Volume 125, Number 32 Thursday, August 9, 2012 20 Pages, 70 Cents Plus Tax Per Copy The 2012 Stevens County Fair Blue Ribbon winners are listed below. Dog Show Abbey Goode- Blue; Kyra Shelton-Blue, Purple, Re- serve Champion; Cutter Hawks- two Blue, Purple, Champion; Sydney Beesley- Blue, Purple, Champion; Ashlyn Schechter-Blue, Purple, Champion; Montana Beesley- two Blue, Purple, Champion; Lacey Brecheisen- Blue; Emma French- Blue, Purple, Champion; Emma Mc- Clure- Blue, Purple, Re- serve Champion Creative Cooks Sydney Beesley- Blue; Montana Beesley- Blue; Stetson Honig- Blue; Frances Gaskill- Blue, Be- ginner Grand Champion; Elizabeth Johnson- Blue, Senior Grand Champion; Rebecca Johnson- Blue; Lacey Brecheisen- Blue; Landon Brecheisen- Blue; Sarah Johnson- Blue, In- termediate Grand Cham- pion; Laton Heger- Blue; Casle Heger- Blue, Inter- mediate Reserve Grand Champion; Logan Brecheisen- Blue, Senior Reserve Grand Champion Food Preservation Victoria Bryan- Blue; Nicholas Bryan- Blue, Purple, Grand Champion; Megan Bryan- Blue, Pur- ple, Reserve Grand Cham- pion Energy Management Logan Brecheisen-Blue, Purple Hand Held Pets Montana Beesley- Blue; Lacey Brecheisen- Blue; Lauren Sarchet- two Blue; Molly McClure- Blue, Champion, Reserve Grand Champion; Toby McClure- Blue; Brooke Hinds- Blue; Garrette Hinds- Blue; McKenzie Continued to page 3 The Board of Stevens County Commissioners met in regular session Monday morning, August 6, 2012 with all members, David Bozone, Gary Baker and James Bell present. Also present were County Counselor Bob Johnson, County Clerk Pam Bensel and RoGlenda Coulter from The Hugoton Her- mes. The following is just an agenda for the day with a few of the unofficial highlights. Official min- utes will be published at a later date. When this reporter ar- rived the commissioners had already had their budget hearing for the Stevens County Budget. They had also added Kristin Farnum and Deb- bie Nordling to their agenda. Kristin and Deb- bie proposed a community sign to be located near the Senior Center and Cham- ber Office. The commis- sioners agreed to pay for the sign and the installa- tion. JC Cantrell came in to present his report from the department of Road and Bridge. Sheriff Ted Heaton joined him to re- port for the Sheriff’s De- partment. When asked how many prisoners at this time Ted said seven, but an inspector visited recently and, upon the findings from this inspec- tion, suggested that more prisoners be sent to the Stevens County facility. The Stevens County Commissioners agreed to buy the new sign for Pioneer Manor pictured above. It will be a routed single face monument sign with dimensional caps, ornaments and pole- cover with blue copy and yellow wheat to be routed and illumi- nated. Commissioners decide to buy numerous signs this week The Parade of Champions gathered in front of the fair building for a photo. Back row, left to right are Laramie Brecheisen, Emma French, Montana Beesley, Raegan Hinds, Elizabeth Johnson, Austin Mills and Lance Sandoval. Front row are Jay McClure, Megan Newlon, Ashlyn Schechter, Rebecca Johnson, Madison Hall, Brionna Beard, Nick Gold and Allen Shel- ton. Sorghum Queen Elizabeth Johnson wins the Grand Champion Goat with her entry at the Stevens County Fair. The Grand Champion Swine is shown by owner Madison Hall. Her swine was the overall winner in the Hamp Division. Rebecca Johnson’s bucket calf is the Grand Champion Bucket Calf at the Stevens County Fair. Montana Beesley’s horse is the Grand Champion Horse at the Stevens County Fair. Claude Cerecero of the Flaming Pit won first place at the Back- yard Cookoff. His partners are Alyssa and Jimmie Cerecero. Other pictures and stories can be found on page 5. Judge Dakota Reiss presents Nick Gold with Grand Champion ribbon and belt buckle for his Market Lamb. U. S. Representative 1 ST DistrictTim Huelskamp 970 State Senator 39 th District Stephen R. Morris 949 Larry R. Powell 315 State Representative 124 th District J. Stephen Alford 997 District Judge Dis. 26 Division 2 Clint Peterson 929 District Magistrate Judge Dist. 26 Position 5 Paula J. Sosa 1158 County Attorney Paul F. Kitzke 1052 County Commissioner Dist. 2 Gary L. Baker 204 Pat Hall 242 County Commissioner Dist. 3 David Bozone 312 Sheriff Ted E. Heaton 1067 County Clerk Pam Bensel 601 Judy Parsons 314 Trina L. Young 338 County Treasurer Vanessa Willis 1123 Register of Deeds Zilpha “Betty” Rosel 1118 W2P2 Precinct Committeeman William Howard Sutcliffe 188 W1P1 Precinct Committeeman Gary Skinner 99 W1P1 Precinct Committeewoman Sandra Skinner 101 Center 1 Precinct Committeeman Erick Nordling 16 Center 1 Precinct Committeewoman Debbie Nordling 16 Center 2 Precinct Committeeman Christopher Heger 86 Center 2 Precinct Committeewoman Stephanie Ann Heger 84 Moscow Precinct Committeeman Jerry E. Stuckey 104 Voorhees Precinct Committee woman Erica L. Kolb 32 In Stevens County there are 2908 register voters and 1369 voted Tuesday for an average of 47.08%. Unofficial Primary Election results for Stevens County Stevens County Fair 2012 blue ribbon winners are announced Continued to page 8
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Volume 125, Number 32 Thursday, August 9, 2012 20 Pages, 70 Cents Plus Tax Per Copy
The 2012 StevensCounty Fair Blue Ribbonwinners are listed below.Dog ShowAbbey Goode- Blue; KyraShelton-Blue, Purple, Re-serve Champion; CutterHawks- two Blue, Purple,Champion; SydneyBeesley- Blue, Purple,Champion; AshlynSchechter-Blue, Purple,Champion; MontanaBeesley- two Blue, Purple,Champion; LaceyBrecheisen- Blue; EmmaFrench- Blue, Purple,Champion; Emma Mc-Clure- Blue, Purple, Re-serve ChampionCreative CooksSydney Beesley- Blue;Montana Beesley- Blue;Stetson Honig- Blue;Frances Gaskill- Blue, Be-
ginner Grand Champion;Elizabeth Johnson- Blue,Senior Grand Champion;Rebecca Johnson- Blue;Lacey Brecheisen- Blue;Landon Brecheisen- Blue;Sarah Johnson- Blue, In-termediate Grand Cham-
pion; Laton Heger- Blue;Casle Heger- Blue, Inter-mediate Reserve GrandChampion; LoganBrecheisen- Blue, SeniorReserve Grand ChampionFood PreservationVictoria Bryan- Blue;Nicholas Bryan- Blue,Purple, Grand Champion;Megan Bryan- Blue, Pur-ple, Reserve Grand Cham-pion
Energy ManagementLogan Brecheisen-Blue,PurpleHand Held PetsMontana Beesley- Blue;Lacey Brecheisen- Blue;Lauren Sarchet- two Blue;Molly McClure- Blue,Champion, ReserveGrand Champion; TobyMcClure- Blue; BrookeHinds- Blue; GarretteHinds- Blue; McKenzie
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The Board of StevensCounty Commissionersmet in regular sessionMonday morning, August6, 2012 with all members,David Bozone, Gary Bakerand James Bell present.Also present were CountyCounselor Bob Johnson,County Clerk Pam Benseland RoGlenda Coulterfrom The Hugoton Her-mes. The following is justan agenda for the day witha few of the unofficialhighlights. Official min-utes will be published at alater date.
When this reporter ar-rived the commissionershad already had theirbudget hearing for theStevens County Budget.They had also addedKristin Farnum and Deb-
bie Nordling to theiragenda. Kristin and Deb-bie proposed a communitysign to be located near theSenior Center and Cham-ber Office. The commis-sioners agreed to pay forthe sign and the installa-tion.
JC Cantrell came in topresent his report fromthe department of Roadand Bridge. Sheriff TedHeaton joined him to re-port for the Sheriff’s De-partment. When askedhow many prisoners atthis time Ted said seven,but an inspector visitedrecently and, upon thefindings from this inspec-tion, suggested that moreprisoners be sent to theStevens County facility.
The Stevens County Commissioners agreed to buy the new signfor Pioneer Manor pictured above. It will be a routed single facemonument sign with dimensional caps, ornaments and pole-cover with blue copy and yellow wheat to be routed and illumi-nated.
Commissioners decide to buy numerous signs this week
The Parade of Champions gathered in front ofthe fair building for a photo. Back row, left toright are Laramie Brecheisen, Emma French,Montana Beesley, Raegan Hinds, ElizabethJohnson, Austin Mills and Lance Sandoval.
Front row are Jay McClure, Megan Newlon,Ashlyn Schechter, Rebecca Johnson, MadisonHall, Brionna Beard, Nick Gold and Allen Shel-ton.
Sorghum Queen Elizabeth Johnson wins the Grand ChampionGoat with her entry at the Stevens County Fair.
The Grand Champion Swine is shown by owner Madison Hall.Her swine was the overall winner in the Hamp Division.
Rebecca Johnson’s bucket calf is the Grand Champion BucketCalf at the Stevens County Fair.
Montana Beesley’s horse is the Grand Champion Horse at theStevens County Fair.
Claude Cerecero of the Flaming Pit won first place at the Back-yard Cookoff. His partners are Alyssa and Jimmie Cerecero.Other pictures and stories can be found on page 5.Judge Dakota Reiss presents Nick Gold with Grand Champion
ribbon and belt buckle for his Market Lamb.
U. S. Representative 1ST DistrictT imHuelskamp 970State Senator 39th DistrictStephen R. Morris 949Larry R. Powell 315State Representative 124th DistrictJ. Stephen Alford 997District Judge Dis. 26 Division 2Clint Peterson 929District MagistrateJudge Dist. 26 Position 5Paula J. Sosa 1158County AttorneyPaul F. Kitzke 1052County Commissioner Dist. 2 Gary L. Baker 204Pat Hall 242
County Commissioner Dist. 3David Bozone 312SheriffTed E. Heaton 1067County ClerkPam Bensel 601Judy Parsons 314Trina L. Young 338County TreasurerVanessa Willis 1123Register of DeedsZilpha “Betty” Rosel 1118W2P2 Precinct CommitteemanWilliam Howard Sutcliffe 188W1P1 Precinct CommitteemanGary Skinner 99W1P1 Precinct CommitteewomanSandra Skinner 101
Center 1 Precinct CommitteemanErick Nordling 16
Center 1 Precinct CommitteewomanDebbie Nordling 16Center 2 Precinct CommitteemanChristopher Heger 86Center 2 Precinct CommitteewomanStephanie Ann Heger 84Moscow Precinct CommitteemanJerry E. Stuckey 104Voorhees Precinct CommitteewomanErica L. Kolb 32
In Stevens County there are 2908register voters and 1369 votedTuesday for an average of 47.08%.
Unofficial Primary Election results for Stevens County
Stevens County Fair 2012 blue ribbon winners are announced
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August 6-10- Hugoton Learning Academy
Open Enrollment, 8:00 a.m. to4:00 p.m. at 529 S. Main St.Call 428-6374 for more infor-mation.August 9- Liberal Hearing Aid Center
will be at the new PioneerManor, 1711 S. Main from 1:00to 3:00 p.m. They offer batter-ies, hearing aid cleaning and afree hearing test. Call 620-624-5216 or 1-800-728-2945 tolearn more.- Public hearing at 7:00 p.m. inthe City Council Room to final-ize the zoning of the propertyeast of Hugoton.August 10- Farmer’s Market behind StateFarm, 617 S. Main, 8:30 to11:00 a.m.August 11- Sew All Day at the Stevens
County Activity Center.
- Monthly dance at the StevensCounty Activity Center will startat 8:00 p.m. Cottonwood willplay.August 12- Pastor Bob Rich, from Hugo-ton Baptist Church, will speakat Pioneer Manor at 3:00 p.m.August 13- Take a look at the peak of thePerseid Meteor Shower activityduring the early morning hours!August 13-17- Morton County Health Fair.
Free to all participants.August 13-18- Hugoton Swimming Pool willend their summer hours and beopen from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.August 14- The Stevens County Activity
Center board will meet at 9:30a.m. at the Center, 624 S. Main.- Brown Dupree Oil Co. will
host an information meetingconcerning the Spill Prevention
Control and Countermeasureplans at 10:00 a.m. in the Law-son Room at the Grant CountyCivic Center. If you’d like to at-tend, please contact the BrownDupree Office at 620-356-1702.- Stevens County Economic
Development Board will meet inthe craft room of the SeniorCenter at 12:00 noon.August 15-25
- Hugoton Recreation fallsports sign-ups - including soc-cer, volleyball and football - atthe Hugoton Recreation Com-mission, 211 S. Madison. Visitwww.hugotonrec. com for moreinformation. No phone registra-tions.August 16- Sign up for Stevens County
Emergency Medical ServicesEMT course at 7:00 p.m. at theEMS Training Center, 428 S.Jackson. Classes will be con-ducted Mondays and Wednes-days September 17 throughMarch 2013.
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TOTAL Gals. Pumped 63,082,100103,922,400103,124,500Peak Water Day Gals. 2,783,500 4,172,600 4,170,700Average High Temperature 90.5 100.2 96.7Average Low Temperature 65.7 68.0 67.4Rainfall 4.38” 1.34” 1.05”
Death has claimed the lifeof Larry Jones. Mr. Jones leftthis world Tuesday, July 31,2012 at his home in BrokenArrow, Ok. surrounded byfriends and family. Larry was born December24, 1942 to Eugene andGrace Louise Jones in Lib-eral. March 15, 1967, Larrymarried Linda Diane Lathamin Liberal. The couple re-cently celebrated their forty-fifth wedding anniversary. Mr. Jones retired in Hugo-ton from Anadarko Petro-leum Company in 2004.While living in Hugoton Larrywas a member of the Lion'sClub. The couple moved to Bro-
ken Arrow in 2005. Larry was a member of theAkdar Masonic Lodge #555as well as the Akdar Shrinerswhere he was a past directorof the Akdar Mini Kars aswell as a Shriner of the
month in 2008. Larry's pas-sion was transporting chil-dren to various ShrineHospitals. Larry is survived by hiswife of the home; son LarryTodd Jones of Gladewater,Tx.; daughter Jami JonesKelly and Ted Schaefer ofBroken Arrow; four grand-children, Drew and AlyssaKelly and their father MikeKelly all of Broken Arrow andCaitlyn and Ethan Jones ofPhoenix, Az.; and his brotherJames Jones of Keystone,Ok. Those preceding Mr. Jonesin death are his parents andtwo brothers, Leslie Jonesand Clifford Jones. The family requests that inlieu of flowers donations inhonor of Larry be sent toAkadar Shrine Children'sTransporation Fund locatedat 2808 S. Sheridan Road,Tulsa, Ok. 74129.
Larry Jones
Friends and family mem-bers gathered last week to re-member and honor JefferyDean Harris of Hugoton. Jef-fery “Stack” passed from thislife Monday, July 30, 2012 atVia Christi St. Francis Hospi-tal in Wichita. He was 43.
