awareness.

Boyet Tablate as Chief Oper-ating Officer and director of thelab spoke about the pharmacyand how the hospital is exploringoptions on how to reduce ex-

penses and increase revenue. Hewill give a full report at the nexthospital board meeting.

Lisa Steers, Care Coordinatorof Stevens County HealthcareHealth Home, gave an update onher department. The purpose ofHealth Home is to provide com-prehensive care management;care coordination; comprehensivetransitional care, including ap-propriate follow-up, from inpa-tient to other settings; patientand family support; referral tocommunity and social services, ifrelevant; and health promotion.The Kansas Chronic ConditionHealth Homes target populationis those who have asthma or dia-betes who are also at risk of de-veloping hypertension, heartdisease, depression, substanceabuse or obesity. (Health Homesdiffers from Home Health in thatHome Health provides a broaderrange of services includingwound care, injections, intra-venous or nutrition therapy,monitoring serious illness or un-stable health conditions whereasHealth Homes will focus onasthma and diabetes.) Paymentfor Health Homes services willcome from Medicaid.

Alisha Eseray of Risk Manage-ment gave her report and an-nounced the Stevens CountyHealth Fair will be Saturday, Oc-tober 4, from 7:00 to 11:00 a.m.

Dr. Sam announced the clinicsaw the first case of influenzaMonday, September 8.

Board chairman Warren Willisupdated the board about themeeting with the county commis-sioners and Paula Rowden re-garding the well-woman clinicCounty Health wants to start. Acontract between the MedicalClinic and County Health has notyet been finalized. Warren will begoing back to the commissioners

to discuss the proposals and howthis might impact medicare reim-bursements.

Joyce Baughman reportedabout the Critical Issues Summitshe attended in Wichita in Au-gust. This is a seminar organizedfor hospital boards across thestate addressing concerns requir-ing a collective response fromcommunity leaders. She said ithad been a very informativemeeting.

Jennifer Featherston, Directorof Nursing at Pioneer Manor, gavethe nursing home report. The Pi-oneer Manor census as of Mon-day, September 8 was 67. Shesaid the nursing home is doing okstaffing-wise. They only have afew full-time CNA positions to fill.

Chief Executor Officer LindaStalcup reported the KansasState Fire Marshal had com-pleted the annual inspection atthe hospital Thursday, August28. The hospital received two de-ficiencies, both of which had beencorrected, submitted to the FireMarshal and approved.

Chief Financial Officer DavePiper gave the financial report. Hesaid utilities are up because ofthe increased work space at thePhysical Therapy department.Contract nursing fees continue tosignificantly impact the budget.

In old business, Linda Stalcupadvised even after the recentrains Pioneer Manor was nolonger having problems with theleaky roof after some caulkinghad been done.

There being no new business,the board moved unanimously toadjourn following two executivesessions.

The next meeting of the hospi-tal/nursing home board is sched-uled for Monday, October 6, at5:30 p.m. in the Pioneer Manorconference room.


National Centenarian DaySeptember 22nd

is “National Centenarian Day”.

This is a day to recognize and honorour residents who have lived

a century or longer. Please join us for celebration

and refreshments

at Pioneer Manor September 22nd

at 2:00 p.m. in the coffee shop The Little Gift Shop In The Corner

Stevens County Hospital Auxiliary

Unique gifts for Any Occasion, Anniversaries, Birthdays, etc.

Hours are 9 to 12 and 1 to 4 Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday.Sponsored by First National Bank

Member FDIC

Hospital board updated regarding health homes and other issues

This photo quilt was done by Debbie Stoddard.

The above quilt was pieced by Wanda Malone.

The Quilt, Art and PhotographyShow at the Senior Center lastweekend elicited plenty of“ooohs” and “aaahs”. Hugotonproves to be a talented commu-nity.

The above quilt was done by Barbara and Garland Beeks andhas been donated to Pheasant Heaven Charities.

“You Scratch My Back - I’ll Scratch Yours”by Judy Sittingdown Clark

“Persistence” by Alta Pettis

Landscape by Retha Wagner

Horse Painting by Lowell Stanley

“The Old Homestead” by Martha Thompson

September 18, 2014

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