September 22, 2016

The

Hugoton

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Thursday, September 22, 2016 Volume 129, Number 38 16 pages, 69 cents plus tax per copy

Commissioners hear from public The Stevens County Commissioners met in regular session Monday, September 19 in the Commissioners' Room at the Stevens County Courthouse. Present were Commissioners Pat Hall, Dave Bozone and Joe D. Thompson. Also present were County Attorney Paul Kitzke, County Clerk Pam Bensel, Clerk candidate Amy Jo Tharp, Commissioner candidate Tron

Stegman and Marie Austin with The Hugoton Hermes.

The commissioners moved to pay the bills after discussing a few items. At 9:00 a.m., Jim Rice with the Kansas Natural Resources Coalition came in to give a report about his group's activities. The KNRC had their policy meeting recently and opted to postpone their Planning 2.0 initiative. Jim then talked with

Hospital board members Patty Lahey and Benny Cabrera, Commissioner Pat Hall, Trevor Mangels, Commissioner Dave Bozone, and hospital board member Keith Rome listen

the commissioners about a prairie dog issue in Comanche County and the possibility of an environmental group suing for the lesser prairie chicken’s endangered status again. He also said the KNRC is opposed to the Waters of the United States act.

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intently as Hospital CEO Linda Stalcup explains the plans to transition Pioneer Manor to a CCRC facility. Manor resident Roberta Moser, at far right, came along for the tour.

Hospital Board and Commissioners touch base

The Hospital Board invited the Stevens County Commissioners to a luncheon Monday, September 19 to go over several items on their agenda.

At the meeting were hospital board members Kirk Heger, Johnny Denton, Benny Cabrera, Patty Lahey, Seth Gillespie and Keith Rome as well as Commissioners Joe D. Thompson, Pat Hall and Dave Bozone. Hospital CEO Linda Stalcup, Trevor Mangels, Tron Stegman, Marie Austin and two Stevens County Retail Pharmacy employees were also present.

First, Wan To Poon gave a presentation about the Stevens County Retail Pharmacy to detail all the services it provides to the county. The pharmacy's prescription sales and

gross retail are up since March 2015 when the facility started the 340B program. Wan predicted more increases through the rest of 2016. The pharmacy offers numerous services to the hospital, the clinic, Pioneer Manor and the public. Linda said Stevens County Hospital is very fortunate to have a pharmacist basically oncall at all times. Their involvement with the 340B program has saved patients money, as well as adding revenue for Stevens County Healthcare. The government program expands access to affordable drugs to hospitals, and in turn, their patients. Wan said most name-brand drugs can be obtained at a considerable savings with the 340B program. He also said he

Where in the World is The Hermes? At the bottom of Castle Rock Butte in Colorado. Local Kansans from left to right are, Mike and Valerie Hershey, Toni Hamlin, Jody Coddington, RoGlenda Coulter, John Krey, Rex Coulter and Jack Hamlin down in front. The gator head is visible at the top left.

plans to offer an informational seminar about Medicare Part D for everyone in the area later this year.

Hospital board Chairman Kirk Heger said the board just wanted to reiterate the Pharmacy's conto the tributions community.

Commissioner Dave Bozone agreed any money the Pharmacy or hospital brings to Stevens County helps taxpayers. Linda stated the county provides 14% of the hospital's budget, while the rest is self-generated. She also said the hospital is financially sound. Thanks to the hard work of the pharmacy staff, Wan anticipates a savings of at least $20,000 on drugs alone with the possibility of an additional $20,000 in other areas.

Another issue the board wanted to discuss was the grass and landscaping at Pioneer Manor.

After much deliberation, the board opted to stick with the fescue for the time being. The cost of watering might be a little higher, but when weighed against the cost of establishing another grass in such a large area, keeping the current landscaping makes sense. The commissioners agreed it was a smart decision. Trevor Mangels reported they have cut back on water use, and go over areas more than once in order to reduce runoff. Commissioners commented on the tire tracks in the lawn, and Linda reported the Manor will be installing cameras outside in case of another incident.

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A full house attends the commissioners’ meeting Monday morning in support of keeping the Stevens County Fitness Center in

the county’s budget. No action was taken, and the facility remains in the budget for 2017 at time of printing.

Celebrate the U.S. Constitution this week There are two documents of paramount importance to American history: the Declaration of Independence, which forged the national identity, and the United States Constitution, which set forth the framework for the federal government that is still in use today.

While Independence Day is a beloved national holiday, fewer people know about Constitution Week, an annual commemoration of the living document upholding and protecting the freedoms central to the American way of life. This year, the annual celebration began September 17, 2016.

The Daughters of the

American Revolution (DAR) initiated the observance in 1955, when the organization petitioned the US. Congress to dedicate September 17-23 of each year to the commemoration of Constitution Week.

Congress adopted the resolution, and August 2, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed it into Public Law #915. The celebration’s goals are threefold: to encourage the study of the historical events leading to the framing of the Constitution in September 1787; to inform people the Constitution is the basis of America’s great heritage and the foundation of the American way of life; and to

emphasize U.S. citizens’ responsibility to protect, defend and preserve the Constitution.

DAR has been the foremost advocate for the awareness, promotion and celebration of Constitution Week. This annual observance provides innumerable opportunities for educational initiatives and community outreach, two mission areas of crucial importance to the National Society’s work.

By fostering knowledge of and appreciation for the Constitution and the inalienable rights it affords to all Americans, DAR helps to keep alive the memory of the men and women who secured the United State's independence, whose bravery and sacrifice made the liberties possible Americans enjoy today.

“The framers created a Constitution that translated into law the ideals upon which our nation was built,” said DAR President General Ann Dillon.

“Their vision was so forward thinking that their words still guide us today.

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USD 210 Superintendent Adrian Howie issues the above proclamation in recognition of Constitution Week.

Jacob Bell accepts his first place award from Dr. Scott Beyer, K-State Extension Poultry Specialist at the Kansas State Fair 4-H Poultry Judging Contest. Photo courtesy of Craig Bell.

Jacob Bell competed in the Kansas State Fair 4-H Poultry Judging contest Saturday, September 17 in Hutchinson. Jacob won first place in the 4-H Intermediate Division.

The contestants had seven classes for judging: two classes of hens to be judged according to egg production; eight hanging carcasses to be graded according to government grades; ten market eggs to be judged on color, shell texture, uniformity and cleanliness; ten market eggs - broken out, judged on interior quality; ten market eggs to be graded for interior quality by candling according to government grades; and ten broiler parts for identification.

Jacob is a member of the Buffalo Boosters 4-H Club.

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Obituaries Dean Lewis Sr. Longtime Hugoton resident Dean Edward Lewis Sr. passed from this life Sunday evening, September 11, 2016 at Pioneer Manor in Hugoton. He was 93.

The son of Edward and Ida Bell Monroe Lewis, Dean was born March 3, 1923 in Wellsford.

June 7, 1945, Dean and Gloria G. Schwab were married in Baltimore, Md. Mr. Lewis was a member of the United Methodist Church of Hugoton.

Survivors include wife Gloria Lewis of Hugoton; son Dean Lewis Jr. and wife Jackie of Hugoton; two daughters, Cindy Kilbourn and husband Lewis of Denver, Co. and Janet Campbell

and husband Jerry of Emporia; his sister Earline Getz, of Kresgeville, Pa.; nine grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; one great great grandchild; and many other relatives and friends.

Dean is preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Earl Bea, Loma and Dewayne Lewis; three sisters, Vivian Lowry, Audrey Nelson and Marjorie Eckman; and grandson Mark Lewis.

Funeral services were attended Saturday afternoon, September 17 at United Methodist Church in Hugoton. Burial followed at Hugoton Cemetery with Rev. Rebecca Davison presiding.

A memorial has been established for United Methodist Church and Pioneer Manor. Memorials may be mailed to Paul’sRobson Funeral Home, PO Box 236, Hugoton, Ks 67951.

Paul’s-Robson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Kathleen Sakis The death of Kathleen Kennedy Sakis, age 71, has been learned. Mrs. Sakis passed away Saturday evening, September 17, 2016 at the Minneola District Hospital in Minneola.

She was born August 22, 1945 in Phoenix, Az., the daughter of Lewis Lamoreux and Vera K. Miles Kennedy.

As a young girl Kathleen attended school in Aurora, Co. A resident of Meade for ten years, having moved from Hugoton, she was a homemaker, mother, and a navigator.

Mrs. Sakis was a member of the Church of Christ and was associated with the Battered Women of America.

She enjoyed cooking, gardening, crocheting, collecting dolls, and spending time with her family and friends.

June 6, 1996, she married Paul E. Sakis at the First Christian Church in Hugoton. He survives.

Other survivors include four sons, Allen Goode,

Danny Goode and Darrell Goode all of Hugoton and Matt Sakis of Michigan; three daughters, Jolene Hines of Garden City, Dianna Miller and husband Arick of Hugoton and Bobbie Davis of Louisiana; her brother David Kennedy of West Virginia; three sisters, Louise Homan of Denver, Co., Glenda Kennedy of Illinois and Edith Reynolds of Denver, Co.; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Richard and Jesse.

Graveside services were Wednesday, September 21 at the Graceland Cemetery in Meade. Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.

In lieu of flowers the family would welcome memorials to the American Cancer Society in care of Fidler-OrmeBachman Mortuary in Meade.

Clifford Leonard Word has been received of the death of Clifford W. Leonard of Newcastle, Mr. Leonard passed from this life Tuesday, September 6, 2016 in Newcastle at the age of 73.

The son of Harry Clifford Leonard and the former Frances Leona Loraine Henry, he was born June 27, 1943 in Hutchinson.

Clifford owned and operated Allstate Exterminating Services, Inc. for 15 years. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and was Baptist in faith. In his spare time, he enjoyed going to the lake. His greatest enjoyment was spending time with his daughter. He was her biggest supporter and faithfully attended all of her cheer competitions and events.

Clifford was preceded in

death by his parents and one brother, Jerry Leonard.

Clifford is survived by his daughter Kailen Leonard and her fiance Zachary Stephens of Moore, Ok.; one son, Troy Leonard of Nevada; two sisters, Ruthie Brittle and her husband Ira “Peanuts” of Oregon and Sharon Malcolm of Oregon; three brothers, Gary Leonard and wife Mattie of Alabama, Deryl Leonard and wife Pat of Oregon and Dennis Leonard and wife Kathy of Arizona; sister-inlaw Joyce Leonard of Hugoton; his former wife, Debbie Leonard of Blanchard; the Cox family, with whom he maintained a close relationship; his office manager and dear friend, Sandy Dean, of Oklahoma City; and many other loved ones and friends.

Funeral services took place Monday, September 12, 2016 at the Woodland Hills Baptist Church in Newcastle. Burial followed in the Newcastle Memorial Gardens.

Arrangements were under the direction of Eisenhour Funeral Home of Blanchard.

Online obituary and guestbook are available at www.eisenhourfh.com.

Donald Hartshorn Death has claimed the life of Donald Hartshorn. Mr. Hartshorn passed away at the age of 81, Thursday, September 15, 2016 at his residence in Liberal.

He was born March 20, 1935 in Holly, Co., to Wallace and Edna Stwalley Hartshorn.

Donald was a resident of Liberal since 1969 and a member of the First Christian Church Disciples of Christ. Family was very important to him.

February 15, 1969 he married Roberta June Hartshorn Jenkins in Campo, Co. Roberta passed away in 2012.

Don was a farmer in his early years on the family farm in Holly, Co., then moved to Liberal with his wife Roberta and children.

He began truck driving for Sally Feed, moving hay from eastern Kansas to the tristate area feedlots, then continuing with his own trucking operation, Hartshorn Trucking.

Survivors include four sons, Scott Gourley of Hot Springs, Ar., Lance Hartshorn of Victor, Mt., Clendon Hartshorn and his wife Deana of Erie, Co., and Robert Hartshorn and his wife Christina of Lockport, N.Y.; four daughters, Deena Korting of Helena, Mt., Debbie Reece of Lone Tree, Co., Sherrie Harrison and her husband Martin of Liberal and Jacque Johnson

of Las Vegas, Nv.; his five sisters, Joyce Davis of Eads, Co., Ramona Carnes of Fowler, Co., Pat Daniels of Farmington, Il., Kay Frey of Lamar, Co. and Dianna Ham of Lamar; two aunts-in-law Eileen Hartshorn, wife of Bud of Lamar and Joyce Hartshorn, wife of Babe of Granada, Co.; his 16 grandchildren, Kendall Conner, Kenzie Fankhauser and husband Andy, Kennedy Conner, Dalton Harrison, Ragan Arthur and husband Clay, Lendon Hartshorn, Madison Hartshorn, Chelsea Malone, Tanner Malone, Ciera Hartshorn, Nicholas Hartshorn, David Felton, Joseph Eckes, Dustin “Temo” Eckes, John Gourley and Sarah Gourley; ten great grandchildren, Samantha Bolton, Danaka Felton, Makalynn Gourley, Hollis Gourley, Conner Fankhauser, Lexi Fankhauser, Casen Arthur, Savannah Armstrong, Kyra Patrick and Kimber Patrick; his caregiver and family friend, Gigi Mendez; and his beloved dog, Dante, survives as well.

Mr. Hartshorn was preceded in death by his parents; wife Roberta; three brothers, Bud Hartshorn, Babe Hartshorn and Max Hartshorn; sister Linda Rose; and grandson Brady Lawson.

Funeral services were attended Sunday, September 18 at Brenneman Funeral Home with Pastor Terry Ford presiding. Graveside services were attended Monday, September 19 at the Liberal Cemetery.

Brenneman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Liberal Animal Shelter in care of Brenneman Funeral Home, 1212 West Second St., Liberal, Ks 67901.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.brenne manfuneralhome.com.

Ella Mae Pennington Liberal resident Ella Mae Ellis Pennington passed from this life Thursday, September 15, 2016 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. She was 88.