The son of the late Larry K.Harris and Marilyn Hall Har-ris, he was born September24, 1968 in Hugoton. Jeffery enjoyed his familyand friends and loved racing.He was a graduate of MoscowHigh School, a member ofMoscow Fire Department,Stevens County EMS as a firstresponder, a charter memberof the Moscow Buffalo Boost-ers 4-H Club, a life-time BoyScout (Jeff had so much fun inScouts with the others that he
did not complete his last badgefor Eagle Scout) and a memberof CMA. Jeff was also a lifetimemember of the JR. NationRules. Survivors include hismother Marilyn and husbandHarry Bartel of Hugoton; onebrother, Jarrod Harris ofTopeka; two sisters, JanellValdez and husband Bobby ofAlbuquerque, N.M. andJanean Harris of Topeka; histhree nieces; one nephew; andmany other relatives andfriends. Jeff was preceded in deathby his father Larry Harris; andgrandparents, Code andDeanie Hall and LawrenceHarris. Funeral services were at-tended Friday morning, Au-gust 3, 2012 at the FirstChristian Church in Hugotonwith Pastor Pam Peachey pre-siding. Burial followed in theMoscow Cemetery under thedirection of Paul’s FuneralHome of Hugoton. A memorial has been estab-lished for the Moscow Fire De-partment. Memorials may bemailed to Paul’s FuneralHome, PO Box 236, Hugoton,Ks. 67951.
Jeffery “Stack” HarrisDear Editor, Change? Is that term famil-iar? Have you noticed thechange? I’m sure you have. Ihave. I grew up in Hugoton as alocal farmer, then a seven yearstay with the Army, a Veteran,now retired from PanhandleEastern Pipeline/Duke En-ergy, a short five year stint asCity Inspector, then CorrproCo. I love Hugoton and its peo-ple and I’m darn proud to livehere! This is my home and theG.W. Anderson family hasbeen a part of this communitysince the 1930s. Many of youknow me. Some may frown abit and say; “What the heck isthe problem with Vern”. Wellnow, maybe I got your atten-tion,…. I’m glad you asked. Letme tell you how I feel…I’m con-cerned…no, I’m very, very con-cerned as to our presidentialelection outcome and the sta-tus of this great country ofours. If you are like me, and Iknow some of you are, you tooare wondering, maybe appre-hensive and becoming a littlemore aggressive toward thestupidity and immorality ofour leaders in this country.Who is running this country?Environmentalists? Illegal Im-migrants? Greedy AtheisticPoliticians? Are “We the peo-ple” actually voting these indi-viduals into office? Has oursociety fallen to this level of ap-athy? Sometimes I ponder, ….….”Is God setting us up for thedownfall of the good ole USA?”Now, I’m not getting on my “re-ligious” soap box, although Iprobably should be. What Iwant you to do is: THINK!… Isit not the general consensus,at least in this part of thecountry that we, as a “Christ-ian” nation see our leader (atbest), as a pompous, inexperi-enced, non-Christian and asupporter of Muslim basedcountries and peoples? It isunbearable even unthinkablethat he bows and apologizes tothe leaders of foreign countries
for the power be-stowed on thisNation by God.Our Presidenthas NO respect for Christians,the American flag, Veterans, orthis great country! His trackrecord is utterly deplorable! Hehas duped the public (from thebeginning) with falsehoods andtriple lip service. Not only is hemonetarily supported by anti-American multi-millionairesand billionaires; personally, Iquestion his bonifide birthrightas a U.S. citizen. Do I soundbiased? Am I chapped? Youbet I am. Big money and anti-Ameri-can powers, foreign and do-mestic are supporting andprotecting this man. Ourcountry and its working classpeople (you & I) are paying theprice. We all know our childrenand grandchildren cannoteven begin to pay back the na-tional debt he has created. Iam ashamed of what I have al-lowed to happen. Those of myage need to apologize to ourchildren and grandchildren.God forgive us! We all have al-lowed this to happen! I did nottake a stand when I shouldhave! AND, NO I didn’t vote forhim either! Why do we (this country) stillsupport third world countrieswith billions in foreign aid?Their leaders are fanatic reli-gious dictators, who in turnmake war against us, and sup-port our enemies, foreign anddomestic. Are we turning our-selves into a third world coun-try that cannot even controlour own borders? Illegal immi-gration is rampant and ourpresident wants to make iteasier for illegal’s to stay hereand drain the welfare and eco-nomic system of this oncegreat country. And now, thePresident and our judicial sys-tem are forcing law suitsagainst our own State (Ari-zona) that tries to enforce theFederal immigration Statutes?Why is it that we have a leaderand congress proposing health
care laws that dic-tate how long lifesupport and med-ical care can be
given to the elderly? Unbeliev-able! What about the monetaryresources for our Cities andStates to be solvent and main-tain an everyday business?Even our great Supreme Judi-cial system is corrupt. What isour President and Congressdoing? What direction are weheading? Are WE THE PEO-PLE, without any control? Itcertainly seems so. Does itnot? Now, even at this hour, oursecond amendment is at risk.There are those in congresswho wish to ban and controlour firearms and ammunitionwithin this great nation. Mayour Omnipotent God protectus from these ignorant people.All we need to do is look tothose foreign countries thathave passed laws to banweapons to the general publicand NOW see the terror andgovernment corruption thatexists there. Is anybody homeout there? OUR secondamendment is liberty’s teeth! Itkeeps government corruptionat bay! Our democratic societywould cease to exist without it!You have seen the mass killingat the movie theatre in Aurora,Co. Legislators have passedlaws in Aurora and other citiesto ban concealed weapons.Even carrying a loaded gun ina vehicle is banned (Wichitaalso). Are we all so afraid ofhonest responsible people car-rying firearms, that we cannotprotect ourselves against theinsane and crazed criminals?Those kind of people will AL-WAYS have weapons! Wake upAmerica! Get rid of ignorantlaws! One concealed weaponthere in Aurora could havesaved many lives! Personally Iwould train and arm as manyresponsible citizens with aconcealed carry firearm as Ipossibly could. Everyoneknows deterrence is the bestprotection policy. Our State
and local police are super peo-ple. But, they are spread waytoo thin to protect the generalpublic! Call any one of themand they will tell you the samething! I think it is well past thetime to get out of our comfortzone and do some real soulsearching about what we trulybelieve in! If you think for oneminute the status quo is theway to go, you better get yourhead up and look around.We’re a broke country. I meanthat in more ways than one.Our values, deeds and moralcharacter are in dire straits!AND, I’m as guilty as anyone!It’s time to change! Obamacoined the word “CHANGE” forhis infamous election. Well, wehad better do some changingor we’ll all be SHORT changed!Before I get off my soap box,one more thing…. Don’t reducethe military of this nation! Ifanything, MAKE ITSTRONGER!! If we do not to-tally support the men andwomen who defend this greatnation, we will fall. Remember,Democracy without the secondamendment is just one gener-ation away from tyranny. I don’t care if you’re Democ-rat, Republican, Independent,Black, White, Blue or Purplewith Pink Polka dots! I trulybelieve if you vote an Obamaliberal ticket in this next elec-tion, you will guarantee thiscountry’s demise. Another fouryears of this administrationwill trash this country mone-tarily, militarily and economi-cally! THINK, and be carefulwhom you vote for in the com-ing elections! Search out thecandidates! Check their moraland religious backgrounds.What is their track record?Where did they come from? Arethey Christian? Search yourheart and pray diligently aboutyour decision. The Ferventprayer of the righteous…….
Vern Anderson
Local Veteran requests deep consideration before votingVernon Anderson
Stevens County Fire Department and
Ambulance Report
Dear Editor, “I descendedfrom Heaven toearth in order to convertyou.” In olden times, peoplewere religious and their har-vests were abundant. Atpresent, on the contrary,they are scanty. If you want to reap anabundant harvest, you mustnot work on Sunday, for onSunday you must go to
church and prayto God to forgiveyour sins. He
gave you six days in whichto work and one for rest anddevotion, and to tender yourhelp to the poor and assistthe church. Reflection - All shouldpray for rain.
Thank you,Roberta Skinner
All should pray for rainRoberta Skinner
Stevens County EmergencyServices run activity July 30through August 5.Fire Department
Hugoton Station Wednesday, August 1 -5:27 p.m. called one half milewest and one half mile northof Road P and Road 10 for ajunk pile fire. Friday, August 3 - 9:45
p.m. called to the alley be-hind 1201 S Monroe for adowned power line arcingand smoking. Fire Department
Moscow Station No activity this period.
Ambulance Activity Five medical runs, threetransfers and one Life Flight.
Reminder - Stevens County is currently still under a Burn Ban.
Monday, July 30, 2012• Vehicle Unlock, 1000 Block of
South Washington, Citizen Assist,Sergeant Johnson
Tuesday, July 31, 2012• Vehicle Unlock, 200 Block of North
Jackson, Citizen Assist, OfficerCrane
Wednesday, August 1, 2012• Dog at Large, 500 Block of French,
Dog Impounded, ACO Smith• Dog at Large, 100 Block of Van
Buren, Owner Caught, OfficerCrane
Thursday, August 2, 2012• Vandalism, 900 Block of South
• Medical Assist, 600 Block ofEleventh, Public Service, OfficerHagman
• Loud Music, 600 Block of Jeffer-son, Unable to Locate, Officer Hag-man
• 911 Calls, Unknown Bar, CheckedBoth Bars, Officer Hagman
Sunday, August 5, 2012• Medical Assist, 900 Block of Coul-
ter, Public Service, OfficerLamatsch
When thou passest throughthe waters, I will be withthee; and through the rivers,they shall not overflow thee:when thou walkest throughthe fire, thou shalt not beburned; neither shall theflame kindle upon thee.
Isaiah 43:2
Lifelong Stevens Countyresident Betty Jean Hayespassed from this life Mondaymorning, August 6, 2012 ather residence. She was 85. Funeral services will be10:00 a.m. Thursday, Au-gust 9, 2012 at the FirstChristian Church in Hugo-ton under the direction ofPaul’s Funeral Home ofHugoton. A complete obitu-ary will be in next week’sHermes. A memorial has been es-tablished for the HugotonSenior Center. Memorialsmay be mailed in care ofPaul’s Funeral Home, Box236, Hugoton, Ks 67951.
Betty HayesWHAT’S HAPPENIN’
HUGOTONHUGOTONMUNICIPAL COURTMUNICIPAL COURT
Sanez-Castro, Abigail, Assault $160.00 1 Year Unsupervised ProbationSmith, Terry Shannon, Jr., Domestic
Battery $290.00 2 Days Jail Suspended 1 Year Unsupervised ProbationAngulo, Augustin, Reckless Driving $200.00 5 Days Jail Suspended 1 Year Unsupervised ProbationAngulo, Augustin, Exhibition of
Speed $170.00 1 Year Unsupervised ProbationMaciel, Osvaldo, No Driver’s License $360.00 40 Hours Community ServiceMaciel, Osvaldo, Speeding 45/25
$90.00 Signed Order to PayJohnson, Jeremy L., Transporting
Open Container-2nd $260.00 License Restricted 1 Year 1 Year ProbationGolding, Francisca B., Battery
amended from Domestic Battery,2nd
$260.00 1 Year Unsupervised ProbationMorava, Nicholas Shane, Criminal
Damage to Property $190.00 1 Year Unsupervised ProbationMorava, Nicholas Shane, Disorderly
Conduct $150.00 1 Year Unsupervised Probation
Hinds- Blue; Raegan Hinds-Blue, Purple, Grand Champion;Ashlyn Schechter- two Blue; Car-son Schechter- BlueHorse HalterFrances Gaskill- Blue; AustinNewlon- Blue, Purple, ReserveGrand Champion; MontanaBeesley- Blue, Purple, GrandChampion; Sarah Johnson- Blue;Megan Newlon- Blue; AudreyGilmore- Blue
Becky Pepper and GregWhite from KDOT met withapproximately 20 residentsshowing their support for theSafe Routes to School in thecity council room Wednes-day, August 1. Pepper andWhite had reviewed the planand were in Hugoton to dothe site review.
Pepper told the group thatthere were 16 phase two proj-ects submitted and there isenough funding to awardfour or, hopefully, five ofthose. It is a very competitiveyear. They like to come out tomeet everyone and get a feelfor the community support.
Paul Stoner with EBH isworking with the city on theSafe Routes to School proj-ect. He showed the map ex-plaining the route that isplanned.
Kristin Farnum talked
about bicycle safety andpedestrian crossing educa-tion. Neal Gillespie said thetown has a lot of people walk-ing at present and most arewalking in the streets. Get-ting a good sidewalk systemwould be beneficial to thecommunity. It would be get-ting pedestrians out of thestreets.
Police Chief CourtneyLeslie discussed the conges-tion at the schools with thekids walking home. Some arewalking in the streets. TheSafe Routes to School wouldincrease the safety of thesestudents walking to andfrom school.
White talked about whatwould be required if Hugotonwas awarded the grant andwhat to expect. The townsawarded the grant would benotified sometime in early
September. After the meet-ing a small group took ashort tour of the proposedsite of Safe Routes toSchool.
Stevens County Fair BoardPresident Tony Martin an-nounced Tuesday evening thewinners of the Friend of theFair Awards.
Billy WoodworthThe first award went to
Billy Woodworth. Tony statedBilly has put in a lot of time,effort and work at the StevensCounty Fairs over the years.
Billy moved to Hugoton in1986. He got involved in thefair in 1994 and is a big partof the fair. He joined the fairboard in 2008. Billy has beenmarried for 25 years toLoretta and they have twochildren.
Harold CoxThe next award was
awarded to Harold Cox. Itwas awarded posthumously.Harold worked hard in theearly days of the fair. He wasinvolved in the horse divisionand loved to watch his grand-children ride their horses inthe horse show. Mr. Cox wasinstrumental in getting thebig indoor arena built at thefairgrounds. He served as fairboard president for awhile.His children came forward toreceive the award in hishonor.
Tony MartinRepresenting the Stevens
County Fair Board, TheresaCox presented Tony Martin a“Friend of the Fair” award.Tony has been on the fairboard since 1988. Only threeothers currently on the boardhave served longer - GaryGold, Stanley McGill andRobyn Sullivan.
As a child, Tony was in 4-H for 12 years and later be-came a leader of the Wrangler4-H Club for 13 years.
He became fair board pres-ident in 1993 and again in2004. He has served asswine, sheep and goat super-intendent for a number ofyears.
Tony was instrumental inthe building of the Swinebuilding and the new Sheepand Goat building.
As fair board president, hestarted the tradition of havingentertainment in theevenings of the fair. Hespends a great deal of time inthe evenings throughout theyear keeping the fairgroundslooking great.
The Stevens County FairBoard thanks Tony for all hiswork and dedication.
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We appreciate our local farmersSPRAYING - SEEDING - FERTILIZING
The 4-H’ers of Stevens County would liketo thank the following contributors for anoutstanding year at the 4-H Food Auction
during the Stevens County Fair. The fundsraised will support the 4-H’ers throughout
the year at camps, trips, events, scholarships and a variety of activities.
