October 14, 2013 Volume 126, Number 41
Thursday, October 10, 2013
16 Pages, 70 Cents Plus Tax Per Copy
Fire Marshal says “Put a Lid on It” The Office of the Kansas State Fire Marshal and the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services want to remind older adults - and all Kansas residents - to “put a lid on it” and prevent kitchen fires. Fire Prevention Week is October 6-12. During this year's fire safety campaign, the Fire Marshal’s office, KDADS and fire departments across the state and country will be spreading the word about the dangers of kitchen fires.
Hugoton High School Fall Homecoming will be Friday, October 11. The three candidates vying for 2013 Homecoming Queen are kneeling in front: Amanda Mills, Amy Scott and Kristan
“We want to make sure that older adults are aware of the need for kitchen safety,” said Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services Secretary Shawn Sullivan. “Be sure you have working smoke alarms in your home and a fire escape plan in place.” According to the United States Fire Administration, older adults run a significantly higher risk of dying in a fire than people in younger age groups. They also suffer a higher number of fire-related in-
juries. Cooking is the leading cause of home fires. Two of every five home fires begin in the kitchen more than any other place in the home. Cooking fires are also the leading cause of home fire-related injuries. “Unattended stoves and ovens are responsible for one-third of home cooking fires,” said Kansas State Fire Marshal Doug Jorgensen. “If a fire breaks out in a pan on your stovetop, never throw Continued to page 3
Crawford. In back are Andrew Mendoza, Yessenia Reyes, Logan Frederick, Elizabeth Johnson, Bradley Campbell and Kelsey Hittle. Photo courtesy of Kathy Pate.
Homecoming week festivities enjoyed by HHS Fall 2013 Homecoming for Hugoton High School will be Friday, October 11. Many festivities were going on throughout the week following a theme “We Came as Romans”. Monday was the kick off day with decorating of the halls and Toga Day, Tuesday brought Hobo Day, Geriatrics Wednesday Day, Thursday - dress as a
character, and Friday Blue/Red Day. Tuesday students enjoyed a brisk game of Kickball with six teams participating. Thursday brings the “Running of the Halls” competition between seminars and a bonfire at the Fairgrounds at 9:00 p.m. October 10. Friday will be the traditional Homecoming Pa-
rade beginning at 2:45 at the stoplights - in the center of Main Street. During this time there will be a pep rally and crowning of the King. Queen Coronation will follow Friday evening at 6:30 p.m. with the football game to begin at 7:00 p.m. Come out and support those Hugoton High School Eagles!
Black Hills Citizens Advisory Council meets Black Hills Energy Fall 2013 Citizens Advisory Council meeting was attended Wednesday, October 2, at the Hugoton Fire Station. This Advisory Council is offered twice a year, during the spring and fall. After lunch, Larissa
Long, manager of External Affairs of Kansas, explained how Black Hills Energy is using technology to improve processes and optimize customer service. Technology has changed the way Black Hills has improved customer service. Thirty years ago,
meter readers went out every day to read the customer’s meters and record these numbers in a book. They brought these books into the office to transfer the numbers manually. They soon advanced to handheld devices to store Continued to page 3
Bet you didn’t know Stevens County had mountains! It really looked like it as the predicted cold front worked its way through the north side of the county last week. Some thought it resembled the rolling dirt storms of
the 30’s. The amazing cloud stretched as far as you could see to the west. It broke apart and pretty much dissipated before noon leaving the only cold “mountain” wind behind.
Come support Janet at volleyball tournament Saturday This Saturday, everyone is encouraged to get out and support one of our own! Janet Cornelsen is a vital part of the local community and was recently diagnosed with cancer. Hugoton Youth United is hosting a co-ed volleyball tournament Saturday, October 12 starting at 10:00 a.m. in the Hugoton High
School East and West gyms to benefit her. A concession stand will be available. If you aren’t participating in the volleyball tournament, you are invited to watch some of the action and eat a fabulous barbecue lunch, catered by Oklahoma Smoke BBQ from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. There will be pulled
pork sandwiches, baked beans, cole slaw, dessert and drinks. Free will donations will be gratefully accepted, and checks should be made payable to Pheasant Heaven Charities, Inc. Come out to the HHS gyms this Saturday to cheer on your favorite team and enjoy a delicious lunch!
Hugoton City Council discusses interest rates, sewer, lagoons and equipment Hugoton City Council met in regular session October 7 in the council meeting room. Attending the meeting were City Clerk Thomas G. Hicks, Electrical System Supervisor Gary Rowden, Outside Utilities Supervisor Gary Rowden, City Inspector Joshua Grubbs, City Attorney Wayne R. Tate and councilmen Dean Banker, Mike Eshbaugh and Dan
Corpening. Also present were Richard Barnes, Mark Kerbow and Hugoton Hermes reporter Ruthie Winget. Absent were Mayor Jack E. Rowden, Police Chief Courtney Leslie and councilmen Tron Stegman and Shannon Crawford. Joshua Grubbs reported he has been notifying residents of motor vehicle violations as well
as weed violations. He had presented a safety meeting October 2 about Loader Operation and Safety. After some discussion, the council voted to pay Mark Kerbow $6,137.15 for his expenses that insurance did not pay when the sewer backed up into his basement. He will be required to sign a release form. The council thought an ad should be put into The Hugoton Hermes, asking residents to put nothing but toilet tissue, not even baby wipes, in the commodes to prevent this from happening again. The council reviewed the four bids received concerning the interest rates for the $2 million note to
finance the expansion of sewer lagoons. Citizens State Bank turned in the lowest interest rate of 1.000%. The council voted to accept this bid. The council also approved the motion to authorize Resolution 2013-3 which is the issuance of temporary notes for financing the sewer lagoons. The revised Fairbanks Morse contract has been received. This is to put catalytic converters on engines 4-5 at the Hugoton power plant. The council asked Attorney Tate to review the revised contract before they approve it. City Clerk Hicks informed the council that each October, the water
rates have to be reviewed. He recommended no change. The council agreed to no change in the rates. Paul Nordyke informed the council it was time to trade in the Bobcat to White Star. They do this every year. It will cost $2,800.30 along with the old Bobcat. The council voted to approve this bid. Paul also reported the lagoon looks better, but it is going to deteriorate as the weather get colder. He is still working closely with
Kansas Dairy Ingredients concerning their wastewater. Gary Rowden asked the council for permission to hire Trevor Crane full time. Trevor has been working as summer help previously. The council approved this action. Tom Hicks reported the credit card addition is up and running. It seems to be successful. The meeting adjourned. The next meeting will be November 4, 2013.
Eagleaires will present concert this Sunday at Hugoton UMC
Connie Gold is honored with a retirement party at the Stevens County Courthouse Monday morning. She first began work at the county treasurer’s office in 1986 when she began her duties, working for Stevens County Treasurer Belva Hickey. She was elected County Treasurer in 1997. Now that she has retired, Connie plans to attend all her grandkids’ school activities.
Hugoton High School’s Eagleaires ask you to attend and be entranced by their musical abilities Sunday, October 13 at the Hugoton United Methodist Church at 800 S. Main Street at 5:30 p.m. Several varied vocal selections will be performed, catering to all tastes. Two special guests will be featured: HES Primary music instructor Mrs.
Bonnie Lomax will play the newly renovated UMC organ, and accompany HES Intermediate music teacher Mrs. Lindsay Denton as she plays her flute. The Eagleaires urge you to come enjoy their opening fall performance. Following the free concert, there will be cookies and coffee available for a time of community fellowship.
Vanessa Willis takes the oath of the office of Stevens County Treasurer in front of Stevens County Clerk Pam Bensel Tuesday morning, October 8.
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WHAT’S HAPPENIN’ Wednesday nights - Inside Out Kids at the Hugoton Assembly of God, 138 S. Main, beginning with dinner at 6:45 p.m. Program will be from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Rides are available by calling Pastor Ben Coats at 620-428-1487 before 5:30 p.m. Wednesday evenings. - Moscow United Methodist will host Kids Club, beginning September 11 from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. Kids Club is available for children ages Kindergarten through fifth grade. For more information, contact the church at 620-598-2426. Temporary changes for Stevens County Library - Stevens County Library will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturdays and closed Sundays. Available Now - Hugoton FFA is now selling Blue and Gold sausage, bacon and chicken strips. **Notice: Delivery date has changed to November 7**. Contact an FFA member by calling 620-5444311 or 620-544-4728. - Entries are being accepted from farmers and rural community members for a $2,500 award from Monsanto Funds “Grow Communities”. Visit Grow Communities.com or call 1-877-267-3332 to register to win or submit an idea for a nonprofit organization in need of funding.
October 1-12 - Yardmaster Gift, Greenhouse and Nursery will be having their fifteenth annual Mum Festival. Visit them Monday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Third and Main in Hugoton. October 11 - Hugoton schools will participate in the fall homecoming pep rally at the intersection of Main and Sixth streets at 2:30 p.m. - First National Bank will host a tailgate party from 5:30 p.m. with hamburgers, chips and bottled water in the parking lot outside the HHS football stadium. - Deadline for seventh and eighth grade students to submit their essay to the Learning Quest Essay Contest. Theme is “There’s No Better Investment Than Higher Education.” Essays can be submitted online at http://essay.learningquest. com. October 12 - Hugoton’s Farmers’ Market at the parking lot south of China Restaurant from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. Everyone is welcome to buy or sell homegrown and homemade items. - Hugoton Youth United will host a co-ed volleyball tournament to benefit Janet Cornelsen, starting at 10:00 a.m. at the Hugoton High School East and West Gyms. Entry forms for teams are available at First National Bank, or email chelle@pld.com to request one.
Entry forms are due October 9. October 13 - The Hugoton High School Eagleaires will present a free concert at the Hugoton United Methodist Church at 5:30 p.m. Following the concert, there will be a time of community fellowship with cookies and coffee. October 14 - Columbus Day - The American Legion and Auxiliary will host a covered dish dinner at the Vets’ Hall at 6:30 p.m. October 16 - National Boss Day - Kansas Insurance Department will host an informational meeting about new healthcare changes at St. Catherine Hospital , 410 E. Spruce in Garden City, beginning at 7:00 p.m. October 17 - Camera Club will meet at 7:00 p.m. at the Hugoton Recreation Commission, 211 S. Madison. - Kansas Insurance Department will host an informational meeting about new
Sandra Grace Lifelong Stevens County resident Sandra A. Grace passed from this life Monday, October 7, 2013 in Liberal with her loving family at her side. She was 77. Sandy was born May 4,
HUGOTON POLICE REPORT Business Hours, Call 544-4959 After Hours, Call 544-2020 Monday, September 30, 2013 • Vehicle Unlock, 200 Block of West Eleventh, Citizen Assist, Sergeant Johnson • Dog at Large, 700 Block of South Harrison, Returned to Owner, Sergeant Johnson • Vehicle Unlock, Citizen Assist, Officer Crane • Disturbance, 900 Block of South Madison, Separated Subjects, Officer Crane • Drive Off, 600 Block of East Eleventh, Subject Paid for Items, Officer Crane Tuesday, October 1, 2013 • Dogs at Large, 700 Block of East Sixth, Returned to Owner, Officer Crane • Citizen Assist, 400 Block of West Sixth, Public Service, Officer Crane Wednesday, October 2, 2013 • Civil Standby, 500 Block of West Eleventh, Public Service, Officer Hagman • Domestic, 700 Block of South Adams, Suspect Left, Officer Goetzinger/Officer Lamatsch Thursday, October 3, 2013 • Barking Dog, 100 Block of South Jefferson, Unable to Locate, Officer Goetzinger • Barking Dog, 100 Block of South Jefferson, Officer Goetzinger Friday, October 4, 2013
• Vehicle Unlock, 800 Block of South Main, Citizen Assist, Sergeant Johnson Saturday, October 5, 2013 • Funeral Escort, 500 Block of South Van Buren, Public Service, Sergeant Johnson/ Officer Hagman/ Officer Lamatsch • Vehicle Unlock, Second and Main, Citizen Assist, Sergeant Johnson • Line Down, West City Limits, Noti-
fied Pioneer Telephone, Sergeant Johnson • Loud Music, 1000 Block of South Van Buren, Advised to Turn It Down, Officer Crane Sunday, October 6, 2013 • Dog Bite, 900 Block of South Monroe, Took Report, Officer Crane • Possible Fight, 800 Block of South Monroe, Family Disagreement, Officer Crane
Stevens County Fire Department and Ambulance Report Stevens County Emergency Services run activity for September 30 through October 6. Fire Department Hugoton Station Thursday, October 3 - 9:21 p.m. - called to Road D between Road 13 and Road 14 for a motor vehicle accident. Friday, October 4 - 3:23 p.m. - called to Road D between Road 13 and 14 for a
healthcare changes at the Seward County Activity Center, 810 Stadium Road in Liberal, beginning at 7:00 p.m. October 18 - No school for USD #210 students due to a teacher work day. - Deadline to submit a photo for the Pioneer Electric Cooperative, Inc.’s photo contest. For more information, visit pioneerelectric.coop or contact Sadee Rohleder at s r o h l e d e r @ p i o neerelectric.coop. Categories are “PEC Members” and “PEC Employees”. - Learn the “West Coast Swing” and the “Nightclub Two-Step” at Seward County Community College/Area Technical School beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the SW002, the student union basement at SCCC/ATS. No partner is needed to learn the basics. October 19 - Hugoton’s Farmers’ Market at the parking lot south of China Restaurant from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. Everyone is welcome to buy or sell homegrown and homemade items.
motor vehicle accident. Sunday, October 6 - 6:08 a.m. - called out for a motor vehicle accident at Highway 56 and Road 2. Fire Department Moscow Station No activity this period. Ambulance Activity One medical run, one Life Flight and three motor vehicle accidents.
1936 to Mr. and Mrs. Bowland in Scott City. In 1952 Sandy met and married Ray Grace. They were married for 44 years and were blessed with the birth of their daughter Robin. Ray passed in 2001. Sandy was a devoted wife and mother and a life long member of the Rebekkah Lodge of Hugoton. Sandy’s smile will be missed by all who knew her along with that wonderful laughter. Those who preceded her in death include her husband; her mother Inez McAllister; father Robert C. Bowland; sister Delores Busker; sister-in-law Audrey Grace Arnold; and brother-in-law Roy Grace. Survivors include her daughter Robin L. Grace of Garden City; brother Clifford Bowland of Woodland Park, Co.; sisters-in-law Gladys M. Powers of Columbia, Mo. and Dorothy Grace of South Carolina; and her many nieces and nephews. Services are planned for 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 12, 2013 at the Church of God in Hugoton. Burial will follow in Barden Cemetery in Texas County, Ok. Paul’s Funeral Home of Hugoton is in charge of the arrangements.
