march 17, 2016

Thursday, March 17, 2016Volume 129, Number 11

18 Pages, 69 Cents Plus Tax Per Copy

The Eagles and Lady Eagles teamtook us on a wonderful ride for the2015-2016 season. It was a season ofeuphoria with just a couple of bumpsin the road.

Both teams won 21 games duringthe season. That is an amazing feat forone team. Yet, Hugoton basketballfans were able to watch two teams winnight after night at home and on theroad. Basketball was king and madethe winter seem not so cold at all.

The teams made the long trip toGoodland and came away with twoSub-State titles. This was not an easyfeat as the boys had to defeat Holcombfor their third victory over them thisyear. The girls traveled to GoodlandThursday and then returned to Hugoton the same night. Then, theLady Eagles had a return bus trip toGoodland to go for the title. Bothteams completed their mission andgarnered more trophies for Hugoton.

Then, it was on to State. The teams’accomplishments filled the town withsmiling faces, and Eagle supportersmade quick plans to go to Emporia.

Students in school had to concentratemore on their studies as the thoughtof two of Hugoton’s teams heading tothe State tournament was constantlyin their conversations.

Finally, the buses were loaded andwere escorted out of town in front ofthrongs of Lady Eagles and Eaglesfans. The games began in EmporiaWednesday and both teams had a fantastic week.

They showed the entire state Hugoton is a mecca for superb basket-ball players. Also, they showed thatteams can win and display goodsportsmanship. Both teams are led bytwo coaches and mentors in C.J. Korfand Andy Gillen. They lead theirteams and show them how to not onlyplay the game, but more importantly,how to respect the game.

Yes, a first place trophy would havebeen nice. However, the teams earnedthe experience of competing with thetop teams from around the state. TheLady Eagles finished third, while theEagles had a second place finish.

This was an amazing season for all.

The

HermesHugoton

The Hugoton Airport Board met at the airportmeeting room for their regular monthly meetingTuesday, March 8, 2016. Attending the meetingwere board members Jeff Crawford, Robert Davis,Josh Jorde and Dax Gaskill. Also present were Air-port Manager Gary Porter and Hugoton Hermes re-porter Ruthie Winget. Board member Dell Cullisonwas absent.

Chairman Robert Davis presided.The minutes of the previous meeting were read

and approved. The board reviewed the financial report and voted to pay the bills.

Chairman Davis relayed the message he had re-ceived from Kirkham Michael’s Eric Johnson.Johnson reported he plans to research land ownersfor the land aquisition project. He will also reviewrunway panels to develop a project scope for theAirport Board’s approval to utilize the remaininggrant funds. He plans to work on the costs of theaddition of the Jet A self serve dispenser.

Manager Porter reported he had stored the snowplow and cleaned up the mower in preparation forspring.

The board discussed the hangar lease renewalrates. They decided to ask Stevens County Attorney Paul Kitzke to attend the next board meet-ing.

After the executive session of the previousmonth’s meeting, the board approved the motion toeliminate the full time secretary position due tobudget cuts. At this meeting, the board voted tohire a part-time bookkeeper.

The meeting adjourned. The next meeting isscheduled for April 12, 2016.

The Southwestern Col-lege Educators Hall ofFame will induct newmembers Saturday, April16 in Deets Library. A reception will take place at3:30 p.m. with the induction ceremony following at 4:00 p.m.

Entering the EducatorsHall of Fame are Kathryne(Cooper) Delcarpio ’74,Florence (Cutter) Metcalf’63, and Robert “Bob” Nispel ’57 (deceased). TheMcNeish Special Educa-tion Award will be pre-sented to DanielleShioyama ’10/’14. Thereis no charge to attend but

to ensure adequate seat-ing, RSVP is appreciated.

The ceremony is a partof Founders WeekendApril 14-17.

Florence Metcalf grewup on her parents’ Kansasfarm near Hugoton. In ad-dition to her bachelor’s de-gree from SouthwesternCollege, she earned a mas-ter’s degree from KansasState University in 1983.Metcalf completed 27years as a family and con-sumer science teacher atHugoton Middle School,retiring in 1999.

In addition to being a

The Stevens CountyEconomic DevelopmentBoard met Tuesday,March 8, 2016 at the Sen-ior Center craft room at12:00 noon for their regu-lar monthly meeting.Present at the meetingwere EcoDevo DirectorNeal Gillespie, secretaryAlisha Owens, HugotonHermes reporter RuthieWinget and board mem-bers Ray Hoggatt, JanLeonard, Josh Morris,Curtis Crawford, JackRowden, Dan Corpening,Adrian Howie and JudyParsons. Board memberDoug Martin was absent.

Chairman Curtis Crawford presided.

The minutes of the last meeting were readand approved.

Treasurer Jack Rowdenreported as of February29, 2016 the checking ac-count balance to be$4,039.03 and the SpecialProjects balance to be$47,023.56. The boardvoted to transfer $1,000

from the Special Projectsaccount to the checkingaccount to pay bills.

The board welcomed Alisha Owens, the newEcoDevo secretary.

The EcoDevo Board dis-cussed the nomination forthe Kansas Department ofCommerce Business Ap-preciation Award. They de-cided to nominate Carter’sThriftway for the BusinessAppreciation award andHigh Plains Music Fest forthe non-profit award.

Gillespie contacted LizSosa for an update on thescheduled Strategic Plan-ning. She stated she hadwrapped up the majorityof the economic commu-nity research and hasbegun the citizen engage-ment component. She hasreceived five completedsurveys from the boardand has begun reachingout to those identified asBridge Builders. Fromthem, she will have a sur-vey tool for organizationsand businesses. She will

conduct additional BridgeBuilder interviews over thenext two weeks. At thatpoint, she would like to set a date for community conversation.

Neal reported close to25 people came to the Leg-islative Update February27 at the Stevens County Library. Senator LarryPowell, RepresentativeStephen Alford and Senate contender JohnDoll participated in theUpdate. The next Legisla-tive Update will be March19, 2016 at the library.

The director reportedthe Tourism Board askedthe City Council for$1,000 to be presented tothe High Plains Music Festand $500 for the “Annie,Get Your Gun” project.This was approved by thecouncil. “Annie, Get yourGun” is an organizationfor the wives of disabledVeterans. Sixteen mem-bers came to Jerry andLaurie Hull’s place for aneight-day getaway. Pheas-

ant Heaven Charities,Inc. helped sponsor thisproject.

The meeting adjourned.The next meeting will beApril 12, 2016 at 12:00noon.

The second of four Leg-islative Updates is thisSaturday at the StevensCounty Library meetingroom. Senator Larry Pow-ell and RepresentativeStephen Alford will be onhand to discuss issues af-fecting local Kansans. Themeeting will start at 3:30p.m. Stevens County Eco-nomic DevelopmentBoard, Stevens CountyFarm Bureau Associationand Hugoton Area Cham-ber of Commerce and theirGold members are the co-sponsors for the Update.

Continued to page 3Flowering shrubs are bursting with blooms throughout Hugoton showing spring is not far off. This Flowering

Quince shows its stuff along Main Street.

Airport Board discusses hangar leases EcoDevo receives update for Strategic Planning

Legislative Update is Saturday,March 19

Hugoton teams place at State

Metcalf inducted into SouthwesternCollege Educators Hall of Fame

HHS Eagles place second in Class 4A Division II. Congratulations!!

Hugoton Lady Eagles place third in Class 4A Division II. Congratulations!!

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, March 17, 2016

Rosalie TuckerLifelong Hugoton resident

Rosalie Lavonne Tuckerpassed from this life Thurs-day, February 18, 2015 ather residence. Rosalie was77.

The daughter of HomerPerry and the former WandaMonroe, she was born May29, 1938 at Hugoton.

October 28, 1955 Rosalieand Jack Tucker were mar-ried in Hugoton.

Rosalie loved her familyand also enjoyed driving racecars.

Survivors include her two

sons, Michael Tucker andwife Mary of Colorado andRoyce Tucker of Hugoton;daughter Tarcy Betsworthand husband Bill of Hugoton; her two brothers,Carlos Perry of New Mexicoand Harold Perry of Sterling,Co.; eleven grandchildren,Taylor, Camee, Trisha, Brad,Michael, Robby, Jeff, Sara,Terry, Latoya and Tyler; 18great grandchildren; fourgreat great grandchildren;and many other relatives andfriends.

Mrs. Tucker was precededin death by her parents; husband Jack; son MartyTucker; and a grandson, Taylor Oglesby.

Cremation has takenplace. A memorial Celebration of Life will takeplace Saturday, March 19,2016 at the Church of God inHugoton from 2:00 to 4:00p.m. Friends and family areencouraged to come visit withRosalie’s family and celebrateher life.

Obituaries

Friends and family gathered this week to re-member Willard R Zuehlke ofLiberal. Mr. Zuehlke passedaway Saturday, March 12,2016 at Wheatridge ParkCare Center in Liberal. Hewas 97.

He was born July 11,1918 to Grover Zuehlke andthe former Zola Rush at NessCity. He attended gradeschool and graduated fromNess City High School in1939.

Willard joined the UnitedStates Navy in October 1939from which he received anHonorable Discharge in July

1949.July 16, 1950 he married

Ruby Smith at the First Baptist Church in Ness City.Willard and Ruby moved toAshland in 1954 where hewas employed with NorthernNatural Gas, retiring in1981.

In 2004, Willard moved toLiberal after the passing ofhis wife. He was a member ofthe First Baptist Church ofLiberal.

Willard is survived bymany nieces, nephews andcousins.

He was preceded in deathby his parents and wife Ruby.

Funeral services were at-tended Thursday morning,March 17 at the First BaptistChurch with Pastor JasonRamsey officiating. Burialfollowed at the Ness CityCemetery. Military Rites wereconducted by The AmericanLegion Post #392 at Bazine.Friends may send condo-lences to the family throughWillard's tribute Web page atmillermortuary.net.

Willard Zuehlke

Monday, March 7, 2016• Vehicle Unlock, 900 Block of South

Monroe, Citizen Assist, SergeantJohnson

• Dumpster and Pole Hit, 800 Blockof West City Limits, Took Report,Sergeant Johnson

Tuesday, March 8, 2016• Welfare Check, 700 Block of South

Adams, No Answer at Door, Ser-geant Johnson

• Vehicle Unlock, 1400 Block ofSouth Adams, Citizen Assist, Ser-geant Johnson

Wednesday, March 9, 2016• Dog at Large, 300 Block of South

Jefferson, Unable to Catch, OfficerCrane

Thursday, March 10, 2016• Vehicle Unlock, 600 Block of South

Main, Citizen Assist, OfficerLamatsch

• Vandalism, 400 Block of SouthHarrison, Took Report, OfficerCrane

• Suspicious Person, 200 Block ofEast Fifth, Spoke to Subject, Offi-cer Crane

Friday, March 11, 2016• Possible Gun Shot, 900 Block of

West City Limits, Unable to Locate,Sergeant Johnson

Saturday, March 12, 2016• Criminal Damage, Took Report,

Sergeant Johnson• Possible Fight, 100 Block of East

Fourth, Unable to Locate, OfficerHagman

Sunday, March 13, 2016• Dog Complaint, 700 Block of South

Harrison, Unable to Catch, Ser-geant Johnson

• Vehicle Unlock, 300 Block of SouthVan Buren, Citizen Assist, Ser-geant Johnson

• RP of Four Wheelers in Alley, 200Block of South Main, Unable to Lo-cate, Sergeant Johnson

Stevens County Emergency Services run activity February29 through March 13.

Fire Department Monday, February 29, 10:34 am – Called to Tyrone, Ok. formutual aid with a structure fire Tuesday, March 1, 6:56 pm – dispatched to 1207 S Jeffer-son for a smoke alarm activated. It turned out to be a falsealarm. Thursday, March 3, 2:30 pm – called out to Highway 56 andRoad 25 for a grass fire. Monday, March 7, 7:00 am – sent to 1006 S Jackson for asmoke alarm activated which turned out to be a false alarm. Friday, March 11, 2:20 pm – dispatched to Highway 51 andRoad Eleven for a motor vehicle accident.

Ambulance Activity Ten medical runs, three transfers, two Life Flights and onemotor vehicle accident.

Stevens County Fire Department and

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Dear Editor, Using creativity and problem-solving, the Kansas House recently approved a simple solution for increasing access to care for low-in-come Kansans and rural communities. Under HB 2615, Doctors will be able

to earn continuing education credits inexchange for providing charity health-care. The idea came from George Watson,

M.D., a man I was privileged to knowand a wonderful physician from ParkCity. Unfortunately, Dr. Watson diedfrom cancer over a year ago. Over thecourse of our friendship, I learned agreat deal from him about patient careand access to healthcare. Many of ourconversations focused on the beststrategies for improving care for thosewho could not afford it, and expandingthe impact of charity care. Recently, I learned of a program

operating in Florida that incorporatesmany of the ideas that Dr. Watson andI discussed. The Florida program,which has been in place since the early1990s, has dramatically expanded

access while keeping costs low. Floridamedical professionals volunteeringunder this program have generatedmore than $2.8 billion in free care andprovided nearly 500,000 free patientvisits each year. HB 2615 is modeled after the Florida

system. The plan works by grantinglimited immunity to medical professionals who volunteer their timeto provide free care to qualified low-in-come patients as well as allowing thesemedical professionals to earn continuing education credits. It’s asimple two-step solution that could impact the lives of thousands ofKansans. I’m happy to report that the Kansas

Tort Claims Act already provides robust protections for health careproviders who render gratuitous services to medically indigent citizens.Under the bill, health care providerswho choose to volunteer their time and

talents caring for qualified patients areeligible to receive one hour of continuing education credit for everytwo hours of charity care provided, upto a maximum of 20 hours during eachreporting period. In addition, the billwas amended during committee toallow dentists to participate and earnone continuing education credit forevery two hours of care provided up tomaximum of six hours of credit. Based on the data we received from

Florida and the demographics ofKansas, we believe that this system hasthe potential of generating more than$18 million in free care for the neediestKansans. HB 2615 gives us a provenand creative problem-solving tool thatwill help improve access and reducethe cost of medical care in Kansas. It’sa win-win.

Rep. Dan Hawkins is a Wichita Republican

and chair of the House Health and Human Services

Committee. He can be reached

at [email protected].

Representative Dan Hawkins

Simple solution for healthcare for low-income Kansans

WHAT’S HAPPENIN’AL-ANON Family Groupmeets at 1405 CemeteryRoad Mondays and Thurs-days at 8:00 p.m. Call 620-544-2610 or 620-544-2854for more information.HUGOTON LIONS CLUBmeets every Second andFourth Thursday of themonth at Memorial Hall at7:00 p.m. HUGOTON MASONICLODGE #406 AF&AM meetsevery second and fourthTuesday of the month at 7:30p.m. ***Change in Location***MY HOPE Support Group forany adult grieving the deathof a loved one meets the sec-ond Tuesday of each monthfrom noon to 1:00 p.m. atHigh Plains Public Radio,210 N. Seventh in Garden.Call 620-272-2519 for moreinformation.BREAST FRIENDS CANCERSUPPORT GROUP for breastcancer patients meets thesecond Wednesday of eachmonth from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.at the Legacy House, at 309E. Walnut in Garden City. Formore information call 620-272-2360.Every Sunday

- Pioneer Manor CoffeeShop Social Time 3:30 p.m.Everyone is invited to comefor Social Time and coffeewith residents.Every Friday

- Pioneer Manor Men’sGroup 10:00 a.m. Everyone isinvited to come for the Men’sGroup and drink coffee withresidents.Every fourth Tuesday- Stevens County Health De-partment is at the SeniorCenter every fourth Tuesdayof the month from 11:00 a.m.to Noon to do free blood pres-sure checks.

