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The Board of County Commissioners met in regularsession Monday morning, March 4, 2013. All threecommissioners, David Bozone, James Bell and PatHall were present. Also present were County Coun-selor Bob Johnson, County Clerk Pam Bensel andRoGlenda Coulter from The Hugoton Hermes. The fol-lowing is just an agenda for the day with a few of theunofficial highlights. Official minutes will be pub-lished at a later date.

Commissioners were finished talking with RobertRich from the Fitness Center when this reporter ar-rived. He was the first item listed on the agenda.

Sheriff Heaton stopped by to give an update for hisdepartment. He also brought in the bid for a pickup.Motion was made and passed to allow Ted to purchasethe pickup. He also told the commissioners he is mak-ing it okay, but does need to add two deputies to hisforce. He also informed the commissioners of dog is-sues they have been confronting in Moscow. Ted thenrequested an executive session.

Next listed on the agenda was JC Cantrell and TonyMartin from Road and Bridge. Tony told the commis-sioners Andy Danner has been hired to take over hiscity inspector position with the City of Hugoton. Tonywill be able to start in time for JC to do some trainingwith him before leaving April 1. JC and Tony visitedwith the commissioners about what supplies need tobe ordered and roads to be maintained - blacktop.

They talked about the fact that the “Cemetery Road”is not ready to take on loaded milk truck traffic. Theyalso visited about insurance and conferences thatTony will be attending.

The commissioners discussed Abengoa and a pro-jected date for their production of electricity. January2014 was suggested as a possibility. Ethanol won’t beproduced until later.

Bridget Marshall was next with her husband. Sherequested an executive session.

The commissioners had four prospective companiesscheduled to offer presentations regarding the newheat and air system for the courthouse and MemorialHall.

Joseph Samia from Central Air in Wichita was first.His company has had a lot of experience with largeprojects. Also they had already completed an extensivewalk-through of the courthouse and were pretty famil-iar with most all that would be needed. They knew ofthe issues of the existing duct work and the leaks.Geo-thermal is pretty much out of the question asthere is not much room surrounding the courthouse.Also rooftop units are questionable because a new roofmay be in the future plans for the courthouse. Mr.Samia’s company is now working on some projects inthe surrounding area. The commissioners stressedthey are very interested in efficiency and the future ofthe system. The boiler currently in place has been in

service since 1949. Mr. Samia said he could be presentfor the next meeting March 18 with an estimate but inballpark range guessed from about $500,000 to$800,000.

Next was Mike Tolar from Weber Refrigeration. Heinformed the commissioners about a new system outcalled a “variable” system. It can cool in one room andheat in another with the capacity to take heat from oneroom and transfer to another, same with cooling. Thismakes for a very efficient system. He said they wouldnot need to move or remove any of the existing infra-structure. They could hire a mechanical engineer andbe project manager accepting sole responsibility tomake sure everything is handled properly. Weberwould need to charge for an estimate because theywould have to get a mechanical engineer to help. Mr.Tolar stressed if the commissioners chose Weber,Stevens County would have OSHA or a licensed per-son on the site at all times and they would all be jour-neymen - experienced and certified. His ballpark figurewas also in the range of $500,000. Weber Refrigerationcan also do boiler systems.

Christian Knipp from Trane was next. His companyemploys an in-house mechanical engineer, and he waspresent with Mr. Knipp to talk to the commissioners.They have done 32 variable systems, even some in thesurrounding area. He would be glad to have the com-

The Lady Eagles’ bas-ketball season came toan end Saturdayevening after a greatseason. After winningthe first round of thesub-state playoffs athome, the Hugoton girlstraveled to Pratt twice tofinish out the playofftournament. The LadyEagles began the play-offs with a win againstGoodland followed byanother win againstColby. The final game -the championshipround - played againstPratt ended in a Sub-State runner up trophyfor Hugoton. Hugoton’s Lady Eagles proudly display their

Sub-State runner up plaque. From the left infront are Nicole Kinser, Megan Cornelson,Taylor Fiss, Chastity Parsons, BayLee Hoskin-

son and Riley Sosa. In back are Sofia Jimenez,Keely Hittle, Ana Pena and Estefani Armen-dariz.

Most residents are aware of the variability of Kansasweather and the effects it can have on daily life. Withthe advent of spring and the beginning of tornado sea-son, such reminders are sure to come even more fre-quently.

To stress the need to be prepared for severe weather,Governor Sam Brownback recently signed a proclama-tion designating the week of March 3-9 as “SevereWeather Awareness Week in Kansas”.

Funnily enough, the signing ceremony was originallyscheduled for February 22, but was postponed due tothe severe snow storms striking the state beginningWednesday, February 20.

The Kansas Division of Emergency Management willfocus on a different aspect of emergency preparednesseach day of the week. Follow KDEM on Twitter and visitthe KDEM Facebook page daily to participate in discus-sions and activities.

In addition to Tuesday’s statewide tornado drill,scheduled social media events include the following:Thursday, March 7 - Get a NOAA Weather Radio Day!Friday, March 8 - Let’s Talk: Twitter Severe WeatherAwareness Talk

To help make emergency preparedness more man-ageable, KDEM has also instituted a monthly online“Kansas Preparedness Challenge.” Completing eachmonthly challenge makes participants eligible for aprize drawing. Go to www.ksready.gov and click on the“Kansas Preparedness Challenge” link to get started.

For more information about emergency prepared-ness, visit www.ksready.gov, www.redcross.org orwww.fema.gov.

Article submitted by the Office of Governor SamBrownback.

March 12, 1912, 18girls first met as GirlScouts in Savannah, Ga.Girl Scouts of all ages cel-ebrate by demonstratingleadership and commit-ment in ways that have areal impact in their com-

munities. You can cele-brate by throwing a partyor by doing somethingJuliette Gordon Low lovedto do – make the worldbetter for girls!

Girl Scout Week is cele-brated each March. Itstarts with Girl ScoutSunday and ends with GirlScout Sabbath Saturday,and it always includes theGirl Scout Birthday,March 12. This year GirlScouts celebrate 100years of Girl Scouts com-memorating the day in1912 when Juliette Gor-don Low officially regis-tered the first 18 girlmembers in Savannah.This year Girl Scout Weektakes place next week -March 10-16, 2013.

Did you know GirlScouts used to establishseven days of service dur-ing Girl Scout Week? Hereare some ideas to cele-brate Girl Scout Week thisyear.

Sunday, March 10 Girl Scout Sunday• Spend the day embrac-ing and celebrating yourspiritual connections.• Take part in a religious

service and Girl Scouts,wear your scout uniform!• Say or sing grace at ameal

Monday, March 11Service to Family• Spend the day givingback to the people in yourfamily or your home.• Help do chores aroundyour house• Be extra nice to yoursiblings. Do a good deedfor them

Tuesday, March 12Service to Community• Spend the day givingback to your school,church, or any agencyhelping the community.• Take part in a flag cere-mony• Do a service or take ac-tion project in your com-munity

Wednesday, March 13Health and Safety Day• Spend the day learninghow to incorporate healthyliving, exercise, stress re-lief, nutrition, and FUNinto your everyday life.• Do at least 20 minutesof exercise• Eat only healthy snackstoday

Thursday, March 14International FriendshipDay• Spend the day learninghow you can make a dif-ference in your globalcommunity.• Learn about a countryyou would like to visit andcook and prepare some-thing from that country• Learn what WAGGGSstands for - visitwww.wagggsworld.org.

Friday, March 15Arts and Culture Day• Spend the day learninghow you can support thearts in your local commu-nity.• Make a scrapbook ofyour family• Make a craft from recy-cled materials

Saturday, March 16Service to the Planet• Spend the day learninghow you can make a dif-ference in our communitythrough conservation andecology.• Take a scavenger hike.Play games outside withyour troop or family

Celebrate 100 years ofGirl Scouting this year bydoing one or all of theseactivities!

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Stevens County Commissioners spend majority of meeting discussing heat and air systems

Celebrate Girl Scout Week March 10-16

The Local EmergencyPlanning Committee (LEPC)met Tuesday, March 5 in theStevens County Fire Stationmeeting room. A workinglunch was served to themembers.

Eighteen members signedin: Richard Barnes, HarryBartel, James Bell, WilliamBell, RoGlenda Coulter, Bai-ley Esarey, Richard Everett,Kathy Haynes, Marvin GeneJohnson, Rodney Kelling, JoyLewis, John Moser, Paula

Rowden, Susan Schulte,Greg Sohm, T.J. Steers,Duane Topliss and CathyHernandez.

Chairman Richard Barnescalled the meeting to order.Minutes from the last meet-ing were read and correctionsmade.

Rodney said he needs toget his ES plans updated andwill try to do that at the nextmeeting. Everyone needs toread it over. A copy is neededfor the Health Department for

KDHE.Richard E. told of an up-

coming tabletop exerciseMarch 28 at 10:00 a.m. atthe EMS Building for a per-tussis “whooping cough” ex-ercise and will include theHospital, EMS, Health De-partment and anyone elsewanting to come. Emails willbe sent out.

Stevens County needs toupdate their emergencyplans. Rodney was checking

Lady Eagles earn Sub-State runner up award at Pratt SaturdayGovernor urges Kansans to beginpreparations for severe weather now

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Members of the LEPC listen as Richard Barnes conducts the meeting Tuesday.

LEPC discusses Emergency Management

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Obituaries

WHAT’S HAPPENIN’

Death has claimed the lifeof Ervin Wesley Waybright,83, of Forgan, Ok. Mr. Way-bright passed away Tuesday,February 26, 2013 at MortonCounty Hospital in Elkhart.

He was born September19, 1929 in Liberal, to GuyWaybright and the formerFrances Johnson. July 21, 1950, Ervin andDelores Marie Fettermanwere married in Raton, N.M. Mr. Waybright served inthe United States Army dur-ing the Korean Conflict from1951 to 1953, with the 13thEngineer Combat Battalion.He attained the rank of StaffSergeant. Ervin was employed in oil-field work and was also theowner of Waybright Dirt Con-struction. He worked as atruck driver for YellowFreight System for sometime. He retired in 1994. An avid gardener, Ervinwas a very hard-workingman who could do almostanything with his hands. He was a member of VFWPost #3166, from 1953-2013and was an Honorary Retiredmember of the International

Brotherhood of Teamsters –Local Union #745. Besides his wife, other sur-vivors include his threedaughters, Theresa Carlileand husband Jim of Liberal,Glenda Webb and husbandArden of Hugoton and KarenClements and husband Lynnof Logan; eight grandchil-dren, Jennifer Tanner andhusband John, KaitlinCarlile, Jared Webb and wifeAlisha, Gabriel Webb andwife Virginia, Joshua Webband wife Paris, Megan Troyerand husband Tyson, BethanyClements and TiffanyClements; and his six greatgrandchildren, Mersadez,Trevor and Brendan Tanner,and Rebecca, Grant andCaleb Webb. Those who preceded Ervinin death were his parents;three brothers, Marvin Way-bright, Clarence Waybrightand Claudine Waybright; andfive sisters, Pearl Smith, OpalStebens, Kathryn Drake,Patty Whiteley and EvelynWaybright, who died in in-fancy. Funeral services were at-tended Saturday morning,March 2, 2013 at BrennemanFuneral Home Chapel in Lib-eral with Pastor Eric Masonofficiating. Burial followed inLiberal Cemetery. Memorial contributionsmay be made to The Ameri-can Bible Society - desig-nated for military Bibles - incare of Brenneman FuneralHome, 1212 W. Second St.,Liberal, KS 67901.

Ervin Waybright

Word has been received ofthe death of Carl “C” Eckert.Mr. Eckert passed awayMonday, March 4, 2013 inKiowa at the age of 88. Carl was born November 9,1924 at his parents home inKiowa, to Seigfried “Zeke”Carl and Hattie Smith Eck-ert. He was a longtime residentof Kiowa, working with his fa-ther and brothers in the fam-ily trade as an interior/exterior decorator. Carl was 17 when he wascalled by his country, alongwith three of his brothers, toserve during World War II. Hejoined the Navy and was as-signed to a special service,ACORN Seventeen, whichperformed secret missions inthe south Pacific. Much of hisNaval record is still classifiedas a “military secret”. He washonorably discharged No-vember 11, 1945 and re-turned to Kiowa to find hisbride “walking the streets ofKiowa”. He said he knew lifewas short and he knew whathe wanted. He was united inmarriage to Juanita LouiseGarman at the MethodistParsonage in Kiowa, Febru-ary 24, 1946. To this unionthree sons were born, DavidCarl, Lex Dean and MaxWayne. Mr. Eckert continued hisfamily trade with his dad andbrothers as C.C. Eckert Dec-orating, painting and paperhanging and tile laying untilhe bought his first combineand truck and began his cus-tom harvesting career. He cutwith his brother-in-lawClaude Tripplet of Burdenand Richard Garman until heand his son Lex partnered upto form Eckert Custom Har-vesting and Trucking. Carl was also a rural sub-stitute mail carrier for severalyears in the middle 1960’s.After the death of his sonLex, he partnered with acousin, Chris Thilsted forseveral years. After 40 yearsof custom harvesting, Carlsold his combines but kepton trucking. When he retiredfrom trucking he couldn’tjust stop working so he tookup driving the school bus forSouth Barber. He truly lovedthe kids and they loved him. In 1999, he and Davidbuilt “The JCE Ministorage”

on the home acreage. Carl’syoungest son Max was borndeaf/blind, and Carl becamean advocate for children andfamilies of deaf/blind chil-dren. He was the charter VicePresident of the Kansas Par-ent/Teacher Association ofDeaf / Blind / Multi-Handi-capped Children and becamepresident the next two years. Carl was called to speak toa United States Senate Com-mittee and another joint ses-sion of the KansasLegislature. He was preceded in deathby his parents Seigfried andHattie Eckert; five brothers,Alvin, Albert, Loyal, infant,Lesley and Leon; four sistersinfant Bessie, Maxine Lind-stom, Elizabeth KennedyFlezk and Edith Boyle; sonLex Dean Eckert; and grand-daughter Francisca JeanEckert. Survivors include his wifeJuanita; two sons, DavidCarl and wife Brenda ofHugoton and Max Wayne ofWichita; daughter-in-law,Leesa Eckert Mott and hus-band Craig of Kiowa; grand-children, Marcus and wifeTammi of Hugoton, AngelaStaten of Liberal, NathanEckert and wife Shelley ofStoddard, Wi., Michelle Mor-gan and husband Zach ofCorning, Ia. and Brett Mott ofKiowa; great grandchildren,Tala, Tukker and TakodaEckert, Raven, Rayna andRayshawn Staten, Abigail,Sadie and Isaac Eckert andAvery and Alex Morgan;brothers - in - law, RichardGarman of Kiowa and DeanGarman of Rogers, Ar.; and ahost of nieces, nephews andfriends. Funeral services areplanned for Saturday, March9, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at theCongregational UnitedChurch of Christ in Kiowa.Burial will follow in theRiverview Cemetery. Arrange-ments are by Lanman Fu-neral Home, Inc. of Kiowa. Memorials may be made toHarden Hospice, Congrega-tional United Church ofChrist or Kiowa District Hos-pital in care of Lanman Fu-neral Home Inc., P.O. Box 42,Kiowa, Ks. 67070.

Carl Eckert

Stevens County EmergencyServices run activity Febru-ary 25 through March 3.Fire Department

Hugoton Station Wednesday, February 27 -8:20 a.m. called to a quartermile north and a quartermile west of Highway 56 andRoad 28 for a drilling rig ac-cident. Friday, March 1 - 2:19 a.m.called to 618 Copperstone fora vehicle fire. Fire Department

Moscow Station Wednesday, February 27 -8:20 a.m. called to a quartermile north and a quartermile west of Highway 56 andRoad 28 for a drilling rig ac-cident.