Helen Johns Death has claimed the life of Helen Esther Johns. Mrs. Johns passed from this life Saturday, October 5, 2013 at Stanton County Hospital in Johnson City. She was 92. Born April 10, 1921 at Partridge in the home of her parents, Helen was the daughter of John Casler and Ella Dunn Hand. She was a 1938 graduate of Partridge Rural High School and a 1942 graduate of Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia, now known as Emporia State University, where she received a bachelor degree in Education. Helen taught English, Latin and American History for three years at Strong City High School, located west of Emporia. September 16, 1945, Helen and Private Martin Russell Johns were united in marriage in Johnson City at the Partridge Methodist Church. Martin preceded Helen in death January 30, 2010. Mrs. Johns was a homemaker and helped her husband operate the family farm in Morton County, where she was a rural Richfield resident, a member of the Richfield United Methodist Church where she was pianist for
many years, Sunday School Teacher, church treasurer for 38 years, member of the United Methodist Women, and a member of the Richfield Study and Social Club since 1946. Helen was also interested in genealogy with over ten books of genealogy sheets for all members of the families. Survivors include her sons, Dennis Martin Johns of Wichita, Daryl Tremain Johns and wife Carol of Daphne, Al., Norman Dallas Johns and wife Geralynn of rural Johnson City and Brian Lane Johns and husband Michael S. Owings of Wichita; grandchildren, Justin Johns, Jennifer Henriksen and husband Ryan, Jordan Johns and wife Laura, Joshua Johns, Jamieson Johns and Jessica Johns; great grandchildren, Alexia Adams, Colton Johns, Rebekah Henriksen and Casey Johns; and her many other relatives and friends. Those preceding Mrs. Johns in death were her parents; husband; one still born son Barry Eugene Johns; and one great grandchild. Services were attended Tuesday morning, October 8, 2013 at Richfield United
Methodist Church with Rev. Sandy Ferguson presiding. Burial followed in the Richfield Cemetery under the direction of Paul’s Funeral Home of Hugoton. Memorials have been established for the Helen Johns Memorial Fund and proceeds
will be for Rolla Schools Music Department. Memorials may be mailed to Paul’s Funeral Home, PO Box 236, Hugoton, Ks 67951.
Kenneth Crawford Sunday morning, October 6, 2013, avid golfer and KU fan Kenneth L. Crawford, age 68, of Hugoton, entered the kingdom of heaven peacefully with his wife and children at his side. Kenneth entered this world April 30, 1945, the son of Lloyd Crawford and the former Dorene Hodges. Kenneth grew up in Hugoton on the family farm and was a graduate of Hugoton High School. July 4, 1965, Kenneth married Linda Kagarice, she survives. Other survivors include his daughter Stachia Nordyke of Hugoton; two sons, Jan Crawford and wife Dettra of Hugoton and Christopher Crawford and wife Laurie of Hugoton;
and his grandchildren, Trista and Malik Panjwani, Dylan Nordyke, Blake Sondergaard, Brock Crawford, Kynna Crawford, Madison Crawford and Kynli Crawford. Funeral services are planned for Thursday, October 10, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. at the First Christian Church in Hugoton with Pastor Heath Kelley and Pastor Eric Mason and officiating. Burial will follow at the Hugoton Cemetery. Garnand Funeral Home in Hugoton is in charge of the arrangements. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials be given to Pheasant Heaven Charities in care of Garnand Funeral Home, 423 S Main, Hugoton, Ks. 67951.
Obituaries Lanette Kitch Lifelong rural Rolla resident Lanette Gae Kitch, 58, passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at St. Catherine’s Hospital in Garden City. The daughter of Thomas Victor Bentley and the former Geneva Ruth Simmons, she was born September 15, 1955 in Liberal. Lanette and Scott L. Kitch were married May 28, 1977 in Hugoton. She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene in Hugoton. Survivors include her husband Scott of Rolla; son Nicholas Kitch of Rolla; daughter Megan Kitch of Rolla; her two sisters, Marcella Bentley Salmon and husband
David of Shawnee Mission and Jenny Adair and husband John of Pampa, Tx.; and other relatives and friends. Lanette was preceded in death by her parents. Services were attended Saturday afternoon, October 5, 2013 at the Church of the Nazarene in Hugoton with Rev. Ron Crosley presiding. Burial followed in the Hugoton Cemetery under the direction of Paul's Funeral Home of Hugoton. A memorial has been established for the Church of the Nazarene. Memorials may be mailed to Paul's Funeral Home, Box 236, Hugoton, Ks 67951.
Jeff Porter Friends and family gathered Monday to remember Jeff Porter, age 64, of Ulysses. Mr. Porter passed from this life Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was born December 19, 1948 in Garden City, the son of Luke Porter and the former Joan Leierer. Jeff grew up in Ulysses and graduated from Ulysses High School in 1967. He married Eddi Anderson in 1972 and they later divorced in 1989. Jeff furthered his education with a Business Degree from Fort Hays State University in 1976 and an Accounting Degree from Wichita State University in 1977. He lived in Liberal from 1977 to 1979, returning to Ulysses. Mr. Porter worked for Godfrey & Hay in Liberal and Ulysses, and currently operated Jeff Porter CPA. He was a former board member for the Southwest National Bank, a current board member for Bob
Wilson Memorial Hospital, member of the Kansas Chapter of AICPA, and the United Methodist Church in Ulysses. He is survived by two sons, Tyler David Porter of Wichita and Tyson Dale Porter of Lawrence; daughter Tenelle J. Porter of Woodside, Ca.; his parents, Luke and Joan Porter of Hays; sister Tamara Wilhelm of Hays; and his three grandchildren, Trip, Hadley and Thatcher. Jeff is preceded in death by his grandparents, John and Lillie Porter and Bus and Virginia Leierer. Funeral services were attended Monday afternoon, October 7, 2013 at Garnand Funeral Home Chapel in Ulysses with Pastor Kelly Gindlesberger officiating. Interment followed at the Ulysses Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be given to the Ulysses Animal Shelter in care of Garnand Funeral Home, 405 W. Grant Ave, Ulysses, Ks 67880.
Carol Fellers Craig Word has been received of the death of Carol Anne Craig. Wednesday, October 2, 2013, Mrs. Craig, 53, went to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, after a short illness. Carol Anne was born on a hot summer day, July 20, 1960 in her hometown of Flagler, Co., to the late Lloyd L. Fellers and the former Vera Lesley Fellers, of Maple Valley. She lived in Flagler and attended Flagler Public Schools from kindergarten through twelfth grade, graduating with the class of 1978. Carol Anne attended the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Co. and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. Shortly after graduation in 1982, she moved to Honolulu, Hi., where she spent much of her early career working at Home Improvement Warehouse in Honolulu. Working her way up from shelf stocking to management, she eventually transferred to the corporate office in Kent, Wa. After the company was sold to another company, Carol Anne worked at Paccar Automotive, Eddie Bauer and several other companies in the area before becoming employed on a permanent, fulltime basis at the Port of Seattle where she worked for 12 years, finishing her career as a senior business analyst. Carol Anne mostly identified herself as a mother. She leaves behind two daughters, Miranda Danielle Craig, 16, and Taylor Nicole Craig, 14, both of Maple Valley, and her husband Rich, whom she married in 1994. Rich and Carol Anne spent 19 years of married life together, most of it in their Maple Valley home. The entire family has attended Maple Valley Presbyterian Church for many years. Carol Anne’s life and friends in Maple Valley revolved around her church activities and her church family. She taught Sunday School, served in the nursery, served as a small group co-leader, a Bible study group leader, a
Sunday morning greeter, and an usher. She and Rich and her girls have supported many missions in the church, including Nicaragua, Mexico, Wyoming and Campus Crusade for Christ. Carol Anne’s many friends will remember a kind, thoughtful and caring individual who gave much of herself to others without a second thought. She annually spent a day in November with her friends making quilts for newborn babies, and in recent years, Miranda has also helped make quilts. Carol Anne was a gifted artisan and enjoyed making Christmas gifts for her many nieces and nephews and also made many crafts with her children and craft gifts for others. Carol Anne lived with a rare sun allergy and a blood disorder all her life. Despite this, she was a "glass half-full" kind of individual who always tried to look at the positive side of life. Rather than dwell on what she couldn’t do, she praised God for what she was able to do for herself and others. Carol Anne will be dearly missed by her husband Rich; daughters, Miranda and Taylor; her mother Vera Fellers; brothers, Jay Fellers of Glenwood Springs, Co. and Don Fellers of Syracuse; her sister Charlotte Fellers of Auburn, Wa.; and her numerous inlaws, nieces, nephews and hundreds of friends and colleagues. A celebration service is planned for Saturday, October 12 at Maple Valley Presbyterian Church with a potluck meal to follow the service. The family invites Carol Anne’s friends to join this celebration of her life’s work. In lieu of flowers, please send condolences to Maple Valley Presbyterian Church, 22659 Sweeney Rd. S.E., P O Box 590, Maple Valley, Wa 98038, or Fellers Funeral Home LLC, P.O. 1253, Syracuse, Ks 67878, with donations earmarked for Campus Crusade for Christ or to the Maple Valley Food Bank.
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Recognition requested for Smiths Dear Editor, Here is some information I am sure many in Stevens County would like to have. As almost everyone knows, the Church of the Nazarene has held a Merry Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day for the community for the last few years. What they don’t know is this tradition was started by Mike and Vergie Smith. They had the idea and enlisted the aid of the rest of the congregation. It has been quite a success over the years benefitting hundreds of Stevens Countyians, their relatives and friends; some from out of state. It is free to anyone who wishes to come, whether single with no family nearby, as a cook’s day off, families with out-of-town guests wanting to show what a wonderful town we
Alta Pettis live in - you name it. Many have come out to share in the family atmosphere provided on the day that celebrates the birth of our Savior. If you know this couple you know they are humble and in no way self-seeking and would ask no more than to serve God and their fellowman. Most people have no idea of the long hours of planning and hard work the Smiths have put in each year to make it come about. While the church has supplied most of the financial part of the quotient, I dare say it is likely this beautiful pair has picked up some loose ends there, occasionally also. This wonderfully communityminded family is no longer at the helm of the operation
Black Hills Energy’s Larissa Long is the featured speaker at the 2013 Citizens Advisory
but you can be sure that they will still be putting in a lot of time and effort on the project because they have hearts as big as all outdoors full of love for the Lord and all people. This was the reason for them founding the event in the first place, I’m positive. I am sure there are many who would want to know, ought to know, who to thank for such an outstanding contribution to the joy of living in Hugoton, Stevens County, Kansas. I am hoping this letter can be printed as anonymous because if Virgie and Mike find out who wrote it they will probably clobber me, but if it can’t I will take my lumps, because I fully believe they deserve this pat on the back. So I’m doing it anyway. Alta Pettis
Council meeting Wednesday, October 2 at the Hugoton Fire Station.
Black Hills Continued from page 1 these numbers and download them electronically. Now, the meter reader can drive by and collect the numbers without getting out of their van. In the future, towers will be able to reach out to pull this data using technology. This will be a huge timesaver. Some cities already are using this process. Black Hills is also using a device which allows them to
monitor the pressures on transmission lines. Kansas Dairy Ingredients’ Tim Gomez asked if Black Hills Energy has very many interruptions of gas service in the Hugoton area. The representative replied about the only way gas service to KDI would be interrupted would be a line blowout or if someone dug into a pipeline. The distribution system is main-
tained on a regular basis. Black Hills Energy is currently surveying for leaks in the city of Hugoton. Around the first of November, they will begin laying gas lines in the new Pioneer Manor addition. The next Citizens Advisory Council is scheduled for spring.
Average gasoline prices have fallen somewhat Average retail gasoline prices in Kansas have fallen 8.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.23 per gallon Sunday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 1,329 gas outlets in Kansas. This compares with the national average that has fallen 4.2 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.38 per gallon, according to gasoline price Web site GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Kansas during the past week, prices Sunday were 46.7 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 37.5 cents per gallon lower than a month ago. The national average has decreased 21.4 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 41.9 cents per gallon lower than this day one year ago. "The national average has continued its decline which has been continuing for 34 consecutive days," said Gas Buddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan. "And the odds are very good that prices will continue to decline in most areas in the week ahead. Perhaps most notable at this point of decline is how much cheaper gas prices stand versus the same date last year, with motorists realizing prices that are 50 cents or more lower. Much of the difference can be blamed on more active Atlantic waters last year that brought more storms than what we've seen this year," DeHaan said. Submitted by GasNews.com.
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Fire Marshall Continued from page 1 water on it. Always keep a lid nearby and slide the lid over the pan to smother the flames – put a lid on it – and then turn off the burner,” Fire Marshal Jorgensen said. “If a fire starts in your oven or microwave, turn the oven off and leave the door closed.” "Often when firefighters are called to a fire that started in the kitchen, the residents tell them that they only left the kitchen for a few minutes," said Mende Barnett, education consultant at the Office of the Kansas Fire Marshal. "Sadly, that’s all it takes for a dangerous fire to start. We want to remind everyone, and especially older adult Kansans, about the dangers of home fires, especially unattended cooking, before they experience a damaging event in their home.” Here are more tips for kitchen fire safety: Don’t leave cooking food unattended in the kitchen. Stay in the kitchen when you are frying, grilling, broiling or boiling food. When you are simmering, baking, or roasting food, check it regularly, stay in the home, and use a timer to remind you. If you have to leave the room, even briefly, turn off the stove. Wear tight-fitting clothing or short sleeves if you are going to be working at the stove. Make sure that anything that can catch fire, such as oven mitts, towels or food packaging, is kept away from the stovetop. Keep your burners and stovetops clean, don’t let food and grease accumulate. Story submitted by Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services and Kansas Fire Marshall.
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SEPTEMBER 2013 Duarte, Alejandro, Exhibition of Speed $160.00 Duarte, Alejandro, Failure to Yield $75.00 Schmidt, Russell, Possession of Marijuana $210.00 30 Days Jail Suspended Schmidt Russell, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia $150.00 Outpatient Drug Treatment Program McCurry, Travis, Disorderly Conduct $320.00 Moreland, Jeffrey, Truck/ Trailer Parking $50.00 Maldonado, Josue, No Driver’s License - Second $680.00 10 Days Jail, Serve 4, Suspend 6 Maldonado, Josue, Duty to Report Accident $100.00
Dustin E John Johnson Financial FinancialAdvisor Advisor .
608 S Main Street Hugoton, KS 67951 620-544-8818
Norton, Bruce W., Violation of Protection Order $450.00 30 Days Jail Suspended, Commit to Change Program Wilsey, Duane, Careless Driving $110.00 Moodie, Bruce, Speeding 53/40 $105.00 Roybal, Manuel J., Driving While Suspended $320.00 5 Days Jail, Serve 2, Suspend 3 Roybal, Manuel J., Defective Headlight $45.00 Greenway, Tim, Speeding 61/40 $150.00 Carneal, William, Failure to Stop $135.00 Spencer, Bobby Maurice, Failure to Stop $135.00 Morey, Lee E., Improper Parking in Roadway $105.00
Stephanie A Weeast, CFP®, AAMS® Financial Advisor
Get Your Today October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. When was your last mammogram? The American Cancer Society recommends that women age 40 and older schedule a mammogram every 1-2 years. Take preventive measures, and get your mammogram done at Stevens County Hospital. Self referrals accepted after age 40. Now preforming digital mammograms!
Ross Grewell is Heritage Christian Academy's Student of the Month. Ross is a fourth grader and is the son of Greg and Toni Grewell.
Call 620-544-6133 to make your appointment.
