The Hugoton Municipal Airport Board met for their regularly scheduled meet- ing Wednesday, October 7, 2012, at the airport meet- ing room. Attending the meeting were board mem- bers Kim Harper, Robert Davis, Dell Cullison, Dax Gaskill and Jeff Crawford. Also present were airport manager Gary Porter, sec- retary Risa Norton, Hugo- ton Hermes reporter Ruthie Winget, Kirkham Michael’s Curtis Houser and Kirkham Michael inspector Jay Christianson. The minutes of last month’s meeting were read and approved. Jay Christianson gave an update on the apron ex- pansion project. He re- ported that the concrete pouring was about one third complete. With good weather, the concrete work should be complete within two weeks. However, he stated that this project has already gone past the dead- line. The project should have been completed in 30 days and has taken 42 days so far. The penalty for going over the deadline will be charged to Tarbet Ready-mix and Construc- tion at $350 per day. Jay also informed the board members that the final drawdown status of the FAA grant on the paral- lel taxiway project is planned to be completed next week. Kim Harper reported that he had been exchang- ing emails with Kirkham Michael’s Eric Johnson about getting started on the environmental study for the 5-year ACIP. They have been working on the paperwork for this project. Kim also stated he had not heard anything about the KDOT grant for laying concrete between the hangars, the east side of the hangars and the west side of the hangars for which the airport had ap- plied. If the grant is ap- proved, KDOT will pay 75% of the project with the air- port responsible for the other 25% of the cost. Rep- resentatives from KDOT have already been to the airport to inspect the pro- posed project. Gary Porter reported that November 14, a Phillips 66 Quality Assur- ance Fuel Inspection was conducted. There were only two critical actions needed. The JetA fuel ex- ceeded the shelf life. No fuel has been added for nine months. The airport received a half load of JetA November 21, 2012 which blended the fuel. The fuel will now have a new shelf life of another nine months. The other critical action was to prevent misfueling, a duckbill nozzle spout is required. However, if they have a duckbill nozzle, they can not fuel a helicopter. After discussing the prob- lem with the airport’s rep- resentative, it was decided since the airport does not have a truck that only car- ries 100 lowlead fuel, the duckbill nozzle will not be required. Gary reported the hoses are getting weathered on the fuel truck. He checked prices for new hoses. He also stated Matt Whitham has been con- tacted to repair brakes on the refueller and he will fix the leak on the front end loader. Hancock Electric was contacted to install electri- cal outlets after completion of the concrete project. The board passed a mo- tion to charge $10 a night for the temporary use of a T hangar and $35 per night for the use of the airport’s main hangar. This charge will take effect after the completion of the tie down area project. Kim Harper resigned as chairman of the Hugoton Municipal Airport Board effective immediately. He will continue to serve on the board. The board elected Robert Davis to serve as the new board chairman. The board adjourned. The next meeting will be January 9, 2013 at the air- port meeting room. Volume 125, Number 50 Thursday, December 13, 2012 16 Pages, 70 Cents Plus Tax Per Copy The Council of State Governments (CSG) awarded the “Distin- guished Service to the States” award to Kansas Senator Steve Morris at their December confer- ence. This is the Coun- cil’s highest honor, awarded to outstanding individuals who have demonstrated a sus- tained commitment to advancing excellence in state government. CSG, founded in 1933, is a not-for-profit, non- partisan organization of all elected and appointed state and territorial lead- ers. CSG is dedicated to the mission of enhancing public policy by connect- ing, informing and em- powering state leaders. CSG is proud to recog- nize Senator Morris with this award whose distin- guished service has made a meaningful and lasting contribution to the com- munity of states. Senator Morris was presented with a gold medallion with a red, white and blue shield. Senator Steve Morris rep- resents the 39th Senate District and also serves as President of the Kansas Senate. Senator Steve Morris The Hugoton Police De- partment’s sixth annual Shop with a Cop is Satur- day, December 15, at Alco. The eager young shoppers will set out with their shopping lists and police officers. Shop with a Cop is a unique program in which Hugoton Police Offi- cers share Christmas shopping with underprivi- leged children in Stevens County. Donations to help with purchasing gifts come from businesses as well as individual community members. Hugoton’s own Santa Committe and the officers’ spouses help wrap the gifts up so they’re ready to be placed under the tree. Also Saturday is a day to visit Santa in case your clan missed it. He’ll be at Alco from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m. waiting to hear the community’s kids’ wishes for Christmas pres- ents. The Hugoton City Coun- cil met for their regularly scheduled meeting Decem- ber 10, 2012 at the council meeting room at the city building at 5:15 p.m. At- tending the meeting were Mayor Jack E. Rowden, City Clerk Thomas G. Hicks, City Inspector Tony Martin, Police Chief Courtney Leslie, City Attorney Wayne R. Tate, Outside Utilities Supervisor Dean Banker, Electric System Supervisor Gary Rowden and council- men Gary Baughman, Mike Eshbaugh, Kim Harper, Greg Gill and Bob Mason. Also present were engineer Pete Earles, Abengoa’s Roger Hoffman, Alvin Riley, Jan Leonard, Paul Nordyke and Hugoton Hermes re- porter Ruthie Winget. The minutes of previous meetings and the November municipal judge’s report were approved. Tony Martin reported he mailed out over 100 con- tractor renewal license let- ters for 2013. Some contractors are already re- sponding. He also stated the Planning Commission met for a re-zoning hearing November 29, 2012. They approved the recommenda- tion to rezone the two lots north of Presto from R2 to B2. The matter will next go to the city council for ap- proval. Roger Hoffman informed the council where Abengoa plans to run their proposed water line on the edge of the Forewinds Golf Course. Alvin Riley reported that the golf course 1995 Gator- type vehicle is in very bad condition. He asked for permission to use the rest of the 2012 budget money to purchase a new Toro Work- man to replace the Gator. The council voted to ap- prove the purchase. Pete Earles brought in the bids for the improve- ments of 24 lots of the new residential Pioneer addition. The council voted to accept the lowest bids. The low bids submitted by McBride Construction and King Construction came to $711,510.59. This is below the total engineers estimate of $860,776. Pete Earles reported the pumps for the Kansas Dairy Ingredients have been or- dered. A new force main will be installed up Ceme- tery Road and down First Street. The council passed the motion to accept the professional services con- tract. Gary Gold’s term has ex- pired from the Economic Development board and he does not want to renew it. Linda Stalcup, Dan Corpen- ing and Ray Hoggett have stated they would be inter- ested in filling the vacancy. The council approved a mo- tion to accept Dan Corpen- ing for the job. The council passed a mo- tion, 4-1, for cereal malt beverage licenses for Nietos for the balance of 2012. For the year 2013, they passed a motion to approve CMB li- censes for Nietos, Alco, Don Juan Bar, Pantry and Whites. The council approved a motion to pass Resolution #2012 - 3 - GAAP waiver which is done annually. Tom informed the coun- cil that Blue Cross/Blue Shield rates were increasing slightly. The council voted to stay ‘grandfathered in.’ Jan Leonard gave his re- port for the Hike and Bike Trail project which will go through Raydene Park. Wildlife and Parks have al- ready approved half the cost of the project which is $74,000. Paul Stoner is try- ing to convince them to award the full amount of $148,000 to Hugoton so the contractors will not have to return at a later date. For the Safe Routes to School - Parsons Trust Fund, the City of Hugoton and USD 210 have committed to pay $7,293 each for the survey and design work. The Stevens County Commis- sioners have not committed yet. Gary Rowden reported that Fairbanks is done with the power plant. The en- gines can be run whenever needed as soon as Kansas Department of Health and Environment inspects the engines. Courtney informed the council the “Shop with a Cop” will be December 15 at Alco. The council went into ex- ecutive session to discuss personnel. The meeting adjourned. The next meeting will be December 26, 2012 at 5:15. Council approves Dan Corpening for EcoDevo Board Morris receives Distinguished Service to the States award Shop with a Cop is Saturday The Doug Martin family at 506 Jayhawk Avenue celebrates Christmas with beautiful lights and an inspirational nativity scene. Santa was at Yardmaster Saturday afternoon to the delight of these children. They are telling him what gifts they would like him to bring. Davis is new airport board chairman Need some of those pack- ages wrapped before the big day? Are you just so bogged down with all the cooking and getting ready or just not so handy or creative with gift wrapping? The Youth Min- istries of Assembly of God in Hugoton will be offering Free Gift Wrapping! This will be taking place Saturday, December 15, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Fellowship Hall of the As- sembly of God Church at 138 South Main. This very nice and thoughtful service is being sponsored by the 180 Youth Ministries. So get out Saturday, and get some of those last minute details taken care of - for you and support a good cause while doing so. Free will donations will be accepted. Free gift wrapping this weekend
Transcript
The Hugoton MunicipalAirport Board met for theirregularly scheduled meet-ing Wednesday, October 7,2012, at the airport meet-ing room. Attending themeeting were board mem-bers Kim Harper, RobertDavis, Dell Cullison, DaxGaskill and Jeff Crawford.Also present were airportmanager Gary Porter, sec-retary Risa Norton, Hugo-ton Hermes reporter RuthieWinget, Kirkham Michael’sCurtis Houser andKirkham Michael inspectorJay Christianson.
The minutes of lastmonth’s meeting were readand approved.
Jay Christianson gavean update on the apron ex-pansion project. He re-ported that the concretepouring was about onethird complete. With goodweather, the concrete workshould be complete withintwo weeks. However, hestated that this project hasalready gone past the dead-line. The project shouldhave been completed in 30days and has taken 42days so far. The penalty forgoing over the deadline willbe charged to TarbetReady-mix and Construc-tion at $350 per day.
Jay also informed theboard members that thefinal drawdown status ofthe FAA grant on the paral-lel taxiway project isplanned to be completednext week.
Kim Harper reportedthat he had been exchang-ing emails with KirkhamMichael’s Eric Johnsonabout getting started onthe environmental studyfor the 5-year ACIP. Theyhave been working on thepaperwork for this project.
Kim also stated he hadnot heard anything aboutthe KDOT grant for layingconcrete between thehangars, the east side ofthe hangars and the west
side of the hangars forwhich the airport had ap-plied. If the grant is ap-proved, KDOT will pay 75%of the project with the air-port responsible for theother 25% of the cost. Rep-resentatives from KDOThave already been to theairport to inspect the pro-posed project.
Gary Porter reportedthat November 14, aPhillips 66 Quality Assur-ance Fuel Inspection wasconducted. There wereonly two critical actionsneeded. The JetA fuel ex-ceeded the shelf life. Nofuel has been added fornine months. The airportreceived a half load of JetANovember 21, 2012 whichblended the fuel. The fuelwill now have a new shelflife of another nine months.
The other critical actionwas to prevent misfueling,a duckbill nozzle spout isrequired. However, if theyhave a duckbill nozzle, theycan not fuel a helicopter.After discussing the prob-lem with the airport’s rep-resentative, it was decidedsince the airport does nothave a truck that only car-ries 100 lowlead fuel, the
duckbill nozzle will not berequired.
Gary reported the hosesare getting weathered onthe fuel truck. He checkedprices for new hoses.
He also stated MattWhitham has been con-tacted to repair brakes onthe refueller and he will fixthe leak on the front endloader.
Hancock Electric wascontacted to install electri-cal outlets after completionof the concrete project.
The board passed a mo-tion to charge $10 a nightfor the temporary use of aT hangar and $35 per nightfor the use of the airport’smain hangar. This chargewill take effect after thecompletion of the tie downarea project.
Kim Harper resigned aschairman of the HugotonMunicipal Airport Boardeffective immediately.He will continue to serveon the board. The boardelected Robert Davis toserve as the new boardchairman.
The board adjourned.The next meeting will beJanuary 9, 2013 at the air-port meeting room.
Volume 125, Number 50 Thursday, December 13, 2012 16 Pages, 70 Cents Plus Tax Per Copy
The Council of StateGovernments (CSG)awarded the “Distin-guished Service to theStates” award to KansasSenator Steve Morris attheir December confer-ence. This is the Coun-cil’s highest honor,awarded to outstandingindividuals who havedemonstrated a sus-tained commitment toadvancing excellence instate government.
CSG, founded in 1933,is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization ofall elected and appointedstate and territorial lead-ers. CSG is dedicated tothe mission of enhancingpublic policy by connect-ing, informing and em-powering state leaders.CSG is proud to recog-nize Senator Morris withthis award whose distin-guished service has madea meaningful and lasting
contribution to the com-munity of states.
Senator Morris waspresented with a goldmedallion with a red,white and blue shield.
Senator Steve Morris rep-resents the 39th SenateDistrict and also servesas President of theKansas Senate.
Senator Steve Morris
The Hugoton Police De-partment’s sixth annualShop with a Cop is Satur-day, December 15, at Alco.The eager young shopperswill set out with theirshopping lists and policeofficers. Shop with a Copis a unique program inwhich Hugoton Police Offi-cers share Christmasshopping with underprivi-leged children in StevensCounty.
Donations to help withpurchasing gifts comefrom businesses as well asindividual communitymembers. Hugoton’s ownSanta Committe and theofficers’ spouses help wrap
the gifts up so they’reready to be placed underthe tree.
Also Saturday is a dayto visit Santa in case yourclan missed it. He’ll be at
Alco from 12:00 noon to4:00 p.m. waiting to hearthe community’s kids’wishes for Christmas pres-ents.
The Hugoton City Coun-cil met for their regularlyscheduled meeting Decem-ber 10, 2012 at the councilmeeting room at the citybuilding at 5:15 p.m. At-tending the meeting wereMayor Jack E. Rowden, CityClerk Thomas G. Hicks,City Inspector Tony Martin,Police Chief CourtneyLeslie, City Attorney WayneR. Tate, Outside UtilitiesSupervisor Dean Banker,Electric System SupervisorGary Rowden and council-men Gary Baughman, MikeEshbaugh, Kim Harper,Greg Gill and Bob Mason.Also present were engineerPete Earles, Abengoa’sRoger Hoffman, Alvin Riley,Jan Leonard, Paul Nordykeand Hugoton Hermes re-porter Ruthie Winget.
The minutes of previousmeetings and the Novembermunicipal judge’s reportwere approved.
Tony Martin reported hemailed out over 100 con-tractor renewal license let-ters for 2013. Somecontractors are already re-sponding. He also statedthe Planning Commissionmet for a re-zoning hearingNovember 29, 2012. Theyapproved the recommenda-tion to rezone the two lotsnorth of Presto from R2 toB2. The matter will next goto the city council for ap-proval.
Roger Hoffman informedthe council where Abengoaplans to run their proposedwater line on the edge of theForewinds Golf Course.
Alvin Riley reported that
the golf course 1995 Gator-type vehicle is in very badcondition. He asked forpermission to use the rest ofthe 2012 budget money topurchase a new Toro Work-man to replace the Gator.The council voted to ap-prove the purchase.
Pete Earles brought inthe bids for the improve-ments of 24 lots of the newresidential Pioneer addition.The council voted to acceptthe lowest bids. The lowbids submitted by McBrideConstruction and KingConstruction came to$711,510.59. This is belowthe total engineers estimateof $860,776.
Pete Earles reported thepumps for the Kansas DairyIngredients have been or-dered. A new force mainwill be installed up Ceme-tery Road and down FirstStreet. The council passedthe motion to accept theprofessional services con-tract.
Gary Gold’s term has ex-pired from the EconomicDevelopment board and hedoes not want to renew it.Linda Stalcup, Dan Corpen-ing and Ray Hoggett havestated they would be inter-ested in filling the vacancy.The council approved a mo-tion to accept Dan Corpen-ing for the job.
The council passed a mo-tion, 4-1, for cereal maltbeverage licenses for Nietosfor the balance of 2012. Forthe year 2013, they passeda motion to approve CMB li-censes for Nietos, Alco, DonJuan Bar, Pantry and
Whites.The council approved a
motion to pass Resolution#2012 - 3 - GAAP waiverwhich is done annually.
Tom informed the coun-cil that Blue Cross/BlueShield rates were increasingslightly. The council votedto stay ‘grandfathered in.’
Jan Leonard gave his re-port for the Hike and BikeTrail project which will gothrough Raydene Park.Wildlife and Parks have al-ready approved half the costof the project which is$74,000. Paul Stoner is try-ing to convince them toaward the full amount of$148,000 to Hugoton so thecontractors will not have toreturn at a later date. Forthe Safe Routes to School -Parsons Trust Fund, theCity of Hugoton and USD210 have committed to pay$7,293 each for the surveyand design work. TheStevens County Commis-sioners have not committedyet.
Gary Rowden reportedthat Fairbanks is done withthe power plant. The en-gines can be run wheneverneeded as soon as KansasDepartment of Health andEnvironment inspects theengines.
Courtney informed thecouncil the “Shop with aCop” will be December 15 atAlco.
The council went into ex-ecutive session to discusspersonnel.
The meeting adjourned.The next meeting will beDecember 26, 2012 at 5:15.
Council approves Dan Corpening for EcoDevo Board Morris receives Distinguished Service to the States award
Shop with a Cop is SaturdayThe Doug Martin family at 506 Jayhawk Avenue celebrates Christmas with beautiful
lights and an inspirational nativity scene.
Santa was at Yardmaster Saturday afternoon to the delight ofthese children. They are telling him what gifts they would likehim to bring.
Davis is new airport board chairman
Need some of those pack-ages wrapped before the bigday? Are you just so boggeddown with all the cookingand getting ready or just notso handy or creative with giftwrapping? The Youth Min-istries of Assembly of God inHugoton will be offering FreeGift Wrapping!