American ImplementGary and Celain Baker
Beesley FarmsDave Bozone
Walt and Jennifer BeesleyCitizens State BankCattle Care Services
Don and Sharon ConcannonClaggett FarmsDan Corpening
Dave and Jan CutterFarm Bureau Association
First National BankGilmore’s Roustabout Service
Ghumm’s Auto CenterKyle and Jamie GoochTed and Judy Heaton
Angela HegerMarlin Heger
Nancy Sides HernandezRon and Nancy Honig
Hugoton FFAHugoton Hermes
Bob and Melanie JohnsonMartin Trucking
Matt and Nancy JohnsonJordan Air
Keating Tractor & EquipmentTony and Marilyn MartinLes and Lynette McNallyMills Farms-Pioneer Seed
Sen. Steve MorrisMoorman Feeds, Lee Isaac
Dennis and Beth MoserElizabeth Moser Bookkeeping
Joshua and Keri MorrisNAPA
Jeff and Vicky NewlonNieto’s Cafe
Nurse Link StaffingBob and Judy Parsons
Peterbilt Trucking of Garden CityRiley Chevrolet
Rome FarmsKim and Karolyn Schroeder
Willis Insurance
Special thanks to: Triple H Seeds - Chris Heger, Hi-Plains Pizza Hut-Kent Colvinfor their purchases of the K-State and KU quilts
Farmer’s Market
FRIDAY MORNINGS8:30 - 11:00
All of AugustBehind State Farm - 617 S. Main
Tables provided
Bring your goodsFreshProduce
Hugoton residents listen as KDOT representa-tives Becky Pepper and Greg White discuss theSafe Routes to School project. Pepper and
White are visiting the 16 phase two projectsites.
Paul Stoner with EBH showsa plan of the Safe Routes toSchool project to the residentsattending the Wednesdaymorning meeting.
Billy Woodworth has been involved in the fair since 1994 andhas been on the fair board since 2008. Tony Martin presents theFriend of the Fair Award to Billy in recognition of his many contributions.
Tony Martin holds the Friend of the Fair Award presented tohim by Theresa Cox in recognition for his many years of workand dedication to the Stevens County Fair.
Judy (Cox) Hamlin, Jerry Cox and Jeff Cox accept the Friendof the Fair Award in behalf of their deceased father Harold Cox.
KDOT representatives visit Hugoton about Safe Routes to School project
County Fair Board honors Friends of the Fair
Blue Ribbon winnersContinued from page 1
Average retail gasolineprices in Kansas have risen5.0 cents per gallon in thepast week, averaging $3.50per gallon Sunday. This com-pares with the national aver-age that has increased 9.3cents per gallon in the lastweek to $3.60 per gallon, ac-cording to gasoline price Website KansasGasPrices.com.
Including the change ingas prices in Kansas duringthe past week, prices Sunday
were 6.3 cents per gallonlower than the same day oneyear ago and are 17.2 centsper gallon higher than amonth ago. The national av-erage has increased 19.1cents per gallon during thelast month and stands 6.5cents per gallon lower thanthis day one year ago.
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Citizens State Bank601 S. Main - Hugoton
Pyramid Agency, Inc.521 S. Main - Hugoton
PAUL'S FUNERAL HOMEDavid & Brandy Robson
314 S. Van Buren 544-4122
Faith Publishing LLC522 S. Main 620-544-4321
ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH1011 South Jefferson Street 544-2551Saturday - 1:00 p.m. - Spanish MassSunday - 11:00 a.m. English Mass
Wednesday Bible Study - 7:00 p.m.COWBOY CHURCH - HUGOTONSecond & Fourth Tuesday of every month
Stevens County Commercial Building at Fairgrounds 7:00 p.m.
FAITH CHAPEL CHURCHOF GOD IN CHRIST
Tenth and JeffersonLawrence Johnson, PastorSunday School - 10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m.Bible Band (Tuesday) - 6:00 p.m.
Home and Forn. Miss. (Friday) - 6:00 p.m.Youth - 6:00 p.m.
Bible Study - 7:00 p.m.
Worship with your loved ones at Pioneer Manor
August 12Pastor Bob RichHugoton Baptist
August 19Pastor Bob Sanders
Lonestar Friends Church
August 26Pastor Harry Cross
Hugoton UMC
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50th BirthdayAugust 18, 2:00-5:00 p.m.
Pigs R Us
Finger FoodsFinger Foodsand Cake and Cake
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Thank you for purchasing my 4-H livestock at the Stevens County Fair.
Pioneer Electric - Bucket CalfSeaman Crop Consulting - Lamb
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Reanna Jo Roybal and Rob McConnell of Cañon City, Co.were united in marriage Tuesday, July 17, 2012 in Montanaat the Big Sky Resort on top of “their” mountain in a beautifuland spectacular wedding. The wedding party had to ride skilifts and a tram to reach the top of the Lone Sky Mountain at12,200 feet where they exchanged their vows.
The bride was glowing and the groom was handsome asever. They will be spending their life in Cañon City where Robruns the family dairy. Reanna will graduate in December fromColorado State University in Pueblo, Co. as a teacher. She isalso employed as a waitress at the Good Time Cafe.
We wish them a long life of happiness and health.
Roybal - McConnel l
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Clark of Amarillo, Tx., wish to announce their recent marriage June 30, 2012.
Steven is the son of Mona and Richard Marquardt of Hugo-ton and Sonja is the niece of Ray and Leslee Hoggatt, also ofHugoton.
The couple makes their home in Amarillo.
Hoggatt - Clark
Only the brave dare to touch this “hand-held pet” even if it’s asfar away from the “business end” as possible! Adam Newtonwon Reserve Champion for his alligator.
Gas prices see spike in last week
Just hanging over the fencefor a bit of gossip...NyKollePhillips really enjoyed thefair.
Ashlyn Schechter shows theblue ribbon she won with herfive year old Ball Pythonsnake.
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THANK YOUI would like to thank all of my
constituents for your support inthis election and all previous elections.Pam Bensel
Pol Adv. paid for by Pam Bensel.
Thank you for buying my4-H animals at the
2012 Stevens County Fair.American Implement - Bucket Calf
Kolb Farms - GoatLaramie Brecheisen
Brown Dupree Oil Co. will be hosting an
informational meeting concerning theSpill Prevention Control and
Countermeasure plans. Also known as the SPCC plans.
The meeting will be held onAugust 14th at 10:00 a.m.
in the Lawson Roomat the
Grant County Civic Center. The meeting will be put on by
Jeff McPeak of Olson Associates. If you store fuel or oil in abovegroundtanks or containers you might need aplan. If you would like to attend the
meeting please contact the Brown Dupree Office at
620-356-1702.
Paul and Linda O’Hara1962
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Paul and Linda O'Hara celebrated their fiftieth weddinganniversary August 1. Paul and Linda were married August 1, 1962, in Okla-homa and raised their family of four children in Hugoton,where they owned Paul's Pharmacy and other businessesprior to moving to Garden City. While in Garden City, Linda taught math and science
at Holcomb High School before retiring, and Paul servedmany area pharmacies as a part-time pharmacist. Havinggrown up on family farms in Elk City, Ok. and Canute,Ok., they enjoyed returning to their farming roots whenthey moved to an historic homestead in rural Beloit, wherePaul continues to work as a relief pharmacist throughoutthe region and Linda enjoys volunteering and gardening.
O’Haras celebrate 50 years together
Sydney Beesley won Grand Champion Showmanship Interme-diate Division, High point winner (horse) Intermediate Division,Reserve Grand Champion Round Robin Intermediate Divisionat the Stevens County Fair last week.
AJ Owens and Rick Shelton win second place of $300 in theBackyard Cookoff. Not pictured but also on their team is AliciaOwens and Dustin Hawks.
Backyard Cookoff is a “Flaming” success
Megan Newlon is the Champion in the Showmanship Sheep In-termediate Division at the Stevens County Fair.
Cooper is this week’s StevensCounty Library geekofthe-week. He geeks playing out-side.
Stevens County Fair BoardPresident Tony Martin an-nounced the winners of the2012 Backyard Cookoff. Thecontestants began cooking at9:00 a.m. Tuesday andturned in their entries at 7:00p.m.
First place winner wasFlaming Pits who won $600.Members of the team wereClaude, Alicia and JimmieCerecero.
Second place winner, win-ning the prize of $300, wasSmoke Shop. The teammembers were A.J. Owens,
Alicia Owens, Rick Sheltonand Dustin Hawks.
Winning third place of$200 was Southern Smoke.Their team consisted ofTravis Leal, April Leal, TrentLeal and Dallas Scott.
Fourth place winner of$100 was the Cardinals.Their team consisted of CamDay and Gary and CelainBaker.
Judges for the contestwere Bryan Norton, DonTrentham, Jim Murray,Courtney Leslie and MaryChappell.
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CoconutMango
ChocolateStrawberry
VanillaCinnamon
Passion FruitLime
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Visit us at1035 S. Harrison St. Hugoton, KSMonday-Sunday 1:00-9:00 PM
IceBolys
WatermelonGrape
BlueberryOrange
Green AppleLemonade
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YogurthBolys
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StrawberryBlueberryRaspberry
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to Cimarron Valley & Mr. Hindsfor buying Megan Newlon’s
Bucket Calf
April Leal, Trent Leal and Travis Leal of Southern Smoke wonthird with a $200 prize in the cookoff. Also on the team wasGary Armstrong.
Cam Day of the Cardinals won fourth place in the cookoff, witha prize of $100. Also on the team were Gary and Celain Baker.
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Kamryn Hall, age four, placedsecond in her age group in thePedal Tractor Pull at theStevens County Fair thisweek. She will be going to theKansas State Fair in Septem-ber to compete in the PedalTractor Pull. She is the daugh-ter of Jonathan and LynetteHall and granddaughter ofDon and Patricia Phillips andBill and Jean Mains.
Judy Clark is awarded agrand prize for her portrait atthe Stevens County Fair. Shewon in the Amateur-Ad-vanced Adult 19 and upgroup.
Lorie L. Martinstitched the pictureat left in lovingmemory ofGenevieve Martinand Quintin Mar-tin. She entered itin the StevensCounty Fair andreceived a GrandChampion for herloving efforts
Kandace Hernandez shows her rabbit named Jellybean with alittle help from her grandmother Gayle Claggett.
Megan Newlon shows her quilt that won her the Grand Cham-pion ribbon at the Stevens County Fair. She was also named theyouth winner of the Northwest Cotton Growers Co-op MostOutstanding Exhibit because she used 100% cotton fabrics.
Gayle Claggett presents President of the Fair Board Tony Mar-tin a large jar filled with homemade cookies in appreciation ofall his work.
Stormy, Abby and Gillian Heger show off their kittens for thehandheld pets.
Ashlyn Schechter, Cutter Hawks, Abbey Goode and Abby Shel-don show off their entries in the dog show.
Montana Beesley, Emma McClure, Emma French and LaceyBrecheisen hold their dogs at attention at the dog show.
Dancers enjoy the music of RiverRock after the barbeque Fri-day evening during the Stevens County Fair.
Verita Melton and Lisa Bennett of Citizens State Bank greethungry diners at the BBQ sponsored by Citizens State Bank.The BBQ was Friday night at the Stevens County Fair.
Hungry crowds line up to enjoy the delights of the CitizensState Bank’s annual barbeque.
Carson Schechter proudly shows the family’s African turtles.One belongs to him and one to his sister. He said they will growup to 4 feet long and 3 feet wide.
Stevens County Farm Bureau provides their annual fare of icecold watermelon to the crowd after the barbeque.
Gavin Pearcy gives it his all at the tractor pull Tuesday eveningat the Stevens County Fair last week. Gavin is the son ofJonathan and Ashley Pearcy of Hugoton.
Brookelynne Hinds takes the gold for her performance in thetractor pull at the Stevens County Fair. Brookelynne even outpulled her twin brother Raegan in the event to claim her honor..Brookelynne has quite the cheering section urging her on.
Sorghum Queen Elizabeth Johnson celebrates her sweet 16birthday at the 4-H Food Auction by selling her cake she madeto the highest bidder.
Auctioneer Mike Gatlin auctions off the KState and KU Tshirtquilts and ended up with the generous bids of $3700 for eachquilt! Thank yous go out to Nancy Honig for donating her beautiful creations to the 4-Hers.
The Stevens County 4-Hers outdid themselves for items to sellin the food auction. Above is the long line of tempting bakedgoodies waiting to be taken home and enjoyed by some generousbidder. A beautiful evening helped bring those bidders out.
The Stevens County Libraryis pleased to announce it hasadded Mango Languages onlinelanguage-learning system to itsdatabase offerings for patrons,through the State Library ofKansas. (The library will con-tinue to offer the TransparentLanguages database at thistime, but encourages patrons totry Mango Languages as well.)
Learning a new languagewith Mango Languages is freefor all library patrons, and offersa fast and convenient solutionfor our community’s increasinglanguage-learning needs. Eachlesson combines real life situa-tions and audio from nativespeakers with simple, clear in-structions. The courses are pre-sented with an appreciation forcultural nuance and real-worldapplication that integrates com-ponents of vocabulary, pronun-ciation, grammar and culture.Users learn actual conversation,breaking down complex linguis-tic elements within an audio-vi-sual framework that draws
important connections andbuilds on information they havealready learned.
Mango is available in twoversions. One is Mango Com-plete, a 100-lesson course de-signed to provide a deepunderstanding of a languageand its culture. The second isMango Basic, which teacheseveryday greetings, goodbyesand helpful phrases in a shortperiod of time and is designed toappeal to a beginner in a newlanguage. There are more than40 foreign language coursesavailable and 16 English as aSecond Language (ESL)courses.
"We are thrilled to addMango Languages to our newlist of databases." said State Li-brarian Jo Budler. "Kansanswant to learn a second languagefor business, travel, or just be-cause they think it would be in-teresting. No matter the reason,Mango makes learning a lan-guage fun and we hope the statetakes full advantage of one ofour newest investments to-wards enhancing Kansas."
To learn more about Mangoand get a preview of what theprogram has to offer, stop by thelibrary and we will give you anintroduction. You can accessMango through the library Website at stevenscountylibrary.com.
The Hugoton City Councilmet for their regularly sched-uled meeting August 6, 2012 atthe council meeting room of thecity building at 5:15 p.m. At-tending the meeting wereCouncilmen Gary Baughman,Mike Eshbaugh, Kim Harper,Bob Mason and Greg Gill.
Also present were MayorJack E. Rowden, City ClerkThomas G. Hicks, City Inspec-tor Tony Martin, Police ChiefCourtney Leslie, City AttorneyWayne R. Tate and OutsideUtilities Supervisor DeanBanker. Guests were JanLeonard, Richard Barnes,Deanna Burkhart of Black HillsEnergy, Forewinds GolfCourse’s Alvin Riley and Hugo-ton Hermes reporter RuthieWinget. Electric System Super-visor Gary Rowden was absent.
Planning CommissionCity Inspector Tony Martin
reported there will be a Plan-ning Commission public hear-ing August 9, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.in the city council meeting roomto finalize the zoning of theproperty east of Hugoton.
Black HillsDeanna Burkhart of Black
Hills Energy stopped by themeeting for her annual check into see if the city had any prob-lems with the gas company.She informed the council theircity gas meters had been con-verted to automated meterreading. They will receive thenew readings from a tower. Thelocation of tower site has not
been set yet. She stated BlackHills is getting ready to put innew gas lines out to Abengoa.
2013 BudgetTom Hicks presented the
2013 budget to the council.Kim Harper put forth the mo-tion to approve the proposedbudget and Greg Gill secondedthe motion. The budget wasapproved.