Wednesday nights- Inside Out Kids at the

Hugoton Assembly of God,138 S. Main, beginning withdinner at 6:45 p.m. Programwill be from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.Rides are available by callingPastor Ben Coats at 620-428-1487 before 5:30 p.m.Wednesday evenings.March 18

-Last day to submit coloredpicture to the Hugoton Her-mes for the annual EasterColoring Contest. Turn in at522 S. Main in Hugoton.March 19- Pioneer Communications

will have their annual meet-ing for members of the Tele-phone Association at 10:30a.m. in the South Room ofthe Grant County Civic Cen-ter in Ulysses. Lunch will beserved.- Legislative Update withSenator Larry Powell andRepresentative Stephen Al-ford at 3:30 p.m. at theStevens County LibraryMeeting Room.- Annual Health Fair at the

Walker Auditorium at theGrant County Civic Centerfrom 7:00 a.m. to 12:00noon, sponsored by PioneerTelephone and Pioneer Elec-tric.

- Moscow Baptist Choirpresents Easter Cantata atLegacy in Ulysses 7:00 p.m.March 20- Community Worship Serv-

ice, at Bethel Friends Churchat 6:00 p.m. Pastor IsraelFranco will speak. The eventis hosted by the StevensCounty Church MinisterialAssociation.

- Moscow Baptist Choirpresents Easter Cantata atPioneer Manor at 3:00 p.m.March 21- Stevens County Commis-

sioners will meet at 8:30 a.m.at the Courthouse.- USD 210 Board of Educa-

tion will meet at 6:30 p.m. inthe HMS Library.March 23

- Southwest Kansas Re-gional Job Fair 10:00 am to2:00 pm at the SewardCounty Event Center, 810Stadium Road, in Liberal.March 25 - 26- Kiwanis Annual Auction atthe Stevens County FairGrounds starting at 10:00am both days.March 26- Easter Egg Hunt at Par-

sons Sports Complex inHugoton at 10:00 am sharp!!

- Moscow Baptist Choirpresents Easter Cantata atMoscow Baptist Church at7:00 p.m.- Dermot Community Sup-

per 7:00 pm at the DermotSchool.March 27

- Moscow Baptist Choirpresents Easter Cantata atMoscow Baptist Church at10:30 a.m.March 28- Deadline to submit your

idea for the 2016 StevensCounty Fair. Submit entriesto the Sv. Co. Fair Associa-tion, PO Box 356, Hugoton,Ks. 67951 or email to [email protected]. Include yourname and address.April 4- Stevens County Commis-

sioners will meet at 8:30 a.m.at the Courthouse.- Stevens County Hospital

Board will meet at 5:30 p.m.in the Pioneer Manor Confer-ence Room.April 5- Hugoton Sports Boosters

will meet at 7:00 p.m. in theHMS/HHS Link Cafeteria.April 11

- Hugoton City Council willmeet at 5:15 p.m.April 12- Stevens County Economic

Development Board will meetat 12:00 noon in the ActivityRoom at the Senior Center.- Early Childhood Develop-

ment Center enrollmentmeeting at 7:00 p.m. in theECDC’s Hullabaloo Room.- Hugoton Airport Board willmeet at 7:00 p.m. at the air-port.April 13- Hugoton Area Chamber of

Commerce Board will meet at12:00 noon.April 15- Russell Child DevelopmentCenter will present Dr. TinaPayne Bryson at a workshopfocusing on the “No-DramaDiscipline” approach to rela-tionships. Registration be-gins at 8:00 a.m. and theworkshop will run from 9:00a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at theNazarene Church, 2720Campus Drive in GardenCity.April 18- Stevens County Commis-

sioners will meet at 8:30 a.m.at the Courthouse.- USD 210 Board of Educa-

tion will meet at 6:30 p.m.

Tumbling alongStrong winds continue to blow across Kansas

from Sharon Springs to Olathe. Regardless ofwhere you travel in the Sunflower State, windsscoot across fields and pastures at 15 to 20 milesper hour. Gusts range anywhere from 30 to 50miles per hour.

Traveling east to Franklin County last week, Ibecame reacquainted with an old friend, nemesis, nuisance that is verymuch a part of the Kansaslandscape. While being buffeted about by 40 mile-per-hour northerlybreezes, countless tum-bleweeds rolled acrossthe highways. While Imissed many of them, I occasionally nailed a two-footer while bumping a fewothers out of my path.

Tumbleweeds first gainednotoriety when the Sons of thePioneers romanticized them in song back in thelate ‘30s. I remember seeing my first ones in theearly ‘50s. In the early spring, summer and fallwhen winds howled across roads in my nativeSheridan County, tumbleweeds raced across theflatland. Incidentally, I recall singing along withthe Pioneers and I still remember the song well.

This plant is as much a symbol of the old WildWest as Wyatt Earp, cattle rustlers, the coyoteand the rattlesnake. The image of the lonely riderand the ghostly shape of the tumbleweedbounding in silence across the endless plainshas inspired a certain misty-eyed nostalgia, evenin folks who have never journeyed west ofKansas City – except to travel through our stateto ski in Colorado.

In truth, this weed is a blasted nuisance. Even its Latin name (Salsola pestifer) identifies it as a menace.

The tumbleweed is also known as the Russianthistle. This plant was brought to the continent

in the 1870s as a contaminant in shipments offlax seed imported to western Canada. By theturn of the century, the weed had a footholdfrom coast to coast.

The tumbleweed can survive and grow almostanywhere. It remains one of the hardiest plantsin the United States. Unfortunately, no one has

found a good use for this thorny weed. The tumbleweed can cause problemsfor farmers and ranchers. This nui-

sance weed clogs irrigationditches, catches and

accumulates litter, disruptstraffic, causes fires, poses

a health threat to somelivestock and even

breaks down fences onwindy days. In Kansas and other west-

ern states, thousands ofman hours are spent each

year clearing tumbleweeds from irrigation ditches and railroad

tracks. In the spring the weeds are fought withherbicides and in the fall the dried plants aresometimes burned.

Fighting tumbleweeds is a constant battle.Nearly every breezy day they bound across theprairie and every spring they sprout by the millions.

Although tumbleweeds have been in this country for approximately 150 years, no one hasfound a reason to cultivate this plant. One thing is certain; this nuisance weed is here tostay unless our plant scientists can find a useor method to eradicate the tumbling, tumblingtumbleweed.

So why not romanticize ‘em?

John Schlageck is a leading commentator onagriculture and rural Kansas. Born and raised ona diversified farm in northwestern Kansas, hiswriting reflects a lifetime of experience, knowledgeand passion.

InsightBy John Schlageck,

Senior Editor/Writer, Kansas Farm Bureau

The Twentieth AnnualWestern Kansas ScholasticArt Competition and Exhibi-tion took place at the StauthMemorial Museum in Montezuma January 24through February 28. Someof the different types of artwork displayed included pho-tography, sculpture, metals,glass, drawings, paintings,ceramics and graphics. The

WKSA contest was open tostudents in grades sevenththrough twelfth. They camefrom the following counties:Cheyenne, Clark, Decatur,Finney, Ford, Gove, Graham,Grant, Gray, Greeley, Hamili-ton, Haskell, Hodgeman,Kearny, Lane, Logan, Meade,Morton, Ness, Norton, Rawl-ings, Scott, Seward, Sheri-dan, Sherman, Stanton,

Stevens, Thomas, Trego, Wal-lace and Wichita.

There were several awardshanded out at the closing ceremonies Sunday, Febru-ary 28, including AmericanVision awards to the best inshow as well as Gold and Silver Keys. There were alsoover 150 merit award win-ners. At the awards cere-mony, there was arepresentative from Sterlingcollege. She was presentingscholarships to a select few.Scholarships were awardedto the top students for theirentries. Out of 438 entries,only 20 were awarded with a

scholarship. Eighth grader Kylee Garza,

daughter of Homer and Rebecca Garza, was one ofthe scholarship recipients.Kylee is the first middleschool student to ever receivesuch an award in Hugoton.Other award recipients in-cluded Hugoton High School students Henry Beesley, sonof Roger and Chely Beesley ofHugoton, Hunter Kerbow,son of Mark and Carla Kerbow of Hugoton and TyrellHart.

HMS and HHS Art Instruc-tor Robert Terrill reported,“These are the first students

in Hugoton history in the vi-sual art classes to win thisaward but they are presentedyearly during the ScholasticArt Competition.” The schol-arship award totals $50,000in fine art scholarships and ischosen by the Sterling Col-

lege art department. The$50,000 scholarship will bespread out over four years tohelp pay for tuition if the win-ners choose to attend Sterling College for art.


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Moscow Baptist Church Choir presents an

Easter Cantata March 19

The Legacy in Ulysses 7:00 p.m.

March 27 Moscow Baptist Church 10:30 a.m.

March 26Moscow Baptist Church 7:00 p.m.

March 20 Pioneer Manor in Hugoton 3:00 p.m.

teacher, she is committed toservice. As she taught, Met-calf served with the StevensCounty Extension Councilboard for 13 years and received the Kansas Friend ofExtension Award in 1998.She was instrumental inbringing public television tothe 16 counties of SouthwestKansas in 1990, and hasserved on the Smoky HillsPublic Television board since2008.

Metcalf also served sixyears on the board of direc-tors that organized theKansas Agricultural andRural Leadership Program.She is a member of theSouthwestern College Boardof Trustees.

For more informationabout Founders Weekend atSouthwestern College, con-tact Susan Lowe, director ofalumni programs at South-western, at 620-229-6334.

Southwestern College is aprivate institution granting un-dergraduate and graduate de-grees and is affiliated with theUnited Methodist Church.About 1,700 students attend

classes at the main Winfieldcampus, at six professionalstudies sites in Kansas andOklahoma, or online aroundthe world.

Future Farmers of America members drop by The HugotonHermes office to present an appreciation award. Left to rightare Jessica Harper, Kay McDaniels and Mariah Reynolds.

Eighth grader Kylee Garza is the first middle school student toever receive a scholarship from WKSA. She was joined by Ster-ling College’s Arts Admissions Counselor Leah Alford and HMSart teacher Robert Terrill as she accepted the award.

History making students, left to right, Henry Beesley, KyleeGarza and Hunter Kerbow proudly show off the awards theyreceived at the Western Kansas Scholastic Art Competition atthe Stauth Memorial Museum in Montezuma. These three, andTyrell Hart - who is not pictured, are the first students in Hugoton history, in the visual art classes, to receive these pres-tigious awards. Congratulations!!!

Hugoton students receive scholarships from Western Kansas Art Competition at Stauth Museum

The Hugoton USD 210Board of Education met in aspecial meeting Wednesday,March 9. Members presentwere Matt Mills, Dettra Craw-ford, Paula Rowden andBarry Hittle. Also presentwere Adrian Howie, TraciShields, Davonna Daharshand Clayton Reitz.

The board accepted thelowest bid for asbestos abate-ment from Great PlainsAbatement for Project A of$138,700 and the bid for$151,705 from iSi Environ-ment for Project B, less thedeductions of $9,100 for anextra week of allowed projecttime, for a total bid of$281,305.

The meeting adjourned.

USD #210 BOEhosts specialmeeting March 9

We had another great turnout for our dance last Saturdaynight. Thank you to all whocome out to support it!

This Saturday, March 19 isthe Life Story Workshop from10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Come andlearn how to write the story ofyour life.

We have a sign up sheet foranyone who would like to at-tend the Hawiian Senior Citi-zen Prom in Ulysses April 2.The Junior Leadership is spon-soring this dance along withBingo and prizes. It is from6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Please callthe Center if you would like togo.

Wednesdays from 1:00 p.m.until 3:00 p.m., please join usat the Senior Center to eitherpaint or join the new adult col-oring group. Please bring yourown supplies.

We deliver lunch Mondaythrough Friday to homeboundpeople. If you are in need of ourservices or you know someonewho is, please call the SeniorCenter. We will give you infor-mation about cost, menus, etc.

Senator Pat Roberts’ office isavailable to assist you withproblems you may be havingwith federal agencies like So-cial Security, Veterans’/VA is-sues, military cases, Medicare,

passports, and IRS. If you needhelp, please call his Dodge Cityoffice at 620-227-2244.

If you have questions con-cerning caregiving, legal mat-ters, disability, healthinsurance, housing, etc.,please call Michael Johnstonat Southwest Kansas AreaAgency on Aging at 620-225-8240.

MenuMar. 17 .......Smothered SteakMar. 18......................Chili Pie

.............& Cinnamon RollsMar. 21.......Baked Potato BarMar. 22 ...Oven Fried ChickenMar. 23 .................Taco SaladMar. 24............Chicken Salad

ActivitiesThursday, March 17Exercise ................10:30 a.m.Friday, March 18Exercise ................10:30 a.m.Bingo ....................12:30 p.m.Saturday, March 19Cards & Games.......6:00 p.m.Monday, March 21Exercise.................10:30 a.m.Line Dancing...........7:00 p.m.Tuesday, March 22Exercise.................10:30 a.m.Wednesday, March 23Exercise.................10:30 a.m.Paint........................1:00 p.m.Thursday, March 24Exercise ................10:30 a.m.

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STEVENS COUNTYSENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER

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

624 S. Main, Hugoton

Cover the basics of life insurance

Life insurance protection isone of the most considerateacts that a person can do forhis family, according to KenSelzer, CPA, Kansas Commis-sioner of Insurance. Over thecourse of a lifetime, it canhave great significance.

“Knowing what a life policycan do for your loved ones,and how to protect it for theirfuture use, can be two impor-tant factors in your financialplanning,” CommissionerSelzer said. “Talking over yourlife insurance needs withqualified insurance profes-sionals is a good first step to-ward assuring your assets areused by your family.”

Commissioner Selzer em-phasizes these life policy con-siderations.• What kind of life insurancedo you need? Term and wholelife insurance are the twomost common types of plans.However, there are many vari-ations of each type, and thereare a number of special-pur-pose policies that combine thebasic policies with other ele-ments. Talk to your insuranceagent about what type worksfor you.• Who is your beneficiarygoing to be? If you die withoutnaming a beneficiary or bene-ficiaries of your policy, the

benefits would be paid intoyour estate and then paid outaccording to your will orthrough state laws. This de-lays payment and could cre-ate a financial hardship foryour heirs.• How much coverage do youneed? You and your agentshould do a careful evaluationof your coverage needs, but ageneral rule of thumb is tobuy life insurance that isequal to five to seven timesyour annual take-home pay.• Will I have any tax conse-quences? Your beneficiary(ies)will receive your insurancebenefits tax free. With namedbeneficiary(ies), life insurancebenefits do not have to gothrough probate or other legaldelays involved in the settle-ment of an estate.

For more information, con-tact: Bob Hanson Public In-formation Officer785-296-7807 or email [email protected].• Where should I keep mypolicy? Keep your policy in asafe place. However, do notuse any place where the pol-icy might not be readily avail-able. Record the basicinformation — such as com-pany, policy type, policy num-ber, insured’s andbeneficiaries’ names — in aseparate place. Let your ben-eficiary(ies) know the kind of

insurance policy you have,any changes you make, andwhere you keep the policy.

What happens if I lose mypolicy? Loss of a life insurancepolicy will not affect your pro-tection in any way. If a policyis lost, accidentally destroyedor stolen, ask your agent orwrite the company directly toobtain a duplicate.

Do life insurance proceedsaffect my family’s Social Secu-rity benefits?

According to law, monthlylife insurance payments willnot disqualify the beneficiaryfrom receiving full Social Se-curity payments. Monthly lifeinsurance benefits do notcount as earned income, re-gardless of how much is paideach month through a policy.