City of Hugoton Water Consumption and Climatological Data
TOTAL Gals. Pumped Peak Water Day Gals. Average High Temperature Average Low Temperature Rainfall
September 2011
September 2012
September 2013
64,297,900 3,199,600 82.4 53.5 1.42”
65,953,900 3,068,100 83.5 53.0 3.14”
63,297,900 3,398,400 85.0 57.5 2.96”
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Cloverleaf Cowboy 4-H Club members Rebecca Johnson, Megan Newlon and Clair Clark take a moment to pause for a photo. They are decorating The Hugoton Hermes’ windows to celebrate National 4-H Week.
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Pioneer Manor clears all deficiencies from state survey
The meeting of the hospital board was called to order Tuesday, October 1, 2013, at 5:32 p.m. Present were board members Warren Willis, Kirk Heger, Patty Lahey, Keith Rome and Dean Van Horn. Others present were hospital administrator Linda Stalcup, chief financial officer Dave Piper, health information director Marilyn Crane, Pioneer Manor director of nursing Jennifer Featherston, Alisha Esarey and Hermes reporter Wilma Bartel. Motion was made and approved unanimously to accept the minutes of the last meeting. Motion was made and approved unanimously to accept the amended agenda; Dave Piper requested that he be heard first as he had to leave early. Piper gave the financial report. He said the cash position of the hospital and nursing home remain strong. He explained that professional fees are high due to the use of staffing agencies at Pioneer Manor. Wages for staffing agency personnel is significantly higher than non-agency. Ideally they would like to see the use of staffing agency personnel be reduced to 1-2%. Comment was made that residents from the Manor have voiced preference for non-agency staff, as permanent staff gets to know the residents better. A question was raised about what the board could do to reduce use of staffing agencies. Hospital administrator Linda Stalcup said they have some things in place now to move forward on staffing. Piper said the cost of utilities at the hospital was up 26% from last year and utilities at the
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AGAPE CHURCH OF HUGOTON 409 East Ninth, Hugoton 453-2711 Pastor Bob Rich Sunday – 10:30 a.m.
FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH 531 S. Main 544-7077 Michael Taylor, Pastor Monday Bible Q & A - 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Book Study- 6:30 p.m. Friday Prayer - 8:00-10:00 p.m. Saturday Bible Study - 6:30 p.m. Sunday Coffee & Fellowship - 10:00 a.m. Sunday Services - 10:30 a.m.
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Main and Second Street 544-2773 Ben Coats, Pastor Sunday School - 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m. Sunday Evening - 6:00 p.m. Service Wed. Night - 7:00 p.m. Celebrate Recovery Every Monday at 7:00 p.m.
BETHEL FRIENDS CHURCH 11th & Jefferson - 544-8517 Sunday School - 9:30 a.m. Morning Service - 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Evening Ministries - 6:30 p.m. (Children, Youth, & Adult)
CHURCH OF CHRIST 1045 S. Van Buren 544-2825 Parsonage 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. Morning Worship - 10:45 a.m. Evening Services - 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study - 7:00 p.m.
COWBOY CHURCH - HUGOTON Second & Fourth Tuesday of every month Stevens County Commercial Building at Fairgrounds 7:00 p.m.
FAITH CHAPEL CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST Tenth and Jefferson Lawrence Johnson, Pastor Sunday School - 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m. Bible Band (Tuesday) - 6:00 p.m. Home and Forn. Miss. (Friday) - 6:00 p.m. Youth - 6:00 p.m. Bible Study - 7:00 p.m.
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HUGOTON BAPTIST CHURCH Eighth and Main 544-2210 506 East Eighth - 544-2295 Sunday School - 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study - 6:30 p.m.
LIGHTHOUSE FELLOWSHIP 424 S. Jackson 544-4828 Sunday School - 9:30 a.m. Sunday Church - 10:30 a.m. Wednesday - 7:00 p.m. Pre-Service Prayer - half hour before service
LONE STAR FRIENDS CHURCH 14 Miles East of Hugoton on Highway 51 Church 624-3784 Home 624-3104 Sunday School - 9:45 a.m. Contemporary Worship Celebration - 10:45 a.m. Jr. High & Sr. High Youth Group - Sunday 6:30 p.m. Sunday Evening Fellowship - 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Evening Adult Study - 6:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday - 8:00 p.m. Christian Life Club (age 2 - 18) - 6:30 p.m.
MY FATHER’S HOUSE A Full Gospel Church 207 East 6th - Hugoton Pam Peachey, Pastor 544-2436 Services Sundays 10:30 a.m. & 5:00 p.m.
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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
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UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 828 S. Main Hugoton 544-8715 Reverend Jo Mead, Pastor Monday Bible Study - 1:30 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. Wednesday Praise! Kids - 3:45 p.m. Wednesday Jr. High Youth Fellowship - 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Sr. High Youth Fellowship - 7:00 p.m. Sunday School - 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m. HugotonUMC.com
MOSCOW MOSCOW BAPTIST CHURCH 598-2455 Church - 598-2400 Home Rev. Larry Bradford, Pastor 1 mile S. of Moscow, 1/2 mile E. of Moscow/Hooker Rd. Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m. Sunday School - 9:30 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study - 7:00 p.m. Team Kids (Wed.) - 3:30-5:00p.m. Sept.-May
MOSCOW UNITED METHODIST 598-2426 Tim McCrary, Pastor 598-2421 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. UMYF Sr. High - 5:00 p.m.
ROLLA EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH 202 Monroe St. - Rolla, Ks. 67954 Henry McGuire, Pastor 593-4693 Sunday School - 10:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m. Sunday Evening Service - 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Evening, AWANA’s - 6:45 p.m.
ROLLA PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH Corner of Third and Adams, Rolla Marcus Light, Pastor Church - 593-4626, Parsonage - 593-4796 Sunday School - 10:00 a.m. Worship - 11:00 a.m. Wednesday night meal - 6:00 p.m.
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Manor have risen by about 65% from last year. The next item on the agenda was the reappointment of Jana Morris as APRN and Matt Steel as CRNA. A board member asked if the reappointments had been signed off on by the chief of staff. After being advised the chief of staff had approved same, motion was made and approved unanimously to reappoint Morris and Steel. Linda Stalcup gave the report on Pioneer Manor. She said the state surveyor had been in for a revisit after a complaint about staffing had been lodged. At the revisit, the Manor was cleared of all prior deficiencies and no new deficiencies were logged. The surveyor was pleased with the positive changes made at the Manor. Administration will begin working with staff and a consultant to establish policies and procedures focusing on resident-centered care instituted at the new facility. A nursing instructor from Liberal had been in to speak with Stalcup and the director of nursing and was pleased with
the changes at the Manor she said she was comfortable bringing her students back in to the Manor for clinicals. A new administrator for the Manor has not yet been hired. Stalcup has an interview scheduled with a hopeful in early October. If this interviewee does not work out, they hope to hire an interim administrator. Stalcup said that 71 of the 82 beds are now filled. She introduced the board to the new director of nursing at Pioneer Manor, Jennifer Featherston. She had about ten years of experience in nursing prior to moving to Hugoton and has been doing risk management at the Stevens County Hospital for the past five years. Stalcup also introduced Alisha Esarey. Alisha will be working in public relations and risk management, though she still maintains her duties in Dr. Sam’s office. She also gave the chief executive officer report. In October they will attest for their “meaningful use” measures for Stage 1. Eligible hospitals must report on the following: all 12 of the
Hugoton The Chamber of Commerce has a really BIG event coming up! We are doing the Grocery Grab again this year! The lucky winner of the Grocery Grab will have five minutes to fill the top basket of a grocery cart at White’s Foodliner November 16 at 10:00 a.m. Tickets are on sale NOW at the Chamber office, White’s Foodliner, and from any Chamber Board member. Proceeds from the Grocery Grab are used to sponsor Park Day, the fireworks display and other activities in the county. Don’t wait to buy your tickets. You don’t want to miss this event. Contact the Chamber office for complete details about this event. The United States Census Bureau has asked the Chamber to get this information out to local businesses: The 2012 Economic Census, the U.S. Government's official five-year measure of American business and the economy, is entering its final days of data collection. Many businesses have shared with us
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core measures, five out of ten of the menu measures and all 15 of the clinical quality measures. The “meaningful use” designation is part of the Recovery Act of 2009 which provides for incentive payments for eligible hospitals that adopt a certified electronic health record system. The hospital must meet certain core requirements to earn the incentive, including drug-allergy interaction checks, recording demographics, maintaining active medication and allergy lists, providing patients with an electronic copy of their health information or discharge information upon request, protecting electronic health information. Stalcup advised the board that in September she was elected Kansas Hospital Association Southwest District Chair. The board reviewed the emergency room schedule. There being no old or new business, at 6:47 p.m. a motion was made and approved unanimously to enter executive session after a short break. The meeting adjourned.
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the challenges of responding with fewer resources. We have listened, and have provided time extensions and other considerations in allowing businesses additional time to respond. For businesses that received Economic Census forms but have not yet responded, it is very important to do so now. Keep in mind the Economic Census is required by law. In this economic climate, it is necessary to have the most accurate measure of our economy. Response to the Economic Census allows us to provide exactly that. Thank you very much for your participation. To assist you, we are prepared to discuss your compliance via phone. Please call us at 877790-1876. Due to timing, we also encourage you to use electronic reporting available at: econhelp.census.gov. We look forward to helping you respond to the Economic Census. Your response makes a difference. There will be a Farmers’ Market, weather permitting, Saturdays from now through the end of October from 8:00
a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the parking lot south of the China restaurant. Everyone is welcome to come buy or sell Homegrown and Homemade items. The Spook Parade will be October 31 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Main Street. Following, the Hugoton ghosts and goblins can go to the Pioneer Manor to Trick or Treat there from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Many of you may not know this but the Hugoton Area Chamber of Commerce and Stevens County Economic Development have a combined Web site www.steven scountyks.com. It is a great place to view a calendar of events happening in the county and to get more details on Chamber and Economic Development programs. Be sure to check it out. We also try to keep the community informed of upcoming events on our Facebook pages Get Hugoton! and Hugoton Area Chamber of Commerce. Give us a “like” on Facebook. The Hugoton Area Chamber of Commerce is here for YOU!
MUSEUM UPDATE from The Stevens County Gas & Historical Museum Gladys Renfro and Beulah Carter A beautiful fall day!!! Old Man Winter cannot be far behind - brrrrr!!! If you have not been in to see us, we have a few new exhibits - a model of the Titanic, a judge’s gavel, an air pump used to put water in tractor tires (that is what the donor said it was used for), a grain tester and more! With this beautiful
weather, a lot of people are using the walking path. Out-of-town visitors have been from Plains and from Colorado Springs, Co. 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 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Henry Cantrell of Moscow brought his battery operated grease gun to the Stevens County Gas and Historical Museum. It is now being displayed in the west building. Henry had used the grease gun in his service station in Moscow 50 years ago.
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STEVENS COUNTY Activity Center - 544-2283 Nutrition Center - 544-8041 ~ Barbara Beeks ~ Good Monday morning! What a nice weekend. Very cool makes one think about getting those plants inside. We had our pancake supper Saturday evening. Not too many here but the pancakes were sure good and so was the fellowship. The board meets this week, Wednesday is Birthday Day and Pioneer Electric will be here at noon. Then Saturday is Sew All Day, and a dance in the evening. Bob Walters will be playing for us. We here in the kitchen are going to try to get back to “home cooked” meals as much as possible. We see the need to go back to preparing our meals “the good
ole way.” We will have a quilt and hobby show November 8-9. We like to show off our quilts for the year and thought others might like to share their fancy work or hobbies. It will be a show not a sale. Be sure to put those two days on your calendar. Have a great week. Menu Oct. 10......Chicken Fried Steak Oct. 11................................Fish Oct. 14.......................BBQ Beef Oct. 15........Chicken & Noodles Oct. 16................Ham & Beans Oct. 17...........Smothered Steak Activities Schedule Thursday, October 10 Exercise....................10:30 a.m.
The Hugoton FFA Dairy Foods Team places third with Brady Heger as third place individual winner. Left to right in front are Alyson Kiley, Jessica Harper, Mariah Reynolds, Tyler
Bridge......................................... Friday, October 11 Exercise....................10:30 a.m. Bingo........................12:30 p.m. Saturday, October 12 Sew All Day................................ Cards .........................6:00 p.m. Dance.........................8:00 p.m. ..........................Bob Walters Monday, October 14 Exercise....................10:30 a.m. Line Dance.................7:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 15 Exercise....................10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 16 Exercise....................10:30 a.m. Paint...........................1:00 p.m. Thursday, October 17 Exercise....................10:30 a.m. Bridge.........................................
Goode and Brady Heger; and back row are Jacob Teeter, Talon Easton, Brady Marshall, Kolh Kahl and Landon Brecheisen. Photo courtesy of Les McNally.
Shown here with their medals are the athletes from Pioneer Manor who participated in the Golden Senior Olympics in Guymon. Left to
right are, Alan Sherrill, Donna Little, Karoll Wagner, Ruby Reed and George Mead.
Five residents from the Pioneer Manor enjoyed participating in the Golden Senior Olympics in Guymon, Ok. at the Activity Center last Friday, October 4. The participants were Ruby Reed, Donna Little, Karoll Wagner, George Mead and Alan Sherrill. Ruby won the basketball throw, confessing, “I’ve never thrown a basketball before!” Some of the other events they placed in were bowling and the bean bag toss. Other events included the wheel chair race, the walk-a-thon with or without a walker, and beach ball volleyball. Probably the most unique event was the rubber chicken toss.
This is the twentieth year the event has been sponsored by Heritage Community and Dunaway Manor of Guymon. There were approximately 150 athletes from the five-state area who attended “for the sheer enjoyment of fellowship and camaraderie”. The event included a brunch buffet and lunch for all residents, family and volunteers. During lunch the attendees were entertained by a talent show. Stevens County Health employees who accompanied the residents were Tonya Bruce, Linda Stalcup and Celain Baker. Students from Panhandle State University helped with the events.
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The Greenhand Team of Hugoton FFA is the fourth place winning Dairy Cattle Team. Third place individual winner is Emma French. Pictured left to right in front are Thomas Frederick, Roman Lindstrom, Emma French,
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Montana Beesley and Lacey Brecheisen; and back row are Bernabe Mendoza, Elias Mendoza, Kry Kalani, Romano Burger, Austin Newlon, Alfredo Luna, Luis Flores and Chris Salcedo. Photo courtesy of Les McNally.