Ordinance 791The council voted unani-
mously to approve Ordinance791 which will raise Hugoton’smill levy from 35.98 to 39.61.
Planter RepairThe top of one of the planters
on the west side of Main Streetshows some damage. Thecouncil voted to accept TrinidadDon Juan’s bid of $1,200 to re-pair the damage.
Pioneer Electric Tom Hicks reported Pioneer
Electric sent a check of $32,450to City of Hugoton to compen-sate for its extraordinary costs.During the month of May, theHolcomb 1 generator was offline for repairs. Thus, Pioneerneed extra generation fromHugoton to compensate.
City Clerk Hicks expressedhis dismay when he receivedthe 2012 July Pioneer ElectricBill for the month of Junewhich came to $306,005.27.Last year’s bill for the samemonth was $173,946.09. Thisis the first month under thenew contract. This comes to8.41¢ per KWH. A year ago,Hugoton paid 5.03¢ per KWH.
TransformerJan Leonard reported the
KDOT committee from SafeRoutes to School was im-pressed by the number of peo-ple who showed up in supportof the proposed project. Theywill announce who will receivethe $250,000 grant the first ofSeptember.
Jan also reported a newtransformer should be orderedfor the Dairy Ingredients plant.
Forewinds Golf CourseAlvin Riley stopped by the
meeting to see if the council hadany questions about the golfcourse. He stated about asmany golfers have been out aslast year. He remarked the golfcourse is a nice facility.
Water improvementsDean Banker reported the
cost of pipe and parts to in-crease the water pressure for
Trindle Street and Ninth willcost about $7,000. The councilpassed the motion to replacethe water line.
Banker reported that about92 million gallons of water waspumped last month accordingto the water report.
Police vehiclePolice Chief Leslie reported
she originally wanted to replacethe Trail Blazer. However, theAnimal Control pickup is invery bad shape. She stated thispickup should be replaced first.The council asked her to checkfor used pickups.
The meeting adjourned untilSeptember 10, 2012.
MUSEUM UPDATEfrom The Stevens County Gas & Historical Museum
Gladys Renfro and Beulah Carter
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The Stevens County Fairhas come and gone!!! It was agood fair- thanks for stoppingat our booth. It is alwaysgood to see old friends andmake new ones. Don’t forgetto thank everyone who makesit possible.
Since we wrote the lasttime we have had visitorsfrom Nashville, Tn. and Pitts-
burg, Pa. They all said it washot in Nashville and Pitts-burg. Are you praying for rainand cooler weather?
We invite you to visit us at905 S. Adams. Our hours are10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday and 2:00 to4:00 p.m. Saturday.
They’re baaaack... The vultures have returned to Hugoton andcreate an eerie early morning spectacle on the tower at the Mu-seum. Photo courtesy of Lowell Stanley.
Scam targets seniors’ walletsThe Kansas Department
for Aging and Disability Serv-ices’ Senior Medicare Patrolwould like to alert Medicarebeneficiaries of a potentiallyharmful phone call.
Right now, scam artists inKansas and Missouri are try-ing to trick seniors into givingthem information that can beused to raid their bank ac-counts.
Callers are being told thatMedicare will be issuing thema new Medicare card, andthat in order to complete theprocess and get their newcard, they need to provide thecaller with their confidentialbanking information. This isnot a Medicare call, this is at-tempted fraud and theft. Ifyou are a Medicare member,do not fall for it.
According to the federalCenters for Medicare andMedicaid Services (CMS),Medicare does not make coldcalls and would never solicitconfidential banking informa-tion.
To find out more, pleasecontact the Kansas Depart-ment for Aging and DisabilityServices, Senior Medicare Pa-trol to learn more at 785-296-0377.
This article was submittedby the Kansas Department forAging and Disability Services.
The Kansas Department forAging and Disability Services’mission is to foster an environ-ment which; promotes secu-rity, dignity, andindependence, while provid-ing the right care, at the righttime, in a place called home.
The fair building at the Stevens County Fairwas bursting with booths from various businessand individuals. Fair goers enjoy the cool air as
they browse the various tables loaded withgoodies.
It was called a micro-burst bysome. Luckily no one was se-riously hurt as the fair tentwas blown down during thefair Friday night. It seemed totravel on the south side ofHugoton taking down somehighlines on Monroe Streetand taking the electricity outfinally at the livestock sale andfair vendors outside.
Ted also reported the break-insuspects from the Hancockbreak-in and the suspectsfrom the Brollier break-in havebeen arrested. Ted said he hasa trailer in his possession thatmay have been stolen. He toldof destruction of political signsand a brick mailbox on theeast side of Hugoton that wasdestroyed Friday night. He re-ported they have taken theminivan to Ulysses for repair.Ted also said when asked,that the nightlife in StevensCounty has increased re-cently. He and his deputiesare cruising around a lot moreto hopefully discourage disor-derly activities.
Rodney came in to discussthe ambulance for sale. Thebids were to be opened at10:00 a.m. so he agreed tocome back at that time.
Pam and the commission-ers discussed possible datesfor meetings that need to bechanged.
At 10:00 a.m. RodneyKelling came back in and thebids were opened for the am-bulance the Emergency Med-ical Services had for sale. Theburned firetruck had to bepulled out due to it being keptfor evidence for the insuranceclaim being worked out. Onlyone bid was received for the1991 Chevy ambulance. Itwas from Donald Perry and
the commissioners made themotion to accept the bid. Mr.Perry came in, wrote thecheck, and received the signedtitle. Rodney told of theplanned EMS training classcoming up in September.There is a cost but they areworking toward a grant thatmay pay these costs. The mainrequirement for someone tak-ing the class is they must beable to lift 75 pounds. Theclasses will lead up to a bigstate test in March.
Dale Noyes came in to talkabout his lot. He is ready toget started with his building.He said he was under the un-derstanding he had boughtthe lot at a certain price andnow finds out there will bemore charges. The commis-sioners will discuss this mat-ter more and get back to Dale.
Next on the agenda wasTom Fuhrmann. He requestedan executive session.
Kim Harper came in to dis-cuss matters with the com-missioners.
Tony McBride came in toreport of the progress to thenew Pioneer Manor. Thegarage door has been fixedand landscape all planted withsome minor things that mayhave to wait until fall due tothe drought. Warranty itemshave been checked: somework needs to be done to the
geo thermal system; conden-sation pans have some issues;and the roof had some issuesbut it has been fixed.
Next on the agenda wereAshley Fiss, Meagan Sullivanand Linda Stalcup. They camein to talk about the plans forthe Physical Therapy to moveinto the south side of the oldmanor. Before Ashley arrived,the commissioners talked toLinda about openings to thehospital board. Linda also toldthe commissioners about themanor’s plan to purchase anelectric cart of some kind likea golf cart that they can useinside the building. HugotonRotary has given some moneytoward purchasing this cart.Ashley Fiss then arrived andgave the commissioners someplans and ideas for creating anew Physical Therapy locationin the south side of the oldmanor. Much discussion fol-lowed about the removal of theasbestos and other plans forthe old manor. Linda saidtheir open house for PioneerManor will possibly be Sep-tember 1. They also discussedthe sign for the new manor.Linda said they have nomoney for the sign. The com-missioners asked to see a pic-ture of it.
Motion was made to haveAshley draw up plans for thePhysical Therapy office. Mo-tion passed with two votes forand Jim Bell voted no. WhenDave asked why, Jim said hewould like to look into the costmore and talk about what iswrong with the location theyare in now. Meagan named offsome of the reasons theywould like to relocate. Jimsaid he doesn’t like the idea ofputting so much money intothe old manor.
Ashley is going to find outhow long the bid is good forthe removal of the asbestos. Itmay be higher already due toplaces they could not get toduring the inspection.
Much discussion followedwhen the commissioners re-turned from lunch. Theytalked of wages and the spe-cial charges of the lots east oftown. Dave stated he is infavor of not trying to recoup all
their expenses out there, butthere are just no good an-swers. One motion was madewith prices but was later re-scinded. Then the motion tocharge $16,000 for upfrontlots and $12,000 for back lots,per acre, with no extra chargesfor improvements was madeand passed. Motion was madeand passed to raise the wagesin question and motion wasmade and passed to pay forthe new manor sign with left-over funds from the building ofthe manor.
Meeting adjourned. Thenext commissioners’ meetingis August 20.
COMMISSIONERS’ PROCEEDINGSJULY 16, 2012
The Board of StevensCounty Commissioners met inregular session with Jim Belland Gary Baker present. Alsopresent were County Coun-selor Bob Johnson, CountyClerk Pam Bensel andRoGlenda Coulter from TheHugoton Hermes. Jim calledthe meeting to order andmoved to approve the minutesof the last meeting. Gary sec-onded. Motion carried. Garymoved to approve the countyvouchers, Jim seconded andmotion carried. The clerk wasinstructed to draw warrantson the Treasurer chargeable tothe various funds of thecounty for the followingamounts:General .. 24,772.79; Road &Bridge .. 14,089.29; Building.. 13,027.22; Noxious Weed ..215.27; Highway Improve-ment .. 76,858.71; InsuranceAgency – Damages ..11,000.00; Fire Bequest ..8,500.00; Community Health.. 10,550.03; County Equip-ment .. 7,236.62; Employee’sP/R Misc W/H .. 64.62.
Bob Johnson gave the com-missioners an affidavit for titledepartments to sign for theclosing of the milk factoryproject.
The commissioners dis-cussed the air conditioningsystem for the courthouse. Nodecision made at this time.
Dale Noyes came in to dis-cuss the covenants and re-strictions for the StevensCounty Industrial Park area.He had concerns about notbeing able to have farm equip-ment sitting out in the open.He has a sprinkler businessand he would have equipmentsitting outside. The commis-sioners explained what that
particular section of the regu-lations meant. They assuredhim that his business wouldbe fine.
Bob reminded the commis-sioners about the special as-sessments on the lots in theStevens County IndustrialPark. They will need to be as-sessed on the tax roll as thelots are sold. Connie Gold andVanessa Willis came to thecommissioners meeting to talkabout the special assessmentson the lots. Pam Bensel willneed to figure out the amountof cost for the water and sewerprojects for these lots in theStevens County IndustrialPark.
J C Cantrell came in to dis-cuss the Road and Bridgeprojects. He says they aregoing to seal the road from theradio tower to the bridge onRoad Y. Jim asked JC aboutthe Seaboard trucks tearingup some of the County roads.J C said the trucks have dam-aged Roads 8, 9 and 12. Jimasked Bob to write a letter toSeaboard asking that thetrucks be careful when travel-ing the roads.
Ted Heaton came in to dis-cuss the Sheriff’s office. Every-thing is going good at thistime.
Ashley Fiss reported to thecommissioners about talkingto Meagan Sullivan and LindaStalcup to get their ideas forthe plans to remodel the southend of the old Pioneer Manorbuilding for the Physical Ther-apy unit. Ashley says she hasa bid from the company thatwill be removing the asbestosfrom the middle section of theold Pioneer Manor building.
Rodney asked if he could
ask for sealed bids on thetechnical rescue truck and thefire truck that burned. Motionwas made and passed to allowRodney to get bids for the ve-hicles. Commissioners askedRodney about the status of thebathroom plans for the EMSbuilding. He said Ashley Fissis still working on the plans.
Rex Brower and MattEsarey came in to discuss theinsurance policy with Mus-grove Insurance Company forthe mud bog event at LakeRussell for the Stevens CountyFair, August 4. Rex says hestill needs to talk to J CCantrell about signs to put upat Lake Russell. Rex and Mattasked if some of the peoplecoming for the event would beable to camp at Lake Russellthe night before and after theevent. The commissioners toldthem to check with TedHeaton so an officer couldcheck on everything through-out the night. Rex said hewould check if an officer couldbe there during the event,also.
Bill Suddeth with theMoscow City Council came into inform the commissionersabout a proposal the MoscowCity Council had from BHCRhodes Civil Engineers-Sur-veyors for surveying services –section corner control study inthe City of Moscow. The costfor the services will be billedon an hourly basis with a notto exceed amount of$5,000.00. Bill asked for fi-nancial help from the County.Motion was made and passedto pay the cost of the survey-ing services up to $5,000.00.
The board adjourned.
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Plans to enlarge the County 4-H Club FairAugust 30 and 31, were formulated within theAgriculture Committee of Chamber of Com-merce in a meeting last week. Various commit-tees have been appointed and work is nowunderway to make the fair bigger and better. Itis the intention of the county 4-H groups withthe cooperation of the Chamber of Commerceto make the fair open to the public. It is ex-pected that definite information on plans andpremium lists will be ready to announce withinthe next few days. The finance committee was busy Wednes-day soliciting money for the premiums andother expense of the fair. It is estimated thatabout $125 will be necessary to support theadditional fair attractions which amount willbe contributed by merchants and businessmen of Hugoton and Moscow, and the boardof county commissioners has agreed to givesupport to the fair. The old Amsden Lumber Co. yard and officebuildings have been secured to house the fair~this year. This is a very fine location, one blockwest of Main Street and is quite well suited forthe fair, with a few minor. changes to be madein the buildings. . To enlarge the 4-H Fair, andto make it one that will be a ben-efit to the county and which every-
one will be proud of, will take the cooperationof everyone in the community and the countyto put it over. Everyone is looking forward to abig time in Hugoton Friday and Saturday. Au-gust 30 and 31.
“Hello, Give MeHeaven”
No longer is theold song, “Hello,Central, Give MeCentral” wholly ajest since North-west Airlines an-nounced plans toinstall plane-to-ground telephoneservice in its newfleet of SkyZephyrs. Pic-tured, MissDorothy Mc-
Duff of New York tries a call with the help ofhostess Elizabeth Haskins. You simply ringfor the hostess, she plugs you in, the pilotrelays your number to the ground by radioand the call is completed!
Remembering
125 years of the Hermes
T.A. Hamilton entertains the lunch crowd at the Stevens CountyFair Tuesday with the assistance of Aidan Schooley. His magicact was a huge success.
County CommissionersContinued from page 1
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paid within 30 days.Roy Horton and Ruth
Betsworth Breeding were se-lected to reign as 2012 PioneerKing and Queen of the Fair.
Roy HortonRoy Horton has lived in
Hugoton all of his life. As a boy,his home at Third and MonroeStreet was an ideal location for afamily with one girl and six boys.Just across the street north ofthe Park and across the streetwest of the ballpark! Roy likedplaying ball, especially baseballand also participated in football,basketball and track in highschool. He played town teambaseball a lot and coached LittleLeague and Senior Little League.Roy played on the Northern Nat-ural Gas Company Softball teamfor a number of years and wasemployed by Northern for 32years. Mr. Horton is a memberof First Christian Church andthe American Legion.
Not the first of his family to behonored as Stevens County Roy-alty, Roy’s mother Laura Hortonwas Fair Queen in 1967.
Roy and his wife Ruth havebeen married 51 years and havetwo children. Their son Scotthas blessed them with grand-sons Adam, Trent and Nate Hor-ton and their daughter Kay threegrandchildren, Dalton and ColeTwilligear and Rylee Kay Shurtl-eff. Roy and Ruth have enjoyedmany ballgames, a lot of familyfishing/camping trips, andmany years of RV travels. Roy islooking forward to fall sports andcheering for the Hugoton Eagles.