What happens when myfamily needs to file a claim?Family members, preferablywith policy in hand, will needto notify the life insurancecompany in the event of adeath of an insured person.Your local insurance agentshould be able to discuss thesteps needed to make surethe policy is paid out asquickly as possible.

Filing a life claim. Yourbeneficiary will need to notifythe life insurance company ofyour death. Again, that’s whyit is important for your bene-ficiary to be able to locate

your policy. Companies re-quire a certified death certifi-cate or other legal proof ofdeath, and they may ask forthe policy. The life insurancecompany will pay the pro-ceeds of the policy to yourbeneficiary(ies) after receivingproper notification of death.

The Kansas Insurance De-partment now has a Life In-surance Locator Service inplace for those who need as-sistance in locating life insur-ance and annuity benefitsthey may be owed. Those sub-mitting a request will need todo the following:• Complete a form you candownload off our Web site,http://www.ksinsurance.org/healthlife/life/life-policy-search.php.• Have the form notarized.• Attach a copy of the certi-fied death certificate of thepolicyholder.• Send all information to theinsurance department ad-dress listed on the form.

The National Association ofInsurance Commissioners(NAIC) also has informationon how life insurance can af-fect your different life stages.Go tohttp://www.naic.org/Rele a s e s / 2 0 1 6 _ d o c s / c o nsumer _a l e r t _ l i f e _ i n su rance_roadmap.htm to readmore.

Consumer AlertFrom the Kansas Insurance Department & Kansas Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer

Florence Metcalf Continued from page 1

The critical service pro-vided by social work profes-sionals, including theprotection of vulnerable chil-dren and adults from abuseand neglect, will be high-lighted this month, thanks tospecial recognition from Gov-ernor Sam Brownback andthe Kansas Department forChildren and Families (DCF).

Governor Sam Brownbackhas designated March as So-cial Worker Month, a time torecognize the tireless com-mitment of those who take onthis challenging occupation.It’s a time also to call atten-tion to the need to retain andrecruit social workers toserve the State of Kansas.

“As a licensed socialworker, I know the many dif-ficulties and rewards thatcome with this line of work,”DCF Secretary PhyllisGilmore said. “We are work-ing hard to attract more car-ing and compassionate socialworkers to join our Preven-tion and Protection Services

team.”DCF, along with its con-

tracted providers, employsnearly 1,000 social workersstatewide. There remains,however, a persistent needfor more.

DCF typically has approx-imately 50 vacant socialworker positions, which itstruggles to fill. Some of themost challenging areas tofully staff include theagency’s Wichita and Westregions. DCF uses a widerange of recruitment strate-gies to attract social workers,including partnerships withKansas colleges. The agencyalso has a Recruitment andRetention Workgroup that istasked with helping solve so-cial worker staffing needs.

DCF Social Worker AmberRufener of Topeka, recog-nizes that social work is oftenthankless and rarely easy.

“It’s a challenge, becausepeople don’t always want towork with you,” said Rufener,a social work specialist in theTopeka Service Center. “Theyneed help, but often theydon’t want it. Social workershave to give them the re-sources to be successful. Weserve as a bridge to the helpin many cases.”

Rufener began work as acertified nursing assistantwhile in college. It was thenthat she took an interest inthe social side of humanservices. To prepare for a ca-reer as a social worker, sheearned a bachelor’s degree inHuman Services, then a mas-ter’s degree in Social Workfrom Washburn University.

“I went into social work be-cause I wanted to protectthose who are vulnerable,

who maybe don’t have a voicefor themselves,” saidRufener, who participated inthe signing of the Social WorkMonth proclamation.

Rufener emphasized thatthe ability to work withclients who suffer from men-tal health issues is essential.She recognizes that there isalways a need for new peoplein the social work field, andsaid while it’s not for every-one, she believes many car-ing individuals would find itrewarding.

“You have to be in it be-cause you have a heart forhelping people,” she said.“You don’t always get re-wards or praise. But it’s re-warding when you can seethat you made a difference insomeone’s life.”

To become a social worker,individuals must graduatefrom an accredited universitywith at least a bachelor’s de-gree in social welfare. Theymust also pass a licensureexam and maintain the li-cense with 40 hours of con-tinuing education, every twoyears.

DCF recently added fourcategories of professionalswho now can fill the samerole as social workers withinthe agency’s Prevention andProtection Services division.Individuals with ducationbackgrounds that now may,with certain qualifications,serve as DCF social workersare bachelor’s in Social Work,Master’s in Psychology, Mas-ter’s in Professional Counsel-ing and Masters in Marriageand Family Therapy.

Submitted by the KansasDepartment for Children andFamilies.


Citizens State Bank601 S. Main - Hugoton

Pyramid Agency, Inc.521 S. Main - Hugoton

PAUL'S FUNERAL HOMEDavid & Brandy Robson

314 S. Van Buren 544-4122

Faith Publishing LLC522 S. Main 620-544-4321 TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH

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

Worship Service - 10:45 a.m.Rev. Larry Bradford, Interim Pastor

544-9492 or 598-2400YOU ARE WELCOME!

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH828 S. Main Hugoton 544-8715Reverend Rebecca Davison, PastorWednesday Praise! Kids - 3:45 p.m.

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

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

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ROLLAEMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

ROLLA PENTECOSTALHOLINESS CHURCH

Corner of Third and Adams, RollaMarcus Light, Pastor

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

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

UNITED METHODIST CHURCHROLLA - RICHFIELD

593-4596 or 593-4781Buzz Lambrecht, Pastor

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

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

MOSCOWMOSCOW BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

Team Kids (Wed.) - 3:30-5:00p.m. Sept.-MayPastor Sean Schraeder

MOSCOW UNITED METHODIST598-2426

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

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

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

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH600 S. Van Buren - 544-2715

Pastor Heath KelleySunday School - 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

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

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

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

Israel Franco, PastorSunday School - 9:30 a.m.

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

Call 544-2652 for Church BusHUGOTON BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

LONE STAR FRIENDS CHURCH14 Miles East of Hugoton on Highway 51

Church 624-3784 Home 624-3104Pastor Gary Damron

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

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

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

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

Pam Peachey, Pastor544-2436Services

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

HISPANO Congregación618 Main sur - Hugoton

620-370-1003Pastor Marcelino Auila

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

RIVER OF LIFE CHURCH(formerly Lighthouse Fellowship)

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

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

SOVEREIGN REDEEMER CHURCHPastor - Eric Mason

Sunday School - 9:00 a.m. Coffee/Fellowship - 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m.

620-544-6386www.sovereignredeemerchurch.orgST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH

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

- 1:00 p.m. - Spanish Mass

AGAPE CHURCH OF HUGOTON

409 East Ninth, HugotonSunday – 10:30 a.m.

428-1135

ASSEMBLY OF GODMain and Second Street

544-2773Ben Coats, Pastor


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

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

BETHEL FRIENDS CHURCH11th & Jefferson - 544-8517

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

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

(Children, Youth, & Adult)

CHURCH OF CHRIST1045 S. Van Buren

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

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


Evening Service - 6:00 p.m.

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRISTOF LATTER DAY SAINTS

520 E. First 544-2125

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

Priesthood - 11:00 a.m.

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE500 S. Van Buren 544-2493

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

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

Wednesday Bible Study - 7:00 p.m.

FAITH CHAPEL CHURCHOF GOD IN CHRIST

Tenth and JeffersonSunday 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.

FAITH LUTHERANTenth and Adams 544-2092

Kurt Hering, PastorMorning Worship - 9:00 a.m.

You are invited to join the residents and staff for Sundayafternoon worship beginningat 3 p.m. at Pioneer Manor.

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

Owner/OperatorFaith Publishing LLC

RoGlenda Coulter, Kay McDaniels and Ruthie Winget

RoGlenda Coulter, Bookkeeper/Classifieds/Obituaries

Kay McDaniels, Advertising/Circulation/Layout

Ruthie Winget,Composition/Layout/Advertising

Marie Austin, Asst. CompositionGregg Tanner, SportsToni Hamlin, Asst. MailingLouressa Gill, Asst. MailingPhoebe Brummett, Rolla CorrespondentJudy Hickert, Moscow Correspondent

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Subscriptions $30.00 (including Kansas StateSales Tax) for Stevens and adjoining KansasCounties, $35.00 elsewhere in state (includingKansas State Sales Tax), and for all out of statesubscriptions. Online subscriptions are $25.00 ayear. Online and printed subscriptions combinedare $10.00 plus the cost of the subscription. For-eign Subscription Rate $40.00. School Subscrip-tions and Military Personnel $25.00 (includingKansas State Sales Tax) payable in advance. Ad-vertising Rates Noncommissionable $5.00 per col-umn inch, Commissionable Rates $6.25 percolumn inch, Classified $5.00 per column inch.Frequency is weekly every Thursday. PeriodicalsPostage paid at Hugoton, Ks. 67951. POSTMAS-TER: Send address changes to The Hugoton Her-mes at 522 S. Main, Hugoton, Kansas 67951.

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Kansas First Lady MaryBrownback announced thewinners of the 2016 KansasBook Festival Grants duringa news conference at theState Library.

“The goal of the KansasBook Festival is to encourageliteracy and a life-long love ofreading,” said the First Lady.“These grants help librariesacross our state purchasenew technology and readingmaterial for many readinglevels.”

The 17 public and schoollibraries will share in receiv-ing a portion of the$9,262.71 in grants fromcorporate and private spon-sors.

Among the 2016 Technol-ogy Grants was Liberal Me-morial Library for $333.71and Morton County Librarywith a $500 Book Grant.

The Kansas Book FestivalFund is a 501(c)3 organiza-tion through the TopekaCommunity Foundation. Thegrants are funded throughcorporate and private spon-sors.

The 2016 Kansas BookFestival will be Saturday,Sepember 10, 2016 at theKansas State Capitol inTopeka. All age groups areinvited to attend the free,day-long event. To learnmore, visit kansasbookfestival.com.

Winners of the 2016 Kansas BookFestival Grants are announced

Social Worker Month recognizes crucial service

Hugoton Elementary first graders gather in the ElementaryGym Thursday, March 10 for a very special musical program.

The children presented several songs about “friendship”, as wellas a few adorable skits. The entire audience was quite charmed,

and applauded after every song. The performance kicked offSpring Break for USD 210 students.

Several first graders attempt to “make a friend” out of bricks.Children dance in a circle as they sing “Let’s Shake Hands”.They also turned to their partners and showed off their hand-shaking skills.

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Legend states that April 2,1513, Spanish explorer JuanPonce de León was the firstEuropean to discover mod-ern-day Florida when he trav-eled on a quest for themythical “Fountain of Youth”.While modern science hasproven that there is no mys-tical fountain or body ofwater that can reverse orslow down the aging process,there are many steps peoplecan take to age well and pro-long their lives.

Eating the right foods isone way to age well. Accord-ing to Ralph Felder, M.D.,Ph.D., coauthor of “TheBonus Years Diet,” reversingthe aging process internally ismore difficult than outwardcosmetic changes. But theright foods can go a long waytoward increasing both lifeexpectancy and quality of life.Those who want to employdiet to increase their life ex-pectancy may want to startadding more of the followingfoods to their breakfast,lunch and dinner plates.• Broccoli, grapes and salad:

According to Health maga-zine, researchers have foundthat compounds in thesethree foods boast extra life-extending benefits.• Berries: In addition totheir abundance of antioxi-dants, berries have otherbenefits. A 2012 study fromHarvard University foundthat at least one serving ofblueberries or two servings ofstrawberries each week mayreduce the risk of cognitivedecline in older adults.• Fruits and vegetables: Pro-duce is good for the body be-cause it’s low in calories andhigh in fiber, vitamins andother nutrients. Numerousstudies have indicated thatdiets plentiful in fruits andvegetables help people main-tain a healthy weight andprotect against cardiovascu-lar disease.• Whole grains: Wholegrains pack a lot of nutritioninto a low-calorie food. Wholegrains help protect againsttype 2 diabetes, and re-searchers at the University ofTexas Health Sciences Center

found study participantswhose diets included plentyof whole grains and fruit cuttheir heart disease risk by al-most half compared to thosewhose diets favored meat andfatty foods. • Red wine: A glass a day forwomen and no more than twoglasses daily for men can bebeneficial. Moderate con-sumption of red wine hasbeen shown to slow age-re-lated declines in cardiovascu-lar function, according to theAmerican Heart Association.

• Fiber: Increase your fiberintake for a longer life. Re-search from The AmericanJournal of Clinical Nutritionfinds that the more fiber youinclude in your diet, the loweryour risk of coronary heartdisease. The daily recommen-dation is 25 to 35 grams.

While there may be nosuch thing as the fountain ofyouth, a healthy diet can helpmen and women prolongtheir lives.

Submitted by Metro Edito-rial Services.


Saturday, March 26, 2016

49th Annual Kiwanis

CONSIGNMENTCONSIGNMENTAUCTIONAUCTION

Stevens County Fairgrounds, HugotonTWO BIG DAYSTWO BIG DAYS

Friday, March 25, 2016Sale Starts at 10:00 a.m.

1971 Chevy C50, 2,200 actual miles2000 Ford Crown Vic Police Intercepter

2001 Ford 450 Utility Body2010 Chevy Impala Police IntercepterShort Double Diamond ToolbarPull Behind Blade150+ Tee PostsJD Lawn MowerSnapper Lawn Mower

Garden Decoration WagonLarge Metal Bolt BinAntique ToolsToolsCloth LineFaucet, Freeze ProofGarden Hose HolderWindmill Lawn OrnamentElectric Hedge TrimmerLawn Edger

Toro String TrimmerBird FeedersBird BathIron WheelsCow YokesSaw HorsesSeveral Tool Boxes Full of ToolsShop Vice - NewLadders

CONSIGNMENTS ACCEPTED THURSDAY & FRIDAY UNTIL SALE TIMEDisposal Fee On Unsold Tires - Will Sell In Arena At Auctioneers’ Discretion

CONSIGNMENTS ACCEPTED THURSDAY & FRIDAY

All announcements day of sale take precedence. All items must be out of buildings Saturday night.

All items must be off of grounds by April 10All items sold “as is” unless otherwise stated.

MANY MORE CONSIGNMENTS BY SALE TIME!MANY MORE CONSIGNMENTS BY SALE TIME!Auctioneers - Area Auctioneers

Clerks - Canny Team and Kiwanis 544-4202 or 544-8985

• Lunch Will Be Served Friday and Saturday by 4-H •

Bedroom SetRed Fiesta DishesCoke ItemsPepsi ItemsChina Piano CollectionChina Doll CollectionPocket Knife CollectionGlass BowlsMarblesWestern Belt Buckle CollectionChicken PlatesJD Toy TractorsHigh ChairMicrowave Oven

Ike Dollars V NickelsIndian Head PenniesCrocksCuff LinksColored GlassRecords (45 rpm)ComicsBeer SteinsBrass ItemsKerosene LampsAntique VasesCoffee TableIndian Pottery

Chest of DrawersJewelryTie TacksAntique FurniturePianoSilverwareToy BanksCedar ChestKitchen PansClocksWine GlassesBell CollectionTablesFile Cabinets

Sale Starts At 10:00 a.m., Two Auction Rings start at 11:00 a.m.

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Combined with Seward County Community College/Area Technical School Allied Health Job Fair

Liberal, Ks. Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Time: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.Place: Seward County Event Center,

810 Stadium Road ~ Liberal, Ks.

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SponsorsENACTUS (formerly SIFE)

KSCB Radio StationThe Leader & Times

Liberal Chamber of CommerceSCCC/ATS

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Lunch will be available for $5.00

Over 30 businesses located in or around the Liberal area will be at theJob Fair. These businesses are offering job opportunities

in a variety of fields including the medical field.