She was born March 9, 1928 in Stevens County, the daughter of Earl John and Lola May Thomas Ellis. She graduated in 1945 from Haviland High School in Haviland and she had attended Seward County Community College.

Ella had been employed at the Rice Food Market in the HR Department and also Century 21 Kaleidoscope Real Estate.

She was a member of the First Christian Church DoC, Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority and the Liberal Noon Lions Club.

April 4, 1991, Ella married Orvin V. Pennington in Liberal. He preceded her in death August 28, 2001.

Survivors include one son, Frederick ‘Fred” DeRome and wife Sue of Tacoma, Wa.; daughters Constance “Connie” Dryden and husband Frank of Galveston, Tx.,

Victoria “Vicki” Melanson and husband Wayne of Liberal; sisters, Esther Ellis of Amarillo, Tx., Doris Harnden of Colorado Springs, Co., Eunice Welch and husband Gen. Larry Welch (Ret.) of Alexandria, Va. and Avis Brown and companion Carl Massa of Liberal; four grandchildren, Tom Shaw of San Diego, Ca., Matt Shaw of Sumner, Wa., Stacy Ward of Seattle, Wa. and Russell Melanson of St. Cloud, Mn.; eight great grandchildren; and two great great grandchildren.

Those preceding her in death were her parents; son Charles “Charlie” Earl DeRome; brothers, Eldon Ellis and Harold Ellis; sister Lillian Earlene Massie; grandchildren, Justin English DeRome, Rosella DeRome and John Frederick DeRome.

Memorial services were attended Monday, September 19 at the First Christian Church DoC in Liberal with Pastor Terry Ford presiding.

Burial was at Liberal Cemetery. Brenneman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be sent to the First Christian Church or Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority in care of Brenneman Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 1212 West Second, Liberal, Ks 67901.

Condolences may be sent to family at www.brenne manfuneralhome.com.

Ednetta “Nettie” Crotts Friends and family will gather Saturday to remember Ednetta “Nettie” Springer Gilmore Brown Crotts who passed from this life Friday, September 9, 2016 at Wheatridge Park Care Center at the age of 98.

She was born May 26, 1918 in Hoisington, to Frank and Marie Klas Springer.

She married Lawrence Crotts, December 22, 1958 in Hebron, Ne. He preceded her in death May 23, 1993.

Nettie moved to Olmitz at the age of five, at age 15 she moved to Great Bend to work as a housekeeper and at age 17 she joined her parents in Ottawa. She worked at Hercules Powder Plant in DeSoto during World War II and then for A.L. Duckwalls for nine years in Great Bend, Pratt and Liberal.

Mrs. Crotts was a member of the Catholic Church and a foster parent for 16 years.

She enjoyed ceramics, crocheting, gardening and she loved to fish.

Nettie leaves behind one son, Frank Bethas of Wichita; daughter-in-law Marlene Petz Gilmore of Mesa, Az.; stepson Richard Crotts and wife Joyce of New Guinea; stepdaughter Janice Crotts Sargent of Miami, Fl.; her grandchildren, Randy Gilmore and wife Ginny, Darin Gilmore and wife

Linda, all of Liberal, Scott Gilmore and wife Jennifer of Lawrence, Tammie Katzenmeier and husband Travis of Mesa, Az.; stepRichard grandchildren, Crotts and wife Darla of Richmond, Va., Julia Huffman and husband Michael of Mineral, Va., Alice Foster and husband Steve of Chesterfield, Va. and Ayla and Jack Sargent of Miami, Fl.; her foster children, Wyona Blake and husband Russell of St. George, Ut., Ricky Deardorf of Liberal, Dora Kyser and husband Bret of Bartlesville, Ok., Betty Ortega of Lamar, Co. and Francis Ortega Holden of St. Rosa, N.M.; 18 great grandchildren; 17 great great grandchildren; and many step-great, stepgreat-great and foster grandchildren.

Nettie is preceded in death by her father; mother Marie Hain and stepfather Joseph Hain Sr; sister Felicitas Springer Hermes; three halfbrothers, Harry, Joseph and Martin Hain; her son Jimmie Dean Gilmore; grandsons David Gilmore and Todd Gilmore;great-grandson Chad Woods; and her stepgrandson Jason Crotts.

Memorial services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 24 at the Brenneman Funeral Home with Fr. Jim Dieker officiating. Brenneman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the American Foundation for the Blind, 2 Penn Plaza, Ste. 1102, New York, N.Y. 10121 or in care of Brenneman Funeral Home and Cremation Services 1212 West Second, Liberal, Ks 67901.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.brenne manfuneralhome.com.

Letter from Governor Sam Brownback AGRICULTURE IS VITAL TO THE KANSAS ECONOMY Kansas is deservedly recognized as a powerhouse in production agriculture. From the first settlers like notable Kansan C.B. Schmidt, who led the immigration of Russian Mennonites to Kansas in the late 1800s, to today's farmers Kansans have always recognized the challenge and reward of agriculture.

Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to travel throughout south-central Kansas talking with and hearing from leaders in agriculture, including Jim Schmidt, a descendant of those original Russian Mennonite immigrants, who still farms in Kansas. The challenges he and others face today are different than those faced by their ancestors. Today, concerns about preserving water resources, increasing global competition and changing consumer demands must be addressed for agribusinesses to succeed. Weather conditions from drought to flood or excessive heat to extreme cold always present a risk to crop yields and agriculture.

These challenges affect more than just farmers, ranchers and other agricultural businesses in our state. Today, the agriculture industry in Kansas represents 43 percent of the state's economy and is valued at more than $62 billion. That makes agribusiness in Kansas important to all of us.

One of the most important issues facing agribusiness today is water conservation and preservation. Water was over-allocated for decades and it is important for us to address this issue now to ensure an adequate water supply for the state and future generations. These efforts are succeeding because of men and women who are willing to manage risk and adopt new technologies and practices.

Kansas farmers are pushing through hard times, with commodity and other prices being low. Growing the Kansas economy is a key priority for me, and that means helping our agribusinesses to succeed.

There are substantial things we can do long-term: We must be focused on ensuring our agricultural producers have access to reliable, efficient and modern transportation networks to move their products to market. We must recruit and retain the employees these businesses - big and small - need to be successful. We must partner with industry to address regulatory and statutory roadblocks at the local, state and federal levels.

We know Kansas has been blessed with tremendous natural resources - from water to fertile land - and that we must be good stewards of those resources so they are available for our children and grandchildren.

This is a key time for Kansas to focus on moving into the future as we develop strategic plans for agricultural growth.

Governor Sam Brownback

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Obituaries William “Bill” Huddleston

Cleora Nordyke Lifelong Stevens County resident Cleora Greenwood Nordyke passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at Stevens County Hospital at the age of 89.

She was born December 12, 1926 at a farm-house in rural Stevens County to Mack Greenwood and the former Georgia Anna Davis. She graduated with the Hugoton High School Class of 1944.

She attended Pueblo Business College.

March 18, 1946, Cleora married Robert W. Nordyke in Liberal. Bob was just returning from Europe after doing his military service during World War II. They led a busy life raising four boys and one girl. Both parents followed their kids around southwest Kansas watching their ballgames. Cleora and Bob’s entertainment was often bowling at the EZ Bowl.

Cleora was a life member of the Hugoton VFW Auxiliary and a member of the First Christian Church.

She worked at many local busi-

nesses including Bloodhart Drug and Culligan Laundromat. A favorite pastime of hers was garage sales and on sunny days she would open her garage, hang out the “Garage Sale” sign and wait for customers to come in to shop. There was nothing she enjoyed more than K-State football and KU basketball.

At the Hugoton Senior Center she kept her tablemates up to date with the sports schedules and scores for the ballgames. She even recruited a few friends to become football and basketball fans.

In February of 2016, Cleora moved to Pioneer Manor in Hugoton. She was an avid Bingo player and often won many games.

When she felt she had won too much Bingo, she would pass her winning card to a friend and tell her to shout, “Bingo!”

Cleora was preceded in death by her husband; parents; four sisters, Maxine Lautaret, Lorene Lautaret, Vera Lowery and baby Ellen

Greenwood; and three brothers, Elden, Myron and Kenneth Greenwood.

Survivors include her daughter Patricia Bishop and husband Leslie of Leoti; four sons, Robert D. and wife Rebecca of Wichita, Rodney E. and wife Robyn of Ulysses, John W. and wife Doris of Colorado Springs, Co. and Harold D. and wife Carole of Hugoton; brother Milton Greenwood of Nampa, Id.; sister Loretta Cacciatore of Colorado Springs; sisters-in law, Carole Greenwood of Colorado Springs and Joy Greenwood of Canon City, Co.; her 13 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.

A Hugoton graveside service was attended Saturday morning, September 17 with Pastor Heath Kelly officiating.

Memorials may be made to the Hugoton Senior Center or the Alzheimer’s Association.

The staff at Pioneer Manor and Stevens County Hospital provided attentive and compassionate care for Cleora and her family.

Commissioners

Longtime Texhoma area resident William Roy “Bill” Huddleston passed from this life Sunday morning, September 18, 2016 at Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo, Tx. from injuries sustained in an accident. He was 72.

The son of Roy Joe Huddleston and the former Juanita Mildred Wright, Bill was born March 24, 1944 in the Eva, Ok. community. Bill attended the Texhoma School system, graduating with the Class of 1962. He then attended Panhandle State University, receiving his degree in Animal Husbandry in 1966.

the commissioners tackled the tough issue of spending cuts.

The group brought up several options for the Center to continue, including moving the equipment to the Bob Sosa Building at the Hugoton Recreation Commission and turning the Center into a coop, where members buy the facility and provide upkeep.

They also suggested pay cuts or eliminating a position. The commissioners brought up time and again the issue of keeping taxes lower while providing needed services for residents. Pat reminded the audience the county has only been responsible for the Center for a few years, and that's because the hospital's budget couldn't bear the expense.

Now taxpayers are subsidizing the Center for 200 people who use it out of 5700 people in Stevens County.

Joe D. told those present the commissioners haven't voted to close the Center for 2017 and reported the expense is still in the budget.

The Center's expenses will stay in the budget unless there is a motion made and approved by the Commissioners to close it. Then the money will return to the General Fund. Joe D. also said he was amazed the county hasn't had to cut any jobs to this point the only positions vacated are out of attrition, i.e. retirement.

The commissioners have worked for months to find every dollar possible to avoid raising taxes to an unlivable amount. Pat asked Amy Jo to

Commissioners will offer the above Pioneer Manor Addition lots for sale Monday, November 7 at 11:00 a.m. after their regular meeting in the Commissioners’ Room. The covenants regarding the lots have been relaxed. Contact your commissioner for more information.

Shirley Clark and husband Sonny and Sandi Dunstan and husband David all of Amarillo; and numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

Funeral services are planned for Thursday, September 22 at 10:00 a.m. at the Texhoma United Methodist Church with Rev. Mike Enright officiating. Interment will follow at the Texhoma Cemetery. Services are under the care of the BunchRoberts Funeral Home of Guymon, Ok. The family suggests memorials in Bill’s name be made to the OPSU Livestock Judging Team, OPSU Scholarship Foundation or to the Texhoma United Methodist Church. Memorials will be accepted at the BunchRoberts Funeral Home, PO Box 1112, Guymon, Ok. 73942.

Friends may sign the online guestbook and leave condolences at www.bunch roberts.com.

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mately $23,000. His crew has about one day of patch work left, but the cool wet weather has prevented them from finishing. The commissioners and Tony then talked about the crossing permits with Black Hills. The timeline has been moved up for Stevens County, as Black Hills will start here and proceed toward Seward County instead of vice versa. Two Black Hills representatives came in to ease any concerns the commissioners and Tony had regarding safety at the crossings. Both men assured the group that concrete - and a much hardier pipe would be as safe and more cost-effective than casings, quoting the figures of $12,000 per crossing for concrete and $20,000-plus per crossing for casing. The commissioners along with Tony reiterated their concern for the safety of county residents and employees.Tony and the commissioners opted to allow Black Hills to issue the permits with amendments including a stipulation that Black HIlls would be financially responsible in the event of an accident and that the line would be six feet deep. The Black Hills reps agreed to that. Tony then discussed roads in Moscow needing upkeep. He said his group would likely help them out with a pothole near the highway, and then they would winterize the asphalt plant.

Next up was Darla Mirabal and quite a few supporters of the Fitness Center. The room was filled to near capacity as

Bill and Eletha Belle Clark were married and two daughters were born to this union.

Bill worked as a farmer, rancher and horse trainer. He took great pride in working at Sunny Slope Horse Farm for Billy Allen in Scott City for several years. He was a member of the Texhoma United Methodist Church.

Those preceding him in death were his parents; grandparents, Roy and Helen Huddleston and Earl and Oma Wright; an infant daughter; grandson Austin Harper; niece Misty Inman; and friend Leta Akins.

Survivors include his daughter Nanine Harper and husband Barry of Hugoton; three grandchildren, Brie Greeson and husband Carl of Liberal, Tucker Heaton of Amarillo and Jessica Harper of Overland Park; great granddaughter Teagen Greeson; his stepmother Nadine Huddleston of Amarillo; brother Donnie Huddleston and wife Valerie of rural Texhoma; three sisters, Cathy Evans of Lago Vista, Tx., and

pass around copies of the Fitness Center's budget so everyone could see where the budget is spent. An audience member observed the projected membership dues of $90,000 for 2017 would only cover the salaries of the employees, while the remaining $30,000 and cost of employee benefits would have to come from taxes. The commissioners agreed a members' co-op would be the best-case scenario and urged the audience members to seriously consider the issue. Pat also said the building doesn't generate tax dollars like other privatelyowned buildings. The appeal of some tax money coming from a privately-owned facility versus no tax money from a county-owned facility can't be ignored. As the most-likely future Commissioner, Tron Stegman was asked for his opinion. He said he'd like to keep the Center, but the way it's being run has to change.