Ambulance Activity Three medical runs andone transfer.

Dear EditorI was very encouraged

with the Patron Insight/ Fa-cility Visioning meeting lastThursday at the USD 210Central Office.  A total of tenpatrons were present for ourfirst patron meeting sinceMay 2011. This was a goodnumber as this meeting wasre-scheduled twice due to in-clement weather. These arethe questions we discussedand the consensus of thegroup:

Should structuralchanges be implemented toensure all schools have safeand secure entrances tolimit strangers/intruders/school violence? There wasunanimous support for thisitem. The patrons wouldlike to see all schools havebuzz-in entrances. It wasnoted in conversations thata gunman could shoot theirway in a secure entrance;however, the logistical goal isto stop them and/or slowthem down to allow law en-forcement and/or a SchoolResource Officer more timeto arrive on the scene. Thecommittee also wants thedistrict to look into the pos-sibility and cost of a full-time

School Resource Officer andthe cost to add air condition-ing to the HMS/HHS gyms.

Should the district pur-sue long-term plans to ad-dress Central Office and HLAspace needs.  Yes.

Should the Central Officebe moved into the larger HLAbuilding and the HLA moveto a larger facility to accom-modate their growing popu-lation of over 75 students?The committee would like tosee more information andoptions to examine on thistopic.

We also looked at theHugoton Schools, four-yearCapital Outlay priority plan.This spreadsheet projectsthe savings and needed pur-chases for facility upgrades,roofs, buses, vehicles, tech-nology, etc. The Board ofEducation looks at this doc-ument every month and ap-proves all purchases over$10,000. Recent drops innatural gas prices (37% dropin 2010) have lowered ourdistrict valuation. This

means one mill in StevensCounty pulls in less tax rev-enue and thus the mills topay for our new schools andour Local Option Budgetrises. Colder winters in theUS would help our districtvaluation as this would raisethe price of natural gas. Gasand oil production does playinto our valuation as well.

This Patron-led commit-tee will meet again in April.I will bring them back moreinformation about costs andpossible timelines for thesepotential safety upgradesand for long-term facility op-tions. Eventually, this com-mittee will make arecommendation to the USD210 BOE. We will balancethe need to keep local milllevies/local taxes in checkand at the same time providefor student safety and keepour facilities adequate andefficient. Those patrons at-tending last Thursday were:Walter Beesley, Lisa LeNeve,Jim Martin, Patsy Martin,Sherri Martin, Matt Mills,Paula Rowden, Jill Skinner,and Emily Snyder.

Sincerely,Mark K. Crawford

Superintendent of Schools

Superintendent encouraged by meetingMark K. Crawford

Superintendent of SchoolsStevens County Fire Department

andAmbulance Report

Don’t forget! Get your flushot at the Stevens CountyHealth Department. Call 544-7177 for more information.Pioneer Manor residentsplay Bingo at 2:00 p.m.Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fri-days and Saturdays. Com-munity members are invitedto volunteer or play a gamewith the residents!AL-ANON Family Groupmeets at 1405 CemeteryRoad Mondays and Thurs-days at 8:00 p.m. Call 620-544-2610 or 620-544-2854for more information.CELEBRATE RECOVERYevery Monday night 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Assembly of GodFellowship Hall, 138 S. Mainin Hugoton.HUGOTON LIONS CLUBmeets every Second andFourth Thursday of themonth at Memorial Hall at7:00 p.m. HUGOTON MASONICLODGE #406 AF&AM meetsevery second and fourthTuesday of the month at 7:30p.m. Friday afternoons- Stevens County Library willshow a movie for communitychildren from 3:35 to 5:00p.m. Contact Stacey at theSCL for more information620-544-2301.Wednesday nights

- Inside Out Kids at theHugoton Assembly of God,138 S. Main, beginning withdinner at 6:45 p.m. Programwill be from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.Rides are available by callingPastor Ben Coats at 620-428-1487 before 5:30 p.m.Wednesday evenings.Through March 29

- Kansas Department forChildren and Families willaccept applications for theLow Income Energy Assis-tance Program. For more in-formation, visitwww.dcf.ks.gov.Through April 30- Students in grades third

through twelfth are encour-aged to enter the KansasBook Festival’s writing con-

test. The theme is “KansasIsn’t Flat, It’s. . .” For moreinformation, visit kansasbookfestival.com.January 2-March 22- Stevens County Library’s

adult winter reading program“Let It Snow.” Adults andhigh school students mayparticipate. Visit the SCL orcall 620-544-2301 for moreinformation.February 3-April 14

- Stauth Memorial Mu-seum in Montezma is hostingthe exhibition Rare: Portraitsof America’s EndangeredSpecies, photographs by Na-tional Geographic contribut-ing photorapher Joel Sartore.Call 620-544-2527 for moreinformation.Through March 22- Turn in your Easter contestcoloring page to The Hermes!Through March 28- View Hugoton High School

students’ works of art atBaker Arts Center, 624 N.Pershing in Liberal. The Cen-ter is open Tuesday throughSaturdays. For more infor-mation, call 620-624-2810 orvisit baker artscenter.org.March 7- Stevens County Genealogi-cal Society will meet at 1:00p.m. at the Stevens CountyLibrary Computer Room.- Mr. HHS competition at theHugoton High School Audito-rium.- Sons of Thunder SouthwestKansas Chapter will meetfrom 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. at theGrant County Civic Center.All men, 12 and up, are wel-come for a free meal, fellow-ship, worship and speakers.Call Monty at 620-353-9507or Cary at 620-353-9601 orvisit www.sonsofthunder-swks.com for more informa-tion.March 8-17- USD 210, USD 209 and

Heritage Christian Academy’sSpring BreakMarch 9- Open House with free ad-

mission to all Kansas Stateparks, along with special

events for families!- Stevens County Library willhost an outreach video cover-ing “How to Write Cover Let-ters and Resumes”- Pheasant Heaven CharitiesInc. will host their annualPartners’ Meeting.- Pastor Jay West will speak

at Lighthouse Fellowship,424 S. Jackson in Hugoton,at 7:00 p.m. A carry-in din-ner will start at 5:00 p.m.March 10- Don’t forget to set your

clock one hour forward asDaylight Saving Time begins.- Pastor Jay West will speak

at Lighthouse Fellowship,424 S. Jackson at 10:30 a.m.March 10-16- National Girl Scout WeekMarch 11- Hugoton City Council will

meet at 5:15 p.m. at the CityOffice.

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

- American Legional andAuxiliary will host a covereddish supper at the Vets Hallat 6:30 p.m.March 12- Stevens County Economic

Development Board will meetat 12:00 noon in the ActivityRoom at the Senior Center.- St. Catherine Hospice will

sponsor a free educationalgrief workshop “The SixNeeds of Mourning” from7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at St.Catherine Hospice conferenceroom, 602 N. Sixth St. inGarden City.March 12-13- Kansas Sampler Festival’s

Bi-annual “We Kan!” confer-ence from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30p.m. at the Webster Confer-ence Center near Salina.Please register at kansassam-ple.org or call 620-585-2374.March 13- Southwest Kansas Ground-water Management DistrictThree will host their thirty-eighth annual meeting at theGray County 4-H Building,17002 W. Highway 50 inCimarron at 9:00 a.m. Foradditional information, visit

www.gmd3.org or call 620-275-7147.- Hugoton Airport Board willmeet at the Airport Lounge at7:00 p.m.- 2013 Garden City Jazz Fes-tival, concluding with a freepublic concert at 7:30 p.m. inthe auditorium of the PaulineJoyce Fine Arts Building. Theconcert will feature Dr. ToddWilkinson from Ottawa Uni-versity on saxophone. Theevent is sponsored by GardenCity Community College andGarden City Telegram. Freeadmission.March 14- Hugoton Aglow will meet atthe Senior Center at 7:00p.m. for fellowship and coffee.A meeting will follow at 7:30p.m. Peggy Brecheisen isslated to speak. All are in-vited.March 15- Deadline to apply for a

summer 2013 internshipwith Congressman Tim Huel-skamp. For more informa-tion, visit http://huelskamp.house.gov/internships

for shelters during the warn-ings of the last snow storm.There were only a few roomsleft at the local motels. Ifroads were really closed downfor awhile there would havebeen a need for shelters forstranded motorists. Muchdiscussion followed of theneed to check out the locationof available cots and blankets.The group discussed whowould be called in case of asituation - Red Cross or theHealth Department. As for

shelters, contracts need to besigned to allow designatedareas as shelters.

A real certified shelter re-quires two showers be avail-able and a kitchen. Hugotonis a little limited in this area.Hugoton Recreation may be apossibility to check out, thechurches and the fire stationcan work for a small shelter.The school is the perfect shel-ter but Superintendent Craw-ford refuses to sign thecontract. It was also sug-

gested for a pet friendly shel-ter. Richard Everett will bemeeting with the Red Crosslater in the day about settingup a shelter exercise in Hugo-ton. The availability ofpropane in the case of anemergency was discussed.

Hugoton is fortunate tohave eight trained Red Crosspeople. As long as the emer-gency is not huge the local de-partments will probably beable to handle the problems.Whether another entity will

be called in is completely de-termined by the incident.

The group was informed offuture meetings as well asmeetings needing to bescheduled. A weeklong RedCross program is planned inPratt. Cathy told of an OpenHouse Search and Rescue In-cident Management Team ex-ercise for Public ServiceAgencies May 29 and 30 atCrisis City.

Next meeting will be June13 at 11:30 a.m.

LEPC Meeting Continued from page 1

Local residentswarned of scam

The Hermes recently re-ceived a call about a scamletter sent to a local resident.The letter claimed to haveoriginated from a companycalled London Central and of-fered a portion of an inheri-tance if the addressee wasover the age of 35. The letterurged the receiving party to“kindly keep this confiden-tial” and included instruc-tions to send a response to anoffice in Paris, France.

If you receive a lettersounding similar to this one,do not send ANY information- it is a scam.

Please call The HugotonHermes at 620-544-4321 ifyou have been or suspect youhave been the victim of ascam or an attempted scam.

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Dustin E JohnFinancial Advisor.

608 S Main Street

Hugoton, KS 67951

620-544-8818

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Hugoton’s Future Business Leaders of Americaor “FBLA” student organization brings homeawards from the District VIII competition inLiberal. Pictured are Kansas FBLA DistrictVIII Vice President Blake Edwards and Hugo-ton competitors HHS President Kelsey Quillen,

member Madelaine Daharsh, HistorianJacqueline Garcia, Treasurer David Kurt andmember Parker Titus. Not pictured are Secre-tary Katie Weaver and member Nick Goode.Photo courtesy of Cara Rogers.

February Hugoton Middle School Students ofthe Month are, left to right, seventh gradersDallie Hoskinson and Rodrigo Sanchez and

eighth graders Tanner Talbert and MarisolDon Juan. Photo courtesy of Morey Mecklenburg.

missioners go look at them.The commissioners told himof their worry of efficiency. Hesaid the variable systemwould be the most economic.Each room would have zon-ing capabilities and coulddraw from another room theneeded cool or heated air.They have the software theycould show where the mostcosts will be. His ballparkfigure was also $500,000 to$600,000. If their company ischosen they will build a cou-ple models to evaluate whatoption would be most eco-nomical. They do have a techavailable in Garden City forservice.

Lin Goode was listed as apossiblity on the agenda butwas unavailable.

After lunch the commis-sioners and RoGlenda Coul-ter took a drive throughAbengoa.

Official minutes forFebruary 11, 2013

Chairman Dave Bozonecalled a special meeting theevening of February 11 withall members present. Alsopresent was County ClerkPam Bensel. The commis-sioners discussed the inter-views of Tony Martin, JeffCox and Billy Bell for theRoad Supervisor position.Dave moved to offer JCCantrell’s job to Tony Martinas Road Supervisor startingApril 1, 2013. Motion carried.Jim voted no. Neal Gillespiecame in to discuss puttingsigns on the highways enter-

ing into both Hugoton Cityand Moscow City and a trafficimpact study for Highway 51in front of the Stevens CountyIndustrial Park. Dave movedto help both cities, Hugotonand Moscow with the cost ofthe two signs each but notover $3,800. altogether. Davemoved to pay for the updateof a traffic impact study at acost of $7,500.00.

By motion the board ad-journed.

Official minutes forFebruary 19, 2013

The Board of County Com-missioners met in regularsession with all memberspresent. Also present wereCounty Counselor Bob John-son, County Clerk PamBensel and RoGlenda Coulterfrom The Hugoton Hermes.Dave called the meeting toorder. Pat moved to approvethe minutes of the last meet-ing. Motion carried. Patmoved to approve the countyvouchers. Dave seconded.Motion carried. The clerk wasinstructed to draw warrantson the treasurer chargeableto the various funds of thecounty for the followingamounts: General ..38,543.59; Road & Bridge ..42,107.55; Building ..6,772.19; Noxious Weed ..736.97; Diversion .. 840.27;Ambulance Bequest .. 39.00;Community Health ..3,463.70; Airport Grant ..4,535.54; Employee’s P/RMisc W/H .. 76.36.

Jorge Camacho came in to

inform the commissionersabout a flood in the bathroomin the little courtroom on thethird floor of the Courthouse.He shared what the damageswere.

Pat moved to sell the Cityof Hugoton a two acre tract inthe SE15-33-37 in theStevens County IndustrialPark at a cost of $5,000. for anew substation. Dave sec-onded. Motion carried.

Greg and Sherry Morriscame in to discuss the cost ofpossibly getting a therapypool at the new PhysicalTherapy building.

Tom Robb brought in theright-of-way water easementfor the water line west of townto the Abengoa plant. Davemoved to grant the sale of theright-of-way water easementto put a water line west oftown to the Abengoa plant ata cost of $5,000. Motion car-ried.

Pat moved to adopt Reso-lution 13-02 introduced byStevens County in oppositionof placing the Lesser PrairieChicken on the EndangeredSpecies Act. Motion carried.

Rodney Kelling came in todiscuss a matter at the EMSdepartment. Dave moved togo into executive session fornon-elected personnel for tenminutes with Bob Johnsonand Rodney Kelling present.Motion carried. Rodney alsoasked about getting a differ-ent credit card for the EMSDepartment. They currentlyhave a Phillips 66 gas card

and with the ambulancetransfers there are not verymany Phillips 66 stations touse the card. He asked for aVisa credit card or MasterCard. Pat moved to allowRodney to get a Visa creditcard from Citizens StateBank and cancel the Phillipscredit card. Motion carried.Rodney asked to have Reso-lution 13-03 establishing apolicy of Stevens County toprovide assistance to othercounties, cities and town-ships during disasters, pur-suant to K.S.A. 12-16, 117.Pat moved to adopt Resolu-tion 13-03 for Homeland Se-curity. Motion carried.

Dave moved to donate$700. as matching funds tothe Southwest Kansas AreaAging on Aging. Motion car-ried.

Susan Schulte came in todiscuss the Memorial Hallrules and regulations and aquote from Liberal Office Ma-chines for tables. Pat movedto allow Susan to buy ten ta-bles (like the ones that are inthere) to replace the brokentables in the Memorial Hall.Motion carried.

The commissioners andBob went to Kim Schroeder’soffice to look at the furniturethat he is asking to purchaseand take to Topeka with him.Dave asked Pam Bensel,county clerk to find out whatwas paid for the furniturewhen purchased.

By motion the Board ad-journed.

