Miss Liberal 2012 has roots in Hugoton! Miss Lauren Sarchet, daughter of Jeff and Patricia Sar- chet, donned a beautiful crown Sunday evening as she was announced Miss Liberal. Lauren will go on to represent Liberal at the Miss Kansas competition June 6-9 in Pratt. The Miss Liberal pageant took place at James Maskus Auditorium at Liberal High School February 19. Lauren also won the Private Interview Award, the Artistic Expression in Talent Award, and tied for the Physical Fitness and Health in Swimwear Award along with former Hugoton resident Kristyn Campbell and Liberal res- ident Makaytlen Plunk. She will receive scholar- ship money for each of these accomplishments. Lauren is a senior at Liberal High School, rank- ing fifth in a class of ap- proximately 200. She plans to attend Oklahoma City University in the fall, where she has obtained a trumpet scholarship. At- tending Liberal schools since she was in sixth grade, Lauren has contin- ued to shine academically and in her extra curricu- lars, earning a spot in the State Honor Band playing the trumpet. For the talent portion of the Miss Liberal competi- tion, Lauren performed a jazzy rendition of Nat King Cole’s “Orange Colored Sky.” As a side note, Lau- ren also won the senior di- vision of Liberal’s Pancake Day Talent Show Monday evening with the same song. Focusing this girl’s whirlwind of activity is her passion for diabetes awareness. Her platform as a Miss Liberal candi- date is the American Dia- betes Association. Lauren’s mother, grand- mother and a cousin are affected by the disease, in addition to many other friends and their families. Stay updated about the upcoming Miss Kansas pageant by visiting their official Web site at mis skansas.org or visit their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.co m/pages/Miss-Kansas- Organization/289578575 763 . Volume 125, Number 8 Thursday, February 23, 2012 16 Pages, 70 Cents Plus Tax Per Copy Five Eagle wrestlers are statebound. The varsity team traveled to Mulvane over the weekend for the Kansas Class 4A Regional meet. Hugoton placed fourth as a team, crowned two champions, and placed one third and two at fourth in their weight classes. Lawson Fiss and Colten Lissolo reigned as champi- ons in their classes. They wrestled at 145 and 220 pounds, respectively. Ty Haller placed third at 170 pounds and Logan Livengood, 120 pounds and Patrick Weaver, 152 pounds, took fourth. "We got nine kids on the mat and they all had a chance to qualify this weekend," reported coach Brent Mahan. "We are tak- ing five to state next week." Three additional wrestlers got within one match of qualifying, in- cluding Bradley Campbell at 160, Genesis Martinez at 132 and heavyweight Alfredo Licon. All three will rejoin the Eagles for the 2013 season. Zane Littell was 2-2 at Regionals. "I thought he could have got a better draw, and was really a top-six kid in this Regional," stated coach Mahan. "Zane finishes his sopho- more campaign with 27 wins, which is very good and I am very excited to see what he will do next season." Continued to page 6 State qualifiers in wrestling are, front row left to right, junior Patrick Weaver 152 pounds - fourth place at regionals, senior Logan Liven- good 120 pounds - fourth at regionals, and jun- ior Lawson Fiss 145 pounds - first at regionals. In back are senior Ty Haller 170 pounds - third at regionals and senior Colten Lissolo 220 pounds - first at regionals. Photo courtesy of Laura Livengood. With 19 days until the March 10 Kansas Presiden- tial Caucus, it appears all but certain Kansas will play a major role in the overall Republican presidential se- lection process. Amanda Adkins, State Party Chair, noted that "At- tention has rapidly turned to Kansas - Rick Santorum has opened an office and is distributing yard signs, Ron Paul has put up billboards and is planning to conduct a rally March 9, and Super PACs are running TV ads. The Gingrich, Paul and Santorum campaigns were doing a bustling business at last weekend’s state party convention. "We have 98 locations throughout the state to make for easy voter access." There are two reasons for attention being paid to Kansas: 1. Schedule: Kansas scheduled its caucus on what has turned out to be a key strategic juncture. Tuesday, February 28, two states (Michigan and Arizona) will hold primaries. Then "Super" Tuesday, March 6, ten states will hold caucuses or primaries: (Alaska, Georgia, Idaho, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia. Wyoming holds week-long precinct leader meetings. Kansas is the next state after Super Tuesday, Satur- day, March 10, and is the only state March 10. "It will give candidates coming out of Super Tuesday an oppor- tunity to show or steal mo- mentum and demonstrate acceptance by the voters of one of the most republican states in the nation," said Amanda Adkins. 2. 40 Bound Delegates: Kansas has 40 delegates, as many as Iowa and New Hampshire combined. And, unlike many states, those delegates are bound to the candidate based on the out- come of the Kansas vote. Kansas has totally rejected the use of the indirect allo- cation system used by most caucus states, wherein the presidential vote is merely a non-binding straw poll and the real delegate allocation process is done by insiders elected by caucus-goers, Kansas Republican Presidential Caucus heats up Miss Liberal 2011 Kaela Krueger relinquishes her title to Miss Liberal 2012 Lauren Sarchet. Lauren is the daughter of Jeff and Patricia Sarchet. Lauren Sarchet performs “Orange Colored Sky” at the Pancake Day Talent Show Monday evening. Sarchet crowned Miss Liberal 2012 Morris and Alford discuss issues at Legislative Update Hugoton’s Got Talent! Hugoton made a great showing at Pancake Day this year! At the Pancake Day Tal- ent Show Monday evening, Lauren Sarchet snagged first place in the senior di- vision with her vocal per- formance of “Orange Colored Sky,” while Faith Beesley won second in the Tiny Tot category with “My Straw Hat.” Mikayla Mor- gan thrilled the audience with a medley: “Come in From the Rain/Stormy Weather.” Leslie Spikes, grand- daughter-in-law of Hugoton residents Warren and Joan Spikes, took home third place at the Pancake Day Race. Leslie is married to Corey Spikes of Liberal, and the couple has two chil- dren, Breton and Raleigh. Kaela Krueger, Miss Liberal 2011, won first in the inter- national race with a time of 68.6 seconds. Continued to page 2 Eagle grapplers head to State President of the Senate Steve Morris and Representa- tive Steve Alford conducted a Legislative Update at the Sen- ior Center Saturday at 2:00 p.m. Senator Morris began the update by stating they are one week from the turn- around process which is when all the bills need to be out of the House and before the Senate and all the bills before the Senate need to be turned over to the House. Morris commented they expect more money to be available in the budget due to a better economy. One of the legislature’s most important tasks is to balance the budget. The second item Morris re- ported for the legislators to finish is the Reapportionment and Redistricting process. This has to be done every ten years, right after the census numbers come in. The third issue the legisla- tors face is a study of KPER’s. A recommendation has been made to change the system using a combination of the defined benefit and defined contribution systems. Morris stated the hard part of this is finding the balance between having a system that rewards employees and attracts new employees but does not over- burden the state. For more information on the changes proposed to KPERs, visit http://www.kslegislature.co m/li/b2011_12/measures/d ocuments/fisc_note_sb338_0 0_0000.pdf . Several other major issues have been introduced by the Governor. The Governor wants to do a major revamp of the school finance system. The one in place now, which is over 20 years old, has been adjusted and tweaked to fit the differ- ent size school districts across the state. The Gover- nor’s proposal is basically a one-size-fits-all plan. Part of that proposal is an initiative for technical education. Mor- ris said he expects that part of the plan to pass but the other parts probably will not pass. Another proposal from the Governor is to do away with the state income tax. Morris explained that though it sounds good on paper, it is not always practical. Rev- enue would have to be raised elsewhere, perhaps in the form of raised sales taxes, etc. One proposal is to limit revenue growth in the future to two percent. Medicaid is the biggest cost driver over the last several years which typically has a cost increase of four to seven percent every year. Half of last year’s deficit came as a result of an increase in Medicaid’s case loads. Morris does not feel this proposal will pass. Morris spoke of the bill ad- dressing the issue of water use during the drought. The bill amends water law to pro- vide farmers and ranchers Brian Hemann, Senator Steve Morris and Jodie Wacker discuss dairy issues at the Legislative Update at the Senior Center Sat- urday afternoon. Constituents gather at the Hugoton Senior Center for the Leg- islative Update Saturday afternoon. Left to right are Doug Mar- tin, Mark Crawford and Representative Steve Alford. Continued to page 4 Megan Cornelsen proudly shows the trophy she won at the Stevens County Spelling Bee. She will be representing Stevens County at the Re- gional Bee in Amarillo, Tx. Photo courtesy of Morey Meck- lenburg.
Transcript
Miss Liberal 2012 hasroots in Hugoton! MissLauren Sarchet, daughterof Jeff and Patricia Sar-chet, donned a beautifulcrown Sunday evening asshe was announced MissLiberal. Lauren will go onto represent Liberal at theMiss Kansas competitionJune 6-9 in Pratt. The
Miss Liberal pageant tookplace at James MaskusAuditorium at LiberalHigh School February 19.
Lauren also won thePrivate Interview Award,the Artistic Expression inTalent Award, and tied forthe Physical Fitness andHealth in SwimwearAward along with formerHugoton resident KristynCampbell and Liberal res-ident Makaytlen Plunk.She will receive scholar-ship money for each ofthese accomplishments.
Lauren is a senior atLiberal High School, rank-ing fifth in a class of ap-proximately 200. Sheplans to attend OklahomaCity University in the fall,where she has obtained atrumpet scholarship. At-tending Liberal schoolssince she was in sixthgrade, Lauren has contin-ued to shine academicallyand in her extra curricu-lars, earning a spot in theState Honor Band playingthe trumpet.
For the talent portion ofthe Miss Liberal competi-tion, Lauren performed ajazzy rendition of Nat KingCole’s “Orange ColoredSky.” As a side note, Lau-ren also won the senior di-vision of Liberal’s PancakeDay Talent Show Mondayevening with the samesong.
Focusing this girl’swhirlwind of activity is herpassion for diabetesawareness. Her platformas a Miss Liberal candi-date is the American Dia-betes Association.Lauren’s mother, grand-mother and a cousin areaffected by the disease, inaddition to many otherfriends and their families.
Stay updated about theupcoming Miss Kansaspageant by visiting theirofficial Web site at misskansas.org or visit theirFacebook page:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Miss-Kansas-Organization/289578575763.
Volume 125, Number 8 Thursday, February 23, 2012 16 Pages, 70 Cents Plus Tax Per Copy
Five Eagle wrestlers arestatebound. The varsityteam traveled to Mulvaneover the weekend for theKansas Class 4A Regionalmeet. Hugoton placedfourth as a team, crownedtwo champions, andplaced one third and twoat fourth in their weightclasses.
Lawson Fiss and ColtenLissolo reigned as champi-ons in their classes. Theywrestled at 145 and 220pounds, respectively.
Ty Haller placed third at
170 pounds and LoganLivengood, 120 poundsand Patrick Weaver, 152pounds, took fourth.
"We got nine kids on themat and they all had achance to qualify thisweekend," reported coachBrent Mahan. "We are tak-ing five to state nextweek."
Three additionalwrestlers got within onematch of qualifying, in-cluding Bradley Campbellat 160, Genesis Martinezat 132 and heavyweight
Alfredo Licon. All three willrejoin the Eagles for the2013 season.
Zane Littell was 2-2 atRegionals.
"I thought he couldhave got a better draw,and was really a top-sixkid in this Regional,"stated coach Mahan."Zane finishes his sopho-more campaign with 27wins, which is very goodand I am very excited tosee what he will do nextseason."
Continued to page 6
State qualifiers in wrestling are, front row leftto right, junior Patrick Weaver 152 pounds -fourth place at regionals, senior Logan Liven-good 120 pounds - fourth at regionals, and jun-ior Lawson Fiss 145 pounds - first at regionals.
In back are senior Ty Haller 170 pounds - thirdat regionals and senior Colten Lissolo 220pounds - first at regionals. Photo courtesy ofLaura Livengood.
With 19 days until theMarch 10 Kansas Presiden-tial Caucus, it appears allbut certain Kansas will playa major role in the overallRepublican presidential se-lection process.
Amanda Adkins, StateParty Chair, noted that "At-tention has rapidly turnedto Kansas - Rick Santorum
has opened an office and isdistributing yard signs, RonPaul has put up billboardsand is planning to conducta rally March 9, and SuperPACs are running TV ads.The Gingrich, Paul andSantorum campaigns weredoing a bustling business atlast weekend’s state partyconvention. "We have 98locations throughout thestate to make for easy voteraccess."
There are two reasons forattention being paid toKansas:
1. Schedule: Kansasscheduled its caucus onwhat has turned out to be akey strategic juncture.
Tuesday, February 28,two states (Michigan andArizona) will hold primaries.Then "Super" Tuesday,March 6, ten states willhold caucuses or primaries:(Alaska, Georgia, Idaho,Massachusetts, NorthDakota, Ohio, Oklahoma,Tennessee, Vermont andVirginia. Wyoming holds
week-long precinct leadermeetings.
Kansas is the next stateafter Super Tuesday, Satur-day, March 10, and is theonly state March 10. "It willgive candidates coming outof Super Tuesday an oppor-tunity to show or steal mo-mentum and demonstrateacceptance by the voters ofone of the most republicanstates in the nation," saidAmanda Adkins.
2. 40 Bound Delegates:Kansas has 40 delegates, asmany as Iowa and NewHampshire combined. And,unlike many states, thosedelegates are bound to thecandidate based on the out-come of the Kansas vote.Kansas has totally rejectedthe use of the indirect allo-cation system used by mostcaucus states, wherein thepresidential vote is merely anon-binding straw poll andthe real delegate allocationprocess is done by insiderselected by caucus-goers,
Kansas Republican Presidential Caucus heats up
Miss Liberal 2011 Kaela Krueger relinquishes her title to MissLiberal 2012 Lauren Sarchet. Lauren is the daughter of Jeff andPatricia Sarchet.
Lauren Sarchet performs“Orange Colored Sky” at thePancake Day Talent ShowMonday evening.
Sarchet crowned Miss Liberal 2012
Morris and Alford discuss issues at Legislative UpdateHugoton’sGot Talent!
Hugoton made a greatshowing at Pancake Daythis year!
At the Pancake Day Tal-ent Show Monday evening,Lauren Sarchet snaggedfirst place in the senior di-vision with her vocal per-formance of “OrangeColored Sky,” while FaithBeesley won second in theTiny Tot category with “MyStraw Hat.” Mikayla Mor-gan thrilled the audiencewith a medley: “Come inFrom the Rain/StormyWeather.”
Leslie Spikes, grand-daughter-in-law of Hugotonresidents Warren and JoanSpikes, took home thirdplace at the Pancake DayRace. Leslie is married toCorey Spikes of Liberal, andthe couple has two chil-dren, Breton and Raleigh.Kaela Krueger, Miss Liberal2011, won first in the inter-national race with a time of68.6 seconds.