During its tenure in Stevens County, the Center has never had to turn a profit, or even break even. Due to the recent extreme loss in county valuation, an increase in revenue has to appear for a venture to be deemed worthwhile.

The audience was told there are three options: leave the Center in the budget as is; close the Center with a motion from the Commissioners or take initiative and explore the option of co-op ownership.

Commissioners told the group there will be a budget hearing September 27 at 8:30 a.m. and the Center's funds are currently included. Pat then made a motion to close the Center; it died for lack of a second. He said he made the motion so no one could say the commissioners closed the Center "behind closed doors".

Pat said, "My responsibility is to all the taxpayers of Stevens County." After thanking the commissioners for their time and consideration, the group filed out of the room.

Sale of the lots in the Pioneer Manor addition was then discussed, with the Commissioners agreeing to ease the covenants. They set a date of November 7 at 11:00 a.m. to hear bids. Motion to amend the covenants following recommendations from Joe D. and Pat passed unanimously.

Paul will refile before the sale.

The meeting adjourned.

The commissioners will next meet September 27 at 8:30 a.m. for the budget hearing in the Commissioners' Room.

Their next regularly scheduled meeting will be Monday, October 3 at 8:30 a.m. in the Commissioners' Room in the Stevens County Courthouse.

The death of Mark Edgar Mills of Oklahoma City, Ok. has been learned. Mark passed away Friday, September 16, 2016 at the age of 55.

Born August 30, 1961 in Fort Bragg, N.C., he was the son of Edgar Bauley Mills and Bonnie Ferguson Mills.

January 3, 2009, he married Jolynn Earnest in Liberal. They were married for seven years.

Mark was active as one of Jehovah's witnesses. He was known for his ability to work on vehicles which he very much liked doing. Mark was friendly, humorous and had the ability to make people

laugh. He was a cheerful man.

Mark enjoyed football, especially the New York Giants.

He used to play cards with the brothers from time to time. He enjoyed golf in his spare time, especially when he was younger. He was a vegetable lover who loved them all - broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts - you name it, he loved it. Mark was always telling his family to eat their vegetables. He was a unique individual.

Survivors include his wife Jolynn Mills of the home in Moore, Ok.; son Kristopher Brunswick of Savannah, Ga.;

brother John Mills of Tucson, Az.; sister Michele McNeely of Tucson; half sister Colleen Sump of Wichita; grandson Brody Brunswick of Springfield, Ga. and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and other members of the family.

Mark is the son-in-law of Beulah Carter and brotherin-law of Michael Burrows both of Hugoton. Mark is preceded in death by his mother Bonnie Bean.

Memorial services were attended Saturday, September 17 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Moore.

Nellie Hyde Former Hugoton resident Nellie Nix Hyde passed away Saturday, September 17, 2016 in McDonough, Ga. at the age of 91.

Nellie was born February 3, 1925 to Benjamin Harrison Nix and the former Lydia Mable Schaffer in Stevens County on her family’s farm.

In 1946 Nellie was united in marriage to Wallace Nathan Ward of Brownwood, Tx. They welcomed her first daughter Cynthia Nell into the world together. After 11 years of marriage, he preceded her in death in 1957.

In 1958 she met Charles Earl Hyde of Hugoton. They married and welcomed her second daughter Charla Kay. She also welcomed stepdaughter Bobbie Lou into her

family. Charles preceded her in death in 1973.

Mrs. Hyde enjoyed time spent with family and friends. She never met a stranger and was always so generous, loving and kind hearted. She will be remembered most for her motherly love toward everyone.

Surviving family members are Cindy and Roger Bonsall of Hugoton and their children - Stacie and Guy Robbins and Tab, and MaKinze Shelton all of Hugoton, Stephanie and Jeff Kippes, Riley, Connor and Copper all of Dodge City and Arby and Jessica Bonsall, Zane, Jace and Chaz all of Hugoton; Bobbie Roberts and Michelle and Maddy Hoy all of Riverton, Ut.; Charla and Michael Ford

of McDonough - Michael and Carey, Jacob, Jesse and Lily Belle all of Locust Grove, Ga., Melysa and Ross Caponetto and Ross Michael and baby, all of Blue Springs, Mo.; her brother Ben Nix and wife Jane of Liberal; sister-in-law Carol Nix of Mesa, Az.; many nieces and nephews; and countless friends.

In addition to her parents and two husbands, Nellie is preceded in death by her brothers, Homer, Ford, Virgil, Harding and Reed; her sister Norma; niece Sheila Fay; and nephew Charles Lee. Funeral services will be Thursday, September 22 at Paul’s-Robson Funeral Home at 10:00 a.m. with burial at Hugoton Cemetery.

Hospital/Commissioners Continued from page 1 ferring one of the public transportation vans from the health department to the Manor. Linda said the van will be available to help residents travel when they can, but the system won't be exactly the same. A local church is looking into picking up some of the public transportation as well.

Finally, the group discussed the Manor's transition to a CCRC facility,

and the changes they'll be making to obtain CCRC status. Linda reminded the commissioners the bed tax would increase exponentially if these changes weren't made. The bed tax would be $400,000 per year - up from $160,000 - after January 2017. Fortunately, the plans for the Manor's Independent Living quarters were accepted, and are now awaiting approval by the State Fire

The two rooms shown will be combined into one Independent Living area for one or two occupants. The area will be separate from Pioneer Manor in most aspects, and the occupants will be able to come and go as they please. They can take meals with Manor residents or make their own in a small kitchenette.

Marshal. The group then toured the area proposed for independent living, while Linda detailed more detailed plans.

Double-occupancy rooms will be slightly altered to offer apartment-style living. There will be a small gathering area and a door to the parking lot.

After visiting the area and discussing the changes, the group adjourned.

Pioneer Manor resident Roberta Moser accompanied SCH CEO Linda Stalcup during her tour of the soon-tocome Independent Living area at the Manor.

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Thomas Jefferson did not sign the Constitution. He was in France during the Convention, where he served as the U.S. minister. John Adams was serving as the U.S. Minister to Great Britain during the Constitutional Convention and did not attend either.

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Look who’s new Proud parents Andrew and Paige German of Johnson are happy to announce the birth of their son Nolan Glen German.

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Main and Second Street 544-2773 Ben Coats, Pastor Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.

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CHURCH OF CHRIST 1045 S. Van Buren Church: 544-2825 Home: 453-0965 Lee Rottman 1041 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 CHRIST OF 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 544-2493 Pastor Dave Piper Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.

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Evening Services - 6:00 p.m.

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seven pounds, 13 ounces and was 21 1/4 inches long.

Grandparents are Glen and Vicki Gaskill, Lyle and Carolyn Davidson and Tom German.

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FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 600 S. Van Buren - 544-2715 Pastor Heath Kelley Sunday School - 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Fellowship - 10:15 - 10:30 a.m.

Worship Hour - 10:30 - 12:00 Children'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 544-2715 FIRST CHURCH OF GOD 801 W. City Limits 544-2652 Israel Franco, Pastor Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday Evening Service - 6:30 p.m.

Call 544-2652 for Church Bus HUGOTON BAPTIST CHURCH Eighth and Main 544-2210 Pastor Gary Stafford Parsonage - 544-2295 Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study - 6:30 p.m.

LONE STAR FRIENDS CHURCH 14 Miles East of Hugoton on Highway 51 Church 624-3784 Home 624-3104 Pastor Gary Damron Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.

Blended Worship Celebration - 10:45 a.m.

Jr. High & Sr. High Youth Group - Sunday 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday Evening Adult Study - 6:30 p.m.

Prayer Meeting Wednesday - 8:00 p.m.

MY FATHER’S HOUSE A Full Gospel Church 207 East 6th - Hugoton Pam Peachey, Pastor 544-2436 Services Sundays 10:30 a.m. & 5:00 p.m.

PRIMERO BAUTISTA IGLESIA HISPANO Congregación 618 Main sur - Hugoton 620-370-1003 Pastor Marcelino Auila Servicio de la Iglesia 11:00 a.m. - Domingo 7:00 p.m. - Miércoles RIVER OF LIFE CHURCH (formerly Lighthouse Fellowship) 424 S. Jackson 544-4828 Don Quattlebum, Pastor Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Church - 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday - 7:00 p.m.

SCL employee speaks at Stacey Strickland, Children’s Services Coordinator at the Stevens County Library, was recently selected to present a program for the Southwest Kansas Library System’s “Storytime Bootcamp in Dodge City.” The Bootcamp was “a fast-paced day filled

Stacey Strickland uses her unique skills to engage the imaginations and active participation of her young audience members.

SOVEREIGN REDEEMER CHURCH Pastor - Eric Mason Sunday School - 9:00 a.m.

Coffee/Fellowship - 10:00 a.m.

Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m.

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September 21-30 - Hugoton Elementary School Book Fair Week September 23 - HHS football will host Scott City. Kickoff is at 7:00 p.m.

September 24 - Elwanda Irwin Estate Sale - 430 West City Limits - 9:30 a.m. sharp!

September 26 - DivorceCare, a special help seminar and support group for people experiencing di-

ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH 1011 South Jefferson Street 544-2551 Sunday - 11:00 a.m. English Mass - 1:00 p.m. - Spanish Mass

TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH 516 N.E. Avenue 544-2355 Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.

Worship Service - 10:45 a.m.

Rev. Larry Bradford, Interim Pastor 544-9492 or 598-2400 YOU ARE WELCOME!

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 828 S. Main Hugoton 544-8715 Reverend Rebecca Davison, Pastor Wednesday Praise! Kids - 3:45 p.m.

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

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

Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.

Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m.

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Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study - 6:00 p.m.

Team Kids (Wed.) - 3:30-5:00p.m. Sept.-Apr. Youth Study Thursday - 7:00 p.m.

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MOSCOW UNITED METHODIST 598-2426 Lay Leader Patty Lahey 598-2426 Sunday 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.

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Sunday Evening Service - 6:00 p.m.

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

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with tips, tricks, and skills that will help enhance story time.”

Eight presenters from across the state were selected to give seminars on aspects of storytime sessions.

Stacey was asked to speak about “Beyond the Stories: Using Music, Rhythm and Movement to Enhance Storytime.” She explained how she incorporates rhythm instruments, dance and songs to engage imaginations, encourage active participation, and practice fine and gross motor skills. These skills are particularly important with the age range - birth to age five - she currently works with during Circle Time.

If you would like your child to join Miss Stacey in her weekly Circle Time, registrations are still available. The sessions meet at 10:30 a.m. each Wednesday morning.

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The practical import of this is that it’s easy to improve our world by simply treating others with loving kindness and trying to live in harmony with those around us. When those around us are friendly and return our kindness this is quite easy, but it becomes considerably more difficult when those around us are angry or hostile, especially if they are attacking us. In that case we have to make a conscious effort to overcome what our brains and bodies are prompting us to do and to turn our scowls into friendly grins.

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George and Dorcas Mead will celebrate 70 years of marriage Saturday, September 24 with a come and go event. Help the couple celebrate by coming to Pioneer Manor Coffee Shop from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

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September 27 - Parent/Teacher Conferences at USD #210 schools from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.

September 29 - USD #210 students will be dismissed at 1:00 p.m. for Parent/Teacher conferences, starting at 1:30 p.m.

September 30 - No school for USD #210 students.

October 1 - Stevens County Healthcare will host their annual Free Health Fair at the Hugoton Middle / High School Cafeteria from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Call Alisha Hinz at 620-544-6162 for more information. Pre-registration is required for anyone having lab work done. Pick up paperwork at Stevens County Hospital, Stevens County Retail Pharmacy or Stevens

County Medical Clinic until September 30 at 4:00 p.m.

October 3 - Stevens County Commissioners will meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Courthouse.

- Stevens County Hospital Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the Pioneer Manor Conference Room.

October 4 - Hugoton Airport Board will meet at 7:00 p.m. at the airport.

October 11 - Stevens County Economic Development Board will meet at 12:00 noon in the Activity Room at the Senior Center.

- Stevens County Genealogical Society will meet at 1:00 p.m. at the Stevens County Library.

- Hugoton City Council will meet at 5:15 p.m.

October 12 - Hugoton Area Chamber of Commerce Board will meet at 12:00 noon.

October 14 - No school for USD #210 students due to teacher work day.

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What’s Happenin’ with Hugoton students?

Brecklyn Stump works to get her name’s position just right Sunday evening. Photo courtesy of USD 210.

Family and friends of Montana Beesley gather Sunday afternoon, September 11 to include her name on the senior sign.

Montana passed from this life in October 2014 and was a member of the HHS Class of 2017. She was well-liked by her

classmates and a source of joy to everyone who knew her. Many HHS students will remember her this year as they go through their senior year of high school. Montana’s parents are Don and Renee Beesley. Photo courtesy of USD 210.

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Seventh grade scientists work with Synergistic Modules. Many activities and experiments are being completed by the seventh grade class. Photo courtesy of USD 210.

Members of the Hugoton High School Class of 2017 paint their names on the senior sign at the back of the football field bleachers Sunday, September 11. Photo courtesy of USD 210.

y t n u o C s n e v e St e r a c h t l He a Miss Lacy's College Algebra classes are learning about linear regression and using data to predict values. Thursday, September 8, they participated in an activity where they predicted the number of rubber bands needed to safely bungee jump a Barbie off of the top of the football stadium. Photo courtesy of USD 210.

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Eagles collide at HHS’s first home game of season

Colby traveled to Hugoton Friday night for lots of football action. After battling some fierce competition, the Hugoton Eagles lost their first home game to Colby 21-24.

In the first quarter, both teams struggled to score. It was in the second quarter that Colby scored a touchdown and a field goal to bring their score to ten. Hugoton answered with a touchdown of their own in the same quarter.

Quarterback Valentino Degollado threw a 26 yard pass to Bradan Slemp for the touchdown.

The two point conversion pass from Degallado to Zack Leininger was good, bringing the Eagles’ score to eight. At the end of the second quarter the score was Hugoton 8 and Colby 10.

The Eagles got another touchdown in the third quarter when Degollado ran in for two yards but the two point conversion was no good.