Hugoton's Future Busi-ness Leaders of America(FBLA) student organizationbrought home many awardsfrom the District VIII compe-tition in Liberal. The followingtop placings qualified themembers to advance to StateCompetition in Topeka inApril:• Business Ethics - DavidKurt, Kelsey Quillen and

Maddie Daharsh - third placeteam• Job Interview - Maddie Da-harsh - first place• Entrepreneurship - DavidKurt, Parker Titus, JackieGarcia - third place team• Help Desk - Kelsey Quillen- third place • Word Processing I - KatieWeaver - first place• Word Processing II - Nick

Goode - first place• Business Communications- Kelsey Quillen - fourth place• Health Care Administra-tion - Maddie Daharsh - firstplace• Hospitality Management -Jackie Garcia - fifth place

Good job, future businessleaders! Keep up the goodwork.

Hutchinson Community Col-lege has announced the honorrolls for the Fall 2012 semester,including grades through theend of the interterm session.There are 642 students thathave achieved the President’sHonor Roll with a 4.0 gradepoint average for the semester.Selected to be a member of thePresident’s Honor Roll with a4.0 GPA from Hugoton is LoganLivengood.

Hutchinson Community Col-lege has also announced theVice President’s Honor Roll forthe Fall 2012 semester, includ-ing grades through the end ofthe interterm session. Over 700students have been honoredwith selection to the Vice Presi-dent’s Honor Roll. Studentsmust maintain at least a 3.5grade point average for the se-mester to be considered for theVice President’s Honor Roll. For-mer Hugoton students CodyFrederick and Dusty Coxearned a spot on the Vice Presi-dent’s Honor Roll during thepast semester.

For the second consecutivemonth, a record number of peo-ple has applied for permits tocarry concealed handguns,Kansas Attorney General DerekSchmidt announced recently.

Schmidt said his office re-ceived 3,573 applications forconcealed carry permits duringFebruary, which is a new single-month record. The previousrecord was set in January,when 3,167 permit applicationswere received. Before January,the single largest month in theprogram’s six-year history was1,651 applications received inMarch 2012.

Schmidt’s office administersthe concealed carry licensingprogram. He said his concealedcarry licensing unit is workinghard and doing its best to keepup with the sharp spike in de-mand. As of March 1, there are53,180 active concealed carrypermits issued by the State ofKansas.

Article submitted by the Officeof Kansas Attorney GeneralDerek Schmidt.

Stevens County CommissionersContinued from page 1

Concealed carrysales record resetfor February

Local boysmake thecut at HCC

HHS Business Leaders win at District VIII contest

On the heels of two signif-icant winter storms in the re-gion and with the knowledgeKansas could experiencemore severe weather in themonths ahead, the FederalEmergency ManagementAgency (FEMA) and the Na-tional Oceanic AtmosphericAdministration (NOAA) kicksoff Severe Weather Prepared-ness Week this week.

March 3–9, 2013, these

and other federal partners,state and local agencies, not-for-profits, businesses, andindividuals will focus on howto prepare for severe weather,and take steps to ready them-selves for weather eventscommon to this region.

Both Kansas and Missouriare conducting SevereWeather Awareness Weeksand will be hosting specialevents and activities to pro-

mote preparedness.Each year, individuals are

killed or seriously injured bytornadoes and other types ofsevere weather, despite ad-vance warning. In 2012,there were more than 450weather-related fatalities andnearly 2,600 injuries. Severeweather knows no bound-aries and affects every indi-vidual.

"There are a number ofreasons why people wait untiljust before a storm hits totake care of those importantto-do's; things like groceryshopping, getting householdsupplies or even making aplan for what to do once thestorm hits. But there arethings individuals can andshould do well before the daybefore the storm," said BethFreeman, regional adminis-trator for FEMA Region VII."We'd like to see more peopleprepared and have a plan inplace for what they're going todo - that's what SevereWeather Preparedness Weekis all about."

Know Your Risk: The firststep to becoming weather-ready is to understand thetype of hazardous weatherthat can affect where you liveand work, and how theweather could impact youand your family. Every statein the United States has ex-perienced tornadoes and se-vere weather, so everyone isexposed to some degree ofrisk. In the last several yearsour region has had to dealwith record flooding, horrifictornadoes and, most recently,record snowfall in someareas. You can help protectyourself and family by regu-

larly monitoring weather fore-casts and by visitingwww.Ready.gov/severe-weatherfor valuable informationabout how to deal with theseand other types of severeweather that could impactyou.

Pledge and Take Action: Bea Force of Nature by takingthe Pledge to Prepare atready.gov/severe-weather.When you pledge to prepare,you will take the first step tomaking sure that you andyour family are prepared forsevere weather. This includesfilling out your family com-munications plan that youcan email to yourself, puttingan emergency kit together,keeping important papersand valuables in a safe place,and getting involved.

Obtain a NOAA WeatherRadio, and check to see ifyour cell phone is equipped toreceive Wireless EmergencyAlerts and sign up for local-ized alerts from emergencymanagement officials. Stayinformed by having multiplesources for weather alerts -NOAA Weather Radio,Weather.gov, and WirelessEmergency Alerts. Subscribeto receive alerts atwww.weather.gov/subscribe.

Be an Example: Once youhave taken action share yourstory with your family andfriends. Create a YouTubevideo, post your story onFacebook, comment on ablog, or send a tweet. Build-ing a Twitter list with local,state or federal agencies andorganizations to provide valu-able information when anemergency occurs is a goodactivity to do before a crisis.Then share your list withfamily, friends and neigh-bors. Studies show manypeople use social media inthe event of a disaster to letrelatives and friends knowthey are safe. This is an im-portant trend because peopleare most likely to take pre-paredness steps if they ob-serve the preparations takenby others. Social media pro-vides the perfect platform todemonstrate preparednessactions for others.

More information andideas on how you can Be aForce of Nature can be foundat www.Ready.gov/severe-weather. Information on thedifferent types of severeweather such as tornadoes,severe thunderstorms andflooding is available at

www.weather.gov andwww.ready .gov/severe -weather or the Spanish-lan-guage Web sitewww.listo.gov.

Follow FEMA online atwww. tw i t t e r . com/fema,www.facebook.com/fema,and www.youtube.com/fema.Find regional updates fromFEMA Region VII atw w w . t w i t t e r . c o m / f e m aregion7. Also, follow Adminis-trator Craig Fugate's activi-ties at www.twitter.

com/craigatfema. The socialmedia links provided are forreference only. FEMA doesnot endorse any non-govern-ment Web sites, companiesor applications.

FEMA's mission is to sup-port citizens and first respon-ders to ensure that as anation America works to-gether to build, sustain, andimprove our capability to pre-pare for, protect against, re-spond to, recover from, andmitigate all hazards.

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, March 7, 2013 Page 4

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 ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH

1011 South Jefferson Street 544-2551Sunday - 11:00 a.m. English Mass

- 1:00 p.m. - Spanish MassTRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH

516 N.E. Avenue 544-2355Morning Worship - 9:00 a.m.

Fellowship/Refreshments - 10:00 a.m.Sunday School - 10:30 a.m.

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

YOU ARE WELCOME!UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

828 S. Main Hugoton 544-8715Harry Cross, Pastor

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 CHURCH598-2455 Church - 598-2400 Home

Rev. Larry Bradford, Pastor1 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

METHODIST598-2426

Tim McCrary, Pastor 598-2421Sunday School - 10:00 a.m.

Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m.Kid’s Club - Wednesday 3:30 p.m.

UMYF Jr. High - 6:00 p.m.UMYF Sr. High - 5:00 p.m.

FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH531 S. Main 544-7077Michael Taylor, Pastor

Monday Bible Q & A - 6:30 p.m.Wednesday Book Study- 6:30 p.m.

Friday Prayer - 8:00-10:00 p.m.Saturday Bible Study - 6:30 p.m.

Sunday Coffee & Fellowship - 10:00 a.m.Sunday Services - 10:30 a.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 Randy Nash

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 - 6:30 p.m.

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

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

Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m.Youth Service - 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Study - 6:30 p.m.LIGHTHOUSE FELLOWSHIP

424 S. Jackson 544-4828Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pam Peachey, Pastor544-2436Services

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

HISPANO Congregación618 Main sur - Hugoton

620-370-1003Pastor Marcelino Auila

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

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

Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m.Sunday Evening - 6:00 p.m.

Service Wed. Night - 7:00 p.m.Celebrate Recovery -

Every Monday at 7:00 p.m.BETHEL FRIENDS CHURCH

Eric Mason, PastorZac Johnson, Youth Pastor11th & 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 CHRIST

1045 S. Van Buren 544-2825

Matthew Russell, Minister1041 S. Van Buren

Wednesday - 7:00 p.m.Sunday School - 10:00 a.m.

Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m.Evening Service - 6:00 p.m.

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRISTOF LATTER DAY SAINTS

520 E. First 544-2125

Sacrament - 9:00 a.m.Sunday School - 10:00 a.m.

Priesthood - 11:00 a.m.CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

500 S. Van Buren 544-2493Pastor Dave Piper

Sunday 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 to come worship withfamily and friends at Pioneer Manor

March 10Faith Community Church

March 17Hugoton UMC

March 24Moscow UMC

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. Mailing

Ads email: hermes10@pld.comObituaries email: hermesro@pld.com

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.

VOTEDean Banker

for

City Council42 years experience serving the community

Pol. adv. paid for by Lisa Bennett, treasurer.

ATTENTIONSouthwest Family

Steakhousewill be CLOSED during

Spring Break March 11-17

so our employees may spendtime with their families

• Struggling with life-controlling issues?• In a difficult relationship and you’re

wondering what’s going on?

• Addiction • Overeating • Anger •• Gambling • Abuse • Etc. •

Join Us Every Monday at 7:00 p.m.

Assembly of God Church138 South Main St • Hugoton

Fellowship Hall - Park in Back

Celebrate God’s Healing Power - James 1:12

Claude Beavers, upper left inset, built this one inch to one footscale model of a rotary drilling rig in 1961. This model is 96inches tall. It is patterned after drilling rigs found in the gasfields in 1961. It was made by the men working in the BeaversMachine Shop and was donated to the Stevens County Gas andHistorical Museum in 1961.

The drilling rig shown above is made completely of match sticksand constructed by a prisoner. It was loaned to the StevensCounty Gas and Historical Museum by Dwain and AdenaTowner.

Severe Weather Preparedness Week encourages learning about extreme conditions

Good Monday morning!What a nice weekend! Hope-fully everyone was able to getout some and get some nicefresh air. It makes one wantto start the yard and gardenwork.

All is well here at the Sen-ior Center. Trying to keep upand keep people happy.

The activities we have arestill in place. You are all wel-come to come in and checkus out. Always happy to seenew faces. Have a greatweek.

MenuMar. 7.......Chicken Fried SteakMar. 8 ............................BrisketMar. 11......................C.B. RockMar. 12...............Ham & BeansMar. 13 .....Oven-Fried ChickenMar. 14 ..................Swiss Steak

Activities ScheduleThursday, March 7Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Friday, March 8Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Bingo........................12:30 p.m.Saturday, March 9Sew All Day................................Cards .........................6:00 p.m.Dance.........................8:00 p.m.

............Cottonwood will playMonday, March 11Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Line Dance.................7:00 p.m.Tuesday, March 12Board Meeting ...........9:00 a.m.Bridge.........................................Wednesday, March 13

Birthday DayExercise....................10:30 a.m.Paint...........................1:00 p.m.Thursday, March 14Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Bridge.........................................Aglow..........................7:00 p.m.

Want to be a Judge? No, it’s not a chance to bethe next judge on AmericaIdol or Project Runway, but Iam offering you the opportu-nity to learn to judge foodsand food preservation atcounty fairs. March 13 inDodge City there will be afoods training for anyone in-terested in learning to judgefoods in open class or 4-H Di-visions at area county fairs. There are lots of you withgreat experience in bakingand we can help you use thatknowledge to educate our 4-Hers on their baking skills.The class will be taught by K-State Research and Exten-sion Food and Food SafetySpecialist, Karen Blakeslee.Karen has years of experi-ence judging foods andteaching others to do thesame. The training will be inDodge City at the FordCounty Fair Building, 902West Park, beginning at 6:00p.m. There is no cost to at-tend the training, but youneed to call to pre-registerwith Christine McPheter at620-873-8790. Master of Memory Series

Forgetfulness can be anormal part of aging. As peo-ple get older, changes occurin all parts of the body, in-cluding the brain. As a re-sult, some people may noticethat it takes longer to learnnew things, they don’t re-member information as wellas they did, or they losethings, such as their glasses.These usually are signs ofmild forgetfulness, not seri-ous memory problems. There are many ways thatwe can improve and maintainour memory as we age. I willbe offering a four-part serieson "Master of Memory" tohelp participants find ways tokeep their memory sharp asthey age. The lessons will be45 minutes long and will beheld at the Stevens County

Senior Center. The four-partseries will begin Monday,March 25, at 10:00 a.m. andwill continue for the followingthree Mondays ending April15. Each session will dealwith different topics relatedto memory, from simple for-getfulness to Alzheimer’s dis-ease, to getting a good night’ssleep. The program is meant tobuild upon each lesson, buteven if you can only attendone or two lessons you willgain excellent information.There is no cost to attend. Ifyou plan to attend we wouldappreciate you calling theExtension Office at 544-4359, so we can plan for anaccurate count for handouts. This is a program that isgreat regardless of your age.So make plans to come for agreat 45 minutes of learningand fun for this Master ofMemory series.

What is the White Residue on Grapes?

This is a form of "bloom"from the yeast Saccha-romyces cerevisiae. It origi-nates from the soil andbecomes airborne. As grapesmature the yeast settles andgrows on the fruit. It is waxyand does not wash off withwater. It helps protect thefruit from other harmful bac-teria and fungi. To remove the residue,simply rub with your fingers.But there’s no need to re-move it because it is com-pletely harmless and doesnot contribute off flavors orodors.

Spots and Film on GlassDishes in Dishwasher

Dishwashers are handyappliances to save time in thekitchen. Over time, clearglasses can begin to lookfoggy, or have spots that re-main and are hard to remove.Instead of using commercialrinse aids, fill the compart-ment with plain white vinegarto help remove spots and

film. Over time, dishwasher de-tergents can etch glasswareand result in foggy glasses.Unfortunately, this cannot bereversed. This is from highphosphate detergents and in-sufficient rinsing. It startsout as a colored film (like oilin water) and eventually be-comes permanent. To prevent this, measuredetergent properly, load thedishwasher so all detergentgets rinsed off (don’t over-fillit) and use water no hotterthan 140 degrees Fahrenheit. If you didn’t make it to thelast "Knowledge at Noon" onmaking and using your ownhomemade cleaning prod-ucts, and are interested inthe information, call and letus know. We would behappy to send you a copy ofthe handout, or stop by theoffice and pick one up.

The March meeting of theBeta Sigma Chapter of DeltaKappa Gamma was inElkhart Monday, March 4,2013. The group met at 7:00p.m. at the Morton CountyLibrary.

Dot Leiker called themeeting to order. Eightmembers answered roll with"What was your financialsupport for college?" ForWorld Fellowship, AliceConner asked the membersto put in what they wantedfor "What They Were Grate-ful For" - such as snow andvarious other things. Min-utes of the December meet-ing were read by JanieShelden. L.C. Sleeper ofElkhart was the winner ofhalf of the Half and Half Jarat the Elkhart/Rolla basket-ball game. Vivian Warner ofElkhart will be given theBeta Sigma Scholarship atthe April meeting.

An interesting programwas presented by Dot Leikerabout Autism.

Janie Shelden's namewas drawn for a DeltaKappa Gamma License Tag.Teresa Smith, Sue Meekand Tracy Brecheisen'snames were drawn for giftbags.

Refreshments of cake

and lime sherbet punchwere served by hostessesAlice Conner and TeresaSmith. They also gave eachmember an autism pin to beworn in April for AutismMonth.