This will be taking placeSaturday, December 15,from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the
Fellowship Hall of the As-sembly of God Church at138 South Main. This verynice and thoughtful serviceis being sponsored by the180 Youth Ministries. So getout Saturday, and get someof those last minute detailstaken care of - for you andsupport a good cause whiledoing so.
Free will donations will beaccepted.
Free gift wrapping this weekend
The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, December 13, 2012 Page 2
Obituaries
A tragic motorcycle acci-dent has taken the life of Marlin Ray Hughes. Mr.Hughes passed away Monday,December 3, 2012 in BartonCounty. He was 51.
Marlin was born March 14,1961 in Norton, the son ofHoward Hughes and the for-mer Marian Bennett. May 1, 2010 he married Ali-cia Day Rodriguez in Ulysses. Marlin was a train engineerfor Watco, Inc. He had been aGreat Bend and Hoisingtonresident since 1983. Heserved his country in theUnited States Army. Survivors include his wifeAlicia of the home; son DaltonRay Hughes of Great Bend;daughter Stephanie Renee
Keenan and husband Matt ofSan Angelo, Tx.; step daugh-ter Jessica Lauren Rodriguezof the home; grandson Ran-som Justice Hardcastle of thehome; his brother RandyHughes and wife Karen ofTulsa, Ok.; foster brother JeffParsons and wife Michelle ofArdmore, Ok.; two foster sis-ters, Kim Nollette and hus-band Tim of Great Bend andShelley Correll and husbandKent of Spearville; his fosterfather Larry Parsons of GreatBend; foster mother PhyllisParsons of Great Bend; twocousins, Ron Bennett of CedarRapids, Ia. and Sharon Ben-nett of Boulder, Co.; and histwo aunts, Martha Bennett ofMeridian, Ia. and Sharon Ben-nett of Boulder, Co. Mr. Hughes was precededin death by his parents. Services were attendedThursday morning, December6, 2012 at Bryant FuneralHome in Great Bend with Pas-tor Roy Savage presiding.Cremation followed. A memorial has been estab-lished for Barton County BoysHome and can be sent in careof Bryant Funeral Home,1425 Patton Road, GreatBend Ks 67530.
Marlin Hughes
Word has been received ofthe death of Norma JeanDudley, age 69, of Ulysses.Mrs. Dudley passed awayTuesday, December 4, 2012at her home.
She was born March 9,1943 in Englewood, Co. thedaughter of Walter Seeleyand the former Doris MarieMoss.
Norma grew up in Col-orado. She married RichardD. Dudley June 8, 1966 inLas Vegas, Nv.
Norma and her husbandworked side by side operatingThe Dash In Drive-In andThe Crystal Ice Cream Parlorin Gunnison, Co.
In August of 1972 Normaand Richard moved toUlysses where they pur-chased and operated theUlysses Movie Theatre andDrive-In. They also ranShelly’s Restaurant.
Mrs. Dudley was a mem-ber of the Ulysses Chamberof Commerce, Red Hat Soci-ety, and Quilting Guild. Shesewed many of her children’sclothes, including her daugh-ter’s wedding dresses. Shealso enjoyed cooking, andloved spending time with hergrandchildren.
Survivors include her hus-band Richard of the home;daughters, Terri Lynn Rylesand husband Bob of Tiger,Ga., Laurie Walta and hus-band Danny of Caldwell andLinda Velasquez and hus-band Robert of Ulysses;
brothers, Larry Seeley of En-glewood, Jerry Seeley ofBillings, Mt. and RichardBanes of Ulysses; sisters,Elaine Kuhn and Donna Sny-der both of Englewood; hersix grandchildren, Gara Lee,Crystal Hagerman, DanaWalta, Dylan Walta, JordanVelasquez and Nicholas Ve-lasquez; and three greatgrandchildren, Rhett,Quintin and Colby Lee.
Those preceding Norma indeath are her parents;daughter Tina Rader; andsister Sharon Bennett.
Funeral services were at-tended Saturday afternoon,December 8, 2012 at theCountry View BaptistChurch in Ulysses with Rev-erend Sam Bynum officiat-ing. Interment followed at theUlysses Cemetery under thedirection of Garnand FuneralHome of Ulysses.
Memorial contributionsmay be given to the Susan G.Komen for the Cure or Amer-ican Cancer Society in care ofGarnand Funeral Home, 405W. Grant Ave, Ulysses, Ks67880.
Norma Dudley
Dear Editor,With the winter sports in
full force, I’m excited aboutour schools. There are a lotof good things happening inSchool District 210 thisyear. I have no kids inschool but I am a proudsupporter of the HugotonEagles (1966 graduate).Wow, does that date me!One morning at 9:00 a.m., Iwatched our Eagle girl’s bas-ketball team play and laterthe boys in the Blue – RedTournament. They both aredoing a great job. Wow!! Howrefreshing to watch our kidssupport their Eagles’ alongthe sidelines of the basket-ball court with their excite-ment. I think it’s great towatch! With an early morn-ing game I know the schoollet the students out ofclasses to watch. They wereall well behaved and full ofexcitement for our Eagles.
Parents, be proud of them! Ifully realize that not all par-ents can be at each game orprogram, but if you are notthere you are missing someof the most important timesof your student’s life. If youare home watching the gameon TV, just think, maybeone of your kids was doingthe TV programming, thecameras or the sound. It’son channel 12 locally.
Better yet, get off thecouch and go to the game orprogram, be part of yourkid’s excitement, be part oftheir school’s life. The danceteam has been a great halftime entertainment foryears. Those girls work hardat every game and shows!They are very energetic withtheir dancing routines. Each
night is different. The pepclub band sounds great too!You can see they are excitedabout the Hugoton Eagleswith their upbeat music theyplay. Great job!
I guess what I’m saying,support your Hugoton Ea-gles. Like I have said, bepart of your local HugotonEagles, make them proud ofyou for showing your sup-port for them. It’s not onlythe basketball games butthere are so many otherthings going on in ourschool system that are sogood.
Hugoton, be a part of thatexcitement that our schoolis offering. Show up! I knowyou will be glad you werethere supporting your kidsin their school activities!!Thanks for listening.
Roger Lynch
Reader urges you to “show up” and support the kids
Roger Lynch
Monday, December 3, 2012• Vehicle Unlock, 400 Block of East
Fifth, Citizen Assist, OfficerLamatsch
• Medical Assist, 700 Block of SouthHarrison, Public Service, OfficerLamatsch
• Loud Music, 100 Block of EastEast, Unable to Locate, OfficerLamatsch
• Loud Music, 900 Block of SouthCoulter, Officer Lamatsch
Tuesday, December 4, 2012• Vehicle Unlock, 1000 Block of
South Polk, Citizen Assist, OfficerLamatsch
• Medical Assist, 700 Block of SouthHarrison, Public Service, OfficerLamatsch
• Medical Assist, 1000 Block ofSouth Jackson, Public Service, Of-ficer Lamatsch
• Dog at Large, 1100 Block of SouthMain, Dog Impounded, ACO Smith
• Theft, 100 Block of South Jeffer-son, Took Report, Officer Hagman
Wednesday, December 5, 2012• Non-Injury Accident, 1000 Block of
South Jackson, Took Report, Offi-cer Crane
• Possible Domestic, 700 Block ofSouth Madison, Investigated, Offi-cer Crane
• Dog at Large, Ticket Issued, ACOSmith
• Puppies at Large, 700 Block of EastSixth, Impounded, ACO Smith
• Possible Domestic, 700 SouthMadison, Investigated, Sgt. John-son
Thursday, December 6, 2012• Dogs at Large, 300 Block of South
Jefferson, Officer Crane/ACOSmith
Friday, December 7, 2012• Dog Complaint, 400 Block of West
Stevens County Emer-gency Services run activityDecember 3 through Decem-ber 9.Fire Department
Hugoton Station No activity this period. Fire Department
Moscow Station No activity this period.
Ambulance Activity Two medical runs, onetransfer and one Life Flight.
Stevens County Fire Department
andAmbulance Report
Send your Santa letters to:Santa Claus, %The HugotonHermes, 522 S. Main, Hugo-ton, Ks. 67951.Project Hope needs food!Make your donation at Proj-ect Hope or First NationalBank. Call Debbie Nordling at544-8528 or Tammy Slocumat 544-8908 for more informa-tion.Don’t forget! Get your flu shotat the Stevens County HealthDepartment. Call 544-7177 formore information.Pioneer Manor residentsplay Bingo at 2:00 p.m.Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fri-days and Saturdays. Com-munity members are invited tovolunteer or play a game withthe residents!AL-ANON Family Groupmeets at 1405 CemeteryRoad Mondays and Thurs-days at 8:00 p.m. Call 620-544-2610 or 620-544-2854 formore information.CELEBRATE RECOVERYevery Monday night 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Assembly of GodFellowship Hall, 138 S. Main inHugoton.HUGOTON LIONS CLUB
meets every Second andFourth Thursday of the monthat Memorial Hall at 7:00 p.m.Wednesday nights- Inside Out Kids at the Hugo-ton Assembly of God, 138 S.Main, beginning with dinner at6:45 p.m. Program will be from7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Rides areavailable by calling Pastor BenCoats at 620-428-1487 before5:30 p.m. Wednesdayevenings.December- Rolla Hope will have a Rolla
Hope Tree traveling aroundRolla businesses. Names ofchildren in need will be on it soyou can buy Christmas pres-ents for them. You can alsoadd names to the tree.- There will be no Chamber
luncheon this month or “AfterHours” due to a very busyschedule for most Chambermembers. Merry Christmas!Through January 12- Stop by the Baker Arts Cen-ter, 624 N. Pershing in Liberal,to look at selections from thePermanent Collection, whichhas been collected over 25years. There is no charge foradmission.
December 13- Stevens County Library will
host their anual Recipe Swapfrom 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.at the SCL Meeting Room. Youmay enter recipes atwww.stevenscountylibrary.com, email them toeunice@steven scountyli-brary.com or you may takethem to SCL at 500 S. Monroe.- Hugoton Aglow will meet at
7:00 p.m. at the Senior Center,624 S. Main, for fellowship andcoffee. The meeting will followat 7:30 p.m.December 15- Bill of Rights Day- Santa Claus welcomes kids’Christmas wishes at Alco from12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m.- Free gift wrapping at the Fel-lowship Hall at Hugoton’s As-sembly of God, from 1:00 to5:00 p.m., sponsored by 180Youth Ministries. Free will do-nations will be gratefully ac-cepted. - Sixth annual Shop with a
Cop at Alco. Donations aregratefully accepted by mail atPO Box 788, Hugoton, Ks.67951 or drop off at the Hugo-ton Police Department at 405E. Fifth Street. Contact theHPD for more information at620-544-4959.- Sons of the American Revo-
lution will host a meeting atBilly’s Blue Duck Barbecue inLiberal at 11:00 a.m. alongwith the Daughters of theAmerican Revolution. If youare interested in joining eithergroup you are invited to at-tend.December 16- “Wild and Sweet” - WhitneyLight Stillwell’s singing group -will be at the Rolla UnitedMethodist Church at 10:30a.m. Members include Larryand Whitney Stillwell, JohnnyBland - The Moscow Baptist HillbillyBand will be at Pioneer Manor
at 3:00 p.m.December 18- Crop Profitability Outlook at10:00 a.m. at the StevensCounty Extension Office, 114E. Fifth.- Moscow Grade School will
host their annual Christmasprogram at 7:00 p.m. Thecommunity is invited!December 22-January 2- Winter break for USD #210
students.December 22-January 7- Winter break for USD #217
students.December 22 - January 27- Stauth Memorial Museum
will host “They Also Ran: ThePresidential Hopefuls,” exam-ining the presidential candi-dates who didn’t get elected. Itoffers a fascinating look atAmerican politics, the menwho gave the president a runfor his money, and those whoreturned to win a later elec-tion. The museum is locatedat 111 N. Aztec in Montezuma.They are closed Mondays. Call620-846-2527 for more infor-mation.December 17- Stevens County Commis-
sioners will meet in the Com-missioners’ Room at theStevens County Courthouse at8:30 a.m.December 21- First day of winterDecember 22-23- Santa Claus welcomes kids’Christmas wishes at Alco from12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m.December 25- Merry Christmas!December 31- New Year’s EveJanuary 2- Stevens County Commis-
sioners will meet in the Com-missioners’ Room at theStevens County Courthouse at8:30 a.m.January 7- Predator Calling Seminar
WHAT’S HAPPENIN’
I will strengthen themin the Lord; and they shallwalk up and down in Hisname, saith the Lord.
Zechariah 10:12
Hugoton Aglow will meetThursday, December 13, inthe Senior Activity Center atSeventh and Main. Their De-cember meeting will begin asusual with coffee and fellow-ship at 7:00 p.m. and thencontinue at 7:30 into theirmeeting. They ask that youenter through the Main Streetentrance.
The speakers for theevening will be Steve andCindy Hittle. They are bothlife residents of the Hugotoncommunity area and are wellknown in agricultural circles,being farmers and ranchers.They have managed herds ofsheep, goats, buffalo andpossibly other critters thatare not known about. Cindyhas been the librarian for theCity of Rolla as well as theRolla School’s Librarian for aconsiderable number ofyears. She serves asPraise/Worship leader at theLighthouse, and has beenSunday School teacher. She
serves well as a supporter ofher husband’s eldership. Thecouple has raised four chil-dren – three daughters andone son – and they presentlyboast of ten grandchildren.
Steve and Cindy both min-ister in multiple positions atLighthouse Fellowship, Steveas Elder for some 20 years, asSunday School teacher, serv-ing as preacher when theneed arises, and as mission-ary to numerous foreignfields including Tanzania,Kenya, Uganda, Trinidad,Peru, Turkey and now Is-rael/Palestine. They travel to-gether to most of theselocations, and both of themminister as called on by thelocal residents.
The Hittles stated aboutthe variety of ministry serv-ices, “We have been blest tobe used by God in airports,on planes and amongst thepeople we travel with and ofcourse the people in thecountries we visit. We have
worked on churches, parson-ages, taught, preached, sangand continually shared God’sWord. We have helped plant achurch in Kenya. We havealso given agricultural and fi-nancial assistance in devel-oping corn field crops, fromwhich income helped buildthe worship center in Kenya.”Their ministry trips are paidfor by family finances. Contri-
butions are welcomed andappreciated.
Cindy prefers to go in part-nership with Steve to foreignlocations, but she has gonealone at times and has hadopportunity to be featuredspeaker at several area or-ganizations and churches.Aglow is honored and blessedto present them for this com-pany of believers.
Hugoton Aglow announces speakers to be Hittles
Dear Editor,Update: the call to actionworked last week.
We had a number of per-sons, families,businesses,organizationsand churches call to help.
We are still in need ofthese items:Stuffing 155 $119.35;Pancake Mix 155 $169.00;Oranges /Apples 155
$114.70If you can help contact
Debbie Nordling at 544-8528 to make a free will do-
nation orsponsor anitem listed
above.Also if you have items
you would like to include ina box please contact Debbie.
Hugoton comes through for Hope
Project Hope Board
NOVEMBER 2012Jays, Kathy; Speeding 34/20 $114.00Gonzalez, Joshua L.; No Driver’s Li-
cense $360.00 40 hrs Community ServiceJohnson, Emily; Dog at Large $50.00Ralstin, Rance C.; Driving in Violation
of Restrictions $160.00 DL Suspended 30 daysRobson, Brandy L.; Overtime
Truck/Trailer Parking $50.00Don Juan, Martha; Dog at Large $110.00Cox, Austin; Careless Driving $110.00
20 hrs Community ServiceGonzales, Roxanne F.; Driving While
Suspended - 2nd $610.00 5 days jail, 1 yr Unsupervised Prob.Flores, Crystal; Dog at Large $110.00Tinoco, Jorge; Dog at Large $110.00McComack, Michael David; Failure to
Stop $105.00Ramirez, Maria; Dog at Large x2 $160.00Johnson, Emily; Dog at Large $110.00
HUGOTONHUGOTONMUNICIPAL COURTMUNICIPAL COURT
By Kansas Attorney GeneralDerek Schmidt
Thousands of charitableorganizations are registeredin Kansas, and many of themrely on the generosity ofKansans during the holidayseason.
Legitimate charities en-gage in a wide variety of im-portant work that helps ourcommunities stay vibrantand strong. Unfortunately,there are also scammers outthere who may appear to benon-profit organizations butwhose real purpose is to takeadvantage of your generosity.
Be careful, and if you aresolicited by telephone, emailor direct mail by somebodyclaiming to be a charity - beskeptical.
Scammers posing as char-ities will often target peopleby telephone solicitation.They may use a name or titlethat sounds similar to a legit-imate organization and askfor the donation to be madeon the phone by giving themyour bank or credit cardnumber. You should never beafraid to tell the solicitor youneed some time to thinkabout it and ask for a physi-cal address to send your do-nation. You may also askthem to mail to you writteninformation about the char-ity. This will give you time toresearch the organizationand make sure it is legiti-mate. Any legitimate charitywill be willing to wait a fewdays to receive your contribu-tion. Do not allow yourself tobe pressured into making adonation.
As the old saying goes, thebest defense is a good of-fense. Think in advanceabout what charities youwant to support this holidayseason. This allows you toinitiate the contact, and itkeeps you in control of yourcontribution. You shouldplan and budget your chari-table giving just like youbudget for other expenses. Donot allow yourself to beswayed by strangers whomay choose to solicit you for
your donations.If you do run into a scam
or are concerned aboutwhether an organization isoperating lawfully in Kansas,our office is here to help.Please file a report with us byvisiting www.ag.ks.gov or callour Consumer Protection Di-vision at 1-800-432-2310.You can also find more tipsfor charitable giving in theConsumer Protection sectionof our Web site.