Colby scored a touchdown on a 12 yard pass and the point after was good. The third quarter ended with the Eagles at 14 and Colby at 17.

With 1:14 left on the clock in the fourth quarter, Degallado threw a pass to Leininger for another touchdown. The point after was good bringing Hugoton to 21 points. But it was not enough for the Hugoton Eagles to defeat Colby. Colby also had a touchdown in the fourth quarter bringing their score to 24 and officially beating HHS. Colby Korf caught six passes for 81 yards, followed

by Leininger with four passes for 51 yards. Slemp caught

one pass for 11 yards and Marcos Baeza had 11 yards on one pass. Daniel Bustillos caught two passes for five yards.

Dawson Kerbow had one punt return for seven yards.

Degallado had a total of 79 yards rushing followed by Pedro Ordonez with 46 and Romano Burger with five.

The Eagles had a total of 178 yards passing while Colby had 181 yards.

Hugoton had 126 yards rushing compared to Colby’s 114 yards. HHS boasted 11 first downs compared to Colby’s nine.

Friday, September 23, Hugoton will battle Scott City here with kickoff at 7:00 p.m.

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Romano Burger runs the ball down field while Jeff Persinger and Bernabe Mendoza block the Colby players. Photo courtesy of USD 210.

Hugoton High School’s marching band performs for the audience at the first home football

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against the Spikers at 5:30 p.m. and Frost’s next game will be at 7:45 p.m. against the Flames.

Hugoton’s JV volleyball team played in the Sublette tournament Saturday, September 17. Coach Graber reports, “The girls are getting scrappier every match and I’m proud of how they played all day.”

The girls split with both Sublette and Syracuse in their first two games, then won against Lakin, 25-16 and 25-12. The ladies then went on to win against Southwestern Heights, 25-19 and 25-22. They recorded a final loss against Holcomb, but managed to secure second place! Congratulations!

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resulted in another “W” for the Hugoton team, 25-15.

Finally, the girls finished up the tournament with a difficult match against Dodge City. HHS’s team was exhausted, but found the strength to win yet another match in just two games 25-19 and 25-13.

The varsity Lady Eagles volleyball team will host a quad this Thursday, September 22. The game will be the “Pink Out” night, so be sure to get to the West Gym and wear your pink! Play begins at 4:00 p.m. The varsity team will play in another tournament this Saturday, September 24 at Garden City High School. They will face teams from Garden City, Cimarron, Dodge City, Hays, Lakin, Sublette, Ulysses and Holcomb. Play starts at 9:00 a.m.

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Brooklyn Harper kneels to receive the volleyball during a recent home game, while Jayden Korf is ready to help out. Photo courtesy of USD 210.

Hugoton High School’s volleyball team went to Liberal Saturday, September 17 to participate in a tournament at Liberal South High School.

The girls went 3-2 for the day, even though two of the players were feeling under the weather and the starting middle hitter was unable to play. Head Coach Kim Korf commented, “I was very proud of their effort as the day progressed.”

In the first game, HHS suffered a loss to Liberal 7-25.

Their second game saw the girls score ten more points but their efforts fell short and the ladies recorded a loss, 1725. Facing Wichita Southeast in their second game, HHS came back strong, dominating the Golden Buffaloes in two games, 25-13 and 25-14.

Next up for the girls’ schedule was the Meade Lady Buffs. The Lady Eagles battled bravely, but fell to MHS in two, 22-25 and 18-25. In their fourth match, despite the grueling pace of the tournament, the girls managed a decisive win against Southwestern Heights in the first game 25-8. The second game

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Girls’ golf team brings home some “hardware” The girls golf team has been busy the last few weeks.

Two weeks ago Mary Weaver, Brionna Beard and Hallie Wettstein went to Goodland and left there with two medals. Brionna took home the first place JV medal and Hallie took home the third place JV medal. Mary just

missed medalling on the varsity side.

Last week Katie Crawford and Yesenia Estrada went to Ulysses to play a JV tournament. Katie played great golf all day but unfortunately missed medalling by one stroke.

Yesenia played her best round of the season and

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This is a young team with one senior and four sophomores. The future of this team rides on these sophomores getting as much golf in as possible and that's what these girls love to do.

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Brionna Beard proudly shows her first place medal.

Breckyn Hertel sets her stride during the cross country meet.

She places eleventh at the meet. Photo courtesy of USD 210.

Toby McClure pushes herself during the race at home Saturday. Photo courtesy of USD 210.

Hallie Wettstein is proud of her third place medal.

Katie Crawford swings her club at the golf ball during action in Goodland.

Varsity cross country boys gather for a pep talk before the start of the race Saturday. The boys team placed second at the meet.

Photo courtesy of USD 210.

Miguel Martinez and Abraham Garcia stride side by side at the cross coutry meet in Hugoton Saturday. Miguel places seventh and Abraham places eighth. Photo courtesy of USD 210.

Yesenia Estrada is getting ready to hit the ball down the green.

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Ag Wise Joshua Morris, Stevens County Extension Agent A.N.R. jcmorris@ksu.edu office: 620-544-4359

Time to Plant Spring-flowering Bulbs Late September through October is an excellent time to plant spring-flowering bulbs such as crocus, tulips and daffodils. These plants need to develop roots in the fall and must meet a chilling requirement over the winter in order to bloom in the spring. Choose a planting site that has full sun to partial shade. The ideal soil would be a sandy loam, but even poor soils can be used if organic material such as peat moss, compost, or aged bark is mixed in.

For example, a heavy clay can be amended by mixing in one-third to one-half organic material. Soil pH should be between 6.0 and 7.0. Bulbs need good aeration as well as good drainage for proper development. It is best if the bulbs are given 12 inches of prepared soil. If one-third organic material were added, this would require mixing four inches of organic material with eight inches of soil. Incorporate about three pounds of a complete fertilizer such as a 5-10-5 per 100 square feet during preparation or fertilize according to soil test.

Planting depths vary depending on the size of the bulbs. For example, tulips and hyacinths are set about six inches deep, and daffodils are put six to eight inches deep.

Smaller bulbs are planted shallower. As a rule of thumb, bulbs are planted two to three times as deep as their width.

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Planting depth is the distance from the bottom of the bulb to the top of the soil. Large bulbs are normally spaced four to six inches apart, and small bulbs about one to two inches.

Planting in clumps or irregular masses produces a better display than planting singly.

After placing the bulbs at the proper depth, replace half the soil and add water. This will settle the soil around the bulbs and provide good bulb/soil contact. Add the remaining soil and water again. Although there will be no top growth in the fall, the roots are developing, so soil needs to be kept moist but not wet. Mulch can be added after the soil has frozen to prevent small bulbs from being heaved out of the soil by alternate freezing and thawing.

Rotation of Vegetable Crops Rotating vegetable crops is a standard way of helping prevent disease from being carried over from one year to the next.

Rotation means that crops are moved to different areas of the garden each year. Planting the same crop, or a related crop, in the same area each year can lead to a build-up of disease.

Also, different crops vary in the depth and density of the root system as well as extract different levels of nutrients. As a rule, cool-season crops such as cabbage, peas, lettuce and onions have relatively sparse, shallow root systems and warm-season crops such as tomatoes, peppers and melons have deeper, better developed

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root systems. Therefore, it can be helpful to rotate warmseason and cool-season crops.

As mentioned earlier, it is also a good idea to avoid planting closely related crops in the same area as diseases may be shared among them.

For example, tomatoes, potatoes, peppers and eggplant are closely related. Also, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and brussels sprouts share many characteristics in common.

Therefore, do not plant cabbage where broccoli was the previous year or tomatoes where the peppers were. So, why is this important to bring this up in the fall? Now is the time to make a sketch of your garden so that the layout is not forgotten when it is time to plant next year.

The 2016 Taiwan Agricultural Youth Exchange Program is currently accepting applications from high school seniors or college freshmen who are passionate about agriculture and are interested in representing Kansas in a week-long exchange program in December 2016.

Each year the National Taichung Agricultural Senior High School in central Taiwan hosts students from the Midwest for this program. Selected students will tour agricultural facilities and businesses in Taiwan, and will learn about Taiwanese agriculture. This program will take place December 510, 2016.

Exports play an important role in Kansas agriculture.

According to Euromonitor, Kansas exported nearly $98 million in agricultural goods to Taiwan in 2015, including beef, oil seeds, live animals, cereal grains, wheat flour and vegetables. Globally, exports of agricultural products contributed just over $3.3 billion to the Kansas economy in 2015.

“The Taiwan Agricultural Youth Exchange Program is a tremendous opportunity for students who are passionate about agriculture,” said Suzanne Ryan-Numrich, international trade director for the Kansas Department of Agriculture. “Students are able to return from Taiwan with a broader understanding of international agriculture and the role that exports play in their local communities.”

Three students will be selected to represent Kansas. In order to be eligible to apply, students must be the following requirements: • Be a high school senior or college freshman; • Be at least 18 years of age by the beginning of the trip; • Have a strong Kansas agricultural background; • Have a valid U.S. passport by time of exchange program selection; and

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In the Scott County Invitational Land Judging, Hugoton’s Team places third in Land Judging and third in Homesite Evaluation.

Pictured left to right are Hallie Wettstein, eighth in Land and tenth in Homesite individual; Bernabe Mendoza, tenth in Land, eighth in Homesite; Elias Mendoza, eleventh in Land, twelfth in Homesite; and Emma McClure, sixteenth in Land and eleventh in Homesite. Photo courtesy of Les McNally.

“Notes From Nancy”

by Stevens County FACS Agent Nancy Honig

Prepare Kansas Power Outages September is National Food Safety Education Month! This week my information about dealing with food safety and power outages was prepared

by Londa Nwadike, State Extension Consumer Food Safety Specialist for Kansas and Missouri.

If you are in the middle of a power outage, some key steps should be taken to ensure your perishable food (food requiring refrigeration or freezing for safety) stays safe for as long as possible. It is very important to keep your refrigerator and freezer doors closed as much as possible so the cold air inside will not escape. If the refrigerator doors are kept closed, the food inside could remain at a safe temperature for up to four hours. If the freezer doors are kept closed, a full freezer could remain at a safe temperature for up to 48 hours, or 24 hours if the freezer is half full, as the frozen items in the freezer can help to keep the other items cold.

If the power is off for more than four hours, the most perishable items in the fridge should be moved to a cooler with ice to keep them at a safe temperature. If you don’t have

enough space in your cooler, you don’t need to include foods that don’t actually require refrigeration, such as fresh whole fruits and vegetables, hard and processed cheeses, fresh herbs and spices, and nuts. A more detailed list of foods that don’t actually require refrigeration for safety is available from a USDA publication at https://www.food safety.gov/keep/emer gency/index.html. It is also important to include a thermometer in the cooler to be sure the food is staying below 40F for safety. If perishable foods get too much warmer than 40F, microorganisms that can make you sick can grow more rapidly. If you see that the temperature of the cooler is getting above 40F, add more ice or frozen ice packs, and if needed, drain off some of the water in the cooler.

If the power has been off for close to 24 hours, or if you have been told that the power will be off for more than 24 hours, you will need to use dry ice or block ice to keep the foods in the freezer cold enough for safety. You will need to find a source of either dry ice or blocks of ice that you can safely use in your freezer.

Dry ice may be sold by some

larger grocery stores. It is important to be sure that the dry ice or block ice and any containers used to hold it are intended for contact with food, so that the ice itself does not contaminate your food. For a full 18 cubic foot freezer, 50 pounds of dry ice should keep food frozen for two additional days.

Consider preparing ahead of a storm by following these USDA Food Safety Tips: * Freeze water in one-quart plastic storage bags or small containers prior to a storm.

These containers are small enough to fit in around the food in the refrigerator and freezer to help keep food cold.

Remember, water expands when it freezes so don’t overfill the containers. * Freeze refrigerated items, such as leftovers, milk and fresh meat and poultry that you may not need immediately. This helps keep them at a safe temperature longer. * Know where you can get dry ice or block ice. * Have coolers on hand to keep refrigerated food cold if the power will be out for more than four hours.

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• Be able and willing to pay for airfare costs (approximately $1,400).

Applications must be submitted by October 14 for the student to be considered.

Students interested in applying can find more information at agriculture.ks.gov/AgEd. The Taiwan Agricultural Youth Exchange Program is sponsored by the Kansas Department of Agriculture, the Kansas FFA Association and Kansas 4-H. For more information, contact Robin Blume, KDA education and events coordinator, at Robin.

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Emma McClure, Toby McClure, Ady Gooch and Megan Newlon; in the back row are David Barker, Vallery Persing, Sydney Meyer, Henry Beesley, Laramie Brecheisen, Kaleb Grubbs and Drake Knier. Photo courtesy of Les McNally.