For more information or questions, call the Liberal Chamber of Commerce at 620-624-3855

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The yellow Forsythias are in full bloom aroundHugoton. This is usually the first sign of spring.

Fruit trees and daffodils are also budding out.Surely they will not freeze at this late date!

Hugoton Elementary teachers Mrs. Barb Concannon and Mrs.Melanie Gifford duct tape poor principal Mr. Larry Lyder to thewall Wednesday, March 9. The stunt was part of a week offundraising activities at HES.

Berries and whole grains are nutritious foods that can help menand women live longer, healthier lives.

Students literally line up around the gym to place their piece ofduct tape on Principal Lyder. They each paid a dollar per pieceof tape for a fundraiser at the school.

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Meet Charlee, she is acaring child who enjoyshelping others. She enjoyssinging, swimming anddrawing. Her favorite classat school is reading. Charleeenjoys reading books as theyhelp take her mind off ofother things. She also likesto watch funny movies, especially ones that reallymake her laugh! WhenCharlee grows up she wouldlike to be a massage therapist. She needs a supportive one or two parentfamily that can offer lovingguidance and firm bound-aries. To learn more aboutadoption visit www.adoptk-skids.org or call 877-457-5430. Charlee’s casenumber CH-6026.

P leas eAdopt Me!

Charlee, age 13

A profound sense ofsmell is one of the many in-teresting characteristicsabout dogs. Dogs’ noses se-crete a thin layer of mucusto help keep them moistand enable them to absorbscents. Dogs also will fre-quently lick their noses tosample smells through an-other sensory organ —their mouths. Dogs’ sensesof smell are quite intense.Unlike humans, who haveroughly five million scent

glands, dogs have no lessthan 125 million and asmany as 300 million suchglands, depending on thebreed. Dogs’ ability to sniffthings out is far strongerthan humans’. A dog’s nos-trils, or nares, can move in-dependently of oneanother, helping man’sbest friend pinpoint the lo-cation from which a smellis coming.

Submitted by Metro Edi-torial Services.

did you know???

The Hugoton Lady Eaglesplayed on the final day of theState tournament against theGirard Lady Trojans. Thisgame had Hugoton in theFinal Four of Kansas Class 4Division II girls’ basketballteams.

Amy Scott started off thegame with a three pointer to

set the tone for the contest.The score after the first quar-ter of play was Lady Eaglesover the Lady Trojans 14-13.

Before the half, Hugotonwent back and forth on thescoreboard with Girard. KatyHeger had a nice basket thatfloated through the nets fortwo points. However, the

Lady Eagles trailed Girard byfour points at halftime.

Brooklyn Harper and Dallie Hoskinson hit threepointers to start off the thirdquarter of play, This helpedbring Hugoton closer toevening the score of this thirdplace game. Katy hit anothertwo pointer to push Hugotonto a 41-39 lead over Girardwith 2:47 left before the startof the fourth quarter. LaneyHoskinson hit a series of twoand three pointers as shewent on a scoring run to keepHugoton close to Girard. TheHugoton Lady Eagles defeated the Girard Lady Trojans to win third place inClass 4 Division II Girls’ Basketball by the score of 61-59.

Amy Scott led the Lady Eagles with 21 points. LaneyHoskinson scored 20 pointsfor Hugoton. Heger scoredten points, while DallieHoskinson scored five pointsfor the team. Harper scoredthree points and RebeccaJohnson had two points forthe Lady Eagles.

Coach Gillen said, “I couldnot of been more proud of theteam with how they re-sponded against Girard. Itwould of been very easy tocome in to that game with nomotivation. I thought weshowed a tremendous

amount of character andtoughness. I truly believe wegrew up as a team and became even closer comingout of the State tournament.We dealt with adversity allthree State games. We werein foul trouble and did nothave one good shooting night.The girls still found a way tocome out of it 2-1 with a thirdplace trophy. We would liketo thank the community forall the support all season! Weare very excited about nextseason and look forward togetting back to work inJune.”

The Hugoton Eagles madeit to the destination they hadpursued all year. They werein the Class 4A Division IIchampionship game in Emporia.

The Eagles met up withthe Wichita Collegiate Spartans. The Spartans usedtheir bench to keep theirplayers fresh and used a fullcourt press for the majority ofthe game. This presented achallenge for the Eagles during the game.

The first quarter of playshowcased the Eagles’ tough-ness and tenacity. ParkerTitus hit a two pointer to putHugoton on the scoreboard.Later, Tyler Goode knockeddown some free throws fortwo more points. The Eaglestrailed the Spartans by only asingle point after one periodof play.

Next, the Eagles played onan even keel with the Spar-tans as they put the gameinto a tie by halftime. ColbyKorf hit several shots rangingfrom a two pointer, freethrows and a three pointer.Titus and Garrett Hamlinalso swished the net for twopoints each.

Starting the third quarter,Hugoton and Wichita Colle-giate were deadlocked at 24

points all. The Eagles andSpartans gave it their all asthey went up and down thecourt fighting for a State title.Titus had a great fake passthat he turned into twopoints. Later, Zack Leiningerswished two free throws toadd to the Eagles’ score.

The fourth quarter startedand Hugoton was still withinthree points of the Spartans.There were eight minutes leftto decide who would win thechampionship, And, Hugotonwas still there knocking onthe door. The Spartans couldnot shake the talented Eaglesfor the first 25 minutes of thegame. Titus hit a threepointer. Then Korf swished

two free throws to put Hugoton over Wichita Colle-giate by the score of 41-40.Next, the Spartans went on aslow run that eked out pointsto pull away from the Eagles.It was just the run of pointsduring the last quarter thatmade the difference. WichitaCollegiate won over the Hugoton Eagles by the scoreof 68-49.

Titus led the Eagles with21 points. Goode and Korfscored nine points and eightpoints, respectively. Leiningerscored seven points for Hugoton. Hamlin scored twopoints, while Alex Gonzalesand Tony Kinser scored apoint each.

Coach Korf said, “I justtold the players after thegame how proud I was ofeach and every one of them.We started the year with thegoal to win a State champi-onship, and unfortunately,we fell one game short. I alsotold them that they had nothing to hang their headsabout. They will go down asthe winningest team inschool history, and that theyput Hugoton boys basketballon the map. I told our under-classmen that they had somebig shoes to fill next year, butthat their goal should be to return to the State tournament next year.”


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Parker Titus passes the ball during the Championship gameagainst Wichita Collegiate. The game finished off a very impressive 2015-2016 Eagle season and a 23-2 record.

Eagles players take a few much needed seconds to rest after atimeout is called during the championship game against Wichita Collegiate.

The Rowdy Crowd members wear their feelings on their sleevesas they hope for one last comeback during the Championshipgame.

Amy Scott brings the ball up the floor, while Katy Heger gestures for a pass.

Katy Heger tosses up the basketball for two points in the finalgame against the Girard Lady Trojans. Katy earned ten pointsfor the Lady Eagles.

Laney Hoskinson outruns Girard players with the basketball.Laney scored 20 points for the girls’ final game, and the ladiesearned a third place finish in Kansas 4A Division II.

Sarah Johnson, being her senior year, is on the court forthe last time, playing in thehigh school State tournament.Amazing memories.

Zack Leininger readies him-self for a free throw. Leiningerscored seven during the finalgame Saturday night.

Eagles earn second at State

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Lady Eagles celebrate their hard-earned third place finishat the State tournament.

Lady Eagle fans show their Eagle pride after making the300+ mile trip to Emporia for State basketball.

Eagles discuss strategy in a huddle during the State final.

Eagle cheerleaders pep up a frenzied crowd during theboys’ final game at the State tournament.

The Hugoton Lady Eaglesfresh off of their win over Wichita Collegiate headedback to White Auditorium inEmporia for their semifinalmatchup.

Dallie Hoskinson startedoff the game with a couple oftwo pointers, a key reboundand a jump ball. And, AmyScott threw in a two pointerto keep the Lady Eagles inrange of the Clay CenterTigers. The score at the endof the first quarter was ClayCenter with 18 points toHugoton with eight points.

In the second quarter, theLady Eagles narrowed thelead of the Lady Tigers bythree points. Katy Heger hit athree pointer during the period to help her team chaseClay Center. With half of thesecond quarter left in thegame, Heger and Scott foundthemselves in early foul trou-ble. They both had acquiredthree fouls each only 12 min-utes into the game. Right be-fore the half, Scott had aperfect reverse layup for twopoints. The Lady Eaglesseemed to be going in theright direction as the Tigerslead was now only sevenpoints.

Within less than 60 sec-onds after the halftime break,The Lady Eagles were withinfive points of the Lady Tigers.Hugoton fans were hoping fora takeover by the Lady Eagles. Then, the lead byClay Center was further di-minished as it was down tofour points with one minuteleft in the third period. As thebuzzer went off in White Au-ditorium after three quartersthe score was Clay Centerwith 34 points to Hugotonwith 32 points.

The Clay Center Tigers dialed in during the fourthquarter to pull away from theLady Eagles. Slowly butsurely, the Lady Tiger leadmoved from two points to 11points. The Clay Center Lady

Tigers defeated the HugotonLady Eagles by the score of53-42.

Scott scored 14 points,while Brooklynn Harper had13 points for the team. DallieHoskinson had eight pointsfor the Lady Eagles. JoHannaRawlins had four points andHeger had three points for

Hugoton.Coach Gillen said, “We

talked about picking our-selves up and getting readyfor the next game. It is notvery often when you are not playing for a State championship you get the opportunity to go out with awin.”

The Hugoton Eagles returned for the second dayin Emporia to take on RockCreek. A game in a Statetournament is usually a challenge and this gamewould prove no different forthe Eagles.

Eerily for Eagles’ fans, theEagles’ game started offmuch like the Lady Eaglesgame played earlier. Hugotonfell behind Rock Creek and itlooked as if the Eagles’ bid tofind a spot in the Finals wasgoing to be denied. The scoreat the end of one quarter hadRock Creek over Hugoton bythe score of 14-7.

Wade Heger and TylerGoode combined for a threepointer and a two pointer forthe Eagles, respectively.Goode also had a much-needed steal for Hugoton. Atthe half, Hugoton was stillbehind Rock Creek by fivepoints.

The Eagles had 16 min-utes left to overtake RockCreek and find themselvesplaying for a championship.A total team effort was responsible for the Eaglesovertaking Rock Creek andgaining the lead by the end ofthe third quarter. A great impromptu play by ParkerTitus occurred when he hadnowhere to go and no one inview to pass the basketballto, he threw up a shot fromthe free throw line and itfound nothing but net. TheEagles had put themselvesahead before the fourth quarter started and had thelead of 32-30.

Then, the Eagles had tojust outplay their opponentfor the next eight minutes towin the game and go to thechampionship contest onSaturday night. ZackLeininger made his presenceknown as he used his aggres-sive play to make his way tothe boards and score twopoints. He was fouled duringthe play and was successfulin adding a free throw. Thefree throw line proved to be awinning point for the Eaglesas they converted one afteranother to hold back RockCreek. Colby Korf was responsible for six points ashe sank as many from thecharity stripe. The HugotonEagles defeated Rock Creekby the score of 50-44 to winthe semifinal game.

The Eagles had made it tothe Finals of Class 4A Divi-sion II playoffs. Now, theyjust had to wait one more dayto be only one of two teamsleft to play. This is quite anaccomplishment and Eagle

players, family, friends andfans were all sure to beproud.

Colby Korf led the Eagleswith 16 points. ZackLeininger had 11 points,while Wade Heger had ninepoints. Parker Titus hadseven points for the team.Tony Kinser had three points,while Tyler Goode and PadenCornelsen had two pointseach.

Coach Korf said, “I just

told them that I was proud oftheir resiliency and how theybattled back from a slow startand some foul trouble in thefirst half. We stepped up andmade plays when we neededto and hit some big freethrows down the stretch tosecure the win - things cham-pionship teams do. We set agoal back in June to win aState championship, and tomorrow night we get thatchance.”


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Colby Korf brings the ball up the court for the Eagle offenseagainst Rock Creek.

Five of Hugoton’s Eagles convene for a short pow-wow beforethe semifinal game against Rock Creek Friday at Emporia’sWhite Auditorium.

Lady Eagles gather for a quick motivational huddle before thesemifinal game against Clay Center.

Lady Eagles go over strategy while facing the Clay Center LadyTigers Friday night in the State semifinals.

Lady Eagles overwhelm a Lady Tiger during the semifinal gameFriday night.

Wade Heger puts in the ballfor two points during the gameFriday evening. The Eagleswere triumphant Friday andearned a trip to the finals.

Parker Titus drives for a layup while surrounded by Rock Creek defenders during

Friday night’s game. Parker poured in sevenpoints for the Eagles.

HHS Eagles head to State finals after 50-44 win over Rock Creek

Lady Eagles battle tough Tigers in semifinals

The Hugoton Eagles de-feated the Anderson CountyBulldogs in State quarterfinalaction in Emporia Thursdaynight. The Eagles came outonto the gym floor and hadcontrol of the game from startto finish.

Wade Heger scored withinseconds after Zack Leininger

won the tipoff at the begin-ning of the game. ParkerTitus added a three pointer tojump the Eagles lead to animpressive 10–0 lead over theBulldogs from AndersonCounty. Then, Tony Kinserhad a monster slam dunkthat put the Eagle fans in afrenzy. After one period ofplay Hugoton held AndersonCounty to only six points,while the Eagles tallied 19.

In the second quarter, theEagles clamped down on de-fense to keep the Bulldogs toonly 17 points for the firsthalf of play. And, the Eaglesshowed precision, power andperseverance as they disman-tled the Anderson Countyteam. Kinser had anotherslam dunk before halftime togo along with the threeblocked shots that he had forthe game.

The Eagles had a 21 pointlead starting the second halfof play. Heger and Colby Korfeach had three pointers toadd to Hugoton’s lead. Kinsermuscled his way to theboards and scored two morepoints for the team.

The Eagle’s bench emptiedas a total of 11 of Hugoton’splayers made their mark onthe scoreboard. The gamewas a total team effort bothoffensively and defensively.With this type of effort, Hugoton should have a very excellent weekend inEmporia.

Leininger led the teamwith 17 points and 11 re-bounds. Kinser and Heger

had 16 points and 14 points,respectively. Korf had tenpoints for the Eagles. Tituscontributed six, while PadenCornelsen scored four andGarrett Hamlin had three forHugoton. Tyler Goode,Manuel Mendez, Alex Gonza-les and Carlos Montiel allscored two points each for theEagles. HHS claimed the victory 78-42.

Coach Korf said, “I told the

kids that it was a great winand that we were going tohave to stay focused andlocked-in the next few daysbecause our opponents arejust going to get tougher andtougher. It was great to getthat first win, and now we arejust looking to build on it andkeep it going. ”

The Eagles play against St.George – Rock Creek in thesemifinal game Friday night.

The Hugoton Lady Eaglesopened up play at the Statebasketball tournamentWednesday, March 9 against

the Wichita Collegiate LadySpartans. The quarterfinalgame between the Lady Eagles and Lady Spartanswas very close for most of thegame.

Amy Scott hit a threepointer about a minute intothe contest to start the scor-ing for the Lady Eagles. Latein the quarter, Katy Heger hita three pointer to push thelead for Hugoton to 12–8. Thetwo teams battled out a toughfirst quarter, to find that theLady Eagles were in the leadafter one period by the scoreof 14–10.

Punching in three morepoints was Heger as shedrained the basketballthrough the net from behindthe arc. Now, the Lady Eagles

were up over the Lady Spar-tans by a 17–11 tally with5:08 left before the break athalf. Wichita Collegiate’s of-fense fought back to score tenpoints before the intermis-sion. The Lady Eagles foundthemselves in a tough gameand led only by one point athalftime.