Continued to page 2
Eagle grapplers head to State
President of the SenateSteve Morris and Representa-tive Steve Alford conducted aLegislative Update at the Sen-ior Center Saturday at 2:00p.m. Senator Morris began theupdate by stating they areone week from the turn-around process which iswhen all the bills need to beout of the House and beforethe Senate and all the billsbefore the Senate need to beturned over to the House. Morris commented theyexpect more money to beavailable in the budget due toa better economy. One of thelegislature’s most importanttasks is to balance thebudget. The second item Morris re-ported for the legislators tofinish is the Reapportionmentand Redistricting process.This has to be done every tenyears, right after the censusnumbers come in. The third issue the legisla-tors face is a study of KPER’s.A recommendation has beenmade to change the systemusing a combination of thedefined benefit and definedcontribution systems. Morris
stated the hard part of this isfinding the balance betweenhaving a system that rewardsemployees and attracts newemployees but does not over-burden the state. For moreinformation on the changesproposed to KPERs, visithttp://www.kslegislature.com/li/b2011_12/measures/documents/fisc_note_sb338_00_0000.pdf. Several other major issueshave been introduced by theGovernor. The Governor wants to doa major revamp of the schoolfinance system. The one inplace now, which is over 20
years old, has been adjustedand tweaked to fit the differ-ent size school districtsacross the state. The Gover-nor’s proposal is basically aone-size-fits-all plan. Part ofthat proposal is an initiativefor technical education. Mor-ris said he expects that partof the plan to pass but theother parts probably will notpass. Another proposal from theGovernor is to do away withthe state income tax. Morrisexplained that though itsounds good on paper, it isnot always practical. Rev-enue would have to be raisedelsewhere, perhaps in theform of raised sales taxes,etc. One proposal is to limitrevenue growth in the futureto two percent. Medicaid isthe biggest cost driver overthe last several years whichtypically has a cost increaseof four to seven percent everyyear. Half of last year’sdeficit came as a result of anincrease in Medicaid’s caseloads. Morris does not feelthis proposal will pass. Morris spoke of the bill ad-dressing the issue of wateruse during the drought. Thebill amends water law to pro-vide farmers and ranchersBrian Hemann, Senator Steve Morris and Jodie Wacker discuss
dairy issues at the Legislative Update at the Senior Center Sat-urday afternoon.
Constituents gather at the Hugoton Senior Center for the Leg-islative Update Saturday afternoon. Left to right are Doug Mar-tin, Mark Crawford and Representative Steve Alford.
Continued to page 4
Megan Cornelsen proudlyshows the trophy she won atthe Stevens County SpellingBee. She will be representingStevens County at the Re-gional Bee in Amarillo, Tx.Photo courtesy of Morey Meck-lenburg.
Monday, February 13, 2012• Vehicle Unlock, 100 Block of West
Sixth, Citizen Assist, Officer Goet-
zinger
• Funeral Escort, 200 Block of South
Van Buren, Public Service, Officer
Goetzinger/Chief Leslie
• Non-Injury Accident, 100 Block of
East Eleventh, Took Report, Officer
Goetzinger
• Dog at Large, 500 Block of South
Main, Dog Impounded, Officer
Goetzinger
• Medical Assist, 400 Block of South
Madison, Public Service, Officer
Hagman
• House Check, Third and Monroe,
Everything Okay, Officer Hagman
• Dog Complaint, 400 Block of Madi-
son, Dog Okay, Officer Hagman
• Possible Gun Shot, Sixth and Mon-
roe, Unable to Locate, Officer Hag-
man
Tuesday, February 14• Report of Bullying, 300 Block of
East Sixth, Investigated, Officer
Goetzinger
• Missing Teenager, 300 Block of
Monroe, Located Subject, Officer
Goetzinger
• Possible DUI, Unable to Locate, Of-
ficer Hagman
Wednesday, February 15• Traffic Control, Main Street, Public
Service, Officer Lamatsch/Chief
Leslie
Thursday, February 16• Child in the Street, Eleventh and
Van Buren, Returned to Parent, Of-
ficer Lamatsch
• Public Service, Public Service, Offi-
cer Lamatsch
• Criminal Damage, 400 Block of
East Fourth, Took Report, Officer
Lamatsch
• Public Service, 400 Block of Van
Buren, Public Service, ACO Smith
• Vehicle Unlock, 700 Block of South
Main, Citizen Assist, Officer Crane
Friday, February 17• Welfare Check, 300 Block of South
Monroe, Officer Lamatsch
• Medical Assist, 600 Block of South
Trindle, Public Service, Officer
Lamatsch
• Argument, 300 Block of East Sev-
enth, Subjects Calmed Down, Ser-
geant Johnson
Saturday, February 18• Funeral Escort, 300 Block of Van
Buren, Public Service, Officer Goet-
zinger
• Harassment, 700 Block of Jeffer-
son, Spoke to Reporting Party, Ser-
geant Johnson
• Possible Fight, 600 Block of South
Monroe, Officer Hagman
Sunday, February 19• Citizen Assist, 500 Block of West
The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, February 23, 2012 Page 2
Obituaries
WHAT’S HAPPENIN’
Stevens CountyFire
DepartmentAnd
Ambulance Report
Stevens CountyHospital Report
Friends and family gath-
ered Saturday to remember
and honor Dorothy Jean
Moser, 78, of Hugoton. Mrs.
Moser passed from this life
Monday, February 13, 2012
at her residence.
The daughter of John
Charles Marsh and the for-
mer Lillie Edith Lougthry,
she was born January 21,
1934 at Maysville, Ar.
Dorothy and Roland L.
Moser were married Febru-
ary 26, 1956 at Clayton,
N.M.
Mrs. Moser was a member
of the Mission Baptist
Church of Maysville and As-
sembly of God Church of
Hugoton.
Dorothy enjoyed gardening
and canning and loved to
watch her family clean up
her flower beds. She cro-
cheted baby blankets for her
grandchildren and great
grandchildren and she loved
her family.
Survivors include her two
sons, J.C. Moser and wife
Nancy of Beaver, Ok. and
Roland Moser of Inola, Ok.;
two daughters, La Verna
Myers and husband Kenneth
of Siloam Springs, Ar. and
Connie Tennis and husband
Kent of Hugoton; her
brother-in-law Glen Whitten-
burg of Emmitt, Id.; her eight
grandchildren; seven great
grandchildren; and a host of
other relatives and friends.
Dorothy was preceded in
death by her parents, hus-
band and three sisters, Billie
Lou Tucker, Helen Nadine
Allen and Marjorie Whitten-
burg.
Funeral services were at-
tended Saturday afternoon,
February 18, 2012 at Paul’s
Funeral Home Chapel in
Hugoton with Pastor Ben
Coats presiding. Burial fol-
lowed in the Hugoton Ceme-
tery.
A memorial has been es-
tablished for St. Judes. Me-
morials may be mailed to
Paul’s Funeral Home, PO Box
236, Hugoton, Ks. 67951.
Dorothy Moser
The death of Eb Delay has
been learned. Mr. Delay
passed away Thursday, Jan-
uary 26, 2012 in Denver, Co.
at the age of 88.
Eb was born January 24,
1924. He grew up and went
to school in Hugoton. Mr.
Delay served his country
during World War II on the
USS Nevada in the United
States Navy.
He was a beloved hus-
band, dad, papa, great
grandpa, son, brother, uncle
and friend. He was an uncle
to Barbara Beeks.
Since Eb loved the ocean,
some of his ashes will be
scattered there and some on
a small farm in Kansas that
is the heart of his family.
Mr. Delay’s uniform has
been donated to the Stevens
County Gas and Historical
Museum.
Eb DelayAdmissions2/14/12 One Patient
2/15/12 Amanda Kolb
Antonia Sauzameda
2/16/12 One Patient
2/17/12 None
2/18/12 One Patient
2/19/12 None
2/20/12 None
Dismissals2/14/12 Two Patients
2/15/12 Antonia Sauzameda
2 /16/12 Amanda Kolb
2/17/12 Albert Little
One Patient
2/18/12 None
2/19/12 None
2/20/12 One Patient
Currently in the HospitalCharles Ratledge
One Patient
Kansans stay indoors more
during the winter, and most
rely on phone service to com-
municate with others when
they can’t get out. Unfortu-
nately, the phone service that
lets many stay in touch
sometimes lets strangers en-
gage in fraudulent insurance
activity.
The Kansas Insurance De-
partment’s Anti-Fraud divi-
sion has received several
examples of suspected winter
scam activity on Kansans.
Here are three reported to our
staff:
• A woman in south central
Kansas received a phone call
from a Florida number ask-
ing if she still had a particu-
lar vehicle. The woman told
the caller she had never
owned a vehicle like that. The
caller told the woman to pro-
vide her current vehicle infor-
mation, as well as her Social
Security number and proof of
insurance.
• A man in the eastern part of
the state received a call
telling him his Medicare Sup-
plement insurance premium
was decreasing, and he
should call a certain number
for more information.
• A similar situation oc-
curred when a Kansas
woman was told she could re-
ceive a free Medicare Supple-
ment policy if she would only
give her bank account infor-
mation.
In the first two instances,
the Kansans who were called
did not give out any informa-
tion and reported the call to
our department. Unfortu-
nately, in the third case, the
person gave bank informa-
tion to the caller, but did re-
port it to our agency; she was
told to call her bank immedi-
ately and report it.
I would urge everyone to be
vigilant and report such ac-
tivities because, in the end,
fraud costs all of us more in
insurance premiums if it isn’t
stopped.
Insurance fraud nation-
wide is a multi-billion dollar
annual industry, taking in all
lines of insurance. False
medical claims, Medicare/
Medicaid scams and fake
auto schemes are all among
the most common types of
fraud cases reported.
According to the National
Council on Aging, other top
scams to be aware of include
counterfeit prescription
drugs, funeral and cemetery
scams, fraudulent anti-aging
products, false product tele-
marketing, Internet fraud, in-
vestment schemes, reverse
mortgage scams, sweep-
stakes scams, and the
Grandparent Scam, where
someone posing as a grand-
son or granddaughter asks
for money to be wired for an
emergency.
Our department and oth-
ers in state government, such
as the Senior Medicare Patrol
program in the Kansas De-
partment on Aging, take
these types of fraudulent ac-
tivity very seriously - if we
know about them. We can’t
track down or attempt to halt
these types of activities un-
less we are notified when
they occur. And believe me,
we have staff members in our
department who can’t stand
these scams and will make
every effort to get them
stopped.
To report suspected fraud
activity, call our toll free (in
Kansas) Consumer Assis-
tance Hotline, 800-432-2484.
For additional information on
anti-fraud activities and ways
consumers can protect them-
selves, go to the Anti-Fraud
section of our website,
www.ksinsurance.org.
It can certainly be cold
enough in the wintertime
without being left out in the
cold because of an insurance
scam. Stay warm, and stay
vigilant about suspect phone
calls.
The Kansas Insurance De-partment, established in1871, assists and educatesconsumers, regulates and re-views companies and licensesagents selling insurance prod-ucts in the state. More aboutthe department is online atwww.ksinsurance.org.
Stevens County Emergency
Services run activity Febru-
ary 13 through February 19.
Fire Department Hugoton Sta-tion Sunday, February 19,
12:44 p.m. - responded to a
grass fire at Road Z and Road
4.
Fire Department Moscow Sta-tion No activity this period.
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The Office of CongressmanTim Huelskamp is now ac-cepting applications for in-ternships for Summer 2012.Interested college-aged stu-dents are invited to apply toserve the people of the FirstDistrict either in the DodgeCity, Hutchinson, Salina orWashington, D.C. office. In the Kansas offices, in-
terns may be asked to do avariety of things, includingday-to-day office work suchas answering phones, writingletters and assisting withmedia clips. In addition, in-terns may be assigned to as-sist in various constituentcase work or work on Dis-trict-based projects of impor-tance. In Washington, interns' re-
sponsibilities will vary. Theywill be asked to answerphones, run errands, re-search legislation for theMember and legislative staff,attend hearings and briefingsand answer constituent let-ters on various issues beforethe House. As a result, in-terns learn about the legisla-
tive process and the manyother functions of a congres-sional office. Although all internships in
all offices are unpaid, stu-dents gain invaluable workexperience. More information
– including the application –can be found at http://huelskamp.house.gov/internships. The application dead-line for summer internshipsis March 15, 2012.
The Hugoton USD 210Board of Education met in aregular monthly session at6:00 p.m. Monday, February20, 2012 in the HMS Library.Board members presentwere Nancy Honig, DonBeesley, Todd Gayer, DougMartin, Barry Hittle,Stephanie Heger and MartinDaharsh. Also present werecoach Nick Rodriguez, Brit-tani Mahan, Coach ClintMerritt, Dettra Crawford, In-termediate Principal MarkNewton, Primary PrincipalTiffany Boxum, MiddleSchool Principal MischelMiller, High School PrincipalGregg Errebo, Clerk of theBoard Debbie Theye, Super-intendent Mark Crawfordand Kay McDaniels.
The meeting was called toorder. Good news shared bythe BOE members includedHugoton Wrestling Team;several BOE members men-tioned the team placed sec-ond place in the GWACLeague meet and last weekearned an awesome fourthplace in the state’s toughest4A regional event. The follow-ing young men will be repre-senting Hugoton at state inSalina this Friday and Satur-day: Logan Livengood, TyHaller, Colten Lissolo, PatrickWeaver and Lawson Fiss. Re-gional champions includedLawson at 145 pounds andColten at 220 pounds.
Team scores were firstplace Andale, 145; secondAugusta, 128; third Mulvane,126; fourth Hugoton, 110;fifth El Dorado, 104.5; sixthUlysses, 97; seventh Pratt,93.5; eighth Rose Hill, 87.5;ninth Buhler, 81.5; tenthCircle, 61; eleventh MaizeSouth, 59; twelfth Clearwa-ter, 57; thirteenth Cheney,28; fourteenth Wellington,27; and fifteenth Hesston, 9.
Good luck at State Eagle,wrestlers!
Also mentioned was theHugoton Girl’s basketballteam; Todd Gayer com-mended the recent success ofthe girls’ basketball program.They have won eight consec-utive games for quite a win-ning streak. Their currentrecord is 13-5. They shouldbe a third or fourth seed insub-state play and shouldget a home game. If they doget a home game this comingMonday night, this will be thefirst home post season gamefor Lady Eagle basketballsince 1993! They will play at7:00 p.m.
The board approved theagenda. The previous min-utes and financial reportswere approved.
The board accepted theresignations of ClaudiaSanchez – kindergarten aideand Enedina Acosta – ele-mentary school cook. Newhires accepted were RobinHagman – maintenance as-
sistant for Bill DeCamp, a fulltime 12-month position; Vir-ginia (Neri) Martinez –kindergarten aide position toreplace Claudia Sanchez;and Annie Brit – fourth gradeaide. She will replace TraciShields.