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Hugoton FFA members tour the State Fair to learn more about Agriculture. Members attending are, in front, Luis Ramos, Caitlyn Kiley, Dakota Vaughn, Abby Tharp and Amber Baeza; in the middle are Michael Mirabal, Austin Stevenson, Brian Rios, Rene Martin,

Monday, September 12, 2016 • Dogs at Large, 500 Block of South Monroe, Dogs Impounded, Officer Fedelin • Vehicle Unlock, 400 Block of South Madison, Citizen Assist, Officer Fedelin • Theft, 100 Block of East Sixth, Took Report, Officer Fedelin • Vehicle Unlock, 600 Block of East Eleventh, Citizen Assist, Officer Fedelin • Dog at Large, 1000 Block of South Harrison, Stayed With RP, Officer Lamatsch Tuesday, September 13, 2016 • Vehicle Unlock, 500 Block of South Monroe, Citizen Assist, Officer Fedelin Wednesday, September 14, 2016 • Vehicle Unlock, 1000 Block of South Madison, Citizen Assist, Officer Crane • Medical Assist, 1700 Block of South Main, Public Service, Officer

Crane • Dogs at Large, 300 Block of East Sixth, Unable to Locate, Officer Hagman Thursday, September 15, 2016 • Aggravated Assault, 300 Block of South Harrison, Took Report, Officer Hagman • Citizen Assist, 500 Block of South Monroe, Public Service, Sergeant Johnson Friday, September 16, 2016 • Criminal Damage to Property, 1700 Block of South Main, Took Report, Officer Fedelin • Dogs at Large, Seventh and Main, Unable to Locate, Officer Lamatsch Saturday, September 17, 2016 • Motorbike on Fire, 4H Building, Put the Fire Out, Officer Crane • Citizen Assist, 1000 Block of South Trindle, Public Service, Officer Crane • Disturbance, 1000 Block of South Washington, Gone on Arrival, Officer

Crane • Citizen Assist, Public Service, Officer Lamatsch • DUI, Subject Arrested, Officer Lamatsch • Loud Music, 600 Block of East Fourth, Given a Warning, Officer Lamatsch • Unwanted Subject, 1600 Block of Eisenhower, Subject Removed, Officer Lamatsch • Theft, 100 Block of West Sixth, Took Report, Officer Lamatsch • Funeral Escort, 900 Block of South Main, Public Service, Officer Fedelin • Fire Department Assist, 1200 Block of South Trindle, Public Service, Officer Fedelin • Dog at Large, 100 Block of South Madison, Unable to Locate, Officer Fedelin Sunday, September 18, 2016 • Domestic, 600 Block of East Eleventh, Officer Lamatsch

School Board discusses accreditation model The The Hugoton USD 210 Board of Education met Monday night for a regular monthly meeting.

Primary School Principal Tiffany Boxum introduced eight preschool students to help demonstrate the program Educational Software for Guiding Instruction (ESGI) for use in the ECDC. The program is used to assess students very quickly on a computer and receive data that can be provided to parents detailing what students need to work on. Shelby Evans had a student come up front and demonstrate the program’s capabilities. Two students with help of a teacher showed the school board how they used the new program and some of the benefits.

Mr. Howie showed a short video of Dr. Watson, Commissioner of Education, talking about the new accreditation model Kansas Education Systems Accreditation (KESA). KESA is the first new accreditation model in over 20 years. KESA’s framework consists of relationships, relevance, responsiveness and rigor. It is a district level accreditation. This year is considered the zero year. It is just a learning and introduction year for schools. Year one will start with the 20172018 school year. KESA will be used for kindergarten all the way to twelfth grade.

Mr. Howie discussed the Strategic Planning Community Input Analysis. He talked about a general draft he had made from the meetings. He summarized purposes discussed at the meetings into five areas: student success, cultural diversity, attract and retain excellent staff, community engagement and facilities. After much discussion with the board, he will meet with administrators and work out some ways the district can implement what was discussed.

Mr. Howie asked if there were any questions about Telemedicine. He needed

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Mrs. Perry and students show board members Mike Persinger, Matt Mills and Stephanie Heger how the program Educational Software for Guiding Instruction works. board approval to enter with BMD. negotiations Telemedicine is the remote diagnosis and treatment of patients by means of telecommunications technology. It helps with access to medical services often only available on an inconsistent basis in distant rural communities.

Mr. Howie told the board Savannah Hartman, Susan Carey and Alexa Beltz were accepted to present at the HHS National Council of Social Studies Conference Presentation in Washington, D.C. Mr. Howie said Alexa would not be able to attend.

Superintendent Howie informed the board the Coalition of Innovative School Districts met last week in Topeka. He also said he is on a subcommittee working on high school graduation requirements. Mr. Howie also reported to the board about enrollment numbers. He said enrollment numbers stand at 1062 - a loss of about 58 students throughout the district.

The districts Full-time Equivalent (FTE) count -which does not count four year old preschool and only counts kindergarten as a half-day is at present 952 students.

The count last year for the district was 1010 students. If

the FTE stays at $3,852 per student it will mean a loss of approximately $330,000 for the district.

Personnel changes of hiring David Hawk for assistant wrestling coach, and Noemi Martinez Ortega as cook was approved.

The motion to have Mr. Howie enter into negotiations with BMD to begin offering Telemedicine for all staff of USD 210 was approved.

The board accepted a gift from the Barry Angell Memorial of $1,715.00 to be used for Hugoton High School athletes.

The board also accepted a gift from the Parsons Trust of $5,000 for cardiovascular exercise.

The motion to approve an out-of-state professional development trip for Melisa Norton and Beth Settlemyer was approved. The women will attend the National After School Conference in Atlanta, Ga. The board voted to allow the teachers selected to present at the National Council of Social Studies to attend and present at the Conference in Washington, D.C. The meeting adjourned.

Kansas Masonic Foundation awarded Ghumm’s Auto Center a plaque in appreciation for their many donations. David W. Hendricks, Director of Development and Programs for the Kansas Masonic Foundation made the trip from Topeka Wednesday afternoon to make the presentation.

The Masonic High School Marching Band is in conjunction with the Kansas Shrine Bowl All-Star Football game which is always played the last Saturday in July on a college campus somewhere in Kansas. This is the thirtythird year of the band. Jim and Stacy Ghumm stated they have been to the game three times. The Hugoton Masonic Lodge has sponsored up to seven students a year. The Masons pay all the students’ expenses except for the transportation to and from the Shriners game. The Lodge has partnered with several Hugoton businesses for these expenses and Ghumm’s Auto Center was one of these businesses.

Ghumm’s Auto Center’s donations over the years to the Masonic Lodge has reached the Diamond level.

On behalf of the Kansas Masonic Foundation Board of Trustees and the Hugoton Masonic Lodge, David Hendricks presented a CClub plaque to Jim and Stacy Ghumm. Hendricks stated this was in appreciation of their continuing support of the Kansas Masonic Lodge Marching Band, The Kansas Masonic Foundation was established fifty years ago to do good works in Kansas. All their programs benefit Kansas and

Kansas communities. All are run through the local lodges so they can have an impact on their community.

Hendricks stated they have an more than forty years of history in partnership with the University of Kansas and the Cancer Center. Masons state-wide have given over twenty-five million dollars in support and to pre-

vent cancer.

They have a major scholarship program, giving over $800,000 in scholarships state-wide through the local lodges. Hugoton Lodge alone has given over $20,000 in scholarships to area students.

Congratulations Jim and Stacy for a job well done.

Stacy and Jim Ghumm are presented a plaque by Mason David Hendricks, in appreciation for their many donations given to the Masons in conjunction with the Kansas Masonic High School Marching Band.

Stay Ahead of the Times with a The Stevens County 4-H Council would like to express their appreciation to American Implement of Hugoton for their recent donation of $2,100 to the 4-H program. This donation was made from their Winter Service Program, in which they contribute $100 per service, back to a local non-profit group. Pictured left to right are Albert Waugh Service Manager, Joshua Morris County Extension Agent, and Gabe Baeza, Location Manager.

This week, the Kansas Highway Patrol will join their partnering law enforcement agencies from a six-state area to address the issue of increased speeding on the nation’s roadways. Participating in this initiative will be Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.

The special enforcement will run from Friday, September 23, through Sunday, September 25.

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Law enforcement across the six-state area will be extra-vigilant when patrolling around city streets; rural roads; and state and federal highways. There should be no surprises when it comes to this enforcement effort.

Officers will issue citations to any individual who refuses to obey the traffic laws, whether it is for speeding, texting, driving while impaired or failing to buckle up.

As speed increases, the severity of crashes increases, including the risk for fatalities.

Officers have educated and warned passengers and drivers regarding the importance of slowing down, using restraints, and not driving while impaired.

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Camera Club plans field trip

Lowell Stanley takes first place at Thursday’s Camera Club meeting with his photo called

“Flying Low.” The subject for photos this month was Crops.

Consumer Corner

by Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt

It’s now illegal for telemarketers to ask you to wire money For many years we have advised consumers that it’s a bad idea to wire money to someone you spoke to over the phone.

This is a common financial tool scammers use, because once you hit send at the wire terminal, the money is gone and nearly impossible to trace.

Effective earlier this year, it’s not just a bad idea to wire

someone money – it’s against the law for them to even ask.

A new telemarketing sales rule was adopted by the Federal Trade Commission and went into effect in June that makes it against the law for any telemarketer to ask you to send money by “cash-to-cash transfers,” commonly known as “wiring money.” It also prohibits them from asking for payment in the form of reloadable cash cards, like MoneyPak

or Vanilla Reload.

Another way scammers may try to get access to your funds is by asking for your bank routing and account numbers.

The new rule also prohibits telemarketers from asking for this information.

If you get a call from a telemarketer who asks you to wire money, give them a gift card number or your bank account number, hang up immediately.

The scammer has already violated the law by even asking for this information.

Your best bet when you need a product or service is to seek out a well-known, trusted local or national supplier, where you know you can find them again if something goes wrong. If you do choose to do business over the phone with a telemarketer, your best payment option is a credit card.

These charges can be traced and disputed through your credit card issuer.

You can report scam calls to our office using our online complaint form at www.InY ourCornerKansas.org or by calling (800) 432-2310.

The Hugoton Area Camera Club met Thursday evening, September 15 at the Hugoton Senior Center. The subject for photos this month was Crops. A wide variety of pictures were shown, with the photographer telling about the picture. The first place photo, “Flying Low”, was taken by Lowell Stanley.

The second and third place photos were taken by Susan Willis, and were great shots of milo fields.

The members decided to take a field trip to Garden City Sunday, October 2. They will attend a picnic at the Finney County Fairgrounds sponsored by the Finney County Historical Society.

The program will include a portrayal of Garden City cofounder Buffalo Jones by Larry Cole. Anyone wanting to attend can contact Judy Hickert at 620-598-2232.

The subject for next month is farm machinery.

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The Third Place winner at the Camera Club was also Susan Willis. The crop depicted is a milo field.

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By Rich Fowler Social Security Operations Supervisor in Dodge City Social security covers children battling Cancer The effects of cancer on our society are devastating for those directly and indirectly dealing with the disease. Sadly, thousands of people under the age of 20 are diagnosed with cancer every year, and it remains the leading cause of disease-related death for children.

We honor the courage of children who are battling the many forms of cancer, as well as the young people who lost their lives to these terrible diseases.

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R. R. R. November 5, 2016. SAVE THE DATE!!! The Stevens County Library will hold the first annual Reading Run-ARound, a 5K Walk/Run fund-raiser.

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HANDCRAFTED ORIGINALS EXHIBIT October is the month to show off your talents. This year our textile exhibit has been expanded to include everything handcrafted. We will be accepting the usual textiles, and will add handicrafts and other handmade items to show it off at our annual exhibit. Registration forms are available at the front desk and online.

CIRCLE TIME Circle time is going on the road. October 5, Circle time will be at the Stevens County Health Department at 10:30 a.m. Meet Miss Stacey there for fun, games, and a story or two!

NATIONAL LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month.

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Any resident of Stevens County or the adjacent area may apply for a library card.

Children that have reached their fifth birthday may register for their own library card.

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from many disabling diseases, including some forms of cancer. These benefits could help with the additional costs of caring for an ill child. Although children haven’t paid Social Security taxes and, thus, cannot be covered for Social Security disability benefits, they may receive disability benefits through the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program.

SSI pays benefits to disabled children who have limited income and resources.

If you wish to apply for benefits for your child, you’ll need to complete an application for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and a Child Disability Report. The report collects information about your child’s disabling condition, and about how it affects his or her ability to function.

Here are the steps to apply. o Review the Child Disability Starter Kit. This kit answers common questions about applying for SSI benefits for children, and includes a worksheet that will help you gather the information you will need. You can view the starter kit at www.socialsecurity.gov/ disability/disability_starter_kit s_child_eng.htm. o The SSI program has strict limits on the amount of income and assets you can have. It is a “needs-based” program for people who have low family income and resources.

Contact Social Security right away to find out if the income and resources of the parents and the child are within the allowed limits, and to start the

SSI application process. o Fill out the online Child Disability Report. At the end of the report, we’ll ask you to sign a form that gives the child's doctor(s) permission to give us information about the child’s disability. We need this information to make a decision on your child’s application. The Child Disability Report is available in the Child Disability Starter Kit. Social Security also has an obligation to provide benefits quickly to applicants whose medical conditions are so serious that they obviously meet our strict disability standards.

Social Security’s Compassionate Allowances program enables us to quickly identify diseases and other medical conditions that invariably qualify under the listing of impairments based on minimal objective medical information.

The Compassionate Allowances list allows Social Security to identify the most seriously disabled people for allowances based on objective medical information that we can obtain quickly. Compassionate Allowances is not a separate program from the SSI program. Learn more at www.socialsecurity.gov/ compassionateallowances.

Social Security is here to provide benefits for the most vulnerable members of our society — including children with severe disabilities. If you or anyone in your family needs assistance, visit www.socialsecurity.gov/dis ability.

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STEVENS COUNTY SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER Shila Moore, Director 544-2283 - Activities 544-8041 - Meals 624 S. Main, Hugoton

The Hugoton Senior Center and Nelda Brady are cosponsoring a trip to Branson, Mo., December 4-10, 2016.

The trip will include transportation, six nights lodging seven shows, ten meals, and more. Please call the center at 544-2283 or Nelda at 5442083 for details.

If you like to play pool or snooker, please join our group every Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.

We deliver lunch Monday through Friday to homebound people. If you are in need of our services or you know someone who is, please call the Senior Center. We will give you information about cost, menus, etc.

Senator Pat Roberts’ office is available to assist you with problems you may be having with federal agencies like Social Security, Veterans’/VA

issues, military cases, Medicare, passports, and IRS. If you need help, please call his Dodge City office at 620-227-2244.

If you have questions concerning caregiving, legal matters, disability, health insurance, housing, etc., please call Michael Johnston at Southwest Kansas Area Agency on Aging at 620-2258240.

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History From The Hermes Compiled by Ruthie Winget Thursday, September 22, 2011 A new beauty shop called the LeRouge has opened in Hugoton. It is located at 518 S. Main Street. The operators are Dora Rojas, Katie Araiza and Allison Knier.