The April meeting will beat Hugoton.

Those attending themeeting were TracyBrecheisen, Susan Carey,Alice Conner, Dot Leiker,Sue Meek, Kelly Schnable,Janie Shelden and TeresaSmith.

Lillie Willis impresses Hugoton’s Camera Club with this pho-tograph of wheat stubble for the contest subject “Texture”.March’s photo contest subject is “Building Details.” Submityour entry by contacting Lowell Stanley at 620-598-2914 oremail lstanley@pld.com. The Club will meet Thursday, March21 at the Hugoton Recreation Commission.

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•Lifetime resident of Hugoton•Family farming for 20 years•United States Air Force Veteran•Former SW Kansas Groundwater Management District Board Member•Former Stevens County Zoning Board Member•Former Hugoton Airport Board Member

Pol. adv. paid for by Shannon Crawford for City Council, Diana Crawford treasurer.

for SHANNON CRAWFORDfor CITY COUNCIL

APRIL 2

“N o a x e t o g r i n d , j u s t a n op en m ind ”

VOTE

LIN GOODE & COMPANYPLUMBING • ELECTRIC • HEAT & AIR

620-544-4349620-544-4349519 S. Jackson - Across From The Post Office- Hugoton, Ks.

Accepting and

IT RUNS ON TWO SPEEDS, BUT YOUR GAS BILLS

WILL STAY ON ‘LO!

Most gas furnaces have one speed. High. Trane’s XV 80, onthe other hand, has a two-stage gas valve and a variable speedblower. Under most conditions it runs at low speed, maintaining adelightfully even level of warmth in your home. At either speed it’sremarkably quiet. And, with over 80%efficiency, extremely economical. Nowhow can you turn down a furnace likethat?

928 East Eleventh

Ribbon Cutting/ Customer

AppreciationMarch 8

at their new location

928 East 11thHugoton

Office620-544-4488

Lighthouse FellowshipAuthor, Teacher, Pastor Jay West

will be teaching at

Saturday, March 9 at 7:00 p.m.A carry-in dinner will start at 5:00 p.m.

Jay will continue Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m.,

telling you why this can be the best year of your life!

The Holy Spirit delivers through Jay’s healings and deliverance.

If you are in need ~ you must come!424 South Jackson

Hugoton

Hugoton’s own Camera Club announces the winners of theirfirst photography contest at their meeting Thursday, February28. Judy Hickert captured some of the essence of southwestKansas in this shot of the area’s natural vegetation.

The local Camera Club recently joined more than 40 otherclubs across the United States in the North Central CameraClub Council or N4C. Lowell Stanley won the club’s first con-test with this picture. Local winning photos go on to compete inthe N4C contest.

STEVENS COUNTYActivity Center - 544-2283Nutrition Center - 544-8041

~ Barbara Beeks ~

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

One Man’s Trash Is Another’s Treasure!Find yours at one ofStevens County’sgreat garage sales!

You can also see The Hermes Classifieds at

hugotonhermesnews.com/classifieds

Beta Sigma Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma gather for their March meeting in Elkhart

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, March 7, 2013 Page 6

Sports ScheduleThursday, March 7

High School BasketballState at Salina; TBAFriday, March 8

High School BasketballState at Salina; TBA

Saturday, March 9High School Basketball

State at Salina; TBAMarch 11-15

Spring Break

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

UPTOWNAUTOBODY624 S. Monroe 544-4683

600 E. 11th 544-8686

Phone (620) 544-4920Hugoton, Kansas 67951

Commodity Hauling

Jeff Ramsey • Darrin Hewitt613 S. Main • 544-4303 • Hugoton

Hwy 51 East Hugoton, KS

620.544.4388MusgroveInsuranceServices, Inc.

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

522 S. Main, Hugoton544-4321

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

620-544-2975

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

LIKE A GOOD NEIGHBOR STATE FARM IS THERE

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

608 S. Main Street, Hugoton, Kansas 67951

620-544-8818www.edwardjones.com

1-877-544-8818

Stephanie Antrim WeeastFinancial Advisor

Dustin JohnsonFinancial Advisor

Sports byReece

McDaniels

CONGRATULATIONSON YOUR

WINTER SPORTS

BayLee Hoskinson tries to evade a Pratt player in the Sub-State game at Pratt Saturday. Hugoton’s girls were namedSub-State runners up Saturday.

Riley Sosa makes this three point shot in the first Sub-Stategame at home against Goodland.

Nicole Kinser aims the ball for a free throw during Sub-Stateaction in Pratt Saturday evening.

After a long season the Ea-gles ended their season atAndale in the first game ofthe Sub-State playoffs. Pittedagainst the 17 - 2 Andale In-dians the 3 - 15, Hugoton Ea-gles battled hard but justdidn't have the means to win.Hugoton held together well inthe first quarter, only trailingAndale by four. The nextthree quarters were domi-nated by the Indians and thefinal score was 28 to 76.

Reid Davis was the Eagles’lead scorer of the game witheleven points. He was fol-lowed by A.J. Scott with six.

Two Eagles were named inthe Great Western BasketballLeaders. Jeison Rodriguezwas named in the Reboundscategory with an average of5.3 per game. Henry Vela wasnamed in the Free throw cat-egory, hitting 45 out of 69free throws or 65 percent ofhis shots.

The Eagles will be losingfour seniors this year. ReneRubio, Fisher Hewett, A.J.Scott and Kolton Decker willbe graduating this year butwill have the memories ofplaying for the Eagles’ bas-ketball team.

Hugoton began the Sub-State playoffs with a homegame against Goodland. Thehome team started off slow;they trailed by one at the endof the first quarter. ChastityParsons and Riley Sosahelped the team with a threepoint basket each in the firstquarter. It must have beengame jitters in that first quar-ter because after that, theLady Eagles soared to victory,62 to 31. Nicole Kinser ledher team hitting ten two-point baskets and eight out ofeleven free throws for a gametotal of 28 points. Sosa hitfour three-point shots givingher a total of 12 game pointsin this game.

Game two was played atPratt against Colby. This wasa real nail-biter with the LadyEagles winning it in overtime.Hugoton took the lead in thefirst half by five points andmaintained a three-pointlead by the end of the thirdquarter. The Lady Eaglesadded 16 points in the fourthquarter but gave up 20 toColby. The score going intothe overtime quarter was 51to 51. Kinser and Parsonseach added five points alongwith a free throw by Sosaadding a total of ten points to

take the win, 61 to 52. Kinseronce again led in points with21 followed by Parsons with20.

The final game for thechampionship was playedSaturday at Pratt againstPratt’s Lady Greenbacks.This was an up and downgame with each team takingthe lead then losing it withinseconds of play. The battlestarted with Hugoton takinga three-point lead at the endof the first quarter then trail-ing by two at the half timebuzzer. Again the Lady Eaglespulled ahead by the end ofthe third quarter by twoheading into the fourth quar-ter. The see-saw quartercould have gone either wayuntil the final two minutes.The score was 27 to 28 withthe Hugoton girls trailingwhen Pratt got a good runand pulled ahead of the LadyEagles. Despite every effort toscore in the last two minutes,the Lady Eagles just couldn'tget the ball to drop throughthe hoop. At the end of thefinal buzzer it was the LadyGreenbacks winning thechampionship, 27 to 35.

Kinser scored nine pointsin the game but was wellguarded by Pratt. She scored

58 total points in the threechampionship playoff games.In the final game againstPratt, Estefani Armendarezscored seven points for a totalof 17 points for the threegames. Parsons had 28points after three games, fol-lowed by 15 from Sosa. The

team had a stunning overallrecord of 17-6. The team willbe losing three seniors: NicoleKinser, Chastity Parsons andBayLee Hoskinson. Thesethree young ladies led theirteam well this year and willbe missed by fans, teammembers and coaches.

Chastity Parsons fires a three point shot in the varsity girls’Sub-State game this past weekend.

After having their previoustwo games cancelled due topredicted snow storms, theHugoton Middle school sev-enth grade boys’ basketballteams showed no ill effects ofthe nine-day layoff by easilysweeping Liberal South Feb-ruary 28 in Hugoton. The A-team completely dominatedin a 50-9 mismatch. The B-team also won convincingly,37-8.

The Eagles overwhelmedthe Apaches with 16-1 and20-2 scoring totals in the firsttwo quarters of the A-game.Mitchell Hamlin accountedfor 14 of the 36 first-halfpoints.

His first-half outburst en-abled Hamlin to finish asHMS’s leading scorer with 18points. Paden Cornelsen alsoreached double-figures withten points. Damyan DonJuan and Nick Mahan fol-lowed with eight points,apiece. Luis Contreras con-tributed four points. IsaacSanchez added two points.

In the B-team contest IsaiCabezas led all scorers with14 points. Also scoring wereAzareal Rodriguez with nine

points, Bradan Slemp withfive points, Dawson Burnettwith four points, MarcosBaeza with two points, AngelQuezada with two points,

and Adon Vera with onepoint.

Both seventh grade teamsparticipated in the ArkansasRiver Middle School Tourna-

ment this week in GardenCity. Results of the tourna-ment will be reported nextweek.

Seventh graders sweep Liberal South Thursday

Hugoton’s Rowdy Crowd shows support dur-ing the girls’ final game against Pratt Saturday.The fans demonstrated true Hugoton Eagle

spirit. The game against Pratt decided thearea’s Sub-State winner.

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Marcos Baeza works his opponent to get a win. Marcos wrestlesin the 12 and under division. He earned second place. Photocourtesy of Carla Kerbow.

The Hugoton FederationWrestling team traveled toHays this past weekend toparticipate in the WesternKansas Classic. Sixteenwrestlers were eager to gettheir day started in thistough tournament.

Three boys wrestled in thesix and under division.Bryan Montoya received a

second place trophy andIsaac Martin received a thirdplace trophy. Carter McClurealso participated in this divi-sion and gave it his all!

Adam Mendoza was theonly wrestler who wrestled inthe eight and under division.He did an amazing job andhad some really good compe-tition in his bracket.

In the ten and under divi-sion, Wyatt Angell andMichael Mendoza took homesecond place trophies. RiggsMartin also wrestled in thisdivision and gave it his all!

In the 12 and under divi-sion, Marcos Baeza receivedsecond place and MannyMendoza received third place.Other wrestlers participatingin this division were DawsonKerbow, Bradan Slemp, Cole

Martin and Weston Maravilla.Pedro Ordonez and Nicky

Mahan wrestled in the 14and under division. Pedro re-ceived a second place trophyin this division.

Edgar Villa wrestled in theHigh School division.

Next week’s tournamentwill be in Dodge City andthen Sub-District will followin Pratt. Best of luck to allwrestling!

PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Hugoton Hermes,Thursday, March 7, 2013) 3t

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

CIVIL DEPARTMENT

U. S. Bank National AssociationPlaintiff,

vs.

Nikki Mantzke, et al.Defendants.

Case No. 12CV3

Court Number:

Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60

Notice Of Sale

Under and by virtue of an Order ofSale issued to me by the Clerk of theDistrict Court of Stevens County,Kansas, the undersigned Sheriff ofStevens County, Kansas, will offer forsale at public auction and sell to thehighest bidder for cash in hand, at theFront Door of the Courthouse at

Hugoton, Stevens County, Kansas, onMarch 28, 2013, at 10:00 AM, the fol-lowing real estate:Surface and surface rights only, inand to:

The South Fifty feet (S 50') of theNorth One Hundred Eleven feet (N111') of Lot Three (3) Block Ninety-two (92), City of Hugoton, StevensCounty, Kansas, commonlyknown as 1039 South HarrisonStreet, Hugoton, KS 67951 (the“Property”)

to satisfy the judgment in the above-entitled case. The sale is to be madewithout appraisement and subject tothe redemption period as provided bylaw, and further subject to the ap-proval of the Court. For more infor-mation, visit www.Southlaw.com

Ted Heaton, SheriffStevens County, Kansas

Prepared By:South & Associates, P.C.Kristen G. Stroehmann (KS # 10551)6363 College Blvd., Suite 100Overland Park, KS 66211(913)663-7600(913)663-7899 (Fax)Attorneys For Plaintiff(139048)

Dawson Kerbow pins his opponent. Dawson wrestles in the 12and under division. Photo courtesy of Carla Kerbow.

Riggs Martin is shooting in to get the takedown. Riggs wrestlesin the ten and under division. Photo courtesy of Carla Kerbow.

The Kansas Department ofWildlife, Parks and Tourism(KDWPT) is proud to an-nounce the first Wild AboutKansas junior photo contest.Designed to showcaseKansas outdoors through thelenses of photographers age18 or younger, Wild AboutKansas will feature winningentries in the 2014 Janu-ary/February issue of KansasWildlife & Parks magazine.

“This is a great opportu-nity for area youth to explorethe outdoors on a completelydifferent level,” said KansasWildlife & Parks magazine as-sociate editor, Nadia Marji.“We hope this contest willshowcase some of the won-derful talent that our youthhave to offer, and possiblyeven be the start of a newhobby for some.”

Divided into three cate-gories, participants can sub-mit photos related to wildlife,outdoor recreation or land-scapes. Participants can sub-mit up to three photos andmultiple entries can be sub-

mitted in the same category.Photos will be judged on cre-ativity, composition, subjectmatter, lighting and overallsharpness of the photo.

Prizes will be awarded tothe first, second, and thirdplace in each category, aswell as one honorable men-tion per category.

Entries must be receivedby 5:00 p.m. October 25,2013. An entry form must besubmitted for each partici-pant. Requested format forphotos is JPEG, eight inchesby ten inches, 300 dpi. Filesize should be a minimum of1mb and not exceed 5 mb.

For more information, orto submit an entry, e-mailNadia Marji at nadia.marji@ksoutdoors.com. Enter “Ju-nior Photo Contest” in thesubject line.

The Kansas Department ofWildlife, Parks and Tourism(KDWPT) is currently con-ducting the five-year review ofthe list of Kansas species thatare threatened, endangered,or species-in-need-of-conser-vation (SINC). The five-yearreview is required by theKansas Nongame and En-dangered Species Conserva-tion Act of 1975. Anyindividual or group can peti-tion KDWPT to propose anaddition, deletion, or modifi-cation to the current lists byproviding pertinent scientificinformation required withinthe petition.

KDWPT relies on theThreatened and EndangeredSpecies Task Force to assistwith the review process. Thetask force consists of mem-bers representing various dis-ciplines, including state andfederal agencies and stateuniversities. To determine if afull review is warranted, thetask force examines updatedscientific information and re-search for currently listedspecies and those proposedfor listing by petition. Speciesexperts are consulted and allavailable data is evaluatedduring the full review. After afull review is completed, thetask force makes recommen-dations to the KDWPT Secre-tary and the Kansas Wildlife,Parks and Tourism Commis-sion at a public commissionmeeting. These recommenda-tions and any amendments tothem are published in theKansas Register for publiccomment for at least 90 days.The secretary then submitsto the commission the recom-mended changes, if any, thatshould be made to the list ofthreatened and endangeredspecies or SINC.

At the last five-year reviewin 2008, three species wereadded to the state threatenedlist (shoal chub, plains min-now, and delta hydrobe snail)and two species were re-moved from the list (baldeagle and peregrine falcon).The current state threatenedlist includes six inverte-brates, 13 fish, seven am-phibians, seven reptiles, twobirds and one mammal. Thestate endangered list in-cludes ten invertebrates, fivefish, three amphibians, fourbirds and two mammals. Thestate species-in-need-of-con-servation (SINC) list includes17 invertebrates, 31 fish, twoamphibians, seven reptiles,15 birds, and six mammals.Species on the SINC list aredeemed to require conserva-tion measures to prevent

them from becoming threat-ened or endangered. Com-plete lists can be viewed onthe KDWPT website,www.ksoutdoors.com. Go toServices, then click onThreatened and EndangeredWildlife.