Early in the third quarter,Hugoton found themselves

having to rest JoHanna Rawlins as the closely calledgame had her with four foulsat the five minute mark. Notto worry, Scott stepped upand swished a three pointeronly ten seconds after herteammate went to the bench.Two minutes later in thegame, Scott hit a free throwto add to the Lady Eagles leadof 33–27. Hugoton was start-

ing to find their rhythm inthis game and show the Wi-chita Collegiate fans the realLady Eagles’ team. Heger hita three pointer by banking itoff the backboard at the endof the quarter to strengthenthe lead of Hugoton over Wichita Collegiate 42-33.

During the last quarter,Scott claimed a rebound andthen completed her goal ofputting up two more points.Through the first five minutesof the last quarter, the LadyEagles shut down the LadySpartans to a mere threepoints. This is the defensethat has brought Hugotonsuch a great season. TheHugoton Lady Eagles defeated the Wichita Colle-giate Lady Spartans 53-39.

Scott led the Lady Eagleswith 20 points. Heger scored15 points, while BrooklynnHarper had nine points forHugoton. Dallie Hoskinsonhad eight points, and Rawlinshad one point for the LadyEagles.

Coach Gillen said, “We

didn't feel like we shot theball very well but we found away to win.”

Now, the Hugoton fanshave to wait 46 and a halfhours to watch their Lady Eagles play for the right to goto the Championship game.


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Katy Heger looks for an openteammate Saturday.

Brooklyn Harper shoots thebasketball to add points forthe Lady Eagles. Brooklyncontributed nine points duringWednesday’s game.

Lady Eagles discuss the upcoming first game of their third tripin as many years to the State tournament Wednesday evening.

Amy Scott directs the offense for the Lady Eagles during the initial game of the 2016 State tournament.

Parker Titus lines up a three pointer for the Eagles. Parkerscored six points for the Eagles.

Tyler Goode and Wade Heger defend the basket against an Anderson County player during the game March 10.

Tony Kinser shows off his skills - and his considerable height - aslam dunk against Anderson County Thursday.

Lady Eagles get ready to take on Wichita Collegiate Wednesdayevening. HHS won 53-39.

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Colby Korf takes a shot in thequarterfinal game.

Eagles end 65-year absence from State with a bang

Health and Human Serv-ices (HHS) Secretary SylviaM. Burwell announced$1,408,334 in fundingthrough the Health Re-sources and Services Admin-istration (HRSA) to supportfour health centers in Kansasto improve and expand thedelivery of substance abuseservices in health centers,with a specific focus on treat-ment of opioid use disordersin underserved populations.

“The opioid epidemic isone of the most pressing pub-lic health issues in the UnitedStates today,” said SecretaryBurwell. “Expanding accessto medication-assisted treat-ment and integrating theseservices in health centers bol-sters nationwide efforts tocurb opioid misuse andabuse, supports approxi-mately 124,000 new patientsaccessing substance usetreatment for recovery andhelps save lives.”

The abuse of and addictionto opioids, such as heroinand prescription pain med-ication, is a serious and in-creasing public healthproblem. Approximately 4.5million people in the UnitedStates were non-medical pre-scription pain reliever usersin 2013, and an estimated289,000 were current heroinusers. HHS also estimatesthe number of unintentionaloverdose deaths from pre-scription pain medicationshas nearly quadrupled from1999 to 2013, and deaths re-lated to heroin increased 39percent between 2012 and2013.

Administered by the HHSHealth Resources and Serv-ices Administration (HRSA),with these awards Kansaswill be able to increase thenumber of patients screenedfor substance use disordersand connected to treatment,increase the number of pa-tients with access to MAT foropioid use and other sub-stance use disorder treat-ment, and provide trainingand educational resources tohelp health professionalsmake informed prescribingdecisions. Nationally, this$94 million investment is ex-pected to help awardees hireapproximately 800 providersto treat nearly 124,000 newpatients.

“Health centers treat someof the most at risk patients inthe country,” said HRSA Act-ing Administrator JimMacrae. “These awards posi-tion health centers to be atthe forefront of the fightagainst opioid abuse in un-derserved communities.”

Research demonstratesthat a whole-patient ap-proach to treatment through

a combination of medicationand counseling and behav-ioral therapies, is most suc-cessful in treating opioid usedisorders. In 2014, over 1.3million people received behavioral health services athealth centers, a 75 percentincrease since 2008. Thisfunding builds upon andleverages previous invest-ments by providing supportto health centers to improveand expand the delivery ofMAT substance abuse serv-ices in an integrated primarycare/behavioral health modelwith a specific focus on treat-ment of opioid use disordersin underserved populations.

“HRSA’s innovative invest-ment in the delivery of med-ication-assisted treatment forsubstance use disorders af-firms the importance of be-havioral health to overallhealth,” said Kana Enomoto,Acting Administrator of theSubstance Abuse and MentalHealth Services Administra-tion (SAMHSA).

Addressing the opioid cri-sis is a top priority for the Ad-ministration and theDepartment. The Departmentis focused on three key areas:improving opioid prescribingpractices, increasing the useof naloxone, and increasingaccess to MAT. In addition,the President has made ad-

dressing the prescription opi-oid abuse and heroin epi-demic a top priority andissued a Presidential Memo-randum last year on improv-ing access tomedication-assisted treat-ment (MAT) for opioid usedisorders. Today’s awardsare an example of HHS takingevery available step to expandaccess to MAT. Building onthese efforts, the President’sBudget includes a $1.1 bil-lion initiative to help ensurethat all individuals with opi-oid use disorders who wanttreatment are able to accessit.

To view a list of the awardwinners, visit: http://bphc.hrsa.gov/programopportunities/fundingopportunities/substanceabuse/fy16awards.html.

For more informationabout the Department’s keyareas of focus to address theopioids crisis, visit:http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2015pres/03/20150326a.html.

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Community Worship ServiceHosted by the Stevens County Church Ministerial Association - SCCMA

Sunday, March 206:00 p.m.

Sunday, March 206:00 p.m.

Speaker: Pastor Israel FrancoPlease bring finger foods for a time of fellowship after the service.

An offering will be taken for the SCCMA benevolent and scholarship fund.Please prayerfully consider contributions for this ministry.

Bethel Friends Church1040 S. Jefferson • Hugoton, Ks.

Express Lane, on Washington, is now officially Toot ‘n Totum.The sign is finally on the front of the building as of last week.

TWEETING ISN’T JUSTFOR THE BIRDS

Ten years ago, March 21,2006, the CEO of Twitter sentout his first tweet. It’s appro-priate, with spring coming,that the famous CEO waschirping in a format that theworld now embraces as avital form of interactive com-munication. Similarly, SocialSecurity is no stranger to so-cial media.

Updated regularly, SocialSecurity Matters is our blog.It’s our hub for Social Secu-rity news, like new features tomy Social Security, changesin policy, retirement plan-ning, and benefit informa-tion. The blog allows us toaddress issues in a longerformat than a tweet or typicalsocial media post. Check outSocial Security Matters at

blog.socialsecurity.gov andselect “Get blog updates” ifyou want to stay informed.

Social Security uses socialmedia just like you might. Atwww.facebook.com/socialsecurity we share information,post programmatic changes,and things you need to know.You can follow us and getregular updates on your com-puter or smartphone throughFacebook. While you’re at it,go and “like” a few posts or“share” them with friendsand loved ones.

Even though there’s a lotto say when it comes to re-tirement benefits andMedicare or disability, SocialSecurity is great at condens-ing messages down to 140characters. Our Twitter ac-count is a valuable resourcefor news and updates. You

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Is all this on-screen read-ing making your eyes tired?Well, you can visit ourYouTube page for fun and in-formative videos. In the past,we’ve had celebrities appearin our public service an-nouncements. And you cansee a few feline stars in someof our most popular videos.Visit www.youtube.com/socialsecurityonline to startwatching.

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SOCIAL SECURITY NEWSBy Randy Ayers Social Security District Manager in Dodge City

Average retail gasolineprices in Kansas have risen10.7 cents per gallon in thepast week, averaging $1.86per gallon Sunday, accordingto GasBuddy's daily survey of1,329 gas outlets in Kansas.This compares with the na-tional average that has in-creased 11.9 cents per gallonin the last week to $1.93 pergallon, according to gasolineprice Web siteGasBuddy.com.

Including the change ingas prices in Kansas duringthe past week, prices Sundaywere 46.7 cents per gallonlower than the same day oneyear ago and are 47.0 centsper gallon higher than amonth ago. The national av-erage has increased 23.9cents per gallon during thelast month and stands 50.2cents per gallon lower thanthis day one year ago.

According to GasBuddyhistorical data, gasoline

prices March 14 in Kansashave ranged widely over thelast five years: $2.33 per gal-lon in 2015, $3.42 per gallonin 2014, $3.57 per gallon in2013, $3.65 per gallon in2012 and $3.44 per gallon in2011.

Areas nearby Kansas andtheir current gas price cli-mate: Wichita - $1.88 per gal-lon, up 11.8 cents per gallonfrom last week's $1.76; Lin-coln- $2.06 per gallon, up 7.6cents per gallon from lastweek's $1.99; Topeka - $1.86per gallon, up 9.2 cents pergallon from last week's $1.77.

"The cheapest gas prices ofthe year are now solidly be-hind us as the national aver-age will soon again hit $2,"said Patrick DeHaan, seniorpetroleum analyst for Gas-Buddy. "The current upwardtrend is an unfortunate onethat we witness every year,but the sudden jolt this timearound has been enhanced

by a 45% jump in the price ofcrude oil in the last month.The large jump in crude oilprices comes amidst recordoil inventories, yet it's themere threat that oil supplycould be slashed from OPECand non-OPEC countries atthe same time oil demand isgrowing driving prices higher.And while oil inventoriessound staggering at over 500million barrels, that numberrepresents 26 days of U.S. oilconsumption, a rise of threedays versus inventories ayear ago. At the end of theday, we expect this rally ingasoline prices to run for an-other month or two beforestalling out. Perhaps the bestnews? Motorists still couldsee the cheapest averagesummer gasoline prices inover a decade," DeHaan said.

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Health & Human Services awards money to treat prescription drug abuse

Mrs. Joyce Losey’s class dons their hats for HatDay Tuesday, March 8 at the Early ChildhoodDevelopment Center. The children each paid a

dollar to wear a hat to school for the whole dayas part of a fundraiser. Money raised helpedtwo local teachers with unexpected expenses.

Mrs. Shelby Evans and her class show off theirpajamas for Pajama Day last Monday at the

ECDC. Students eagerly paid their dollar tolounge around at school.

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Greg Daniels celebrates 40 years of sobriety with friends at Applebee’s. Photo courtesy of Cindy Howe.Vice President of Energy Services at Pioneer Electric, Anita

Wendt, right, takes a quick picture with retired Board ofTrustees member Ralph Stoddard and his wife Norma Stoddardat the health fair last year.

One of the newer hobbiespeople enjoy nowadays isadult coloring. A group ofcolorists have been meetingat the Stevens County Gasand Historical Museum forfun and visiting. They meetWednesdays at 1:00 p.m.Anyone who is interested in

this fun activity is invited tojoin them.

The Stevens County Gasand Historical Museum is lo-cated at 905 S. Adams. Youare invited to visit Mondaysthrough Fridays from 1:00 to5:00 p.m. and Saturdaysfrom 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

MUSEUM UPDATEfrom The Stevens County Gas & Historical Museum

Beulah Carter, Curator Heather McCrary and Billy Woodworth

“This is a time for PioneerElectric to reconnect with ourmembers and gain their valu-able insight,” said Communi-cations Specialist, DrewWaechter.

This year’s annual meetingwill be March 19, 2016 at theGrant County Civic Center inUlysses. Events for the daywill start at 7:00 a.m. withtheir annual health fair,sponsored in partnershipwith Pioneer Communica-tions.

Phlebotomists from BobWilson Grant County Memo-rial Hospital will be availablethat morning to provide freeblood draws for a standardblood profiling for members.In addition, members willalso be able to opt-in for threeadditional tests but will be re-quired to pay for each. Pio-neer Electric will be offeringthe A1C (glycohemoglobintest), PSA (Prostate SpecificAntigen) and TSH (ThyroidStimulating Hormone) tests,each for a small fee.

“It is a great opportunityfor our members, as we knowit’s often times hard to findeither the time or finances totake advantage of this type ofservice. As a reminder; Pio-neer Electric, Pioneer Com-munications nor Bob WilsonMemorial Hospital have ac-cess to your test results. Youwill be provided with the ap-propriate contact information

at the health fair,” saidWaechter.

Pioneer Electric providesthe following tips to ensureattendees will have the bestexperience while at the healthfair.

“Start your fasting eight to12 hours before blood draws,stay properly hydrated, gothrough your morning hy-giene routine and continue totake prescribed medicationunless told otherwise by yourdoctor. At the health fair,make sure that you haveyour payment for any addi-tional tests (A1C, PSA andTSH) ready before reachingthe registration table and useyour full name and properaddress on required forms.Please note that phle-botomists will not performblood draws on childrenunder the age of 12 and willnot restrain any youth receiv-ing blood draws,” saidWaechter.

The annual health fair alsoprovides Pioneer Electricmembers with the opportu-nity to interact with localbusinesses and organiza-tions.

“We have invited variouslocal organizations to comeand educate our members ona variety of health topics,”said Waechter. “This acts asa prime opportunity for ourmembers to see some of thevarious services they can

take advantage of in south-west Kansas.”

At 11:00 a.m., registrationfor the annual meeting will beopened to the public. Mem-bers will receive their ballotfor the election of boardmembers at the time of regis-tration.

“Webb’s Food Crew andBBQ will once again be andproviding some great food forour members, complimentaryof Pioneer Electric and Pio-neer Communications. Lineswill start serving at 12:00p.m. and during this timeregistration will remain openfor our members,” saidWaechter.

The Pioneer Electric an-nual meeting will be called toorder at 1:00 p.m. in thesouth room of the GrantCounty Civic Center. Topicsof discussion at this year’sannual meeting will includehighlights from last year,capital credits, customer sat-isfaction survey and the elec-tion of board members. Upfor election this year is Dis-trict 5 (incumbent FredClaassen and nominee Ed-ward Davis); District 6 (in-cumbent Jim Bell andnominee Marcus Howe) andDistrict 9 (incumbent CharlesMilburn and nominee Wanda

L. Shaddix).Members who plan to

attend the meeting will receive an attendance prizeand be eligible for prize draw-ings throughout the meeting.

“This is one small way thatwe can say ‘thank you’ fortaking the time to have an ac-tive role at Pioneer Electric,”said Waechter.

Pioneer Electric Coopera-tive, Inc. is dedicated to pro-viding members with safeand reliable electric service.Headquartered in Ulysses, Pi-oneer Electric is a distribu-tion cooperative owned andcontrolled by its members. Pi-oneer Electric serves approx-imately 15,900 retail electricmeters spread throughoutten counties in southwesternKansas. The system is madeup of more than 117 miles oftransmission line, 3,600miles of distribution line and21 substations. All of PioneerElectric’s electricity is gener-ated in Holcomb by Sun-flower Electric PowerCorporation, which is ownedby Pioneer Electric and fiveother Kansas electric co-ops.Pioneer Electric is a Touch-stone Energy Cooperative.For more information, visithttp://www.pioneerelectric.coop.

Greg Daniels recently cel-ebrated with approximately50 friends at Applebee’s inLiberal. He was celebrating40 years of sobriety! That’s amajor accomplishment andhis friends were happy to beable to rejoice and celebratewith him! He did not expectsuch a large turnout and

Applebee’s staff was excellentin getting everyone seatedand served. Greg was thrilledby all the well wishers andmaybe he’ll have to do itagain next year!