Thursday, September 26, 1996 Duckwall Variety announced they plan to relocate and expand their Hugoton store. The new location will be 528 S. Main, directly across the street in the former Jack N Jill grocery building.

Thursday, September 26, 1991 DonEtta Moser, Program Review Assistant for the Farm Home Administration, covering the western half of Kansas, was honored for her completion of 25 years of civil service. Ms. Moser started with FmHA as a county office clerk May 15, 1966, at the Hugoton Office.

Thursday, September 24, 1981 Mr. and Mrs. Ora McCully

hosted their annual fish fry September 13, 1981. The men cleaned the fish that had been caught during the day.

The prize for the largest fish caught was won by Jim Smith. Ora will be seining his pond later in the year and will sell the fish that are caught.

Thursday, September 11, 1986 Nancy Olinger accepted a “Golden Poet” award in Orlando, Fl. It was presented to her recently by officials of the World of Poetry. This was the first time she had entered a poem in a poetry contest.

The title of her winning poem was “We Need Thy Guidance.”

Thursday, September 27, 1956 Frank Mantzke has been appointed assistant city marshall to replace Leo Betsworth.

Thursday, September 20, 1951 An automobile driven by Clyde Davis failed to stop at the curb in front of the office of Dr. William Kenoyer Satur-

A watermelon seeder, so popular in early years of farming in this county, was abandoned several years ago and during that time, the former owners neglected it, leaving it in the fence row corner to be covered by shifting sands. The watermelon seeder was used in the

day. It crashed through the north half of the building front, stopping with the front of the car within the office, breaking the plate-glass window and causing damage to the brick front. Unable to resist the humorous aspect of the accident, an unknown person immediately attached a sign, “Doc’s Drive In” to the temporary wall.

Friday, September 11, 1936 Thirty-five football boys greeted Earl C. Bryan, new coach at the Hugoton Rural High School. Some of last year’s players who will probably make the team are Harold Warner, Harold Moore, Lyle Sturdy, Kenneth Mueller, Marion Hagaman, Jack Tolbert and Herbert Smith.

If any readers have pictures or memories for the history page of the Hermes, please bring them in to Ruthie Winget at the Hugoton Hermes Newspaper.

early 1900’s when melons grew well on sod ground. The seed was shipped to eastern seed houses. It is located three and a half miles northeast of Hugoton on the old Bob Denny place. From the September 20, 1956 issue of The Hugoton Hermes.

The class of 1966 celebrates their 50 year reunion in July. Pictured in the ront row left to right are Sydney Parsons LeNeve, Kathy Ford Dale, Lonna Lewis Teeter, Jeannie Helbling Shackleton, Connie Grubbs Haun, Claudia Chamberlain Kilbourne, Shirlene Burrows Hagler and LaDonna Blackburn Perry. In the second row are Mike Willis, Jill Powell Schechter, Sandra Bach Passmore, Darlene DeCamp Harper, Steve Perry, Susan Thompson

Wilson, Sherry Harper Williams, Donna Nordyke Stone, Charlotte Moser Breeding and Roger Lynch. Standing in back are Beth Traver Stipe, Walter Beesley, Bob Thomas, Jim Kuharic, Jim Harvey, Rod Nordyke, George Mills, Joe Beasley, Bill Gilbert, Butch Gillespie and Jim Vore. This wonderful evening was spent visiting, story telling, laughing and a great supper of hamburgers, and hot dogs cooked by Bob Passmore. Photo courtesy of Roger Lynch.

EcoDevo Board discusses Strategic Plan The Stevens County Economic Development board met Tuesday, September 13, 2016 in the Craft Room at the Senior Center. Attending the meeting were EcoDevo Director Neal Gillespie, secretary Alisha Owens, Hugoton Hermes reporter Ruthie Winget and board members Josh Morris, Ray Hoggatt, Doug Martin and Jack Rowden. Board members Jan Leonard, Curtis Crawford, Adrian Howie, Judy Parsons and Dan Corpening were absent.

Since there was not a quorum present, the board members just exchanged information.

Treasurer Jack Rowden reported as of August 31, 2016 the checking account balance was $1,597.51 and the Special Projects account balance was $48,942.29. In order to pay the bills, he recommended $2,000 be transferred from the Special Projects account to the checking account.

Neal discussed the Strategic Plan presented August 23, 2016 to the business leaders of Stevens County. One of the main priorities of the Strategic Plan is to create jobs so people would be able to have disposable income.

Neal stated he would like to have a Strategic Plan meeting for the younger professional people. He would like for Curtis Crawford to organize this type of meeting.

Director Gillespie attended the wKREDA meeting September 7 and September 8 which took place at Scott City. He brought back popped milo for the board members to sample. It tasted like popcorn except it had very small kernels. The popped milo is used as filler in nutrition bars.

Gillespie informed the board the Neighborhood Revitalization is up for renewal next year. Neal hopes to complete this program before the end of the year when he retires. He feels this program should be renewed as it has benefited several businesses.

He stated High Plains Music Fest was a great success. Board member Josh Morris reported more people attended this con-

cert than attended last year.

Many attendees were from surrounding states. The music was great.

The Director remarked he had heard there was a lot of interest in the purchase of the Abengoa plant.

KULY/KHUG radio station contacted Hugoton, asking for the Chamber or EcoDevo to participate in a monthly Stevens County Update. Neal thought there would be no charge for this 30 minute feature. Alisha said she would coordinate this if everyone would help her with this live program. It would be one Thursday a month at 8:30 a.m.

The meeting adjourned. The next meeting will be October 11, 2016.

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To the editors of True West magazine: A few weeks ago, I picked up an April 5, 1978 issue of True West magazine. It featured a story, BLOODSHED IN KANSAS, by David Wood, Jr, a grandson of Col. Samuel N. Wood. It is a detailed story of his grandfather’s life up to about the year 1886. From then on began the story of Sam Wood’s ambitious decision to include Stevens County, Kansas into his political domain.

I am Mrs. Thomas W. Frost of Seattle, Washington. I will very soon be ninety-seven years old.

I feel reasonably sure that I am the only living person who saw Jim Brennan shoot Sam Wood on the twenty-third day of June, 1889 in the doorway of the Methodist Church, which was used as a courthouse in the village of Hugoton, Kansas. The time was about noon, following the morning session of the County Convention. I was told to

go home, but I had crept under a pew, well up front, so I would not miss anything, so I was one of the last to file out and I was directly behind Sam Wood, who with another man was conversing about something. As we came into the small vestibule with the outside door on the right, there stood Jim Brennan, leaning against the wall facing those leaving, his right foot crossed over his left ankle, right hand in his pocket. Just as Sam Wood was about three feet away, Jim drew, aiming at his chest, but Wood started through the outside door, turning. The shot must have hit the back of Wood’s left shoulder. That gave the impression he was shot in the back, but Jim Brennan did not shoot people in the back.

Later that day, my sister stood by the side of the road and watched as a farm wagon, one with sideboards on, went by.

The body of Sam Wood was in the back of the wagon, flat on his back, covered with a horse blanket. He was being taken back to

Woodsdale. I was there and remember everything that happened.

The lawyers of the deceased Samuel N. Wood, knowing they could never get a conviction in Stevens County, secured a Change of Venue and the trial was held in Paris, Texas. My father, Bill O’Connor, successfully defended Jim and those being tried as conspirators.

When they were acquitted and came home, a celebration was held, a banquet served at the Harris Hotel.

May I say here that Col. Sam Wood seemed to create trouble wherever he went. He was a very disturbing element in the affairs of Stevens County.

One night I was walking home from his office with my father when someone fired two

rifle shots at us. My father whispered to me to lie flat for a few minutes. I asked him if he knew who it was and he said it was someone from Woodsdale. The bullet holes were still there when we moved away from Hugoton.

The way the Paris, Texas trial resulted left no doubt as to the popularity of Col. Sam Wood and his plans for Stevens County.

In closing, this is in rebuttal to David Wood, Jr.’s story in your magazine. A copy of this letter goes to the Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas.

--Mrs. Thomas (O’Connor) Frost The Stevens County Gas and Historical Museum is located at 905 S. Adams. You are invited to visit Mondays through Fridays from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

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Moscow News

by Judy Hickert Capulin Volcano National Monument

Williams explore Thursday, September 22 Junior High Football at Boise City, 5:00 p.m.

Friday, September 23 High School Football, Here vs. Satanta, 7:00 p.m., First National Bank Buyout Saturday, September 24 Cross Country at Johnson, 9:00 a.m.

Monday, September 26 High School Volleyball at Rolla at 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, September 27 Cross Country at Guymon, 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday, September 28 Outdoor Wildlife Classroom at Cimarron Grasslands, fifth graders, 9:30 a.m.

The junior high volleyball A team cheers on the B team during action recently.

MJH volleyball teams compete valiantly The Moscow Junior High Volleyball team played Walsh Monday, September 12 and lost both A and B team matches. They played again Thursday against Springfield.

The A team lost and the B team won. The girls also played at Ulysses Saturday in a tournament. They lost the first game to Liberal Eisenhower in a real heartbreaker15-13 and 17-15. In the

second match they won against Guymon 15-1 and 15-10. In the last match the girls defeated Ulysses 15-3 and 15-4. The B team played a really good tournament but were defeated.

The girls will play Thursday, September 29 here against Wichita County. The junior high boys will also have a football game.

Jessie James serves the volleyball during a 14 point streak.

MJH begins winning streak The Moscow Junior High volleyball and football teams had an especially busy week.

The football Wildcats played Monday, September 12 at home defeating Walsh. They

Duane Williams at Capulin Volcano National Monument in New Mexico.

played again Thursday, September 15 at home and won again against Springfield.

There will be a junior high football game at Boise City Thursday, September 22.

It is the time of year when the lady bugs swarm around Capulin Volcano National Monument in New Mexico.

Carol Clark

Lifelong resident of Hugoton and former member of the Assembly of God Church, Carol was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer May 2016. She has had a right side mastectomy and lymph nodes removed July 19. She started chemo August 11 and will do one round of chemo every 21 days for a total of 4 rounds. Friends and family are having a fundraiser for her to help cover her medical costs. Lunch menu will be pulled pork sandwiches, chips and baked beans. Free will donations will be accepted. There will also be a bake sale and silent auction.

Carol is looking forward to seeing all her friends and family.

Please take time to stop in and say hi.

May God Bless each and every one of you.

Capulin Volcano Duane and Barb Williams hiked around the rim of Capulin Volcano National Monument, September 3, 2016.

The day was a pristine day to be hiking on the 8,182 feet above sea level volcano. The view looking out to the volcanic basin was astounding, you could see for miles in every direction, the states of Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and Colorado can be viewed from the craters rim on a clear day. It was also the time of year when the lady bugs swarm. They were just dripping off particular plants in the volcano and many of the hikers with their children were in awe of the thousands of lady bugs. The choke cherries were ripe and the deer had come to feast on them and pinion nuts and other vegetation that they eat.

There were many native wildflowers blooming also.

A picnic was enjoyed by the couple at the end of the hike, some other hikers were also eating a lunch before starting around the trail, so they all joined together and shared stories of their experiences on the trail. There are people from all over the world who visit the volcano, whether they hike the rim or the vent trail to the center or the Baca trail covering two miles of strenuous hiking over the lava flows, with lava lakes, lava tubes and the spatter hill along the way.

The park has a visitors center before the drive up the steep road to the top. They have information about the park and trails and can give instructions about parking on top. There are about a dozen parking spaces, so check first before going up to the top.

The couple continued their excursion to Raton and Trinidad and cut off on Highway 350 to Rocky Ford.

There are several ghost towns along this road namely Model, Tyrone, Thatcher, Deli and Tempas. They are towns where people settled along the wagon train trails and have been nearly deserted since. There are also the Trinidad State Prison and a government research base along this road. Who knew there would be anything interesting along this road?

Duane and Barb stopped at Rocky Ford and stocked up on some produce. Watermelons were sweet and delicious, as were the cantalopes, just melt in your mouth. Onions were purchased and also some honey. What a wonderful day trip, can't wait for the next.

Football homecoming court members are pictured, front row left to right, kindergartners Luke Penrod, Holly Smith and Brek Colantonio; in the middle are Rachel Pierson, Brittney Stuckey, Queen Maggie White,

Adriana Salcedo and Morgan Lahey; and standing in back are Freddy Gonzalez, Bryan Garcia, King Jesse Stuckey, Jalen Shaddix and Jaylen Mendez. Photo courtesy of Marcie Knoll.

Varsity cross country runners Luis Jimenez and Freddy Gonzalez runs the football against Bryan Erives run at Hugoton Saturday morning.

Tyrone. Photo courtesy of Marcie Knoll.

Photo courtesy of Marcie Knoll.

Three-way tie at Thursday Bridge Club The Thursday afternoon Duplicate Bridge Club met September 15 at the Hugoton Senior Center with Dorothy Hagman Hostess. Betty Willis held the high score. Larry Bradford, Dorothy Hagman and Judy Hickert all tied for the low score.

Senior Volleyball players are recognized at volleyball September 13. At left is Maggie White with her parents Tina and Brian White. To the right is Rachel Pierson with her parents Terry and Hope Pierson. Photo courtesy of Marcie Knoll.

Duane and Barb Williams attend the ‘Bikes on the Yard’ event.

Fascinating Facts About the U.S. Constitution George Washington and James Madison were the only presidents who signed the Constitution.

Duane and Barb Williams provide chapel services at Kinsley Medical Lodges for residents.

Ministery continues at Northeast New Mexico Corrections Facility

Duane and Barb Williams continue to minister at Northeast New Mexico Corrections Facility in Clayton, New Mexico. Duane, Barb, Darroll Munson and Terry Miller attended the yearly State of New Mexico training to be certified to minister at the states prisons. The four helped Tina Rickman provide Chapel Service following the training that Saturday.

Duane and Barb returned August 20 to attend the "Bikes on the Yard" event, and also September 10, to provide Chapel services.