Even when the charity so-liciting you to contribute is le-gitimate, you would be wiseto do some checking beforegiving to ensure that youknow exactly who you’re giv-ing to and also what will bedone with your donation.Here are a few tips:1. You should check to makesure the charity you are giv-ing to is registered with theKansas Secretary of State’sOffice by visitingwww.kscharitycheck.org.Most charities soliciting do-nations in the State ofKansas are required to regis-ter. The most common excep-tions from registration arecertain educational and reli-gious institutions.2. Pay particular attention tohow much of each dollar yougive will actually support thecause rather than just fund-ing “overhead” and adminis-trative expenses. If anorganization is registered, thewww.kscharitycheck.org sitealso will let you know whatpercentage of the fundsraised by the organization
goes to support the charitablepurpose and what percentageis used for fundraising ex-penses. Pay careful attentionto this information. Avoidcharities that only give asmall portion of each dollar tothe actual charitable work.After all, you're giving be-cause you want to support aparticular charitable cause -not just to support afundraising operation.3. If you are planning to claima tax deduction from your do-nation, you also should makesure the organization is ingood standing with the Inter-nal Revenue Service. You cancheck to see if an organiza-tion is eligible for tax-de-ductible contributions atwww.irs.gov/app/pub-78/.Once you have made yourcontribution, be sure to savea receipt or acknowledgementfrom the organization so youcan properly claim your taxdeduction.
Kansas charities providevaluable services year-round,and we know they couldn't doit without the support of gen-erous Kansans. The best wayto avoid charity scams and toeliminate uncertainty abouthow your donation will beused is to give to local, famil-iar organizations with whichyou have a personal relation-ship. If you do a little re-search before you give, youwill rest comfortably knowingyour donations are put togood use.
Please have a safe andhappy holiday season!
Kansans who enjoy visit-ing the state parks can counton at least two annual rituals– renewing their vehicle regis-trations and buying their an-nual park permits.Currently, these tasks mustbe completed on separate oc-casions, at different buildingsor online locations, and usingseparate transactions. That’sabout to change, thanks to apartnership between theKansas Department ofWildlife, Parks and Tourism(KDWPT) and the Kansas De-partment of Revenue (KDOR).
Beginning in 2013, Kansasmotor vehicle owners will beable to buy an annual parkvehicle permit as part of theirvehicle registration process.The permit – called a KansasState Parks Passport – willcost $15.00 (county treasur-ers can elect to add a $0.50service fee). This lower-price,non-transferable permit willbe available only during thevehicle registration process ata motor vehicle registrationoffice, through the online ve-hicle registration site(www.kswebtags.org), orwhen registering by mail.The Kansas State Parks Pass-port will expire when the ve-hicle registration expires ayear later.
During 2013, persons whowould like to purchase an an-nual park permit before theyregister their vehicles can doso at any KDWPT office,Kansas license vendor orthrough the KDWPT website,(www.ksoutdoors.com/License-Permits), and then re-quest a pro-rated refund forthe difference in cost. Refundforms will be available fromKDWPT state park offices orthrough the KDWPT websiteat ksoutdoors.com. OnlyKansas State Park Passportspurchased between January1, 2013 and June 30, 2013will be eligible for refund.
Kansas residents (exceptseniors and persons with dis-abilities) and owners of vehi-cles not registered in Kansaswho buy their park vehiclepermits at a KDWPT office orvendor will have to pay theregular price for annual anddaily permits. The regularannual park vehicle permitwill cost $25.00, and thedaily vehicle permit fee will be$5.00, including processingfees.
To save even more startingin 2013, residents 65 years ofage or older or persons withdisabilities who display a spe-cial license plate or placardissued pursuant to state law
can buy a park vehicle permitdirectly from a KDWPT officeor vendor. Including process-ing fees, the cost will be$13.75 for annual vehiclepark permits or $3.25 for reg-ular daily permits. Theselower-priced permits will notbe available as part of the ve-hicle registration process.
KDWPT pushed for thenew passport in the 2012 leg-islative session. Kansas stateparks receive modest fundingfrom the state general fundbut the amount has dwindledin recent years, resulting insignificant challenges forpark operations and mainte-nance.
Robin Jennison, KDWPTSecretary, explained that theagency is striving to be lessreliant on state generalfunds. “The new annual per-mit will provide a lower costway for families and youngpeople to visit our stateparks. It also will help ex-pand our customer base, andprovide a more reliable, con-sistent revenue stream to sta-bilize the funding pool so wecan more effectively operateour state parks. We deeplyappreciate the help of the De-partment of Revenue to makethis happen.” he said.
Linda Craghead, Assistant
Secretary for Parks andTourism, added, “The KansasState Parks Passport willmake it more convenient andaffordable for Kansans toenjoy our 25 state parks. Itwill be a great way for fami-lies to reconnect with natureand each other, and help pre-serve the parks for futuregenerations. Families canenjoy a whole year of adven-ture and outdoor activities forless than the cost of treatingthe family to a night at themovies.”
"We are pleased to partnerwith the Kansas Departmentof Wildlife, Parks andTourism to offer this cus-tomer service feature whichwill make it easier for allKansans to visit our stateparks," said KDOR VehiclesDirector Donna Shelite.
Information about the newKansas State Parks Passportwill be included in the regis-tration renewal notice sent tovehicle owners each year.
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ATTENTION!!!Due to Christmas and New Years
being on a Tuesday this year, the Hugoton Hermes will be
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Mikyn Hamlin is Heritage Christian Academy’s November Stu-dent of the Month. Mikyn is the daughter of Chad and PamHamlin.
Garry Norton thinks the birdpictured last week is a youngPrairie Falcon. Above is apicture taken from the inter-net and below is the picturefrom The Hermes last week.As they get older, this falcongets more stripes on theirbreast. What do you think?
Holiday generosity - give wisely
The Kansas CorporationCommission (KCC or Com-mission) approved a Settle-ment Agreement reachedbetween Kansas Gas Service,KCC staff, and the Citizens’Utility Ratepayer Board(CURB), granting Kansas GasService a $28 million rate in-crease. An average residential
customer will see an approx-imate increase of less than $2per month or $24 per year.These figures do not includecost of gas which is variableand unregulated by the Com-mission. The new rates gointo effect January 1. As partof the Settlement Agreement,Kansas Gas Service droppedtheir revenue normalizationadjustment proposal.
Kansas Gas Service origi-nally requested a $50.7 mil-lion increase. Kansas GasService’s last rate increase of$52 million was approvedNovember 16, 2006. KansasGas Service provides serviceto approximately 632,000customers in Kansas.
The Commission regulatespublic utilities includinghome telephone, natural gas,electric and water companies,and oil and gas producers.The Commission's regulatoryoversight of public utilitiesprimarily pertains to ratesand terms of service. In orderto ensure that customers ofregulated utilities are pro-vided sufficient and efficientservice at just and reasonablerates - utilities may notchange rates without Com-
mission approval.A copy of the application,
supporting testimony, andorder is available by visitinghttp://kcc.ks.gov, clicking"Docket Filings" on the leftmenu and entering docketnumber: 12-KGSG-835-RTS.
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Subscriptions $30.00 (including KansasState Sales Tax) for Stevens and adjoin-ing Kansas Counties, $35.00 elsewherein state (including Kansas State SalesTax), and for all out of state subscrip-tions. Online subscriptions are $25.00 ayear. Online and printed subscriptionscombined are $10.00 plus the cost of thesubscription. Foreign Subscription Rate$40.00. School Subscriptions and Mili-tary Personnel $25.00 (including KansasState Sales Tax) payable in advance. Ad-vertising Rates Noncommissionable$5.00 per column inch, Commission-able Rates $6.25 per column inch, Clas-sified $5.00 per column inch. Frequencyis weekly every Thursday. PeriodicalsPostage paid at Hugoton, Ks. 67951.POSTMASTER: Send address changesto The Hugoton Hermes at 522 S. Main,Hugoton, Kansas 67951.
Opinion PageOur opinion page is open to the public.We encourage comments from readersin the form of letters to the editor or guestcolumns. All letters must be signed andmust include the address and telephonenumber of the sender. (names will be pub-lished but not address & phone#) Lettersshould be no more than 300 words. Nolibelous or offensive letter will be pub-lished. The guest column or letter to theeditor does not reflect the opinion of thisnewspaper or its representatives.
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
December 16Barbara Williams
Hillbilly BandDecember 23
Rev. Richard MartinChurch of GodDecember 30
Minister Matt RussellChurch of Christ
Patrick Arange has outdone himself this year at123 Jefferson. His yard is a virtual Christmas
Fantasy Land. Definitely worth a drive-by look-see.
Tis the reason for the season. The nativity scene above is located at 216 S.
Jackson. The beautiful lights illuminate and highlight the scene.
December is usually filledwith holiday feasts, parties,late nights and traveling.While fun, it can also sendhealthy eating habits rightout the window. The Ameri-can Heart Association offers afew tips to help you stay on aheart-healthy course whilestill enjoying all the season’sfestivities.
Gaining weight is one hol-iday tradition that no onewants to keep. Set the stagefor success. • Don’t starve yourself theday of the party so you canfill up on food that evening. Ifyou eat normally throughoutthe day, you’re much lesslikely to overeat at the party.Try eating a healthy snack,such as a piece of fruit, beforegoing to the party.• Remember: The point ofholiday gatherings is to cele-brate, not to eat. Mingle withfriends and loved ones in-stead of hovering around thebuffet table.• Don’t load up at the buffettable. Balance and modera-tion is important. Keep por-tion sizes small by puttingyour snacks on a small plateinstead of a large one andlimiting your trips to the buf-fet.• Wait 20 minutes beforegetting another plate of food.You’ll often find that you’reno longer hungry.
Sneak in a few healthycooking techniques withoutlosing the flavor. From quickdinner ideas to deliciousdesserts, American Heart As-sociation cookbooks providelots of ways to make cookinghealthier. Here are some tipsoffered in the cookbooks: (Topurchase cookbooks, visitwww.shopheart.org orwww.heart.org). • Use non-stick cookware soyou can cook with a mini-mum of oil or vegetable oilspray.• For a wonderful flavor en-hancer, sprinkle food withvinegar or citrus juice. Add itat the last minute so the fla-vor is at its strongest.• Substitute chopped veg-etables for some of the breadin your stuffing recipe.• Try substituting high-fatingredients with low-fat alter-natives. Some recipes allowapple sauce in place of cer-tain oils, or fat free, choles-terol free egg products foreggs.
Adding activity can offsetthe extra food you may eat.It’s important to maintainyour physical activity duringthe holidays – the AmericanHeart Association recom-mends 30 minutes or more ofexercise most days of theweek. Use the tips below tohelp manage your daily fit-ness routine.
• ‘Tis the season for spend-ing time with family! Use theholidays to create qualityfamily activities. Take a walkaround the neighborhoodafter dinner to look at holidaylights. Building snowmen,sledding, ice skating are allthrilling activities that keepboth children and adults en-tertained.• Be flexible. If there are no30-minute blocks in yourschedule, use any chanceyou find. Ten minutes ofwalking a few times a day isbetter than nothing.• Multitask! Try speedcleaning. Take a brisk walkthrough the mall. Before youknow it your task list will bedone. • Park at the far end of thelot is an easy way to avoidstressful parking situations.Not only will you lower yourstress level, you’ll burn extracalories by walking.• Any exercise moves you to-ward a healthier heart.
For more tips on how tohave a heart-healthy holidayseason, download the Ameri-can Heart Association’s FREEHealthy Holiday Eating Guideat www.heart.org/KC. Formore free recipes, visitwww.heart.org/nutrition.
Story submitted by theAmerican Heart Association.
Christmas Is a Time...Of joyful hearts sharing
happy moments. It’s a timeto thank God for the bless-ings in our lives, especiallywhen those blessings includeknowing ALL of you - as spe-cial as ALL of you are!!!
We do think ALL of youare SPECIAL and we APPRE-CIATE ALL of you!!!
We invite you to visit us atthe Gas & Historical Mu-seum, 905 South Adams.Our hours are 1:00 to 5:00p.m. Monday through Fridayand 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Satur-day.
MUSEUMUPDATE
from The Stevens County Gas & Historical MuseumGladys Renfro and Beulah Carter
Rayne is always willing tolearn and try new things! Herhobbies include playing out-side, dancing and singing.Rayne is an engaging younggirl who enjoys spendingone-on-one time with care-givers. Rayne states that shewould like to be a doctor or atooth fairy when she growsup. Rayne needs a loving,caring and affectionate for-ever family that will not giveup on her. She will need afamily that will allow her tomaintain contact with hersister. Rayne wants a familyto call her own. To learn
more about adoption visitwww.adoptkskids.org or call877-457-5430. Rayne’s casenumber is CH-5438.
Rayne, age six
P leas e Adopt Me!
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Some unusual visitors have beenshowing up near town lately.Snow Geese and Canadian Geese have beenflocking together and landing just west of Hugoton. A pretty sight to behold early in the morn-ings.
Heart healthy tips for December activities
Kansas Gas Service rate increase approved by KCC
Watch as girls discover theworld around them. Listen totheir thoughts and ideas tohelp them connect. Assist intheir endeavors as girls takeaction to make the world abetter place. There are somany ways to serve. Whetheryou have one hour, one day,one week, one month, or oneyear, we have the perfect op-portunity for you - become aGirl Scout Volunteer!
There are girls throughoutSouthwest Kansas who areon a waiting list becausethere are not enough volun-teers to lead and/or assist in
troop activities. If you live inHodgeman, Ford, Grey,Hamilton, Kearny, Finney,Grant, Meade, Seward,Stevens, Morton or StantonCounty, your help is needed.If you would like to make adifference, and help shapethe future, please contactChandra Lay in the GardenCity office at 888-900-7061or [email protected] for more in-formation.
Every volunteer makes adifference. Maybe you havetime to chaperone a trip,work at camp, share yourknowledge and skills at an
event, or help deliver lunch orafterschool programs to girlswho don’t have access to GirlScouts elsewhere. Maybe youknow all the communityhotspots to hang up flyers, ormaybe planning a fundrais-ing event would better suityou.
Girl Scout volunteers don’tneed to be parents, have anyhistory with the organization,or even be female. Girl Scoutsis an inclusive organizationwhose mission is to buildgirls of courage, confidence,and character, who make theworld a better place. Without
volunteers, this mission can-not be fulfilled. Volunteersare the very backbone of theGirl Scout organization, fromthe at-home dad who leadshis daughter’s Brownie troop,to the entrepreneur whospeaks at a Girl Scout eventabout their business, to thecollege student who wants toshare his passion for photog-raphy.
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“I would claim that Christian schooling is not about running or hiding from--rather it is about embracing and pursuing the mind of Christ. It is about pursuing the real understanding of what it means to be salt and light, about transformation by the renewing of the mind. It is about the development of fruitful bearers of the image of Christ in a world gone bland with its salt-less-ness; a world staggering in an abundance of darkness where the light has been all but snuffed out.”
Ken Smitherman, President, Association of Christian School International
Christian LeadershipOur goal is to create success-bound Christian leaders who follow God and influence society with a Christian worldview, character and integrity. Students will be culturally relevant without compromising Biblical truth and expandGod’s kingdom by being bold, fearless leaders and witnesses of Christ. Our studentswill learn to share and defend their faith with others. Superior AcademicsOur school will provide academic excellence training in critical thinking, and goodstudy habitsOur students will be fully prepared for their next educational level.A Scriptural WorldviewOur students will be taught that God is our sole provider, who created our universe.They will view God as the source of all academic subjects. A Personal & Sustained Relationship with Jesus ChristOur students will be taught the necessity of being born again in the Spirit of God by receiving Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.Students will be taught that growth in the Christian life depends uponfellowship with God through Bible study, Christian fellowship and prayer. We will lead our students to become disciples of Christ and seek His purpose and truth for their lives. Every student will be encouraged to embrace the Bible as the source of absolute truth,to maintain a biblical worldview rather than humanistic worldview.
It is a faith building experience to watch God care for His followers and ministries. . . It is a pleasure to be in partnership with those whom the Lord has given a vision for Christian education.
You may send your contribution to: Heritage Christian Academy, PO Box 744, HugotonKS 67951 OR come by to visit us at 505 E. 1st Street, Hugoton, KS.
HCA is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. All contributions are tax deductible.
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From the November 21, 1962, issue of TheHugoton Hermes
Coyotes Feed Crippled MateErnest Rudolph of the Woods Community,
while visiting this office Monday, came alongwith the best coyote story we have heard.
About a week ago he went out to his fieldfor some feed and down the row between themelon patch and a milo field, a crippled coyotewas scared out. The coyote was crippled inthe back and could only get about by draggingits hind legs. Ernest picked up a couple oflarge wrenches from his truck and took afterthe coyote and soon killed it. He went back towhere the coyote had been camping andfound a lot of rabbit fur, bones and melonrinds strewn about. Evidence showed thatthe coyote had been shot or wounded in someway in the back.
It is Ernest’s opinon that the mate or othercoyotes had been feeding the crippled coyotewith rabbits and melons for nearly two weeks.The crippled coyote was a female.
Later Ernest found that one of his neigh-bors had shot and crippled a coyote close tothis field the first day of pheasant season butdid not get the animal. This is believed to bethe animal wounded by the neighbor.