Special presentations in-cluded Common Core StateStandard Initiative (CCSSI)with Mischel Miller, goingover results and progressfrom the five West Ed daysthis school year. Mischelshowed the board the recentsurvey results after the fifthday of in-service January 20.Mischel also talked about therecommendation for the costfor four West Ed days nextschool year.
Next on the agenda wasthe High School SchedulingCommittee progress withcommittee members BrittaniMahan, Clint Merritt andNick Rodriguez. Mrs. Mahanspoke for the committee. Sheexplained the process theyused to determine the bestschedule for 2012-2013.Their recommendation was aseven period day with a sem-inar.
Superintendent Crawfordspoke to the board aboutWashington, D.C. approvingten states for NCLB waivers –this is great news as Presi-dent Obama has approvedten out of 11 state requeststo be released from certainaspects of No Child Left Be-hind. Kansas and 27 otherstates are ready to submittheir waiver requests.
Crawford talked about theLegislative Update from Sen-ator Morris and Representa-tive Alford. He felt it was anexcellent update and DougMartin attended with him.
He also talked about Gov-ernor Brownback’s School Fi-nance Plan. KASB and USAlobbyists are reporting thenew school finance plan doesnot appear to have muchsupport.
Crawford discussed theSenate Bill 399 – a commonsense immigration bill. Hefelt this bill does not grantamnesty, but will help ourstate’s economy and provideemployers a pathway tolegally hire the hardworkingimmigrants who live andraise their families inKansas. At the LegislativeForum Saturday, the conver-sations about this bill werefavorable as most of us seethe need for Kansas to dosomething along this line.Since 9/11, the process ofobtaining immigration pa-pers and a legal path to citi-zenship has become verydifficult.
There was some discus-sion about financial updatesfor capital outlay and projec-tions for carryover balancesat the end of fiscal year 2012and the potential Pioneer and
City of Hugoton electricityrate increase for fiscal year2013.
The board approved fourWest Ed professional devel-opment days for the 2012-2013 school year to furtherguide and develop our transi-tion into the Common CoreState Standards.
The USD 210 BOE PolicyBook revisions to section Jwere approved. The approvedchanges were recommendedby Nancy Honig, Todd Gayerand Roger James.
The motion to approve theUSD 210 BOE Policy Bookrevisions to sections A, B, C,D and E was tabled.
The board approved thelowest responsible bid for awi-fi upgrade at HugotonMiddle School and HugotonHigh School.
The board also approvedthe recommendation of theHHS scheduling committeefor the seven hour a day plusa seminar schedule recom-mendation for the 2012-2013school year.
Motion was made and ap-proved to declare surplus107 old computers for thepurpose of recycling them.
The board approved a let-ter for renewal of superinten-dent's contract for2012-2013.
The board also approvedindividual letters for contractrenewal of the four USD 210building principals for the2012-2013 school year.
The motion to approve em-ployee use agreement forMacBook Air laptops waspassed.
The board approved stu-dent use agreement for Mac-Book Air laptops as part ofthe 2012-2013 1:1 initiative.
The motion for the super-intendent to develop a frame-work to provide a moredefined approval process forteachers to receive college se-mester hour reimbursementfor a Master's level programof study passed.
The meeting was ad-journed.
Senate President SteveMorris, R-Hugoton, wel-comed Britta Beesley, JennaBeesley, Ella Beesley and Jef-frey Cutter of Hugoton, andSkyler Sprecker of Derby tothe Kansas Capitol to serveas pages for the day in theKansas Senate.
Britta, Jenna and Ella aredaughters of Walt and Jen-nifer Beesley of Hugoton, andSkyler Sprecker is the son ofTim and Janet Metcalf-Sprecker from Derby.
Senate President Morrissaid, “It was a great pleasureto have these students withme today. They were atten-tive, respectful and conscien-tious in their duties. It is myhope this visit to the statecapitol and the Kansas Sen-ate will remain in their mem-ory and encourage them tobecome involved in govern-ment by voting, paying atten-tion to the issues of the dayand making their opinionsheard. Perhaps they will evenseek elected office someday.”
Pages assist elected offi-cials and staff by running er-rands, putting togethermailings, and other dutiesnecessary to operating for aday in the Kansas Legisla-
ture. They also have the op-portunity to sit in on workingcommittees, take a tour ofthe capitol and have their
photo taken with their hostlegislator and the Governoror Lieutenant Governor if ei-ther are available.
Stetson Honig, a senior at Hugoton High School, is awardedKansas State University's Leadership Scholarship during cere-monies February 15 at K-State. Pat Bosco, vice president for stu-dent life and dean of students, presented the award. DuringK-State annual Scholarship Day, students and their parentswere guests of the university at a banquet. Throughout the day,they attended meetings with academic deans and student life of-ficials.
Pages for Senate President Steve Morris arepictured left to right Britta, Ella (front), Jenna,
Governor Sam Brownback, Skyler, Jeffrey andSenate President Stephen R. Morris.
Brighton Clinesmith brought Valentine treats to the HugotonHermes staff for Valentine’s Day. Her chocolate covered straw-berries and red velvet cupcakes were absolutely delicious.Thanks, Brighton, for thinking of us.
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Jaelynn Kelley is HeritageChristian Academy’s Studentof the Month. She is eightyears old and in the thirdgrade at Heritage ChristianAcademy. She was born May6, 2003, to Heath and JilianKelley. She has one sisterand one brother. Jaleynnloves her pets; she has threefish, two guinea pigs and adog named Bo.
Jaelynn enjoys school andsays her favorite subject ismath. When she is not atschool she likes to read mys-teries or watch sports on TVwith her family. Jaelynnplayed basketball and volley-ball at the Rec this year and
also participates in Heartland4-H scrapbooking and horse-less horse program. Jaelynnlikes to collect rocks and herfavorite color is red.
When she grows up shewants to be a veterinarian.She most admires and looksup to the older students atHCA. Congratulations Jae-lynn!
Jaelynn is HCA Student of the Month
Jaelynn Kelley
BOE renews superintendent’s and principals’ contracts
Hugoton students serve as pages for the day
Huelskamp is accepting applications for internships
with the flexibility to managetheir water resources andbalance usage in years wherelack of rainfull may requireadditional resources. This billhas passed out of the Senate
and is now on the Governor’sdesk for approval. Representative Alford gavean update about EPA’s ac-tions against some of the coalplants in the area. The EPA
had stated pollutants fromKansas coal plants were af-fecting areas as far away asChicago and was therefore re-quiring the plants to put intoplace equipment to reduce
the emissions. The plantstook EPA to court and weregranted a reversal for at leasta year. The floor was opened forquestions to the legislators.
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Shalee Hall became the bride of Jarrett Woodington June17, 2011 at Moonwater Weddings in Amarillo, Tx.
Parents of the couple are Pat and LaDonna Hall of Hugotonand Ben and Gail Woodington from Pampa, Tx.
Vows were exchanged under a pergola draped with flowingtulle and greenery, against a golden sunset. Chris Condit of-ficiated. Candlelit lanterns illuminated the bridal path withchandeliers and candle lanterns swaying in the trees.
Attending the couple as maid of honor was Kacia Hall, sis-ter of the bride. She wore an A-line knee length strapless dressof malibu turquoise satin with a black sash and carried a sin-gle white calla lily. Bridesmaids were Keri Muchow, RichelleSlaughter, Kylee Mills, Whitney Parker and Allison Arthur,friends of the bride. They wore black A-line knee length strap-less satin dresses with a malibu turquoise sash and carriedsingle white calla lilies.
Best man was Jeff Woodington, brother of the groom, andgroomsmen were Chase Hall, brother of the bride, and friendsNicholas Jennings, Jon Hedtke, Chris Duncan and ClayDavid. Ushers were Casey Brookshire and Jason Burgess,friends of the groom.
Flower girl was Shiah McLain, cousin of the bride. She worea black satin dress with spaghetti straps with a black andwhite damask ribbon sash.
Guest book attendants were Cammie Mills and BritneyCrane, friends of the bride. Guests signed on an antique buffetand the gifts were placed on an antique brass bed filled withstraw bales.
The bride was given in marriage by her parents. She wasexquisite in an ivory taffeta rushing draped A-line gown withbeaded lace appliques adorning the bodice, skirt and chapeltrain. A marcasite and pearl clip held her hair in a loose curlyupdo worn to the side. A pearl necklace and earrings com-pleted the bridal ensemble. Her bouquet was a combinationof white roses, peonies, daisies and calla lilies held in a loosenosegay. The handsome groom was dressed in a black tuxwith a turquoise vest and tie. Groomsmen wore black slackswith turquoise vests and ties.
The wedding buffet and reception took place at the Moon-water site under a gorgeous white tent. Each guest table hadan arrangement of turquoise and black flowers with damaskribbon and pearl accents.
The three-tiered wedding cake had a tier of chocolate andtwo yellow sour cream tiers. The icing had a black damask de-sign etched all over, with turquoise ribbon edging the bottom.The cake was served by Cherie McLain, who was also theflower coordinator, and Dana Clinesmith, both aunts of thebride. Wendy White and Linda Duncan, aunts of the groom,served the groom’s choice of cherry and blueberry cheesecake.The happy couple and guests danced the night away to theDJ music of Skylar McLain. The bride is a 2009 graduate ofWest Texas A & M with a Bachelors degree in Education. Sheis pursuing her Masters in administration and currentlyteaches in Canyon, Tx.
The groom is a graduate of the University of Managementand Technology, with a Bachelors in Computer Science. He isemployed by Pan-Tex in Amarillo.
Following a honeymoon to St. Lucia, the couple is at homein Amarillo.
Hall - Woodington
Legislative updateContinued from page 1
Hugoton Middle School eighth grade winners of the spelling beeare second place Mariana Shuck and first place Megan Cor-nelsen. Photo courtesy of Morey Mecklenburg.
Hugoton Middle School seventh grade spelling bee winners arefirst place Marshall McIntire and second place Tony Guzman.Photo courtesy of Morey Mecklenburg.
Audra is Stevens County Li-brary’s geekoftheweek. Shegeeks sparkles.
A beautiful beginning ofanother week. We are stillhaving those pretty sunrisesand sunsets.
Everything seems to berunning along pretty smoothhere at the Center. Still hav-ing those great meals and ac-tivities.
Last week was our Valen-tine’s Day and Birthday Din-ner. As we always do, wechose a King and Queen forthe day. This year’s couplewas Bob and Patty Rich. Weare glad to have them join ushere at the Center, havinglunches and taking part inthe activities. Bob is Pastorat the Hugoton BaptistChurch on Main Street.
Janet Damon has writtena book telling the story oftheir daughter and her battlewith neurofibromatosis. Shewill be here at the CenterWednesday, February 29 fora book signing.
Activities ScheduleThursday, February 23Exercise...............10:30 a.m.Bridge...................................Friday, February 24Exercise...............10:30 a.m.Bingo...................12:30 p.m.Saturday, February 25Cards ....................6:00 p.m.Monday, February 27Exercise...............10:30 a.m.Line Dance ............7:00 p.m.Tuesday, February 28Exercise...............10:30 a.m.Wednesday, February 29Exercise...............10:30 a.m.
Janet Damon Book SigningThursday, March 1Exercise...............10:30 a.m.
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Michael and Tracy Carlile of Liberal and BarbaraYowell of Hugoton proudly announce the engagementof their children Casie Renee Carlile and Jonathan Renner Yowell. Bride-elect Casie Carlile is a 2002 graduate of Lib-eral High School and groom Jonathan Yowell is a 2003graduate of Hugoton High School. Both are currentlyemployed by J & R Sand Co. Inc. in Liberal. Jonathan is the son of the late Jeffry Yowell. Grand-parents of the bride-elect are Robert “Bob” and Virginia“Sue” Carlile and Robert “Bob” and Beverly Faulkner,all deceased. Grandparents of the groom are Bob andLola Jacobs of Hooker, Ok. and Jack and Beverly Yow-ell of Liberal. Jayden Graves is the daughter of thebride-elect and step-daughter of the groom. The couple plan to wed September 22, 2012, at Me-morial Hall in Hugoton.
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February 27, 2012, Bemon and Marylin Chastine cele-brate their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. The couplebecame re-acquainted back in their original home territoryof Baca County, Co., in 1986. Both graduated fromPritchett Colorado High School in 1973 and 1977. Theywere united in marriage one February afternoon in 1987at Springfield Church of God. Through various demands of work, Bemon and Marylintraveled to Lamar and Silverthorne, Co, their first threeyears of marriage. In 1990 opportunities brought the cou-
ple to Hugoton where they established a home base. Since 1991 Bemon established and continues to suc-cessfully run and operate his own welding business atHugoton Welding. Marylin completed her MBA degreethrough on-line education from Grand Canyon Universityin December 2011 and is employed at National Beef Pack-ing. Joyfully, the couple is celebrating twenty-five years ofdedicated love February 27, 2012.
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Stock up on Thin Mintswhile you still can. The 2012Girl Scout Cookie Sale across80 Kansas counties endsSunday, March 11. Girl Scouttroops will be out in full forcemanning their cookie boothsat more than 200 locationsstarting February 25. Cookiebooth locations can be foundusing the "Cookie Booth Loca-tor" online at kansas-girlscouts.org. There are eight varieties avail-able: Thin Mints, Peanut But-ter Sandwich, Shortbread,Peanut Butter Patties,Caramel deLites, Lemonades,Shout Outs and Thanks-A-Lot. After March 11, thesecookies will not be availableuntil the 2013 Girl ScoutCookie Sale.
All proceeds from the GirlScout Cookie Program, lessthe baker's fees, go right backinto the community to fundlocal activities. Proceeds areused to train and recruit vol-unteers across the area,maintain and improve campand program facilities, and
pay for planning and materi-als of program activities andtrips.
Girls and troops use cookieproceeds to give back to thecommunity by completingprojects locally or participat-ing in program activities de-signed to build theirleadership skills in variousareas, like financial literacy,self-esteem and career devel-opment. This year, many girlsare using "cookie credits" toparticipate in celebrationsthat mark the hundredth an-niversary of Girl Scouting.
For customers who've al-ready purchased enoughcookies for themselves, theCookie Share Program is agreat option. This program isa way for girls and their cus-tomers to help others in thecommunity by purchasingcookies for local charities - in-cluding military men, womenand families, Catholic Chari-ties and the Kansas FoodBank among others.
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Three local students areamong the 443 Fort HaysState University studentswho completed requirementsfor associate’s and bachelor'sdegrees in the fall 2011 se-mester. The students areTammy Hinds, a B.S. in jus-tice studies, from Hugoton;Cher Bohl, a B.S. in elemen-tary education, from Moscow;and Gwen Rodriguez, aB.B.A. in management, from
Rolla.FHSU Registrar Joey
Linn's announcement of de-grees includes only those stu-dents whose transcripts andrecords have been verified asmeeting all requirements forthe degrees listed. FHSU doesnot release the list until allthe graduates have been ver-ified, a process that takesseveral weeks after com-mencement.