Ruth Betsworth BreedingRuth Maupin and her par-
ents, Bill and Veda Maupin,moved from Holyrood to Hugo-ton in January of 1947. Theditches were piled high withdrifted snow and it was cold! Herdad Bill was employed at Blood-hart Drug as a pharmacist forMac McClung. Ruth had grad-uated from Holyrood HighSchool in May of 1946, and aftergetting settled in their new sur-roundings, she started workingat Republic Natural Gas in theLand Department with GeorgeSims being her boss. She met
one of the most handsome,charming men in Hugoton, Mor-gan Orville Betsworth, who hadjust returned to Hugoton afterserving three years in the Navyduring World War II. They endedup getting married.
Orville was hired to work forNorthern Natural Gas, his mainreason for being hired was hewas a good ball player. Northernhad a fantastic softball team andas a result, Ruth spent a lot oftime on the sidelines with hersons, watching her husband andhis teammates play softball.Orville also coached Little Leaguebaseball for 16 years and offici-ated baseball, basketball andfootball throughout 20 years ormore.
Ruth and Orville had threesons, Mike, Bill and BrentBetsworth who were also in-volved with baseball, basketballand football. Then came grand-son Brad Betsworth and great-grandsons Brock and CalebGifford. One of her favoritequotes used to be, “When I die, Iwill probably fall out of the
bleachers.” Very seldom did shemiss a game when one of herfamily was playing.
During her 65 years of beinga resident of Hugoton, Ruth wasalso employed as secretary forthe Stevens County ExtensionOffice; Library Clerk at the Hugo-ton Elementary School; and wasthe office manager for ChetDavis’ State Farm Insurance for20 years before retiring in 1985.She and Orville were also activein youth activities at the Hugo-ton Baptist Church.
Ruth lost her husband Orvilledue to a massive heart attackwhich occurred in Colorado inAugust of 1987, after retiring in1985. She also lost her oldestson Mike at the age of 51, due toa massive heart attack in Febru-ary of 2000.
June 1989, Ruth andCharles Breeding were united inmarriage and their ten years ofgood marriage ended in Augustof 1999, when Charles passedaway. Charles and Ruth lived inthe best of three worlds duringtheir marriage, winters in Ari-
zona, spring and fall in Hugoton,and summers in Colorado.
Someone mentioned not toolong ago that Ruth needed toadd another room to her shoedue to the fact she had so manygrandchldren, great grandchil-dren and great great grandchil-dren she didn’t know what to do.She has six grandchildren, eightstep grandchildren, Taylor TarcyBetsworth’s son is deceased, 14great grandchildren, ten stepgreat grandchildren and two stepgreat great grandchildren.
Through the years she haslived in Stevens County, she hasrelied on her Christian faith, herfriends and her family for theabundance of good times andhelp through the rough timesand they have always been therefor her. Her immediate familieswho live here in Hugoton are sonBill Betsworth and his wifeTarcy; Brent Betsworth and hiswife Teri, their daughters, Cam-rie and Kylie; granddaughterCamee Gifford who is Bill andTarcy’s daughter, and her hus-band Chad, and their chldrenCaleb and Magee and their old-est son Brock Gifford and hiswife Melanie. Their other daugh-ter Trisha Putthoff lives inShawnee with her husbandJosh and three sons, Gabe, Jaxand Beckett. Gabe has beenbattling Neuroblastoma cancerfor the past five years. He will beeight years old in October. Brentand Teri’s son, Brad Betsworthand his wife Amanda and twochildren Brayden and Olivia, livein Galeton, Co., and their daugh-ter Bethany Owens and her hus-band Zack and daughter Ryann,live in Centennial, Co.
Ruth expresses her thank-fulness for the many yearsshe has lived and been a partof the landscape of southwestKansas. The scene haschanged through the years,but all is still beautiful andfull of good people, goodthoughts and good happen-ings. She thanks all of Hugo-ton and the surrounding areafor her wonderful memories.
Cathy Clark, at right, of VFW presents the American Flag toCarolyn Langley who won the drawing for the flag. Cathy statesthat the VFW are trying to put flags in every school room inStevens County.
Tate Stevens and band display their musical talent at the StevensCounty Fair Thursday night. The band put on a great show tothe delight of the fair goers.
Duke Mason entertains the audience at the Stevens County FairTuesday night. He was one of the bands scheduled to entertainduring the annual affair.
3D Gospel featuring Delisa Dawn liven up Religious Night at theStevens County Fair. The audience listened to some great musiccourtesy of the group.
The Stevens County Sheriff’s Department serves free hamburg-ers and hot dogs at the Stevens County Fair. The group takes amoment to have a picture snapped.
Several booths are on display at the Stevens County Fair. PaulaRowden mans the Stevens County Health Department booth.
Stevens County Fair King and Queen hold court at the Fair
Roy Horton and Ruth Betsworth Breeding are honored at theStevens County Fair Friday night.
SUMMER READINGAWARDS
Don’t forget to pick upyour summer reading awardsat the library. All awards areset to expire on August 31.This includes T-shirt certifi-cates!
BOOK SALEThe book sale is open! (A
full price list is available atthe sale.) Some of the sub-jects include history, cooking,music, literature, religion, car
repair, biography, and art.We have a few audio andvideo titles, as well as maga-zines, puzzles and plants.
ONLINE CALENDARCheck our online calendar
for a schedule of all libraryevents. We’ve made a tinyURL for your convenience –HYPERLINK "http://tinyurl.com/6tlr9zw" http://tinyurl.com/6tlr9zw - or you can ac-cess the calendar throughour webpage!
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Saturday morning wasmet with a break in the ex-treme summer temps and anovernight rain setting thestage for the Dominic EsareyMemorial Mud Run at thecity ponds at Hugoton'snortheast edge. This inaguralevent was greeted with an en-thusiastic crowd packing thestands to watch the actionplay out. The top three runsin each class earned theirportion of the 100% pay out.Four classes based on tiresize competed, as did an openclass division where anythinggoes. Four-wheeler divisionswere also part of the day'sevents, with two-wheel driveand four-wheel drive designa-tions, in addition to side-by-sides.
After two runs through themuddy trench, distances andtimes were calculated to de-termine the outcome. BradHemann took top honors inthe 33-35" class, bustingthrough the pit in 7.78 sec-onds with mud flying. JakeKerbon placed second in atime of 7.88 and Neil Olivierwas third with 8.07 recordedby stopwatch.
In the 36-39" division, JeffHemann won in a time of9.16. Jack Kerbow, Jr. tooksecond with his 9.61 average,and Michael Kost was third in10 seconds flat.
The 0-32" tire division waswon by Chris Moore. Heplaced first with 10.23 sec-onds average, followed byManuel Sanchez with 11.35and Aaron Gonzalez with11.64.
The open-class battle wastopped by Jack Kerbow, Jr. in9.79 seconds. Michael Kostturned in a 10.62 for secondand Joe Walley 11.07 forthird.
Matt Esarey, event coordi-nator and father of Dominic,took part in the muddy festiv-ities as well. In addition tobeing a fun day for families,this event brought opportu-nity for fundraising towards aDominic Esarey MemorialScholarship.
"We're planning to holdother events," Matt explainedof the coordinated efforts."We want to get localchurches and youth groupsinvolved in something likethis that gives kids some-thing to do besides cruisingaround and getting into trou-ble."
Matt and his family havebeen active in mud runevents for the past six years,pointing out his late son Do-minic absolutely loved thethrill of mud runs.
"We would come out andhave fun, it was one of his fa-vorite things," Matt noted.
He explained they wouldcompete together in theElkhart-hosted mud runeach year.
This Hugoton hosted eventbrought in competitors fromsurrounding states includingNew Mexico, Texas, Coloradoand a good showing of localKansans. There is no agelimit to participate. Parentalconsent is required for
youths under 18 years of age.Workers at the event were
all volunteers and a host ofsponsors made the event pos-sible which was coordinatedby the non-profit organiza-tion Lock In Load Up 4X4.You can follow them on Face-book. Be on the lookout forfuture events and fun in themud.
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Sports by
Lori Demers
Thank YouThe Stevens County Fair Association would like to thank the following
businesses for sponsoring the entertainment at the 2012 Stevens County Fair:
Parsons Trust Tourism BoardEOG United Prairie Ag
American Implement Hansen-MuellerKiwanis Ag 1st - Sheffield Agency
(refundable at the end of season)*This upcoming school year’s grade,
participants must register at the abovetime in order to be put on
teams. NO PHONE
REGISTRATONS.Register and pay program fees at
HRC Offices, 211 S. Madison*www.hugotonrec.com
Coaches will be needed for all ages.
End of Summer PoolHours
Hugoton Swimming Pool will be open regular hours until Sunday, August 12
• Beginning Monday, August 13 throughSaturday, August 18, the pool will be open daily from 2pm-5pm.
Hugoton RecreationCommission
211 S. Madison
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Four wheelers took their turn in the mud Saturday as part ofthe Dominic Esarey Memorial Mud Run. Spectators enjoyed arange of muscle trucks to one-of-a-kind custom mud-mobilesduring the competition.
Bailey Esarey offers Brad Hemann a complimentary windshieldwash after he made his run through the mud at Saturday's Do-minic Esarey Memorial Mud Run in Hugoton.
Thank you for purchasing my 4-H animals at the Stevens County Fair.
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Neil Olivier sprays mud in the air as he blasts through the run.Olivier placed third in the 33-35" tire division of the DominicEsarey Memorial Mud Run in Hugoton Saturday.
Hugoton High Schoolcross country coach Nick Ro-driguez has announced thefirst practice dates for theupcoming season. Eagle run-ners will gather Monday, Au-gust 13 for the first practiceof the new season, starting at6:30 a.m. Athletes will meetat the high school track.
Plans are to have two
practices a day, with the firstbeing at 6:30 a.m. followedby 4 or 5 p.m. start times foran afternoon training ses-sion. The two-a-day practiceswill run for two weeks. TheBlue and Red time trial willbe Friday, August 24. Starttime for the time trial is ten-tatively 4:15 p.m.
Jeff Hemann won the 36-39" tire size class of competition Saturday at Hugoton's Dominic Esarey Memorial Mud Run.He's pictured here with his muddy ride that took the cake. Hehad the fastest time average with a 9.61 second run. The topthree mud run competitors in each of four classes took home aportion of the 100% pay out.
Matt Esarey takes a run at the mud pit during Saturday's com-petition. The Dominic Esarey Memorial Mud Run was the firstof its kind hosted in Hugoton at the city ponds.
Michael Baeza, Ulises Armendariz and Dakota Moodie playedin the 15-year-olds Regional Babe Ruth All-Star Tournamentthis past weekend in Liberal. The three are part of the Cimar-ron River Rattlers. Cimarron River was eliminated in twogames during the tournament over the weekend.
Dakota Moodie pitches for the Cimarron River Rattlers All-Starbaseball team Sunday afternoon. This was the team's secondgame in the 15-year-olds Regional Baseball Tournament.Moodie is joined by two other Hugoton athletes on the roster.
Michael Baeza completes an out in the second inning of Sundayafternoon's Babe Ruth game as part of the Liberal-hosted tour-nament. Baeza is one of three Hugoton athletes on the CimarronRiver Rattlers team that hosted State championship teams forthe tournament. The winner of the tournament will compete forthe national title at the Babe Ruth World Series.
Ulises Armendariz, Michael Baeza and DakotaMoodie pay respect to the flag during the open-ing ceremonies National Anthem Saturdayevening in Liberal as the 15-year-olds RegionalBabe Ruth Baseball Tournament gets under-way. They are pictured to the right as a groupwith their team. The three Hugoton athletes are
part of the Liberal based Cimarron River Rat-tlers All-Star team. They recently took secondplace at the State tournament and joined Statechampions from Iowa, Colorado, Missouri,Kansas, North Dakota, Nebraska and Min-nesota for the Regional tournament in Liberal.
Dominic Esarey Memorial Mud run deemed a success
Coach Rod announces practicedates for cross country team
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Lynetta Willis proudly holds the blue ribbon she won in thequilting category. Photo courtesy of Patricia Kleffman.
Several residents from Pioneer Manor braved the heat to ex-plore the fair last week. Standing are Donna Little and KarollWagner. Seated are Charles Ratledge, Shirlene Hagler andLynetta Willis. Photo courtesy of Patricia Kleffman.
It’s hard to tell what Donna Little enjoys more - showing off thepooch or the blue ribbon she won in the hand-held pet cagetory.Photo courtesy of Patricia Kleffman.
Dorcus Mead holds the white ribbon she won for her puzzle.Photo courtesy of Patricia Kleffman.
Travis Coulter and Christy Haar’s backyardon Adams Street is a hidden-away haven fortheir family. Daughters Breckyn and Sahayla
brighten up the place even more with theirplayful ornery grins.
Two lucky families are the proud winners of these twobicycles. White’s Foodliner provided the bikes to col-lect funds for Project Hope. Left to right are White’sDean Van Horn, Project Hope’s Debbie Nordling, the
first winning family - Sofia Valencia, Lupita Valencia,April Valencia, Zoe Valencia, and the second winningfamily - Alexis Clair, Gabriella Clair and DelonaClair. A total of $330 was collected for Project Hope.
The fair is over and it’s stillhot. School will soon be start-ing. We hope all the studentsand the teachers have a verygood year.
...............................Pot RoastAug. 16 ....................Sloppy Joe
Activities ScheduleThursday, August 9Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Bridge.........................................Aglow..........................7:00 p.m.Friday, August 10Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Bingo........................12:30 p.m.Saturday, August 11Sew All Day................................Cards .........................6:00 p.m.Dance.........................8:00 p.m.
..........................CottonwoodMonday, August 13Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Line Dance.................7:00 p.m.Tuesday, August 14Board Meeting ...........9:30 a.m.Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Wednesday, August 15Birthday Day .............................Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Paint...........................1:00 p.m.Thursday, August 16Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Bridge.........................................
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Local martial artists DannyTapia and Jorge Tinoco madetheir way to Lubbock, Tx. August4, 2012 to compete in the South-west Plains Texas Champi-onship. Both young men earned
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Danny Tapia won first inSparring in the 13-14 year olddivision and first in the 14-15year old division which was
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Jorge Tinoco won first inSparring, second in Forms andfirst in Breaking. Jorge wasnamed Grand Champion of the9-11 year old division, coloredbelt.
Due to an injury, Mr. Davidcould only compete in Breaking,Black Belt division and came outwith first place.
The school as a whole camehome with seven first place win-ners, a second place winner andtwo Grand Champions. Mr.David commented, “There wereover 120 competitors in thistournament. I was so amazedhow these young men per-formed. This was only their sec-ond tournament and to not onlyplace but to walk out with sixfirst place medals is awesome.Then to top it all off, to getenough points to become GrandChampions. It was such anamazing day for both youngmen.”
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Local Martial Arts instructor David Hardy, center, is sur-rounded by champions! Danny Tapia, at left, won the GrandChampion Award for the 12-17 year old division, while JorgeTinoco, at right, claimed the Grand Champion Award for the9-11 year old division. Mr. David won the Breaking, Black Beltdivision.