Congratulations Greg!That’s a great reason to celebrate!

Beta Sigma Chapter ofDelta Kappa Gamma metSaturday, March 5, 2016, at10:00 a.m. at the Church ofGod.

Hostess for the day wasEudon Dutton. Seven mem-bers were in attendance, in-cluding Winnie Haganah,Theresa Smith, TracyBrecheisen, Alice Conner,Eudon Dutton and DotLeiker.

Roll call was answeredwith books members loved aschildren. Few members couldjust list one book, so the listwas quite extensive. A few ofthe titles included Ferdinandthe Bull, Little Women, BartGeorge, The Secret Garden,Tigger, Emily’s RunawayImagination and The NancyDrew Mysteries.

After an impassionate andexciting business meetingAlice Conner led a discussionof the book I Am Malala byMalala Yousafzai. She wasthe young girl from Swat,Pakistan who in 2012 wasshot by the Taliban becauseshe stood up for education,particularly for girls. Afterbeing shot, Malala and herfamily moved to Birmingham,England, where she still livestoday. In 2014 she becamethe youngest Nobel PeacePrize winner for her work.

The book opens readers to

a different world from the onethey know. It helps readersunderstand what a tremen-dous privilege education is inthe United States. The bookalso helps its readers under-stand how people in otherparts of the world live andhow they see the events thathave happened to them. Thisbook is a must read!

At the end of the meeting,there were several members’names drawn for prizes. Inspirational ceramic plaqueswere given to Tracy, Rettaand Winnie. Notepads werepresented to Theresa andDot. Alice received a pursemagnifier.

Next meeting will be Monday, April 4 at 6:30 p.m.Tracy and Alice will be thehostesses.

Submitted by Dot Leiker,secretary.

The excitement of driving anew car off of the lot extendsbeyond the thrill of having anew set of wheels to show off.Some people just love thesmell of a new car. But whilethat aroma may be pleasantto the olfactory senses, it maybe wise to eliminate the smellas soon as possible. Accord-ing to a 2012 study from thenonprofit Ecology Center andHealthyStuff.org, that “newcar smell” may include toxicfumes from chemicals usedto create the car’s interior.There are some indicationsthat the smell is generatedfrom more than 50 volatile or-ganic compounds, or VOCs,

that are off-gassing in a rela-tively confined space. Whilethe potential dangers ofbreathing in all of these com-pounds continues to be stud-ied, the flame retardants andplastics used in cars havebeen linked to illnesses whenthey have been used in otherapplications. To speed up theprocess of removing VOCsfrom a car, open all of thewindows and let it sit in thehot sun. Also, purchasing avehicle that has been sittingon the lot for a while maymean some of the chemicalshave dissipated.

Submitted by Metro Editorial Services.

“That new carsmell” may be toxic

These talented ladies gather at the Stevens County Gas and Historical Museum to color in their adult coloring books. Leftto right are Buelah Mae Carter, Sandy Campbell, JuleineLowry, Cleta Norris and Brenda Lowry.

Pioneer Electric sponsors health fair at annual meeting Saturday

Greg celebrates forty years of sobriety

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An area corn grower hasbeen honored as a state winner in the 2015 NationalCorn Yield contest sponsoredannually by the NationalCorn Growers Association.

Mr. Dennis Hamlin ofHugoton placed second in thestate in the Irrigated Classwith a yield of 277.3044bushels per acre. The hybridused in the winning field wasDEKALB DKC64-87RIB.

The local grower was oneof 407 state winners nation-wide. The 2015 contest par-ticipation included 7,729entries from 45 states. Of thestate winners, 18 growers -three from each of six classes- were named national win-ners, representing ninestates.

The average yield amongnational winners was 386.4bushels per acre - greaterthan the 2015 U.S. average of169.3 bushels per acre. Six ofthe national winners

recorded yields of 400bushels or more per acre.

“This harvest, the worldwitnessed the incrediblebounty United States cornfarmers can provide to meetthe growing need for food,fuel and fiber both in our na-tion and around the world,”said NCGA President ChipBowling, a corn grower fromNewburg, Md.

“Our contest participantsdemonstrated that America’sfarmers continue to strive forexcellence while adoptingstate-of-the-art tools whichhelp them meet those goals,”Bowling continued. “The topyield in this year’s contest – atremendous 532.0271bushels per acre achieved byDavid Hula of Charles City,VA, - is a testament to theseefforts.”

Farmers are encouragedthrough the contest to utilizenew, efficient productiontechniques. Agronomic data

gleaned from the contest reveal the following:• Average planting popula-tion for the national winnerswas 40,861 seeds per acre,compared to 34,123 for allentrants.• National winners appliedan average of 364.06 poundsof nitrogen, 116.39 pounds ofphosphorus and 231.78pounds of potassium peracre.• Average commercial nitro-gen use per bushel of yieldwas 0.94 pounds for the na-tional winners and 0.89pounds for all entrants.• 27.78 percent of the na-tional winners applied traceminerals, compared to 38.74percent of all entrants.• Use of manure as a fertil-izer was consistent. 38.89percent of national winnersapplied manure, compared to16.06 percent of all entrants.The National Corn Yield Con-

test began in 1965 with 20entries from three states. Thehighest overall yield was218.9 bushels per acre, whilethe national yield averagewas in the mid-60 bushel-per-acre range.

The winners were recog-nized March 4 at the 2016Commodity Classic, the premier convention and tradeshow of the U.S. corn, soy-bean, sorghum, wheat andequipment industries, heldthis year in New Orleans, La.For a complete list of winnersand for more informationabout NCYC, visit the NCGAWeb site at www.ncga.com.

The National Corn GrowersAssociation represents morethan 41,000 members, 48 af-filiated state corn grower andcheckoff organizations, andhundreds of thousands ofgrowers who contribute tostate checkoff programs.

According to the WesternAssociation of Fish andWildlife Agencies (WAWFA),aerial surveys for lesserprairie chickens will beginThursday, March 17. Thesurveys, which will continuethrough mid-May, will beconducted by helicopterthroughout the five-statelesser prairie chicken range.The surveys are conductedannually by WAFWA to ascer-tain population trends andhow the bird is responding tomanagement strategies iden-tified in the Lesser PrairieChicken Range-wide Conser-vation Plan.

The range-wide plan is acollaborative effort of WAFWAand the state wildlife agen-cies of Texas, New Mexico,Oklahoma, Kansas and Col-orado. It was developed to en-sure conservation of thelesser prairie chicken withvoluntary cooperation fromlandowners and industry.This plan allows agricultureproducers and industry tocontinue operations while re-ducing impacts to the speciesand its grassland habitat.

“Working with the wildlifeagencies of each of these fivestates, we’ve established aconsistent methodology toconduct these aerial sur-veys,” explained Bill Van Pelt,

WAFWA’s grassland coordi-nator. “This allows us to getthe most accurate informa-tion possible so we can seehow various managementstrategies for the bird areworking on the ground.”

In previous years, some ofthe fly paths prompted calls,which is why WAFWA is get-ting the word out about thestart of aerial survey work.

Last year’s aerial surveysbrought good news: an abun-dance of spring rainfall in2015, along with ongoing ef-forts associated with therange-wide plan and otherconservation initiatives,helped increase the lesserprairie chicken population byapproximately 25 percentfrom 2014 to 2015. Resultsfrom this year’s surveys willbe available July 1.

Despite last year’s encour-aging news, the population isstill low compared to histori-cal numbers, and concern forthe lesser prairie chicken andits habitat still exists.WAFWA is committed to con-tinued successful implemen-tation of the range-wide planand the long-term recovery ofthis iconic grassland bird.

For more informationabout the lesser prairiechicken and the conservationwork being done to supportit, see the Lesser PrairieChicken Range-wide Plan atwww.wafwa.org.

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Local Grower is State Winner in National Corn Yield Contest

Lawns and gardens tendto draw the bulk of home-owners’ attention comespring and summer. But it’simportant that property own-ers tend to the trees that dottheir property as well.

The types of trees home-owners have on their prop-erty may influence when it’stime to trim and prune thetrees. Homeowners con-cerned about tree mainte-nance should speak withlocal landscaping profession-als and tree services aboutcaring for the trees on theirspecific properties, but thereare a few tricks to pruningtrees that homeownersshould keep in mind whendusting off their gardeningtools.• Prune at the right time.The Arbor Day Foundation®notes that pruning duringdormancy (i.e., winter) is themost common practice.Pruning in late winter, afterthe season’s coldest temper-atures have passed, can leadto impressive and healthygrowth in the spring. TheADF advises that some trees,including maple and birches,may bleed sap during prun-ing. But this is normal andshould cease as the treestarts to bloom. Novice land-scapers should confirm withlandscaping professionalsabout the best time to prunetrees on their properties toensure they are not inadver-tently harming the trees ormaking them more vulnera-ble to fungus.• Use appropriate tools.When removing branches,use sharp tools to minimizedamage to the bark. The ADFnotes that young trees arebest pruned with one-handpruning shears with curvedblades. For trees with highbranches, use a pole pruneror hire a professional treeservice. Novices should avoid

anything too risky whenpruning their trees, leavingthe more difficult jobs to theprofessionals.• Follow the rules of prun-ing. When pruning trees, theADF advises homeownersfollow the one-third and aquarter rules of pruning. Inadherence to these rules, nomore than a quarter of atree’s crown is removed in asingle season, and main sidebranches are at least one-third smaller than the diam-eter of the trunk. Whentrimming deciduous trees,homeowners should neverprune up from the bottommore than one-third of thetree’s total height. Finally,where possible, homeownersshould aim for side branchesthat form angles that areone-third off vertical to form10 o’clock or 2 o’clock angleswith the trunk.• Water correctly. Likelawns and gardens, treesneed water to thrive. Insuffi-cient watering can make ithard for trees to thrive insummer, but overwateringcan be harmful, too. TheADF suggests that wateringeach tree for 30 seconds witha steady stream of waterfrom a garden hose equippedwith a diffuser nozzle shouldbe sufficient. Newly plantedtrees may need more help asthey try to establish deeproot systems, so considerlaying mulch around newlyplanted trees. Mulch helpsthe soil retain moisture andform deeper, stronger rootsystems.

Trees maintenance shouldbe a priority as homeownersonce again start tending totheir lawns and gardens.More information about car-ing for trees is available atwww.arborday.org.


Ways to help you takecare of your trees

Spring brings start of several sports seasonsSpring is a season of reju-

venation in various ways.Long-dormant lawns and gar-dens start to get their greenback in spring, and manypeople once again take to theoutdoors after months ofstaying inside to avoid frigidtemperatures. Perhaps nogroup is more enthusiasticabout the return of springthan athletes, as spring alsomarks the return of severalsports seasons. Scholasticsports beginning in thespring in many school dis-tricts include golf, softball,baseball, lacrosse, tennis,track and field, and rugby.But it’s not just scholasticsports that start up in spring.Major League Baseball andits minor league affiliates alsobegin their seasons in spring.This year, the Major LeagueBaseball season begins Sun-day, April 3. While Major

League Soccer begins its sea-son in late winter, the actionon the pitch will continuethroughout spring. With somany sports coming theirway, sports fans and athletes

alike may want to spend thefinal weeks of winter restingup in anticipation of the busymonths ahead.


Saint Patrick may havenot been Irish, but millions ofother people are. Accordingto the travel resource Wal-letHub and the most recentU.S. Census Bureau data,33.3 million people in theUnited States claim Irish an-cestry. That’s around seventimes greater than the entirepopulation of Ireland. Thefirst St. Patrick’s Day paradetook place in Boston in 1737,and New York City’s St.

Patrick’s Day Parade is per-haps the largest and best-known parade for SaintPatrick. What’s more, SaintPatrick’s given name wasn’tPatrick. His “real” (Brythonic)name was Maewyn Succat,according to Irish legend. ButMaewyn Succat Day justdoesn’t have the same ring toit as St. Patrick’s Day.


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Moscow News The regular meeting of theMoscow City Council wasMarch 9 with president JonLund calling the meeting toorder. Attending were coun-cilmen Curtis Crawford, JimRawlins, Mickey Whetstone,Nathaniel Roland and MayorBilly Bell. Others presentwere Randall Maxwell, TeriShope and Norma Najera.

Sheriff Ted Heaton gave ashort report and noted hehad switched daytime officersto nighttime in Moscow.

It was announced the ap-plied for grant to upgrade thesewer plant had been denied.It was decided to purchaseanother aerator and to getdirt from the state to shore

up the ponds. Another appli-cation for a grant for sewerimprovements will be submit-ted.

Deanna Burtzloff was inattendance as a representa-tive of Black Hills Energy toaddress any issues or con-cerns of the city. There wasno problem at this time.

It was reported a trailerhad been purchased for thecity. The purchase had beenapproved at the Februarycouncil meeting. Randall alsoreported on the progress ofreplacing old water meters.

Moscow City cleanup dayswill be in April. The city willcontact Collectia to schedulewhen the dumpsters willcome. It was decided not toallow dumping of large treesin the dumpsters. Only limbsof six inches in diameter andsmaller will be allowed.

Vet for Pet Day will also bescheduled for sometime inApril.

A short discussion washeld about the ongoing citydog problem with no resolution.

The meeting was adjourned.

The next regular meetingwill be the second Wednesday of April. Anyoneis welcome to attend.

Bridge Club met at the Hugoton Senior Center Thursdayafternoon. Betty Willis was the hostess. Donita Graham wonthe high score and Dorothy Hagman held the low score.

The Moscow Baptist Church Choir will present an EasterCantata, “In Christ Alone”, directed by Estie Grubbs PalmSunday, March 20, at 3:00 p.m. at Pioneer Manor in Hugoton;Saturday, March 26 at 7:00 p.m., at the Moscow BaptistChurch, and Easter Sunday, March 27 at 1:30 a.m. at theMoscow Baptist Church.

The March 6, 2016 meet-ing of the Buffalo Boosters 4-H Club was called to orderby President Madison Hall.Jacob Bell and Elisha Stag-gers led the Pledge of Alle-giance and the 4-H pledge.Roll Call was led by SecretaryIsabella Hall. All officer re-ports were given. Businessconducted during the meet-ing included Spring Basketsin Old Business. The basketswill be packed on the nextmeeting date, which is April3, at 6:15 p.m. It was decidedto put random fruit assort-ments, dipped pretzels andrice krispies in the baskets.

The next item discussedwas the Kiwanis Sale conces-sion. The Kiwanis sale will beEaster weekend. The club isdoing concessions for thesale. Discussed was the foodto have at the concessions. Itwas decided the club will beserving hamburgers, cheese-burgers, hotdogs, chili,chips, nachos, Frito pies,chili dogs and chicken andnoodles. Each family will be

bringing two pies. For break-fasts in the mornings, we willbe serving donuts andmuffins. For drinks, therewill be Pepsi, water, Dr. Pep-per, Mountain Dew and DietPepsi.

Announcements includedBeef Weigh-ins, which wereSaturday March 5, TuesdayMarch 8 and Wednesday,March 9. All members in thebeef project had to have theirbeef checked in by thosedates. Also, Small AnimalWeigh-ins are Saturday,April 23, Tuesday, April 26,and Thursday, April 28. Allsmall animals need to bechecked in by that date.

Elisha Staggers gave aproject talk on her shootingsports project. Jacob Bellpresented a photographyproject talk.

There was a motion to ad-journ. The motion waspassed. The meeting was ad-journed.

Submitted by Jacob Bell,Buffalo Boosters 4-H Club Re-porter.

The old Spikes building is being torn down in Moscow.

Buffalo Boosters 4-H Club meets for the month of March

Jacob Bell presents a project talk about photography at theMarch meeting.