Republican Leaders in theKansas Senate Friday dis-cussed progress on a set ofwater bills intended to miti-gate the impact of last year’sdrought conditions on thestate’s agricultural commu-nity and protect the state’slong term water resources.
“Irrigation is crucial to thehealth of western Kansas.Without the ability to growhigh-value crops such ascorn, soybeans and alfalfa,not only does ag production
suffer, but we will also loseother industries such as beefand bio-fuels that rely onthose commodities,” saidKansas Senate PresidentSteve Morris, R-Hugoton.
The first bill, SB 272,amends water law to provideKansas farmers and rancherswith the flexibility they needto carefully manage theirwater resources and balanceusage in years where a lack ofrainfall may require addi-
tional resources. Known asmulti-flex accounts, this leg-islation gives Kansas produc-ers the option to spread theamount of groundwater theypump over a five-year period,allowing them to fully protecttheir crops in dry conditionswhile holding the line onoverall water usage.
“Without changes thatallow farmers to adapt to therecent drought, our commu-nities would be facing a seri-ous economic situation,” saidSenate Majority Leader JayEmler, R-Lindsborg. “In mydistrict, the economic loss toRice County alone wouldhave been more than $23million.”
A second bill, HB 2451,would amend “use it or lose
it” practices in our state. Cur-rent law encourages the over-use of water, particularly ofthe Ogallala Aquifer. Thisamendment to state waterlaw would instead encourageconservation in normal andwet years and protect ourstate’s water supply for fu-ture generations.
“The economic vitality ofour ag industry is not just arural issue,” said Senate VicePresident John Vratil, R-Lea-wood. “Agriculture is thebackbone of our state’s econ-omy and we must ensure itslong-term viability andgrowth.”
Both water bills passedunanimously out of the Sen-ate and will now go to theGovernor for approval..
Echoes From The Past
Irene Nix - A woman whose trials have taught her to have compassion for others.
Irene was born in Winfield where her father was a farmer. She was an onlychild who grew up with lots of love and attention from her parents. She raisedall kinds of pets such as birds, cats and dogs. Her father often took her huntingfor raccoons and squirrels.
Irene rode a horse to and from her country school each day. If the weatherwas bad then she stayed home. After her dad saved up enough money, hebought a Model T Ford and drove her to school.
Her family was poor, but she has fond memories of their Christmas holidays.Her dad would go out and find the perfect cedar tree, chop it down, then thefamily would decorate it with strings of popped corn. The only dolls that shereceived were sewn by her mother out of a pair of her daddy’s old socks. Eachdoll had an embroidered face.
A new family moved in down the road three miles from her house. Theiryoungest son walked down to talk with Irene. Neither of the two could affordto go out so they just spent hours talking. At the age of 16 she married him.They had two kids: a daughter named Sharon and a son named Richard. Atthe age of 20, she found herself divorced and working as a waitress in a cafetrying to support her children. She also babysat to make extra money.
One day, while she was picking up some things in Moscow, she met a youngman at the drugstore; he had just returned from the service. His name wasCostin Nix. He had been stationed in Germany and had fought in the Battleof the Bulge under General George Patton.
Irene and Costin began to date. It wasn’t long before they began to talkabout marriage. She had two children and he had one son from a previousmarriage. They married and settled down east of Hugoton where he continuedto run the family farm.
They would have celebrated their forty-seventh anniversary the year he died.At the age of 77, Costin was diagnosed with Alzheimers. Irene could see signsof it early on while they were traveling on trips together. She took him to thedoctor and her worst fears were confirmed. The doctor told her the diseaseusually runs ten years. She read as much information about it as she couldand tried different things. She was able to keep him home with her for fiveyears. At different stages, her husband would have panic attacks if she lefthis sight. The years were difficult but she tried to recall the precious memoriesshe had with Costin before his illness.
She remembers their first holidays together, when he came to ask her whatshe wanted for Christmas. She told him that she would really like to have areal doll. So he bought her a beautiful porcelain doll which had two changesof clothes. This doll sits on a shelf in her room today. After Costin retired fromthe farm, the two traveled back to Germany where he had once fought. TheWar Vet said that things had really changed, only the cathedral still looked thesame. One of her fondest memories was on a trip to Switzerland. As shelooked through crisp lace curtains outlined with purple geraniums she couldsee the Matterhorn Mountain in the background. She looked at Costin andsaid, “You know this must be a little piece of Heaven.”
At the age of 95, Irene knows that the road has been bumpy at times, butthe Lord has always been faithful in sustaining her and helping her to grow inthe trials. Several have said that through Irene’s experiences, she has becomea blessing to others.
By Tonya Hill
Jo Harrisonearns herMasters Jo Harrison of Hugotonhas graduated from FortHays State University with aMaster of Science in Nursing(nursing administration). Harrison is one of 150master's and education spe-cialist graduates who wereannounced for the fall 2011semester by Dr. Tim Crowley,dean of the Graduate School. Fort Hays State Univer-sity's announcement of de-grees includes only graduateswhose transcripts andrecords have been verified asmeeting all requirements forthe degrees listed. FHSU doesnot release the list until allthe graduates have been ver-ified, a process that takesseveral weeks after the end ofthe semester.
Local students receive degrees
Girl Scout cookie sales come to a close
Two water bills headed to Governor Brownback for approval
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All of the Eagle seniorsqualified once again.Livengood heads to statewith a 21-6 record.Weaver placed fourth andheads to state.
Coach Mahan feels con-fident about the upcomingshowdowns. "I really be-lieve that Patrick has achance to win the whole
thing next week," saidMahan. "It will be a chore,no doubt, but is extremelypossible."
Lissolo passed the 100wins mark this weekend,now sitting at 103 careerwins. He, along withLivengood and Haller,were named Warriors ofthe Week.
Ulysses Tigers visited thevarsity boys’ basketball courtlast week for senior recogni-tion night. Cody Frederick,Logan Crawford, Isidro Mora,James Persinger, LatonHeger, Raul Pena and RossSullivan were among thesenior Eagles recognized forthe event, in the final homegame of the regular season.
Hugoton battled Ulysses inthe varsity boys’ game to a37-44 finish with Ulyssescoming through with thewin.
Hugoton outscoredUlysses by one point in thesecond, but the Tigers wereon top in the remaining peri-ods for the ultimate win.
Cody Frederick scored tenpoints, followed by JamesPersinger with nine, IsidroMora and Reid Davis witheight each, and Laton Hegerwith two.
Hugoton shot three-for-five in free throws, and were45 percent from the field.
Persinger led in reboundswith eight total. Mora andFrederick stole the ball threetimes each and Crawfordhad a blocked shot.Persinger made four assists,while Frederick and HenryVela had three each.
Junior Varsity Boys’ Basketball
The junior varsity Eaglesfell to Ulysses 54-56. AJScott led Hugoton with 19points.
C-Team Boys’ BasketballHugoton struggled to con-
vert points in the second andthird quarter of the C-teamboys’ basketball game.
Ulises Armendariz led theHugoton scoring with ninepoints, Luis Castro hadseven, Kellen Watkins scoredsix and Ecxon Vela con-tributed four points.
Hugoton's varsity boys’basketball team, now 9-9overall and 3-6 in leagueplay, traveled to GoodlandFriday. The Eagles lost to thehosting team in a 41-50 fin-ish.
Hugoton led 9-5 after onequarter. Goodland took thelead at halftime 17-19.
Three points separated theteams in the third. Goodlandheld onto the lead down thestretch for the win.
James Persinger went towork with 22 points. CodyFrederick provided ten. ReidDavis scored six and LatonHeger three to wrap up thescoring.
Hugoton was sent to thefoul line for seven shots,making good on three. Fromthe field, Hugoton shot 33percent.
Out of 15 Eagle assists onthe night, Isidro Mora hadfive and Heger three.Persinger had two blockedshots and 12 rebounds.Davis brought down fiveboards. Mora completedthree steals, Frederick two,and Persinger and Davis hadone each.
Junior Varsity Boys The Eagles won the junior
varsity boys basketball game
46-33 over Goodland.AJ Scott led the scoring ef-
forts for Hugoton. The finalgame for the JV team will beplayed in Lakin Friday.
C-Team BoysHugoton defeated Good-
land 53-38 in the C-teamboys basketball game, push-ing the Hugoton record to 9-5.
The game marked thehighest offensive productionin a single game to date forthe 2012 Eagles.
After a slow start, Hugotonfound a rhythm and hitstride in the heart of thegame.
"The team rose to the chal-lenge in the middle two quar-ters and got back to playingour kind of game. Ulises Ar-mendariz did a much betterjob of controlling the ball andhis penetration into the laneand steals led to some easylayups and he had some niceassists. Luis Castro just flatout dominated the back-boards and he consistentlydrove to the basket and ei-ther scored or dished off tosomeone else for a score andhis rebounding total had tohave been in the area of 18 to20 for the game," reportedCoach Jeff Ramsey. "He was
just relentless going afterevery rebound and loose ball.Luis Sanchez and KellenWatkins also contributedwith great rebounding, scor-ing and solid low post de-fense. I also want tocommend Ecxon Vela,Michael Baeza, Brady Heger,Emmanuel Valles and AlexDuarte as each one of themcontributed good qualityminutes, played solid defenseand provided great energyduring the game."
Armendariz scored 11 ofhis game high 15 points inthe second and third quar-ters. Castro scored all 13 ofhis points in these same timeframe. Sanchez scored nine,Watkins six, Baeza four andVela, Heger and Duarte eachtallied two.
"I am extremely proud ofthe entire team," said Ram-sey. "They decided that losingisn't much fun and that along bus ride home is a littlemore enjoyable when you geta win. We have one game left(Friday February 24) at Lakinand it will be a fun game ifthe team plays with the sameenergy and effort that theyhad against Goodland."
Senior recognition night took place last Tues-day at the home basketball games against
Ulysses. Student athletes and parents were rec-ognized before the home crowd.
Senior James Persinger shoots over an opponent at Tues-day's game against Ulysses during senior recognition night.
Colten Lissolo seeks a pin. He completed a 4-0 championshiprun at the Regional meet to qualify for state. All four of Lissolo'swins were by way of a pin. Three of those were in less than aminute. Photo courtesy of Laura Livengood.
Logan Livengood entangles an opponent at Regionals as heworks his way to a fourth place finish in the 120 pound division.Livengood is one of five wrestlers from HHS to qualify for theState meet. Photo courtesy of Laura Livengood.
State wrestlingContinued from page 1
Hugoton Eagles lose one, win two at Goodland
Eagles fall to Ulysses Tigers
February 15 marked theend of furbearer season. A littleover a month to go untilArchery spring turkey season
opens statewide April 1; withRegular season opening April11 and running until May 31.
Remember you must have a
turkey permit valid for Unit 4to hunt anywhere in Morton,Stevens, Grant, or StantonCounty. If your child needs tobe certified in Hunter Educa-tion, pay attention to futurenewspaper ads for upcomingclasses this spring.
Thank you all for a safe falland winter season, and I lookforward to this spring. Anyquestions can be sent [email protected].
Contributed by Natural Re-source Officer Bobby Watson.
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Senior Fantasia Easton gets an open jump shot during Tuesday'shome game against Ulysses. Hugoton defeated the Tigers for thesecond time this season.
Senior recognition nightwas met with an exciting ri-valry game for the varsitygirls’ basketball team ofHugoton High. Seniors Mi-randa Ramsey and FantasiaEaston took to the court withtheir teammates for one lastregular season home game infront of a packed crowd. TheEagles held on in the edge-of-your-seat end for the one-point win 41-40.
"We've struggled againstUlysses both games this year.They're always a tough teamto play," said Coach LeeGillen. "We have won three-out-of-four games in the last
two years against Ulysses butit's never easy."
Hugoton led by as muchas seven points in the firstquarter and fourth quarter.
The game opened with a15-8 Eagle lead at the end ofone period. One minute intothe second period, Ulyssescut that lead to 15-12, thenhit a three-pointer to erasethe favor entirely. The score-board teetered back andfourth in the second andthird periods, with the teamsbattling at both ends of thecourt. The final tie of thegame was at the end of thethird as the scoreboard read
28-28.Shortly into the fourth pe-
riod, Miranda Ramsey hit twofree throws, nothing but net.Hugoton never gave up thelead after that.
Nicole Kinser sunk twofree throws to push the scoreto 32-28. Nearly two minutesinto the final quarter, Kinserhit the first shot from thefield, further boosting theEagle lead. BayLee Hoskin-son put through a three-pointer before Ulysses foundresponse.
The race was on to the fin-ish and Ulysses worked togain ground.
Chastity Parsons hit twofoul shots to put Hugoton upby six points with 13.5 sec-onds left to play. Hugoton led40-34.
Ulysses's Kaylea Brittonmade a quick three-pointer toput the score at 40-37.Ulysses then called a timeoutwith 6.2 seconds left.
Hoskinson was sent to theline and converted one, set-ting the score at 41-37.
On a quick play for onelast shot, Britton sunk a longthree-pointer for Ulysses atthe buzzer. Hugoton playedsmart defense and didn'tfoul, keeping the lead and thewin as time expired.
Ramsey led the team with12 points. Kinser scored 11points in all, followed by Eas-ton with ten, Hoskinson withsix and Parsons with two.
"The team has showngrowth in that they find theways to win those games,"Coach Gillen said.
Junior Varsity Girls Ulysses beat Hugoton in
the junior varsity girls game39-41.
Lead shifts reciprocatedthroughout the game. With2:40 left in the game, thescore was tied at 33-33.Ulysses found some neededbuckets and Hugoton suf-fered an untimely turnoverdown the stretch, but neverlost hope for a comeback.Hugoton hit five foul shots inthe final minutes, butUlysses stayed ahead at thebuzzer.
Sophia Jimenez scored 13points to lead Hugoton. Alon-dra Armendariz had eight,Ana Pena nine, Taylor Haarfour and Taylor Fiss five.
The varsity girls of Hugo-ton High School stormed thecourt at Goodland, bringinghome a convincing win of 47-
27 in Friday night's basket-ball match-up.
Only one point separatedthe teams after one period,
with Hugoton outscoringGoodland 8-7. Chastity Par-sons and Riley Sosa both hitthree-pointers, and MirandaRamsey added a pair of freethrows.
Hugoton had five three-pointers on the night, withSosa adding two more in thefourth, and Parsons addinganother in the third.
The Eagles outscoredGoodland 11-5 in the secondperiod to take a halftime leadof 19-12.
Hugoton held Goodland tosingle-digit scoring in eachquarter of the game. In thethird, Hugoton outscoredGoodland 13-7, and again15-8 in the final period.