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SOCIAL SECURITY GOESCOUNTRY
(Note: It may seem crazy,but there are 20 country songtitles or lyrics in this column(including the one in this sen-tence). Can you circle all ofthem? You probably think of July
4 as Independence Day. Didyou know that it is also Na-tional Country Music Day? A new holiday? Not by any
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around nearly as long ascountry music - since the1930s. Social Security wassigned into law during thesame depression era thatfound Gene Autry singing“Take Me Back To My Bootsand Saddle.” Since its dust-bowl beginnings, Social Secu-rity has helped manysilver-haired daddies (andmammas who let their babiesgrow up to be cowboys) getback in the saddle again. By helping many older
Americans stay out ofpoverty, Social Security isused to being told “I will al-ways love you” and that “youwere always on my mind.”Not to mention, “If you’ve gotthe money, honey, I’ve got thetime.” These days, retirees live
longer than ever. Today’s av-erage 65-year old can expectto live another 20 years.About 55 million Americanswill receive $760 billion in So-cial Security benefits thisyear; the average monthlybenefit for a retired worker in2012 is $1,229. But let’s give them some-
thing to talk about: Social Se-curity is more thanretirement. The agency couldcry, “People who say 'SocialSecurity Retirement’ nevereven called me by my name.”That’s because Social Secu-rity also pays disability andsurvivors benefits, as well asSupplemental Security In-come, or SSI. Whether you’re at the start
of your career, working 9 to5, or well into mid-career,you should give somethought to planning your fu-ture retirement. To help youplan, visit our Retirement Es-timator at www.socialsecurity.gov/estimator. It’ll helpyou determine how much youneed to save to harvest acomfortable retirement. Are you at the end of a ca-
reer? Ready to take this joband shove it? There’s no rea-son to walk the line to yourlocal Social Security office,even if you are king of theroad. The easiest way toapply for retirement benefitsis online, at www.socialsecurity.gov. Being away fromyour friends at work maymake you so lonesome youcould cry, but at least youcan count on a monthly So-cial Security payment. Theymay even begin to sing aboutthe day of the month “whenour old-age pension checkcomes to our door.” Or, inmost cases, by direct depositto your bank account. Here’s a word of advice for
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By Brandon Werth Social Security DistrictManager in Dodge City
In preparing students for schoolenrollment, the Kansas Depart-ment of Health and Environment(KDHE) provides the following in-formation related to birth certifi-cates and immunizations.Birth Certificates
The Bureau of Epidemiologyand Public Health Informatics(BEPHI) provides the option to geta birth certificate online at:http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/birth.html. You can obtain your birthcertificates in person from the Of-fice of Vital Statistics from 9:00a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday throughFriday at 1000 SW Jackson Street,Suite 120 in Topeka. There is a feefor each certified copy of a Kansasbirth certificate.
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PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Hugoton Her-mes, Thursday, July 26, 2012) 3t
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS
CIVIL DEPARTMENT
U.S. Bank National AssociationPlaintiff,
vs.
Jose G. Martinez; Rosa V. Martinez;John Doe (Tenant/Occupant); MaryDoe (Tenant/Occupant); MIT Lend-ing,Defendants.
Case No. 12CV20Court Number:
Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60
NOTICE OF SUIT
THE STATE OF KANSAS, to the above-named defendants and the unknownheirs, executors, administrators, de-visees, trustees, creditors and assignsof any deceased defendants; the un-known spouses of any defendants; theunknown officers, successors,trustees, creditors and assigns of anydefendants that are existing, dis-solved or dormant corporations; theunknown executors, administrators,devisees, trustees, creditors, succes-sors and assigns of any defendantsthat are or were partners or in part-nership; the unknown guardians,conservators and trustees of any de-fendants that are minors or are underany legal disability; and the unknownheirs, executors, administrators, de-visees, trustees, creditors and assignsof any person alleged to be deceased,and all other persons who are or maybe concerned.
You are notified that a Petition has
been filed in the District Court ofStevens County, Kansas, praying toforeclose a real estate mortgage on thefollowing described real estate:
Surface and Surface RightsOnly, in and to: Lot Eight (8) inBlock One (1) of the SpikesFifth Avenue Addition to theCity of Hugoton, StevensCounty, Kansas, according tothe duly filed andrecorded Platthereof, commonly known as 612East 4th Street, Hugoton, KS67951 (the “Property”)
and all those defendants who havenot otherwise been served are re-quired to plead to the Petition on orbefore the 5th day of September,2012, in the District Court of StevensCounty,Kansas. If you fail to plead,judgment and decree will be enteredin due course upon the Petition.
NOTICEPursuant to the Fair Debt CollectionPractices Act, 15 U.S.C. §1692c(b), noinformation concerning the collectionof this debt may be given without theprior consent of the consumer givendirectly to the debt collector or the ex-press permission of a court of compe-tent jurisdiction. The debt collector isattempting to collect a debt and anyinformation obtained will be used forthat purpose.
Prepared By:South & Associates, P.C.
Brian R. Hazel (KS # 21804)6363 College Blvd., Suite 100
Overland Park, KS 66211(913)663-7600
(913)663-7899 (Fax)Attorneys For Plaintiff
(145182)
PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Hugoton Her-mes, Thursday, August 9, 2012) 1t
Notice of Canvass Date for Primary Election
In compliance with the provisions ofK.S.A. 25-3104, notice is hereby giventhat the official canvass of the Pri-mary Election returns for StevensCounty will be Monday, August 13,2012. The canvass will begin at 9:00
A.M. in the office of the StevensCounty Commissioners, StevensCounty Courthouse, Hugoton,Kansas.
In witness whereof I have hereuntoset my hand and seal this 6th day ofAugust, 2012.
Pam BenselStevens County Election Officer
Stevens County Fair’s annualhorse show took place Saturdaymorning, July 28 at the ElmerLoewen Rodeo Arena.
Claiming the prize of GrandChampion was MontanaBeesley. Reserve Grand went toAustin Newlon.
Elizabeth Johnson won Sen-ior Champion Showman whileSydney Beesley claimed Inter-mediate Champion Showman.Frances Gaskill ended up withJunior Champion Showman.
Elizabeth Johnson also tookhome the Senior High Point Per-formance and Senior High PointSpeed. Sydney Beesley won In-termediate High Point Perform-ance and Megan Newlon claimedIntermediate Reserve High PointPerformance. Frances Gaskillwon Junior High Point Perform-ance and Junior Reserve HighPoint Speed. Cutter Hawks waspleased to receive the Junior Re-serve High Point Performance.
Rebecca Johnson was hon-ored with the Intermediate HighPoint Speed and Austin Newlonwon the Intermediate ReserveHigh Point Speed. CarsonGilmore claimed the Junior HighPoint Speed.
Open class High Point Senior
winner was Judy Parsons, andopen class Junior winner wasJessie Lamont.
Sponsors showered the win-ners with prizes, and StevensCounty’s horse show was a hit,as many local equestriansproudly displayed their ribbons.
The monthly meeting of theCloverleaf Cowboys 4-H Clubtook place Monday, July 30 at11:00 a.m. after Fair Work Dayat the Stevens County Fair-grounds. President ElizabethJohnson called the meeting toorder. Roll call was, “Are you fin-ished with your 4-H recordbook?”
Minutes from the previousmeeting were read by Secretary
Montana Beesley. LoganBrecheisen gave the treasurer’sreport. The group discussed howthey planned to spend theirMonsanto Funds. They voted toapprove the suggestions madeby the Community Service Com-mittee.
Mrs. Vicky Newlon gave theLeaders’ Report. She told every-one about the club’s fair paradefloat plans and where to meet.
She also reminded everyone tobring pies Wednesday, and toplease remember their assignedtimes to work in the concessionstand. She concluded by wishingeveryone “good luck” at the fair.
There was no old or new busi-ness. The meeting was ad-journed and several membershad their record books signed.
Submitted by Cloverleaf Cow-boys reporter Landon Brecheisen.
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Stevens County 4-H and FFA Members,Their Families and Leaders and the
Stevens County Fair Association Say
THANKSTHANKS...for Your Support at the
Stevens County Fair Livestock Auction1. Lance Sandoval, Grand Champion, 1305 lbs.,
$3.10, Citizens State Bank, Hugoton2. Nick Gold,Res Grand Champion, 1360 lbs., $2.25,
Gary and Connie Gold, Hugoton3. Stetson Honig, Champion, 1085 lbs., $2.25, Pi-
7. Amber Baeza, Blue, 520 lbs., $6.00, L & L Farms, Lewisand Lee Wheeler, Hugoton
8. Henry Beesley, Blue, 370 lbs., $4.60, Matt and Kyla MillsFarms, Hugoton
9. Tacho Garcia, Blue, 360 lbs., $6.85, Kansas Dairy Ingre-dients, Brian and Stephanie Hemann, Hugoton
10. David Beesley, Blue, 355 lbs., $5.10, Dennis and Eliza-beth Moser, Moscow; L & N Aviation, Hugoton; Hoskin-son Well Service, Hugoton; Bob Johnson Law Office,Iola; Barry and Leigh Angell, Hugoton
11. Sydney Beesley, Blue, 480 lbs., $6.50, Doug and RitaMills Farms, Hugoton
Hugoton10. Nathan Leininger, Red, $340, Jordan Air, Hugoton
SMALL ANIMALS
BEEF
Ashlyn Schechter is holding her GrandChampion Poultry. Her chicken was chosenfor the honor at the Stevens County Fair.
Carson Schecter is the winner at the StevensCounty Fair. His chicken is the Reserve GrandChampion Poultry.
The Reserve Grand Champion MarketGoat is owned and shown by AustinNewlon.
Judge Dakota Reiss hands Nick Gold the ReserveChampion ribbon for his Market Lamb.
Judge Frank Swan awards Nick Gold the Reserve Championribbon and belt buckle for his Market Beef.
Cloverleaf Cowboys decide how to spend Monsanto Funds
Agriculture CornerFSA - NRCS - SCCD
544-2261USDA is an equal opportunity employer and provider
Kansas Launches Cost-Share Initiative to
Improve Existing Livestock Water SuppliesThe Kansas State Conserva-
tion Commission (SCC) recentlyapproved a plan to work withKansas livestock producers on acost-share program targeted atimproving existing livestockwater supplies. The Kansas De-partment of Agriculture’s (KDA)Division of Conservation urgeslivestock producers to focusproject applications on restora-tion of existing ponds, well devel-opment, spring development orother water storage projects.
The SCC, which is a board ofcommissioners consisting of fiveelected and four appointedmembers, approved the use of$500,000 of fiscal year 2012cost-share funding that hasbeen carried forward to provideimmediate assistance to live-stock producers in drought-stricken Kansas. Producers willhave 45-days to sign-up for thecost-share assistance initiativeand will be eligible to receive upto $2,000 per project and up to$4,000 per landowner. Projects
will be considered and approvedon a first-come, first-servedbasis. KDA’s Division of Conser-vation will collect applicationssubmitted by county conserva-tion districts and then processand approve individual con-tracts.
“The impacts of this droughtare being felt far and wide andwill continue to be felt even afterrain arrives. We are here to helpproducers cope with the droughttoday but also help them recoverand plan for future droughts,”said Kansas Secretary of Agricul-ture Dale Rodman. “From anewly adopted effort to restoreexisting ponds to drilling deeperwells, developing springs or dig-ging new ponds, this funding willprovide critical assistance to as-sure the hard-hit livestock pro-ducers in Kansas have waterstorage and supplies availablefor critical seasons going for-ward.”
Pastures that currently havelimited or no existing water sup-plies are the primary targets forthis initiative. Livestock produc-ers with existing ponds who arerequesting cost-share assistance
must meet specific criteria to beeligible. Specifically, dams mustbe in satisfactory condition orthe landowner must commit tobring the dam to a satisfactorycondition and the pond muststill be capable of serving a con-servation use for stockwater.Cost-share funding can be usedfor sediment removal; principalspillway replacement; or em-bankment seeding. Rodmansaid the Division of Conservationand the county conservation dis-tricts will be flexible with live-stock producers to help assurethey meet the specific criteria.
Projects related to well devel-opment, spring development andnew ponds will follow currentpolicy requirements.
Rodman urged livestock pro-ducers to work with their countyconservation district to submitan application for these cost-share opportunities.
Your Stevens County Conser-vation District is located at 607East Eleventh Street in Hugoton.Call 544-2991, extension three.
Local youths win Stevens County Horse Show
Thursday, August 9Last day for water aerobics
and night swim.Sunday, August 12
Pool hours changing from1:00–6:00 to 2:00-5:00Monday, August 13
Pre-K-12 grade enrollment
8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.School Board meeting-
7:00 p.m.Tuesday, August 14
Pre-K-12 grade enrollment8:00-4:00 p.m.Thursday, August 16
First Day for teachersMonday, August 20
Pool closes for the summerThursday, August 23
First Day of School for stu-dents.
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Rolla Hope is sponsoring afund raiser for Josh and KimHull’s baby Eli. Eli was bornthree months early andweighed just over one pound.Eli has a long way to go be-
fore Josh and Kim can bringhim home, but the RollaHope Foundation is strivingto assist this young couplewith their medical expenses.
Has the summer passedtoo quickly? For studentsand teachers, the answer isprobably, “Yes.” But, parentsoften exclaim school can’tstart soon enough. Well, thetime has come for anotherschool year to begin.
Athletic practice beginsMonday, August 13, while in-
service for teachers startsWednesday, August 15.
Classes for students willbegin Monday, August 20.Students and parents can getthose new backpacks, schoolsupplies, and clothes readyand laid out for the first dayof classes. It is coming fast.
Lana Jarvis and Traci Tay-lor enjoy wildlife and havehad special visitors this sum-mer. Lana spent time in Col-orado where eight to twentyhummingbirds fed regularlyat the feeders. Lana filled thefeeders several times a day tokeep the little hummershappy.
Traci’s hummingbird re-ceived his nourishment fromthe many petunias in theTaylors’ yard. These littlepets become quite tame whenfood is made available. Traciand Lana will no doubt misstheir fluttering featheredfriends as school starts soon.
August 13 - 17Morton County Health Fair - free to all who participate.
ROLLA NEWSBy Mary Courtney
Traci Taylor’s hummingbird friend enjoys a drink from theplentiful petunias in her home’s yard.
Hummingbirds delight locals
Back to school dates announced
Moore installed as new Superintendent
Rolla Hope to help baby Eli
Moscow schools welcomesa familiar face in the positionof Superintendent of Schools.The school board has chosenStu Moore to be the new Su-perintendent. Mr. Moore willcontinue his duties as Jr./Sr.High School principal as well.The board felt that in thesechallenging economic timesthat the district should re-duce the number of adminis-trators from three to two. Mr.Aaron Roop will continue toserve as Elementary Principaland district Activities Direc-tor. In addition, Mr.Roop will
also serve as assistant Jr/SrHigh Principal.
Mr. Moore holds an Edu-cational Specialist degree inAdministration and Supervi-sion and a Masters degree inCurriculum and Instructionfrom the University of South-ern Mississippi, Hattiesburg,MS. He obtained his under-graduate degree in educationfrom Emporia State Univer-sity, Emporia, KS. He alsograduated from SewardCounty Community College,Liberal, KS with an Associateof Arts degree. His highschool diploma is from HanksHigh School, El Paso, Tx. Mr.Moore is beginning histwenty-fifth year in educa-tion. He began his teach-ing/coaching career inElkhart as a Sixth GradeLanguage Arts teacher andPhysical Education instruc-tor. He held this position forten years before coming toMoscow as the Jr/Sr HighPrincipal.
Mr. Moore is married toMoscow’s Kindergartenteacher, Melissa. They havetwo grown children, Jenicaand Jace who graduated fromMoscow Schools.
Moore is excited to assumehis new role in education.He states that he looks for-ward to working with all ofthe district staff and patronsto help our students achievesuccess in the classroom, ex-tracurricular activities, andin whatever endeavors theychoose to pursue upon grad-uation.