From the October 30, 1942, issue of TheHugoton Hermes.
Coffee to be RationedCoffee will be rationed starting
at midnight, November 28, at a rate of onepound every five weeks for each person over15 years old, the office of price administrationannounced today.
On the basis of 35 to 40 cups to thepound, the ration means slightly more than acup of coffee a day per person.
Retail sales will be halted at midnight, No-vember 21, Price Administrator Leon Hender-son said, for a week-long freeze during whichgrocers will stock their shelves for the start ofrationing.
The first rationed coffee will be purchasedon the last stamp in the sugar ration book,Stamp No. 28. Subsequent rations will be is-sued by working backwards through thesugar book, using stamps No. 28 to No. 19,in sequence.
The war production board ordered OPA totake control of consumer distribution to as-sure an equal supply for all, Henderson said,and attributed the emergency action mainlyto “exercise buying by consumers.”
Eligibility will be determined by the ageon war ration book No. 1—the sugar book.If the age shown when the book was is-sued in May was 15 or older, the holder isentitled to coffee rations; if 14 oryounger, the book is not valid forcoffee purchase. Use of the book
for sugar will continueas in the past.
Remembering
125 years of the Hermes
December 6 was a special day for Dorothy Lynch. It was herninety-fourth birthday. Celebrating with cake and balloonswere her children Janet Sutton and Roger Lynch. Dorothywould love hearing from her friends with cards. They may besent to Dorothy Lynch, c/o Satanta Long Term Care, PO Box159, Satanta, Ks. 67870.
The December meeting ofthe Beta Sigma Chapter ofDelta Kappa Gamma was inElkhart Monday, December3, 2012. The group met at7:00 p.m. at the MortonCounty Library.
President Eudon Duttoncalled the meeting to order.The first order of businesswas the initiation of the newmember, Tracy Brecheisen,by Eudon Dutton, Sue Meek,and Dot Leiker. Refresh-ments were then served byhostesses Susan Carey andSue Meek. A beautifully dec-orated DKG cake, iced teaand water were served toeveryone.
Guest speaker, MichelleHanes, reading specialistfrom Elkhart, presented avery informative presentationon Common Core Curriculumwhich is being adopted inKansas schools. A nice dis-cussion was held by themembers. Then, those pres-ent worked on door hanger
snowmen to be taken to theMorton County Long TermCare patients.
Winnie Hagenah read aChristmas story, A Transcriptof John Henry Faulk's Christ-mas Story. For devotions,she read "Christmas Bells" byCharles Appleton Longfellowwritten during the AmericanCivil War. Eudon gave eachmember a beautiful poinset-tia. Hostesses gave eachmember a white towel with ared rose and DKG embroi-dered on them. The towelshad been made by Susan'sparents, James and GerrySoltwedel, of Yoder, Co.
The next meeting will beMarch 4 in Elkhart.
Those attending the meet-ing were Tracy Brecheisen,Susan Carey, Eudon Dutton,Retta Eiland, Cheyenne Fitz-Roy, Winnie Hagenah, DotLeiker, Sue Meek, JanieShelden, and speaker,Michelle Hanes.
Eunice Schroeder shows Mrs. Kitzke’s firstgraders the Smithsonian exhibit of “The WayWe Worked.” This is the last class that will be
able to see the exhibit at the Stevens County Library as the exhibit is being moved to another location.
More than 9,400 academicscholarships have beenawarded to Kansas StateUniversity students for the2012-2013 school year. Over-all, students have earnedmore than $19.2 million inscholarships for the currentacademic year -- nearly $1million more than the previ-ous year.
Most of the scholarshipsare made possible throughdonations and gifts to theKansas State UniversityFoundation. Information onthe university's student fi-nancial assistance is avail-able at http://www.k-state.edu/sfa.
Students receiving schol-arships totaling more than$1,000 include from Hugo-ton: Tyrol Beltz, Mudge-Thompson GeologyScholarship; Logan Craw-ford, Heritage Award; LatonHeger, Fairchild Scholarship;Stetson Honig, Gayle FosterAlumni Club Scholarship,Richard Auer MemorialScholarship, and ActivityScholarship; Keithan Martin,Mudge-Thompson GeologyScholarship, and PetroleumGeology Scholarship; Kather-ine Omo, Friends of KansasState Choirs, Soaring withEagles Scholarship, and Dr.Heath J. Schroeder MemorialLeadership Scholarship;Avory Stegman, MemorialScholarship.
From Moscow: MackenzieDobie, Heritage Award
From Rolla: Casey Barrett,Faith R. Roach Scholarship,and Helen C. Schutte Memo-rial Scholarship; MarshallClinesmith, Mary Lucille andWalter Abmeyer Scholarship.
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Thursday, December 6Hugoton Lady Eagles seventhgrade competed againstDodge City Middle School.The A-team defeated DodgeCity with a big gap in scores40-2.
Laney Hoskinson scorednine points in the game fol-lowed closely by DallieHoskinson and BrooklynnHarper with eight pointseach. JoHanna Rawlinsscored six points followed byClaire Lewis with three, BrittaBeesley, Caitlin Lewis andJaysa Featherston scoringtwo points each.
“Our girls did a good job ofsharing the ball and we madesure that everyone on our
teams scored a basket. Thegirls have two games beforeour tournament,” said coachJill Nech.
The B-team also won theirgame against Dodge City witha score of 13-9.
Girls scoring for the LadyEagles were Britta Beesleywith six points and TrinityMcPhillips with seven points.
“We were ahead most ofthe game, however we missednine free throws in the sec-ond half which means weshould have won 13 points,said coach Nech. “We willcontinue to work on freethrows and rebounding inpractice,” concluded coachNech.
Monday, December 11 theLady Eagles battled HoraceGoode. The A-team won theirbattle 34-26.
Dallie Hoskinson was thetop scorer with 11 points. Jo-Hanna Rawlins followed Dal-lie closely with ten pointsfollowed by Laney Hoskinsonwith eight and Claire Lewiswith five.
“Our girls did a better jobrebounding this game, wejust need to continue to bestronger with the ball after weget a rebound. We did not doa very good job of making ap-propriate passes and did notshare the ball very well on of-fense,” said coach Nech. “Wehave one more game before
our tournament next weekwhich gives us plenty of timeto work on things in prac-tice,” she concluded.
The B-team lost their bat-tle against Horace Goode 10-29.
Brooklynn Harper scorednine points and TrinityMcPhillips had one point.
“The girls did not do a verygood job of rebounding ormaking good passes, we alsomissed 11 free throws whichwould have put us closer towinning the game” said coachNech. “The girls are doneuntil their tournament nextweek so we will have severaldays to work on things inpractice,” she concluded.
It was an exciting time forthe Lady Eagles fans duringthe Blue and Red Classictournament this past week-end. The Hugoton girlsplayed very tough during thethree games of the tourna-ment winning the first twothen losing the third gameand championship by onlytwo points. Though it was adisappointing loss for theteam, it however showed justhow tough this team can bewith promises of a winningseason.
The Lady Eagles playedGuymon, Ok. in their firstgame of the tournament.Hugoton jumped ahead of thevisiting Lady Tigers early inthe first quarter and held thelead throughout the fourquarters. Leading by only onepoint going into half time, thehome team went on to defeatGuymon 12 points. The LadyEagles played Stratford, Tx.Friday morning at 9:00 a.m.where the Hugoton team tooktheir second win of the tour-nament. It was the final gamehowever that was the mostexciting and yet the most dis-appointing for the Lady Ea-gles and their loyal fans.Hugoton played Perryton, Tx.for the championship Satur-day night. In all four quartersit was anyone’s game withHugoton leading most of thegame by two points. As theseconds ticked down Perry-ton tied up the game and inthe very last minute scoredtwo points to win.
Game one against Guy-mon started with the LadyEagles, Nicole Kinser, jump-ing against Ashlyn Wadley.Hugoton got the first pointswhen Josie Mueller droppedthe ball through the hoopfrom under the net. At theend of the first quarter Hugo-ton led, eight to five. As thepace picked up in the secondquarter, the Lady Eaglesadded ten more points whileholding the Lady Tigers toeight.
The Lady Eagles returnedto the court in the secondhalf to add 17 points in thethird quarter and another 12in the fourth quarter. Guy-mon did not add very manypoints in the third quarterbut came back strong in thefourth adding 17 to their side
of the scoreboard. The come-back was too late and theLady Eagles advanced to thesecond round of the tourna-ment in the winners bracket.Final score was 47 to 35.
Game two for the hometeam was against the Strat-ford girls. Hugoton domi-nated the Texas team scoring25 points in the first halfwhile holding the visitingteam to 11. As the secondhalf resumed, the Hugotongirls were there to play bas-ketball and play they did. An-other 25 points were added inthe third along with another14 in the fourth giving theLady Eagles a 64 to 28 win.Ana Pena and Rylie Sosaeach scored two three pointshots but it was Nicole Kinserwho led the team in pointswith 17.
It was the third game ofthe tournament against Per-ryton that proved to be themost exciting game of theweekend. Both teams hadwon games against tough ap-ponents and were ready toplay for the championship.Kinser went to the center cir-cle to jump against LaceyHerbert to start the battle.Perryton got the ball on thejump and scored the firstpoint on a free throw. BayleeHoskinson and Ana Penaeach scored three point shotsgiving the Lady Eagles aquick boost. Going into thesecond quarter the Hugotonteam added another tenpoints for a half time score of20. Perryton at this pointtrailed by four.
Third quarter brought aflurry of shots by both teamsand set the pace for the finalshowdown. It was a tied gameat 30-30 going into the fourthquarter. Estafane Armendarizbroke the tie when she hittwo free throws after beingfouled while attempting ashot from under the basket.Time ticked down and with39 seconds to play Perrytononce again tied the game withtwo free throws. It was thefinal eight seconds that putthe visiting team in thechampionship circle whenPerryton scored a quick bas-ket. As the game came to anend, Hugoton could not get asecond chance to tie thegame up losing 38 to 40.
There were no big scoreplayers in the championshipbut a continuous amount ofshots by the Lady Eagles.Kinser and Chasity Parsonseach added eight points fol-lowed by Hoskinson withseven. Though it was a disap-pointing loss, the Lady Eaglesplayed a tough tournamentvery well.
The 2012 Girls All Tourna-ment Team were NicoleKinser and Chastity Parsonsof Hugoton; Kyra Cathcart
and Shania Miller of Hooker;Lacey Herbert of Perryton;Nayelly LaPoint of Southwest-ern Heights; Bethany Everettof Stratford; Ashlyn Wadley ofGuymon; Darrie Rogers ofLakin and Sydney Walton ofPerryton was MVP.
The 2012 girls free throwchampions was Perryton with66%. Champions of the Blueand Red Classic was Perry-ton, Hugoton was runner up.and Hooker was third.
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Middle School Girls Bas-ketball; 4:00 p.m. - 7thGrade at Home; 8th Gradeat Liberal SouthFriday, December 14
High School Basketballat Colby; 4:45 p.m.Saturday, December 15
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Rylie Sosa and Nicole Kinser make sure this Guymon girlcan not make her shot during Thursday’s game.
Nicole Kinser easily out-jumps her opponent during the Blueand Red Classic tourmanent. Hugoton defeated Guymon in thefirst game of the tournament. The championship game againstPerryton showed both teams were equally matched ending in atwo point difference in their scores.
The eighth grade Lady Ea-gles played three games thispast week. Hugoton firstplayed Liberal West wherethe A-team dominatedthroughout the entire game.Hugoton’s B-team also didwell taking the win after com-ing from behind in the firsthalf.
The Lady Eagles A-teamtook the court with winningon their mind and that is howthey played the full four quar-ters. Hugoton led in the firstquarter 11 to 4 and ended thefirst half, 15 to 9. The thirdquarter saw the Lady Eaglesextend their lead by ten be-fore ending the game with abig win, 39 to 22. Katy Hegerhad double digits with 13points in the game.
The B-team also had a winat Liberal 30 to 27. Liberaljumped ahead in the first halfending it ahead, 12 to 14.Hugoton came back strongtying the third quarter, 20 all.After a tough battle in thefourth the Lady Eagles pulledout the win. Five Lady Eaglesscored in this exciting gamewith three scoring in the dou-ble digits. Jazmyn Monge wasthe top scorer for the Hugo-ton team with 13 points.Jackie Armrndariz scored 12and Zeida Betance had tenpoints.
It was on the road for thehome team to Dodge City De-cember 3. Hugoton's A-teamfound the Lady Comanchesnot much competition, easilydefeating them 36 to 10.Dominating the Dodge Citygirls, Hugoton scored 19points in the first quarterwhile holding the Lady Co-manches to three. The domi-nation continued through the
next three quarters takinganother win for the Lady Ea-gles. Katy Heger was againthe top scorer with 18 points.Amy Scott also was a big of-fense player hitting 17 pointsfollowed by Melissa Febelawith 11.
The B-team also controlledtheir game keeping Dodgefrom their goal while addingpoint after point to the LadyEagles scoreboard. Afterholding the Lady Comanchesto only four points in the firsthalf Hugoton led by 28. Con-tinuing to hold Dodge at baythe game ended with a bigwin for Hugoton, 36 to 10.
Betance once again led herteam in points scoring ten,followed by YaczenyGastelum with eight. JazmynMongue and Jackie Armen-dariz each scored six whileMartha Rubio scored fourand Nazareth Knox addedtwo.
Traveling back to DodgeCity December 4 the Lady Ea-gles once again met Dodge ontheir home court. The A-teamcontinued to rule the courtdefeating Dodge 47 to 14."Our A-team continues toplay very well. Tuesday nightwe played the best game ofthe season. We shot the ballvery well." said coach NickRodriguez.
The B-team did not fare aswell as the A-team losing tothe Lady Comanches by one.After trailing in all quartersthe B-team ended the game20 to 21.
"Our B team should havewon Tuesday night but justdidn't perform to our poten-tial. We just did not box outwell and shoot the ball well,"concluded coach Rodriguez.
Lady Eagles dominate most games
The seventh grade girls bat-tled Dodge City Lady Co-maches Monday, December 3.A good defense and excellentshooting gave the Lady EaglesA-team another win, 31 to 10.
"Our defense did a good jobholding the Comaches to tenpoints. We worked on a differ-ent defense so I was proud ofthe girls for trying somethingnew," said coach Jill Nech.
Hugoton had one girl shootdouble digits during the fastpaced game. Dallie Hoskinsonscored 17 points followed byLaney Hoskinson with nine.Brooklynn Harper did welladding three points along witha two point shot by JaysaFetherston.
The B-team also took onthe Dodge City team but didnot manage to add a win totheir record. Hugoton workedthe ball well but wasn't able to
hit all their shots resulting ina 9 to 11 loss.
"This was a close game theentire four quarters, we justcouldn't hit enough of ourbaskets in the fourth quarter"Nech added.
Trinity McPhillips andBritta Beesley each added fourpoints in the game followed bya free throw by Felecia Beard.
"We had several balls thatwere close to the basket butwe just didn't make them,"Nech concluded.
Lady Eagles are runnerup in Blue and Red Classic tourney
Seventh grade girls win one, lose one
Seventh grade Lady Eagles compete at Dodge City and Horace Goode
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Shop with a Cop is a unique program in which
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with underprivileged children in Stevens County.
It was a weekend of bas-ketball for the Hugoton Ea-gles as they participated inthe Blue and Red Classictournament. Eight teamsparticipated in this yearlyevent including the VarsityEagles boys team and the Ea-gles JV boys team. Hugotonplayed in the headlining spotThursday against the toughSouthwestern Heights Mus-tangs. After a loss to the vis-iting team, the Eagles movedto the losing bracket. Deter-mination and hard work Fri-day night saw the Eagles takeon the visiting Ulysses teamin the east gym. Despite theeffort the Hugoton boysplayed their last game losingto the Tigers. Hugoton did notget to play a third game be-cause it would have beenagainst the Hugoton JV.
The first game of the tour-nament was against SWH inthe west gym. Hugoton hadthe lead for a short time inthe first quarter but slowly al-lowed the Mustangs to take itover. By the end of the firsthalf Hugoton trailed by 16.The Eagles continued to trailin the second half to lose thefast paced game, 42 to 58.
Reid Davis jumped for theEagles to start the first gameof the Blue and Red Classic.The Eagles jumped ahead ofSWH with a two point shot byJeison Rodriguez then fol-lowed with two free throws byLogan Fredrick. That was thelast time the Eagles led in theentire game. SWH movedahead with several shotswhile holding Hugoton fromscoring. With three minutesleft in the first quarter
Fredrick landed a three pointshot to bring the Eagleswithin four of the Mustangs.
Hugoton trailed, 24 to 40starting the second half.Yates Sutton threw the ball into Reid Davis to start thethird quarter, Eight secondsinto the quarter Fredrick hitsanother three point shotbringing the Eagles to 27.Hugoton scored three moretimes in the quarter includinga last second, two point layup on a steal from HenryVela.
The Eagles managed tohold SWH to nine points inthe third quarter and did wellholding the Mustangs in thefinal quarter of the game. TheEagles added nine points inthe last quarter but againgave up nine to SWH. Hugo-ton held SWH at bay for thefirst three minutes of thefourth quarter. Rodriguezadded another two pointswith 5:36 remaining in thegame bringing the Eagles towithin ten of the Mustangs.SWH ran the ball past theEagles in the remaining min-utes hitting their shots andadding nine points to securethe win. Rene Rubio scoredthe final two points for theEagles with 18 seconds toplay.