"The first quarter startedoff a little slow, but defen-sively we played well," CoachLee Gillen said of the game."It was one of those gamesthat was not very pretty. Butwe came through with thewin."
Ramsey and Sosa scored11 points in all on the night
and Parsons had ten. Sixpoints were made by NicoleKinser, five by Estefani Ar-mendariz, and two each byJosie Mueller and FantasiaEaston. Hugoton was six-for-nine in foul shots. Goodlandwas six-for-ten with one threepointer among the field goalsscored.
Junior Varsity Girls’ Basketball
Hugoton triumphed in thejunior varsity game as well.The Eagles downed Goodland39-25.
"We were leading thewhole game so it was good tosee our girls play a completegame," said Coach MelanieErrebo.
She also credited AnaPena for a strong game han-dling the ball for the Eaglesand scoring 12 points indi-vidually. Alondra Armendarizalso had 12 points on thenight to help push the Eaglesahead.
The JV Eagles currentlyhave a record of 9-8.
The Hugoton MiddleSchool's eighth grade basket-ball team fell to Ulysses in anovertime A-team finish 39-41.
Hugoton led by five afterthe first quarter, and 19-7 athalftime.
Ulysses made up lostground in the second half,tying the score and sendingthe game into extra minutesfor the win.
Alex Gonzales providedHugoton with 11 points,Tyler Goode ten, Wade Hegereight, Isaac Castro six, andTaylor Slocum and GarrettHamlin two each.
"I thought Alex Gonzalesgave great effort on both endsof the court, so did TylerGoode," said Coach LanceCornelsen. "It was a back andforth game in the fourthquarter, and Ulysses hit
some big shots in the fourthquarter and in the overtime."
The Eagle B-team lost 23-33.
Scoring came from IsraelMontoya with ten, JacksonCrawford and Ulises Reyeswith three, Dominic Esarey,Alex Rosas and Josh Gonza-lez with two each, and BJGooch added a free throw.
Taylor Fiss takes the ball on a fast break towards the Eagle net.
Hugoton’s third and fourth grade boys’ travel-ing basketball team wins first place at the Rollatournament. Starting in the back are JasonDale, Barry Angell and Coach Andy Gillan. Infront are Jace Gilmore, Ryland Bennett, Austin
Dale, Brian Cabezas, Carter Brown, DiegoMontoya, Sawyer Harper, Quenten Gillan,Wyatt Angell and Ivan Valles. Photo courtesy ofLisa Bennett.
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Lady Eagles outscore Goodland in both games
Varsity girls defeat Ulysses by one point
Archery turkey season opens April 1
HMS eighth graders fall to Ulysses in overtime
Patrick Weaver - Junior4th Place Regional
Lawson Fiss - Junior1st Place - Regional
Logan Livengood - Senior4th Place - Regional
Colten Lissolo - Senior1st Place Regional
Ty Haller - Senior3rd Place - Regional
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Merck Animal Health an-nounces the grand prize win-ners of its “RESFLOR GOLD®(florfenicol and flunixin meg-lumine) Watch and WinSweepstakes.” Among thewinners is Roy Stoddard ofHugoton. He won a 43”plasma TV. Merck AnimalHealth hit the road this pastfall as part of its RESFLORGOLD (florfenicol and flu-nixin meglumine) Tour to ed-ucate producers about thebenefits of properly treatingbovine respiratory disease(BRD). As part of the tour andin collaboration with HighPlains Journal, producershad the opportunity to watcha 60-second RESFLOR GOLD(florfenicol and flunixin meg-lumine) time-lapse video, re-trieve a code at the end of thevideo, and then enter thesweepstakes. Additional pro-ducers were able to view thevideo online and learn moreabout RESFLOR GOLD (flor-fenicol and flunixin meglu-mine) from home. Allparticipants received an insu-lated travel mug.
The RESFLOR GOLD (flor-fenicol and flunixin meglu-mine) Tour stopped at salebarns throughout six statesover several weeks last fall.Stops included Winter Live-stock in Dodge City; Wood-ward Livestock Auction inWoodward, Ok.; OKC Live-stock Market Inc. in El Reno,Ok.; Tulia Livestock Auctionin Tulia, Tx; Pratt Livestockin Pratt; Cattlemen’s Com-mission Co. in Dalhart, Tx.;Syracuse Commission Co. inSyracuse; Ogallala LivestockAuction in Ogallala, Ne;Valentine Livestock Auctionin Valentine, Ne.; La JuntaLivestock Commission Co. inLa Junta, Co.; BurlingtonLivestock Exchange inBurlington, Co.; Joplin Re-gional Stockyards in Joplin,Mo.; McAlester Union Stock-yards in McAlester, Ok.;Farmers and Ranchers Live-stock Commission Co. inSalina; and La Crosse Live-stock in La Crosse.
“Sharing the importance ofmaintaining healthy animalsto producers is a top priorityfor us,” said Joe Roder, DVM,PhD, Merck Animal Healthmarketing manager. “We areexcited that many producers
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Lowly Celery For many people, celery isthe stuff we eat while we are di-eting, and aren´t supposed toeat the good tasting stuff. Butcelery is actually one of themost popular vegetables in theWestern world. Before the sixteenth cen-tury, celery was used almostexclusively as a medicinalherb. It was used for the treat-ment of colds, flu, digestiveproblems and water retention.The leaves were used to crownthe heads of athletes in theOlympic games. It was used asa spice in ancient Rome, butwasn´t used as food until themiddle ages, and came to theUnited States in the nineteenthcentury. Celery grows in bunchesthat consist of leaved ribs sur-rounding the tender, choiceheart, though the entire plantcan be used. Joined at thebase, celery stalks are toppedby leaves and small white flow-ers which hold the tiny brownseeds. In Europe you can pur-chase celery that is grownunder a layer of soil or paper,to prevent chlorophyll from de-veloping, creating white stalksinstead of the green stalks weare used to seeing. It is knownas Golden celery. Celery is a great source offiber, and just two stalks pro-vide a healthy helping of vita-mins A, C, and K as well aspotassium and folate. Stockedwith healthy compoundsknown as phthalides, celeryextracts have been proven inanimal studies to be effectiveagainst cancer and the lower-ing of blood pressure, choles-terol and triglycerides.Phthalides may have proper-ties that protect the brain, andhave showed promise forParkinson´s and Alzheimer´sdiseases. When you add carrots andonions to celery and saute it inbutter, you have what isknown as the trinity in Frenchcooking called, mirepoix (mihr-PWAH). Mirepoix is used toseason sauces, soups andstews, as well as a bed onwhich to braise foods, usuallymeats or fish. Sometimes hamor bacon is added to the mix. When selecting celery lookfor tight, compact stalks with apale to light green hue. Theleaves should be green andcrisp. You can store celery ina plastic bag in the refrigerator.Leave the ribs attached to thestalk until ready to use. Oncecut, the ends will turn brownin a matter of hours. Celeryshould be well washed andtrimmed of leaves, and at thebase. Reserve the leaves forsoups and salads.
Celery seeds are actuallyvery small fruit, these "seeds"yield a valuable volatile oil usedin the perfume and pharma-ceutical industries. They also
contain an organic compoundcalled apiol. Celery seeds canbe used as flavoring or spice,either as whole seeds orground and mixed with salt, ascelery salt. Celery salt can alsobe made from an extract of theroots. Celery salt is used as aseasoning, in cocktails (notablyto enhance the flavor of BloodyMary cocktails), on theChicago-style hot dog, and inOld Bay Seasoning. Celery is often purported tobe a "negative calorie food"based on the assumption thatit contains fewer calories than
it takes to digest; however, thisstatement has no scientificmerit. But it is a healthy, low-calorie vegetable. You can addcelery to a variety of dishes,such as chicken, tuna andWaldorf salad. It is great insoups and stews, as well as stirfry. And if you don’t want toeat it plain, dip it in peanutbutter or humus. Next time you are in the gro-cery store pick up some celeryand find ways to add it to yourdiet. Remember that you needtwo to three cups of vegetablesevery day!
The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, February 23, 2012 Page 1B
“Notes From Nancy”by Stevens County FACS Agent Nancy Honig
Tuesday, February 14Low - 23˚ High - 61 ̊
Wind speed - 11 Wind gust - 14
Wednesday, February 15Low - 23 ̊ High - 46˚
Wind speed - 25 Wind gust - 30
Thursday, February 16Low - 18 ̊ High - 53˚
Wind speed - 15 Wind gust - 23
Friday, February 17Low - 26 ̊ High - 58˚
Wind speed - 14 Wind gust - 14
Saturday, February 18Low - 30˚ High - 43˚
Wind speed - 20 Wind gust - 24
Sunday, February 19Low - 34 ̊ High - 59˚
Wind speed - 30 Wind gust - 35
Monday, February 20Low - 23 ̊ High - 46˚
Wind speed - 32 Wind gust -39
Weather Watch
Weather data is taken from theAviation Weather System at the
Hugoton Municipal Airport.
Norma Overbay is displaying thelandscape she made in 2012 at theStevens County Library. It islandscaping with material.
We’re committed to providing
veterinary care toeach and every pet who comes
through our door. From routine checkups to
surgery, we are equipped to handleyour pet’s health care needs.We also offer pet supplies, denistry-teeth cleaning, nail clipping, boarding
Stevens County Hospital Specialty ClinicsSpecialty Clinics
Scheduled for March 2012
For appointments with:Dr. Ansari 624-6222; Dr. Brown 544-8339;
Dr. Farhoud 1-877-449-1560; Michelle Lock-Gooch 544-8339; Dr.Frankum 544-8339
For all other appointments please call 544-8339 or 544-6160.
We are still working on getting another ENT to come to the Specialty Clinic.
Pioneer Manor’s Valentine’s Day King and and Queen havebeen announced. The Queen is Mable Roland and the King isKarrol Wagner. They are seated in front of some local art workby area children. Photo courtesy of Lacey Kurts.
Pioneer Manor’s Valentine’s Day Princess and Prince arePrincess Gloria Cox and Prince Roy Cox. Photo courtesy ofLacey Kurts.
The Senior Center King and Queen selected for this Valentine’sDay are Robert and Patty Rich. Rob gives his wife Patty a bigsmooch in celebration. Rob is the pastor of Hugoton BaptistChurch.
The American Legion Aux-iliary met for their Februaryat the home of Hedy Lair-more.
President Hedy announcedthe unit had sent a memorialgift to the Ray family at theloss of their daughter and sis-ter Linda.
It was also announcedthat Inez Ramey, a 35-yearmember of the Auxiliary, haddied. Inez had been living inFlorida.
The upcoming events -Girls’ State and Poppy Day -were discussed. It was de-cided to order poppies for Me-morial Day and to select twogirls for Sunflower GirlsState.
Hedy gave some of her
Valentine plastic canvas arti-cles to members present.
Following the meeting,Valentine cupcakes anddrinks were served.
The next meeting of boththe Legion and Auxiliary willbe a covered-dish dinner andis scheduled for March 12 at6:30 p.m. at the Vets Hall.
Glenda Hopkins, the Vet-erans Service Representativefrom the Kansas Commisionon Veterans’ Affairs, will be atthe Stevens County Libraryin Hugoton from 10:00 to11:00 a.m. the fourth Tues-day of every month. She willbe available to assist veteransand/or their dependents inapplying for benefits from the
Veterans Administration.Please note this is a new loca-tion as she previously metwith veterans in the base-ment of the courthouse. Forfurther information, or tomake an appointment, pleasecall 620-276-3102 or visit heroffice located at 116 E. Chest-nut in Garden City.
Veterans Service Representativewill be at Stevens County Library
Kim Heger knitted the scarf andhat on display during the Textileexhibit at the Stevens County Li-brary.
Roy Stoddard is sweepstakes winner
SCCC/ATS hosts ice cream social March 7
Auxiliary meets at Hedy Lairmore’s
Four million gallons ofsalt brine, 103,000 tons ofsalt and 574 snow plows arejust a part of what it takes tokeep the Kansas highwaysystem safe and open for
travel during an average win-ter season.
“Managing Snow and Ice,”which is posted on theKansas Department ofTransportation’s Web site,includes these facts andmuch more about operationson the state’s nearly 10,000-mile system (which compris-es more than 25,000 lanemiles) during snow and iceseason.
“On an average Februaryweekday, the Kansas inter-state and state highway sys-tem carries more than $175million in goods, as well ascommuters earning $30 mil-
lion in daily wages,” saidActing TransportationSecretary Barbara Rankin.
“It is essential that KDOTprioritize both its snow andice operations and our high-way maintenance positionsso these important economicactivities are uninterrupted.”
The guide also includesinformation about whichroads are plowed most fre-quently during a storm, con-siderations that can result inclosing a road and the manyother non-winter activitiesthat occupy road crewsthroughout the year.
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The Bickle FamilyFoundation has established ascholarship for studentsmajoring in Respiratory Care.The $2,500 scholarships willbe awarded annually throughthe Hays Medical CenterFoundation.
Students will be evaluatedon the basis of financial need,academic achievement, refer-ences, leadership potentialand career goals. The recipi-ents will be required to com-plete one year of employmentat HaysMed after becomingcredentialed as a RegisteredRespiratory Therapist.
Stan Munsch, HaysMed’sdirector of respiratory care,said, “This is a unique wayfor us to assist a studentearning a respiratory therapydegree and also help themedical center in attractingskilled staff in this profes-
sion. The Bickle Family’slongtime support of HaysMedhas been very generous andtheir commitment to respira-tory therapy is deeply appre-ciated.”
Since its establishment in1995, the Hays MedicalCenter Foundation hasplayed an increasing role inthe growth, expansion andlevel of quality healthcareprovided to our communityby HaysMed. TheFoundation's singular pur-pose is to ensure thatHaysMed’s promise of med-ical excellence remainsunbroken and is carried outfor generations.
For more information andto fill out an application formgo to www.haysmed.com/scholarships or call theFoundation at 785-623-2350.
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Anne Behan hosted the third annual “Bowlingfor Boobies” Sunday, February 19 at TigerLanes in Ulysses. The fundraiser was a big hit
for many throughout southwest Kansas andraised much-needed funds for breast cancerresearch.
Audrey Daniel shows off her Grand Champion Red AngusHeifer at the 2012 San Angelo Stock Show. The show is thefourth largest in the United States.
Rachel Dunn and Sandy Ferguson present DarleneClinesmith’s Underground Railroad quilt to Mrs. Denton’ssixth grade class. Quilts were used to signal danger or safety tofleeing slaves.
The Rolla Junior HighSchool scholars’ bowl teamhad a very successful outinglast Thursday in Deerfield.The Rolla Pirates team tooktop honors while the RollaGreen team placed third. Allmembers of the third placeteam are sixth grade stu-dents - an outstandingaccomplishment.
Playing for the first placechampionship team wereChandler Burrows, GarryNorton, Brianna Smith,Artemio Villa and TeaganSimmons. Jayden Hanna,Paige Claassen, Micah Hall,Henry Wiebe and AllysonNorton were members of thethird place team.
