April 24, 2014

The Southwest KansasRoyalty Owners Associa-tion’s (SWKROA), sixty-sixth annual meeting willbe Saturday, April 26,2014, at the Hugoton Mid-dle/High School Audito-rium located at 115 WestEleventh Street - on State

Highway 51 - in Hugoton.Registration and coffee willbegin at 9:00 a.m., andthe meeting will begin at10:00 a.m.

Dr. Jana Milford isProfessor and Chair of theDepartment of MechanicalEngineering at the Univer-sity of Colorado at Boul-der, where she has taughtsince 1994. Jana’s re-search and teaching inter-ests focus on air qualitymodeling and data analy-sis, environmental im-pacts of energy systems,and environmental man-agement. The title of Dr.Milford’s presentation is“Air Quality Impacts of Oiland Gas Production,” andshe will discuss how natu-ral gas and oil extractioncan result in atmosphericemissions of volatile or-ganic compounds (VOCs)

and nitrogen oxides (NOx),which react in the atmos-phere to produce ground-level ozone, as well asemissions of methane, agreenhouse gas. These airpollutants are releasedfrom a variety of sourcesduring well drilling, com-pletion and maintenanceoperations, and from nat-ural gas processing andtransport. Levels of emis-sions vary widely, depend-ing on the characteristicsand volume of the naturalgas, condensate and oilbeing produced and theequipment and work prac-tices being employed. Thistalk will discuss what isknown and unknownabout air pollution from oiland gas production, anddescribe recent scientific

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The regularly scheduled meeting of May 5, 2014 forthe Hugoton City Council has been moved to Wednes-day, May 7, 2014 at 5:15 p.m. at City Hall.

The Board of CountyCommissioners met inregular session Monday,April 7 with all memberspresent. Also present wereCounty Counselor BobJohnson, County ClerkPam Bensel andRoGlenda Coulter fromThe Hugoton Hermes.Dave called the meeting toorder. Pat moved to ap-prove the minutes of thelast meeting. Dave sec-onded. Motion carried. Patmoved to approve thecounty vouchers. Jim sec-onded. Motion carried.The clerk was instructedto draw warrants on theTreasurer chargeable tothe various funds of thecounty for the followingamounts: General ..224,860.22; Road &Bridge .. 113,118.62; Air-port .. 66,750.10; Building.. 21,962.50; NoxiousWeed .. 8,065.40; Library.. 83,540.08; Highway Im-provement .. 10,500.; Al-coholic Treatment ..237.50; CommunityHealth .. 32,557.80; Air-port Grants .. 12,082.54;Employee’s P/R Misc W/H.. 31,749.; Employee’s P/RMisc W/H .. 1,170.46; Regof Deeds Tech Fund ..178.02.

Richard Claggett camein to discuss the right-of-way for NW corner of NW

27-32-37. The survey wasdone wrong the first time,so it needed to be sur-veyed again. Bob asked ifRichard could email thenew survey to him, andBob would redo the right-of-way.

Robert Rich presentedthe 2015 Wellness Budgetin the amount of$157,056.35. Robert dis-cussed the monies en-cumbered from 2013. Heasked about selling a usedrowing machine at theWellness Center. The com-missioners agreed to allowRobert to get sealed bids.The bids will be opened atthe next CommissionersMeeting April 21, 2014.

Roger Lynch came in todiscuss Darin Heger ex-panding the animal pen athis home south of town.Roger asked if the CAFOSresolution would affectthis project. Bob said itwould be fine. There wasdiscussion about an indi-vidual living at theStevens County IndustrialAddition. The regulationssay this is prohibited.

Roger Lynch and FrankSmith came in to discussa trailer house Frankbought from Ed Strick-land. The zoning regula-tions say the trailer has tomeet codes or it will not beable to stay in Stevens

County. Bob will checkthe information out andgive an update at the nextCommissioners Meeting.

Ted Heaton reported forthe Sheriff’s office. Ted in-formed the commissionershe has three pickups heneeds to trade in, eachhaving over 100,000miles. He will get two bidsat this time. Ted askedabout when the portion ofRoad Three will beopened. Tony Martin saidthey could have it readyby September 2014.

Rodney Kelling in-formed the commissionershe sent out bid packets tothree companies for a newfire truck. The bids are tobe turned into the CountyClerk’s office by 5:00 p.m.May 16, 2014 and will beopened at the Commis-sioners Meeting May 19,2014.

Tony Martin talkedabout putting grapplerson a present loader theRoad Department has.The cost would be$18,152. Tony got a bidfrom American Implementto put grapplers on amowing tractor and thecost would be $3,300. to$15,000. Tony said hecould get a new JohnDeere loader for $230,000.to $250,000. with or with-out grapplers. After the

transfer of monies from2013, there will be moneyto purchase the loader.Tony talked about stakingthe frontage road to get itcorrected. He says he willcheck with Pioneer Elec-tric to move the electricpole. Tony says the RoadDepartment will be layingasphalt on the road northof the Pioneer Manor theweek of April 14. He alsosaid the asphalt plant hasbeen all changed overnow.

Motion was made andpassed to go into executivesession for attorney/clientlitigation for ten minuteswith County CounselorBob Johnson present.

Paula Rowden broughtin two bids for the replace-ment of the water softenertank at the CommunityHealth. The bids werefrom Central Air Condi-tioning Company in theamount of $5,230. andScheopner’s Water Condi-tioning in the amount of$4,300. or rebuild thecontrol valve for $2,000.including parts and labor.Dave moved to acceptScheopner’s Water Condi-tioning bid for the replace-ment of the water softenertank in the amount of$4,300. Pat seconded.Motion carried. Paula in-

Law enforcement officers across thestate will be collecting unused medica-tions for safe disposal Saturday, April 26,Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidtsaid Monday. Stevens County Law En-forcement Center at 505 S. Monroe inHugoton will be open from 10:00 a.m.to 2:00 p.m. for people to bring excessprescription drugs that otherwisecould be abused or contaminate theenvironment.

The collection events are part of a na-tionwide effort to safely dispose of left-over medications to prevent accidental orintentional misuse. Since the programbegan in 2010, the semi-annual eventhas collected more than 22 tons of med-ications in Kansas alone.

“Unused medications are dangerousfor kids, pets and the environment,”Schmidt said. “Getting these leftovermedicines out of the medicine cabinetskeeps them from falling into the wronghands and makes our communitiessafer.”

Medications will be accepted at drop-off sites across the state from 10:00 a.m.

to 2:00 p.m. Saturday. To find a location,visit www.ag.ks.gov and click on the “GotDrugs?” icon.

The National Drug Take-Back Day iscoordinated by the federal Drug Enforce-ment Administration, which collects andsafely destroys the medications.

Medicines languishing in home cabi-nets are highly susceptible to diversion,misuse and abuse. Rates of prescriptiondrug abuse in the U.S. are increasing, asare the number of accidental poisoningsand overdoses due to these drugs. Stud-ies show a majority of abused prescrip-tion drugs are obtained from family andfriends, including from the home medi-cine cabinet. In addition, Americans arenow advised that traditional methods fordisposing of unused medicines – flushingthem down the toilet or throwing them inthe trash - pose potential safety andhealth hazards and should be avoided.

Unused prescriptions can be turned inyear-round at many local law enforce-ment locations. Kansans should contacttheir local sheriff’s office or police depart-ment for more information.

Drug Take Back Day is Saturday

The winners of theHugoton Hermes Eastercoloring contest are agesthree to five: first AisleeAustin, second HannahMcCurry and third BrinleeAustin. In the six to eightage group first place wentto Lilianah Archuleta, sec-ond to Eva Schmitt and

third to Madison Coats. Inthe nine to eleven group,winners were first McKen-zie Hinds, second JamieShady and third Dillon Of-ferdahl.

The students of theHugoton Learning Acad-emy graciously judged thecoloring contest and chose

the winners. The Hermesappreciates their hardwork in choosing the win-ners from the great pic-tures turned in to theoffice. You can see theartistic work of the contestentries in the window ofthe Hermes office at 522S. Main.

City Council reschedules upcomingMay 5 meeting to May 7

Marki Anton, Maria Cecenas, Madi Fleming,Brock Brazeal, Hailey White, Alexis Man-riquez, Brice Valdez and Kaitlyn Dobie display

a copy of The Hugoton Hermes with them afterflying into the Frankfurt Germany Airportduring their exchange student trip.

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McKenzie Hinds wins TheHermes coloring contest forthe ages nine to 11 group.

Lilliannah Archuleta wins theEaster coloring contest for theages six to eight group.

Aislee Austin wins the recentcoloring contest for the agesthree to five group.

This little guy is very excited to place one of the brightly coloredeggs available at the community Easter egg hunt Saturdaymorning.

County commissioners consider several issues

SKROA plans annual meeting for Saturday

Hermes Easter coloring contest winners announced

The Easter Bunny visits with kidsduring the Easter Egg Hunt Satur-day morning.

ObituariesThe Hugoton Hermes Thursday, April 24, 2014

Former Johnson residentLance Thomas Shepard, age38, passed away Friday, April11, 2014 at his home in Ellis.

He was born July 10, 1975in Hugoton, to Keith Sullivanand Glenda Fern Little. Hisparents are Steve and GlendaFern (Little) Shepard. Lance graduated fromStanton County High Schoolin 1994 and also graduatedfrom Kansas State Universitywith a BS in Animal Science. March 23, 2013 Lance andAnita Jo Zordel were marriedin WaKeeney. Lance was currently work-ing for Eck and Eck Con-struction in Ellis. He enjoyedhunting, fishing and shoot-ing, and spending time withhis children and family. Hewas an Eagle Scout and a

member of the Ellis BaptistChurch. Survivors include his wifeAnita of Ellis; two sons,Thomas Lance Shepard andQuinton Isaiah Shepard bothof Ellis; two daughters,Adelita Rose Shepard andJosie Ann Shepard both ofEllis; his parents Steve andGlenda Shepard of Johnson;sister Bonnie Montoya ofJohnson; step-brotherStephen Shepard of Salina; astep-sister, Reta Shepard ofArchie, Mo.; a half-brother,Aaron Sullivan of Weather-ford, Tx.; and half-sisterBrandy Phillips of Ada, Ok. Lance was preceded indeath by a daughter, HannahShepard. Funeral services were attended Friday afternoon,April 18, 2014 at GarnandFuneral Home Chapel inJohnson with Pastor KrisHumphrey officiating. Inter-ment followed at the StantonCounty Cemetery in Johnsonunder the direction of Garnand Funeral Home inJohnson. Memorial contributionsmay be given to the EllisRecreation Commission incare of Garnand FuneralHome, PO Box 715, Johnson,Ks. 67855.

Lance Shepard

Word has been received ofthe death of Leon KayWilliams, age 66. Mr.Williams passed from this lifeMonday, April 14, 2014 at St.Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City, Ok. He was born June 29,1947 in Liberal, the son ofPaul Williams and the formerBetty Marie Fisher. Leon married DeannaDelay April 9, 1967 in Liberal. She survives. He worked for Nichols’Water Service for 29 years;16 years as a truck driverand 13 years as a dispatcher. Survivors include his wifeDeanna; son James LeonWilliams of Oklahoma City;daughter Patricia KayVanatta of Forgan, Ok; hisbrother Freddy Williams andwife Robin of Lacey, Wa.;seven grandchildren, KeeshaOtto, Ashley Self, Ty Vanatta,Cameron Vanatta, Austin

Vanatta, Jeremy Williamsand Joey Williams; and greatgrandson Zackery Otto. Those preceding Leon indeath were his parents;brother Jerry Williams; andgranddaughter AlyssaWilliams. His body has been donatedto medical research, and in-urnment will take place at alater date. Memorial services were at-tended Friday afternoon,April 18, 2014 at the FirstBaptist Church in Forganwith Pastor Paul Dicksonpresiding. Memorial contributionsmay be sent to the AmericanDiabetes Association in careof the Brenneman FuneralHome, 1212 W. Second, Lib-eral, Ks 67901. Condolences may be sentto the family at www.brennemanfuneralhome.com

Leon Williams

Death has claimed the lifeof Rubeinna Buller. Mrs.Buller, age 92, passed awayMonday, April 14, 2014 atWheatridge Park Care Centerin Liberal.

Born December 19, 1921in Fairview, Ok., she was thedaughter of J. C. Wichert andthe former Eva Karber.