Moscow Schools have beententatively awarded the 21stCentury after school grant.Project REAL (Recreation, Ed-ucation, Academics, Learn-ing) will be the name of thissignificant opportunity forstudents. Through this grantall students, K-12 will be pro-vided the opportunity for tu-toring and study hall to gainmore success in the class-room, as well as, enrichmentexperiences in Art, technol-ogy, foreign language andcharacter education. The
program will run from midSeptember to May afterschool Monday, Tuesday,Thursday and Friday. Nosessions will be offered onWednesday because of thestrong attendance of stu-dents at TEAM kids and KidsClub. Summer school will beprovided for all studentsKindergarten through eighthgrade. More informationabout the specifics of the pro-gram will be forth coming infuture weeks.
Moscow students urged to take advantage of Project REAL this year
Enrollment forMoscow schoolsAugust 13-14
Moscow Schools will haveenrollment Monday andTuesday, August 13 and 14from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.Pre-K through fifth grade willenroll at the ElementarySchool. Sixth grade throughtwelfth grade will enroll at theJr./Sr. High School. Pleasebring birth certificate, SocialSecurity card, immunizationrecords and a copy of aschool physical if this is yourfirst time to enroll.
If you’re shopping for a new home or car,keep looking in the Classifieds.
Every week, you’ll find a great selectionof listings for real estate and
automobiles at prices you won’t find from a broker or dealer.
Stick With
the Classifieds The Hugoton HermesClassifieds
620-544-4321
2012-2013 DISTRICT PARKING SPACES
Reserve parking forregular season home games!
Sale Dates:Senior Citizens- August 13, 9:00 a.m.General Public - August 15, 9:00 a.m.
Come by High School Activities Office, 215 West 11th to purchase.
No phone calls please.
Only one per family unit.
Cost: $30.00 (spaces are limited)Due to safety and insurance liability concerns
no grilling will be allowed.
Our first home game is 8-31-12, EAGLES vs Goodland 7:30 pm.
HUGOTONEAGLES
These little beauties refresh themselves after an invigoratingflight in Colorado. Lana Jarvis loved to watch them gatheraround the feeders while she was visiting the Centennial State.
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BOARD OF EDUCATIONJean Ann Hull, PresidentNorman Johns, Vice PresidentDarren ClarkStacy BurrowsTerry HullPenny RuschErich Glave
Class Sponsor, Junior Class SponsorSherry Pinkley, Freshman Class SponsorKelly Schnable, Sophomore Class SponsorTina Huddleston, Sophomore Class Sponsor
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This Armenian cucumber would make quite a salad. Keep inmind the plate underneath it is a salad plate for full-size people,not a little girl’s tea set.
Steve Morris set up a booth at the Stevens County Fair lastweek. His giveaway fans were a hot ticket item in the swelteringheat.
First National Bank’s booth at the Stevens County Fair offersvarious items for give away and a box to sign up for a $50 dollarprize.
Stevens County Hospital and Medical Clinic displays variousitems at their booth at the Stevens County Fair last week.
Booths adorned the fair building at the Stevens County Fair lastweek. Fair goers shopped at the various booths and signed upfor prizes.
Get set for a celestial light show!
KUBIN AERIALFOR
APPLICATIONSOF
AGRICULTURALCHEMICALS
SEEDING AND FERTILIZING
GREG & DEBKUBIN
MOSCOW, KS. 598-2356
The Perseid Meteor shower oc-curs annually when the Earthpasses through material left be-hind by comet Swift-Tuttle. As themonth of August begins, you maybegin to notice more shooting starsthan usual streaking across thenight sky appearing to come out ofthe constellation Perscus. The me-teor shower activity will peak dur-ing the early morning hours ofMonday, August 13. In the darkskies of outlying areas around Wi-chita or other Kansas cities, peakactivity should reveal as many as30 to 60 meteors per hour; in otherwords, an average of one meteorevery minute or two.
For this special event, the LakeAfton Public Observatory will openits doors at 11:00 p.m. Sundaynight, August 12 and will remainopen until 2:00 a.m. Mondaymorning, August 13. Of course,meteors cannot be observedthrough a telescope so, instead, theObservatory's big telescope will beavailable to observe star clusters,clouds of interstellar gas and dust,and distant galaxies. If you justwant to observe the meteor showeroutside, there is no charge but youmay also want to go inside the ob-servatory to see what is beingshown through the big telescope. Ifyou do, regular admission chargeswill apply, however, in honor of themeteor "shower", anyone whocomes in with some form of appro-priate shower attire - a rain coat,an umbrella, a bar of soap, a towel,etc. - will receive $1 off regular ad-mission. The best advice for meteorwatchers is to find a dark sky, layback and patiently watch the skyso, bring your blankets, lawnchairs, bug spray, and friends towatch this celestial light show atthe Lake Afton Public Observatory.
Almost everyone has looked upat the sky and seen a falling star.Of course you are not actually see-ing a star that's falling. What youare seeing is a meteor. On anygiven clear, dark night, away fromthe lights of the city, a person maysee up to a half-dozen meteorsevery hour.
These meteors you see are justbits of rock that burn up whenthey run into Earth's atmosphere.Most of them are no larger than agrain of sand and they burn up ina fraction of a second. If you hap-
pen to see a bright meteor thatlasts for more than a fraction of asecond, you've probably seensomething that is pebble-sized. Ameteor that is fist-sized or largerwill not only put on a spectacularlight show but will likely survivethe trip to the ground.
A couple of dozen times eachyear, you can go out and see any-where from a dozen to a few dozenmeteors per hour. These are con-sidered meteor showers. The bestknown and usually most intense ofthese is the Perseid meteor showerwhich occurs each year aroundAugust 12.
To understand where the parti-cles that make up meteor showerscome from we have to understanda little bit about comets. The easi-est way to describe a comet, espe-cially when it is in the frigid depthsof the solar system, billions of milesaway from the sun, is to think of adirty snowball that's ten milesacross. This dirty snowball is thenucleus of the comet. As thiscomet nucleus approaches thesun, the sun's heat warms its sur-face, and it begins to boil. As the iceboils off, gas and dust particles arereleased and pushed away fromthe comet's nucleus by sunlightand the solar wind to form a tail. Ifthis particular comet orbits thesun, then the dust particles thatform the tail will continue to orbitthe sun in roughly the same orbitas the comet from which theycame. When Earth passes throughone of these particle streams, thedust particles run into our atmos-phere and we have a meteorshower. Every year, in the middleof August, Earth passes throughthe trail of dust particlcs left by thecomet Swift-Tuttle, giving us thePerseid meteor shower.
The Lake Afton Public Observa-tory is located about 20 milessouthwest of downtown Wichita onMacArthur Road at 247th StreetWest in Lake Afton County Park. Itis immediately north of the lake,just off MacArthur Road.
The Lake Afton Public Observa-tory is operated by the FairmountCenter for Science and MathematicsEducation, a part of the FairmountCollege of Liberal Arts and Scienceat Wichita State University. Addi-tional support is provided by Sedg-wick County.
HERMES CLASSIFIEDSDeadline for all classified advertising is MONDAY at 5:00 p.m.All Garage, Yard and/or Moving Sale Ads MUST Be Pre-Paid.
1) Classified ad rate is $.20 per word per insertion. The weekly minimum is $3.35. 2) Classified display advertising rate is $5.00 per column inch. 3) All cards ofthanks are charged at the display rate. 4) All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, which makes it illegal toadvertise "any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, children, or national origin or an intention to makeany such preference, limitation, or discrimination." This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Ourreaders are informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.
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HELP WANTED
Solution to August 2, 2012 puzzle
MOSCOW RECREATION COMMISSIONis currently looking to fill an open seat on the RecreationBoard. If you are interested in this position, please senda letter of interest to: PO Box 68, Moscow, Ks. 67952
(tfc19)
PART TIME POSITIONPotential for full-time, some mechanical ability preferred, Driver’s li-cense required, starting pay dependent upon abilities.
Send contact info and previous employment to:Employment, PO Box 517, Hugoton, Ks. 67951
(4c32)
NIGHT WATCHMAN WANTEDNight watchman wanted at Centerfire Feedyard. Must pro-vide at least three personal references and work history thatcan be checked. Duties include unloading cattle, penningcattle, and completing paperwork from truck drivers. Youwill check bunks several times a night, check feed mill andwater systems.
Centerfire Feedyard provides excellent wages and benefits. Call 620-356-2010 to set up an interview.(2c32)
Stevens County Healthcare is searching for a Full-time LaundryAide to work at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home. The shift for this po-sition is 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. and does include working some week-ends. Full-time employees are offered an outstanding benefits packageincluding sick and vacation pay, along with Blue Cross/Blue ShieldHealth Insurance. (2c32)
Stevens County Healthcare is searching for Full-time, Part-timeand PRN RNs or LPNs to work the Med/Surg floor. These positionsare for both day and night shifts (7 am-7 pm and 7 pm-7am). All can-didates must have a Kansas RN/LPN license to be eligible. We offer out-standing benefits, competitive wages, sign-on bonus (FT and PT only)and mileage reimbursement if individual lives 15 miles or more outsideof Stevens County. (tfc15)
Stevens County Healthcare is searching for Full-time RNs, LPNsand CMAs to work at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home. These positionsare for the night shift (6 pm - 6 am). Interested candidates must be cer-tified with a Kansas license to be eligible for these positions. We offerexcellent benefits and competitive wages. (3c30)
Stevens County Healthcare is searching for a Full-time MedicalAssistant to work in our Rural Health Medical Clinic. This positionis Monday through Friday and one Saturday morning every five to sixweeks. Interested candidates must have completed the Medical Assis-tant program and be licensed to be considered for this position. Weoffer an excellent benefits package and competitive wages. (4c29)
Please contact Robyn Medina in Human Resourcesfor an application 620-544-8511
CURRENT OPENINGS AT STEVENS COUNTY HOSPITAL,
MEDICAL CLINIC ANDPIONEER MANOR NURSING HOME
USD #210 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESElementary School
ESL/Bilingual Teacher Aide for Elementary School. This person willbe working one-one-one and with small groups of students requiringadditional ESL assistance. This position will be open until filled. Ap-plication available from Central Office or on the District Web site.Teacher Aide for Elementary School. Applications are available atCentral Office, 205 E. Sixth Street or online at www.usd210.org.
Primary/Intermediate SchoolHugoton Elementary School is accepting applications for a HighPlains Educational Cooperative Para professional. Applications areavailable at Central Office, 205 E. 6th or online at www.usd210.org48 college hours or a passing score on the ParaPro test is required.Please contact Tiffany Boxum for more information at 544-4376 [email protected].
Hugoton Learning AcademyHLA Migrant Teacher Aide. Looking for a bilingual person to work8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. for $10.00 an hour.
Coaching AvailableMiddle SchoolMS Volleyball (2)
Applicants should contact Clint Merritt at [email protected] SchoolHS Volleyball (1); HS Girls’ Golf (1)
Applicants should contact Clint Merritt at [email protected] #210 is an EOE. (1c32)
Help WantedGreat Plains Gas Compression of Hugoton,KS is looking for qualified pipe welder withgood work ethic for employment in the Hugoton, KS Fabrication Shop.
Applicant must pass B31-3 Welding test. Pipe and Fabrication skillsare preferred, but will train the right person. Applicant must be ableto speak and write English. Pay will be proportionate to experience.Position is for full time employment and includes benefits. Great PlainsGas Compression offers competitive pay and an excellent employment package, including insurance and 401(k) plan. A pre-employment physical and drug screen are required.
Applications or resumes may be mailed, faxed or emailed tothe Great Plains Gas Compression office.
ALCO is hiring a high-calibergroup manager with leader-ship and organizational skillswho can execute outstandingstore operations and ensuregreat customer service. Thequalified candidate must haveat least one year of experiencemanaging others in a fast-paced, energetic retail envi-ronment, along withexperience in the areas listedbelow:- Retail store operations- Merchandising- Supervisory experience- Customer services- Retail sales
Apply online at www.alcostores.com or
in person at 509 W. 11th
Hugoton, Ks.
Join Our
Team!
(4c31)
USD 217 - ROLLA, KANSASis looking for a Special Education Paraprofessional
for the 2012-2013 school yearSalary determined by education and experience
Qualifications: High School diploma or GED; can work wellwith children and peers
Position open until filledApplications available at www.highplainsed.com
Please submit to: USD 217 District Office, 204 Van Buren, Rolla, Ks. 67954
Phone: 620-593-4344 Fax: 620-593-4250 (2c31)
Check online for Hermes Classifieds at
hugotonhermesnews.com/classifieds
NOW TAKING
APPLICATIONSfor Scale Help
through corn harvest. Must be able to work days,
evenings and weekends
Call 428-6518
(2c32)
The Hooker Soda Fountain and Grill in Hooker, Ok. is now
accepting applications for aProfessional Restaurant
Manager. Must have restaurant
management experience. We are also accepting
applications for waitresses,cooks and dishwashers.
Please come by the Earth Tech office,
102 Broadway St. inHooker, or please call
580-652-3924 or 580-302-4770 for applications. (tfc32)
PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Hugoton Hermes, Thursday, August 9, 2012) 1t
PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Hugoton Her-mes, Thursday, August 2, 2012) 3t
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFGoldie F. Williams, DECEASED
Case No. 10-PR-33
NOTICE OF HEARING
THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:
You are hereby notified that a Pe-tition has been filed in this Court byRobert W. Williams and Albert L.Clark, Jr. duly appointed, qualifiedand acting Executors of the Estate ofGoldie F. Williams, deceased, prayingtheir acts be approved; the waivers ofaccounting be approved; heirs be de-termined; the Will be construed and
the estate be assigned to the personsentitled thereto; the Court find thatattorney fees and expenses be paid;the administration of the Estate beclosed, and upon the filing of receipts,the Petitioners be finally dischargedas executors of the Estate of Goldie F.Williams, deceased.
You are required to file your writ-ten defenses thereto on or before Au-gust 27, 2012, at 1:30 p.m. in theDistrict Court of Stevens County,Hugoton, Kansas, at which time andplace the cause will be heard. Shouldyou fail therein, judgment and decreewill be entered in due course upon thePetition.
Robert W. Williams & Albert L. Clark, Jr., Executors
BROLLIER, WOLF & KUHARICBox 39, Hugoton, KS 67951(620) 544-8555Attorney for Executors
PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Hugoton Her-mes, Thursday, August 9, 2012) 3t
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS
IN THE MATTER OF THE MARRIAGEOF ISABELL GARCIA and SAULVAZQUEZ
Case No. 12DM38
NOTICE OF SUIT
THE STATE OF KANSAS TO SAULVAZQUEZ, AND ALL OTHER PER-SONS WHO ARE OR MAY BE CON-CERNED:
You are hereby notified a Petitionhas been filed in the District Court of
Stevens County, Kansas, by IsabellGarcia, praying for an absolute decreeof divorce from Saul Vazauez; and forother relief.
You are hereby required to pleadto said Petition on or before the 9thday of October, 2012, in the DistrictCourt at Hugoton, Stevens County,Kansas. Should you fail therein, judg-ment and decree will be entered indue course upon said Petition.
PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Hugoton Her-mes, Thursday, August 9, 2012) 1t
ORDINANCE NO. 791
AN ORDINANCE ATTESTING TO ANINCREASE IN TAX REVENUES FORBUDGET YEAR 2013 FOR THE CITYOF HUGOTON, KANSAS.