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Battling cold and wind the Eagles lose to Scott City Friday's cold, windy night just added to the sting of the Eagles’ loss at Scott City. Hugoton’s offense found a brick wall every time they attempted to move the ball while the defense battled the Beavers quick and well-organized offense. Hugoton never got the ball into the end zone while the Scott City team scored four times. By the time the final buzzer sounded it was a shut out with the Beavers taking the win 0 to 28. The first quarter began with the Beavers receiving the kick from the Eagles kicker, Ulises Reyes. This was the only kick off of the night for the Eagles. Reyes kicked the ball 40 yards and later punted for 18 yards. Scott City scored the only touchdown of the first quarter with 7:08 left on the clock. Hugoton held the Beavers from scoring any more in the first and second quarters
ending the first half with Hugoton at 0 and Scott City with 7. The Eagles started the second half receiving the kick off and began their short lived drive from the Eagles’ own 20. Quarterback Yates Sutton threw his first of three interceptions one minute and 14 seconds into the third quarter. Yates threw three passes for eight yards and Nic Frederick passed once for 22 yards. The Eagles went on to carry the ball 28 times but was only able to gain 79 yards rushing. Scott City scored twice in the third quarter and once in the fourth. Hugoton started the fourth quarter with the ball but 34 seconds into the quarter another interception by the Beavers allowed the Scott City team their final touchdown of the game. The Eagles didn’t get many chances to move the ball during the battle. Sutton carried
Ulises Armendariz brings down the Scott City ball carrier at the away game Friday.
Quarterback Yates Sutton gets ready to throw to a receiver during action Friday at Scott City. the ball 14 times for 48 yards and led the team in yards carried. Ross Davis was shut down and was only able to carry the ball eight times for 33 yards. Mitchell Persinger carried the ball four times but when it was all over he actually lost one yard. Michael Baeza also carried the ball for the Eagles twice but was also shut down leaving the Eagles with another negative yard. A final look at the game stats shows both teams getting two penalties each and both teams losing 20 yards.
Hugoton had four first downs and fumbled four times, losing it twice. The Eagles carried the ball 79 yards and added another 30 yards from passes giving them a total of 109 yards. In comparison, Scott City had 12 first downs, fumbled the ball twice with the one loss and had 133 yards rushing and 134 yards passing for a total of 267 yards. Homecoming is coming up this Friday and the Eagles will battle Southwestern Heights on the Eagles’ home field.
Eighth grade football boys defeat Horace Good
Riley Sosa crushes the ball over the net - and the Lady Tiger’s splayed hands - during the volleyball game at Guymon last week.
Sports Schedule Thursday, October 10 Middle School Football, at DC Comanche, 4:00 p.m. High School Girls’ Golf, GWAC at Syracuse, 1:00 p.m. High School Volleyball (V), Dual, at Lakin, 5:00 p.m. Friday, October 11 High School Varsity Football, vs Southwestern Heights at Home, 7:00 p.m. MIddle School Volleyball, Eighth Grade, ARMS League Tournament, TBA Saturday, October 12 High School Cross Country, at Lakin, 10:00 a.m. Middle School Cross Country, at Lakin, 9:00
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“What a game! Last year, Horace Good defeated these same boys 36-12, this year, after a great effort in the weight room and off season conditioning, Hugoton eighth grade turned the tables on a very good and well coached Horace Good team, to win 188. I am super proud of these boys and their accomplishments,” said coach Scott Schechter. The game started off with Hugoton receiving the opening kick off and setting up shop on their own 22. The Eagles drove down to the Horace Good 19, only to have the drive stopped by a fumble that HG recovered. As has been the case all year, the Hugoton defense was outstanding again; forcing a 3 and out punt on the first series, the Eagles took over on the HG 43 yard line. The Eagles made the 43 yard drive last the rest of the first quarter and scored shortly into the second making the score 6-0. The two point failed. The defense held for another 3 and out, thanks to a holding penalty, and HG had to punt. It is worth noting Nathan Leininger had a 70 yard punt return called back because of a block in the back, so the Eagles set up on the Horace Good 39. The Eagles drove down to the ten yard line, and that is when the craziest play of the sea-
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Friday, October 11, Hugoton plays Southwestern Heights and the Lions Club will be handing out Candy Mints for donations to help support their Eye Sight Program of buying glasses for Hugoton students and providing Eye Sight Vision Screening of children and adults. The Lions Club will have a table at each gate and any donation will be used to help finance the KU eye sight program and a part will be used here in Stevens County to provide Eye Vison Screening for the area kids and adults. Please donate, thanks.
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son happened for Hugoton. Nick Mahan’s errant pitch was picked off by a Horace Good player who alertly ran the other way. However he was chased by a fast Mitchell Hamlin who, after chasing him for 65 yards, punched the ball out and into the waiting arms of a hustling Damyan DonJuan, giving the Eagles the ball back on their own 16 yard line. Hugoton was able to drive all the way down to the HG 35 before half, but ran short on time, making the halftime score 60. The HMS Eagles started the third quarter with a nice three and out stop, and received the ball on their own 30 yard line to start the half. After a big Nick Mahan 45
yard run, capped off by a two yard touchdown, the score was now 12-0, bringing an end to the third quarter. Horace Good then made a strong drive for the end zone, only to have their drive fall short as the Eagles stopped them on a big fourth down play. The Eagles took over on their own 27. The boys wasted no time taking four plays to go the distance and score on a Mitchell Hamlin 56 yard touchdown scamper around the right side, making the score 18-0. Horace Good got the ball one more time and made a nice drive to end the game, making the final score 18-8. “I felt that we did exactly what we had to do tonight to win, we were physical, we
This past weekend Coach Joe Lopez and Assistant Coach Jason Dale took their fifth/sixth grade boys’ football team the Hugoton “Steelers” to see the Garden City Community College play Butler County Community College. The boys got to take their picture with the GCCC cheerleaders and mascot . They are very appreciative of the GCCC athletic department and football team for the tickets. Amber Perez and
took care of the ball, with exception of the early fumble, and we definitely controlled the clock and the pace of the game. The defense was outstanding once again. This was a great opportunity and a good night for our football team. We have to keep the momentum going next week vs. DC Comanche,” concluded coach Schechter. The Eagles will play next week at Dodge City at 4:00 p.m. October 10. Then they finish out the season at home Tuesday, October 15 versus Ulysses. was Mahan: Rushing 13/135; Leininger: 3/8; Hamlin: 12/117; and Baeza: 11/42 for total yards of 302.
Amy Harper helped with transportation to the game. Hugoton Steeler team members are Sawyer Harper, Cody Perez, Austin Dale, Ivan Valles, Jayden Silva, Jace Gilmore, Diego Montoya, Chay Burnett, Bryan Cabezas, Nash Dumler, Juan Chavez, Abraham Garcia, Jadon Teeter, Andres Salenas and Kian Lopez. Team member Cole Younger is not pictured. Photo courtesy of Coach Joe Lopez.
Seventh graders win big over Garden City It was a big win for the seventh grade football team over Garden City Horace Good October 3. The Eagles defeated Horace Good 24 to 14. All of the Eagles’ scoring came in the first half. The Eagles had 250 yards rushing in the first half. The Eagles’ first touchdown was an eight play 95 yard drive capped off by Alonzo Martinez’s four yard plunge. Dawson Kerbow scored on a 35 yard run at
the beginning of the second quarter. The last score of the half came during the last play of the half as Carlos Tinoco took a reverse 45 yards to paydirt with a two point conversion by Michael Mirabal. The Hawks made a bit of a comeback to pull within ten but Hugoton’s defense held and the Eagles were able to log the win. They brought the seventh grade record to four and one. Defensive standouts were Nick Gold, who had a
few tackles for loss, and Jeff Persinger, who dominated the middle from his nose guard position. There was no bigger play from Jeff than his causing a fumble just after Horace Good had moved into the red zone on a 40 yard pass. The HMS Eagles travel to Dodge this week to take on the Dodge Comanche Coyotes. This should be another good game for Hugoton’s seventh graders!
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Lady Eagles finish second at SWH tourney The Hugoton varsity volleyball team finished second at the Southwestern Heights Invitational Saturday, October 5. They went 3-1 to face Ulysses in the Championship game. Hugoton lost to SWH 18-25, 27-25 and 23-25. The girls defeated Stanton County 25-10 and 25-18, Cimarron 25-21 and 25-14 and Meade 27-25 and 25-23. The varsity team lost to Ulysses 1825 and 20-25. The JV went 1-4 for the day and beat SWH. HHS Varsity volleyball’s record is now 17-11 for the season. The Hugoton Lady Eagles stats for the season so far are as follows. Serves Received Keely Hittle Carly Martin Estefani Armendariz Taryn Garza Megan Cornelsen Ana Pena Riley Sosa Taylor Fiss Kelsey Hittle Taylor Haar Serve Taryn Garza Riley Sosa Keely Hittle Estefani Armendariz Kelsey Hittle Carly Martin Taylor Fiss Ana Pena Taylor Haar Megan Cornelsen Passing Ana Pena Carly Martin Estefani Armendariz Keely Hittle Taylor Haar Taryn Garza Kelsey Hittle Riley Sosa Megan Cornelsen Taylor Fiss Setting Ana Pena Kelsey Hittle Keely Hittle Taylor Fiss Riley Sosa Megan Cornelsen Taylor Haar Estefani Armendariz Carly Martin Taryn Garza Hitting Taylor Haar Riley Sosa Taylor Fiss Keely Hittle Ana Pena Taryn Garza Kelsey Hittle Estefani Armendariz Megan Cornelsen Carly Martin Blocking Taryn Garza Taylor Fiss Taylor Haar Kelsey Hittle Riley Sosa Ana Pena Megan Cornelsen Keely Hittle Carly Martin Estefani Armendariz
% 90% 85% 84% 82% 81% 80% 79% 70% 69% 100% % 94% 94% 92% 92% 92% 91% 90% 90% 85% 100% % 81% 78% 77% 77% 75% 75% 74% 74% 73% 71% % 99% 99% 98% 98% 100% 98% 88% 100% 100% 85% % 85% 88% 88% 90% 86% 86% 95% 92% 77% 69% % 70% 69% 67% 67% 66% 64% 60% 56% 0% 0%
Good 186 188 213 77 180 84 23 14 20 6 Good 201 72 269 121 231 59 89 209 23 1 Good 312 208 311 354 63 176 271 100 180 97 Good 686 633 84 43 60 44 7 2 3 11 Good 306 288 320 295 184 208 70 12 20 9 Good 49 116 149 2 120 130 3 22 0 0
Total 207 222 253 94 221 105 29 20 29 6 Total 214 77 291 131 251 65 99 233 27 1 Total 387 268 404 462 84 235 368 136 248 136 Total 694 640 86 44 60 45 8 2 3 13 Total 359 327 364 326 214 242 74 13 26 13 Total 70 167 221 3 182 202 5 39 1 0
Ace Total 1 5 42 10 19 4 9 32 3 0
Assists Total 151 113 14 9 7 5 3 2 1 0 Kills 115 89 72 49 47 32 9 4 1 0
Lady Eagle Ana Peña denies a spike attempt by the Guymon Tigers with a powerful block.
Megan Cornelsen backs up Carly Martin, as the Lady Eagles faced multiple teams Tuesday, October 1 at Guymon.
Eighth grade A-team improves serving The eighth grade volleyball A-team traveled to Holcomb October 1 where they played Kepley and Holcomb. In game one of the tri, the Lady Eagles lost against Kepley in two, 13-21 and 10-21. The Hugoton girls went to battle against Holcomb in game two where they suffered a second loss after three matches, 21-23, 21-17 and 13-15. “We did a much better job of serving as a team, 93.7% overall. I hope we can continue that trend at the ARMS League Tournament Tuesday night,” said coach Bobbie Ferguson. Claire Lewis went 100% from the line serving 13 out of 13 including two aces. Jaysa Featherston was also 13 for 13 from the line along with Dallie Hoskinson who served six for six and had two kills. Brooklynn Harper was 91.3% serving 21 out of 23 including one ace and three kills. “We still need to focus on setting up our offense and
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not always playing defense. We have some solid hitters that we need to use more
often on the front row. This volleyball season is very short and almost at the end. I have
enjoyed working with these young athletes this year,” concluded Ferguson.
Hugoton High School’s fall sport senior athletes gather for Senior Night Thursday, October 3.
Seniors, along with their parents, were recognized for their dedication.
The Lady Eagles Volleyball team proudly poses for a group picture. From left to right are: #14 Megan Cornelsen, #12 Kelsey Hittle, #6 Ana
Pena, #2 Carly Martin, #15 Taylor Fiss, #21 Taylor Haar, #17 Taryn Garza, #5 Keely Hittle, #10 Riley Sosa and #4 Estefani Armendariz.
L A U N TH A N 12 Hugoton Eagles VS Southwestern Heights Friday, October 11th g in m o c e m o H 5:30 p.m.
The eighth grade volleyball team is the first place tournament winner. Pictured in front are Zoe and Abril Valencia. In the middle row are Salma Avalos-Aguilar, Addy Gooch, Trinity McPhillips and Felicia Beard. In back are Coach Tina Salmans, Deana Guerrero, Lupe Lopez, Bailee Kiley, Carmen Morin and Caitlin Kiley. Photo courtesy of Sabrina Guerrero.
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B-team wins first at tourney The eighth grade volleyball B-team played at Holcomb where they were victorious against Ulysses but lost against Holcomb. Taking three games to defeat Ulysses, 5-15, 15-12 and 1512. The second game did not go as planned against Holcomb losing in two, 2-15 and 10-15. The Lady Eagles’ top
server at the Holcomb was Adyson Gooch. “The girls worked hard and battled well against Ulysses. I was proud of how they played as a team. We have made great improvements this year and I’m excited to see how we do in our final tournament next week,” said coach Tina Salmans.
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Pioneer Electric H.U.G.S. Team provides fence for HCA Pioneer Electric’s “Helping Us Give to Society” (H.U.G.S.) team funded the construction of a chain link fence around the playground area of the Heritage Christian Academy in Hugoton. The fence is six feet tall and is placed along the edges of the playground bordering the road. The fence is something Principal Misty Martin has been hoping to add to the school to ensure safety for a long time. “We are so excited and thankful for the new playground fence. A fence is something that has been on our dream list for quite some time,” said Martin. “Now that the fence is in place, we all feel better about the safety we are able to provide for the
students.” All the staff and students are happy to have the fence, as many students pointed out this will be helpful for the younger kids when chasing after a ball, as well as making it a little more challenging for outside visitors to wonder onto the school grounds. Giving back to the communities the company serves is a part of Pioneer Electric Cooperative's business plan. Their employees live, work and raise families in the same communities as Co-op members; and the company has a vested interest in developing communities to be strong and viable for years to come. Two years ago, the H.U.G.S. team was formed to do just that give back to the communities
in Pioneer Electric’s service territory. The H.U.G.S team is funded by Pioneer Electric's recycled materials. Any pieces of steel, aluminum or copper taken out of service due to repair or rebuild are recycled. Anita commented, "Over time, the recycled funds can be substantial. That's why this team was developed; we want to find ways to give back to our communities and build better, stronger relationships with our members. As funds allow, the H.U.G.S team will continue to research projects to fund in Pioneer Electric's ten-county service territory."