A recent survey conductedby Responsive Management,an internationally recognizedresearch firm specializing innatural resource and outdoorrecreation issues, found thatconservation of threatenedand endangered wildlife re-mains important amongKansans. Some interestingfindings include:

A majority of Kansas resi-dents (91 percent) agreedthat the department shouldcontinue to identify and pro-tect habitat critical to threat-ened and endangeredspecies.

A majority (73 percent) ofresidents agree with thestatement, “Wildlife that isthreatened and endangeredin Kansas yet abundant inother states should still beprotected in Kansas.”

Petitions must be receivedby July 31, 2013, to be con-sidered for the current five-year review. Petition formscan be downloaded athttp://www.ksoutdoors.com/news/Services/Threatened-and-Endangered-Wildlife andmust be submitted to the Of-fice of the Secretary, 1020 S.Kansas Ave., Suite 200,Topeka, KS 66612-1327.

KDWPT announces five-year review of state listed species

KDWPT announces new contestto showcase outdoor photographers

Bryan Montoya works at getting a pin! Bryan received secondplace at Hays. Photo courtesy of Carla Kerbow.

Sports byReece

McDaniels

Hugoton Federation Wrestling team competes at Hays

Lawn Calendar for Cool-Season Grasses

The following suggestionsare for cool-season grassessuch as Kentucky bluegrass ortall fescue. Zoysia grass,bermuda grass, and buffalograss are warm-season grassesand require a different mainte-nance regime. A warm-seasongrass calendar is also included.(Use the rates listed on thelabel for all products men-tioned!)March

Spot treat broadleaf weeds ifnecessary. Treat on a day thatis 50 degrees or warmer. Rainor irrigation within 24 hours ofapplication will reduce effec-tiveness.April

Apply crabgrass preventerwhen redbud trees are in fullbloom, usually in April. Thepreventer needs to be wateredin before it will start to work.Remember that a good, thicklawn is the best weed preven-tion and may be all that isneeded.May

Fertilize with a slow-releasefertilizer if you water your lawnor if you receive enough rainfallthat your turf normally doesn’tgo drought-dormant duringthe summer. If there arebroadleaf weeds, spot treatwith a spray or use a fertilizerthat includes a weed killer.Rain or irrigation within 24hours of application will reduceeffectiveness of the weed killer,but the fertilizer needs to bewatered in. If you are using aproduct that has both fertilizerand weed killer, wait 24 hoursafter application before water-ing in.June through Mid-July

Apply second round of crab-grass preventer by June 15 –unless you have used Dimen-sion (dithiopyr) or Barricade(prodiamine) for the April ap-plication. These two productsnormally provide season-longcontrol with a single applica-tion. Remember to water it in.If grubs have been a problemin the past, apply a productcontaining imidacloprid duringthe first half of July. Thisworks to prevent grub damage.It must be watered in before itbecomes active.Late-July through August

If you see grub damage,apply a grub killer that con-tains Dylox. Imidacloprid is ef-fective against young grubsand may not be effective onlate instar grubs. The grubkiller containing Dylox must bewatered in within 24 hours oreffectiveness drops.September

Fertilize around Labor Day.This is the most important fer-tilization of the year. Water infertilizer.November

Fertilize. This fertilizer istaken up by the roots but isnot used until the followingspring. Water in fertilizer.Spray for broadleaf weeds evenif they are small. Broadleafweeds are much easier to con-trol in the fall than in thespring. Spray on a day that isat least 50 degrees. Rain or ir-rigation within 24 hours re-duces effectiveness.

Lawn Calendar for Warm-Season Grasses

(Use the rates listed on thelabel for all products men-tioned!)March

Spot treat broadleaf weeds ifnecessary. Treat on a day thatis 50 degrees or warmer. Rainor irrigation within 24 hours ofapplication will reduce effec-tiveness.April

Apply crabgrass preventerbetween April 1 and April 15,or apply preventer when theeastern redbud is in full bloom.If using a product with Barri-cade, apply two weeks earlier.Crabgrass preventers must bewatered in before they will startto work.May – August 15

Fertilize with one pound ofnitrogen per 1,000 square feetper application. More applica-tions will give a deeper greencolor, but will increase mowingand lead to thatch buildupwith bermuda grass and zoysiagrass. Bermuda grass – Usetwo to four applications.Zoysia grass – Use one to twoapplications. Too much nitro-gen leads to thatch buildup.Buffalo grass – Use one to twoapplications. One Application:Apply in June. Two Applica-tions: Apply May and July.Three Applications: Apply May,June, and early August. Four

Applications: Apply May, June,July, and early August.June

If grubs have been a prob-lem in the past, apply a prod-uct containing imidacloprid bymid July. Imidacloprid can beapplied as early as mid May ifthere are problems with bill-bugs or May beetle grubs.These products kill the grubsbefore they cause damage.They are effective and safe butmust be watered in before theybecome active. June is a goodtime to core aerate a warm-season lawn. Core aerationwill help alleviate compaction,increase the rate of water infil-tration, improve soil air ex-change and help controlthatch.Late-July through August

If you see grub damage,apply a grub killer. If Imidaclo-prid has been applied, thisshould not be necessary. Grubkillers must be watered in im-mediately.Late October

Spray for broadleaf weeds ifthey are a problem. Treat on aday that is at least 50 degrees.Rain or irrigation within 24hours reduces effectiveness.

Regional 4-H Club Day washeld at Kepley Middle Schoolin Ulysses Saturday, March 2.4-Hers who received top bluehonors at County Club Daywere eligible to take part inthis six-county annual event,and included 4-Hers fromStevens, Morton, Seward,Grant, Haskell and StantonCounties. Events held weremodel meetings, demonstra-tions and illustrated talks,project talks, public speaking,instrumental and vocal musicnumbers and dramatic tal-ents.

Those from Stevens Countywho participated and theirplacings are: Model Meeting -Cloverleaf Cowboys Club -Blue; Junior Project Talk -Zachary Willis - Blue; Interme-diate Project Talk - Jacob Bell- Top Blue; Intermediate Proj-ect Talk - Megan Newlon - TopBlue; Senior Public Speaking -Megan Bryan - Blue; Junior

Demo/Illustrated Talk - Alli-son Goode - Blue; IntermediateDemo/Illustrated Talk - JacobBell - Top Blue; IntermediateDemo/Illustrated Talk - MeganNewlon - Top Blue; SeniorDemo/Illustrated Talk - LoganBrecheisen - Top Blue; SeniorDemo/Illustrated Talk -Megan Bryan - Blue; SeniorDemo/Illustrated Talk - Lan-don Brecheisen - Blue; SeniorSkit - Cloverleaf Cowboys Club- Blue; Junior Reading - Clau-dia Clark - Top Blue; Interme-diate Reading - RebeccaJohnson - Top Blue; SeniorReading - Sarah Johnson -Blue; Intermediate Vocal Tal-ent - Sydney Beesley - TopBlue; Intermediate Vocal Tal-ent - Montana Beesley - TopBlue; Junior Vocal Solo - Clau-dia Clark - Top Blue; Interme-diate Vocal Solo - Claire Clark- Blue; Junior InstrumentalSolo - Emmett Gaskill - TopBlue; Junior InstrumentalSolo - Jayce Heger - Blue; In-termediate Instrumental Solo -Casle Heger - Top Blue; Inter-mediate Instrumental Solo -Rebecca Johnson - Blue; Sen-ior Instrumental Solo - SarahJohnson - Top Blue; Interme-diate Vocal Ensemble - 7 ForChrist - Blue; Senior Chorus -Cloverleaf Cowboys - Red.

Congratulations to everyoneon an excellent job.

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This beautiful old silo has stood as a landmarkat an intersection on Road 7 for many years.The land owner was forced by insurance rea-sons to take it down recently. And take it down

they did! Some explosives were strategicallyplaced and then shot with rifles, bringing aboutthis sad but amazing - and entertaining -result.

Small town entertainment last Saturday wasenjoyed by a small crowd as they gathered towatch this motley crew take down this very

well built antique silo. From left to right areChris Mann, Travis Coulter, Garrett McBride,Rex Coulter, Tyler McBride and Colby Mann.

NRCS Accepts Applicationsfor Conservation

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MARCH MADNESS AT SOCIAL SECURITY

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Tax filing season bringsthreat of identity theftIdentity thieves are con-

stantly looking for new waysto separate you from yourhard-earned money.

You may know about thetypical identity theft schemethat might involve someonestealing your credit card andracking-up thousands of dol-lars in fraudulent charges.But with income tax filingseason upon us, we are see-ing a new type of identitytheft.

Identity thieves are findingways to use a legitimate tax-payer’s identity and personalinformation to file a tax re-turn and claim a fraudulentrefund, according to the In-ternal Revenue Service. Withthe speed and efficiency of

electronic tax filing, the vic-tim is usually not aware ofthe incident until notified bythe IRS that more than onereturn was filed in his or hername, or that he or she has adiscrepancy in taxable earn-ings and employer identifica-tion information. By thattime, your tax refund is oftenalready in the hands of thescam artist.

Here are some tips to helpprotect you from becoming avictim of identity theft:• Protect your Social Secu-rity number (SSN). Don'tcarry your Social Securitycard or other documentationwith your SSN on it. Provideyour SSN only when re-quired, such as filing taxes orapplying for a loan. Be waryof Web sites or retailers re-questing this information.• Protect important financialand personal information.Personal financial documentsand past years’ tax returnsshould be kept in a secure lo-cation such as a locked filingcabinet or a fire safe box.• Protect your personal com-puter files by installing fire-

walls and anti-spam/virussoftware. It's also extremelyimportant to periodicallychange your computer andInternet passwords.• Check your credit reportannually. Monitoring yourcredit report helps make youaware of unusual or unau-thorized activity and can alertyou to possible identity theft.• Never share your personalinformation online, on thephone or through the mail,unless you initiated the con-tact and are 100 percent cer-tain of that person’s identity.

If you receive a notice fromthe IRS or suspect your iden-tity has been falsely used toclaim a tax refund, you canvisit the IRS Web site atwww.irs.gov for instructionsabout proper reporting proce-dures.

Any time you suspect youmight be a victim of identitytheft or other financial scamsor fraud, contact the KansasAttorney General’s ConsumerProtection Division at 1-800-432-2310 or www.ag.ks.gov.

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Billy Woodworth is very happy as he stands next to his DallasCowboys themed birthday cake at the Stevens County Gas andHistorical Museum Wednesday.

Friends and family gathered at the StevensCounty Gas and Historical Museum for the

surprise forty-seventh birthday party for BillyWoodworth.

Don’t forget to turn yourclocks up this Saturday night- Daylight Savings Time be-gins!

What a beautiful day!!-Snowis in the forecast, they tell me.Spring will soon be here!

We have been busy here atthe Museum. We had a Birth-day Party for Billy Woodworth-- I won’t tell how OLD he is!

We had visitors from Bo-galusa and New Boston, Tx.They said they hadn’t seen anywater while here. We, too, wishit would rain. (I had a friendwho always said it would rainfive minutes before it was toolate!) We also had visitors fromTexarkansas, Tx.

We invite you to come see usat the Museum. We think youwill see lots of things you willenjoy, and that will bring backmemories. I think you will par-ticularly like the model drillingrig we have. It will give you anidea of how a well is drilled.Also we have an informationsheet telling you how they drilla well. The rig model was builtby Claude Beavers who had awelding shop in Hugoton. (Seepage 4 for a picture.)

Our hours are 1:00 to 5:00p.m. Monday through Fridayand 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Satur-day. Come see us. You will re-ceive a warm welcome.

MUSEUMUPDATE

from The Stevens County Gas & Historical MuseumGladys Renfro and Beulah Carter

SOCIAL SECURITY NEWSBy Brandon Werth Social Security District Manager in Dodge City

Hugoton Aglow will meetThursday, March 14, at 7:00p.m. at the Senior Center forcoffee and fellowship. A meet-ing will follow at 7:30 p.m.Peggy Brecheisen will speak.

March came in like a lamb,so should we all keep thecoats handy until April ar-rives?

That old saying might notalways be reliable, but onething is - and Aglow will behearing from that voice.Peggy Brecheisen will bebringing the message for theMarch Aglow meeting Thurs-day, March 14.

During her interview,Peggy shared the Lord hasgiven her a wake-up call.Wake up America! This iswhat the Lord communi-cated:

Jeremiah 7:23b “Obey Meand I will be your God andyou will be My people. Walk inall the ways I command youthat it may go well with you.”

God is calling His peopleback to Himself, “Come backAmerica!” Can you hear Him?Peggy states, “I know this,God will have Himself a rem-nant that will follow Him.”

Pray America! Wake upAmerica!

You are welcome at themeeting. Bring a friend, aneighbor, a family member,anyone! Refreshments will beserved after the meeting.

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Thursday, March 13, 2008David Goetzinger has been

hired by the city as a new citypoliceman. David is marriedto the former Johanna Lynch,daughter of Roger and JudyLynch of Hugoton.

The Hugoton City Councilvoted to pursue the

Streetscape Upgrade Project.Thursday, March 13, 2003

Staff Sergeant Mike Mc-Clure has passed training re-quirements and is in theprocess of heading to whatmay be the front lines in thewar against Iraq.

Dr. Effie Gaskill celebrated

the opening of her new dentalpractice with a ribbon cuttingceremony. The new businessis located at 114 West SixthStreet.Thursday, March 11, 1993

For the first time in schoolhistory, Hugoton’s Lady Eaglesbasketball team has qualified

to go to State Competition. Theplayers are Tricia Edelman,Carrie Martin, Lori McNinch,Keena Hittle, Amber Zordell,Janice Howard, Amy Honeck,Tami Cornelsen, Mindy Case-beer, Leslie Spikes and GinnyRay. The coaches are GardellSchnable and ChristineO’Laughlin.Thursday, March 10, 1983

A final inspection of the newSunflower Plaza was con-ducted Tuesday morning. Theproject provides sixteen one-bedroom living units and acommunity building.

Mayor Paul Thomas ac-cepted a plaque in appreciationfor outstanding work as mayorfor two terms. Thomas has notfiled for re-election this spring.

Thursday, March 8, 1973The Martin Farms of

Stevens County was namedKansas top corn growers in theDeKalb 200 Bushel Club lastweek. Their whopping yield of233.83 bushels per acre was

not only the pacemaker in thestate but was the third highest200 Bushels Club yield in thenation.

Thursday, March 7, 1963Danny Hittle won third prize

at the Pancake Amateur Con-test that was in Liberal. Hewas a member of the Chal-lengers, a vocal and instru-mental combo. Among thetwenty finalists were Hugoton’sown Blevins’ sisters and Cyn-thia Greenwood in a trio dancenumber.Thursday, March 12, 1953

Mr. and Mrs. H.B. Rawlinsannounce the engagement oftheir daughter, Marie, to LorenSullivan, son of Mrs. Rosie Sul-livan of Rolla. An early springwedding is planned.

Glen Marcellus moved thenew home of the Bill Traver’sfrom the Archie Cooper farm toHugoton Wednesday. TheTraver family then moved fromMoscow to Hugoton over theweekend.

The Hugoton Eagles basket-ball team upset the favoredUlysses Tigers 57-40 Friday tocop the championship of ClassA District Tournament thethird consecutive time and towin a trip to Pratt to try for re-gional honors. Team membersinclude Gary Ausbun, FrostyMcCoy, Harry Horton, BenMoon, Don Horton, DavidSessler, Tod Ikard, PhilBrubaker, Ronnie Betsworthand Donnie Crane.