Rubeinna was a home-maker and helped grow thefamily farm with her hus-band. They built one of thefirst homes on Highway 83between Liberal and Turpin.

June 13, 1943, Rubeinnamarried Harry Buller atFairview, Ok. He precededher in death October 24,1981. Her parents; two sonsDoyle and Ervin Buller;daughter-in-law VirginiaBuller; two brothers, Marionand Ray Wichert; and twosisters, Evelyn Buller andElla Marie Sperling all pre-ceded Rubeinna in deathalso.

Mrs. Buller was a charter

member of Calvary Mennon-ite Church. She enjoyedsinging gospel music and at-tending family reunions.

Survivors include threegrandchildren, Ryan Bullerand wife Kim of Turpin, Ok,Suzanne Buller of Tulsa, Ok.and Melissa Buller of Okla-homa City, Ok.; four greatgrandchildren, Carson, Vir-ginia, Abigail and ElizabethBuller; and several nephewsand nieces.

Funeral services were at-tended Friday morning, April18, 2014 at Calvary Mennon-ite Church with Rev. StanLehnert presiding. Burial fol-lowed in the Turpin Mennon-ite Cemetery of Turpin, Ok.Brenneman Funeral Home ofLiberal was in charge of thearrangements.

Memorial contributionsmay be sent to the VirginiaBuller Education Foundationin care of the Brenneman Fu-neral Home, 1212 W. Sec-ond, Liberal, Ks 67901.

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

Rubeinna Buller Friends and family gath-ered Saturday to rememberand honor LaWilda GeraldineNash. Mrs. Nash, 82, passedfrom this life Tuesday, April15, 2014 at her residence inLiberal.

She was born June 7,1931 the daughter of MelvinC. Neese and the formerHelen Hart in Alva, Ok. Shewas raised in the rural com-munity of Forgan, Ok. whereshe played high school bas-ketball for the Forgan Bull-dogs. She moved to Liberal in1951 from Beaver, Ok. LaWilda was employed byC.R. Anthony & Companyworking upstairs in the dressdepartment with her motherfor many years. She ownedand operated the Mode-O-Day Women’s Dress store forten years. Later she was em-ployed by Long’s Clothingstore in downtown Liberaland at the Gift Shop inSouthgate Mall for manyyears before her retirement.

October 25, 1947 LaWildamarried Marion Elston “M.E.,Jake” Jacobs in Perryton, Tx.He preceded her in death Au-gust 10, 1998. January 2,1998 she married DonaldVirgil Nash in Liberal. Hesurvives. Mrs. Nash was a memberof the First Baptist Church. Survivors include her hus-band; three sons, Stanley El-ston Jacobs of Liberal,Rodney Earl Jacobs ofTopeka and Melvin DouglasJacobs and wife Paula ofTopeka; three stepsons,Craig Nash and wife Barbie ofPlains, Gregg Nash of NewWaverly, Tx. and PrestonNash and wife Lisa of Scotts-dale, Az.; brother Earl Nor-man Neese of Oklahoma City,Ok.; her two grandchildren,Shane (Jacobs) Etter andWendy Lyn (Jacobs) Cole;eight step grandchildren,Lyndon Nash, Austin Nashand wife Sandra, JordanNash, Alan Nash, Ryan Nashand wife Stephanie, AndreaNash, Audrey Nash andAmelia Nash; two greatgrandsons Owen and Dou-glas; four step great grand-children; two sisters-in-lawTerry Neese and Loretta Ageeand husband Wessy; and hermany nieces and nephews. Mrs. Nash was preceded indeath by parents; son Rod-ney; brother Earl; mother-in-law Vergie Nash; anddaughter-in-law Pam. Memorial services were at-tended Saturday afternoon,

April 19, 2014 at First Bap-tist Church with Pastor LorenRobinson presiding. Grave-side services followed in theLiberal Cemetery under thedirection of Brenneman Fu-neral Home of Liberal. Memorial contributions

may be sent to Liberal HomeHealth and Hospice in care ofBrenneman Funeral Home,1212 W. Second, Liberal, Ks.67901. Condolences may be sent tothe family at www.brennemanfuneralhome.com.

LaWilda Nash

Former Hugoton residentLona Maxine Ratcliff, 93,passed from this life Wednes-day, April 16, 2014 at Men-nonite Friendship Manor inSouth Hutchinson.

She was born November21, 1920 in Hugoton, thedaughter of Grovey Morfordand the former Cora Garman. During her life, Lona hadbeen a member of theFriends Church in Havilandand Bethel Friends Churchof Hugoton. Survivors include a daugh-ter, Sheila “Gail” Hinshaw ofSaddlebrooke, Mo.; four

grandchildren, Lisa Weeksand husband Jason, DarrenHinshaw, Chad Ervin andWendi Aumiller; eight greatgrandchildren, Derringer andDakota Green, J.J. Weeks,Joshua Kastner, ChristopherErvin, and Chase, Aimee andJensen Ervin. Lona was preceded indeath by her parents; herhusband John; daughterDorothy Reece; four brothers,Lester, Leland, Gordon andGlen Morford; and her foursisters, Irene Storms, Gwendelyn Morford, LucilleMartin and Vivian Morford. Funeral services were at-tended Monday afternoon,April 21, 2014 at the BethelFriends Church in Hugotonwith Gary Wright presiding.Burial will be in BethelFriends Cemetery of Hugoton. Memorials may be made toWorld Renewal in care of themortuary, Larrison Mortu-ary, 300 Country Club Road,Pratt, Ks. 67124. Condolences for the familymay be left at www.larrisonmortuary.com.

Lona Maxine Ratcliff

Friends and family gath-ered Monday to share memo-ries and lay Larry NormanWinget to rest. Mr. Wingetpassed from this life Thurs-day, April 17, 2014 at Pioneer Manor Nursing Homein Hugoton. He was 73.

The son of Norman Wingetand the former Marie Hunsaker, he was born October 8, 1940 in Larned.

March 2, 2002 Larry andRuthie Traver were marriedin Garden City. Larry moved

to Hugoton in 2002 from Jetmore.

Survivors include his wifeRuthie Winget of Hugoton;two sons, Layne Winget ofJetmore and Wayne Wingetof Wichita; three step children, Jimmie Hughes ofHarrison, Ak., Kent Hughesof Meade and Lori Walters ofUlysses; his sister KarenKlinge and husband Johnnyof Garden City; his manygrandchildren; many greatgrandchildren; and other rel-atives and friends.

Larry was preceded indeath by his parents.

Funeral services were at-tended Monday afternoon,April 21, 2014 at the FirstChristian Church in Hugotonwith Pastor Heath Kelley presiding. Burial followed inthe Hugoton Cemetery underthe direction of Paul’s Funeral Home of Hugoton.

Larry Winget

To the Editor,This letter is written re-

garding theEconomicD e v e l o p -ment news.

I am questioning the ideaof renaming Cemetary Roadto Steve Morris Road. Thisroad was just renamed whenthe 911 system was imple-mented. It seems ridiculousto me to change this again.

I guess I feel that StevensCounty has great needs,such as things for our chil-

dren to do: bowling, theater,skating rink, indoor pool, etc.

Investing inour town andespecially our

kids is, or should be, a num-ber one priority.

I’m sure that all concernedwould argue that we havemore pressing needs than re-naming a road that has al-ready been done, so we don’twaste our hard earned taxdollars.

Sincerely,Tammie Peterson

Let’s put tax money to better use

Tammie Peterson

Dear Editor,If you hear the roar of motorcycles

around town, it could be because it’s thattime of the year when members of theDust Bowl Riders begin contacting busi-nesses and individuals for donations andcontributions for this year’s Brian Lam-berson Memorial Motorcycle Rally sched-uled for Saturday, June 14, 2014.

The Hugoton Dust Bowl Riders onceagain proudly stand with Terry and LindaLamberson to honor the memory of theirson Brian. The proceeds from this eventare donated back into Stevens County inthe form of scholarships and charitabledonations.

In May of 2013 five well qualified sen-iors were the proud recipients of DustBowl Rider Scholarships while manyother individuals and groups have bene-fited by donations and help from DBR.

Barb’s Den will once again be thevenue for the rally. The employees therewill be checking IDs, monitoring alcoholconsumption and insuring absolutely nounderage drinking takes place, allowingthe DBR members to focus all their timeand attention on coordinating the eventitself. The Dust Bowl Riders want to makeevery effort to insure our event is fun andsafe for everyone involved.

We look forward to seeing you atBarb’s Den June 14, 2014. Linda Lam-berson will be at her usual place at thefront table to greet you upon your arrival!You can shop with the vendors, visit withfriends, buy a poker hand, and enjoygreat pit cooked BBQ. As per tradition,local artist Robert Terrill will provide orig-

inal artwork for auction. We encourageyou to come and bid on some great auc-tion items or just come and admire thebikes that are as unique as the individu-als who ride them. It is not necessary toown a motorcycle in order to enjoy thisevent; join the fun and support the BrianLamberson Memorial Motorcycle Rallyand know that the money you contributegoes right back into the community.

If you have questions or would like tobe a part of this great event, please feelfree to contact any DBR member.

Current DBR board members for 2014are as follows:• President: Alan Talbert• Vice-President: Lizann Shugart• Secretary: Scott Butcher• Treasurer: Andy Chappell

Sincerely,Dust Bowl Riders

Support the annual Brian Lamberson Memorial Motorcycle RallyDust Bowl Riders

Lifelong Stevens Countyresident Laura Virginia Gillespie, passed from thislife Monday, April 21, 2014 atPioneer Manor in Hugoton.She was 87.

The daughter of Harry A.Wilson and the former LauraA. Strickland, she was bornFebruary 1, 1927 in StevensCounty.

Laura and Glenn Gillespiewere united in marriage August 28, 1948 in StevensCounty. Glenn preceded herin death March 20, 2003.

Mrs. Gillespie was a mem-ber of First Christian Churchand Encouragement Min-istries of Hugoton.

Survivors include herthree sons, Dennis Gillespieand wife Sandy of Jefferson,Tx., Roger Gillespie and wifeGail of Hugoton and NealGillespie of Hugoton; daugh-ter Kay Gillespie of GardenCity; a brother Don E. Wilsonand wife Geneva of Hugoton;her sister Doris Fuller ofHugoton; eight grandchil-dren; 18 great grandchildren;and many other relatives andfriends.

Laura was preceded in

death by her parents; sisterMary Goudy; brother TommyWilson; and two grandsons,John White and Chay Gille-spie.

Funeral services areplanned for Thursday, April24, 2014 at 2:30 p.m. at theFirst Christian Church inHugoton with Pastor HeathKelley presiding. Burial willfollow in the Hugoton Ceme-tery. Paul’s Funeral Home ofHugoton is in charge ofarrangements.

A memorial has been es-tablished for the PheasantHeaven Charities and FirstChristian Church. Memori-als may be mailed to Paul’sFuneral Home, PO Box 236,Hugoton, Ks 67951.

Laura Gillespie

Norma Hill, age 85, ofUlysses passed away Mon-day, April 21 at St. CatherineHospital in Garden City.

Funeral services will be10:00 a.m. Friday, April 25,at the First United MethodistChurch in Ulysses,

Friends may call from10:00 am until 8:00 pmThursday, April 24 at Gar-nand Funeral Home inUlysses.

Memorial contributionsmay be given to Park ViewAssisted Living or the UnitedMethodist Church in care ofGarnand Funeral Home, 405W. Grant Ave, Ulysses, Ks67880.

A complete obit will be innext week.

Norma Hill

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, April 24, 2014

Dustin E JohnFinancial Advisor.

608 S Main Street

Hugoton, KS 67951

620-544-8818

Dustin E JohnsonFinancial Advisor

WHAT’S HAPPENIN’

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

will host Kids Club, from 3:45to 4:45 p.m. Kids Club is avail-able for children ages Kinder-garten through fifth grade. Formore information, contact thechurch at 620-598-2426.Now through May 1- Pioneer Communications is

accepting submissions fortheir phone directory coverphoto contest. Entry forms andinformation available atwww.pioncomm.net or at anyPioneer Communications of-fice. The contest is open toanyone who receives local tele-phone service from Pioneer orwhose parent or guardian re-ceives such service.April 1-30- Stevens County Library will

host their annual PhotographyExhibit in the CommunityRoom. Call 620-544-2301 formore information.