Pioneer Electric’s H.U.G.S. Team presents a check to Heritage Christian Academy to pay for construction of a fence around the
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Visitors turned away from federal facilities invited to switch to a Kansas state park The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) reminds visitors all Kansas state parks are open for business. State park camping areas, cabins, trails, boat ramps and other amenities are open, as are many of the businesses serving lake visitors. KDWPT offices and nature centers are open during regular hours, and access to all wildlife areas and fishing lakes operated by the department remains unchanged. The federal shutdown has created some confusion. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation own many of the reservoirs in Kansas and federal campgrounds, day-use areas and boat ramps are closed. However, KDWPT operates the state parks and wildlife areas at many of those reservoirs and offers access to those lakes’ variety of
up clearly showing the completed tag attached to the deer and a second showing the entire body of the deer with the head still attached. Once logged on to the KDWPT Web site, a hunter must submit the photos and enter the KDWPT number from their permit, time and date of the kill and the county where the deer was taken. A confirmation number will be issued by email when the photos and data are successfully received. This confirmation number must be retained during transportation. Once these steps are completed, the deer head may be removed and the carcass prepared for transportation. The system allows KDWPT staff to see the deer and the hunter’s completed tag without the time and expense of maintaining a check station. This flexibility is a benefit to both the hunter and KDWPT. To access the electronic deer check-in, go online to the KDWPT Web site, www.ksoutdoors.com and click “Hunting/ Big Game/ Deer/Deer Checkin.” This option was developed to address two important issues regarding deer carcass transportation. The first concern is about the movement of any material from a deer that may contribute
recreational activities such as fishing, camping, hiking, boating, mountain biking, picnicking, wildlife watching and more. Daily vehicle permits are avilable for a small fee, or an annual state park permit can also be purchased. Kansas residents who have not yet renewed their vehicle registration can purchase a discounted annual permit when they register their vehicle online or at a vehicle registration office. Camping fees are extra and vary depending on the type of camping. There is no charge to use a state park boat ramp. For information about Kansas state parks, visit www.ksoutdoors.com and click on the State Parks icon to locate a park, learn about park fees and regulations or make a campsite or cabin reservation. Submitted by the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism.
Voluntary electronic deer registration allows hunters to transport a carcass without a head attached. to the transmission of chronic wasting disease (CWD). It is believed spread of CWD could be diminished if certain body parts affected by the disease are not moved from the site where the deer is taken. Because CWD affects the brain and central nervous system, the transportation of a deer head and skeleton from one location to another is considered a likely means for the disease to spread. The new registration system allows a hunter to leave these items at the kill site, minimizing the possibility of spreading CWD. The second concern is directly related to the first. Many states have adopted strict regulations to prevent the spread of
Firearm deer hunters will have an additional opportunity to take antlerless whitetails during a special two-day season which runs October 12-13.
First ever pre-rut whitetail antlerless season opens October 12 As part of a legislative mandate last year requiring the state of Kansas to open a pre-rut firearm deer season, deer hunters may now hunt white-tailed antlerless deer October 12-13, 2013. This new two-day season has been designed as an effort to create additional opportunities for hunters wishing to take antlerless whitetails. After careful considera-
Governor Brownback proclaims October as Farm to School Month Governor Brownback recently proclaimed the month of October as Kansas Farm to School Month and the week of October 14-18 as Farm to School Week. The National Farm to School organization broadly defines Farm to School as any program connecting schools (K-12) and local farms and strives to serve healthful meals in school cafeterias, improve student nutrition, provide agricultural education opportunities and support local and regional farmers and ranchers. They estimate in the 20112012 school year, around 5.7 million students in 12,429 schools across the nation benefitted from Farm to School programs. “Farm to School Month is an exciting opportunity to celebrate agriculture in schools and communities across the state,” said Kansas Secretary of Agriculture
Dale Rodman. “With the recent national focus on school lunch guidelines, advocating for agriculture and educating people about where their school meals come from is timely and important.” The Kansas Department of Agriculture is joined in this initiative by the Kansas State Department of Education. To show your support for Farm to School month, you are encouraged to: • Share information about Farm to School Month with your school or community • Utilize Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom Nutrition Education Lesson Plans • Read daily Farm to School and Kansas agriculture facts each morning at school or at home. Please visit the Kansas Department of Agriculture Web site
CWD. Typically, these regulations do not allow the transportation of a deer head with brain tissue from a state with confirmed CWD cases. Hunters have been cited in other states and their deer confiscated for not complying with the transportation laws of that state. The new registration system allows a hunter to properly dispose of the head and legally transport the boned meat, as well as the cleaned skull cap and antlers, to the hunter’s home. More information about CWD and transportation laws may be found on the KDWPT Web site, under www.ksoutdoors.com “Hunting/ Big Game/ Chronic Wasting Disease.”
for more information about how to get involved with Farm to School Month or contact Associate Director of Communication and Events Beth Riffel at beth.riffel@kda.ks.gov or via phone at 785-207-4966. Story submitted by the Kansas Department of Agriculture.
tion, several commission meetings, and input from the public, it was decided a twoday season over October 1213 would provide a unique opportunity without infringing on established traditional seasons. During this two-day season, any permit allowing the harvest of a white-tailed antlerless deer is valid during this season. Equipment and unit restrictions listed on permits will still be in effect, and all deer hunters are required to wear hunter orange. For more information, consult the 2013 Kansas Hunting and Furharvesting Regulation Summary, or visit ksoutdoors.com and click “Hunting / Hunting Regulations.”
Hunter education classes offered Sign up now to take Hunter Safety classes to get your hunter’s safety card. Open to anyone age 11 and older, classes are Friday and Saturday, October 18-19 at the Holcomb Rec Center in Holcomb. For further information and pre-registration, call 620-277-2152. A Hunter Ed Internet Assisted Session will be Saturday, October 19, at the
Ulysses Gun Club. Registration is done online at www.safehunters.com. Students must pre-register for the course in order to complete the online portion of the certification prior to attending the field day. A pre-test of the online course material will require 22 correct of 25 questions in order to continue with the course Field Day.
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Theresa Gerrond shows her beautiful backyard paradise. Their many flowers are so colorful. Her husband Clayton is in the process of build-
ing a huge patio to add to the enjoyment of their yard. Theresa commented they eat many of their meals out on the patio.
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AT&T supports Russell Child Development’s Learn and Play Project and Triple P Positive Parenting Program. September 18 Representative John Doll joined Les Depperschmidt, External Affairs Manager for AT&T Kansas, for a check presentation at RCD!
By Amy McGrath, Communications and Multimedia Specialist 714 Ballinger • Garden City 620-275-0291 www.rcdc4kids.org Russell Child Development Center seeking new ways to share early childhood messages Text4baby is one of many ways Russell Child Development Center promotes the importance of early childhood experiences to families in Southwest Kansas. Babies don’t come with an owner’s manual and we see this as another way parents can access valuable information. Text4baby is a free mobile information service designed to promote maternal and child health. Women who sign up for the service by texting BABY to 511411 (or BEBE in Spanish) receive free text message each week, timed to their due date or baby’s date of birth. An educational program of the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition, text4baby provides pregnant women and new moms information to help them give their babies the best possible start in life. Every day the staff at Russell Child Development Center coaches parents to cultivate positive foundations for their children, build their capacity to parent, and make a lasting impact on their child’s overall learning, behavior and health. Text4baby messaging is a tool developed with those same outcomes in mind. We may only see
some of our families a few times a month and Text4baby’s power lies in its ability to get essential prenatal and early childhood health information to parents frequently and easily with a technology they regularly use. Russell Child Development Center hopes to get as many southwest Kansas parents as possible to sign up for the campaign. Russell Child Development Center is using social media, television, radio and newspaper public awareness strategies to increase enrollment in text4baby in 16 Southwest Kansas counties and has partnered with Kid Krew Area Mental Health on the project in Wichita and Scott counties. The Kansas Early Childhood Advisory Council and Kansas Project LAUNCH have awarded $40,000 in mini-grants to communities to promote this use of technology. Visit Russell Child Development online at www.rcdc 4kids.org to learn more about our early childhood programs in your area, for information on free developmental screening for your baby up to 36 months of age, Learn and Play playgroup schedules, and education and training opportunities for parents and early childhood educators.
Learn and Play Project and Triple P Positive Parenting Program. The programs incorporate an evidenced-based approach using parental and community involvement and focuses on early cognitive development with targeted into remove terventions barriers to academic success across rural Kansas. “We are grateful for AT&T’s long-standing support of our community and for our efforts aimed at enhancing educational opportunities for the children of western Kansas,” said Deanna Berry, executive Director of the Russell Child Development Center. “Their support will enable the Russell Child Development Center to continue to remove obstacles and increase the academic potential for rural children. In trying economic times, partnerships such as these make it possible to provide high-quality learning opportunities for families in western Kansas.” AT&T’s contribution will help the Russell Child Development Center fund the purchase of 250 magnetic drawing boards to be given to each family in the Learn and Play Project, which will help encourage fine motor skills, letter and shape recognition and creativity, as well as storytelling and engagement with an adult. The fund will also be used by Russell Child development Center to purchase two science kits for each of the 25 sites located in 18 counties across western Kansas as well as support parent roles in directly impacting students in their communities since they are on the front lines of education each and every day.
By Doug Anstaett A couple of years ago, I hosted a leadership development class from northwest Kansas on a tour of the Kansas Press Association, followed by a discussion of the newspaper industry and how it had changed in the past decade. I posed a series of questions to the group. First, I asked for a show of hands of how many in the room subscribed to at least one print newspaper. More than half the class answered in the affirmative. Of those remaining, I then asked how many regularly got their news from one or more newspaper websites. All but one held up their hands. Okay, I continued for that one remaining holdout: Do you consume your news at a non-newspaper Internet site? That last guy held out for a moment, then nodded his head in agreement. My point was simple: while some think they aren't a "newspaper reader" if they don't receive a printed copy on their doorstep or in the mail or pick it up at the local convenience store, the source of most "authoritative news" in our country is still - you guessed it - the newspaper. What is "authoritative" news? It's news written by journalists, those who are trained to ask questions, write objectively and strive every day to get all sides of a story. When you read "news" online or on your mobile phone especially local news - you're more likely than not reading a story written by a newspaper journalist. How is that, you ask? Because much of what is available on the Internet uses as its basis information first assembled by a journalist. In other words, the facts of the story that lead to those interesting discussions at the coffee shop and online originated with a journalist, and in most cases one who works for a newspaper. October 6 through 12 is National Newspaper Week, a time set aside each year to recognize the role of newspapers in our daily lives. As you know, our industry is in the midst of dramatic change. Those technological advancements listed above have put pressure on our newspaper editors and publishers because they require them to collect the news and deliver it through a variety of avenues: print, online and, more often these day, through
a mobile device. Even with these challenges, newspaper staff members have continued to perform their two primary functions in American society: to keep the public informed and to be a watchdog on government. James Madison, our nation's fourth president, said: "A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy, or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance: And a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives." Newspaper reporters from all corners of the state believe their watchdog role and the public's right to know go hand in hand and that knowledge, especially of what our elected leaders are doing, is essential to our system of self-governance.
I'm not asking you to take a newspaper reporter to dinner or to even pat him or her on the back. However, you might ponder for at least a moment how you would learn about the actions of government without them. Doug Anstaett is executive director of the Kansas Press Association and a former reporter, editor and publisher.
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Volleyball girls finish fourth in tournament Moscow hosted their Annual Volleyball tournament Saturday. Pool A consisted of Moscow, Fowler, Minneola and Deerfield. Pool B consisted of Ingalls, Satanta, Rolla and South Baca. Moscow defeated Deerfield 25-14 and 25-19. They played the Minneola Wildcats next, resulting in another victory 25-16 and 25-14. The Moscow Wildcats were defeated by the Fowler Goldbugs 17-25 and 18-25. This placed Moscow in second place of Pool A, making them play Ingalls to see if they would move to the Championship game. Ingalls took Moscow in two matches 1925 and 21-25. The Lady Wildcats then played Satanta Indians for third place. Moscow finished fourth in the tournament, being defeated by the Indians in three matches, 17-25, 2624, 15-25.
Wildcats brave cold weather to tackle the Ingalls Bulldogs Moscow Wildcats braved the cold weather Friday night to face the Ingalls Bulldogs. At halftime, the Wildcats had only scored one touchdown. With 1:09 left on the clock in the third quarter, Brock Brazeal intercepted the Bulldogs pass. The ball was at the Bulldogs’ 16 yard line, Brazeal passed to Brice Valdez who ran it in for a Wildcat touchdown. Final score 20-12.
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Six man football does not stop Moscow from defeating Rolla The Wildcats saw a little different action Thursday night. Rolla Pirates only had enough players to play six-man football instead of the normal eight-man. Moscow Wildcats showed no hesitation as three touchdowns were scored in the first quarter. Scoring for the Wildcats were Jace Cross with two touchdowns and two two-point conversions, Kage Allen with four touchdowns and one two-point conversion, Jalen Shaddix with one touchdown, Justyn Allen with two touchdowns and a two-point conversion, Axel Granillo with one touchdown and a two-point conversion, and JJ Gonzalez with one touchdown. Final score for the Moscow Wildcats was 82 - 64.
The Moscow cross country team competes in Guymon October 1. These Moscow Wildcats are getting ready to participate.
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Look who’s new Faith Elane joins Funston family Wade and Paula Wisdom welcomed a new grandbaby into their family. Their daughter, Emily and husband, Randall Funston of Arlington, Tx. celebrated the birth of their firstborn, Faith Elane. Faith was born October 4 and weighed five pounds, fifteen ounces and was 18-3/4 inches long.
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Lights celebrate first grandchild Whitney (Light) and Larry Stilwell are thrilled to welcome Miss Sloane Eisley Stilwell into their family. Their daughter Sloane was born October 5 and weighed seven pounds, three ounces, and was twenty inches long. Sloane lives in Bethany, Ok. and will have her Uncle Steffan and Aunt Tara, Aunt Lyndsay and Uncle Dillyn, and Aunt Meredith within a few miles to help her mom and dad. Marcus and Beverly Light are celebrating their first grandchild, and James and Mary Frances Light welcome
Sloane Eisley Stilwell a new great-grandbaby into their family.