Friday, March 10, 1933The nation has been labor-

ing under a financial crisis forthe past week and as a result,the President of the UnitedStates has declared a BankHoliday, temporarily closingKansas banks for four days.

If any readers have pic-tures for the history page ofthe Hermes, please bringthem in to Ruthie Winget atThe Hugoton Hermes.

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Mayor Paul Thomas was moved as he accepteda plaque from councilman Bob Gill (standing)at the Monday evening meeting of the HugotonCity Council. City Clerk Tom Hicks (left) ap-

plauds and councilman Bob Passmore (right)grins his approval. From the March 10, 1983issue of The Hugoton Hermes.

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History From The HermesCompiled by Ruthie Winget

The Baker Arts Center andthe Community Bank of Lib-eral are pleased to announcethis year’s DistinguishedMerit Award Winners in the24th Annual Area HighSchool Art Exhibit. The recip-ients are Rebekah Warner ofElkhart for “World Eater”;Junior Ugarte from Hookerfor “Colorgence”; Valeria Ter-razas of Garden City for “Faceof the Artist”; Gabriel Alvarez

from Guymon for “Together”;Yolanda Peters of South Grayfor “Tree in the Background”;Daniela Molina from StantonCounty for “Find Me”; ManuelOlivas of Satanta for “Toxic”;and Emily Taylor from Turpinfor “Pushing the Medium”.Community Bank of Liberalsponsors these awards whichare presented to these tal-ented students in recognitionof their outstanding creativ-

ity.If you would like to see the

Hugoton High School ex-hibits, stop by the Center at624 N. Pershing in Liberal.Participants entered in theexhibit are Kaitlyn Leininger,Katie LeNeve, Mason Lewis,Austin Mills, Paul Nash,Tessa Rindles, Rocio Ro-driguez, Briana Villa, AlfonsoVilla, Katey Watkins andKatie Weaver. Doug Waters is

the Hugoton High School artinstructor. Stop by to view allthe artwork created by areahigh school art studentsthroughout the school year.This exhibit will be displayedthrough March 28 for every-one to enjoy. Gallery hoursare Tuesday through Fridayfrom 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noonand 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. TheCenter is also open from 2:00to 5:00 p.m. Saturdays andclosed Sundays and Mon-days.

Saturday, March 9, theKansas Department ofWildlife, Parks and Tourism(KDWPT) will host a free en-trance day and open housesat all state parks. Visitorsalso will have the opportunityto enjoy a variety of events atmost parks.

During the open houses,park users can take advan-tage of low off-season camp-ing permit prices. March 31is the last day annual camp-ing permits are priced at off-season discounts. April 1, theprices increase to their regu-lar prime-season levels. Vis-itors can purchase annualcamping permits and makecabin or campsite reserva-tions during the open houses,as well. For pricing informa-tion and to purchase permits

online, go to the KDWPT Website: ksoutdoors.com. Foronline permit purchases,click the License/Permitsicon. For campsite and cabinreservations, click the Reser-vations icon.

Kansas motor vehicle own-ers can now buy an annualpark vehicle permit as part oftheir vehicle registrationprocess. The permit – calleda Kansas State Parks Pass-port – will cost $15.00(county treasurers can electto add a $0.50 service fee).This lower-price, non-trans-ferable permit will be avail-able only during the vehicleregistration process at amotor vehicle registration of-fice, through the online vehi-cle registration site(www.kswebtags.org), orwhen registering by mail.The Kansas State Parks Pass-port will expire when the ve-hicle registration expires ayear later.

Park entry is free March 9,but persons who would liketo buy an annual park permitbefore they register their ve-hicles can do so at anyKDWPT office, Kansas licensevendor or through theKDWPT Web site, and then

request a pro-rated refund forthe difference in cost afterpurchasing their KansasState Parks Passport.

The state parks and theirspecial events are listedbelow:Cedar BluffOpen house: 9:00 a.m. –4:00 p.m., park and cabintours all day. Free hot dogfeed at 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.Refreshments served all day.CheneyOffice open: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30p.m. for permit sales and toanswer questions, cabintours.MeadeOpen house: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00p.m. cabin and campsitereservation system informa-tion, refreshments served allday.Lake ScottOpen house and all events:9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., cook-ies and punch, cabin tours,slide show of park pictures,State parks passport infor-mation, requirements forsenior fishing licenses.WilsonPark office open: 10:00 a.m –4:00 p.m for permit sales,Cabin open for tours.

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Emily has finished her fivehundredth book in the 1,000Books Before Kindergartenchallenge! Way to go, Emily!Emily was also attending thelibrary’s Circle Time PajamaParty with her favorite stuffedanimal! Stevens County Li-brary Circle Time is for ageszero-five and meets everyWednesday at 10:30 a.m. dur-ing the school year. For a com-plete schedule, visithttp://www.stevenscountyl i b r a r y . c o m / y o u t h -services/circle-time/.

Evangelist Ron Rivas takes his message to the streets of Hugo-ton. Rivas and several others shared their faith and gifts atFaith Community Church on Sixth and Main last weekend.Rivas is from Wichita.

DVD CLEANINGScratches on DVDs cause

skips, stoppages, or make itdifficult to play the DVD. Ithad become almost impossi-ble to enjoy our DVDs due toscratches received when theDVD was checked out. In aneffort to eliminate this prob-lem for our patrons, we havecleaned all our DVDs sincethe first of the year. (Our ma-chine has cleaned DVDs allday, every day, for almost twomonths!) The cost of cleaningsupplies and man hours in-volved has been tremendous.To help with the cost of clean-ing, beginning April 1, 2013,we will charge $1.00 for everyDVD returned withscratches. Please treat our

DVDs gently so they will lasta long time. Thank you!

MYTH BUSTERS!Stevens County Library

Myth: "I could not return myDVDs, CDs. or cassettes inthe outside book drop."Myth busted: Our outsidebook drop is completely cli-mate controlled. Any librarymaterial that fits in the slotmay be returned in our out-side book drop 24/7!PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT

The photography exhibitwill begin Monday, April 1.You may bring your photos tothe library the week beforethe exhibit begins. We willset up the display Thursdayand Friday, March 28 and 29.If you would like to displayyour photos in this annualexhibit, contact Eunice at thelibrary for details. You mayregister your photographsusing forms located at the li-brary or on our library Website.

1000 BOOKS BEFOREKINDERGARTEN

Register your child for1,000 Books Before Kinder-garten. When you register,you will receive a reading logbookmark to record the first100 books your child experi-ences.

After you and your childrecord 100 books on yourreading log bookmark, returnthe bookmark to the library.For every 100 books yourchild experiences, he/she willadd his/her name to our1,000 Books Before Kinder-garten progress chart! Uponthe completion of every 100books, you will receive a newreading log bookmark.

Upon reaching 1,000books, your child will receivea certificate of completionand a small gift. Any childthat has not yet enrolled inKindergarten is eligible forthis program. Count anybooks that are read to yourchild, no matter who readsthe books: brother, sister,babysitter, or even a librarianat Circle Time!

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Dr. Frankum General Surgeon Fri. 3/1Dr. Plomaritis Orthopedics Mon. 3/4Dr. Farhoud Cardiology Tue. 3/5Michelle Gooch Dietician Thu. 3/7Dr. Ansari Orthopedics Mon. 3/11Dr. Brown Podiatry Thu. 3/14Dr. Plomaritis Orthopedics Mon. 3/18Michelle Gooch Dietician Thu. 3/21Dr. Frankum General Surgeon Fri. 3/22Dr. Ansari Orthopedics Mon. 3/25Dr. DeCardenas Ear, Nose, & Throat Wed. 3/27

Stevens County Hospital Specialty ClinicsSpecialty Clinics

Scheduled for March 2013

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

Dr. DeCardenas 275-3070; Dr. Farhoud 1-877-449-1560; Dr. Plomaritis 275-3030; Michelle Lock-Gooch 544-8339;

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

Garden City CommunityCollege has released honorrolls for the recent fall semes-ter of 2012, including thePresident’s Honor Roll, fordegree-seeking studentsearning perfect grade pointaverages of 4.0 on a four-point scale; the Dean’s HonorRoll, including students earn-ing GPAs of 3.2 to 3.999; andthe Honorable Mention List,for students earning GPAsranging from 3.0 to 3.199.

Honor roll eligibility isbased on enrollment in eightor more credit hours. Stu-dents are listed on each rollby hometown and state.

Zach Dunlap of Hugotonmade the President’s HonorRoll with his 4.0 GPA. BertaGarcia from Hugoton andKyle Hall of Rolla made theDean’s Honor Roll. JosephBeltz from Hugoton earnedan Honorable Mention.

Free admission at all Kansas State parks Saturday

Baker Arts Center honors winners

Local studentsmake honor rolls

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Lady Wildcats played in Ingalls in the Sub-State tournament Thursday, February 28. Un-fortunately, after leading the first few minutes6-3 against the taller Ashland team, the Lady

Cats lost the game and ended their season. TheMHS girls boast a record of 17-5. Congratula-tions Lady Cats!

Library of Kansas Talking Books Service to celebrate

Moscow Wildcats show determined faces in In-galls as they competed in the Sub-State tourna-ment Friday night. The Cats lost to the Fowler

Goldbugs 29-65, ending their basketball seasonfor the year. Rigo Bustillos led Moscow with 15points. The boys’ record stands at 8-13.

IRS now acceptingall 2012 returns

The Internal Revenue Serviceannounced it has finished up-dating its tax-processing sys-tems allowing all remainingindividual and business taxpay-ers to file their 2012 federal in-come tax returns.

Over the weekend, the IRScompleted reprogramming andtesting of its systems for tax-year2012 including all remaining up-dates required by the AmericanTaxpayer Relief Act (ATRA) en-acted by Congress in January.This final step clears the way forthose claiming residential energycredits on Form 5695 and vari-ous business tax credits and de-ductions to file their returns.

The IRS began accepting2012 returns in phases as itworked quickly to update vari-ous forms and instructions andmade critical adjustments to itsprocessing systems to reflect thecurrent law. As a result, theagency began accepting most re-turns filed by individual taxpay-ers January 30. Additionalreturns could be accepted inFebruary. All remaining returns,affecting in relative terms thesmallest group of taxpayers, cannow be filed.

With just six weeks to go be-fore this year’s April 15 deadline,the IRS reminds taxpayers thatthe best way to file an accuratereturn is to e-file, choose directdeposit if expecting a refund andtake advantage of the wide vari-ety of tax-filing and tax-help re-sources available on IRS.gov.People who need more time tofinish their returns can easily getan automatic six-month tax-fil-ing extension by going to theFree File link or filing Form 4868.

The State Library ofKansas Talking Books Serv-ice (KTBS) will celebrate li-brary services to Kansasresidents who are unable toread or use standard printedmaterials, March 3-9, 2013.

Talking Books Week activ-ities include Volunteer Appre-ciation Day Monday, TalkingBooks Heroes Tuesday, Talk-ing Books Library HeroesWednesday, Postal WorkersAppreciation Day Thursdayand Patron Appreciation DayFriday. KTBS hopes to have achance to thank each personwho gives their time and sup-port of KTBS throughout theyear.

KTBS provides libraryservices for the blind andphysically handicapped at nocharge. Readers have accessto personalized support andmaterials in a specialized for-mat as well as the playbackequipment needed. All mate-rials are loaned through theU.S. mail to patrons; nopostage necessary. KTBS cur-rently serves about 6,000Kansans and circulatesaround 19,000 items permonth.

“Every day we hear howKansas Talking Books Serv-ice is positively affecting andenriching lives,” said State Li-brarian Jo Budler. “The loveof reading does not end whena patient loses his or her abil-ity to read and we want tothank the individuals helping

to expand this service andenrich more lives.”

KTBS is provided by theState Library of Kansas andthe Library of Congress: Na-tional Service for the Blindand Physically Handicapped.The State Library of Kansasoffers a variety of services

benefiting the residents ofKansas.

More information and ap-plications may be down-loaded at: www.kslib.info/talking-books or by calling 1-800-362-0699.

Congressman Tim Huel-skamp announced recentlyentries are now being acceptedfor the 2013 CongressionalArts Competition. All highschool students in the FirstCongressional District are en-couraged to participate in thiscompetition. The winning art-work will be displayed in theU.S. Capitol for one year.

“Last year, I received nu-merous outstanding submis-sions for our CongressionalArts Competition by the manytalented young artists in ourdistrict,” Congressman Huel-skamp said. “The judgesstated that although choosinga winner was difficult, theywere greatly inspired by thelevel of talent we are in posses-sion of in Kansas. I am excitedfor this year’s competition, andlook forward to receiving sub-missions from Kansas stu-dents for this wonderfulprogram.”

The 2013 competition willbe hosted by The Deines Cul-tural Center, 820 N. Main inRussell. The CongressionalArts competition is divided into

seven categories: paintings,drawings, collage, prints,mixed media, computer gener-ated art and photography. Allsubmissions must be receivedbetween March 25 and April 4during business hours, or byappointment.

Awards will be given in eachcategory and will be awardedby Congressman Huelskampat a reception Saturday, April

6, 2:00 p.m., at the DeinesCultural Center, 820 N. Mainin Russell.

For more information, inter-ested students and art teach-ers can contact theCongressman’s Dodge Citydistrict office at 620-225-0172.Competition guidelines canalso be found at http://huelskamp.house.gov/serving-you/art-competition.

Huelskamp accepting art contest entries

Together brothers Mickeland Phillip would like to beadopted by a family that likessports and does things to-gether as a family. Olderbrother Mickel is good atbasketball, soccer, drawingand reading. In school he en-joys PE the best because hesays it is a lot of fun. Hewould like to be a police offi-cer or a race car driver whenhe grows up. Youngerbrother Phillip is good atfishing and reading. He likesart in school because of theactivities they do. Phillipwould like to be a police offi-cer or a firefighter when hegrows up. Both Mickel andPhillip would benefit from afamily that can provide themwith patience and stability. A

family that is structured anddoes things together wouldbe ideal. To learn more aboutadoption visit www.adoptkskids.org or call 877-457-5430. The boys’ case num-bers are CH-5871 andCH-5872.

Mickel age ten and Phillip ageseven

Shawn wants a forever fam-ily with a basketball goal anda gaming system! He lovesplaying on the Playstationand playing basketball.Shawn’s other hobbies in-clude fishing and watchingfootball on TV. He also enjoyschurch and reading thebible. Shawn is a polite andcaring young man. He doeswell in school, makingmostly A’s and B’s. Shawnneeds a supportive foreverfamily that is willing to lovehim forever! To learn moreabout adoption visit

www.adoptkskids.org or call877-457-5430. Shawn’scase number is 5707.

Shawn age 13

P leas e Adopt Me!

Science teachers from Rollatook their students to LiberalSaturday for the Regional sci-ence fair. Twenty-three stu-dents fine-tuned their projectsfor the competition. Seven-teen qualified for the state sci-ence fair in Wichita at the endof March. Teagan Simmonswon the intermediate divisionoverall award, and received a$300 prize. Those who partic-ipated in the science fair andState qualifiers are, from theJunior Division: “Take ThatTemperature” - Oscar Silvaand Magaly Cortez - Silver;“Don't Crack Them Up” -Shannon Bowker and MicheleRodriquez - Gold; “Nourish-ment for Nature” - AlexandraHart and Maria Kroeker -Gold; and “Stop That Now” -Preston Burrows and JacobEckert - Gold.

In the Intermediate Divi-sion: “Trash to Gas” - DeseraeSchwindt - Bronze; “The HeatIs On” - Teagon Simmons -Gold and Intermediate Overall- $300; “Reaction Fraction” -Shane Bowker - Gold; “TheWonders of Foam” - LupitaRuelas - Gold; “How MuchNicotine?” - Alexis Fisher -Gold; “Bouncy Balls” - MicahHall - Gold (tie); “Sunlight ver-sus Light Bulbs” - AngelinaFosdick - Gold (tie); and “CanYou Hear Me?” - VanessaReza - Gold.