Duane delivered a word about temptation and how it has consequences that all must face.

Barb led the music and one of the inmates helped by playing the bass guitar and singing.

The Chapel now has an overhead projector so a copy of all the music was shown on the wall and they could learn some new praise music and sing the hymns also, this was greatly appreciated and they always thank the group for spending time with them and sharing our Lord Jesus Christ. Many good questions were presented and discussed, a lot of the inmates are quite knowledgeable in studying the Bible, some from here have also gotten out of prison and gone on to seminary. Praise the Lord.

September 17, Duane and Barb traveled to Kinsley Medical Lodges to share God's word and sing praises to Him. The residents were all ready when they got there, even though it was a little early.

They had been celebrating a week long Seniors event and this was the last day, what a good way to end a celebration, by celebrating our Lord Jesus Christ.

One of the ladies in attendance was Hugoton’s own Carolyn Langley's cousin, and she sends her greetings.

A time of visiting was shared before and after the music and testimony. Many connections were discovered with each person there. Some had lived in other places the group knew, or knew people they knew or some kind of event that connected them together. It is amazing that you can't go anywhere without knowing someone or their family.

The residents greatly enjoyed all the songs and sto-

ries and the word that Duane shared with them and welcomed the group to come back anytime.

When Duane and Barb went through Dodge City, they were visiting with a gentleman and he told them to come back in the afternoon and see all the 100 year old motorcycles.

These bikes and riders started from Atlantic City and were traveling to California.

They were spending Saturday and Sunday in Dodge and leaving Monday to go to Colorado.

There were all kinds of motorcycles of no newer than 100 years old from all states, New York, New Jersey, Indiana, Florida, Illinois and many more. It was an old bike candy store. Wow! What a sight to see.

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September 22, 2016

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Rolla News

By Phoebe Brummett

Rolla hosts tri-meet Monday

Rolla High School travels to Hutchinson to march in the Kansas State Fair Parade. RHS Marching Band includes, Sam Eiland Director and band members, Aileen Cruz, Ashly Hart, Luis Martinez, Paige Claassen, Angelina Fosdick, Hope Halstead, Allyson Norton, Deserae Schwindt, Henry Wiebe, Magaly

Cortez, Brooke Hinds, Raegan Hinds, Cacee Milburn, Nayeli Ochoa, Aaron Apelu, Alexandra Hart, Corny Loewen. Sponsors Retta Eiland, with grandson Paxton White, and Cassie Thrall proudly carry the Rolla Pirates banner for the parade. Photo courtesy of Dawn Hart.

Rolla High School band marches in Kansas State Fair Parade Mr. Sam Eiland and the Rolla High School band traveled to Hutchinson to the Kansas State Fair Wednesday, September 14.

The 17 member band marched down Main Street in Hutchinson for a review.

Even the Pirate bus, with Mr. Duane Greene proudly at the

helm, was included in the parade.

The band received a II

rating.

Afterwards, the students and their sponsors were able to wander the fair

grounds for a time before heading back to Rolla.

Do you enjoy making ceramic pieces?

The Rolla Recreation Commission is

sponsoring a ceramics class Wednesday nights (except the second Wednesday of the

month) from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. in the Dungeon of the Rolla High School. Enter the west high school doors and create all kinds of adorable ceramics. The class is open to children and adults, but under fifth grade must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Prices vary by piece and fees must be paid prior to beginning a new piece. So come join the fun and be creative at the same time!

Ceramic Classes will be Wednesday nights

The Morton County Health Department along with Morton County Extension Office brought Fred, the Preparedness Dog, to the Rolla School

The Rolla High School volleyball team will be hosting a tri-meet at Rolla Monday, September 26. Moscow Wildcats and Guymon Tigers will be in the Pirate Arena, begin-

ning at 4:30 p.m. The Class of 2017 will be serving a baked potato bar during the games. Come out and support all the Rolla Pirates!

Friday, September 23 - High School Football at Turpin 7:00 p.m.

- No School Saturday, September 24 - Junior High/High School Cross Country at Stanton County 9:00 a.m.

- Junior High Volleyball at Stanton County 1:00 p.m.

Monday, September 26 - High School Volleyball Tri at Rolla at 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, September 28 - Fifth Grade Owls Outdoor Classroom at 9:30 a.m.

- Juniors - ASVAB Testing Friday, September 30 - Junior High Volleyball /Football at Deerfield at 3:00 p.m.

- High School Football at Deerfield at 7:00 p.m. - No School - WAW Trip

RJH learns sportsmanship lesson The Rolla junior high football team is a small but mighty team. With only seven players total, they have tackled teams with strings on the bench. Monday, September 12, Rolla played Deerfield Spartans, who also have a smaller team. The Pirates and the Spartans were matched evenly for the first couple of plays, and then the Spartans had a couple of injuries.

Rather than Rolla continuing

to play with all Rolla’s players, Coaches John Barrett and Jason LaRue made the decision to pull one of the Pirates to keep the play even and fair. The boys learned a valuable lesson in sportsmanship, one not always seen in sporting events. The Pirates earned their first win of the season and it was well deserved! Great job, mighty Pirates! Keep up the good work!

Thursday, September 15. FRED stands for Families Ready for Every Disaster.

Rolla history from David Stout In addition to the pool hall, the old Williams & Sons Hardware store down the street to the south seemed to be a natural place for the men of Rolla to congregate, either inside during the winter around the old pot-bellied stove in the back of the store, or else out in front of the store during the summer, sitting on the wrought-iron and wooden benches on the city sidewalk. When I was growing up, it was a common sight to see not only my grandpa Ed Stout sitting on one of those benches, but also his brother Elver Stout, someone who always had a cigar in mouth or hand.

Other old-timers were there as well, guys like Mr. Rickett, Tom Gullidge, Ross Bressler, Ed Chambers and Matt Hjort.

I could certainly understand and appreciate the gathering around the pot-bellied stove in the back during the winter. The Williams & Sons Hardware store was of the old-fashioned variety.

Rather than packaging six nails or screws in little plastic baggies, the various nuts, bolts, washers, nails, screws and U-shaped staples were all in their various bins.

Rather than being sold six at a time (I mean c’mon, what farmer or rancher is going to go into a hardware store just to buy six U-shaped staples in a plastic baggie?) these were all sold by weight.

There was a big metal scoop you’d use to scoop up about how much you needed of any particular item, then either Grandma or Grandpa Williams would weigh your purchase, package it, you’d pay, then be on your way. (…or maybe pausing to huddle around that pot-bel-

lied stove a bit longer, just to jaw with whomever was there.)

Of course, like I said, during the warmer times of the year, the men would move their conversations outside to the benches sitting in front of the store. People in town used to comment about how smooth the wood was on those old benches. The men of Rolla had been wearing them smooth for decades by the time I was introduced to the scene.

My dad told me a story about a time when he was young and hanging out with the elderly men of his generation, there in front of the Williams & Sons Hardware Store. One of those elderly men was Matt Hjort, someone who was still around when I was growing up, a whitehaired gentleman who could easily be mistaken for an oldfashioned senator or university scholar because of his full-head of shockingly white tousled hair and gentlemanly manners. In any case, as we all know, back in those days it was common for families to have lots and lots of children.

The families growing up in Rolla were no exception, but the one family which topped all others was the Higgins family. They had 11 kids in their family. Now, there is a reason why I’m suggesting that the Higgins family beat all other families for having more kids than any other family. I attended the Rolla High School alumni banquet for several years after my graduation, and prizes were always given for various categories, categories such as, “The one who traveled the farthest to come to the banquet,” or “Those families who

are in full attendance tonight,” or, “The families who have the most RHS graduates.” Well, the Higgins family consistently won this last category. All 11 of the kids graduated from RHS, and they’d all come. (…but I have no idea how they divvied up their prize.)

Which brings me back to the 1930s after all 11 of the Higgins kids had been born.

One day, Matt Hjort was jawin’ with a small buncha’ guys congregatin’ on those smooth benches in front of the Williams & Sons Hardware Store, one of them being my young pre-father, Virgil Stout. The Higgins family just happened to drive by with mom, pop, and all 11 kids crammed into every nook and trunk of the car, perhaps even with one or two of the older boys riding on the running boards on the outside, hangin’ on for dear life.

As Dad told me about this scene, I couldn’t help but imagining “The Widder Fruitful” from the Li’l Abner comic strip series back then, penned by Al Capp. As one of the original Dogpatch characters, this ample, fertile widow invariably held three or four naked newborns under each arm, always carrying them backside forward, with a healthy brood of earlier offspring swarming in her wake.

But that was the imagery to pass through my mind, not Matt Hjort’s mind. Beholding the Higgins car passing by, Matt Hjort commented to no one in particular, “Looks like Mr. Higgins has just about screwed himself out of a place to sit.”

(Except that, as my father told me, Mr. Hjort’s comment was the X-rated version.)

Rolla resident and former drill sergeant, James Langley, rides for the VFW Riders Post 3166.

Saturday, September 17 the Riders presented the colors for the beginning of the Liberal Air Fair/Show. Thank you, Jimmy, for your service!

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PUBLIC NOTICE (First published in The Hugoton Hermes, Thursday, September 22, 2016) 3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF STEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF AGNES LUCILLE DILLON, DECEASED Case No. 2016PR30 NOTICE OF HEARING (Chapter 59) THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed in the above Court on September 14, 2016, by David E. Dillon, son of the decedent, Agnes Lucille Dillon, praying for the determination of descent of the real estate as more fully described in the petition, and all other property, both real estate and personal property, or interests

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Apply at: Lin Goode Company, LLC PO Box C, 519 S Jackson, Hugoton, Ks 67951 Office: (620) 544-4349 Lin: (620) 544-9664 Email: lingood@pld.com

The

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SPORTS WRITER (tfc14)

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NOW HIRING

Successful applicant must be punctual and detail-oriented, will cover various Hugoton sports, including HHS and HMS sports.

Must be able to attend games, interpret statistics, interview coaches and/or players, and capture quality photographs (camera provided) to be included in the newspaper.

Apply in person at The Hugoton Hermes 522 S. Main in Hugoton The Hugoton Hermes • 620-544-4321 • hugotonhermes.com •

for Hugoton & Liberal Where is it written that FUN and WORK can’t be one and the same?

Not in our playbook, that’s for sure.

At SONIC, we encourage and attract wildly creative people. Bold, unique personalities whose passion for what they do shows in the food, the experience and the culture of America’s most loved restaurant brand.

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And if you like what you see, you’ll fit right in so apply online and Come WORK YOUR SPIRIT at SONIC!

Area Supervisor Mike Harris 405-416-4516

HELP WANTED JBS Grant County Feeders is looking for a motivated, hardworking individual who would assist the Yard Maintenance Manager in directing and coordinating farming, manure management and upkeep of rolling stock at the Grant County Feeders facility.

Applicants must display that they are willing to lead and supervise a team and willing to contribute as needed in a safe and efficient manner. We offer competitive wages and full benefits.

Contact 620-356-4466 for further information.

You can also apply in person at 7597 W. Road 17, Ulysses, KS between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. or you may apply online at www.fiveriverscattle.com/careers.

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The Hugoton Hermes

FOR SALE FOR SALE: Dish Tailgator satellite cube with receiver for RV. 620-544-5916.

--------------FOR SALE: 1998 3/4 Ton GMC with service body and original pickup bed. New 10-ply tires, must drive to appreciate, all glass is good, cruise and A/C work good $4975. Call Lin at 620-544-9664. (tfc35) ---------------

Beautiful 3 bedroom/ 2 bath apartment homes, all appliances, washer/dryer connection, private patio or balcony, kids’ playground, pets welcome.

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FOR SALE: 2006 Chevrolet Colorado 4 door, 4WD, 111,000 miles, good shape, good tires.

Call 620-544-9391.

(2c38) --------------FOR SALE: 10 inch Craftsman table saw with casters and several extra blades. Excellent Condition. $250.00. Call 544-8080.

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF TREVA L. RENFRO, DECEASED Case No. 2016 PR 29 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Chapter 59) THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notified a petition has been filed on September 1, 2016, in this Court by David S. Renfro as one of the heirs of the will and estate of Treva L. Renfro, deceased, and as executor named in her will, praying for admission to probate of the Last Will and Testament of Treva L. Renfro dated October 1, 2015, which will is filed with the petition, and for his ap-

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300 S Madison - Ranch, 3 bed/2 b, cen H/A, carport, fence, storage shed. Call today!!

425 S. Main St. - $60,000 Great downtown Main Street location easily accessible from either Main Street or Northwest Avenue. This shop with 2 overhead doors is perfect for small vehicle repair, small equipment repair or retail pickup/delivery. 3/4 bath on site. 5 HP 150 Gal air compressor and 15,000 lb. lift included as well as parts counter, desk, bolt bins, and work benches. Overhead doors are 9' X 9' and 9 1/2' X 11 1/2' (H). Covered exterior storage area with gate for security.

1410 S Jefferson- Ranch, 3 bed/1 b, cen H/A att dbl garage, fence, storage shed, includes adjacent lot. Nice Location!

ED REDUC 916 S Jackson - Nice, 2 bed/1 b, kit appl, cen H/A, det garage, fence. Call today!!

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705 Washington, Rolla - Beautiful Brick Ranch Style, fin basement, 5 bed/3 b, att grge, fence, appliances! Move in ready! Call today!!

lot for 810 East 6th Street - Residential LD SO sale! 3.7 acres +/-.

Call for details!!

FOR RENT

2 bedroom trailer, uptown Partially furnished. Some remodeling has been done.

Available end of September.

1016 S Trindle- Ranch, 3 bed/1 b, cen H/A, att garage, fence. Nice location!

Office Space, uptown Could be used for office or small retail store.

2.5 bedroom house

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218 N Oklahoma Ave, Elkhart - Ranch style, 3 bed/2 b, cen H/A, fpl, att garage. Nice location! $62,500 w/buyers incentive! Call today!!