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SOCIAL SECURITY NEWS New regulations regarding Trichomoniasis are effective By Brandon Werth Social Security District Manager in Dodge City COLUMBUS DAY, DISCOVER NEW SOCIAL SECURITY SERVICES ONLINE In fourteen hundred ninetytwo, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. That may be a rhyme you remember from grade school when learning about Christopher Columbus and his voyage that would lead him to discover the New World. You can discover a new world of information and services at www.socialsecurity.gov. For example, you can apply online for Social Security retirement benefits. Not sure whether you’re ready for retirement? We can help you plot your course with our online benefit planners. Perhaps the most impressive of these planners is the online Retirement Estimator, which you can use to get quick and accurate estimates of your retirement benefits based on different scenarios. You also can apply
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Applications for Kansas Book Festival Grants are available online Kansas First Lady Mary Brownback October 7 announced that applications for Kansas Book Festival Grants can now be found online. Public libraries and school libraries located in Kansas are eligible to apply for the grants. Information and applications are available here: http://kansasbook festival.com/get-involved/ grants/. “These grants will help libraries with resources to stay ahead of the technology curve and to keep the materials on their shelves as relevant as possible to the young patrons of the library. I want all Kansas children to have a rich and fulfilling
experience with libraries and books, and my hope is that these grants will help achieve that,” said First Lady Brownback The two grants will pay for either technology improvements or to fund book purchases. Libraries may apply for both grants, but no library will be awarded both grants in the same calendar year and libraries are not eligible to receive grants in back-to-back years. Applications must be postmarked by December 31, 2013 and grants will be awarded in March, 2014. In conjunction with Governor Sam Brownback’s initiative
Beta Sigma Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma meets in Rolla for October The October meeting of the Beta Sigma Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma was in Rolla Monday, October 7, at the Morton County Library Meeting Room. Eudon Dutton, president, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Nine members answered roll with “Favorite DKG Program”. For devotions, Alice Conner read “The Truth Will Make Me Free” from the book, “The World According to Mr. Rodgers”. Delicious pumpkin cake was served by hostesses Retta Eiland and Janie Shelden. Each member and guests were given a box of Jack-O-Lantern Seeds (orange Tic Tacs). Lila Thayer, Phi State Representative from Liberal, spoke to the group about the 2013 Phi State Convention and Regional Conference in Branson, Mo. this past summer. She showed some interesting programs which can be found on the Web site. The next Phi State Convention will be in Junction City March 28-30, 2014. International Convention will be in Indianapolis, In. in July 2014. She then passed out a Delta Kappa Gamma
Trivia sheet of twenty questions. The members had fun trying to answer the questions. Eudon had the most correct. Lila is currently the chairman of the World Fellowship committee at the state level. For World Fellowship, Alice Conner asked each member to give ten cents for every tree in their yard. A total of $19.15 was collected. Janie Shelden read the minutes of the September meeting. Teresa Smith gave the treasurer’s report. Dues are due by October 31. Sue Meek’s name was drawn for a pretty DKG apron. Susan Carey’s name was drawn for a DKG license tag which she gave to Dot Leiker. Janie Shelden’s name was drawn for a CD about organizing. The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m. Next month’s meeting will be in Elkhart. Two guests for the evening from Liberal were Lila Thayer and Wila Jean Johnson. Members attending were Tracy Brecheisen, Susan Carey, Alice Conner, Eudon Dutton, Retta Eiland, Dot Leiker, Sue Meek, Janie Shelden and Teresa Smith.
to improve the percentage of fourth-grade students reading at or above grade level, the First Lady created an annual book festival for the state of Kansas. The Kansas Book Festival is a 501(c)3 organization through the Topeka Community Foundation, which makes all contributions tax deductible. For more information about library grants, event information, or to contribute to the Kansas Book Festival, please visit http://kan sasbookfestival.com/.
After more than 18 months and more than 36 public meetings with at least 2,000 stakeholders, the Kansas Department of Agriculture Division of Animal Health’s final regulation regarding Trichomoniasis (Trich) in cattle will be effective October 4, 2013. Trich is a highly contagious venereal disease in cattle that is carried by a bull and transmitted to a cow during breeding. It causes pregnancy loss or abortion in the cow, prolonged calving intervals and high open rates in infected herds, which costs livestock farmers and ranchers valuable income. The final regulation addresses the change-of-ownership of bulls within Kansas and import requirements for both bulls and females. The department reviewed public comments and addressed stakeholder concerns in the final rule. “The cattle industry in Kansas is the largest sector of the largest industry in the state. That is why it is imperative for us to work with Kansas farmers and ranchers, livestock markets, veterinarians and all involved in the cattle sector to eradicate infectious and contagious livestock diseases, including Trichomoniasis,” said Kansas Animal Health Commissioner Dr. Bill Brown. “This regulation was developed with input from industry. We have worked with our partners in the industry and listened to stakeholder concerns
Winners of the Cimarron River District Scoutmobile Races are announced Saturday, October 5, the wheels were burning up the pavement at the Cimarron River District Scoutmobile Races. Well, not quite that fast, but Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Leaders were having a blast racing downhill. The races were north of Wilburton. Cub Scout, Boy Scout and outlaw divisions were offered. The outlaw division was for leaders and/or family members. Mark Robison thanks all racers for attending. Mark also had a special scoutmobile. It was not to specs but everyone wanted to run it. Mark made special trophies with used parts from Foss Motor, Stu Emmert Motor, Chrysler Corner and Kansasland Tire in Liberal. It was a chilly and windy day BUT everyone had fun. The traveling Cub Scout Pack trophy was won by Pack 199 of Elkhart. The Boy
Scout Troop traveling trophy was won by Troop 199 of Elkhart. The Outlaw Division was won by Riley Scruggs from Elkhart. Much appreciation was expressed to Morton County Road Department, Morton County EMS and crew....Wade Schumacher and Stacy Michelle. Pete Lux of Elkhart was co-chair and did a bang up job as did Mark Robison, chair. Curtis Miller was an assistant at the finish line and as registration chair. The 2014 Cimarron River District is scheduled for October 4. Location to be decided.
throughout this lengthy process. I am confident this final rule will help protect herd health throughout Kansas.” Under the final rule, nonvirgin bulls, bulls of unknown virginity status and bulls older than 18 months of age must test negative for Trich prior to change of ownership in Kansas. The final rule exempts from testing requirements virgin bulls 24 months of age or younger coming from a herd with an approved Trich management plan and bulls moving directly to slaughter or for feeding purposes. Virgin bulls 18 months of age or younger may be imported into Kansas with an owner’s statement that the bulls have not been sexually exposed to breedingaged females. The final rule also requires that cows and heifers moving into Kansas must go directly to slaughter or an approved livestock market unless accompanied by a CVI. The CVI must show imported females meet one of seven criteria set
out in the revised regulation: have a calf at side, and since parturition, have only been exposed to bulls that are certified negative for Trich; are at least 120 days pregnant; are virgin heifers with no sexual exposure to bulls since weaning; have had at least 120 days of sexual isolation; are heifers or cows exposed only to bulls that are certified negative for Trich; are purchased for feeding purposes only with no exposure to bulls after entering Kansas; or are moving for the purpose of embryo transfer or other artificial reproduction procedure with no exposure to bulls after entering Kansas. Click agriculture.ks.gov for more information about the final rule and for resources to aid in implementation. Dr. Brown encouraged farmers and ranchers who think they may have Trich in their cattle herd to contact their herd veterinarian or a Kansas state veterinarian. Story submitted by the Kansas Department of Agriculture.
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Managing forages to minimize prussic acid poisoning Prussic acid poisoning is a potential concern for cattle producers who feed forage and grain sorghums, Johnsongrass, shattercane, sudangrass, and sorghum-sudangrass crosses. These species all have the potential to have high concentrations of prussic acid under certain conditions. Frost damage and late-season regrowth present conditions that can lead to concerns, so producers should be prepared to take steps to avoid potential prussic acid poisoning problems. Species Factors Most sorghums and sudangrasses contain a prussic acid precursor (dhurrin) in their epidermal cells. Dhurrin in itself is not toxic. The mesophyll cells located below the epidermis contain an enzyme that under certain conditions converts dhurrin to prussic acid (HCN). It is the prussic acid that is toxic to livestock. Grain sorghum generally has higher concentrations of dhurrin than forage sorghums or sudangrass. Under normal growing conditions, the dhurrin concentration
is low enough animals can detoxify it before it causes toxicity. Dhurrin concentrations are highest in young plants, new regrowth, and following rapid regrowth after a period of stunted growth, such as rapid growth of drought-stressed plants following a rain, or regrowth following a frost or freeze. Under these conditions dhurrin concentrations can be high enough to poison livestock. Appropriate management of these forages combined with sample analysis can minimize poisoning risks and allow safe use of these forages. Delaying grazing until minimum plant heights are achieved or until injured or stressed plants have had adequate time to recover or by proper ensiling or conditioning and drying hay can reduce prussic acid concentrations. Hybrid pearl millet and foxtail millet are generally considered to not have high prussic acid concentrations. Indiangrass, flax, chokecherry, black cherry, elderberry and some varieties of white clover and birdsfoot trefoil also can cause prussic acid poisoning. Conditions Conducive to High Levels of Prussic Acid High levels of prussic acid can occur in forage and grain sorghums, Johnsongrass, shattercane, sudangrass and sorghum-sudangrass crosses under the following conditions: • Stress Drought-stunted plants accumulate cyanide and can possess toxic levels at maturity. Generally, any stress condition retarding normal plant growth can increase prussic acid content. • Leaf damage. Freezing ruptures the plant cells and releases cyanide into the leaf tissue. After a killing frost, wait at least five days or until the frozen leaf tissue has completely dried out before grazing to allow the released HCN gas to dissipate. HCN is also released when plant leaves are physically damaged by trampling, cutting, crushing, wilting or chewing. • Regrowth. Prussic acid poisoning is most commonly associated with regrowth following a drought-ending rain or the first autumn frost. New growth from frosted or drought-stressed plants is palatable but can be dangerously high in cyanide. • Soil fertility. Plants growing in soils high in nitrogen and low in phosphorus and potassium tend to have high cyanide concentrations. Split applications of nitrogen decrease the risk of prussic acid toxicity. • Harvest method. Prussic acid concentrations are greater in fresh forage than in silage or hay because HCN is volatile and dissipates as the forage dries or en-
siles. However, if the forage had extremely high cyanide content before cutting, or if the hay was not properly conditioned and cured, hazardous concentrations of prussic acid could remain. Hay or silage likely containing high cyanide concentrations at harvest should be analyzed before it is fed. • Growth stage. Cyanide normally is more concentrated in the growing point and young leaves than in older leaves or stems. Young, rapidly growing plants are likely to contain higher levels of prussic acid than older, mature plants. New sorghum growth, especially “suckers” or tillers, following drought or frost are dangerously high in cyanide. Pure stands of Indiangrass grazed when the plants are less than eight inches tall can possess lethal concentrations of cyanide. Symptoms of Prussic Acid Poisoning Symptoms of poisoning include increased pulse rate and respiration, excessive salivation, staggering, spasms, labored breathing, bloating, muscular tremors, foaming from the mouth and a blue coloration of lining of the mouth, a bright red color of the blood, falling and severe convulsions. Death from respiratory paralysis follows shortly. Ways to Reduce Prussic Acid Poisoning To prevent prussic acid poisoning, following options are available: • Avoid grazing or green chopping young sorghum or sudangrass plants or new regrowth. • Do not allow hungry cattle to graze where prussic acid may be a problem. • Feed hay or grain before releasing cattle to pasture to slow intake and reduce the poisoning risk. • Do not allow animals to graze potentially troublesome plants after a light frost or after rain has ended a summer drought. • Hay or ensile plants high in cyanide to reduce toxin levels. • Have representative samples of any suspect forage analyzed before feeding. Most losses occur when hungry or stressed animals graze young sorghum growth. Ruminants are particularly susceptible to prussic acid poisoning because cud chewing and rumen bacteria both contribute to releasing cyanide. Feeding grain or hay before releasing animals to pasture slows intake and dilutes the amount of cyanide consumed. Animals do not adapt or become immune to cyanide, but they can detoxify low concentrations of HCN. Under normal growth conditions they can consume forage sorghums or sudangrass con-
Table 1. Level of prussic acid (dry matter basis) in forage and potential effects on animals Prussic acid (ppm) Effect on animals 0-500 Generally safe; should not cause toxicity 500-1,000 Potentially toxic; should not be used as only source of feed 1,000 and above Dangerous to cattle and will usually cause death
taining low levels of prussic acid with no ill effects, while elevated levels that cannot be detoxified fast enough cause poisoning. Interpreting Prussic Acid Test Results Table 1 shows prussic acid levels in forages considered to be safe to toxic and safety recommendations for animals. Source: Prussic Acid Poisoning, KState publication MF-3040, www.ksre.ksu.edu/ bookstore/pubs/MF3040.pdf Prussic acid poisoning is related to the amount of forage consumed, the rate of consumption, and the animal’s physiological condition, but HCN levels in forages exceeding 200 parts per million on a wet weight (as is) basis are dangerous. On a dry weight basis, forages with more than 500 ppm HCN should be considered potentially toxic. Sampling Handling Methods Sampling handling method may influence prussic acid content of forage samples. Forage samples may be refrigerated or frozen in sealed plastic storage bags for up to seven days prior to analysis of prussic acid content but should not be left in unsealed containers in an unprotected environment for an extended periods (Table 2). Treatments: Fresh=delivered to lab on same day; Refrigerated=sample placed in refrigerator for seven days; Frozen=sample placed in freezer for seven days; Open plastic bag in pickup=sample placed in pickup for seven days in unsealed plastic bag; Sealed plastic bag in pickup=sample placed in pickup for seven days in sealed plastic bag. Same letters within a row indicate values with no significant difference (P ≤ 0.05). Source: Effect of Sampling Handling Method on Prussic Acid (Hydrocyanic Acid) Content of Forage Sorghum. Report of Progress 1086. www.ksre.ksu. edu/bookstore/pubs/SRP1086. pdf For more information, see: Prussic Acid Poisoning, Forage Facts MF-3040, K. Roozeboom, D. Mengel, D. Blasi, and J. Holman. www.ksre.ksu. edu/bookstore/pubs/MF3040.p df Effect of Sampling Handling Method on Prussic Acid (Hydrocyanic Acid) Content of Forage Sorghum. J. Waggoner and J. Holman. Report of Progress 1086 Kansas Agric. Exp. Station pp. 30-31. www.ksre.ksu. edu/bookstore/pubs/SRP1086. pdf —Doo-Hong Min, Southwest Area Crops and Soils Specialist —John Holman, Cropping Systems Agronomist, Southwest Research-Extension Center —Justin Waggoner, Beef System Specialist, Southwest ResearchExtension Center —Kraig Roozeboom, Cropping Systems Agronomist —Dave Mengel, Soil Fertility Specialist —Dale Blasi, Extension Animal Science and Industries
Table 2. Effect of sample handling method on chemical composition of forage sorghum Treatment Item Fresh Refrigerated Frozen Open plastic bag Sealed plastic bag LSD in pickup in pickup Dry matter% 27.6a 27.7a 27.6a 71.5b 28.2a 13.9 Prussic Acid 595a 551a 536a 109b 419c 90 (ppm) Crude protein, 17.6a 17.3a 17.5 18.8B 17.6a 0.6 %DM ADF. %DM 30.7a 30.9a 30.9a 32.7b 31.8c 0.8
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History From The Hermes Compiled by Ruthie Winget Thursday, October 16, 2008 The Stevens County Library has been listed as the best of its size in the state of Kansas by the Hennen’s American Public Library Rankings. Congratulations to the Library! Superior Irrigation had their ribbon cutting Open House October 17. An irrigation special day is planned. Thursday, October 16, 2003 The Hugoton Masonic Lodge #406 celebrated the beginning of Masonry ninety years ago last Tuesday evening. Hugoton native Veronica Bansemer is a member of a two-woman team from Seward County Community College tennis team. Her team has won the honor to go to the “Super Rolex” which is the Omni Intercollegiate Ten-
nis Association’s Small College Championship Competition in Tennessee. Veronica is the daughter of Cindy Bansemer of Hugoton. Thursday, October 21, 1993 The 1993 racing season proved to be a great success for local driver Mick Mantzke. He ended the season with a total of 414 points which ranked him as Champion of the Street Stock Division for 1993 Dirtona Raceway. Thursday, October 13, 1983 Specialist Four Steven L. Gill, son of Robert and Diana Gill of Hugoton, has arrived for duty in Hanau, West Germany. Gill is a radio repairer with the Third Armored Division. He is a 1981 graduate of Hugoton High School. Thursday, October 18, 1973 The Hugo-Stevens Post
and Unit 150 American Legion Auxiliary of Hugoton hosted a reception for the Seventh District Commander Dr. Dale Lairmore and Seventh District President Hedy Lairmore at the Memorial Hall. Thursday, October 17, 1963 Chestina Barnes has been selected as a candidate for Homecoming Queen at KU. Chestina is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Barnes. The Hugoton Southern Baptist Church broke ground for their new home. The church will be located at the corner of Washington and Northeast Avenue. Thursday, October 15, 1953 Army Private Linzy Norton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Norton, recently arrived in Korea for duty with the Seventh Infantry Division. Private Nor-
ton is a rifleman in the 48th Field Artillery Battalion. Friday, October 14, 1938 Hugoton has a large number of transients, some are looking for work in the fall harvest, while others are drifting with the tide. They are of all ages, some are mere boys. They come from every section of the country in old cars, in good cars and by thumbing their way on the highway. A few ride the trains in and out of Hugoton. A lot have found work with our farmers, some have found employment within town. Many have come hoping to get work in the gas field. If any readers have pictures for the history page of the Hermes, please bring them in to Ruthie Winget at The Hugoton Hermes.