In the Senior Division:“Identifying Natural Re-sources: An Assessment ofPrevalence of Useful Oils inNative Plains Fauna” - Mered-ith Light and Kori Hall - Gold;“Fighting the Germs” - MariaOlvera - Gold; “Seasoned Bac-teria” - Robert Munn - Bronze;

“Coral Reef” - Josh Eckert -Silver; “Antifreeze the NaturalWay” - Katy Howe - Bronze;and “Magnificent MagnetizedWheat” - Garry Norton - Silver.

Non-qualifying medal win-ners were Rolla Pre-K class -Gold; Rolla first grade class -Silver; “1,2,3 Bacteria” - AbbyEasterwood and Justice Ben-nett - Silver; “It Is Hot” -Jonathan Cruz and NayeliOchoa - Gold; “Eggsplode” -Nolan Madison - Gold; “Mag-netic Mania” - Monte Fosdickand Ethan Garcia - Bronze;“Pour it to the Plants” - EthanHernandez and Abel Ochoa -Silver; “Caffeine Anyone?’ -Marcos Cortez - Silver; “Musicand Memory” - Paige Claassen- Bronze; and “Insulation” -Braydon Wasson - Gold.

Participants were DissolvedMedication - Serena Turpin;Sprouting Seeds - AlejandroSilva; There Then Gone - Mal-lory Hoyt; Football Drag - Car-son Milburn; Too Slick -Allyson Norton; Hydro-gine -Shauna Bowker; Gone Withthe Wind - Artemio Villa; KickIt - Andres Villa; and We areHungry - Cacee Milburn.

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ROLLA NEWSBy Mary Courtney

Thursday, March 7SCCC Career DayHigh School Cheerleader Try-

outs; 6:45 a.m.Rolla Critique Day High

School Band & Choir; 8:10 a.m.Winter Sports Banquet; 6:30

p.m.Coach/Parent Meeting; 7:30

p.m.Friday, March 8

MTSS Junior High and HighSchool at Home;

Senior Trip BeginsARGH

Saturday, March 9EBC Youth Church Camp

Fundraiser Breakfast; 6:00 –11:00 a.m.Sunday, March 10

Daylight Savings Time Begins

History Bee Fundraiser Din-ner; Multi-purpose Room; 11:00a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Bridal shower for AnneBehan at the Methodist Churchin Rolla; 2:00 p.m.March 11 – 14

4th – 8th Grade Reading As-sessmentsMonday, March 11

Board of Education Meeting;6:30 p.m.

Rec Board Meeting; 6:30 p.m.Golf Practice Begins

Wednesday, March 13City Celebration Meeting at

City Hall; 5:00 p.m.Friday, March 15

ARGHSaturday, March 16

Littlefield Wedding and Re-ceptionSunday, March 17

EBC Youth Church CampFundraiser Dinner; 12:30 p.m. –4:00 p.m.March 18 – March 22

Spring Break - No School

Dominador Perido, M.D. General Surgery

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

Monday

Lori Harriman, ARNP Office Hours

8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Friday

Steven Samii, MD, MHA Internal Medicine

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Wednesday

Manuel Caga-anan, M.D. Internal Medicine

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

Thursday

Supported and Sponsored by Morton County Health SystemElkhart, KS

Haley McCammon, PA-C Office Hours

9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tuesday

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Grade school qualifiers are Michele Rodriguez, AlexandraHart, Shannon Bowker and Maria Kroeker.

High school girls are Meredith Light, Kori Hall and MariaOlvera.

Junior high winners are back row left to right: Shane Bowkerand Teagan Simmons; front row: Lupita Ruelas, MagalyCortez, Preston Burrows, Jacob Eckert, Micah Hall, AlexisFisher, Vanessa Reza, Oscar Silva and Angelina Fosdick.

Teagan Simmons

Whitney Stilwell, Meredith Light, Tara Light and Becky Tramelenjoyed running the Disney Princess half marathon at Disney-World.

JD Robson wrestled in Albu-querque, N. M., where he wonthird at the Greater South-west Nationals. There were 32wrestlers in the ten and underage group for the eighty-fivepound weight class, so JD per-formed amazingly well!

Dear Farmersand Land Own-ers of USD#217 RollaSchools,

I am writingto offer you the opportu-nity to help our school in avery big way! We are com-peting for a grant of$10,000 sponsored by theMonsanto Fund. The grantis called The AmericasFarmers Grow Rural Edu-cation Grant and it is in-tended to help impactmath and science in localschools.

The grant has two levelsof funding, $25,000 and$10,000. Our goal is towork towards the $10,000grant. If you are familiarwith Rolla Schools, youknow that our studentshave performed at thehighest level for years onthe mandated State As-sessment Tests.

We are moving into anew era in the near futureand will be asked to teachand learn differently. Con-sequently, students will be

assesseddifferently.If we areable to at-tain thisgrant, our

goal is to apply the moneytowards curriculumchanges and trainingwhich will keep our stu-dents at the top of the aca-demic ladder.

The nomination processfor the Monsanto Fundgrant is fairly simple. Youmay go online at the web-site listed below to fill out avery short nomination formor you may call the num-ber listed. Please feel freeto pass this informationalong to friends and eligi-ble land owners via emailor other contacts.

Eligible farmers can fillout a short nominationform at GrowRuralEduca-tion.com or by calling 1-877-267-3332.

Thanks for your help!Stuart SuttonSuperintendent of SchoolsUSD # 217 –Rolla

Seeking farmers’ helpStuart Sutton

Superintendent ofSchools

Beginning Tuesday, March5, there will be donation canslocated at the Rolla CornerStop and the Dermot Elevatorfor Jon and Karlese Butler'smedical expenses. Jon hasbeen diagnosed with a uniqueform of squamous cell carci-noma and the communitywould like to help them with

expenses. Karlese is a 1988Graduate of Rolla HighSchool. Please help if you areable! The cans will only beup about two weeks.

The youth of the Em-manuel Baptist Church willbe serving breakfast Satur-day morning, March 9, from6:00 until 10:00 a.m. Fundsraised will go toward theirsummer church camp fees.Please stop in for breakfastand support these students.

Chandler Burrows andGarry Norton are preparing togo to Arlington, Va., for theNational History Bee andBowl this spring. They quali-fied as State winners andneed help getting to the na-tional competition.

A pork loin dinner will beserved Sunday at the multi-purpose room with a free-willdonation accepted. Plan toattend this delicious meal andhelp these boys get to Vir-ginia!

Meredith Light joined hersister Whitney Stilwell, sister-in-law Tara Light, and Tara'smom Becky in the DisneyPrincess half marathon atDisneyWorld.

The ladies were not shoot-ing for time as much as forfun, as they ran over 13miles, stopping for photo

shoots with the charactersalong the way.

They began their adven-ture at 2:00 a.m., ran therace, then enjoyed MagicKingdom and the otherparks. Meredith enjoys run-ning through the streets ofRolla and the avenues of theMagic Kingdom.

Last Wednesday, the RollaJunior High scholars' bowlteam competed in the Moscowtournament, earning secondplace honors. The teamplayed brilliantly, but ran intoa buzz saw when they met theteam from SouthwesternHeights. Playing for the var-sity team were BriannaSmith, Artemio Villa, TeaganSimmons, Paige Claassen andHenry Wiebe.

Monday afternoon, theytraveled to Ulysses wherethey played in seventh gradeand eighth grades meets. Theseventh grade team was un-defeated and claimed firstplace in their division. Play-ing on the championshipteam were Vanessa Reza, De-serae Scwindt, Henry Wiebe,Carson Milburn, PaigeClaassen and Allyson Norton.

The eighth grade team fin-ished third in their tourna-ment, with Ulyssess andMoscow finishing ahead ofthem. Brianna Smith,Artemio Villa, Teagan Sim-mons and Shane and ShaunaBowker played on the team.Tayton Wasson served asmanager for both teams.

The teams are coached byMary Courtney and HollyDenton.

Rolla Junior High’s eighth grade Scholars’ Bowl team consistsof, left to right: Artemio Villa, Shane Bowker, Shauna Bowker,Teagan Simmons, Brianna Smith and Tayton Wasson.

Rolla's High School SpeechTeam was in Ulysses Mondayevening for their invitationaltournament. The PirateSquad again performed well,with many medalists.

In Improvised Duet Acting,Meredith Light and Kori Hallplaced second, John Glaveand Garrett Littlefield, third,

and Katie Murray and Jes-sica Pinkley, fifth.

Chandler Huddleston fin-ished first in informative andthird in extemporaneousspeech.

Garry Norton was fifth inoriginal oration, and TrevorMcGuire was fifth in humor-ous solo.

Seventh grade Scholars’ Bowl competitors left to right are Car-son Milburn, Deserae Schwindt, Vanessa Reza, Allyson Norton,Paige Claassen and Henry Wiebe.

The speech team consists of back row, Garry Norton, JohnGlave, Garrett Littlefield, Katie Murray, Chandler Huddlestonand Chandler Burrows. Seated are Jordan Schwindt, MeredithLight, Kori Hall and Jessica Pinkley. On the floor are TrevorMcGuire and Panches Maravilla.

A bridal shower for AnneBehan will take place Sun-day, March 10 beginning at2:00 p.m. in the Rolla UnitedMethodist Church fellowshiphall. Anne will marry JonSchnable March 23 in Rolla.

She is a graduate of RollaHigh School, and Jon gradu-ated from Hugoton HighSchool. The couple is regis-tered at Yardmaster in Hugo-ton, Wal-Mart, Target andBed, Bath, and Beyond.

Rolla competes in science fair

Church youthserves breakfastSaturday

Drop money in donation cans

RJH scholars’ bowl team travels to competitions

Bridal shower is planned for Anne Behan Sunday

Attend thefundraiserfor Burrows and Norton

RHS wins medals at Ulysses

Ladies run half marathon

HERMES CLASSIFIEDSDeadline for all classified advertising is MONDAY at 5:00 p.m.All Garage, Yard and/or Moving Sale Ads MUST Be Pre-Paid.

1) Classified ad rate is $.20 per word per insertion. The weekly minimum is $3.35. 2) Classified display advertising rate is $5.00 per column inch. 3) All cards ofthanks are charged at the display rate. 4) All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, which makes it illegal toadvertise "any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, children, or national origin or an intention to makeany such preference, limitation, or discrimination." This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Ourreaders are informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, March 7, 2013 Page 6B

HELP WANTED

HUGOTON HERMESDEADLINE:

All news, obits andadvertising

must be submitted by

MondayMonday5:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.

to be included in thenext week’s issue!

Solution to February 28, 2013 puzzle

Pioneer Manor is seeking flexible individuals for the house-hold coordinator position in Wheatfield and Cimarron House-holds. Duties include social services, day-to-day functioning ofhouseholds, direct resident care, scheduling and staffing, and residentcare planning. This job is for 8 hour shifts 5 days a week with someweekends and holidays. Requirements: CNA licensure, Basic Life Sup-port, Social Service Designee preferred but not required. Please in-quire through Human Resources at Stevens County Hospital,620-544-8511. (2c8)

Long Term Care is currently searching for a full time House-keeper to work Monday through Friday 7 am - 3:30 pm. This jobopening also requires working some weekends. Please contact RobynMedina in Human Resources (620)544-8511 or come to hospital1006 S. Jackson to pick up an application. (2c8)

Stevens County Healthcare is searching for Full-time RNs,LPNs and CMAs to work at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home. Thesepositions are for the day and night shift (6 pm - 6 am). Interested can-didates must be certified with a Kansas license to be eligible for thesepositions. We offer excellent benefits and competitive wages. Inter-ested candidates contact Robyn Medina in Human Resources at 620-544-8511 or pick up application. (4c3)

Stevens County Healthcare is searching for Full-time, Part-time and PRN RNs or LPNs to work on the Med/Surg floor. Thesepositions are for night shift (7 pm - 7 am). All candidates must have aKansas RN/LPN license to be eligible. We are also searching for PRNCNAs to work as needed. All candidates must have a Kansas CNA li-cense to be eligible. We offer outstanding benefits, competitive wages,sign-on bonus for Full-time and Part-time RNs/LPNs and mileage re-imbursement to RNs or LPNs that live 15 miles or more outside ofStevens County. Please contact Human Resources with any ques-tions or pick up an application from the Information Desk locatedby the Medical Clinic (620)544-8511. (4c3)

Stevens County Healthcare is searching for Full-time and PRNCNAs to work the night shift at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home from6 pm - 6 am. All interested candidates must have a Kansas CNA li-cense to be eligible. We offer excellent benefits and competitive wages.Applications may be picked up from the Information Desk by theMedical Clinic. For more information you may contact HumanResources (620)544-8511. (4c3)

CURRENT OPENINGS AT STEVENS COUNTY HOSPITAL,

MEDICAL CLINIC ANDPIONEER MANOR NURSING HOME

NEEDED IMMEDIATELYYard Maintenance/Deliveries

Tri-Rotor Crop ServicesCDL Required. Full Benefits Package

620-544-2027 (tfc5)

“Like” The Hugoton Hermes on Facebook!www.facebook.com/thehugotonhermes

to keep up with What’s Happenin’ in Stevens County!

TRUCK DRIVER WITH CURRENT CDLBenefits Included ~ Home Every Night

Please inquire at 428-5180 or 544-8889

Premier Alfalfa, Inc. (tfc8)

IMPERIAL SECURITY8 Officers Needed

Officers $9-$11 per hourLead Officers $11-$13 per hour

Call 866-840-2066Ask for Carl

(tfc4)

Spend 100% of your time doing what you do BEST!Ulysses AMHC is currently looking to fill positions for

Children’s Case Managers. We work directly with children and their families in their homes,schools and community. These children are experiencing an emo-tional disturbance and need help to learn new skills and remain safein their environment. Come be a part of our professional team as wework cooperatively within the agency and with outside providers tomeet the needs of our children. This very rewarding position letsyou see positive change take place in a child’s life. A minimum of abachelor’s degree in a related human service field or equivalentlyqualified by work experience is required. Base pay starting at$12.98/hr., also additional compensation is given for experience.Candidates must pass KBI, SRS, motor vehicle screens, and have avalid driver’s license.

Benefits Include:Retirement: fully vested at time of employment

Health/Dental Insurance - portion of premium paid by AMHCLife Insurance & Long-Term Disability - premium paid by AMHC

Holiday, Bereavement and Vacation/Sick daysApplications are available www.areamhc.org

Applications/Resumes can be sent to:AMHC Attn: HR PO Box 1905 Garden City, Ks. 67846;

E-mail hr@areamhc.org; Fax 620-272-0171

(4c9)

United Prairie Ag, LLC, is taking applications for Part-Time Harvest scale help. Must be willing to work week-ends as needed.Interested persons should apply in person at the United

Prairie Ag location listed below:

Mike Britton Shirley RobertsHighway 56 Human Resources

Satanta, Ks. 67870 1125 W. OklahomaUlysses, Ks. 67880

shirleyr@unitedpag.comUnited Prairie Ag is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a drug free workplace

(3c10)HELP WANTED: Part Time Harvest

Scale Help

PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Hugoton Hermes,Thursday, March 7, 2013) 3t

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

CIVIL DEPARTMENT

Bank of America, N.A., Successor byMerger to BAC Home Loans Servicing,LP FKA Countrywide Home LoansServicing LPPlaintiff,

vs.

The unknown heirs of Noel Dean Pe-terson, deceased, et al.Defendants.