April 24- Stevens County Library will

host Moscow Elementary Pre-school outreach students forstorytime at 9:30 a.m.April 25- Stevens County Library will

host a kids’ movie starting at3:35 p.m.April 26- Annual Chamber Awards

Banquet- Annual Southwest Kansas

Royalty Owners AssociationBanquet- Stevens County Ministerial

Association will host their an-nual golf tournament scholar-ship fundraiser starting at10:00 a.m. at Forewinds GolfCourse. Contact Pastor BobRich for information.April 28- Stevens County Commis-

sioners will meet in the Com-

missioners’ Room at theStevens County Courthouse,beginning at 8:30 a.m.- USD 210 Board of Educationwill meet at 6:30 p.m. in theHMS Library.April 29- Hugoton Elementary’s fifth

and sixth grade music classeswill present their spring con-cert at 7:00 p.m. in the HESgym.April 30- Circle Time Finale at the

Stevens County Library at10:30 a.m. for children ages 0-5 and their parents.May 1

- National Day of Prayer.Stevens County Ministerial As-sociation invites all residents tojoin them at the flag pole at theStevens County Courthouse at12:00 noon for a time ofprayer.- Stevens County GenealogicalSociety will meet at 1:00 p.m.in the Kansas Room of theStevens County Library.- Sons of Thunder Southwest

Kansas Chapter will meet from7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the GrantCounty Civic Center, 1000 W.Patterson Avenue in Ulysses.Terry Jones of Oklahoma Citywill speak. Call Monty at 620-353-9507 or Cary at 620-353-9601 or visit www.sonsofthunderswks.com for more in-formation.May 2- No school for USD 210 stu-

dents due to Professional De-velopment Day.- Stevens County Library will

host a kids’ movie starting at3:35 p.m.May 3- Project Hope will host their

second annual Afternoon Teaat Memorial Hall. Guests areencouraged to wear anythinggirly toMay 3-4- Kansas Sampler Festival in

Wamego. More information isavailable at www.kansassam-plerfestival.com.

Stevens County EmergencyServices run activity for April14 through April 20.Fire Department

Hugoton Station Monday, April 14 - 11:03a.m. dispatched to one and aquarter miles west of Hugo-ton on Highway 56 for amotor vehicle accident. Fire Department

Moscow Station No activity this period.

Ambulance Activity Five Life Flights and onemotor vehicle accident withfour transported to the hos-pital.

Monday, April 14, 2014• Dog Attacked; 600 Block of South

Van Buren; Spoke to ReportingParty; Officer Crane

• Problem Customer; 1000 Block ofSouth Main; Spoke to ReportingParty; Officer Crane

• Civil Standby; 300 Block of SouthVan Buren; Public Service; OfficerCrane

Tuesday, April 15, 2014• Dog Bite; 600 Block of South Van

Buren; Took Report; ACO Smith• Vehicle Unlock; 600 Block of East

Eleventh; Citizen Assist; OfficerCrane

• Suspicious Vehicle; 1000 Block ofSouth Washington; Investigated;Officer Crane

Wednesday, April 16, 2014• NO NEWSThursday, April 17, 2014• Vehicle Unlock; 700 Block of South

Madison; Citizen Assist; OfficerHagman

Friday, April 18, 2014• Vehicle Unlock; 1000 Block of

Jackson; Citizen Assist; SergeantJohnson

• Medical Assist; Airport; PublicService; Officer Crane

Saturday, April 19, 2014• Vehicle Unlock; 500 Block of West

Tenth; Citizen Assist; SergeantJohnson

• Vehicle Unlock; South Washington;Citizen Assist; Sergeant Johnson

• Escort; Officer Crane/SergeantJohnson

• Dog at Large; 700 Block of SouthWashington; Dog Impounded; Offi-cer Crane

Sunday, April 20, 2014• Dog at Large; 300 Block of West

Ninth; Dog Impounded; SergeantJohnson

• Dog at Large; 800 Block of SouthHarrison; Dog Impounded; Ser-geant Johnson

• Loud Music; 700 Block of SouthMadison; Advised to Turn it Down;Officer Crane

• Dog at Large; 400 Block of SouthJefferson; Dog Impounded; OfficerCrane

Stevens County Fire Department

andAmbulance Report

HUGOTON POLICE REPORTHUGOTON POLICE REPORTBusiness Hours, Call 544-4959

After Hours, Call 544-2020

Large crowds of spectators and Easter egghunters gather for the annual Easter Egg HuntSaturday morning. These four- through nine -

year-olds know how to hunt and show theirabilities.

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studies being undertaken toimprove estimates of emis-sions and resulting impacts onair quality.

Roger L. Hamm, DeputyDirector, Division of PropertyValuation, Kansas Departmentof Revenue in Topeka, will dis-cuss valuation trends of agri-cultural land and oil and gasbearing properties in Kansasand the impacts of such trendson Kansas taxpayers and gov-ernmental units. He will alsoreview other topics of interest,including the oil and gas deple-tion fund.

Doug Smith, of Pinegar,Smith & Associates in Topekawill provide legislative updatesof interest to mineral and roy-alty owners, including discus-sions about the response of theKansas Legislature to the fed-eral listing of the lesser prairiechicken as a threatenedspecies.

David G. Seely, SWKROAGeneral Counsel, and attorney

with the law firm of Fleeson,Gooing, Coulson and Kitch,L.L.C. of Wichita, will updatemembers about litigation ac-tions and court decisions af-fecting mineral and royaltyowners. Mr. Seely will also ad-dress the pending appeal be-fore the Kansas Court ofAppeals of an adverse rulingagainst six southwest Kansascounties regarding themethodology of appraising gaswells in those counties for advalorem tax purposes.

Arden Webb is a CertifiedGeneral Real Property Ap-praiser, and owner of Mercer,Webb & Associates, LLC of Lib-eral. Mr. Webb will provide in-sights to trends in mineralvalues in southwest Kansas.He will also review the basics ofmineral appraisals, and whatdocumentation from royaltyowners is helpful to him inconducting an appraisal.

Legislative updates of inter-est to mineral and royalty own-

ers will be provided by DougSmith, of Pinegar, Smith & As-sociates of Topeka.

The public is invited to at-tend.

formed the commissionersabout services provided to thecommunity through Commu-nity Health. Paula said she wasgetting bids for the sprinklersystem for the CommunityHealth lawn. Pat asked aboutthe Pioneer Communicationbilling. Paula said during thedemolition of the building, theold phone system was cut outand a new system had to be putin. Pat moved to pay the PioneerCommunication bill for theCommunity Health. Dave sec-onded. Motion carried.

Sevalan Brollier presentedthe 2015 Moscow Senior Citi-zens budget in the amount of$32,610. Commissioners askedSevalan if they got the carpet inat the Moscow Senior Center.She informed them the carpet isin but didn’t cover as much ofthe floor as they had intended.

Susan Schulte talked aboutthe lock on the east door of theCourthouse which is not work-ing. She asked if she could tryto get someone to fix it. Com-missioners were in agreement.Susan asked if she could havesick hours back. The commis-sioners agreed to give thesehours back. Susan informedthe commissioners the waterfountain in the Memorial Hall isnot working correctly and askedif she could have Lin Goodecheck it out to repair or replace.The commissioners agreed. Patmentioned the mixer in the Me-morial Hall. He said he wouldcheck with A J Owens.

Phillip Willis discussed apersonnel issue. Dave moved togo into executive session fornon elected personnel for tenminutes with County Coun-selor Bob Johnson and PhillipWillis present. Pat seconded.Motion carried. Commissionersagreed to allow Heather Olivierto take FMLA when she has herbaby.

Commissioners talked abouthaving control burning for theCounty. No decision was madeat this time.

By motion the board ad-journed.

CommissionersContinued from page 1

This little fellow knows what he is doing and makes hunting eggslook easy.

The two- and three-year-olds have lots of fun picking up eggsduring the Easter egg hunt Saturday.

During the next two weeks,I’ll be collecting baby photos orphotos of you when you were ayoung child. It’s all a part of anactivity for Mother’s Day. If you’dlike to participate, please bringme your photo. I’ll scan it, andyou can pick it up the next day.I’ll print all the photos on a sheetof paper and our lunch crowdwill try to identify who is in thepicture. Please write your nameand the approximate date of the

photo on the back. The morephotos we have, the more funand challenging it will be!

Saturday, April 26, from10:00 to 11:00 a.m., we will havea Life Story workshop. If you’vebeen wanting to write your lifestory and just didn’t know howto do it, this is for you. I’ll showyou how, and there’s no charge!I hope to see you there.

If you have questions con-cerning caregiving, legal mat-ters, disability, healthinsurance, housing, etc., pleasecall Michael Johnston at South-west Kansas Area Agency onAging at 620-225-8240.

MenuApr. 24.....................Sloppy JoeApr. 25......Oven-Fried ChickenApr. 28 .....Chicken Fried SteakApr. 29..Sweet & Sour ChickenApr. 30...Beef Hot Dog & KrautMay 1 ............Smothered Steak

ActivitiesFriday, April 25Bingo .......................12:30 p.m.Saturday, April 26Cards & Games.........6:00 p.m.Monday, April 28Line Dancing.............7:00 p.m.Tuesday, April 29Bridge......................12:30 p.m.Wednesday, April 30Paint ..........................1:00 p.m.Thursday, May 1Bridge......................12:30 p.m.Daily – Monday thru FridayExercise...................10:30 a.m.


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.

HugotonUMC.com

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 544-4828

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

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

LONE STAR FRIENDS CHURCH14 Miles East of Hugoton on Highway 51

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

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

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

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

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

Pam Peachey, Pastor544-2436Services

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

HISPANO Congregación618 Main sur - Hugoton

620-370-1003Pastor Marcelino Auila

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

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, Hugoton453-2711

Pastor Bob RichSunday – 10:30 a.m.

ASAMBLEA DE DIOSLOS REDIMIDOS DEL REY

Martes 7:00 PMJueves 7:00 PM

Domingo 3:00 PM138 S. Main Hugoton

Pastores: Martinez620-544-7096

ASSEMBLY OF GODMain and Second Street

544-2773Ben Coats, Pastor


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 CHURCH

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

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

(Children, Youth, & Adult)

CHURCH OF CHRIST1045 S. Van Buren

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

April 27Moscow UMC

May 4Hugoton UMC

NEWS FROM

STEVENS COUNTYSENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER

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

624 S. Main, Hugoton

TheHugoton Hermes(USPS 253-820)

522 S. Main Hugoton, KS 67951 - 620-544-4321

Owner/OperatorFaith Publishing LLC

RoGlenda Coulter, Kay McDaniels and Ruthie Winget

RoGlenda Coulter, Bookkeeper/Classifieds/Obituaries

Kay McDaniels, Advertising/Circulation/Layout

Ruthie Winget,Composition/Layout

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

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Subscriptions $30.00 (including KansasState Sales Tax) for Stevens and adjoin-ing Kansas Counties, $35.00 elsewherein state (including Kansas State SalesTax), and for all out of state subscrip-tions. Online subscriptions are $25.00 ayear. Online and printed subscriptionscombined are $10.00 plus the cost of thesubscription. Foreign Subscription Rate$40.00. School Subscriptions and Mili-tary Personnel $25.00 (including KansasState Sales Tax) payable in advance. Ad-vertising Rates Noncommissionable$5.00 per column inch, Commission-able Rates $6.25 per column inch, Clas-sified $5.00 per column inch. Frequencyis weekly every Thursday. PeriodicalsPostage paid at Hugoton, Ks. 67951.POSTMASTER: Send address changesto The Hugoton Hermes at 522 S. Main,Hugoton, Kansas 67951.

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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Dean and Gloria Lewis celebrate their birthdays with family.They share a birthday March 30.

Dean and GloriaLewis celebrate theirbirthdays with family

Moscow’s exchange studentsare welcomed to Germany!Sponsors for the trip werePaul and Anna Dobie, Evanand Brandi Lahey and Velvet

White. Those attending re-ported highlights from the tripincluded attending school inRotenburg, Germany, andtouring Berlin. Moscow High

School and Rotenburg, Ger-many students have beendoing an exchange since 1999.

Lora Keith

Card showerfor Lora Keith

Dean Lewis, Sr., turned 91and wife Gloria turned 89March 30. They celebratedwith their daughter JanetCampbell and husband Jerryfrom Emporia, Cindy Kil-bourne and husband Edwardfrom Denver, Co., and theirson Butch and wife Jackiefrom Hugoton.