Chandler Huddlestoncompeted in the first everFlint Hills Tea PartyConstitution Bee inManhattan Saturday. Thepurpose of the educationalcompetition is to encourageour nation’s youth to work“to preserve America’sConstitutional Republic byrestoring the values of ourFounders and by rediscover-ing the founding principlesof government.”
The program began withthe first prayer of the
Continental Congress, fol-lowed by the Pledge ofAllegiance. Then, the partic-ipants had three rounds ofcompetition. Chandler saidhe felt he performed well,but will be better preparedfor next year’s competition.He is a freshman at RollaHigh School, so has a fewyears to expand his knowl-edge of the United StatesConstitution.
Chandler is the son ofTina and MickeyHuddleston.
Audrey Daniels won theGrand Champion award forher Red Angus Heifer in the2012 San Angelo StockShow. The San Angelo showis the fourth largest in thecountry, but Audrey is justgetting a good start. She willbe going to Texas stockshows in Austin andHouston.
Audrey is the daughter ofMichelle Hill Mathiews ofWoodson, Tx., formerly ofRolla. Audrey’s grandpar-ents are Steve and Edra Hillof Rolla and her great-grandmother is ClaraTarrant of Hugoton.
Anne Behan hosted thethird annual “Bowling forBoobies” at Tiger Lanes inUlysses Sunday, February19. Anne participates in theAvon Walk for Breast Cancerin Breckenridge, Co., eachJune. Friends and support-ers showed up to bowl anddonate to the fund to find acure for breast cancer. Eachparticipant completes amarathon-and-a-half in twodays; walking 26 miles oneday and thirteen the nextday.
An average 80 percent ofnet funds raised by an AvonWalk stays in the area wherethe event takes place. Theremaining 20 percent helpsensure that care programsin all 50 states, as well asnational research programs,have adequate funding tomake the most progress pos-sible in the fight againstbreast cancer.
To make a donation toAnne’s walk, go towww.avonwalk.org/goto/nittwondit.
Each year, the RollaJunior High sixth gradeclass learns about theUnderground Railroad andthe system of secret codesused by the escaping slavesand their sympathizers.Quilts were hung in win-dows or on lines as a signalwarning or to tell the pathsnecessary to reach freedomsafely in the North. RachelDunn and Sandy Fergusongave the presentation forMrs. Denton’s class. TheUnderground Railroad quiltwas made by DarleneClinesmith.
Wednesday, February 22Pre-K to Grade 5 dental
screening; 9:00 a.m.Friday, February 24
High School basketball atDeerfield; 4:30 p.m.Saturday, February 25
4-H County Club DaysHigh School Speech in
LakinMonday, February 27
High School Girls Sub-state basketball Tuesday, February 28
Spring PortraitsHigh Schools Boys Sub-
state basketball
COMMUNITYCALENDAR
Anne Behan’sfundraiser issuccessful
Daniels’ heifernamed GrandChampion
Sixth graders learnabout UndergroundRailroad
S c h o l a r s ’Bowl wins atDeerfield
Huddleston takes part inConstitution Bee at Manhattan
SCCC/ATS will offer Ag degreeWould you like to consider
a career as a conservationistor agricultural scientist?Would you like to enhancethe quality of the environ-ment and its naturalresources? Would you like tomake efficient use of non-renewable resources andhelp sustain the future ofagriculture?
As part of a $4.163 mil-lion federal grant to enhancescience, technology, engi-neering and math (STEM)components, Seward CountyCommunity College/AreaTechnical School will begin aSustainable AgricultureResources degree program inAugust.
Sustainable Ag Resourcesrequires both indoor andoutdoor facilities, includinga 4,200-square foot expan-sion of the AgriculturalBuilding, two greenhouses, aclassroom and two four-acreplant-growing areas.
The college will offer atwo-year associate in appliedscience degree with special-ization in soil science orplant/crop science or anassociate in science degreewith a SustainableAgriculture Resourcesemphasis.
Agricultural Chemicals,Agricultural ChemicalApplication, Plant PestControl and ResearchPracticum. Science courseswill include Principles ofBiology, General Botany,Earth Science and GeneralChemistry.
The program will alsoinclude internships for col-lege students and summerprograms for high schoolstudents beginning in 2013.The SAR emphasis willdirectly link with a bache-lor’s degree program ateither Kansas StateUniversity or Fort Hays StateUniversity. The college isexploring articulation agree-ments with other institu-tions as well.
“We recognize that theagriculture and energyindustries are the primaryeconomic aspects of ourregion,” said Dr. DuaneDunn, SCCC/ATS president.“The new grant along withthe federal grant we receivedlast year to implement ener-gy-related programs in cor-rosion technology andprocess technology will helpserve those key factors inour economy.”
SCCC/ATS is eligible forthe grant as a Hispanic-Serving Institution that serv-ices a 31 percent Hispanicpopulation.
Due to the cost of postage, we are forced to raise the price of our subscriptions.Starting June 1, 2012 the price for a years subscription will rise. You have only fourmonths left to get your subscription at the old prices. Dont delay - subscribe now!
Moscow seniors Emmy Hittle, second from left,and Alexandra Davidson, third from left, standwith Principal Stu Moore, far left, and Coun-
selor Mark Horyna, far right, at the KansasHonor Scholars banquet at Seward CountyCommunity College/Area Technical School.
Moscow High School sen-iors Alexandra Davidson andEmmy Hittle recently at-tended the Kansas HonorScholars banquet at SewardCounty Community College.The honor program is spon-
sored by the University ofKansas and recognizes thetop ten percent of graduatesfrom each high school in thestate of Kansas. Alexandra isthe daughter of Harley andAmy Davidson. Emmy is the
daughter of Kyle and PamHittle.
In attendance at the ban-quet, in addition to the youngladies’ parents, were Princi-pal Stu Moore and CounselorMark Horyna.
The JV boys faced the Sa-tanta Indians last Tuesday,and it was a nail-biter thewhole way. Moscow came outplaying well, but went intohalftime trailing 12-16. Thesecond half Moscow cameback to take the lead, but itwas juggled back and forththe rest of the way. In theclosing seconds of the gameMoscow was trailing and hit atwo-pointer, but they weredown by three. Moscow lostthe tight game 34-35. BrockBrazeal lead the Wildcats
with ten points along withMathew Pearson who scoredseven.
The varsity game wasn’tquite as close. Moscow cameout fast and never lookedback. The Wildcats took a 27-9 lead going into halftime,but they weren’t done yet.Moscow was able to extendtheir lead even more by thethe end of the game. The finalscore was 44-20. Breck Roopled the Wildcats with 17points, followed by RigoBustillos who scored 12.
The Wildcats made thelong haul to Walsh, Co. Fri-day. The JV boys trailed earlywith Walsh going into half-time with a 8-18 lead.Moscow came back in thethird quarter to tie the gameat 21, but Walsh went on arun to hold off the Wildcats.Walsh won the game by ascore of 23-35. Brock Brazealand Cuylor Cross led theWildcats each scoring sixpoints and Jorge Araizascored four for Moscow.
The best game the varsityWildcats have played all yearcame last Friday at Walsh,Co. Moscow stuck with the#1 ranked team in the stateof Colorado until the finish.The Wildcats played aggres-sive and found themselvesdown by two at halftime. Inthe third quarter Moscowstayed right with the Eagles.Walsh was ahead by two atthe end of the third quarter.In the fourth quarter thegame was close until lateWalsh got a small lead, andextended it because Moscowhad to foul and put them onthe free-throw line. Moscowfaced their fifth loss of theyear 65-79. Breck Roop ledthe Wildcats with 18 pointswhile Rigo Bustillos added16.
Wednesday, February 22Fourth Grade Reading
State AssessmentsThursday, February 23
Fourth Grade ReadingState AssessmentsFriday, February 24
Dear Day-Second-FifthGrade; Elementary SchoolFun Night will begin at 5:30in the Wayne Comer Gymna-sium.Monday, February 27
Boys’ Sub State Basketballtime and location to be an-nounced Wednesday, Febru-ary 22, 2012Tuesday, February 28
Girls’ Sub State Basket-ball-time and locations to beannounced Wednesday, Feb-ruary, 22, 2012.
The regular meeting of theMoscow City Council wascalled to order by Mayor BillyBell. Council members JonLund, Jim Rawlins, DeniseShoff and Bill Suddeth werepresent. Linda Shaddix wasabsent. Others present wereJanie Gaskill, SandyMitchell, Ted Heaton andHomer Garza.
MinutesThe minutes for the regu-
lar meeting January 11,2012, at 7:00 p.m. were pre-sented and Jim made a mo-tion to approve them. Billseconded and approval wasunanimous.
Financial February's accounts
payable were presented. Billmade a motion to approveand pay the bills. Denise sec-onded the motion and ap-proval was unanimous.
Treasurer's Report Janie went over the re-
ports. Discussion followedabout budgeting for a heatedshed.
Resident Concerns There were no resident
concerns.Municipal Court
Judge ReportSandy reported some com-
munity service will be done inlieu of payment.
Sheriffs Report The council discussed vi-
cious dogs running loose intown. It was decided to postsigns and on Facebook ask-ing people to pen their dogsup for their protection. Tedstressed (again) the need forpeople to call the Sheriff's De-
partment when they have adog problem and to get pic-tures of the vicious dog if pos-sible. He also reportedMoscow would have a deputyin the area more often now.
Mayor Report New Business
Billy brought up puttingan alley behind the houseson Brollier Road for thedumpsters. Questions aboututility easements came up.Sandy will see what she canfind out about them.
Shannon Weston will beout to work on the roads afterthis winter storm passesthrough. He will provide 25bags of quick patch.
Old BusinessResolution 2012-04 was
presented. Bill made a mo-tion to approve the resolutionand Jim seconded the mo-tion. Approval was unani-mous.
Three bids for water towerinspection and cleaning werepresented: Jon made a mo-tion to have Preferred Tankand Tower do the work. Jimseconded the motion. Jon,Jim and Denise voted yes.Bill abstained.
The repair work on theBrollier water line was againdiscussed. It was agreed dueto the location of the line anddifficulty finding the historyof the line, the city would notrequire the residents to payfor the repairs. The councilstressed they would not payfor that line to be repairedagain.
City Superintendent Report
Bryan was off sick, so Billyreported that Bryan wasworking to change out themeter at the 114 well house.
Some discussion followedabout the best way to repairthe hole on Main Street fromthe water line repair workthat was done. This shouldbe patched up so ShannonWeston can seal it while he ishere.
City Clerk Report Sandy asked the council if
they would like to sponsor apage in the school yearbookagain this year. The councilapproved this.
AdjournmentBill made a motion to ad-
journ and Denise seconded it.Approval was unanimous.
The next regular meetingof the City Council will beMarch 14, 2012, at 7:00 p.m.The public is invited to at-tend.
Last Tuesday the LadyWildcats visited the SatantaIndians for a regular seasonmatch. With a one point leadat the end of the first quarterMoscow needed to extendtheir lead. They went intohalftime up 20-15. The sec-ond half Satanta came backand were able to take a 25-26lead by the end of the thirdquarter, but Moscow cameback to life in the final quar-ter to win the game 41-34.Courtney Clark led the Wild-cats with ten points followedby Kendra Haines, whoscored eight.
Friday Moscow made thetrip to Walsh, Co. to face theEagles. The Lady Wildcatscame out flat, and went intohalftime with a narrow 12-7lead. The second half waswhere the Lady Wildcatsstarted to play basketball.They got a big lead in thethird quarter, and increasedtheir lead the rest of thegame. Moscow won 33-22.Courtney Clark led the Wild-cats with 15 points along sideMaria Cecenas, who addedsix for Moscow.
The Moscow Junior HighSchool Scholars’ Bowl teamhas placed highly at two oftheir first three meets. Theteam comprised of Ben Hick-ert, Davis Miramontes, AlexPierson, Vance Thompsonand Maggie White went unde-feated with a 7-0 record towin the championship of theRolla meet February 9.
February 16 Ben Hickert,Madison Owens, Alex Pier-son, Jesse Stuckey and Mag-
gie White teamed up for a 6-1record to place second at theDeerfield meet.
Other students competingin scholars’ bowl are MirandaChristensen, BriannahDavidson, Bryan Rives, Madi-lyn Fleming, Stephanie Gale-gos, Bryan Garcia, SammirMartinez, Deja Megenity,Keeley Roop, Adriana Sal-cedo, Jalen Shaddix and Brit-tney Stuckey.
The Kansas Department ofHealth and Environment(KDHE) is now accepting appli-cations for the 2012 “Fight theBite” Poster Contest, which isopen to all fifth and sixthgraders in the United States.The deadline to submit entriesis April 18.
The contest encourages stu-dents to use art to show theways they can protect them-selves and their families fromthe diseases spread by mos-quitoes, ticks and fleas byusing avoidance behavior,proper clothing or repellentwhile outdoors. Winningposters may be used in educa-tional materials nationwide tohelp motivate others to “Fightthe Bite.”
Two winning posters will bechosen in each state (one fromeach grade) and each winningstate artist will receive $50 anda certificate. Two national win-ners (one from each grade) willeach win $1,000 and a plaque.The 2011 Kansas fifth gradewinner was Laura Taylor fromMeriden and the sixth gradewinner was Emily Conyac fromStockton. In 2009, Kansas washome to the sixth grade Grand
Prize winner.“We look forward to seeing
the fine work from our fifth andsixth graders this year. Thiscontest is an opportunity forchildren to learn more aboutthe risks associated with mos-quitoes, ticks and fleas andabout ways to protect them-selves from these insects,”stated Robert Moser, M.D.,KDHE Secretary and StateHealth Officer.
People can reduce the riskof mosquito- and tick-bornediseases by taking the follow-ing precautions:•Use insect repellent contain-ing DEET or picaridin on skin.Follow label directions.•Empty standing water fromtarps, old tires, buckets andother places where rainwater istrapped. Use larvicide in low-lying areas where water cannotbe removed. Refresh water forbird baths, pet bowls and wad-ing pools at least every threedays.•Limit outdoor activities atdawn and dusk when mosqui-toes are most active.•Wear protective clothing whenpractical (long sleeves andpants). Clothing should be
light-colored to make ticksmore visible. When hiking,wear a long-sleeved shirttucked into pants, long pantstucked into high socks, andover-the-ankle shoes to keepticks out.•Regularly mow lawns and cutbrush. Ticks like to hide inovergrown, shady areas.•When hiking, walk in the mid-dle of trails, away from tallgrass and bushes.•Check yourself every eighthours for ticks when outsidefor extended periods of time.Promptly remove a tick if one isfound. If you find a tick, graspthe tick with tweezers as closeto the skin as possible andslowly pull it straight out. Donot crush or puncture the tickand try to avoid touching thetick with your bare hands.Thoroughly disinfect the bitearea and wash your hands im-mediately after removal.