“Kansas! Say It Above A Whisper” essay contest now open The Kansas Historical Foundation is accepting entries for the annual essay contest “Kansas! Say It Above a Whisper”. Sponsored by the Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas, the contest focuses on pride in the state and is open to Kansas students in grades eight through 12. Essays must be limited to 250 words (about one doublespaced typewritten page) and must be submitted electronically by email no later than November 22, 2013. The author’s name, school, grade, mailing address and phone number must be included on the essay. Send entries to: Terry Marmet, Kansas Historical Foundation, membership@kshs.org. Include “Boyd Essay Contest” in the subject line of the email. The contest title was coined by early-day Kansas
newspaperwoman Mamie Boyd, whose family continues to provide the cash award for the first place winner. Past essays have described interesting and strong-hearted people of Kansas, the state’s vast grain crops and grasslands, diversities in population, and the emotions and pride called to mind by the state’s unique beauty. A panel from the Kansas Historical Society and the Foundation will judge entries. The judges look for originality, creativity and sincerity in expressing pride in the state of Kansas. Winners will be announced and recognized at the annual meeting of the Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas Friday, January 24, 2014, in Topeka. For more information, contact Terry Marmet, Director of Operations for the Kansas Histori-
K-State boasts biggest enrollment numbers in school’s 150 year history Another enrollment record has fallen at Kansas State University. This fall, 24,581 students make up the largest enrollment in the university's 150-year history. The Manhattan campus welcomed 302 more students this fall compared to a year ago. "Manhattan is a growing, vibrant, classic college town that students want to be a part of, no matter where they're from," said Pat Bosco, vice president for student life and dean of students. "We're the No. 1 choice for Kansas high school seniors. We have a student body that's larger and more diverse than ever. Among Kansas public universities, we have the highest percentage of freshmen who return their sophomore year because K-State continually strives to provide students the best undergraduate experience." The most diverse student body in university history includes 3,458 who identify as black, Hispanic, Asian, American Indian, Hawaiian/Pacific islander or multiracial. In fall 2012 that number was 3,379. "Of course, I am very pleased -- year after year of record multicultural student enrollments," said Myra Gordon, associate provost for diversity. "Last year we had more African-American students than any other Kansas Board of Regents institution. This year we have more Hispanic students. We are realizing our goal of being the university of choice for multicultural students in the region and beyond. I thank everyone for their hard work." This fall 2,106 students came to K-State from more than 100 countries. That's a
one-year increase of 61 international students. "When students and parents see that we aspire to become a Top 50 public research university by 2025, they realize that this is a place where students can set their own big goals and find the encouragement and support to achieve them," said President Kirk Schulz.
cal Foundation, at 785-2728681, ext. 209 or membership@kshs.org.
This article was submitted by the Kansas Historical Society.
Tr u e K a n s a s s t o r i e s to be accepted for contest The Kansas Historical Foundation announced that entries are being accepted for the Annual Kansas Factual Story Contest. Sponsored by the Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas, the contest encourages written preservation of factual, unpublished happenings and anecdotes in the lives of Kansans today and yesterday. The contest is open to everyone. Stories must be true and unpublished, take place in Kansas, and limited to 750 words. One entry per person, and entries will not be returned. Entries must be submitted electronically by e-mail no later than November 22, 2013. The author’s name, mailing address and phone number must be included on the essay. Send entries to: Terry Marmet, Kansas Historical Foundation, member ship@kshs.org. Include “Beech Memorial Contest” in the subject line of the email. The Kansas Historical Society may preserve all stories in their collections Olive Ann Beech, of Wichita, provided winners with cash awards for over 30 years. Following her death,
Wichita State University sees credit hours increase by 79 Headcount enrollment at Wichita State University for fall 2013 is 14,550 students, a decrease of 348 students or 2.3 percent compared to fall 2012, according to the official enrollment report given to the Kansas Board of Regents following the twentieth day of classes. The enrollment decrease occurred almost exclusively among guest students, while freshmen, juniors, seniors and graduate students all witnessed an increase. Total student credit hours are 161,922 for fall 2013, an increase of 79 credit hours compared to fall 2012, and the highest number of credit hours in Wichita State's history. Although enrollment is slightly lower, students are taking more classes, resulting in a record number of credit hours. In 1980, 59 percent of undergraduates at WSU were full-time students. This fall, 76.4 percent of undergraduate students are full time, averaging 12.1 credit hours. "We are pleased to continue to have strong credit hour production in a highly competitive environment," said Wade Robinson, vice president for Campus Life
A crack shot junior hunter, Billy Sutton is shown with a goose that he shot near Hugoton. The little shaver is kid brother Ronnie. They are the sons of Bud Sutton, Assistant Production Superintendent of Panhandle Eastern of Hugoton. This is one of the pictures taken from the Panhandle Lines publication of March 1954.
and University Relations. "We are developing a strategic plan that will help us focus on enrollment growth and help us continue to fulfill our mission to best serve the citizens of Kansas." The largest enrollment increase was attributed to international students. The number of international graduate students jumped 32.3 percent compared to fall 2012. There are 668 international graduate students attending Wichita State this fall compared to 505 international graduate students a year ago. There are 8,373 students from Sedgwick County attending WSU this fall, which is 69.8 percent of the student body. Another bright spot in the enrollment report was the improved retention rates for freshmen from 70.2 percent to 74.5 percent.
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her daughter, Mary Lynn Oliver, Wichita, has continued this support. The Beech Memorial cash awards are: first place, $175; second place, $125; third place, $100; and $50 each for two honorable mentions. A panel from the Kansas Historical Society and the Foundation will judge entries. Winners will be announced and recognized at the annual meeting of the Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas Friday, January 24, 2014, in Topeka. For more information, contact Terry Marmet, Director of Operations for the Kansas Historical Foundation, at 785-272-8681, ext. 209 or membership@ kshs.org. Submitted by the Kansas Historical Society.
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PUBLIC NOTICE (First published in the Hugoton Hermes, Thursday, September 26, 2013) 3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF STEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS CIVIL DEPARTMENT First Horizon Home Loans, a Division of First Tennessee Bank National Association Plaintiff, vs. Joyce McCurry aka Joyce Ann Gallegos, Travis McCurry, Jane Doe, John Doe, Kansas Department for Children and Families, Lorinda S. Kraisinger fka Lorinda S. McCurry, and Neva McCurry, et al., Defendants Case No. 2013-CV-000017 Court No. Title to Real Estate Involved Pursuant to K.S.A. §60 NOTICE OF SUIT STATE OF KANSAS to the above named Defendants and The Unknown Heirs, executors, devisees, trustees, creditors, and assigns of any deceased defendants; the unknown spouses of any defendants; the unknown officers, successors, trustees, creditors and assigns of any defendants that are existing, dissolved or dormant corporations; the unknown executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, successors and assigns of any defendants that are or were partners or in partnership; and the unknown guardians, conservators and trustees of any defendants that are minors or are under any legal disability and all other person who are or may be concerned: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Petition for Mortgage Foreclo-
sure has been filed in the District Court of Stevens County, Kansas by First Horizon Home Loans, a Division of First Tennessee Bank National Association, praying for foreclosure of certain real property legally described as follows: SURFACE AND SURFACE RIGHTS ONLY IN AND TO: LOT THIRTEEN (13), BLOCK TWENTY-THREE (23), IN THE CITY OF HUGOTON, STEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS, ACCORDING TO THE DULY FILED AND RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. A.P. No: 135-16-0-10-14-002-00-0 for a judgment against defendants and any other interested parties and, unless otherwise served by personal or mail service of summons, the time in which you have to plead to the Petition for Foreclosure in the District Court of Stevens County Kansas will expire on November 7, 2013. If you fail to plead, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the request of plaintiff. MILLSAP & SINGER, LLC By: Chad R. Doornink, #23536 cdoornink@msfirm.com Travis Gardner, #25662 tgardner@msfirm.com 11460 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Ste. 300 Leawood, KS 66211 (913) 339-9132 (913) 339-9045 (fax) By: Aaron M. Schuckman, #22251 aschuckman@msfirm.com 612 Spirit Dr. St. Louis, MO 63005 (636) 537-0110 (636) 537-0067 (fax) ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF MILLSAP & SINGER, LLC IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE
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Deadline for all classified advertising is MONDAY at 5:00 p.m. All Garage, Yard and/or Moving Sale Ads MUST Be Pre-Paid.
1) Classified ad rate is $.20 per word per insertion. The weekly minimum is $3.35. 2) Classified display advertising rate is $5.00 per column inch. 3) All cards of thanks are charged at the display rate. 4) All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, children, or national origin or an intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination." This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.
HELP WANTED Good Pay, Great Benefits Bartlett Grain LP has yearround opportunities. We are looking for a hard working Yard Laborer. You will be involved in both fertilizer and grain operations. Ideal candidate has ag background and CDL. HAZMAT preferred. Bartlett offers competitive wages along with GREAT BENEFITS: Health and life ins. premium paid 100% for employee, dental, vision, 401k w/company match, profit sharing, paid vacation & more. Apply in person or send resume:
Bartlett Grain Company, LP Highway 56, Moscow Ks. 67952
Fax: 816-753-1775 EOE/AA/D/V/Drug Screen/ (3c39) Background Checks
HELP WANTED: Antler's Bar & Grill, Moscow, KS. 620-598-2078. Now hiring cook, prep and bartender. Apply in person or call Cassie or Teresa. Great Pay and fun friendly work environment! (2c40) ---------------
JOB OPPORTUNITY We are now taking applications for Director at the Senior Center. Stop by the office at 624 S. Main to pick up an application. Will take applications until November 8. (1c41)
Hermes deadline Monday at 5 pm
PART TIME EMPLOYMENT AT CR INSPECTION Office Assistant Duties include answering phones, accounts receivable and light bookkeeping.
Send resume to cr@crinspection.com.
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CURRENT OPENINGS AT STEVENS COUNTY HOSPITAL, MEDICAL CLINIC AND PIONEER MANOR NURSING HOME Pioneer Manor is seeking flexible individuals for the position of Household Coordinator. Duties include social services, day to day functioning of households, direct resident care, scheduling and staffing, and resident care planning. This job is for 8 hour shifts five days a week with some weekends and holidays. Requirements: CNA Licensure, Basic Life Support, Social Service Designee preferred but not required. Other requirements include a love of geriatrics, sense of humor and being a team player. Stevens County Hospital’s Long Term Care Unit is searching for Full-time RNs, LPNs and CNAs to work Day/Night. We offer a great benefits package. Interested candidates must be verified with a Kansas license to be eligible for these positions. Stevens County Healthcare is searching for a Dietary Cook to work at the Hospital. This position is PRN (as needed) with less than 20 hours per week; does include some weekends. Interested candidates must be willing to work flexible hours. Stevens County Healthcare has a position open at Pioneer Manor in the Dietary Department for a Homemaker. Hours include day and evening, some weekends and holidays. Need to have an understanding of basic food preparation, food safety and sanitation important for this position. Homemaker will be working in a household preparing breakfast to order as the residents arrive in the dining room and also preparing salads, desserts, and breads for the lunch and supper meal. Stevens County Healthcare is looking for a team-oriented Radiographic Technologist to work PRN shifts. All eligible candidates must have a current Kansas Licensee, be a registered ARRT, and be able to perform routine diagnostic X-Rays and CT exams without supervision. Stevens County Healthcare is searching for Full-time, Part-time and PRN RNs or LPNs to work on the Med/Surg floor. These positions are for night shift (7 pm-7 am). All candidates must have a Kansas RN/LPN licensure to be eligible. We are also searching for PRN CNAs to work as needed. All candidates must have a Kansas CNA license to be eligible. We offer outstanding benefits, competitive wages, sign on bonus of $2000 with one year contract for FT RNs/LPNs; $1000 with one year contract for PT RNs/LPNs; and mileage reimbursement to RNs or LPNs that live 15 miles or more outside of Stevens County.
Please contact Human Resources 620-544-8511 with any questions. Applications can be picked up at the Information Desk located by the Medical Clinic.
HELP WANTED Workers for feed lot and fence building in the Ulysses area. Full time position.
Call Brandon at 620-544-6345 or the office at 620-544-8300
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Routes available for the Hutchinson News - in town Hugoton: Rte 1 - 90 papers per day - $475 per month Rte 2 - 50 papers per day - $300 per month Seven days a week - must be reliable - must be willing to find your own substitute.
Please call: Artie @620-655-1197 or Sarah @620-694-5777
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TWIN STATES AG TRUCKING INC. is looking for full-time truck driving positions. This position requires a current medical card, clean and valid CDL, must pass a DOT pre-employment drug screening. Benefits available after 90 days, this is a salary paid position.
Please call Troy at 620-453-2421 or the office at 620-544-8302 to inquire about this position.(3c39)
HELP WANTED FARM WORKERS. Must have experience with John Deere equipment, AMS (Automated Driving) and center pivot irrigation in Ulysses area. Also, workers in Guymon area for center pivot irrigation. Valid insurable Drivers License required. Full time positions.
Call Jason Schoenfelder at 903-249-2213 or Office at 620-544-8300.
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TRANSPORT & BOBTAIL DRIVERS WANTED for very progressive, family-oriented company. Benefit package includes uniforms, health insurance, paid vacation and sick leave. Competitive pay based on experience. Clean CDL required. Applicant must pass physical, drug screen and back exam.
Apply in person at: Lathem Water Service Hwy 25 S, Ulysses, KS Or call 620-356-3422
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POSITION AVAILABLE Elementary School Secretary, Bookkeeper, Child Nutrition and Wellness Federal Lunch Program Processor Job duties will include, but are not limited to, accounts payable, accounts receivable, monthly financial reports, managing free/reduced lunch applications, receptionist duties, data entry, submit quarterly Kansas State sales tax reports, help manage student information system. Applicant must have good people skills, be knowledgeable in computer skills, must be able to multi-task and love children!