They were also joined bygrandchildren and greatgrandchildren Taylor Kil-bourne, and Amanda, Ken,Matt, Claire and ClaudiaClark and Mark Lewis.

They all enjoyed a nicedinner and family time to-gether.

Lora Keith, loving andbeautiful mother, grand-mother and great grand-mother is celebrating herninetieth birthday May 4.Please join her family Galenand Kaye Keith, Jan andKathy Keith, and Pam andGary Fulton in wishing her ahappy birthday with a cardshower. Send cards to:

Lora KeithPioneer Manor Nursing Home

1711 S. Main StHugoton, Ks. 67951

Zachery, or “Zach”, is mostproud of his ability to play thepiano! His hobbies include play-ing video games, being outsideand playing sports. His favoriteclass in school is P.E.; he likesbeing able to run around and beactive. Zach says he would liketo be a professional basketballplayer when he grows up. Zachneeds a forever family who canprovide him with a lot of one-on-one attention and supervision.He needs a family who is patient,encouraging and full of love.

To learn more about adoption

visit www.adoptkskids.org orcall 877-457-5430. Zach’s casenumber is CH-5962.

Zach, Age 9

P leas e Adopt Me!

Dr. Frankum General Surgeon Fri. 5/2Dr. Ansari Orthopedics Mon. 5/5Dr. Farhoud Cardiology Tue. 5/6Dr. Brown Podiatry Thu. 5/8Dr. Plomaritis Orthopedics Mon. 5/12Dr. Ansari Orthopedics Mon. 5/19Dr. Farhoud Cardiology Tue. 5/20Dr. Frankum General Surgeon Thu. 5/22CLOSED Memorial Day Dr. Hu Ear, Nose, Throat Wed. 5/28

Stevens County Hospital Specialty ClinicsSpecialty Clinics

Scheduled for May 2014

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

Dr. Farhoud 1-855-969-8900; Dr. Plomaritis 275-3030; Michelle Lock-Gooch 544-8339; Dr.Frankum 544-8339

Dr. Hu 227-1148For all other appointments please call 544-8339 or 544-6160.

Flu shots are still available in the Specialty Clinic.


What’s Happenin with Hugoton Students?

Hugoton Elementary’s students - all 675 of them - are dwarfedby the Earth Balloon. The balloon was purchased jointly by theKansas Association of Conservation Districts and the NaturalResources Conservation Service. It is available to all 105 Kansascounties and Stevens County was fortunate enough to be sched-uled for Earth Day! Students were educated about the miniscule

amount of producing crop land and usable water available onthe earth. When the earth’s water supply is compared to a gallonof water, only one-quarter cup of the gallon is fresh water, andonly two drops of water are used for watering crops and drink-ing water. Assisting with the presentation of facts and the EarthBalloon were Sherri Martin and Carolyn Quillen from the Con-

servation District, as well as USDA – NRCS representatives NolaWalker, Marcus Griffin, Leslie Spikes, Sherri Lamont and KeriMorris and wonderful Earth Team volunteers Jana Crump andMargaret Gerber.

Heritage Christian Academy hosts a Passover meal Thursday,April 17 to celebrate the Easter holiday.

HCA is an awesome place for first graders this week! EllaBeesley, Emerson Williams, Clay Wacker, Jett Crawford, LillyMartin and Judith Fehr goof around while Erynn Cantrell peeksout from inside a giant cardboard box.

Heritage Christian’s first Big Shake event was a huge success!Judges from the community include, in back, Don Beesley,Nancy Honig, Lacey Vertrees and June Trentham. In front,Gavin Wiliams placed second, while Annha Eshbaugh took first.

HHS was treated to a bevy of beauties - and no shortage of finefellas - at the prom last weekend. Miguel Degollado, RogerFigeroa, Roger’s stunning date, Catie LeNeve, Sayra Chavez,Leslie Miller, Magee Gifford and Rocio Rodriguez caused quitea few jaws to drop as they show their finery around the table.Hugoton High School seniors let off a little steam at prom with

silly poses at their last “big hurrah” before graduation.

Michael Baeza and Reid Davis strain against their harnesseswhile racing to the finish line at the After Prom party April 12.

Azareal Rodriguez, Mitchell Hamlin, Luis Contreras, IsaacSanchez and Adan Vera sing their hearts out at Moscow’s musiccontest. HMS and HHS choirs will perform Monday, May 12 at7:00 p.m. in the HHS auditorium. HMS and HHS bands willplay Monday, May 19 at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium.

Hugoton ECDC Kindergartners dash around the playground tofind all the colorful Easter eggs during their egg hunt Wednes-day, April 16.

Lacey Vertrees speaks to the top four finalists in the Big Shakecompetition at HCA. From left to right are Annha Eshbaugh,Gavin Williams and Ross Grewell. Toby McClure is just out ofsight behind Lacey. Congratulations!

Chalen Talbert tries his hard-est to catch the ball in a bigcardboard tube at HHS’sAfter Prom party. The funevent lasted from midnightSaturday until 4:00 a.m. Sun-day morning.

HES first grader Jay Acostagleefully runs around theplayground with his kiteWednesday, April 16.

CLARK STATE FISHINGLAKE - Walleye, 15 inches. Trycrankbaits, drifting a jig andworm or vertically fishing min-nows.

Flathead catfish, Report upto 12 pounds. Try live baitaround channel swings andbends.

Crappie, up to ten inches.Fish around any sun washedrock or brush you can find aswell as drop-offs, using min-nows and jigs.

Largemouth bass, Up tothree pounds. Try jigs,crankbaits and slow rolled spin-nerbaits.

White bass, Up to onepound. Small jigs or roadrun-ners along the west shore andoff the points or alongwindswept shorelines.

Channel catfish, Up to 12pounds. Try liver, shrimp,worms or other live baits or alsoany cut baits.

Lots of anglers out April 12and 13. Several ConservationOfficers spent much of theweekend at Clark and saw asum total of one crappie caught.A few crappie and white basshave been reported, still in deepwater, but the action remainsslow.

KIOWA STATE FISHINGLAKE - Crappie. Fish aroundany brush or vegetation you canfind as well as drop-offs. Min-nows, small slab spoons, or jigsare pretty good.

Flathead catfish. Fish livebait around the brush piles.

Wipers. Try drifting live shad,sunfish, minnows, or verticallyfishing slabspoons.

Largemouth bass. Try jigs,crankbaits and slow rolled spin-nerbaits.

Channel catfish. Try liver,shrimp, worms or cut bait.

March 24, 2014, 500 poundsof channel catfish averaging1.25 pounds were stocked.

MEADE STATE LAKE -Rainbow Trout, Fair, .50 poundeach. Try standard baits suchas power bait, corn or spinners.

Crappie, Slow, three to sixinches. Fish around any brushor vegetation. Minnows, smallslab spoons, or jigs shouldwork.

Bluegill. Try small pieces ofworm under a bobber.

Channel catfish, Fair, one totwo pounds. Try liver, shrimp,worms, or cut bait.

Largemouth bass, Slow. Tryjigs or minnows under a bobber.

The final rainbow trout wasMarch 27.

SCOTT STATE LAKE -Channel Catfish, Fair, Up to six

and a half pounds. Cutbaitfished off the bottom in sun-warmed shallows has produceda few fish.

Crappie, Good. Most up tonine inches. Jigs fished aroundthe fish attractors and in thecreek below the Steele Homehas been best. Anglers reportkeeping mainly eight to nineinch fish with a few ten inchplus fish in the mix. Fishshould move shallow to spawnsoon.

Walleye/Saugeye, Fair/Good. Saugeye up to 3.6pounds. Walleye up to 6.1pounds. Jig and nightcrawler orminnow combos drifted or slowretrieved over well definedpoints or over gravelly shelves.

Largemouth Bass, Fair/Good, Up to five and a halfpounds. Slow retrieving softplastics, suspending jerkbaits,and slow-rolling spinnerbaitsaround structure along sunnyshorelines.

Rainbow Trout, Fair, 0.5pound/fish average. Anglerscontinue to report catching afew fish in the Barrel SpringsPond and in the creek above theState Lake. After April 15 notrout permit will be required,but anglers must still adhere tothe five fish/day creel limit andanglers aged 16 to 74 must pos-sess a valid state fishing license.

Sunfish, Good, Up to eightinches. Vertically fishing smalljig heads tipped with smallpieces of nightcrawler or wholemealworms around the fish at-tractors, and along rip-rappedshorelines and edges of the cat-tails.

Release all walleye/saugeyeand largemouth bass less than15 inches.

CIMARRON GRASSLANDPITS - Channel catfish. Tryworms or stinkbaitt.

Rainbow trout, Fair, Halfpound average, try power bait,spinners or corn.

Largemouth bass. Try jigs,spinnerbaits around cover.

PRATT COUNTY LAKE -Largemouth bass. Largemouthbass population is good. Tryjigs, crankbaits and slow rolledspinnerbaits.

Bluegill. Try small jigs andworms under a bobber aroundthe rocks. Also try crickets orgrasshoppers.

Walleye. Try jigs tipped withworms, minnows or leaches or

slim minnow type crankbaits.Channel catfish. Try pre-

pared stinkbait, cut bait or liverunder a bobber on the bottom.Also try drifting nightcrawlers.

Crappie. Fish four to six feetdeep around brush, logs, rocksor vegetation. Minnows, or jigs,about 20 inches under a smallbobber are pretty good.

Wiper. Try jigs andcrankbaits on the windy banks.You could also try using sun-fish, minnows, or vertically fish-ing slab spoons.

March 25, 2014, 750 poundsof channel catfish averaging oneand quarter pounds werestocked.

Release all largemouth bass,walleye and wipers less than 18inches.

Fishing Report


HUGOTON UPTOWNAUTOBODY

624 S. Monroe 544-4683

600 E. 11th 544-8686

Hwy 51 East Hugoton, KS

620.544.4388MusgroveInsuranceServices, Inc.

“Helping You Put The Pieces Together.”1012 S. Main St., Hugoton, KS 67951

838 E. 11th, Hugoton • 620-544-8522

Jordan Air IncCall Terry at620-544-4361

Member FDIC www.csbks.com

113 W. 6TH HUGOTON, KANSAS

1026 S. MainHugoton

620-544-8011

Hi-Plains Lumber507 S. Main 544-4304

620-544-8908www.fnbhugoton.com • Member FDIC

Phone (620) 544-4920Hugoton, Kansas 67951

Commodity Hauling

Jeff Ramsey 613 S. Main • 544-4303 • Hugoton

531 S. Jackson Hugoton, KS 67951 620-544-7800

620-544-2975

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

K-C Oil Company &Main Street Laundry

218 S. Main St. • 544-4660

BROWN-DUPREEOIL CO INC.

1400 S Washington St. 356-3926

or 1-800-682-4143

GOOD LUCKON YOUR

SPRINGSPORTS

A Nursing/Ancillary Resource Company620-417-5679 Office • 620-544-7629 Fax

Ed Stevenson RN • Alicia Stevenson404 Jayhawk Ct. • Hugoton, KS 67951

www.nurselinkstaffing.com • [email protected]

Thursday, April 24Boys’ Varsity & Junior Var-

sity Baseball Doubleheader vsElkhart at Home; 4:00 p.m.

Girls’ Varsity & Junior Var-sity Softball Doubleheader atElkhart High School; 4:00 p.m.Friday, April 25

Seventh & Eighth GradeTrack Invitational at HolcombHigh School; 9:00 a.m.

Varsity Track Invitational atHolcomb High School; 3:00p.m.Monday, April 28

Boys Varsity Golf at Cimar-ron High School; 1:00 p.m.Tuesday, April 29

Boys Junior Varsity Golf In-vitational at Southwestern

Heights; 10:00 a.m.Varsity Track Invitational at

Satanta Jr/Sr High School;3:00 p.m.

Boys’ Varsity & Junior Var-sity Baseball Doubleheader vsColby at Home; 4:00 p.m.

Girls’ Varsity & Junior Var-sity Softball Doubleader atColby High School; 4:00 p.m.Thursday, May 1

Boys’ Varsity Golf Invita-tional at Home; 3:00 p.m.

Seventh & Eighth GradeTrack Invitational at Home;3:00 p.m.

Boys’ Varsity & Junior Var-sity Baseball Doubleheader atGuymon High School; 4:00p.m.