The contest is sponsored bythe Centers for Disease Controland Prevention (CDC) and theDEET Education Program. Forcontest rules and past winningentries, visit www.fightthebitecontest.org.
Hittle and Davidson recognized by SCCC/ATS
Council reminds citizens to call Sheriff about dogs
544-7188, ext. 10 Funded in part by the KDOT Public Transit Program
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Stevens County 4-H’ers excel at Club DaysThe salsola kali (the unofficial State of KansasChristmas tree?) commonly known as the Russ-ian Thistle tumbled to an abrupt end againstfences in Richfield, at least until the wind shifts
direction and blows them back from whencethey came. Bob Davis of Richfield caught theprickly adventurers on film last week.
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David Hardy pauses duringhis busy teaching day withsome of his students at theMartial Arts Academy and
Gymnastics Studio for aphoto. His fiancée, BeckyMoore at right, handles the fi-nances and does the books forthe business. They both havemoved here from Guymon,Ok. The Martial Arts Acad-emy is sponsoring the FirstAnnual Taekwondo Tourna-ment March 3, 2012, at theHugoton Recreation Center at9:30 a.m.
The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, February 23, 2012 Page 5B
Remembering
125 years of the Hermes
Observing the styles of 1889 on Fifth AvenueSchool-girls we, eighteen and
under,” the misses of Fifth Avenuemay be singing of themselves like thethree little maids in the “Mikado,” asthey trip to and from the fashionableprivate schools of that quarter, butthey are not so unsophisticated,judging by the artfulness of theircostume, as to be wondering “whaton earth this world can be.” In thecase of the younger ones, of course,it may be the skill and taste of moth-ers that control the picturesquenessof attire, but in the cases of thosewho are not much under eighteenthe knowledge of dress is personal.Nowhere within the bounds of civi-lization are little girls more attrac-tively adorned by means of theirraiment than here in New York. Theaccompanying pictures are sketchesmade by an artist as he sat in a club-house windowand saw the ju-venile daugh-ters of wealthgo past toschool. Them i n i a t u r ebelles wereoften accompa-nied by verysmart nursemaids, or governesses,and in other cases by older sisters,who were also going to get instruc-tion in music, painting, or someother special accomplishment. Artis-tic picturesqueness was aimed at,and generally reached, in the get-upof the youngsters. Not only was thistrue of the little girls, but the boywhose portrait is given was hardlyless showy in a Tam o’ Shanter capand loosely caped overcoat. The twolittle girls in the striped cloaks, bor-dered with white fur, had a jaunti-ness that characterizes the stylesthat have taken the place of KateGreenway ideas in dressing children.Both of the garments, it will be seen,were shapelier than the loose Green-way articles, for they fitted theshoulders and waists with tolerable
closeness.Much of the stylish dash im-
parted to the juvenile figures came ofthe hair, which in every instance wasleft flowing free, but by no meansunkempt, for the seeming careless-ness was a result of skillful care. Theoriginal and peculiar caps and hoodsshown in the drawing were only gen-eral representatives of a multiudi-nous variety. It seemed as thoughevery mother had tried to put uponher daughter headgear that wouldfind no duplicate at the school. Nat-urally such success in embellishingthe prettiness of young heads hasled to imitation by adults, and theconsequence is that we see in Broad-way many young women with flow-ing hair and extravagant hats orcaps, modeled after those of chil-dren, but far less becoming, al-though potent enough incommanding a desired attention. Sofar as this is a departure, however,from the prevailing mode of hairdressing it is hard to without com-mendation.
While it is true that vanity may beencouraged in children by over-dressing, it should be told of the mil-lionaire mothers of Fifth Avenue thatthey are not apt to clothe their littledaughters sumptuously. The utmostbeauty of design is sought but therealization is hardly ever seen, so faras street attire is concerned, in silks,satins or velvets. The materials areapt to be unpretentious. Even if thetextures are really fine, and costlybecause of their novelty, they are notof sorts which show much value tocasual eyes. The prices paid are fre-quently extravagant. The originatorsof fashions for children know theirbusiness thoroughly. They searchthe foreign markets for singularproducts of the loom, not becauseAmerican mills will not provide justas good stuffs, but because it isvastly more profitable to obtain
clothes no easily or quickly to be du-plicated in America. Having foundsome suitable weavings, the expertbuys up afew piecesand bringsthem toNew York.T h e n ,when aMrs. Astoror a Mrs.Vanderbiltbrings in achild, and asks for something new inthe way of a garment, he sketches adesign and shows the cloth out ofwhich he advises that it shall bemade. In the conversation he ispretty sure to tell that there are notmany yards of this material in theWestern hemisphere, and thattherefore it cannot become common.The price makes no particular differ-ence to the mother, and so the en-terprising dealer multiplies hisinvestments very many, many times,and the garment produced, while ofordinary quality, is quite unique,and as costly as though composed ofembroideries and embossings.
The use of fur on garments otherthan outer wraps is a part of theRussianism that has come upon usso suddenly. Since the magazinesand newspapers lately took to Russ-ian and Siberian subjects, and therehas been a show of paintings by a fa-mous Russian artist, the very im-pressionable fancy of fashion hasturned whimsically to Russia for in-spiration. Dresses for indoor wearare therefore adorned with the fursof warmth, although the strips ofsable, beaver or even monkeyskin are apt to come rightalongside of bare necks andarms. - Daisy Dart, inChicago Ledger
Taken from the Hugoton Hermes
Friday, February 15, 1889
Hey, how about thatrain/snow that’s comingdown?!! We have had a busyweek here at the Museum -visitors, doing things thatneed doing, etc.
Attendance from January16 through February 20 in-cluded 17 visitors from Hugo-ton and 39 from out of town.Out of town Kansans camefrom Moscow, Meade andRolla. Out of state visitorswere from Guymon, Ok., Ty-rone, Ok., Optima, Ok., Sali-saw, Ok., Austin, Tx.,Riverton, Wy., Grand Junc-tion, Co., Siloam Springs, Ar.
and Gentry, Ar.We have ordered the book
“Dead Towns of Central andWestern Kansas.” Thesebooks are for sale at the Mu-seum.
We invite you to visit us atthe Stevens County Gas andHistorical Museum. Ourhours are 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.Monday through Friday and2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Saturday.You will have a warm wel-come from Gladys, BeulahMae and Billy, as well as anenjoyable time looking at theexhibits.
MUSEUM UPDATEfrom The Stevens County Gas & Historical Museum
Gladys Renfro and Beulah Carter
Thursday, March 1, 2007The primary election for
the Hugoton City Council wasFebruary 27, 2007. The elec-tion results showed the topfour vote-getters to be MikeEshbaugh, Bill Holt, BobMason and Steve Rome.These four candidates will beon the general election ballot.
Thursday, February 28,2002
A surprised Deryl Gillifordreceived the Citizen of theYear Award at the annualHugoton Area Chamber ofCommerce banquet Saturdaynight. Gulliford has lived inStevens County only a fewyears but has been active inseveral civic organizations aswell as the Chamber.
Thursday, February 27,1992
The Bronze Star medalwas awarded to Spc. 4 StevenL. Gill in ceremonies in Ger-many where he is stationed.Gill is the son of Mr. and Mrs.Bob Gill of Hugoton. Hisproud mother, Diana Gill, ex-plains Steven had to rununder enemy fire to tankswith broken radios in orderto fix them.Thursday, March 4, 1982
Valerie Duncan andMichael Hershey exchangedwedding vows December 19,1981, in Hooker, Ok. Mike isemployed with Serv-Tech asan agronomist.Thursday, March 2, 1972
Mr. and Mrs. RaymondMoore returned February 18from a trip to Spain. They es-pecially enjoyed visitingSeville and the Rock of
Gibraltar. They also visitedtheir youngest daughter Shilawho is a college student atEmporia.
The new law offices ofKramer Nordling & Nordlingare now complete. The of-fices, located at 209 E. SixthStreet, were contructed bycontractor Larry Reynolds.Thursday, March 1, 1962
Cadet John E. Phifer, sonof Mrs. Harry Leonard, hasearned a promotion at Went-worth Military Academy atLexington, Mo. John hasbeen advanced from the rankof Cadet Master Sergeant tothat of Cadet Warrant Officerfor displaying superior lead-ership qualities and accept-ing major responsibilities.
Thursday, February 28,1952
A 1949 Ford car driven byRalph Milburn went out ofcontrol on the icy highwayU.S. 270 two miles north ofHugoton early Sunday after-noon and overturned. Nei-ther Milburn nor his wife whowas also in the car were in-jured.
The hand-cranked tele-phone will be a thing of thepast for 700 Hugoton sub-scribers of the SouthwesternBell Telephone Company.The changeover from the an-tiquated magneto telephonesystem to the dial system willbe Saturday night at mid-night.If any readers have picturesfor the history page of the Her-mes, please bring them in toRuthie Winget at The Hugo-ton Hermes.
History From The HermesCompiled by Ruthie Winget
LAST WEEK OF THIS. No less eager thantelephone users for the 12:01 a.m. Sundayswitchover from magneto telephone service tothe dial system are the operators shown aboveduring a busy period at the old switchboard.The move from the frame cottage now in use tothe modern concrete office building across thestreet will be completed Monday morning whenthe business office, staffed by Miss Evelyn Ger-rond, service representative, will open for busi-ness at 8:30 a.m. The operators shown left to
right at the board are Almeta Thompson,Donna Brown, Dossie Gerrond, Jerry Rowden,Audrey Nipple, Alice Gillum (barely visible)and Iva Florence. Standing is Joy Campbell.Other operators not on duty at the time areDaisy Pate, Venona Gracey, Rose McCurry andErma Lee Stuart. Chief operator is Mrs. LouiseMoncrief. Combination man in charge of theplant and equipment is Robert Mason. Fromthe February 28, 1952 issue of The HugotonHermes.
Hope Unrue of Hugoton gives a pedicure to Tara Martinez ofHooker, Ok., as part of the Nail Technology training in the Se-ward County Community College/Area Technical School Cos-metology program. February is Career and Technical EducationMonth.
Seven year old Katya M. Wolters isdisplaying her strip-piece quiltingChristmas table runner at theStevens County Library during thetextile exhibit this month.
“Pretty Poinsettias” and “I’ll BeHome for Christmas” are two dis-plays at the Textile exhibit at theStevens County Library. LindaBrooks quilted both of the articlesdisplayed here.
Stacey Strickland crocheted thisinfant hat and is exhibiting it dur-ing the Textile exhibit at theStevens County Library thismonth.
NEEDED: A helper for part-time work. Must drive andknow some CNA such asmanual blood pressure ma-chine. Call Edna 544-2229.
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---------------HELP WANTED: HugotonUSD 210 is accepting appli-cations for substitute custo-dial positions. Please contactRusty Crites 544-4341 [email protected]. Applica-tions are available onlinewww.usd210.org or at Cen-tral Office, 205 E. 6th Street.
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---------------HELP WANTED: Full timeclerical work. Send resumeto Blind Box A, 522 S. Main,Hugoton, Ks. 67951. (2c7)
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HELP WANTED: HugotonEarly Childhood Develop-ment Center is accepting ap-plications for a High PlainsEducational Cooperativepara professional (bilingualpreferred). Applications areavailable at Central Office,205 E. 6th or onlineat www.usd210.org. Forty-eight college hours or a pass-ing score on the ParaPro testis required. Please contactTiffany Boxum for more in-formation at 544-4376 [email protected]. (2c7)
---------------HELP WANTED: Full-timenanny to work in my homeMonday through Friday 8:00a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Excellentpay and paid vacation. If youlove kids then this is the jobfor you! Please contact me at544-4487 to schedule an in-terview. (4c8)
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The Federal Bureau of In-vestigation’s Internet CrimeComplaint Center, or IC3,has recently received over250 complaints reporting anew twist to the online em-ployment scam. The scam in-volves individuals who
responded to online ads orwere contacted via e-mail asa result of their resume beingposted on job websites. Theperpetrator posed as a re-search company and re-quested participants tocomplete a paid survey re-
garding services provided atwire transfer locations to im-prove the effectiveness of thecompany's money-transferservices.
Complainants were hiredand then mailed a cashier'scheck or money order. Theyreceived instructions to cashthe check/money order attheir local bank, keep a por-tion as payment, and wire theremaining amount via wiretransfer to a designated re-cipient. Victims were thenasked to immediately e-mailtheir employer with thetransfer number, amountwired, recipient's name andaddress, and the name of thewire transfer location evalu-ated. Upon sending the infor-mation, victims received a
questionnaire form regardingtheir overall wire transfer ex-perience to complete and re-turn. Those who did notpromptly follow through withthe instructions receivedthreatening e-mails stating ifthey did not respond within24 hours, their informationwould be forwarded to theFBI and they could face 25years in jail.
Shortly after the transac-tions, victims were informedby their banks that thechecks were counterfeit andwere held responsible for re-imbursing their banks. Mostvictims owed their bank over$2,500.
This article was con-tributed by the FBI’s InternetCrime Complaint Center.
FOR SALE: CongenitalHeart Defect AwarenessWeek is February 7-14! Helpsupport this in your owncommunity with a Team DaxCHD Awareness wristband!Call Chelsea Passmore withall questions at 620-544-2228.
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---------------FOR SALE: 1996 ChampionHome in Rolla, 3 bedroom/2full bath with large remod-eled kitchen, on 3 city lotswith unattached 26’x40’shop. Asking $50,000.00. CallDarrell at 620-453-0626 or620-453-2041. (tfc1)
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FOR SALE: Cattle panelsand stop panels. Call 544-7087. (2c8)
---------------FOR SALE: Wood computerdesk and a metal twin/fullbunk bed frame. Asking $75for both. Call 544-4740 after5:00 p.m. (1c8)
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HERMES CLASSIFIEDSDeadline for all classified advertising is FRIDAY at 12:00 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 cardsof thanks are charged at the display rate. 4) All real estate advertising in thisnewspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, which makes it il-legal to advertise "any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race,color, religion, sex, age, marital status, children, or national origin or an intentionto make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination." This newspaper willnot knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of thelaw. Our readers are informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaperare available on an equal opportunity basis.
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The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, February 23, 2012 Page 6B
Solution to February 16, 2012 puzzle
PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, February 9, 2012) 3t
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LINDA KAYE CLINE,DECEASED
Case No. 12 PR 3NOTICE OF HEARING
(Chapter 59)
THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:
You are hereby notified that a pe-tition has been filed in the aboveCourt on February 2, 2012, byWilliam James Cline, III, husbandand one of the heirs at law of thedecedent, Linda Kaye Cline, prayingfor determination of descent of certainreal estate situate in Stevens County,Kansas as more fully described in thepetition filed in this proceeding, andall other property, both real estate
and personal property, or intereststherein, including mineral interests,owned by the decedent within theState of Kansas at the time of herdeath. You are hereby required to fileyour written defenses thereto on orbefore the 2nd day of March, 2012, at9:30 a.m. of said day, in the districtcourtroom at the county courthouse,in the City of Hugoton, StevensCounty, Kansas, at which time andplace the cause will be heard. Shouldyou fail therein, judgment and decreewill be entered in due course upon thepetition.