Case No. 12CV8

Court Number:

Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60

Notice Of Sale

Under and by virtue of an Order ofSale issued to me by the Clerk of theDistrict Court of Stevens County,Kansas, the undersigned Sheriff ofStevens County, Kansas, will offer forsale at public auction and sell to the

highest bidder for cash in hand, at theFront Door of the Courthouse atHugoton, Stevens County, Kansas, onMarch 28, 2013, at 10:00 AM, the fol-lowing real estate:

All of Lot Three (3) and the NorthForty feet (N 40") of Lot Four (4),Block Thirteen (13), City of Hugo-ton, according to the duly filedand recorded plat thereof, StevensCounty, Kansas, commonlyknown as 205 South Van BurenStreet, Hugoton, KS 67951 (the“Property”)

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

Ted Heaton, SheriffStevens County, Kansas

Prepared By:South & Associates, P.C.Megan Cello (KS # 24167)6363 College Blvd., Suite 100Overland Park, KS 66211(913)663-7600(913)663-7899 (Fax)Attorneys For Plaintiff(112164)

PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Hugoton Her-mes, Thursday, March 7, 2013) 2t

GENERAL NOTICE TO CONTROL NOXIOUS WEEKS

The Kansas Noxious Weed Law K.S.A.2-1314 et seq requires all personswho own or supervise land in Kansasto control and eradicate all weeds de-clared noxious by legislative action.The County Option NoxiousWeed/Weeds declared noxious by theBoard of County Commissioners ofStevens County are: field bindweed,musk thistle, Johnsongrass, bur rag-weed, Canada thistle, sericea les-pedeza, leafy spurge, hoary cress,quackgrass, Russian knapweed,kudzu and pignut. Notice is herebygiven pursuant to the Kansas NoxiousWeed Law to every person who ownsor supervises land in Stevens Countythat noxious weeds growing or foundon such land shall be controlled anderadicated. Control is defined as pre-venting the production of viable seedand the vegetative spread of the plant.

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

1. Serving a legal notice requiring con-trol of the noxious weeds within a

minimum of five days. Failure to con-trol the noxious weeds within the timeperiod allowed may result in thecounty treating the noxious weeds atthe landowners expense and placinga lien on the property if the bill is notpaid within 30 days or, 2. Filing crim-inal charges for non-compliance. Con-viction for non-compliance may resultin a fine of $100 per day of non-com-pliance with a maximum fine of$1500.

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

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FOR RENT

WANTED

ACCEPTING SEALED BIDS

FOR SALE BY OWNER

REAL ESTATE

SUPPORT GROUPS

FOR RENT: 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments. Furnished orunfurnished. Bills included, washer and dryer, andcable. Call 544-2232. (tfc)

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WANT TO BUY: Heating Stove, 30,000-40,000 BTU on natural gas.Call Wayne Adams, Manter, Ks. 620-493-3661. (1c10)

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

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SERVICES OFFEREDSATELLITE TV: Call JAY D’s Satellite for LOCAL service!New installs - upgrades - Dish Moves - Remotes. Dish andDirecTV 800-952-9634. www.jayd satellite.com. (tfc48)

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FOR SALE BY OWNERVery well-built, beautiful brick home.4 bedrooms, 2 baths, office, bonusroom, full finished basement with hugestoreroom, fenced patio, oversized 2-car garage, underground sprinkler.620-544-5499 or 620-428-2929

603 Fifth Streetin Rolla

Price Reduced!

(tfc21)

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

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

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CELEBRATE RECOVERYevery Monday night 6:30 08p.m. at Assembly of GodFellowship Hall, 138 S.Main. (tfc25)

Project HopeOpen Tues & Thurs

8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Sunday 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.

1030 S. Main (tfc37)

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

(tfc15)AL-Anon Family GroupMen & Women of alcoholic family &

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

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

BUSINESS and PROFESSIONALDIRECTORY

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

OLUTIONS HugotonHOME REPAIR & LAWN CARE

Alan D. Higgins, Owner

S

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

531 S. JacksonHugoton, Ks. 67951 (tfc6)

FDT ELECTRICFrankie Thomas, owner

Licensed & InsuredOver 30 years’ experience in

Residential & Commercial Wiring544-5915 or 544-7776

(tfc34)

(620)428-65181182 Road Q • Hugoton

(tfc12)

Small Engine RepairYour Snapper Dealer

OD’s SHOP

620-428-6063 113 S Main, Hugoton(tfc)

600 E. 11th

IN STOCK*Carpet *Tile

*Laminate *Vinyl(tfc)

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, March 7, 2013 Page 7B

Call 620-544-4321 or email hermesma@pld.com to see YOUR business here!

LAWN PROWill Schnittker

620-544-1517

(tfc46)

NEED AFIREARM?AMMO? FFL DEALER?

ANDERSON FIREARMSANDERSON FIREARMSCALL620-544-3000(eot52)

THIS SPACE FOR RENT

Call 620-544-4321 or email hermesma@pld.com today!

See YOUR ad here!

FOR SALE

GARAGE SALES

FIREWOOD FOR SALEOak, Piñon, Mesquite,

Pecan & MoreDelivery & stacking available

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

KIWANIS AUCTIONMarch 29 & 30, 2013

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

or any other Hugoton Kiwanis Club MemberConsignments are due by March 15

to be included on the sale bill (tfc2)

TAKING CONSIGNMENTS

LLThree 1-bedroom apartments

• Must be 62 or disabled to qualify• Rent based on adjusted income• All electric appliances• Coin-operated laundry facilities• NO yard work AND MORE!!For information,

call Plaza Office 544-4011

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

(tfc6)

atSunflower Plaza

Shrimp fresh off the boat.Peeled, deveined & headed, ready to cook. Frozen in 5 lb.

boxes, $7.00 a pound. Call 1-251-923-9612 or

1-251-923-7261

SPRING SALEPrices start at $99

1-800-833-4055jonesmonument.com

810 N. Kansas - Liberal, KSJONES MONUMENT

(6c7)

3 Bedrooms, 2-Car Garage, Large Shop, Travel Trailer CementPad for Hookups, Full Basement, Approximately 6 Acres.

Please call David Light at 544-9763.

David Light620-544-9763Fax: 620-356-5462Office: 620-356-5808faulkner@pld.comwww.FaulknerRealEstate.com

HOME FOR SALE201 6th Ave, Rolla

Dallas Light (owner)

Hermes DeadlineMonday at 5 pm

The City of Hugoton will be taking sealed bids on the following equipment

Item #1 - John Deere F687 zero-turn mower in running condition. Serial Number - TCF687X050554. Purchased in 2008. Approximately 1,055 hours. Kohler 23 hp. OHV engine. 60 inch cutting deck with mulching kit. Includes grass catcher attachment.

Item #2 - John Deer FR6897 zero-turn mower non-running (engine blown). Serial Number - TCF687X050435. Purchase in 2008. Approximately 750 hours. Kohler 23 hp. OHV engine (disassembled w/broken rods). 60 inch cutting deck with mulching kits. (No grass catcher.)

The deadline for submitting bids will be March 11, 2013 at 5p.m. Bids may be taken by the Hugoton City Office, located at 631S. Main Street in Hugoton, Kansas or mailed to: Attn: Mower Bids,City of Hugoton, P.O. Box 788, Hugoton, KS 67951. Bids will beopened at the city council meeting March 11, 2013.

Mowers may be inspected during business hours, Mondaythru Friday at the Hugoton Power plant at 1601 S. Washington,

phone 620-544-2478.

SEALED BIDS

FOR SALE2008 Keystone 30’ RV pullcamper. Very good condition.Queen size bed, couch makes intodouble bed, large bathroom, blackappliances, flat screen TV, stereosound system, two rocking chairs.$12,000.

Call 620-372-2329 or 620-451-1047

2340 Road 20, Moscow - BeautifulArkansas stone home, 4 bd/3 b, cen H/A,fpl, fin bsmt, 40 x 70 shop, much, muchmore!! All on 6+ acres! Call today for appt!!

352 Spotswood, Richfield- Ranch, 3 bed/1b, cen heat, 150 x 300 lot. Good entrylevel/investment property! $38,000...Call fordetails!! Sellers are motivated!!

902 S. Harrison - Move in ready!!! 2 bed/1b, beautiful kitchen, wood floors and carpet,deck, paved patio, fence, cen H/A!! Greatstarter home!! Call for appt!!

Feature Of The Week

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

Mark Faulkner-BrokerKaren Yoder - Associate/Broker

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

Chance Yoder - SalespersonAgricultural Land

Residential & Commercial SpecialistChance Yoder- Cellphone 544-1907

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

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

20579 Road D, Moscow, KS - ReducedPrice! Completely remodeled and reno-vated 2bd/1b home with 5 acres!$40,000!!

928 S. Jackson - Frame, 2 bed/2 b., lgfamily rm, basement, cen H/A. Call for de-tails!

915 S. Jackson - 2 Bed/2 bath, partialbsmt, 45 x 24 Morton bldg, fence, centH/A. Call for showing!!

101 S. Madison- $2,500 BUYER INCEN-TIVE!!! 3 bed/2 bath, central H/A, fence, at-tached garage. storage shed. Call fordetails!!!

1029 S. Van Buren- Ranch, 2 bed/1 b, fpl,att garage, storage shed. Call to set up ashowing!!

217 N Jackson- Nice Brick Ranch, 3 bed/3b, full basement, fpl, fence,workshop...much, much more!! Call today!!

801 S. Main Street - Price Reduced!! 3bed/2 bath, cen H/A, fence, oversizedgarage, fpl, lots of storage. Call for details!!

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

600 S. Jefferson - Price Reduced!! 3 bed/2 bath, cen H/A, fence, 30 x 40 building.Call for details!!

SOLD

SOLDSOLD

Gas company pays up to 20,000 KW of electric usage per year.

848 Road G. - This all electric 2 story home with5 bedrooms comes with 6 acres of land and 2 newheating and air conditioning systems. $145,000.00Additional acreage available. Call today!

307 N. Kansas, Suite 101Liberal, KS 67901(620) 624-1212 BUSINESS

Now see these and other SW. Kansas properties atwww.hugotonhomes.com

(620) 428-1042CELLULAR

darrin.hewitt@fbfs.com

DARRIN HEWITTREALTOR® Associate

Lots in Spikes Addition504 S. Wildcat Ct.

617 E. 4th712 E. 5th St.

124 S. Jefferson St. - 3 Bedroom, 1 Bath ranchstyle home. Home being sold as a short sale.

621 S. Main St. - Downtown business location forsale. Equipment in building is negotiable. CallDarrin for details.

904 S. Trindle St. - This nice ranch style homecontains 2 living areas, updated kitchen, moderncolors, enlarged deck, new fence and a bonus roomwith many possibilities. The living room and hallcarpet will be replaced and some new gutteringwill be installed. Roof has new Heritage ShinglesMarch 2012.

UNDER CONTRACT

UNDER CONTRACT

PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Hugoton Hermes,Thursday, February 28, 2013) 3t

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

JOHN M. PATE, JAMES M. PATE,and LEISA R. CUNNINGHAM

VS.

TRI-STATE CREDIT UNION, FORDMOTOR CREDIT, et al.

CASE NO. 13-CV-03

NOTICE OF SUITChapter 60

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO TRI-STATE CREDIT UNION, FORDMOTOR CREDIT, and the unknownheirs, executors, administrators, de-visees, trustees, creditors and assignsof such of the defendants as may bedeceased; the unknown spouses ofthe defendants, the unknown officers,successors, trustees, creditors andassigns of such defendants as are ex-isting, dissolved or dormant corpora-tions; the unknown guardians andtrustees of such of the defendants asare minors or are in anywise underlegal disability, and all other personswho are or may be concerned:

You are hereby notified a Petition

has been filed in the District Court ofStevens County, Kansas, by John M.Pate, James M. Pate and Leisa R.Cunningham, praying their title to thefollowing described real estate situatein Stevens County, Kansas, to-wit:

Lot Nine (9), Block Eighty-six(86) City of Hugoton

subject to easements and restrictionsof record, if any, insofar as the sameare valid, be quieted in John M. Pate,James M. Pate and Leisa R. Cunning-ham, and you and each of you be for-ever barred, restrained and enjoinedfrom setting up or claiming any right,title, interest, estate, equity, lien orclaim in and to said real estate.

You are required to plead to saidpetition on or before the 27th day ofMarch, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. in saidCourt, in the District Courtroom atthe County courthouse, in Hugoton,Stevens County, Kansas. Should youfail therein, judgment and decree willbe entered in due course upon the pe-tition.

JOHN M. PATE, JAMES M. PATE,and LEISA R. CUNNINGHAM

Plaintiffs

James A. Kuharic Brollier, Wolf & Kuharic Box 39, Hugoton, KS 67951 (620) 544-8555 Attorney for Plaintiffs

(4p7)

(3c10)

TWO PARTY GARAGE SALE: Saturday, March 9, 9:00 a.m., 428 S.Main - Old Standard Station, Knick Knacks, Clothing, Tires, Rims,Books, Dishes, Etc.

---------------TWO FAMILY WHOLE HOUSE GARAGE SALE: Saturday, March9, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 10, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00Noon, 1035 S. Van Buren, Furniture, Tables, Household Items

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PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Hugoton Hermes,Thursday, March 7, 2013) 3t

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

CIVIL DEPARTMENT

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National As-sociationPlaintiff,

vs.

Carl Robertson and Rebecca L.Robertson, et al.Defendants.

Case No. 10CV4

Court Number:

Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60

Notice Of Sale

Under and by virtue of an Order ofSale issued to me by the Clerk of theDistrict Court of Stevens County,Kansas, the undersigned Sheriff ofStevens County, Kansas, will offer forsale at public auction and sell to thehighest bidder for cash in hand, at theFront Door of the Courthouse at

Hugoton, Stevens County, Kansas, onMarch 28, 2013, at 10:00 AM, the fol-lowing real estate:SURFACE AND SURFACE RIGHTSONLY, in and to:

The South Seventy-five feet (S 75')of the North One Hundred Forty-five feet (N 145') of Lot Two (2)Block Ninety (90), City of Hugoton,Stevens County, Kansas, accord-ing to the duly filed and recordedplat thereof, commonly known as925 S. Polk Street, Hugoton, KS67951 (the “Property”)

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

Ted Heaton, SheriffStevens County, Kansas

Prepared By:South & Associates, P.C.Kristen G. Stroehmann (KS # 10551)6363 College Blvd., Suite 100Overland Park, KS 66211(913)663-7600(913)663-7899 (Fax)Attorneys For Plaintiff(110331)

PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Hugoton Hermes,Thursday, March 7, 2013) 3t

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

PROBATE DIVISION

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFGEORGE A. SIMS, Deceased.

Case No. 2013-PR-5

AMENDEDNOTICE TO CREDITORS

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIEDthat on the 27th day of February,2013, a Petition was filed in this Courtby Gladys L. Sims, an heir, and a de-visee and legatee named in the LastWill and Testament of George A. Sims,deceased, praying that the Last Will

and Testament filed with the Petitionbe admitted to probate and record;that Gladys L. Sims and Janine Y.Beltz, the Co-Executors named in theLast Will and Testament, be ap-pointed as Co-Executors, withoutbond, and that they be granted Let-ters Testamentary.

ALL CREDITORS ARE NOTIFIEDto exhibit their demands against theEstate within four (4) months fromthe date of the first publication of thisNotice as provided by law, and if theirdemands are not thus exhibited, theyshould be forever barred.

Gladys L. Sims, Petitioner

Michael C. Doering DOERING & GRISELL, P.A.124 Grant AvenueGarden City, Kansas 67846-5411Telephone (620) 275-8084miked@gcnet.comhugotonhermesnews.com

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