Game two for the Eagleswas played in the East gymagainst Ulysses. Hugotonstarted off a little slow allow-ing the Tigers to take the lead
early in the first half. The Ea-gles scored ten points in thefirst quarter and five in thesecond for a total of 15points. The home teamstarted the third quarter a lit-tle stronger but seemed tolose steam as the time beganto run out. Going into thefinal quarter the Eagles re-gained lost ground adding 17points in the fourth quarter.Allowing Ulysses 13 points inthe last quarter did not helpthe Eagles forcing them totake the loss, 43 to 65.
The Eagles hit 13 twopoint shots and three, threepoint shots against Ulysses.They attempted 13 freethrows but only made eight.This is in comparison to theTigers 19, two point shots,three, three point shots and16 out of 18 free throws.
The 2012 Boys All Tourna-ment Team winners are GabeMorales and Chad Kennedyof Hooker; Keeton Willeford ofPerryton; Ben Johnsrud andClayton Chase of Southwest-ern Heights; Kyler Barlow ofUlysses; Arnoldo Moncada ofGuymon; Dalton Shalberg ofLakin and Joe Bean ofHooker was MVP.
The 2012 boys free throwchampions was Guymon with68%. The 2012 Blue and RedClassic champions wasHooker, SouthwesternHeights was runner up andPerryton was third.
Jeison Rodriguez is open for the shot during one of the Blue andRed Classic games.
Henry Vela slips by the Mustangs on his way to the basket.
The JV Eagles participatedin the Blue and Red ClassicDecember 6 and 7 where theymet some very tough compiti-tion. Due to the Stratford boysstill in the football playoffs inTexas, the Hugoton JV boyswere substituted in their placein the tournament.
Hugoton played againstPerryton in their first gamewhere the home team took
their first loss. It was Perry-ton’s game from the start. Inthe first quarter the Eaglesscored two points and addedanother nine by half time. Per-ryton was well in the leadgoing into the second halfscoring 36. The Eagles cameback strong in the third quar-ter scoring 12 needed pointsbut gave up another 19 to Per-ryton. A low scoring final quar-
ter for both teams ended in a28 to 63 loss for Hugoton.
Rance Ralstin had the highscore for the Eagles with sixpoints against Perryton. UlisesArmendariz followed with atwo point basket and three outof four free throws. ParkerTitus was the only Hugotonplayer to score a three pointbasket against the more expe-rienced Texas team.
Hugoton played a betterscoring game against Guymonin the second game. Hugotoncame out strong in the firstquarter adding nine pointsand another eight in the sec-
ond. Hugoton did not shoot toowell in the third quarteradding seven more points totheir side of the scoreboardwhile giving up 22 to Guymon.Both teams added 11 each inthe final to end the game withthe Eagles behind 35 to 69.
Hugoton shot better in thesecond game hitting 14 twopoint shots compared to elevenin the first game. EmmanuelValles scored the only threepoint shot for the Eagles ingame two while Dakota Moodiewas the top scorer for Hugotonwith eight points.
The long tradition of Christ-mas bird counts provide peopleinterested in birds opportuni-ties to make new acquain-tances, renew old friendships,and learn more about birds andbirdwatching in Kansas. Thecounts also provide importantinformation about bird migra-tion and population trends.
Christmas bird counts havebeen conducted for more than100 years, and more than2,000 counts are held acrossthe nation each year. Kansasaverages 50 counts per year,with more than 40 scheduledso far this year and others yetto be announced. Many countsare concentrated in the easternand southern parts of the state,but in recent years, more havebeen conducted in westernKansas — such as Elkhart andUlysses — providing additionalopportunities to participate.
Christmas bird counts areconducted in circular censusareas with a 7.5 mile radius.This is consistent from count-to-count and year-to-year, al-ways surveying the samelocation, ensuring data col-lected is comparable for popu-lation trends over time.
Count events are easy to
prepare for; the best tools beinga pair of binoculars, a good fieldguide, and appropriate clothingand footwear for possible ex-treme weather. For thosecounting in an area with a lake,a good spotting scope can beextremely helpful in identifyingbirds at a distance. It’s also agood idea to study species ex-pected in your location.
There are many count com-pilers in Kansas who send datato the Kansas OrnithologicalSociety (KOS), and these countsare free. The KOS will acceptdata collected on counts con-ducted from December 9through January 13, 2013. Theofficial Audubon ChristmasBird Count period is December14 to January 5 every year andthis year, there is no longer a $5fee for field participants.
Information about KansasChristmas bird counts can befound at the KOS website,www.ksbirds.org. For details,just click “2012-2013 KansasChristmas Bird Counts.” Formore information aboutAudubon Christmas BirdCounts in Kansas, go tobirds.audubon.org/christmas-bird-count.
You see a big buck moving inthe direction of your buddy’sdeer stand. You want him beready, so you grab your cellphone and without thinkingyou send him a text: “Big buckcoming your way!” Unfortu-nately, you’ve just broken thelaw.
The law has been on thebooks for years, and manyhunters are aware that two-wayradios can’t be used to give thelocation of a game animal forthe purpose of taking such an-imal. However, the law pro-hibits the use of “a radio orother mechanical device,”which includes cell phones.And a text is the same as a call.Don’t do it.
Other common violationsthat can be easily avoided in-
clude wearing the requiredamount of hunter orange,which is a vest with 100 squareinches visible from the frontand 100 square inches visiblefrom the back and an orangehat. Remember to sign, dateand affix your carcass tag to thedeer before you move it from thesite of the kill. And always havethe proper permit and yourhunting license on your personwhile hunting.
Beginning January 1, 2013,Kansas resident hunters andanglers age 65-74 will be re-quired to purchase hunting andfishing licenses. Before this lawchanged, residents 65 andolder were exempt from fishingand hunting license require-ments. However, hunters andanglers 65 and older are ourfastest growing age group, andchanges were necessary to en-sure federal aid is not lost andto avoid future budget short-falls.
Legislation that abolishedthe exemption provides bargainlicenses for seniors. In fact, thebest bargain is the Senior Life-time Pass, a hunting/fishing
combination license good forthe rest of the holder’s life thatwill cost $42.50, including ven-dor and issuance fees. Resi-dents 65 and older can also optfor an annual fishing or hunt-ing license at half the regularprice, $11.50, or an annualhunting/fishing combination li-cense for $20.50. Residents 75and older are still exempt.
The new senior licenses,along with all the 2013 licensesand permits will go on sale De-cember 14, and they are validfor the remainder of 2012 andall of 2013. They can be pur-chased at more than 600 ven-dors across the state or onlineat www.ksoutdoors.com.
Phoning or texting locations ofdeer to another hunter is illegal
Varsity Eagles battle two tough teams during Blue and Red Classic
JV Eagles compete in Blue and Red Classic
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Hugoton FFA team travels to the District meet. Fourth placeHorticulture team at District consists of Jessica Harper andAlyson Kiley. Photo courtesy of Les McNally.
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SOCIAL SECURITY NEWSBy Chad Ingram, Social Security District Manager in Hutchinson
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Good winter Mondaymorning! It finally got here.Maybe we’ll get rid of some ofthe flies and insects.
We have been pretty busyaround here and will reallybe this week. Board Meetingis Tuesday, Christmas Din-ner is Wednesday and thenwe start getting the roomscleared out so we can havethe floors stripped and re-waxed.
Everyone is getting readyfor the holidays. There are alot of pretty lights all aroundtown. Take time to ridearound and look at them.
Activities ScheduleThursday, December 13Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Bridge.........................................Aglow..........................7:00 p.m.Friday, December 14Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Bingo........................12:30 p.m.Saturday, December 15
Getting floors rewaxed.Monday, December 17Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Line Dance.................7:00 p.m.Tuesday, December 18Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Wednesday, December 19Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Paint...........................1:00 p.m.Thursday, December 20Exercise....................10:30 a.m.
Over 100 students andteachers from Kansas highschools, including HugotonHigh School, traveled to Ster-ling College to participate inart workshops Friday, Novem-ber 30. The students attendedthree workshops of theirchoice covering mural paint-ing, concept art, photography,charcoal mark making andcostumed figure drawing.Workshops were led by Assis-tant Professors of Art, HannaKozlowski-Slone and DanielSwartz, Lecturer in Art, ShawnCordel and Sterling Collegestudents.
“We’ve had very positive re-marks from all of the stu-dents,” said Dennis Dutton,director of admissions. “Sev-eral students said they enjoyedthe workshops and learnedabout new things. The teach-ers from the area high schoolsappreciated the hands-on ex-perience that their studentswere able to take part in. Weare very pleased with the re-sponses of both the teachers
and the students.”While students were at the
event, they also were given atour of campus by the admis-sions office and ate lunch inthe newly renovated StudentUnion. Dutton said the eventwas a good way to introducestudents to Sterling College.They plan to host a similar artworkshop day in the spring.
Participants from HugotonHigh School were led by DougWaters. Students includedManuel Calzadillas, RaphaezCruz, Kaitlyn Leininger, JoseLicon, Erin Lopez, Paul Nash,Brianna Villa and KateyWatkins.
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Throughout January andFebruary, Catholic Social Serviceis hosting a four-part workshopseries for couples in southwestKansas who would like to knowmore about what it takes toadopt an infant. The first three
workshops take place from 1:30to 4:30 p.m. at the Cathedral ofOur Lady of Guadalupe in DodgeCity January 11, January 25,and February 8, and will addressfears, definitions, what to expect,legal issues, and more. The final
workshop February 16, 2013from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. atthe Cathedral will feature a panelof individuals and couples whoare living and sharing from theirown adoption stories. Lunch willbe provided at this final work-
shop.“It is very important for us as
an agency to offer the adoptionworkshops every fall and springas we are always in need ofadoptive families,” said work-shop facilitator, Amy Falcon.“There is a perception that thereare too many families wanting toadopt but this is just not thecase. Our goal is to find familiesfor the children who needhomes.”
As part of a national CatholicCharity network that has beenlooking after the needs of chil-dren, parents and families formore than 100 years, CatholicSocial Service is licensed by theState of Kansas Department ofHealth and Environment, andhas been providing adoptionservices in southwest Kansas formore than 45 years. For moreinformation about adoptionservices at Catholic Social Serv-ice, or to register for the adoptionworkshop series, please contactAngela Schawe at [email protected], or byphone at 620-792-1393.
With winter on the way, aKansas State University veteri-narian says dog owners haveplenty of options to keep theirfur-ever friends comfortableand happy -- even when theweather turns nasty.
"A general rule of thumb isif it is too cold for you outside,it is too cold for your dog," saidSusan Nelson, a clinical asso-ciate professor and veterinar-ian at the Kansas StateUniversity College of VeterinaryMedicine's Pet Health Center.
But Nelson said there areseveral factors, such as size,that help some dogs toleratethe cold better than others.
"Small stature and shortcoats, such as with a Chi-huahua, make dogs less toler-ant of cold weather. Some ofthese dogs may not even toler-ate cooler temperatures thatare still above freezing for verylong," she said. "Larger bodymass and longer, plusher coatsallow dogs to tolerate lowertemperatures for a longer du-ration -- think SiberianHusky."
Another factor is the timeallotted for acclimating a dog tocolder temperatures. Nelsonsaid dogs tolerate a gradual re-duction in temperature betterversus a shorter one as it al-lows for adequate coat develop-ment and adjustment to thecooler temperatures.
Many dogs, primarilymedium- and larger-size ca-nines, can live comfortablyoutdoors in colder tempera-tures if their owners providethem proper shelter. Nelsonsaid this includes well-insu-lated, properly-sized dog-houses that have adequatebedding and doors -- preferablywith a flap, if the dogs willallow it -- that face away fromnorth winds.
"These dogs may appreciatebeing brought inside duringfrigid weather; however, it isbest to keep them in a coolerroom, like a basement orgarage, as they have thickcoats and tend to get hot in thewarm house," she said. "If tem-peratures keep an outside doginside for more than a fewdays, you should graduallyreintroduce the dog to the out-doors. You could start by let-ting the dog go back outsideduring the daytime first, theneventually through the night."
Coats, sweaters and bootsfor canines can give someadded protection, Nelson said,but they also have some draw-backs.
"Watch for choking hazards,such as buttons on coats andsweaters," she said. "Ensurethey are made of breathablefabrics and that the fabricdoesn't irritate the dog. Theyshould only be worn when su-
pervised as the dog could getcaught up in them. Also, if theapparel gets wet, it can pro-mote hypothermia that resultsfrom chilling caused from thebody being in contact with thecold, wet fabric."
Boots can help protect pawsfrom the snow and ice, but Nel-son said make sure they fitcorrectly, can be put on easilyand will stay on, and have goodtraction.
Along with cold tempera-tures, dogs face other dangersin winter. Nelson said somethings to watch for, both insideand out, include:
* Ice melt. It can be very ir-ritating to paws, so wipe yourdog's feet when it comes inside.
* Antifreeze. It takes only asmall amount to be lethal to adog. Make sure the dog won'tcome in contact with the sub-stance, especially if the dogsleeps in the garage. Also, don'tlet dogs drink from water pud-dles in the street gutters asthese may also be contami-nated with antifreeze.
* Uneven or sharp ice. It cancut a dog's pads.
* Snow. It can form painfuliceballs on the undersides of adog's paws.
* Slips and falls. Just likewith humans, dogs can take atumble on the ice and injurethemselves.
* Rat poison. Its use in-creases in the winter months.While it may keep pests away,it can be lethal to dogs if in-gested directly, or if they eatdead mice or rats that have in-gested the poison.
* Frostbite and hypother-mia. Dogs can suffer fromboth.
* Burns. Watch dogsaround fireplaces, wood-burn-ing stoves, candles, etc.
* Potpourri. It may have apleasing smell, but it can betoxic to dogs if ingested.
*Arthritis. If your dog suffersfrom arthritis, cold weathercan worsen the symptoms.
* Dehydration. Keep an eyeon your dog's water bowl to en-sure it doesn't freeze whentemperatures drop. Heatedwater bowls are available thatcan help prevent the problem.Also, make sure the bowls arenot made of metal -- Nelsonsaid to remember what hap-pened to the boy in the movie"A Christmas Story" who stuckhis tongue to a metal flagpole.
* Inadequate calorie con-sumption. Owners often forgetto feed their outdoor dogs a bitmore during the winter monthswhen the animal needs highercaloric requirements to keepwarm.
Daily exercise also is impor-tant for dogs, regardless of theseason. If it's too cold or snowyfor a walk, Nelson said your
dog can still get a good workoutinside if you've got the spaceand room in your accommoda-tions.
Some of the following exer-cises can be done indoors: hav-ing the dog jump throughhoops; putting the dog on atreadmill, under close supervi-sion; playing indoor fetch orsearch games for hidden toysand treats; a game of tug-of-war; practicing basic training,such as fetching, sitting, etc.;letting your dog play with aninteractive dog toy, such asfood puzzles; playing hide-and-seek; having the dog do leg-weave exercises or danceexercises; and setting up tun-nels for smaller dogs to runthrough or other agility-like ob-stacles.
As always, it is best to con-sult with your veterinarianabout your own dog's ability totolerate the cold and if it ishealthy enough to do theabove-mentioned exercises,Nelson said.
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Isaac Moreland is a winner. Isaac won one ofthe two benches raffled at the Blue and RedClassic Basketball games. Shown here with Vic
Watkins (who made the bench) and Jeff Ram-sey, Girls Assistant Basketball Coach.
Linda Stalcup and Debbie Nordling give dic-tionaries to the Rolla third graders. They were
representing the Hugoton Rotary Club.
Take care of your furry friends during cold weather
Catholic Social Service sponsors workshop for couples seeking information about adoption
The Hugoton USD 210Board of Education will meetin a regular monthly sessionat 6:30 p.m. Monday, Decem-ber, 17, 2012 in the HMS Li-brary at 115 West Eleventh inHugoton. The USD 210Board of Education may voteto amend the agenda, discussany item on the agenda, vote
to approve, vote to disap-prove, vote to table, or decidenot to vote on any item aslisted below. The followingitems of business will be con-sidered. 1. Meeting opening
a. Call to Orderb. Roll Call of the Members –
Flag Salute c. Announcements by the presi-
dent d. “Good news” by BOE mem-
bers2. Approve or Amend the Agenda (Ac-tion Item): 3. Consent Agenda –
a. Approval of previous minutes b. Financial reports
Superintendent’s credit card usage Clerk and treasurer report
c. Routine personnelResignations:New Hires: Change of Status/Transfers
4. Patron Time – non actionitems/public forum 5. Special Presentations
a. 1:1 Laptop Initiative at HMS and HHS – effectiveness report by 7-12 students and staff
6. Superintendent’s report 7. Building and department reports
a. Mrs. Elise Heger (Director of Curriculum and Professional Development)
b. Mrs. Boxum (Primary School Principal)
c. Mr. Barton (Intermediate School Principal)
d. Mr. Custer (MS Principal)e. Mr. Errebo (HS Principal)f. Mr. Kilbourne (HLA Principal)
8. Executive session a. Negotiationsb. Non-elected personnel c. Matters affecting a student
9. Discussion Items a. High Plains Education
Cooperative report – Doug Martin
b. Kansas Association of School Board Annual Convention report – Nancy Honig
c. USD 210 Success Plan updates
d. Review of 12 month employee benefits
e. Financial updates1. Percentage of the budget
going into classrooms2. Capital Outlay four year
projections 10. Action Items
a. Motion to approve the revised USD 210 BOE Policy Handbook.
b. Motion to approve revised USD 210 Success Plan.
c. Approval of Newman University student teacher, Mrs. Cinda Wolf, to be placed in a 3-6 classroom for the sec-ond semester.