Applications are available at Central Office, 205 E. Sixth or online at usd210.org. (2c41)
IMPERIAL SECURITY
8 Officers Needed Officers $9-$11 per hour Lead Officers $11-$13 per hour No experience needed - we will train you! Located in Hugoton
Call 866-840-2066 Ask for Carl
PUBLIC NOTICE (First published in the Hugoton Hermes, Thursday, October 10, 2013) 1t BEFORE THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF KANSAS NOTICE OF FILING APPLICATION RE: Palmer Oil Inc. Application for the order to permit Injection of salt water into the UPC #234 located in The SW-NE-SE-SW Sec:23-32S-37W, Stevens Co. Ks. To: All oil and Gas Producers, Unleased Mineral Interest Owners, Landowners, and all persons whoever concerned. You and each of you, are hereby notified the Palmer Oil Inc. has filed application to commence the Injection of salt water into the St. Louis Formation at the UPC #23-4 located in the SW-NE-SE-SW Sec: 23-32S-37W, Stevens County, Ks, with a maximum Operating pressure of 500#, and a maximum Disposal Rate of 4000 BPD.
Any persons who object to or protest this application shall be required to file their objections with the Conservation Division of the State Corporation Commission of the State of Kansas within 15 days from the date of the publication. These protests shall be filed pursuant to Commission regulations and must state specific reasons why the grant of the application may cause waste, violate correlative rights or pollute the nat ural resources of the state of Kansas. If no protests are received, this application may be granted though a summary proceeding. If valid protests are received, this matter will be set for hearing. All persons interested or concerned shall take notice of the foregoing and shall govern themselves accordingly. Jody L. Smith Name of person signing Palmer Oil Inc. P.O.Box 399 Garden City Ks. 67846 620-275-2963
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PUBLIC NOTICE (First published in the Hugoton Hermes, Thursday, October 10, 2013) 1t YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PERSONS WHOSE NAMES ARE SHOWN BELOW WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEBTS OF
DEBRA A. CUTTER A/K/A -- DEBRA A. BENJAMIN A/K/A -- DEBRA A. MOSER AFTER OCTOBER 7, 2013. DAVID W. CUTTER JANICE L. CUTTER
PUBLIC NOTICE (First published in the Hugoton Hermes, Thursday, October 10, 2013) 1t BEFORE THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF KANSAS NOTICE OF FILING APPLICATION RE: Palmer Oil Inc.----------.-- Application for the order to permit Injection of salt water into the Willis #23-4 located in The SE-NW-NW-NE Sec:2332S-37W, Stevens Co. Ks. To: All oil and Gas Producers, Unleased Mineral Interest Owners, Landowners, and all persons whoever concerned. You and each of you, are hereby notified the Palmer Oil Inc. has filed application to commence the Injection of salt water into the St. Louis Formation at the Willis #23-4 located in the SE-NW-NW-NE Sec: 23-32S37W, Stevens County, Ks, with a maximum Operating pressure of 500#, and a maximum Disposal Rate of 4000 BPD.
Any persons who object to or protest this application shall be required to file their objections with the Conservation Division of the State Corporation Commission of the State of Kansas within 15 days from the date of the publication. These protests shall be filed pursuant to Commission regulations and must state specific reasons why the grant of the application may cause waste, violate correlative rights or pollute the nat ural resources of the state of Kansas. If no protests are received, This application may be granted though a summary proceeding. If valid protests are received, this matter will be set for hearing. All persons interested or concerned shall take notice of the foregoing and shall govern themselves accordingly. Jody L. Smith Name of person signing Palmer Oil Inc. P.O.Box 399 Garden City Ks. 67846 620-275-2963
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FOR SALE FOR SALE: Three China Cabinets, 6’ tall, 40-46” wide. All like new. Three-piece Entertainment Center with 30” television set. Like new. Call 620-544-1710. (tfc35) --------------FOR SALE: 1996 Jeep Wrangler. Needs work. 620-4286133. (2p40) --------------FOR SALE: Like new Whirlpool refrigerator. Call 453-0378 or 544-8841. (2c40)
CAMPER FOR SALE: 2005 Maxlite by R-Vision bumper pull. 26 feet long with slide. Sleeps 6. A/C and furnace. Everything works. Refrigerator and freezer, 3 burner stove, oven and microwave. NADA value is $9,995 to $12,495. Asking $10,500 OBRO. If interested call 580539-1051 after 5:00 p.m. (2c40)
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112 S. Main • 620-356-5808 • Ulysses www.faulknerrealestate.com Se Habla Espanol-356-5808
104 Sid Avenue- Ranch, 4 bed/2 bath, new windows, nice wood floors, appliances, att garage, basement, cen H/A, fence. Call today to see this home!!
210 West 11th St- Over 4,000 sq ft brick, 4 bedroom, 3 bath, full finished basement, fenced yard, 3 fireplaces, formal dining, includes kitchen appliances, circle drive, lots of storage. Call to see this beauty!!
307 N. Kansas, Suite 101 Liberal, KS 67901
Call DJ @ 620-430-1273 Days 620-428-6127 Evenings (tfc)
(620) 624-1212
GARAGE SALES BIG GARAGE SALE: Friday, October 11, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturday, October 12, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon, 813 S. Washington, Lots of Stuff --------------YARD SALE: Friday, October 11, 4:00 p.m. to ???, and Saturday, October 12, 8:00 a.m. to ???, 105 W. Tenth, A Little Bit of Everything -------------MOVING/GARAGE SALE: Friday evening, October 11 and Saturday, October 12, 7:00 a.m., Storage Sheds in Moscow, Furniture, Baby Items & Clothing, Pergo Flooring --------------YARD/GARAGE SALE: Friday, October 11, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday, October 12, 909 S. Main Street, Don Allen’s Personal Items, Automobile Parts, Tools
UPCOMING AUCTIONS AUCTION: Thursday, October 10, 6:00 p.m., City Hall in Elkhart, Ks. Garden Supplies & Kitchen Items. Auctioneer Jim Cunningham 620-360-0249. (1c41) --------------LARGE LIVING ESTATE AUCTION FOR BILL RIVES: Saturday, October 12, 9:00 a.m., City Hall in Elkhart, Ks. Antiques, Doll Items, First Edition Sports Illustrated, 1954 Electric Coke & Dr. Pepper Coolers, Lots of Coke and Drug Store Items. See Web kscb news.net. Auctioneer Jim Cunningham 620-360-0249. (1c41
711 East 5th Avenue- Beautiful ranch style, 3 bed/2 bath, Open Floor plan, Oak cabinets, finished bsmt, att garage,cen H/A. Much more... Call for your showing. 531 S Main Street- Commercial Property Porter Building - 5,886 sf, retail & office space, central H/A. Prime Location! Call to view this property. 1111 S Jefferson- 3 bed/1 b, cen H/A, fence, carport, storage bldg. Call for details!!
SOLD
928 S. Jackson - Frame, 2 bed/2 b., lg family rm, basement, cen H/A. Call for details!
1029 S. Van Buren- New Lower Price!!! 2 bed/1 b. att garage, cen H?A, fpl, fence, shed. Call to see this home!! 107 N Jackson St - vacant lot - Moorhead Addition
SOLD
1408 S Jefferson St - vacant lot - Kallenbach Fourth Addition
902 S. Harrison - Move in ready!!! 2 bed/1 b, beautiful kitchen, wood floors and carpet, deck, paved patio, fence, cen H/A!! Great starter home!! Call for appt!!
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS will help you if you sincerely want to stop drinking. Call 544-8633. (tfc1) ---------------
Celebrate L i fe
Project Hope
7:00 ~ 8:00 p.m. Mondays Assembly of God, 138 S. Main
Open Tues & Thurs 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
(park in back lot)
1030 S. Main
AL-Anon Family Group Men & Women of alcoholic family & friends meet at 1405 Cemetery Rd. Mon. & Thurs. 8 pm 544-2610 or 544-2854 kansas-al-anon.org (tfc)
SOLD 915 S. Jackson - 2 Bed/2 bath, partial bsmt, 45 x 24 Morton bldg, fence, cent H/A. Call for showing!!
SOLD
314 West 4th-Complete remodel w/updated kitchen, 2 bed/1 bath, central H/A, carport, fence...corner lot. A must see!!!
D SOL 600 S. Jefferson - Price Reduced!! 3 bed/2 bath, cen H/A, fence, 30 x 40 building. Call for details!!
3rd Tuesdays - 1:00 p.m. 3rd Thursdays - 5:15 p.m. Chapel at Pioneer Manor
FOR RENT
1155 Road 25, Rolla - Beautiful Brick, 4 bed/3 bath, att garage, horse barn, equip shop, detach garage, feeding facility, all on 160 acres. Call today for your private showing!!
FOR RENT: 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments. Furnished or unfurnished. Bills included, washer and dryer, and cable. Call 544-2232. (tfc) --------------FOR RENT: Mobile home, 2 bedroom, furnished, uptown. Call 620-428-5033 or 620-544-8202. (3c39)
Mark Faulkner-Broker Karen Yoder - Associate/Broker Residential & Commercial Specialist
Handicap Accessible Apartment
Chance Yoder - Salesperson Agricultural Land Residential & Commercial Specialist
Karen Yoder
Chance Yoder- Cellphone 544-1907
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THANK YOU
We would like to extend our deepest thank you for the kindness and love shown to our family during Vic’s illness and passing. To Drs. Sam and McGroarty, Jana Morris, Stevens County Hospital staff, EMS, Home Health, St. Catherine Hospice, Pheasant Heaven Charities and Paul’s Funeral Home. To Pastors Richard Martin, Lanny Bollacker and Ben Staley for the awesome service. To First Church of God and Bethel Friends Church for the wonderful meal. For all who brought food, sent cards, flowers or memorials in Vic’s name, we are deeply grateful. It has been a long, difficult journey that we could not have endured if not for the love and support from our family, friends and this community. We feel truly blessed. Ruby Watkins Kevin Watkins and family Shanna Flores and family Kristin Farnum and family
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Pioneer Manor Family Support Group
--------------WANT TO BUY: Silver Coins, Marbles, Oil Lamps, Old Tools, Pedal Toys, Toy Tractors, Pre 1970 Toys, Old Musical Instruments Any Condition, Hunting Knives, Pocket Knives, Fishing Lures. Call 620-360-0249. (4eotp35)
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WANTED: 33 or 45 record albums with rock & roll from 1960s-1980s or country. Trying to build up record collection after selling at Kiwanis auction last year. Call Pat Arange, 620544-7523. 123 Jefferson St., Hugoton, Ks. 67951. (1c41) -------------WANT TO PURCHASE: Minerals and other oil/gas interests. Send details to P.O. Box 13557, Denver, Co. 80201.
Karen Yoder- 544-4161 or Cellphone 544-3730
The family of Eric Lisle “Bubba” Knox would like to Thank all Bubba’s friends, our family and friends for the overwhelming show of support that we have received. With everything that we were blessed with from food, plants, cards, pictures, and stories, we cannot express the comfort that it has brought us. We want to thank the preacher, funeral home staff, ladies of the church, and all the young men who served as pallbearers. Judy Zordel, a big hug for all you helped us with! A special thank you to Passmore Brothers needs to be expressed! Bubba…lived a life not bound by his health, and there are so many that own a part of that…carry his memory with you always! Mike Knox and The Knox Families Jami and Marlon Troy and Debi Davis and Mike Rickman Carlos, Kelly, Kamry and Ryder Reza
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TOOL SALE: Saturday, October 12, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., 516 W. 11th, Little Bit of Everything from Screwdrivers to Table Saw. (2p40)
THANK YOU
Now see these and other SW. Kansas properties at www.hugotonhomes.com
WANTED
SOLD
TOOL SALE
The family of Charlie B wants to thank each and every one of you for the wonderful meals, beautiful flowers, special cards and generous donations. They were greatly appreciated. Your friendship, kind words and hugs meant more than you will know. A special thank you to all of you that reached out with your concerns and kindness to help Charlie over the years. Cindy, Brandi and Chip Charlie Jr., Beverly, Barbara, Virginia and Mark
603 S. Jefferson St. - Call William Hockett at Landmark Real Estate Center at (620)624-1212. New conditioned Home is move in ready. Only 2 doors from school!
PREGNANT? NEED HELP? Call Birthright of Garden City, 620-276-3605 or Birthline of Liberal, 1404 N. Western, 620-626-6763. (tfc3)
SOLD 905 S Jefferson- Ranch style, 4 bed/3 bath, 2 fpl, att garage, cen H/A, large lot.
1035 S Van Buren-Nice 2 bed/1 b, cen H/A, att garage, circle drive, sprinkler, fence, storage shed. A Must See!!
17957 Road B, - Liberal - Owner Financing is Available - Abandoned communication tower on 4.6 acres located 5 miles north of highway 51 on Marteney Road. Remove the tower and have a nice Residential home site right on a blacktop road.
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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE: To the owner of the contents of Unit #2B of E-Z Access Self-Storage: You are hereby notified that the contents of Unit #2B will be sold for the nonpayment of rent as provided by KSA 58-817. (1p41) ---------------
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New Listing 1003 S. Adams Street -This home is richly adorned with up to date modern color schemes and top grade wood trim and solid wood doors throughout. The kitchen cabinets and full wall of pantry has more than enough room for the most exotic chef's needs. Solid surface counter tops make cleaning the kitchen and bathrooms a snap. Enjoy that cup of coffee on the balcony/deck off the master bedroom on the upper level. The 45X24 morton garage contains a 24'X17.5' work shop which is insulated, heated & cooled and also has a sink.
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Sunflower Plaza
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Call 544-2933
1410 S. Main
for a showing
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4 bedrooms/2 full baths w/ half bath upstairs. 2 car attached carport and 2 car carport detached. Large back yard.
appointment and price.
1 Senior Apartment For information, Also Available call Plaza Office Call Selia Crawford at 544-2182 544-4011 (tfc6) If no answer, leave message
BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
OD’s SHOP Small Engine Repair
Call Denese Yancey @
620-482-4639 for
• Must be 62 or disabled to qualify • Rent based on adjusted income • All electric appliances • Coin-operated laundry facilities RE!! • NO yard work AND MO
Your Snapper Dealer
611 S. Harrison
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HOME FOR SALE
620-428-6063 113 S Main, Hugoton (tfc)
HOME REPAIR & LAWN CARE
Alan D. Higgins, Owner
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201 6th Ave, Rolla
(620)428-6518
Dallas Bressler (owner)
3 Bedrooms, 2-Car Garage, Large Shop, Travel Trailer Cement Pad for Hookups, Full Basement, Approximately 6 Acres. Please call David Light at 544-9763.
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LAWN PRO Will Schnittker
620-544-1517 FDT ELECTRIC
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Frankie Thomas, owner
David Light 620-544-9763 Fax: 620-356-5462 Office: 620-356-5808 faulkner@pld.com
Licensed & Insured Over 30 years’ experience in Residential & Commercial Wiring
600 E. 11th
www.FaulknerRealEstate.com
IN STOCK *Carpet *Tile *Laminate *Vinyl
FOR SALE BY OWNER FOR SALE BY OWNER
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4 Bedroom/2 Bath ranch style home on 4.5 acres east of Hugoton.
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