Sports Schedule

The Hugoton Eagles trackteams traveled to Elkhart heartThursday, April 17 to competein the Glenn Cunninghamtournament. The boys’ teamwon the track meet last Thurs-day. “We really had a pretty de-cent day. It was not thewarmest day but the kids cameand performed very well,” saidCoach Nick Rodriguez.

“Really had some decentperformances for conditionsthat were not the best. Stronghead wind at the finish but thekids all handled it well,” con-cluded Rodriguez.

The track team will be verybusy for the next two weekswith meets the next two Tues-days and Fridays.Girls Results400m Dash4 Ana Pena 1:12.06800m Run2 Katie Weaver 2:50.196 Jackie Garcia 3:00.641600m Run1 Katy Heger 5:56.314 Jackie Garcia 6:26.255 Katie Weaver 6:26.253200m Run1 Katy Heger 12:52.36100m Hurdles6 Taylor Fiss 20.25Long Jump3 Ana Pena 13’ 11”Triple Jump1 Ana Pena 31’ 4”2 Taylor Fiss 30’00. 1/2'”Girls’ Team Place-ThirdBoys’ Results100m Dash3 Jack Stalcup 11.704 Wade Heger 11.95

200m Dash1 Jack Stalcup 24.332 Wade Heger 24.693 Jorge Montoya 24.95400m Dash3 Pedro Ordonez 54.19800m Run2 Ulises Armendariz 2:07.874 Luis Castro 2:11.781600m Run2 Issac Castro 4:49.374 Miguel Martinez 4:59.473200m Run2 Miguel Martinez 10:49.685 Chance Ghumm 11:00.956 Edgar Villa (incorrect)4x100m Relay2 Jorge Montoya, Jack Stal-cup, Mitchell Persinger, WadeHeger 46.374x400m Relay2 Wade Heger, Ulises Ar-mendariz, Issac Castro, PedroOrdonez 3:40.244x800m Relay1 Luis Castro, Edgar DonJuan, Manuel Mendez, UlisesArmendariz 8:46.90Pole Vault1 Logan Frederick 12’00”Long Jump1 Mitchell Persinger 18’ 11”Triple Jump2 Brad Hemann 38’ 3 ¾”6 Jose Salas 34’ 6”Shot Put1 Luis Sanchez 47’6”5 Andrew Mendoza 39’ 8”Discus4 Luis Sanchez 112’ 5 ¾”5 Nick Evans 106’00”Javelin2 Logan Frederick 142’ 3”Boys’ Team Place First

Wade Heger races down the field in the 100 meter dash lastThursday. Wade placed fourth in the event.

Logan Frederick flies through the air over the pole during thepole vault competition. Logan went 12 feet for the win Thurs-day.

Taylor Fiss sails over the hurdles during the track meet inElkhart Thursday.

Eagle track boys place first at Elkhart

Let us help you cele!ate Spring!

Setting out Tomatoes Early

Gardeners often try to geta jump on the season byplanting tomatoes as early aspossible. Though this can besuccessful, there are certainprecautions to be observed,especially this year with theabnormally cool spring. Adequate Soil Temperature

Tomato roots do not dowell until soil temperaturesreach a fairly consistent 55degrees F. Use a soil ther-mometer to check the tem-perature at two inches deepduring the late morning toget a good average tempera-ture for the day. Most soiltemperatures in Kansas noware in the 40’s. Plastic mulchcan be used to warm soilmore quickly than bareground. Purple leaves are asign of phosphorus defi-ciency due to cool soils.Harden Off Plants

Plants moved directlyfrom a warm, moist green-house to the more exposedand cooler conditions out-side may undergo transplantshock. Transplant shockcauses plants to stop grow-ing for a time. Plants can beacclimated to outside condi-tions by placing them out-doors in a location protectedfrom wind and full sunlightfor a few days before trans-planting. Another way toharden off plants is to trans-plant them and place a card-board tent or wooden shingleto protect them from windand sun for two to threedays. The best conditions fortransplanting is an overcast,still day.Protection from Frost

Tomatoes cannot toleratefrost. Though we are past theaverage date of the last frostin most of Kansas, watch theweather and cover the plantsif frost threatens. A floatingrow cover or light sheets canbe used for protection. Actu-ally a floating row cover canbe left on the plants for twoto three weeks to increasethe rate of growth and estab-

lishment. Other tips for get-ting tomato plants off to afast start include:1. Use small, stocky, darkgreen plants rather than tall,spindly ones. Smaller plantsform roots rapidly and be-come established morequickly than those that areovergrown. 2. Though tomatoes can beplanted slightly deeper thanthe cell-pack, do not burythe plant deeply or lay thestem sideways unless theplant is very leggy. Thoughroots will form on the stemsof tomatoes, this requires en-ergy better used for estab-lishment and growth.3. Use a transplant solution(starter solution) whentransplanting to make sureroots are moist and nutri-

ents are readily available. 4. Do not mulch until theplant is growing well.Mulching too early preventssoil from warming up.


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Ag Wise“Farmers in the following counties, whosuffered crop or livestock losses due toDrought may now apply for Farm Service

Agency (FSA) emergency loans,” FSA FarmLoan Manager Schnittker, said Tuesday,April 15:

“Loans covering physical and/or produc-tion losses may be made at a 2.25 percent in-terest rate, and are scheduled for repaymentas rapidly as feasible, consistent with the ap-plicant’s reasonable ability to pay,” saidSchnittker.

FSA’s Farm Loan Programs staff is com-mitted to new and existing customers, FSAcustomer goals and rural communities.FSA’s service extends beyond the typicalloan, offering FSA customers ongoing con-sultation, advice and creative ways to makeyour farm business thrive. At the Farm Serv-ice Agency, staff wants to be your lender offirst opportunity to overcome these adverseweather conditions and rebuild your opera-tion to get back on track. FSA’s loan staff canrefer customers to other public and commer-cial financing sources to serve as a blendwith FSA’s farm loan programs.

FSA loans covering physical losses may beused to replace installations, equipment,livestock, or buildings (including homes), lostthrough this disaster.

FSA loans covering production losses maybe used to buy feed, seed, fertilizer, livestockor to make payments on real estate and chat-tel debts. “Funds can also be used for otheressential operating and living expenses,”Schnittker said.

To be eligible for an emergency disasterloan, an applicant must be operating a fam-ily size farm or ranch, must be unable to getcredit elsewhere, and must have suffered aqualifying physical and/or production lossfrom the disaster.

Farmers who suffered at least a 30 per-cent reduction to at least one cropping enter-prise, may have a qualifying production loss.Emergency disaster production loss loanscover 100 percent of qualifying losses.

Farmers and ranchers who think theymay eligible should contact the FSA CountyOffice in Hugoton, Kansas or call 620-544-8541, extension 1205 for additional informa-tion and how to apply. USDA is an equalopportunity employer and provider.

Eligible Date Designation Incident Type of Disaster ApplicationCounties Code Period Deadline

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“Home, Sweet Home” a group of photos taken from 1983 to2010 by Clyde Lighty. Among the photos are the prairie and thecowboy yielded to the wheat field farmer; “Rocky MountainHigh”; and “In the beginning,.....” along with “Home, SweetHome”.

Governor Brownbacksigns SB265 – good newsfor Kansas agriculture

Lowell Stanley has contributed some of his photos to the StevensCounty Library during the month of April. His “White Truck”can been seen at the SCL until next Wednesday, April 30.

“Old Tires” is exhibited at the Stevens County Library by LaceyBrecheisen taken in 2013.

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Governor Sam Brownbacksigned into law last week abill containing two measuresimportant to Kansas agricul-ture. Kansas Secretary ofAgriculture Jackie McClaskeyapplauded the Kansas Legis-lature for the passage of Sen-ate Bill 265.

The change in tax law willallow livestock producers tooffset capital gains on thesale of cull cows and breedinglivestock against businessoperating losses. This hadbeen allowed in previous taxcode, but a change in code in2013 inadvertently removedthe ability to offset capitalgains tax. The passage ofthis bill restores that abilityand will once again allowfarmers and ranchers to ap-propriately manage theirbusinesses tax liability. Thechange is particularly impor-tant to the dairy industry andwill allow Kansas to remainthe fastest growing dairystate in the country.

“We are thankful toKansas legislators for under-standing the importance ofthese issues and addressingthem accordingly,” Mc-Claskey said. “Both of theseissues have significant im-pact on the agriculture in-dustry and will havelong-term influence on eco-nomic growth for Kansas.”

The bill also allows forcapital investment in agricul-ture to be afforded sales taxexemption similar to other in-dustries when an expansionor investment exceeds$50,000.

“These measures are con-ducive to creating investmentand promoting growth inagriculture, our state’slargest economic sector,” Mc-Claskey said. “Our agency iscommitted to continuing todevelop a business friendlyculture in Kansas and sup-ports changes like these thatpromote growth of agriculturebusinesses across Kansas.”

Submitted by the KansasDepartment of Agriculture.

Kansas experienced 348traffic deaths in 2013 as a re-sult of fatality crashes. This isan 18% decrease from the428 traffic deaths recorded in2005. Over the past sevenyears, with the exception of2010’s increase, the numberof traffic deaths has graduallydeclined. In 2013, the 348traffic deaths were a recordlow compared to the record

high of 780 in 1969, sinceKDOT began recording num-bers in 1947. Not only havetraffic deaths decreased, butthe total number of trafficcrashes has decreased aswell. From 2005-2012, thetotal number of all Kansastraffic crashes has decreased15 percent.

Of the 348 people killed intraffic crashes in 2013, ap-proximately 64% of those re-quired to be restrained werenot at the time of the crash.The Kansas Highway Patrolencourages motorists to pro-tect themselves by makingsure everyone in the vehicle isproperly restrained in a seatbelt or child restraint. Click It4 Life!

March 20, 2014, ColonelErnest E. Garcia, Superin-tendent of the Kansas High-way Patrol, pledged thePatrol’s support and partici-pation in the IACP’s (Interna-tional Association of Chiefs ofPolice) “Drive to Save Lives”campaign at a kick-off pressconference held in conjunc-tion with the InternationalAssociation of Chiefs of Policemid-year conference in NewOrleans, La. The campaign isa national effort to reducetraffic deaths nationwide by15% by the end of 2014. TheKansas Highway Patrol hasbranded the Kansas cam-paign “Drive To Zero HighwayDeaths,” and will continue its

current education and en-forcement campaigns, whichhave been successful in re-ducing traffic deaths in thestate of Kansas. In addition,the Patrol will work withother states to help reach thecommon goal of the nation-wide “Drive to Save Lives”campaign.

“While it is encouraging tosee a decrease in the numberof deaths on our roadways,we can still do more,” ColonelErnest E. Garcia, Superin-tendent of the Kansas High-way Patrol said. “Threehundred forty-eight is still toomany lives lost. That’s stilltoo many family memberswho had to hear their lovedone was not coming home.The Kansas Highway Patrol iscommitted to further decreas-ing the number of deaths onour state’s roads.”

There are many contribut-ing factors impacting the de-crease of fatality crashes inKansas. Vehicles continue tobe manufactured in a muchsafer manner, coupled withchanges in laws to assist lawenforcement in promotingsafety. Law enforcement offi-cers across Kansas continueto make traffic safety a prior-ity, whether through publiceducational courses andtraining, to general enforce-ment of applicable laws.

The Kansas Highway Pa-trol, with the cooperation of

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Garza, Monica Bustillos, Ana Peña, Taylor Fiss, Elizabeth John-son, Riley Sosa and Reed Rome. In the second row, seated, areErin Perry, Mariana Shuck, Megan Cornelsen, Keely Hittle,Carly Martin, Sarah Johnson, Marissa Shuck, Alexis Clair, Lau-ren Fox and Julia Romo. In the front row are David Kurt, AdamScott, Edgar Villa, Chance Ghumm, Brady Heger, Luis Sánchez,Zane Littell, Bradley Campbell and Takoda Eckert. Photo cour-tesy of Chelle Leininger.

National Honor Society graduating seniors areback row left to right Nic Frederick, ReidDavis, Ross Davis, Maverick Mills, Adam Scott,Slade Shuck, David Kurt, Luis Sánchez, andMrs. Chelle Leininger (sponsor). In the secondrow are Krysta Hines, Yessenia Reyes, Eliza-beth Johnson, Micah Baehler, Courtney Fergu-

son, Kelsey Quillen, Megan Bryan, and TarynGarza. Kneeling in front are Bradley Campbell,Takoda Eckert, Zane Littell, Logan Frederick,and Brady Heger. Not pictured are LoganRomero and Alfonso Villa. Photo courtesy ofChelle Leininger.