Motion to Adjourn or Recess
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The Senior Center Glo-Worms performed their funmusic for the Hugoton firstgrade students. Glo-Wormmembers consisted of HazelKolb, Helen Farrar-Schmidt,Glenna Beckett, AlmetaThompson and Nina Smithaccompanied by Gladys Ren-fro on the piano. Thursday, December 19,
2002 Shanda Walker of Moscow
recently earned an award forlogging 500 hours in theAmerican Quarter Hourse As-sociation Horseback RidingProgram. The program recog-nizes and awards AQHAmembers for time spent withtheir American Quarter-horses.Thursday, December 17,
1992Florence Hadley recently
received a ring with two dia-monds and an emerald for 25years of service at the Hugo-ton Duckwall’s store. Thepresident of Duckwall-Alcocame to Hugoton to make thepresentation.
Jana Loibl has been se-
lected for a $5,000 scholar-ship for the Fort Hays StateUniversary family nursepractitioner program.
Thursday, December 16,1982
The Beta Sigma Phi initi-ated three new members intotheir sorority with a candle-light ritual. The new mem-bers are Debbie Corpening,Valerie Hershey and MarilynCrane.Thursday, December 21,
1972Kathy Nordling, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Nordling,was capped at the campus ofWichita State University De-cember 17. She will graduateas a dental hygienist from theuniversity in May.
Thursday, December 20, Galen H. Keith, aviation
electrician’s mate third class,USN, was advanced to thepresent rate November 16while serving with the PatrolSquadron 30 at the Naval AirStation, Jacksonville, Fl. Ad-vancement is the result ofpassing a Navy-wide compet-itive examination after meet-ing professional and militaryrequirements.
Thursday, December 18, 1952
The projection booth of thenew drive-in theatre underconstruction for R.L. Harrissoutheast of Hugoton nearscompletion. The projectionbooth tops the refreshmentstand and restrooms. Thetheatre will be in operation inthe spring.Friday, December 18, 1942
Miss Harriett McAtee andSgt. Emmett A. Reardon ofMarsh Field, Riverside, Ca.,were united in marriage De-cember 10, 1942, at theMethodist parsonage inRiverside. The marriage vowswere read in the presence offive guests. The Reardonswill reside in Riverside whereMrs. Reardon is attendingbusiness school. Sgt. Rear-don is being transferred tothe San Bernardino Air Depotwhere he will be in the fi-nance office.
If any readers have pic-tures for the history page ofthe Hermes, please bringthem in to Ruthie Wingetat The Hugoton Hermes.
The Hugoton Eagles basketball squad wonfrom St. Mary of the Plains at Dodge City Fri-day, and from the Guymon Tigers here Tuesdaynight. The win this week puts them in the run-ning for the championship run. Front row -Jim Kramer, Dennis McBride, Don Gregg,Mike Gooch and Robert Patton. Second row -Wayne Hoskinson, Mike Williams, Tom Gregg,
Larry Quillen, Doug Mills, Bill Dumcum, DickPerry and Gray Hinkle. Back row - Dick Row-den, George Slocum, Lawrence Johnson,Melvin Hollis, Leland Walker, Paul Hollis,Harold Perry, Carl Thurow and Coach DaveCraft. From the December 12, 1957 issue ofThe Hugoton Hermes.
USD 210 Board of Education to meet
Christmas tree sap clean-up Decorating is one of the
many traditions associatedwith the holiday season. Thefamily Christmas tree is ar-guably the most prominentdecoration. Having a live treeinside the home can be awe-inspiring, but it can also bequite messy.
The idea of bringing a for-merly live tree inside a homeas a decoration may seemodd, especially when individ-uals are faced with the after-math, which is often a trail ofpine needles and very stickysap. A freshly cut pine treewill ooze sap, which tends tobe quite sticky and messyand notoriously difficult to re-move. Even a Christmas treethat is average in stature cangenerate a fair amount of sap,and it takes just a few dropsof sap to make a mess.
If sap has you stuck forclean-up ideas, considerthese home remedies.On clothing:
* Use rubbing alcohol onthe sap stain. Allow the alco-hol to sit on the stain for 30minutes and then wash asusual.
* Make a paste of laundrydetergent and water andapply it to the stain.
* Ammonia also may re-move a sap stain. Just test aninconspicuous part of theclothing to determine if ap-plying ammonia changes itscolor.On carpeting:
* Freeze the sap with icecubes and then carefully pickout the hardened pieces.
* Try vodka as an adhesiveremover on the sap stain.
* Rubbing alcohol alsomay be able to break up sapin carpet fibers.On hands:
* Any greasy, oil-basedproduct can work, such asolive oil or even vegetableshortening. Rub on the skin,and the sap should comeright off.
* A lubricant like WD-40has also been known to re-move sap.
* Hand sanitizer, which iscomprised mainly of alcohol,can help dissolve sap so itcan be rinsed off.
* Make a paste of mineraloil (baby oil) and baking soda.This should help dissolve thesap and make your handssoft in the process.In hair:
* Sap can be notoriouslydifficult to get out of humanhair or animal fur. Try coat-ing the sap in natural peanutbutter or mayonnaise, both ofwhich have a high oil content.Allow to sit for a while andthen comb out the sap with afine-toothed comb.
* If tree sap cannot be re-moved, cutting it out may bethe only option.
From Metro Editorial Serv-ices.
Mike and Sandy McClure of 617 East ThirdStreet did a wonderful job decorating forChristmas. The Santa Claus along with his
reindeer and Christmas trees create a beautifulholiday scene.
Don and Sharon Concannon at 129 North Jack-son Street display beautiful Christmas lights in
their celebration for the joyous season.
Ways to remove Christmas tree sap easily
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Tuesday December 18, 201210:00 a.m. at the ExtensionOffice
Predator Calling Seminar Monday January 7, 2013(more information to follow ata later date)Winter Survival of Poorly
Developed WheatConditions remain very
dry in many areas of Kansasthis year. Both the topsoiland subsoil are very dry.Where this is the case, wheatdevelopment has typicallybeen poor. Will this makesome wheat fields more sus-ceptible to winter die-off orweakening than usual? Factors to Consider
The following are some ofthe factors to consider whenevaluating the outlook forwinter survival of wheat:* How well has the wheatcold hardened?
When temperaturesthrough fall and early wintergradually get colder, thathelps wheat plants developgood winterhardiness. Whentemperatures remain unusu-ally warm late into the fall(which can lead to excessivevegetative growth) then sud-denly drop into the low teens,plants are less likely to havehad time to cold hardenproperly and will be moresusceptible to winterkill. Thisfall, temperatures have fallenoff gradually. As a result, thewheat should be adequatelycold hardened in most cases. * How well developed is theroot system?
Good top growth of wheatdoesn’t necessarily indicategood root development. Poorroot development is a con-
cern where conditions havebeen dry. Where wheatplants have a good crownroot system and two or moretillers, they will tolerate thecold better. If plants arepoorly developed going intowinter, with very few second-ary roots and no tillers, theywill be more susceptible towinterkill or desiccation, es-pecially when soils remaindry. Poor development of sec-ondary roots may not bereadily apparent unless theplants are pulled up and ex-amined. If plants are poorlydeveloped, it may be due todry soils, poor seed-to-soilcontact, very low pH, insectdamage, or other causes.* How cold is the soil at thecrown level?
This depends on snowcover and moisture levels inthe soil. Winterkill is possibleif soil temperatures at thecrown level (about one inchdeep) fall into the single dig-its. If there is at least an inchof snow on the ground, thewheat will be protected andsoil temperatures will usuallyremain above the criticallevel. Also, if the soil has goodmoisture, it’s possible thatsoil temperatures at thecrown level may not reachthe critical level even in theabsence of snow cover. But ifthe soil is dry and there is nosnow cover, there may be thepotential for winterkill, espe-cially on exposed slopes orterrace tops, depending onthe condition of the plants. * Is the crown well protectedby soil?
If wheat is planted at thecorrect depth, about one anda half to two inches deep, andin good contact with the soil,the crown should be well pro-
tected by the soil from the ef-fects of cold temperatures. Ifthe wheat seed was plantedtoo shallowly, then the crownwill have developed too closeto the soil surface and will bemore susceptible to win-terkill. Also, if the seed wasplanted into loose soil or intoheavy surface residue, thecrown could be more exposedand could be susceptible tocold temperatures and desic-cation.* Is there any insect or dis-ease damage to the plants?
Plants may die during thewinter not from winterkill,but from the direct effects ofa fall infestation of Hessianfly. Many people are familiarwith the lodging that Hessianfly can cause to wheat in thespring, but fewer recognizethe damage that can becaused by fall infestations ofHessian fly. Wheat infested inthe fall often remains greenuntil the winter when the in-fested tillers gradually die.Depending on the stage ofwheat when the larvae begintheir feeding, individualtillers or whole plants candie. If the infestation occursbefore multiple tillers are wellestablished then wholeplants can die. If the plantshave multiple tillers beforethe plants are infested thenoften only individual tillersthat are infested by the flylarvae will die.
The key to being able toconfirm that the Hessian flyis the cause of the dead tillersis to carefully inspect thedead plants or tillers for Hes-sian fly larvae or pupae. Thiscan be done by carefully re-moving the plant from thesoil and pulling back the leafmaterial to expose the base of
the plant. By late winter all ofthe larvae should have pu-pated and thus the pupaeshould be easily detected aselongated brown structurespressed against the base ofthe plant. The pupae arefairly resilient and will re-main at the base of the plantwell into the spring.
Damage from winter grainmites, brown wheat mites,fall armyworm, aphids, andcrown and root rot diseasescan also weaken wheatplants and make them some-what more susceptible to in-jury from cold weather stressor desiccation.Symptoms of Winter SurvivalProblems
If plants are killed outrightby cold temperatures, theywon’t green up next spring. Ifthey are only damaged, itmight take them a while todie. They will green up andthen slowly go “backwards”and eventually die. There areenough nutrients in thecrown to allow the plants togreen up, but the winter in-jury causes vascular damageso that nutrients that are leftcannot move, or root rot dis-eases move in and kill theplants. Slow death is proba-bly the most common resultof winter injury on wheat.
Direct cold injury is notthe only source of winter in-jury. Under dry conditions,wheat plants may suffer fromdesiccation. This can kill orweaken plants, and is actu-ally a more common problemthan direct cold injury.
-- Jim Shroyer, Crop Produc-tion Specialist-- Jeff Whitworth, ExtensionEntomologist
NRCS ADVISES KEEPINGCROP RESIDUE TO AVOID
EROSION PROBLEMSThis year’s devastating
drought not only shorted veg-etation of valuable moisture, itreduced plant growth andprotective cover for the soil.Conservation officials warnthat the drought made oursoil resource vulnerable toerosion and any tillage willonly make conditions worse.
Natural Resource Special-ist Lyle Frees with the NaturalResources Conservation Serv-ice (NRCS) in Salina says if aproducer reduces tillage or in-creases surface residue, theycan increase infiltrationrates. “When we do get mois-ture, there will be more watergoing into that soil profile,”says Frees. “Surface residuewill reduce erosion. And, byusing residue to keep water inthe profile, there will be moreorganic matter in the soil de-velopment as well as macropore development.”
Frees says even reducedtillage this year can be moredamaging than usual becausethe crop residue is very frag-ile. “If producers do tillage outthere this fall, a greater por-tion of that residue will getburied,” he says. “Whenresidue is buried, rather thanleft on the soil surface, farm-ers open themselves up forwind and water erosion.”
By eliminating disturbance(tillage), Frees explains thatthe soil will be better able toabsorb any moisture when itreturns. “Raindrops falling onbare soil dislodge soil particlesresulting in water erosion,” hesays. “Residue from vegeta-tion intercepts the force of theraindrops letting more waterinfiltrate the soil profile in-stead of becoming runoff.”
Standing residue is alsoimportant for anchoring thesoil. Frees advises farmers tobe thinking into the future onhow to keep residue cover ontheir fields. Some of the worst
wind erosion occurs in Marchand April. Standing cropresidue slashes the force ofstrong winds during thesemonths. Producers can pro-tect their fields by eliminatingfall tillage. “Soil is the foun-dation for next year’s cropsand keeping it healthy is thefirst line of defense in battlingdamage from wind and rain,”he says.
Conservation assistance isavailable for anyone throughNRCS field offices located inUSDA Service Centers acrossKansas. For more informa-tion, visit the Kansas NRCSWeb site www.ks.nrcs.usda.gov/programs or yourlocal U.S. Department of Agri-culture Service Center. Tofind a service center near you,check in your telephone bookunder “United States Govern-ment” or on the Internet at of-fices.usda.gov. NRCS is anequal opportunity providerand employer.
Merry Christmas! TheWrangler’s 4-H Christmasparty was called to orderwhen the pizza arrived De-cember 3, 2012, at 7:00 p.m.Everyone ate pizza that wasfurnished by the club anddesserts that were furnishedby each family. The clubmembers then played somefun games.
The Bell family put to-gether two games. Theyarranged a game where youhad to fill a stocking with
jellybeans by running downwith a spoon filled with jelly-beans.
The second game waswhere you had to put a pairof mittens on your hands andcarry a “snowball” on a spoondown to a chair and backwithout dropping the snow-ball.
The Dobie family led agame where you have to passa stocking with a candy cane.They also had the 4-Her’sguess how many kisses were
in a jar. The winner of thecontest was Garrette Hinds.
The Hinds family led agame where the leaders andsome adults had to put amarshmallow in their mouthand say “chubby bunny”.
The one with the mostmarshmallows in his/hermouth won. 45 membersand family attended the funfilled evening.
Submitted by Jacob Bell.
Kole Kahl fills a spoon for the Fill-the-Stocking relay during theChristmas party.
Wrangler 4-Her’s and families enjoy pizza during the Chrismtasparty December 3.
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Wrangler 4-H’ers enjoy Christmas party with pizza and games
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Gene NunnThe Senior Center Christ-
mas party went very well.The seniors of Moscowwould like to expresss theirappreciation to the highschool kids for putting to-gether this event every yearfor them!
Don't forget, residents ofMoscow, the recreation cen-
ter will announce the win-ners of this years "light con-test" at the grade schoolprogram Tuesday, Decem-ber 18 at 7:00 p.m! Therewill be first, second andthird place prizes given.
The grade school, juniorhigh and high school arehaving a friendly competi-
tion to see who can collectthe most canned goods to bedonated to Project Hope inHugoton!
Don't forget to come outand support the junior highkids Monday, Tuesday andThursday nights. They willplay at home all threenights and high school will
play Tuesday night also. Come out and support
the school pancake supperWednesday night at thecafeteria. There will be afree will donation pancakesupper. Proceeds buy theChristmas candy handedout by Santa at the Christ-mas program December 18.
The Senior Center monthlymovie and dinner went verywell Saturday night, Decem-ber 8. There were 13 in atten-dance and all had a greattime!! Please join them nextmonth, the second Saturday,for the next movie and cov-ered dish dinner!
Jim Shaddix is doing wellafter his surgery. He is cur-rently in Wesley's rehab cen-ter and the projected releasedate is December 22. Jimwould love to hear from hisfriends and family so pleasetake a minute and give him aquick call. He does have hiscell phone. Continuedprayers for a full recovery aregreatly appreciated.
Moscow Rec would like toinvite anyone living in thecounty to participate in theChristmas lights contest.Please call Shelly at 453-1315.
Bernice Norton would liketo let everyone know hergranddaughter Chasity andhusband Jody Bartee anddaughters Emma and Paytonwere here to spend Thanksgiv-ing with the Norton Family.This is Larry Norton’s daugh-
ter. A special note of congratu-
lations (and perhaps re-siliance?) goes to Mrs. Nortonfor having 22 great grandchil-dren of whom she is veryproud!!
Bernice Norton is proud of her growing family. GranddaughterChastity with husband Jody Bartee and daughters Emma andPayton spent Thanksgiving with the Norton family.
Bartee family visits Nortons for Thanksgiving
Senior Centerhosts movieand dinner
Jim Shaddix isr e c o v e r i n gfrom surgery
Three studentsselected forHonor Choir
Sign up forC h r i s t m a slight contest
Moscow United Methodist Church Choir pres-ents “Behold the Star!” for the enjoyment of
the congregation. Picture taken by Jacob Bell.
The house of Craig and Tia Bell is beautifullydecorated in celebration of Christmas.
Moscow residents need to drive by to enjoy thewonderful sight.
Senior Center Christmas party is enjoyed by all
Left to right are Meredith Light, Katie Murray, Dr. Daniel Hall,Kyri Brummett, and Sam Eiland at Dodge City.
Left to right are Sam Eiland, Artemio Villa and Shane Bowker.Seated are Micah Hall and Deserae Schwindt.
Students chosen for junior high Honor Choir
Three Rolla High Schoolstudents were selected fromauditions to be members ofthe Southwest Kansas MusicEducators Association honorchoir. Kyri Brummett, KatieMurray and Meredith Lightwere selected to sing with thechoir. They were directed byDr. Daniel Hall in Dodge City,where they rehearsed songsthey presented in a concert.Their Rolla director, Sam Ei-land, attended to hear thefinal product. Meredith, asenior, has been a four yearselectee for the KMEA honorchoir.