WHEREAS, the City of Hugoton mustcontinue to provide services to protectthe health, safety, and welfare of thecitizens of this community; and
WHEREAS, the cost of providing es-sential services to the citizens of thiscity continues to increase.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINEDBY THE Governing Body of the City ofHugoton:
Section 1. In accordance with statelaw, the City of Hugoton has con-ducted a public hearing and has pub-lished the proposed budget necessary
to fund city services from January 1,2013 until December 31, 2013.
Section 2. After careful public deliber-ations, the governing body has deter-mined that in order to maintain thepublic services which are essential forthe citizens of this city, it will be nec-essary to budget property tax rev-enues in an amount which exceedsthe levy in the 2012 budget.
Section 3. This ordinance shall takeeffect after publication once in the of-ficial city newspaper.
Passed and approved by the Govern-ing Body on this 6th day of August,2012.
/s/ Jack E. RowdenJack E. Rowden, Mayor
(SEAL)
/s/ Thomas G. HicksThomas G. Hicks, City Clerk
WANT TO PURCHASE: Minerals and other oil/gas inter-ests. Send details to P.O. Box 13557, Denver, Co. 80201. (104p5)
---------------NEEDED: Gas stove, refrigerator, full size or queen size boxsprings and mattress and love seat. Call 544-5616. (tfc31)
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S (620)544-7777 UPERIOR 510 E. 3rdOLUTIONS Hugoton
HOME REPAIR & LAWN CARE Alan D. Higgins, Owner
Great Deals ~ Easy Financing ~ Quality ServiceOffice: (620)544-7800
531 S. JacksonHugoton, Ks. 67951
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LAWN PROWill Schnittker
620-544-1517
(tfc46)
FDT ELECTRICFrankie Thomas, owner
Licensed & InsuredOver 30 years experience in Residen-
tial & Commercial Wiring544-5915 or 544-7776
(tfc34)
O.D.’s SHOPSmall Engine Repair
Your Snapper Dealer620-428-6063 113 S. Main Hugoton
(tfc12)
(620) 428-65181182 Road Q • Hugoton
600 E. 11th
IN STOCK*Carpet *Tile
*Laminate *Vinyl
YOUR AD HEREOnly $17.50/month!!!
Call 544-4321TODAY
to find out more!!!
FOR RENT: 2 bedroom mobilehome - 615 S. Jackson, Lot #3.Uptown. Call James 544-2229.
(2c31)
---------------FOR RENT: 4 bedroom, 2 bathhouse south of Ulysses. Preferwork crew, $750/mo. No pets.620-356-4203. (2p32)
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FOR RENT: 2 bedroom/2 bathtrailer - 402 S. Jefferson. 620-453-0385. (1p32)
---------------FOR RENT: 1 & 2 BedroomApartments. Furnished or un-furnished. Bills included, washerand dryer, and cable. Call 544-2232. (tfc)
FOR SALE: Black Velvet Ranch,Registered Black Angus Bulls,Aaron Plunkett, Syracuse, Ks.620-384-1101. (9c31)
---------------FOR SALE: Yamaha Alto Sax,new pads. Comes with standand books. $600. Call 598-2698.
(4c29)
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FOR SALE: 80 acres drylandwith domestic well south ofWoods. Call Mike Packer 785-761-3981. (3c31)
1986 Harley Davidson FLH ElectraglideSale includes solo seat and
new tourpack, new windshield, lots of extras, must see to appreciate!
Text or call
620-453-0427
FOR SALE
FOR SALE BY OWNER
THANK YOU
2 slideouts, electricjack, queen size bed,
good condition, lg bathroom
w/ tub & shower, microwave,
refrigerator, stove, air conditioner,
2 new spare tires
FOR SALE BY OWNERVery well-built, beautiful brick home.4 bedrooms, 2 baths, office, bonusroom, full finished basement with hugestoreroom, fenced patio, oversized 2-car garage, underground sprinkler.620-544-5499 or 620-428-2929
603 Madisonin Rolla
Must see!
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HOUSE FOR SALE IN MOSCOWRanch style, 4 bedrooms/
3 bathroomsfull basement, 4 car garage
(2c32)
2003 Coleman Caravan 25 ft. pull camper
CALLCALL620-544-6818620-544-6818
FIREWOOD FOR SALEOak, Piñon, Mesquite,
Pecan & MoreDelivery & stacking available
Call DJ @ 620-430-1273 Days620-428-6127 Evenings (tfc)
BUSINESS andPROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
$12,500$11,995
CAMPER FOR SALECAMPER FOR SALE
GARAGE SALESGARAGE SALE: Friday, August 10, 8 am-3 pm, First House Northof Post Office in Moscow, Oak Bunk Beds, Clocks, Rocker, Glider-Rocker, Much More Miscellaneous
---------------GARAGE SALE: Friday, August 10, 6-9 pm, and Saturday, August11, 8 am-???, 217 N. Jackson, Children’s/Misses’ Clothes, House-hold, Shoes, Holiday Decor, Shop Miscellaneous, Crib Mattress,Hunting, Prom Dresses, Etc.
---------------YARD SALE: Saturday, August 11, 8 am-???, 821 S. Polk
---------------GARAGE SALE: Saturday, August 11, 8-11 am, 1400 S. Jefferson,Kitchenwares, Shoes, Kitchen Table & Chairs, Decor, Men’s Clothes- Size Large, Women’s Clothes - All Sizes, Children’s Clothes - Sizes18 Months-Youth Medium
---------------GARAGE SALE: Saturday, August 11, 8 am-Noon, 500 Copper-stone Place, Clothes: Baby-Adult, Miscellaneous and Baby Items
---------------GARAGE SALE: Saturday, August 11, 8 am, 513 E. Fifth
---------------GARAGE SALE: Saturday, August 11, 9 am, Third Street RoundtopNext to Hugoton Rec’s Bob Sosa Building
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WANTED
SEEKING EMPLOYMENT: 15 years experience caring forthe elderly. References provided upon request. Linda Lam-berson 544-7647 or 453-2453. (2c32)
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SEEKING EMPLOYMENT
40’x80’ Lined & InsulatedMetal Building
with Office. Call 544-2945
FOR RENT
(tfc28)
Feature Of The Week
615 - 623 S. Monroe- Commercial property-formerly Ann's Port and Motel. Great Busi-ness opportunity with ample parking. Call tosee this property today!!!
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
“Call Us For All Your Real Estate Needs”Karen Yoder Chance Yoder
112 S. Main • 620-356-5808 • Ulysseswww.faulknerrealestate.com Se Habla Espanol-356-5808
20579 Road D, Moscow, KS - ReducedPrice! Completely remodeled and reno-vated 2bd/1b home with 5 acres!$40,000!!
928 S. Jackson - Frame, 2 bed/2 b., lgfamily rm, basement, cen H/A. Call for de-tails!
509 Recreation Drive, Moscow - BrickRanch, 4 bed/3 b, fin bsmt, fpl, wood floors,deck, and much more!!! Call for your privateshowing!
600 S. Jefferson - Price Reduced!! 3bed/2 bath, cen H/A, fence, 30 x 40 build-ing. Call for details!!
600 S. Harrison Street - CUTE!! Brick, 2bed/1.5 b, att garage, cen H/A, and more!!Call for details!!
515-517 West 6th - Commercial Buildingand Lot - 40x140 Metal building with land.Call for details!!
623 East 4th - Custom built, 5 bed/3.5 b, finbsmt, appl, fence, att grge, 2 yrs old. Much-more... Call for your personal showing!
101 S. Madison- $2,500 BUYER INCEN-TIVE!!! 3 bed/2 bath, central H/A, fence, at-tached garage. storage shed. Call fordetails!!!
1277 Rd W - Country Home with acreage!Brick 5 bed/3 b, fpl, basement, deck, allelectric, 69x48 ship. A Must See!!
402 S. Main Street - Commercial Property-over 5,000 sf zoned B-2, 75 x 190 lot, park-ing. Call for details!
801 S. Main Street - Price Reduced!! 3bed/2 bath, cen H/A, fence, oversizedgarage, fpl, lots of storage. Call for details!!
1105 S. Madison- 4 bed/2 b, cen H/A, fpl,fence, att garage, basement. Call for details.
522 West 7th - 4 bed/2 b, full basement,cen heat, open parking, corner lot. Call fordetails!!
SOLD
SOLDSOLD
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208 West 1st Street - Nice split level home, 3 bed/2bath, bonus room, 2 living areas,fpl, oversized single garage, fence, appliances, and much more!! Call today for yourspecial showing!!
THANK YOUThe family of Jeff “Stack” Harris would like to thank every-
one who remembered us with prayers, cards, phone calls, flowers, food, memorial contributions and thank the ladies of theMoscow Methodist Church, Moscow Baptist Church and My Father’s House who prepared the meal for the funeral. Every-one’s thoughtfulness is deeply appreciated.
THANK YOUI want to thank Dr. McGroarty and the hospital staff for the
wonderful care I received while in the hospital. Stevens Countyis blessed to have such an excellent facility.
Kathryn Barber
THANK YOUWords cannot adequately express our gratitude to those who
have blessed us in so many ways after the loss of Virgil. A greatbig THANK YOU to the wonderful people of this community!
Joyce CoxTravis & Billie Cox and family
Jeff & Sara Cox and familyJoe D. & Valerie Thompson and familyT.C. & Danace McDonald and family
THANK YOUI want to thank all my friends and family who helped make
my ninetieth birthday so wonderful. Thank you for all the cardsand good wishes and to my family for the wonderful trip to Colorado.
Jean Coulter
THANK YOUTo everyone who has supported us during our most difficult
time of Chay’s illness and death, we share our sincere thanks andappreciation. Thank you to our friends and neighbors for takingcare of the farm to allow his brothers to spend time with him.Growing up in Hugoton provided a blessing of many lifelongfriends who traveled to Dallas to be with him and share wonder-ful memories. We thank Reverends Bradford and Nash for theirwords of encouragement, Brad, Krista and Randy for the beautiful music and Brandy for helping us bring him home.
Roger and Gail GillespieSeth Gillespie
Nate and Krista GillespieCody and Caden Gillespie
Call 620-598-2927
Price Reduced!
509 Recreation Drive - Moscow
TheDugoutSPORTS CARDS &
MEMORABILIA621 S Main St - Hugoton
Other hours call for an appointment(620) 544-9051
Open Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays6 to 8 p.m.
(2c32)
Visit The Hugoton Hermes online!hugotonhermesnews.com
Gas company pays up to 20,000 KW of electric usage per year.
848 Road G. - This all electric 2 story home with5 bedrooms comes with 6 acres of land and 2 newheating and air conditioning systems. $145,000.00Additional acreage available. Call today!
612 E. 4th St. - Nice 2001 Manufactured home onfull basement. Each bedroom on main level has itsown private bathroom. 2 bedrooms in basementwith possibility of more. Basement also hashookup for second utility room. Can access base-ment from inside house or from garage.
1505 S. Madison St. - Nice 4 bedroom/2 bathhome on large corner lot. Very nice layout, 3 cargarage with work shop attached to end garage.Bedroom 4 has access to garage. This is a mustsee.
330 Kansas – Elkhart - This is a 3 BR, 1 BA Fan-nie Mae HomePath property. Purchase this prop-erty for as little as 3% down! This property isapproved for HomePath Renovation Mortgage Fi-nancing. Selling as is no warranty expressed or im-plied.
307 N. Kansas, Suite 101Liberal, KS 67901(620) 624-1212 BUSINESS
Now see these and other SW. Kansas properties atwww.hugotonhomes.com
PRICE REDUCED: 1109 S. Madison St. - Allyou could ever want in a home. Home has 8 bed-rooms, 4 1/2 bathrooms, 2 Living areas. Basementfamily room is equipped with cabinets, sink, andcook top. Bathroom downstairs has a largewhirlpool tub. Kitchen and upstairs bath recentlyremodeled. New appliances in kitchen. Back porchremodeled and enclosed and nice sitting patio nextto porch.
708 E. Fourth St. NEW CONSTRUCTION!! 3BR, 2 BA, 2 Car Garage, Full Basement!! Buyerhas opportunity to pick colors & other amenities ofhome. Allowances will be given for paint, flooring,and appliances.
PRICE REDUCED
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WELCOME BACKWELCOME BACKADMINISTRATORS,
TEACHERS ANDSUPPORTING STAFF!
HUGOTONHUGOTONBOARD OF EDUCATION
Martin Daharsh, PresidentDon Beesley, Vice PresidentTodd Gayer, MemberStephanie Heger, MemberBarry Hittle, MemberNancy Honig, MemberDoug Martin, Member
CENTRAL OFFICE STAFFBill DeCamp, Maintenance SupervisorDavonna Daharsh, Fin. Man/Fed Prog./ Food Service
ADMINISTRATIONMark Crawford, SuperintendentTiffany Boxum, Primary School PrincipalLance Custer, MS PrincipalHoward Barton, Intermediate School Principal
Gregg Errebo, High School PrincipalClint Merritt, Activities Director/Asst.
SpecialistChrissy Lacy, MathAubrey Rice, Language ArtsChelle Leininger, Foreign LanguageBrent Mahan, HS Social StudiesBrittani Mahan, CounselorLes McNally, Ag EducationCraig Szymczak, Weight TrainingJohn Moore, Drafting/Technology/MS Economics
Chris O'Loughlin, History/Health/PEPaige Rawlings, General
Business/TechnologyNick Rodriguez, Social StudiesCara Rogers, Business/ComputersLisa Rome, Life SkillsRichard Rome, WoodsAnnette Sosa, Language ArtsAndrew Gwemap, Language ArtsBarb Trujillo, ESL
Doug Waters, ArtJudy Waters, Language ArtsAnna Wold, Math
HEADSTARTDiana Hurtado
HIGH SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFFAlfonso Delgado, CustodianSonia Delgado, ESL AideYolanda Hernandez, At Risk/Mig.
Spec./Trans.Greg Leeper, Technology AssistantJill Leonard, Head CustodianGena Burnett, MS/HS ISS AideJohn Moser, CustodianKathy Pate, Counselor Secretary/
YearbookGinny Pearson, MS/HS BookkeeperTeresa Snyder, SecretaryNikki Trejo Media Aide/ESL Aide
Linda Barnes, HS Para-professionalAntonia Crawford, Early Childhood Para-
professionalMaria Corpening, MS Para-professionalIrma Diaz, ES Para-professionalMelissa Fisher, Speech Para-professionalRobin Hull, Para-professionalMaria Jimenez, Psychologist SecretaryAurora Lopez, ES Para-professionalAmanda Mangles, MS Para-professionalVirginia Martinez, Early Childhood Para-
professionalJessica Mendoza, ES Para-professionalDeena Mortimer, Early Childhood Para-
professionalDebra Moser, IS Para-professionalJolene Rowden, ES Para-professionalStacey Trujillo, ES Para-professionalDessie West, Early Childhood Para-
TRANSPORTATIONDwayne Anderson, Bus DriverTammy Titus, Bus DriverBeverly Crane, Bus DriverSabrina Guerrero, Bus DriverJohn Moser, Bus DriverTommy Romero, Bus DriverVictor Watkins, Bus Driver
GROUNDSDanny Gerrond - Grounds Director
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601 S. Main St., Hugoton, KS 67951
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