National Honor Society inducted 20 students attheir annual banquet. Pictured from the leftback row are Mrs. Chelle Leininger (sponsor),Abigail Crawford, Kristan Crawford, AustinNordyke, Parker Titus, Wade Heger, MarkPersinger, Andrew Stevenson and Zack Littell.

Front row are Mariana Shuck, Erin Perry,Megan Cornelsen, Keely Hittle, Carly Hittle,Marissa Shuck, Julia Romo, Carly Martin,Sarah Johnson and Reed Rome. Not picturedare Brandi Holmes and Jamaia Perez. Photocourtesy of Chelle Leininger.

The National Honor Soci-ety of Hugoton hosted theirannual induction banquetMonday, May 14, 2014.

Twenty students were in-ducted into the organizationas new members, and thirtycurrent members earned let-ters for showing exemplaryparticipation in the fourtenets of NHS during the2013-2014 school year.

First time letter winnersfor 2013-2014 are MariahArchuleta, Monica Bustillos,Takoda Eckert, Taylor Fiss,Lauren Fox, Logan Frederick,Jackie Garcia, MaverickMills, Ana Peña, YesseniaReyes, Riley Sosa, JacobTeeter, Alfonso Villa, EdgarVilla, Kellen Watkins andKatie Weaver.

Second time letter winnersare Micah Baehler, MeganBryan, Bradley Campbell,Reid Davis, Ross Davis,Courtney Ferguson, Nic Fred-erick, Brady Heger, KrystaHines, Elizabeth Johnson,David Kurt, Zane Littell,Kelsey Quillen and LuisSánchez.

New inductees are MeganCornelsen, Abigail Crawford,Kristan Crawford, WadeHeger, Carly Hittle, Keely Hit-tle, Brandi Holmes, SarahJohnson, Zack Littell, CarlyMartin, Austin Nordyke, Ja-maia Perez, Erin Perry, MarkPersinger, Reed Rome, JuliaRomo, Mariana Shuck,Marissa Shuck, AndrewStevenson and Parker Titus.

National Honor Societyhas annual inductionbanquet Monday

Drive to Save Lives campaign kicks off

Hospice volunteers bringlight and love into people’slives. St. Catherine Hospice isseeking individuals in the Lib-eral, Plains, Kismet, Meade,Sublette, Satanta, Copeland,Moscow, Hugoton, Rolla,Elkhart and Ulysses areas whoare interested in becoming ahospice volunteer in their com-munity.

St. Catherine Hospice isoffering a volunteer trainingopportunity Friday, April 25from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. andSaturday, April 26 from 9:00a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Liberal atthe Church for all Nations,623 N. Grant Street. Partici-pants are to use the entranceat Seventh and GrantStreets.

There is no charge for thetraining and light meals will beprovided. Attending the train-ing does not commit individu-als to being a hospicevolunteer; however, to becomea hospice volunteer you mustattend the entire twelve-hourtraining session. Some of thetopics include: The HospicePhilosophy, The PsychologicalImpact of Death, Communica-tion Skills, Family Dynamics,Setting Boundaries, The Spiri-tual Dimensions of Dying, andExploring the Grief Process.Volunteers serve in their owncommunity providing supportto the terminally ill and their

families in many different ways.To learn more about how

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Lowell Stanley is showing his photo “SpeckledGoose” he took in 2006 at the Stevens CountyLibrary during the month of April.

“Baby In Gray” by Laura Phillips can be seen atthe Stevens County Library during the month ofApril. She states - “This is a composite photo. It isnot safe for a baby to support herself this waywithout assistance.”

“Sunset Star Trail” by Laura Phillips is dis-played this month at the SCL.

Lacey Brcheisen is exhibiting her photo“Spooky Tree” this month at the library.

“The Easter Bunny is Real” taken by LauraPhillips in 2012.

The photo “Pink Rose” by Claire Clark can beseen at the Stevens County Library this month.

Claire Clark is displaying her photo “Lighted Pa-rade” for visitors to the Stevens County Library.

Hospice volunteers needed in local communities

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the photography exhibit, cur-rently underway in the meetingroom. If you haven’t taken thetime to view the exhibit yet,don’t miss out!

SUMMER READINGSummer Reading signups

will begin May 1 at the library.Brochures will be available atthat time.

UNATTENDED CHILDREN AT THE SCL

According to library policy,children under the age of eightmust be accompanied by aparent, guardian, or careprovider unless they are ac-tively participating in a sched-

uled library program or activ-ity. Children who are over theage of eight may be in the li-brary without an adult present.Children between the ages ofeight and 15 should not be ex-pected to be responsible foryounger siblings. Please makearrangements to come to the li-brary with your child under theage of eight, so they may learnappropriate library behaviorfrom you. The library is openuntil 7:00 p.m. each weekdayand from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m. Saturdays for your con-venience.

UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE SCL

April – Photography Exhibit

April 30 – Final Circle Time May 1, 1:00 p.m. – SCGS

MeetingMay 12, 5:30 p.m. – Library

Board MeetingMay 20, 12:00 p.m. –

Chamber Luncheon in MeetingRoom

May 26 – Library Closed forMemorial Day

May 27 – Summer HoursBegin – Monday-Friday 8:00a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Saturday9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

July 7 – 11 – Library Cen-tennial Celebration

July 8, 6:30 p.m. - JerryBarlow, Celtic Fingerstyle Gui-tarist in concert

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The Stevens County Libraryhas a Photography Exhibit intheir Meeting Room during themonth of April. Be sure you stopby the Stevens County Libraryand see the photos displayed bylocal photographers. There arereally some amazing photo-graphs displayed!

The Southwest KansasRoyalty Owners Association’s66th annual meeting will beSaturday, April 26, 2014 atthe Hugoton Middle/HighSchool Auditorium located at115 West Eleventh Street inHugoton. Registration and cof-fee will begin at 9:00 a.m. Themeeting will begin at 10:00 a.m.and should end at approxi-mately 3:00 p.m. This meetingis open to the public and thereis no charge to attend. For moredetails about this meeting orabout the association visit theirWeb site swkroa.com or call theSWKROA office at 620-544-4333.

The Stevens County Ministe-rial Association will be hosting aGolf Tournament as afundraiser for their scholarshipsSaturday, April 26. Start timeis 10:00 a.m. at the Forewinds

Golf Course. Contact PastorBob Rich for more information.

National Day of Prayer isThursday, May 1, and theStevens County Ministerial As-sociation invites all residents ofStevens County to join them atthe Flag pole at the StevensCounty Courthouse at 12:00noon for a time of prayer.

You are cordially invited toProject Hope’s Second AnnualAfternoon Tea Saturday, May3 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets areavailable now at State Farm In-surance office, 617 South MainStreet. If you are on Main Street,take a look in the front windowto see some of the prizes to beraffled off during the tea. Lastyear’s tea with the Queen wasso much fun! I know you are notgoing to want to miss it.

The Kansas Small BusinessDevelopment Center at GardenCity Community College andthe Kansas Department of Rev-enue are hosting a tax work-shop April 25 in Liberal forsmall business owners and con-tractors, as well as their officemanager and/or bookkeeper.This workshop will be presentedby specialists from the Kansas

Department of Revenue and willcover current state tax laws, in-cluding the Kansas Sales Taxand Compensating Use Tax,Withholding Tax, and other re-lated Kansas tax issues. A rep-resentative from the KansasDepartment of Labor will pres-ent an overview of the Kansasunemployment tax require-ments and filing process andclarify the difference in the clas-sification of a worker as an em-ployee or an independentcontractor. The workshop qual-ifies participants for continuingprofessional education credit.The general business tax work-shop will run from 9:00 a.m. tonoon with the contractors’ ses-sions from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.Advance registration is required,and there is a registration feecharged. The fee will allow at-tendance at both the generalbusiness and contractor ses-sions. For more information andregistration forms, contact theChamber office.

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Taylor Moss of Hugoton, shows fifth graders what Nursing isall about at Seward County Community College/Area TechnicalSchool recently. Fifth graders also had an opportunity to tourthe Medical Laboratory and hear about Respiratory Therapy,Surgical Technology and Medical Assistant programs at the Ep-worth Allied Health Education Center.

Average retail gasolineprices in Kansas have risen0.5 cents per gallon in thepast week, averaging $3.52per gallon Sunday, accordingto GasBuddy's daily survey of1,329 gas outlets in Kansas.This compares with the na-tional average that has in-creased 2.3 cents per gallonin the last week to $3.62 pergallon, according to gasolineprice Web siteGasBuddy.com.

Including the change ingas prices in Kansas duringthe past week, prices yester-day were 18.1 cents per gal-lon higher than the same dayone year ago and are 11.6cents per gallon higher thana month ago. The nationalaverage has increased 11.9cents per gallon during thelast month and stands 12.1cents per gallon higher thanthis day one year ago.

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When It Rains, It PoursThis is a saying that many

have said through the yearsand even more have probablyheard. It refers to rainy days.It is also used as a parallel tothings going wrong in yourlife. “When it rains, it pours.”

Did you know we can ac-tually date this saying? It wasactually coined by an adver-tising agency by the name ofN.W. Ayer and Son in 1914.Following information cour-tesy of http://www.thisdayinquotes.com/2009/11/when-it-rains-it-pours-started-out-as_06.html.

Morton Salt had hiredN.W. Ayer and Son to find anew way of advertising their“new breakthrough in tablesalt technology”. Morton Salthad combined a smaller grainsize salt with magnesium car-bonate, which stopped thesalt from becoming clumpyeven in humidity and rainyweather. Morton Salt alsopatented the first pour spout,thus the phrase “when it

rains, it pours”. The iconic lit-tle girl with the umbrella anda can of Morton Salt pouringout in the rain was also cre-ated to have a visual effect.While the little girl haschanged with the times - hairclothing and umbrella style -the slogan has remained thesame these 100 years.

Salt and pepper shakershave since become a collect-ing item with the many vari-ties of shakers. You can findthem in many different stylesfrom elephants to presidents,and kissing deer to woodenmugs of beer. At the museumwe have a wide variety of saltand pepper shakers thatgraced many tables, andwhen it rained, they poured.

Happy Birthday, little Mor-ton Salt girl!

Stevens County Gas andHistorical Museum is openMonday through Friday from1:00 to 5:00 p.m. and Satur-days from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.We are located at 905 S.Adams in Hugoton.

MUSEUM UPDATEfrom The Stevens County Gas & Historical MuseumGladys Renfro, Beulah Carter and Linda McCrary

The Stevens County Gas and Historical Mu-seum has quite a collection of salt and peppershakers throughout the years. Interesting shak-ers include pineapples, pigs, bee hives, owls,

happy faces, totem poles and many, many more.Visit the Museum at 905 S. Adams in HugotonMonday through Friday from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.and Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

At left is a container ofWatkins pepper. You can findit - and several other spices - inthe kitchen at the StevensCounty Gas and HistoricalMuseum. Other kitchen itemsinclude an icebox, a gas stove,and lots of antique food jarsand containers.

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

Dominador Perido, M.D.General Surgery

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

Friday, April 25High School Track at South

Gray; 3:00 p.m.Saturday, April 26

High School Band/ChoirState Music at Wichita

National History Bee atWashington, D.C.

The Dermot CommunitySupper will be at 7:00 p.m. at theDermot Community Building.Sunday, April 27

National History Bee atWashington, D.C.

Fundraiser dinner for Janelle

King to raise funds for her trip toAustralia to play basketball.Monday, April 28

Ron Reed High School Invita-tional (rescheduled from April17)Tuesday, April 29

High School Golf at South-western Heights; 10:00 a.m.

Junior High Track at Deer-field; 10:00 a.m.Saturday, May 10

After Prom party immediatelyfollowing the prom.

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Save the Box Tops for Ed-ucation coupons for Rolla!They can be found on cerealboxes, cake mixes, snacks,paper goods, school and of-fice supplies, etc. They areworth $.10 per coupon. Bringthem to the Rolla Elementaryoffice or the Rolla Library andCoordinator Rachel Dunntrims, counts, packages andsends them in.

The school receives acheck twice a year for the ef-forts. Proceeds are used forspecial events. A complete listof products where couponscan be found is posted infront of the grade school of-fice or you can go towww.boxtops4education.comand view the list. Rolla Ele-mentary students appreciateall your help!