Shane Bowker, ArtemioVilla, Micah Hall and DeseraeSchwindt were chosen to bemembers of the junior highKansas Music Educators As-sociation Honor Choir in
Dodge City. These studentsauditioned for positions inthe choir. Sam Eiland is thedirector of the Rolla musicdepartment.
ROLLA NEWSBy Mary Courtney
Serenity is a bright girl whoenjoys reading, singing anddancing. She loves learningabout the solar system andspending time with animalsso she hopes to become anastronomer or someone whoworks with animals. Atschool, Serenity enjoys hertime at recess because it pro-vides her with the opportu-nity to be active and playsome games with her friends.Serenity does well in schooland enjoys attending eachday. She would like a two-parent forever family and shewould like to be the youngestchild in the home. Serenityneeds a family that is struc-tured and committed to her.
To learn more about adop-tion visit www.adoptkskids.org or call 877-457-5430. Serenity’s case num-ber is CH-5204.
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Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.1033 N. Kansas Avenue in Liberal
Thursday, December 13Junior High Basketball at
South Baca (Campo) at 4:30p.m.Friday, December 14
ARGH!Sunday, December 16
Mrs. Kelling’s Piano Recitalat Rolla United MethodistChurch at 4:00 p.m.Monday, December 17
High School Basketball vsSouth Baca at 4:15 p.m.
Thursday, December 20All-school Christmas Con-
cert at 7:00 p.m.Friday, December 21
Santa Day at 12:30 p.m.December 23-27
KSHSAA Basketball Non-practice DaysDecember 24-31
No SchoolMerry Christmas &Happy New Year
Community Calendar
Dominador Perido, M.D. General Surgery
Office Hours9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Monday
Lori Harriman, ARNP Office Hours
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Friday
Steven Samii, MD, MHA Internal Medicine
Office Hours1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday
Manuel Caga-anan, M.D. Internal Medicine
Office Hours9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Thursday
Supported and Sponsored by Morton County Health SystemElkhart, KS
Haley McCammon, PA-C Office Hours
9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tuesday
415 Washington St., Rolla, KS620-593-4242Office Hours
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Monday to Friday
Rolla Doctors Office
The Rolla Booster Clubsponsored their annual fallbanquet for fall activities.Junior high and high schoolstudents and coaches werehonored for their achieve-ments. Several studentswere recognized for beingnamed to the Santa Fe team.
For the football team,Kyler and Obee Telford andDakota Hull were named to
the first team and Lupe Gar-cia received an honorablemention.
Katie Murray, MeredithLight and Kaleigh Barrettearned first team honors involleyball, and Jada Maravillareceived an honorable men-tion. Katy Howe, Garry Nor-ton and Brent Pietz weremembers of the all-leaguecross country team.
Fall athletes recognized
Kaleigh Barrett, Katie Murray and Meredith Light earn firstteam honors in volleyball at the annual fall banquent. Jada Maravilla received honorable mention.
Named to the first team in football are Kyler Telford and DakotaHull. Lupe Garcia received honorable mention and ObeeTelford is named to the first team at the Rolla Booster Club an-nual fall banquet for fall activites.
Members of the all-leaguecross country team are KatyHowe, Garry Norton andBrent Pietz. Pictured is BrentPietz.
Scholars Bowl travels to South Gray. The team places first.Members of the team are Meredith Light, John Glave, ChandlerHuddleston and Chandler Burrows.
Rolla High team members participating in the Quest competi-tion are left to right: Garry Norton, Chandler Huddleston, Tay-lor Cameron and Chandler Burrows.
Scholars Bowl competes at Sublette. The team wins first place.Pictured are Head Coach, Kris Hall, Chandler Huddleston,Chandler Burrows, Garry Norton and Assistant Coach, MaryCourtney.
James and Mary Frances celebrate their sixty-fifth
James and Mary Frances Light pose on their wedding day in1947 beside their automobile.
Faye Nugent, Hester Mille-mon and Rachel Dunn workedthroughout the year to construct26 quilts for children in fostercare. These ladies have been apart of this mission for manyyears and have brought smilesand hope to children who do notlive in homes with their birth
families. Often these youngstersleave home with only a few be-longings, and seldom do theyhave precious heirlooms to hold.These quilts are forever gifts thatthe foster children may keep andhold onto as something specialin their often broken lives.
A team from Rolla Highearned one of the top 16 scoresat the Super Saturday qualifyingevent of the Quest High SchoolAcademic Competition on De-cember 1 at Washburn Univer-sity. Fifty-eight teams competed.
The team also received a firstplace trophy for the score theyreceived from among the class1A schools participating.
They will return to Topeka fortheir first taping in January. Thetelevised Quest competition willair on KTWU from Februarythrough May 2013, when thechampion will be named. Moreinformation is available at wash-burn.edu/quest.
Other schools earning one ofthe top 16 places and participat-ing in the televised final contestswill be Belle Plain High, BishopCarroll High (Wichita), Blue Val-ley North High (Overland Park),Hayden High (Topeka), Inde-pendent School (Wichita), Junc-tion City High; Lawrence High,Lawrence Free State High, Leav-enworth High, Louisburg High,Manhattan High, Mill ValleyHigh (Shawnee), Topeka WestHigh, Washburn Rural High(Topeka), Washington CountyHigh and Wichita East High.
The contest allows teams ofhigh school students fromacross Kansas to competeagainst one another in answer-ing questions on topics such asmath, science, art, literature andhistory. Teams earning the top16 scores advance to the tele-vised finals.
The Kansas National Educa-tion Association, Learning Quest529 Education Savings Programand Security Benefit providesubstantial support for the pro-duction of Quest TV games,which are produced by KTWUand Washburn University.
JD Robson went to Amarillolast weekend where he partici-pated in Amarillo Nationalswrestling. Twenty-seven stateswere represented in the tourna-ment. JD placed fourth out of a16 man bracket at the 85 pounddivision. JD will be competingagain this weekend at Derby. Heis the son of David and BrandyRobson.
Rolla is offering a multi-tude of activities for area res-idents to prepare their heartsand minds for the Christmasholiday. Sunday, December16 there will be a Christmaspiano recital at the RollaUnited Methodist Church at4:00 p.m. presented by SherriKelling's piano students.
Later that day, SWAT stu-
dents will meet for a progres-sive dinner ending at the Pen-tecostal Holiness Church fordesserts.
The Living Nativity at thePentecostal Church will beginat 7:30 p.m. It is a beautifulre-enactment of that Christ-mas morning so long ago,when Jesus was born inBethlehem.
Meredith Light, John Glave,Chandler Huddleston, andChandler Burrows traveled toMontezuma for the South GrayHigh School scholars' bowl invi-tational meet last Thursday.After a rocky start, beginningwith one win and two losses, theteam shifted into high gear anddefeated the rest of their oppo-nents, right through the cham-pionship match to win firstplace!
Monday afternoon, ChandlerHuddleston, Chandler Burrows,and Garry Norton competed inthe Sublette scholars' bowl meet.Though they were a bit under-staffed, they had plenty ofweapons to defeat their oppo-nents. The three boys had a per-fect record for the meet andbrought home first place honors.
All of the team members willbe working throughout the holi-day season to prepare for the up-coming Quest television roundsthey will participate in at the endof January. Also, January 30will be regional competition, andthe team is hoping for a success-ful venture there.
Styles of cars and fashionschange, but one thing that re-mains constant in the lives ofJames and Mary Frances Lightis their love and commitment toeach other. Please come and cel-ebrate their Sixty-fifth WeddingAnniversary Saturday, Decem-ber 15, at the Rolla Senior Cen-
ter from 2:00-3:00 p.m. Theirchildren and grandchildren willbe in attendance, and it will be agrand opportunity to renewfriendships and catch up on thenews of the last several decades.The couple would enjoy cards,but requests no gifts.
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Area residents are invited tocelebrate the season of Adventby attending two exciting musi-cal events at the Rolla UnitedMethodist Church this weekend.Saturday, December 15 therewill be a carry in dinner at 5:30followed by a concert by the Ar-mouraires, a Gospel quartet,who will share the Good Newsthrough music and testimony.Please attend and enjoy the foodand fellowship Saturdayevening.
Sunday morning, December16 Wild and Sweet from Okla-homa City will be performing at10:30 in a community worshipservice at the Methodist Church.Whitney Light Stilwell and herhusband Larry, Steffan and TaraLight and Johnny Bland willpresent an amazing musicalconcert and lead the congrega-tion in a service that will indeedremind all of the true meaning ofChristmas. This will be a concertno one will want to miss!
UMC hosts two musical events
Rolla offers many activities
The Armouraires, a Gospel quartet, will perform at the RollaUnited Methodist Church Saturday, December 15.
These three ladies work diligently throughout the year to con-struct quilts for children in foster care. They are Faye Nugent,Hester Millemon and Rachel Dunn.
Ladies quilt for foster children
JD Robson
JD Robson placesfourth in AmarilloNationals
Rolla teamearns firstplace trophy
Rolla Scholars’B o w l Te a mt a k e s f i r s t
Morgan enjoys climbingtrees and collecting rocks. Healso loves plants, butterfliesand anthropology. His fa-vorite class in school ischemistry; he likes it whenthey get to blow things up.When Morgan grows up hewould like to work in the sci-ence field. Morgan will need afamily that is understandingand is able to advocate forhim. To learn more aboutadoption visit www.adoptkskids.org or call 877-457-5430. Morgan’s case num-ber is CH-5046.
P leas e Adopt Me!
Morgan, age 10
HERMES CLASSIFIEDSDeadline for all classified advertising is MONDAY at 5:00 p.m.All Garage, Yard and/or Moving Sale Ads MUST Be Pre-Paid.
1) Classified ad rate is $.20 per word per insertion. The weekly minimum is $3.35. 2) Classified display advertising rate is $5.00 per column inch. 3) All cards of thanks are charged at the display rate. 4) All real estate advertising in this newspaperis subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, children, or national origin or an intention to make any suchpreference, limitation, or discrimination." This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on anequal opportunity basis.
The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, December 13, 2012 Page 6B
HELP WANTEDJET DRIVE-INServer Needed
Must be 18, Punctual,Responsible and Friendly.
Apply in Person401 S. Main - Hugoton
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Solution to December 5, 2012 puzzle
Kansas Dairy Ingredients, L.L.C.is accepting applications for the following positions:
Maintenance Technician: Responsibilities include knowledge ofall production lines and equipment and have the ability totroubleshoot and repair equipment throughout the facility(mechanical, refrigeration and electrical). Responsible for com-pleting work orders, preventative maintenance schedules,safety programs and instillation of new equipment.
Operators: Responsibilities include operating production sys-tems and support equipment in accordance to the productionplan. Must be knowledgeable of all production lines andequipment. Directly responsible for system efficiencies.
Receiver/Loaders: Responsibilities include receiving raw milkand shipping finished product while managing silo space andensuring quality. Must be knowledgeable of all testing require-ments and have the ability to troubleshoot and make minorrepairs.
All Positions must possess good oral and written communica-tion skills. Must foster teamwork to accomplish production de-mands and ensure safe working environment. Must becomputer literate, self-motivated and able to work with mini-mal supervision. Must be organized, prioritize tasks and handlemultiple tasks at one time.
Salary based on position, education, qualifications and experi-ence. These positions are full time with a benefit package thatincludes employer provided medical insurance, holidays andvacation.
For an application or job descriptions, please contact Judy Parsons, Plant Administrator
Or send resume/application to Kansas Dairy Ingredients
PO Box 547Kearney, MO 64060. (3c48)
Stevens County Hospital’s Long Term Care Unit is currentlysearching for a Full-time CNA to work the night shift at PioneerManor from 6 pm - 6 am. All interested candidates must have or beeligible for a Kansas CNA License. We offer a great benefit packageand an incentive for CNA experience. Please contact Robyn Medinain Human Resources for an application. (2c49)
Long Term Care is currently searching for a full time House-keeper to work Monday through Friday 7 am - 3:30 pm. This jobopening also requires working some weekends. Please contact RobynMedina in Human Resources (620)544-8511 or come to hospital,1006 S. Jackson to pick up an application. (4c49)
Stevens County Healthcare is searching for Full-time RNs,LPNs and CMAs to work at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home. Thesepositions are for the night shift (6 pm - 6 am). Interested candidatesmust be certified with a Kansas license to be eligible for these posi-tions. We offer excellent benefits and competitive wages. Please con-tact Robyn Medina in Human Resources for an application620-544-8511. (5c48)
CURRENT OPENINGS AT STEVENS COUNTY HOSPITAL,
MEDICAL CLINIC ANDPIONEER MANOR NURSING HOME
PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Hugoton Hermes,Thursday, November 29, 2012) 3t
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS
FRONTIER FUELS, L.P.,Plaintiff,
vs.
M&W MIDWEST PROPERTIES, LLC;HOWARD MIKE BOYS; DAVIDSON OILLUBRICANTS, L.P.; FFCA ACQUISITIONCORPORATION and LaSALLE NA-TIONAL BANK, TRUSTEE, et al., )
Defendants.
Case No. 12-CV-30
NOTICE OF SUIT
STATE OF KANSAS TO: FFCA ACQUI-SITION CORPORATION; LaSALLE NA-TIONAL BANK, TRUSTEE; and theunknown heirs, executors, administra-tors, devisees, trustees, creditors andassigns of any deceased Defendants; theunknown spouses of any Defendants;the unknown officers, successors,trustees, creditors and assigns of anyDefendants that are existing, dissolvedor dormant corporations; the unknownexecutors, administrators, devisees,trustees, creditors, successors and as-signs of any Defendants that are or werepartners or in partnership; and the un-known guardians, conservators andtrustees of any Defendants that are mi-nors or are under any legal disability;and the unknown heirs, executors, ad-ministrators, devisees, trustees, credi-
tors and assigns of any person alleged tobe deceased:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED thata Petition has been filed in the DistrictCourt of Stevens County, Kansas, byFrontier Fuels, L.P., praying for judg-ment against certain of the named De-fendants and also asking for judgmentforeclosing Plaintiff's Mortgage on thefollowing described real estate, to-wit:
Lots One (1), Two (2), Three (3) andFour (4), Block Two (2), to the City ofMoscow, Stevens County, Kansas,together with all building, improve-ments, fixtures and appurtenanceslocated thereon or attached thereto,
and praying that all Defendants set upany right, title, lien, claim or interestthey may have in the above describedreal estate or that the same be foreverbarred, and you are hereby required toplead to said Petition on or before the10th day of January, 2013, in saidCourt in Hugoton, Kansas. Should youfail therein, judgment and decree will beentered in due course upon said Peti-tion.
Frontier Fuels, L.P., Plaintiff
Richard R. Yoxall #9953YOXALL, ANTRIM, FITZGERALD,McCAFFREY & FOREMAN, LLP101 West Fourth StreetLiberal, Kansas 67901Phone: (620) 624-8444Fax: (620) 624-8221Attorney for Plaintiff
PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Hugoton Hermes,Thursday, November 29, 2012) 3t
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFJAMES M. SPANGLER,(Petition Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59)
Case No. 12 PR43
NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITIONTO ADMIT FOREIGN WILL
TO PROBATE AND RECORD AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS
THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:
You are hereby notified that Cather-ine L. Spangler, personal representativeof the will and estate of James M. Span-gler, deceased, has filed a petition in theabove Court, together with an authenti-cated copy of the Last Will and Testa-ment of James M. Spangler, deceased,dated August 12, 1987, and the pro-ceedings admitting the same to probatein the Superior Court, State of Washing-ton, County of Spokane, Case No.12400599-2. The Petition alleges,among other things, that the decedentwas the owner at the time of his deathof certain real estate situated in StevensCounty, Kansas, as more fully describedin the Petition filed in this proceeding.
Petitioner prays the Court for anorder admitting the authenticated copyof the decedent’s will and the proceed-
ings had in the Superior Court, State ofWashington, County of Spokane, CaseNo. 12400599-2 , to probate and recordin the District Court of Stevens County,Kansas, and for an order determiningand adjudging that administration of theestate within the State of Kansas is un-necessary and should not be required;that the real estate referred to in the Pe-tition to Admit Foreign Will to Probateand Record, and all other real estate orinterests therein, including mineral in-terests, and all personal property, or in-terests therein, owned by the decedent,James M. Spangler, within the State ofKansas at the time of his death, be as-signed to the persons entitled thereto,pursuant to the terms of the decedent’swill, and for further relief.
You are required to file your writtendefenses to the Petition on or before De-cember 21, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. of saidday, in said Court, in the district court-room at the county courthouse, inHugoton, Stevens County, Kansas, atwhich time and place the cause will beheard. Should you fail therein, judg-ment and decree will be entered in duecourse upon the Petition.
Catherine L. SpanglerPetitioner
KRAMER, NORDLING & NORDLING,LLC209 East Sixth StreetHugoton, Kansas 67951Telephone: (620) 544-4333Attorneys for Petitioner
PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Hugoton Hermes,Thursday, December 6, 2012) 3t
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY. KANSAS
In the Matter of the Estate ofBRANDEE ELISE KURTH, DECEASED
Case No. I2-PR-44
NOTICE OF HEARING
The State of Kansas to all personsconcerned:
You are hereby notified that a Peti-tion has been filed in this Court byThomas R. Oglevie, Jr., Conservator forthe heirs of Brandee Elise Kurth. de-ceased, requesting:
Descent be determined of the follow-ing described real estate situated inStevens County, Kansas:
The surface and surface rights only,including water rights, in and to theSoutheast Quarter of the SoutheastQuarter of the Southeast Quarter(SE/4 of SE/4 of SE/4) of SectionNine (9), Township Thirty-two (32)South, Range Thirty-six (36) West of
the 6th P.M., said tract containing 9acres, more or less.
and all personal property and otherKansas real estate owned by decedent atthe time of death. And that such prop-erty and all personal property and otherKansas real estate owned by the dece-dent at the time of death be assignedpursuant to the laws of intestate succes-sion.