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310 S Monroe - Ranch Style, brick, 2 bed/1 bath, cen H/A, kit appl, det garage. Call today to see this home.

Carport, fence, small shed. All remodeled, inside & out.

Call 544-8202 or 428-5033 (5c36)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF STEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

120 S. Main • 620-356-5808 • Ulysses www.faulknerrealestate.com Se Habla Espanol-356-5808

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GARAGE SALE: Friday, September 23, 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., 201 McLeod in Moscow, Some Furniture --------------INDOOR SALE: Friday, September 23, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Saturday, September 24, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., 514 W. Eleventh, Furniture, Appliances, Tools, Miscellaneous --------------GARAGE SALE: Saturday, September 24, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon, 1000 S. Monroe, Clothes, Furniture, Household Items, Etc. --------------GARAGE SALE: Saturday, September 24, 8:00 a.m. - ???, Commercial Building at Fairgrounds, Some Furniture, Appliances, Home & Holiday Decor, TVs, Clothing, Lots of Miscellaneous --------------MULTI-FAMILY YARD SALE: Benefiting Caring Connections Daycare Center and Preschool, Saturday, September 24, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., In the Parking Lot at Caring Connections, 516 NE Ave (Corner of First and Washington) Toys, Baby Furniture, Clothes, Furniture, and Much, Much More!

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REAL ESTATE

FOR RENT FOR RENT: 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments. Furnished or unfurnished. Bills included, washer & dryer and cable. One apartment has become available and one house is available. Call 5442232. (tfc) --------------COUNTRY HOME FOR RENT: 4 bedroom, 2 baths, no smokers, no pets inside. 620-655-5918. (3c37) ---------------

September 22, 2016

pointment as executor of said will and estate, to serve without bond, and for the issuance of Letters Testamentary to him as executor.

You are hereby required to file your written defenses thereto on or before the 4th day of October, 2016, at 9:30 a.m. of said day, in the district courtroom at the county courthouse, in the City of Hugoton, Stevens County, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the petition.

All creditors of the decedent are notified to exhibit their demands against the estate within four (4) months from the date of the first publication of this notice as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred.

DAVID S. RENFRO, Petitioner KRAMER, NORDLING & NORDLING, LLC 209 East Sixth Hugoton, Kansas 67951 Attorneys for Petitioner Telephone: (620) 544-4333

408 E. Fifth - Ranch style, 3 bed/3 bath, part bsmt, att garage, cen H/A, sheds. $125,000

998 Road P - Country living, brick ranch style, 5 bed/3.5 b, bsmt, att garage, 90 x 50 metal bldg, with 4 overhead doors, 60 x 45 barn. 7+ acres on paved road. Call today!!

1110 S Jefferson - Price Reduction! 3 bed/3 bath, updated kitchen w/appliances, att garage, includes MIL qtrs, cen H/A, wood floors...much more. Call to see this home!!

131 S Madison - Brick, ranch style, 2 (3) bed/1 b, wood floors, updated kitchen & baths, cen H/A, att garage, fence, mower shed, 30 x 40 building. Move in ready!!

Call today!!

ED REDUC 1637 St Hwy 25 - Ranch style, 5 bed/3 b, fin bsmt, 80’x40’ Morton bldg, 3 stall lean to with runs, arena. 18 acres +/-. Call today to seen this nice property!

1003 S. Adams - Beautiful, 1 1/2 story, 5 bed3 bath, fpl, 2 decks, oversized garage w/workshop, storage shed and much, much more! $275,000

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Call Us Today 620-544-1907 Land Listing! 320 Acres in CRP grass for sale in 2 tracts by Private Auction, one Northeast of Hugoton, Kansas and the other South of Feterita, Kansas.

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Bidding will not end prior to September 27, 2016.

For more information, contact Chance Yoder at 620-544-1907 or visit our website www.highplainsre.com

CARD OF THANKS SUPPORT GROUPS PREGNANT? NEED HELP? Call Birthright of Garden City, 620-276-3605 or Birthline of Liberal, 1404 N. Western, 620-626-6763. (tfc3) -------------ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS will help you if you sincerely want to stop drinking. Call 544-9047. (tfc1) ---------------

Project Hope Open Tues & Thurs 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Please Bring Your Own Food Containers 1042 S. Jackson Suite C tfc37

AL-Anon Family Group

Support for family & friends of problem drinkers meet Mondays & Thursdays at 8 pm 1405 Cemetery Road 544-2610 or 544-2854 kansas-al-anon.org tfc

THANK YOU We would like to thank everyone for the food, cards and prayers for Dean E. Lewis Sr. We would like to extend a special thank you to Dr. Sam and Dr. McGroarty, the hospital staff and all the special nurses at Pioneer Manor. They gave him wonderful care and attention!

Butch & Jackie Lewis Ed & Cindy Kilbourne Jerry & Janet Campbell Gloria Lewis

WANTED WANT TO PURCHASE: Minerals and other oil / gas interests. Send details to P.O. Box 13557, Denver, Co. 80201.

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The Hugoton Hermes

September 22, 2016

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Music Fest deemed a resounding success

Hugoton clearly has some homegrown talent, as Gabby Rawlings performs the National Anthem before Clare Dunn performed Saturday evening. Photo courtesy of Jillian Martin, Rose Lens Photography.

Calling all crafters Calling all crafters and hobbyists. October is the month to show off your talents. This year the library’s textile exhibit has been expanded to include everything handcrafted. In addition to the usual textiles, handicrafts and other handmade items will be added to show off at their annual exhibit.

The library encourages those that work in wood, metal, plastic, leather, glass, paper, fabric, thread, yarn, etc. to consider displaying your creations at the Stevens County Library. Although the items cannot sell during the exhibit, the library will be happy to include your business card or contact information with your items on display. The Library will accept items during the final week of September, and the display will begin Monday, October 3. Your items will be displayed until October 31,

for reading The Hermes

and can be picked up after that date. Registration forms are available at the front desk and online.

Genealogy workshop offered Announcing a Genealogy workshop October 1, the first Saturday in October from 9:00 until noon in Ulysses at Teeter Irrigation. The Byrd Prewitt Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution welcome the public to come and trace their ancestry back to the American Revolutionary War or as far back as you can. One of our members has found hers back to the mid-1300’s! You will need to come prepared with as much information on your family as you can. Birth certificates, marriage information, whatever you can get between now and then. The more prepared you are the more we can help. Please call Nina Sipes and leave a message at 620-493-4700 or email ergon@pld.com to register or for questions.

Saturday, September 10, 2016 the third annual High Plains Music Fest Concert took place at Dirtona. The number of people in attendance at this year’s event increased greatly from last year. There were just under 1300 people in attendance.

The band line up consisted of (in order of appearance): Chance Anderson, Mike Ryan, Clare Dunn and Casey Donahew. A week before the concert Casey Donahew broke his leg, but he still came to Hugoton and put on an excellent performance.

There was a drawing for four quarters of a steer.

There were ten pairs of boots given away. A bounce house was also available for kids to play on during the concert.

The Wild Turkey Federation auctioned off three paintings, six guns and an African Safari hunting trip. A guitar, complete with all the artists’ signatures, was auctioned off. Just before Clare Dunn took the stage Gabby Rawlins of Hugoton gave a wonderful rendition of the Star Spangled banner. During her rendition when she was singing the line; “. . .the rockets’ red glare”, fireworks were set off to give a very patriotic ambience and strong sense of community at the concert.

At the conclusion of Casey Donahew’s performance there was a full fireworks show. All of the proceeds from this event will be donated to the American Cancer Society and other local organizations.

The High Plains Music Fest Board would like to express their appreciation to

the sponsors, committee members, workers, security staff, and all the people who came out to support this event. Make sure you keep track of their Facebook page and Web site for more photos from the concert and for next year’s information.

Their Web address is http://www.highplainsmu sicfest.us/ or on Facebook at https://www.facebook. com/highplainsmusicfest/ Scan the QR Code below to go right to Facebook so you can “like” High Plains Music Fest and keep up with all the updates!

Chance Anderson takes the stage to belt out some tunes for the folks gathering at the Music Fest. Photo courtesy of Jillian Martin, Rose Lens Photography.

An aerial view shows the truly awesome crowd gathering for the September 10 High Plains Music Fest. This year marks the third year for the event, and it looks like the word is out:

Hugoton can put on a show! Chance Anderson, Mike Ryan, Clare Dunn and Casey Donahew delivered fantastic performances. Aerial photo taken by Shannon Crawford.

IRS scam discovered in Stevens County

The Hugoton Hermes has been notified of an IRS scam circulating around Hugoton.

The person contacting us about the issue said the impersonator threatened arrest by the IRS and was going to give a phone number to avoid such action. The person who was contacted said they immediately hung up, called the newspaper, and shortly thereafter contacted the police department.

The IRS will not call you

to demand an immediate payment nor will they call about taxes owed without first mailing a bill. The IRS will not demand payment for your taxes without giving you the opportunity to question or appeal the amount they say you owe. The IRS will not require you to use a specific payment method for your taxes such as a prepaid debit card nor will they ask for credit or debit card numbers over the phone. The IRS also

will not threaten to bring in local police or other law enforcement groups to have you arrested for nonpayment.

DO NOT give out any information, hang up immediately and go to www.irs.gov to use their IRS Impersonation Scam Report Web page. You can also call 800-366-4484.

Report the scam to the Federal Trade Commission at FTC.gov (FTC Complaint Assistant). Be sure to add “IRS Telephone Scam” in the

notes.

Stay alert to scams. Tax scams can happen any time.

When in doubt, hang up the phone and call the IRS directly.

Also remember the IRS does not use unsolicited email, text messages or any social media to discuss your personal tax issue. For more information about reporting tax scams go to www.irs.gov and type “scam” in the search box.

Turn yard waste into gardener’s gold

Official Newspaper of Stevens County

NEW TRUCKLOAD ARRIVING NEXT WEEK

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By Melinda Myers Save time and money by turning landscape trimmings into a valuable soil amendment.

The idea is simple, just collect disease- and insect-free plant debris into a heap and let it decompose into a fine, nutrient rich material that helps improve the soil. Don’t add meat, dairy, invasive plants, weeds that have gone to seed or perennial weeds that can take root and grow in your compost pile.

Speed things up by layering yard waste with soil or compost, adding a bit of fertilizer to each layer and moistening to a consistency of a damp sponge.

Further speed up the process by making the pile at least three-feet tall and wide.

Turn the pile as time allows, moving the more decomposed materials from the center to the outside of the pile. It’s a great work out and speeds up the decomposition.

The more effort you put into

composting, the sooner you have rich organic matter for your garden.

Build the pile in a location that is convenient for adding raw materials and harvesting the finished compost. Consider placing the pile near a water source to make moistening the pile easier. Avoid poorly drained locations that may lead to the pile of compost becoming waterlogged. Soggy materials break down more slowly and may smell.

Enclose the pile in a bin to keep the process neat and tidy. Purchase a compost bin or make your own from fencing, concrete reinforcement wire or old heat-treated pallets.

Single bin wire composters are easy to assemble and move. Enclosed bins keep materials out of sight and neighbors or less enthusiastic family members happy. Look for bins of sturdy UV resistant materials, ventilation for efficient composting and designed for

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easy loading and unloading.

Tumbler composters are great for small spaces and make loading, unloading and turning much easier. The closed system also keeps out rodents, wildlife and pets. Add garden waste, keep it consistently moist and give it a turn.

Continually adding fresh material slows the process, but you will still end up with good compost. Speed up decomposition with two tumblers. Fill one tumbler with plant waste and let it cook, while collecting fresh materials in the second.

Not enough room for two? Try the Dual-Batch Compost Tumbler (gardeners.com), Compost Twin or other tumbler system with two individual bins mounted on one support. Further speed up results with an insulated unit like the Jorafoam Composter 125. The insulation ensures compost reaches higher temperatures for more efficient composting.

And don’t let cold temperatures or a lack of space stop you. Everyone can convert

kitchen scraps into nutrientrich compost with the help of red worms. Convert a plastic container filled with shredded paper into a home for the worms and place to recycle plant based food scraps. Or dress things up with a stylish bin like the green Worm Farm Composter and move the worms indoors for convenient recycling.

Add finished compost to your vegetable and annual gardens every spring to help build healthy soil and a productive and beautiful garden.

Or spread a one-inch layer over the soil surface of perennials gardens every year or two to keep your flowers looking their best.

As you clear out the summer garden, put all that green debris to work. Convert it to rich compost for next year’s garden. Then enjoy the many benefits it will have on your landscape.

Melinda Myers has more than 30 years of horticulture experience and has written over 20 gardening books, in-

cluding Small Space Gardening. She hosts The Great Courses “How to Grow Anything: Food Gardening For Everyone” DVD set and the nationally syndicated Melinda’s Garden Moment TV & radio segments. Myers is a columnist and contributing editor for Birds & Blooms magazine and was commissioned by Gardener’s Supply Company for her expertise to write this article. Myers’ web site is www.melindamyers.com.

Tumbler composters are great for small spaces and make loading, unloading and turning much easier. Photo credit: Gardener’s Supply Company.

Equinox leads to dangerous driving conditions Twice a year, the sun becomes more of a concern for drivers, and one of those time periods is quickly approaching, as you may have noticed on your morning drive.

Thursday, September 22, 2016 the Autumnal Equinox will occur.

The equinox falls during days which have nearly equal periods of sunlight and darkness. With the Autumnal

Equinox which is approaching, the sun is closely aligned with the path of eastbound vehicles in the morning, and westbound vehicles in the evening. Every year, the Patrol sees this affect traffic on Kansas roads.

Safe driving during these periods with intense sunlight and sun glare can require planning ahead, and the Patrol offers the following tips:

• Clean your windshield, both inside and outside, making sure to remove streaks.

• Wear clean sunglasses.

• Utilize the sun visor your vehicle is equipped with.

• Make yourself as visible as possible, leaving headlights on longer in the morning.

• Be prepared, and leave early if you’re able to during the next few weeks.