Elisha Staggers gives a Shoot-ing Sports project talk at theMarch meeting of the BuffaloBoosters 4-H Club.

The Rolla Junior HighScholars’ Bowl team finishedthe year with the Rolla meetMonday, March 7. The teamplaced second, falling to theSatanta Indians team. Theteam has done well this sea-son and will continue to growwith only one eighth grade

student leaving. Their knowl-edge now will expand as theycontinue through juniorhigh.

Congratulations, Mrs.Hall, Mr. Ratliff and teamplayers! Keep up the goodwork!

Junior High Scholars’ Bowl team members are, pictured fromthe left, Ethan Garcia, Gavin LaRue, Lena Martens, AspenSohm and Alex Hernandez. Photo courtesy of Shala LaRue.

The Rolla Booster Clubwinter sports banquet will beTuesday, March 22 at 6:30p.m. in the Rolla multipur-pose room. It will be apotluck supper, so bring amain dish and a side dish ordessert! Eating utensils anddrinks will be provided. Fol-lowing the banquet, ataround 7:30 p.m., the springcoaches will meet with par-ents to discuss expectationsand goals for the spring.

Randy Maxwell and Dustin Phillips are hard at work replacingwater meters in the city of Moscow.

This is the final week ofthe Girl Scout Cookie Sale,so there is still time to helplocal Girl Scouts reachtheir goals and get your favorite Girl Scout Cookiesbefore the annual saleends.

The 2016 Girl ScoutCookie Sale ends Sunday,March 20 across the 80Kansas counties served byGirl Scouts of KansasHeartland. Those whohaven’t been contacted bya local Girl Scout can findcookies by entering theirzip code at GirlScoutCookies.org, calling thecouncil’s Cookie Hotline at888-686-MINT, or down-loading the free, officialGirl Scout Cookie Finderapp for iPhones, Androidphones, and mobile devices.

A Girl Scout CookieShare is available for thesame price as a package ofGirl Scout Cookies, and isa great option for thosewho can’t consume thecookies but want to sharethe sweetness with a sol-dier or charity. Customerswho purchase CookieShares can choosewhether to donate the

cookies to military mem-bers and their families, orto local charities like theKansas Food Bank andCatholic Charities.

Proceeds from the an-nual Girl Scout CookieSale – every penny afterpaying the baker – stay inKansas to support localGirl Scouts. Girl Scoutsand their troops also

use Cookie Sale proceedsto give back to the com-munity as they completeservice projects and participate in programsdesigned to build leader-ship skills, financial literacy, and self-esteem.

Submitted by the GirlsScouts of Kansas Heart-land.

Rolla NewsBy Phoebe Brummett

Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for March 24

The Rolla Library and theRolla Recreation Commissionwill be sponsoring their an-nual Easter Egg Hunt Thurs-day, March 24 at 10:00 a.m.Anyone who is birth to fiveyears old and not in Kinder-garten can join with others inthe Rolla multipurpose room.All children need to bringtheir own baskets. Treats willbe provided after the hunt!Come join the fun!

The Moscow City Council gets together for a regular monthly meeting Wednesday

Bridge Club meets at Hugoton Senior Center

Moscow Baptist Church Choir will hostCantata Sunday at Pioneer Manor

Girl Scouts will end their cookie sales March 20

Winter sports banquet isplanned for March 22

Junior High Scholar’s Bowl teamfinishes the year with home meet

Easter Sunday is one ofthe most meaningful days onthe Christian calendar.Easter commemorates theresurrection of Jesus Christ,who Christians believe diedby crucifixion as a sacrifice toatonement. Many symbolsare associated with Easter,and understanding thesesymbols can help Christiansand non-Christians alikegain a stronger grasp of thisdeeply meaningful Christian

day of worship.• Lamb: According toCatholicCulture.org, thelamb represents JesusChrist, who Christians be-lieve is the Son of God. Thelamb can be connected toJewish Passover, a Jewishholiday that commemoratesthe liberation of the Israelitesfrom Egyptian slavery. Dur-ing the celebration ofPassover, each Jewish familykilled a lamb as a sacrifice.Christians commonly refer toJesus as the Lamb of Godwho God sacrificed so Chris-tians’ sins could be forgiven.• Easter eggs: While Eastereggs may seem like a secularsymbol of Easter, their con-nection to Easter dates backmany centuries. CatholicCul-ture.org notes that the earlyChristians saw the egg assymbolic of the tomb out ofwhich Christ emerged whenhe was resurrected. EarlyChristians even paintedEaster eggs, much like par-ents do with their childrentoday, and even had themblessed and gave them asgifts. Historians believe KingEdward I of England, whoruled from 1272 to 1307,dyed boiled eggs and gavethem to members of his royalhousehold on Easter.• Clothing: New clothing isanother symbol of Easterthat traces its origins backfurther than many Christiansmay realize. It’s customaryfor present-day Christians todon their Sunday best whenattending Easter SundayMass, and the tradition oflooking sharp on Easter canbe traced to the early Chris-tians, who would wear newwhite robes for baptisms dur-ing Easter services. Eventu-ally, all Easter celebrantsbegan to wear new clothesduring Easter services. • Palm fronds: Palm Sun-day is the final Sunday ofLent, taking place one weekbefore Easter Sunday. PalmSunday commemoratesJesus’ triumphant entry intoJerusalem. According to theGospels, Jesus rode a youngdonkey into Jerusalem,where the townspeople threwpalms in front of him in hom-age. That practice was a cus-tomary sign of respect inJerusalem, and today Chris-tians believe the palm is asign of peace. Palms continueto be distributed to the faith-ful during Palm SundayMass.



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BEFORE THE STATE CORPORATIONCOMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATIONOF LINN OPERATING, INC. FOR ANORDER PROVIDING FOR THE UNITI-ZATION AND UNIT OPERATION OF APART OF THE HUGOTON ANDPANOMA COUNCIL GROVE GASFIELDS IN THE ALTERNATE TRACTUNIT DESCRIBED AS SECTION 20-31S-35W (SE/4), SECTION 21-31S-35W (SW/4), SECTION 28-31S-35W(NW/4), SECTION 29-31S-35W (NE/4)IN STEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS (ATU234X)

DOCKET NO. 16-CONS-3885-CUNI

OPERATOR NO. 33999CONSERVATION DIVISION

NOTICE OF PENDING APPLICATION

THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF KANSAS TO:

TALL OIL AND GAS PRODUCERS ANDOIL AND GAS PURCHASERS, ROY-ALTY OWNERS, LAND OWNERS, ANDALL PERSONS WHOMSOEVER CON-CERNED:

YOU, and each of you, are herebynotified that LINN OPERATING, Inc.,has filed an Application with the StateCorporation Commission of the State of

Kansas requesting an Order providingfor the Unitization and Unit Operationof an Alternate Tract Unit pursuant toK.S.A. 55-1301, et seq., and the BasicIntegrated Proration Order for the Hugo-ton Gas Field and Panoma CouncilGrove Gas Field. The unit area subjectto the requested Order is as follows:

Section 20-31S-35W (SE/4)Section 21-31S-35W (SW/4)Section 28-31S-35W (NW/4)Section 29-31S-35W (NE/4)All in Stevens County, Kansas.

YOU are further notified that unlesswritten protest or request for hearing isreceived by the State Corporation Com-mission within 15 days after publicationof this Notice, the Application in thismatter will be granted pursuant toK.S.A. 77-537 after said 15 day period.Any such protest or request for hearingshould be mailed to the State Corpora-tion Commission of the State of Kansas,Conservation Division, 266 North Main,Suite 220, Wichita, Kansas 67202 andto the Applicant at the address below.

All parties in anywise interested orconcerned shall take notice of the fore-going and govern themselves accord-ingly.

LINN OPERATING, Inc.BY: Lawson MertzLandmanKansas Hugoton Assets600 Travis, Suite 5100Houston, TX 77002(281) [email protected]

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PUBLIC NOTICE


NOTICE OF April BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGSOUTHWEST KANSAS

GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO. 3

TO ALL PERSONS:

Take notice that the Board of Direc-tors of the Southwest Kansas Ground-water Management District No. 3 will

hold their regularly scheduled Aprilboard meeting on Thursday, April 14,2016 starting at 9:00 a.m. CST in theGMD3 Board Room 2009 E SpruceStreet Garden City.

BOARD OF DIRECTORSSOUTHWEST KANSAS GROUNDWATERMANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO. 3

By:Kirk HegerPresident of the Board

PUBLIC NOTICE


IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE 26TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

DISTRICT COURT OF STEVENSCOUNTY, KANSAS

CASE NO. 16-CV-6

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OFNazareth Del-Elizabeth Martinez

To Change His/Her Name to:Nazareth Del-Elizabeth KnoxPURSUANT TO K.S.A. CHAPTER 60

NOTICE OF HEARING-PUBLICATIONTHE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL WHOARE OR MAY BE CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified that

Nazareth Del-Elizabeth Martinez, filed aPetition in the above court on the 3rdday of March, 2016, requesting a judg-ment and order changing his/her namefrom Nazareth Del-Elizabeth Martinez toNazareth Del-Elizabeth Knox.

The Petition will be heard in StevensCounty District Court, 200 E. Sixth,Hugoton, Kansas, on the 27th day ofApril, 2016, at 9:00 a.m.

If you have any objection to the re-quested name change, you are requiredto file a responsive pleading on or beforeApril 19, 2016 in this court or appear atthe hearing and object to the requestedname change. If you fail to act, judg-ment and order will be entered upon thePetition as requested by Petitioner.

/s/Nazareth Del-Elizabeth MartinezPetitioner, Pro Se

Nazareth Del-Elizabeth Martinez1106 S. Jefferson

Hugoton, Ks. 67951

PUBLIC NOTICE

History From The HermesCompiled by Ruthie Winget

Thursday, March 24, 2011Landon, Laramie and

Lacey Brecheisen won prizejackets for Goat Showman-ship in the 2010 SouthwestKansas Livestock Showman-ship Circuit show. Landonreceived Top 5 IntermediateGoat Showmanship, Laramiereceived Top 5 in Junior GoatShowmanship and Lacey wasnamed Reserve Champion inIntermediate Goat Showman-ship.Thursday, March 29, 2001

Marie Gill is the seniorSpelling Bee Champion withJenica Moore as runner up.Will Rector is the juniorSpelling Bee Champion withKristen Schnittker as runnerup.Thursday, March 28, 1991

Local artisan Robert Floydcreates amazing replicas ofvehicles and guns out ofsmall pieces of scrap metal.One of his favorites is theGatlin gun. The barrel can beturned with a crank. Many ofhis creations are displayed atthe Stevens County Library.

Thursday, April 1, 1976Damon Hubbard is retir-

ing. He has been managingBultmans for the past sevenyears since they opened upfor business. Prior to that, heworked at Halliburton fornine years and owned Qual-ity Grocery for eleven yearsbefore that. He is planning tokeep just as busy during hisretirement. Thursday, March 24, 1966

Danny Louthan, son ofMr. and Mrs. Cecil Louthan,enlisted for four years in theU.S. Navy. Louthan, a 1963Hugoton High School gradu-ate, has been employed byPanhandle Eastern PipelineCompany at Elkhart.Thursday, March 15, 1956

Lillie Ricord filed Mondayfor the nomination for Regis-ter of Deeds. Mrs. Ricord willbe seeking her seventh termas registrar. She was firstelected to the office in 1944.

Friday, March 26, 1926L.O. Olmstead has opened

up a new Meat Market andBakery in Moscow. Citizensof this town are proud to getthe new market.

If any readers have pic-tures or memories for thehistory page of the Hermes,

please bring them in toRuthie Winget at The Hugo-ton Hermes Newspaper.

FIRST WOMAN PILOT - Mrs. Lee (Vera) Stoops received herlicense to pilot a plane recently, becoming the first local womanto get her private pilot license. Lee, her husband, gave most ofthe instruction and Roy Curtis, another local pilot instructor,gave some of the lessons. At the present time, there are severalother women in the process of receiving instruction and gettingflying time in preparation of getting their flying licenses. Mr.Stoops is the owner of Hugoton Aircraft and is manager of theHugoton Airport. Taken from the May 5, 1966 edition of TheHugoton Hermes.

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

1) Classified ad rate is $ .20 per word per insertion. The weekly minimum is $3.35. 2) Classified display advertising rate is $5.00 per column inch. 3) All cards of thanks are charged at the display rate. 4) All real estateadvertising 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 readersare informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

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Solution to March 10, 2016 puzzle

Kansas Dairy Ingredients, L.L.C.is seeking a Maintenance Technican

The Maintenance Tech provides key support for the productionmanufacturing and waste water treatment facilities in a dairy pro-cessing plant. The ideal candidate will be knowledgeable in con-trol circuits, program logic controls, variable frequency drives,preventative maintenance programs, electrical troubleshooting,stainless (sanitary) welding and mechanical pumps. Prior experi-ence with dairy equipment preferred. Maintenance Tech must en-sure that working environments are safe.

Pay based on position, education, qualifications and experi-ence. This position is full time with a benefit package that includesemployer provided medical insurance, holidays, vacation and sickleave.

For an application or job descriptions,please contact Judy Parsons, Plant Administrator,

at 620-453-1034, email resume [email protected]

Subject line in email: MAINTENANCE TECHor send resume/application to

Kansas Dairy Ingredients,P.O. Box 428 Hugoton, Kansas 67951 (4c10)

HELP WANTED: Servers &Bartenders. Pick up applica-tions at LB’s Bar & Grill, 617S. Monroe in Hugoton.

(4c11)

---------------HELP WANTED: Part-timebookkeeper. Hugoton Mu-nicipal Airport 620-544-7600.

(2c11)

---------------CARRIERS WANTED:Paper route for the Hutchin-son News in Hugoton. 7days a week. 86 papers perday. Averages around 1hour 30 min a day, 7 days aweek, 365 days a year. All pa-pers must be porched unlesstold otherwise. All papersmust be delivered by 7:00a.m. Pays around $500.00 amonth. Must havereliable transportation andfind yourown substitute should younot be able to doroute. Please contact CelenaMears at 620-694-5700 Ext.120 or Email her @[email protected]. (2c10)

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JBS Five Rivers/GrantCounty Feeders is looking fora MECHANIC who is a hard-working, dedicated individ-ual that has the ability todiagnose and repair rollingstock including feed trucks,tractors and other heavyequipment.

Competitive hourly wageand full benefit package isprovided. JBS Grant CountyFeeders has well maintainedfacilities and equipment, plusa “Safety First” Culture.Come be a part of a positive,productive workforce.

Please call contact TonyWinkler @ 356-4466, Ext.56713 or email [email protected] for more in-formation. You may apply atthe following locations: JBSGrant County Feeders, 7597W. Road 17, Ulysses, KS, be-tween the hours of 7:00 a.m.to 4:00 p.m., Monday thruFriday or on our website @www.fiveriverscattle.com/careers.

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled (2c10)

TRUCK DRIVERS

Pacific Ag LLC is looking for a CDL licensedtruck driver.

Come by 838 East Eleventh inHugoton, Kansas 67951 to apply.

Must have a valid drivers license.(2c11)

(2c10)

THE CITY OF ROLLAwill be accepting applications for a

Part-time Assistant in the Clerk’s OfficeApplications are available at

City Hall in Rolla, 304 Washington Street. Upon request, an application can also be emailed.

Resumes can be emailed to [email protected] will be accepted until the position is filled. (4c8)

Truck Driver WantedMust have CDL and clean MVR. You are home everynight, health insurance provided and 401K available.You must fill out application at office 1 mile south

of Cimarron at Tim Dewey Trucking.Office: 620-855-3188 or Darren 620-357-1710. (tfc26)

Need a change? Quality Environment?