Rachel Dunn, HPEC Para-professional at Rolla, persuadedthe Rolla Elementary students toparticipate in the Computers forEducation Program. Each stu-dent was given a booklet witheleven pages to list grandpar-ents, parents, aunts, uncles,friends, and other family mem-bers’ addresses. For each ad-dress listed, the school received$.50.

Each student who partici-pated received a glow-in-the-dark bracelet. The addressbooklets were collected and sentin. If two persons from eachchild’s address list ordered mag-azines or items from the catalog,

the student received a glow-in-the-dark SpongeBob t-shirt anda glow-in-the-dark necklace.

There were 38 students whoparticipated with 368 addressessent in. Twenty-eight studentsreceived the SpongeBob t-shirts.If at least 50% of the class par-ticipated, the teacher received anappreciation bag which said “To-gether We Shape the Minds ofTomorrow.” The school raised$184. It has not been deter-mined yet what will be fundedwith the proceeds. Mr. Suttonwants to recognize Rachel Dunnfor taking charge of this eventand making it such a success.

Bi-polar weather inKansas certainly affects theoutdoor sports. The highschool golf meet that wasscheduled for Monday, April14, at Sublette, was delayeduntil May, due to the lovelysnow. The Ron Reed HighSchool Invitational meet

scheduled for Thursday, April17, was rescheduled for Mon-day, April 28, due to heavyrain and wind that was ex-pected. Please check theschool’s Web site,www.usd217.org for furtherchanges and updates as theyarise.

Though the weather triedto be frightful Thursday, April17, it could not stop theEaster egg hunting fun atRolla Elementary. Somehunting venues werechanged but it ended upbeing beautiful for the kids to

hunt. Fourth and fifth gradestudents, under the watchfuleyes of their teachers, hid theeggs for the kindergartenthrough third grades. All thekids had a great time andwere sent home with enoughcandy to last for a day or two.

The Dermot CommunitySupper will be at 7:00 p.m. this

Saturday evening, April 26 at theDermot Community Building.

RES collects 368 addresses for school project

Rachel Dunn presents Superintendent Stuart Sutton with thecheck for $184.

First grade students spy an egg during Thursday’s egg hunt.

First grade students count their loot and share if others did notfind much.

Easter bunny braves blustery weather

Rolla Elementary saves Box Tops for Education

Schedule changes for golf and track

Dermot Community Supper is Saturday

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DON’T STRESS OVER FRAUD April is Stress AwarenessMonth, but one thing thatshould never cause you stress isdoing business with Social Secu-rity. However, if you fall victim tofraud, it can really stress youout, not to mention damage yourcredit score and wallet. We en-courage you to be cautious ofsuspicious email, letters andphone calls or any time someoneasks for your personal informa-tion. Generally, Social Security willnot call or email you and ask foryour personal information, suchas your Social Security numberor banking information. If some-one contacts you and asks forthis kind of information andclaims to be from Social Security,do not give out your personal in-formation without first contact-ing us to verify the validity of therequest. It could be an identitythief phishing for your personalinformation. Contact our toll-freenumber at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY1-800-325-0778). Report suspicious calls to ourFraud Hotline at 1-800-269-0271 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00p.m. Eastern Time, or online athttp://oig.ssa.gov using the“Fraud, Waste, and Abuse” link.When making a report, pleaseinclude as many of the followingdetails as possible:• The alleged suspect(s) andvictim(s) names, addresses,phone numbers, dates of birth,and Social Security numbers;• Description of the fraud andthe location where the fraud tookplace;• When and how the fraud wascommitted;• Why the person committedthe fraud (if known); and• Who else has knowledge of

the potential violation. Identity theft is one of thefastest-growing crimes in Amer-ica. If you or anyone you knowhas been the victim of identitytheft, you should contact theFederal Trade Commission atwww.idtheft.gov, or call 1-877-IDTHEFT (1-877-438-4338);TTY 1-866-653-4261. Misleading advertisers mayvictimize people who receive So-cial Security and SupplementalSecurity Income (SSI) benefits.Such companies offer Social Se-curity services for a fee, eventhough the same services areavailable directly from us free ofcharge. Especially upsetting areads that make it appear asthough they came directly fromus. By law, such advertisementsmust indicate that the companyis not affiliated with Social Secu-rity. If you see what you believe ismisleading advertising for SocialSecurity services from a com-pany that fails to say it is not af-filiated with Social Security,report it to us at: Office of the In-spector General, Fraud Hotline,Social Security Administration,P.O. Box 17768, Baltimore, MD21235. This goes for advertise-ments in print, online, or on tel-evision or radio. Also, adviseyour state’s attorney general orconsumer affairs office and theBetter Business Bureau. Youcan visit the Office of the Inspec-tor General online at http://oig.ssa.gov and select the “Fraud,Waste or Abuse” link. Learnmore about identity theft andmisleading advertising by read-ing our publications on the sub-jects at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs. You mayhave enough stress already.Don’t get stressed over fraud.

The Moscow High SchoolTrack Team participated atElkhart April 17, 2014.Brice Valdez won the highjump and set a new schoolrecord at 6 feet. Valdez alsowon the triple jump and

placed second in the longjump. On the girls’ side, Kait-lyn Dobie placed first in the200 meter, fourth in the 100meter and was on the 400relay that placed third. KelsiMueller, Maggie White, andMaria Cecenas were also onthe relay. Mueller placed firstin the javelin as well. Girls’ Results100mCecenas 2 13.61Dobie 4 14.25Briannah Davidson 10 14.78200mDobie 1 28.53Cecenas 2 28.73Miranda Christensen 15 35.68400mWhite 6 1:20.02Christensen 6 1:26.06.Long JumpWhite 11 10’1/4”.Shot PutTapanga Dahle 4 27’1/2”DiscusDahle 5th 76’2”.JavelinMueller 1 109’9”Davidson 9 66’8”Dahle 16 45’11”400m RelayWhite, Dobie, Mueller, Cece-nas 3 55.23Boys’ Results100mAmir Granillo 14 13.20David Miramontes18 14.38200mValdez 9 26.05 High JumpValdez 1 6’Triple JumpValdez 1 38’ 4”Long JumpValdez 218’ 3 1/2”Shot PutVance Thompson 8 37’8”’Sammir Martinez 12 32’ 2 1/2”Zac Slemp 13 32’ ½” DiscusZachary Pierson 12 78’11”Thompson 13 76’1”Martinez 18 61’5”JavelinAlexis Manriquez 6 119’11”Thompson 9 102’6”Pierson 15 58’4”

Valdez sets new school record at April 17 meet

Moscow forensics team members qualify for State

The regular meeting of theMoscow City Council was called toorder Wednesday, April 9, by Pres-ident of Council, Jon Lund. MayorBilly Bell was absent. Councilmembers Curtis Crawford, JimRawlins and Denise Shoff were inattendance. Others present wereWilliam Graham, Janie Gaskill,Norma Najera, Bob Carlson- Rep-resentative of United Wireless, NealGillespie-Representative fromStevens County Economic Devel-opment, Sheriff Ted Heaton, andRobert Smith.

The minutes for the regularmeeting March 12, 2014 were ap-proved unanimously.

March’s accounts payable werepresented. Motion was made andapproved unanimously to pay thebills.

Janie presented the treasurer’sreport.

Moscow residents Robert Smithand his wife were present to askthe council about annexing theirproperty into the city.

Ted Heaton gave the Sheriff’sreport and informed the Council hedidn’t think it is advisable to allowthe use of golf carts on city streetsunless they are manufacturedstreet-use ready.

As Mayor Billy Bell was absent,there was no mayor’s report.

In new business, Neal Gillespiepresented the Council the StevensCounty Neighborhood Revitaliza-tion Interlock Agreement. Motionwas made and approved unani-mously to renew the agreement.

Bob Carlson, representativewith United Wireless, was presentto speak to the Council about put-ting up an antennae on the watertower. After discussion, it was de-cided Mr. Carlson would email thecity clerk with more information.

The Council discussed the City

Spring Cleanup. It was decided tohave the City Clerk call Collectia tosee when roll-offs would be avail-able.

Jon Lund informed the CouncilTeresa Colantonio had turned inher resignation from the StevensCounty EcoDevo Committee. Thecouncil voted unanimously to ap-point Curtis Crawford to replaceher to represent Moscow.

In old business, the Cunning-ham Water Repair Team was hereMarch 20 and 21 to begin repairsto the water tower. The first stageof the repairs are finished.

The City will be taking sealedbids for the old City shop, locatedon McLeod St. until May 1, 2014.

The city superintendent’s reportwas presented. Bryan Graham isnow state certified wastewater anddrinking water operator.

Norma gave the city clerk re-port. She brought up the HUGSgrants program to the Council. It isa program funded by Pioneer Elec-tric’s recycled materials. She askedif the Council had decided wherethey felt that the City of Moscowwould most benefit from a grantsuch as this. A lot of great ideaswere exchanged, so the council willbe applying for this grant as soonas possible.

Motion was made and ap-proved unanimously to move intoexective session. On return to opensession, the council voted unani-mously to change RandallMaxwell’s part-time position to full-time.

Motion was made and ap-proved unanimously to adjourn.

The next regular meeting of theCity Council will be May 14, 2014,at 6:00. The public is invited to at-tend.


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The Moscow High Alumnireunion is fast approaching.A number of reservationshave already been receivedand some of those are fromteachers as well as alumni. Ifyou are a parent or a class-mate who didn’t graduate atMoscow High but would liketo attend, the public is alsoinvited to make reservationsas guests.

Everyone is invited toshare memories at the HighSchool from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.Saturday, May 24. Supperwill be BBQ from Meisen-heimers. There is a cost forthe meal. Reservations for themeal need to be received byMay 10.

Entertainment will be pro-vided by a few Moscowalumni - Justin and NikoleHamlin’s son, Easton, and

the Moscow Baptist HillbillyBand made up of MikeOwens, Bob Rich, DarrollMunson, Terry Miller, SallyAdee, Barb Williams, DuaneWilliams, Roy Stoddard andDebbie Stoddard. Six of theband members graduatedfrom Moscow High.

The community is invitedto attend. Plan on an after-noon of remembrances andan evening of entertainmentand fellowship and remem-bering those who havepassed away. Even thoughthe last reunion was onlythree years ago, 18 membershave since passed.

For more information con-tact Stacey Howe at 620-598-2085. Send reservations toMoscow Alumni, 2373 Rd 27,Moscow, Ks. 67952.

Kaitlyn Dobie runs in the 200 meter at Elkhart last week andwins first place in the event. Photo courtesy of Marcie Knoll.

Brice Valdez shows his ability in the high jump at Elkhart lastweek. He placed first in the event. Photo courtesy of MarcieKnoll.

Council renews Neighborhood Revitalization Interlock Agreement

Moscow High Alumni gear up for class reunion

(First published in the Hugoton Her-mes, Thursday, April 10, 2014) 3t

NOTICE T0 THE PUBLIC FOR BIDS

You are hereby notified that on the5TH day of May 2014, the StevensCounty Hospital Board at its regularscheduled board meeting at 5:30 pmwill hold a bid opening for the StevensCounty Retail Pharmacy Renovation.General Contractors may submit bidsat the Lower Level Community Room

in the Stevens County Hospital, 1006S. Jackson, Hugoton, Kansas 67951at the above scheduled time. All plansand specifications, as well as GeneralContractor requirements, are avail-able to all interested bidders by call-ing Fiss Architecture/Design, PA. at(620)544-8660, ext.18, or by e-mail-ing [email protected]. Electronic filesof the bid documents are also avail-able.Govern yourself accordingly.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Zachary Pierson earned a I inExtemporaneous Speaking.Photo courtesy of Tina White.

Maggie White and Talley White earned a I in IDA. Photo cour-tesy of Tina White.

Briannah Davidson and Freddy Gonzalez earned a I in IDA.Photo courtesy of Tina White.

Madilyn Fleming earned a I inOriginal Oration. Photo cour-tesy of Tina White.

Several Moscow forensicsteam members have qualifiedfor State during the meetsthis year. At the Regionalsmeet in Deerfield April 12 thefollowing earned a I rating,qualifying them for State:Madilyn Fleming in OriginalOration; Briannah Davidson,Freddy Gonzalez, MaggieWhite and Talley White in Im-provised Duet Acting; andZachary Pierson in Extempo-raneous Speaking. Yaritza

Maldonado and CarleyHocket qualified for State in aprevious meet in ImprovisedDuet Acting.