You are required to file your writtendefenses to the Petition on or before Jan-uary 3, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. in the Cityof Hugoton, in Stevens County, Kansas,at which time and place the cause willbe heard. Should you fail to file yourwritten defenses, judgment and decreewill be entered in due course upon saidPetition.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce is An Equal Opportunity EmployerThis agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities.
If you need reasonable accommodationsfor any part of the application process, please notify the agency.
Decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis.
HAS OPENING FOR PART-TIME, YEAR ROUNDSURVEY INTERVIEWER - STEVENS & SURROUNDING
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Hugoton Middle School is seeking an individual who is hard working, patient, anddedicated to work with students of varying needs. Please contact Lance Custer, HMS Principal, for further information at 544-4341.
Position is open until filled.USD 210 is an EOE (2c50)
PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Hugoton Hermes,Thursday, December 13, 2012) 3t
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY. KANSAS
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFJANET NORDLING, DECEASED
Case No. 12PR4
NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITIONFOR FINAL SETTLEMENT
THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALLPERSONS CONCERNED:
You are hereby notified a petitionhas been filed in this Court by MelanieE. Hickey, Executor of the estate ofJanet Nordling, deceased, praying forfinal settlement of the estate, approval ofher acts, proceedings and accounts asExecutor, allowance for her attorney’s
fees and expenses, and the Court deter-mine the heirs of the said decedent andassign to them the real estate and per-sonal property remaining in said estate.
You are hereby required to file yourwritten defenses thereto on or before the4th day of January, 2013, at 10:00 a.m.in the District Courtroom, in the Court-house, at Hugoton, Stevens County,Kansas, at which time and place saidcause will be heard. Should you failtherein, judgment and decree will be en-tered in due course upon said petition.
MELANIE E. HICKEY,Executor and Petitioner
TATE & KITZKE L.L.C.1024 S. Trindle, P O. Box 909Hugoton, Kansas 67951-0909Telephone: (620) 544-2103Attorneys for Executor and Petitioner
HELP WANTED: AHelper is needed immediately. ContactEdna @ 544-2229. (2c50)
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FOR SALE: Shoodle - 1/2 Poo-dle & 1/2 Shih Tzu, 12 weeksold, white with beige on ear. Call544-2459. (1p50)
---------------FOR SALE: York self-containedHeat/Air. 90,000 BTU furnace &4 ton A/C. $2500. Call 428-1281.
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FOR SALE: Small whiteTurntable Microwave. Call 544-2229. (1c50)
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FOR SALE
2 slideouts, electric jack,queen size bed, good
condition, lg bathroom
w/ tub & shower, microwave,
refrigerator, stove, air conditioner,
2 new spare tires
2003 Coleman Caravan 26 ft. pull camper
CALLCALL620-544-6818620-544-6818
$11,495$9,995OBO
CAMPER FOR SALECAMPER FOR SALE
FOR RENT
WANTED
FOR SALE BY OWNER
SUPPORT GROUPS
FOR RENT: 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments. Furnished or un-furnished. Bills included, washer and dryer, and cable. Call544-2232. (tfc)
---------------FOR RENT: Three Bedroom Unfurnished Home in the Country. No Pets please, unsafe location for children. Call620-624-1482. (tfc41)
---------------FOR RENT: Two Bedroom Mobile Home. Newly remod-eled, perfect for single person. If interested call 620-544-1957 for an appointment to view. If no answer leave yourname and number and I will get back to you. (tfc)
---------------FOR RENT: 4 bedroom/2 bath house south of Ulysses.Prefer work crew. $750/month. No pets. Call 356-4203. (3p48)
---------------GARAGE SALE
GARAGE SALE: Friday, December 14, 4 - 9 p.m. & Sat-urday, December 15, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Commercial Build-ing. Reeder Family. Women’s Golf Clubs with Covers& Bag - used one time, Christmas Decorations, DVDs,Lots of Nice Clothes, Some Furniture, many more niceitems.
WANTED: Milo stalks or immature milo to bale. Call620-544-5949. (8c43)
---------------WANT TO PURCHASE: Minerals and other oil/gas in-terests. Send details to P.O. Box 13557, Denver, Co.80201. (150p49-12)
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SERVICES OFFEREDTO OUR VALUED KIRBY CUSTOMERS: For factoryauthorized sales, service, supplies and also availablerefurbished Kirbys: please call 800-821-5050. Same DayShipping. (4p48)
--------------SATELLITE TV: Call JAY D’s Satellite for LOCAL serv-ice! New installs - upgrades - Dish Moves - Remotes.Dish and DirecTV 800-952-9634.www.jaydsatellite.com. (tfc48)
---------------NOTICE OF CHANGE: As of December 10 Olinger TaxService can be called at 620-544-2229 or cell 620-846-0271. 544-2129 is no longer in service. (1c50)
FOR SALE BY OWNERVery well-built, beautiful brick home.4 bedrooms, 2 baths, office, bonusroom, full finished basement with hugestoreroom, fenced patio, oversized 2-car garage, underground sprinkler.620-544-5499 or 620-428-2929
603 Fifth Streetin Rolla
Price Reduced!
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PREGNANT? NEED HELP?Call Birthright of GardenCity, 620-276-3605 or Birth-line of Liberal, 1404 N. West-ern, 620-626-6763. (tfc3)
---------------ALCOHOLICS ANONY-MOUS will help you if yousincerely want to stop drink-ing. Call 544-8633. (tfc1)
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CELEBRATE RECOVERYevery Monday night 6:30 08p.m. at Assembly of GodFellowship Hall, 138 S.Main. (tfc25)
Project HopeOpen Tues & Thurs
8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Sunday 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
1030 S. Main (tfc37)
Pioneer ManorFamily Support Group3rd Tuesdays - 1:00 p.m.3rd Thursdays - 5:15 p.m. Chapel at Pioneer Manor
(tfc15)AL-Anon Family GroupMen & Women of alcoholic family &
Great Deals ~ Easy Financing ~ Quality ServiceOffice: (620)544-7800
531 S. JacksonHugoton, Ks. 67951 (tfc6)
FDT ELECTRICFrankie Thomas, owner
Licensed & InsuredOver 30 years’ experience in
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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!
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.
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.
621 S. Main St. - Downtown business location forsale. Equipment in building is negotiable. CallDarrin for details.
1501 Road 9 - Very well maintained brick homeon 3.7 acres only 3 miles from town. 5 bed/4 bath.New roof 2010. Hardwood floors & new carpet onmain level in 2009. A/C unit and Furnace replacedin 2011. Double oven & microwave new in 2011,refrigerator & dishwasher 2.5 years old.
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CARD OF THANKSTHANK YOU
The family of Dennis Burrows wishes to thank everyonefor the prayers, phone calls, food, cards and the lovely mealafter the service.
Thank you for all the love and support.Margaret Burrows
Larry & Wilene Burrows & Family
THANK YOUThe Hamiltons, Robert & Helen, would like to thank each
and everyone for the nice cards and letters we received on ouranniversary day and Helen’s birthday. We really appreciateyour thoughtfulness to us. Merry Xmas to all of you.
Robert & Helen Hamilton
THANK YOUWe would like to thank Martin Daharsh and Centerfire
Feeders for the donation of ground beef for our Burrito BarDinner. Your generosity was greatly appreciated. Thank youto all patrons who gave to our cause and to all of the parentsfor their donations and help. Monies earned at this dinnerwill be used for musical clinics and band trips for the studentsin the Hugoton High School Band Program.
Thank YouBand Booster Officers
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PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Hugoton Hermes,Thursday, November 29, 2012) 3t
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFIda Ellen Reynolds, DECEASED,
CASE NO. 10-PR-11
NOTICE OF HEARING
THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:
You are hereby notified that a peti-tion has been filed in this Court byBuddy Floyd James Reynolds, duly ap-pointed, qualified and acting Adminis-trator of the Estate of Ida EllenReynolds, deceased, praying Petitioner'sacts be approved; waivers of Petitioner'saccount be approved; the heirs be deter-mined; the laws of intestate successionbe applied and the estate be assigned tothe person entitled thereto; the Courtfind the allowance requested for Admin-istrator's compensation and expenses,
and Administrator's attorneys' fees andexpenses, are reasonable, should al-lowed and ordered paid; the Court costsbe determined and ordered paid; the ad-ministration of the Estate be closed;upon the filing of receipts the Petitionerbe finally discharged as the Administra-tor of the Estate of Ida Ellen Reynolds,deceased, and the Petitioner be releasedfrom further liability.
You are required to file your writtendefenses thereto on or before the 21stday of December, 2012, at 1:30 o'clockP.M. in the District Court, in Hugoton,Stevens County, Kansas, at which timeand place the cause will be heard.Should you fail therein, judgment anddecree will be entered in due courseupon the petition.
BUDDY FLOYD JAMES REYNOLDSAdministrator
Brollier, Wolf & KuharicBox 39, Hugoton, KS 67951(620) 544-8555Attorney for Administrator
PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Hugoton Hermes,Thursday, December 13, 2012) 1t
SOUTHWEST KANSAS GROUNDWA-TER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO. 3
SCHEDULED MEETING DATE CHANGES
TO ALL PERSONS:
Take notice that the Board of Direc-tors of the Southwest Kansas Ground-water Management District No. 3 willhold their regularly scheduled JanuaryBoard Meeting at 9:00 a.m. CSTWednesday, January 18, 2013 at theDistrict office located at 2009 E Spruce
in Garden City, KS instead of on the 2ndWednesday of the month as previouslyscheduled.
Take notice that the Board of Direc-tors of the Southwest Kansas Ground-water Management District No. 3 willhold their regularly scheduled FebruaryBoard Meeting at 9:00 a.m. CSTThursday February 7th, 2013 at theRamada Inn, Topeka Kansas instead ofthe 2nd Wednesday of the month as pre-viously scheduled.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS SOUTH-WEST KANNSAS GROUNDWATERMANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO.3
/s/ Kent Dunn, Board President
When it comes to SantaClaus, a Kansas State Univer-sity expert says let children be-lieve in the jolly old elf as longas they want.
Jared Durtschi, an assistantprofessor in Kansas State Uni-versity's marriage and familytherapy program, says there isno particular age when a childshould stop believing in Santa,and that children will oftencome to realize the truth grad-ually as they grow older.
"I don't think it's necessaryfor parents to decide upon atime to tell their children thereis no Santa," Durtschi said. "Aschildren develop, the magical
thinking that is so common inkids, which allows them to soreadily accept all the details ofSanta Claus, will give way andthey will soon figure it out ontheir own."
Durtschi said that by tellingthe truth about Santa before achild has figured it out on hisor her own, parents might un-intentionally lessen the excite-ment of the Christmas seasonfor their children.
"Christmas tends to be morefun for those kids who believein Santa compared to thosewho do not," he said. "It may beunnecessary to spoil the excite-ment for the child until they
outgrow the belief."Parents should also be
aware that children will oftengo through a transition periodwhere they still have some be-lief in Santa or want to believein him, but their logic is begin-ning to tell them the idea is im-possible.
During this period, whichmay last several years,Durtschi said that children'sideas about Santa can changeoften.
"They may believe one day,not believe the next day, andthen decide they believe inSanta again next week afterwatching a Christmas movie,"
he said. "Just because a childis showing signs of doubt doesnot mean he or she has com-pletely made the transition todisbelief in Santa."
This transition period oftencorresponds with the time thatparents are wondering if theirchild still believes in Santa butare hesitant to raise the subjectin case they spoil it for theirchild. Durtschi advises thatparents ask their children aneutral, open-ended question -- "What do you think aboutSanta Claus?" -- rather thansomething more leading, suchas, "Do you still believe inSanta?"
Parents who do not wanttheir children to believe inSanta may find it difficult toteach them not to because thecharacter is one the main-stream culture heavily pro-motes.
Durtschi suggests that theseparents may find it helpful tospend time with like-mindedfamilies during the holiday sea-son, as children generally be-lieve what they are taught fromthe adults around them.
Durtschi also said thatwhatever children are taughtregarding Santa Claus, it is im-portant for parents to teachthem that there may be otherchildren whose beliefs or opin-ions differ from their own.
"I hope all parents will makeefforts to teach their children torespect the differences in howthe holidays are celebrated," hesaid.
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FBLA members promote Prematurity Awareness WeekHugoton FBLA Members
led a variety of high schoolevents to promote Prematu-rity Awareness November 26through 30.
The entire campus wasdecorated in purple, includ-ing signs with facts relatedto premature birth preven-tion and statistics. FBLApurchased and distributedpurple awareness beads andspirit bracelets so the entirecampus could become in-volved in the promotion.Everyone was encouraged to
Teachers and their stu-dents raised awareness bydecorating their doors withinspirational slogans and in-formative facts. Judgescomprised of FBLA membersand HHS staff chose ScienceTeacher Kerrine Fann’sSeminar as having the bestdesign. The group will betreated to an afternoon cup-cake party for their efforts.
FBLA members also took
donations for March ofDimes Tuesday afternoon.Anyone donating $1 to helpwith research and educationwas given the opportunity tochoose a homemade treat asa way of thanking them forthe contribution. Close to$150 was raised during thisone-day, 30 minute event.
(Both the cupcake partyand sweet treats met federalhealth and nutrition guide-lines, Advanced level, requir-ing high schools to wait untilone hour after lunch to dis-tribute foods of minimal nu-tritional value.)
This year's FBLA officersinclude President KelseyQuillen, Vice PresidentPatrick Weaver, SecretaryKatie Weaver, Treasurer
David Kurt, Historian ToniMelton and ParliamentarianMaverick Mills. Members in-clude Maddie Daharsh,
FBLA Members Maddie Daharsh and Toni Melton collect $1Donations for March of Dimes. Donors receive a sweet treat asa thank you for their willingness to share.
Mrs. Fann's Seminar Students won the doordecorating contest with their theme of dimes
marching into a donation jar.
After significant reviewand analysis, the U.S. Envi-ronmental Protection Agency(EPA) has determined thatgrain sorghum ethanol quali-fies as a renewable fuel underthe Renewable Fuels Stan-dard (RFS) Program. Gover-nor Sam Brownback saidapproving the sorghum path-way will help enable theUnited States to meet RFS re-quirements with domesti-cally-produced ethanol andgenerate economic growth inKansas.
“Kansas is the topsorghum-producing state inthe nation. Not only issorghum a high-quality feedsource for livestock produc-ers but it is a critical non-food feedstock for ethanolplants across our state,where 60 percent of ethanolis produced from grainsorghum,” Governor Brown-back said. “The RFS requiresthe United States to produce36 billion gallons of renew-able fuel by 2022, with an in-creasing requirement forrenewable fuels from non-corn sources. This pathway
will open the door for Kansassorghum farmers and Kansasethanol plants to help meetboth the conventional biofueland advanced biofuel man-dates under the RFS.”
The final rule for thesorghum pathway was signedby EPA Administrator LisaJackson November 30, 2012,and will take effect upon pub-lication in the Federal Regis-ter. According to the finalrule, EPA’s analysis indicatedthat grain sorghum ethanolproduced at dry-mill facilitiesthat utilize natural gas forprocess energy meets the 20percent greenhouse gas emis-sion reduction threshold toqualify as a renewable fuelunder RFS guidelines. Fur-ther, the final rule specifiesthat grain sorghum ethanolproduced at dry-mill facilitiesthat utilize specified forms ofbiogas for process energy andmost electricity productionmeets the 50 percent green-house gas reduction thresh-old to qualify as an advancedbiofuel under RFS guidelines.
Governor Brownback re-cently sent a letter to EPA Ad-
ministrator Jackson urgingapproval of the sorghumpathway and had direct con-versations with EPA officialsexpressing the importance ofthis pathway for Kansas. Hehas also invited Administra-tor Jackson and her staff tovisit Kansas ethanol plantsthat use sorghum grown byKansas farmers to produceethanol.
Western Plains Energy inOakley produces ethanolfrom sorghum and is ready touse waste from beef feedlotsand swine operations alongwith other landfill waste togenerate methane gas topower its ethanol plant. Con-estoga Energy in Garden Cityis sequestering carbon diox-ide in oil wells and also isusing sorghum to produceethanol. Kansas Secretary ofAgriculture Dale Rodmansaid Administrator Jacksonand her staff could benefitfrom seeing the willingness ofKansas ethanol producers tobe innovative in their effortsto produce clean, renewableenergy. He said it is impor-tant to note that Kansas
sorghum farmers and Kansasethanol producers are leadingthe way to transition ethanolto a non-food based biofuel.
“The ingenuity found inKansas is second to none.These ethanol plants andlikely many more have madesignificant financial invest-ments necessary to produceethanol from sorghum andmeet advanced biofuel stan-dards. Kansas sorghumfarmers and ethanol produd-cers are ready and willing tohelp meet RFS requirementsbut have been unable towithout the sorghum path-way,” Secretary Rodman said.“Approving the sorghumpathway is a critical step for-ward in our nation’s quest tobecome energy independent.Not only will we be able tomeet advanced biofuel re-quirements with domesti-cally-produced ethanolinstead of importing it fromforeign nations but it will alsoencourage growth on MainStreet.”
Submitted by the KansasDepartment of Agriculture.
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