If you are an RN or LPN looking for a quality place to work and afamily-like environment, visit us at Wheatridge Park Care Center.We are a premier provider of long-term care services and we areoffering an opportunity for the right person to join a great place towork on our nursing team. Become part of a family of caring indi-viduals who believe in our mission of “Committed to Kindness”.Along with a great team of skill professionals, Wheatridge Park of-fers:

• $2 eve & $3 night & weekend differential• Competitive wages• Full and part-time • Excellent benefits• Opportunities to learn and grow

Interested individuals should apply at:Wheatridge Park Care Center

Allison Lyda, DON Nateisha Stuckey, HR

1501 S. Holly DriveLiberal, KS 67901

(620) 624-0130

Time...Keeps On TickingBut Our Deadline IsAlways The Same!

Monday at 5:00 p.m.The Hugoton Hermes -

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No Shirt? No Shoes?No Problem.

That’s the beauty of shoppingThe Hugoton Hermes Classifieds.Any time you like

in the privacy of your own home.

Selection? Its inventory is unsurpassed.Antiques. Furniture. Electronics. Sporting goods. Jewelry. Cars. Pets.Boats. Maybe shoes?

Pick up The Hugoton Hermes Classifieds and shop barefoot.

(1c11)

The

HermesHugoton

522 S. Main St.Hugoton, Ks. 67951

[email protected]

ROOMS FOR RENT: Sin-gles and Doubles available.Call Wade at 620-282-6017.

(tfc10)

--------------FOR RENT: 2 bedroomhouse, handicap accessible,central heat/air, no pets, de-tached garage, fenced back-yard. Call 620-290-6453. (2c10)

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FOR RENT: 1 & 2 BedroomApartments. Furnished orunfurnished. Bills included,washer & dryer and cable.One apartment has becomeavailable and one house isavailable. Call 544-2232. (tfc)

---------------FOR RENT: 2 bedroomtrailer, uptown, partially fur-nished, inside recently re-modeled. 620-544-8202 or620-428-5033. (6c11)


REAL ESTATE

BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL

DIRECTORY

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

531 S. JacksonHugoton, Ks. 67951 (tfc6)

600 E. 11th

IN STOCK*Carpet *Tile

*Laminate *Vinyl(tfc)

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

--------------ALCOHOLICS ANONY-MOUS will help you if yousincerely want to stop drink-ing. Call 544-9047. (tfc1)

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Project HopeOpen Tues & Thurs

8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Please Bring Your Own

Food Containers1042 S. Jackson Suite C (tfc37)

Support for family & friends of problemdrinkers meet Mondays & Thursdays at 8 p.m.

1405 Cemetery Road544-2610 or 544-2854

kansas-al-anon.org (tfc)

AL-Anon Family Group

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

(150p45-15)

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WANTED

Your Ad Here! Call 620-544-4321 or email [email protected]

for all your classified needs!

(620)428-65181182 Road Q • Hugoton

(tfc12)

LAWN PROWill Schnittker

620-544-1517

(tfc46)

SERVICES OFFERED

Underground Sprinkler System DESIGN & INSTALLATION

Call Lawn Pro TODAYfor your FREE estimate and a more

beautiful lawn! (tfc11)

FOR RENT

FOR SALE

GARAGE SALES

ANTIQUE AUCTION

FOR SALE: 2 beautiful size16 prom dresses. 1 Navy, 1Purple. Call 620-598-2232. (tfc)

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HOUSE FOR SALE

1024 S. Harrison3 bedroom/2 bath, newer

kitchen, granite countertops,large family room, large 2 car

detached garage, and much more.

Recently reduced: $95,000Call to schedule your showing today

Julie West 620-453-1234(tfc40)

CARD OF THANKS

(tfc35)

Beautiful 3 bedroom/ 2bath apartment homes, all appliances, washer/dryerconnection, private patio

or balcony, kids’ playground,

pets welcome.

910 S. Coulter, Hugoton, KS.620-544-7605

KIWANIS AUCTIONMarch 25 & 26, 2016

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

or any other Hugoton Kiwanis Club MemberConsignments are due by March 10

to be included on the sale bill (tfc2)

TAKING CONSIGNMENTS

ROLLA PLAZAAPARTMENTS

1- and 2- bedroomapartments available(Rental Assistance Available)

Equal Housing Opportunity

620-492-6608 Office(tfc16)

THANK YOUThe family of Dick Withrow would like to thank our friends,

church family, co-workers, doctors and nurses and St. Catherine Hospice for all the love and support shown to us during the loss of our husband and father. Our family appreciated the food, flowers, plants, memorial donations,cards, prayers and visits.

Dick was a devoted husband, dedicated father and a trustedfriend who will be missed forever. We know that he will live inthe hearts of all those who shared their grief with us duringthis difficult time.

Warm Regards,The Withrow Family

FOR SALE: Gayle’s Farm Fresh EggsPlease Call 544-1755

(8p4)

307 N. Kansas, Suite 101Liberal, KS 67901

(620) 624-1212

1103 S. Jefferson St. - $70,000 - This nicehome is ready to move into. New paint onthe exterior and interior. New laminate andvinyl floor coverings. Remodeled bathroomwith tile floor, granite countertop, modernsink and new tub/shower unit. Immediatelyavailable.

625 Road N - $125,000- Minimize yourutility bills with this energy efficient passivesolar home. Supplemental heat, if needed,supplied by a pellet stove. Central H/A isducted if needed. The domestic water wellis shared with adjacent property. There is abonus room above the garage with a smallmotel heat/cooling unit. All bathrooms havebeen updated recently.

REDUCED

Sean’s Handyman ServiceServing Christ one day at a time

620-789-2315(5p9)

KIRBY SUPPLIES: Kirby Vacuum Owners - for factoryauthorized sales, service and supplies, please call Jeffat 800-821-5050. (6p7)

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RECENTLY

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFRANDALL DAVID KARLIN, DECEASED

Case No. 13-PR-10

NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITIONFOR FINAL SETTLEMENT

AND APPROVAL OF VALID FAMILYSETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified that a Peti-tion has been filed on February 24,2016 in said Court by Benjamin Karlinand Raynetta Karlin, Co-Administratorsof the estate of Randall David Karlin, de-ceased, praying for a final settlement ofthe estate, approval of a valid family set-tlement agreement, approval of their

acts, proceedings and accounts as Co-Administrators, allowance for attorneys'fees and expenses, determination of theheirs entitled to the estate and assign-ment to them in accordance with thelaws of the State of Kansas. You arehereby required to file your written de-fenses thereto on or before March 28,2016 at 10:00 o'clock a.m., on said day,in said Court, in the City of Hugoton,Kansas in Stevens County, at whichtime and place said cause will be heard.Should you fail therein, judgment anddecree will be entered in due courseupon said Petition.

Benjamin Karlin and Raynetta Karlin,

Petitioners

YOXALL, ANTRIM,FOREMAN & FRYMIRE, LLP101 West Fourth StreetLiberal, Kansas 67901(620) 624-8444Attorneys for Petitioners

PUBLIC NOTICE

GARAGE SALE: Friday, March 18, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m., and Sat-urday, March 19, 8:00 a.m. - ???, 824 E. Ninth Street - East ofWestfield Apartments, Car Stuff, Boat Stuff, Livestock Stuff,Tools, Boat, Household Stuff and More. Little Bit of Every-thing!

---------------GARAGE SALE: Friday, March 18, 5:00 - 9:00 p.m., and Sat-urday, March 19, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., 801 S. Madison, Lotsof Tools, AC Welder, Furniture, Lots of Miscellaneous Items,Seasonal Decorations

---------------GARAGE SALE: Saturday, March 19, 8:00 - 11:00 a.m., 505 S.Wildcat Court, Maternity Clothes, Baby Clothes, Toys, Mis-cellaneous Household Items

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

Mark Faulkner-BrokerKaren Yoder - Associate/Broker

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

Chance Yoder - SalespersonChance Yoder- Cellphone 544-1907

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

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

108 West 11th - Ranch Style, Brick, 3bed/5 b, basement, 2 kitchens, att & detgarage, "Man Cave". $176,500

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WESTERN, COIN, ANTIQUE AUCTION: Saturday, April2, City Hall in Elkhart, Ks. See Web for list: kscbnews.net.Auctioneer Jim Cunningham. Call 620-360-0249 if you haveitems to sell. (3c11)

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFJEFFREY S. WILSON, DECEASED

Case No. 2015PR08

NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITIONFOR FINAL SETTLEMENT

(Chapter 59)

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified that a peti-tion has been filed in the above Court byDonald Wilson, Administrator of the es-tate of Jeffrey S. Wilson, deceased, pray-ing for final settlement of the estate;approval of his acts, proceedings andaccounts as administrator; allowancefor administrator's expenses, attorney'sfees and expenses, and for payment of

court costs; and also praying that theCourt determine the heirs of the dece-dent and distributing and assigning tosuch heirs all property or intereststherein, owned by the decedent at thetime of his death which is remaining inthe estate. You are hereby required to file your writ-ten defenses thereto on or before the11th day of April, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. ofsaid day, in the district courtroom at thecounty courthouse, in the City of Hugo-ton, Stevens County, Kansas, at whichtime and place the cause will be heard.Should you fail therein, judgment anddecree will be entered in due courseupon the petition.

Donald Wilson, Administrator

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

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Location: 1834 Road 22 Moscow, KS 67952Directions: From Moscow, KS; Go S. on Rd 20 (Moscow, Hooker Rd) 3.5 mito Road V, then E. 2 mi to Rd 22, then S. 1.5 mi to auction site. TRACTORS-SPRAYER: ‘10 JD 9230 4x4 Tractor, 18sp trans 4 remotes, PTO, 620/70R46steel dls, 3026 hrs; ‘98 JD 9200 4x4 Tractor, QR trans, 4 remotes, PTO, 3pt,QH, 480/80R46 steel dls 6545 hrs; ‘06 Agco 4650 Spra-Coupe, 4 cyl dsl, 80’bm, 425g poly tank, Raven guidance, 834 hrs. MACH. & EQUIP: 52’ SF9x6 sweep plow, Mod. 3392-52, pickers, NH3 setup; 30’ Orth. 12R Strip-tillbar on Orth. Combo Caddy, NH3 setup, 2-500g Demco poly tanks for liq; 19’SF Mod. 4212 coulter chsl w/rear crumbler attach; 32’ SF Mod. 7232 soilcrumbler, hyd fold, PT; 33’ JD 1610 chisel plow, NH3 setup w/ Quinstar pkrs;‘91 JD 1293 CH, poly snouts, hyd reel; ‘89 JD 853A row CH; Friesen 220bulk seed tender w/Honda gas eng; Schaben 1000g nurse trlr w/fr. shuttlespace, triple ax, Honda transfer pump; Kinze Mod. 840 gr. cart; Killbros Mod.1200 gr. cart; 40’ folding tool bar w/16 shanks & shovels, 3pt; 40’ CB sprngthharr; 20’ Hamby 4x4 triple bar, 3pt; 40’ CB Hoe drill, 10” spac; 10’ Eversmanland plane; Blu-Jet track filler; 20’ Dammer Diker w/9 straight shanks, 3pt;30’ Imp trlr; 30’ Mach. carrier. GRAIN TRK, RV & GRAIN TRLR: ‘74GMC 6500 tand. gr. trk, 427 V8, 5+2sp, 22’ all steel bed, RO tarp; ‘05 35’Winnebago mtr home, 3 slide outs, Onan gen, 8.1 L gas eng, Allison trans.,16K mi; 38’ MCM steel hppr gr. trlr, Shur- Lok RO tarp; ‘44 Mack fire trk.MISC: Randolf 200hp 4-3 gear hd; Randolph 200hp 4-5 gear hd; 38” sprinklertires; Press. washer; Toolbar clamps; 2-Hay trlrs; Bumper pull rnd bale carrier;2 horse inline GN trlrs.

Sale For: KMS Farms Contact Kevin Slemp - 620-544-9347Steve Higgs Auctioneer/REALTOR® 620-353-0066

Auctioneers Note: Not a lot of small items, be on time. Announcements dayof sale take precedence over printed material

See photos & sale bill at www.higgsauction.com

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The Internal RevenueService announced Federalincome tax refunds totaling$950 million may be waitingfor an estimated one milliontaxpayers who did not file afederal income tax return for2012. To collect the money,these taxpayers must file a2012 tax return with the IRSno later than this year's Apriltax deadline. The estimatednumber of individuals whodid not file a 2012 return inKansas totals 11,000 with amedian potential refund of$699 for a total of$9,811,000.

“A surprising number ofpeople across the countryoverlook claiming tax refundseach year. But the clock isticking for taxpayers who didn’t file a 2012 federal in-come tax return, leavingnearly $1 billion in refundsunclaimed,” said IRS Com-missioner John Koskinen.“We especially encourage stu-dents and others who didn'tearn much money to lookinto this situation becausethey may still be entitled to arefund. Don't forget, there’sno penalty for filing a late re-turn if you’re due a refund.”

The IRS estimates the mid-point for potential refunds for2012 to be $718, with halfbeing worth more than $718and half being worth less.

In cases where a tax re-turn was not filed, the lawprovides most taxpayers witha three-year window of oppor-tunity for claiming a refund.If no return is filed to claim arefund within three years, themoney becomes the propertyof the U.S. Treasury. For2012 tax returns, the windowcloses April 18, 2016 (or April19 for taxpayers in Maineand Massachusetts). The lawrequires the tax return to beproperly addressed, mailedand postmarked by that date.

The IRS reminds taxpayersseeking a 2012 refund thattheir checks may be held ifthey have not filed tax re-

turns for 2013 and 2014. Inaddition, the refund will beapplied to any amounts stillowed to the IRS, or their statetax agency, and may be usedto offset unpaid child supportor past due federal debts,such as student loans.

By failing to file a tax re-turn, people stand to losemore than just their refund oftaxes withheld or paid during2012. Many low-and-moder-ate income workers may nothave claimed the Earned In-come Tax Credit (EITC). For2012, the credit is worth asmuch as $5,891.

The EITC helps individualsand families whose incomesare below certain thresholds.The thresholds for 2012 were:• $45,060 ($50,270 if mar-ried filing jointly) for thosewith three or more qualifyingchildren,• $41,952 ($47,162 if mar-ried filing jointly) for peoplewith two qualifying children,• $36,920 ($42,130 if mar-ried filing jointly) for thosewith one qualifying child, and• $13,980 ($19,190 if mar-ried filing jointly) for peoplewithout qualifying children.

Current and prior year taxforms and instructions areavailable on the IRS.govForms and Publications page,or by calling toll-free: 800-TAX-FORM (800-829-3676).Taxpayers who are missingForms W-2, 1098, 1099 or5498 for the years 2012,2013 or 2014 should requestcopies from their employer,bank or other payer.

Taxpayers who are unableto get missing forms fromtheir employer or other payershould go to IRS.gov and usethe "Get a Transcript by Mail"button to order a paper copyof their transcript and have itsent to their address ofrecord. Taxpayers can alsofile Form 4506-T to request atranscript of their tax return.Taxpayers can use the infor-mation on the transcript tofile their return.

IRS claims nearly $1 billion inunclaimed refunds from 2012

STATEBOUND!Clockwise from top left:

A Hugoton Eagles bus makesits way down Main Street onthe way to Emporia for theState tournament.

Students at Hugoton LearningAcademy anxiously wait forthe boys’ team to drive downMain Street as they head toState.

HHS Cheerleaders encouragethe Rowdy Crowd to live up totheir name and get ROWDYduring a State tournamentgame.

Encouraging - and occasion-ally heckling - signs line High-way 51 east of Hugoton andHighway 56 northeast of town.

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