William James Cline, IIIPetitioner
KRAMER, NORDLING & NORDLING,LLC209 East 6th StreetHugoton, KS 67951Telephone: 620-544-4333Attorneys for Petitioner
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****PUBLIC NOTICE****
Southwest Kansas
Groundwater Management District
37th Annual Meeting
March 14, 2012
Chamber of Commerce Building
West Meeting Room
4 Rock Island Rd.
Liberal KS
10:00 a.m. CST
Candidates for election are as follows:
Meade County: Douglas Fox
Morton County: Wayne Breeding
Seward County: Kent Dunn
Stevens County: Kirk Heger
Industrial: at large Mike McNiece
All voting members must be pre-registered with
the District Office by 5:00 p.m., March 6, 2012
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PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Hugoton Her-mes, Thursday, February 23, 2012) 3t
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFPAWNEE COUNTY, KANSAS
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFVIVIAN R. SMITH Deceased
Case No. 09-PR-19
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED thaton the 16th day of April, 2009, a Peti-tion for Probate of Will and Issuanceof Letters Testamentary was filed inthis Court by Louise Gossett, as Peti-tioner in the estate of the above-named decedent, named in the LastWill and Testament of Vivian R. Smithdated January 24, 2003, praying thatsaid Last Will and Testament be ad-mitted to probate in Pawnee County.
All creditors of the decedent arenotified to exhibit their demandsagainst the Estate within four monthsfrom the date of first publication ofthis notice under K.S.A. 59-2236 andamendments thereto or, if the identityof the creditor is known or reasonablyascertainable, 30 days after actual no-tice was given as provided by law. De-mands not thus exhibited shall beforever barred.
Reed Peters, Special Administrator
Ronald D. SmithSMITH, BURNETT & LARSON, L.L.CAttorney for Special Administrator
FBI warns against mystery shopper scam
Yardmaster Gifts, Greenhouse & Nurseryis currently seeking an enthusiastic customer service ori-ented person to join our staff. Must be able to lift 50 lbsand flexible to work our hours of operation including mostSaturdays. Plant knowledge helpful.Apply at Yardmaster 225 S. Main.
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BUSINESS/
PROFESSIONAL
DIRECTORY
S (620)544-7777 UPERIOR 510 E. 3rdOLUTIONS Hugoton
HOME REPAIR & LAWN CARE Alan D. Higgins, Owner
Great Deals ~ Easy Financing ~ Quality ServiceOffice: (620)544-7800
531 S. JacksonHugoton, Ks. 67951
(tfc6)
Teri’s Signs & DesignsWindows, Trucks,
Vehicles, Walls, Signs, Ban-ners, Car Tags
620-541-1077 (tfc)
LAWN PROWill Schnittker
620-544-1517
(tfc46)
FDT ELECTRICFrankie Thomas, owner
Licensed & InsuredOver 30 years experience in Residen-
tial & Commercial Wiring544-5915 or 544-7776
(tfc34)
O.D.’s SHOPSmall Engine Repair
Your Snapper Dealer620-428-6063 113 S. Main Hugoton
PREGNANT? NEEDHELP? Call Birthright ofGarden City, 316-276-3605 orBirthline in Liberal, 1404 N.Western, 620-626-6763. (tfc3)
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ALCOHOLICS ANONY-MOUS will help you if yousincerely want to stop drink-ing. Call 544-8633. (tfc1)
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AL-Anon Family GroupHelp for families & friends
of alcoholics. Mon & Thurs
8:00pm, 1405 Cemetery Road
544-2610 or 544-2854
kansas-al-anon.org
Project HopeOpen Tues & Thurs
8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Sunday 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
1030 S. Main (tfc37)
WANTED
(tfc)
NANNY WANTED: Are you looking to make some extra
money? Do you have evenings free? Then I have a job for
you!!! Looking for someone part time to babysit kids in myhome in the evenings. Days and times may vary. If you are in-terested please contact me at 453-0542. (4c8)
---------------WANT TO PURCHASE: Minerals and other oil/gas interests. Send
details to P.O. Box 13557, Denver, Co. 80201. (104p5)
---------------NEEDED: Gas stove, refrigerator, full size or queen size box
springs and mattress and love seat. Call 544-5616. (tfc31)
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Stevens County Healthcare is searching for a Full-time orPart-time RN or LPN to work the night shift (7 pm - 7 am) andPRN RNs and LPNs to work various shifts at the Hospital. All can-didates must have a Kansas RN/LPN license to be eligible for thesepositions. We offer mileage if you live 15 miles or more outside ofStevens County, wage incentives, benefits package, and a sign-onbonus to Full-time and Part-time RNs/LPNs. (4c47)
Please contact Robyn Medina in Human Resources for an application 620-544-8511
CURRENT OPENINGS AT STEVENS COUNTY HOSPITAL AND
MEDICAL CLINIC:
FOR RENT: 1 & 2 Bedroom
Apartments. Furnished orunfurnished. Bills included,washer and dryer, and cable.Call 544-2232. (tfc)
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FOR RENT: See small trailer
space for trailer or camper.
544-2229. (2c8)
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FOR RENT
ROLLA PLAZAAPARTMENTS
1 & 2 Bedroom.RentalAssistance Available.For more informationcall Shelli at 620-492-3698 (tfc40)
980 SQ. FT. OFFICE FOR RENT
$375 per month
Call 544-7241 for information
(tfc11)
SUNFLOWER PLAZA1 bedroom newly
decorated apartmentfor Senior Citizens
For Information CallPlaza Office - 544-4011 orSelia Crawford - 544-2182
if no answer, leave message(tfc48)
UNITED PRAIRIE AG, LLC IS SEEKING FULL-TIMEPERSONNEL AT TRAIN LOADING LOCATION
Candidates must be able to work flexible hours, week-ends/evenings and possess a valid driver’s license.
Bilingual with computer experience preferred but not re-quired. UPA offers a full benefit package including med-
ical and Co-op Retirement. Employment is subject tosuccessful completion of drug screening.
Interested persons should apply in person at 509 NW
Ave., Hugoton, Ks.
United Prairie Ag is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a drug free workplace(4c5)
10 SECURITY OFFICERS
NEEDED10 Security Officers Needed
Immediately in Hugoton Area
Uniforms Provided$8-$10 per hour
IMPERIAL SECURITY
866-840-2066Ask for Sam
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Feature Of The Week
615 - 623 S. Monroe- Commercial property-formerly Ann's Port and Motel. Great Busi-ness opportunity with ample parking. Call tosee this property today!!!
826 S. Adams - Great starter home!!! 3bed/1 bath, large kitchen. A must sell!!! Calltoday for your private showing!!!
101 S. Madison- $2,500 BUYERINCEN-TIVE!!! 3 bed/2b, cen H/A, fence, att garage.storage shed. Call for details!!!
Member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS AND KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
Mark Faulkner-BrokerKaren Yoder - Associate/Broker
Residential & Commercial SpecialistKaren Yoder- 544-4161 or Cellphone 544-3730
“Call Us For All Your Real Estate Needs”Karen Yoder Chance Yoder
112 S. Main • 620-356-5808 • Ulysseswww.faulknerrealestate.com Se Habla Espanol-356-5808
623 East 4th - Custom built, 5 bed/3.5 b,finished basement, appliances, fence, at-tached garage, 2 yrs old. Much more...Call for your personal showing!
101 West B Street - Brick, 4 bd/2b, cen H/A,att garage, fpl. $2,000 Buyer Incentive. Callfor details!
928 S. Jackson - Frame, 2 bed/2 b., lgfamily rm, basement, cen H/A. Call for de-tails!
515-517 West 6th - Commercial Building andLot - 40x140 Metal building with land. Call fordetails!!
605 S. Jefferson - Great Location! 3bed/2b, two living areas, fpl, walk in closets,cen H/A, deck, fence. Call for details!
509 Recreation Drive, Moscow - BrickRanch, 4 bed/3 b, fin bsmt, fpl, wood floors,deck, and much more!!! Call for your privateshowing!
20579 Road D, Moscow, KS - ReducedPrice! Completely remodeled and reno-vated 2bd/1b home with 5 acres!$40,000!!
916 West City Limits - Starter home or in-vestment property! 2 bed/1b. Call for de-tails!
1277 Rd W - Country Home with acreage!Brick 5 bed/3 b, fpl, basement, deck, allelectric, 69x48 ship. A Must See!!
402 S. Main Street - Commercial Property-over 5,000 sf zoned B-2, 75 x 190 lot, park-ing. Call for details!
522 West 7th - 4 bed/2 b, full basement, cen heat, openparking, corner lot. Call for details!!
SOLD
SOLD
SOLD
SOLD
KIWANIS AUCTIONMarch 30 & 31, 2012
Turn in your consignments to:Walter McClure 544-8445, Ron Brewer 544-8985
or any other Hugoton Kiwanis Club MemberConsignments are due by March 15
to be included on the sale bill (tfc2)
TAKING CONSIGNMENTS
SERVICES OFFEREDSERVICES OFFERED: Raise Your Voice! Music Studio now
has openings for vocal lessons. Chelsea (Horner) Passmorehas earned I’s in State music and has performed many placesfor many events! Please call 620-544-2228 for more informa-
tion. (4c5)
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HELP WANTEDThe Stevens County Farm Service Agency has a perma-
nent full-time Program Technician position available.
Salary ranges from $24,933 to $50,431 (CO-3 to CO-&), dependingon experience/education. Benefits include health, life, retirement,annual and sick leave. Must be a U.S. Citizen. High School grad-uate or GED. See full vacancy announcement at http://www.us-
ajobs.gov (type Farm Service Agency in the “what” box and
Kansas in the “where” box) for details and instructions to apply
online or by fax. Complete application packages must be sub-
mitted online or faxed by 11:59 p.m. EDT, Friday, March 16,
2012.PLEASE CAREFULLY READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS ON “HOW TO
APPLY AND “REQUIRED DOCUMENTS”! Person selected will be subject to background investigation.
FSA is an Equal Opportunity Provider. (3c8)
GARAGE SALES
GARAGE SALE: Saturday, February 25, 101 E. Fourth in
Rolla, 9:00 a.m., Antiques, Collectibles, Some New Men’sJeans - Large Sizes, Guitar, Violin, Bass Guitar, Glassware,Jewelry, Belt Buckles, Some Old Heston Buckles, Jar of Mar-bles, Dolls, Toys, Few Old Coins, Men’s Boots, Lots of Col-lectibles.
---------------GARAGE SALE: Saturday, February 25, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00
p.m., 711 Jefferson, Tools, Kid’s and Adult’s Clothing, Maga-zines, and Other Various Things.
---------------GARAGE SALE: Saturday, February 25, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00
Noon, 407 S. Jefferson, Lots of Kids’ Stuff, Men’s andWomen’s Clothing, Household Items
Gas company pays up to 20,000 KW of electric usage per year.
848 Road G. - This 5 bedroom 2 story homecomes with 55.88 acres of dryland farm ground,several out buildings and corrals. The home is allelectric with 2 new heat and air conditioning sys-tems. Call for more information.
New Listing 1501 Road 9 - Very well maintainedbrick home on 3.7 acres only 3 miles from town. 5bed/4 bath. New roof 2010. Hardwood floors &new carpet on main level in 2009. A/C unit andFurnace replaced in 2011. Double oven & mi-crowave new in 2011, refrigerator & dishwasher2.5 years old.
307 N. Kansas, Suite 101Liberal, KS 67901(620) 624-1212 BUSINESS
Now see these and other SW. Kansas properties atwww.hugotonhomes.com
1017 S. Washington St. -Beautiful 3 BR, 1 BAstarter home with oversized garage. Home isequipped with penicale alarm system.
UNDER CONTRACT
UNDER CONTRACT
UNDER CONTRACT
204 W. 8th St. - This exclusive home has 4 BD , 3BA, with a full basement. There is a vinyl fence,shed, 1 car att. and, 2 car det. garage. Great loca-tion. To view this must see call Angie today! Agentowned!
1109 S. Madison St. - All you could ever want ina home. Home has 8 bedrooms, 4 1/2 bathrooms,2 Living areas. Basement family room is equippedwith cabinets, sink, and cook top. Bathroom down-stairs has a large whirlpool tub. Kitchen and up-stairs bath recently remodeled. New appliances inkitchen. Back porch remodeled and enclosed andnice sitting patio next to porch.
723 S. Main- 3 BR, 2 BA home w/ a basementand partially finished attic. Close to downtown,Property selling in current condition.
SOLD
2012 Hugoton Recreation Commission Basketball & Wrestling Teams
Photos courtesy of Kathy Pate
Triple H Farms LLC
Lin Goode & Company
601 S. Main620-544-4331
544-4557 - OfficeHugoton
519 S. Jackson620-544-4349
Plumbing • ElectricHeat &Air
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Dil lco FluidService
544-2929
Jeff C. Ramsey, AgentDarrin Hewitt, Agent
613 S. Main(620) 544-4303
CommodityHauling
Phone (620) 544-4920Hugoton, Kansas 67951
1006 S. Jackson St.Hugoton, Kansas
544-8511
HI-PLAINS HI-PLAINS LUMBERLUMBER
507 S. Main Hugoton
544-4304
1026 S. Main 620-544-8011
Hugoton, Kansas 67951620-544-8818
www.edwardjones.com
1-877-544-8818Stephanie Antrim WeeastFinancial Advisor608 S. Main StreetHugoton, KS 67951620-544-8818 877-544-8818
606 S. Main HugotonOffice 620-544-4455 Toll-Free 800-232-6084
Proudly Serving Kansas Since 1983Linda Sheffield and Dennis Hageman Licensed Agents
Kerry Hittle, Customer Service
Bears basketball team Front: Abbey Goode and FrancesGaskill; Kneeling: Jenna Martin, Victoria Cox and SydneyBeesley; Back: Coach Heath Kelley, Jaelynn Kelley, JessicaMartinez, Jenna Beesley and Coach Jennifer Beesley.
Cowboys basketball team Front: Yesenia Estrada and EtniGuzman; Kneeling: McKenzie Hagman, Brionna Beard andMagali Chavez; Back: Kara Rodriguez, Coach NickRodriguez, Deana Guerrero, Casle Heger and JacquelineMontoya.
Cyclones basketball team Front: Gillian Heger and DawnRussell; Kneeling: Marisa Saucedo, McKenna Hamlin,Suhayla Rosas and Olivia Archuleta; Back: Joanna Bojorquez,Mikayla Martin, Coach Misti Martin, Angelica Bojorquez andJanett Bojorquez.