Students earning a II atRegionals are Yaritza Mal-donado and Rachel Pierson inPoetry; Briannah Davidson,Zachary Pierson, SammirMartinez and Rachel Piersonin Prose; Maggie White in Hu-morous Solo; and SammirMartinez and Alex Pierson inImprovised Duet Acting.

Warm days full of sunshinegive homeowners good reasonto open windows and let freshair into their homes. Not onlycan open windows boost moodand create an inviting livingspace, but open windows alsocan be good for the environ-ment.

* Open windows improveindoor air quality. Indoor airpollution has been describedby the United States Environ-mental Protection Agency as aprimary environmental healthproblem. Indoor air quality canbe up to five times worse thanoutdoor air. In addition, theAmerican College of Allergistsstates that 50 percent of all ill-nesses are caused by pollutedindoor air. Because manyhomes are built to be air-tightto conserve energy and money,unhealthy levels of air pollu-tants can build up insidehomes when windows remainclosed. These pollutants mayinclude radon gas, cigarettesmoke, chemical fumes frompaints and solvents andleached chemicals from mod-ern building and furnishingmaterials. Opening windowsfor extended periods of time al-lows fresh air to spreadthroughout the home. House-plants can also filter indoor airand make it healthier tobreathe.

* Open windows reduce en-ergy consumption. A coolbreeze entering a homethrough open windows can re-duce the temperature inside ofa home without having to turnon fans or air conditioners.This not only helps individualssave money, but also it re-duces reliance on electricityand fossil fuels. Opening sev-eral windows on opposite sidesof the home can create a cross-breeze that will keep the homecool without the help of en-ergy-guzzling appliances.Open attic vents can releasehot air trapped inside thehouse as well.

* Open windows reduce re-liance on chemical air freshen-ers. Fresh air can quicklyremove odors from a home.These can include old cookingsmells, cigarette smoke, petodors, or simply stale air. Byopening windows, homeown-ers can clean the air in theirhomes naturally without cov-ering it up with chemical airfresheners or other cleaners.The fresh air itself may simplysmell good, or this pleasantaroma can be enhanced byblooming flowers or other nat-ural scents from outdoors.

* Open windows cut downon use of cleaning products. Ahome that never gets any freshair can quickly succumb to al-lergens such as dust, danderand soot, necessitating the useof vacuums and other cleaningtools and products. But openwindows can greatly reducethe buildup of such allergens,and therefore reduce reliance

on appliances that guzzle en-ergy or products that releaseharmful chemicals into the air.

Open windows allow freshair to flow throughout a home,improving personal health andbenefitting the environment atthe same time.

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Stevens County Hospital and Eagle RV ParkPresents

“Fun in the Sun Day”When: April 26, 2014 starting at 11am

A day of fun beach volleyball, bocce ball competition,horseshoe contest, sand castle building, movie under

the stars and food!All the proceeds go to the Stevens County Hospital Scholarship Fund.

Where: Eagle RV Park

The beach volleyball tournament will consist of teams that will play with 4 people at a time. Wesuggest having at least 6 people on a team. Rules: Each team must have 3 females and 3 males of atleast 16 years of age and 2 males and 2 females will be playing at a time. Cost is $120 per team.Deadline to register your team will be April 23, 2014. Prizes awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Feelfree to rent a cabana for $50 and get up close and personal to the action while relaxing in loungechairs under your own personal tent. There will only be a limited amount of cabana’s so call todayto rent yours.

Horse Shoe Tournament will consist of 2 people per team. Cost is $50 per team. Prizes awarded to1st, 2nd and 3rd place. All ages welcome.

The bocce ball tournament will be $50 per team. Teams will consist of 4 people. Prizes awarded to1st, 2nd, and 3rd. If you don’t know how to play, it’s ok; it doesn’t take long to catch on. All ages wel-come.

For kids ages 1-12, there will be a beach ball blast game, water balloon war, sand castle buildingfun, and much more. To participate in the kids’ activities, a bracelet must be purchased for $10. Thiswill allow the child to participate in all kids’ activities (excluding bocce ball and horse shoes).

Concessions will be served all day long.

We will end the night with a movie under the stars. Bring your lawn chairs and kick back and relax.

To register or for more information, call Alisha at 620-544-6162. It doesn’t cost anything to comewatch, so a least come and enjoy the sun!

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The Hugoton Camera Club announces their April winners.First place honors went to Kelvin Heitmann for “Cathedral”.

How open windows benefit the environment

“A Matter of Perspective” by Lowell Stanley takes third placein the Hugoton Camera Club April contest. From a certainangle, the old dwarfs the new.

“Fall Circle” by Kelvin Heitmann wins second place in the AprilCamera Club contest.

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

307 N. Kansas, Suite 101Liberal, KS 67901

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Wednesday, April 9, Gov-ernor Sam Brownback andofficials with the Kansas De-partment of Wildlife, Parksand Tourism (KDWPT)launched the state’s 2014marketing campaign for itstourism brand, “There’s NoPlace Like Kansas” at anevent at Exploration Place inWichita. The launch featuredClearwater native LoganMize, a Nashville recordingartist who has been named aKansas Tourism Brand Am-bassador to promote Kansasas a visitor destination. Gov-ernor Brownback, a vocal ad-vocate of Kansas tourism,was joined by KDWPT Secre-tary Robin Jennison, KDWPTAssistant Secretary LindaCraghead and board mem-bers of the Tourism IndustryAssociation of Kansas (TIAK).The event included displaysfrom the National Park Serv-ice, Kansas Sampler Founda-tion, Wild West Country, theFlint Hills Discovery Centerand others from across thestate. Costumed, period re-enactors from several touristdestinations in Kansas werealso on hand.

“There are many things todo and places to visit inKansas, so it’s no wonderthat tourism is an importantpart of our economy,” saidGovernor Brownback. “Morethan 32 million people enjoyvisiting in Kansas every year,and they generate $8 billionannually in expenditures. Weare focused on promotingtourism in Kansas, and Iwholeheartedly urge Kansans

to explore their beautifulstate and get to know it bet-ter.”

The campaign includesprint ads featuring beautifulimages of Kansas experi-ences, such as horseback rid-ing through the Flint Hillsand kayaking along theKansas River Water Trail. Theprint ads will appear in theApril, May or June issues ofpublications such as FamilyCircle, Good Housekeeping,Midwest Living and O Maga-zine.

The television spots werecreated with stirring aerialand ground-based video thatshowcases some of the state’smost unique and visuallystunning locales includingWilson Lake, MonumentRocks, historic downtownFort Scott, the Wichita sky-line, Massachusetts Street inLawrence and a rodeo inDodge City. These commer-cials, as well as digital adsand spots depicting attrac-tions in seven partner com-munities (Kansas City,Lawrence, Manhattan,Salina, Dodge City, Hutchin-son and Wichita) will beshown throughout the monthof May in Lincoln, Ne., Co-lumbia, Jefferson City,Kansas City, Joplin andSpringfield, Mo.; and Tulsaand Oklahoma City, Ok. Thetelevision spots will also beshown in Kansas.

Mize’s original song, “Sun-flowers” was the inspirationfor this year’s campaign andwill be featured in televisionand digital ads.

“The popularity of countrymusic, paired with LoganMize’s younger audience ap-peal gives Kansas an oppor-tunity to reach new marketsegments through this part-nership,” said Linda Crag-head, KDWPT AssistantSecretary for Parks andTourism. “Our goal is to haveLogan share with his audi-ences that Kansas is a funand exciting place to visit,where they can connect withthe kinds of experiences thatinfluenced him growing up inKansas.”

Mize will share personalKansas stories at his con-certs, on social media and onhis website. He will makeshort videos featuring his fa-vorite places to visit and willmake personal appearancesat Kansas tourism events.Mize will also include a copyof the Official Kansas TravelGuide with all on-line musicsales.

Beginning April 9, newtravel itineraries packed withattractions, events and expe-riences will be available atwww.TravelKs.com to helpvisitors capture ideas andmap their plans for summerexploring in Kansas. Also,learn more about Logan Mizeand Kansas tourism atwww.TravelKS.com/LoganMize, or call 785-296-2009.Find Kansas on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/TravelKSand on Twitter at @TravelKS.

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“A record number of busi-nesses filed their annual re-ports online in March, morethan in any single month sinceelectronic filing began a decadeago,” announced Secretary ofState Kris Kobach.

In March 2014, 27,519 an-nual reports were filed electron-ically. The second highestmonth was April 2011 with25,933 and the third highestmonth was April 2013 with23,913 annual reports filed on-line.

A new Kobach initiativecaused the spike in online an-nual reports that set an all-timerecord. For the first time ever,reminders were emailed tocompanies that filed onlinewith fiscal years ending Decem-ber 31st telling them that theirannual reports are due April15. “That effort paid off, thanksto the diligent work of our lead-ership team, and it didn’t costthe taxpayer a dime,” Kobachsaid. “We are doing everythingwe can to help businesses inKansas avoid delinquency sta-tus and possible forfeiture.”

Kathy Sachs, the deputy incharge of the business servicesdivision, has worked for the Of-fice of the Secretary of Statesince 1985. She has been over-seeing the initiative. A follow-up reminder will be sent tocompanies that have not yetfiled their annual reports, via

email to those that have previ-ously filed online and via post-card to those that have not.

Filing online has significantadvantages, including savingtime, saving money, immediateprocessing and confirmation,ability to print a copy for yourrecords, and avoiding the riskand hassle of having a docu-ment returned for correction.In addition to filing an annualreport, other electronic servicesinclude searching name avail-ability, performing a businessentity search, filing formationdocuments and obtaining acertificate of good standing.

Visit www.sos.ks.gov andclick on “File a Business” to usethe online services.

by Kansas Attorney General Derek SchmidtConsumer Corner

“One ring” scam hits phonebills with unwanted charges

That missed-call alert onyour cell phone may be from ascammer trying to ding yourwallet.

In Kansas and across thecountry, consumers are report-ing an increase in the “one ring”telephone scam. This scamuses automatic phone-dialingcomputers to place thousandsof calls to consumers, only tohang up the call after one ring.The idea is to get you to noticethat missed call and call themback. But calling back can re-sult in connecting you to anoverseas adult entertainmentline that charges by the minute,on top of the charge for an in-ternational phone call.

The Federal Trade Commis-sion reports these calls aremost often coming fromCaribbean phone numbers,which appear to be domestic

phone numbers. The areacodes most often reported in-clude: 268, 284, 473, 664, 649,767, 809, 829, 849 and 876.

If you get a phone call froma number you do not recognize,your best bet is not to answerthe call. If the phone call is froma legitimate person who needsto speak to you, chances arethey will leave a message foryou to call them back. At thevery least, check out the phonenumber using an online searchbefore calling it back to find outwhere the call came from.

Finally, be sure to closely re-view your phone bill eachmonth and report any suspi-cious charges to your serviceprovider.

For more information onprotecting yourself from scams,or to file a complaint, visit ourconsumer protection Web siteat www.InYourCornerKansas.org.

Narcolepsy is a neurologicalsleep disorder characterized byirregular patterns in rapid eyemovement, or REM, sleep andsignificant disruptions of thenormal sleep/wake cycle. Aperson on a typical sleep cyclewill gradually go through thestages of sleep and ultimatelyenter REM sleep after about 90minutes. However, people suf-fering from narcolepsy will enterREM sleep almost immediatelyand even do so periodically dur-ing waking hours. But the Na-

tional Institute of NeurologicalDisorders and Stroke notes thatpeople with narcolepsy do notspend significantly more timeasleep than normal sleepers.The NINDS also notes that nar-colepsy does not discriminatebased on gender, affectingmales and females equallythroughout the world, and thatnarcolepsy often begins inchildhood or adolescence eventhough it can begin in adult-hood as well.

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A canine friend receives someneeded pats and cuddles dur-ing his visit to Pioneer ManorFriday April 18. Tots of allshapes and sizes came to visitPioneer Manor during GoodFriday. Brightly colored eggsadorned the grounds, awaitingyoung ones to come and findthe Easter treats. Egg huntershappily tracked down everylast Easter surprise.

Easter egg hunters excitedly pick up many-colored eggs at Pio-neer Manor Friday, April 18. Kids of all ages were thrilled tovisit the residents, and the residents were very appreciative ofall the little tykes!

Mackenzie Kurts is so excitedto start her first Easter egghunt.

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